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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Information Memorandum 10-14-2005CITY OF PLYMC Dummy rib COUNCIL INFO MEMO October 14, 2005 UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS Planning Commission October 19 meeting agenda.............................................................. Page 2 Housing & Redevelopment Authority (HRA) October 20 meeting agenda ......................... Page 3 October, November, and December Oficial City Meeting Calendars ................................. Page 4 Tentative list of agenda items for future City Council meetings ......................................... Page 10 FOR INFORMATION ... News Articles, Releases, Publications, etc ... Writ of Special Election called by Governor Pawlenty for State Senate District 43 SpecialElection.................................................................................................................. Page 12 Pioneer Press news story regarding a trend toward increased used of landfills; submitted by Councilmember Ginny Black........................................................................ Page 14 Invitation to open house for Dominium Apartments Willow Wood Estates ....................... Page 17 Minutes Youth Advisory Council September 26 meeting................................................................. Page 18 Communities in Collaboration Council October 6 meeting ............................................... Page 20 Correspondence Letter to recycling customers announcing route changes effective November 2005 ......... Page 23 Letter from the State Pollution Control Agency regarding a petroleum storage tank release at 2315 Fernbrook Lane.......................................................................................... Page 25 Letter from Carlson Companies announcing the layoff of employees at two sites inPlymouth......................................................................................................................... Page 26 PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2005 WHERE: BLACK BOX THEATER Plymouth Creek Center 1480034 1h Avenue North 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 October 5, 2005 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes. B. AMB Property Corporation. Approve site plan amendment for parking area expansion for property located at 13100 12`h Avenue North. (2005117) C. Hutchinson Technology Inc. Approve site plan amendment to add two air handler units and additional utilities for its manufacturing process for property located at 5905 Trenton Lane North. (2005126) 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Mary Weinzierl. Preliminary plat for "Churchill Ridge" for 11 single family lots, for property located at 18820 County Road 24. (2004107) B. Welman Sperides Architects. Site plan amendment, conditional use permit amendment, and variances to allow a church expansion for Plymouth Covenant Church located at 4300 Vicksburg Lane North. (2005111) (Open public hearing and continue to a date uncertain.) C. DJR Architecture, Inc. Rezoning, Planned Unit Development (PUD) General Plan, and Preliminary Plat for "Plymouth Crossroads Station", a development that would contain 68,060 square feet of retail uses, for property located south of Highway 55 and east of Cottonwood Lane. (2005121) 7. NEW BUSINESS A. City of Plymouth. Discussion of potential land use guiding and zoning changes for the 12 lots located on Cottonwood Lane south of Highway 55. (2005080) 8. ADJOURNMENT AGENDA PLYMOUTH HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2005 7:00 p.m. WHERE: Plymouth Towne Square 1550037 th Avenue North Plymouth, MN 55447 CONSENT AGENDA All items listed with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine by the Housing and Redevelopment Authority 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. CONSENT AGENDA* A. Approval of the September 22, 2005 HRA Minutes B. Plymouth Towne Square. Accept Monthly Housing Reports 3. NEW BUSINESS A. Plymouth Towne Square. Proposed 2006 Budget 5. ADJOURNMENT OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS October 2005 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 Sep 2005 Nov 2005 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 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 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ROSH HASHANAH 7:00 PM PLANNING 7:00 PM HUMAN Plymouth Creek Center BEGINS AT COMMISSION, Conference Room 2 SUNSET Black Box Theater, Plymouth Creek Center 9 10 11 12 13 14 I5 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL OUAU'CGMMITTEE(EOC), Plulh Geek Cama mo CleeeroomA 6: 30 PM SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING: CITY MANAGER QUARTERLY YOM KIPPUR BEGINS AT 7:00 PM PARK& RECREATION ADVISORY UPDATE, Plymouth Creek center SUNSET COMMISSION (P Plymouth Creek Center enter 7:W PMYOUTH ADVI5ORY COUNCIL, Plynwoth Geek Cueer, b nxlwel Conl raxe 7:00 PM REGULAR CITY Classroom A Room2 COUNCIL MEETING, Black Box TMater, Plymouth Creek Center COLUMBUS DAY (OBSERVED), PuMio, Wort Dyiabn oke o 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 7:00 PM PLANNING 7:00 PM HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORFY (HRA), COMMISSION, Plymouth Town Square Black Box Theater, Plymouth Creek Center 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 700 PM -9:00 PM COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OPEN HOUSE, Plymouth Creek CeRnter, Plymouth oom B:oO PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING: CABLE LEGISLATIVE ISSUE; ING AND DEVELOPMENT. Ply„polh C_ Center 7:00 PM S:DO PM COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OPEN HOUSE, Plymouth Creek Center Plymouth Room 7:00 PM YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL,—t., 7:00 PM REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING, Bleck Box PymnM Creek Center 7:00 PM PLYMOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE Plymouth Creek Center, ON TRANSIT (PACT), Iowa! 1-1 Conference Room 2 Plymouth Creek Center 30 31 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS ENDS - set clocks back 1 hour modified on 10/13/2005 OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS November 2005 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION, Black Box Theater, Plymouth Creek Center 3 7:00 PM HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, Plymouth Creek Center conference Room 2 4 5 6 7 7:00 PM YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, Plymouth Creek Center, lower level Conference Room 2 8 9 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE (EQC), Plymouth Creek Center Classroom A 10 7:00 PM PARK & RECREATION ADVISORY COMMISSION (PRAC), Plymouth Creek Center Classroom A 11 VETERANS DAY (OBSERVED), City Offices Y Closed 12 8:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING (SPECIAL START TIME THIS MEETING ONLY), Black Box Theater, Plymouth Creek Center 13 14 15 16 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION, Black Box Theater, Plymouth Creek Center 17 7:00 PM HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (HRA), Plymouth Town Square 18 19 20 21 7:00 PM YOUTH ADVISORYCOUNCIL, Plymouth Creek Center, lower level Conference Room 22 11:45 AM PLYMOUTH BUSINESS COUNCIL, Sheraton Minneapolis West 12201 R1d0edale Drive, Minnetonka SPECIAL ELECTION: STATE SENATE DISTRICT 43; POLLS OPEN 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM 23 7:00 PM PLYMOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRANSIT (PACT), Plymouth Creek Center 24 City Offices closed THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY 25 City Offices Closed THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY 26 27 28 29 7:00 PM REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING, Black Box Theater, Plymouth Creek Center 30 7:00 PM JOINT COUNCIL(PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING: COMPREHENSIVE PIAN UPDATE Plymouth Creek Center, Plymouth Room Oct 2005 S M T W T F S Dec 2005 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 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 modified on 10/13/2005 OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS December 2005 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Jan 2006 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 7:00 PM HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, Plymouth Creek Center Conference Room 2 2 3 2:00 PM OLD FASHIONED CHRISTMAS - Nov 2005 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Plymouth 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Historical Society Building 27 28 29 30 29 30 31 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7:00 PM TRUTH IN TAXATION PUBLIC HEARING, Plymouth Creek Center, Black Box Theater 7:00 PM YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, Plymouth Creek Center, lower level Conference Room 2 7:00 PM JOINT COUNCIL/PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING: COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE Plymouth Creek Center, Plymouth Room 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION, Black Box Theater, Plymouth Creek Center 7:00 PM PARK & RECREATION ADVISORY COMMISSION (PRAC), Plymouth Creek Center Classroom A 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 7:00 PM TRUTH IN TAXATION HEARING CONTINUED (IF NEEDED), Plymouth Creek Center, Black Box Theater 7:00 PM REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING, Black Box Theater, 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE (EQC), Plymouth Creek Center Classroom A 7:00 PM HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY(HRA), Plymouth Town Square Plymouth Creek Center 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 7:00 PM YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, Plymouth Creek Center, lower level Conference Room 2 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION, Black Box Theater, CHRISTMAS EVE Plymouth Creek Center 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 CHANNUKAH BEGINS AT SUNSET CITY OFFICES CLOSEDIN OBSERVANCE OF 7:00 PM PLYMOUTH COMMIITTEON TRANSIT (PACT), Plymouth Creek Center CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS DAY HOLIDAY modified on 10/13/2005 Tentative Schedule for City Council Agenda Items October 25, Special, 6:00 p.m., Conference Room 2, Plymouth Creek Center lower level • Cable legislative issue • ING land development at the northwest corner of Highway 169 and Highway 55 October 25, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Black Box Theater, Plymouth Creek Center lower level • Receive third quarter Financial Report • Presentation on Hopkins and Wayzata School Districts' Referendums • Update on Interfaith Outreach and Community Partner's Sleepout Campaign and "Sleepless Sleepout for the Homeless" youth event • Agreement with Hennepin County to pave railroad tracks on Co. Rd. 61 • Consider request of Plymouth Lions to amend ordinance relating to trade area • Announcement of "2005 National Student Leader Difference Maker Award" received by Wayzata High School's Student Council for its Connect Plus Program • Approve planned unit development amendment to allow garages in excess of 1,000 square feet for the single-family homes in Seven Greens and Seven Greens 2nd Addition on properties located at the northeast corner of Schmidt Lake Road and Vicksburg Lane North. Swan Development, LLC. (2005107) • Approve site plan amendment for a parking lot expansion for property located at 13100 12th Avenue North. AMB Property Corporation. (2005117) • Approve site plan amendment to add two air handler units and additional utilities for its manufacturing process for property located at 5905 Trenton Lane. Hutchinson Technology, Inc. (2005126) • Adopt Ordinance amending the City Code regarding license and permit fees • Consider rezoning, preliminary plat, site plan, conditional use permit, interim use permit and variance to the Subdivision Ordinance to construct 13 multiple family buildings on property located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Nathan Lane and Bass Lake Rd. (County Road 10). Lifestyle Properties. (2005115) November 8, Regular, 8: 00 p.m., Black Box Theater, Plymouth Creek Center lower level • Amend utility rates • Presentation on Prism's Sleepout Campaign November 29, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Black Box Theater, Plymouth Creek Center lower level • Adopt 2006-2010 Capital Improvement Program November 30, Special, 7:00 p.m., Plymouth Room, Joint Council/Planning Commission, Plymouth Creek Center Land Use Plan for Northwest Plymouth /0, Note: Special Meeting topics have been set by Council; all other topics are tentative. December 5, Special 7:00 p.m., Black Box Theater, Truth in Taxation hearing, Plymouth Creek Center lower level • Land Use Plan for Northwest Plymouth December 6, Special, 7:00 p.m., Plymouth Room, Joint Council/Planning Commission, Plymouth Creek Center Land Use Plan for Northwest Plymouth December 13, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Black Box Theater, Plymouth Creek Center lower level STATE of MINNESOTA EXEC UT IV E. DEPARTMENT TIM PAWLENTY GOVERNOR WRIT OF SPECIAL ELECTION WRIT OF SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL VACANCIES IN THE OFFICE OF STATE SENATOR OF SENATE DISTRICT 19 IN WRIGHT AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES AND SENATE DISTRICT 43 IN HENNEPIN COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, AND OF A SPECIAL PRIMARY TO NOMINATE THE CANDIDATES FOR THE SPECIAL ELECTIONS. To the People of the State of Minnesota, and particularly of Senate Districts 19 and 43 in Wright and Hennepin Counties; to the Secretary of State of Minnesota; to the auditors of Wright and Hennepin Counties; to all election officials in Senate Districts 19 and 43; and to all others who may be concerned: WHEREAS, a vacancy has occurred in the office of State Senator for Senate District 19 of the State of Minnesota, caused by the resignation of Senator Mark Ourada; and WHEREAS, a vacancy has occurred in the office of State Senator for Senate District 43 of the State of Minnesota, caused by the resignation of Senator David Gaither; and WHEREAS, a special election to fill said vacancies is necessary to assure representation for the citizens of Senate Districts 19 and 43. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Tim Pawlenty, as Governor of the State of Minnesota, acting under the authority and direction vested in me by the Minnesota Constitution, Article IV, Section 4, and Minnesota Statutes Sections 204D.17 through 204D.27, 351.01, 351.02, 351.055, and other relevant statutes, do hereby direct that: 1. A special election to fill said vacancies be held in Senate Districts 19 and 43 on Tuesday, November 22, 2005. 2. A special primary, if necessary, for the nomination of candidates for the offices be held in Senate Districts 19 and 43 on Tuesday, November 1, 2005. Printed on recycled paper containing 15% post consumer material i 3. Affidavits and petitions of candidacy for Senate District 19 be filed with the Secretary of State from 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 12, 2005, until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 21, 2005. 4. Affidavits of withdrawal for Senate District 19 may be filed with the Secretary of until 5:00 p.m. on Monday, October 24, 2005. 5. Affidavits and petitions of candidacy for Senate District 43 be filed with the Hennepin County Auditor from 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 12, 2005 until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 21, 2005. 6. Affidavits of withdrawal for Senate District 43 maybe filed with the Hennepin County Auditor until 5:00 p.m. on Monday, October 24, 2005, 7. Notices of this special election and special primary be given, that the nomination and election of candidates be conducted and that all things pertaining thereto be done as provided by Minnesota Statutes, Sections 204D.17 through 204D.27, and other applicable provisions of law. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand at the Capitol, in the City of St. Paul, County of Ramsey, State of Minnesota, on October 10, 2005. Filed in Accordance with Law: Air♦ is%� • TIM PAWLENTY Governor Posted on Thu, Sep. 29, 2005 1 Debate grows as state landfill use increases Trend at odds with waste -handling strategy BY DENNIS LIEN Pioneer Press For a quarter of a century, Minnesota has followed a preferred garbage hierarchy: First reduce consumption, then recycle or convert trash into energy, and, only as a last resort, throw it in a landfill. But for much of that period, the state has been going in the opposite direction: Recycling rates have plateaued or risen slightly; publicly supported waste -to -energy plants have struggled or failed, and landfill dumping has almost tripled. Now, with separate proposals to expand two large metro -area landfills under consideration, there's renewed debate over the state's solid -waste future. With no law governing where garbage should go, some observers fear Minnesota will continue slipping backward, embracing an older form of waste disposal that, while cheaper, is far more wasteful and poses groundwater contamination risks. "If we open up all of this capacity, (landfill owners) are going to have to make money," said Sherry Enzler, former head of the Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance. "The way to do that is to fill the landfills. And that would take away from recycling and waste -to -energy." Between 1993 and 2003, how Minnesotans got rid of garbage changed dramatically. Recycling increased slightly. But garbage taken to processing plants fell from 37 percent to 21 percent. And landfill -bound municipal solid waste — everything from tree trunks to food scraps — rose from 18 percent to 36 percent. During that period, garbage nearly doubled even though the population increased by only 13 percent. Volume spiked because the average person generated more garbage in 2003 than in 1993. Refuse handled by garbage -processing mills dropped, from 1.6 million tons to 1.2 million tons. Garbage sent to landfills, meanwhile, rose sharply, from almost 800,000 tons to 2.2 million tons. Most of that material could have been recycled or composted. "We've gone to the expedient option, which is landfilling, and it really is something that we determined 25 years ago was not prudent," said Anne Hunt, environmental coordinator for the Minnesota Environmental Partnership, referring to a preferred approach established by the state in 1980 and affirmed in 1998. There's no single reason why that's occurred. Economics and a 1994 federal court decision striking down state attempts to control transport of garbage played big roles. Not only is it cheaper to dump garbage in landfills than to sort and process it, but companies now can take it anywhere they want. Observers also cite other factors, such as growing market share by two large haulers, Waste Management Inc. and Browning-Ferris Industries Inc., both of which have their own landfills, and less state support for recycling. Besides using state landfills, haulers have taken millions of tons of trash to inexpensive landfills just across the border in Wisconsin and Iowa. With more haulers moving to single- or double -sort recycling, more recycled material also gets soiled or broken and must be tossed in a landfill. Then there's intense competition among haulers. "The more accessible and cheaper the landfill, the harder it is to get waste higher on the hierarchy," conceded Zack Hansen, manager of the environmental health section of the St. Paul -Ramsey County Department of Public Health. As transportation costs have risen, haulers have a reason to stay closer to home. Over the past year or so, Waste Management has asked the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) for permission to expand its Burnsville and Elk River landfills, extending their projected three-year and five-year lifespans by 20 years. No decisions have been made. John Kellas, Waste Management's director of landfill operations for Minnesota and Iowa, said the two landfills are clearly running out of room and need more capacity. Expanding them instead of building a new one, he added, is less expensive, less controversial and still safe. Today's landfills, he emphasized, are vastly superior to the open dumps of the past, which led to widespread groundwater contamination problems. But expanding landfill use, critics say, has consequences. As garbage has gone into landfills, they say less attention is paid to recycling. For example, the annual state contribution to help counties recycle held steady at $14 million, with no inflationary increases, throughout the 1990s. Then, in 2003, the Legislature cut the amount by more than $1 million. Less waste also has gone to waste -to -energy plants, operations built in the 1980s to separate refuse and burn portions. About 10 percent of the garbage reaching those plants eventually is dumped in landfills as ash, with the rest converted into energy. Many of those plants, which must meet expensive and stringent air-quality standards, have struggled to make ends meet, and some have gone out of business. None has been built since the late 1980s. In August, Ramsey and Washington counties reduced the "tipping" fee for haulers from $39 to $34 a ton to encourage more waste to be dropped off at NRG's Newport plant. The plant hasn't been able to process enough waste to break even and must be subsidized by taxpayers. Trudy Richter, executive director of the Minnesota Resource Recovery Association, said several other waste -to - energy plants serving the Twin Cities also aren't getting enough garbage and face uncertain futures. The Hennepin County garbage burner, she said, is an exception. "We can't possibly have tipping fees close to what's at the landfills," Richter said. "Even with county subsidies, haulers can still take it to Wisconsin and Iowa for less than what it costs to take to a waste -to -energy facility." Several of the plants are nearing the end of their contracts with counties. "It's fair to say the counties are hesitant to continue to subsidize them," Richter said. "And the state is doing nothing to ensure the hierarchy is followed." "There's a lot of speculation out there (counties) might not re-enter contracts with NRG," added Art Dunn, strategic planning director for the MPCA. "I think there is some uneasiness on the part of the waste -collection industry." Fearing NRG's Elk River plant could fail, Benton, Stearns and Sherburne counties are mulling whether to build a shared garbage burner. The plant could cost up to $90 million and require a much higher dumping fee than what Waste Management's nearby Elk River landfill charges. But members of the tri -county solid waste management commission aren't daunted. "The board believes that continued resource recovery is in our best interest," said Dave Lucas, solid waste administrator for Sherburne County. "Not only for today, but for the future." As head of the Solid Waste Management Coordinating Board, Dick Stafford is no fan of landfills. Yet he supports Waste Management's two expansion proposals. "I think we need them, at least for right now," said Stafford, a Washington County commissioner. But he winced at the trend toward more landfill use. "We've got over 100 landfills that are closed and contaminated and the state is facing a $500 million bill to clean them up," he said. "Modern landfills are different, they're better, or so the operators claim. Still, they only guarantee them for 30 years." Different strategies, such as more organized public collection, in which communities impose tighter collection and disposal requirements, may needed, he said. With foreign markets aggressively seeking recyclables such as paper, Minnesota's reliance on landfills is wasteful and costly, according to the MPCA's Dunn and Don Kyser, an MPCA engineer. "Somehow, we have to ask our citizens and businesses to do it differently," Kyser said. "The recycling capacity is there." Regardless, there's little to nothing the state actually can require, according to Dunn. "The hierarchy is a listing of preferred methods," Dunn said. "There's no teeth. All we can do is provide whatever assistance or incentives to have people do stuff other than put it in the ground." Dennis Lien can be reached at dlen@pioiieerpress_com or 651-228-5588. © 2005 St. Paul Pioneer Press and wire service sources. All Rights Reserved. http://www.twincities.com Thi Cr C rokr�� ogn12 Refs'. 1= '. PLEASE OCTOBER MKI f' domini 5 will e sere �- ^i r0 MARIA KOIELIUS BY )05 AT 763.354.5614 OR DDOMINIUMINC.COM um -ItIt.s.COM ,. YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 26, 2005 7:00 PM PLYMOUTH CREEK CENTER Council Members Present Absent Kristen Letich ✓ Mark McKee ✓ Patrick Heffner ✓ Anne Gottwalt ✓ Christopher Fei ✓ Heather Gaudette ✓ Aneesh Sohoni ✓ Lindsey Beste ✓ Anna Berg ✓ Trevor Haa ✓ Neha Singh ✓ Mayor Judy Johnson, Customer Support Representative Allison Hoskins and Deputy City Clerk Kurt Hoffinan were also present. The meeting came to order at 7:05 PM. Presentations: a) Mayor's Sleep—out event Mayor Judy Johnson spoke to the Youth Advisory Council regarding the annual sleep—out event to raise money for homeless residents. She said she is seeking the Youth Advisory Council's endorsement of a plan to hold a sleep—out in the soccer dome at the Plymouth Creek Center. She said she is open to the possibilities of having speakers or other activities at an overnight event. She suggested that youth might gain entrance through raising pledges of financial support from the community. Members discussed ways to publicize the event and how they might get participation from students at Plymouth schools. Aneesh made a motion, seconded by Anna, to work on plans for "The World's Greatest Sleep—out" event. The motion passed in a unanimous voice vote. Mayor Johnson said she would present her plans to the City Council for its approval, and asked from an endorsement of the project to give to the City Council. Chris made a motion, seconded by Patrick to endorse "The World's Greatest Sleep—out" event. The motion passed in a unanimous voice vote. Approvals: a) Kristen made a motion, seconded by Heather, to approve the agenda. The motion passed in a unanimous voice vote. 71 Youth Advisory Council September 26, 2005 Meeting Page 2 b) Heather made a motion, seconded by Anne, to adopt the minutes of the September 12 meeting. The motion passed in a unanimous voice vote. Council Update: Allison gave an update on issues under discussion by the City Council. She reported that following public comment sessions, plans are continuing for work on the Comprehensive Plan Amendment. Mayor Johnson added that a staff member would make a presentation at a later date to the Youth Advisory Council to get its comments. Allison also reported on the groundbreaking for a senior housing development at the corner of Highway 55 and Vicksburg Lane, a project expected to be important for senior residents of Plymouth. Special Items: a) Service Awards program plans Members discussed plans to approach banks and financial institutions in Plymouth to encourage their participation in the Youth Service Awards program as prize providers. Allison agreed to contact the Plymouth Creek Center about possible dates in April for the awards event. b) Youth Leadership program plans Members discussed whether to pursue the program. Following discussion, they agreed to look at possible dates in March at the Plymouth Creek Center. c) Intergenerational activities Heather reported that she had spoken with Seniors Coordinator Sara Mittelstaedt about possible intergenerational activities. She said Sara has found a number of older residents interested in some sort of intergenerational activity. Members agreed to consider possible activities including community volunteer activities as well as roundtable discussions. d) Goals and Objectives for 2005-2006 Following discussion, Aneesh made a motion, seconded by Anna, to approve the following list of goals and objectives for the 2005-2006 year: Youth Service Awards Leadership Conference Mayor/youth Sleep—out participation Fundraising Events/Day Volunteer Work (food shelves, shelter, etc.) Community Development updates Youth Events (music, fireworks, etc.) Capitol Tour Adjournment Aneesh made a motion, seconded by Anna, to adjourn the meeting at 8:10 PM. The motion passed in a unanimous voice vote. MINUTES COMMUNITIES IN COLLABORATION COUNCIL OCTOBER 6, 2005 Next Meeting NOVEMBER 10, 2005 PRESENT: Brenda Heim, Kim Heiar, Ramona Steadman,Gloria Lundberg -Jorgenson, Linnea Christensen, LaDonna Hoy, Kris Korsmo, Beth Schoohnan, Charlene Barghini, Johnanna Eckman, Susan Gottwald, Susan Freeberg, Bev Coyne, and Carol Bergenstal Chair Brenda Heim welcomed all in attendance. MINUTES: The September minutes were approved. FUTURE. OF HENNEPIN COUNTY COLLABORATIVES Brenda Heim and Gloria Lundberg -Jorgenson continue to serve on the Work Group that will make recommendations regarding the future of the collaborative system in Hennepin County. Several options for a new structure have been reviewed by the Work Group and it appears that the recommendation to create a single collaborative in Hennepin County, with a clear process to include local input, has gained the most support. The Work Group will meet twice more in November to work out the details and then present their final recommendation to the Alliance Task Force in December. The Alliance Task Force will review the recommendation and make their recommendation to the Alliance Council. Then, once Alliance Council approval is received, the reorganization recommendation will be sent to all collaboratives and mandated partners for their review and approval. The entire process may take several months. CICC UPDATES Please review the attached CICC October 6, 2005 Update for important information regarding a number of issues including the new LCTS Title IV E guidelines, an update on the West Metro Mental Health / Chemical Health Assessment Program, etc. COMMUNITY NEWS TO SHARE Sleep Out 2005 • LaDonna Hoy provided an overview of the new and expanded events that have been lined up for this year's Sleep Out campaign. • The Kick Off will take place on Saturday, November 12, 6:30-7:30 PM, Downtown Wayzata. • The goal this year is to raise $1.5 million. • This goal is based on need --- IOCP receives 180 requests for housing assists each month. • IOCP must turn away 40-45 requests for assistance each month. • The growing cost of energy will be an added pressure this year on IOCP's budget. • See IOCP's web site, www.iocp.org, for more information on the Sleep Out. • Ramona Steadman wondered why IOCP is not listed on the designated charities for the Wayzata School District United Way campaign. LaDonna explained that IOCP cannot raise that issue during the campaign, but school district employees may want to pose the question next year. Childcare • IOCP will conduct a survey of all of its clients with young children to gain a clearer understanding of the unmet need for childcare in our community. • Volunteers are needed to help with the phone bank on Tuesday or Thursday, October 11 or October 13, 7 PM, Fazendin Realty. Call IOCP, 952-473-2436, for details. Plymouth Library • Linnea Christensen shared information about the numerous programs available for children and families through the Hennepin County Library system. For details, go to www.hclib.org • The East Indian holiday of Diwali will be celebrated on November 12, 1:30 PM, Plymouth Library. Bring your families and enjoy this wonderful experience of an important Indian tradition. YMCA After School Programs • Kim Erickson Heiar reported that the after school programs at all of the Wayzata Middle Schools are up and running --- and going well! CONECT • Kris Korsmo explained that CONECT needs prizes (of any variety, for all ages including adults) to have available for the Bingo Nights that are on-going at the complexes served by CONECT. Contact Kris, (612) 961-1966 or kkorsmo _,skypoint.com, if you have any items to donate. • On October 24th, CONECT will train St Philip the Deacon volunteers who will be homework helpers at Lakeview Commons during the school year. • Homework help will also be available at Regency Point this year on Thursdays from 4:30 — 5:30 PM. Kris is delighted with the support she has received from the principal and staff at Birchview for this program. • Many volunteers are still needed at CONECT for other homework help opportunities, to drive the van, etc. Contact Kris, (612) 961-1966, kkorsmo(a)skypoint.com, for details. LITERACY TUTORING • Charlene Barghini reported that 68+ volunteers have signed on to be literacy tutors this year. • The program has been expanded this year to include 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders at Birchview, Sunset Hill and Oakwood. (Last year it was just for 4th graders.) • Training was completed last week, thanks to District Language Arts Resource Teacher, Nancy McCoy, LaDonna, Charlene and Colleen Wier) for the first set of volunteers who will participate in the Fall/Winter session. URBAN LEARNER FRAMEWORK TRAINING • The first session of the ULF training took place on Wednesday, Oct 5, for the Community Education Staff and seemed to go well. The training will be completed October 26. • If other organizations would like to schedule this training for staff or volunteers (approximately 2 %2 hours), please contact Carol. 2 SMALL GROUP UPDATES Each group reported on their focus for the year: ■ Mental Health — Integrate our current internal (school district) service delivery systems with external (community -wide) service delivery systems. ■ Asset Development in Kids - Connect kids to the community and the community to the kids through an event focused on Middle School youth. ■ Early Childhood - Create stronger connections between school district programs (HUG, Family Learning Center, etc.) and families served by IOCP. Needs of Immigrant Families - Connect ELL students (and their families) at WHS with the broader services of the community including the County (Office of Multi -Cultural Services), CAPSH, Sojourner, ABE, public health, etc. --- and, through expanded homework help opportunities, help these students pass their Basic Standards Test, needed for graduation from high school. SMALL GROUP WORK The remainder of the meeting was spent in Small Groups where discussion ensued regarding specific next steps needed to accomplish their goal. ALL GROUPS WILL BE ASKED TO REPORT PROGRESS AT THE NOVEMBER 10th CICC MEETING. The meeting was adj ourned at 5:10 PM. Respectfully submitted, Carol Bergenstal NEXT MEETING THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2005 3:30 PM — 5:00 PM 3 October 7, 2005 Dear Plymouth Recycler: The City of Plymouth in cooperation with Waste Management would like to thank you for your continued recycling efforts. We are currently making route changes in your area that will take effect in November, 2005. We are making these changes for a number of reasons: 1. due to the substantial growth in the community; 2. to keep routes as efficient as possible; and 3. to reduce the number of trucks traveling on residential streets. We will make the transition as smooth as possible. Please remember to always have your recyclables at the curb by 7 a.m. to avoid service interruption. Your new service day is Friday . Your first Friday collection day will be November 4, 2005. If you have any questions or comments regarding you service, please call Waste Management at 952-890-1100, option #2. Thanks you, Kris Hageman Solid Waste Coordinator City of Plymouth Waste Management Recycling Service Provider ® PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER PLYMOUTH 4ddirtg Qua<ity to Life 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 • TELEPHONE (763) 509-5000 www.d.plymouth.mmus Mr. Andrew Nichols Mn/DOT Office of Environmental Services 395 John Ireland Boulevard, MS 620 St. Paul, MN 55155-1899 RE: Petroleum Storage Tank Release Investigation and Corrective Action Site: Mn/DOT Plymouth Truck Station, 2315 Fembrook Lane, Plymouth Site ID#: LEAK00015715 Dear Mr. Nichols: On May 11, 2004, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) staff was notified that a release of petroleum occurred from storage tank facilities that you own and/or operate at the site referenced above. A recent review of our files shows that we have not received an Excavation Report Worksheet or Investigation Report Form within the time frame outlined in our June 1, 2004, letter to you. Please submit the appropriate report or respond in writing to indicate your intentions for further action at this site. If your response is not received by the MPCA within 30 days after receipt of this letter, MPCA staff will assume you do not intend to comply with this request. In this event, the MPCA Commissioner may order you to take corrective action at the site. If you do not comply with the Commissioner's order, it may be enforced in court or alternatively, the MPCA could spend its own money cleaning up the release and then seek to recover its costs from you through legal action. Other possible courses of action against responsible parties who refuse to cooperate with this agency include, but are not limited to, a reduction to future Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Account reimbursements to which you might otherwise be entitled, and substantial civil penalties for failure to comply. Please refer to MPCA guidance documents for information regarding the scope of investigations required at petroleum release sites. MPCA staff requires that the site investigation fully define the extent and magnitude of soil and ground water contamination caused by the release. We reserve the right to reject proposed corrective actions if the requirements of the site investigation have not been fulfilled. If you have any questions concerning this letter or need additional information, please call me at 651/297-8594. Please reference the above LEAK # in all correspondence. �ilncerely, essica Ebertz Project Leader Petroleum Remediation Unit 2 Remediation Division JME:ls cc: Sandy Paulson, Plymouth City Clerk Dave Jaeger, Hennepin County Solid Waste Officer 520 Lafayette Rd. N.; Saint Paul, MN 55155-4194; (651) 296-6300 (Voice); (651) 282-5332 (TTY); www.pca.state.mn.us St. Paul • Brainerd • Detroit Lakes • Duluth • Mankato • Marshall • Rochester • Willmar Equal Opportunity Employer • Printed on recycled paper containing at least 20 percent fibers from paper recycled by consumers. October 10, 2005 Mayor Judy Johnson Plymouth City Hall 3400 Plymouth Blvd. Plymouth, MN 55447 Re: WARN Act Notice Dear Mayor Johnson: Carlson Parkway P.O. Box 59159 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55459-8249 Pursuant to the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act and applicable state law, this letter provides you notice that Carlson Companies, Inc.'s (or its subsidiaries) facilities located at 12755 State Hwy. 55, Plymouth, MN 55441 and 1405 Xenium Lane North, Plymouth, MN 55441 are expected to experience a permanent outsourcing of some of its business commencing January 1, 2006. None of the affected employees are represented by a union nor do they have any bumping or displacement rights. Attached to this letter is a list of job titles to be affected and the number of affected employees in each title. If you would like more information regarding this matter, please contact me at the number below. Very truly yours, Charles Montreuil Vice President — Corporate Human Phone: 763-212-1777 Resources