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Council Information Memorandum 11-30-2007
DUMMY CITY OF PLYMOUTH COUNCIL INFO MEMO x November 30, 2007 UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS Plymouth Ice Center Events November 2007 — May 2008 .................................................... Page 1 December 2007, January & February 2008 Official City Meeting Calendars ...................... Page 5 Tentative List of Agenda Items for Future City Council Meetings ..................................... Page I 1 INFORMATION News Articles, Releases, Publications, Etc ... News Release-McGruff Trucks in Plymouth Neighborhoods ............................................. Page 13 Article -Minnesotans Drive Billions of Miles, But the Growth has Leveled Off, MN Public Radio ................................................ Page 15 Article -Tax Bite Deepens as Home Values Fall, Star & Trib............................................... Page 17 Article -Twin Cities Lakes are Not Created Equal, Star & Trib............................................ Page 21 Article -No Crystal Clear Lakes, Star & Trib........................................................................ Page 24 STAFF REPORTS Engineering —Active & Pending Public Improvement Projects ........................................ Page 25 Fire Dept. — October Monthly Report ................................................................................... Page 28 CORRESPONDENCE Letter to Mainstreet Companies from MPCA RE: Petroleum Tank Release Closure......... Page 34 Letter from NW Suburbs Cable Communications Commission Regarding Video Streaming Project........................................................................................................................ Page 36 PLYMOUTH ICE CENTER EVENTS November 2007 - May 2008 (Excluding High School Games) Date Event Time Saturday, Nov. 17 Providence Jamboree 11:00 am — 4:45 pm November 23 — 24 Nov. 30 — Dec. 2 Sunday, Dec. 23 December 26 — 30 January 18 — 20 Saturday, Jan. 5 Sunday, Jan. 6 January 25 — 27 February 7 — 10 Thursday, Feb. 21 Feb. 29 — March 2 March 1 — 2 March 6 — 9 March 27 — 30 April 4 — 6 WHS Boys Holiday Tournament WYHA Tournament Squirt, Peewee, Bantam WHS Boys Alumni Game 4:15 pm — 5:45 pm WYHA Girls Tournament 7:45 am — 10:00 pm (except Sun. end 2:15 pm) 4:45 pm — 9:30 pm varied times WYHA Jr. Gold A Tournament Figure Skating Competition Figure Skating Competition WYHA Jr. Gold B Tournament WYHA Gold C Tournament WHS & AHS (possible double header Section games) WYHA Peewee B Regional Tournament varied times 8:15 am — 8:00 pm 8:15 am — 4:00 pm varied times varied times 4:45 pm — 9:30 pm varied times Girls U14 B Regional Tournament varied times WYHA Mite Jamboree Minnesota Super Series Boys Select 16 & 17 varied times 8:00 am — 9:00 pm varied times Page 1 April 11 — 13 Tuesday, April 17 April 18 — 20 April 24 — 27 May 2-4 Saturday, May 17 May 23 25 Boys Select 16 & 17 Showcase Meltdown Select 16 & 17. Showcase Meltdown Two Nations Female Hockey Spring Skate Show (?) MN Blades possible tournament varied times 5:00 pm — 10:15 pm varied times varied times varied times 2:00 pm varied times Page 2 WHS Girls Date Time Opponent November 13, 2007 5:00 pm Stillwater November 15, 2007 5:00 pin Blake December 1, 2007 12:30 pm Edina December 6, 2007 5:00 pm Duluth East December 15, 2007 12:30 pm Hopkins December 22, 2007 12:30 pm Proctor January 3, 2008 5:00 pm Burnsville January 5, 2008 12:30 pm Roseville January 19, 2008 12:30 pm Minnetonka January 26, 2008 12:30 pm Holy Angels January 29, 2008 5:00 pm Armstrong WHS Boys Date Time Opponent November 23, 2007 5:00 pm Holiday Tournament (Wayzata, Buffalo, Maple Grove and Edina) November 24, 2007 5:00 pm Holiday Tournament (Wayzata, Buffalo, Maple Grove and Edina) December 4, 2007 5:00 pm Champlin December 20, 2007 5:00 pm Orono December 22, 2007 5:00 pm Osseo January 10, 2008 5:00 pm Anoka January 17, 2008 5:00 pm Minnetonka January 31, 2008 5:00 pm Armstrong February 2, 2008 12:30 pm Edina February 7, 2008. 5:00 pm Buffalo February 14, 2008 1 5:00 pm Hopkins Ice,. 760 AHS Boys %G K iL L- 7 Date Time Opponent November 27, 2007 5:00 m Maple Grove November 29, 2007 5:00 pm Rogers December 6, 2007 5:00 pm Hastings December 11, 2007 5:00 pm St. Louis Park December 13, 2007 5:00 pm Bloomington Kennedy January 8, 2008 5:00 pm North Metro January 22, 2008 5:00 pm Edina February 9, 2008 12:30 pm Hopkins February 12, 2008 5:00 pm Elk River February 16, 2008 12:30 pm Wayzata 'age 3 Providence Academv Bovs Date Time Opponent November 17, 2007 11:00 am Jamboree December 4, 2007 7:00 pm Chisago Lakes December 8, 2007 3:00 pm Meadow Creek -5 December 11, 2007 7:00 pm Minneapolis West December 15, 2007 3:00 pm Amery, WI December 22, 2007 3:00 pm St. Michael/Albertville January 8, 2008 7:00 pm St. Paul Academy ,v" January 12, 2008 3:00 pm St. Bernards January 17, 2008 7:00 pm Blake January 31, 2008 7:00 pm Minnehaha Academy February 9, 2008 3:00 prn St. Paul Academy February 14, 2008 7:00 pm Breck / '�c��o'• !JF �v Page 4 OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS December 2007 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Jan 2008 % Nov 2007 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 25 26 27 28 29 30 27 28 29 30 31 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2:00 PM -5:00 PM OLD FASHIONED CHRISTMAS - Plymouth Historical Society Building Truth in Taxation Hearing 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers CHANNUKAH BEGINS AT SUNSET 7OCOMM0 PM ISS ON G MEETING, Council Chambers CHARTER COMMISSION ANNUAL MEETING 7:00 PM, Medicine Lake Room 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 7:00 PM TRUTH IN TAXATION MEETING CONTINUED (IF NECESSARY), Ccwldl cnamear.. 5:30 pm Council Study Session Multiple Animal Licenses, TIF, Outlots Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE (EDC), Medicine Lake Rooms A 8 B 7:00 PM PARK & REC ADVISORY COMMISSION (PRAC), ' Council Chambers NEGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. Cw—Ch- cilCnemExa16 16 17 18 1.9 20 21 22 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, Council Chambers 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 CHRISTMAS EVE, CHRISTMAS DAY, City Offices closed City Offices closed 30 31 New Years Eve Event Plymouth Ice Center 6-9pm modified on 11/29/2007 Page 5 OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS January 2008 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 Dec 2007 S M T W T F S NEW YEAR'S DAY (City Offices closed) 7:00 PM PLANNING I COMMISSION I MEETING, Council Chambers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 s 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 600 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING- Update with City Manager- Medicine Lake Room 7.en PMREGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE (EQC), Medicine Lake Rooms A & B 7.00 PM PARK & REC ADVISORY COMMISSION (PRAC), Council Chambers 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 I"Ied & Commission Interviews 6:30 pm Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, Council Chambers 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BIRTHDAY (Observed) - City Offices Closed r.00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, council ch_Ii_ 7:00 PM PLYMOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRANSIT (PACT) , Medicine Lake Room A 27 28 29 6:00 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING- Goals & Priorities - Medicine Lake Room 30 31 Feb 2008 S INI T NN' I- 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 modified on 11/29/2007 Page 7 OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS February 2008 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday --- Friday Saturday — 1 2 Jan 2008 S M T W T F S Mar 2008 S M T W T F S 2:00 PM -7:00 PM FIRE 810E FESTIVAL, 1 Parkers Lake 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 27 28 29 3031 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, Council 7:00 PM HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, Packers Lake Room Chambers 10 11 .12 13 14 15 16 7.00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, C—il Chzmban 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE (EOC), Medicine Lake 7:00 PM PARK & REC ADVISORY COMMISSION (PRAC), Council Chambers Rooms A 8 B 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 PRESIDENTS DAY - City Offs Closed 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, Council Chambers - 4 25 26 27 28 29 530 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING - Rental Licensing - Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM PLYMOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRANSIT (PACT). Medicine lake Room A 7:30 AM STATE OF THE CITY MEETING Plymouth Creek Center 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Courwil Chamb— - modified on 11/29/2007 Page 9 Tentative Schedule for City Council Agenda Items December 3, Truth in Taxation Hearing, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers December 10, Continued Truth in Taxation Hearing (if necessary), 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers December 11, Special, 5:30 p.m., Council Chambers • Discuss reports received on multiple animal licenses, tax increment financing, and outlots • View Hilde Performance Center plans December 11, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers • Consider adoption of Comprehensive Plan. City of Plymouth. (2005050) • Adopt 2008 Budget, Levy, and CIP • Recognition of the 2007 Citizens' Academy graduates • Approve 2008 Amusement Licenses • Approve 2008 Target and Trap Shoot License • Approve 2008 Gasoline Service Station Licenses • Approve 2008 Tobacco Licenses • Approve appointment of Health Officer • Adopt utility rates for 2008 • Set January 22, 2008 as date of project hearings for 2008 street reconstruction/mill and overlay projects • Approve Lake Region Mutual Aid Agreement • Approve findings of fact and penalties for second alcohol compliance check violation for Wandering Spirits, 3435 Highway 169 • Approve Final Payment on Woodland Trails Park January 8, Special, 6:00 p.m., Medicine Lake Room • Update with City Manager January 8, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers • Appoint 2008 Deputy Mayor • Appoint 2008 City Council Secretary • Designate 2008 Official Newspaper • Appoint 2008 Official Depositories • Public Hearing on Amending Park Dedication Fees January 15, Special, 6:30 p.m., Medicine Lake Room • Board and Commission interviews January 22, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers • Project hearings on 2008 street construction/mill and overlay projects • Oath of Office to Six Firefighters • Announcement of Fire and Ice Festival on February 2 • Approve appointments to City boards and commissions Note: Special Meeting topics have been set by Council; all other topics are tentative. Page 11 January 29, Special, 6:00 p.m. Medicine Lake Room • Discuss 2008 Goals and Priorities February 12, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers February 26, Special, 5:30 p.m., Medicine Lake Room • Discuss Rental Licensing Ordinance and Point of Sale Inspection February 26, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers Page 12 City of Plymouth News Release For Immediate Release November 29, 2007 Contact: Lara Newberger 763-509-5945 McGruff Trucks are in Plymouth Neighborhoods Many city maintenance vehicles working on Plymouth streets are pulling double duty as they patch streets, fix water mains and maintain parks. They are also looking out for the safety of Plymouth children as part of the McGruff Truck program. McGruff trucks are city -owned vehicles that have a large, black and yellow McGruff Truck emblem on each side of the vehicle. McGruff truck drivers are prepared to offer short-term help and emergency aid for children who find themselves in emergency or frightening situations such as being bullied, followed, hurt or lost. "Public works, parks, and forestry employees often outnumber the number of patrol officers working the street. They spend a lot of their time in remote areas of the City, so we appreciate their extra eyes and ears. They provide additional opportunities to help keep kids safe," said Plymouth Police Captain Craig Lindman. While all city employees would be quick to assist a child in need, the McGruff Truck Program helps take the ambiguity out of frightening situations for children. "Kids are mobile. They're quick to run off to have fun. As they get older and take on more responsibility, we can't be with them all of the time. We're happy to provide another resource to keep them safe. It's a great program," said Lindman. McGruff truck drivers have earned accreditation in the national McGruff Truck Program. They have passed a federal, state, and local criminal background check, attend an annual McGruff Truck Page 13 training, .and must recertify each year. Drivers only display McGruff Truck emblem when they work in an environment that does not pose a danger to an approaching person. McGruff drivers do not administer first aid except in extreme emergencies or if otherwise qualified. They do not administer medicines of any kind; transport the children in the truck, act as a peace keeper or law enforcement officer, or approach a child unless he/she is clearly in trouble. The symbol of McGruff was chosen because McGruff is recognized by a majority of parents and children. In fact, 97% of the children ages 6-12 that recognized McGruff said that they would try to do what McGruff tells them to do because they believe that he is knowledgeable about safety. The McGruff truck program is a collaboration of the Plymouth Police, Parks, and Public Works Departments. If you would like more information on the McGruff Truck Program or would like to schedule a visit of a McGruff Trick to your neighborhood to teach kids about the program, call Forestry Technician Lara Newberger at 763-509-5945. Page 14 MPR: Minnesotans drive billions of vehicle miles a year, but the growth has leveled off Page 1 of 2 o THE CURRENT CLASSICAL r� np 11 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2007 LISTEN LISTEN OD+ra 9000 t 35° PARTLY CLOUDY in ROCHESTER (MORE) PLAYLIST PLAYLIST MINNESOTA NEWS PUSUC RADIO* EVENTS MEMBERSHIP ABOUT US NEWS FEATURES LISTEN SCHEDULE RADIO Programs Lo Minnesotans drive billions of vehicle miles a year, but the growth has leveled off by Dan Olson, Minnesota Public Radio November 18, 2007 Every year for decades drivers in Minnesota and across the nation have been driving more miles, a lot more miles. Until now. The past three years both in Minnesota and nationally the total number of vehicle miles traveled is leveling off. What's going on? St. Paul, Minn. — What's going on is registered nurse Lora Krall quit her 86 mile a day round trip commute from her home in Winona to her job in Rochester. "I was given an opportunity to work at the local hospital while I took a great pay cut, almost $10 an hour, I chose to take this job because then I didn't have to drive," she says. What's happened is Joel Reiter lopped 120 miles of his weekly commute from near Cambridge north of the Twin Cities to his job near downtown St. Paul. "I've convinced my management to allow me to spend one day a week working from home." he says. What's happened is University of Minnesota grad student and instructor Jon Hoffman has given up car commuting and rides the bus from his northeast Minneapolis home to his University job due, in part, to an aggressive university program to promote and subsidize bus ridership. "They've been really stepping up their efforts to get people to ride and people have found that it works," Hoffman says. All together that's nearly 500 miles a week that are no longer being driven by Lora, Joel and Jon. They all have different reasons for driving less. What they have in common is they changed their lives in ways that result in less driving. The national picture looks like this. The rate of growth in vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in this country is leveling off, Brookings Institution fellow and transportation scholar Rob Puentes says. "The average yearly increase in the 1960's in VMT's was about 4.4 percent." he says. Since then, Puentes says, it has tapered off about 1 percent a decade. So far this decade the national yearly increase is about 1.8 percent. In Minnesota, the vehicle miles traveled numbers for the past three years are actually flat, no increase. Why? Is it gas prices, we're living closer to work, using transit more often or is the economy slowing down and fewer of us are working? Puentes says the answer to all is yes. And what's the outlook, will we drive less? That answer is unknown. Page 15 http://miiinesota.ptiblicradio.oi-g/display/web/2007/ 1 1 / 14/vmt/ 11/26/2007 MPR: Minnesotans drive billions of vehicle miles a year, but the growth has leveled ott Yage 2 of 2 The most common form of commuting in this country is a driver waking up in one suburb and driving to a job in another suburb, Rob Puentes says. Vehicle miles traveled for those folks are unlikely to decline. "In most places there simply aren't alternatives because we haven't built our metropolitan areas in ways that provide options," he says. Plymouth resident Ginny Black rode the bus for the first time recently from her home in Plymouth to her job near downtown St. Paul. "It was two hours to work and two hours home," she says. There are commuter bus options in many Twin Cities suburbs including Plymouth, and ridership is rising. But many suburban commuter transit users must contend with infrequent service and long rides. Vehicle miles traveled are leveling off. But they have leveled off at a very high level in Minnesota. State officials say miles traveled by drivers in Minnesota in 2006 totaled 56.6 billion. Even with this leveling off of VMT's, Joel Reiter, the one -day -a -week telecommuter from rural Cambridge 60 miles north of the Twin Cities, doesn't see much change in our habits. "I don't see people moving in closer, and I don't see people doing carpooling and ride -sharing, not any more than they have before," he says. The conventional view is, driving less is good. However, there's a problematic ripple effect. The plateauing of vehicle miles traveled means slower growth in federal and state gasoline tax revenue - the money used for building and repairing roads and bridges. That puts more pressure on elected officials to come up with alternative revenue sources if we want to maintain the country's crumbling transportation infrastructure. ©2007 Minnesota Public Radio I All rights reserved 480 Cedar Street, Saint Paul, MN USA 55101 ( 651-290-1212 Page 16 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/11/14/vnit/ 11/26/2007 Tax bite deepens as home values fall tarTlribune.com i'+rIINNEAP®LIS -ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA Tax bite deepens as home values fall Minnesota is phasing out a program that shielded many homeowners from big property tax increases during the housing boom. By Pat Doyle, Anthony Lonetree and Steve Brandt, Star Tribune Last update: November 25, 2007 - 12:26 AM Page 1 of 4 Many Minnesota homeowners are learning that their property taxes are expected to rise even as the housing market slumps, a reflection of rising city costs, lagging assessments and a changing system that gave a break on taxes in previous years and is producing a burden now. The system, called the limited market value program, was created by the Legislature in 1993 in an effort to protect property owners from the tax impacts of sharp increases in property values. The program was supposed to end after 2001, but the Legislature feared that doing so in a hot housing market would sting homeowners with sharply increased property taxes. Instead, it began phasing out limited market value with the goal of ending it in the 2009 assessment year. But the phaseout, combined with a sharply slumping housing market, is creating especially jarring variations in proposed taxes this year. "You're going to have people on the same block, some of whom will have a big increase in taxes and others who will have little increase or a decline," said Matt Smith, an authority on taxes for the city of St. Paul. Many of those expected to be hit with steep tax increases are feeling the impact of the phaseout of limited market value. The system slowed the growth in the taxable value of properties when home prices were skyrocketing. Now that previously unrecognized value is showing up on tax notices, along with higher taxes. The phaseout means that a home's taxable value can rise each year to equal an ever greater portion of its actual market price -- a process that will continue until the two are identical. By 2009, all properties must be at their full market value for tax purposes in 2010. Combined with the swoon in the housing market, the result in some cases is that a home's taxable value can continue climbing while its market value falls, particularly among homes that jumped most in value in earlier years. In Minneapolis, the owner of a typical medium-priced home whose market value rose during the housing boom but flattened over the past two years Page 17 http://www.startribli11e.com/587/v-print/story/1571 103.1itm1 11/27/2007 Tax bite deepens as home values tall 1'aoe 2 of 4 could see a 12 percent increase in city property taxes. Meanwhile, the owner of a less expensive home that increased less in price before leveling off might see a 1 percent decline. In St. Paul, most homes can expect to see increases of between 10 percent and 20 percent. But single -digit increases are expected in about a third of the city's planning districts, and median -valued homes in the St. Anthony Park neighborhood are likely to see a 4 percent tax decrease. 'It seems odd' Such disparities and confusion over the taxation process have frustrated some homeowners who recently received estimates of their 2008 taxes in the mail and found increases that surprised them. "When you have your taxes not performing what the market is doing, or what your house is worth, it seems rather unreasonable," said Brent Nelson, 33, of Minneapolis. Nelson bought his home for $235,900 in 2005, near the peak of the housing boom. But in the past two years the home's market value has remained at $242,000. Meanwhile, its value for tax purposes rose from $191,400 to $220,100, still making up for limits placed on it during the boom years. Nelson is looking at a 16 percent city property tax increase at a time when some of his Whittier neighbors are dropping prices on homes they're trying to sell. "It seems odd that it's going up that quickly," he said. Another problem is that taxes payable in 2008 are often based on property values as of 2006. So some bigger -than -expected tax bills don't reflect the continued slowdown in the housing market through 2007. 'Crazy' in the suburbs Suburbs aren't immune to the confusing effects of the phaseout of limits on taxable values. Woodbury even devoted part of a recent newsletter to warning homeowners that some will experience "sizable jumps in their taxes as more of their property's value gets taxed each year." The city cited one home where the market value declined from $217,200 to $209,000, but the taxable value jumped from $189,300 to $209,000. "Even though the value of the property went down, their taxes are going up," said Julie Lehr, a spokeswoman for the city. "Crazy." Lehr predicts that phasing out the limitations on valuations will prompt calls Page 18 http://www.startribune.com/587/v-print/story/1571103.htnil 11/27/2007 Tax bite deepens as home values fall Page S of 4 to city officials. "This is going to be the question: 'My property value is going down, why are my taxes going up,"' she said. But many Woodbury residents won't be affected by the phaseout because their taxable values over the years kept pace with their market values. City property taxes on the average -valued home -- $304,000 -- are expected to rise just $6, due in part to growth in the overall tax base. In Minnetonka, about 70 percent of homeowners will see a decrease despite a slight increase in market values of the average residence. Rising commercial values also have shouldered a greater portion of the city's tax burden. Of the homeowners who will see an increase, few will be greater than 6 percent. In most such cases, said Merrill King, city finance director, "You either have a home that has a pent-up limited market value that's catching up, or you've got this Lakeshore property that's going to increase in value regardless." Even properties in particularly distressed areas didn't necessarily escape increases. "I was thinking, 'How could my taxes go up when the value of my property has gone down?"' said Randy Williams, 51. The market value of his north Minneapolis home dropped from $113,500 to $109,500 -- a decline he feels still lags the real fall in neighborhood prices. But the value for tax purposes rose from $91,000 to $104,600. As a result, his city property taxes are expected to rise by 19 percent. The market value of Williams' property might more closely track the recent housing downturn when 2008 assessment notices are sent out early next year. Minneapolis officials say the notices will likely show values sagging in the foreclosure -battered North Side, while growing 3 percent to 4 percent near the city's lakes and waters. "It's a flatter market than we've seen in years," said city assessor Patrick Todd. Property taxes are just one slice of a local government's revenue pie, so a change in an individual homeowner's taxes often doesn't match with government budgets. The budget recommended by Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak is up 2 percent, and its property tax levy, which includes money from commercial, industrial and apartment buildings, is up 8 percent. Like St. Paul, Minneapolis can generally expect to see heftier increases in tax bills than suburban areas next year, Hennepin County Assessor Tom May said, because the cities saw some of the sharpest increases in home prices in Page 19 http://www.startribune.com/587/v-print/story/1571 103.html 11/27/2007 fax bite deepens as home values fall t'age 4 of 4 recent years and now those values will be reflected in tax bills. Estimates show taxes dropping or staying the same in about half the households in Arden Hills, Little Canada, Mounds View and North Oaks. Bloomington would have seen a slight drop, but because of a voter -approved school levy, taxes on its median -valued home are expected to rise 1.2 percent. pdoyle@startribune.com • 651-222-1210 sbrandt@startribune.com • 612- 673-4438 alonetree@startribune.com • 651-298-1545 © 2007 Star Tribune. All rights reserved. Page 20 llttp://www.Startribune.com/587/v-print/story/ 1571 101fitm1 11/27/2007 In I win Cities suburbs, all lakes are not created equal http://www.startribune.com/ I My-print/story/1 _') /4832.1ihnl StarTribune.corn MINNEAPOLIS -ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA In Twin Cities suburbs, all lakes are not created equal With thousands of small suburban lakes collecting runoff and no one managing them day-to-day, clean water is an elusive and sometimes impractical goal. By Mary Jane Smetanka, Star Tribune Last update: November 26, 2007 — 10:29 PM Lake Cornelia is Edina's biggest lake and one of the most used. It's the site of the July 4th fireworks. Joggers and walkers use park trails that skirt the cattail -lined shores. And there's a pier where people fish for bluegills, crappie and sunfish. But Cornelia has other distinctions: The Metropolitan Council gives its northern half a grade of "F" for water quality, and Cornelia made the council's 2005 "Worst Ten Lakes" list. The northern part of the lake also is on the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's 2008 draft list as an "impaired water" for the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In hot weather, green algae coats Cornelia's surface. Most every spring, dead fish float to the top after the ice thaws. Jeanne Hansen, who lives on the south end of Cornelia, jokes that the lake looks its best when it's frozen. Thousands of similar lakes dot Twin Cities suburbs. Like Cornelia, many are shallow and take drainage from parking lots, roads and lawns. They host destructive carp that migrate from lake to lake through storm sewers. Their shorelines clog with rotting leaves, and grass clippings and fertilizer run into their waters from street drains. Phosphorus from that debris robs the water of oxygen and can spur algae growth. It's a recipe for troubled waters -- and a problem with no easy fix. In fact, some experts question whether a fix is even possible on some of the shallower lakes. And if it is, who will do it? Many residents who live on shallow suburban lakes, even ones dug by developers as storm water collectors, want the Minnesota ideal: clear water and an open shore, just like the big lakes up North. But unless a lake is fairly deep and protected from storm water, it's almost certainly not going to happen, experts say. "Minnesotans love their lakes," said Kevin Bigalke, administrator for the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District, which includes Cornelia. "The mindset is that all lakes are equal, and Page 21 I of 3 11/27/2007 4:38 PM In I Will Clues suburbs, all lakes are not created equal http://www.starti-ibune.com/ I06/v-pruit/story/ I J /4632.html they're not. These shallow lakes function very differently from lakes such as Mille Lacs." Bob Kojetin, a 50 -year Edina resident who is the city's retired parks and recreation director and a member of the Nine Mile District board, said Cornelia hasn't changed much in decades. "You're never going to get the lakes the way people want them to be," he said. "We can try to work toward clean water standards ... and keep noxious weeds out." But taking conditions back to when Edina was a farming community, he said, is "almost impossible." Many metro -area lakes share Cornelia's water quality problems. In 2006, lakes that were on the Met Council's "Worst -Ten List" included George Watch in Lino Lakes, Colby in Woodbury, Loon in Stillwater Township, Cedar Island in Maple Grove, Hazeltine in Chaska, Upper Twin in Crystal and Eagle Point in Lake Elmo. George Watch also is on the 2008 impaired waters list. It is a typical shallow lake, said Doug Thomas, administrator of the Rice Creek Watershed District in Blaine. "These shallow lakes are ... impacted by rough fish and curlyleaf pond weed, which grows quickly in the spring, dies in June and releases nutrients that promote the large algae balloons people see," he said. "When phosphorus is released [from fish feeding on the bottom] the water quality becomes murky." Responsibility for managing small suburban lakes can seem like a committee effort -- it falls on several agencies and local government entities, which at times makes it seem like no one is in charge. The Department of Natural Resources has jurisdiction over "public waters," which in cities is defined as lakes bigger than 2.5 acres. Watershed districts work with cities on water quality and storm water issues. In Edina, residents whose homes ring lakes often work with the city to maintain those lakes, paying for the service through assessments. And the city manages buffer zones around lakes in parks. No single group in charge But no single group manages or monitors water quality. All of which made homeowner David Brown's seemingly simple request to the Edina City Council last month complicated. Brown, who lives on Arrowhead Lake at the city's western edge, wasn't there to protest the $404.95 he and 35 other homeowners will be assessed for aeration and weed control on the 22 -acre lake. He was concerned that the lake was in transition "from a viable lake into a marsh ... a bog and then a swamp." Brown told the council that cattails and waterlilies are so thick that they threaten wildlife, as well as the health of the lake. He asked for help in overcoming DNR regulations that prevent the cutting of plants that he said "are destroying the lake" and compared the lake Page 22 2 of 3 11/27/2007 4:38 PM In I vvin Cities suburbs, all lakes are not created equal rhttp://www.startnbune.com/ I Ub/v-print story/ I D /46.i2.1itml to "a commode" that can't flush itself. The analogy of Arrowhead as a toilet isn't far off, according to an analysis done for the watershed district. Just 7 feet deep at its maximum, the lake has excessive phosphorus from runoff as well as from die -back of curlyleaf pondweed. The lake, which has no outlet, contains bullhead and sunfish and has been stocked with bluegills and large -mouth bass. But the fish sometimes die off in winter kills. Edina has about 150 bodies of water, roughly 50 of them big enough to fall under DNR regulations. At 52 acres, Cornelia is the biggest. Part of a natural marsh, the lake is one of a string connected by storm sewers and taking drainage from the Southdale shopping center area Bigalke calls Cornelia "a tough nut to crack." Phosphorus levels are so high in the lake's north end -- where the fishing pier and city park are -- that sometimes that water is almost devoid of oxygen. If Cornelia ends up on the EPA's impaired waters list, the state and a partner like the watershed district probably would begin a study in 2012 to plan phosphorus reduction. Taking control If Cornelia ever gets cleaned up, the all -volunteer Conservation League of Edina will be partly responsible. The group was started in 2002 by people who were concerned about Edina's lakes. They raised money for much of the equipment that is used to measure Cornelia's water quality. While curbing phosphorus is a challenge, Bigalke and Jon Moon, chairman of the Conservation League of Edina, agree that ordinary people can make a difference. Leaving unmowed buffer zones near water, bagging leaves, putting in permeable pavers and rain gardens all help. Moon sees a hopeful example in Edina's Lake Pamela. In cooperation with the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, the shallow lake was dredged and three ponds were added to hold storm water before it enters the lake. The work, finished in 2002 at a cost of nearly $760,000, has dramatically improved water quality. "That lake is crowded with herons," Moon said. "You can see to the bottom of the lake." Paul Levy contributed to this story. Mary Jane Smetanka • 612-673-7380 Mary Jane Smetanka • smetanp_startribune.corn © 2007 Star Tribune. All rights reserved. Page 23 3 of 3 11/27/2007 4:38 PM No crystal clear lakes littp://www.stai-ti-i[)Lliie.coiii/106/v-pi-iiit/stoi-y/ 15 /4838.htmI ,StalrTribunexom i MINNEAPOLIS - ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA No crystal clear lakes Last update: November 26, 2007 — 9:32 PM The state Department of Natural Resources carries out about 400 inspections a year of lakes in the metro area, and it has begun emphasizing enforcement on smaller suburban lakes, according to DNR aquatic plant management specialist Neil Vanderbosch. The DNR, which has jurisdiction over city lakes larger than 2.5 acres, must issue a permit before herbicides can be used on a lake. And removing plants for aesthetic reasons only is prohibited, Vanderbosch said. There are limits on how much lake vegetation can be stripped. But Vanderbosch said plants that some residents consider an eyesore may be a sign of a healthy waters. In really bad lakes, he said, there are no plants. Floating plants such as duckweed and coontail are used by fish and wildlife. Cattails stabilize shorelines, and waterlilies consume phosphorus. "In most of Minnesota, the lake's going to grow something," Vanderbosch said. "You can't have clear water and no plants ... You get that in the Boundary Waters, but not elsewhere." Irritated residents have been known to take action on their own. A few years ago, someone illegally poisoned plants in one Edina lake, and by the end of summer, slimy algae covered the lake, said Jon Moon, chairman of the Conservation League of Edina. If they're caught, violators can be fined by the DNR and ordered to restore shoreline, which can cost thousands of dollars. This year, many people complained about spreading cattails, but Vanderbosch said that as a shallow -water plant, cattails may be spreading because drought pushed water levels down. MARY JANE SMETANKA © 2007 Star Tribune. All rights reserved. Page 24 I of 1 11/27/2007 4:25 PM Revised: 11/27/2007 City of Plymouth Engineering Department Active and Pending Public Improvement Projects Proj. or Proj. CIP Type of Manage Estimated No. Proj., Proj. Descp, r Consult Total Cost Current Notes' Active Public Impr*oVemept:Projects. 1013 S Fernbrook Ln. - 27th to 34th - Design & ROW & DC/BM SRF $5,741,000 SRF Consulting Group, Inc. designated as Construction 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. Contract awarded to Eureka Construction on 6/27/07. Construction started on 7/16/07. Medians removed traffic shifted to center of road. Temporary traffic signal installed at Highway 55 and Fernbrook intersection. Widening started. Replacement of trunk water main is completed. Pond grading is completed. Storm sewer construction is underway. Still waiting for Xcel to complete pole r 4145 S S. Shore Drive Bride Replacement RB IBRA $350,000 Final plans have been submitted to MnDOT. 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. City working on watermain replacement plan. Condemnation has been initiated by the County. 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. Page 25 Page 1 CADocuments and Settings\lbaird\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK181VAct_Pndng_Proj_Rpt_11_27_SHORT_FORM.xls Revised: 11/27/2007 City of Plymouth Engineering Department Active and Pending Public Improvement Projects 7101 S 2007 Street Reconstruction Project - Hawthorne JR $3,620,000 Project is complete, with the exception of Ponds Area. minor punchlist items 7104 S 2007 Mill & Overlay - Vicksburg Lane DC 566000 Final Restoration, minor ped ramp work and hand work $418,300 for striping needs to be completed yet. October 1 is final completion date. Milling, paving, and striping has been completed. Assessment hearing to be held on 10/23 Only minor clean up items left to complete 7107 S 2007 Street Reconstruction Project - City View JR $4,245,000 Project is complete, with the exception of Acres minor punchlist items 8108 SS 28th Ave. Lift Station Upgrade RB/SN Bonestr $600,000 Additional survey shots required, Bonestroo to 00 obtain shortly. 3105 WR Plymouth Creek Pond RB/DA Wenck $900,000 Wenck is coming up with a few preliminary designs which best utilitze the area while maintaining the goal of phosphorus removal. Staff will review their options and the next meeting will be with all of the governmental agencies involved in this 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. Agreement approved by Council on 8/14/07. Final Plans & Specs ordered. 6103 1 WR IRepair Erosion -Wood Crk. DT/BM WENC K $425,000 The final design has been completed. Trees have been marked. Public meetings took place to review design with residents. Homeowner's Association (HOA) has approved the required easement. Two site meetings being held with HOA members week of 9/24 to ID valued trees and creek shaping. The City Council approved plans on 11/13/07and project is out for public bid. Plans are available at City Hall and bids are due on 12/14/07. 6113 WR Wickman Erosion Project RB 1 $250,000 Project is complete. We will review again in spring to see if additional seeding is required. Page 26 Page 2 CADocuments and Settings\lbaird\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK181\Act_Pndng_Proj_Rpt_11_27_SHORT_FORM.xis Revised: 11/27/2007 City of Plymouth Engineering Department Active and Pending Public Improvement Projects Design bid and quotes were opened on 9/28.07. Dave Perkins Contracting is doing the work. Cooperative agreement with MCWD has been executed. The underground pipe from the park to 18th Ave, and from the park to the lake is completed. Work is expected to be finished in 2 weeks. 8107 WR 126th Avenue Bridge Replacement JR JBonestrl $250,000 Preliminary engineering report is completed. 00 IlDesign will be done in house Pend lnd:PUN id lmprovemen.ti Protects W-2 W lWatermain - Vicksburg Ln. - CR 47 to Schmidt $750,000 Dependent on development. Lake Road W-3 W Watermain - Cheshire Ln. - Glacier Vista to CR $370,000 Dependent on development. 47 Page 27 Page 3 C:\Documents and Settings\lbaird\Local Setting s\Temporary Internet Files\OLK181\Act_Pndng_Proj_Rpt_11_27_SHORT_FORM.Xls PLYMOUTH FIRE DEPARTMENT MONTHLY REPORT OCTOBER 2007 Page 28 PLYMOUTH FIRE DEPARTMENT MONTHLY REPORT October 2007 Monthly Synopsis Year-to-date (YTD), the Department answered 1283 calls for service. This compares to 1151 calls for service in 2006 (YTD). The highest call volume in October occurred between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. Monday was the busiest day of the week. Sixty-eight percent of calls occurring in October were "Duty Crew" calls. Events By Category . - Overpressure/ Fres Total Calls Year -to -Date 10% 1500 - --- - -- --1151 ------ --. - 36% 7% 1283 1200 — T 900 a 10% GoodIntent Service Calls Cells 8% j -29% 600��*,. "^� 300 R� ---r�� �` © Oct -06 10 MRS-s,.i' 0 111/06-10/31/06 111107-10/31/07 Events By Category . - Overpressure/ Fres Explosions 10% 2% False Alarms ` Rescue/EMS 36% 7% Hazardous '— Conditions v 10% GoodIntent Service Calls Cells 8% j -29% 13 Oct -06 ■ Oct -07 i 25 —,_ . - - - - - - - - -- 20 15 �` © Oct -06 10 3;. - _ I ■ Oct -07 5k°., I - 0 Q Sa�J 1 Page 29 Responses were divided between the fire stations as follows: Station I (13 205 Co. Rd. 6) 32 Station II (12000 Old Rockford Rd.) 39 Station 111 (3300 Dunkirk Ln.) 49 j Station Comparison 80 , 60 49 40 32 39 ❑ Oct_0711 20 1 2 3 October 2007 in-service and on -scene (total response) times for emergency events are as follows. These calls represent a breakdown of staffed station (including Duty Crew) response times and non -staffed station response times. A further breakdown of each station's non -staffed station response times are noted. 2 'age 30 1 st Truck 1St Truck 2nd Truck 2nd Truck Number In -Service On -Scene In -Service On -Scene of Calls Staffed Station 1:31 7:06 3:38 7:06 21 Non -Staffed Station 9:46 14:18 N/A N/A 4 Station 1 8:09 10:58 N/A N/A 1 Station II N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 Station III 10:18 15:25 N/A N/A 3 2 'age 30 Significant or Unusual Events In October, the following response is notable: October 8 Extrication (5:44 a.m.) October 11 Building Fire (7:51 a.m.) During the month of October, eight calls were paged general alarm (all department personnel were alerted). All of these calls occurred in the City, with an average of four firefighters arriving on the scene. There were no calls for mutual aid to partnering cities. $6,050,000 $5,050,000 $4,050,000 $3,050,000 $2,050,000 $1,050,000 $50,000 Fire Loss Summary Year -to -Date 1/1/06-10/31/06 1/1/07-10/31/07 Committed Time In October, paid -on-call firefighters worked an average of over 37 hours. Training During the month of October, four topics were offered during nine regularly scheduled in-house training sessions. These topics included Aerial Operations, RIT, Firefighter Safety and Survival, and Ventilation. Additional training opportunities were offered during Rookie Training and Duty Crew, and for members of the Hazardous Materials Team, Rope Rescue Team and RAD Team. Sixty-nine members participated in training activities during the month. The total number of hours spent on in-house and outside training activities was 782 — an average of over eleven hours per participating member. Recruitment During the month of October, 70 paid -on-call firefighters served the City of Plymouth. One member left the department. Four new members joined the department, and we conducted the physical ability test for three probationary firefighter candidates. 3 Page 31 Duty Crew The Duty Crew Program was in operation on all weekdays during the month of October. Forty- five members participated in the program. A staffing summary for the month, by shift, is included below. Staffing: 0600-0900 0900-1200 1200-1500 1500-1800 1800-2100 5 Firefighters 0% 13% 9% 0% 0% 4 Firefighters 100% 87% 91% 100% 96% 3 Firefighters 0% 0% 0% 0% 4% No Staff 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% DUTY CREW STAFFING October 2007 1%-,_ /4% 320/ 95% CALLS FOR SERVICE October 2007 ® 5 Firefighters I; ❑ 4 Firefighters ❑ 3 Firefighters'; 4 Page 32 Plymouth Fire Department Public Education Programming October 2007 Page 33 Programs Hours Station Tours 1 1 Bookmobile/Literacy Preschool Visits 12 12 K-6 Education 13 13 Career Talk/Nights Bike Helmet Program Car Seat Check-ups 10 10 Assist North Memorial 1 3 Smokebusters/Seniors 3 3 Smokebusters/Families Ski Helmet Sales Adopt a Hydrant Block Parties Parades NNO Open Houses 1 5 Fire Ext. Training 1 1 Business Safety Fairs 2 6 Business Fire Drills Pub. Ed Training Pub. Ed Meetings Literature Drops Diversity Outreach Misc. Programming 2 6 Special Projects 2 7 Totals 48 67 Page 33 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency 520 Lafayette Road North St. Paul, MN 55155-4194 651-296-6300 1-800-657-3864 651-282-5332 TTY www.pca.state.mn.us November'20, 2007- -. - Yt ?p0> Mr. Don Kasbohn Mainstreet Companies 5605 West 36th Street Suite 202 St. Louis Park, MN 55416 RE: - Petroleum Tank Release Site File Closure Site: The Place Apartments, 3945 Lancaster Lane, Plymouth, MN 55441 Site ID#: LEAK 00016608 Dear Mr. Kasbohn: We are pleased to let you know that the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) staff has determined that your investigation and/or cleanup has adequately addressed the petroleum tank release at the site listed above. Based on the information provided, the MPCA staff has closed the release site file. Closure of the file means that the MPCA staff does not require any additional investigation and/or cleanup work at this time or in the foreseeable future. Please be aware that file closure does not necessarily mean that all petroleum contamination has been removed from this site. However, the MPCA staff has concluded that any remaining contamination, if present, does not appear to pose a threat to public health or the environment under current conditions. The MPCA reserves the right to reopen this file and to require additional investigation and/or cleanup work if new information, changing regulatory requirements or changed land use make additional work necessary. If you or other parties discover additional contamination (either petroleum or nonpetroleum) that was not previously reported to the MPCA, Minnesota law requires that the MPCA be immediately notified. You should understand that this letter does not release any party from liability for the petroleum contamination under Minn. Stat. ch. 115C or any other applicable state or federal law. In addition, this letter does not release any party from liability for nonpetroleum contamination, if present, under Minn. Stat. ch. 115B, the Minnesota Superfund Law. Please note that as a result of performing the requested work you may be eligible to apply to the Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Fund (Petrofund) for partial reimbursement of the costs you have incurred in investigating and cleaning up this petroleum tank release. The Petrofund is administered by the Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Board (Petro Board) and the Minnesota Department of Commerce. To learn more about who is eligible for reimbursement, the type of work that is eligible for reimbursement, and the amount of reimbursement available, please contact Petrofund staff at 651-297-1119 or 1-800-638-0418. St. Paul I Brainerd I Detroit Lakes I Duluth I Mankato I Marshall I Rochester I Willmar I Printed on 100% post -consumer recycled paper Page 34 Mr. Don Kasbohn Page 2 If future development of this property or the surrounding area is planned, it should be assumed that petroleum contamination may still be present. If petroleum contamination is encountered during future development work, the MPGA staff should be notified immediately. For specific information regarding petroleum contamination that may remain at this leak site, please call the Petroleum Remediation Program File Request Program at 651-297-8499. The MPCA fact sheet Request to Bill fog• Services Pei.fbrtn ed must be completed prior to arranging a time for file review. Thank you for your response to this petroleum tank release and for your cooperation with the MPCA to protect public health and the enviroiunent. If you have any questions regarding this letter, please call me at 651-297-8598. If you are calling long distance, you may reach the MPCA by calling 800-657-3864. Sincerely, Gary Zarli l g t Project Manager Petroleum Remediation Program Remediation Division G WZ:ais cc: Sandy Engdahl, City Clerk, Plymouth Richard Kline, Fire Chief, Plymouth Dave Jaeger, Hennepin County Solid Waste Officer Barb Ryan, ProSource Technologies, Inc., Coon Rapids Minnesota Department of Commerce Petrofund Staff Page 35 Northwest Suburbs Cable Communications Commission 6900 Winnetka Avenue North Brooklyn Park, MN 55428 (763)_536-8355 November 28, 2007 Laurie Ahrens City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Blvd. Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Ms Ahrens: The Northwest Suburbs Cable Communications Commission 2008 Budget includes money to video stream city meetings of our nine member cities. The budget amount of $170,000 was based on information received from our member cities and a proposal from Granicus, the preferred vendor of our cities. To move forward we ask that you appoint two or more people from your staff to serve on an Implementation Committee. Preferably these people would be IT personnel, city clerics and communications persormel, or others who would be directly involved with the day to day implementation of video streaming. The purpose of the Implementation Committee will be to; review the proposed services and the budgeted amounts to fit the individual needs of each city, to be trained by the vendor and to work out the operation details between the vendor, the cities and NWSCCC. We hope to begin meeting in early January and to be operating by the summer of 2008. Please send the names of your personnel to Tim Gaffron of our staff no later than December 31 of 2007 Tfi;;l l� iii be in charge of this service for NWCT. If YOU have ally '�estlons Ylecse co,; ;,ct T:;n `)!' me. We look forward to providilig this exciting new service to our member cities and our residents. Sincerely, Xaa A lC�i Greg Moore ExC&11je Director Page 36 Brooklyn Center 9 Brooklyn Park 9 Crystal o Golden Vallcy • hlaplc Grove o New Hope • Osseo 0 Plymouth o Robbinsdalc