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CITY COUNCIL INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
May 29 1991
UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS....
1. CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE FOR MAY:
May 6 6:00 P.M.
(Monday)
7:00 P.M.
Council Executive Session
to discuss BWBR
litigation. This is a
closed session.
Council Conference Room.
Regular Council Meeting
City Council Chambers
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May 21 6:30 P.M. Plymouth Forum
(Tuesday) City Council Chambers
7:00 P.M. Regular Council Meeting
City Council Chambers
2. PLYMOUTH DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL -- Wednesday, May 8, 7:30
A.M. A meeting of the Plymouth Development Council will
be held in the City Council conference room. Agenda
attached. (M-2)
3. PLANNING COMMISSION -- Wednesday, May 8. The Planning
Commission forum will begin at 6:45 p.m., with the
regular Planning Commission meeting following at 7:00
p.m. Agenda attached. (M-3)
4. HRA -- Thursday, May 8, 6:30 P.M. The HRA will meet in
the City Council Conference room. Agenda attached. (M-
4)
5. PRAC -- Thursday, May 9, 7:00 p.m. The Park and
Recreation Advisory Commission will meet in the City
Council chambers. Agenda attached. (M-5)
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6. D.A.R.E. GRADUATIONS -- May 7- 29. A list of dates and
times for Plymouth school D.A.R.E. graduations is
attached. (M-6)
Darrel Anderson in the Police Department has informed me
that the DARE graduation ceremonies scheduled at the
Sunny Hollow Elementary School for Tuesday, May 7, have
been moved forward to 1:30 p.m., instead of 2:00. Any
Councilmember planning to attend the Sunny Hollow
graduation should note this change.
7. PLYMOUTH NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH MEETING-- The Public Safety
Department will host an appreciation/information meeting
for Neighborhood Watch coordinators on Tuesday, May 7,
beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Fire Station III. A letter
from Dick Carlquist on the meeting is attached. (M-7)
S. FIRE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYER RECOGNITION BREAKFAST --
Thursday, May 9, 7:30 a.m., Scanticon Conference Center.
9. LMC ANNUAL CONFERENCE -- June 11- 19, Mayo Civic Center,
Rochester. Information from the League on the conference
is attached. (M-9)
10. WEST SUBURBAN MEDIATION CENTER - ANNUAL MEETING --
Thursday, May 16, 7:00 P.M. The West Suburban Mediation
Center will hold its annual meeting at the Sheraton Park
Place Hotel, St. Louis Park. The meeting announcement is
attached. Please let Laurie know if you will be
attending. (M-10)
11. MEETING CALENDARS -- Meeting calendars for May and June
are attached. (M-11)
FOR YOUR INFORMATION.....
1. LEAGUE OF CITIES - CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS -- Attached
are four proposed constitutional amendments which will be
considered by the delegates at the League's Annual
Meeting on Thursday, June 13, 1991. The amendments deal
with fees and dues, the composition and size of the
board, and the establishment of a Budget Committee. (I-
1)
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2. PLYMOUTH COMMUNITY LIBRARY -- Robert Lindall, the
Attorney with Holmes & Graven handling the City's
condemnation of the Cavanaugh property for the community
library, has informed me that he has filed Notice of
Hearing on the City Council's action to acquire the
Cavanaugh parcel. This hearing is scheduled for
Wednesday, June 19 at 1:30 p.m. in Room C-1057, Hennepin
County Government Center, before Judge Kevin Burke.
Councilmembers may also be interested to know that
Mr. Mark McCullough has requested, and been furnished,
copies of the City's pleadings dealing with this matter.
3. SENATOR JUDY TRAUB'S LETTER OF APRIL 22 TO COUNCILMEMBER
HELLIWELL -- Last week in the information memorandum I
distributed a copy of a letter to Councilmember Helliwell
from Senator Traub, dealing with a hearing conducted
before the Senate Elections and Ethics Committee. In
that letter, Senator Traub stated, "in addition to
notifying the Mayor, I also told the City Manager in
advance of the senate hearing." Councilmember Zitur has
contacted me with respect to that comment, and asked
whether that statement was, in fact, accurate. I
informed him that that was not accurate and that I had
called Senator Traub after receiving a copy of her letter
to clarify that point. Senator Traub confirmed that the
bill she discussed with me with respect to a hearing,
dealt with the bill requested by the Wayzata School
District for an excess levy referendum. Senator Traub
indicated that she would be willing to write a letter to
clarify that point and I indicated that didn't believe
that would be necessary.
4. LETTER TO MAYOR BERGMAN FROM MARINE WING SUPPORT SQUADRON
471 SOLICITING COMMUNITY ACTION PROJECTS -- The attached
letter addressed to Mayor Bergman from the Marines,
indicate their willingness to receive letters of interest
from local units of government for community projects. I
discussed this letter briefly with Eric Blank, who has
suggested that the proposed neighborhood park at 10th
Avenue and South Shore Drive might be ideally suited for
consideration for Marine participation. We believe this
could be a "win win" project, providing an opportunity
for the Marine Support Squadron to develop a small
neighborhood park at modest public cost. The Council may
wish to consider this, or other possible projects. In
any event, Eric and I would be glad to follow up on this
if that is the desire of the Council. (I-4)
5. FIFTH ANNUAL HENNEPIN COUNTY RECYCLING RECOGNITION
LUNCHEON -- As members of the City Council know, the
recycling efforts of Plymouth were recognized at the
County's 1990 Municipal Recycling Recognition awards
luncheon Wednesday. Mayor Bergman accepted two awards on
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behalf of the City, as presented to us by Commissioner
Tad Jude. The first award was the Sustained Excellent
Award, which was presented for the City's meeting or
exceeding the County's highest residential recycling
goals annually since 1988. The second award presented to
Plymouth by Commissioner Jude, was the 1990 Partnership
Award, awarded in recognition of our efforts which
contributed to Hennepin County's being recognized by the
National Recycling Congress, has the best regional
program in 1990. Both of these awards will be on public
display at the reception counter area. Attached are
information handouts which were provided to us at that
luncheon. (I-5)
6. DARE PROGRAM - CORRECTION FOR THE WEEKLY NEWS -- The
Communications Coordinator phoned Weekly News Editor
Bridgette Reuther on May 1 to request that a correction
be printed regarding an item that appeared in the April
26 City Council news story. The item stated that Council
had directed the City Manager to send a letter to school
superintendents and principals about "discontinuing the
1991-92 DARE program." Ms. Reuther said she would print
a correction but asked that the Communications
Coordinator draft it. The correction is attached.
Also attached are the letters sent to the school
districts as directed by the Council. (I-6)
7. MINUTES•
a. Shingle Creek Watershed Management Commission, March
14, 1991. (I -7a)
b. Plymouth Development Council, January 23, 1991. (I -
7b)
8. CITY ATTORNEY MONTHLY SUMMARY -- The March client summary
is attached. (I-8)
9. 'DEER ON YOUR DOORSTEP' -- The attached article appeared
in the April 28 issue of the The New York Times Magazine.
(I-9)
10. RESIDENT FEEDBACK RESPONSES -- Attached are responses to
resident feedback forms submitted at the April 8 Town
Meeting. (I-10)
11. CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE -- Documentation on calls received
on the Customer Service Line is attached. (I-11)
12. PLYMOUTH EMPLOYEES
a. Employee Transfer -- Andrew Jordan has transferred
from the Parks and Recreation Department's Maintenance
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Division to the Public Works Department's Sewer and
Water Division. Andy will fill the Maintenance worker
position vacated by James Ritter's promotion to
Utility Operator. Andy has been a Maintenance Worker
for 2-1/2 years.
b. Police Explorers -- Plymouth Police Explorers
participated in the Midwest Law Enforcement Exploring
Conference held at Breezy Point the weekend of April
27. Attached is a memo from Dick Carlquist on the
conference results. (I -12b)
c. Customer Comment Card -- A customer comment card on
service provided by Val Krisko is attached. (I -12c)
1) Letter of appreciation to Police Officer Marc
Bruning from Dan Rondeau, Cubmaster Pack #539.
(I -12d)
2) Note of appreciation from Shirajay Abry, EOS
Architecture, to Bob Johnson. (I -12d)
3) Note of appreciation from Twin West Chamber, to
Frank Boyles. (I -12d)
4) Letter from Becki and Ken Gustafson, 11730 53rd
Avenue North, to Police Officer Dale Duerkson.
(I -12d)
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a. Letter responding to Richard Curtin, attorney
representing James Bremmer, from Fred Moore,
concerning settlement between the City and Mr.
Bremmer for Zinna Lane special assessments. (I -13a)
b. Letter from Mary Anderson, Metro Council Chair, on
appointments to the Metropolitan Parks and Open Space
Commission, Metropolitan Waste Control Commission,
and the Regional Transit Board. (I -13b)
c. Letter to Mayor Bergman, from Paul Swenson, Acting
Administrator, Minnesota DNR Permits and Land Use
Section, concerning the Shoreland Grant Program. (I -
13c)
d. Letter to Janet Leick, Dept. of Environmental
Management, Hennepin County, from Chuck Dillerud, in
response to the County's request to postpone
consideration of the County's site plan and
conditional use application for the waste facility.
(I -13d)
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e. Memo from Dan Faulkner on the public information
meeting held with residents living in Bass lake Woods
and Bass Lake Heights 4th Addition to discuss the
Northwest Boulevard street improvement project. (I -
13e)
James G. Willis
City Manager
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CITY OF PLYMOUTH
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447
DATE: April 29, 1991
TO: Plymouth Development Council
PROM: Bob Burger, President
SUBJECT: MAY 8 DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AGENDA
The next meeting of the Plymouth Development Council will be held
on Wednesday morning, May 8, at 7:30 a.m. in the Plymouth City
Council Conference Room. The following items are scheduled for
discussion. You may wish to bring up other items as well:
I. Status of Reports:
1. Wetlands Regulations
2. Springsted Study
3. Financial Task Force Recommendations
II. Development Climate in Plymouth.
III. Status of Comprehensive Plan Amendments.
IV. Other Business
I hope to see you at the meeting.
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cc: James G. Willis, City Manager
Blair Tremere, Director of Planning & Community Development
Fred Moore, Director of Public Works
Joe Ryan, Building Official
Dick Carlquist, Director of Public Safety
Frank Boyles, Assistant City Manager
S.F. 5/7/91
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PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA WHERE: Plymouth City Center
WEDNESDAY, May 8, 1991 3400 Plymouth Boulevard
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS Plymouth, MN 55447
CONSENT AGENDA
All items listed with an asterisk (*) 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.
PUBLIC FORUM
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3.* CONSENT AGENDA
4.* APPROVAL OF MINUTES
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS
6:45 P.M.
7:00 P.M.
April 24, 1991
A. Ryan Construction Company. Mixed Planned Unit Development
Conditional Use Permit Amendment for two structures in the outside
display area; to substitute a retail drug store use for the bank
use on Lot 3, Block 1; and, to eliminate a screen wall on the east
elevation for "Rockford Road Plaza" located at the northeast corner
of County Road 9 and I-494 (91018)
B. Carlson Real Estate. Conditional Use Permit Amendment to allow
single family detached dwelling units in, Block 1, Carlson Center
6th Addition (91021)
C. Bob's Energy Saving Service, Inc. Residential Planned Unit
Development Conditional Use Permit Amendment for a three season
porch at 1175 Black Oaks Lane (91023)
D. City of Plymouth. Consideration of Land Use Guide Plan
classification and Transportation Plan thoroughfare street
proposals within the area of the City bounded by Glacier and Harbor
Lanes (extended), Gleason Lake Drive, I-494 and County Road 6
(91036)
E. City of Plymouth. Consideration of Land Use Guide Plan
reclassification from CL (Limited Business) and LA -2 (Low Medium
Density Residential) to LA -3 (High Medium Density Residential) and
LA -1 (Low Density Residential) for the area located at the
northeast corner of Dunkirk Lane and Highway 55 (91035)
6. NEW BUSINESS
A. Ryan Construction Company. Final MPUD Site Plan for Walgreens Drug
Store at the Rockford Road Plaza located at the northwest corner of
Vinewood Lane and County Road 9 (91019)
7. OLD BUSINESS
A. Martin Harstad. Land
"Sugar Hills" located at
Highway 55 (90109)
8. OTHER BUSINESS
9. ADJOURNMENT
Use Guide Plan and PUD Concept Plan for
the northwest corner of Vicksburg Lane and
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AGENDA
PLYMOUTH HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
REGULAR MEETING
May 8, 1991 at 6:30 p.m.
I. Roll Call
II. Approval of Minutes for February 28, 1991 Meeting
III. Nomination and Election of Officers
IV. Senior Citizen Housing Interest Survey --Presentation
V. Scattered Site Homeownership Program Status Report
VI. NAHRO Membership for Plymouth HRA
VII. Other Business
VIII. Adjournment
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Regular Meeting of the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission
May 9, 1991, 7:00 p.m.
AGENDA
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes
3. Visitor Presentations
a. Athletic Associations
b. Staff
c. Others
4. Report on Past Council Action
a. Playfields - out for bid
b. Sidewalks/Trails - hire consultant
5. Unfinished Business
6. New Business
a. Park tour - May 22, 5:00 p.m.
b. 1992-96 C.I.P. first draft
C.
d.
7. Commission Presentation
8. Staff Communication
9. Adjournment
Next regular PRAC meeting - June 13
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Sunny Hollow
Tuesday -
May
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Zachary Lane
Tuesday -
May
14th
2:00
p.m.
Oakwood
Thursday - May 16th 2:00 p.m. Greenwood
Monday - May 20th 2:00 p.m. Sunset Hill
Tuesday -
May
21st
1:30
p.m.
Plymouth Creek
Tuesday -
May
21st
1:30
p.m.
Gleason Lake
Thursday - May 23rd 1:30 p.m. Pilgrim Lane
Wednesday - May 29th 2:00 p.m. Birchview
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April 16, 1991
TO: PLYMOUTH NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH COORDINATORS
SUBJECT: APPRECIATION/INFORMATIONAL MEETING
On Tuesday, May 7, 1991 at 6:30 p.m., I will host another meeting
of all the Neighborhood Watch coordinators. It will be held at
the Fire Station at 3300 Dunkirk Lane.
This is an ideal opportunity to address your concerns and share
your ideas about out Neighborhood Watch Program.
Please plan on joining us for an hour or so; and, bring your
significant other. We will provide all the pizza you can eat.
No need to worry about dinner!
Call Community Relations at 550-5188 to confirm your attendance.
See you therel
Sincerely,
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Richard J. /Car!lqaquist
Public Safety Director
Plymouth Police Department
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League of Minnesota Cities
183 University Ave. East
St. Paul, MN 55101-2526
(612) 227-5600 (FAX: 221-0986)
April 1, 1991
To: Mayors, Managers, Administrators, Clerks �..►�,�
Councilmembers, Department Heads (% City Clerk).
From: Bob Benke, President, League of Minnesota Cities
Mayor, New Brighton
Subj: 1991 Annual Conference
COMING TOGETHER: BUILDING ON COMMON GROUND
On behalf of the League of Minnesota Cities, I invite you and your
city's officials to attend the League's 1991 Annual Conference. The
conference is scheduled for June 11-14 at the Mayo Civic Center in
Rochester.
The League's Conference Planning Committee has developed another
outstanding program for this year's conference. Sessions have been
planned for cities large and small. With five tracks developed --
Especially for Policymakers ... Especially for Staff.... Tackling Tough
Times.... Keeping Current..... Special Focus, you'll want to cover all
the sessions.
The City of Rochester has arranged many exciting and entertaining
events to welcome us to their city. Beginning with an entertainment
kick-off on Tuesday evening featuring comedianne Susan Vass, it will
be followed by an "Ice Cream Fantasy." Wednesday evening's City
Night, "South to the Border Down Rochester Waym will include southern
fried chicken, barbeque ribs and guaranteed fun for all. The Family
Program also offers many exciting events including golfing, tours and
luncheon.
Helen Thomas, White House Bureau Chief for United Press International
(UPI) will keynote the Opening Session on Wednesday morning with her
presentation "Perspectives on Washington." Having covered Washington
news conferences and toured internationally with Presidents and First
Ladies since the Kennedy Administration, her insights will certainly
prove interesting.
Dr. Edwin Nichols, a nationally -known speaker on cultural diversity,
will address the General Session on Wednesday afternoon. Dr. Nichols
presentation, "Dealing with Differences: The Challenge of Cultural
Diversity," discusses how to deal with our growing pluralistic
society and multi-ethnic workforce.
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Richard D. Lamm will be the featured speaker of the Mayors
Association/Mini Conference Luncheon on Thursday. Mr. Lamb, former
three -term Governor of Colorado is currently the Director of the Center
for Public Policy and Contemporary Issues at the University of Denver.
His presentation, "'Brave New World of Public Policy,"' will challange
everyone to take a stand on Americas future.
Dr. Andrea Molberg will be the featured speaker at the Friday Finale
Session. In her presentation, ffBuilding Productive Relationships:
Personal and Professional,"' Dr. Molberg will provide strategies and
tips on how to improve and maintain relationships at home, work and
in your community.
To culminate this great program, the Minnesota Municipal Hosts are
donating terrific door prizes to be given away at the annual banquet.
The grand prize is a combination BAHAMA CRUISE AND DISNEYWORLD TRIP.
The Exhibition Program offers you and your department heads a unique
opportunity to view over 100 exhibits of products and services at
one time. If your city is researching any of the products or
services provided by the attached list of exhibitors, visiting the
exhibits is a MUST.
A more detailed description of all sessions can be found in the April
and May issues of Minnesota Cities.
Enclosed is a registration form for both the conference and housing.
The CONFERENCE registration material should be mailed to the League
and the HOUSING registration to the Rochester Housing Bureau address
indicated on the form. The hotels are not taking reservations by
phone. All reservations must be made through the Housing Bureau.
A special registration for department heads and other key staff will
be available in half-day increments for a $25 registration fee.
Please refer to the enclosed memo from Darlyne Lang.
We urge you to SIGN UP NOW for what promises to be a great conference
in all respects. If you have any questions regarding the conference,
please contact Darlyne Lang at the League office. Registration
questions should be referred to Cathy Dovidio.
At this time, it has never been more important for cities to come
together and build on common.ground!
We hope to see you in Rochester.
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COMING TOGETHER
BUILDING ON COMMON GROUND
PROGRAM' Break
SCHEDULE 1015-10:30 a.m.
All conference events are in the Mayo Concurrent Sessions
Civic Center unless otherwise indicated.
(choose one)
Tuesday,
June 11, 1991
LMC Board of Directors
Meeting
1:00 P.M.
LMC Conference Planning
Committee Meeting
3:30 p.m.
Special Kick -Off Event
7:30 p.m.
South to the Border—Down
Rochester Way
Enjoy southern hospitality and a block-
buster show featuring comedienne
Susan Vass at the Mayo Civic
Auditorium.
Wednesday,
June 12, 1991
Welcome/Opening Session
9:00-10:15 a.m.
"Building on Common Ground"
Helen Thomas, White House Bureau
Chief, United Press International (UPI)
10:30-11:45 a.m.
Especially for policymakers
Communicating with the Public
* Risks and rewards
0 Matching objectives to specific
audiences
0 Dealing with complaints and
concerns
• Building public support through
information activities/mediums (i.e.
newsletters, cable TV)
• Training staff to communicate
effectively
Especially for staff
Employee Development
0 What is employee development?
• Types of programs
• Benefits/disadvantages
* How to develop a program for
your city
• Case studies
Tackling tough times
Financial Realities in the '90s
This is the first of three related sessions
dealing with fiscal issues.
• The financial environment—what's
happening?
• Impact on municipalities
• State/local government perspectives
• How cities can respond
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Keeping current
Legal and Illegal Gambling in
Minnesota
0 Update on current activities and
dollars
Preview of trends and expected
changes
• Taking control of legal gambling
through better licensing and coopera-
tion with the state
• Illegal gambling: Problems, prog-
ress, and challenges (i.e. common
activities, related crimes, enforcing
laws)
Special focus
Problems of Growing Cities
* What happens to cities that grow
fast?
0 Common areas of concern (i.e.
wastewater treatment, police and fire
protection, infrastructure)
0 Importance of leadership and
planning
• Case histories of a small, a medium,
and a large city
Exhibitors' Luncheon
11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m.
General session
1:15-2:15 p.m.
Dealing with Differences: The
Challenge of Cultural Diversity
Dr. Edwin Nichols, Director, Nichols
and Associates
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.Concurrent Sessions 11
(choose one)
2:30-3:30 p.m.
Especially for policymakers
Public Speaking for Policymakers
• Preparing for public meetings
• Presenting your position effectively
and tactfully
• Handling presentations to the
community
• Listening: The most important tool
Especially for staff
Working with Culturally Diverse
Groups
(skill session)
• Better understanding and apprecia-
tion of cultural differences in the work
place
• Characteristics of various cultures
• How cultural biases affect decision
making
• How socialization process shapes
attitudes, values, perception, and
behavior
• Effectively working in and/or man-
aging a culturally diverse work force
Tackling tough times
Enhancing Revenues for Your city
• Analyzing current budget regarding
mix of revenue sources and best use of
funds/reserves
• Developing a proactive approach
• Various strategies available to cities
Keeping current
Drug Programs—Success Stories/
Funded Models
• Update on the drug problem in our
cities
• Need to combine prevention and
enforcement
• Funding sources
• Success stories—model programs
Special focus
Problems of Shrinking Cities
® Overview: Causes, characteristics,
and challenges of shrinking cities
• Implications and issues
• Strategies to respond—what cities
can do (i.e. education, policies,
programs)
Concurrent Sessions 111
(choose one)
3:45-5:00 p.m.
Especially for policymakers
An Update on Council Meetings:
Open Meeting/Data Practices
• Update on recent legislative changes
and their impact on cities
• How to comply
• How to deal with the conflict
between the two laws in areas such as
personnel and economic development
Especially for staff
Cultural Diversity—Model Programs
• Successful programs in other
communities
• Purposes and benefits of such
programs
• How to set one up in your
community
• City's role
Tackling tough times
Minimizing City Expenditures
• Developing budget guidelines and
expenditure priorities
• Discovering opportunities to
enhance productivity
• Specific ways to stretch dollars
• Financing strategies to minimize
costs
Keeping current
Building Better Buildings
• Overview of the issues
• Planning for quality: Role of the
council and staff
• Making the building code meet your
community's needs
• Building officials: What they can
and cannot do
Special focus
Cooperative Approaches Among
Cities
Does your city have a story to tell
about a successful collaborative effort?
If so, this session provides a forum for
you to share what you've done with
other cities that could benefit from your
experiences. The session will begin with
brief case studies; then a facilitator will
open it up to the audience to gather
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examples of successful efforts. In order
for this forum to succeed, participants
must come ready to discuss what they
have done in the area of collaboration,
why, who was involved, what resources
they needed, results, pitfalls to avoid.
Note: A brief one-page summary would
be helpful.
City Night
6:00 p.m.
Feast on southern fried chicken and
Texas barbequed ribs.
Thursday,
June 13, 1991
Small Cities Leadership
Breakfast
8:00 a.m.
Importance of Leadership in a Time
of Change
Concurrent Sessions IV
(choose one)
9:00-10:30 a.m.
Especially for policymakers
Working with Staff (Council -
Manager Cities)
• Role of elected official and staff
• Developing a specific understanding
of how and when communication
should occur
• Developing a team approach
• Working from a shared vision,
shared agenda, and shared expectations
Especially for staff
Comp Worth
• Review of local government pay
equity act (purpose and requirements)
• Summary of 1991 legislative
changes
• Case study of Lakeville's employee
position classification systems (in effect
since 1984 and serving as a model for
other cities)
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COMING TOGETHER
BUILDING ON COMMON GROUND
Tackling tough times
Speaking to the Legislature with One
Voice
This session will focus on efforts of the
Summit Group.
• Purpose
• Who participated
• Outcome
* Future plans
Keeping current
Economic Development for Large
Cities
0 Public/private partnerships—what
tools are left? (Tax increment financing
to equity participation to venture
captial)
• Targets/issues for the '90s (labor
shortage to business retention)
0 Encouraging the entrepreneur
Special focus
Economic Development for Small
Cities
This session will provide specific infor-
mation on what's available today to
help small cities.
• Minnesota extension services com-
munity development programs (i.e.
tourism center, project future, retention
and expansion follow-up)
0 Department of Trade and Economic
Development's star city program and
business retention and expansion
program
• Tax increment financing
• Community reinvestment fund
Concurrent Sessions V
(choose one)
10:45-12:15 p.m.
Especially for policymakers
Working with Stall' (Cities Without
Manager/Administrator)
0 Role of elected official and staff
* Developing specific understanding
of how and when communication
should occur
Developing a team approach
Working from a shared vision,
shared agenda, and shared expectations
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Parade of Flags
Are you interested in providing your city's flag to display at the League's
1991 Annual Conference? There will be a Parade of Flags the opening
day and we'd like your city flag to be included.
Flags should be mailed to Sue Norris, Mayor's Office, 2241st Avenue
S.W, Rocheste; MN 55902. All flags will be returned to cities.
If you have any questions regarding the Parade of Flags, please call
Darlyne Lang at the League office.■
Especially for staff
Employee Recognition
Why develop a recognition
program?
0 Types of programs cities use
• Components of successful programs
* Deciding what's best for your city
0 Getting started
Tackling tough times
Timely Topic (to be determined)
Keeping current
Waste Processing Alternatives:
Recycling, Composting, Yard Waste
• SCORE update
0 Developing markets
0 Funding recycling (if state eliminates
money) and creating incentives
0 Enforcement
Special focus
Challenges for Small Cities
0 Overview of key trends affecting
small cities (i.e. population declines,
limits on raising and spending money,
consolidation of schools, quality of
living)
0 Facing the health care issue
Mayors' Association/Mini-
Conference Luncheon
12:30-2:00 p.m.
Brave New World of Public Policy
Richard D. Lamm, Professor and
Director, Center for Public Policy and
Contemporary Issues, University of
Denver. CIM +g
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Concurrent Sessions VI
- (choose one)
2:15-3:30 p.m.
Especially for policymakers
Sister City Programs
• What is a sister city?
0 Why have one?
• Getting started
* Fund raising
9 Benefits of having a sister city
Especially for staff
Hiring Contract Professionals for
Your City
• How to write a good request for
proposal (RFP)
9 Selection process
0 Preparing a contract
Tackling tough times
Balancing Office, Home, Work
* Establishing priorities
• Managing time at home and office
• Common problems and how to deal
with them
0 Note: Presentation will be by a
panel composed of adults and children
from single -parent and two-parent
families.
Keeping current
Current Issues LMCIT
• What's new and what's in the works
at the League of Minnesota Cities
Insurance Trust
S Current risk management issues
Special focus
Grants for Small Cities
• Obtaining a grant is not as hard as
you think
0 Where's the money? Overview of
what's available (i.e. state and federal
programs, foundations)
41 Close look at three specific programs
• Taking the fust step—how to begin
League Annual Meeting
3:45 p.m.
LMC Reception and
Banquet
6:30 p.m.
Friday,
June 14, 1991
Finale General Session
9:30 - 12:00 noon
Building Productive Relationships:
Personal and Professional
Dr. Andrea Molberg, Professional
speaker/trainer/lecturer
FAMILY AND SPECIAL ACTIVITIES, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2
FAMILY ACTIVITIES
Tuesday, June 11
Golf Outing
1:00 P.M.
Golf outing at Soldier's Field Golf
course. Complimentary tickets for golf,
tennis, swimming and recreation center
will be available at the Rochester City
Desk (in the registration area) through-
out the conference.
Wednesday, June 12
Eye Opener on the Kahler
Mezzanine
7:30-8:30 a.m.
Start your day with Rochester's
friendly hospitality. Continental break-
fast served, compliments of your city
hosts.
Historic Homes Tours
9:30 a.m.
Travel by motorcoach to the beautiful
country home of Dr. Charles Mayo,
then to the city residence of Dr. Henry
Plummer, inventor and doctor of medi-
cine. See the beautiful Plummer Gar-
dens overlooking the city. Then on to
Rochester's beautiful Golf and Country
Club for a memorable luncheon and
direct from the David Letterman show
"The Hat Lady." You won't want to
miss a look at the collection and hear
the history behind Alvina Sellar's 5,000
hats representing 56 countries, includ-
ing hats from Lady Di and Marlene
Dietrich. A fascinating collection shared
by a woman brimming with life.
Advance registration $15. Pick up tick-
ets at city desk when you arrive.
Thursday, June 13
Eye-opener on the Kahler Mezzanine
8:30-9:30 a.m.
Compliments of Rochester.
Luncheon
12:00 noon
Find out what's in your fashion forecast
for the future. Enjoy a delightful lunch-
eon in the ballroom of the Radisson
Hotel followed by a fashion show from
Centerplace Galleria. Win one of the
outstanding door prizes. Don't miss
this opportunity to mix and mingle, see
the latest fashions, and enjoy a relaxing
lunch. Advance registration $12.
1:30 p.m. Shop 'til you drop at Center -
place Galleria downtown Centerplace.
CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES
Thursday, June 13
Rec Center
10:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Mini bus will depart from the West
entrance of the Kahler Hotel for the
Rec Center. Kids can enjoy gym activi-
ties, ice skating, and swimming. Then
on to Shakey's Pizza for lunch and
entertainment. Back to the Rec Center
for more fun (bring your swimsuit) and
return to the Kahler by 3 p.m. Cost: $3.
Complimentary passes to city golf
courses, tennis courts, rec center, and
pools will be available at the Host City
desk throughout the conference.
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MINNESOTA CITIES I APRIL 1991 21
Spouse and children's activites
registration form
Please check ones include
Tuesday, Jane 11—
number of people attending
Golf outing _ Yes _ No # people _
Wednesday, June 12—
Tours/luncheon _ Yes _ No # people _
Hat lady presentation
Advance registration $15
Thursday, June 13--
Luncheon/fashion show _ Yes _ No # people _
Advance registration $12
Children's activites $3 _ Yes _ No # people _
(includes lunch)
Name
Address
City Zip
Mail form and advance fees to:
Sue Norris, Room 200, City Hall, Rochester, MN 55902, (by May 17, 1991)
Checks are payable to: Mayor's Contingency Fund
PANNELL KERR FORSTER
WORLDWIDE
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
• FINANCIAL AUDrr9
• COMPLIANCE AUDITS
• FWANCUL CONSULMG
• 1EANAGEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES
612-545-0421
Serving Cities for over 30 Years "
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Additional Tour
Information
Optional tours—Tuesday, June 11 to
Friday, June 14.
This tour data is presented for your
information. Please arrange the tours
on your own. (See next page.)
Mayor Clinic Tour
Contact Mayo
(507)285-2450
Two tours per day
Times: 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
1 1/2 hours
No charge—reservations
Heritage House Tour— Central Park
$1.50 at the door
Rochester Art Center
Tuesday through Friday
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
No charge
Mystery Cave
(507)937-3251
Located south of Spring Valley, cave
interpreters guide groups through rep-
resentative portions of Mystery Cave.
Longest cave in Minnesota with over
12 miles of natural passages. Year
round temperature of 47 degrees F.
The half mile trail is graveled and has
numerous steps. Wear a warm jacket
and rubber soled walking shoes.
Adults: $4.24
Children ages 6-17: $2.12
A park vehicle permit
Two-day permit: $3.25
Amish Tours
Contact Michel's
Amish tours
(507) 886-5392
Amish artisans are known for the sim-
ple beauty of their quilting, wood work-
ing, and basketry. Guided tours
available to some Amish shops and
homes in the Harmony, Minnesota
area.
Cost: $22.00/car
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. ■
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22 MINNESOTA CITIES / AML 1911
COMING TOGETHER
BUILDING ON COMMON GROUND
SPEAKERS
Dean of
White House
correspondents
to open
conference
Helen Thomas, White House bureau
chief for United Press International
(UPI), has reported the activities of
Presidents and First Ladies since 1960.
George Bush is the seventh President
she has covered, going back to John F.
Kennedy. The fust woman to head up
the presidential coverage of a major
news service, she is the senior staffer of
the UPI reporting team assigned to the
White House.
Thomas' "term" at the White
House has led to many travels with
various presidents. She accompanied
Richard Nixon on his historic trips to
China and the Soviet Union in 1972.
Her 1973 travel schedule included Sec-
retary of State Henry Kissinger's mis-
sions to the Middle East and China.
She was in China again in 1975, travel -
ung with President Ford on his visit to
Beijing for conferences with Chairman
Mao and other Chinese officials.
Thomas was elected president of the
White House Correspondents Associa-
tion, the fust woman to hold that office
in the 60 -year history of the association.
She also became the fust woman
elected to the historic Gridiron Club,
which had limited its membership to
males since it was formed in 1885 by a
group of Washington newspapermen.
In addition, she has received the
Distinguished Achievement Award for
newspaper journalism presented by the
Journalism Alumni Association of the
University of Southern California. And
also, this "first lady" of White House
correspondents authored a book, enti-
tled Deadline: Whitt House. In her usual
frank fashion, Thomas tells the story of
her experiences covering the presidents
and their families.
The Carter Administration took her
to the histroic Camp David meetings,
and highlights of her reporting Presi-
dent Reagan's tetra were the 1983 visit
of Queen Elizabeth of England and the
1987 visit of Soviet Premier Gorbachev.
Recently she has been a prominent
figure covering the war in the Persian
Gulf. Over the years, she has earned
the reputation and status of being the
fust reporter to ask a question at major
news conferences.
Born in Winchester, Kentucky,
Thomas began her career in journalism
in 1942 as a reporter for the old Wash-
ington, D. C. Daily Nems following her
graduation from Wayne State Univer-
sity in Detroit. She joined the UPI
Washington Bureau a year later as a
radio writer, transferring to the national
staff in 1956.
Thomas covered the justice Depart-
ment
epartment and the Department of Health,
Education and Welfare, and then was
transferred to the UPI White House
staff following President Kennedy's
inauguration. In addition to spot news
coverage of the President, she is a
regular contributor to "Backstairs at
the White House," and Washington
reporter for the Associated Press.
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League welcomes
national figure on
cultural diversity
The diverse nature of the workforce
today presents challenges for Minnesota
cities. If you've ever been in a situation
where your values and work seem out
of sync with those with whom you
work, you will not want to miss Dr.
Edwin J. Nichols' Wednesday after-
noon address, "Dealing with Differ-
ences: The Challenge of Cultural
Diversity," and his concurrent session,
"Working with Culturally Diverse
Groups." You'll learn to understand
and appreciate the individual differ-
ences that exist in the workplace as you
assess your own ability to deal with and
effectively manage them.
Dr. Nichols is a clinical/industrial
psychologist, working in organization
development. He is the director of
Nichols and Associates, an applied
behavioral science organization in
Washington, D.C. Starting in 1969,
until his retirement in 1989, Nichols
held various positions at the National
Institute of Mental Health. He served
as director of technology transfer in the
Division of Education and Service Sys-
tems Liaison; as chief of the Services
Systems Technology Branch; and chief
of the staff college—plus many more.
From 1974 to 1977, he was a visiting
professor at the University of Ibadan,
Nigeria. After developing norms for
Nigerian children, he established the
child's clinic for psychological assess-
ment and evaluation. He also served as
an organization development consultant
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and trainer of trainers to the Nigerian
government in their Center for Man-
agement Development.
In addition, he was the associate
director, Cleveland job Corps Center
for Women, taught in the Department
of Psychiatry at Meharry Medical Col-
lege and worked as a clinical psycholo-
gist at the Kansas Neurological
Institute, and affiliate of the Menninger
Foundation, Topeka. He maintains a
private clinical practice.
Nichols was educated at Assumption
College, Windsor, Canada; Eberhardt-
Karls Universitat, Tubinger, Germany;
and Leopoline-Franchiscea Universitat,
Innsbruck, Austria, where he received
his doctorate of philosophy in psychol-
ogy and psychiatry cum laude. He
served in the Army during the Korean
War, and has two children.
Lamm to speak at
Mayors' luncheon
The Mayor's Association is proud to
announce that Richard D. Lamm will
address the conference at their luncheon
on Thursday. During his presentation,
"Brave New Worid of Public Policy,"
Lamm %%ill discuss that the challenge of
the 1990s is to meet new public needs
with evermore limited resources. He
urges that the "task before us is to re -
conceptualize much of what government
does and how it does it."
When he was elected governor of
Colorado in 1974, Time magazine
called Richard Lamm one of America's
outstanding young leaders. During the
next 12 years, he became one of Amer-
ican's outstanding governors, serving
longer than any prior Colorado chief
executive.
The author of several books, includ-
ing Megatraumw: America at the Year 2000
and The Immigration Time Bomb, Lamm
also won the 1985 Christian Science "ilont-
tor essay award for his work, "Peace
2010." and was selected as one of Time
Magazine's "200 Young Leaders of
America" in 1974.
Since its founding in the fall of 1987,
he hes served as director of the center
for public policy and contemporary
issues at the University of Denver,
where he holds the Leo Block chair.
His research and teaching focus has
been in the health policy area with a
special emphasis on generational health
care issues and the allocation of health
care resources. In addition, he practices
law with the Denver law firm of
O'Connor and Hannan, and is a
broadcast commentator for CBS affili-
ate KMGH TV, Denver.
Personal and
professional growth
highlight Friday
session
As elected officials and staff, much of
what you do depends on working with,
through, or for other people. In her
Friday morning presentation, "Build-
ing Productive Relationships: Personal
and Professional," Dr. Andrea Mol -
berg will give you practical ideas and
skills for building, improving, and
maintaining productive relationships.
You will get an improved under-
standing of why people—elected offi-
cials, staff, and constituents—behave as
they do; you'll also discover principles
and strategies for enhancing relation-
ships at home, work, and in your
community. Tips for obtaining cooper-
ation, avoiding relationship roadblocks,
and overcoming relationship barriers
will all be part of this personally and
professionally rewarding program.
Don't miss it.
Dr. Molberg holds a bachelor's
degree in speech communication from
Arizona State University and a docto-
rate in Industrial/Organizational and
Consulting Psychology from the Uni-
versity of Minnesota. She is a licensed
consulting psychologist whose practice
focuses on employee and job candidate
evaluation, management team and
organization development, problem
employee coaching, and personal coun-
seling. She is featured extensively as a
trainer and speaker for national semi-
nars and conferences in both the public
and private sector.
In addition to her consulting, coun-
seling, and training practice, Molberg
is an adjunct faculty at the University
of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Prior to joining the St. Thomas faculty
in 1974, she taught at the University of
Minnesota. In 1976 she was selected
Teacher of the Year, and in 1978 she
was chosen An Outstanding Young
Woman in America. ■
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League of Minnesota Cities
183 University Ave. East
St. Paul, MN 55101-2526
(612) 227-5600 (FAX: 221-0986)
April 23, 1991 ..,
TO: Managers, Admi ' tra rs 'and Clerks�0
FROM: Donald A. Slater \ ""
Executive Director
RE: League of Minnesota Cities Proposed Constitutional Amendments
Enclosed for your consideration are four constitutional amendments which will be
offered to the delegates at the League's Annual Meeting at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday,
June 13, 1991.
Of the four amendments, two deal with fees and dues and are the result of a
recommendation from the Dues and Services Committee.
One deals with the composition and size of the board and one proposes establishment
of a Budget Committee rather than the current Dues and Services Committee every
third year. Again, this last mentioned amendment proposal arises from a suggestion
of the Dues and Services Committee.
To assist you in understanding the effect of these proposals, you will find enclosed a
copy of the current League of Minnesota Cities constitution. Please bring these
proposed amendments to the attention of your city's delegates to the annual
conference so that your city's views on these proposed amendments can be adequately
represented.
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ARTICLE III FEES AND DUES 5.2
Section 2. The dues for each municipality shall be based upon
populations as g4:ven ESTABLISHED by the latest federal decennial
CENSUS, er BY A special census TAKEN BY THE UNITED STATES BUREAU OF THE
CENSUS, BY AN ESTIMATE MADE BY THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL, OR BY THE
STATE DEMOGRAPHER, WHICHEVER HAS THE LATEST STATED DATA. This fee
shall be payable annually in advance on the first day of September.
Section 3. The annual dues for each member municipality shall be
set by the League's board of directors AFTER RECEIVING THE
RECOMMENDATION FROM THE BUDGET COMMITTEE. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MAY ADJUST DUES BY NOT MORE THAN TEN PERCENT IN ANY FISCAL YEAR.
ADJUSTMENTS GREATER THAN TEN PERCENT IN ANY FISCAL YEAR REQUIRE THE
VOTE OF THE MEMBERSHIP.
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ARTICLE IV OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
Section 1. The officers of the League shall be an elected
president, an elected FIRST vice president, AN ELECTED SECOND VICE
PRESIDENT, the-aunedetc-pest-president-e-effee--the-president-ef
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EX -OFFICIO: THE IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT; THE PRESIDENT OF THE
ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITIES; THE PRESIDENT OF THE
COALITION OF GREATER MINNESOTA CITIES; THE PRESIDENT OF THE
MINNESOTA ASSOCIATION OF SMALL CITIES; AND THE PRESIDENT OR VICE
PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES IF A MINNESOTA CITY
OFFICIAL and twelve elected directors. The officers acting as a
group shall constitute the board of directors.
ARTICLE IV OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
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X983- A BUDGET COMMITTEE SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT. THE
BUDGET COMMITTEE IS TO BE COMPRISED OF TWO CITY OFFICIALS FROM EACH
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS VICE PRESIDENT.
THE VICE PRESIDENT SHALL SERVE AS CHAIR. BUDGET COMMITTEE MEMBERS
WILL SERVE FOR A TERM OF THREE YEARS AND TERMS SHALL BE STAGGERED.
TO INITIATE THE STAGGERED TERMS, IN 1992 THE PRESIDENT SHALL APPOINT
SIX PEOPLE TO SERVE A THREE YEAR TERM, FIVE PEOPLE TO SERVE A TWO
YEAR TERM, AND FIVE PEOPLE TO SERVE A ONE YEAR TERM. VACANCIES
SHALL BE FILLED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TERM BY APPOINTMENT BY THE
PRESIDENT.
THE BUDGET COMMITTEE SHALL REVIEW LMC SERVICES, STUDY THE LEAGUE'S
DUES STRUCTURE, AND RECOMMEND TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS A BUDGET FOR
EACH FISCAL YEAR.
Additionally special committees may be authorized by the board of
directors for the purpose of studying municipal problems, conducting
schools, making legislative recommendations, or other appropriate ,per
League service. The chair of each such committee appointed by the �^1
President shall, on the completion of the committee's work make a
report to the board of directors, convention, or legislative
conference in such form as the executive director may request.`
Office of the Mayor
3400 Plymouth Blvd
Plymouth, MN 55447
Dear Mayor,
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
MARINE WING SUPPORT SQUADRON -471 0
FOURTH MARINE AIRCRAFT WING
TWIN CITIES
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55450-2898
IN REPLY REFER TO
3 0 APR 1991
t
In order to be a fully prepared and combat ready unit when called -
upon by our country to perform our mission, the Marine Wing Sup-
port Squadron 471(-) of Minneapolis is soliciting community
action projects which will hone our skills, from the surrounding
communities.
Any proposed project(s) from your community should meet the fol-
lowing criteria:
a. Projects must offer viable training which will benefit
the Squadron in preparing for it's stated Marine Corps
mission.
b. No commercial gain may be derived from the finished pro-
ject.
C. Projects may only be performed for State or Local Govern-
ments or non-profit organizations.
d. Materials must be provided by the requesting agency.
However, this unit will furnish all fuel required by all
Marine Corps equipment used to complete the project.
e. The completed project must benefit the community as a
whole vice specific segments of the community.
f. Completion dates of proposed projects should be flexible
to allow for unexpected complications due to weather or
availability of specific personnel or equipment.
Due to the present active deployed status of the Squadron,
proposed projects could not begin until late fall of 1991 or
spring of 1992. Some suggested projects are listed below:
a. Construction of foot trails and foot bridges
b. Construction of dirt or gravel roads
C. Minor construction such as pavillions or picnic shelters
d. Land clearing and leveling
e. Demolition of existing paved roads
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f. Minor concrete work
g. Construction of sports fields, i.e., Football, Soccor,
Softball, etc.
h. Construction of playgrounds (providing all parts and
equipment are present prior to commencement of
construction).
All proposed projects submitted will be screened by the Squadron.
Those projects which best fulfill the unit training objectives
will be selected.
Please distribute this letter to qualifying organizations in your
locale.
The point of contact for questions or further information is
Master Sergeant Wagner, 725-5055.
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Bloomington
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Brooklyn Park
23.6
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Champlin
32.1
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Corcoran
17.1
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Dayton
16.5
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Deephaven
21.6
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25.7
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Edina
44.9
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Excelsior
17.1
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Golden Valley
57.3
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Greenwood
20.1
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13.9
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Hassan
17.7
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Hennepin Recycling Group3
31.9
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Hopkins
22.6
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Maple Grove
35.9
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Minneapolis
22.2
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Miinnetonka
17.5
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Minnetonka Beach
65.3
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Minnetrista
33.3
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Mound
27.8
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Osseo
20.1
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Plymouth/Medicine Lake
32.3
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Richfield
30.3
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Robbinsdale
33.3
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Rockford
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St. Anthony
15.7
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St. Bonafacius
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34.6
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Shorewood
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Spring Park
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Tonka Bay
35.5
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Wayzata
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INTERESTING COUNTY FACTS
♦ Hennepin County recycles approximately 700 tons of office paper annually.
♦ The total reams of recycled copier paper purchased in 1990 was 83,510
compared to 640 reams purchased for the initial pilot project in December,
1988.
♦ Hennepin County Medical Center recycles approximately 57,000 pounds of
office paper annually, and collects about half of the approximately 90 tons of
corrugated cardboard recycled each year by County employees.
♦ The County received approximately 3,000 Christmas trees during voluntary
collections at three municipal sites in 1990.
♦ Commercial recycling tonnages have increased over 60% over the first 6
months of 1989 to the last 6 months of 1990.
♦ Hennepin County residents are depositing over 4,000 pounds per week at 500
locations in the household battery collection program.
♦ Compared to 1989, there has been a 40% increase in residential recycling
tonnages for 1990.
♦ Total commercial, residential and yard waste tonnages recycled in 1990
amounted to 587,000 tons.
1990 RECYCLING INITIATIVES
by the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners
PLASTIC RECYCLING
♦ Established three pilot programs to evaluate plastic recycling.
♦ Authorized collection of all plastic bottles by Spring 1991.
YARD WASTE MANAGEMENT
♦ Provided funding to cities for yard waste management programs.
SOURCE REDUCTION
♦ Adopted a plan to implement source reduction procedures at all
County buildings.
PURCHASING POLICY
♦ Developed a model policy to encourage the use of construction
products containing recycled materials when building or
remodeling public facilities.
APARTMENT RECYCLING
♦ Adopted a resolution requiring recycling in all multi -housing
buildings by July 1, 1991.
HOUSEHOLD BATTERIES
♦ Provided for collection of household batteries to reduce toxic
metals in solid waste.
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CIN OF
PLYMOUTH
Correction'
The April 25, Weekly News incorrectly reported that the Plymouth
City Council had directed City Manager James Willis to send
letters to school superintendents about discontinuing the 1991-92
DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program. The City Council
directed Willis to write a letter to school superintendents
conveying the Council's concern that, in light of state cuts in
local government aid, the City may not be able to continue the
current level of funding for the DARE program in 1992. The City
is expected to request the school districts' assistance in
funding the program.
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3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH. MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 550-5000
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May 1, 1991
Dr. David Landswerk
Superintendent of Schools
Independent School District
P.O. Box 660
Wayzata, MN 55391
Dear D andswerk:
IN CITY OF
28PLYMOUTR
The Drug Awareness Resistance Education (DARE) program has been
made available by the City of Plymouth in an effort to assist in
educating our youth regarding the dangers of drug abuse. The
program, now in its second year, is provided in nine elementary
schools serving about 860 children. Of these children, about 540
come from schools in the Wayzata School District. We appreciate
the fine cooperation we have received from everyone in the
District in making the DARE program a success!
The City Council is keenly aware of the value of the DARE program
and of the tremendous opportunity the program presents to our
children at a particularly vital period in their lives. The
Council also recognizes that the positive relationships developed
between the children and police officers help establish a higher
level of respect and understanding for all participants. In
short, the benefits of the program are substantial, although the
long-term impacts of the program have yet to be fully evaluated.
As positive as City Councilmembers feel about the DARE program,
they are also cognizant of its direct cost. In 1991, we estimate
that the program costs about $60 per participant. Each of the
elementary school PTO's have generously contributed $500 to
assist in supporting the DARE program in their schools. The vast
majority of the program costs have been funded by the City.
Given the current economic and political climate in the state,
including substantial reductions in funds made available to the
City, the Council is concerned that the City may not be able to
continue its funding level for the DARE program in 1992. In
that regard, I have been asked to correspond with you to
determine the degree to which the Wayzata District may be able to
assist in the financing of the DARE program projected to commence
in January 1992.
We recognize that your district is also facing fiscal pressures.
We all have little capacity to generate new revenue and are faced
with substantial pressures to maintain existing programs without
sufficient revenues to fund those efforts. The City Council and
your Board are both faced with these fiscal pressures and must
prioritize their respective needs. It is the hope of the City
Council that the School District will find it possible to
demonstrate its support for the overall DARE program with its
financial participation.
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3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD. PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 550-5000
Dr. David Landswerk
May 1, 1991
Page 2
Based upon the information I have received from our Public Safety
Department, the appropriate number of students participating in
the 1991 DARE program within your district are noted below:
Birchview Elementary 100
Gleason Lake Elementary 100
Greenwood Elementary 80
Oakwood Elementary 100
Plymouth Creek Elementary 80
Sunset Hill Elementary _-K
540
The cost of providing the DARE program to the 540 Wayzata School
District participants is about $32,400. For the proposed 1992
DARE program, we are forecasting participant costs at $63 per
child. We request that the School District consider
participating in this cost in the amount of $30 per participant.
Based upon 1991 participation levels, this would impact the
School District budget in the amount of $16,200.
As soon as you and your School Board have an opportunity of
reviewing this matter, I would appreciate hearing from you.
Yours truly,
James Willis
ty Ma ager
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cc: School Board
Jim Libby, Principal - Birchview Elementary
Jack Weeks, Principal - Gleason Lake Elementary
Louis Benko, Principal - Greenwood Elementary
Dr. Pataricia Joslin, Principal - Oakwood Elementary
Dr. Carol Bryant, Principal - Plymouth Creek Elementary
Gary Kipling, Principal Sunset Hill Elementary
Mayor & City Council
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May 1, 1991
Dr. Marl Ramsey
Superintendent of Schools
Independent School District
Educational Service Center
11200 93rd Ave. N.
Maple Grove, MN 55369
Dear Dr. Ramsey:
i CITY OF
2 PUMOUTR
The Drug Awareness Resistance Education (DARE) program has been
made available by the City of Plymouth in an effort to assist in
educating our youth regarding the dangers of drug abuse. The
program, now in its second year, is provided in nine elementary
schools serving about 860 children. Of these children, about 130
come from schools in the Osseo School District. We appreciate
the fine cooperation we have received from everyone in the
District in making the DARE program a success!
The City Council is keenly aware of the value of the DARE program
and of the tremendous opportunity the program presents to our
children at a particularly vital period in their lives. The
Council also recognizes that the positive relationships developed
between the children and police officers help establish a higher
level of respect and understanding for all participants. In
short, the benefits of the program are substantial, although the
long-term impacts of the program have yet to be fully evaluated.
As positive as City Councilmembers feel about the DARE program,
they are also cognizant of its direct cost. In 1991, we estimate
that the program costs about $60 per participant. Each of the
elementary school PTO's have generously contributed $500 to
assist in supporting the DARE program in their schools. The vast
majority of the program costs have been funded by the City.
Given the current economic and political climate in the state,
including substantial reductions in funds made available to the
City, the Council is concerned that the City may not be able to
continue its funding level for the DARE program in 1992. In
that regard, I have been asked to correspond with you to
determine the degree to which the Wayzata District may be able to
assist in the financing of the DARE program projected to commence
in January 1992.
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3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD. PLYMOUTH. MINNESOTA 55447. TELEPHONE (612) 550-5000
Dr. Marl Ramsey
May 1, 1991
Page 2
We recognize that your district is also facing fiscal pressures.
We all have little capacity to generate new revenue and are faced
with substantial pressures to maintain existing programs without
sufficient revenues to fund those efforts. The City Council and
your Board are both faced with these fiscal pressures and must
prioritize their respective needs. It is the hope of the City
Council that the School District will find it possible to
demonstrate its support for the overall DARE program with its
financial participation.
Based upon the information I have received from our Public Safety
Department, the appropriate number of students participating in
the 1991 DARE program within your district are noted below:
Sunny Hollow Elementary
130
The cost of providing the DARE program to the 130 Osseo School
District participants is about $7,800. For the proposed 1992
DARE program, we are forecasting participant costs at $63 per
child. We request that the School District consider
participating in this cost in the amount of $30 per participant.
Based upon 1991 participation levels, this would impact the
School District budget in the amount of $3,900.
As soon as you and your School Board have an opportunity of
reviewing this matter, I would appreciate hearing from you.
Yours truly,
J es G. Willis
Ci y Manager
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cc: School Board
Paul Tesdahl,
Mayor & City
Principal Sunny Hollow Elementary
Council
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Ma.y 1, 1991
Linda Powell
Superintendent of Schools
Independent School District
4148 Winnetka Avenue North
New Hope, MN 55427
Dear well:
14 CITY OF
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The Drug Awareness Resistance Education (DARE) program has been
made available by the City of Plymouth in an effort to assist in
educating our youth regarding the dangers of drug abuse. The
program, now in its second year, is provided in nine elementary
schools serving about 860 children. Of these children, about 190
come from schools in the Robbinsdale School District. We
appreciate the fine cooperation we have received from everyone in
the District in making the DARE program a success!
The City Council is keenly aware of the value of the DARE program
and of the tremendous opportunity the program presents to our
children at a particularly vital period in their lives. The
Council also recognizes that the positive relationships developed
between the children and police officers help establish a higher
level of respect and understanding for all participants. In
short, the benefits of the program are substantial, although the
long-term impacts of the program have yet to be fully evaluated.
As positive as City Councilmembers feel about the DARE program,
they are also cognizant of its direct cost. In 1991, we estimate
that the program costs about $60 per participant. Each of the
elementary school PTO's have generously contributed $500 to
assist in supporting the DARE program in their schools. The vast
majority of the program costs have been funded by the City.
Given the current economic and political climate in the state,
including substantial reductions in funds made available to the
City, the Council is concerned that the City may not be able to
continue its funding level for the DARE program in 1992. In
that regard, I have been asked to correspond with you to
determine the degree to which the Robbinsdale District may be
able to assist in the financing of the DARE program projected to
commence in January 1992.
We recognize that your district is also facing fiscal pressures.
We all have little capacity to generate new revenue and are faced
with substantial pressures to maintain existing programs without
sufficient revenues to fund those efforts. The City Council and
your Board are both faced with these fiscal pressures and must
prioritize their respective needs. It is the hope of the City
Council that the School District will find it possible to
demonstrate its support for the overall DARE program with its
financial participation.
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3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH. MINNESOTA 55447. TELEPHONE (612) 550-5000
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Ms. Linda Powell
May 1, 1991
Page 2
Based upon the information I have received from our Public Safety
Department, the appropriate number of students participating in
the 1991 DARE program within your district are noted below:
Pilgrim Lane Elementary 100
Zachary Lane Elementary 90
190
The cost of providing the DARE program to the 190 Robbinsdale
School District participants is about $11,400. For the proposed
1992 DARE program, we are forecasting participant costs at $63
per child. We request that the School District consider
participating in this cost in the amount of $30 per participant.
Based upon 1991 participation levels, this would impact the
School District budget in the amount of $5,700.
As soon as you and your School Board have an opportunity of
reviewing this matter, I would appreciate hearing from you.
Yours truly,
James. Willis
City nager
cc: School Board
Roger Evans, Principal
Rhonda Smith, Principal
Mayor & City Council
Pilgrim Lane Elementary
Zachary Lane Elementary
SHINGLE CREEK WATERSHED
MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
3030 Harbor lane • Plymouth, MN 55447
Telephone (612) 553-1144 Fax (612) 553-9326 Corrected
See Claims.
M I N U T E S
March 14, 1991
A meeting of the Shingle Creek Watershed Management Commission was called to
order by Chairman Fred Moore on Thursday, March 14, 1991, at 12:55 p.m. at the
Saint Andrews Club, 8700 Edinbrook Crossing, Brooklyn Park, MN.
Present were: S; gL cpp, Brooklyn Center; Gary Brown, Brooklyn Park; Bill
Monk, Crystal; Gerry Butcher, Maple Grove; Jodi Polzin, Min-
neapolis (non-voting); Mark Hanson, New Hope; Gene Hakanson,
Osseo; Fred Moore, Plymouth; Lee Gustafson, Robbinsdale;
Dale Claridge, JMM; Curt Pearson, attorney; and Judie Ander-
son, recording secretary.
1. Minutes.
Gustafson moved and Monk seconded a motion to approve the minutes of the
February 14, 1991 meeting. Motion carried.
2. Treasurer's Report.
Knapp moved and Gustafson seconded a motion to approve the Treasurer's
Report with the correction that no legal expense has been paid to date. Mo-
tion carried.
3. Approval of Claims.
Knapp moved and Gustafson seconded a motion to approve claims totaling
$4,464.42. The claims were approved by roll call vote: ayes - Knapp, Brown,
Monk, Butcher, Hanson, Hakanson, Moore, and Gustafson; nays - none; absent -
Minneapolis.
4. Correspondence.
The Commissioners reviewed the Communications Log. No action was re-
quired.
Moore noted receipt of a March 13 draft letter to Ron Harnack at the
Board of Water and Soil Resources outlining some of the Commission's concerns
re the proposed rules for metropolitan water management. Gustafson moved and
Knapp seconded a motion directing the Chairman to send this letter. Motion
carried.
Knapp discussed a meeting he attended re liability insurance for joint
powers agencies. He will transmit a packet of information for the April meet-
ing.
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March 14, 1991
page 2
5. Twin Lakes/Ryan Lake Improvement Proiect.
This project has been completed. Revised technical data shall be sub-
mitted to DNR and FEMA for revision of the flood insurance studies of the af-
fected communities as required under the special provisions of DNR permit 90-
6304.. Claridge will check on this process.
6. Proiect Reviews.
91-3 Realignment of 69th Avenue, Brooklyn Center. Realignment of a
segment of 69th Avenue between Shingle Creek Parkway and West Palmer Lake
Drive. Knapp moved and Gustafson seconded a motion directing the consultant
to notify the City of Brooklyn Center that approval of 91-3 is hereby granted.
Motion carried.
91-4 TH100 bridge replacements at Shingle Creek, Brooklyn Center. Con-
structing a temporary bridge and replacing existing northbound and southbound
bridges over Shingle Creek near Brookdale Center. Gustafson moved and Knapp
seconded a motion directing the consultant to notify the City of Brooklyn Cen-
ter that approval of 91-4 is hereby granted. Motion carried.
91-5 Fine Associates 2nd Addition, Brooklyn Park. Development of a
Target store on a 20 acre commercial site located between West Broadway and
Jolly Lane, south of Brooklyn Boulevard, Brooklyn Park.
Brown moved and Hakanson seconded a motion directing the consultant to
notify the City of Brooklyn Park that approval of 91-5 is hereby granted con-
ditioned upon the applicant's meeting the conditions set forth in the consul-
tant's report and recommendations, i.e.,
1. Required drainage easements for ponding and access shall be
dedicated to the City.
2. The owner shall designate operation and maintenance procedures
which will maintain the outlet control structures and a minimum
permanent pool depth of two feet in the stormwater treatment ponds
and assurance to the City, in the form of a recordable agreement,
that the designated operation and maintenance procedures will be
faithfully executed.
3. Erosion control measures shall be used at catch basin inlets
(e.g., hay or straw bales, rock filters, etc.) to prevent sediment
from entering the storm sewer system during the development pro-
cess.
4. Storm sewer outfalls to the ponding areas shall be stabilized and
shall be located as far as practical from the pond outlet control
structures.
031
Motion carried. �1�
SCWMC Minutes
March 14, 1991
page 3
7. 1991 Water Quality Monitorinv Program.
In his March 6 memo, Loren Larson outlined a cost estivate for the 1991
program. It was agreed that Larson would meet with Knapp, Monk and Gustafson
to discuss modeling of Twin Lakes. Claridge will invite Dick Osgood from Met
Council to the April meeting to discuss the Council's plans for metro water
monitoring. Knapp moved and Butcher seconded a motion directing Larson to
begin the monitoring program with two samples/15 sites at a cost not to exceed
$2,500, to call members of the Commission if these funds are not adequate to
accomplish this scope of work, and to bring back to the April meeting revised
proposals for the 1991 program. Motion carried.
There being no further business before the Commission, Monk moved and Gustaf-
son seconded a motion to adjourn. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned
at 2:25 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Judie A. Anderson
Recording Secretary
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MINUTES
PLYMOUTH DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
January 23, 1991
PRESENT: Greg Frank, McCombs/Frank Roos; Terry Forbord, Lundgren
Bros; Bob Burger, Burger Development; Peter Pflaum,
Lundgren Bros; Bill Pritchard, U.S. Homes; Dan Lutenegger,
Barton Ashman Associates; Fred Haas, Mary Anderson Homes;
Charlie Pfeffer, Goynea Company; Harry Dean, Northwest
Industrial Realty; John Levander, Caliber Development.
City of Plymouth: Mayor Kim M. Bergman; City Manager,
James G. Willis, Public Works Director Fred Moore; Building
Official Joe Ryan; Community Development Director Blair
Tremere; Assistant City Manager Frank Boyles.
A. Wetlands Task Force - Blair Tremere stated that the
Wetlands Task Force prepared a preliminary report with
recommendations. The report uses the federal and state
definitions for Types 3 through 8 wetland definitions.
Some members of the task force felt that Type 1 and 2
wetlands should also be included. The task force took a
field trip through the City identifying examples of each
specific type of wetland. There is recognition by the
task force that preservation of wetlands is already
occurring. There was also recognition that preservation
of wetlands, in some cases, had been used as a tool to try
to kill projects. Peter Pflaum stated that the ticklish
point was the definition of "swamp" and how small of an
area the City should use in defining a wetland area that
should not be touched. He stated that on virtually all
issues, developers supported the staff's position.
The City Council will receive the Wetlands Task Force
recommendations in February.
B. Financial Task Force - Jim Willis stated that the
Financial Task Force expects to have its report done the
second week in February. A preliminary draft has been
circulated and final items are being addressed. The task
force is meeting on a weekly basis to put the final
touches on the report. The City Council is considering a
Saturday, February 9 meeting to discuss the subject.
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PLYMOUTH DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
JANUARY 23, 1991
PAGE 2
II. STATUS OF DEVELOPMENT IMPACT ANALYSIS/ 1991-1995 CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM
The City Council has reviewed the second assumption memorandum
from Springsted. It is hoped that early in February the final
report will be provided to the City Council. Jim Willis
outlined the three construction phases in the northwest area
and the single phase in the north central area. It is
expected that the Council will be able to deal with this issue
promptly. It would be premature, however, to speculate on the
report results at this time.
Bob Burger stated that there is a general metropolitan concern
about installing infrastructure. If no development occurs
then the question is, who pays? Jim Willis stated that the
focus of the issue is the fact that the State restricts a
city's ability to increase their levies to respond to the
increase cost of service for larger populations and increasing
number of households. Bill Pritchard asked whether fiscal
disparities is affected; Jim Willis said that there would be
no affect on fiscal disparities. The real problem is that the
legislature is unlikely to change these tax laws this session.
Terry Forbord asked what the League of Minnesota Cities
position is on the fiscal disparity issue and on the tax levy
issue. Jim Willis stated that the local legislative position
appears to be one of lifting levy limits, although it would be
difficult to determine what the position would be on a public
basis. The League of Cities opposes levy limits. It is
unlikely though that these positions will be passed.
Jim Willis thanked Publicorp for providing input into the
study. He is hopeful that the study will be completed
expeditiously. Fred Moore stated that the phase 1 sewer
project bids have been received and are to go to the City
Council for approval on January 28. The second phase bids are
to be received on January 28 so that they are ready to go once
the Springsted report is acted upon. The award could occur
immediately after the study is received. Bill Pritchard
stated that the developers had hired Publicorp to help them
understand the dimensions of the study. The City has been
helpful at sharing data with Publicorp, and Publicorp has
provided information to the City as well.
Peter Pflaum asked what would happen if the study results
turned out to be negative. Jim Willis stated that he assumes
it would mean that the City would not proceed with phase 2 of
the Northwest Sewer Extension. All bids would be rejected.
It would be possible as well to reject the bids for North
Central. The Council has the flexibility to take the same
action even if the study proves to be positive. Peter Pflaum
asked whether or not a negative report would affect the change
in the Comprehensive Plan. Jim Willis stated that the
Comprehensive Plan does not change, only the timing of the
improvements. The capital improvement program would change.
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Blair Tremere stated that, while the number of new single
family permits is down compared to previous years, that retail
is holding strong along with remodeling. It is too early to
tell if there is a recessionary trend in the city. Bob Burger
stated that he felt that retail appears to be strong.
IV. STATUS OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS
Blair Tremere stated that Strgar-Roscoe-Fausch is doing
roadway projections. As of yet, the data is being analyzed.
We have not yet presented revised data to the Metropolitan
Council. Blair expects to have individual project
Comprehensive Plan amendments approved by the Metropolitan
Council within the next thirty days. Even though the
Comprehensive Plan is in limbo, the Metropolitan Council has
been approving minor amendments so that no one developer is
"held hostage" from development.
Terry Forbord stated that Plymouth is seen as being the least
cooperative community with respect to development based upon
the Real Estate Journal. Kim Bergman said that he would be
open to ways the City might go about changing this perception.
He acknowledged that this perception may be created by members
of the City Council, and especially the action to require a
Development Impact Study. Blair Tremere pointed out that the
Real Estate Journal poll was of readers and not necessarily
developers. From the article one can't tell what the problem
is and how the community is negative. Jim Willis stated that
he hopes that the Development Council will feedback any
problems they experience in the City so that they can be
recognized and resolved.
Peter Pflaum said that the problem is not the staff, Plymouth
is at an all time low in terms of its cooperativeness with
development, but it is not due to the staff. He said that
there is more animosity about the Plymouth City Council then
he has ever seen. Pursuing development in Plymouth is
considered political suicide. Jim Willis asked how this might
be resolved. Peter Pflaum said that there is at least three
different factions and discord in the community. The School
Boards are angry with the City Council for what they perceive
as mistreatment. The Attorney General is investigating
potential wrong doing at the City Council level, and the
Plymouth voters are angry about terms of office being
extended.
Harry Dean said he is concerned about the Planning Department
which has been a problem area. Harry Dean cited the problem
the School District had with the parking lot at Plymouth Creek
School. Blair Tremere said that the problem was that the
School District believed they should be treated differently
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than a developer, subject to the City's ordinance. He stated
that the issue is, does the community or doesn't it wish to
have regulations enforced for everyone rather than just a
select few.
Harry Dean cited a problem the School District had with having
to do things over and over.
Greg Frank expressed concern about the investment of time and
the way a plan can be turned over as soon as possible through
the Planning Commission and City Council without requiring an
entire reworking. This adds time and costs.
John Levander stated that the staff gets its tone and attitude
from the City Council. He offered to work with the City to
eliminate this perception. If his business was given a
negative perspective as has occurred in the Real Estate
Journal, he would want something to be done about it.
Blair Tremere asked the developers present to help him
understand the specific problem so that he could attempt to
solve it. Mayor Bergman said that his gut reaction is that
the Plymouth ordinances have been proliferated over time to
respond to developers who have sought to "beat the system."
Unfortunately the ordinances affect all developers, good and
bad. Peter Pflaum said that in other communities they are
pro -development. This Council has advertised itself as anti -
development. He agrees. Councilmembers have told them not to
continue to develop in Plymouth. He said that the City is
under siege and that naturally perceptions are negative.
Terry Forbord said that he has no problem with the development
process. He feels for the staff. As a businessman, the
quality of life in Plymouth is gone. People are not looking
to come to Plymouth any longer. This will affect Plymouth for
a long time to come.
Jim Willis stated that the problems will be resolved over
time. Until resolved, we have to work together to get
developers through the process. He wants to continue to work
with the developers. Bob Burger stated that as friends, we
are trying to say that there are tremendous problems and how
we can help to resolve them. Mayor Bergman said that the
voters will take care of the problem. Bob Burger stated that
this kind of problem will linger even after any election. Jim
Willis stated that he wants to meet with the developers to
work through matters if they would like. The Springsted study
should take care of a lot of the pro- and anti- development
perceptions. Then the Capital Improvement Program can be
approved and executed.
Jim Willis stated that once the Springsted study is done,
copies of the report can be provided to the Development
Council. It would be appropriate to discuss the study
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conclusions at length . He reminded developers that there is
a faction, and a significant one in the community, consisting
of in-place residents who oppose new roadways and developments
because of wetland destruction and opposition to urbanization.
Blair Tremere suggested that perhaps the Development Council
would like to meet jointly with the City Council. Harry Dean
suggested that another way to respond to this issue would be a
questionnaire sponsored by the City to see what commercial,
industrial and residential reaction is on the development
process.
Bill Pritchard said that Plymouth is more stringent than other
communities, which is fine with him. It has the same level of
cooperation that he has seen in other communities. Blair
Tremere stated that it would be helpful for developers to
provide their comments to the Metropolitan Council with
respect to the Comprehensive Plan. Ken Kutzman is the
appropriate contact person.
PROCESSV. STREAMLINING OF BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONS /TREE INVENTORY
Joe Ryan stated that under the old process, the contractor had
to go to two different locations at two different times to
submit his materials. Two days prior to submitting materials
to the Building Department, he would have to provide a survey
to the Forester. Now a builder only has to provide four
copies of the survey to the building inspection counter. A
copy is immediately transmitted to the Forester and the turn
around time to complete the inspection is within seven days.
This change has been made to enhance convenience and reduce
the turn around time in this process.
VI. OTHER BUSINESS
None.
The meeting adjourned at 9:21 a.m.
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Out of the woods, onto the patio and
into the headlights, deer in
unprecedented numbers are making
man's turf their own.
THE LANE THAT WINDS THROUGH FOREST
and brush to the headquarters of Philadelphia's
Schuylkill Center, it is easy to forget you are within
the boundaries of the nation's fourth-largest city.
This precious nugget of nature, surviving within easy reach of so
much dense human development, makes an admirable setting
for one of the country's outstanding, privately financed environ-
mental education centers. As if to underscore the point, a white-
tailed buck deer, trailing several does, ambles from a hedgerow
and across the parking lot adjoining the office of Richard L.
James, Schuylkill's executive director.
Imagine. A chance to see deer at play amid an East Coast
conurbation of six million people. Just listen to James wax
poetic about it:
"We're going to nail these deer. I do not consider them to be
wildlife anymore. I push them out of my way to get to work
They are unrestrained, urban cows.
"I've found a slaughterhouse in town that is willing to dress
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and butcher them, and agencies that work with the urban poor
say they will distribute the meat to the hungry. What I'm talking
about isn't a deer hunt. I want a killing, and a big one. I want
sharpshooters ... three or four hundred deer taken out of here in
a couple days."
In the last decade, the director says, the deer population of
Schuylkill's 500 acres, as well as of nearby city parks, has
Increased to levels Perhaps 20 to 25 times what is compatible
with a healthy balance of nature. Hungry deer are feeding on
virtually all of the center's 80o varieties of wildflowers and other
plants, clipping off forest seedlings as rapidly as they emerge
from the soil "If a windstorm destroyed any of our old trees,"
James says, "we would get zero regeneration of the forest."
Schuylkill (pronounced SKO"ul) has also experienced a
I0 -to -20 -fold increase in the ticks associated with deer that often
carry the Potentially crippling Lyme disease. "Deer are part of
the ecosystem, and we want some here," James says. But he
wants closer to a dozen, rather than the nearly 400 that now
reside in and around the Schuylkill Center. "Right now.. he says,
"deer are not part of the show — they are running It..
HAT IS HAPPENING AT THE
Schuylkill Center is merely a sinal
PRA
of a troubling biological shift that
is taking place throughout Nortb
America — the growing collision be.
tween human beings and Odocoileus
virginiaous, the white-tailed deer. In the last decade or so. the
deer population has doubled and even tripled in many states,
growing to an estimated 25 million — close to the number that
roamed the continent at the time of the Pilgrims.
From Philadelphia to Chicago, from Boulder, Colo, to
Portland, Ore., residents of suburbia and even some urban
neighborhoods have lost that lovin' feeling toward deer. The
rush of tenderness and wonder that many people experience on
first seeing deer in their midst is turning to frustration, bewild-
erment, even anger. Across the country, hordes of deer are
damaging millions of dollars worth of shrubs and plantings in
bomeowners' gardens and yards, while their children come in
from Play with deer ticks embedded in their skin. Of major
concern is the possible link between growing deer populations
and Lyme disease, the fastest-growing infectious disease in the
country after AIDS. (the so-called deer tick, which transmits the
disease to humans, actually infests numerous species of rodents
and mammals, including white-tailed deer.) "We feel deer have
been a very important element in Lyme disease's introduction into
many areas," says Dr. David T. Dennis, coordinator of Lyme
disease research for the Centers for Disease Control.
Bizarre incidents involving deer are becoming more and [none
common. In suburban Baltimore, for example, deer panicked by
traffic and bulldozing of their habitat itrvaded two schools. One doe
became trapped in a classroom for an hour, while one large,
antlered buck charged into a playground full of children — a softie
that, fortunately. Produced only minor injuries.
Increasingly, communities, college campuses, even nuns in
the convent are being forced into wrenching debates about
whether to hunt and kill graceful creatures they initially wel-
comed. For many, the image of gentle, soulful -eyed Bambi is
changing to what one wildlife biologist calls "rats with hoofs."
People's collisions with deer are often literal — motor vehicles
strike whitetails (or vice versa) well over half a million times each
Year, according to conservative estimates. Prime time for such
run-ins is the fall, when the onset of the rut prior to breeding sets
deer hormones to flowing. Bucks begin to lose their characteristic
shyness and caution; they become aggressive, even unpredictable,
and armies of deer hunters in the autumn woods further stir the
animals. This is when the bulk of odd deer behavior occurs, bate
bucks bolting out into the middle of a busy highway.
Surprisingly, collisions with deer are rarely fatal to motor-
ists — 131 fatalities in 1989, a typical year, according to the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The animals,
which seldom tip the scales at more than 250 pounds, are no
match for vehicles weighing more than a ton (Somewhat more
vulnerable are motorcyclists. One was killed last year in Haver-
town, Pa., when a bounding deer flattened him.) Nonetheless,
every year deer -related highway accidents do result in thou-
sands of serious injuries to people, as well as millions of dollars
in damages to cars and trucks. The deer themselves also pay a
heavy price Pennsylvania, which houses about one -twentieth of
the nation's deer and is one of the few states that keeps good
statistics on road kills, reports more than 40,000 whitetail deaths
a year in highway collisions.
Deer have even become a worry for air travelers. Tn r Pn♦
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"rats with hoofs: And17j;&le who once
welcomed these gentle `'restores are
now intent on
them.
ter,, egnt wnttetails were struck by planes taking off or
landing at Washington Dulles International Airport, including
two hapless animals that got in the way of a Concorde. The worst
Plane damage was to a light aircraft that ended up with antlers
buried in its side. Three years ago, the airport erected an
electric fence, "and — knock on wood — no problems since,"
says Keith W. Meurlin, the airport manager. Other airports in
places like Baltimore and Philadelphia haveon occasion
brought in sharpshooters to eliminate their deer problems.
Deer are showing up on an ever-expanding range of
enemies lists. Commercial foresters face potentially huge
losses on timberland that cannot regenerate after cutting
because of intensive deer browsing. Farmers complain bitter-
ty of escalating amounts of crop damage caused by deer —
$36.4 million a year just in Pennsylvania, according to the
Pennsylvania Farmers' Association.
Environmentalists, arborists and botanists are getting into
the anti -deer ac, too. In Wisconsin, the Sierra Club is suing the
U.S. Forest Service for allowing the deer population to get so
large it threatens to destroy the botanical and biological diversi-
ty of Chequamegon and Nieolet National Forests. Officials at a
number of arboretums and botanical gardens have watched in
horror as deer in a single night destroyed plant specimens they
had collected from halfway around the world and nurtured in
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them outdoors. Sacred
ground like the fields of grain
and hay at Gettysburg,
across which Gen George
Edward Pickett charged,
may have to be replanted in
turf grass if deer onslaughts
on the historically authentic
crops cannot be controlled-
Even
ontrolledEven President Bush and
the First Family have not es-
caped the king reach of the
whitetail. Over the last sev-
eral years, the woods sur-
rounding the Camp David
Presidential retreat (Catoc-
tin Mountain Park, one of the
most overpopulated deer ar-
eas in the country) have
been completely denuded of
vegetation under a height of
six feet. "I'm not for killing
anything," says Thomas N.
McFadden, the park super-
intendent, "but I don't know
how you can manage this
area without reducing the
deer herd"
IN A SENSE, IT IS HU -
mans who have changed
The deer are just getting
back to normal after a brief
(historically speaking) ti-
meout. The white-tailed deer
and its forebears have been
among the most abundant
and widespread large mam-
mals on the North American
continent for almost all of
the last 2.5 million years. Its
appearance in the fossil
records far predates that of
bison, elk, caribou and other
deeriike species. Ancestors
of the whitetail preceded
even the wooly mammoth
and the mastodon.
The whitetail population
was at its peak at the time of
European colonization of the
New World — between 24
and 36 million deer. Even as
late as the mid -19th century,
despite extensive new mar-
kets for deer hides and rneat,
perhaps 12 million whitetails
remained. Then began a pe-
riod, lasting from about 1850
until 1900, that has been
called "the greatest exploi-
tation of wildlife ever" by
the deer -researcher broth-
ers Thomas R. and Richard
E. McCabe- Unregulated
hunting, combined with un-
precedented clearing of for-
est sanctuaries for logging
and competition for food
from livestock, reduced the
whitetail population to fewer
than 500,000 — no more than
2 percent of its number only
two centuries before.
By the time protective
hunting laws and regrowth of
forest lands began to reverse
the trend during the early
1900's, there were far fewer
deer in all of Pennsylvania
than now exist within the
Philadelphia city limits. But
by the 1950% most states had
sufficient deer to initiate
hunting seasons. Today, esti-
mates of the white-tailed
deer by state wildlife biolo-
gists range as high as 25 mil-
lion, a level
for camtiess millennia close to the zmtm
when
the continent was pristine.
Their herds have even mi-
grated into regions of the
West where Lewis and Clark
never would have seen them.
Wildlife agencies in the last
decade have begun to realize
that the deer comeback they
sought for so long has un-
leashed more than they bar-
gained for. Turing the 1980's,
the number of deer virtually
tripled in Maryland. In Indi-
ana, annual deer kills by
hunters, the basis used for
estimating overall popula-
tions, increased over the last
decade more than 400 per-
cent. New York State's deer
population is at least twice
what it was in the early
1970's. New Jersey has so lib-
eralized its hunting regula-
tions to control deer that a
single hunter is permitted to
kill about 20 deer a year in
some parts of the state, and
the state encourages distri-
bution of excess venison to
the needy.
The most surprising and
potentially troublesome as-
pect of this population surge
was that many of the places
where the deer seemed to be
doing best were precisely
those areas that were losirq
much of their natural charas
ter to rapid suburbanization
In Maryland, for example
the proliferation of deer it
fast -developing counties ring
ing Baltimore and Washing
ton outstripped the averagt
statewide increase. The deer
assumed for so king to be i
creature of the wilds and thi
deep forests, turns out to ri
vol raccoons and squirrels in
adapting to human incur-
sions. "They aren't shy at
ell," says Joe Grimm, a Balti-
more county resident whose
backyard features deer -
sculpted arborvitae. "They
will nap all afternoon in view
right down the street, just de.
siding whose place to work on
that night, then at dusk get up
and come to dinner."
Perhaps such adaptive be-
havior is not so surprising in
a creature that evolved
when mountains were stili
being formed, and survived
the comings and goings of
the Ice Age with relative im-
punity. In the definitive text
on the species, "White-tailed
Deer — Ecology and Man-
agement," the white-tailed
deer is called "one of the
most adaptable species in
current and prehistoric
times." As scientists probe
the fundamental genetic ma-
terial of wild animals, white-
tails have shown the highest
innate potential of any large
grazing mammal in North
America to change and
thrive under a variety of
conditions.
Wildlife biologists across
the country offer several rea-
sons for the tremendous up-
swing in deer during the last
decade. Relatively mild win-
ters since 1978 is one reason
Another is modern agricul-
ture. Although farmland
acreage in many regions has
sharply declined, the amount
of fertilizers applied per acre
has often doubled and tripled-
Per-acre
ripledPer-acre yields of crops like
corn and soybeans have
soared, setting an unusually
N --I
nutritious table for the dee:
Good eating has led to highe
rates of procreation. Fe
males who would have reprc
duced at one and a half year
of age are now frequents
breeding shortly after losin.
their spotted fawn's coat:
and having their own fawn
less than a year after the
were born. Older does at
producing twins and som(
times even triplets muc
more frequently.
Moreover, while suburba
development has claims
huge tracts of countryside,
has created land -Use patten.
surprisingly friendly to dee
which seem to prefer the fo
est edge to the deep fotes
Modem suburban sprawl W
resulted in a patchwork ,
forests, fields, gardens at
large yards that are oft'
planted with an appetizir
(for deer) variety of shrub
flowers and young trees. At
although deer are capable
galloping at 36 miles per hot
and leaping seven -foot ban
ers. they are, in day-W-dt
existence, remarkably sede
terry, finding perfectly ad
quate cover in the small wo(
lots, stream corridors at
hedgerows of all but the mo
urban areas.
The ease with which whit
tails shed their wildness
enough to depress a natu
purist on certain Army prc
ing grounds, it is possible
watch deer graze contentec
beneath the firing traject(
ies of Ml -Al Abrams tan)
never looking up, even as t
shocks from the cannon r
fle their sleek coats. Fore
ers report that many do
have learned to associate t
sound of chain saws with fc
and are drawn to clear-cn
to gorge on the fresh -fell
vegetation and tender gra
es that spring up.
Suburbia probably p
vides the best protection
today's deer, observes J. I
ward Gates, professor
wildlife ecology at the U
versity of Maryland's Ap
lachian Environmental L
oratory. "Now that we ht
eliminated most of the b
cats, wolves, bears t
mountain lions, the dec
natural predators, hunt,
are the only ones that
mains," Gates says. "f
suburbs are where hunt
are increasingly prohibi
because of restrictions
firearms and lack of so(
acceptance."
The latter is exemplifies
the current furor in W(
chester County, N.Y., wh
the state had granted a s
sial shooting permit to a n
dent near a shopping mall
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from deer eating the shrubs
in her yard Local officials
and several neighbors have f
protested the permit, calling
any use of firearms in resi-
dential areas -unthinkable"
Such stories are becoming f
commonplace.
AS REGIONS DEVELOP
from rural to suburban to ur-
ban, their growing deer popu-,
lations may partly reflect
concentration of deer into
smaller and smaller arras by
the bulldozing of woods for
development. Such is certain-
ly the case in Philadelphia,
says Richard J. Shire, the
field officer of the Pennsylva-
nia Game Commission who
monitors the city's whitetail
population
Shire estimates that as
marry as 1,500 deer now live
within the city limits. In a day
of ridirig the back streets and
municipal parklands in his
great Jeep Cherokee, we spot
more deer in hours than most
rural people are likely to see in
a year. In Northeast Philadel-
phia, a few blocks from the
city line, a magnificent, 10-
point buck, accompanied by
six does, watches nonchalantly
as we walk within 30 yards of
the backyard of a suburban
ranch house where they are
munching on yews — the
shrub of choice for deer.
-They're like dogs — no fear
at all," says a nearby resident,
Joan Lieberman. "They come
at all hours of the day and
night, and each year it is
worse." The name of the
street, she notes, should have
provided forewarning when
she moved into her house six
years ago: Fawn Lane
"it just changes your whole
feeling about how you live on
your own Property," says
Mary Lou Wolfe, who lives
near the Schuylkill Center. To
thwart deer invasions, Wolfe
faithfully buys Irish Spring
soap (touted by local wildlife
experts as a deer repellent),
places the bars in old panty-
hose and ties the assem-
blages to plant stakes around
her 3.5 -acre yard and wood-
land She has also erected a
six-foot plastic fence. To
avoid deer ticks when gar-
dening, she carefully tucks
pants into socks and sleeves
into gloves. "It makes what
used to be a pleasure hot and
sticky and really no fun at
all " she complains.
Wolfe says her family no
longer needs alarm clocks:
"Starting in early morning the
cats go down the road out
front, honking to keep from
hitting deer. Basically I can't
stop the deer. They have eaten
azaleas, rhododendron, hostas,
beat shooting at them — with
a camera — trying to get the
rustration out of my system."
Shire's Cherokee is modi-
fied with a large, told -down
grate bolted to the rear. It is
or picking up road kills, the
part of his job that gets him
down the most, he says. Al -
bough harvesting of deer by
hunters is the most accurate
barometer of deer population
trends in most places, in cit-
ies the herds are better
tracked by the number run
over by vehicles. Road kills
always held steady, around
40 to 50 a year. - Then five
years ago, they just began
taking off." says Shire. "Last
year we had 168."
In Philadelphia, Shire has
answered reports of deer
sightings in downtown areas,
off Broad Street and near I-
95, that are as developed as
anything outside Manhattan.
He has been victimized him-
self by deer that have slipped
out of the parks neer his
North Philadelphia house at
night and sauntered several
city blocks to feast on his to-
mato plants. "We are seeing
more deer, and we are also
seeing them become more
concentrated," Shire says.
"Today is the first day of ar-
chery season, and 10 years
ago I would have been out
overseeing hunters. But to-
day, condos, apartments and
malls have taken over most
of the ground they hunted"
The city has been bitterly
debating whether to allow
deer hunting as a means of
reducing the herds in its big
municipal parks, which con-
stitute nearly seven square
miles of green space. Shire
contends that such hunts
could be effective and safe, as
long as the parks were closed
to the public with sufficient
advance notice. But the notion
of loosing armed sportsmen in
urban parks is highly contro-
versial: anti -hunters and ani-
mal -welfare advocates have
picketed Shire's office, spray
painted profanities on a loco
taxidermist's house and
vinced some homeowners
and around the city to pos
their land against hunter tres-
pass.
pass. No one foresees
season in Philadelphia's pa
anytime soon.
expressway, or caught on the
top of a fence it was trying to
jump --guts hanging out. It's
not like deer don't die if you
don't hunt them."
Yet even those who have no
problem with killing deer, like
the Schuylkill Center's James,
are critical of the Pennsylva-
nia Game Commission's rigid
adherence to recreational
hunting as the way to control
deer numbers. That policy,
however, is widely shared by
most state wildlife managers,
for whom sportsmen are the
major constituency and hunt-
ing licenses the marevenue
source.
"'lley are living in the past,"
Janes says, "arid I'm going tommi
have a forest that won't regen-
erate until the game oos-
am recognizes you can't just
keep pushing hunting as a Con-
trol in urban areas." James
himself would prefer simply to
"pull the herd," baiting the
deer into a small area with
corn, molasses or rotting aP-
ples, and letting Professional
marksmen make short work
of the animals. He says it is
more humane than sport hunt-
ing, where archers or inexperi-
enced gunmen cripple many
deer — and safer for the pub-
lic.
Philadelphia's whitetail
predicament — too many
deer, deer with no place left
to go and numerous agonizing
and inconclusive debates
over how to regulate them —
is being repeated across the
country, sometimes with in-
triguing variations.
A couple of years ago in
Baltimore County, Md, an
order of nuns with several
wooded acres in dense sub-
urbia found a white-tailed
buck who had entered
through a hole at the bottom
of their fence.
The buck had ravaged the
convent's vegetable garden,
which the sisters depend on
for food. "Oh, he was a regal -
looking creature,— but an in-
discriminate eater in our gar -
1 den," Sister Judy says. "All
con our attempts to trap it and
in tranquilize it failed. Some of
t us wanted to bring in a hunt-
er, but we have to do things
open by consensus. It was the gar-
deners versus the Bambi-lov-
ers for awhile Some said at
Shire sees the rise of anti- first, 10h, how can we kill this
hunting activity as one more wonderful creation of God?'
example of man's disconnec- But gradually it changed to,
tions from nature: "I'd like to `Hey, this guy is really tear -
see them out protesting when ing up our garden!'"
another shopping mall or Perhaps the buck went too
housing development is far when he began to dine on
squeezing the deer out of one the prize plantings of yews
more piece of their remain- adorning the convent's cruci-
ing habitat. I'd like to see fix and statue of Mary. At this
them go out in the middle of point, an archer was called in
the night and have to put a and he dispatched the proud
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ty that year — a 250 -pounder
— and the nuns and the hunt-
er ended up splitting the
meat, 50-50.
ONE OFTEN-ADVO-
cated alternative to
hunting deer is to trap
them, ship them elsewhere,
preferably to a distant place,
and release them. But this
method has generally failed
on several counts: not only is
it expensive, but many of the
transported deer die later
from the stress of the trip.
Besides which, there is hard-
ly any "elsewhere" left — vir-
tually every place has plenty
of deer already. Still another
approach — sterilization of
deer in the wild and other
birth -control techniques —
have also so far proven large-
ly unworkable.
Thus, sport hunting re-
mains the only widespread
check on deer numbers in the
less predatory world to which
the whitetail returned almost
a century ago. And yet para-
doxically, hunting — despite
annual kills that exceed
300,000 deer in some states —
has done little to reduce per-
manently or even stabilize
deer populations. That is be-
cause wildlife managers
have traditionally encour-
aged only the killing of male
deer, preferred by hunters for
the antlers they mount as tro-
phies. As a result, most deer
populations around the coun-
try are highly skewed from the
natural, ane -to -one balance of
females to males, with fe-
males outnumbering males by
as many as nine to one. Since
one male is capable of breed-
ing each year with numerous
females, even a large kill will
reduce deer herds only tempo-
rarily — for' a few months be-
tween fall hunting and sum-
mer birth seasons.
Deriding attempts to por-
tray recreational hunting as
a legitimate deer -control tool,
anti -hunting and animal -wel-
fare groups such as the Hu-
mane Society of the United
States and the Fund for Ani-
mals, charge that they are
nothing more than a charade,
designed to cover up abuse of
animals purely for sport. "I
am convinced that if the pub-
lic saw hunting as a pure rec-
reational issue rather than
'wildlife management; they
would ban it just like cock-
fights and dog fights," says
Wayne Pacelle, the national
director of the Fund for Ani-
mals, which is based in Silver
Spring, Md. "If we're intellec-
tually honest about using
hunters to reduce deer num-
bers, we'd begin by shooting
WHITE-TAILED DEER ARE
probably here to stay as a fea-
ture of suburban, and even ur-
ban, fife. Here are some tips
for coping with them, and for under-
standing their behavion
on the road — Except for careful,
defensive driving, there appears to be no
reliable method of minimizing the odds
of hitting a deer while operating a motor
vehicle. Guy R. Hodge, a naturalist with
the Humane Society of the United States,
says his organization Continues to
preach the gospel of being attentive, of
slowing down. "If you see one deer,
watch out, because they travel in groups," he warns.
Widely sold "ultrasonic" deer whistles — devices
attached to the front fenders of automobiles or trucks
that are supposed to make a high-pitched noise beyond
human hearing that is repellent to deer — have shown
only limited effectiveness in tests by the California
Highway Patrol and others who have examined them.
It is unclear whether deer bear ultrasonic sounds.
At high -use deer cross-
ings,
rossings, highway officials are
.. beginning to install reflec-
tors on either side of the
road. These reflectors
produce images from on-
coming headlights that to a
deer appear to block the
} road with shimmering bands
of light These are relatively
1 untested and expensive,
h . - however.
In backyards and gar-
dens — Deer are !mown to
eat more than 600 varieties
of plants. A few species they
almost never pass up are
Soap hanging on a tree. azaleas, yew and arborvitae.
Among those plants that
nurseries and arborists recommend as relatively deer -
proof are holly (the pricklier ones), celosia (widely used
for dried -flower arrangements), hot chili peppers, bar-
berry and other heavily stickered plants, boxwood, Eng-
lish ivy, daffodils, irises, spruce, fir and cactus.
Covering plants with a protective mesh of plastic or
wire will also limit damage. Popular deer repellents
include such down-home remedies as spraying hot pepper
High-pitched whFsUe num rated on
ear fender Is meant to repel deer.
ologists are indeed trying to
reverse the deer overload by
liberalizing the quotas of fe-
male deer that hunters can
kill. By encouraging higher
doe kills, among other things,
Pennsylvania aims to cut its
current herd of about 1.3 mil-
lion whitetails by more than
one-third; officials in Wiscon-
sin, where about 350,000 of
the state's 12 million deer
were killed by hunters last
year, lament that the death
toll wasn't higher. "We were
hoping hunters would kill
more," says Chuck M. Pits, a
wildlife management special-
ist with the state's Depart-
ment of Natural Resources.
sauce on leaves, hanging de-
odorant soaps from branches
and placing tufts of human
hair in small bags and tying
them to greenery. Even dirty
socks have their advocates.
A number of commercial
repellents are also sold in
garden and farm -supply
stores, including Deer Away,
an aerosol spray featuring
putrescent egg solids; Hinder,
a spray Containing ammoni-
um soap; Magic "Circle, a
bone -tar oil Concoction, and
Ropel, a bitter -orange spray used by veterinarians to
steep dogs from chewing their bandages.
More arcane anti -deer products, to be spread on
the ground around plants, include cougar dung and the
urine from wolves, coyotes and other wild predators of
the whitetail. Check your local too for availability.
Deer can be fenced out of a property, but it is going
to take more than standard white pickets. Electric
fencing has a high success rate. Nonelectric fences
probably need to be several feet high. The more
athletic deer can jump a seven -footer from a standing
start, and can go considerably higher with just a short
run-up. Multiple rows of fencing spaced a few feet
apart are said to stymie their leaping ability. But deer
rarely jump fences unless pressed, preferring to
wriggle under them.
To protect tree seed-
lings, commercial foresters
swear by translucent plastic
pyramids or tubes up to sev-
eral feet high (Nbex is one
well-ktawn brand) that are
fitted over to enclose the
tree until it is tall enough to
escape browsing. To prevent
"buck ribs" — where male
deer polish their antlers
against the bark of saplings,
cutting an inch or more into
the Uunk — sturdy fences
may be in order.
Many homeowners
have also found relief in
medium-size to enormous
dogs. — T.H.
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State wildlife managers are
often caught between a rock
and a hard place, not least be-
cause the white-tailed deer is
one of the animal kingdom's
more elusive creatures. Even
in states with huge and grow-
ing herds, only one out of every
three or four hunters actually
manages to bag a deer in a
given year. As a result, most
hunters strongly believe there
is no such thing as too many
deer. Countermanding these
pressures on the wildlife man-
agers, farmers and foresters
are demanding sweeping deer
reductions. According to Da-
vid A. Marquis, whose U.S.
Forest Service unit has date
Sylvania, the state should be
trying to cut its herd by 50
percent to prevent the loss of
millions of dollars annually in
forest damage. Farmers say
the Pennsylvania Game Com-
mission should make repara-
tions to them for "feeding" the
state's herd — a move the
commission says would quick-
ly bankrupt it
Compounding the dilemma
is the fact that simply en-
couraging hunters to kilt
more deer — even females —
may be nearing the point of
diminishing returns. In most
states across the country,
hunting is less in fashion than
it used to be, particularly
Panty hose holding
tufts of human hair.
Pennsylvania, Wisconsin,
Georgia — more and more
private land is posted against
trespass every year, or se-
cured
o-cured by private gun clubs
that tend to be uninterested in
killing deer in big numbers.
"The closing of the land to
hunters is our No. 1 problem
in controlling deer, and it is
happening all across the
country," says William Palm-
er, Pennsylvania's chief deer
biologist He thinks the situa-
tion is desperate enough to
warrant governments' step-
ping in and temporarily con-
demning private land for
hunting on the grounds that
owners are harboring a pub -
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as we now condemn land for a
public good, like a highway or
a dam," he says.
In the meantime, official
efforts to cope with the deer
glut are multiplying, particu-
larly on the nation's high-
ways. Maryland has experi-
mented with deer tunnels un-
der expressways; New Jer-
sey has built deer overpass-
es, complete with grassy
walkways. Most of the deer,
however, continue to cross
the road where they will.
Some states have focused
their attention on drivers,
trying to get them to reduce
Wed via visual aids by the
side of the road Certain high-
ways can now be found color-
fully decked out with life-size
cardboard cutouts of deer or
animated, fluorescent signs
depicting deer in full flight
But researchers insist that
only the sight of an actual
dead deer seems to persuade
motorists to slow down.
WHATEVER THE AN-
swers are to a more peaceful
coexistence between deer
and humankind, the need to
find solutions is only likely to
intensify. Josh Sandt, forest
wildlife supervisor for Mary-
land's Department of Natural
Resources, thinks that under-
lying the recent whitetail up-
swings is that "after coming
back for the last 50 years
they have spread into about
every niche of available habi-
tat left in this country." From
such a broad base, Sandt
maintains, deer are now
poised to exploit any favor-
able circumstance that may
arise — from milder weather
to more plentiful gardens —
to enlarge their ranks. Be-
cause of the general good
health and nutrition among
deer herds, he says, they will
have to be reduced by ap-
proximately 40 percent every
year just to remain stable.
The white-tailed deer, hav-
ing. re-emerged into a world
they never made, seem cer-
tam to keep impinging on our
backyards, our gardens, our
highways, even our health.
Perhaps it is time for us to
acknowledge that we have
just begun a long journey, a
process in which it will be
necessary to come to terms
and attempt graceful accom-
modation with deer and other
wildlife that want to share
space with an expanding hu-
man population.
Today, species like Canada
geese, black bears and coy-
otes are all adapting better
than biologists ever imagined
Spo
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humans. Jay McAninch, a re-
search biologist with Minne-
sota's Department of Natural
Resources and a veteran of
deer -in -suburbia conflicts,
thinks the key will be learn-
ing to be more tolerant of
wildlife's need to share space.
"A deer problem is not some-
thing where you look up the
solution in a book like a medi-
cal problem," he says. "What
a community's tolerance is,
is important"
His view is shared by ani-
mal -welfare advocates like
Wayne Pacelle of the Fund
for Animals. "Since when is
eating azaleas a capital
crime?" he asks.
Many deer biologists, in
fact, no longer talk much
about "carrying capacity," a
term that refers to the
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habitat can indefinitely sus-
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that some feel is in need of
further evolution.
"We have had this vision of
creating green spates amid
where we live, inviting wildlife
to our backyards," McAninch
says. "It is such an orderly
vision of birds at feeders and
larger animals just strolling
through. But some of the ani-
mals are not so orderly. Reali-
ty has mugged the dream" ■
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DEER
Continued from Page 42
as we now condemn land for a
public good, like a highway or
a dam," he says.
In the meantime, official
efforts to cope with the deer
glut are multiplying, particu-
larly on the nation's high-
ways. Maryland has experi-
mented with deer tunnels un-
der expressways; New Jer-
sey has built deer overpass-
es, complete with grassy
walkways. Most of the deer,
however, continue to cross
the road where they will.
Some states have focused
their attention on drivers,
trying to get them to reduce
Wed via visual aids by the
side of the road Certain high-
ways can now be found color-
fully decked out with life-size
cardboard cutouts of deer or
animated, fluorescent signs
depicting deer in full flight
But researchers insist that
only the sight of an actual
dead deer seems to persuade
motorists to slow down.
WHATEVER THE AN-
swers are to a more peaceful
coexistence between deer
and humankind, the need to
find solutions is only likely to
intensify. Josh Sandt, forest
wildlife supervisor for Mary-
land's Department of Natural
Resources, thinks that under-
lying the recent whitetail up-
swings is that "after coming
back for the last 50 years
they have spread into about
every niche of available habi-
tat left in this country." From
such a broad base, Sandt
maintains, deer are now
poised to exploit any favor-
able circumstance that may
arise — from milder weather
to more plentiful gardens —
to enlarge their ranks. Be-
cause of the general good
health and nutrition among
deer herds, he says, they will
have to be reduced by ap-
proximately 40 percent every
year just to remain stable.
The white-tailed deer, hav-
ing. re-emerged into a world
they never made, seem cer-
tam to keep impinging on our
backyards, our gardens, our
highways, even our health.
Perhaps it is time for us to
acknowledge that we have
just begun a long journey, a
process in which it will be
necessary to come to terms
and attempt graceful accom-
modation with deer and other
wildlife that want to share
space with an expanding hu-
man population.
Today, species like Canada
geese, black bears and coy-
otes are all adapting better
than biologists ever imagined
Spo
�m
l�utio_n�s to
Puzzles of
April 219 1991
-)
to environments settled by
humans. Jay McAninch, a re-
search biologist with Minne-
sota's Department of Natural
Resources and a veteran of
deer -in -suburbia conflicts,
thinks the key will be learn-
ing to be more tolerant of
wildlife's need to share space.
"A deer problem is not some-
thing where you look up the
solution in a book like a medi-
cal problem," he says. "What
a community's tolerance is,
is important"
His view is shared by ani-
mal -welfare advocates like
Wayne Pacelle of the Fund
for Animals. "Since when is
eating azaleas a capital
crime?" he asks.
Many deer biologists, in
fact, no longer talk much
about "carrying capacity," a
term that refers to the
amount of wildlife a given
habitat can indefinitely sus-
tain. Nowadays, their opera-
tive phrase is "cultural car-
rying capacity," which is es-
sentially the limits of human
willingness to live with other
creatures. It is a capacity
that some feel is in need of
further evolution.
"We have had this vision of
creating green spates amid
where we live, inviting wildlife
to our backyards," McAninch
says. "It is such an orderly
vision of birds at feeders and
larger animals just strolling
through. But some of the ani-
mals are not so orderly. Reali-
ty has mugged the dream" ■
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not appear on the Town Meeting agenda to which you would like the
City to respond and/or investigate. if you provide your name,
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Kathy and Dave Blish
510 Glacier Lane
Plymouth, MN 55447
SUBJECT: TOWN MEETING - AREA II
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Blish:
This letter will provide you the information you requested in your
"Resident Feedback Form" which you submitted after the April 8 Town
meeting. You are requesting additional information on the pending
assessments against your property for the Harbor Lane Subdivision.
As part of the approval of the development in which your property is
located, the developer, Hans Hagen Homes, was required to make
improvements on Harbor Lane, 4th Avenue, and Glacier Lane. Since other
properties outside of the development would benefit from these
improvements, the developer requested the City of Plymouth to make the
necessary improvements and assess the properties within his development
for their share of the cost.
The City accepted this responsibility for the developer and has
undertaken the work and it has been completed. The estimated cost to
the lot which you purchased for this work is $807.08. This is the
amount of the pending assessment against your property. This amount is
equal for all lots within the development with the exception of the few
lots directly fronting Harbor Lane, they have larger assessments since
their driveway accesses the street which was improved.
This pending assessment was established before you purchased the
property. It is normal procedure at the time of a closing on a lot
purchase that it is determined who is responsible to pay this
assessment. It can either be the seller or the buyer. Normally, if the
seller is responsible for the assessment, then the lending companies
require money be placed in an escrow account for its payment. You
should check your documents which you received at the closing on whether
you were responsible for the assessment, or the seller, Hans Hagen
Homes, is responsible.
In your inquiry, you stated that you were told that Hans Hagen would pay
for the cost of Harbor Lane for which this pending assessment has been
established. If this is the case, your closing papers should state this
and there should also be an escrow account established.
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 550-5000
S- \ D
Kathy and Dave Blish
April 26, 1991
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If you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact
me.
Sincerely,
Fred G. Moore, P.E.
Director of Public Works
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RESIDENT FEEDBACK FORM
Please use this form if you have a question or concern which does
not appear on the Town Meeting -agenda to:,which you would like the
City to respond and/or investigate._A if you provide your name,
address and phone number, we will advise you of our actions and
findings with respect to your concern.,,-,�.R
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April 26, 1991
Ms. Shauna Fleming
10745 55th Ave. No.
Plymouth, MN 55442
SUBJECT: TOWN MEETING - AREA II
Dear Ms. Fleming:
This letter will provide you the additional information which you requested
in your "Resident Feedback Form" submitted after the April 8 Town Meeting.
You were concerned with the lack of safe access to Timbershores Park across
Zachary Lane from the Harrison Hills area. You referenced the future
widening of Zachary Lane.
The City's Adopted Trail Plan provides for a trail or sidewalk along the
west side of Zachary Lane. Portions of this trail system have been
completed as the property adjacent to Zachary Lane developed. This is also
the case for the trails within the Harrison Hills Development which were
installed along with the development. As part of the upgrading of Zachary
Lane, if the trail system has not previously been completed, the trail would
be completed with the roadway improvement project. As part of the
completion of the trail system, a crosswalk would be established at the
appropriate location.
The City Council has also directed that the existing pedestrian system plan
be reviewed for the need for additional trails or sidewalks along major
roadways. Zachary Lane is one of the streets that will be considered. This
process is just getting underway and will require several months for its
completion.
I would suggest that you contact either myself or Eric Blank, Park and
Recreation Director, on the status of the revisions to our Pedestrian
Transportation Plan.
If you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
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Fred G. Moore, P.E.
Director of Public Works
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Eric Blank, Director of Parks and Recreation
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3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 550-5000
CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE
April 29, 1991
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PROBLEM: Ms. Murphy needed information on how to report a
stolen bike and also wanted to check on procedures to
find out if the bike had been recovered. (4/27/91,
1 P.M.)
SOLUTION: Communications Coordinator called Police Support
Services Supervisor Steve Correll and advised him of
the call. She requested that he call Ms. Murphy on
April 29 to provide her with the information she
needed. Steve contacted Ms. Murphy on April 29 to
provide her with the information.
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CITY OF PLYMOUTH
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447
DATE: April 30, 1991
TO: James G. Willis - City Manager
FROM: Richard J. Carlquist - Public Safety Direc
SUBJECT: POLICE EXPLORER CONFERENCE RESULTS
This past weekend we sent twelve of our Police Explorers to the
Midwest Law Enforcement Exploring Conference at Breezy Point.
There were over 500 Explorers from all over the State of
Minnesota.
The Explorer Posts compete against each other in police -related
techniques and practices. Typically, they have approximately 24
teams composed of four persons each competing in each event.
Our group took a first place in trauma assessment and domestic
crisis intervention. We also took fourth place in the team
shooting competition.
The majority of these Explorers will be with us next year. They
are definitely an exceptional group of young men and women.
Special recognition has to go to Officers Mark Bevins and Scott
Streachek for their coordination and training of the Plymouth
Explorer Post. Also, Community Service Officer Marc Bruning and
Officer Mike Goldstein, as well as others, did a tremendous job
volunteering their time and energy on various programs and
projects associated with the Explorer Post in Plymouth.
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CITY OF PLYMOUTH
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447
DATE: April 30, 1991
TO: Laurie Rauenhorst, City Clerk
FROM: Helen LaFave, Communications Coordinator
SUBJECT: CUSTOMER COMMENT CARD
We received the attached customer comment card at the front
counter. The customer reports he received excellent service form
Clerk/Receptionist Valetta Krisko. Please share this with
Valetta.
Thanks.
CITY OF PLYMOUTH
PUBLIC SERVICE COUNTERS CUSTOMER COMMENT CARD
We value your opinion about the service you receive at the Public Service
Counters! Please complete this card and drop it in a Customer Comment Box.
Date i cl �) Time Z `
With which department(s) di you deal 1 •�
Name of person you saw A
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Was service prompt? Yes No Was service courteous? No
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Name
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Officer Marcus Bruning
Plymouth Police Department
3400 Plymouth Blvd.
Plymouth, MN 55447
Officer Bruning,
Thank you! for your presentation on Bicycle Safety at our recent
Cub Scout Pack Meeting. I thought the film was excellent and
your discussion and review of the "Hulkster" was very beneficial.
Your program was a big help to our Cub Scout Program and will
have lasting results.
Sincerely,
Dan Rondeau
Cubmaster Pack #539
Plymouth, MN
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Officer Dale Duerkson
Ci ty of P1 ymouth
3400 Plymouth Blvd.
Plymouth, Minnesota 55447
Dear Officer Duerkson,
11730 53rd Avenue North
Plymouth, Minnesota 55442
April 25, 1991
We would like to express our thanks to you for the outstanding job You
have done with the DARE program at Sunny Hollow Elementary school this
year.
We feel very fortunate that our sixth grade daughter, Maria, was able
to be involved in this unique, informative program. We are grateful
that Mr. Tesdahl and the 6th grade staff were able to incorporate this
program into the school day and we are grateful to the City of
Plymouth, and the Police Department for sponsoring DARE.
We were able to attend the parents meeting earlier in the year. It
was interesting and informative to hear about the curriculum and to
meet you. I think this program should be a mandatory part of the
school's curriculum as it may be the only opportunity that some kids
will have to be made aware of chemical substance abuse. It is also a
good reinforcement from the community for kids who have been taught
these things at home. It is only as parents, schools, churches and
the community work together that we can hope to inform kids of the
consequences of chemical abuse.
We also would like to commend you for the extra effort you put forth
at Sunny Hollow by being there throughout the days even when you were
not instructing. What a wonderful bonding experience for the kids to
realize that police officers are "regular" people and friends. Your
rapport with the kids has been marvelous and has added to the positive
impact of the DARE program.
Thank you for giving of your time and for your extra effort in making
the DARE program so successful at Sunny Hollow. The DARE program has
been a meaningful experience for Maria, and for us, as she has shared
her impressions with us. We are looking forward to the DARE
graduation.
Sincerely,
Becki and Ken Gustafson
CC. Paul Tesdahl
Plymouth Chief of Police
Kim Bergman, Mayor
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April 26, 1991
Mr. Richard T. Curtin
BRIGGS AND MORGAN PROF. ASSOC.
2400 IDS Center
Minneapolis, MN 55402
SUBJECT: JAMES BREMMER ASSESSMENTS
ZINNIA LANE IMPROVEMENTS
CITY PROJECT NO. 426
Dear Mr. Curtin:
I am responding to your April 11, 1991 letter on behalf of your client,
James Bremmer. First let me apologize for no response in October, 1990,
but I was under the understanding that the response from Dan Campbell,
Senior Engineering Technician, to Mr. Bremmer on October 17, 1990 stated
the City's position. Mr. Campbell also discussed this matter with Mr.
Bremmer in several telephone conversations at this same time. I was
aware that Mr. Bremmer was not satisfied with the answer; that in our
opinion, there was no additional refund due. For your information, I am
enclosing a copy of the letter sent to Mr. Bremmer in October, 1990
along with the attachments.
.Since you were not the attorney representing Mr. Bremmer at the time of
the special assessment appeal, I believe some background information is
necessary. Mr. Bremmer, along with four other property owners, were
represented by Allen Albrecht of Albrecht and Albrecht.
The City of Plymouth adopted the assessments for the Zinnia Lane
Improvements on April 22, 1985. Mr. Bremmer, along with four other
property owners, appealed their special assessment. They all joined
together and were represented by Allen Albrecht.
The special assessment appeal came to trial in Hennepin County District
Court on December 12, 1986. Before the judge started the trial, he
stated that he was going to attempt to negotiate a settlement between
the two parties. All parties were required to be present at the
Hennepin County Government Center. The judge had a retired judge
present to act as an arbitrator.
In accordance with strong urging by the arbitrator, both parties reached
a settlement agreement. This is the agreement which was approved by the
District Court Judge and which you have a copy. Mr. Bremmer is stating
that the City forgot to return to him $879.57 in interest which he paid
on the special assessment as part of his 1986 property taxes.
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3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447. TELEPHONE (612) 550-5000
Mr. Richard T. Curtin
April 26, 1991
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In accordance with the negotiated settlement, there was to be no refund
of this interest. You have a copy of Resolution No. 87-291 adopted by
the Plymouth City Council on May 4, 1987. This resolution sets forth
the revised assessments as agreed to by the negotiations. Please note
Item No. 3 of that resolution which states as follows:
"That the City is to reimburse to the affected property owners
the difference between the new and old amount of assessment
paid for the 1986 installments plus interest on the
overpayment at the rate of 9.36% per year for the period
December 12, 1986 to May 12, 1987."
This provision very clearly states that the interest which Mr. Bremmer
is demanding payment for was part of the settlement. The interest
period included within the resolution is from the date of the trial to
the date the final agreement was approved by the Court.
The reimbursement to the property owners for the assessment payment and
interest was very clearly indicated in my May 6, 1987 letter to their
attorney, Allen Albrecht. Mr. Albrecht received this letter before he
had his clients execute the settlement agreement. The amount to Mr.
Bremmer is $585.86. Mr. Bremmer was paid this amount by the City by
check dated May 26, 1987.
I believe it is very unusual that Mr. Bremmer chose to wait three and a
half years to raise this issue instead of raising it at the time the
settlement was approved in 1987. If there was some disagreement at that
time, it would have required all of the property owners and the City to
go before the arbitrator to resolve the matter. The property owner's
attorney did not raise any objection that the amount of payments that
were being made were not in accordance with the negotiated agreement.
I no longer have my records of the negotiations which took place on
December 12, 1986. As was the purpose of the trial, the property owners
were going before the courts to have determined if their assessments
were in accordance with the benefit they received from the improvements.
If the trial had proceeded and the City's position was upheld, the
original amount of the assessment plus all interest was due to the City.
On the reverse side, the City could have had the assessments reduced by
the District Court, but interest would still be due from the date of the
assessment (April 22, 1985) on the reduced amount.
The interest which Mr. Bremmer would like refunded is that which
accumulated on the original assessment between April, 1985 through
December, 1986. This interest was not refunded as part of the
negotiations since it was valid interest on the assessment as
established by the City of Plymouth. Interest on the new assessment, as
approved as part of the agreement, did not begin until January, 1987.
The interest refunded was for the overlapping period of time.
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Mr. Richard T. Curtin
April 26, 1991
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In my opinion, there is no additional refund due Mr. Bremmer as a result
of the special assessment appeal and the agreed to settlement. You may
wish to consult with Mr. Bremmer's attorney on the assessment appeal in
this matter.
If you or Mr. Bremmer would like to meet with me to discuss this matter
in person, please contact me (Phone No. 550-5080).
Sincerely,
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Fred G. Moore, P.E.
Director of Public Works
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✓cc: James G. Willis, City Manager
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October 17., 1990 PLYMOUTR
Mr. James P. Bremer
302 B Zinnia Lane N.
Plymouth, MN 55441
SUBJECT: ZINNIA LANE - SPECIAL ASSESSMENT APPEALS
CITY PROJECT NO. 426
Dear Mr. Bremer:
Thank you for sending me a copy of the judgment on the appeals of the
assessments for the above project. This document confirms the amount
that the assessment was to be reduced down to which was $2,490.03 and
also that interest would be charged on this assessment starting from
December 12 of 1986. Nowhere in this document does it state how much or
how any previous payments would be refunded.
I am attaching a copy of a letter to Mr. Allen Albrecht of Albrecht &
Albrecht Lawyers from Mr. Fred Moore, the City's Director of Public
Works dated May 6, 1987. In this letter he refers to how the amount of
refund on previous payments will be determined according to the
stipulated agreement. I am also enclosing a copy of the resolution
passed by the City Council reducing special assessments for the five
properties that appealed and received reductions of their special
assessments. The resolution also states how the refund will be
determined.
Unless you can show documentation which proves that the refunds of
previous payments were not made according to the approved agreement, we
will take no further action in this matter. I have requested that the
City's attorney provide me with a copy of the full judgment in this
appeals case. Upon receiving this judgment, I will fax you a copy of it
also.
Sincerely,
Daniel K. Campbell
Senior Engineering Technician
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enclosure
cc: Fred G. Moore, Director of Public Works
Daniel L. Faulkner, City Engineer
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3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 550-5000
May 6, 1987
Mr. Alan Albrecht
Albrecht and Albrecht
1415 East Wavzata Boulevard
Wayzata, Minnesota 55391
Subject: Zinnia Lane — Special Assessment Appeals
City Project No. 426
Dear Mr. Albrecht:
Enclosed herewith are three originals of the stipulation to
Zinnia Lane Special Assessment Appeals. These stipulations
by the City Manager on behalf of the City of Plymouth. You
signatures of your clients and file the stipulation with the
settle the five
have been signed
should obtain the
court.
On May 4, 1987, the City Council adopted a resolution reducing the Special
Assessments in accordance with the stipulated agreement. We will be sending
this resolution to Hennepin County this week, and it is my understanding that
they will issue a new tax statement to each one of the property owners. The
revised assessment will be spread over the remaining years of the original
levy or for a period of nine years. One ninth of the principal will be
payable each year together with interest at the rate of 9.36% based on the
unpaid balance.
Each one of the property owners made a payment on the Special Assessment in
1986, before we entered into the stipulated agreement. As previously agreed,
the City of Plymouth will refund to each one of the property owners the
principal amount paid on the Special Assessment in 1986. To this amount we
will add interest for the period December 12, 1986 to May 12, 1987, as stated
in the stipulated agreement. The following is the amount of refund which
will be made to each property owner.
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD. PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559-2800
AMOUNT PAID
INTEREST AT 9.36%
TOTAL
NAME
IN 1986
FOR 5 MONTHS
REFUND
Bohnsack
$467.82
$18.24
$486.06
Bremer
.563.87
21.99
585.86
Benson
417.70
16.29
433.99
Christensen
430.23
16.79
447.02
Larson
375.93
14.66
390.59
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Mr. Alan Albrecht
May 6, 1987
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The refund to each one of the property owners will be made after we receive a
copy of the judgment from the District Court. Please let me know when this
judgment is received and whether the refund should be paid directly to each
property owner, or to your firm on behalf of the property owners.
For your information I am also enclosing a draft copy of the resolution
adopted by the City Council on May 4, 1987.
If there are any questions with regard to the action by the City, please do
not hesitate to contact Ron Batty or myself.
Sincerely,
Fred G. Moore, P.E.
Director of Public Works
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Enclosures
cc: Ron Batty - LeFevere, Lefler, Kennedy, O'Brien & Drawz
Dale Hahn - Finance Director
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Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City
Council of the Citv of Plymouth, Minnesota was held on the 4th day
. of May , 1987. The following members were presenayor Schneider,
Councilmembers Crain Sisk, Vasiliou and Zitur
The following members were absent: none
Councilmember Crain introduced the following Resolution and moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 87- 291
REDUCTION OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
LEVY NO. 9697
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WHEREAS, pursuant to adoption of Resolution No. 8-272 special assessments were
levied by the City Council for Project No. 426, Area Adjacent to Carlson Center
3rd Addition Street and Utility improvements; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to a District Court stipulation between the City Attorney and
the property owners on an appeal of the special assessment, an agreement has
been reached for the following parcel; and
WHEREAS, the City of Plymouth has agreed to modify the assessment roll and the
property owners are withdrawing their special assessment appeal;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA
1. That the assessments be reduced in the following amount as they
apply to each parcel here listed:
Original Revised
Sec. Twp. R_ng. 00 Suffix Amount Reduction Assessment
34 118 22 31 0033 $4,677.65 $2,611.84 $2,065.81
34 118 22 31 0006 5,638.24 3,148.21 2,490.03
34 118 22 31 0023 4,176.45 2,331.98 1,844.47
34 118 22 31 0034 4,301.76 2,401.95 1,899.81
34 118 22 31 0022 3,758.82 2,101.34 1,657.48
2. That the revised assessments shall be spread over the remainder of years
and at the interest rate applicable to Levy No. 9697 with the first
installment payable on or before the first Monday in January 1987.
3. That the City is to reimburse to the affected property owners the
difference between the new and old amount of assessment paid for the
1986 installments plus interest on the overpayment at the rate of 9.36%
per year for the period December 12, 1986 to May 12, 1987.
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing Resolution was duly seconded by
Councilmember Sisk , and upon vote being taken thereon, the
following voted in favor thereof: mayor Schneider, Councilmembers Crain,
Sisk, Vasiliou and Zitur
The following voted against or abstained: none
Whereupon the Resolution was declared duly_ passed and adopted.
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1 LAW OFFICES
BRIGGS AND MORGAN
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION
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2400 IDS CENTER
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 65402
TELEPHONE (612) 338-0661
TELECOPIER (612) 375-1078
INCLUDING THE FORMER FIHM OF
LEVITT, PALMER, BOWEN, ROTMAN & SHARE
WRITERS DIHECT DIAL NUMBER= 334-8470
April 11, 1991
Fred G. Moore
Director of Public Works
City of Plymouth
3400 Plymouth Blvd.
Plymouth, MN 55441
Dear Mr. Moore:
Mr. James Bremer has asked that I assist him in recovering
monies owing to him from the City of Plymouth. Attached is a copy
of an October 25, 1990 letter, with attachments, which was not
answered.
The amount you owe is small but Mr. Bremer is not prepared to
ignore it. He is extremely disappointed in your lack of response
and I am concerned about the conduct of a governmental agency.
RTC/7ayor
Enc.
cc: Kim Bergman
James P. Bremer
2270 MN WORLD TRADE CENTER
SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA 66101
1612) 281.1215
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2200 FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING
SAINT PAUL, MIN-NESOTA 55101
(612) 291-=5
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October 25, 1990
Fred G. Moore
Director of Public Works
City of Plymouth
3400 Plymouth Blvd
Plymouth, Minnesota 55441
Dear Mr. Moore:
The following is a summary of the error in the refund made to me
for Zinnia Lane Special Assessments, City Project #426.
1) The original assessment was $5,638.24 (See attached marked
"All ) .
2) On my 1986 Hennepin County Property Tax Statement I was
charged Principal of $563.87 and Interest of $879.57.(See
-attached marked "B").. This of course was paid.
3) The settlement between the City of Plymouth and myself was to
reduce the assessment from $5,638.24.to $2,490.03 with interest
to be computed from December 12, 1986 the date of this settlement
(See attached marked "C").
4) Your letter to Alan Albrecht of May 6, 1987 states you were
making payment back to me of principal of $563.87 plus $21.99 in
interest for 5 months (See attached marked "D").
5) The new assessment was spread over 9 years etc. (See attached
marked "E").
The $21.99 in interest clearly is calculated on the principal of
the assessment. You forgot to return to me the $879.57 I was
charged and paid on my 1986 Property Tax Statement, plus interest
I might add!
Fred, as I stated in my phone conversation the error is very
clear.
I expect payment of $879.57 plus interest from the City of
Plymouth___j,pxeAiately.
Y2""";Bremer
02 Zinnia Lane North
outh, Minnesota 55441
cc: Richard T. Curtin, Briggs & Morgan P.A.
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METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
Mears Park Centre, 230 East Fifth Street, St. Paul, MN 55101-1634
April 26, 1991
612 291-6359 FAX 612 291-6550 77Y 612 291-0904
TO: County Boards, Local Elected Officials and Town board Members
The Metropolitan Council will be making appointments to the Metropolitan Parks and Open
Space Commission (4); the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission (4); and the Regional
Transit Board (5) sometime in late May, 1991.
To date we have been receiving applications and the deadline for these expired on April 26. A
nominations committee made up of Council members will be conducting three public hearings to
hear from candidates and those who wish to speak on their behalf.
Following the public hearings, the nominations committee of the Council will meet and make its
recommendations to the full Council.
I would very much appreciate hearing your comments on the type of representation you feel is
needed by the citizens of your district on the regional commissions. Please feel free to consult
with your constituents or others on this issue.
I have sent a separate letter to state legislators asking for their input as well. Thank you for your
assistance in this matter. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Rosemarie
Coleman of my staff at 291-6630.
Sincerely,
Mary An erson
Chair
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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
500 LAFAYETTE ROAD • ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA • 55155-40
ONR INFORMATION
(612) 296-6157
April 24, 1991
The Honorable Kim M. Bergman
Mayor, City of Plymouth
3400 Plymouth Blvd.
Plymouth, MN 55447
Dear Mayor Bergman:
Your community was among the first to
Shoreland Rules which became effective
100 additional communities were given
staggering notifications, we are able
funding (Shoreland Grant Program) and
be notified to adopt the new State
July 3, 1989. This year, approximately
their two year notification. By
to more adequately address issues of
field assistance (Area Hydrologist).
Now that your unit of government is over one year into the two year process, it
is a good time to stop and evaluate progress. Some communities have applied
their shoreland grant towards the use of consultants to help put together their
new shoreland ordinance. Others are using the money to free up staff time so
that the Zoning Administrator can work directly with the process. However the
money is being spent, here are some mileposts and suggestions that we hope will
be helpful:
1. Has your community set up a citizens' committee or similar group to
work with the rules in adapting them to meet local needs? Local input
is essential in developing an effective, workable ordinance.
2. Has your community met with the Area Hydrologist serving your locality?
See attached list. The Area Hydrologist is your first and most
valuable contact regarding questions on Shoreland matters. You should
already have reviewed the lake and river classifications with them.
The Area Hydrologist has discretion in reviewing and approving local
ordinances --especially questions concerning performance standards and
land use districts. They are supported by the two Shoreland
Hydrologists, Russ Schultz and Ed Fick, located respectively in the
Brainerd and Metro DNR offices.
3. Review the terms of the Shoreland Grant Contract. Note that we need to
see a draft of the proposed shoreland ordinance at least 60 days before
the ordinance due date. It is to your advantage as well as ours that
the ordinance be reviewed and approved before the grant expires. If
you are already in close communication with the Area Hydrologist, this
should not be a problem.
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Once a shoreland ordinance is approved, the full payment under the terms of the
contract can take place. Just as important, your community will then be able to
proceed with application for an administrative Shoreland Grant. Whereas the
initial grant was provided to assist in adopting the ordinance, the
administrative grant helps to reduce the cost of its administration. From
beginning to end, the Shoreland Program is set up to foster support and
cooperation between the State of Minnesota through the Department of Natural
Resources and local units of government in the wise and effective management of
our valuable water and land resources.
Sincerely,
DIVISION OF ERS
Paul Swenson, Acting Administrator
Permits and Land Use Section
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John Stine, Regional Hydrologist
Ed Fick, Shoreland Hydrologist
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Ms. Janet D. Leick, Director PLYMOUTH -
Department of Environmental Management
Hennepin County .
822 S. Third Street, Suite 300
Minneapolis, MN 55415-1208
SUBJECT: HENNEPIN COUNTY. SITE PLAN AND CONDITIONAL USE APPLICATION
FOR WASTE FACILITY (89057)
Dear Ms. Leick:
I have reviewed your letter concerning the captioned facility faxed to me at 4:20 p.m.,
Monday, April 29, 1991. I have also discussed your request with Community Development
Director, Blair Tremere and City Manager, Jim Willis. The letter concerns your desire to
postpone consideration of your applications by the Plymouth City Council until a date
specific in the future.
On Friday, April 26, 1991, I called you, as promised, to respond to your question of late
Thursday as to how a long a period of time the City of Plymouth would consider acceptable
for postponement of consideration of these applications by the City Council. I was
advised that you were in a meeting and I left a detailed message advising that the
postponement of no more than sixty days would be acceptable, which would result in
consideration of your applications by the City Council at their meeting of Monday, July 1,
1991.
Postponing consideration of your applications by the City Council beyond the July 1 date
noted above would negatively impact the intent and purpose of the application review
process. To extend postponement beyond July 1, 1991 would dilute the currency the Public
Hearing and Planning Commission consideration of the application even if no specific
changes to the application are made. The probabilities of changes of ownership and/or
occupancy involving those properties that received notice of the April 24 Public Hearing
are increased, also.
If you have not requested earlier consideration I will place this matter on the agenda of
the City Council for its meeting July 1, 1991. If it is your desire to further extend
consideration beyond that date you may address the City Council in that regard at that
time.
Should you have any questions concerning this matter please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely yours,
Chuc Dillerud
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Community Development Coordinator
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3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD. PLYMOUTH. MINNESOTA 55447. TELEPHONE (612) 550-5000
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
822 South Third Street, Suite 300
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Phone: (612) 348-6846
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April 29, 1991
Mr. Charles E. Dillerud
Community Development Coordinator
City of Plymouth
3400 Plymouth Boulevard
Plymouth, MN 55447
Dear Mr. Dillerud:
Subject: Conditional Use Permit Application (89057)
Hennepin County Solid Waste Transfer and Recycling Facility
As we discussed on the telephone April 25, 1991, Hennepin County wishes to
withdraw from review until December 1, 1991, our application for a Conditional
Use Permit for the above referenced project.
Please feel free to contact me regarding questions or to request additional
information. Thank you for your assistance on this application.
Sincerely,
Janet D. Leick
Director
cc: Warren Porter, HC
Brent Lindgren, HC
CIM MIS 03,91
HENNEPIN COUNTY
an equal opportunity employer
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MEMO
CITY OF PLYMOUTH
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447
DATE: May 3, 1991
TO: F d G. Moore, Director of Public Works
FROM: Daniel L. Faulkner, City Engineer
SUBJECT: NORTHWEST BOULEVARD
56TH TO 54TH AVENUE
CITY PROJECT NO. 106
On Thursday, May 2, 1991 Jim Dvorak, with SRF, and I conducted a public
information meeting for the residents living in Bass Lake Woods and Bass
Lake Heights 4th Addition to discuss our proposed street improvement
project. Letters of invitation were sent out to all residents within
these two subdivisions. Of the 63 property owners who were contacted, 13
property owners were represented at the meeting. A total of 17 people
signed the attendance roster with one of these being from The Meadows of
Bass Lake Subdivision.
I am attaching a memo addressed to me from "several members of Bass Lake
Heights 4th Addition Homeowner's Association" which lists their concerns
and alternatives they would like us to consider. Nearly all of these
items were discussed at the meeting. The primary concern of the Bass Lake
Heights Homeowners is the proposed elevation of Northwest Boulevard
required if there is to be a bridge over the Soo Line Railroad tracks.
Their suggestion is that this be an "at -grade" crossing. They are also
concerned with the potential of through traffic through their neighborhood
between Pineview Lane and Northwest Boulevard. The additional noise and
pollution from future traffic was also an expressed concern and buffering
by the use of landscaping and berming would be requested.
The three homeowners nearest Northwest Boulevard are especially concerned
with how drainage will be properly handled and the overall economic impact
on their properties from the project as proposed. They feel strongly that
there was a change in City plans or improper building permit approval
given for the types of houses which were constructed on their lot.
It was explained to those in attendance that the proposed alignment and
grade separation at the railroad tracks has been supported by the City
Council as part of the EAW process currently under review by the DNR and
Army Corps of Engineers. We discussed the requirements of Hennepin County
regarding crossing of the railroad at an angle thereby requiring a grade
separation as well as avoidance of the wetlands to the maximum extent
possible to meet DNR requirements. This avoidance created the necessary
horizontal curves and the requisite angle across the railroad tracks. The
benefits of a grade separation for emergency access purposes as well as
continuous traffic flow along the "Arterial" street were also explained.
CIM MAY 03'91
SUBJECT: NORTHWEST BOULEVARD
May 3, 1991
Page Two
I did indicate that the City Council has not approved the construction
plans for Northwest Boulevard with the grade separation. We did fully
explain that the DNR, the Army Corps of Engineers, and Hennepin County all
play major roles in deciding on the grade separation issue. Based on the
current proposed alignment, Hennepin County is requiring a bridge. The
homeowners requested that I set up a meeting with these other parties in
order for them to talk directly to these people. I indicated this may
likely have to be a daytime meeting and they indicated this would be
acceptable with at least seven to ten days advance notice.
I will be sending copies of this memo to all persons in attendance at the
meeting per their request, and they also requested they be notified when
the plan approval for Northwest Boulevard is to go to City Council.
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cc: James G. Willis, City Manager
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To: Daniel L. Faulkner, P.E. Date: May 2, 1991
Engineer, City of Plymouth, Minnesota
From: Several Members of Bass Lake Heights fourth Edition Homeowners Assoc.
Subject: City Project 0106 - Juncture of Northwest Blvd and 54th Avenue
We have specific concerns with respect to the proposed juncturing of Northwest Boulevard and 54th Avenue
North in Plymouth, Minnesota. The concerns are about the proposed change in elevation to 54th Avenue,
which significantly alters surrounding topography and current drainage patterns established in 1987 when
building commenced in this neighborhood. As neighbors, we purchased our properties with the
understanding that when Northwest Boulevard did join 54th Avenue, it would be done at the present grade,
not with the proposed 7 to 9 foot rise in the existing cul-de-sac as you have indicated. This is evident
based on the permanent curb and gutter, storm sewer, water main, residential landscaping and fire hydrant
in place.
Our concerns with your present proposal include the following:
* Increased noise level.
* Decreased property values by making the road more visible.
* Improper drainage (We are aware of other problems with projects
of this nature in the City of Plymouth.)
* The extensive use of heavy equipment that would be required for a
project of this magnitude and its impact on existing foundations,
sheet rock and tile to the nearby residences.
* Other concerns exist surrounding the actual construction practices,
traffic patterns, and impact to private property.
* Will the morning helicopter traffic person recommend the use of
Northwest Boulevard as an alternate to Interstate 494?
We would like you to consider alternatives to the present plan, including but not limited to the
following•
1) Consider the termination of this year's progress of Northwest Boulevard at the parking lot
entrance to the proposed Bass Lake Playfield. Discuss a total City plan for Northwest Boulevard's
completion. This will eliminate a hazardous level of traffic through 54th Avenue while Northwest
Boulevard remains under constuction and incomplete.
2) Consideration of crossing the railroad tracks south of 54th Avenue at present grade. This may
significantly reduce the cost of the total project to the taxpayers of Plymouth. It may also help to
reduce the volume of traffic and noise level from Northwest Boulevard and keep it from becoming a
secondary Interstate 494. (Target and Rainbow store traffic.)
3) Consider a steeper grade to bridge Northwest Boulevard over the railroad tracks from 54th Avenue
to the proposed Schmidt Lake Road extension leaving the 54th Avenue cul-de-sac at the present grade.
4) Consider going under the existing railroad tracks.
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Bass Lake Heights Fourth Edition - Page 2
We feel there are many related issues to also be discussed and resolved prior to any further progress of
Northwest Boulevard. These concerns are:
* If landscaping of hones is necessary who bears the cost and how will
you resolve disputes?
If topography is changed, how will the City of Plymouth resolve a
drainge problem which could result in a wet basement?
* Discuss the environmental and wildlife impact.
At the present time it is our intent to consult a real estate legal expert concerning these issues.
Interested persons and creators of this document:
-David & Lanette Barstad 559-3837
-Douglas & Donna Becker 557-9125
-Alan & Vicky Hubell 557-0218
-Jack & Sha Leahey 559-5733
Keith & Mary Pietsch 553-2830
John & Cindy Stemper 559-4071
Jerry & Judy Surprenant 559-2188