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Council Information Memorandum 08-31-1995
AUGUST 31, 1995 UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS .... 1. COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE FOR AUGUST: AUGUST 31 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL BUDGET STUDY SESSION Public Safety Training Room ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE FOR SEPTEMBER: SEPTEMBER 5 7:00 P.M. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING City Council Chambers ------------------------------------------ SEPTEMBER 12 7:00 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Public Safety Training Room TOPICS: Set preliminary levy for 1996 Budget; Establish 1996 Budget public hearing dates; Downtown Plymouth*; Council Chamber renovation final plans; and Citizen Survey results * Propose to subsitute Metro Mobility Service for Downtown Plymouth topic SEPTEMBER 19 7:00 P.M. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING City Council Chambers 3. CITY OFFICES CLOSED - MONDAY, September 4 - Labor Day 4. HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION --THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 7:30 P.M., Public Safety Training Room. Agenda is attached. (M-4) CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMO August 31, 1995 Page 2 5. METRO MEETINGS ---- The weekly calendar of meetings for the Metropolitan Council and its advisory commissions is attached. (M-5) 6. LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES ---- Invitation to attend the September 28 Regional LMC Meeting to be held in Anoka. Attached is a map, as well as the list of September and October Regional Meeting Schedule locations for the League meetings, and the Meeting Program along with a letter from Executive Director James Miller. Please can Laurie if interested in attending. (M-6) 7. MINNESOTA VALLEY TRANSIT AUTHORITY ---- Invitation to the opening of the Burnsville Transit Station, 100 E. Hwy. 13, Burnsville, on Thursday, Sept. 14, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (M-7) 8. PLYMOUTH COMMUNITY LIBRARY ---- Invitation to the Grand Opening and Dedication, 15700 36th Ave. N, on Sunday, Sept. 17, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (M-8) 9. FINGERHUT DATA CENTER ---- Invitation to the Grand opening of the Data and Technology Center, 6150 Trenton Lane, Friday, Sept. 8, 2:00 p.m. (M-9) 10. MEETING CALENDARS -- September meeting calendar is attached. (M-10) 1. DEPARTMENT REPORTS a. Weekly Building Permit Report for Commercial/Industrial/Public and Use Types. (I -la) b. Report from Appraiser Joan McCormick offering some facts about the Parade of Homes Fall Showcase, with information about Plymouth's place in the event. (I -lb) 2. HRA VACANCY The attached news release requests applications by Sept. 26 from residents interested in filling the vacancy on the Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA). Several weeks ago, Commissioner Thomas Rugh submitted his resignation from the HRA. His term expires January 31, 1997. Staff has reviewed the list of residents interested in board and commission appointments. There are a limited number of applications, and no applicant indicated the HRA as a high priority. The applications received will be forwarded to the City Council for consideration of appointment or to establish an interview schedule. (I-2) 3. STATUS OF CITY COUNCIL FILINGS The following filings have been received for Plymouth City Council as of August 31: Ward 2: Tim H. Wold Ward 4: Ginny Black At -Large: Carole J. Helliwell Christian A. Preus Filings remain open until 5:00 p.m., Tuesday Sept. 12. 4. NEWS ARTICLES, RELEASES, PUBLICATIONS, ETC. CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMO August 31, 1995 Page 3 a. News release from Suburban Alliance/West Hennepin Human Services Planning Board announcing a September 26 meeting at the Plymouth Library to discuss plans to move some County services into communities that use the services. (I -4a) b. Interfaith Outreach & Community Partners August '95 newsletter. (I -4b) c. Star Tribune article dated Aug. 28, reporting on the discussion between Maple Grove and the Metropolitan Council on affordable housing. (I -4c) d. Northwest Community Television news release announcing a television special to be cablecast on September 8, at 8:30 p.m., on how citizens can get involved with their respective city governments. City Clerk Laurie Ahrens participated, and makes an appearance in the video. (I -4d) 5. CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS POLICY - CORRESPONDENCE a. Letter from Assistant City Manager Lueckert to Mrs. Althea Blommel, 11825 44th Ave. N., responding to her correspondence to Fred Moore regarding a drainage problem in their neighborhood. Also attached are copies of photographs and earlier correspondence concerning the problem. (I -5a) A status report on all correspondence is also attached. 6. CORRESPONDENCE a. Letter to Park & Recreation Director Eric Blank from Plymouth Civic League Finance Committee Chair Kevin Hanson, requesting a $5,000 increase in the City's contribution to help cover increased expenses in the annual "Music in Plymouth" event. (I -6a) b. Attached is the additional information that the City has received since the Council discussion on August 15 regarding the Judy Martin drainage concerns. (I -6b) Dwight Johnson City Manager Plymouth Human Rights Commission September 7, 1995 7:30 PM Agenda I. Call to Order H. Approval of Minutes M. Approval of Agenda IV. Old Business A. Autumn Arts Fair, September 16, 1995 B. 1995 Work Plan Review V. New Business VI. For Information A. League of MN Human Rights Commissions Annual Conference, September 23. Please let Kathy know by Monday, September 11 if you plan on attending. B. Poster Information from League VII. Adjourn METRO MEETINGS A weekly calendar of meetings and agenda items for the Metropolitan Council, its advisory and standing committees, and three regional commissions: Metropolitan Airports Commission, Metropolitan Parks and Open S sion, and Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission. Meeting times and agendas are occasionally Qges io_us a tings should be directed to the appropriate organization. Meeting information is also available onMeyao"e-ormahotr Yui a 229-3780 and � by computer modem, through the Twin Cities Computer Network at 337-5 DATE: August 25, 1995 WEEK OF: August 28 - September 1, 1995 -14 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL\� r_. \ „' 1 5 Community Development Committee - Monday, August 28, Noon, Room IA_ The committee will consider: Shakopee Comprehensive Plan Amendment -Tier 1 Comprehensive Sewer Plan, private wastewater treatment policies; city of Carver planning assistance loan application; final report of the St. Paul/East Metro Reverse Commute Study; housing rehabilitation/redevelopment mandated by legislature; and other business. Regional Blueprint', Blue Ribbon Task Force - Monday, August 28, 2 p.m., Room IA. (THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELED.) Forum on Metropolitan Livable Communities (cosponsored by Metropolitan Council and Association of Metropolitan Municipalities) - Wednesday, August 30, 10 a.m., Golden Valley Brookview Golf Course Community Center, 200 Brookview Pkwy., Golden Valley. Washington County Local Governments and Schools Dialogue with the Metropolitan Council Committee Chairs and District Representatives - Wednesday, August 30, 7 p.m., Washington Co. Government Center, County Board Room, 14900 61st St. N., Stillwater. Forum on Metropolitan Livable Communities (cosponsored by Metropolitan Council and Association of Metropolitan Municipalities) - Thursday, August 31, 10 a.m., Maplewood Community Center, Room C, 2100 White Bear Ave., Maplewood. Metropolitan Radio Board - Friday, Sept. 1, 9 a.m., Metropolitan Mosquito Control District Office, 2099 University Ave., St. Paul. The board will consider: appointment of standing committee; region -wide public safety radio communications plan; draft Metropolitan Radio Board budget; and other business. TENTATIVE MEETINGS THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 4 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 8, 1995 LABOR DAY/HOLIDAY. Monday, September 4. Transportation Committee - Tuesday, September 5, 4 p.m., Chambers. Transportation Technical Advisory Committee to the Transportation Advisory Board - Wednesday, September 6, 9 a.m., Chambers. Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee - Wednesday, September 6, 1 p.m., Room IA. M 0- 5 - Transit Redesign Leadership Forum: "Improving Cost -Effectiveness of Transit" - focus group discussion session for transportation groups and Council staff (space limited) - Thursday, September 7, 8: 30 - 11:30 a.m., Holiday Inn-Metrodome, 1500 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis. Workshop on Polluted Sites Grants Programs - Thursday, September 7, 9 a.m., Maplewood City Council chambers, 1830 E. Co. Rd. B., Maplewood. Audit Committee - Thursday, September 7, 2 p.m., Room 2A. Finance Committee - Thursday, September 7, 4 p.m., Room 2A. 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 Advisory Task Force on Professional Sports in Minnesota - Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2 p.m., Room 10, State Office Building, St. Paul. The task force will consider: financial considerations of professional sports; case studies; continued discussion of economic impact; and preliminary discussion on "Can Minnesota Support Four Major League Sports Franchises?". Intergovernmental Relations Committee - Wednesday, Aug. 30, 8 a.m., Commission conference room The committee will consider: a report on the legislative session; update on task force; discussion of RFP for legislative representation; 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. August 30, 1995 CITY HALL • 2015 FIRST AVE. NO. • ANOKA, MINNESOTA 55303-2270 PHONE (612) 421-6630 Dear City Official: office of the Mayor FAX (612) 421-9194 TTY (612) 422-0442 r .. U5 3 1 195 I wish to extend a cordial invitation to attend the League of Minnesota Cities regional meeting hosted by the City of Anoka on Thursday, September 28, 1995, at Greenhaven Country Club (map enclosed). The afternoon program will begin at 2:00 p.m. and cover a variety of subjects. These discussions will include subjects of an important nature, both locally and statewide. The Regional Meeting program is enclosed. There will be adequate time in the afternoon program for open discussion of local issues -- bring your questions or concerns to the meeting for discussion. The afternoon program will conclude by 5:00 p.m., followed by a social hour. Dinner will be served at 6:00 p.m. Following a welcome to our city, LMC President Karen Anderson will address the audience regarding the organization's focus for the coming year. After the president's message, the League will present its new video on dealing with difficult personnel situations, followed by a discussion on personnel issues. To make reservations for your city, please return the enclosed registration form as soon as possible. In case of cancellations, please notify Deb Young or Jessica Morgan at Anoka City Hall at 421-6630 by Monday, September 25th. Unless registrations are canceled, it will be necessary to bill your city for those who did not attend and did not cancel. If anyone from your city needs special accommodations or has special dietary needs, please advise us so special arrangements can be made. I look forward to seeing you on Thursday, September 28th! On behalf of the Anoka City Council, P&/)1" f�& Peter M. Beberg Host Mayor Enclosures AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER — (dyUmc-invitadon) l,I1il 4J-0 • if i Ar . • "01fiviciol E Greenhaven CountryClub Perkin'sp 'fie aroa det�tt t a �d in H C4 Lg4 1O V "94 a n� 1-694 1-394 Mplf. Sl. Poul AYpoA I-494 ANOKA AREA MAP N C b �o W <- - ► E m 10 v o ' JC j =N S G Mal n 3ta! ¢ Hwy 10 0 � N From Highway 10: Take Highway 10 to Greenhaven Road exit. Go north on Greenhaven Road to the clubhouse. From Highway 169: Take Highway 169 North through Anoka to Highway 10 West. Take Highway 10 West to Greenhaven Road exit. Take a right on Greenhaven Road to the clubhouse. A.tiOK.A City dAnoka Thursday September 28, 1995 We will have city officials attending the regional meeting in Anoka and we agree to pay for these meals unless the City of Anoka is notified of any changes by Monday, September 25, 1995. NAMES/TITLES OF PERSONS ATTENDING: (Please furnish names of people attending so that name tags can be prepared) PERSON MAKING RESERVATION(S): CITY: * Number of attendees Number of attendees PHONE: ( ) x $10.00 registration fee x $15.00 dinner TOTAL PAYMENT ENCLOSED $ Please make checks payable to CITY OF ANOKA and return with registration form to: Deb Young CITY OF ANOKA 2015 First Avenue Anoka, MN 55303 * $10.00 registration fee applies only to the first ten registrants. There is no charge for more than ten registrations from one city. WANT TO GOLF NINE HOLES BEFORE THE DAY BEGINS? ... Call Jon Bendix, 427-3180, at the Greenhaven Golf Course if you are interested. Let him, or anyone on his staff, know you're with the LMC group so they can set you up with other LMC players. League of Minnesota Cities August 14, 1995 r' 3490 Lexington Avenue Northoy,+ St. Paul, MN 55126-8044 J ���•--1.. �1 N r' a TO: Mayors, Managers, Administrators, Clerks Councilmembers c/o City Clerk FROM: James F. Miller, Executive Director,,, QuU i: League of iviiiinesota Cities 1995 Regionai Meetings Again this year the League of Minnesota Cities will hold twelve regional meetings to bring city officials together from throughout Minnesota. At these meetings current policy issues will be considered, as well as practical questions concerning the problems you face. We cordially invite you to attend a regional meeting and to join in our discussions. This year, the League's regional meetings are scheduled in Ely, Aitkin, Anoka, Greentush, McIntosh, Henning, Stewartville, Owatonna, Winthrop, Fairmont, Willmar, and, Pipestone. You may receive an invitation from more than one host city, depending upon your location. Please feel free to choose the one which best fits your schedule. The afternoon program will begin at 2:00 p.m. and cover important topics such as liability issues involving contracts, tobacco and smoke free communities for children, legislative issues and LMC's information system. The social hour is scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:00 p.m. The evening program will include a presentation the League's Strategic Plan, and a video presentation dealing with difficult personnel situations. A round table discussion and a question and answer period on personnel issues will follow. hope you will be able to join us at one of our regional meetings. If you plan to attend, please RSVP the city contact person identified on the attached regional meeting schedule to make your reservations. Come for the afternoon, the evening, or both. I look forward to meeting you there. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATWE ACTION EMPLOYER (612)490-5600 1-800-925-1122 TDD(612)490-9038 Fax(612)490-0072 League of Minnesota Cities 3490 Lexington Avenue North St. Paul, MN 55126-8044 1995 REGIONAL MEETING PROGRAM Avg AFTERNOON PROGRAM 2:00-2:30 p.m. LMC Information Systems Update/Telecommunications Barb Gallo, LMC's Director of Technology Services 2:30-3:00 p.m. Liability Issues Involving Contracts LMCIT Staff 3:00-3:15 p.m. Break 3:15- 3:35 p.m. Legislative Issues at the Upcoming Session IGR Staff 3:35-4:00 p.m. Tobacco and Smoke Free Communities for Children Minnesota Department of Health Staff 4:00-5:00 p.m. Discussion by cities attending of City Achievements Moderator: Tom Thelen, LMC Field Representative 5:00-6:00 p.m. Social Hour 6:00-7:00 p.m. Dinner EVENING PROGRAM 7:00-7:15 p.m. Introduction by Jim Miller, LMC Executive Director Welcome by Host City Mayor 7:15-7:30 p.m. Presentation of LMC's Strategic Plan (LMC 2000: Service and Leadership) Karen Anderson, Mayor, Minnetonka President, League of Minnesota Cities 7:30-7:45 p.m. A video dealing with difficult personnel situations 7:45-8:30 p.m. Roundtable discussions of difficult personnel situations 8:30-9:00 p.m. Response to roundtable discussions questions 9:00 P.M. Adjourn AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER (612) 490-5600 1.800-925-1122 TDD (612) 490-9038 Fax(612)490-0072 .F 3490 Lexington Avenue North .eapue of Minnesnta Cities St. Paul, MN 55126-8044 1995 REGIONAL MEETING SCHEDULE DATE CITY LOCATION/CONTACT PERSON September 26 ELY Kennedy Cafeteria Facilities 600 E Harvey Street Ely, MN 55731 Patricia Wellvang 218/365-3224 September 27 AITKIN American Legion Club 20 First Avenue NW Aitkin, MN 56431 Ross Wagner 218/927-2527 September 28 ANOKA Greenhaven Country Club 2800 Greenhaven Drive Anoka, MN 55303 Mark Nagel 612/421-6630 October 3 GREENBUSH Greenbush Community Center 244 Main Street North Box 98 Greenbush, MN 56726 WyAnn Janousek 218/782-2570 October 4 MC INTOSH Centennial Community Center 115 Broadway NW McIntosh, MN 56556 Ann Lohse 218/563-3043 October 5 HENNING Henning Public School/Community Room Henning Community Center/Evening 607 2nd Street Henning, MN 56551 Wilma Morse/Sarah Ebeling 218/583-2402 (OVER) AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER 490-5600 1-800-925-1122 TDD (612 i 490-9038 Fax(612)490-00.2 PAGE 2 DATE October 17 October 18 October 19 October 24 October 25 October 26 1995 REGIONAL MEETING SCHEDULE CITY LOCATION/CONTACT PERSON STEWARTVILLE Stewartville Civic Center Intersections of Highway 63 & Highway 30 Stewartville, MN 55976 Cheryl Roeder 507/533-4745 OWATONNA Ramada Inn 1212 North Interstate 35 Owatonna, MN 55060 Jim Moeckly 507/451-4540 WINTHROP Community Center 305 North Main Street Winthrop, MN 55396 Samuel Shult 507/647-5306 FAIRMONT Holiday Inn -Fairmont Junction 1-90 & Highway 15 Fairmont, MN 56031 David Schornack 507/238-9461 WILLMAR Holiday Inn 2104 E Highway 12 Willmar, MN 56201 Kevin Halliday 612/235-4913 PIPESTONE Pipestone Country Club 1003 8th Avenue SE Pipestone, MN 56164 Joan Lange 507/825-3324 m-� CTromil 527ulboHIg u to celebrate The 7g of %e cBumsoille `Transit c5icNon %uraday, c5eptember 14, 1995 G:00 p. m. - 9:00 p. m. loo east 9ligbmay 13 t�' urnsville, 9*nnesola 35337 862-7500 ITistinguisbed cSpeakers 7:00 p. m. - 7:40 p.m. 9Ylusic by ibe Dakota Talleg Orcbestra 6:00 p. m. - 9: 00 p. m. -qrlwork by'B9cS97 9nembem }fors d'oeuvres 6: 00 p. m. - 6: 00 p. m. 9715ojoin lbe public celebrations c5eptember 15, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00p. m. c1b, value of this event is X53.00perperson. [' LYMOUTH COMMU N [TY L[ B EZACZY 1'I� 0 -IE HENNEPIN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND THE HENNEPIN COUNTY LIBRARY BOARD CORDIALLY INVITE YOU TO THE GRANIJ OPENING AND DEDICATION JF THE PLYMOUTH COMMUNITY LIBRARY 1N SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 17, 1995, FROM 1-4 P.M. f� W P L Y M O U T H C O M M U N 1 T Y L I B R A R Y 0 15700 36TH AVENUE NORTH PLYMOUTH. MN 55446 551-6000 THE GRAND OPENING RIBBON CUTTING WILL BE AT 1 P.M., FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY THE DEDICATION PROGRAM, WHICH WILL FEATURE STUDS TERKEL, PULITZER PRIZE—WINNING AUTHOR AND INTERVIEWER, AS THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER. SPECIAL ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN WILL BE OFFEREE PE EFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED. HENNEPIN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Mike Opat, District 1 Sandra M. Hilary, District 2 Mark Andrew, District 3 Peter McLaughlin, Chair, District 4 Randy Johnson, District 5 Mary Tambornino, District 6 Penny Steele, District 7 HENNEPIN COUNTY LIBRARY BOARD Patricia Baskin, President, St. Louis Park Minnie Beaverson, Deephaven Jack Cole, Golden Valley Lauren Dillard, SI. Louis Park Milton Goldstein, St. Louis Park Colleen Short Lucke, Edina Louise Wyly, Brooklyn Park HENNEPIN COUNTY LIBRARY Charles M. Brown, Director Cathy Fischer, Senior Librarian RA The library Foundation of Hennepin County acknowledges the You are cordially invited to attend the Grand Opening of our Data and Technology Center Plymouth, Minnesota September 8, 1995 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 2 PM • Refreshments following ceremony 6150 Trenton Lane North Plymouth, Minnesota _ 612-519-4000 �� OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS September 1995 SundayMonday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday August October 1 2 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 8 9 10 11 12 13 l4 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31 3 5 6 7 8 9 Labor Day - City Offices Closed 7 OO,', VM COUNCIL MEET` ING-Conn�ilChambers_; 7:30 PM HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION - Pub. Safety Training Room 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 AUTUAINARTS FAIR -10 A.M.- 6 AM Parkers Lake Park 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE - Pub. Safety Trng Room 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION - Council Chambers '7:00 PM PRAC - Council Chambers 7:00 PM SPECIAL C0UNCE[3'C', MEETING City Conneit" ' ?•' Room Council Candidate Filings Close - 5 p.m. 17 18 19 21 22 23 7110 PM COUNCIL MEETING » q oncil Chambers „ , r20 I x:00 Pb1 PACT - Pub. Safety I Library 7:00 PM HRA - Council Chambers 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION - Council Chambers 7:00 PM COUNCIL CANDI- DATE INFORMATION SESSION - Public Safety Training Room 7:00 PM BOARD OF ZONING - Council Chambers Rev. 8/30/95 M d DATE: AUGUST 31, 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 24, 1995 THROUGH AUGUST 30, 1995 Permit #67066 was issued to D J Kranz for new construction at 14000 Carlson Parkway North, valuation $880,000.00. Permit #68511 was issued to Ryan Construction for a tenant finish Computer Network Technologies at 605 State Highway 169, valuation $79,000.00. PERMITLIST LIST OF PERMITS ISSUED PAGE 3 08/31/95 AGING DAYS FROM 08/24/95 TO 08/30/95 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 34 118 22 32 0022 NEW CONST 08/24/95 67066 D J KRANZ LOT BLK COMMERCIAL BUILDING 14000 CARLSON PKWY N LLS34QQ320022 $880,000.00 $23,486.17 03 118 22 31 0021 ADDITION 08/25/95 67300 PREFERRED BLDRS INC LOT BLK SFD BUILDING 5745 ANNAPOLIS LA N 5 2 CAMELOT OVERLOOK 0002555 $2,500.00 $90.35 17 118 22 13 0021 NEW CONST 08/29/95 67343 ORRIN THOMPSON HOMES LOT BLK SFD BUILDING 16375 42ND AVE N 1 10 WESTBRANCH 0001968 $163,700.00 $3,356.62 17 118 22 13 0022 NEW CONST 08/29/95 67344 ORRIN THOMPSON HOMES LOT BLK SFD BUILDING 16365 42ND AVE N 2 10 WESTBRANCH 0001968 $150,200.00 $3,274.80 02 118 22 42 0026 ADDITION 08/24/95 67889 DAVID GALETKA LOT BLK SFD BUILDING 11610 57TH AVE N 4 1 ASPLUNDS OAKWOOD SHORES 0001968 $3,860.00 $105.88 18 118 22 33 0009 ADDITION 08/25/95 67990 GREATER MPLS DEV CORP LOT BLK SFD BUILDING 3795 ALVARADO LA N 4 2 BRIDLEWOOD FARM 2ND 0003422 $7,200.00 $166.95 14 118 22 13 0093 ALTERATION 08/24/95 68142 L D K BLDRS INC LOT BLK SFD BUILDING 4270 EVERGREEN LA N 7 4 FORSTER PRESERVE PLAT 2 0001327 $3,500.00 $105.70 PERMITLIST LIST OF PERMITS ISSUED PAGE 5 08/31/95 AGING DAYS FROM 08/24/95 TO 08/30/95 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 118 22 32 0015 TODD C & KIMBERLY K HATHERLY 3915 YELLOWSTONE LA N 0001.413 14 118 22 14 0044 L D K BLDRS INC 4290 BALSAM LA N 0001327 17 118 22 24 0050 LE GRAN HOMES 17030 41ST PL N 0001357 36 118 22 14 0035 RYAN CONST CO OF MINNESOTA 605 STATE HWY NO 169 17 118 22 13 0097 ORRIN THOMPSON HOMES 4010 ZANZIBAR LA N 0001968 17 118 22 13 0096 ORRIN THOMPSON HOMES 4000 ZANZIBAR LA N 0001968 17 118 22 12 0038 ORRIN THOMPSON HOMES 16600 43RD AVE N 0001968 ADDITION 08/28/95 68507 LOT BLK SFD BUILDING 4 8 BRIDLEWOOD FARM $2,700.00 $90.45 NEW CONST 08/24/95 68508 LOT BLK SFD BUILDING 11 1 FORSTER PRESERVE PLAT 2 $127,000.00 $3,124.60 NEW CONST 08/24/95 68510 LOT BLK SFD BUILDING 4 3 HOLLY CREEK 3RD $305,000.00 $4,241.55 ALTERATION 08/25/95 68511 LOT BLK COMMERCIAL BUILDING 1 1 GROVES OFF PK 2ND $79,000.00 $938.75 NEW CONST 08/29/95 68533 LOT BLK SFA BUILDING 2 20 WESTBRANCH 2ND $131,200.00 $3,155.57 NEW CONST 08/29/95 68534 LOT BLK SFA BUILDING 1 20 WESTBRANCH 2ND $177,300.00 $3,444.27 NEW CONST 08/25/95 68536 LOT BLK SFD BUILDING 13 14 WESTBRANCH $110,522.00 $3,023.96 DATE: August 30, 1995 TO: Dwight Johnson, City Manager FROM: Joan McCormick, Appraiser * SUBJECT: 1995 FALL PARADE OF HOMES Winter is just around the corner and it is time for the Annual Parade of Homes Fall Showcase. The 1995 Parade runs from September 9 through September 24, with new homes open to the public Monday through Friday from 3 to 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 12 to 6 p.m. This year's Parade includes 721 homes, 30 of which are located in Plymouth. Here are a few facts about this year's Parade: • The most expensive home in the 1995 Fall Parade is an Eden Prairie home built by Anderson Master Builders priced at over $1,300,000. • The least expensive home is a townhouse built by Pulte Homes, located in Apple Valley and priced at $72,360. The least expensive single- family home, built by S. W. Wold Construction, Inc., is located in Zimmerman and is priced at $82,900. • More than 147 homes are priced between $100,000 and $150,000. • More than 186 homes in the Parade are priced under $150,000. Of the 30 homes located in Plymouth only one townhome listed at $105,900 would be included in this category. • 347 homes are priced under $200,000 in this year's Fall Parade. Only two Plymouth Parade homes are listed under $200,000. Both are townhomes. Page Two Dwight Johnson • The average price of a home in the Parade is $235,521. The average price of a Parade home located in Plymouth is $302,470. The Assessing Staff will be appraising the Plymouth Parade Homes within the next few weeks. This is a good opportunity for us to view these homes, communicate with builders, and obtain current information regarding construction levels and consumer selections. cc: Nancy Bye, City Assessor Assessing Staff Council Memorandum PLYMOUTR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Z2 August 31, 1995 Laurie Ahrens, 509-5080 PLYMOUTH SEEKS HRA APPLICANTS The City of Plymouth is seeking applicants to fill a vacancy on the Plymouth Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA). The term will run through Jan. 31, 1997. The HRA typically meets on the third Thursday evening of the month at 7 p.m. Applicants must be Plymouth residents. Applications are due in city offices by 4:30 p.m. on Tues., Sept. 26. Call City Clerk Laurie Ahrens at 509-5080 for application. -30- We Listen • We Solve • We Care 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 • TELEPHONE (612) 550-5000 4a pprors! M* suburban � t' GROUPS FORM TO DISCUSS HENNEPIN COUNTY SERVICE NEEDS IN AREA Hennepin County's willingness to move some of the services it provides to families and children out of the Government Center and into communities in Hennepin County has prompted several local groups to sponsor citizen discussions about which services would be best located in the western suburbs. According to Suburban Alliance, the movement of services has been a long-standing concern of people in the western suburbs. "First we need to know which services are most important to strengthening the families and children who live here and then we want to know the best way to make sure that people get what they need in a way that is respectful to them," said Michele St. Martin, director of Suburban Alliance. Building the assets that youth will need to become successful as adults is the mission of the Communities in Collaboration Council, the other sponsor of the discussion groups. "All sectors of the community are responsible for taking a role in asset -building work," said the Council's coordinator, Polly Sonifer. "With the help of local citizens, Hennepin County's role can be clarified and solidified." n a Hennepin County Commissioner Penny Steele has indicated that she will be present at all of the discussions in the Wayzata School District area. The format of the discussion will be the same at each group. Citizens can participate in a group at Wayzata Community Church on August 24, or at Plymouth Library on September 26. Both discussions are scheduled for 7- 8:30 p.m. Background reading material on the types of services Hennepin County provides is available from Suburban Alliance, 930-3356. West Hennepin Human Services Planning Board 9 Seventh Avenue South • Hopkins, MN 55343 • (612) 930-3356 • Fax (612) 930-3540 INTERFAITH OUTREACHI;4b ACOMMUNITY PARTNERS ...people uniting to help people since 1979 and Ave. S. Wayzata, MN 55391-1872 Tel. 473-2436 August 1995 utive irector LaDonna Hoy On August 8, Duncan MacMillan and family members gathered with Wayzata Garden Club members, representa- tives of the Waycrosse Foundation, and staff and friends of IOCP for a dedication of the IOCP garden established by the Garden Club. Now in full bloom, both the lower and upper gardens and a newly planted connecting garden formed a lovely backdrop for the dedication in memory of long-time Garden Club member and IOCP supporter, Sally MacMillan. Garden Club chair Kathy Coward welcomed guests and gave a history of the IOCP gardens. Marge Humphrey, Garden Club and IOCP Board mem- ber, and friend of Sally MacMillan offered a dedication eulogy. A favorite prayer of Sally's, inscribed on a plaque given by the Waycrosse Foundation, was read by Jo Robles. LaDonna Hoy expressed IOCP's heartfelt appreciation to Wayzata Garden Club and the MacMillan family. The north and south gardens, faithfully tended by the Club members, are now linked by the new connecting garden. Many thanks to a super crew of volunteers from O'Connor Gearty, Ltd., and community volunteer David Check for their very generous assist, and to Jo Robles for directing the project. Marge Humphrey, Jo Robles and Kathy Coward join Duncan Macmillan and his family for a picture at the garden dedication dedicated in memory of IOCP volunteers --Luella Hotopp (clerical support staff), Vernon Anderson (food & clothing shelf ), Ed Soshnik (attorney), Imogene Aldrich (clothing shelf ) and Ken Gardner ( driver). At the completion of Grant's project, the garden club offered to continue to tend and care for both the upper and lower gardens, and this spring connected the two with new plantings in the front of the building. Several plants in both gardens have come directly from Club members' gardens. Work on the lower garden was initiated by Club member Kitty Petit, in the spring of 1991. In the fall of 1992 Eagle Scout Grant Jones established the upper garden and hospitality area, Many, many thanks to all. What better image than a garden to capture and hold the beauty and the significant and irreplaceable contributions of these extraordinary people What more lovely example of people working together, sharing the unique gift that is their own, and building upon and celebrating the gifts of others. Summer Is Fast Fading, And It's Time To Gear Up For Back To School! Again BTS! will be open to distribute school supplies during foodshelf hours from August 25 through Sept. 8 It's happened again --the longsummer that But September doesn't have to be a time ofdread--and stretched so invitingly ahead just the other day Rom 10L together our community can see that it doesn't happen. has somehow disappeared, and the stores are full <o The Back To School! drive is under way at IOCP-- of "back to school" enticements. But what gathering a stock of school supplies, clothing, back - should be a time of high anticipation is for many packs and those miscellaneous tidbits that make a families inourcommunity simply another worry youngsterfeel "in", whether it is a new baseball cap or in a life already too full of problems. The lists of CJ a bright headband. (New socks and underwear may needed school supplies become a costly burden, not be exciting for many youngsters, but for some it for which there is no money in an already T can bring a "deep down" confidence for a new school stretched -to -the -limit budget. Youngsters are dreading facing another school year in outgrown25�• 2 clothes, shaggy hair, and not having the supplies that "all the other kids" have. It's not easy to learn when you are being laughed at for being "different"; self-confidence is the first step to learning. 42 pencils -erasers* -colored pencils *wide -ruled notebooks -wide-ruled paper -heavy--duty backpacks* -solar & scientific calculators* -underwear, socks •sweatshirts,sweatpants -shoes -combs -ponytail holders -shampoo, conditioner *these items are quickly depleted ;dear.) Ruth Ruffin and Betsy Welliver are co-chairs of this year's BTS!, and Jane Olson is coordinating the hair- cutting program. The committee and staff, with the help of school lists, has put together this list of needs --you may think of other things as you browse the school sales: -crayons, markers -sharpeners -scissors* •3 -ring binders -folders -pencil boxes* -lunch boxes -jeans -caps, mittens, jackets -boots •hairbows, headbands -ribbons -toothpaste, toothbrushes .tape -rulers -compasses -protractors -red pencils -school glue* -Kleenex Services, such as: -haircuts -eye exams -dental exams *sweaters -tights -gym shoes -curling irons -styling gel -deodorant Please bring your contributions to I0CP,110 Grand Ave, Wayzata, as soon as possible. Opening day is fast approaching; together we can make sure that every child in our community starts school looking good, feeling confident, and ready to learn. Starting August 15, the clothing shelf "Clothes To You" will accept clean and usable fall and winter clothing. Spring and summer items can be given again in March, 1996. (We have no storage space for off-season items.) "Clothes To You" accepts donations of good, clean used clothing, also bed and bath linens, curtains, dishes, pots and pans, small appliances in good working order, working TVs, baby equipment (in good shape) and toys. We do not have space for larger furniture items. Donations may be brought in on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 10 to 4, and the first Saturday morning of each month, from 9 to 12. (We will not be open Saturday in September because of the holiday.) We truly appreciate all the wonderful things you bring us --and so do all of our clients. We thank you for your support. `A Keeping the food shelves full all year is an mighty task (just think about how many groceries you haul into your own kitchen in a year!), and late summer is always a low time for donations and a high time for need, with children still home all day. Project Full Shelves is the name for the late summer in-store food drive, when a number of supermarkets in our community join with us to remind customers of this continuing need. These stores each have barrels to receive your donations, along with signs promoting the drive. Volunteers Tarand Leonard, Sue Perfetti, Barb Gryna, Bryan Wemimont, Linda Munch, Kris Faust, Wes Wolverton and Bobbi McMonagel assist Chair Kim Hile (and her hard working children) by delivering the boxes of food to TOCP. The following I-- +b supermarkets are all taking part in Project Full Shelves --we urge you to support them in their efforts: Cub (Plymouth) Manager: Rich Dorfner Erickson's New Market Manager: Gary Nielsen Kenny's (Long Lake) Manager: Wayne Kuffel Rainbow (Hwy 55) Manager: Voss Mock Rainbow (Cty. Rd. 9) Manager: Mary Page Kids Back Up Caring With Action Youngsters enrolled in the summer program at Kid's Art Studio in Long Lake learned about art and the "real world" in a week-long project that included building a lemonade stand, designing and printing signs, making real lemonade, and selling it to passers-by. The 3 -to -9 -year-olds increased their profits by informing customers that the proceeds were for IOCP to help other children, and proudly brought in over $100 for the cause. Students at Blake School held a food drive just before summer vacation, and delivered their boxes and bags of food to the food shelf. Thank you, students, for your concern and your hard work. Vacation Bible School students at St. Bamabas Lutheran and Plymouth Presbyterian churches collected food which they delivered to IOCP just as we went to press. Thank you for caring, and acting. St. Mary's Needs Volunteer Drivers St. Mary's Health Clinic, which is open at 611 a UV F.111 IOCP every Wednesday afternoon from 2:00 to 6:00, offers free basic health ser- vices to those who have no health coverage. Between their August 31 opening and May 16, they had served 298 patients, many with serious health conditions, and the need Pwltln= MttY+rr•im 4�,• continues to increase. ,a.lr M SI. A•1 •N R •^��d They truly fill a need in the community that was not being met. St. Mary's now needs drivers weekly or every other week to transport supplies to and from the clinic site. Supplies from the office at 1884 Randolph Ave., St. Paul, need to be delivered to the clinic by 1:30 pm, and returned after 6:00 or the following morning. They need drivers for one or both ways. If you can help, please call Theresa Belanger, 690-8729, or Diane Peters, 690-7024. Special Summer Happenings at IOCP � �6 Cheers and Applause for our summer youth volunteers who have contributed much help in IOCP's work, and even more with their cheerful presence: Desiree Bierman, Amanda Campbell, Mandy Jensen, Laddie Peterson, Jessica Story , Paul Thorbeck and Betsy Welliver. Current IOCP Needs An Overhead Projector in good working condition is a real need at IOCP. Store coupons for diapers and baby formula can be a big help to our clients. Clip them out and bring them to IOCP. School Supplies --school supplies --school supplies (See story on page 2) Our sincere thanks to the two people who donated good used cars --which have enabled two families to find work. There is an ongoing need for cars in good working condi- tion --lack of transportation is a major reason for unemploy- ment in our suburban area. If you have been wondering what to do with that extra car --we can take it off your hands! Thanks to Eagle Scout Candidate Jerrod Hawkes for organizing a food drive for his Eagle project. And to Intern Bill Ross for his great job painting the conference room (now we realize how badly the rest of the building needs painting --see below) Volunteer Opportunities Layette Committee who will organize and put together layettes and necessities for newborns on a regular basis. Drivers are desperately needed for our transportation program. If you could offer a few rides a month it would be a great help. Clothing volunteers --to work in "Clothes To You" either working with clients or sorting and shelving clothes on intake days. Adult groups to paint the inside of our building (one room at a time). Newsletter Mailing Coordinator to organize mailings -- envelopes, labels, post office, helpers (we have a wonder- ful group of helpers, they just need to be called) Please call Susan Fetterer at IOCP, 473-2436, to respond to any of these needs In Loving Memory Interfaith receives many memorial gifts, honoring mem- bers of our community. We are grateful for the love and concern that prompts friends and family to remember loved ones in this most meaningful way. In June and July we received memorials to Sally MacMillan Richard L. Johnson, Sr. Jerome Brickner Helene Dahlen (Mrs. Lee M.) Mrs. Bakken Betty Lou Poston We give thanks for these thoughtful gifts. June & July 1995 Usage Report June July Assists $ Spent Assists $ Spent Food 490 1,180 450 1,175 Housing 30 8,491 37 9,750 Utilities 7 539 7 766 Transportation 51 3,946 52 5,442 Medical 2 47 2 37 Clothing 1 60 0 0 Other/Misc 21 4,346 28 9,944 Advocacy/Referral 5 NA 6 NA Clothing Shelf 614 NA 448 NA Rides Given 241 NA 1900 NA Total 18,548 27,114 Lbs. Food 16,238 14,422 New Clients 24 21 Volunteer Hours 1,769 2,269 Star Tribune Monday • August 28/1995 Please read and recycle 1 BW Met Council chair's affordable housing agenda faces first test By Mike Kaszuba Staff Writer He's now the man in the middle, the most pivotal figure in Minneso- ta in deciding how much affordable housing the suburbs should be pushed to build. And Curt John- son's critics say he is scared — scared to push too hard and scared of upsetting his boss, Gov. Arne Carlson, who appointed him chair- man of the Metropolitan Council. "We can run around issuing orders, sounding righteous," Johnson shoots back, echoing a favorite theme, "[and] all we'll do is get Jesse Ventura -style revolutions ... creating a backlash." Forcing af- fordable housing quotas onto the Minnetonkas and Eden Prairies, he argues, will accomplish next to nothing. "If you cut right to the chase here," he said, "the biggest single barrier to putting more affordable hous- ing in the suburbs that need it most is the fear that all the problems that people see on the 10 o'clock news are going to come to their neigh- borhood." Reserved, articulate and praised for being a realist; Johnson represents the new buttoned -down approach to Curt Johnson addressing the lack of affordable housing in the suburbs — an ap- proach that talks of taking smaller steps and one that has successfully pushed aside the more acerbic advo- cates who want more and faster change. Johnson has cast Rep..Myron Or - field. DFL -Minneapolis, who has championed the issue of more af- fordable housing, as someone who "throws his bombs" and "postpones progress." Johnson's own brand of progress is already being unveiled in Maple Grove, the suburb that has been roundly criticized in the past for being interested in only building higher -priced homes. The Met Council is asking Maple Grove and three other suburbs to agree to affordable housing goals before the agency approves a $71 million sewer interceptor, a key to development in those suburbs. Beyond Maple Grove, Johnson will be perhaps the most important play- er in saying how aggressively the Met Council implements a new state law that seeks to have every Twin Cities suburb voluntarily agree to affordable housing goals in exchange for financial aid to help meet them. The suburbs have until November to sign up for the program's first year. And even though the Met Council has set ambitious goals for every suburb, the agency has al- ready acknowledged that most of the goals probably will be lowered through negotiation. Johnson continued on page 3B Met Coundi's goals for Maple Grove Maple Grove is emerging as the test case as the Metropolitan Council institutes the new Livable Communities Act. Affordable housing advocates complain that the council is too lenient on Maple Grove — for example, affordable housing is defined as homes up to $115,000 in value and rents ranging from $500 to $637 a month. Where Where Met Affordability Maple Grove Council wants city stands to be In 15 years Ownership (houses under $115,000) 69% 69-77% Rental (rents under $500/month) 4% _ — 35-41 % Housing mix Nonsingle family Rental Housing density Single-family detached homes ....... ........ . Multifamily 27% -11%z.___.._ _ 34-35%� 25-28% 2.1 per acre 1.9 - 2.4 per acre 7 per acre 10 - 11 per acre aource: Metr000litan Council Stir Tri 1ne Ch— jonnson / Maple Grove is the immediate issue Continued from page 113 "I certainlyfeel that since Curt be- came chair that he was very much .in a negotiating posture . not wanting confrontation, saying, we :ban get more with honey than we .can get with pressure," said Barbara Lukermann, the new board presi- dent of the Citizens League, where Johnson previously served as execu- tive director. For now, the more immediate issue is Maple Grove In exchan f son]," said John Adams, a board member of the Citizens League, which has supported more afford- able suburban housing. "It's a tough job when money is speaking eloquently and in vol- umes," said Adams, referring to the development pressures to build higher -valued homes. "Curt under- stands this. What I don't know is why he isn't speaking more forceful- ly [against it) ... that's the speech I think that should be given." ge or the sewer interceptor, a Met Council draft draft proposal calls for Maple Others complain that le - niency Grove to see that in the next 16 'years 630 new rental units toward Maple Grove philo- sophically backpedals from his own afford- ;*le to a family earning $25,500 a ar in today's dollars are built. at translates to a " +637.50. carefully cultivated persona as a budding expert on aggressive solu- tions to fix urban America. As an mortaly rent ,of The city,.under the'pro-:nand author, a nationally known speaker ,rosal, would also push for 3,726 ,owner also s modeeator of a pubty, affairs TV show in Waghingtod, -occupied units to be built in e next valued • ,4115 000 or less in todayears that y's D.C., Johnson has crisscrossed the talking ut what ails the dollars +Those homes would be affordable nation's large ties and what needs to la family earning $41,000 a year in 1995 to be done. V 'hat makes Maple Grove a key is t symbolism: The growing suburb is one of the lowest totals for af- rdable housing units in the Twin ties area and yet will be home to ,250 new jobs by 2010, many ying 'lower, service -industry iges. Only 4 percent of Maple ove's apartments had rents below 00 in 1990 — compared with 35 rcent for all developing suburbs and, because the city has aimed single-family homes, just l 1 Per. it of the city's housing was rental. hough the Met Council won't ke a final decision until late Sep- iber, there seems little doubt that housing agreement will be ap- ved. The agency has already re- ed $400,000 to help design the er interceptor. "1 think Curt is 'ting to political reality and not works," saidlMary iSmi ht,ta Met jCouncil member. "The big, heavy stick ... doesn'i work," she said. P `Already the critics, who view th 2greement with Maple Grove as an early test of how far Johnson and 'the Met Council will push, say it :doesn't go nearly far enough. All o .tie so-called affordable housing, '(hey complain, will still be too ex- pensive for the truly poor. ;"4Johnson) said, 'Trusi me ... if we •gush too hard, some people, such as ;Nte (city] manager, City Council, •Ston't get reelected to their jobs,' " Jp�d Mary Gruber, an affordable ;housing advocate. "I said, maybe Mat's OK." :The Alliance for Metropolitan. Sta- •aifity, another affordable housing 'advocate, wants Maple Grove to Build 1,584 homes and apartments �jthe next 15 years for families earning $25,500 today, and make '}18 of them affordable to those making just $15,300 in today's dollars. t a public hearing before the Met ouncil in July, attended by more t an 200 lower-income people ob- jecting to the agreement, 75 percent of those who later took part in a survey said they earned less than $50,000, and 83 percent said they Paid. less than $765 a month for housing. `!t have a high regard for [John- In March, Johnson teamed with noted urban affairs columnist Neal Peirce on a lengthy analysis of Phil- adelphia's urban problems and urged a packet of changes that in- cluded a new tax policy and redis- tributing money so that poorer cit- ies get priority. "The time to start radical reform," Johnson and Peirce wrote in a special insert in the Phil- adelphia Inquirer, "is yesterday." The team is doing a similar analysis of Charlotte, N.C., and next year will tackle Miami's urban ailments. "[The goal is to] write something to stir the public agenda," Johnson said. Orfield said he finds Johnson's cheerleading in other cities ironic. "He was always allergic to contro- versy," he said of Johnson's actions locally. "He always talked the right talk ... [but) I have no indication he's used his bully pulpit to push" the Twin Cities suburbs on afford- able housing. One probable reason is Carlson, who has vetoed Orfield's more ag- e gressive legislation and who draws heavy political support from the very suburbs that have the least affordable housing. Johnson, before f being appointed by Carlson to the Met Council, served as the gover- nor's chief of staff. "He is close to the governor.... It Putt him, Curt, in a difficult spot of doing what he thinks is right as opposed to what the governor's of- fice wants," said Phil Jenni, the Citizens League's finance director, who was hired by Johnson. Now as the arena moves. to the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act, the new state law to voltintarily Push suburbs into building more lower-income housing, Johnson and the Met Council again are preach- ing moderation. And lower-income housing advocates already are pre- dicting that starting out with low- ered expectations is a suspect nego- tiating strategy. "I think`we need to be careful," said Ed Goldsmith, a city housing offi- cial in Plymouth who likes the Met Council's approach. "You need to find that stable, middle ground." NORTHWEST:. COMMUNITY 6900 Winnetka Avenue North f ISION Brooklyn Park, MN 5 428 �'�31 TELEV (6 12) 533-8196 ` 9 For Release 8/28/95 For More Information Contact Tom Hayes at (612) 533-8196 HOW TO GET INVOLVED IN CITY GOVERNMENT SUBJECT OF T.V. SPECIAL ON CHANNEL 12 How can you get involved in your city government? Tune in to this month's Cable 12 Special and find out! Host Tom Hayes takes you through the maze of local government so that you are more aware of what happens at that level and ways you can get involved. How do you find out about the issues at city hall? What opportunities are available to serve on city boards and commissions? How do you bring items before your city council? What is involved in running for office? How do you organize a campaign? You will know the answers to all these questions and more after watching this special. Tune in to Cable 12 Friday, September 8, at 8:30 p.m. or Saturday, September 9, at 8:30 p.m. and learn how you can get involved with your city government. - 30 - Cable 12 is a service of Northwest Community Television, an independent, nonprofit organization which manages public access and local origination operations in the northwest suburbs of Minneapolis. The service area includes 50,000 homes in Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Corcoran, Crystal, Golden Valley, Hanover, Maple Grove, Medicine Lake, New Hope, Osseo, Plymouth, Robbinsdale, and Rogers. Brooklyn Center • Brooklyn Park • Corcoran • Crystal • Golden Valley • Hanover • Maple Grove • Medicine Lake • New Hope • Osseo • Plymouth • Robbinsdale • Rogers st 14A Wednesday/August 30/1995 RarTrilbune EdI Hou sing fMet Council needs to become advocate Not to excuse Metropolitan Council timidity in working for a more bal- anced distribution of affordable hous- ing in the Twin Cities area, but the agency's reluctance to press its author- ity to the limit is in line with the thinking of most metro residents. That's evident in results of a recent Star Tribune/WCCO-TV Minnesota -Poll, and it indicates that the council's hous- ing task involves as much public educa- tion as housing policy enforcement. Council studies have shown a need to break down suburban barriers to low - and moderate -income housing, the council's own Regional Blueprint fa- vors such a course and, in the 1995 Livable Communities Act, the Legisla- ture has just given the council new authority to make it happen. The coun- cil's duty is clear. Thanks to the Minnesota Poll, the feel- ings of metro area residents are clear as well. Like the council, almost two- thirds of poll respondents (including suburbanites) said they supported greater regionwide dispersal of "subsi- dized" housing. But only a minority — especially among suburbanites — fa- vored penalizing suburbs for not allow- ing more affordable housing within their borders or said they would be willing to pay higher taxes to help fi- nance such housing. And most (city and 'suburban alike) said they wouldn't want to live next to subsidized housing. i In many cases the affordable housing that long-established suburbanites im- agine they don't want is not all th&t different from the housing in which they themselves already live, and were lucky enough to acquire before the local codes were tightened. And the people that the codes and other cost -escalating restrictions are keeping out of their communities are not just the inner-city poor but often their own adult children, divorced wives and the lower -paid workers for local businesses. All of which suggests that the task be- fore the Metropolitan Council has as much to do with public education as with enforcement. Thus Met Council Chairman Curt Johnson is undoubtedly right when he says that trying now to force-feed affordable housing on such notoriously restrictive suburbs as Ma- ple Grove — whose case is now before the council — might only invite a dem- agogic backlash there and elsewhere. Thus the Legislature, in passing the Livable Communities Act, opted for an approach emphasizing negotiation rath- er than stringent quotas or other re- quirements. But allowing the Met Council some flexibility in carrying out its Livable Communities responsibilities, or en- forcing its own affordable housing stan- dards, does not relieve that body of its basic obligation to show both leader- ship and measurable progress on an issue vital to the social and economic health of the entire Twin Cities region. The council must be a strong advocate for affordable housing, not just in be- hind -the -scenes negotiations with local governments but in educating the peo- ple who will share their communities with it. ginner- a .CItV Vsinn CHeCk v De N R 2 kiCKS AND A Compassion, correc! The Aug, 26 Star Tribune contain other headline about a crime vitt? happy with lenient treatment rete, the perpetrator. Regrettably, citiz more and more regard the crimin system as only an agent for reven Punishment — maybe even retri —are proper ends of criminal ju not the only ones. In pursuing p ment, on behalfofsociety in r' gen. the victim in narticnlathN ori Jd - 6 a CIN OF PLYMOUTI-F August 31, 1995 Mrs. Althea Blommel 11825 44th Avenue No. Plymouth, MN 55442-2729 Dear Mrs. Blommel, Thank you for the copy to Mayor Tierney of your letter to Public Works Director Moore regarding your concern with the drainage problem in your neighborhood. Mayor Tierney has asked Fred Moore, Public Works Director, to respond to your letter. You can expect a response from Mr. Moore by September 13. Thanks again for your thoughtful letter. Please give me a call on 509-5052 if you have not received a response by September 13. Sincerely, )* /WsmJ - Kathy Lueckert Assistant City Manager cc: Fred Moore, Public Works Director C/R. file (95-35) We Listen • We Solve • We Care gAnn PI VNAr)I ITN Pr)I It FN/Aon . 171 Vr%Alll ITI-1 NAIAIAICCr1TA GCAA7 . TCI GPI-IIIAIG /PION SFrI_F(1(lrl w ., Ai' • � �ry J L� 1 11825 - 44 Ave Plymouth, MN/ August 30, 9'� Mr. Fred Moore Public Works Director 3400 Plymouth Blvd. Plymouth, MN. 55447 Dear Mr. Moore: ,::�- �6a For the third consecutive year and for the third time this summer, I have a wet, muddy, useless backyard due to the clogged drainage tube (French Drain) that runs thru my backyard and eight adjoining backyards. I left a detailed message on your voice mail on August 17, but have heard nothing from you nor has anyone from your department been out. This Freach Drain, installed by Laukka Development in 1984, carries spring water away from another property on the north side of 44th Avenue. When it becomes blocked or split, the water rises to the top of the ground. It doesn't seem right that I have to suffer the con- sequences while I get absolutely no ber;efi;• from the drain being buried. Enclosed is Mark Einhorn's letter of June 23, 1994 and previous correspondence dating back to 1984. The Einhorn's, who live next door to me, had to replace three large evergreens this spring. Bachman's told them they died because they were too wet. I am losing grass and topsoil. My backyard is sinking because it has been wet so often during the past few years. What grass is there, I cannot mow. This year the wetness seems to be concentrated in my backyard (probably because I have mature trees), but the problem is important to all of us in the neighborhood. A concrete solution Must be found for this inadequate drain which continually becomes obstructed or broken. Will you please assess the situation again. Last year you re-routed part of the drain. You've unclogged it on May 5 and June 15 of this year, and it became obstructed again in July. Something else has to be done. Do NOT just tell me that you will open the drain again -- since we now know that only works for six weeks. The following neighbors join me in wanting to find a permanent solution to this on-going problem: f.;, 5 a 13-01 -2- Mark 8 Chris Einhorn 11815 - 44th Ave. No. Bonnie 8 Lloyd Kreatz 4405 Goldenrod Lane Randy b Gretchen Englund 4415 Goldenrod Lane Paul 8 Julie Wacker 4335 Goldenrod Lane Art Arnoldy 8 Artis Edmonds 4350 Hemlock Lane Also, an agreement that the maintenance of the drain is the responsibility of the City of Plymouth and that home owners do not relinquish ownership of property by allowing the water to pass through their yards is also needed. I will expect to hear from you soon and would be glad to talk with you further. Very truly yours, Althea M. Blommel Ms. Joy Tierney, Mayor Encs. .4 JUNE 23, 1994 FRED MOORE DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING CITY OF PLYMOUTH FAX NUMBER: 550-5060 3400 PLYMOUTH BLVD PLYMOUTH, MN 55447 DEAR FRED, I AM WRITING TO CONFIRM MY UNDERSTANDING OF OUR CONVERSATION ON JUNE 21, 1994. WE DISCUSSED THE CONTINUING WATER FLOODING PROBLEM! CAUSED BY THE "FRENCH DRAIN" INSTALLED BY LAUKKA DEVELOPMENT WITH THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH'S KNOWLEDGE IN SEPTEMBER OF 1984. YOU DESCRIBED THE "FRENCH DRAIN" AS PERFORATED PIPE THAT DOES NOT PREVENT DIRT, ROOTS AND OTHER DEBRIS FROM ENTERING, AND THAT YOUR PREFERENCE WOULD HAVE BEEN A CONCRETE DRAIN. AS YOU KNOW, MY CONCERN IS NOT ONLY TO STOP THE DAMAGE BEING DONE TO PROPERTY CURRENTLY, BUT ALSO TO INSURE THAT THIS WILL NOT BE A REOCCURRING PROBLEM. IN SHORT, A MORE PERMANENT SOLUTION THAN PERFORATED PIPE IS NEEDED. FURTHER, AN AGREEMENT THAT THE MAINTENANCE OF THE DRAIN IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH AND THAT HOME OWNERS DO NOT RELINQUISH OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY BY ALLOWING THE WATER TO PASS THROUGH THEIR YARDS IS ALSO NEEDED. I FIRST CONTACTED THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH ABOUT THE PROBLEM APRIL 15, 1994. AS TIME HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO PASS WITHOUT CORRECTION OF THE PROBLEM, THE PRESENCE OF STAGNANT WATER IS CAUSING INCREASED DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AND PRESENTS OTHER CONCERNS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. WE MUST ESTABLISH A DATE BY WHICH THIS WATER FLOODING PROBLEM WILL BE CORRECTED. I AM ANXIOUS TO HERE FROM YOU TOMORROW AS PROMISED. SINCERELY, MARK EINHORN 11815 44TH AVE N PLYMOUTH, MN 55442 PHONE NUMBERS: (WORK) 636-64951 (HOME) 559-4285 CC: JOY TIERNEY MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH August 16, IyS4 Mr. Sherman Goldberg, P.E. City Engineer City of Ylymouth 3,100 Plymouth Blvd. Plymouth, Mn 55447 Regarding: Wesk Ridge Estates 6th Addition Dear Mr. Goldberg: lie the undersigned have water flooring across and/or standing on our property. It is impossible to cut our grass or even walk across the area effected. This water is not a result of natural drainage. Laukka Development has placed a pipe to carry spring water away from another property. This PVC drain system is not approved by the city engineers, nor was the work to install it. Laukka Development has failed to foresee the damage it has done to other properties. We have suffered damage to sod and landscapping, our potential property appreciation is diminished. This drain is unacceptable and we want the situation correctdd to our approval. If prompt action is not taken, we will seek legal recourse. Sincerely, Property owners of West Ridge Estates 6th addition Pat and Darrell Danelius 4330 Hemlock Lane North Mark and Christine Einhorn 1181.5 -44th Avenue North Mr. and Mrs. Curtis L.Folstad Jr. Steve Johansen 4325 Goldenrod Lane 4340 Hemlock Lane Mr. and Mrs. Larry Kessler Bill and Dawn Sedik 4335 Goldenrod Lane 11825 -44th Avenue North Gregg Stone 11805 -44th Avenue North cc: Larry Laukka Laukka and Associates 7101 York Avenue South,Suite 208 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55435 i CITY OF PLYMOUTI+ July 26, 1984 Mr. Larry Laukka Laukka b Associates, Inc, 1101 York Avenue South — Suite 208 ! Minneapolis, Minnesota 55435 'fi°r' '.S bjeut; WedL Ridge E*LdLeb 6LIL nd�iLlGu Dear Larry: Approximately two to three weeks ago we had a call from a resident at 44th (Avenue North relative to a "french drain" that was being constructed across 44th Avenue to drain water from the north side of the street to the south side of the street, Our field check indicated that such a drain was being constructed to alleviate a problem on Lots 4 and 5, Block 1 in West I;`;'�' �`!; Rid$e Estates 6th Addition, The drain was to have an outlet along the ,i' rear lot line of Lot 3, Block 2 of said addition. The water would then -'ji draiq along the rear of the lots between 44th and Goldenrod as shown .on Che attached drawing, finally entering the storm sewer system at the bottom of the hill, Although the "french drain" would solve the problem ;for the homes on the north side of 44th Avenue, it appears that it has created a different problem for the homes on the south side of 44th Avenue, Yesterday I met with Dennis Marhula on the site and reviewed the drainage `problem that has been created. Whether the problem is due entirely to the "french drain" or to a combination of excessive watering by the residents who have recently sodded their lawns, or a combination of both, it is hard structed unbeknownst to anybody in the City. It appears it was a private matter that was constructed in order to alleviate the problem in one or ;two of the houses being built by the home builder. It also appears that there is continual water running out of the end of the drain tile and this has caused the people who have sodded their back yards to leave a two or three foot area unsodded, because i( is always saturated. I have been contacted by Mark Einkorn, at 11815 44th Avenue North, who is contem— plating sodding his yard but has been hesitant in doing so because of the drainage problem, I advised him that he should contact you or the home builder, Wayne Fleck, to try and correct the problem as it now exists, 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMC6TH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559-2800 Mr. Larry Laukka July 26, 1984 Page Two I am not sure who made the determination as to constructing the "french drain," but since it was constructed across City street right-of-way, it would be appreciated if we could be notified before the fact rather than after the fact. It might save everybody a lot of problems in the future. Yours very truly, ,,g�1 R,Uu,a Sherman L. Goldberg, P.E. 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DeMatthew Transportation 12/30/94 1/3/95 1/13/95 1/4/95 4 Blank Gordon Hanson Community garden plots 1/3/95 1/3/95 1/17/95 1/4/95 5 Moore Dr. Robert May 19th Avenue - Traffic speed 1/9/95 1/9/95 1/23/95 1/23/95 6 Blank Vivian Starr Bike path - Lk Camelot/ NW Blvd 1/9/95 1/9/95 1/23/95 1/17/95 7 Hurlburt Mark Denis/DennisHolmquist Wetlands Ord/11115 O. Rockfd Road 1/17/95 1/19/95 2/1/95 2/1/95 8 Moore Randy Meyer Fleet vehicles - petro product./service 1/19/95 1/19/95 2/1/95 2/1/95 8-B Moore Randy Meyer Additional issues - fleet vehicles 2/27/95 2/27/95 3/20/95 (r) 3/23/95 10 Hurlburt Nancy Cree Wetlands Ord/NW Plymouth 2/6/95 2/8/95 2/15/95 2/9/95 11 Johnson Larry Dowell, TwinWest Chamber LMC referendum levies 2/9/95 2/9/95 2/16/95 2/13/95 12 City Attorney Brian Knox Access to Gleason Lake 2/21/95 (PF) 2/21/95 3/7/95 3/7/95 13 Moore Steven Chase Alley Abandonment 3/1/95 3/1/95 3/15/95 3/17/95 14 Moore Peter Flint/Janice Symchych Peony Lane Alignment 3/22/95 3/23/95 3/29/95 3/29/95 15 Moore William Rademacher Peony Lane Alignment 3/23/95 3/23/95 3/30/95 3/29/95 16 Moore R. D. Taylor Water & Sewer Assessments 4/18/95 4/18/95 4/25/95 5/12/95 17 Hahn R. D. Taylor Asmt Deferral/Green Acres 4/18/95 4/18/95 4/25/95 4/25/95 18 Blank Steve Meyer Tree Removal Assessment 4/18/95 4/18/95 4/25/95 4/18/95 19 Lueckert Stan Stevens Train Noise/Whistle 4/19/95 4/19/95 4/26/95 4/21/95 20 Blank Kerry Anderson Recreation Center/Community Pool 4/26/95 4/26/95 5/2/95 5/4/95 21 Moore Bradley Kalin Schmidt Lake Road 5/5/95 5/8/95 5/15/95 5/23/95 22 Moore Julie Hoyme Watering restrictions 5/8/95 5/15/95 5/25/95 5/23/95 23 Blank George Wilson Fertilizer - Parkers Lake 5/15/95 5/15/95 5/22/95 5/17/95 24 Hurlburt H.B. Hayden Letter of Credit requirements 5/15/95 5/15/95 5/25/95 5/23/95 25 Hahn Mary Jo Asmus Property Market Value Review 5/18/95 5/19/95 5/30/95 5/23/95 26 Blank Steven Bernhardt Ice Arena 5/24/95 5/25/95 6/2/95 5/26/95 27 Moore Harry Stark 1994 Street Reconstruction Program 5/29/95 6/2/95 6/12/95 6/6/95 28 Moore Carl Hedberg Opening of Xenium Lane 5/5/95 6/6/95 6/16/95 7/3/95 29 Hahn Robert Peterson Sump pump ordinance 5/29/95 6/6/95 6/16/95 6/8/95 30 Gerdes Andrew Mackenzie Speeding violation 7/6/95 7/15/95 7/24/95 7/17/95 31 Blank George Wilson Sidewalk/Trail - Carlson Parkway 8/2/95 8/3/95 8/14/95 8/15/95 32 Moore Kerry Anderson Highway 55 access 8/8/95 8/8/95 8/18/85 33 Moore Robert S. Peterson Sealcoating of Streets in Kingswood 8/14/95 8/14/95 8/24/95 34 Moore Wayne Fadden Traffic Signal at Co. Rd 6 & Hwy 101 8/18/95 8/21/95 9/1/95 8/21/95 35 Moore Althea Blommel French Drain on 44th Avenue N. 1 8/30/95 1 8/30/95 1 9/13/95 95REQ.XLS Page 1 The Plymouth Civic �ea�ue 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth. Minnesota 55447 August 23, 1995 Eric Blank Director of Parks & Recreation City of Plymouth subject: 1996 Music in Plymouth Contribution Dear Eric, I would like to take this time to thank you and the City of Plymouth for your generous contribution to the 1995 Music in Plymouth which was an overwhelming success. The Board of Directors, of the Plymouth Civic League have already started the planning of the 1996 Music in Plymouth and are committed to making this concert the very best ever. The Music in Plymouth 1995 attendance was the largest ever, however along with the growing attendance each year, the cost of the concert has gone up tremendously. The following are additional expenses for THE 1995 Music in Plymouth: * Postage $172.00 * T -Shirts $1,390.00 * Showmobile $650.00 * Port -O -Potties $608.00 * Fireworks $5,000.00 * Highway 55 Rental $538.00 * Nebco Evans Dist. $404.00 * Poster Framing $450.00 TOTAL = $9,212.00 The Board of Directors are committed to making the 1996 Music in Plymouth the same overwhelming success as the 1995 concert was. In order for this to happen the Board of Directors is asking the City of Plymouth to support the Music in Plymouth by increasing their generous contribution from $10,000.00 to $15,000.00 6a The Board is requesting this increase due to cut backs from contributors who unfortunately cannot continue to match their previous contributions. Last year the Board contributed additional monies to the fireworks in order to keep the best show in town! Along with the Minnesota Orchestra and all of the other great entertainment, Music in Plymouth is known as the greatest outdoor concert in the Twin Cities! We would greatly appreciate and sincerely hope that you can locate the dollars in the City of Plymouth budget to assure the success of the 1996 Music in Plymouth. Sincerel , Kevin M. Hanson Chairman Finance Committee Flooding kills trees near road Martin requests help from the city By Sally Thompson Staff Writer Judy Martin's trees are drowning, and she wants to find a way to save them. Plymouth city officials may be sympathetic, but, because the trees are on private property, they believe it's her problem. Martin, on the other hand, thinks the city should take some responsibility. She said the trees — includ- ing a 150 -year-old oak, a 75 - year -old basswood, and more than two dozen sugar maples — were high and dry until con- struction on County Road 9 caused tons of dirt to be dumped on the edge of the wetland, changing water dynamics and flooding her property and trees. The roots of the trees have been submerged in water during the entire growing season. "I don't know where to turn. I just can't sit there and let my trees die," Martin said. In her efforts .to save the trees, she invited city officials to her property.-; . They didn't come, she said, until representatives of the De- partment of Natural Resources also visited: Later, members of the Hennepin Conservation Dis- trict dropped by her property to offer suggestions, and, in addi- tion, she employed -an engineer to give her technical advice. "The trees that are being af- fected are between the outlet of the storm -water pond and the existing wetland'" said Director TREES: To Page 13A PLYMOUTH SUn*Sal*l o r P1ymout1vWayzata10r0n0/Long Lake Sun-Sailor/Wednesday, Aug. 30, 1995 Trees: Screen homes from road From Page IA of Public Works Fred Moore. With the new County Road 9 construction, a storm -sewer sys- tem has been installed to pro- vide an outlet for the wetland. The outlet, said Moore, is at the same elevation that existed be- fore construction began. In addi- tion, one portion no longer drains into the wetland behind the Martin property. Moore blamed the change in wetlands on the overall develop- ment of the Sugar Hills area, cit- ing new streets, driveways and roofs; a"urfaces discharging ,more. -rain water into the wet- land. He added that the soil around the wetland was probably satu- rated from all the rain that has fallen this year, adding further to the problem. On Aug. 15 Martin met with the Plymouth City Council, ask- ing for help in saving the trees. She said the overflow was not on lot 15, as portrayed on the city 1 diagram, but on lot 17, which be- longed to her. "I'm not looking to blame any- body," she said. "I want to save my trees." Following the advice of Ply- mouth's water -resources engi- neer, Shane Missaghi, Martin trenched a path to move the water. "I was up to my knees (in water and mud) to do it, but it's done," she said. "There is a flow- ing stream now." While the problem may be fo- cused in her back yard, Miller said she believes neighbors will be affected in the future. "The wetland goes behind every house above 37th Avenue," she said. "If the wetland backs UP, it will affect thatree buffer of: everyone. It can have a ripple ef- fect." City Manager Dwight Moore suggested to the council that while the city was not legally re- sponsible and .the problem was primarily concentrated on one lot, -there might be things the 'city could do to help out, acting i simply as "a good neighbor." He said the city might consider Sharing some of the expenses of trying to rectify the problem. Miller's formal meeting with the City Council did not result in a resolution to her problem. Commissioner Chuck Lyman - good asked if having the city as- sist in moving water from the base of the trees now would elim- inate further involvement on the part of the city. Martin said she had other re- quests, including having the city remove the dead trees, plant a screen of evergreens along County Road 9, help with the cost of a pond liner (if needed), and provide expertise in solving the problem-,, Lymangood said planting along County Road 9 was al- ready in the planning stages. However, he said, he thought the city should remain unin- volved until Martin presents it with a concrete proposal, possi- bly with the help of her own en- gineer. 1_\ ,Judy Martin 16140 37Th Ave North 1'I mouth., MN 55446 Subj: Drainage Conditions -- Single Family Residence 16140 37th Ave North Plymouth. Minnesota Dear Ms. Martin! 'this letter concerns our recent visit to your property. You had indicated and had verified by a knowledgeable forester that several of the deciduous trees behind your house were in a stressed condition because of wet ground moisture conditions. We likewise observed some stressed specimens. You requested that we review the site drainage conditions and those conditions of the property to the rear of your lot in order to determine if there were any circumstances contributing to the stress condition. This letter shall serve as a cursory overview of our observations. At the time of our visit. we made visual observations and took several photographs of the area. In addition, we were shown several documents and were given additional information from you. Based on our visit, the following are our comments: 1. Detention Pond - We noted several items with the detention pond which was positioned directly behind your neighbor's house and partially on your property. The pond was improperly designed, if one of the objectives was to retain the dense stand of deciduous trees on your property.`The outlet for the pond was set too high and has the effect of elevating the water table in a large area surrounding the pond. It is likely that this was done to increase storage capacity. however. the pond should have been enlarged instead of elevated. Likewise. the freeboard on the berm is insufficient, and overtopping occurs onto your property. Just an aside - the outlet has a piping problem at the present time. 203 LITTLE CANADA ROAD I IA SUITE 280 V SAINT PAUL MINNESOTA 55117 TEL: 612.90.92669266 PAX: 612.490.9265 1:�9 Uk N,0 k A' TZ IM /PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS INCORPORATED August 1-4. 1995 ,Judy Martin 16140 37Th Ave North 1'I mouth., MN 55446 Subj: Drainage Conditions -- Single Family Residence 16140 37th Ave North Plymouth. Minnesota Dear Ms. Martin! 'this letter concerns our recent visit to your property. You had indicated and had verified by a knowledgeable forester that several of the deciduous trees behind your house were in a stressed condition because of wet ground moisture conditions. We likewise observed some stressed specimens. You requested that we review the site drainage conditions and those conditions of the property to the rear of your lot in order to determine if there were any circumstances contributing to the stress condition. This letter shall serve as a cursory overview of our observations. At the time of our visit. we made visual observations and took several photographs of the area. In addition, we were shown several documents and were given additional information from you. Based on our visit, the following are our comments: 1. Detention Pond - We noted several items with the detention pond which was positioned directly behind your neighbor's house and partially on your property. The pond was improperly designed, if one of the objectives was to retain the dense stand of deciduous trees on your property.`The outlet for the pond was set too high and has the effect of elevating the water table in a large area surrounding the pond. It is likely that this was done to increase storage capacity. however. the pond should have been enlarged instead of elevated. Likewise. the freeboard on the berm is insufficient, and overtopping occurs onto your property. Just an aside - the outlet has a piping problem at the present time. AuSUSt 24. 1995 Pave Two County Road #9 - The nearby road construction activity has included placement of a stockpile of material in the wetland basin. In addition. the temporary outlet has an invert elevation considerably higher than the double pipe design outlet. The result of these conditions is an elevated surface water condition in the basin which further elevates the bump from storm activities. This has the affect of also elevating groundwater table in the vicinity of your trees. Goth of these circumstances are conditions which should not have been designed or permitted to occur. We realize that the former owner of your property had every right to design the detention pond as lie wished. However. you should then have been advised at the time of sale that the wooded portion of your property was in Jeopardy of die -off. The road construction activities could have been performed without further impacting the wetland or your property. _ At this point in time. we recommend that the designer of the pond review the stormwater requirements to determine if some modification of the pond is available. If possible. we recommend that the outlet be lowered at least 12" to 18". We further recommend that consideration be given to excavating a pond in a portion of the existing Type 2 wetland. This would further biodiversity and provide more storage in the basin. It would also provide more stability for the deciduous upland vegetation for ,your iear yard and those of your neighbors. Please advise if a formal report or if additional information is required. Respectfully. Professional Engineering Consultants. Inc. Brian R. Dobie. P.E. President BRD/fm Mr. Dwight Johnson 3400 Plymouth Blvd Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Mr. Johnson, August 21, 1995 I am working on solutions to the water problem in my back yard. I would like to be on the agenda for the city council meeting on August 29th. I will present my solutions at this time. Sincerely, Judith Martin CIN OF PLYM0UTFF August 22, 1995 Ms. Judith Martin 16140 37th Ave. N. Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Ms. Martin: In regards to your letter asking to be on the August 29 Council agenda, please be advised that the City Council will not be conducting a regular meeting on August 29th. The Council schedule for regular meetings is the first and third Tuesday of each month. Also, we request that you provide any plans that you develop to the Public Works Department for review and comment at least ten days in advance of the Council meeting. Following this procedure will help make the Council's time on this issue as productive and efficient as possible. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Dwight D. Johnson City Manager August 30, 1995 CIN OF PLYMOUTH - Brian Dobie PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS 203 Little Canada Road Suite 280 St. Paul, MN 55117 SUBJECT: JUDY MARTIN PROPERTY 16140 - 37TH AVENUE DRAINAGE CONDITION Thank you for discussing the Judy Martin drainage issue and your letter of August 24, 1995 with me on Monday, August 28. In our discussion you stated you had not been provided a copy of my report to the City Council on this issue. Attached is a copy of that report which was received and discussed by the City Council on August 15, 1995. In our discussion and in your letter you talked about the permanent and temporary outlet pipes for the wetland constructed by the City as part of the County Road 9 improvements. In our discussions you stated that in your observations at the property that you observed that the eight inch temporary outlet pipe was above the surface outlet of the grass swale which serves as the outlet for the wetland. You also told me that the temporary eight inch pipe outlet was substantially higher than the permanent culverts and you thought it was approximately at the top of the culverts. The two permanent culverts which will serve as the outlet are 36 inch arch pipes. In our telephone conversation I stated that I thought our consulting engineer had surveyed and had actual elevations of the pipes and wetland outlet and I would furnish them to you. The following are the elevations referenced to sea level datum: East 36 inch arch culvert 973.83 West 36 inch arch culvert 973.93 Temporary 8 inch outlet pipe 974.85 Undisturbed grass swale (outlet of wetland) 977.0 WP / ician • WO c„i,,,, . ini„ e--,.,, D0191E.DOC Brian Dobie Page Two Please let me know if you have any questions on the information in this letter. Sincerely, Fred G. Moore, P.B. Director of Public Works enclosure cc: Dwight Johnson, City Manager Judy Martin 16140 - 37th Avenue Plymouth, MN 55446 nnRIF row, Z-6 h August 30, 1995 Jim Dvorak STRGAR-ROSCOE-FAUSCH, INC. Suite 150 One Carlson Parkway North Plymouth, MN 55447 SUBJECT: JUDY MARTIN PROPERTY 16140 - 37TH AVENUE DRAINAGE CONDITION Dear Jim: CIN OF PLYMOUTFF You and I have discussed the drainage/wetland concern raised by Judy Martin associated with the County Road 9 Improvement Project. Attached is a letter received from Brian Dobie, of Professional Engineering Consultants, concerning these drainage conditions. As the project engineer for the County Road 9 improvements, I am requesting that you respond to me on the comments and concerns stated by Mr. Dobie in his letter as associated with the County Road 9 improvements. I am requesting your response within one week. If there are any questions, please contact me. Sincerely, Fred G. Moore, P.E. Director of Public Works cc: Dwight Johnson, City Manager Judy Martin 16140 - 37th Avenue Plymouth, MN 55446 Brian Dobie PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS 203 Little Canada Road Suite 280 St. Paul, MN 55117 DVORAK.DOC We Listen # We Solve We Care August 30, 1995 Bob Payette SATHRE-BERGQUIST, INC. 150 South Broadway Second Floor Wayzata, MN 55391 CIN OF PLYMOUTI+ SUBJECT: JUDY MARTIN PROPERTY 16140 - 37TH AVENUE DRAINAGE CONDITION I believe you have talked with Judy Martin who has purchased the property at 16140 37th Avenue (Lot 17, Block 2, Sugar Hills 2nd Addition). Her concerns are the drainage conditions and the pond partially located within her property. This pond is located partially within Lots 15, 16, and 17, Block 2, Sugar Hills 2nd Addition. The plans for the construction of this pond were prepared under your direct supervision. Attached is a copy of a letter received from Brian Dobie of Professional Engineering Consultants concerning this detention pond. I am requesting a response from you concerning Mr. Dobie's comments and statements with regard to the detention pond. Also, your plan for the pond indicates that there was to be a berm constructed on the easterly side of the pond, the top elevation of this berm was to be 981.5. Within the berm a 10 foot wide rip -rap overflow at elevation 981.0 was to be constructed and a 15 inch outlet pipe at an elevation of 981.0. It is my understanding that within the last year some reconstruction work had to be done on this berm. I am requesting verification from you that the berm was constructed in accordance with your plan. It is also my understanding that you have inspected the berm and the outlet pipe. There is currently drainage from the pond flowing along the outside of the pipe. This should not have been part of the design and appears to be a problem with construction. I am also requesting that you address this issue. W, l icinn . Wn Cnh.n IA/- /`-.rn PAYErM.DOC Bob Payette Page Two I am requesting a response within one week. If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely, Fred G. Moore, P.E. Director of Public Works enclosure cc: Dwight Johnson, City Manager Judy Martin 16140 - 37th Avenue Plymouth, MN 55446 Brian Dobie PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS 203 Little Canada Road Suite 280 St. Paul, MN 55117 PAYFITP.rVI.- 4NNNESOT4 0 a Fti rOF TVt August 29, 1995 Minnesota Department of Transportation Kerry Anderson 2.0116 ©a, lG: W Laity Plymouth, Minnesota 55441 Dear Kerry Anderson: Metropolitan Division Waters Edge Baildiu-* 1500 West County Roaa gI Roseville, Minnesota 55113 y- 6 C - This is in response to your letter regarding the recent changes at the intersection of Trunk Highway (TH) 55 and Oakview Lane in Plymouth. I appreciate your concerns and I will explain why the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MN/DOT) felt the changes at this intersection were necessary. Our goal with the change at TH 55 and 18th Avenue is to try to improve the safety and traffic flow on TH 55. TH 55 is a principal arterial on the regional highway system and, as such, has a function of serving mobility before land access. In other words, wherever feasible, we will try to restrict access to TH 55 to allow the highway to better serve it's intended purpose --moving people safely and efficiently. Another part of the justification for this project was our ability to eliminate several accidents that were occurring at this intersection. Our records showed what we call "correctable" accidents at this location, which are the type that would probably be eliminated by the proposed improvement. In this case, we are trying to eliminate right-angle and side -swipe accidents caused by the poor sight distance to the east. These type of accidents frequently cause personal injury to the people involved and are therefore the type of accident that we try hard to eliminate. In summary, our reason for the intersection project at TH 55 and 18th Avenue was an attempt to try to manage the overall transportation system to move people as safely and efficiently as possible. This is why we made minor changes along a major portion of TH 55 over the past two years. Our philosophy is to manage the trunk highway system with these types of minor improvements before we look to make major investments in a corridor. An Equal Opportunity Employer L -6e Kerry Anderson August 29, 1995 Page two I hope this answers some of your questions, and please feel free to call me at 582-1399 if you have any more questions. Thank you for your letter. Sincerely, Scott L. McBride, P.E. Division Planning Engineer c: Daniel Faulkner, P.E., Plymouth City Engineer Mayor Joy Tierney, City of Plymouth Rep. Peggy Leppik, District 45B Sandra Hillary, Hennepin County Commissioner Senator Martha Robertson, District 45