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MAY 129 2000
1. COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE.-
NOTE:
CHEDULE.NOTE: Ward 1 Councilmember Tim Bildsoe meets with residents and receives their comments
in the Administration Library, beginning at 6:00 PM before each Regular Council
meeting.
TUESDAY, MAY 16, 7: 00 PM BOARD OF REVIEW (RECONVENED),
Council Chambers
TUESDAY, MAY 16 (IMMEDIATELY SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING TO DISCUSS CHARTER
FOLLOWING BOARD OF REVIEW) AMENDMENT REGARDING MAIL BALLOT SPECIAL
ELECTIONS, AND QUARTERLY UPDATE WITH CITY
MANAGER, Council Chambers
TUESDAY, MAY 23, 7:00 PM REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING,
Council Chambers
2. SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1:00 AM -4:00 PM PLYMOUTH HISTORY FEST, Parkers Lake Park
3. MONDAY, MAY 15, 7:00 PM
4. WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 7:00 PM
S. THURSDAY, MAY 18, S: 00 PM
6. THURSDAY, MAY 18, 7: 00 PM
YO UTH A D VISOR Y COUNCIL SUB—COMMITTEE
MEETING ON YOUTHJAM2000, Medicine Lake Room
PLANNING COMMISSION, Council Chambers
Agenda is attached. (M-4)
HRA, Tour of affordable housing in Plymouth
Agenda is attached. (M -S)
PUBLIC SAFETYADVISORY BOARD,
Fire Station #1, 13205 Co. Rd. 6
Agenda is attached (M-6)
CITY CO UNCIL INFORMATION MEMO
MAY 12, 2000
7. SATURDAY, MAY20, 9:00-3:30 PM
8. MONDAY, MAY20, 7:00 PM
9. WEDNESDAY, MAY24, 7: 00 PM
10. MONDAY, MAY29
Page 2
PLYMOUTH CLEAN—UP DAY,
Public Works Maintenance Facility
YOUTHADVISORY COUNCIL, Medicine Lake Room
PLYMOUTHADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRANSIT,
Hadley Lake Room
MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY, City Offices Closed
11. A List of future Regular Council Meeting agenda items is attached. (M-11)
12. May, June, and July calendars are attached. (M-12)
1. NEWS ARTICLES, RELEASES, PUBLICATIONS, ETC.
a) Notices to residents that the City Council will consider at the May 23 Regular
Council Meeting an interim ordinance temporarily prohibiting subdivision
approvals and zoning approvals in the proposed Comprehensive Plan Study Areas
`C' and `E'. (I -la)
b) Lakeshore Weekly News feature story about the April 27 Plymouth Youth Town
Forum. (I -1b)
c) Cable 12 news release announcing the move of the Nightcast news program from
10:30 PM to 9:00 PM. (I -1c)
d) Fundraising letter from the Plymouth Civic League for the July 6 Music in
Plymouth event. (I -1d
e) Letter from Community Development Director Anne Hurlburt formally
submitting the Plymouth 2000 Comprehensive Plan. (I -1e)
fj Hennepin County River Watch Results report. A letter from northwest suburban
legislators accompanies the report. (I-1fi
2. STAFFREPORTS
a) Hennepin County Adult Correctional Facility Population Report. (I -2a)
b) Quarterly usage summary for the City of Plymouth website. (I -2b)
3. MINUTES
a) Public Safety Advisory Board March 16 meeting. (I -3a)
CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMO Page 3
MAY 12, 2000
b) Wayzata–Plymouth Area Chemical Health and Violence Prevention Commission
April 14 meeting. (I -3b)
c) Park and Recreation Advisory Commission April 13 meeting. (I -3c)
4. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
a) Resignation letter from Plymouth Advisory Committee on Transit Member Todd
Taylor. (I -4a)
S. CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS POLICY—CORRESPONDENCE
a) Letter from Aamna Ali about transportation issues in the city. The letter has been
forwarded to Public Works Director Fred Moore for a response. (I -5a)
b) Letter from Superintendent of Parks Mark Peterson to Johnny Kastner regarding a
request for another ice rink in Plymouth. A copy of Johnny's original letter is
attached. (I -Sb)
c) Letter from Ross Reverman about speed limits on County Road 47 through the
Lake Camelot Estates area. The letter has been forwarded to Public Works
Director Fred Moore for a response. (I -Sc)
d) Letter from Superintendent of Parks Mark Peterson to Millie Parsons regarding
the conditions of the City's soccer fields. A copy of Millie's original letter is
attached. (I -5d)
e) Letter to Daniel Davidson from Public Safety Director Craig Gerdes regarding
violence in the schools. A copy of Daniel's original letter is attached. (I -Se)
f} Letter from Public Works Director Fred Moore to John Gray regarding Old
Rockford Traffic. A copy of Mr. Gray's e-mail communique is attached. (I -5f)
g) Letter from Public Works Director Fred Moore to Jan Haugen regarding a request
for changes in parking in the Shenandoah Townhomes neighborhood. A copy of
Ms. Haugen's original letter is attached. (I -5g)
h) Letter from Public Works Director Fred Moore to Wilson and Ann Robinson
regarding traffic conditions along the frontage roads near the Hwy. 55 and Revere
Lane intersection. A copy of the Robinsons' original letter is attached. (I -5h)
A status report on recent correspondence is attached (I --S)
a) Letter to Catherine Moen from Mayor Tierney regarding the Millennium Garden
Project. Attached is Ms. Moen's original note. (I -6a)
CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMO Page 4
MAY 12, 2000
b) Letter to Councilmember Black from Darrell Gauvitte about the proposed
moratorium on development of the area along Bass Lake Road, Nathan Lane, and
Trenton Lane. (1--6b)
c) Letter from Russell Iverson regarding the City's alcohol compliance check
program. (I -6c)
d) E-mail communique from Bob Held regarding the City's regulation of
commercial lighting. (I -6d)
e) Letter from Julie Jones to Hennepin County Transportation Department Project
Design Engineer Brent Lindgren regarding the Northwest Boulevard Project.
(I -6e)
E-mail communiqud from HRA Commissioner Susan Henderson thanking City
officials and staff for the April 24 reception honoring board and commission
members. (1--6j)
g) Letter from Ken Wendinger praising the efforts of Senior Engineering Technician
Darrell Johnson in surveying the area around Eagle Lake Hennepin County Park.
(I -6g)
h) Letter from Mayor Tierney to Plymouth area legislators regarding recent
legislative action regulating bleacher construction. Attached is a list of the
legislators who received the letter. (I -6h)
7. LEGISLATIVE ITEMS
i) Association of Metropolitan Municipalities AMMFAX News. (I -7a)
j) League of Minnesota Cities Friday FAX (I -7b)
0/0-- PLYMOUTH
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Saturday, May 13, 2000 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Parkers Lake Park, Co. Rd. 6 & Niagara Ln.
Featuring Olde Fashioned Family Fun:
FREE ADMISSION
Ongoing Voyager Encampment:
birchbark canoes, blacksmith, campsites, candle making, cannon,
18' century medicine, farm machinery, finger weaving, flintnapping,
foods of the voyagers, hawk throwing, life of a free trapper, log cabin
trading post, MN settlers, , Norwegian immigration, quill work, seed
beads, spinners, story tellers, teepee, wood turner
10:00 a.m.
Antique Car Show/Vintage Shuttle Bus
Children's Games & Activities
Down on the Farm Petting Zoo,
Farmers Market - Flower Sale ;
Olde Tyme Refreshments
Plymouth Historical Society Display
Plymouth Wood Carvers
Backroads Junctions - Period Music
11:00 a.m.
Ruben Fast Horse - Native American Culture
11:45 a.m.
Bob Gasch - Log Building Construction Methods
12:30 p.m.
Cake Walk
1:15 P.M.
The Plymouth Rockers Senior Ensembles
1:45 p.m.
Clipp - Tones Barbershop Quartet
2:00 p.m.
Car Parade
2:30 p.m.
Ruben Fast Horse - Native American Culture
3:15 p.m.
Bob Gasch - Log Building Construction Methods
3:45 p.m.
Cake Walk
Event will be held rain or shine - bring blankets and/or lawn chairs.
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
® WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2000
WHERE: CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Plymouth City Center
3400 Plymouth Boulevard
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.
1. CALL TO ORDER - 7:00 P.M.
2. PUBLIC FORUM
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
5. CONSENT AGENDA*
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Professional Car Wash Systems, Inc. Zoning ordinance text amendment, site plan,
conditional use permit and variances to construct a 4,060 square foot gas
convenience store with an attached car wash and a 6,428 square foot attached office
building for property located south of Old Rockford Road and east of Peony Lane.
(20041)
B. City of Plymouth. Site plan and conditional use permit for Lift Station No. 2 (a
pump house structure) for property located east of East Medicine Lake Boulevard
and north of 34' Avenue. (20054)
C. Robert Erickson. Conditional use permit to relocate a detached garage from an
adjoining property to property at 15140 9`' Avenue North. (20058)
7. NEW BUSINESS
A. City of Plymouth (Study Area D). Review land use study and consider initiating a
reguiding from C (Commercial) to LA -4 (Living Area 4) and rezoning from C-4
(Community Commercial) to FRD (Future Restricted Development) for property
located north of Bass Lake Road, west of the future extension of Northwest
Boulevard. (20009)
8. ADJOURNMENT
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Regular Meeting Agenda
® PLYMOUTH HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
THURSDAY, May 18, 2000 5:00 pm
WHERE: Medicine Lake Room
Plymouth City Hall
3400 Plymouth Boulevard
Plymouth, MN 55447
1. Call to Order — 5:00 p.m.
2. Approval of Minutes of the Regular April 13th meeting.
3. Presentation on Plymouth Business Profile — Verbal
** 4. Applications to HUD for Additional Section 8 Vouchers and
Family Self -Sufficiency Coordinator Funding (TRAILS), HRA Resolution 2000 — 05 **
** 5. Metropolitan Livable Communities Demonstration Grant Application,
HRA Resolution 2000 — 06 **
** 6. HRA Strategic Plan, HRA Resolution 2000 - 07 **
** 7. Plymouth Towne Square **
a. Monthly Management Report
b. Operating Budget Revision
8. Status of Comprehensive Plan Update - verbal report
9. Other Business
10. Affordable Housing Bus Tour
11. Adjournment
NOTE: The HRA meeting must begin promptly at 5:00 pm. In order to
accommodate the short time available for the meeting, the 4 agenda items
marked with double asterisks (** Items 4, 5, 6, & 7 **) will be considered
for approval as consent items with no discussion, unless a member of the
Board or the public requests discussion of a specific item. If you have any
questions about these items, please call Ed Goldsmith, HRA Supervisor at
(763) 509-5412 before the meeting.
After the HRA concludes the business portion of the meeting, the
Commissioners will take a bus tour of affordable housing in Plymouth.
The tour may begin as early as 5: 50pm. A box dinner will be provided for
the Commissioners for the meeting and tour.
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AGENDA
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City of Plymouth
Public Safety
Advisory Board
Thursday, May 18, 2000
7:00 p.m.
**Fire Station #1-13205 County Road 6**
I. Call to order
II. Approval of Minutes from April
III. Presentation by Public Safety Education Specialist Sara Cwayna
IV. Approval of Work Plan
V. Review and comment on Liquor Ordinance & Alcohol Compliance Program
VI. Council Issues
VII. Around the table, any other issues
VIII. Adjournment
IX. Tour of Fire Station
May 23
Tentative Schedule for
City Council Non -Consent Agenda Items
Consider Interim Ordinance for Study Areas C and E
Sunrise Park Rezoning and Preliminary Plat
Reguiding/Rezoning at 45h Avenue and Nathan Lane
Public Improvement hearing on Holly Lane improvements, north of Old Rockford Road
Consider adoption of an ordinance regulating Alarm Systems
June 12
Vacation of road right-of-way on parcel adjacent to Lot 1, Block 1, Northwest Business
Campus Sixth Addition
Vacation of street right-of-way in Outlot F, Silverthorne 4`�' Addition
Vacation of road right-of-way in Section 4, north of County Road 47
Expand Citizen Involvement Process for Capital Projects (requested by Councilmember
Black)
Schedule Joint Meeting with Osseo School District 279
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SUBJECT: City Council Consideration of an Interim Ordinance Temporarily Prohibiting the
Issuance of Subdivision Approval and Zoning Approvals in "Study Area C,"
located south of CSAH 10 (Bass Lake Road), east of Trenton Lane and west of
State Highway 169 (20065)
Dear Property Owner:
This letter is written to inform you that the Plymouth City Council will consider the adoption of
an interim ordinance temporarily prohibiting the issuance of subdivision approval and zoning
approvals for an area designated in the draft Comprehensive Plan as "Study Area C." This area
is generally located south of CSAH 10 (Bass Lake Road), east of Trenton Lane and west of State
Highway 169. Our records indicate that your property is located in the area designated as "Study
Area C." The purpose of this ordinance is to allow the City of Plymouth time to complete a
study concerning the land use guide plan classification for this area of the City.
You are hereby notified of, and cordially invited to attend a Public Meeting to be held by the
Plymouth City Council at 7:00 p.m., on Tuesday, May 23, 2000, in the Council Chambers at the
Plymouth City Center, 3400 Plymouth Boulevard. The public will be invited to offer questions
and comments concerning the interim ordinance at that time, or feel free to call Kendra Lindahl,
the principal reviewer, at (763) 509-5453 for more information.
Sincerely,
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Issuance of Subdivision Approval and Zoning Approvals in "Study Area E,"
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Peony Lane North (20043)
Dear Property Owner/Developer:
This letter is written to inform you that the Plymouth City Council will consider the adoption of
an interim ordinance temporarily prohibiting the issuance of subdivision approval and zoning
approvals for an area designated in the draft Comprehensive Plan as "Study Area E." This area
is generally located south of Old Rockford Road, north of State Highway 55 and west of Peony
Lane North. Our records indicate that your property is located in the area designated as "Study
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study concerning the land use guide plan classification for this area of the City.
You are hereby notified of, and cordially invited to attend a Public Meeting to be held by the
Plymouth City Council at 7:00 p.m., on Tuesday, May 23, 2000, in the Council Chambers at the
Plymouth City Center, 3400 Plymouth Boulevard. The public will be invited to offer questions
and comments concerning the interim ordinance at that time, or feel free to call Kendra Lindahl,
the principal reviewer, at (763) 509-5453 for more information.
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VISION Brooklyn Park, MN 55428
TELE (612) 533-8196
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For immediate release 5/8/2000
Contact: LeAnne Christensen, Promotions Coordinator, 533-8196
Cable 12 Nightcast moves to 9:00pm
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Brooklyn Park, MN -- The live cablecast of Cable 12 Nightcast is moving from
10:30pm to 9:00pm weeknights beginning on May 15, 2000. The change was prompted by a
desire to provide viewers in the northwest suburbs with the latest community news updates at an
earlier, more convenient time each evening. The content of Cable 12 Nightcast, which features
updates on local news and happenings, will be enhanced by additional reports and in-depth
coverage. The new time will also allow for live reports from local sporting events.
The Cable 12 programming line-up will change slightly to accommodate the Cable 12
Nightcast show time change. The morning edition of Cable 12 news, Cable 12 Dayside, will
begin airing at 5:00am. Community Journal with Dave Kiser, a weekly magazine program
featuring local businesses and people will now play daily at 8am, 12:30pm and 6:00pm.
SportsJam with John Jacobson and Jay Wilcox, a magazine program highlighting local high
school athletics and athletes will complete the sports season Monday through Wednesday at
3:30pm, 6:30pm and 10:00pm. Cable 12's Game of the week and event programming will move to
7pm on Sundays and Wednesdays. The Cable 12 News live 4pm presentation as well as
Northwest Cities with Dorothea Lee will remain unchanged.
Greg Moore, executive director of Northwest Community Television Cable 12 commented,
"Viewers tell us they want an earlier, more convenient time for their late news, so we moved
Nightcast up to 9pm." More information about Nightcast and Cable 12 programming can be found
on Cable 12's website, www.Cablel2.com.
Cable 12 is part of MediaOne's channel line-up in 67,000 northwest suburban homes and covers
local news and events happening in Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Golden Valley,
Maple Grove, New Hope, Osseo, Plymouth, and Robbinsdale.
Brooklyn Center • Brooklyn Park • Corcoran • Crystal • Golden Valley • Hanover • Maple Grove • Medicine Lake • New Hope • Osseo • Plymouth • Robbinsdale • Rogers
Dear Friend:
The Plymouth We hea�ue
3400 Plymouth Boulevard
Plymouth. Minnesota 55447
On behalf of the Plymouth Civic League, we would like to thank the business community for its generous
contributions that helped make the 1999 Music In Plymouth concert an overwhelming success. The 1999 summer
concert was attended by over 10,000 people who enjoyed a wonderful summer evening of great entertainment,
good food and outstanding fireworks. The 2000 event will be held on Thursday, July 6.
The feature performer will once again be the Minnesota Orchestra. As usual, there will be many activities and
fun for the kids.
A great deal of time and effort goes into the planning for each year's concert. The Board of Directors are
committed to making the 28`h Annual Concert the very best ever. This can only be made possible through the
continued generosity of contributors like you.
A special thank you to the 1999 Platinum Guarantors:
Platinum Guarantors
US West Foundation
City of Plymouth
US Bank
Riverside Bank
Holiday Companies
Honeywell, Inc.
LIFE TIME Fitness
North Tec, Inc.
Norwest Foundation
Omega Lithograph, Inc.
Plymouth Tire & Auto Center
McQuay, Inc.
SRF Consulting
Franklin National Bank
Caliber Development Corp
Prudential
Turck, Inc.
The Plymouth Civic League accepts tax-deductible cash and material contributions in five categories:
Platinum Guarantors
Golden Guarantors
Guarantors
Sponsors
Contributors
$1,000.00
and over
$500.00
to $999.99
$250.00
to $499.99
$100.00
to $249.99
$25.00 to $99.99
Checks payable to the Plymouth Civic League may be sent to our League Treasurer, Sue Jackson at Food Engineering Corp., 2765
Niagara Lane, Plymouth, MN 55447. All contributions are acknowledged in the concert program. To ensure inclusion of your firm's
name in the program, your check should be received by June 1, 2000. Invoice/receipts will be sent upon request. 100% of the
contributions go toward the cost of the event.
We look forward to receiving your contribution to support the Music in Plymouth and thank you in advance for
your support. If you have any questions, feel free to call me at 551-1804.
Sincerely,
Kris St. Martin
Chair - Finance Committee
Thank you to the following for theirgenerous contributions:
PLATINUM GUARANTORS
Caliber Development Corporation
City of Plymouth
Franklin National Bank
Holiday Companies
Honeywell, Inc.
LIFE TIME Fitness
North Tec, Inc.
Norwest Foundation
Omega Lithograph, Inc.
Plymouth Tire & Auto Center
Prudential
Riverside Bank
SRF Consulting Group, Inc.
Turck, Inc.
US Bank (formerly First Bank)
US West Foundation
GOLDEN GUARANTORS
Anchor Bank
Boyer Palmer Investments
Carlson Companies, Inc.
Daily Printing, Inc.
Gearty-Delmore Funeral Chapel, Inc.
Holiday Companies
Lube -Tech
McCombs Frank Roos Associates
Northern States Power
Polaris
WestHealth, Inc.
GUARANTORS
Allegro Words & Design
Buhler, Inc.
CUB Foods & Erickson s NewMarket
Duke Engineering & Services
Food Engineering Corporation
Griffiths Corp.
Home Energy Center
Kirkbride, David —Golf Professional
Lutheran Church of St Philip the Deacon
Norstan
O'Connor, Gearty & Co., Ltd.
South Lake Pediatrics
Zero -Max
SPONSORS
Anderson Agency
Brocon Associates
Camden Physicians, Ltd.
Cybertol Engineering
Daniel J. Schroeder Ins. Agcy., Inc.
Edelmann & Associates
First Supply Group, Inc.
Foursome, Inc.
Gridor Construction, Inc.
Hailey & Heinrich, Inc.
Herb's Service Center
Holy Name Church
K -TEL
Kelly Inn
Kennedy, Dr. D.L., Optometrist
Kennedy Transmission,
Plymouth Service Center
Latuff's Pizzeria
Lil' Orbits Mini Donuts
Lundell Manufacturing
Means Telcom
Mulligan's Bar & Grille
National Independent Brokers, Inc.
Northern Con-AGG, Inc.
Oakwood Square
P.O.S. Business Systems, Inc.
Precision Graphics, Inc.
Precision Tune/ Engine Pulse, Inc.
Quazar Capital Corporation
Radisson Conference Center Plymouth
Rexton, Inc.
Saint Barnabas Lutheran Church
Science Museum of Minnesota
CONTRIBUTORS
Ace Electrical Contractors, Inc.
Ahrens, Jens & Laurie
Appelen, John & Rose
Arby's & Sbarro of Plymouth
Arnold & Rye Printing, Ink.
Arnold, Ken & Rose
Bendell, Carol
Bildsoe, Timothy & Mary
Bistner, Cecelia & Stephen
Black, Richard & Ginny
Buchanan, Brad & Kathy
Church of St. Mary of the Lake
Clay Borne Company, Inc.
Clemens, Wes & Carol
Dependable Travel and Cruises
Erickson, Robert & Sandra
Federal Industries Corporation
Geerdes, Randall & Leslie
Gina B. Designs, Inc.
Headley, Patricia & Calvin
Infanger, Neil & Pamela
J.I. Consultants
JP Food Service
Jackson, Brian & Sue
Johnson, Judy & Phillip
Judie Andersons Secretarial Service
Klingele, Moe & Carol
Kochenderfer Family Dentistry
Kolbjomsen, E. Arnie & Kathie
Leininger & Leininger, Ltd.
Mail Boxes, Etc.
Mangan, Richard & Dale
McCombs, Skip & Janelle
Michals, Kathleen
Minnesota Orchestra
Moen, Richard
Nelson, Ron & Rose Mary
Olson, Maren
Plymouth Town Square
Plymouth West Side Players
Roto -Rooter Services Company
Seelye Craftsman Company
Slavik, Kelh & David
St. Martin, Kris & Kathleen
Stoesz, Craig & Myra
Tank, Allen & Nancy
Target Greatland Plymouth
Tierney, Joycelyn
TLC Polyform, Inc.
Toll Gas & Welding Supply
Vint, Jeffry & Tracey
Vogel, Tom & Anita
Willis, Jim & Barbara
Workplace Environments
Zitur, Donna
MUSIC IN PLYMOUTH
SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Mike Fairbourne
Anchor Bank Employees
US Bank Employees
Franklin Bank Employees
Hennepin County Sheriff Department
Lions Club of Plymouth
McCombs Frank Roos Employees
McQuay International Employees
Mosquito and Gnat Control of Hennepin
County Mosquito Control District
Norwest Bank Employees
North Memorial Medical Center
Omega Lithograph, Inc.
Plymouth Fire Department
Plymouth Park & Recreation Department
Plymouth Police Department
Plymouth Police Explorers & Reserves
Rotary Club of Plymouth
Cub Scouts - Minnetonka 538, Den 3
Girl Scouts - Wayzata 895
5K RUN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Runner's World
Running Times
Plymouth Tire & Auto
Omega Lithograph
PCL Volunteers
Plymouth Community Band Members
CUB Foods
Bruegger's
Holiday Station Stores
Minnesota Orchestra
Plymouth Park & Recreation Department
Plymouth Police Reserves
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PRINTED BY: i I T x 0 c a n a H i e c
May 9, 2000
Jim Uttley, AICP
Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities
230 East Fifth Street
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1626
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CITY OF
PLYMOUTFF
RE: 2000 City of Plymouth Comprehensive Plan Update
Metropolitan Council Referral File No. 18208-1
Dear Jim:
The City of Plymouth is pleased to formally submit its 2000 Comprehensive Plan for the
Metropolitan Council's review and comment.
The following materials have been submitted to the Council's Referrals Coordinator. I have
enclosed the number of copies you requested in your April 24 e-mail to me.
• seven copies of the Council's "Information Summary of Comprehensive Plan Revisions and
Plan Amendments"
• one additional copy of the complete two -volume plan document
• two copies of Volume One (as requested in your April 24 e-mail)
• one copy of the approved final draft of the Water Resources Management Plan
• one copy of Ordinance 95-18 (Erosion Control and Storm Water Ponds)
• two copies of all existing inter -community agreements for sanitary sewer
• one copy of the Plymouth zoning map and zoning ordinance (text on floppy disk)
• one zip -disk containing the future land use map (Figure 4-3) and staging plan map in arc
export format
• three copies of revised Appendix 12A-2000 to 20004 Capital Improvement Program
(please substitute this material for Appendix 12A in the three copies of Volume Two that we
submitted previously)
• four copies of 2000 Land Use Inventory
• four copies of supplemental future land use data for the urban expansion area
We have reviewed the April 19, 2000 letter offering preliminary comments on the completeness
of the plan document. We appreciate the feedback and hope that it will help facilitate a speedy
review of the formal plan submission. In addition to the supplemental materials listed above, we
have the following comments on the specific items identified in the letter:
PLYMOUTH :; B'caut"fitt'Pface 7n Line
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 - TELEPHONE ;512) 5 5300
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Housing—we were asked to identify the amount of vacant and developable land available for
townhomes and apartments. The 2000 Land Use Inventory, and the supplemental data for the
urban expansion area, should provide the information requested. It is important to note that
Plymouth does not restrict multiple family units only to the LA -3 and LA -4 land use guide plan
classifications. Townhomes are allowed in all classifications, and smaller apartment buildings
may be allowed in LA -2 under some circumstances.
ISTS—It is correct that Plymouth does not have a policy or program that requires inspections
and pumping of existing individual sewage treatment systems. While this may or may not be
consistent with Metropolitan Council policy, we believe that our plan is complete in its
description of the City's policy and procedures. If, in your review of our plan, you find that
establishing a program is necessary for the City to avoid a substantial departure from the system
plan, the City will consider whether or not to establish such a program and consider one of the
options you suggest.
Stormwater Management—We have assumed that the request for the City's adopted
"Stormwater Management Ordinance" refers to the ordinance requirements contained in
Plymouth Ordinance 95-18. If this is not the information requested, please let us know. It is
possible that if the code requirements predate 1995 they are included in another section of our
City Code.
Wastewater Services—The preliminary comments indicate that there is a discrepancy among
some sewer flow numbers that requires correction or explanation. Don Bluhm commented that
page 10-9 indicates that the City of Medina will be discharging a total of 1.76 MGD of
watstewater into the Elm Creek Interceptor, but that Appendix 10-C shows that this flow would
be 1.92 MGD. We examined the document again, and could find no inconsistency. The plan
text shows Medina's ultimate average flow to be 1.76 MGD. Appendix 10-C has Medina flows
entering at points 82 and 90, and shows flow both with and without Medina.
Point 82 (flow from Point 82 to 81) Without Medina, flow is only from Subdistrict EC -4, and
is 9.1533 MGD. With Medina, flow is 0.3783 MGD and accounts for 0.225 from Medina.
Point 90 (flow from Point 90 to 89) Without Medina, flow is only from Subdistrict EC -9, and
is 0.1649 MGD. With Medina, flow is 1.6979 MGD and accounts for 1.533 MDG from
Medina.
Total flow from Medina equals 1.225 plus 1.533, or 1.758 MGD. The plan text rounded this off
to 1.76 MGD. We hope this will clarify the flow data. If there are any questions, please let us
know.
We have provided two copies of all inter -community agreements we have on file. There is one
agreement in place with the City of Wayzata (circa 1978) that cannot currently be found in the
files of either city. Our only record appears to be some 1977 correspondence between the two
cities, copies of which are included with the agreements. All of the inter -community flows are
metered, except the flow to Minnetonka.
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Zoning—we have provided a current zoning map, along with the full copy of the Plymouth
Zoning Ordinance on a floppy disk. We do not believe it is required or appropriate to include
this material in the plan itself.
We have provided our recently completed land use inventory. This report should contain the
information you have requested regarding the amount of land available for various types of
development. Please be aware that the plan was prepared using existing land use data for 1998
and/or 1999, so there may be some differences between this information and other sections of the
plan or its appendices. However, we do feel that current land use data is important in our own
planning efforts and update our inventory every year.
We were asked to provide information about the existing and proposed build -out of existing
large -lot or "LAR' residential development. Please be aware that we are not expecting any
significant number of additional dwelling units to be built in areas designated LAR by the Land
Use Plan. This area requires a minimum lot size of 20 acres, and there are very few parcels that
are of sufficient size to be subdivided. Most of the parcels that are large enough to be
resubdivided are owned by individuals or companies who are holding them for future urban
development.
The entire text (excluding appendices) of the Plymouth Comprehensive Plan is available on the
City's web site (www.ci.plymouth.mn.us) as is the City's entire City Code and Zoning
Ordinance. Metropolitan Council staff may find it useful to be able to search the documents
electronically.
If you have any questions about any of the materials submitted with Plymouth's Comprehensive
Plan, please contact me at (763) 509-5401, (763) 509-5401 (fax) or e-mail me at
ahurlb@ci.plymouth.mn.us. We look forward to working with you and the other Council staff
members as you review our plan.
Sincerely,
Anne W. Hurlburt, AICP
Community Development Director
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Minnesota
House of
Representatives
May 5, 2000
Mr. Ron Quanbeck, Chair
Shingle Creek Watershed District
3001 Harbor Lane, Suite 150
Plymouth, MN 55447
Dear Chairman Quanbeck:
-If
Senate
State
We are writing to express our concern about the water quality and appearance of Shingle
Creek. There is a lot of garbage in the creek in quite a number of locations, which is both
unattractive and not good for the creek. More troubling, however, are the various reports
showing reduced water quality in the creek. Chloride is a major water quality issue
according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and other local studies have shown
that the number of invertebrates is quite low and getting lower, which is indicative of
poor water quality.
Much of Shingle Creek is presumably used for drainage of storm water runoff. While
some ponds have been built to improve the water quality, these are quite close to the
junction of Shingle Creek with the Mississippi, so do not improve water quality upstream
on the creek.
We know that the Shingle Creek Watershed District and its constituent cities care as
much as we do about Shingle Creek. We believe that more needs to be done to improve
both the appearance and the water quality of Shingle Creek. We hope that the Watershed
District and its member cities will increase their efforts and will work closely with the
Pollution Control Agency, the Hennepin County Conservation District, the Army Corps
of Engineers, the Metropolitan Council and other entities to improve water quality in
Shingle Creek. Our understanding is that there are financial resources available, such as
grants through the Metropolitan Council and the Army Corps of Engineers, to assist
localities to improve the water quality of streams and creeks.
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May 5, 2000
Page 2
Thank you very much for the opportunity to convey our concerns. We would greatly
appreciate a response that lays out what steps will be taken in the future to improve the
water quality and appearance of Shingle Creek. Thank you!
Sincerely,
cc: Constituent Cities
Metropolitan Council
Hennepin County Conservation District
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Commissioner Mike Opat
Commissioner Mark Steinglein
Commissioner Penny Steele
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Hennepin County
River Watch Results
Hennepin Conservation District
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E-mail: hcd@hcd.hennepin.mn.us iia 50% Recycled with a minimum of 15% post consumer waste
Shingle Creek Watershed:
The Shingle Creek Watershed Management Commission oversees the Shingle Creek Watershed. The
Shingle Creek drainage area covers 43.5 square miles in east -central Hennepin County. The watershed is
kidney shaped, extending from Plymouth in the west to Minneapolis in the southeast, where Shingle.Creek
joins the Mississippi River. In 1990 the watershed was 75% urban. Now it is almost entirely developed,
consisting of urban and suburban land use. The nine municipalities included in the Shingle Creek
Watershed are: Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Maple Grove, Minneapolis, New Hope, Osseo,
Plymouth, and Robbinsdale. The watershed is very developed, consisting of urban and suburban land use.
The Shingle Creek Watershed Management Commission has been a sponsor of HCD's River Watch Program
since 1998. The program has two sampling sites on Shingle Creek, dating back as early as 1996.
Stewardship
HCD received a Metropolitan Council, Twin Cities Water Quality Initiative Grant to assist high schools and
colleges with stream stewardship projects. Stewardship activities focus on increasing student awareness of
non -point source pollution and on taking action to improve the water quality of the streams.
In 1998 the MPCA placed Shingle Creek on the impaired waters list because of high chloride levels. Since
this time, there has been an effort made by HCD, MPCA, USGS and Montgomery Watson (a private
consulting company) to understand the situation. This fall HCD took 20 conductivity readings at locations
throughout the watershed. Conductivity and chloride levels are directly related. Since conductivity is very
easy to measure, HCD decided to monitor it in order to help select sites for measuring chlorides. Testing was
done in the fall so that the data was not being immediately influenced by road salt. The two areas with the
highest conductivity were located at Eagle Creek near the outlet of Eagle Lake in Maple Grove, and near the i
intersection of Xerxes Avenue and Shingle Creek in Brooklyn Park. North Hennepin Community College `
measured conductivity at all 20 sites during the spring melt to see how the conductivity readings were
influenced by the spring runoff. F
HCD staff is working with Park Center High School to investigate the possibility of a riparian zone planting
project at their sampling site in the spring of 2000.
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Site 8 - Shingle Creek
About the Site
This is site is in a very developed residential area, surrounded by roads and houses. The riffle area is
marginal. The water monitored at this site drains from the western part of the Shingle Creek Watershed
which includes northeastern Plymouth, southeastern Maple Grove and southwestern Brooklyn park.
About the Monitors
Cooper High School started monitoring this site in 1996. North Hennepin Community College started
monitoring this site in 1997. Professor Paul Melchior leads the monitoring effort.
th Ave. N
Location of the site.
Shingle Creek at site 8, spring 1996.
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Results for Site 8
Family biotic Habitat Number of
Dominant family%
Date
index Score EPT Families
Dominant family
overall
5/14/96
7.3 0 0 4
Oligocheta
65.0
5/8/97
6.2 60 5 11
Chironomidae
34.0
'A Habitat Score of "0" indicates that the habitat was not scored for that sampling season.
Dominant Families
Oligochaeta (Aquatic Earthworm adult)
Chironomidae (Midge larva)
About the results
The biotic index at this site has varied to show fairly poor to very poor water quality. This site has had
inconsistent monitoring, inconsistent flow and inconsistent water quality results. More data is needed to
characterize this site. This site has never produced the recommended 100 organisms per sample. In the
spring of 1999, monitors reported finding very few organisms (too few to generate useful statistics).
Sometimes this site has not been monitored due to low flow conditions. Some of the invertebrate
families may not be able to withstand the low water periods. Therefore this site may show less diversity
than other sites with similar water quality.
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A
Site 10 - Shingle Creek
About the Site
This is the most downstream site of the two Shingle Creek sample sites. This stretch of stream has two riffle
areas but lacks adequate riparian vegetation. The water monitored at this site drains from the western part of
the Shingle Creek Watershed which includes northeastern Plymouth, southeastern Maple Grove and
southwestern Brooklyn Park. Land use in the area is primarily residential. This sample site is located on the
school grounds, giving students an excellent opportunity to learn about their local creek.
About the Monitors
Park Center High School has been monitoring this site since 1996. Teacher Cindy Jahnke leads the
monitoring effort. Monitoring was started at Park Center by teacher Scott Backer, who now has an
administrative position.
Location of the site.
Shingle Creek at site 10, spring 1999.
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Results for Site 10
Date
Family biotic
Habitat
EPT
Number of
Dominant family
Dominant family%
index
Score
Families
overall
9/24/96
5.9
0
6
11
Asellidae
32.0
5/6/97
6.1
0
2
10
Chironomidae
88.0
10/1/97
5.4
74
2
9
Simuliidae
52.0
5/6/98
6.6
102
2
9
Asellidae
36.0
9/30/98
6.5
92
2
6
Asellidae
51.0
5/10/99
6.1
84
1
9
Chironomidae
39.0
10/6/99 1
7.2
77
1
5
Talitridae
59.0
•A Habitat Score of "0" indicates that the habitat was not scored for that sampling season.
Dominant Families
4
Asellidae (Aquatic Sowbug adult)
Chironomidae (Midge larva)
Simuliidae (Black Fly larva)
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Talitridae (Scud adult)
About the results
• The biotic index consistently reflects fairly poor water quality. Since the start of sampling in 1996 the
EPT and number of families has been steadily declining. This site is impacted, and we will try to
discover the cause(s).
• State agencies recommend identifying at least 100 macroinvertebrates per sample for standard site
characterization. Monitors at this site identified less than 100 organisms in the fall of 1999 and the fall
of 1999.
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MEMO
CITY OF PLYMOUTH
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MN 55447
DATE: May 8, 2000
TO: Dwight Johnson, City Manager
FROM: Anne Hurlburt, Community Development Director
SUBJECT: Hennepin County Adult Correctional Facility (HCACF) Population Report
Attached is the report that was provided by Hennepin County staff for the month of April,
2000.
The average daily population reported for the Plymouth facility in April was 622, higher than
the occupancy limit of 601 set by the Conditional Use Permit.
The chart below shows the average monthly population since we began receiving reports in
June of 1998.
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Subject: County Correctional Facility Population Report — April, 2000
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As requested, please find attached the average daily population reports for the Adult
Corrections Facility, the Juvenile Detention Center, and the County Home School for the
month of April, 2000.
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CC: Chief Judge Mabley
Judge Kevin Burke
Judge Pam Alexander
Sandra Vargas
Anne Hurlbert, City of Plymouth
DOCC Management Team
State Representative Wes Skoglund
Amy Klobuchar
William McGee
Fred LaFleur
John O'Sullivan
Carole Martin
Dave Hough
Adult Corrections Facility
Men's Section
April Average Population
Average Men's Section Straight Time Total Count
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Total Men's Section Inside Count
(highest inside count during month: 445)
Men's Section Capacity 395
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Average Total Housed Outside of JDC 79
Average Inside Count: 82
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City of Plymouth
Public Safety
Advisory Board
Minutes of Meeting
March 16, 2000
7.00 p.m.
Present at the meeting were members Dan Freese, Kim Gassner, Cathy Kaufman, James
Holmes, Investigator Curtis Smith, and Firefighter Kevin Werstein. Staff members attending
were Public Safety Director Craig Gerdes, and recording secretary, Office Services Supervisor
Tammy Ward.
Harold Nelson and Council liaison Scott Harstad were unable to attend.
James Holmes called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
James Holmes asked for a motion to approve the February minutes. Motion by Dan Freese,
seconded by Kevin Werstein. All in favor. The motion passed.
The next item of business was to review Chapter Five: Public Safety Issues, from the Citizen
Survey. James Holmes read through each of the topics and asked if there were any questions
or comments. Curtis Smith asked if any other cities had conducted this survey. Craig Gerdes
stated that he is in the process of obtaining a list of other cities that have conducted the
survey. James Holmes asked where each of the wards were located in the City. Craig Gerdes
advised the board where each of the four wards were located.
There was some discussion on the topic "Safety within the City" regarding walking alone at
night. Twenty-two percent of those surveyed indicated that they were afraid to walk alone at
night. Twenty-three percent cited "parks and lakes" as an area where they were concerned to
walk alone at night. Craig Gerdes stated that some of these concerns might be due to
inadequate lighting in the parks and lake areas, and not entirely public safety concerns. Curtis
Smith added that many of the parks and walking trails were in areas with heavy brush and
trees, which would logistically make it difficult to walk in these areas at night time.
The topic "Neighborhood Watch Program" also generated some discussion. Everyone had
heard of the program, but no one was quite sure how to start a neighborhood watch group, or
how to become a member of a neighborhood watch group. Curtis Smith pointed out that
48% of the people surveyed indicated that they were aware of the program, however,
indicated that they were not a member. Kevin Werstein stated that perhaps with Plymouth's
crime rate being low, people might not feel that it is needed. Cathy Kaufman mentioned that
she hasn't noticed as many crime watch signs throughout Plymouth, as she has noticed in
other cities. James Holmes asked if the crime watch signs are a deterrent. Curtis Smith stated
that he was unaware of any studies that have been done on it. James Holmes stated that
neighborhood crime watch programs should be the first step in creating a safe neighborhood.
He added that public safety should start at home, it should be a lifestyle.
Another area of the survey that generated discussion was "Traffic in Residential
neighborhoods". Forty-one percent of those surveyed indicated that speeding was a serious
traffic problem in their neighborhoods. James Holmes indicated that he felt that this problem
was only going to get worse.
Craig Gerdes stated that the survey results were a good resource for the Public Safety
Advisory Board to use as a reference while drafting their work plan.
James Holmes stated that the next item on the agenda was to develop a work plan. Craig
Gerdes mentioned that the City Council has established their work plan and would be voting
on it next Tuesday.
Chief Gerdes passed out a copy of a letter that Mayor Tierney had received regarding
snowmobiles and enforcement. He stated that this is an issue that the Public Safety Advisory
Board could work on.
The attached work plan was drafted, and will be typed up for review/approval at the April
meeting.
James Holmes asked if anyone had any other issues to discuss. Craig Gerdes advised that the
meeting in April falls on a holiday, and asked if the Board wanted to change April's meeting
date. It was agreed that the Public Safety Advisory Board's April meeting would be moved up
one week. The April meeting will be held on Thursday, April 13`', rather than on the
Thursday, April 20`h. The December meeting date was also changed due to a holiday. The
December meeting will be held on Thursday, December 14`h, rather than Thursday,
December 21'.
James Holmes asked for a motion to adjourn. Motion by Dan Freese, seconded by Kim
Gassner. All in favor. The motion passed.
The meeting adjourned at 8:05 p.m.
After the meeting adjourned, Curtis Smith took everyone who was interested on a tour of the
police department.
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Wayzata -Plymouth Area
Chemical Health and Violence Prevention Commission
Minutes
April 14, 2000
Members Present:
Judy Hoover, Craig Gerdes, Judy Hanson, Mandy Little, Dave Hadden,
Jeyn Hofacker, Martha Anderson, Lydia Kihm, Barbara Hickok, Bill
Nelson, Jen Welk
Introductions:
Minutes:
Accepted
Treasurers Report:
Balance of $467.26.
Should be receiving a check for $1500 from the Lions Club to be used for
scholarships.
501c3 discussion.
Scholarship: Groups (10 or more students) of prom students who are
chaperoned and have planned activities. During discussion we decided
that we need to cap the number of scholarships. Last year we gave 14
$75 scholarships. Move to designate $1000 for scholarships to be divided
by the discretion of Judy. Motion passed.
Public Safety:
Council had 1 st hearing on revisions for compliance checks. A 2nd
meeting will be held on 4/25/00. They did receive info but the action was
tabled. Recommended changes and enhancements. We will have further
discussion in May. The mayor meeting would be a good idea for the June
meeting.
Article on Tuesday regarding tobacco
Jeyn will send copies of "what to do" lists when speaking to the legislators.
Clergy;
Affordable housing is still the concern. PATH recruit and support foster
parents. Need more homes and people who are gifted with working with
children with special needs.
Rights of passage- church needs to get more actively involved.
Breakfast:
Other:
We will have the breakfast at the June meeting (the 9th). Chief Gerdes will
book a room at the City. Lydia, Jeyn and Gary were going to draft a
letter. WPACHC should attend the breakfast. Do our business at 7:00,
7:30 would be gathering and breakfast at 7:45.
The invitation will include the 3 questions that we want to focus on.
Chief Gerdes will moderate the meeting.
Lydia Kihm and Martha Anderson will co-chair for the 00-01 session
replacing Jeyn Hofacker and Dave Hadden.
MINUTES OF THE PARK AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING
April 13, 2000
Page 15
Present: Chair Anderson, Commissioners Fiemann, Singer, Musliner, Meyer, Thompson,
Wahl; staff Bisek, Blank and Pederson
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Anderson called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. in the Medicine Lake Room.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Commissioner Singer moved and Commissioner Meyer seconded a motion to approve the
March minutes. Motion carried.
3. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS
a. Athletic Associations. None were present.
b. Staff. Mary talked about the Primavera art fair event, which is Friday evening, April
14 and Saturday, April 15. She invited everyone to attend, but if they weren't able to,
she encouraged them to spend a few minutes viewing the art pieces this evening, as
they have already been put on display in the hallway of city hall.
Cindy Anderson has returned to work from her maternity leave. Patrice Atkinson, who
was Cindy's temporary replacement, will be leaving April 14.
The Senior Premiere is May 15 at the Plymouth Creek Center. Three hundred seats
have been reserved for the luncheon. Another luncheon is scheduled for June 15th, and
registrations are already coming in for that.
Mary stated that summer registration has been very heavy, with over 900 hits to the
Touch Tone System the first day it was available. Some programs filled by 8 a.m. We
are at a point where we need more part-time staff, because of the increasing interest in
our programs.
We have the History Fest coming up in mid-May. A school flyer advertising the
History Fest is going out to the schools next week. Over 1,600 kids are registered for
the first two days of the History Fest, which is the Voyager Encampment.
Staff is still waiting to move into Plymouth Creek Center. The building is very near
completion, and staff hopes to move in the first part of next week. The first wedding
reception is scheduled there for May 5h.
Staff is struggling with finding enough lifeguards for our beaches. We've bumped up
our salary range for lifeguards and water safety instructors by almost $2. We have
enough staff right now to do a bare bones beach schedule. Wayzata will get their
lifeguards this year from Minnetonka Community Education. At least one 18 yr. old
PRAC Minutes/April 2000
Page 16 C
guard must be on duty with guards who are under age 18. We're only serving about
30% of the people needing swimming lessons during the school year, due to limited
staff. This has caused frustration for the residents, as well as for staff.
Commissioner Musliner asked about the status of the youth coffee house. Mary said
we've been hoping that the youth council would take the lead on that. Regina Callies,
our intern, will come and speak at the May meeting on that topic. One of the first
events . at the Plymouth Creek Center will be a town forum run by area teens. It's
scheduled for April 27. Some of our staff will attend the youth town forum. They will
talk about the coffee house at that time.
The ice center is busier than it's ever been, also, said Director Blank. This weekend is
a major tournament that goes for four days. The figure skating show is May 12-14.
The reigning National Junior Pairs Champions from Michigan will be in the show.
c. Others. There were no other presentations.
4. PAST COUNCIL ACTION
a. Plymouth Creek Center rental rates. Approved.
b. Approved crossing agreements between City and Soo Line Railroad. Three Ponds Park
crossing will be put in by the Railroad and will be in the same location that people are
currently using to access that park.
c. Approved Ice Center rental rates. The new rates become effective Sept. 1, 2000. The
rate will go from $130 to $140 per hour during primetime. For rentals after 10 p.m.,
rates will go to $120 per hour. Summer rate will stay at $110 per hour. These rates are
being increased due to additional staff being hired and salary increases.
d. Reject bid for Ice Center dehumidification system. Engineers estimated this work at
$175,000. Bid came in at $250,000. In the meantime, some of the mold problems will
be taken care of by removing contaminated drywall. The brown and black in the ice is
coming up from the sand base underneath. The Olympic rink will be shut down next
month to fix this problem.
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Comprehensive Plan update. The Planning Commission held a public hearing on the
comprehensive plan. Director Blank said that about 30 people attended. Some were
from the housing coalition asking for additional low income housing. The CIP budget
was also approved by the Planning Commission. This is moving forward to the City
Council on April 25. The City Manager added $750,000 to open space in the years
2001, 2002, and 2003. The Council is still talking about a November election for more
money for open space.
PRAC Minutes/April 2000
Page 17
Director Blank talked about the implementation strategies of the Parks, Trails, Open
Space and Recreation Chapter (Chapter 8) of the Comprehensive Plan. He briefly
discussed each of the strategies:
• Reviewing park regulations will be on an upcoming agenda and may involve a number
of meetings. Examples of regulations include: alcohol in the parks, leash laws for
dogs, bonfires, docks on Medicine Lake, closing times for parks, whether or not
golfing in parks is permitted, driving vehicles on trails, etc.
• Implementing improvements to neighborhood parks as outlined in Table 8-4 of the
Parks and Recreation chapter.
• Monitoring and responding to the need for ball fields, sand volleyball courts, gyms and
hockey rinks.
• Developing the 10`'' playfield. Two sites have been identified. The Begin farmstead
might be a possibility. It lies north of the RR tracks, west of Vicksburg.
• Expansion of the Elm Creek Playfield. This would involve the purchase of additional
land.
• The protection of natural areas using a variety of means.
• Managing city owned open spaces by developing a management plan, e.g., Ferndale
North. Staff will be drafting ideas for this.
• Identifying and acquiring property for an ecological and recreational trail corridor
running from the Wayzata High School over to Mud Lake Park and the future North
Hennepin Regional Trail. This will be called the Northwest Greenway.
• Development of a living farm. Staff has met with the owners of a piece of property that
could be considered for this.
• Consider special use parks, i.e., bark park, miniature golf, outdoor pool, art in the
park, etc.
• Continue to monitor the golf course situation and take action if necessary to preserve at
least one public 18 -hole facility.
• Completing gaps in some of the major trails, such as Northwest Boulevard/Xenium
Lane trail, North Hennepin Regional trail, Vicksburg Lane trail, County Road 101
trail, Luce Line/South Medicine Lake trail, County Road 9/County Road 24 trail, and
Plymouth Creek trail.
• Trail crossing improvements - across Hwy. 55 at three or four key locations is an
example of this.
• Pavement management study. We have 75 miles of trail. Staff will earmark some of the
worst trails for repair. We will contract with our own engineering dept. to do this.
• Determine locations where two sided trails would be appropriate.
• Recreation programs. There will be major growth in senior programs.
• Continue to offer special events. The Rotary Club is interested in working with the
City on Plymouth on Parade. They want to bring in lots more groups to participate.
• Volunteers. This program will continue to grow.
• Historical preservation of some key .sites as determined by the City with the help of the
Plymouth Historical Society.
PRAC Minutes/April 2000
Page 18
• Continue to collaborate with other agencies to provide a wide variety of programs- t
the residents.
Director Blank stated that these implementation strategies will be the new workir
guide for the park commission.
b. Plymouth Creek Center update. The contract date for completion is April 14, bi
facility will not be ready by then. The building passed electrical inspection today ar.
Director Blank expects that it will pass the fire inspection as well. We expect to ope
the week of April 24. Some furniture is arriving tomorrow, and phones are beir
installed tomorrow. Early next week, staff should be able to move over there. The la
5% of project is causing 25% of the pain. The Grand Opening is Saturday, June 3'
The bubble is coming down on April 29. Draft schedule of staff and who will be doir
what for the grand opening was distributed.
During the six months that the bubble was up it turned a profit for the City, wi
revenues exceeding expenses. A variety of groups used the facility: rugby, socce
lacrosse, softball, baseball, walkers and a marching band. Commissioner Wahl asked
the high winds recently had caused any problems. Director Blank said no, but th
heavy wet snow and high winds could cause major problems if the inside pressu
wasn't adjusted for it. On the top of the dome is a wind sensor that gives information
a computer, however, we go on manual mode during high wind situations. In t]
future, if we know the winds will be 50 mph or more, we will call off any event goil
on in the dome as a safety precaution. Our dome is lower in the landscape, also, whic
helps protect it somewhat from high winds.
c. Millennium Garden update. We had three designs submitted by Brauer, Enerl
Scapes, and Clausen & Assoc. Each firm was interviewed for an hour and each pl,
contained different features. One plan was finally chosen for its use of natural feature
with some aspects of another plan to be included. Commissioner Musliner said it w,
difficult to narrow it down, because there were things about each plan that she like,
One plan included a labyrinth, one included a maze. The plan that was chosen includ
a waterfall, which will be nice because people standing on the deck at the Plymou
Creek Center will be able to hear it, as well as see it. We now need to put together
picture and written description of what we want, so a consultant can come up wi
specifications for bidding purposes. We've sold somewhere between 50 and 60 brick
An ad was placed in the Plymouth News for someone to be a fundraiser for the garde
A gentleman who's been doing this for 35 years volunteered for the job. He will be t
coach for the fund raisers. He will lay out the campaign, but won't actually do ai
fundraising himself. In June we will begin the corporate giving campaign. There w
be a sign on site that will designate that it's the future site of the Millennium Garde
Kathleen Thompson taped a segment that will be on cable 12 about the garden.
The City received a call a few weeks ago from Hedberg Aggregate. They do a traini
every year on building waterfalls. They approached us about using our amphitheater
PRAC Minutes/April 2000
Page 17
Director Blank talked about the implementation strategies of the Parks, Trails, Open
Space and Recreation Chapter (Chapter 8) of the Comprehensive Plan. He briefly
discussed each of the strategies:
• Reviewing park regulations will be on an upcoming agenda and may involve a number
of meetings. Examples of regulations include: alcohol in the parks, leash laws for
dogs, bonfires, docks on Medicine Lake, closing times for parks, whether or not
golfing in parks is permitted, driving vehicles on trails, etc.
• Implementing improvements to neighborhood parks as outlined in Table 8-4 of the
Parks and Recreation chapter.
• Monitoring and responding to the need for ball fields, sand volleyball courts, gyms and
hockey rinks.
• Developing the 10d' playfield. Two sites have been identified. The Begin farmstead
might be a possibility. It lies north of the RR tracks, west of Vicksburg.
• Expansion of the Elm Creek Playfield. This would involve the purchase of additional
land.
• The protection of natural areas using a variety of means.
• Managing city owned open spaces by developing a management plan, e.g., Ferndale
North. Staff will be drafting ideas for this.
• Identifying and acquiring property for an ecological and recreational trail corridor
running from the Wayzata High School over to Mud Lake Park and the future North
Hennepin Regional Trail. This will be called the Northwest Greenway.
• Development of a living farm. Staff has met with the owners of a piece of property that
could be considered for this.
• Consider special use parks, i.e., bark park, miniature golf, outdoor pool, art in the
park, etc.
• Continue to monitor the golf course situation and take action if necessary to preserve at
least one public 18 -hole facility.
• Completing gaps in some of the major trails, such as Northwest Boulevard/Xenium
Lane trail, North Hennepin Regional trail, Vicksburg Lane trail, County Road 101
trail, Luce Line/South Medicine Lake trail, County Road 9/County Road 24 trail, and
Plymouth Creek trail.
• Trail crossing improvements - across Hwy. 55 at three or four key locations is an
example of this.
• Pavement management study. We have 75 miles of trail. Staff will earmark some of the
worst trails for repair. We will contract with our own engineering dept. to do this.
• Determine locations where two sided trails would be appropriate.
• Recreation programs. There will be major growth in senior programs.
• Continue to offer special events. The Rotary Club is interested in working with the
City on Plymouth on Parade. They want to bring in lots more groups to participate.
• Volunteers. This program will continue to grow.
• Historical preservation of some key sites as determined by the City with the help of the
Plymouth Historical Society.
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• Continue to collaborate with other agencies to provide a wide variety of pr-ogra
the residents.
Director Blank stated that these implementation strategies will be the new w(
guide for the park commission.
b. Plymouth Creek Center update. The contract date for completion is April 1,
facility will not be ready by then. The building passed electrical inspection tod,,
Director Blank expects that it will pass the fire inspection as well. We expect t(
the week of April 24. Some furniture is arriving tomorrow, and phones are
installed tomorrow. Early next week, staff should be able to move over there. I
5% of project is causing 25% of the pain. The Grand Opening is Saturday, Ju:
The bubble is coming down on April 29. Draft schedule of staff and who will be
what for the grand opening was distributed.
During the six months that the bubble was up it turned a profit for the City
revenues exceeding expenses. A variety of groups used the facility: rugby,
lacrosse, softball, baseball, walkers and a marching band. Commissioner Wahl a;
the high winds recently had caused any problems. Director Blank said no, h
heavy wet snow and high winds could cause major problems if the inside pi
wasn't adjusted for it. On the top of the dome is a wind sensor that gives informa
a computer, however, we go on manual mode during high wind situations.
future, if we know the winds will be 50 mph or more, we will call off any event
on in the dome as a safety precaution. Our dome is lower in the landscape, also,
helps protect it somewhat from high winds.
c. Millennium Garden update. We had three designs submitted by Brauer, l
Scapes, and Clausen & Assoc. Each firm was interviewed for an hour and eac
contained different features. One plan was finally chosen for its use of natural fe
with some aspects of another plan to be included. Commissioner Musliner said
difficult to narrow it down, because there were things about each plan that she
One plan included a labyrinth, one included a maze. The plan that was chosen it
a waterfall, which will be nice because people standing on the deck at the PI)
Creek Center will be able to hear it, as well as see it. We now need to put tog
picture and written description of what we want, so a consultant can come u
specifications for bidding purposes. We've sold somewhere between 50 and 60
An ad was placed in the Plymouth News for someone to be a fundraiser for the 1
A gentleman who's been doing this for 35 years volunteered for the job. He will
coach for the fund raisers. He will lay out the campaign, but won't actually
fundraising himself. In June we will begin the corporate giving campaign. The
be a sign on site that will designate that it's the future site of the Millennium C
Kathleen Thompson taped a segment that will be on cable 12 about the garden.
The City received a call a few weeks ago from Hedberg Aggregate. They do a t
every year on building waterfalls. They approached us about using our amphith(
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the training site, They will provide all the materials and build a waterfall that will
become a permanent feature in the amphitheater.
6. NEW BUSINESS
a. Discuss annual park tour. This is usually a kickoff for deciding what parks need
attention. This helps when planning the capital improvement program. Director Blank
is interested in visiting some other cities and seeing what they have. Maple Grove and
Brooklyn Park will have some skate parks opening this summer. Commissioner Singer
and Commissioner Meyer would like to see Plymouth parks. A water park is one of the
special use parks listed in the comprehensive plan. This is something that probably will
be requested in the future. If the water quality at our beaches cannot be improved,
residents may want something else, like a water park. Commissioner Fiemann and
Chair Anderson would like to tour outside the city. June and August were mentioned as
possible months for going on a tour. Staff will put together a list of some possible
places to visit and possible dates. Director Blank will get together with Commissioners
Singer and Meyer to take them on a more comprehensive tour of Plymouth parks.
7. COMMISSION PRESENTATION
None.
8. STAFF COMMUNICATION
The City Council and staff will be meeting with the anonymous donor about the stage at
the amphitheater. The donor will give the money to the Civic League and the Civic League
will then meet with a sound engineer. The donor has indicated he's willing to give
$1,000,000 toward this facility. We'd like the donor to consider giving $200,000 to an arts
trust fund, rather than putting all of it into the stage structure. Director Blank said we may
want to consider giving our amphitheater a new name, because the term amphitheater gives
the impression of a much larger facility than what we have.
Director Blank said that two 75 foot fields were proposed for Greenwood School, but the
athletic association wants three smaller fields. The entire project was estimated at $400,000
to $500,000. We'll have to do it in phases. The school district will go 50/50 on the cost of
a nerp pond. The athletic association has some money to contribute. Director Blank hopes
that this project will move forward in the next 30 days. We can probably break ground in
July.
The Elm Creek Playfield building is nearing completion. We changed to a green metal roof
in an attempt to prevent vandalism, plus the metal roof looks better and will last longer.
Our adult softball leagues start there in May. Stadium bleachers are also up for the football
field. This field will have artificial turf.
Mighty Kicks money may be available for building soccer fields. This is a program similar
to Mighty Ducks, which is used to fund hockey rinks.
PRAC Minutes/April 2000
Page 20
Plymouth Soccer Association has volunteered money to help maintain Plymouth Creek
fields, which are their home fields. Commissioner Thompson stated that the Plymouth
Wayzata Youth Baseball Association has indicated that they will be paying to have
maintenance work done on baseball fields during their tournaments.
Director Blank was searching the Internet and discovered some information about
Bellevue, Washington, a suburb of Seattle, and decided to do a comparison of their
operations vs. Plymouth's. Their population is 105,700; ours is 63,000. Their city covers
31 square miles, Plymouth is 36 square miles. Their total park acreage is 1,711; ours is
1,228, including French Park. They have six multi -use combination soccer/football fields,
we have 19, plus an indoor facility. They have 23 multi -use combination softball/baseball
fields, we have 31. They don't have any ice skating facilities, we have two indoor ice
sheets, plus the one at Wayzata Central Middle School. They have 40 miles of trails, we
have 75. They have six beaches, we have five if you also count French Park and Wayata.
Per capita, Bellevue spends $55.91 on its residents; Plymouth spends $50.90.
Commissioner Fiemann asked about the Hopkins Arts Center. Director Blank said that it
was built with city money, private money, foundations, school contributions, etc.
The May meeting will be at the Plymouth Creek Center, with Mary presiding, because
Director Blank will be on vacation in England.
9. ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 8:35 p.m.
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April 25, 2000
Mayor Joy Tierney
3400 Plymouth Boulevard
Plymouth, MN 55447-1448
Dear Mayor Joy Tierney:
Kimberly Lane Elementary School
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I am sending this letter to you because there is a problem. All taxis and city buses are
really dirty and unsafe. If you could think about it you would certainly agree with me.
We need to have some type of clean and safe public transportation system.
This system will help people no cars or even people who have 1 car. People's car bill
will decrease and there wont be so much usage of gas and oil. Also, there will be less
road maintenance needed. For example, say a person with on car and it breaks down,
shat would they do, what would you do if the same thing happened to you? Take a dirt
city bus of taxi, ooh I don't think that I would. This system will have buses that can fit
more people than 10 or 11 cars could.
Think about traffic jams we all hate traffic jams. One way to make the amount smaller is
less cars, to make less cars we need this system so people know it is a safe place to
get a ride.
Z� yavre coming back from work and have had a very hectic day, if I were you I wouldnt
want to drive all the way home instead I'd take this system and relax or do some of my
work.
All those accidents you here about on T.V well with this system could prevent you, me
and the people around us from getting in a car accident.
This system will benefit individuals, our country and our environment. r
If we could have this start this system it could make the roads a safer place to be,
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Johnny Kastner
17405 Old Rockford Road
Plymouth, MN 55446
Dear Johnny:
Thank you for your letter requesting that we build another ice rink. Director Blank is on
vacation, so I will be answering your letter for him. I will make sure that he gets a copy of it.
I agree with you that it would be a good idea to have a third sheet of ice and that it would
provide more opportunities for additional teams to practice. At this time, however, there are
no definite plans to build another rink, but City staff will take your request into consideration.
Thank you for writing.
Sincerely,
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Mark Peterson
Superintendent. of Parks
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April 25, 2000
Mayor Joy Tierney
3400 Plymouth Boulevard
Plymouth, MN 55447-14478
Dear Mayor Tierney:
I am writing to you because I want you to build another ice rink in Plymouth. It would be
nice to have our Hockey team a little bit better. Our team is done for the year but it
would come in handy next year. And other Wayzata hockey teams could also practice
more. If you don't like this idea at least write back. Thank you.
Sincerely,
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13 700 601h Place North
Plymouth, Mn 55446
Telephone: (612) 557-0984
May 8, 2000
Dear Plymouth City Council,
I have a concern about the area on County Road 47, west of I-494,
past Dallas Lane. This area of County Rd. 47 cuts right through the Lake
Camelot subdivision. The speed limit in this area is presently 50 M.P.H.
Many residents walk or run in the area and cross County Rd.47 to use the
public paths. When traveling west on County Rd. 47, the I-494 overpass
blocks the view of approaching cars and pedestrians at the crosswalk
intersection at Yucca Lane and County Rd. 47. Due to the high speed limit
and visibility problems, it can also be unsafe to cross the street going east on
County Rd. 47 just west of Dallas Lane.
My suggestion is to lower the speed limit to 35 M.P.H. when going
through Lake Camelot Estates so the vehicles have time to slow down and
let people cross. This will help the people who take daily walks across
County Rd. 47.
Sincerely,
Ross Reverman
Troop 531
Maple Grove, Minnesota
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Millie Parsons
16525 39°i Place North
Plymouth, MN 55446
Dear Millie:
Thank you for your letter regarding safe playable soccer Fields. I'll-, sorry to hear about
your mother tripping. I hope she is all right. We do continual maintenance oour fields
including seed, sod, fertilization, aeration, and hole repair. We try to main ntain our Fields
around the constant use from snow melt until frCc%C up. We try to actually set aside a set
of soccer fields for 4-6 weeks in the fall for renovation. An interesting Sidc note
regarding soccer field use IS the FSCt that lllany Soccer teallls try to play on our facilities
during inclement weather. This Causes the most damage t0 Our facilities. The turf is
worn and torn during these wet periods, which can cause some of these LIIIStLF`C C011ditlolls.
If we all worked together perhaps we Could minimize the impact to the facilities. I want
to thank you for your letter; we will be working on things. If you see any problems out
there, please feel free to Contact us. You arc our eyes and ears. If you wish to contact me
I can be reached at 509-5941.
Since>;ely,
Mark S. Peterson
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Dear:,' Director Blank:
I'm writing to you about a concern that I have about the soccer fields in
Plymouth, MN. I have been playing soccer for five years and have found
that most soccer fields are in bad condition with many holes. As a family, we
were playing soccer when my mom tripped from a hole and badly twisted
her ankle and had to go to the doctor.
In my opinion, better soccer skills would be played if the players were not so
worried about tripping in a hole. I think this would be more enjoyable when
playing soccer. The fields are -always used by everyone for general use and
without holes it can be better for them, too.
I think if the Plymouth council were to fill the holes each spring and seed the
areas, along with general maintenance throughout the years, this will solve
a majority of the problem, and would make a lot of Plymouth residents and
especially soccer players very happy.
Nothing would make me happier than a safe and playable field where fun
wound be on my mind, not holes.
Sincerely,
Millie Parsons
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PLYMOUTFF
May 11, 2000
Mr. Daniel Davidson
16505 43rd Avenue North
Plymouth, MN 55446
Dear Mr. Davidson:
Thank you for your recent letter concerning violence in schools. We have been working
with our schools over the last two years on safety and violence prevention programs. Our
districts are putting in place appropriate response measures and plans based in part on
State and Federal recommendations.
The State of Minnesota Department of Public Safety through the Division of Emergency
Management have created an excellent safety violence prevention planning process that
has been provided to our schools along with Federal recommendations based on the
unfortunate incidents that have occurred throughout the country. We believe that each of
our school districts are moving forward with these important plans. Thank you again for
your concern.
Sincerely,
6CrA.G
Director of Public Safety
PLYMOUTH POLICE DEPARTMENT
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Wednesday, May 3, 2000
Mayor Joy Tierney
3400 Plymouth Boulevard
Plymouth, MN 55447- 1448
Dear Mayor Joy Tierney :
I think your working on this but I want to try to give you some advise on school
shootings. We had a lot of them around the U.S. ,but before it gets to late can you
take action around the state? Just a suggestion- you could make it a law to ban guns
from everybody except if the owners have a license or part of the National Guard or
police force.
If not you could have etal detectors at doors at buildings.
I hope you take actio soon!
Sincere ,
Daniel Davidson
May 12, 2000
John Gray
4460 Comstock Lane
Plymouth, MN 55446
PLYMOU?R
SUBJECT: OLD ROCKFORD ROAD TRAFFIC
Dear John:
I am responding to your e-mail message to the City concerning the area where you live
around the intersection of Old Rockford Road and Dunkirk Lane. Your message
concerned traffic noise on Old Rockford Road and the increase in traffic volumes.
As you state in your message, Old Rockford Road is a major part of the City's
transportation system. I am not sure how long you have lived in the area, but until three
years ago Old Rockford Road was County Road 9. Through the City's planning and
development process, a new connection was made to relocate County Road 9 from
Vicksburg Lane to Highway 55 which reduced traffic on Old Rockford Road.
As part of the City's transportation system, Schmidt Lake Road, another major east/west
street which parallels Old Rockford Road to the north, is planned for construction. This
roadway is being constructed concurrent with developments in the area. Currently a
portion of Schmidt Lake Road has been constructed westerly of Vicksburg Lane and
another portion constructed easterly of Peony Lane by the Wayzata High School. The
segment to connect these two portions of Schmidt Lake Road is planned for 2003. To
complete this connection, it requires the construction of a bridge over the CP Railroad.
When this last remaining section of Schmidt Lake Road is completed, this roadway will
become a major east/west arterial street all the way across the northcentral part of
Plymouth from Highway 169 on the east to Peony Lane on the west.
When Schmidt Lake Road is completed, Old Rockford Road should function as intended
in the City's Transportation Plan. Its intent is to serve the many residential neighborhoods
lying between Highway 55 and the railroad. Since the roadway does serve a large area, it
is projected to have a substantial traffic volume. It is for this reason that as part of the
City's planning and development, new homes have not been allowed to construct driveway
accesses to Old Rockford Road.
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Buffering along existing roads to new development is the responsibility of the developer or
the purchasers of the lots. I would suggest that you and your neighbors, if you do not -think
there is adequate buffering, consider planting of additional landscaping materials.
With the relocation of County Road 9 and the planned completion of Schmidt Lake Road,
the City has made provisions to have Old Rockford Road function as the residential
collector street for the many residential neighborhoods and the necessary access to the
Kimberly Lane School. If you would like to discuss the City's transportation system in
more detail, please contact me.
Sincerely,
Fred G. Moore, P.E.
Director of Public Works
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To: John Gray
Cc: Council; Fred Moore; Craig Gerdes
Subject: RE: traffic
Mr. Gray,
Thanks for your e-mail. I am forwarding it to all members of the City Council so they are aware of your specific
concerns. One of the Council's top priorities this year relates to traffic safety and crosswalk enforcement and education.
Last year, the Council authorized an increase of the dedicated traffic enforcement unit from two to three police officers,
and later this year we anticipate hiring a new position of Traffic Engineer. One of the primary duties of this new position
will be to analyze existing and future traffic situations and develop creative solutions by jointly working with citizens, and
with our engineering and police divisions.
I am also forwarding your e-mail to Public Works Director Fred Moore and to Public Safety Director Craig Gerdes,
and requesting that they respond to you with any additional information they may have. Stay in touch. Laurie Ahrens,
Assistant City Manager
----Original Message -----
From: John Gray [mailto:jgray 17015@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 8:34 AM
To: Lahrens@ci.plymouth.mn.us
Subject: traffic
Greetings from Old Rockford Road and Dunkirk. My name
is John Gray and we live in the Golfview Estates
development. I attained your address from the internet
site and am not sure if you are the one to contact but
here it goes. A number of us in this neighborhood have
been very concerned about the increased traffic along
Old Rockford road with the accompanied road noise. It
is our view that the city should do everything they
can to protect our neighborhood and it's property
values by limiting the impact of this roadway on our
neighborhood. No one argues this is an important
roadway providing access to the new high school but we
also feel there is alot the city could do to help our
development--traffic/noise control measures that could
be strictly enforced. This is an access road and
access must be maintained but not at the expense of
the neighborhood. The city has allowed tremendous
development growth and needs to address the impact
this has had on traffic in this area. Thankyou.
Sincerely John Gray
4460 COmstock Ln N
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Jan Haugen PLYMOUTH+
15760 —27 1h Avenue N.
Plymouth, MN 55447
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR PARKING ORDINANCE CHANGE
SHENANDOAH TOWNHOMES
Dear Jan:
I am responding to your letter requesting that the City permit parking on 28`h Avenue east of Vicksburg
Lane for the Shenandoah Townhomes. Currently there are no posted parking restrictions on
Shenandoah Lane, so except the period from 2:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. vehicles can park on the street.
In your letter you state that there has not been adequate parking provided within this development for
the number of vehicles which the residents have. The City does permit temporary parking on our streets
to accommodate residents having parties and events where additional parking is necessary, but it is the
policy of the City that each resident, business, or industry is required to provide adequate parking within
the development for their normal use.
Although not specifically stated, I would interpret your letter as requesting that the City of Plymouth
change our regulations to allow parking on city streets from 2:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. These regulations
were established to enhance public safety on our city streets and to also accommodate maintenance of
the streets. Typically when vehicles are allowed to park at any time on city streets, for some people this
becomes a storage lot for a vehicle which is never moved.
Parking is permitted on 28`h Avenue, except for the period of 2:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. For public safety
reasons and street maintenance reasons, I cannot recommend that the City Council change this provision
of our ordinances. This not only applies to 28`h Avenue, but all public streets in the City. Our
regulations do permit the temporary parking for larger temporary events within the neighborhoods. I
would recommend that you continue to work with your board and your residents to create additional
permanent parking within the development. You may also want to contact the business on the north side
of 28`h Avenue to see if they would allow temporary over night parking until you can create additional
on-site parking.
If you would like to discuss this further, please contact me.
Sincerely,
Fred G. Moore, P.E.
Director of Public Works
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Craig Gerdes, Public Safety Director
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Mr Fred Moore
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Dear Mr Moore;
As a member of the Shenandoah Board of Directors I
have been asked to contact you regarding a parking problem
we are experiencing in the complex.
When the Townhouses were constructed I'm sure the
City Council approved what was considered, at that time, adequate
parking spaces for the facilities. Now, in the year 2000, we are
faced with limited parking so we can comply with fire lane laws.
We would consider it a partial remedy if you would allow
parking either on the North or South side of 28th Street for at
least a three block area East from Vicksburg. In the meantime
the Board of Directors will pursue a solution to our problem.
Thank you for your attention to our request. Please feel
free to contact me if you would need to discuss the matter further.
You can reach me at my home, 763-557-9567.
cc: Mayor Joy Tierney
Councilman Tim Bildsoe
Townhouse Board of Directors
May 12, 2000
Wilson and Ann Robinson
335 Quaker Lane
Plymouth, MN 55441
CITY OF
PLYMOUTFF
SUBJECT: HIGHWAY 55 SOUTH FRONTAGE ROAD EAST OF REVERE LANE
Dear Mr. And Mrs. Robinson:
I am responding to your letter concerning the peak hour traffic on the southerly frontage road
along Highway 55 east of Revere Lane. As with most roads within the Metropolitan area that
serve large residential, commercial, or industrial complexes, this road experiences stop and go
traffic during the peak hours. What you addressed in your letter is the fact that the traffic
stopping for the stop sign at Revere Lane backs across the Quaker Lane intersection and blocks
your exiting to turn westbound on the frontage road.
You refer to the 600 unit Creekside Apartment Complex that is being constructed on the east side
of Nathan Lane. There are only 240 apartments in this new complex. In your letter you
requested that the roadways within this apartment complex be connected through the Holiday
Gas Station property and the office complex to Betty Crocker Drive. All of the roadways within
this area, except Nathan Lane, are private and are intended to only serve each individual
complex. Also there is a large wetland and a portion of Bassett Creek in between the apartment
complex and Betty Crocker Drive which would not allow this connection to be made. It is not
possible to require individual property owners to accommodate traffic from another private
property. For these reasons, this connection is not possible.
In your letter you also request that an "All -Way" stop be created at the intersection of Quaker
Lane and the south frontage road. This "All -Way" stop would be approximately two blocks east
of the existing stop which is causing the traffic backup during the peak hour. Because of the
very low volumes of traffic on Quaker Lane compared to the high traffic volumes on the south
frontage road, an "All -Way" stop at this intersection is not appropriate.
Since you state that you have lived here for over 35 years, I am sure you will recall that when the
apartment and condominiums on Nathan Lane were developed in the late 1970's, there was
consideration of making a public road connection from the dead-end of Quaker Lane to Nathan
Lane. This connection was rejected by the residents along Quaker Lane since they did not want
to have the possibility of the mix of the apartment/condominium traffic on Quaker Lane. Now
since the area is completely developed, this type of public road connection is no longer possible.
This connection would have provided alternate access for you.
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PLYMOUTH A Beautif ul Pface To Live
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 • TELEPHONE (612) 509-5000
www.d.plymouth.mn.us
Wilson and Ann Robinson _
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In order to improve the situation that you are addressing, which is the access from Quaker Lane
to the south frontage road during the peak hour traffic period, I will have our Street Division
install a sign for westbound traffic on the frontage road stating "Do Not Block Intersection."
Hopefully with this sign traffic, as they are stopping in line because of the backup from the stop
sign, will leave a gap which would allow the very few cars that exit Quaker Lane during the p.m.
peak hour to enter the "Q."
It is very nice to live on a quiet dead-end street, but by the nature of this situation, it does have
other negative impacts such as access to other city streets. You are limited to only one access. A
possibility you may want to consider during the p.m. peak hour, if you must exit Quaker Lane at
this time, is to turn right and go east to the intersection at the Brown's Market and then turn
around and get into the "Q" of vehicles for the stop sign.
If you would like to discuss this situation in more detail, please contact me.
Sincerely,
Fred G. Moore, P.E.
Director of Public Works
cc: Mayor and City Council (CIR 2000-26)
Gary Smith, Street Supervisor
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CITY OF
PLVMOUTR
May 10, 2000
Catherine J. Moen
4715 Xene Lane North
Plymouth, MN 55446-2192
Dear Ms. Moen,
Thank you for sharing your ideas about the Millennium Garden and landscaping throughout the
City. I, too, am very excited about the Millennium Garden. While bricks are being sold for a
walkway area, the vast majority of the site will be gardens and natural areas that will be
incorporated into the overall Plymouth Creek Park. I envision this central area as a gathering
place for the community.
I also appreciate your comments supporting plantings along roadways throughout the City.
Beautification of our main thoroughfares has been a priority of mine for several years, and I
believe the City is finally making some progress on this issue. We have begun including
landscaping as a major component of our street construction projects. Recent examples include
the reconstruction of Zachary Lane and West Medicine Lake Drive. Residents in these areas
have applauded the Council's efforts in incorporating significant landscaping into the proposed
street design. The upcoming reconstruction of County Road 101 from Highway 55 to County
Road 24 includes a $175,000 budget for landscaping.
This year the City Council also designated funds for landscaping of existing thoroughfares in the
City. Watch this year for plantings to begin along Plymouth Blvd., on Peony Lane near the
Wayzata High School, and on three segments of Bass Lake Road.
Thanks again for you comments. I will share your letter with the City Council.
Sincerely,
i
Joy Tierney
Mayor
PLYMOUTH A Beautifuf Place To Live
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 • TELEPHONE (612) 509-5000
www.d.plymouth.mn.us
Dear Resident:
On behalf of the Plymouth City Council, I am pleased to be writing to you to share our enthusiasm about
an exciting new project — the Millennium Garden. We are wholeheartedly committed to this project. We
see it as an exciting opportunity to bring our community together to create both a beautiful garden and a
legacy from our generation to future generations. As people learn more about it, we know our
enthusiasm will take root and spread.
The Millennium Garden, now in the planning stage, will be next to the Plymouth Creek Center, our new
activity center. When it is completed, the garden will be a source of great community pride as well as a
wonderful place to spend time. The enclosed brochure will give you more information about the garden
and how you can be involved in its creation.
To move the Millennium Garden off the drawing board and make it a reality, we need your help. We
need you to make a gift to the garden. You can contribute to the garden several different ways, and your
donation is tax deductible. You can:
■ Buy a brick to be engraved with an inscription of your choosing. Bricks will be incorporated into
the brick walkway at the garden.
■ Make a monetary contribution and have your name included on a plaque at the garden; or
■ Underwrite a larger item for the garden such as a fountain or gazebo.
We know you will want to be part of this project. It is a wonderful way for you, as an individual, to truly
make a lasting impression in our community. By buying a brick or making a monetary contribution, you
can have your family's name included in the garden or memorialize a loved one.
Please join us in this important community endeavor. This is a golden opportunity to let others know you
are proud to call Plymouth home and to be part of our community's success. Help make the Millennium
Garden a reality.
The Millennium Garden is the kind of project that asks us to work together. If each of us gives a little,
we can create something grand to be enjoyed by all. Please send in your generous gift today.
Sincerely, 11 >,
a
Joy Tierney CZ/LL-1 ,
Mayor
City of Plymouth
Catherine J. Moen
4715 Xene Lane North
Plymouth, MN 55446-2192
Ward 4 Council Representative Ginny Black
Plymouth City Council
3400 Plymouth Blvd.
Plymouth, MN 55447-1482
Dear Representative Black,
5550-1 Nathan Lane No.
Plymouth, MN. 55442
May 6, 2000
First of all I want to apologize for not being able to communicate with you this week. I'm sure
you have tried to return my mail box message several times. My wife and I have been staying
with our grand children at the 424-2341 .dumber and between the inter -net and teen telephone
talking, there is little time when the line is available.
The main purpose of this letter is to talk about the City proposed 18 month moratorium on
further development of the area bordered by Bass Lake Road on the North, Nathan Lane on the
east and Trenton Lane on the West and to tell you the devastating effect it will have on us.
We have been trying to sell our property for 14 years, since 1986. Now, just as we have several
interested developers, the City proposes to throw a road block in our way. One of the interested
developers, Ron Clark Construction, wants to submit a proposal to the City, but does not have
enough time before the moratorium goes into effect.
One of the problems that potential buyers have encountered is the multiple ownership [4 owners]
of the properties. Some have declined to become involved because of that complexity. Now if the
moratorium goes into effect, another factor has to be considered and that is age of the owners and
how it will effect the property. In 18 months I will be close to 78 years old, my wife close to 73. I
don't speak for Hewitt Peterson, who owns the piece next to Trenton Lane, but we have been
friends for 36 years and I know he will be around 79 years old. Not wanting to sound morbid, but
we have to consider the possibility of diminished capacity, death and heir involvement. Add all of
this to the mix and we have entanglements that make a bowl of spaghetti that might not be
unraveled for years.
Please see what you can do. We need your help.
Sincerely,
Darrell Gauvitte
RUSSELL V. IVERSON
To: Plymouth City Council
Attn: Ginny Black
Dear Ginny,
I am writing you regarding the city councils approach to alcohol compliance. This letter
is intended for the entire council and not you specifically. I have lived in Plymouth for
22 years and this is the first time I have voiced an opinion on any city matter.
It is my belief the city is using entrapment to prosecute and I will support any legal action
businesses may take in the future to protect themselves from police state tactics.
If a business is caught in selling to minors it should be a police matter and not up to the
council to be judge and jury. We have a legal system designed for lawbreakers. I am not
aware of any council member qualified to be a judge. The councils time should be spent
on city planning, not as an extension of the police.
I am not interested in the council's opinion on how children are to be raised nor is it any
of the cities business where liquor is located in my home.
Plymouth is not a small town and most people are interested in having the snow plowed
in a timely fashion and stoplights that work so we can get to our cabins.
Please concentrate your energy into matters we care about such as lake quality, trash cans
on the trails so people do not have to carry dog crap around or,if you are ambitious, find
out why the Radisson is using the Plymouth police as house security free of charge.
Sincerely,
Russell Iverson
12000 49`x' PI N
Plymouth, Mn 55442
riavd@uswest.net
1200049TH PLACE NORTH * PLYMOUTH, MN 55442
riavd@uswest.net
(612) 559-4626 ` FAX952) 932-9414
Page 1 of 1
Joy Tierney(J1
From: B Held [ply17410@mr.net]
Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2000 2:51 PM
To: jtierney@ci.ply mouth. mn.us; tbildsoe@ci.plymouth.mn.us; bbrown@ci.ply mouth. mn.us;
kslavik@ci.ply mouth. mn.us; gblack@ci.ply mouth. mn.us; sharstad@ci.ply mouth. mn.us;
jjohnson@ci.plymouth.mn.us
Subject: Thanks! - Commercial Lighting Decision
I read today in the "Plymouth News" that the council has passed an amended
zoning ordinance regarding lighting of commercial property.
As an astronomy hobbyist I'm glad to see this. Six years ago it was easy to see
the North Star and the Little Dipper from my backyard. Now it is very difficult.
The sky glow escaping from all the lights has really destroyed the night sky
beauty.
Coach style lights such as they have at Plymouth Station are notorious for not
keeping the light they emit down on the ground.
Greenhouse lights like Len Bush Roses use are so concentrated airline pilots can
use the facility as a beacon for nighttime reference! I wonder whatever
happened to Mr. Bush's promise to thoroughly shield all lights in any new green
houses he constructs?
Well you're headed in the right direction.
Thanks!
Bob Held
5/10/00
Julie Jones
12100 615' Ave. N.
l Plymouth, MN 55442
May 5, 2000
Brent Lindgren, Project Engineer -Design
Hennepin County Transportation Department
1600 Prairie Drive
Medina, MN 55340-5421
Re: The Northwest Boulevard Project
Dear Mr. Lindgren:
After speaking to several people at the DNR and the City of Plymouth, I continue to be
very concerned about the plans to construct two ponds in Outlots C and D in the Bass
Lake Estates Neighborhood. I know that the neighborhood has requested the County
to seek all other options and come back with an alternative plan around June 1.
However, I also understand that an EAW is also under review at this time and the
comment period will soon end.
My concerns are much greater than simply the loss of a natural buffer to the new
section of Northwest Boulevard. My concerns stem from three unanswered questions:
1. Why should our neighborhood loose a natural upland area to mitigate the loss of
wetland over two miles away in Maple Grove?
2. What assurances will we have that the proposed storm water treatment pond will
not result in flooding of our back yards?
3. What exactly are the landscaping plans for this project?
Wetland Mitigation
I fail to see the logic in destroying the forest located in Outlots C and D for the ponds.
understand why the ponds need to be built, but I see other locations in the area which
are unforested that would be a better alternative for wetland replacement. I need to
see proof that other locations in the area (and this includes Maple Grove) have been
exhausted as options for the wetland replacement. I would much rather see the
species of animals, plants and birds listed in the attachment behind my home than
geese and ducks.
Storm Water Management
As we already have had storm water management problems in this area, I am extremely
concerned as to how increased flooding and stream bank erosion can be prevented
with the addition of a 4 -lanes of impervious surface added to the area. The existing
creek runs through the backyards of our property in this area, meaning the slightest
increase in the level of the creek will cause our basements to flood. We are sensitive
to the fact that the improper management of storm water runnoff in this area also
greatly impacts Pike Lake.
--E:- L( f
At our next neighborhood meeting, I will expect thorough explanation of the storm water
treatment pond proposed just north of 61' Avenue. I would like to know how this pond
will function, what amount of rainfall it is capable of handling, how it will be accessed
for maintenance, and what the expected maintenance schedule will be. Most
importantly, I expect to see a storm sewer line map showing the size of pipes, direction
of flow, and elevations of the Plymouth and adjoining Maple Grove sections of roadway.
Landscaping
Many of us in the neighborhood fear Roaly weedy mess we are d and Hemlock Lane, recent by on the boulevards and medians of Bass Lake
Hennepin County road construction projects, will be expanded with the Northwest
Boulevard project. I understand that the City is planning on planting trees, but what
else? I, personally, would like to see some creative landscaping that enhances the
natural forested area. Whatever can be done to replace some of the natural wildlife
habitat lost should be of utmost priority. We have already lost a huge area of wildlife
habitat in the nearby Eagle Lake Hennepin Park Project. That project combined with
this one is sadly breaking up a wildlife corridor stretching from Hwy. 169 to 1-494.
Summary
The bottom line is my husband and I feel very betrayed by local government related to
this project. On the day we debated whether or not to purchase our home nine years
ago, we were told by a City of Plymouth engineer two key things. 1) Hemlock Lane
would dead-end at Bass Lake Road following the completion of NW Boulevard, and 2)
that the berm behind our home would not be touched, screening us from view of the
new roadway. Both of those key factors in our decision to go ahead and buy our home
have now been changed. Needless to say, we are not pleased with how this project
has proceeded.
This road construction project is terribly long overdue with traffic congestion being
unbearable some days. We want to see Northwest Boulevard completed soon, but we
want to make sure that we have an end product that can be an enhancement to our
neighborhood, not destructive.
Sincerely,
bY1e --
Ju a Jones
cc: Dan Faulkner, City Engineer, City of Plymouth
Dan Campbell, Senior Engineering Technician, City of Plymouth
Paul Buck, City Forester, City of Plymouth
Ginny Black, Councilmember, City of Plymouth
Tom Hovey, Division of Waters, DNR
Wayne Barstad, Regional Environmental Assessment Ecologist, DNR
61" Avenue/Ives Lane Forest Habitat I _ (� e-,
Over the past nine years I have seen the following in the woods behind my home:
Animals and Birds
Red fox
Muskrat
White-tailed Deer
Woodchuck
Pileated Woodpecker
Wood Ducks
Great -horned Owl
Some of the Existing Wildflowers
Canada Anemone
Trillium
Wild Columbine
Yellow Violet
Blue Violet
Smooth Sweet Cicely
Jack -in -the -Pulpit
Sumac
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Tiern
From: Susan L Henderson [SLHend@worldnet.att.net]
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 10:18 AM
To: jtierney@ci.plymouth.mn.us; Dwight Johnson
Subject: Thank You!!
Joy & Dwight -
Just a quick note to thank you and the City for the lovely
dinner and program you hosted for the Board and Commission
members on April 24th. It was a delightful evening, the food
was scrumptious, the program was informative and fun and it
was great to be in our new Plymouth Creek Center!! Thank you
very much. I continue to be proud of our City and all of the
quality staff, elected officials and volunteers we have
here.
Susan Henderson
HRA Commissioner
05!1112000 15:26 4972745 CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL PAGE 02
Church of St. Michael
22 N. Main St. P.O. Box 180
St. Michael, MN 55376
763-497-2745
May 11, 2000
To: Fred Moore
From: Ken Wendinger
Re: D. Johnson's excellence
This morning Darrel Johnson and 1 walked in the rain and mud to
survey the environmental questions I had concerning the Eagle
Lake Hennepin county Park. He patiently answered all my questions
and was open to several suggestions I had that might decrease
pollution to Eagle Lake.
Darrel has always returned my calls in a timely manner and often
thanked me for reporting a water quality problem surrounding a
construction site. The City of Plymouth is fortunate to have such a
dedicated worker. One of these days when the City Council is giving
awards for outstanding service, I think he should be one of the
recipients.
CITY OF
PLYMOUTI-F
May 11, 2000
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«local address»
Dear «title» «last name»:
The City Council has asked that I write to share our concerns relating to the bleacher safety bills
adopted in 1999 and 2000. Following a fatal accident in 1999, the legislature required bleachers that
are taller than 30 inches to have gaps between seats, floorboards, and guardrails that do not exceed 4
inches or to have safety nets installed. The previous standard was 9 inches. Immediately following
the fatal accident in January 1999, our park department inventoried all of our bleachers and
developed a plan for correction where problems were noted. However, Plymouth, other cities, and
school districts were not allowed to evaluate our own risk or implement our own corrective plans
because the legislature stepped in and mandated specific requirements on bleacher safety.
In Plymouth, we took the mandate seriously and immediately removed, dismantled, and destroyed all
bleachers that did not meet the new requirements. The cost value of these bleachers was $90,000.
Less than one year later, the legislature again studied the issue and discovered that lessening the
standards could be done without compromising safety.
The City of Plymouth is left wondering whether it served us well to respond in good faith because we
were penalized $90,000 for doing so. The majority of our bleachers that were removed and destroyed
would have met the revised requirements.
While the event that initiated the bleacher issue was indeed a tragedy, the legislature's immediate,
emotional response without thorough research resulted in the City of Plymouth spending an
unnecessary $90,000 of the taxpayer's money.
Sincerely,
Joy Tierney
Mayor
cc: League of Minnesota Cities
PLYMOUTH A Beautifu(Pface To Live
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119 State Office Building
St. Paul, MN 55155
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Martha
Robertson
125 State Office Building
St. Paul, MN 55155
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543 State Office Building
St. Paul, MN 55155
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571 State Office Building
St. Paul, MN 55155
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585 State Office Building
St. Paul, MN 55155
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485 State Office Building
St. Paul, MN 55155
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Please call the AMM (651-215-4000)
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Legislature nears adjournment
ith four legislative days remain-
ing, the 2000 Legislature could
adjourn within the next week Adjourn-
ment is contingent upon the comple-
tion of several outstanding issues
Among them are the form and amount
of the rebate, the capital budget and
the tax and appropriations bills.
Based on the agreement to allocate
$175 0 million to the House, the
Senate and the governor, the confer-
ence committees will attempt to
complete their work by early next
week. Among the issues to be re-
solved are:
LEVY LIMITS
Depending upon the amount and
type of tax relief - property or income
- there could be an argument for no
levy limits. For example, if there were
a minimum of property tax compres-
sion and change, levy limits would not
be needed
TAX INCREMENT FINANCING (TIF)
The TIF subcommittee has met
several times to discuss the various
issues and take testimony. While no
final subcommittee report has been
made, the major issues seem to be the
proposed amendments to the duration
limits for economic development
districts and special laws.
TRANSPORTATION
If the tab fees are reduced as
proposed by the governor, the issue of
replacement revenue must be re-
solved_ The original tab proposal
included a constitutional amendment to
dedicate a portion of the motor vehicle
tax to replace the lost revenue
PUBLIC FINANCE
The Public Finance Bill is in confer-
ence committee The bill authorizes
$19 5 million in additional bonding for
regional transit, permits counties
outside the metropolitan area to estab-
lish Economic Development Authorities
(EDA) and allows a city to consider the
transit opt -out alternative.
BUSINESS SUBSIDY
The bill passed the House with the
economic development related language
contained in the Omnibus Appropria-
tions Act The Senate bill does not
contain the amendments A conference
committee has been appointed to
resolve the differences.
It is possible that the conference
committee report could remove the
additional amendments and limit its work
to the business subsidy amendments
The major differences are the subsidy
threshold, the required content of the
wage goals and the retroactive report-
ing
RELIEVER AIRPORTS
The bill (HF 849) requires legislative
approval to reclassify an airport from a
relieverto an intermediate airport The
difference between the two airport types
is runway length (5,000 feet). The
Senate bill includes the airport mitiga-
tion program for the cities located
adjacentto or near the international
airport. The bill will be subject to a
conference committee.
The legislature has completed action
on numerous bills Since April 17, 34
bills have been sent to the governor for
approval. Of the 34, 25 have been
signed into law, two have been vetoed
and seven are pending action. Among
those awaiting action is the Public
Corporations Bill The Data Practices
Conference Committee has completed
its work and the House and Senate next
week should discuss the committee
report
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May 8-12, 2000
Vote on Tax Bill expected Tuesday
The conference committees met
over the weekend and should
finish their work today. Votes on the
major tax and appropriation bills are
scheduled for Tuesday, May 9.
The schedule is designed to
allow the legislature the opportunity
to attempt to override any vetoes by
the governor. Being aware of the
number of legislative days remain-
ing and the fact that the governor
has three days to sign or veto a bill,
the legislature will probably adjourn
until next week and if needed
attempt to override a veto.
Although there are no official
written conference committee
reports, the following summary of
the Tax Bill is based on committee
action through noon May 8.
NO 2001 LEVY LIMITS
As a result of the three-part
agreement to spend $175.0 million
of permanent funds among the
House, Senate and the governor,
the Tax Bill does not include exten-
sive tax rate compression. There-
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fore, levy limits for 2001 are not in
effect. The status of the limits in
future years will be dependent
upon such factors as the
governor's 2001 tax reform plan.
SALES TAX REBATE
The bill does include a sales tax
rebate that totals approximately
$700.0 million. The average rebate
could equal half of last year's total.
The checks, which are being paid
with onetime money, should be
mailed in August. There is also a
farm rebate.
INCOME TAX REDUCTION
The bill reduces the income tax
rates for all three income tax tiers.
The exact rate reduction for each
tier has not been announced. It is
probable that the permanent
reduction will use most of the
$175.0 million.
LGA INCREASE FOR SOME
While there is no property tax
compression, there are several
property tax related items in the
bill. Many of the property tax
provisions address local issues.
For example, there is a Local
Government Aid (LGA) increase for
individual cities including Osseo,
Kelliher and Darwin.
There is a special levy provision
(if limits are imposed) to permit a
city to levy to finance certain utility
costs associated with highway
improvements.
The proposal to modify the class
4d property tax impact aid was not
approved, but the House language
that folds the aid into the LGA
formula is included.
AMENDMENTS TO TIF
The TIF article includes numerous
technical amendments modifying
county notices and waiver dates.
The bill also repeals the mined
underground space district, amends
the definition for redevelopment
district to include oil storage facili-
ties, adopts the redraft of the report-
ing requirements and clarifies the
duration limit for economic develop-
ment districts.
The limit will be eight years after
the receipt of the first year's incre-
ment. In addition, the base inflator
has been repealed.
The TIF article also makes sev-
eral changes to the TIF Act that
permit use of TIF for affordable
housing that may be located outside
the project area.
OTHER CONFERENCE
COMMITTEES
The Transportation Conference
Committee has scheduled another
meeting for later today. The commit-
tee has agreed to appropriate
$405.0 million in onetime money for
highway corridors, bottlenecks,
bridges and local roads. The amount
of funding for transit projects has not
been finalized.
The Bonding Conference Commit-
tee will reconvene at 5 p.m. today.
There is a spending target but the
committee is still negotiating a final
capital budget.
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Transportation Bill passes
Highways are a big recipient in the legislation
The Omnibus Transportation
Funding Bill contains a total of
$596 million for various transporta-
tion related items. This includes
$405 million general fund cash, $91
million trunk highway fund appro-
priation and $100 million trunk
highway bonding. The bill tips
significantly to highway funding
(only $20 million for Metro Transit).
Specifics of the bill include:
♦ $10 million for bus garages.
♦ $6.3 million for transit ways.
♦ $3.7 million for regular route
deficiency funding from last year.
♦ $5 million for Advantages for
Transit.
♦ $177 million for metro area
bottlenecks and $177 million for
outstate corridors.
♦ $39 million for local bridges.
♦ $100 million in bonding for
trunk highway construction.
♦ $23.8 million for county roads.
♦ $6.2 million for city roads.
♦ $15 million for revolving loan
fund.
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♦ $25.7 million for buildings.
♦ $4.8 million for trunk highway
construction sales tax replacement.
The remaining $2.5 million plus
$1.6 million in cancellations was
appropriated for various studies
and a small increase in outstate
transit.
The original language killing
LRT was deleted. Also, in last
minute maneuvering Tuesday
evening $44 million cash was
inserted in the Bonding Bill (HF
4078) for construction of a bus
transitway.
This bill passed just prior to 7
a.m., Wednesday, May 10.
R.S.V. P. deadline for
Annual Meeting is Friday
'f you haven't already, call now
to make your reservation for
the AMM Annual Meeting on
Thursday, May 18 at the
Sheraton Midway Hotel in St.
Paul.
The evening begins with a
social hour at 5:30 p.m., dinner
at 6.30 and the business meet-
ing to follow at 7.30. Rep. Ann
Lenczewski is the keynote
speaker.
Please call Laurie Jennings
(651-215-4000) by Friday, May
12 if you plan to attend,
Public Finance Bill
still in committee
The Public Finance Bill (SF
3730/HF 4090) is still in confer-
ence committee. It contains $19.4
million in metro bonds for busses
plus a possible $40 million per year
in metro capital bonding authority
for bus garages, etc.
It is uncertain at this time if the
bill or these provisions will survive
for consideration Wednesday, May
17, when the legislature recon-
venes to consider possible veto
overrides.
Tax Bill sent to the
governor for approval
The Tax Bill doesn't include:
♦ Levy limits.
♦ Reverse referendum.
♦ More market value limitation.
♦ Metro Transit property tax
replacement.
♦ General small city LGA in-
crease.
♦ More sales tax exemptions.
Specifics included in the bill are-
♦ Small LGA increase for Osseo,
Kelliher and Darwin,
♦ Income tax reduced .15%,
.20%,.15% to 5.35%,7.05% and
7.85%,
♦ Small marriage penalty credit
expansion_
♦ Sales tax rebate equal to about
40% of last years (about $660 M).
♦ Auto license tab reduction.
Year 1 - current, year 2 - max of
$189, year 3-10 - max of $99 and
year 11 -current $35.
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A weekly legislative update from the League of Minnesota Cities May 5, 2000
Thirty-three and a third—
Solution or confusion?
This week, the Senate, governor,
and House agreed to a fragile com-
promise of how to use the perma-
nent $549 million state surplus.
Each of the three parties will
designate how their $175 million
share is to be allocated ($24 million
has already been accounted for
through the passage of Katie's Law
on predatory offenders and build-
ing a state-wide criminal justice
database) .
Events at the Capitol over the past
two days, however, make the details
appear even more confusing than
before the compromise was an-
nounced. As of Friday, the picture
looks like this:
• Governor's Share
Probably reductions in license
tab fees with a backfill of revenue
into the Highway User Trust
Fund. The governor has alluded
to an alternative where he might
reserve the money for his "big
plan" reform package scheduled
for the 2001 session.
• House Share
Probably will be dedicated to a
package of permanent income
tax reductions.
• Senate Share
Will likely be used to increase
funding for education, nursing
homes and environmental
spending.
The Legislature is also discussing
how to divvy up the available one-
time resources. Although the House
and Senate have agreed on a one-
time sales tax rebate, the House
supports a larger rebate while the
Senate supports additional spend-
ing for education and other uses.
To add additional confusion, even
the size of the bonding bill has yet
to be finalized and the contentious
issue of light-rail transit has not
been fully resolved.
Among the initiatives that appear to
be out of the picture are the House's
proposal for phase three for prop-
erty tax reform and the Senate's
proposal for more Local Govern-
ment Aid for small cities. If phase
three property tax reforms are
dead, we hope levy limits will also
be allowed to sunset. During the
mark-up of the House tax bill,
Committee Chair Ron Abrams
described levy limits as a transi-
tional tool for implementing prop-
erty tax reform. If no transition, no
transition tool can be justified.
Conference committees have been
instructed to meet over the week-
end and wrap up their bills by noon
on Monday. The House and Senate
are scheduled to meet in floor
sessions on Tuesday. But until
leadership agrees on spending
targets for the one-time money
among the various bills, it will be
difficult for conference committees
to make much progress. In addition,
there are only three legislative days
remaining this session. With little
time remaining, don't be surprised if
the whole thing falls apart again.
Will tab cuts equal
municipal state aid cuts?
Now that the Senate, House, and
administration have agreed to the
one-third, one-third, one-third split
of ongoing funding, public policy
watchers are questioning how the
details will be worked out. One of
the options the administration is
considering for its third is reduc-
tions in license tab tees. Among the
biggest concerns with using $175
million for tab cuts is how the state
will address the potential hole in
ongoing transportation funding.
While several legislators have
supported a constitutional amend-
ment to dedicate MVET revenues
to transportation funding rather
than to the general fund, it is
unclear whether the administration's
proposal will secure MVET revenue
for roads. One possible compro-
mise being discussed would main-
tain the current tab fee structure
and dedication, but would provide
tab fee reductions to individuals via
an offset credit paid from the
state's general fund. This is a
variation on a bill offered this
session by Rep. Ray Vandeveer
(R -Forest Lake).
The status of additional one-time
transportation funding is similarly
unclear. The governor and the
Senate want a greater share of any
resources dedicated to transit, while
the House wants to provide most of
the one-time money for transporta-
tion project acceleration and con-
gestion mitigation. Without sufficient
transit resources, the governor
could choose to veto any bill.
Call the governor and your legisla-
tors this weekend and early next
week urging them to protect ongo-
ing transportation funding.
GIS bill
Language previously included in
the GIS liability bill, introduced by
Rep. Holberg (R -Lakeville) and
Sen. Hottinger (DFL -Mankato), has
been incorporated in the omnibus
data practices conference commit-
tee report, which was agreed to
Wednesday. The report now moves
to the House and Senate floors.
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funding. In addition, the growth in the motor
I vehicle sales tax revenues has been slower
UPDATE than the growth in the license fee revenue.
In other words, the highway user tax
distribution fund will ultimately have less
Legislature Moves Forward revenue under the governor's proposal.
The weekend was bustling with legislative
activity as most of the major conference
committees reconvened for the first time in
several weeks. Leadership established noon
today (Monday) as the deadline to finish the
omnibus tax and spending bills. Both the
House and Senate will then attempt to pass
the conference committee reports on the
major bills on Tuesday.
Tax Conference Committee
The Tax Conference committee met on
Saturday for 7 hours and completed work on
most of the non -monetary provisions.
Included in the Saturday agreement was a
sunset of levy limits, the elimination of the
House reverse referendum provision and the
removal of the Senate Local Government
Aid increase for small cities.
The committee adopted the governor's
proposed license tab fee reduction, which
will limit automobile license fees in the
second year to $189 and in the third and
subsequent years to $99. The "backfill"
revenue source is a statutory dedication of
motor vehicle sales tax to the highway user
tax distribution fund. In the first two years,
the bill will transfer a set amount of
revenues and in the third and subsequent
years, 32 percent of the motor vehicle sales
tax will be transferred.
The statutory dedication could create long-
term problems for the highway user tax
distribution fund. The League and other
organizations argued for a constitutional
dedication of funds to replace the lost
revenues in order to preserve transportation
TI)F provisions adapted
Over the weekend the tax conference
committee reached an agreement and
adopted the tax increment provisions that
will be included in the omnibus tax bill.
One of the more notable provisions modifies
the economic development district duration.
In final form, the language repeals the 1I -
year from TIF plan approval rule, provides
for an 8 -year from receipt of first increment
duration, and allows A 3 -year payback
period for violations occurring before June
I, 2000.
Another provision that has generated
considerable discussion is a correction of a
previous cross-referencing mistake that
allows taxpayers to bring private lawsuits
for damages for TIF violations involving the
collection of increment. Most of the
concern revolved around the fact the original
retroactive application of this provision.
Ultimately, it was decided that this provision
would apply only to violations occurring
after final enactment. Please look for a
more detailed overview of the TIF
provisions in the upcoming issue of the
Cities Bulletin.
What's Out
in addition to abandoning levy limits and
reverse referendum, the Conference
committee did not adopt any of the property
classification changes or the limited market
value modifications contained in the original
House tax bill. The Senate truth -in -taxation
changes including the provision that would
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• $177 million to improve highway
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corridors connecting Greater Minnesota
and levy information and the exemption
regional centers.
from the hearing requirement were also
0.'$100 million in highway bonds that
abandoned.
MdDOT would use to finance other road
andbridge projects.
Other Conference Committees
• $40 million to repair and replace local
The primary task of the 2000 Legislature is
bridges.
to build a capital improvement package. As
•.$30 million in state aid for city streets and
of this morning, the Omnibus Bonding Bill,
county roads.
HF4078/SF381 1, is still being discussed.
The original bills authored by
The final agreement no longer contain
Representative Knoblach (R-St.Cloud) and
language repealing the authority and funding
Senator Berglin (DFL -Minneapolis)
for light rail transit.
contained $532 million in spending
recommended by the House and $764
Two issues remain outstanding. The first is
million in spending recommended by the
the Administration's request for an
Senate. The most recent information on the
additional $100 million for transit projects.
bill includes funding for Wastewater
Tho second is whether to ask voters to
Infrastructure Funding, State Revolving
approve a constitutional amendment
Loan Fund, Public Safety Facility Grants,
dedicating a portion of the sales tax on cars
Rural Finance Authority Loans, and Local
and trucks (MVET) to the state highway
Government Roads Wetland Banking
trust fund.
Funding. However, a disclaimer on the
accuracy of this information is necessary.
The omnibus state government spending
According to the Senate and House Capital
conference committee met over the
Improvement Committee staff, the most
weekend. The bill includes policy and
recent publicly released offers by the House
appropriation changes in the areas of jobs
and Senate are obsolete and the final deal
and economic development, judiciary,
must still be reached.
agriculture, natural resources, health and
human services, and state departments.
The transportation conference committee did
There are several items of interest to cities
not officially meet over the weekend, but
that are currently in this bill including
House and Senate leaders negotiated
funding for low-income housing through
throughout the weekend.
federal welfare reform (TANF) funding,
design -build prohibition, employer reference
Senate Transportation Finance Chairman
liability, $1 million for shelters for youth
Dean Johnson, DFL -Willmar, and House
prostitutes and at -risk youth, and $30,000
Transportation Finance Chairwoman Carol
for matching grants for drug enforcement
Molnau, R -Chaska, released details on the
dogs.
final bill late Saturday. The bill, HF
2891/SF 3793 appropriates more than $500
The education conference committee met all
million in road and bridge construction and
day Saturday and all evening Sunday until
keeps funding for light-rail transit intact.
1:00 am Monday and was scheduled to meet
The package includes funding for
again `this morning. A separate conference
transportation projects over the next three
committee is working on changes to the K -
years.
1,2,graduation standards, known as the
profiles of learning.
Conferees have agreed to split the money as
follows:
• $177 million to eliminate bottlenecks on
Twin Cities area freeways.
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Special Wednesday Update
Note: This update may arrive before you receive this
week's Cities Bulletin and it is intended to supplement
that information.
Early Wednesday morning, the House and Senate
completed work on the major tax and spending bills.
The breakneck pace was necessitated by the desire of
legislative leaders to be able to override any gubernato-
rial veto of the major tax and spending bills. A consti-
tutional provision gives the governor extra time to act
on bills passed in the last three days of the session.
Without action on Tuesday/Wednesday morning, the
constitution allows the governor 14 days to act on bills.
Floor activity on Tuesday and early Wednesday was
punctuated by numerous recesses where leadership had
to negotiate contentious unresolved issues between the
House, Senate, and Governor's office. The bonding bill
was held up over a disagreement on whether a portion
of the governor's share of the budget agreement would
be used for metro busways. The education bill was
delayed several hours due to a disagreement between
the House and Senate over the future of the Profiles of
Learning.
To make matters worse, the House spent time debating
a proposed constitutional amendment for a unicameral
legislature, only to have a minority report adopted that
re-referred the bill to the Ways and Means Committee.
The committee did not meet and the bill appears to
have lost the eighth of its nine lives.
The House and Senate adjourned until Wednesday,
May 17 at 11:00 a.m. This brief recess will allow the
governor to act on the bills passed to date. In addition,
there are bills remaining that have not been passed by
both bodies and there will undoubtedly be lobbying for
action on these bills. With these variables, it is unclear
exactly when they will adjourn sine die. We hope to
have a complete summary of new laws available in the
Cities Bulletin in the next few weeks.
Latest Activity Update
Final action was taken on the tax bill, the transporta-
tion bill, the education bill, the supplemental appro-
priations bill and the bonding bills. Most major provi-
sions are summarized in the May 10 edition of the
Cities Bulletin. Following is a summary of the Housing
funding provisions of the omnibus supplemental
spending bill that were agreed to late yesterday after-
noon.
Funding for housing production and homeless preven-
tion includes:
• $50 million lobe transferred from TANF for an
affordable housing program — of which $20 million
is an interest-free loan to Habitat for Humanity and
$30 million to finance rental housing serving
families assist low-income households;
• $500,000 from federal welfare reform (TANF)
funds for family homeless prevention and assis-
tance;
• $200,000 for YouthBuild;
• $175,000 base level funding for the Home Share
Program.
The legislature also created two supportive housing
and managed care pilot projects, one of which will be
located outside the Twin Cities metropolitan area. The
projects will study whether integrating employment,
health care and supportive services will reduce spend-
ing for homeless assistance, increase employment and
provide alternatives to current services to individuals
and families requiring intensive case management and
services.
The legislature also appropriated $5.6 million for the
state's Family Investment Program (MFIP) to cover the
cost of eliminating a requirement that $100 a month be
deducted from MFIP grants for low-income families
who reside in subsidized housing.
MEMO
CITY OF PLYMOUTH
3400 Plymouth Boulevard
Plymouth, MN 55447
DATE: May 12, 2000
TO: Mayor and City Council through
Dwight D. Johnson, City Manager
FROM: Fred G. Moore, P.E., Director of Public Works
SUBJECT: VOLUNTARY PURCHASE OF PROPERTY
COUNTY ROAD 101 IMPROVEMENTS
CITY PROJECT NO. 9005
Attached is a copy of a letter which I have sent to the eight property owners forwarding
to them the appraisal of their property which has been completed by our independent
appraisers. The City Council has approved a process by which the City would offer to
purchase the eight homes at fair market value. I am also attaching a copy of a summary
sheet of the properties which received this letter. This summary indicates the property
and the value by our two independent appraisers.
Before an offer is made to any of the property owners, we will be requesting City Council
concurrence with the offer. Please let me know if there are any questions concerning this
process.
attachments
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VOLUNTARY PROPERTY ACQUISITION
COUNTY ROAD 101
CITY PROJECT NO. 9005
OWNER
ADDRESS
P.T.D.
B & J
APPRAISAL
BLINDMAN
APPRAISAL
Pickering
3030 Co. Rd. 101
19-118-22-41-0009
$190,000
$207,000
Mills
4020 Co. Rd. 101
18-118-22-41-0002
$165,000
$168,000
Anderson
17915 — 30th Place N.
19-118-22-42-0020
$190,000
$190,000
Porter
17915 Co. Rd. 24
19-118-22-42-0019
$210,000
$215,000
Hughes
17825 Co. Rd. 24
19-118-22-41-0008
$150,000
$165,000
Vicary
3225 Co. Rd. 101
19-118-22-13-0059
$190,000
$190,000
Phad
17920 — 30th Place N.
19-118-22-42-0003
$200,000
$200,000
Frost
3950 Co. Rd. 101
18-118-22-41-0004
$165,000
$180,000
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CITY PROJECT NO. 9005
Dear «Title» «LastNamew
You have indicated that you may be considering selling your home to the City of Plymouth as part of
the voluntary purchase of properties which the City Council has authorized. Enclosed are copies of the
two appraisals the City had completed by two independent appraisers for your property. As you have
been previously informed, the City will provide you up to a maximum of $500 for the cost of any
technical or legal advice you wish to receive in reviewing these appraisals. In order to receive this
reimbursement, I will need a copy of an invoice or statement from any persons you use for this review.
I am requesting that you review the appraisals and let me know as soon as possible if you think there is
any factual information that is incorrect which the appraisers used to determine their estimate of fair
market value of your property. If you think there are some factual discrepancies, please detail these in
writing to me in order that I can present them to our appraisers.
After I have heard from you on any comments which you have on the appraisal, the City is prepared to
make an offer to purchase your property based upon these appraisals. As with any person buying a
property, our offer will be contingent on the following items being completed:
• Inspection of the home by an independent inspector to determine any major
structural or safety items which should be corrected by you. If your property is
on a septic tank or well, this would also include an inspection of the private
disposal system and a water quality test of the well water.
• A title opinion on the property to determine fee interest ownership of the
property and any encumbrances which may be against the property which would
need to be cleared before purchase by the City.
• A Standard Purchase Agreement which is used in real estate transactions on the
obligations of the buyer and seller.
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The City is prepared to move forward with an offer to purchase your property as soon as we have
heard from you on any factual information concerning the appraisal. Since your home does not
need to be vacated at any specific time for the County Road 101 Improvement Project to move
forward, as part of reaching an agreement on the purchase of your home by the City, we will also
negotiate on a possession date to the City. Based upon the schedule for construction as we know it
at this time, this could be as late as the fall of 2001.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. I will be looking forward to
receiving your comments on the appraisal in order that we can move forward with the project.
Sincerely,
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Fred G. Moore, P.E.
Director of Public Works
enclosures
cc: Daniel L. Faulkner, City Engineer
Steve Deuth, Sr. Engineering Technician
Jim Grube
HENNEPIN COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION DEPT.
1600 Prairie Drive
Medina, MN 55340-5421
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Ms. Cynthia Mills Ms. Becky Schuett Frost Mr. & Mrs. Jeff & Linda Vicary
4020 County Road 101 3950 County Road 101 3225 County Road 101
Plymouth, MN 55446 Plymouth, MN 55446 Plymouth, MN 55447
Mr. Robert Hughes
17825 County Road 24
Plymouth, MN 55447
Mr. & Mrs. Ken & Ludmilla Phad
17920 — 30th Place North
Plymouth, MN 55447
Mr. Richard Pickering
3030 County Road 101
Plymouth, MN 55447
Mr. James Anderson
17915 — 30th Place North
Plymouth, MN 55447
Mr. David Porter
17915 County Road 24
Plymouth, MN 55447