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Council Information Memorandum 06-08-2007
i CITY OF PLYMOUTH Fib COUNCIL INFO MEMO June 8, 2007 UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS Environmental Quality Committee Agenda for June 4....................................................................... Page 1 Park and Recreation Commission Agenda for June 14....................................................................... Page 2 Metropolitan Council's Regional Policy Conference on June 25 ........................................................ Page 3 June, July, and August 2007 Official City Meeting Calendars............................................................ Page 5 Tentative List of Agenda Items for Future City Council Meetings ................................................... Page 11 INFORMATION News Articles, Releases, Publications, Etc ... New York Times: Facing Economic Realities of Muni Wi-FI.......................................................... Page 13 Star Tribune: West -Metro Insider: Plymouth Seeks Input on Impact of Retirement Homes........... Page 17 Plymouth: Plymouth Outdoor Water Restrictions Include Midday Ban and Odd -Even Restrictions....................................................................................................... If Your Summer Plans Include a Recreational Fire, Play it Safe by Following Safety Regulations in Plymouth....................................................................... MEETING MINUTES Highway 55 Corridor Coalition Full Membership Committee of February 16 Youth Advisory Council of May 14.................................................................. Planning Commission of May 16..................................................................... CORRESPONDENCE Engineering Department's Active and Pending Public Improvement Projects ................... Environmental Assessment Worksheet for Trillium Woods (2007044) ............................... Planned Unit Development Amendment for Rhonda and William Garvis (2007050) ........ Appointments to Charter Commission................................................................................ Results of Metrolink Free Rides.......................................................................................... City Council Consideration of Bassett Creek Office Centre ............................................... ........... Page 19 Page 21 Page 23 Page 27 Page 31 .............. Page 47 .............. Page 51 .............. Page 52 .............. Page 53 .............. Page 61 ............... Page 67 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE AGENDA Wednesday, June 13, 2007 WHERE: MEDICINE LAKE ROOM Plymouth City Hall 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 1. M A � --10, 2. PUBLIC FORUM — Individuals may address the Committee about any item not contained in the regular agenda. A maximum of 15 minutes is allotted for the Forum. 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA - EQC Members may add items to the agenda including items contained in the EQC Info Memo for discussion purposes or staff direction only. The EQC will not normally take official action on items added to the agenda. 4. CONSENT AGENDA - All items listed on the consent agenda are considered to be routine by the Environmental Quality Committee and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Committee member, or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered in normal sequence on the agenda. A. Approve the May 9, 2007, Environmental Quality Committee Minutes 5. PRESENTATIONS A. TMDL Status 6. REPORTS AND STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS A. Watershed Management Organizations B. Accept nominations for the 2007 Environmental Champion Awards and name them 2007 Plymouth Environmental Champions C. Receive Medicine Lake Endothall Treatment to Control Curlyleaf Pondweed 2004- 2006 Report 7. FUTURE MEETINGS: July 11, 2007 • Plants, Ponds and Practices Tour 8. ADJOURNMENT CADocuments and Settings\mrosenbaum\L.ocal Settings\Temporary Intemet Fi1es\0LK97\061307.doc -1- Regular Meeting of the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission June 14, 2007 7 p.m. AGENDA 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of Minutes 3. Visitor Presentations a. Athletic Associations b. Staff - Diane c. Others 4. Report on Past Council Action 5. Unfinished Business a. Approve Neighborhood Park Master Plan b. Comprehensive Plan- Consultant 6. New Business a. Approve 2007 trail improvement project 7. Commission Presentation 8. Staff Communication 9. Adjourn Next regular meeting - Thursday July 12, 2007 7:OOpm o\staff\eric\prac\agendas\2007\1an. doc -2- Ir Size: 8.5" x 5.5° 4 -color on front CMYK 1 -color on back Reflex Blue } ears- -'1967-2007 tropolitan Council u Regional Policy Conference Years Monday, June 2S, 2009 r�,.ft e r 40 7:45 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Four Points Sheraton �� " 1330 Industrial Blvd. o - ionat '��; Minneapolis, MN 55413 hat's Next? Please RSVP by June 15 { as seating is limited. Cosponsors: Gdzeas League, 651-602-1844 or Humphrey Institute. McKnight Foundation, www.metrocouncdl.ar9 5erved by Metra 1wnsit n ' Ramos 61 and 61B L, C o bw infonnofan: 612-373.333: wwwsnelrotranaiLorg � � Arno. porkmg available. Che" begin al .45Lunch— included. C—i Rood 8 w Vsw Shermlon totaled on in weal Blvd. IJe B— St. z' 20 nearBrnadwoy Sl. NE. - ivente;,+Ave from hlwy. 280, tum west tie•:repn two E Broadway oadway and north on Indugdol Blvd inneoPolk N -3- Metropolitan Connell /I -- 790 N. Roban Stine! S!. Ymll, MIA 55101 Blast Bas•, PAID E.!pn N. a21 5!. Yaul. MN OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS An, 2007 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Jul 2007 1 2 May 2007 S M 7' 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 14 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 4 5 6 7 8 9 A7:00 YOUTH DVISRY311 PM COUNC IL, VISORY Parkers Lake PIM PLANNING COMMISSON, Council Chambers 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 6:00 PM CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION.2006 AUDIT PRESENTATION, Medicine Lake Conference Room 6:00 PM -7:00 PM PUBLIC MEETING ON CITY STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN, Council Chambers 7:00 PM PARK & REC ADVISORY COMMISSION (PRAC(, Council Chambers 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL DUALITY COMMITTEE (EDC), Medicine Lake Rooms A 8 B Flag Day 17 .18 19 20 21 22 23 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION. Council Chambers 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 6:00 PM CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION - SPECIAL ASSESSMENT POLICY 7:00 PM PLYMOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRANSIT (PACT', Madidne Lake Conference Room Medicine Lake Room A , 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers modified on 6/4/2007 -5- OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS -Tv/v 2007 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 INDEPENDENCE DAY, City Offices closed 5:15PMMUSICIN PLYMOUTH, HIIde Performance Center 8 9 10 .1.1 12 13 14 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chamber; 5:30 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE (EQC), Ponds, Plant, and Practices Tour - Starting at Plymouth Creak Center 7:00 PM PARK 8 REC ADVISORY COMMISSION (PRAC), Council Chambers 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 -I 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION, Council Chambers 7:00 PM HOUSING 8 REDEVELOPMEN7 AUTHORITY (HRA), Medicine Lake Room A 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers 7:00 PM PLYMOUTH ORY COMMADVISITTEE ON TRANSMIT (PACT), Medicine Leke Room A 29 30 31 Jun 2007 Aug 2007 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 13 14 15 16 17 IS 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 31 modified on 5/1/2007 OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS Aup,u,st 2007 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 au1 zoo7 S M T W T F S Sep 2007 S M T W T F S COMMISSio�coucil Chambers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 22 23 24 25 26 .27 28 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 230 PM -5:00 PM NATIONAL NIGHT OUT KICK OFF EVENT, Fire Staaon III 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL DUALITY COMMITTEE (EDC), Medicine Lake Rooms A 8 B 7:00 PM PARK 8 REC ADVISORY COMMISSION (PRAC), Council Chambers 6:30 PM -9:30 PM NATIONAL NIGHT OUT 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 7:OD PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers 7:OD PM PLANNING COMMISSION, Council Chambers 7:00 PM HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (HRA), Medicine Lake Room A 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 6:00 PM CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION - DISCUSS BIENNIAL BUDGET, Medicine Lake Conlerence-Room 7:00 PM PLYMOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRANSIT (PACT), Medicine Lake Room A 26 27 28 29 30 31 5.30 PM CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION 'Discuss BIENNIAL BUDGET, Metlicine Lake Conlerence Room _ 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers modified on 6/1/2007 Tentative Schedule for City Council Agenda Items June 26, Special, 6:00 p.m., Medicine Lake Room • Discuss Special Assessment Policy (interest rate, duration of payout period) June 26, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers • Approve agreement with the State of Minnesota to provide radiological response services in the event of incidents at the Monticello and Prairie Island nuclear facilities for fiscal years 2008 and 2009 • Comprehensive plan amendment to the City's Transportation Plan to remove a planned minor collector roadway from the plan and approve a preliminary plat and planned unit development amendment for a five story, 150,000 square foot office building for property located north of Highway 55, east of South Shore Drive, and west of Revere Lane. Finn Daniels Architects. (2006111) • Recognition to retired Firefighter Brian Fasching (20 years of service) • Approve assignment of election equipment contract with Hennepin County July 10, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers • Authorize solicitation of bids for electronic records software systems July 24, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers • Announcement of "National Night Out" on August 7 August 14, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers August 21, Special, 6:00 p.m., Medicine Lake Room • Budget Study Session August 28, Special, 5:30 p.m., Medicine Lake Room 0 Budget Study Session August 28, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers • Award bid for electronic records software systems September 4, Special, 6:30 p.m., Medicine Lake Room • Budget Study Session September 11, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers • Adopt Preliminary Property Tax Levy and Budget September 25, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers Note: Special Meeting topics have been set L_ 1 1 — -il; all other topics are tentative. New York Times May 3, 2007 Facing economic realities of muni Wi-Fi Marguerite Reardon, for News.com In the movement to blanket cities with Wi-Fi, economic realities are setting in as service providers look to tweak their business models to turn a profit. Since the municipal Wi-Fi movement started taking shape a couple of years ago, politicians, community organizers and the companies building the networks have touted Wi-Fi as a cheap solution to a myriad social and economic problems plaguing cities today. Some cities see it as a way to bridge the digital divide, while others see Wi-Fi as providing a third alternative to;a broadband market dominated by the cable and phone companies. As a technology, Wi-Fi is seen as being able to solve all these problems and more. But the stark reality is that someone still needs to pay for the infrastructure and the cost of running the network. Up to this point, the financial risk has mostly fallen on the service providers that have put up the capital to build the wireless mesh networks. These companies are spending millions of dollars on their initiatives with mostly no guarantee that they will ever turn a profit. Now as operators move beyond proof -of -concept networks, they are re-evaluating their business models to ensure they can make money. This means carefully selecting the cities where they want to build networks and demanding more assurances from cities that they can get enough subscribers to make building the network worthwhile. "The economic realities of building these networks is coming to the forefront," said Craig Settles, an independent wireless consultant and the author of the book Fighting the Good Fight for Municipal Wireless. "What we'll see coming out of the shute is a greater emphasis on selling to businesses and the cities themselves, which together 5/4/2007 —13— Re: Wi-F) Article offer the best opportunity for a return on investment." Page 2 of 3 The biggest sign of a shift came last week when EarthLink, which has won 13 citywide Wi-Fi contracts, said it plans to cut its spending for municipal Wi-Fi and will refocus its strategy to build out networks in cities where it already has contracts. Chief Executive Michael Lunsford said during the company's first-quarter conference call that it would only consider taking on new contracts in larger cities, such as Chicago or Los Angeles, where presumably the chances of turning a profit are higher. "There are still some cities that want the network for free. They don't want to have to commit to getting service from us." --Chuck Haas, MetroFi CEO "I would not say that we have pulled away from talking to other cities at this point," Lunsford said during the call. "We are focusing our efforts on some of the larger ones. We have to swallow some of what we have gotten already though. I think we have to build out, focus our efforts there before we go get more markets and then not do a good job of building those out for the cities that we would partner with." The shift in strategy comes as EarthLink reported that it lost nearly $30 million during the first quarter of 2007 on revenue of $324.4 million. This compares with a year ago when the company earned $16.3 million on revenue of about $308 million. As a result of the loss, the company is cutting back on spending, particularly on its Wi-Fi network construction. Recently, MetroFi, which has signed contracts for several major cities including Portland, Ore., also shifted its business strategy. The company is now requiring cities in which it provides free, ad -supported Wi-Fi access to commit to being anchor tenants. This means that the city will be contractually obligated to buy an agreed upon level of service from MetroFi in exchange for the company building the network in that city. "There are still some cities that want the network for free," said Chuck Haas, CEO of MetroFi. "They don't want to have to commit to getting service from us. We built our first networks without anchor tenants in Sunnyvale and Cupertino. But those were proof -of -concept networks. In order to replicate that elsewhere, we need anchor tenants." Settles said that both EarthLink's and MetroFi's strategy shifts make sense. He believes that for these companies to make money, they need to concentrate on winning contracts with large municipalities that can throw them a significant amount of business in terms of providing emergency services and other wireless and mobility services for city agencies. In addition, he said these companies also need to focus on selling services to local businesses. "The revenue that will support these networks won't come from the general consumer," Settles said. "There is a lot of churn and pricing pressure .in the consumer market. The consumer pitch is great for the political side of the house, but anyone with any kind of financial sense realizes that the city government itself and local businesses will pay more for services and offer a more stable subscriber base." "The revenue that will support these networks won't come from the general consumer." --Craig Settles, author and independent wireless consultant Up to this point, the hype around citywide Wi-Fi has centered on offering services to consumers. But getting finicky consumers to use a service and stick with it is difficult. For one, competition for broadband customers is fierce. And depending on the promotions offered by cable or telephone operators, consumers can get more bandwidth at a competitive price somewhere else. Service reliability is another huge issue for Wi-Fi when compared with DSL or cable modem services. Users in ' some of the early Wi-Fi cities such as Tempe, Ariz., and Chaska, Minn., reported poor indoor coverage and other technical issues. While some of these issues have been addressed with indoor modems to boost signals, some cities still appear to be experiencing issues. For example, Lompoc, Calif., is struggling to sign up subscribers because of poor signal coverage, the Lompoc Record reported recently. The main thing that differentiates Wi-Fi from other broadband services is mobility, but competition is mounting there, too. In addition to the 3G services offered by cellular operators, which are often expensive, a lot of 5/4/2007 —14— Re: W1 -F1 Article businesses in downtown areas offer free Wi-Fi hot spots. Page 3 of 3 And soon some cable operators such as Time Warner will offer mobility with their residential cable modem services, enabling subscribers to take their service on the go. Last week, Time Warner announced it had struck a deal with a company called Fon Wireless that offers a router to enable people to securely share and access Wi-Fi with others. Time Warner and three other cable operators, including Comcast, also have a deal with Sprint that could eventually extend their broadband service outside the home. Donald Berryman, president of EarthLink municipal networks, said he agrees that the Wi-Fi subscriber base needs to be spread across the municipal, business and consumer sector. He said that about 50 percent of EarthLink's business on its Wi-Fi networks comes from municipal contracts and business customers. But he said that despite the many challenges, he believes the consumer market will be key to EarthLink's success. "Consumers are absolutely a critical part our strategy," he said. "Our service is ideal for upgrading dial-up customers to broadband. And in some cities, where there is redlining going on, people can't get DSL or cable modem service even if they are willing to pay for it." Berryman also emphasized that EarthLink's recent announcement is more about taking a pause to digest the many contracts it has won as well as evaluate how best to address the market going forward. Of the 13 contracts that EarthLink has won thus far, only two have been completed, Milpitas, Calif., and New Orleans. The company has partially built networks in Philadelphia, Anaheim, Calif., and Corpus Christi, Texas. It has completed contracts and is beginning the design phase for four other cities. And it is still negotiating final contracts with four cities. Altogether, the company serves only about 2,000 customers on all of its Wi-Fi networks. "We aren't really changing strategy," Berryman said. "We're just reassessing where the next markets should be. The only thing that has changed strategically is the allocation of resources. Instead of pursuing 18 to 20 cities, we are building out the 13 we already have and going after a few other targeted cities." 5/4/2007 —15— WCSL MtLrU 111S1UCI: ny111UU111 SUCKS 111PUL U11 llllflaLA V 11 CL11C111Gl1L ... i I uN.1 i w W YY .3 Lai a 1UU11c.1,U111i iwi v-N1 it Luo 1yi io.iiuui It *affrib: ne.:CO.M MI NEAPOILIS -ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA West Metro Insider: Plymouth seeks input on impact of retirement homes Plymouth has estimated the potential environmental impact for Trillium Woods, a 362 -unit retirement community proposed for the corner of County Road 47 and Cheshire Lane. Now it's looking for feedback. Jenna Ross Last update: June 05, 2007 — 10:30 AM Plymouth has estimated the potential environmental impact for Trillium Woods, a 362 -unit retirement community proposed for the corner of County Road 47 and Cheshire Lane. Now it's looking for feedback. Right now, the 46.4 -acre site includes three houses, two garages, a barn and three sheds. If the project were approved, those structures would be razed to make way for a 153,000 -square -foot main building, four family buildings, seven garden homes, a wellness center, trails, gardens and a pavilion. The city -prepared environmental assessment worksheet describes how that development would affect the land. It includes a before -and -after chart. A sample: Forest before -- 9.35 acres. Forest after -- 4.95 acres. Wetland before -- 6.29 acres. Wetland after -- 6.29 acres. To read the report, visit www.ci.plymouth.mn.us. To comment, attend the June 20 planning commission meeting. It will be held at 7 p.m. in council chambers, Plymouth City Hall, 3400 Plymouth Blvd. Work proceeds on 212 Construction of the new Hwy. 212 will affect travel on two other roadways this month. Starting this week, Audubon Road will be closed between Pioneer Trail and Wildflower Lane in Chaska. The road will reopen by Labor Day, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation's website. Also starting this week, 86th Street and Hwy. 101 in Chanhassen will be reconstructed, which will narrow the roadways to one -lane traffic. Residents' access will remain. The work will last about two weeks. For more information on either project, visit www.startribune.com/a2886. Signs of Excelsior Excelsior is making plans to mark its spot along Hwy. 7. The city is considering erecting monument -like signs at its east and west entrances. 1 of 2 — 1 7 — 6/6/2007 8:10 AM rr i. L iriuUv lyu wuui o�,uno uiru� vii uut.u.,� v. ...��...0 w... ... ....}.... .. .. .. ...�u...,�............,..., .., .,. f.. ..... ...�.�. .�� ., ......._. What will they look like? The city has some ideas. They could be marble, could be engraved with "Excelsior founded 1853," could be 4 feet tall and 8 feet wide. Total cost for the two signs might exceed $70,000. But they could be built in phases, with smaller price tags along the way. The council will next discuss the signs at its work session Monday, said Cheri Johnson, the city's deputy clerk. That meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 339 3rd St., Excelsior. Lake open to swim A popular Eden Prairie lake is now swimmable. Round Lake will be open to swimming this summer after three years of being closed due to poor water quality. The city has spent more than a year and $40,000 reducing the amount of phosphorus that enters the lake, according to a city newsletter. In celebration, the city will hold a reopening party from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. There will be t -shirts, root -beer floats and music. Lifeguards will be on duty until 7 p.m. For more information, call 952-949-8447. Jenna Ross • 612-673-7168 © 2007 Star Tribune. All rights reserved. 2 of 2 — 1 8 — 6/6/2007 8:10 AM City of Plymouth News Release For Immediate Release June 4, 2007 Contact: Scott Newberger, 763-509-5999 Plymouth Outdoor Water Restrictions Include Midday Ban and Odd -Even Restrictions Restrictions on outdoor water use, including a midday ban and an odd -even schedule, are in effect from May through September in Plymouth. Plymouth prohibits outdoor lawn watering from noon to 5 p.m. on all days. At other times, water customers must also follow an odd/even schedule when sprinkling lawns. Homeowners and businesses with addresses ending in an odd -number may water on odd -numbered calendar days. Those with addresses ending in an even number may water on even -numbered days. The restrictions apply to all City water customers. Property owners with automatic irrigation systems should adjust their systems accordingly. Exceptions Hand -Held Watering - City water customers may wash vehicles and do hand-held hose watering of shrubs, flowers and trees on any day and at any time if the hose has a nozzle with automatic shutoff. New Sod/Landscaping — If you have new sod, seed or landscaping, you do not need to follow the odd -even restrictions for unattended watering during the first 30 days following planting. You must, however, still abide by the midday ban from noon to 5 p.m. Non -City Water Customers — The restrictions do not apply to people who use sources of water other than the City water system. Other Exceptions — Businesses and organizations that need to irrigate turf or playfields to prevent unreasonable damage due to frequent use may submit a written request for an exemption to the Public Works Director. The restrictions also make an exception for residential users who intermittently —19— use their outdoor water system exclusively for recreational use, such as children running through a sprinkler. Enforcement City employees will enforce the new water restrictions when they see violations. The penalty for violating restrictions is $100 for each day of violation. You will receive one written warning before you are penalized. Changes If drought conditions require any changes to the restrictions, they will be announced on the City web site, www.ci.plymouth.mn.us, on the Water Restriction Information Line, 763-509-5512. Area media will also be notified. Plymouth's annual outdoor water restrictions are aimed at conserving water and ensuring that water is available for fire emergencies during the months of peals use. —20— City of Plymouth News Release For Immediate Release June 4, 2007 Contact: Rick Kline, Phone: 763-509-5121 If Your Summer Plans Include a Recreational Fire, Play it Safe by Following Safety Regulations in Plymouth This time of year, many people enjoy roasting marshmallows and hotdogs over a recreational fire in their yard. A recreational fire does not require a permit, but it is important that Plymouth residents abide by the rules below. • Fires must be contained within a 3 foot diameter circle that is completely surrounded by non- combustible and non -smoke or odor producing materials. • Fires must be at least 25 feet from any structure. • Only clean wood or charcoal may be burned. Burning trash, leaves or brush is not permitted. ■ Equipment to extinguish the fire must be readily available and fires must be constantly attended. • Residents who have fires must respect weather conditions, neighbors, burning bans and air quality alerts so that the fire does not create a nuisance or health or safety hazard. ■ Fires are not permitted when the City of Plymouth or the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has declared a burning ban or when the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has declared an air quality alert. "It's important that people not have fires larger than a three-foot diameter, and that the fires be only for recreational purposes. A fire larger than three feet can easily get out of control. We want to ensure that people have fun safely," said Fire Chief Richard Kline. Because burning brush and leaves in a recreational fire is prohibited, Kline encourages people who need to dispose of brush to use the City's yard waste site, 14900 23rd Ave. N. Through August, the yard waste site is open Wednesday - Friday, 3 - 8 p.m.; and Saturdays and Sundays, 9•a.m. — 8 p.m. The site is closed on Mondays, Tuesdays and holidays. The site also closes for inclement weather. Closings are announced on the Recycling Information Line at 763-509-5513. Site hours will change in September. For complete site information and hours, visit the City web site, www.ci.plymouth.mn.us. —21— fle-gam MW 90=1 HIGHWAY 55 CORRIDOR COALITION Preserving the 55 Corridor from 1-494 to Annandale, Minnesota Highway 55 Corridor Coalition Full Membership Committee Meeting Meeting Minutes Friday, February 16, 2007 9:30 a.m. —11:30 a.m. Hennepin County Transportation Facility Medina, MN Training Room 1. Call to Order — A quorum being present, Penny Steele called the meeting to order at 9:35 a.m. 2. Introductions — Wayne Fingalson, Wright County; Penny Steele, Hennepin County; Sue Vergin, City of Corcoran; Jim Grube, Hennepin County; Marvin Johnson, City of Independence; Doran Cote, City of Plymouth; Mark Casey, City of Annandale; Loren Harff, City of Greenfield; Willard Vetsch, City of Loretto; Paul Johnson, City of Buffalo; Claudia Dumont, MnDOT D3; Nancy Carswell, City of Rockford; Fred Ryan, Ryan Commercial Properties; Marthand Nookala, Hennepin County; Chad Adams, City of Medina; Dick Mattson, Wright County; Mike Seeland, Property Resources Corp; Randy Mayer, Randy Mayer Ltd; Rick Brown, SRF Consulting Group, Inc.; Brad Larson, SRF Consulting Group, Inc. 3. Approve Meeting Minutes from December 15, 2006: The minutes were reviewed with no changes noted. Motion by Marvin Johnson, second by Wayne Fingalson to approve the December 16, 2006 meeting minutes. Motion passed with all voting in favor. 4. Marketing Committee Report: • Membership -- Wayne Fingalson updated the members on the Marketing Committee meeting of February 14, 2007. Wayne provided a handout of the dues paid by year, amount of contributions, number of dues paying members and joint powers agencies. It clearly showed that the Committee's membership drive in 2005 lead by Karla Heeter produced more members and revenue. Since then the revenue and membership has declined as that type of effort can not be maintained without more members making the same effort. • Brochure -- Wayne passed around examples of other Coalition or agencies' brochures that the Marketing Committee reviewed as they started the process of updating the Coalition's brochure. The Committee will be working with Hennepin County, who did the last brochure, on the update. Penny Steele asked why not just update the existing brochure? Wayne and Brad Larson responded that many of the items in the existing brochure will be just updated but over the past few years there have been new information and new projects identified that should be included in the brochure. Marthand thought that maybe MnDOT could help in the graphics and printing of the brochure. Claudia Dumont and Marthand Nookala Contact. Wayne A. Fingalson Wright County Highway Department 1901 Highway 25 North Buffalo, Minnesota 55313-3306 —23— Phone. 7631682-7383 FAX 7631682-7313 E-mail: a -none Tngalsonitito mright �m� us r I� HIGHWAY 55 CORRIDOR COALITION Preserving the 55 Corridor from I-494 to Annandale, Minnesota will talk with John Griffith on this. Penny noted that the brochure should be kept simple and not try to put everything into it. Also, with the website now developed there may be fewer brochures needed. It was also brought up that when the new brochure is done could it be placed on the Coalition's website for downloading? The Marketing Committee will look into doing that. Website www.highway55.org Brad handed out a summary of the use of the website for the month of January, 2007 and noted that on average 34 people per day viewed the website, they averaged looking at 3 different pages on our website, opened 9 items on the site and spent an average of 3 t/2 minutes viewing the site. Those statistics are very impressive and shows the need to keep the site updated with new information so people will continue to visit the website. 5. Financial Report: Wayne handed out the Financial Report as of February 12, 2007. He noted the current fund balance of $18,100.06. On the revenue side, $9,100.00 has been received in 2007 dues. Motion by Mark Casey, second by Marvin to approve the Financial Report. Motion was approved. Wayne noted that the bylaws allow members to pay their dues up to the end of March. The Marketing Committee will review the 2007 dues payments after March to see if any follow up notices need to be sent out. 6. Technical Advisory Committee/MnDOT Report: • TH 55 Environmental Assessment Status: Jim Grube and Rick Brown provided a handout and summary of the Public Information Open House held on January 30, 2007 (attached) noting 71 people attended. The main questions were concerning right-of-way acquisition and access to property. Everyone felt that Highway 55 needs to be improved so the people were more interested on how the improvements would impact their property. Given that the Environmental Assessment (EA) is at a conceptual level some details are not available. However, from the comments made at the Open House some areas will be looked at in more detail. Drawings of the concept will be put on the MnDOT website which can be reached through the Coalition's website link. The next step in the process is for SRF Consulting Group, Inc. to make a recommendation on the Preferred Alternate by the Spring of 2007. This would then need to be accepted by the Technical Advisory Committee on this project and then by each city on the corridor before going out to the public. Jim asked the representatives of the cities for their thoughts on the process thus far. Sue Vergin, Chad Adams, Nancy Carswell and Doran Cote all stated that the feedback was positive. Doran noted that the Plymouth City Council embraced the 4 lane hybrid concept alternative. A question was asked as to what the priority is for -improving Hwy 55. Jim thought MnDOT's priority would be to work east to west but there is a need to upgrade to 4lanes and remove bottlenecks. Spot improvements will still need to be done along with right-of-way preservation. Mark said that a map of improvements like shown in the Hwy 52 brochure shows people throughout the corridor that progress is being made and the safety improvements throughout the corridor show those at the west end of Hwy 55 that progress is also being made in their area. Claudia said that the EA from Rockford to Buffalo is a high priority in District 3 and they will get started this Spring. The Wetland Delineation will also be done this summer. Contact: Wayne A. Fingalson Phone. 763/682-7383 Wright County Highway Department FAX: 7631682-7313 1901 Highway 25 North E-mail. waimefin-aalson awo.wright.mn.us Buffalo, Minnesota 55313-3306 —24— O"HHWAY 55 OIGRRIDOR COALITION Preserving the 55 Corridor from I-494 to Annandale, Minnesota Federal Funding Eligibility Status: Brad noted that no Technical Corrections bill has been introduced in Congress this session, but that it is on the priority list of the House Transportation Committee. Claudia and Wayne noted that without a Technical Corrections bill, the Hwy 55 @ CR 115 and the Hwy 55 @ CSAH 12 projects are in jeopardy. On the Hwy 55 @CR '115 project the right-of-way for the 4 -lane improvement will still be acquired this year even if no Technical Corrections bill is passed, and dependent on the Technical Correction bill's passage, construction could start in late 2007 or 2008. Penny said that she has talked to Senator Coleman's staff on the need for the Technical Corrections bill. She will continue making contacts with the senators. Wayne said that he has made contact with Representative Bachmann's local aide Andy Parish and Washington aide Erica Nelson to let them know the need for the Technical Corrections bill. Andy Parish plans on attending future Coalition meetings. It was discussed that the Coalition should continue to invite our elected officials to the meetings. 7. Legislative Updates: • Federal —As noted earlier, the Technical Corrections bill has not been introduced this session but it is a priority of the House Transportation Committee which is chaired by Congressman Oberstar. The Coalition will invite both Senator Klobuchar and Representative Michele Bachmann or their staff to future Coalition meetings. Brad noted that Senator Coleman has a form for making funding requests for FY08 Appropriations that is due by March 1, 2007. Marthand, Jim and Wayne will work on preparing a request for funding to Senator Coleman State — Claudia and Brad noted that the estimates for the amount of the MVST to be transferred to transportation through the passage of the Constitutional Amendment have been reduced because of the slow down in vehicle purchases. This will mean that the funds will go to maintaining the existing programmed projects. Also with the 2003 state bonding funds used, the 2008 MnDOT construction program will be about '/z of what it has been without additional funding or bonding legislation this year. Some members stated that many voters believed that the passage of the Constitutional Amendment would bring about new projects. This perception could cause problems in getting the legislature to pass further funding bills. Brad noted that the Senate and House have introduced bills that cover a broad range of funding methods. The Governor is against any gas tax increase or.indexing so any funding legislation will probably go down to the end of the session on May 20th. A copy of the Minnesota Transportation Alliance's funding recommendations which are very close to the bills introduced in the House and Senate will be sent to Hennepin and Wright County for distribution. 8. Communications: There were no communications to review. 9. Establish next full membership meeting date and time: The next meeting is Friday, April 20, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. at the Hennepin County Public Works facility, Training Room in Medina. Contact: Wayne A. Fingalson Phone: 763/682-7383 Wright County Highway Department FAX: 763/682-7313 1901 Highway 25 North E-mail: wavne.TiigalsonCuco.ivriQht.mn.us Buffalo, Minnesota 55313-3306 _25_ HIGHWAY 55 CORRIDOR COALITION Preserving the 55 Corridor from I-494 to Annandale, Minnesota 10. Other Business: Brad reminded all members to contact the Coalition if there has been any change in their agency's Coalition representatives due to elections or changes in assignments. Representative Bruce Anderson's wife passed away last Fall and it was suggested that the Coalition send a letter of condolence to him and his family. Penny said she will do this on behalf of the Coalition. 11. Adjourn: The meeting adjourned at 10:50 a.m. Respectfully submitted: Brad Larson, SRF Consulting Group, hic Contact: Wayne A. Fingalson Wright County Highway Department 1901 Highway 25 North Buffalo, Minnesota 55313-3306 —26— Phone: 7631682-7383 FAX: 7631682-7313 E-mail: wcr�-ncfruualson[coco.t+right.rnn.us YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL (YAC) MEETING MINUTES May 14, 2007 6:30 PM Council Members Present Absent Charlotte Arneson X Lindsey Beste X Left Meeting: at 7:00 p.m. Alison Cheng X Christopher Fei X Anne Gottwalt, Vice -Chair X Kristen'Letich, Chair x Michael Offerman X Parth Shah X Neha Singh X ` Left Meeting at 7:00 p.m. Others present: City Manager Laurie Ahrens, Plymouth Police Sergeant Jeff Swiatkiewicz, and Deputy City Clerk Maria Rosenbaum. 1. Call to Order Chair Letich called the meeting to order at 6:35 p.m. 2. Presentations 2a. Intelligence -Led Policing Initiative Plymouth Police Sergeant Jeff Swiatkiewicz presented information on the new Intelligence -Led Policing Initiative that will be taking place in the City of Plymouth. This initiative will focus on crime patterns, intelligence gathering, and is intended to link people to events and vise -versa to help determine crime patterns. Also, the initiative is intended to disrupt crime triangles and help with quality of life crimes, frequent offenders, and the ability on how to provide resources. Sergeant Swiatkiewicz informed that he believes this initiative will be very beneficial to the community and helpful for the Police Department to be more proactive with crimes. 3. Approvals 3a. Chair Letich made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Offerman, to approve the agenda with the addition of discussing what to do with a donation that was received after the Youth Leadership Conference. There was a donation received from Merrill Hair Design, Inc., after the April 24, 2007, Conference. It was the consensus of the Council to hold on to the donation for next year's event. Motion passed unanimously. 3b. Vice -Chair Gottwalt made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Offerman, to adopt the April 16 2007, meeting minutes. Motion passed unanimously. _27— 4. City Council Update 4a. City Manager Ahrens informed that the City Council is currently working on land use issues, lake lots, and had recently held the annual Board of Review. At the Board of Review it was determined that the values in the City of Plymouth were up approximately three percent. Commercial and industrial has come back in values and is up approximately five percent. 5. Special Items 5a. Thank You Letter to Diana Pierce and Sheriff Rich Stanek Deputy City Clerk Rosenbaum prepared a draft letter for the Council's review. It was the consensus of the Council -to have Deputy City Clerk Rosenbaum send the letter to Sheriff Stanek and Diana Pierce. 5b. Youth Advisory Council 2006-2007 Work Plan Councilmember Offerman expressed he believes the work plan needs to meet the mission statement and inquired how the Council could more actively participate in other Commission discussions. Vice -Chair Gottwalt suggested that those who had been selected to follow other Commissions attend the meetings to better help with participation and feedback. Chair Letich added she believes the Council should continue to meet once a month in order to keep up with other Commission updates. She also suggested that the Council possibly meet two times a month at the beginning of the year to help with planning the YAC's Leadership Conference. City Manager Ahrens discussed that the Council might want to consider getting more involved with Commissions and the City Council. There are a lot of opportunities with the Parkand Recreation Commission, Human Rights Commission, and Environmental Quality Committee; and there will be a moratorium in the Applebee's/Cub area which is something that YAC could follow and discuss. It was suggested that the YAC receive three months of agenda dates. Deputy City Clerk Rosenbaum will take care of e -mailing three months of agenda dates. 5c. Youth Service Awards Chair Letich informed that she had no luck getting a hold of the Manager at Starbuck's Coffee and that she was going to inquire if the Rotary would be able to provide any money donations for the Youth Service Awards. She inquired if the Council would be open to her getting a list from Gary Landis on others who may be able to provide money donations, if other Council Members would be willing to help seek money donations (she would provide a letter to help with this process), and if no success in getting $1,000 this year, would the Council like to nominate one person at a YAC meeting (with the $500 donation from the Plymouth Lions). It was the consensus of the Council to have Chair Letich get a list of contacts from Gary Landis and if $1,000 is not received for the event, to still recognize one individual at a YAC meeting. Chair Letich will e-mail a letter to help with seeking donations. —28— 5d. City Boards and Commissions This item was discussed as part of the earlier discussion on the work plan. 5e. Meeting Date for July Council Members discussed the meeting date for July. It was the consensus of the Council to continue this discussion to the June 4, 2007, meeting. All Council Members were asked to bring their calendars to help with future meetings. The June meeting was discussed and there was consensus of the Council to host a pizza dinner to wish farewell to Councilmember Fei. 6. Adjournment A motion by Vice -Chair Gottwalt, seconded by Councilmember Chair Letich, to adjourn the meeting at 7:35 p.m. Motion passed unanimously. —29— Approved Minutes City of Plymouth Planning Commission Meeting May 16, 2007 MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair James Holmes, Commissioners Karl Neset, James Davis, Terry Jaffoni and Erik Aamoth MEMBERS ABSENT: Commissioners Frank Weir and John Cooney STAFF PRESENT: Planning Manager Barbara Senness, Senior Planner Shawn Drill, Senior Planner Marie Darling, City Engineer Bob Moberg and Office Support Representative Janice Bergstrom 1. CALL TO ORDER - 7:00 P.M. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. PUBLIC FORUM 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION by Commissioner Jaffoni, seconded by Commissioner Davis, to approve the May 16, 2007 Planning Commission Agenda. Vote. 5 Ayes. MOTION approved. 5. CONSENT AGENDA A. APPROVAL OF THE MAY 2, 2007 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES MOTION by Commissioner Davis, seconded by Commissioner Jaffoni, to approve the May 2, 2007 Planning Commission Minutes. Vote. 5 Ayes. MOTION approved. B. JOHN DAY COMPANY (2007027) MOTION by Commissioner Davis, seconded by Commissioner .Jaffoni, to approve the request by the John Day Company for a site plan and variancefora bank at the southeast corner of 37th Avenue and Vicksburg Lane. Vote. 5 Ayes. MOTION approved. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. FINN DANIELS ARCHITECTS (2006111) Chair Holmes introduced the request by Finn Daniels Architects for a comprehensive plan amendment to the transportation plan to remove a planned minor collector roadway. —31— Approved Planning Commission Minutes May 16, 2007 Page 2 Senior Planner Drill gave an overview of the May 8, 2007 staff report. Commissioner Neset asked if the traffic consultant had concerns about safety and traffic counts with the proposed change. Senior Planner Drill said SRF concluded there were no safety concerns or traffic volume issues with the proposed change. Commissioner Neset asked if police and fire reviewed the revised plan. Senior Planner Drill said police and fire had no comments. Chair Holmes introduced Scott Wiestling, Finn Daniels Architects. Mr. Wiestling said the City Council tabled the proposal as there were concerns from the neighborhood, traffic issues and restrictions on the site from the roadway. As a result the decision was made to redesign the site, remove the 6th Avenue extension, and utilize two cul-de-sacs. Commissioner Jaffoni asked if there is a prospective tenant for the new building and if the reduction in size would result in a reduction in the number of jobs. Mr. Wiestling said there is no specific tenant to determine an effect from the 15,000 square foot reduction. Commissioner Neset asked if the project with the building reduction is economically as viable as the 165,000 square foot building to attract a premier type tenant. Mr. Wiestling said a 140,000 to 175,000 square foot building is in the ballpark. He said the removal of the road creates a positive economic impact as the cost of the road and ramp is replaced by costs for soil corrections for surface parking. Mr. Wiestling said the northern portion of the site is now defined as not developable. Chair Holmes opened the public hearing. Chair Holmes introduced Karrie Petersen, 953 Trenton Lane. Ms. Petersen said the revised proposal still looks to generate 1,500 cars coming through the neighborhood. She said the traffic study only reviewed 4 points and did not account for traffic from the proposed office building. She said residences and a senior complex back out on to the street. Ms. Petersen said the proposed parking is much further into the developed area. She said the townhome residents are still concerned about development going right through the wetlands. Ms, Petersen said if there would be no development on the northern portion of the site, it should be rezoned as a wetland and protected by the DNR. Ms. Petersen suggested moving the exit up to l Oth Avenue as that is the access point which is the direct outlet to Highway 169. —32— Approved Planning Commission Minutes May 16, 2007 Page 3 Chair Holmes introduced Anne Crohn, 10522 8th Avenue North. Ms. Crohn said her townhome is located next to the proposed street on 6" Avenue. Ms. Crohn said the 15,000 square foot decrease in building size won't make a big difference. She concurred with Ms. Petersen's recommendation to put a street on the northwest side with access to 10th Avenue rather than have the City pay for plowing and redevelopment of a road which would be a private driveway to the proposed building. Ms. Crohn said there is already concern about accidents at Highway 55 at Revere Lane and Highway 55 at South Shore Drive, and 1,650 cars would create a safety issue for children and seniors. Ms. Crohn said the two-story parking structure being replaced by flat parking extending further into the wetlands does not solve or resolve concerns about the parking. Chair Holmes introduced Aaron Crohn, 10205 27th Avenue N. Mr. Crohn said he owns an apartment building on South Shore Drive. Mr. Crohn said in August, 1997 the resolution was for a 90,000 square foot building and he is opposed to the proposed 150,000 square foot building. He said this building is enormous in size and does not have proper access like Waterford Plaza, HealthWest or Target Greatland has. Mr. Crohn reiterated traffic concerns for Revere Lane and South Shore Drive, and said Mn/DOT does not want to give access because of the increased traffic on Highway 55. He said if the builder wants to build this and ruin nature and wetlands, the proper thing would be to go down 10th Avenue and have him be responsible for his own property. He said 10th Avenue is 4—lane and traffic can be diverted to South Shore Drive or Highway 169. Chair Holmes introduced Brian Hehnken, 1101 Urbandale lane. Mr. Helmken said he is working with the applicant on this project. Mr. Helmken stated the access to the property off 10th Avenue is not feasible for the office project. In response to Commissioner Jaffom's earlier question, Mr. Helmken said the reduction in square footage would equate to roughly 60 employees. Ms. Crohn asked why having the site traffic exit out on l Oth Avenue won't work. Chair Holmes closed the public hearing. Chair Holmes asked about locations of the traffic counts. City Engineer Moberg said the traffic study for the initial project, with a supplemental study on the revised proposal, looked at significant intersections in the area, not every single intersection. He said the additional effort to study more intersections would not reveal anything new from traffic studies of major intersections. Chair Holmes asked about the feasibility of accessing l Oth Avenue and the option to rezone the wetlands. Senior Planner Drill said there is no wetland zoning classification and no need to rezone. Senior Planner Drill said he talked with the applicant about a conservation easement on the —33— Approved Planning Commission Minutes May 16, 2007 Page 4 northern portion of the site to preserve it. He said much of the area would be newly created wetlands which would also be protected. Senior Planner Drill said that the developer has expressed that driveway access to 10`i' Avenue- wouldn't work from a marketing standpoint. He pointed out the 1,600 trips per day would be split between the accesses on the east and west side. Senior Planner Drill added that a round trip equals two trips. Planning Manager Senness asked about the traffic distribution from the original traffic study. City Engineer Moberg said an estimate of traffic in terms of access is 80% at Revere Lane and 20% off South Shore Drive is anticipated. Commissioner Aamoth asked if the new proposal exacerbates traffic concerns or does this proposal present different concerns for the neighborhood. Planning Manager Senness said there are different concerns as the previous proposal generated more traffic through the site. She said with the revised plan, they are looking at reducing the traffic in the area. Commissioner Jaffoni said she is struggling with the same traffic concerns as Commissioner Aamoth. Commissioner Jaffoni said the 2000 Comp Plan indicates if this site were to be developed the construction of this roadway was required. She asked what was looked at that necessitated the need for the construction of the roadway at that time. Commissioner Jaffoni asked what has changed now that a development proposal is here and a new traffic study has been done. Planning Manager Senness when the City prepared the plan in 2000, frontage roads along Highway 55 were needed to take some trips off the higher order roadway, namely Highway 55. Planning Manager Semless said this principle is still intact as SRF reviewed reasonable roadway impact in this instance. She said technically the traffic will still operate; but the larger question is whether to develop a secondary roadway through this area. City Engineer Moberg added that one primary reason the previous proposal was tabled is the City Council was not comfortable with the proposed roadway alignment through the site with a 90 degree intersection on the west side. He said short of redeveloping additional properties to the west to improve the roadway alignment, the applicant felt the best alternative was to eliminate the road. Commissioner Neset asked if traffic counts for the original plan included traffic projections for an LA -3 apartment building. City Engineer Moberg said the initial study was for a proposed 165,000 square foot office and a 70 -unit apartment building on the site. —34— Approved Planning Commission Minutes May 16, 2007 Page 5 Commissioner Neset asked how many trips per day were effectively removed with the building reduction and apartment building removal. City Engineer Moberg said this resulted in a reduction of 500-600 trips per day. Chair Holmes asked if the cul-de-sac on the east side would impact wetlands there. Senior Planner Drill said this was constructed as a temporary water quality pond. He said there are no setback issues with the nearest property line and the road would not be any closer than it is now. Senior Planner Drill indicated the location where the street easement exists and where the portion of pond would be relocated. Chair Holmes introduced Arnie Crohn. For a point of reference on how close the street is to her townhome, Ms. Crohn showed photos of her townhome deck indicating the pond location and proposed parking lot. Ms. Crohn said this is very close and she is concerned about noise at that side of house morning and evening. City Engineer Moberg pointed out that at the time the townhome development was platted, the street right-of-way was created with the plat and units would have been required to satisfy the setback requirements. He said there is no deviation from that with this proposal. He added that part of why the temporary storm water pond was created in the street right- of-way was because the developer was trying to avoid excavating an area where there were contaminated soils to the west. Commissioner Neset asked about the specific height and nature of the proposed landscaping and berming proposed. He said he is concerned about lights from cars sweeping residential homes. Mr. Wiestling said the berm would be roughly S' high with taller, coniferous trees along the parking lot. Commissioner Neset said the berm with trees would be roughly 16-20 feet tall when complete. Mr. Wiestling answered affirmatively. Commissioner Neset asked if there would be berming by the easternmost cul-de-sac or just over -story trees. Mr. Wiestling said there would be over -story trees and no berming for this area as there is not enough room with the street easement in that area. —35— Approved Planning Commission Minutes May 16, 2007 Page 6 Commissioner Aamoth discussed the 1,600 trips through neighborhood and asked at what threshold the trips would become more of an issue. Commissioner Aamoth asked, relative to traffic patterns through other neighborhoods, if this number of trips would be considered high or manageable. City Engineer Moberg said the Transportation Plan defines a minor collector as having 2,500 or fewer trips per day, and a major collector has 2,500 to 5,000 trips per day. City Engineer Moberg said Revere Lane and 10`h Avenue are major collectors and the frontage road was classified as a minor collector. He said local streets have significant variance of impact depending on the location and what type of function the street has. City Engineer Moberg reiterated that the 1,600 trips per day would not be considered excessive for a local street. Commissioner Davis asked if the size reduction of the building changed the height. Senior Planner Drill said the footprint of the building is smaller, but the height would remain five stories. Commissioner Jaffoni asked what the traffic count is for 6`h Avenue, and how the increased daily trips would affect the street portion behind Holiday and also west of 8`h Avenue. City Engineer Moberg said the City goes through a program every 2-3 years evaluating traffic counts on municipal and state aid routes. City Engineer Moberg said he didn't believe 6`h Avenue is on that system but 10`h Avenue is, and added counts would be taken in 2007 for the Comprehensive Plan update. Chair Holmes referenced Mr. Crohn's safety concerns for Highway 55 at South Shore and Revere Lane. He asked who controls those intersections and what the plans are for Highway 55. City Engineer Moberg stated Trunk Highway 55 is under the jurisdiction of Mn/DOT and they dictate access guidelines. He said there are 50,000 vehicles per day in this area and they have interest in managing access to that corridor. In terms of plans, Mn/DOT is doing a study west of I-494 out to the City of Rockford. City Engineer Moberg said is not aware of any plans for Highway 55 east of I-494. Commissioner Neset said the Planning Commission originally approved the proposal. He said the revised plan shows a substantial decrease in traffic that could have been generated, the builder has reduced space by 10% which they could have rented out, the apartment building was removed, and a berm and landscaping totaling 16-20 feet would be installed. Commissioner Neset said the builder has gone a long way to make this work. He said he understands the neighborhood concerns as there is nothing back there presently, but the property has been guided for development which is now occurring. —36—. Approved Planning Commission Minutes May 16, 2007 Page 7 MOTION by Commissioner Neset, seconded by Commissioner Davis, to approve the request by Finn Daniels Architects for a comprehensive plan amendment to the transportation plan to remove a planned minor collector roadway. Commissioner Jaffoni said she feels she needs to be a traffic expert to make a decision. Commissioner Jaffoni said she is concerned about the senior and pedestrian safety, but sees Commissioner Neset's points. She said the developer has gone through a number of concessions to make the development more palatable to the homeowners and she would support the proposal. Commissioner Davis said they discussed this project two months ago and heard concerns from the neighborhood. He said the developer made changes as suggested by the Planning Commission, neighborhood and City Council. Commissioner Davis said this is a better plan and he is an advocate of an office building that fits in with the street and will bring good -paying jobs to the City. Commissioner Davis said he would support the motion. Commissioner Aamoth echoed the comments of the Commissioners, and said it is important for the Planning Commission to consider the plan amendment at this time, as the Council will discuss the specifics of the site plan. Under that realm, it is important to approve this proposal. He said the balance of having jobs in the City and .allowing the developer to develop the site is important. Commissioner Aainoth said he would support the proposal. Chair Holmes echoed the Commissioners' support for the project. He said this proposal is a vast improvement and is a vital development for this area. Chair Holmes said this property has long been vacant and said he feels this is a workable, creative plan that he will support. Roll Call Vote. 5 Ayes. MOTION approved unanimously. B. VLADIMIR AND ANDREA KELMAN (2007040) Chair Holmes introduced the request by Vladimir and Andrea Kelman for a conditional use permit to allow construction of an attached garage that would exceed 1,000 "square feet in gross floor area, for property located at 1010 Garland Lane N. Senior Planner Darling gave an overview of the May 8, 2007 staff report. Chair Holmes opened and closed the public hearing as there was no one present to speak on the item. Commissioner Jaffoni asked for clarification about the square footage of the living area and the potential of space that could be added. —37— Approved Planning Commission Minutes May 16, 2007 Page 8 Senior Planner Darling said the 1,904 square feet of garage space would not be finished except for storage. Senior Planner Darling said it is common for the initial building permit to be issued without the lower level finished. MOTION by Commissioner Davis, seconded by Commissioner Neset, to approve the request by Vladimir and Andrea Kelman for a conditional use permit to allow construction of an attached garage that would exceed 1,000 square feet in gross floor area, for property located at 1010 Garland Lane N. Roll Call Vote. 5 Ayes. MOTION approved unanimously. 7. NEW BUSINESS A. CITY OF PLYMOUTH (2005050) Chair Holmes introduced the request by the City of Plymouth for the Plymouth Comprehensive Plan Update—preliminary land use for existing urban service area. Planning Manager Senness gave an overview of the May 2, 2007 staff report. Planning Manager Senness said an e-mail from Rob Rappaport, representing Four Season Mall and opposing the guiding change to that property, was added to the public record. Chair Holmes introduced Jim Melcher, Tri-State Drilling, Inc., 16940 Highway 55. Mr. Melcher said Dundee and Tri-State properties in Area G are troubled by text on the Area G map indicating any redevelopment would need to include both parcels. He said the direct accesses to Highway 55 are on Tri -State's property. Mr. Melcher asked if redevelopment occurs at Dundee only, whether the State would close the accesses on Tri -State's property. City Engineer Moberg said it would be very difficult for the State to close an access on a Piece of property that adjoins another property. He said if Dundee had an access it would be apparent, but to try to impose closure of an access on an adjoining property would be a challenge for the State. Mr. Melcher said there is a certain inaccuracy in the text as it is stated. If Tri-State closes, that would affect Dundee's access. He said he is not sure it is legal and anyone considering acquiring Tri-State as a business would consider this part of the asset and would not want encumbrances. Mr. Melcher said this makes it difficult to contemplate selling the business for market value. He said the text could state "redevelopment would need to include both parcels." Mr. Melcher asked if Tri-State could add square footage to the office space without invoking the redevelopment clause. Planning Manager Senness said expansion would not be possible with the proposed guiding and subsequent zoning change. She said they could not change the footprint of the buildings. –38– Approved Planning Commission Minutes May 16, 2007 Page 9 Mr. Melcher said that is a hardship as they don't have storage for equipment or pipes as they are disbursed nationwide, with main projects in Connecticut and in northern Wisconsin. He aid they are not contemplating expanding the business to grow but might need to add an engineer. Chair Holmes introduced Kevin Theis, Dundee Nursery, 16800 Highway 55. Mr. Theis reiterated Mr. Melcher's concerns over tying the two sites together and whether this was legal. He said he is a second generation owner of Dundee and expressed concern about being tied into a Commercial Office guiding and not being able to expand the business. He noted the previous Saturday they were extra busy, and it would be nice in 10 or 15 years to work with the City to become bigger. Mr. Theis said the proposed change would not allow the business to expand and that is disconcerting to him. Chair Holmes introduced Roger Eggen, 9905 41" Ave N. Mr. Eggen said he represents the Middle East Homeowners Association which is the neighborhood west of Four Seasons Shopping Center. He said many neighbors have been there 40+ years, have participated in land use guidelines and development in the area. He said Four Seasons Shopping Center has not quite lived up to guiding and zoning expectations. Mr. Eggen said the neighbors are against Rob Rappaport having both C and CO guiding, noting that he wants the best of both worlds and they are not sure this is the best for the area. Mr. Eggen said overwhelmingly the neighbors are not concerned about the guiding change but are concerned about having a safe neighborhood. Mr. Eggen cited two bank robberies, one recent. Mr. Eggen said another concern is traffic. He said rush hour at Pilgrim Lane and Lancaster Lane has a high volume of park and ride traffic. Mr. Eggen said numerous bus services exist in the area. He said Metro Link advertises riding as stress free and convenient but the noise and stress of bus traffic gets transferred to the neighborhood. Mr. Eggen said he has the impression the owner of Four Seasons is trying to force the City to buy property between Co. Rd. 9 and Lancaster Lane for a park and ride. He said in 2003 the City rejected that as an untenable situation. He cited existing noise in the area and said a park and ride could not be screened. Mr. Eggen said aggressive marketing is needed to lease out space in the shopping center. Mr. Eggen asked why the sketch of the park and ride facility and an e-mail from Mr. Rappaport were not included in the informational materials. Planning Manager Senness said she was not aware of the e-mail. She said there were a number of issues with the sketch plan which include setbacks from Co. Rd. 9 and Lancaster Lane and the ability to provide screening. She added there have been changes since that plan was developed, such as the Kaplan business school and additional parking in the area which would have been the access to the park and ride. Planning Manager Senness noted that the plan is a part of the public record. Commissioner Davis asked if Mr. Eggen supports proposed change. —39— Approved Planning Commission Minutes May 16, 2007 Page 10 Mr. Eggen said he doesn't care what happens with the guiding. He said he does oppose having the transit station on the narrow strip west of the shopping center. Chair Holmes introduced Linda Fisher, 7900 Xerxes South, Larkin, Hoffman Law Firm. Ms. Fisher said she is representing six industrial entities in Area H: Medicine Lake Properties, United Products, Ryerson Steel, Cormark (formerly Minter Weisman), Hedberg Aggregates, and TriCor Properties managed by Welsh Properties. Ms. Fisher stated they collectively oppose the proposed reguiding. She said she represented these entities in 1999 for a similar reguiding which the Council chose not to proceed with. Ms. Fisher said some of these property owners just learned of the proposed guiding and just retained her services this afternoon. She said a memo will be prepared for the City Council. Ms. Fisher said these businesses control a substantial amount of industrial area' and have close to 1,000 employees, many of whom are Plymouth residents. She said several million dollars have been spent to improve and maintain this vibrant and growing industrial area and they are an important part of the Plymouth tax base. Ms. Fisher stated these entities intend to remain a part of the community for the life of the Comprehensive Plan through 2030. Therefore, they would become non -conforming uses under the proposed reguiding. Ms. Fisher echoed Mr. Melcher's concerns that a business could not expand nor move to another location on the same property. She said this makes a property difficult to market and non -conforming uses make insurance coverage more difficult to maintain. Ms. Fisher said properties reguided to LA -3 would have a substantially diminished value. Ms. Fisher said these properties are not blighted or substandard. She said if a property is substantially undeveloped or underdeveloped, you need to think long term to attract development unless the City proactively seeks to redevelop the property. Redevelopment is more uncertain and extremely difficult because of changes to eminent domain. Ms. Fisher said without willing buyers and sellers, it would be very difficult. Ms. Fisher pointed out there is good highway access and they are separate from the neighborhood. She acknowledged there are some challenges operating near Medicine Lake, but Ryerson, for example, has worked with the City to install a holding pond. She said these businesses are willing to work on environmental issues and could continue if guiding remains industrial. Ms. Fisher said one area adjacent to Highway 169 is proposed to remain industrial and questioned whether it is appropriate for that area to remain industrial when a number of other properties have had expansions. Chair Holmes introduced Mark Holtan, 1304 W. Medicine Lake Drive #101. Mr. Holtan addressed Area E and reguiding the Little Peninsula. Mr. Holtan said Sunrise Bay Condominiums have a private road and asked about easement requirements or restrictions to access the peninsula. Mr. Holtan said he thinks the proposed guiding is better but the peninsula is still a very small area for any kind of development. He said the 80 residents at Sunrise Bay concur. Planning Manager Senness said the property owner is working with the DNR and Army Corps of Engineers regarding jurisdiction and public access. —40— Approved Planning Commission Minutes May 16, 2007 Page 11 Mr. Holtan said if there were two or three residences, would there have to be a public access. Planning Manager Senness responded affirmatively and said the easement is private. She stated that any public access to the peninsula would need to be tied to another public access. Chair Holmes introduced Erika Urban, 1541 W. Medicine Lake Drive. Ms. Urban said she is in favor of down zoning the Little Peninsula, which has a long history of development options. She said she is a member, of AMLAC and the neighbors have constant fear of the little peninsula being developed. Ms. Urban said the 1-3 homes might be mega -homes. She said she hopes eventually a park would be there. Ms. Urban said LA -1 would go a long way to avoid a disastrous development and she is in favor of it. Chair Holmes introduced Jim Touve, 17316 Peterberg Road, Eden Prairie, who said he owns the Little Peninsula. Mr. Touve said he wondered why there is a proposed zoning change as his intentions are still to develop one or two, and no more than three houses on the site. He said part of the legal record of covenants on this property state this, and the Medicine Lake neighbors liked that in 1998. Mr. Touve said he has growing concerns about the site being complicated by the agenda of some people. Mr. Touve said right now he is looking at one house for the 12 -acre site, but knows that someone's agenda is not going to like that. He said if the City could save some money by not continuing with the rezoning process, the City should do that. Mr. Touve said he needs friends, not problems and he may have to turn this property over to someone else. Area E Discussion Commissioner Davis said Mr. Touve agrees with the land use guide change because his intention is to build only 3 houses. Commissioner Davis said a new owner might not share his ideas and the guiding change makes it part of the record. Commissioner Neset concurred with Commissioner Davis and said this guiding change is definitely something we should support. Commissioner Jaffoni said she succinctly supports that change as it is consistent with the limited development potential and the history of the area. Commissioner Aamoth and Chair Holmes echoed support for the proposed change. All in favor of support for Area E. Vote. 5 Ayes. Area F Discussion —41— Approved Planning Commission Minutes May 16, 2007 Page 12 Commissioner Davis said he is unsure about who supports and opposes the proposed guiding changes for the Four Seasons Mall. He said the owner does not support changes but is trying to force our hand about a park and ride. Commissioner Neset said the intent is to open up guiding to encourage a wider range of potential uses for the area. Planning Manager Senness said an office use would be more compatible with the residential development adjacent to the area. She said redevelopment with a commercial use would necessarily be more intense than the existing development, but an office use would likely be a Monday to Friday use and would be more in keeping with residential surroundings. Commissioner Neset said he lived in this area 10 years ago and thinks that it makes more sense for the area to be reguided to a commercial office use. Chair Holmes said if the shopping center comes down, it would be replaced with offices Commissioner Jaffoni asked if the guiding change would hamper the efforts of the property owner to secure leases for vacancies. Planning Manager Senness said the entire shopping center would have to be vacant for one year before retail uses would not be allowed. Commissioner Jaffoni said the shopping center could then revert to an office or mixed use. Planning Manager Senness agreed and said the only thing the owner could not do is expand the current center. Commissioner Jaffoni asked why the property owner wants to relocate the park and ride to the west side of the site. Planning Manager Senness said the owner feels the area where the park and ride is located could better be used for a more intense use than a park and ride, and he would like to utilize the narrow piece of land on the west side. Planning Manager Senness said the setbacks and required screening make it very difficult to make that work. Chair Holmes said an important part is endorsing the transportation facility, not in the strip but in the mall area. He said he would support any type of mass transit with gas at $3.00+ per gallon. Chair Holmes said he has observed traffic at the new Co. Rd. 73 station which has turned out to be a nice facility. Commissioner Jaffoni concurred with Chair Holmes. —42— Approved Planning Commission Minutes May 16, 2007 Page 13 Commissioner Aamoth said the residents have voiced many concerns, and he is empathetic to their larger concerns and the City will do what it can to keep the neighborhood safe. Commissioner Aamoth said he thinks the reguiding makes sense for the area. Commissioner Jaffoni said the change from Commercial to Commercial Office makes more of a mixed use which could improve the safety of the neighborhood. She said office workers commuting daily, rather than retail, could help with safety and noise concerns. Commissioner Davis noted they just heard neighbors complain about an office building going in their neighborhood (Item 6A Finn Daniels Architects). He said he thinks the proposed guiding might be better than what exists and is a better deal for the City. Commissioner Davis said he is concerned if it stays commercial there will -be a Wal-Mart there which would make the neighborhood even unhappier. Commissioner Davis said it is better to take a little control at this point. Vote. 5 Ayes. Area G Discussion Commissioner Neset asked about Tri -State's ability to retain Highway 55 access if Dundee Nursery were to redevelop. Chair Holmes said Dundee has no access to Highway 55. Commissioner Davis said that is why both parcels need to redevelop at the same time to alleviate the access. Commissioner Neset stated this language needs to be addressed. Planning Manager Senness said the City and Mn/DOT would not allow a situation where someone would not have appropriate access. She said if Dundee has been using that access for years, it may be difficult to take away. Dundee does have other access that Tri-State does not have. Commissioner Davis reviewed that if Tri-State is redeveloped Mn/DOT would not let a new property access Highway 55 as the goal is to eliminate access. Tri-State could not redevelop unless both properties redevelop, so Tri-State could not go first' Commissioner Jaffoni said if these properties are reguided Commercial Office, neither business could redevelop. She said she is definitely concerned as both businesses have some plans to expand. Commissioner Jaffoni said these are two businesses that have been there a long time and are good businesses for Plymouth. She said her biggest concern is the limitation on those businesses. —43— Approved Planning Commission Minutes May 16, 2007 Page 14 Commissioner Neset echoed Commissioner Jaffoni's comments. He said it is awkward that properties are tied together by the access. He said Tri-State could not develop first. Commissioner Neset said neither business has plans of selling and moving on. Commissioner Neset said the timing may not be right for recommending a change for the land use guide plan. MOTION by Commissioner Neset, seconded by Commissioner Davis, to deny the request to reguide from Commercial to Commercial Office for the Dundee and Tri-State properties. Commissioner Davis said a message is being given to Dundee and Tri-State that we want you to move out. He said these are two viable businesses in Plymouth and they should be welcomed. Commissioner Davis said this, is not the time to make a guiding change. Commissioner Davis said there is possible expansion planned for both businesses and he definitely will not support the proposed change. Commissioner Jaffoni concurred with Commissioner Davis. City Engineer Moberg asked about the proposed change to P -I for the area east of Rockford Road. Chair Holmes said the east parcel should be P -I. Commissioner Neset said he is not opposed to the Tri-State and Dundee property being reguided Commercial at a later time, but the timing is not wise right now. Chair Holmes said the Tri-State property is virtually not developable, regardless of guiding, because it does not have access to Highway 55. Chair Holmes said certain uses outlive their time in a location. He said he would support the recommendation to reguide to Commercial Office. Vote. 4 Ayes. Chair Holmes opposed. Chair Holmes said he not opposed to the P -I guiding for the eastern parcel. Area H Discussion Commissioner Davis said he spoke strongly at the City Council meeting to leave these properties industrial. He said he does not see the point in taking these businesses and chasing them out of the City. MOTION by Commissioner Davis to deny the proposed guiding changes for Area H. Commissioner Neset said he understands the businesses have been there a long time and needed to hear the businesses organize their opposition. He said the question is when to —44— Approved Planning Commission Minutes May 16, 2007 Page 15 take Commercial Office and change it to LA -3. Commissioner Neset said the existing property owner feels strongly enough that he will not support'the proposed change. Commissioner Jaffoni asked if any of these businesses have expansion plans. Planning Manager Senness:said she was not aware of any plans to expand at this time. She said one property owner may have plans for part of a site that is currently underutilized. Commissioner Jaffoni said what we are running into is a vision of the Comprehensive Plan down the road. She said this is a key area which is visible as you enter Plymouth from the east. Commissioner Jaffoni said that may be what we wish for, but concurred with Commissioners Neset and Davis that we can't ignore feelings and potential expansion plans, and obvious concerns of businesses which exist now. She said these businesses have been there for many years, and the reguiding to Commercial Office would limit them in some ways. Commissioner Jaffoni said she understands why the change is proposed but it is premature, and she would support no change from current guiding to this whole area at this time. Commissioner Aamoth said this has been a great learning experience to see the impact to the companies that do business there. He said we need to have a valid reason and clear purpose in making a change. Commissioner Aamoth concurred with Commissioner Davis to leave the zoning as is. Commissioner Davis said he doesn't want to see all industrial areas get squeezed out. He said this is a viable industrial area and wants to keep it that way. Chair Holmes said he concurred with the Commissioners' comments, but asked what is there today relative to what could be there. He said at some point in time these properties will go residential, but now is not the time. Chair Holmes said the residential properties could shift to the east. He said when a developer comes in with a proposal with willing buyers and sellers then change could occur. Vote. 5 Ayes. Area I Discussion Commissioner Davis said he is opposed as these are viable industrial properties. Chair Holmes said the downtown Plymouth area needs to be worked on. He said this is an anchor location and now is the right time to make changes. Commissioner Davis asked about the parcel east of Area 1, and why that has not changed. Planning Manager Senness said this is a relatively new use within the last 3 years. —45— Approved Planning Commission Minutes May 16, 2007 Page 16 Vote. 4 Ayes. Commissioner Davis opposed. 8. ADJOURNMENT MOTION by Chair Holmes, without objection, to adjourn the meeting at 10:14 p.m. —46— Revised: 6/7/2007 City of Plymouth Engineering Department Active and Pending Public Improvement Projects Active Public Irrrprovernen�...ra�ecfs . ............ ... ... .... 1013 S Fernbrook Ln. - 27th to 34th - Design & ROW DC/BM SRF $4,900,000 SRF Consulting Group, Inc. designated as engineer. Engineering Agreement approved. Begin Preliminary Design. Public Information meeting held 4/27/06. Representatives of four properties in attendance. Staff determined watermain replacement. Approval from Bassett Creek Watershed has-been received. Right of way acquisition in progress. Final plan approval requested from MnDOT. City Council approves condemnation proceeding to acquire right-of-way on 11/28/06. Sixteen of twenty properties acquired. R/W condemnation hearing on 3/12/07. Right of entry set 3/27/07. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) approval received. 5/24/07 - bid opening. FHWA contract approval required. 4141 S Petition Project - 47th Ave Street & Utilities DC/BB SRF $215,000 City Council awarded contract to R.P. Utilities, Inc. 8/9/05. Preconstruction meeting was held 8/10/05. Utilities are installed. Street to be built in Spring 2006. Concrete curb and aggregate base installed. Bituminous base installed, bituminous wear and punch list items completed. Engineer preparing final payment documents. Meeting with contractor on 3/5/07 to discuss project closeout. Negotiating with contractor to close-out project. 5102 S CR 101, CR 6 to CR 24 DC/BM Henn. $17,000,000 Preliminary layout of CR 101 approved by City Co. Council on 10/11/05. The plan is 30% complete. Met with Hennepin County 4/4/06. City staff will do engineering for watermain replacement. EAW comments received and approved by County. The plan is 90% complete. The County has sent out property acquisition letter to affected property owners. 5122 S CR 24, Olive Ln. to 32nd Avenue DC/BM Henn. $2,500,000 Co. Preliminary layout approved by City Council 6/14/05. Construction scheduled for 2008. Design in progress, Received Draft Layout 2/21/06. Met with Hennepin County design staff on 5/2/06. City staff will do design engineering for watermain replacement. Met with utility companies on 5/24/06. Received draft plan on 5/23/06. City watermain replacement plan completed and submitted to the County. 6102 S Black Oaks Lane Reconstruction RB $360,000.00 Contract awarded to Midwest Asphalt. Work likely to begin mid-June. 6108 S Intersection Imp. - CR 47 & CR 61 RB $1.2 million Contract awarded to Knife River Construction on 5122/07. Page 1 C:Documenis at —47— aumUaal Seflings\Temporary Inlemel Files1OLK97Wct_Fndng_Froj_Rpl_6_7_SHORT—FORM.xls f Revised: 6/7/2007 City of Plymouth Engineering Department Active and Pending Public Improvement Projects 7101 S 2007 Street Reconstruction Project - Hawthorne JR $3,620,000 Watermain replacement has started off Ponds Area. Queensland Lane. 7103 S Sunset Trail Retaining Wall RB $60,000 Contract awarded to Designing Nature, Inc. Construction currently underway. Final completion in early June. 7104 S 2007 Mill & Overlay - Vicksburg Lane DC $566,000 Improvement currently under design, ordered 2/13/07. 7107 S 2007 Street Reconstruction Project - City View JR $4,245,000 The area of 13th Avenue and 14th Avenue off Acres County Road 101 has been milled with utility work expected to begin 5/25/07. 7123 S 2007 Temporary Overlay Project RB $270,000 Contract awarded to Knife River Construction 4/24/07. Work underway and likely to end in July. 7106 SS 2007 Sanitary Sewer Lining Project RB $336,000 Contract awarded to Michels Corporation. Work to begin May 9 and end in July. 5111 SS Sewer Capacity Imp. Downstream from RB/SN HRG $450,000 Staff reviewed televised pipes and significant I & Lancaster Lift Sta. I issues upstream which could be resolved with pipe lining. Report received from consultant 4/07. 6121 SS Line Sanitary Sewer Main - Annual Program RB/SN $300,000 Terra Eng. and Construction, Inc. has completed punchlist items and will be submitting new video in the few next weeks for our review. 5110 W Water System Pressure Enhancements RB HRG $100,000 per HRG working on Preliminary Engineering Report. year for 5 Report received from consultant 4/07. ears 3105 WR Plymouth Creek Channel BM/DT $325,000 Survey and soil testing completed. Water quality model to evaluate options. Barr Engineering finished Feasibility Study, discussed at recent watershed commission meeting. Preliminary Design will be next phase, and exploring funding for the project. 4135 WR CR 61/CR 9 Erosion Site DC BRA $350,000 Options and estimated costs received 10/27/05. Three options considered. Additional concerns raised by Three Rivers staff. Consultant directed to investigate drainage concerns south of County Road 9. Three Rivers requesting City to proceed with additional investigations south of County Road 9. Meeting held 7/26/06 to discuss downstream drainage issues with Three Rivers Parks staff. Three Rivers preparing draft agreement for review. The City has received funding through BWSR. Further funding discussions at City Council level are necessary. 6103 WR Repair Erosion - Wood Crk. DT/BM WENC $425,000 Preliminary designs are in progress. Trees have K been marked. Public meetings took place 11/13/06 and 1/29/07 to review design with residents. Homeowner's Association had a follow-up site visit with staff on 3/19/07. Revised plans showing minor creek adjustments being reviewed. 6113 1 WR Wickman Erosion Project RB $200,000 Final design is underway. Page 2 C:Oocunnents an — 4 8 — 3—Local Setlings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK97\Act_PndnB Proj_Rpl_6_7_SHORT_FORM.xis • Revised: 6/7/2007 City of Plymouth Engineering Department Active and Pending Public Improvement Projects 6115 WR Drainage Imp. - Between 38th & 39th - W of Harbor Ln. SN $100,000 Work is 66% complete. Limited restoration will take place this year and we will re -budget to finish in the winter of 2006-2007. Excavation work completed 2/16/07. Restoration to be finished in the spring of 2007. 7111 WR Mooney Lake Pump Project DT/BM WENC $250,000 Project included in MCWD CIP for 2007 K (permanent solution). Interim emergency pumping plan is still required for 2007. Waiting for final design from consultant and watershed. City is assisting with technical and historical data. Pen. clIng Pu ub i mprovernent:P9�e . W-2 W Watermain - Vicksburg Ln. - CR 47 to Schmidt 1 $750,000 Dependent on development. Lake Road W-3 W Watermain - Cheshire Ln. - Glacier Vista to CR $370,000 Dependent on development. 47 Page 3 CADocumenls an — 4 9 — 3=m Local Ser6ngs\Temporary Inlemel Hies\OLK97VPcl_Pndng_Proj_Rpl_E_7_SHORT_FORM.xls A plymouah Adding Quality to Life June 8. 2007 SUBJECT: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET FOR TRILLIUM WOODS (2007044) Dear Property Owner: Pursuant to the provisions of the Plymouth Zoning Ordinance, this letter is to inform ,you of a request by LCS Development for an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) to assess the potential environmental impacts related to the proposed development of Trillium Woods, a continuing care retirement community on a 46.36 acre site located in the ,City of Plymouth atthe intersection of County Road 47 and the future extension of Cheshire Lane. The retirement community would include: 1-) 324 independent apartments, 2) 12-14 one -level townhouses, 3) 24 assisted -living apartments, 4) a 60 -bed skilled nursing facility, and 5) supportive services. Hennepin County records indicate your property is within 750 feet of the site of this proposal. You are hereby notified of, and cordially invited to attend a Public Meeting to be held by the Plymouth Planning Commission at 7:00 p.m., on Wednesday, June 20, 2007, in the Council Chambers at the Plymouth City Hall, 3400 Plymouth Boulevard. The public will be invited to offer questions and comments concerning this application at that time, or feel free to :call the City Planning Department at (763) 509-5450 for more information. INFORMATION relating to this request may be examined at the Community Development Information Counter (lower level), on Mondays and Wednesday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Tuesdays from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., except holidays. Sincerely, Iv` w Jahn �6 Barbara G. Senness, AICP Planning Manager 2007044propnotice 3400 Plymouth Blvd • Plymouth, Minnesota 55447-1482 • Tel: 763-509-5000 • www.ci.plymouth.mn.us —51— a City of � P l)/Ci90Ut h Adding Quality to Life June 8, 2007 SUBJECT: PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT FOR RHONDA AND WILLIAM GARVIS (2007050) Dear Property Owner: Pursuant to the provisions of the Plymouth Zoning Ordinance, this letter is to inform you of a request by Rhonda and William Garvis, under File No. 2007050, for a Planned Unit Development Amendment to construct an addition eight feet from the side property line where the PUD requires ten feet for property located at 15710 51St Avenue North. Hennepin County records indicate your property is within 750 feet of the site of this proposal. You are hereby notified of, and cordially invited to attend a Public Meeting to be held by the Plymouth Planning Commission at 7:00 p.m., on Wednesday, June 20, 2007, in the Council Chambers at the Plymouth City Hall, 3400 Plymouth Boulevard. The public will be invited to offer questions and comments concerning this application at that time, or feel free to call the City Planning Department at (763) 509-5450 for more information. INFORMATION relating to this request may be examined at the Community Development Information Counter (lower level), on Mondays and Wednesday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Tuesdays from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., except holidays. Sincerely, i Z� YPuk� Barbara G. Senness, AICP Planning Manager 2007050propnotice 3400 Plymouth Blvd • Plymouth, Minnesota 55447-1482 • Tel: 763-509-5000 - www.ci.plymouth.mn.us -52- DATE: TO: FROM: SUBJECT June 8, 2007 Mayor and Council Members Sandy Engdaljylty Cleric Recent Appointments to Charter Commission .Attached are recent appointments made to the Charter Commission by Chief Judge Judy Wieland. There were three vacancies on the Charter Commission due to resiLmations, and five commissioners whose terms would be expiring in June and August. During the months of April and May we advertised the openings on the Charter Commission. I've enclosed a current :roster of the Charter Comnmission., and I'll continue to update the City Council as Judge Wieland notifies the City of further appointments. Attachments —53— officers Larry Marofsky Christian Preus Mary McKee Name Dharam Bobra 161053 9th Place N. Plymouth, MN 55446 (Revised 06/08/2007) Plymouth Charter Commission Chair Vice Chair Secretary Appointed Term Expires 8-25-99 8-25-11 sam„«,._.,... Y�1��..1�m.. ..� ,dA�'k�,... .:. ,.. $.,. .,x._ T:Y. �.. ...�'..�''��e'.:. `..�..,�. .,'�ua�S` tbu.. �,.. �,�•_,.�.,5?`�. i... ��'ts. ,m° .._ �,.u. fiti�... _. 1-208 Terry Donovan 6-9-97 6-19-09 1753 Evergreen Lane N. Plymouth, MN 55441 Richard Dunn 3-01-04 3-01-08 178154 th Avenue N. Plymouth, MN 55447 Judy Johnson 2-19-04 2-19-08 4600 Jewel Lane Plymouth, MN 55446 Terry Cheng 5-03-07 5-25-11 17615 48th Place N. Plymouth, MN 55446 Lawrence P. Marofsky 6-9-97 6-19-09 2835 Medicine Ridge Road Plymouth, MN 55441 Mary McKee 6-9-97 6-19-09 1345 Juneau Lane N. Plymouth, MN 55447 -54- (Revised 06/08/2007) Lori Schwartz 6-9-97 6-19-09 Louise Speck 6-09-00 6-19-09 835 Vicksburg Lane N. Plymouth, MN 55447 Jeffrey M. Thompson 6-19-99 6-19-11 3600 Alvarado Lane N. Plymouth, MN 55446 James G. Willis 6-19-99 6-19-11 16511 26th Avenue N. Plymouth, MN 55447 Staff: Laurie Ahrens, City Manager, 763/509-5052 Sandy Engdahl, City Clerk, 763/509-5080 Appointments are made by the Hennepin County Chief Judge for four year terms. (Revised 6-08-07) —55— STATE OF MINNESOTA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT LUCY A.>WIELAND CHIEF JUDGE HENNEPIN COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER MINNEAPOLIB., MINNE507A. 55487-0422 (612) 345-9808 May 25, 2007 Mayor Judy Johnson City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 Re: Plymouth Charter Commission File No. 655181 Dear Mayor Johnson: 51 The Court has received an Acceptance of Appointment and Oath of Office from Dharam C. Bobra. He has now met all statutory requirements and is again a duly qualified member of the Plymouth Charter Commission. His term will expire August 25, 2011. LAW /vv Enclosure Cc: File Laurie Ahrens Lawrence Marofsky Mary McKee Christian Preus Sinc ely, uc Wieland Ch of Judge of District Court —57— A STATE OF MINNESOTA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT LUCY A. WIELAND CHIEF JUDGE HENNEPIN COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER MINNEAPOLIS. MINNESOTA 55467-0422 (612) 34B-9808 May 30, 2007 Mayor Judy Johnson City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Blvd Plymouth, MN 55447 Re: Plymouth Charter Commission File No. 655181 Dear Mayor Johnson: 29 Jul _ .''J I/ The Court has received an Acceptance of Appointment and Oath of Office from Terry Cheng. He has now met all statutory requirements and is a duly qualified member of the Plymouth Charter Commission. His term will expire May 25, 2011. LAW/vv Enclosure Cc: File Laurie Al -ii -ens Lawrence Marofsky Mary McKee Christian Preus Sincerf,-1y, �� Lucy Wieland Chief Judge of District Court —58— STATE OF MINNESOTA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT LUCY A. WIELAND CHIEF JUDGE HENNEPIN COU14TY GOVERNMEN7 CENTER MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55487-0422 (612) 348-9808 May 25, 2007 Mayor Judy Johnson City of Plymouth 3400 Plyinouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 Re: Plvmouth Charter Commission File No. 655181 Dear Mayor Johnson: The Court has received an Acceptance of Appointment and Oath of Office from Jeffrey M. Thompson. He has now met all statutory requirements and is again a duly qualified member of the Plymouth Charter Commission. His term will expire June 19, 2011. LAW/vv Enclosure Cc: File Laurie Ahrens Lawrence Marofsky Mary McKee Christian Preus Sincerely, 4Lueieland Chief Judgc of District Couil —59— RECEIVE' D MAY 2 9 2007 STATE OF MINNESOTA ` FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT / LUCY A. WIELAND •' - CHIEF JUDGE - HEIJNEPIN COUNTY GOVERNME14T CENTER 14114NEA.POLIS, MINNESOTA 55487-0422 (612) 348-9808 May 30, 2007 Mayor Judy Johnson City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Blvd Plymouth,lvlN 55447 Re: Plvmouth Charter Commission File No.. 655181 Dear Mayor Johnson: The Court has received an Acceptance of Appointment and Oath of Office from James Willis. He has now met all statutory requirements and is a duly qualified member of the Plymouth Charter Commission. His term will expire June 19, 2011. LAW/vv Enclosure Cc: File Laurie Ahrens Lawrence Marofsky Mary McKee Christian Preus Sincerely, L u y Wieland Chief Judge of District Court .m DATE: June 1, 2007 TO: Jean McGann, Administrative Services Director FROM: Bernie Maci.ej, Transit Coordinator, and Helen LaFave, Communications Manager SUBJECT: Results of'Metro.li.nk Free Rides To promote awareness and use of Station 73, the City offered free rides on Metrolink during the week of May 21 — 25. (See attached memo for details.) During the week of the free rides, we had 78 more cars park at Station 73 than the previous week, May 14 - 18. Date Cars Date Cars Additional Cars Mon., May 14 76 Mon., May 21 90 14 Tues., May 15 86 Tues., May 22 102 16 Wed., May 16 78 Wed., May 23 109 31 Thurs., May 17 82 Thurs., May 24 93 11 Fri., May 18 68 Fri., May 25 74 6 Total 1390 468 78 The ebb and flow of the riders during the week is typical of all weeks — with Fridays tending to be the lightest day of ridership. The week following the free rides, May 28 — June 1, ridership returned to the previous week's level. While we did not expect that the new riders would be immediately converted to regular riders, we are hopeful that it may have opened the door for a handful of people to return as either regular or occasional users of Station 73. Observations The transit coordinator was at the Station 73 each morning to answer questions and help new passengers as needed. While not scientific, this afforded us the opportunity to gain some informal feedback from customers. Bernie spoke with at least four riders during the week who boarded the bus at Station 73 who had never ridden Plymouth Metrolink before last week. They cited the free ride promotion as the reason that they were motivated to try Plymouth Metrolink. —61— ti The riders who took the Plymouth Metrolink for the first time commented that it was very easy to ride the bus to downtown Minneapolis from Station 73. A few other riders said the rising cost of gas and parking costs in downtown Minneapolis also contributed to them trying Station 73 during the free ride promotion. We recognize that it takes a lot to get people who are accustomed to commuting in single occupant cars to try the bus. This promotion seemed to succeed at accomplishing that objective. Whether some of the new riders will return as either regular or periodic customers remains to be seen. At this point, we feel that the free ride was a worthwhile promotion that we may want to consider again later this fall before winter arrives. —62— V DATE: March 8, 2007 TO: Jean McGann., Adininistrative Services Director FROM: Helen LaFave, Communications Manager, and Mike Kohn, Financial Analyst SUBJECT: Promotion of Station 73 the Week of May 21 — May 25 Last fall the City of Plymouth opened Station 73 at the southeast corner of Hwy. 55 and Co. Rd. 73. The facility has parking for 280 cars. Currently about 60 to 70 people a day use the facility as a park and ride lot for their commute to and from downtown Minneapolis. About 40 to 50 cars a day used the surface lot that existed before the construction of Station 73. The Promotion While the use of Station 73 is about where we expect a new facility to be, we still have some capacity on the buses that travel through the station that we would like to fill. Toward that end, we are planning a promotional event for the week of May 21 — 25. During that time, anyone who boards the bus at Station 73 in the morning or exits the bus at Station 73 in the afternoon will receive a free ride between Plymouth and downtown Minneapolis or vice versa. The Station 73 promotion will be done in conjunction with the metro wide Commuter Challenge. By running this event during the Commuter Challenge, which promotes alternatives to commuting in a single occupant car from April through June, we will benefit from its publicity. Also, people who take the Commuter Challenge by pledging to try an alternative method of commuting at least once during the challenge period are eligible for prize drawings. We are hoping this may be another incentive to try Station 73. Why Free Rides? To date, we have promoted Station 73 through paid advertising on channel 12, in community newspapers and at the Plymouth Mann Theater. We have also benefited from free media — stories in local media and on community television programs — and we have publicized the new facility via city publications, city web site and city cable channel. —63— V While the advertising we have done so far is important, we feel our best advertisement is for people to actually try our service for themselves. Metro Transit and other transit providers concur. They tell us that the most effective way to convince non -riders to become regular bus riders is to get them on the bus. This helps non -riders overcome the unknown. When they try the bus, they generally discover that bus commuting is a safe, reliable, economical and easy alternative to driving alone in their cars. Keeping It Simple Many people don't ride the bus because they are not sure how.it works. Consequently, we will keep our promotion simple. Anyone who boards the bus at Station 73 in the morning or exits a bus at Station 73 in the afternoon will not have to pay during the week of May 21 — 25. This will make it easy for non -riders to give Station 73 a try. It will also make it easy for drivers to administer. By offering free rides for an entire week, we can increase the comfort level of new riders. They can try the park and ride multiple days to see how the system works and how it fits into their routines. We will have a Metrolink ambassador at the station during morning and afternoon rush hours to answer questions for first-time riders. Potential Cost 8t Potential Revenue We expect that this promotion could cost us anywhere from $3,350 to $5,137. We plan to purchase a large banner to hang on the facility ($600). In addition, we will lose fares from all riders who currently use the Station as a park and ride or who take a shuttle to the station and transfer to buses. In addition, we could see some people travel from other park and rides lots to use the Station 73 to get a free ride. (See attached chart for details). That said, we may be able to recoup some of that cost or even generate revenue if we pick up a modest number of riders. We estimate that each new rider will generate $715 in new revenue for a seven month period. For example, if we pick up five new riders, we will generate $3,575. If we gain ten new riders, we will generate $7,150. We feel that this is a relatively low-cost promotion. Still, we plan to hold back on some advertising expenditures until later in the year in the event that we do not pick up additional riders and need to balance out the lost fares. Publicity We have timed the promotion so that we can use the May/June issue of the Plymouth News, our most effective publicity vehicle to publicize the free ride week. We will also use the City web site and cable television. And, as previously noted, we also plan to hang a large banner on the facility. We hope to garner free media exposure as well by issuing news releases to television, newspapers and radio. The downtown transit management organization (TMO), which promotes alternative commuting to businesses downtown, has also agreed to allow us to distribute fliers at —64— 10 c. kD several transit fairs they have scheduled at multi -tenant buildings in downtown Minneapolis and to distribute our fliers at their downtown transit store. We plan to check with the Northwest Suburban Chamber of Commerce, which represents businesses along Hwy. 55, to learn if they are willing to help us publicize the free rides to their members. If you have any questions, please contact us. You may reach Mike at 509-5327 or Helen at 509-5090. —65— Ci Adding Quality to Life June 8, 2007 Karrie Petersen 953 Trenton Lane Plymouth, MN 55441 Arnie Crohn 10522-8`h Avenue North Plymouth, MN 55441 Aaron Crohn 10205 27th Avenue North Plymouth, MN 55441 Subject: City Council date for consideration of Bassett Creek Office Centre (2006111) Dear Ms. Petersen, Ms. Crohn, & Mr. Crohn: At the May 16, 2007 Planning Commission hearing, it was announced that the subject proposal was tentatively scheduled for the June 12, 2007 City Council meeting. Please be informed that the proposal is now tentatively scheduled for the June 26th City Council meeting. You may monitor this date on the City's website at www.ci.plymouth.mn.us. The Council report for this proposal will be available on the City's website the Friday before the meeting. Please call me at (763) 5 09-545 6 if you have any questions. Sincerely, Shawn B. Drill, AICP Senior Planner 3400 Plymouth Blvd • Plymouth, Minnesota 55447-1482 • Tel: 763-509-5000 • www.ci.plymouth.mn.us —67— l�