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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Information Memorandum 06-15-2007CITY OF PLYMOUTH COUNCIL INFO MEMO June 15, 2007 UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS jD('MVy-%t Planning Commission Agenda for June 20............................................................................ Page 3 Environmental Quality Committee Ponds, Plants, and Practices Tour on July 11 ................ Page 4 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 ... Star Tribune: Burbs to be Hit with Senior Boom................................................................ Page 13 Minnesota Tax Burden is No Longer in Top 10 ............................................ Page 16 Heating Bill Delinquencies Jump................................................................. Page 18 MEETING MINUTES May 9 Environmental Quality Committee........... May 10 Park and Recreation Commission........... ........................................................... Page 21 ............................................................ Page 25 CORRESPONDENCE 2007 Legislative Session Summary on Transportation Issues (additional information has been placed in the Council Library).............................................................................. Page 33 Hennepin County Adult Correctional Facility (HCACF) Population Report ...................... Page 35 Letter from Builders Association of the Twin Cities on the New Voluntary Green Building Standard being Readied for Launch in the Twin Cities Region and Greater Minnesota (Minnesota GreenStar-Certified Green Homes and Remodeling) .................... Page 36 Recent Appointments to Charter Commission Information ................................................. Page 37 Letter from State of Minnesota Fourth Judicial District Regarding Law that Required Hennepin County District Court/Fourth Judicial District to Disburse Non -Felony Forfeited Bail to the Municipality or Subdivision of Government in Hennepin County .... Page 44 PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2007 WHERE: CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS Plymouth City Hall 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 CONSENT AGENDA All items listed on the consent agenda* are considered to be routine by the Planning Commission and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Commissioner, citizen or petitioner so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered in normal sequence on the agenda. 1. CALL TO ORDER - 7:00 P.M. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. PUBLIC FORUM 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 5. CONSENT AGENDA* A. Approve the June 6, 2007 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes. 6. PUBLIC HEARING A. Pope Associates, Inc. Planned unit development amendment to combine two buildings into one with a 20,381 square foot building addition for Productivity, Inc. for properties located at 15150 and 15200 25th Avenue North. (2007037) (Continued from June 4, 2007 Planning Commission Meeting.) B. Rhonda & William Garvis. Planned unit development amendment to construct a home addition for property located at 15710 51St Avenue North. (2007050) 7. NEW BUSINESS A. LCS Development. Environment Assessment Worksheet (EAW) to assess the potential environment impacts related to the proposed development of Trillium Woods, a continuing care retirement community on a 46.36 acre site located at the intersection of County Road 47 and the future extension of Cheshire Lane. (2007044) 8. ADJOURNMENT 3 Tour to offer peek at public, private gardens Join Plymouth's Environmental Quality Committee on the P3 (Ponds, Plantings and Practices) Tour on Wed., July 11. The free tour offers a first-hand view of public and private gardens and other landscaping innovations that add beauty to the community while protecting water quality. The event begins with light refreshments at 5:30 p.m. at the Plymouth Creek Center, 14800 34th Ave. N. At 6 p.m., the bus will depart the Plymouth Creek Center for the tour. Call Derek at 763-509-5526 for more information or to register. y OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS _ imp 2007 Sunday Monday I Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Jul 2007 1 2 May 2007 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 8 9 10 11 12 13 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 6:30 PM YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, Parkers Lake 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION, Council Chambers 10 11 .12 13 14 IS 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 8 REC ADVISORY COMMISSION (PRAC). Council Chambers 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCILMEETING, Council Chambers 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE (EQC), 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 2.9 30 6:00 PM CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION - SPECIAL ASSESSMENT POLICY, Medicine Lake Conference Room 7:00 PM PLYMOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRANSIT (PACT) , Medicine Lake Room A 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers modified on 6/15/2007 5 OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS .1uh) 2007 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 INDEPENDENCE DAY, ClOffices closed 5 5:15PMMUSICIN PLYMOUTH, Hide Performance Center 6 7 8 9 10 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers 11 5:30 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE (EQC), Ponds, Plants, and Practices Tour - Staning at Plymouth Creek Center 12 7:00 PM PARK 8 REC ADVISORY COMMISSION (PRAC), Council Chambers 13 14 15 .16 17 18 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION, Council Chambers 19 7:00 PM HOUSING 8 REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (HRA), Medicine Lake Room A 20 21 22 23 24 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers 25 7:00 PM PLYMOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRANSIT (PACT) , Medicine Lake Room A 26 27 28 29 30 31 Aug 2007 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Jun 2007 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 modified on 6/15/2007 -4- OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS Auvust. 2007 Sunday Monday I Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 PM PLANNING COMMISSION, Council chambers 2 3 ,/ `t Ju12007 S M T W T F S Sep 2007 S M T W T F S7:00 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 2:30 PM -5:00 PM NATIONAL NIGHT OUT KICKOFF EVENT, Fire Station 111 :OPM ENVINTAL QUALITMITTEECOMMISSION (EQC),e Lake RoB 7:00 PM PARK 8 REC ADVISORY (PRAC), Council Chambers 6:30 PM -9:30 PM NATIONAL NIGHT OUT 12 13 14 15 16 .17 18 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION, Council Chambers 7:00 PM HOUSING 8 REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (HRA), Medicine Lake Room A 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 0:00 PM CIN COUNCILSTUDY SESSION - DISCUSS BIENNIAL BUDGET, Medicine Lake Conference Room 7:00 PM PLYMOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRANSIT (PACT) , Medicine Lake Room A 26 27 28 29 30 31 5:30 PM CIN COUNCIL STUDY SESSION - DISCUSS BIENNIAL BUDGET, Medicine Lake Conference Room 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers modified on 6/15/2007 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 • Approve planned unit development amendment to combine two buildings into one with a 20,381 square foot building addition for Productivity, Inc. for properties located at 15150 and 15200 25`h Avenue North. Pope Associates, Inc. (2007037) • Approve site plan, conditional use permits, and variances for a 1,477 square foot office building for Public Storage for properties located at 13011 State Highway 55 and 2320 Xenium Lane North. Greenberg Farrow. (2007039) • Approve variance to encroach six feet into the side yard setback to allow construction of a third stall garage addition for property located at 4810 Trenton Lane North. Craig Spencer. (2007046) • Approve site plan amendment to add a 98 -stall parking lot to the north side of the AGA Medical building for property located at 5050 Nathan Lane North. Opus Northwest, LLC. (2007047) • Approve Tobacco License for Jerry's Service, Inc., d/b/a Plymouth VIP Carwash and Auto Service • Approve two-year labor agreement with Law Enforcement Labor Services, which represents sergeants • Approve Conditional Use Permit to allow an attached garage to exceed 1,000 square feet in gross floor area for property located at 1010 Garland Lane North. Vladimir and Andrea Kelman. (2007040) (Tabled from June 12) July 10, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers • Authorize solicitation of bids for financial 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 • Budget Study Session Note: Special Meeting topics have been set by Council; all other topics are tentative. August 28, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers • Award bid for financial 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 la t5uros to be tilt with Senior boom StarTribune.com MINNEAPOLIS -ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA Surbs to be hit with senior boom Once full of families, suburbs look at ways to adapt to the needs of aging citizens. By David_ .Peterson, Star Tribune Last update: June 11, 2007 - 11:48 PM rage i or 3 A "senior tsunami" headed for the nation's suburbs will make them older than the cities they surround and change them in fundamental ways, according to an analysis released today by a leading demographer. And the Twin Cities region is one of the metropolitan areas facing the greatest change because residents tend to stay, said William Frey of the Brookings Institution in Washington. "Suburbs, which previously were considered youthful and family -friendly parts of America, will ... become a fast -graying part of our national landscape," he wrote. In the next decade, the Frey report shows, the surge in America's seniors will grow at a rate of nearly 36 percent. That rate is four times faster than the population as a whole. The report underscores a strategy that officials in the Twin Cities have taken to urge communities to understand the services an aging population might require, and, adapt to the needs of older residents who might prefer walking trails over ball fields, or concerts over cards. "There are dramatic changes in the kinds of places people want to be taken to," said Rita DeBruyn, coordinator of the Five Cities Senior Transportation Program, covering suburbs from Golden Valley to Brooklyn Center. "Twenty years ago, it was subsidized senior dining, or card clubs. We'd have 100 people a day gathering to play cards. "Today they want to go to Panera Bread. We don't even do 'senior dining.' And instead of card clubs, it's Westminster Town Hall Forum, or MacPhail for concerts. They want to be intellectually stimulated." Already, older Twin Cities suburbs such as St. Anthony and Edina rank among Minnesota's graying farm towns and northern -lakes retirement communities for their high percentage of seniors -- roughly one in four residents is 65 and older. Change is coming to newer suburbs as well. http://www.startribune.com/462/v-print/story/1239985.html 13 6/12/2007 Burbs to be hit with senior boom In fast-growing Dakota County, home to such kid -loud suburbs as Lakeville and Farmington, there are today as many elementary age children as senior residents. But in the next 15 years, Minnesota's state demographer reported Friday, the numbers of residents 65 and older will grow 14 times faster than those aged 5 to 9. Seniors will outnumber children by 2 to 1. rage l of s In Eden Prairie, Cheryl Weiler remembers when hers was the only house on the block without kids. Sixteen years later, she reports, it's becoming a much different place. "Half the homes are empty nests," she said. "People are moving to town homes. The kids are gone. And who's moving in? With home prices what they are, it's not always young families. Half the kids who remain will graduate in the next six years. Our community is aging! Who would have thought of Eden Prairie as an aging community? " The "tsunami" to which Frey refers -- an unprecedented tidal wave of aging residents -- is even being found in exurban counties beyond close -in suburbs in large metropolitan areas, he said. Counties outside Denver, Atlanta, Washington and Dallas are leading the trend, he said. Although the notion of a soon -to -be -aging America is nothing new, Frey concludes that the aging of baby boomers will cause suburbs of cities such as Chicago and Los Angeles to become "considerably older than the cities themselves by 2040." Minnesota, Frey reports, is still by Midwestern standards an island of youth in a sea of gray hair. Thanks to the stable influence of the Twin Cities, Minnesota is much younger than neighboring states such as Iowa and North Dakota, which have been exporting 20 -somethings for decades. That's about to change, too. "Places like Minnesota, or the Sun Belt, that have been successful in attracting baby boomers because of their economies or climates are poised now to have some rapid 'aging in place,' " he said. Even as Brookings was releasing copies of the Frey study, the Minnesota League of Cities late last week was sending a mass e-mail to the state's city halls, asking public officials to supply details of how they're "preparing for an aging demographic base" as fuel for a 2008 documentary film meant to share ideas. And the Metropolitan Council has been reminding suburbs that they need to be thinking about re-engineering themselves for older residents as they submit their 10 -year planning documents due next year. Many cities didn't need the hint. School districts worry about support for self- http://www.startribune.com/462/v-print/story/1239985.html Iq 6/12/2007 'tiurbs to be tilt with senior boom Yage j of S imposed tax hikes for schools -- especially in an era when seniors remain generally white while the kids increasingly are immigrants from Africa or Mexico. Parks planners are thinking less about ball fields and more about walking trails. At the same time, suburban leaders are reacting to a shift in the services seniors want. Experts agree that retrofitting suburbs for seniors -- as Edina for instance has been planning, with a Southdale area whose streets today are dangerous to cross -- will be a tricky task, because they were built for cars. "But if a community meets the needs of older people," said Hal Freshley, of the Minnesota Board of Aging, "it also meets the needs of kids who don't drive yet, or parents with strollers. It's pretty much just good design." And in fact, he added, it will be seniors overseeing the change. "I was addressing a local group in Greater Minnesota one day on aging, and suddenly looked around the room and noticed that every local elected official was at least 60 years old. I felt like an idiot talking to them about aging. "There are some absolutely dynamic, cool, groovy, fun communities that have a high proportion of older people." David Peterson • 612-673-4440 • dapeterson@startribune.com @ 2007 Star Tribune. All rights reserved. http://www.startribune.com/462/v-print/story/ 1239985.htm1 6/12/2007 minnesoia tax nuraen is no ionger in top i v StarTribune-coo ; MINNEAPOLIS -ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA Minnesota tax burden is no longer in top 10 It's the first time since 1981 that taxes in the state and spending have ranked so low. By M.a_rk_.B_ runswck, Star Tribune Last update: June 11, 2007 - 11:31 PM For the first time in about 25 years, Minnesota has dropped out of the top 10 in per capita tax rankings, according to an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data, and now stands 12th in the nation in state and local taxes as well as in spending. rage i or z, But when taxes and spending are measured as a percentage of personal income, the numbers really nosedive. By that measure, the state has fallen to 23rd in taxes and 31st in state and local government spending, according to the report from the Minnesota Center for Public Finance Research, an arm of the nonpartisan Minnesota Taxpayers Association. The numbers reflect years of Gov. Tim Pawlenty's no -tax -increase policies and budget cuts, but they also show that local government appears to have remained in check as well. For nearly three decades, Minnesota has almost always been in the top 10 in most bottom-line measures of tax burden. This is the first time since 1979 that it has dropped out of the top 10 in spending per person by state and local governments and the first time since 1981 that it has dropped from the top 10 in taxes per capita. However, a year ago, a report from the Taxpayers Association, based on 2004 Census data, ranked Minnesota 16th among the states when state and local taxes were measured as a percentage of personal income. Trying to shed the label Governors in all three major parties in Minnesota, going back to DFLer Rudy Perpich, have made a goal of escaping the tag of top 10 tax status. Minnesota's tax ranking rose in the 1960s and '70s as state and local governments grew rapidly and provided more services, particularly in health, welfare and education, than most other states. The report released Monday shows that efforts by Pawlenty to change the tax burden have had an impact. Lynn Reed, executive director of the Taxpayers Association -- which is not affiliated with the conservative Minnesota Taxpayers League -- said that the http://www.startribune.com/587/v-print/story/1239955.html 111 6/12/2007 iviinnesoia iax ouraen is no iongcr in Lop i u figures show that incomes remain strong in Minnesota, but that it might be difficult to sustain the kind of growth the state has seen. While taxes per capita have dropped, they remain in the top tier nationwide. Minnesota's change in the rankings also is a reflection of actions by other states. "We've dropped because other states did raise taxes during their budget crunch and generally we didn't," Reed said. Quality -of -life debate The numbers are not likely to quiet the debate about Minnesota's vaunted quality of life. Pawlenty heralded the new figures, saying they show his administration escaped the ranks of the highest -taxed states "by holding government accountable and setting priorities."That's good news for taxpayers and a signal to those who want to grow jobs in Minnesota that we're open for business," he said in a statement. A number of groups have said the tax decline already has been accompanied by declining graduation rates, slumping income growth, traffic congestion, increased poverty and fewer people with health insurance. rage /_ Ul "All through the period when we ranked higher in public investment, Minnesota actually was gaining on other states in income growth and quality - of -life rankings," said Dane Smith, president of Growth and Justice, a public policy research group that advocates for more progressive tax policies. "This is unknown territory for Minnesota, and it's not good for our state and our proud tradition of shared prosperity." Reed, of the Taxpayers Association, said his organization will remain neutral on the impact of the figures but predicted they would be used by various sides to support their positions. "It's a political thing. Each party is interpreting what they think voters want and positioning themselves. Voters will let them know in '08 and 2010 whether they think it was good," he said. Mark Brunswick • 651-222-1636 • mbrun_swic_k@startribune.com © 2007 Star Tribune. All rights reserved. http://www.startribune.com/587/v-print/story/1239955.html 6/12/2007 heating bili aeiinquencies dump rage i or j Staffribune.com i miNNEAP, OLI$ -ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA Heating bill delinquencies jump Utilities, facing record numbers of past -due accounts, have begun disconnecting service for thousands of Minnesota customers. By Jackie Crosby, Star Tribune Last update: June 13, 2007 — 9:50 PM In what may be another troubling sign for the state's economy, record numbers of Minnesotans are delinquent in paying their natural gas bills. CenterPoint Energy, the state's largest provider of natural gas, reports that about a third of its customers -- about 208,000 businesses and households — owe money after the heating season. More than half of the delinquent customers are at least two months behind on their payments, and owe an average of $1,500, according to CenterPoint. Xcel Energy said Wednesday that it also has noted increased delinquencies, as has Minnesota Energy Resources, which serves 51 counties across the state, including much of southeastern Minnesota. Thousands have already had their natural gas cut off, which could affect water heaters, stoves and driers, besides, of course, furnaces. More disconnections will follow unless customers find a way to start making payments. Economists, credit counselors and utility officials can't point to an exact cause, but say that high consumer debt, rising payments on adjustable-rate mortgages, and higher levels of unemployment likely are driving forces. "I'm not too surprised by this," said Scott Anderson, an analyst with Wells Fargo & Co. "We've seen stark declines in job growth, and income growth has lagged. Combined with higher food and gas prices, something has to give." CenterPoint has outstanding bills of $100 million, double what the company has seen in recent years. The company has beefed up staff at its phone center to contact customers, and its credit department isn't waiting until fall, as it normally would, to contact past -due customers to talk about payment plans or to refer them to social service agencies. "We're going to try to negotiate an acceptable payment plan," said Greg Schirmers, manager of credit and collections at CenterPoint. "But we're finding people that have substantial balances, and they aren't able to commit to payments. That feels very different." 19 http://www.startribune.com/462/v-print/story/1244702.1-itml 6/14/2007 meating mii aeitnquencies dump rage /_ of j The state's energy companies expect a certain level of overdue bills each spring. In the past six or seven years, as natural gas prices have been on the rise, write-offs and past - due payments have increased, but never to this level. "I spoke with a 20 -year veteran of the credit and collections department, and she's never seen anything in her experience that comes close to the delinquency figure we have today," said Rolf Lund, a spokesman with CenterPoint. The ramifications for utility companies -- and for their paying customers -- if such high levels of delinquencies remain on the books is unclear. CenterPoint customers currently pay an average of $21 a year to cover some $16 million in uncollectible debt, according to the company. But social service agencies also are concerned that a rash of disconnections -- with fees that range from $22 to $770 to reconnect -- could drain federal grant funds that are intended to help low-income families pay utility bills. But the effect won't be felt until this fall. Federal money limited About 10 percent of CenterPoint's past -due customers received federal grants aimed at helping low-income families pay their winter heating bills. The state received about $77.5 million in federal funds last year for heating aid, and used it to pay a portion of winter heating bills for about 121,000 low-income households. That money has run out, and a second grant that could have brought more relief to cold - weather states such as Minnesota was vetoed recently as part of an Iraq funding bill. In 2006, the state received an unexpected bump in federal funds, giving low-income customers an extra $75 and staving off disconnections for a month. This year, customers with overdue bills apparently won't be so lucky. CenterPoint has disconnected some 9,000 meters at residences and businesses since April 16, when rules that ban cutting off heat during winter were lifted. Xcel said its disconnections have increased by 20 percent since 2006 for its 400,000 natural gas customers in Minnesota, but declined to give specific numbers. Minnesota Energy Resources has cut off about 2,300 of its 200,000 customers. CenterPoint, Xcel and consumer credit counselors are urging those who owe money to contact the utilities to avoid costly reconnection fees this fall. "There are a lot of families who let gas go for the summer and do without cooking gas and hot water," said Fenton Hyacinthe of Community Action Minneapolis, which coordinates the federal grant program. "More than likely, we'll have a lot of people I5 http://www.startribune.com/462/v-print/story/1244702.html 6/14/2007 rteattng nits aetinquencies jump rage .s of s coming in here early September or early October with their utilities still shut off. "We try to educate people and tell them that if your payment is $200 and all you can pay is $50, CenterPoint and Xcel will take the $50." Jackie Crosby • 612-673-7335 • jcrpsby@sta_rtribune.com © 2007 Star Tribune. All rights reserved. CAU http://www.startribune.com/462/v-print/story/1244702.html 6/14/2007 City of Plymouth Environmental Quality Committee (EQC) May 9, 2007 MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Kathy Osborne, Commissioners Wesli Waters, Carlos Gutierrez, Laura Brinkman, David Pellinger, John Berrigan, Terrie Christian and Sally Strand STAFF PRESENT: Public Works Director Doran Cote, Water Resources Technician Derek Asche, Solid Waste Coordinator Kris Hageman and Office Support Representative Patty Hillstrom OTHERS PRESENT: Councilmember Ginny Black and Tim Goodman, Tim Goodman & Associates 1. CALL TO ORDER — 7:00 P.M. 2. PUBLIC FORUM No one was present for the public forum. 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The agenda for the May 9, 2007, EQC meeting was approved with additions. 4. CONSENT AGENDA A. APPROVAL OF APRIL 11, 2007, ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE MINUTES MOTION by Commissioner Strand, seconded by Commissioner Christian, recommending approval of the April 11, 2007, Environmental Quality Committee meeting minutes. With all members voting in favor, the motion carried. 5. GENERAL BUSINESS A. VISION STATEMENT FOR SOLID WASTE PROGRAM Solid Waste Coordinator Hageman referred to the draft vision statement and asked the EQC if they wanted to move forward with it or if they felt it needed more consideration. MOTION by Commissioner Christian, seconded by Commissioner Strand, accepting the vision statement for the solid waste program. C9 Environmental Quality Committee Minutes May 9, 2007 Page 2 Commissioner Berrigan asked Solid Waste Coordinator Hageman for an interpretation of the wording "resource conservation" used in the vision statement. He felt that the wording was pretty broad. Solid Waste Coordinator Hageman replied that the three main points that the solid waste program can address are included in the vision statement and explained that other resource conservation activities can be accomplished through other programs that the City manages. With all members voting in favor, the motion carried. B. MUNICIPAL RECYCLING PROGRAM COLLECTION SYSTEMS — TIM GOODMAN, TIM GOODMAN & ASSOCIATES Solid Waste Coordinator Hageman stated that the topic tonight is one of three of the main topic areas that the EQC had discussed and had asked for more specific information. She said there are different strategies available and she feels it is a good idea to get some good background information in order that good decisions are made in developing the RFP. Solid Waste Coordinator Hageman introduced Tim Goodman and stated that he will be giving a presentation to the EQC focusing on collection systems in the Twin Cities. Mr. Goodman thanked Solid Waste Coordinator Hageman for inviting him to the meeting and applauded the EQC for looking at different options. He talked about the differences in residential recycling collection methods, several recent comparison studies and current market core collection services in the Twin Cities. Commissioner Berrigan suggested that performance standards for recovery be included in the service contract. Chair Osborne added that the City could require proof from the service provider that the standards are being met. Commissioner Brinkman asked if there has ever been any discussion about using different providers for different types of materials. She felt that parameters on how well providers do with different types of materials would help in the process. Solid Waste Coordinator Hageman replied that most communities are asking for pricing information from the haulers in their RFP's relating to single stream collection, dual stream collection or a variety of different programs. Commissioner Pellinger asked how long it will take to develop the RFP and when it will go out. Solid Waste Coordinator Hageman replied that a lot of time will be spent this fall at the staff level and the goal is to get them out is early 2008. Commissioner Gutierrez asked the value of recycled materials per ton that are picked up. Solid Waste Coordinator Hageman replied that aluminum, paper and plastics are the three main materials that provide good revenue. She said some communities have dropped glass from their recycling programs based on cost or negative cost in terms of picking up and processing glass. Environmental Quality Committee Minutes May 9, 2007 Page 3 Councilmember Black suggested that the EQC discuss the City's desire to meet or surpass the State Statute goal for abatement. Commissioner Christian stated that she was very impressed with the St. Paul study which indicated that there was a 91.6% increase in tons collected. She felt that the program would be the best choice to collect the most. Public Works Director Cote suggested looking at the demographics for the City of Plymouth and asked the EQC to verbalize what is most important to them when it comes to solid waste. A vote was taken by the EQC on areas of importance for solid waste with environmental impact as the most important concern and marketability of collected materials following as the second most important. Solid Waste Coordinator Hageman thanked Mr. Goodman for his time. C. AWARD PRESENTATION Commissioner Strand presented Commissioner Waters with several photographs for her service on the EQC. 6. REPORTS AND STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS A. WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS Due to time constraints, Water Resources Technician Asche noted the summaries of the most recent watershed meetings in the packet for the EQC's review. Commissioner Christian reported that legislation was passed to provide funding for control of invasive weeds. She said it was a little bit more than the governor was recommending but not enough to cover the need. Councilmember Black reported that on May 8, 2007, the City Council approved the cooperative agreement with the Bassett Creek Watershed to begin the process of constructing the West Medicine Lake Park Pond. B. PLYMOUTH 2007 ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMPION AWARD Water Resources Technician Asche referred to the Plymouth 2007 Environmental Champion Award Nomination Form for individuals and businesses. He asked the EQC to review the award information and if anyone has a candidate to nominate they should contact Communications Coordinator Margie Vigoren. Environmental Quality Committee Minutes May 9, 2007 Page 4 Commissioner Strand asked if it would be appropriate to nominate homeowner's that constructed raingardens on their property as part of the 2006 Street Reconstruction Project. The group felt it was appropriate. C. WATER RESOURCES GRANT AWARDS Water Resources Technician Asche stated that an evaluation of the awards program was done last year and reported an 80-90% success rate with the projects. He said the projects were very impressive and said it is a program the EQC should be proud of funding. Water Resources Technician Asche stated that this year's recipients would be notified of their grant award tomorrow. D. QUORUM REQUIREMENTS Water Resources Technician Asche reported that Commissioners Brinkman and Berrigan will be moving out of the City and will no longer serve on the EQC. He expressed appreciation for their insight into the EQC and told them they will be missed. Water Resources Technician Asche explained that their absence may present an issue for quorum. He will check Roberts Rules for quorum requirements and he asked the EQC members to provide their schedules for him during the months of June and August. Commissioner Christian suggested Karla Anderson as a possible candidate to serve on the EQC. Commissioner Waters reported that her term on the EQC will end on June 30' 2007. 7. FUTURE MEETINGS 8. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 9:07 p.m. ay MINUTES OF THE PARK AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING May 10, 2007 PRESENT: Commissioners: Mohagen, Knight, Pederson, Singer, Anderson, Smith, Griwac Planning Commissioner: Weir Staff: Blank, Evans, Miller ABSENT: Krauhulec, Fiemann, Blisdoe PACKET INCLUSIONS: Agenda, 4/12/07 Minutes, Comprehensive Plan Update Memo, Consultant Scope of Services document CALL TO ORDER Meeting was called to order at 701 pm in the council chambers by Co -Chairperson Commissioner Singer. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Co -Chair Singer asked if there were any changes or amendments to the minutes. Commissioner Smith mentioned there were grammatical spelling issues in some areas where Blank's name was noted as Blanks. He also mentioned the sentence referencing the number of weddings at PCC was transposed. Corrections to the minutes will be made. Co -Chair Commissioner Singer asked for a motion to approve the minutes with noted changes. Commissioner Pederson moved to approve the minutes of April 12, 2007. The motion was second by Commissioner Smith. Vote was unanimous with all ayes. 3. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS presented by Evans: a. Athletic Associations: None were present at the meeting. b. Staff: None c. Updates: ♦ Pork Chop Dinner at Plymouth Creek Center. o Fund Raiser to support Senior Programming. o As of 6pm approximately 300 people had been served o Estimating an overall turn out of 400 by 7pm. ♦ Banner Competition o First year program. o Deadline has passed for submitting art for the banner competition. o Were hoping for 16 entries, received 9. o Program is a partnership with the Fine Arts Council. ■ Objective: To increase the number of banners along Plymouth Blvd. o Commissioners will have the opportunity to view the art work. o Winners will have their banners displayed on Plymouth Blvd up thorough Plymouth on Parade. MINUTES OF THE PARK AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING May 10, 2007 ♦ Kid Garage Sale o This is a new program and it has sold the maximum of 35 tables. o It will be held on Sunday, May 20 from 12-3pm. o Due to popularity, expanded space may be needed in the future. o Commissioners are encouraged to attend. ♦ Summer Staff o In the process of hiring summer/seasonal staff and getting the summer program up and running. ♦ Program Registration o Reviewing how residents are signing up for programs. ♦ Wakeboarding Camp o This is another new program. o Cost runs between $360.00 and $390.00. o Only one slot remains available in first session. ♦ Weekend T ball o This too is another new program as it is being held on Friday's and Sunday's. Programs have generally stayed away from weekends in the past. o This concept was well received by residential families and the courses are full. o Will be analyzing the possibility of offering more weekend courses. ♦ Budget o Gearing up for budgets. o Starting a new bi-annually budget process including the field house, Ice Arena and Plymouth Creek Center. ♦ Volunteer Coordinator Position o Nancy Anderson's position has been posted and eight preliminary candidates have gone through an initial interview all of whom have at least 15 years of experience. o Four potential candidates will be called back. o Final selection will occur in order to have a new coordinator on board one week prior to Nancy's retirement date. ♦ Music in Plymouth o This is the 35th anniversary of Music in Plymouth. o The poster advertising the event was shown to the commission and will be posted around Plymouth. o The event will take place on Thursday July 5, 2007 starting at 5pm. o Further details will be provided at upcoming meetings. Page 2of8 C;� 6 MINUTES OF THE PARK AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING May 10, 2007 Evans concluded her presentation. Commission Singer asked if any members had questions. No questions were asked. 4. REPORT ON PAST COUNCIL ACTION a. Approved: Park Projects: Blank reported that even though CIP's have been adopted by Commissioners and by the City Council, it isn't necessarily a "go". Each individual project has to go back to City Council in order to get approval to move forward. There are currently 10-11 projects that need to be implemented. It has been determined that rather than trying to get them started all at once, they will be split based on priority. ♦ Parkers Lake Park Lights o Lamps in the park are about 25 yrs old and are becoming rusty. o The manufacturer does not supply parts for repair so metal plates have been installed to avoid issue with children having access to the fuse boxes. o On the south side of Parker's Lake all the lighting and wiring will be completely replaced. This was approved by the City Council. ♦ Timber Shores Playground o Insurance money of $40,000 will assist in the rebuilding of the Timber Shores playground that was burnt last year. ♦ 7 Greens N.B. Park o Will be addressing later in the meeting. Blank stated that at the next City Council meeting the goal is to get another five projects authorized. Commissioner Singer opened the floor to questions. None were asked. 5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a. Update on Comp Plan reported by Blanks: Blank provided a presentation with neighbor maps which outlined each park project area and addressed the renovations that will occur at each location based on the Comprehensive Plan being working on by SRF and staff. Blank also asked Commissioners to follow the Scope of Services document that was provided in their Commission packet. Highlights of this presentation include: Refine the Location and Sizing of Eight Neighborhood Parks ♦ Work on the highest priority focusing on area development. ♦ Details and appendix work will be completed by our staff. ♦ Current plan shows to fill in neighbor parks '/z mile from each house. ♦ Consulting firm, SRF, are asked to look at ground, trees and waterways and select as close as possible, the best pieces of property for these last eight Page 3 of 8 ~-� MINUTES OF THE PARK AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING May 10, 2007 parks. This will give developers the opportunity to know where we are headed. ♦ SRF will need to document where roads will be in reference to the parks in order to match up the parks with the roads. ♦ A presentation of the report regarding this will be given at June's meeting. Blank opened the floor. No one posed a question or statement. Egan Dog Park ♦ The consulting firm has been asked to look at the following options and come up with a recommendation. o Joint development of a dog park with Three Rivers Park District. o Relocate the dog park and turn this property into a neighborhood park. o Keep the dog park and incorporate a neighborhood park. Commissioner Anderson asked about the dog park at Threes Rivers. Blank replied that there may be two dogs parks but will work with Three Rivers to determine what they are going to do. Northwest Greenway ♦ The consults objective will be to have this area get more site specific by defining the parcels, trees, wild life, foliage etc. ♦ A commitment has been made to connect Maple Grove to our border. o Refine the plan to accommodate Elm Creek corridor trail connections with the City of Maple Grove, including the potential of equestrian facilities. ♦ Analyzing the possibility of building a tunnel under 47 to make a nice trail as 47 will become four lanes in the future. Commissioner Pederson asked if this will make a permanent loop in the park system. Blank replied that they will be looking at that. Commissioner Pederson then questioned if 47 was considered a County Road. Blank replied that in its current state it is deemed a county road. The county would like it to become a city road but that is in negotiation as it is in need of major upgrades, which comes with a high price tag. ♦ One key parcel area has become available and we have about 90 days to secure it. ♦ A 12 ft. high pedestrian tunnel will be built under future Cheshire Lane. Trail System Refinements ♦ NW areas need to be refined. ♦ Medina held their meeting on Tuesday night to start lining up trails. A conversation between Plymouth and Medina needs to occur. ♦ Provisions need to be made to have one of our trails connect to the tunnel trail under 101. ♦ The Regional Trail and the Greenway trail will be connecting to Maple Grove. ♦ A map showing all city trails will be developed that will also identify trail gaps. Once all the trail gaps have been identified it will be reviewed in order to prioritize which ones to fill. Page 4 of 8 A MINUTES OF THE PARK AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING May 10, 2007 ♦ Trail maps will be created after gaps have been identified and filled. These will be placed on the City Web page. Commissioner Smith remarked that neighbors/neighborhoods are providing gap information to them. He asked if they should be submitting that information to staff. Blank responded yes. Nature Canyon ♦ There is a portion of this area that is underdeveloped. A big stand of woods in the southern 2/3 used to be Tamarac areas which they would like to bring back. ♦ Comprehensive plan has called it out as a "special use" park possibly using the park as nature facility for educational purposes. ♦ Top of the property is being looked at as a collection of interstate and activity area. Consults are being asked to provide three different plans for the future use of this area. This may or may not be decided on, but will be identified in the plan. This assists developers and citizens in knowing what is on the agenda for that property in the future. Northern Railroad Track ♦ Currently there is a trail that lets people cross the track to the Three Ponds Park. ♦ Improvements have been made to reduce the train stop whistle occurrences. ♦ Build full medians at Vickburg to avoid cars driving around barricades when the arms come down. ♦ Consultants meeting with the railroad to design an acceptable pedestrian crossing that would eliminate or reduce even further, the train whistle. Beach Analysis ♦ Beaches are one of the most popular activities and Plymouth beaches have experienced some very good years and some very poor years. ♦ SRF will be doing an analysis of three beaches on how to be safe and attract more people. ♦ SRF will submit the analysis with recommendations on how to improve the property. Public Art ♦ The Public Art draft policy was presented to the Commissioners last month. ♦ This year Public Art will be included in the Comprehensive Plan. ♦ The main focus will be mainly on the downtown for private art, but there will be some effort to target commercial buildings being built and engage them in the creative arts. ♦ Plymouth Blvd. and 36th are main target areas. Plymouth Creek Park ♦ There is a 10 acre site in the park that has never been managed. Page 5 of 8 99 MINUTES OF THE PARK AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING May 10, 2007 o Analyze this area and formulate a long term plan on how this property should be maintained. o This will be the last key component of this 165 acre complex. School District and Three Rivers Park District ♦ Park staff will meet with both agencies to explore what potential initiatives they could share that need implementation. ♦ Diane and her staff operate swimming lessons at both Wayzata East and West schools. Time Schedule ♦ The time schedule has been set forth by the City Council. o The goal is to provide the analysis and recommendations by September or October of 2007. ♦ The Planning Commission will need to hold public hearings potentially in November or December of 2007. Blank stated that in terms of the June 14, 2007 PRAC meeting, the SRF consulting will be making some presentations. They may or may not attend the July meeting. Blank recommended moving the PRAC meeting back in August by a week. This would place the meeting date at August 16, 2007. He also suggested that PRAC again be moved back one week in September due to the Jewish Holiday. The meeting for September will be held on the 20tH Blank asked if the Commissioners had any questions. Commission Anderson asked if bike lanes were going to be addressed. Blank stated that this has been turned over to the traffic engineering. To insure that this issue is not lost, Barry Warren, the lead for our projects, will say on top of the situation. b. Uadate on Greenwood Buildina/Zachary Baseball reported by Blanks: • Greenway Building: Contractor indicated by they should be up and running by May 27, 2007. The painting is done only some landscaping needs to be complete. • Zachary baseball: On Monday, May 21, 2007 a ribbon cutting ceremony and softball game will take place starting at 6:00pm. The Mayor will be throwing out the first pitch. Blank informed the commission that Miller will be sending out an official email notification. Commissioner Pederson asked how the fund raising was going. Blank replied that they until the end of the year to raise $50,000.00 and the concession trucks are already out there. 6. NEW BUSINESS a. N.B. Park Development Project Update Page 6 of 8 jj MINUTES OF THE PARK AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING May 10, 2007 Blank informed the Commission that the new park neighborhood meeting occurred on Wednesday, May 9 with an attendance of nine people. The turn out was not expected to be large as this is a small neighborhood. The meeting is intended to hear what the community wants built in there neighborhood. There is currently a small park that resides approximately one block away for the new site that currently has a small playground. Blank asked the neighborhood representatives if they wanted another playground in the new park. The majority of attendees opposed having a new playground built and felt the smaller park could expand on theirs by implementing some swing sets. The meeting lasted approximately one hour with the next meeting being held on Wednesday May 23, 2007 at City Hall at 6:30 pm. This meeting is intended to present two plans to the neighborhood with the hopes of resolution. If successful, the master plan will come back to the Commission with a request for their approval. The next step would be to submit to the City Council in June with construction of the park taking place over the months of July, August and September. By October construction should be substantially completed with the park. Commissioner Anderson asked if this was one of the areas where there may be a train crossing. Blank stated that he has heard people saying they are hearing more train noise since the buck thorn has been removed. Commissioner Pederson asked if they were against building a park lot at the site. Blank replied that we don't build parking lots. Commissioner Singer opened the floor to questions. There were none. Blank reminder the commissioners to note future meeting dates that are moving back one week. He also asked them to try to attend the last neighborhood meeting. Blank stated that Miller will include that date in the ribbon ceremony email. 7. Commission Presentation Commission Singer asked Blank if he was planning on having a park tour for the new commissioners. Commissioner Singer asked the new commissions if they would like a tour. Commissioner Knight stated that he would. Commissioner Anderson suggested a bike tour. Commissioner Singer asked which parks or trails they would like to see. Commissioner Smith stated that he has seen many of the properties and he could take Commissioner Anderson on a bike tour so he can view the parks and trails. Blank stated that in the past, as a precursor, the commission would go to the parks where projects were taking place. That way everyone has a visual when it comes to decision making. Blank stated he would be happy to take the group some evening to view these properties. July would be the best time as the draft CIP timeline needs to be in by June. This is in conjunction with two year budget that council wants. Commissioner Singer asked Blank to set up a small van tour, especially if they need to make recommendations to the City Council. Blank and Evans will look at schedules and ask about potential dates. Commission Singer thanked the engineering department for answering her questions. Page 7 of 8 . MINUTES OF THE PARK AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING May 10, 2007 8. ADJOURNMENT Co -Chairperson Commissioner Singer asked for a motion to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Smith motioned to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Anderson seconded motion. All ayes and the meeting adjourned at 7:48p.m. The next meeting will be held on Thursday, June 14, 2007. Respectfully Submitted, Mary Miller PRAC recorder Page 8 of 8 1-494 Corridor Commission 2007 MINNESOTA LEGISLATIVE SESSION SUMMARY Prepared by Bill Schreiber & John Apitz Messerli & Kramer P.A. The 2007 Minnesota Legislature opened with calls for bipartisan cooperation and the potential for significant achievement. While Governor Pawlenty eked out a victory in the fall election by less that .1%, the DFL had achieved major gains in the in both houses of the Legislature, increasing their margin in the State Senate by 9 members and by 19 in the House. The result produced a DFL majority in the Senate of 44 to 23 and, a huge DFL House majority of 85 to 49. Clearly, the general public had grown tired of what was seen as a lack of progress nationally and at the state level. The war in Iraq was at the root of the tsunami that drove Republicans from office. But, the lack of movement on bread-and-butter issues like education, transportation and property tax reform drove voters to demand a chorus of new voices in the State Capital, as well. Democrats knew what was required of them — increase funding for education, increase funding for roads and transit, increase funding for and access to health care, lower property taxes and do it all without increasing other statewide taxes. No small order. And, it wasn't really a good thing to have a $2.3 billion budget surplus on hand going into the Session. The amount of promises far outweighed the amount of dollars available and, a budget surplus only made the squabbling that much more intense. ° The Governor, to the surprise of many, stuck to his earlier promise to oppose any new tax hikes, a position that was interpreted by Democrats as a line drawn in the sand. They had made promises to increase spending on a host of projects/programs/proposals that had gone wanting for nearly a decade. The Governor had promised to keep state spending in check as a means of restricting tax increases. Quickly, the calls for bipartisanship began to subside as lawmakers designed a series of maneuvers aimed to outfox the Governor and, Pawlenty stood pat on his promise to keep the spendthrifts in check. At the same time, the Republican minorities in the House and Senate began to understand the power of unity. Enticing as the Democrats might make it to "bolt from the herd," the GOP came to understand that by sticking together they could withstand attempts to override gubernatorial vetoes and, thereby, actually increase their bargaining and political power. Democrats needed to get things done. But, unless they were willing to negotiate, nothing was going to happen. And, the clock began to tick and tick... the one other thing that Democrats knew they could not do was take the Session into overtime by failing to pass a state budget. (Special Sessions — one upon another - were partly to blame for the exile of so many Republicans. They learned from their mistakes and were ready to apply the lessons to the new majority.) 33 Thus, the scene was set for a generally unproductive Session where lawmakers tinkered around the edges and made only minor progress toward solving any of the state's bigger problems. The first volley came in the form of a $300 million bonding bill — 3 times the Governor's recommended level - which was vetoed as too much and too early. Democratic initiatives to increase funding for education were conditioned upon significant tax increases for upper income earners, a proposition that Pawlenty vetoed and the GOP sustained. The DFL effort to increase funding for roads and transit came with a 5¢/gallon gas tax increase, a 1/2¢ metropolitan areas sales tax and other local option sales taxes, a wheelage tax, and other "revenue enhancers." The Governor's veto of the package was sustained in the last minutes of the Session. In a late Session maneuver, DFLers attempted to tie property tax relief to the creation of an additional upper tier income tax. Again, the Governor vetoed the measure and the GOP minority, with a number of DFL defections, sustained his veto. And, finally, a DFL move to tie a limited amount of special-interest spending to new taxes on foreign operating companies fell victim to a dispute over changes in state law that required - including an inflation factor in future budget forecasts. If maintaining the status quo could be called a "success," then, Governor Pawlenty and the GOP minorities could be called "winners." Clearly, little got done, much to the chagrin of the new DFL majorities and their leaders. But, problems remain and, the pressure to fund new education, transportation, and environmental initiatives along with funding property tax relief continues to build. Bridging the gap back to bipartisan problem -solving will demand a new attitude and a commitment to putting good policy above political gain. That's no small order. 3q DATE: June 8, 2007 TO: Laurie Ahrens, City Manager cc: Steve Juetten FROM: Barbara Sennesss Planning Manager SUBJECT: Hennepin County Adult Correctional Facility (HCACF) Population Report Hennepin County Community Corrections staff has submitted their monthly report on average daily population for the month of May, 2007. The average daily population reported for the Plymouth facility was 595, less than the occupancy limit of 601 set by the Conditional Use Permit. The difference from the last several months when the numbers exceeded the 601 limit comes from a lower number of County -incarcerated (versus short term offenders transferred from MN Department of Corrections facilities) in the Men's section. The chart below shows the average monthly population since we began receiving reports in June of 1998. 700 600 500 400 U d m 300 Q 200 100 0 m m 2 9 g- 9 m m m LLo$ o 0¢' o o LL s0 o o" 9 s 9 m LL o o6,0 0 0g < g o o o2 o o 8 g g 8 � o 6 $ k .6 ® o " " ga boo o o ooo o u� MonthlYear HCACF Monthly Population Report 3S o cuv uRn ■ Avareas Court BUILDERS ASSOCIATION OF THE TWIN CITIES PROFESSIONAL NOME BUILDERS S REMOOELERS_ June 8, 2007 Laurie Ahrens, City Manager City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Blvd Plymouth, MN 55447-1448 Dear Laurie, Green Institute '00#N4116, NARI' NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Of THE REMODELING INDUSTRY MINNESOTA C H A P T E R RECEIVED JUN 112007 We're pleased to introduce to you an exciting new voluntary green building standard being readied for launch in the Twin Cities region and Greater Minnesota. Minnesota GreenStar - Certified Green Homes and Remodeling is the product of countless hours contributed by our region's finest homebuilders and remodelors and environmental and building science experts. The initiative is rooted in a partnership of the Builders Association of the Twin Cities (BATC), the Green Institute, and the National Association of the Remodeling Industry -Minnesota (NARI-MN). Minnesota GreenStar comprises a regionally appropriate green building standard that embraces our unique climate concerns, building codes and material, energy, and natural resources. Fundamental to the program is an objective, third -party verification system that assures consumers that the new home or remodeling project performs as promised. The standard will be supported by a mandatory education program for builders and remodelors, as well as general education and promotion to consumers. With the robust standard as the vehicle, it is our aim to transform the homebuilding and remodeling industry toward more efficient, healthy, and environmentally sensitive design and construction practices. Minnesota GreenStar leverages two green building guidelines — New Home Construction and Home Remodeling — both designed with the builder/remodelor and homeowner in mind. The guidelines will provide users with prerequisite and prescriptive strategies, as well as a broad, well-rounded array of alternatives to achieve Minnesota GreenStar certification. Currently both the New Home Construction and Home Remodeling standards are in the development and pilot phase. Program development and administration is being managed by the non-profit Green Institute. Within the next few weeks we will be launching our website www.mngreenstar.org. Please check our site for updates and more information about this exciting new standard. If you should have any questions regarding the program please contact the Corey Brinkema at the Green Institute at 612-278-7113 or cbrinkema@greeninstitute.org. Best regards, J. Michael Noonan Corey Brinkema Sandra Meyer President Executive Director Executive Director BATC Green Institute NARI-MN web mngreenstar.org • phone 612.278.7100 • fax 612.278-7101 2801 2151 Avenue South, Suite 110, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55407 DATE: June 15, 2007 TO: Mayor and Cou c'1 Members FROM: Sandy Engda , ity Clerk SUBJECT: Recent Appointments to Charter Commission Attached are recent appointments made to the Charter Commission by Chief Judge Judy Wieland. With these last four appointments, there are no vacancies on the Charter Commission. I've also attached a current roster of the Charter Commission. Attachments 37' STATE OF MINNESOTA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT LUCY A. WIELAND CHIEF JUDGE HENNEPIN COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 554a7-0422 (612) 348-9808 June 8, 2007 Mayor Judy Jolulson City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 Re: Plymouth Charter Commission File No. 655181 Dear Mayor Johnson: The Court has received an Acceptance of Appointment and Oath of Office from Anne Andreasen. She has now met all statutory requirements and is a duly qualified member of the Plvmouth Charter Commission. Her term will expire May 25, 2011. LAW/vv Enclosure Cc: File Laurie Ahrens Lawrence Marofsky Mary McKee Christian Preus Sincerely, 4Lu 4 ieland Chief Judge of District Court M STATE OF MINNESOTA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT LUCY A. WIELA14D CHIEF JUDGE HENNEPIN COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55487-0422 (612) 348-9808 June 8, 2007 Mayor Judy Johmson City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth 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 Edward J. Clyman. He has now met all statutory requirements and is a duly qualified member of the Plvmouth Charter Commission. His term will expire May 25, 2011. LAW/vv Enclosure Cc: File Laurie Ahrens Lawrence Marofsky Mary McKee Christian Preus Sinc ely, W41�' cy Wieland Chief Judge of District Court �3u STATE OF MINNESOTA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT LUCY A. WIELAND CHIEF JUDGE HENNEPIN COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55487-0422 (612) 348-9808 June 8, 2007 Mayor Judy Jolmson City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 Re: Plymouth Charter Commission File No. 655181 Dear Mayor Johnson: The Court has received an Acceptance of Appointment and Oath of Office from Christian Preus. He has now met all statutory requirements and is again a duly qualified member of the Plvmouth Charter Commission. His term will expire June 19, 2011. LAW/vv Enclosure Cc: File Laurie Ahrens Lawrence Marofsky Mary McKee Christian Preus Sincerely, c Luc Wieland Chief Judge of District Court �Q STATE OF MINNESOTA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT LUCY A. WIELAND CHIEF JUDGE HENNEPIN COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55487-0422 (612) 348-9808 June 8, 2007 Mayor Judy Johnson City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 Re: Plvmouth Charter Commission File No. 655181 Dear Mayor Johnson: JUN 1 3 2001 C The Court has received an Acceptance of Appointment and Oath of Office from Thomas E. Murphy. 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 Sincer ly, Lu Wieland Chief Judge of District Court yl El r1b Officers Larry Marofsky Christian Preus Mary McKee Name Judy Johnson 4600 Jewel Lane Plymouth, MN 55446 Richard Dunn 178154 th Avenue N. Plymouth, MN 55447 Terry Donovan 1753 Evergreen Lane N. Plymouth, MN 55441 Lawrence P. Marofsky 2835 Medicine Ridge Road Plymouth, MN 55441 Mary McKee 1345 Juneau Lane N. Plymouth, MN 55447 Louise Speck 835 Vicksburg Lane N. Plymouth, MN 55447 Lori Schwartz Anne Andreasen Terry Cheng 17615 48th Place N. Plymouth, MN 55446 Edward J. Clyman Thomas E. Murphy Jr. 4810 Orchid Lane N. Plymouth, MN 55446 (Revised 06/15/2007) Plymouth Charter Commission I Chair Vice Chair Secretary L/a Appointed Term Expires 2-19-04 2-19-08 3-01-04 3-01-08 6-9-97 6-19-09 6-9-97 6-19-09 6-9-97 6-19-09 6-09-00 6-19-09 6-9-97 6-19-09 6-08-07 5-25-11 5-03-07 5-25-11 6-08-07 5-25-11 9-18-98 6-19-11 Christian Preus 6-19-99 17330 Co. Rd. 24 Plymouth, MN 55447 Jeffrey M. Thompson 6-19-99 3600 Alvarado Lane N. Plymouth, MN 55446 James G. Willis 6-19-99 16511 26th Avenue N. Plymouth, MN 55447 Dharam Bobra 8-25-99 16105 39th Place N. Plymouth, MN 55446 Staff: Jean McGann, Administrative Services Director, 763/509-5301 Sandy Engdahl, City Clerk, 763/509-5080 Appointments are made by the Hennepin County Chief Judge for four year terms. y3 (Revised 06/15/2007) 6-19-11 6-19-11 6-19-11 8-25-11 MARK S. THOMPSON JUDICIAL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR C-1251 COURTS TOWER 300 SOUTH SIXTH STREET MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55487 June 13, 2007 Ms. Laurie Ahrens City Manager City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Ave Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Ms. Ahrens: STATE OF MINNESOTA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT RECEIVED JUN 15 7007 HENNEPIN COUNTY (612) 348-7757 FAX (612) 348-2131 I am writing to update you on the law that required Hennepin County District Court / Fourth Judicial District to disburse non -felony forfeited bail to the municipality or subdivision of government in Hennepin County in which the offense occurred. As you recall from my letter last July, this law was unintentionally repealed, effective July 1, 2006, during the 2006 legislature. Here are the citations of the repealed law: Laws of Minnesota 1963, chapter 877, section 14 Minnesota Statutes (2005) § 488A.03, Subd. 9 With the tremendous support of the Hennepin County legislative delegation, this law will be restored July 1, 2007, and we will be back to business as usual. The new citations are: • Laws of Minnesota 2007, chapter 54, article 5, section 11 (enclosed) • Minnesota Statutes (2007) § 484.843 Also we were fortunately able to obtain — within the very tight fiscal constraints of the 2007 legislature — an appropriation of $240,000 to reimburse the municipalities and subdivisions of government in Hennepin County for non -felony forfeited bail for the period of repeal (FY 2007). The court will disburse these funds after July 1, 2007. While it is always difficult to predict bail forfeitures for a given year, we believe the appropriation will cover the great majority of those for FY 2007. After July 1, we will know the degree to which we would need to prorate the FY 2007 disbursements. I am sorry for the inconvenience caused by this unintentional repeal you have any questions or concerns. Sincerely, Mark S. Thompson Judicial District Administrator Enclosure 31 Please feel free to call me at (612) 348-7757 if Laws of Minnesota 2007, chapter 54, article 5, section 11 72.2 Sec. 11. 1484 8431 ABANDONMENT OF NONFELONY BAIL; DISPOSITION 72. 3 O FORFEITED SUMS; FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. 72.4 Subdivision 1. Abandonment of deposits and bail. (a) Any bail deposited with the 72.5court administrator of the Fourth Judicial District on a nonfelony case and not forfeited by 72. 6court order shall be deemed abandoned and forfeited if the person entitled to refund does 72. 7not file a written demand for refund with the court administrator within six months from 72. 8the date when the person became entitled to the refund. 72.9 (b) Any judge may order any sums so forfeited under paragraph (a) to be reinstated 72.1 Ofor cause and the court administrator shall then refund accordingly. The receipting 72. 11 municipality or subdivision of government shall reimburse the court administrator if the 72.12court administrator refunds the deposit upon such an order and obtains a receipt to be 72. 13 used as a voucher. 72.14 Subd. 2. Disposition of forfeited sums. All sums collected on any bail, bond, or 72. 15recognizance forfeited by court order or under subdivision 1 paragraph (a), for the Fourth 72. 1 6Judicial District on a nonfelony case shall be paid to Hennepin County to be applied to the 72. 175upport of the law library of the county. The receipt of the county treasurer to the court 72.18administrator shall be a sufficient voucher. When the sums so forfeited, minus refunds, 72. 19during any calendarey ar equal $2,500, all sums in excess of that amount shall be paid 72.2Oto the municipality or subdivision of government in which the violation occurred. The 72. 21payments shall be made periodically but not before six months from the date of the order 72.22for forfeiture During that six-month period but not thereafter, any fudge may set aside 72.23the forfeiture order upon proper showing of cause No obligation to pay sums so ordered 72.24forfeited exists unless the forfeiture is not set aside within the six-month period. For the 72.25purpose of determining when the $2,500 shall have accrued to the county law library, the 72.26final forfeiture shall be deemed to occur at the end of the six-month period. 72. 2 7EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2007. Link to Chapter 54: http•//ros leg mn/bin/gettpub.php?type=law&year=2007&sn=0&num=54 �s'