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1. COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE:
NOTE: Ward I 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 9, 7:00 PM REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING,
Council Chambers
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, Council Chambers
TUESDAY, MAY 23, 7:00 PM REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING,
Council Chambers
3. MONDAY, MAY 8, 7:00 PM YOUTHAD VISOR Y COMMITTEE, Medicine Lake Room
4. THURSDAY, MAY 11, 7:00 PM CHARTER COMMISSION, Public Safety Training Room
5. THURSDAY, MAY]], 7: 00 PM PARK & RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE,
Council Chambers
6. WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION, Council Chambers
7. THURSDAY, MAY 18, 7: 00 PM HRA, Medicine Lake Room
CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMO
MAY 5, 2000
8. THURSDAY, MAY I8, 7: 00 PM
9. SATURDAY, MAY20, 9:00-3:30 PM
P UBLIC SAFETY AD VISOR Y BOARD,
Public Safety Training Room
PLYMOUTH CLEAN—UP DAY,
Public Works Maintenance Facility
10. A List of future Regular Council Meeting agenda items is attached. (M-10)
11. May, June, and July calendars are attached. (M-11)
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C) News Release regarding applications being accepted
for Charter Commission (I -lc)
d) LMC Affordable Housing Symposium, July 13, 2000
St. Cloud Civic Center from 8:00 a.m. - 4:.00 p.m.(I-ld)
e) Article from St. Paul Pioneer Press regarding choice
in cable providers (I -le)
2. STAFF REPORTS
a) Fred Moore's memo to Dwight Johnson regarding Regional
Trail Construction by Union Pacific Railroad South of
Medicine Lake (I -2a)
3. CORRESPONDENCE
a) E-mail from Susan Henderson, HRA Commissioner thanking
staff, elected officials and volunteers for the Board
and Commission dinner and program at the Plymouth Creek
Center (I -3a)
b) Letter from Barbara Senness to Property Owners regarding
zoning ordinance text amendment, site plan, conditional
use permit and variances to property located south of
Old Rockford Road and east of Peony Lane. (I -3b)
c) Letter from Barbara Senness to Property Owners regarding
Conditional Use Permit for Robert Erickson at 15140 9th
Avenue North. (I -3c)
d) Letter from Barbara Senness to Property Owners regarding
Site Plan and Conditional Use Permit for Lift Station #2
(a pump house structure) for property located east of East
Medicine Lake Boulevard and north of 34th Avenue. (I -3d)
CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMO Page 3
May 5, 2000
e) Letter from Anne Hurlburt to landowners within 750 feet regarding
application from North American Properties, Inc. for a conditional
use permit and variances for Plymouth Marketplace Development
located at N.W. corner of Hwy. 55 and Vicksburg Lane No. (I -3e)
f) Letter from Eric Blank to Doug Bryant, Superintendent of Henn6pin
Parks regarding the possible sale of the City's portable stage
for a price of $73,500; effective July 10, 2000. (I -3f)
4. CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS POLICY - CORRESPONDENCE
a) A status report on recent correspondence is attached. (I -4a)
5. LEGISLATIVE ITEMS
a) Association of Metropolitan Municipalities AMM FAX News (I -5a)
b) League of Minnesota Cities Friday Fax. (I -5b)
May 23
(M-10)
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
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Apr ZB 2888 16:28:25 Via Fax -> 61Z+S89+S86B Administrator (I-1 a)
League of Minnesota Cities
Transportation Summit
Friday, May 19, 2000
Minnetonka Community Center ILI C
14600 Minnetonka Boulevard, Minnetonka
9:00 a.m. - Welcome and Introduction to the Summit
- Gary Doty, LMC President
9:15 a.m. - Opening Address
- The Administration Perspective - MnDot Commissioner Elywn Tinklenberg
9:45 a.m. - Framing the Critical Issues in MN Transportation Policy
- Fred Corrigan, Executive Director, MN Transportation Alliance
10:30 a.m. - Break
10:45 a.m. - Response Panel
Senator Carol Flynn - Donn Wiski, Chair, Metropolitan
Senator Dean Johnson Transportation Advisory Board
Representative Tom Workman - Corey Elmer, Coalition of Greater MN Cities
Noon - Lunch
12:45 p.m. - Break Out Into Work Groups
2:00 p.m. - Work Group Reports and Discussion
3:30 p.m. - Adjourn
Fax this registration form to (651) 281-1296 by May 4, 2000.
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Transportation
LMC Transportation Summit
Friday, May 19, 2000, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Boulevard, Minnetonka
Box lunch will be $10, payable at check-in. Registrations will be confirmed by phone or e-mail by I
' Friday, May 5. Fax this registration form to (651) 281-1296. I
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Questions? Contact Kevin Frazell, Member Services Director, at (651) 281-1215 or (800) 925-1122,
or e-mail: kfrazell@lmnc.org.
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SUBURBAN
TRANSIT LEGISLATIVE REPORT
ASSOCIATION
STA LEGISLATIVE REPORT
FRIDAY, APRIL 28,200
REPORT 2000-5
2000 LEGISLATURE GRINDS TO A HALT
Legislators began this session with the hope of completing their work prior to taking
an Easter break. However, tripartisan governance and the politics of the upcoming
election have brought the session to a screeching halt. Legislators and Governor
Ventura are miles apart on tax reform and spending initiatives. So far apart, in fact,
that the controversy between them is still focused on so-called "targets" (the amount
of revenue available for use) which should have been reached weeks ago. Until an
agreement is reached on targets, omnibus tax and finance bills will continue to
languish in conference committees.
There are six days remaining during which legislators can meet in session, and
Governor Ventura has said he will not call a special session. Therefore, legislators
may ultimately elect to exclude the governor from budget negotiations, pass their
bills and recess briefly, knowing they may have to return to override possible
gubernatorial vetoes.
We will keep you up to date as legislators resume conference committee meetings
and, hopefully, reach a conclusion to the 2000 Legislative Session.
HOUSE LEGISLATORS PROPOSE SHIFT OF
TRANSIT FUNDING TO GENERAL FUND
For years, transit supporters have called for a change in the funding source for transit
from the property tax to another dedicated source. This session, Representatives Ron
Abrams (R -Minnetonka) and Dan McElroy (R -Burnsville) have heeded that call by
including a provision in the House Omnibus Tax Bill that shifts the funding source to the
State's general fund. Transit proponents and many local governments have been
unified in their opposition to this proposal.
The STA strongly believes that transit should be funded through a dedicated source tha
is not subject to competition with other vital state funding programs such as health care
and education. Some possible sources for dedicated revenue include "the motor vehicle,
excise tax, the gas tax and sales tax.
The STA Legislative Report is prepared by Thomas J. Poul and Jennifer J. Peterson �r-
Messerli 8 Kramer P.A., 145 University Avenue West, Suite 450, St. Paul, MN 55103
Telephone (651) 228-9757 Fax (651) 228-9787
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In last month's STA Legislative Report we provided you with an overview of the transit
tax shift's implications, but the remainder of this newsletter will give you a more detailed
understanding of how this property tax shift will affect your city and others. At the end of
this Legislative Report, we have included a guest opinion piece by Gene Ranieri,
Executive Director of the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities (AMM).
THE MECHANICS OF THE SHIFT
The House proposal would abolish the Metropolitan Council's authority to levy property
taxes for transit funding effective in 2001. The State would then appropriate $93.36
million to the Metropolitan Council to provide transit services through 2001. This base
appropriation would be increased annually by the lesser of (1) the percentage increase
in the implicit price deflator or (2) 125 percent in the percentage increase in the
consumer price index for urban consumers.
The State would also appropriate $42.66 million for fiscal years 2002 and 2003 for debt
service on transit -related bonds issued by the Metropolitan Council. The bonding
appropriation would also come from the general fund, and would need to be renewed
every year or biennium.
To help fund this new general fund expenditure, the state would reduce the state -paid
homestead and agricultural credit aid (HACA) to cities. The HACA reduction would be
equal to the amount of the transit tax levied in that city. In essence, a city would
eliminate the transit tax (listed separately on the property tax statement) and increase
the general levy to make up for the loss of HACA. A city's ability to levy will not be
affected because levy limits are based upon the previous year's levy plus state aids.
The chart on the next page shows the amount of HACA that would be lost by opt -out
communities if this proposal were to become law.
According to the House Research Department, this proposal would allow the State to
recapture $77,336,591 in HACA revenues, but $16,959,771 in transit funding would not
be recaptured because several cities do not receive sufficient HACA to offset the transit
levy. The uncaptured revenue would leave a small number of cities with a windfall that
could be passed along to their taxpayers, provided legislators do not take action to
remove that benefit.
The State appropriation for transit would be given to the Metropolitan Council for
funding of transit operations. This legislation requires that the Council appropriate to
opt -out providers funding equal to their current funding level. Funding for opt -outs
would increase annually according to the growth factor provided in the legislation.
On its face, this might seem like a workable solution to the transit -funding dilemma.
However, following the chart on the next page, this STA Legislative Report will outline
why this mechanism may ultimately be detrimental to the transit system.
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STA OPPOSITION
The STA supports shifting transit funding off the property tax and finding an alternative
revenue source. However, this proposal does not represent an alternative that the STA
believes will provide transit with an adequate and stable funding source. Reasons for
this opposition include:
1. The funding formula and growth factor ignore high-growth communities.
Many cities that provide opt -out transit services are growing rapidly. With that
rapid growth comes a greater demand for services as well as an expanding
property tax base for transit funding. The growth formula does not provide high-
growth communities with an inflationary increase that takes into account the
increases they would have received had the property tax remained the source for
transit funding. This is not an argument for keeping transit funding on the
property tax, but rather acknowledgement of the STA's long -held position that
any change in the source for transit funding should include a growth factor that
reflects the growth in our cities.
2. The growth factor is inadequate. The rapidly growing property tax levy for
transit will provide $91.4 million in funding for the year 2000. Increases in the
property tax base are estimated to provide $137 million in funding in 2008.
However, the growth factor provided in the House Tax Bill would provide only
$111 million in 2008, a difference of $26 million for that year. In fact, it is
estimated that during the years 2001 through 2008, transit will have lost a
cumulative total of $111 million in funding.
3. Funding of transit from the general fund does not provide a stable funding
source. Funding transit from the general fund puts transit in the difficult position
of competing with education, health care, public employees and other entities for
a share of limited state funds. Without a dedicated source, there is no guarantee
that the Legislature will not reduce transit funding when faced with budget
shortfalls or because it is politically expedient. It has been suggested that the
Legislature could at any time reduce the Metropolitan Council's authorization for
levying property taxes, thereby invalidating this argument. However, the revenue
raised for transit from the property tax is a dedicated revenue source that does
not compete with other funding needs and political interests.
4. Funding transit from the general fund is not property tax reform. Some
have suggested that removing the transit tax from the property tax is property tax
reform. Apart from the reduction in property taxes for those cities that gain from
the HACA reduction, this suggestion is disingenuous and untrue. Property
taxpayers will not receive a reduction in their property taxes because the state
will be raising them by taking away city HACA to fund this proposal. Cities that
have been working hard to keep property taxes down will be forced to raise
property taxes to make up the loss in HACA, thereby ensuring that taxpayers do
not receive a reduction and making cities appear, at least on paper, less fiscally
prudent than they are.
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5. Without a dedicated revenue source, bonds for capital expenditures will
become more expensive, if not unsaleable. Capital projects for transit
services are funded frequently through regional bonding, with the debt service
paid for by property taxes in the metro area. Under the House proposal, debt
service for bonding would be paid directly from the general fund, an undedicated
source that competes with other initiatives. Without a dedicated source, it is
likely that the bond rating will drop because investors will be wary of legislators
losing interest in funding transit. With a lower bond rating, the interest paid on
bonds will be increased, making capital expenditures a more expensive
proposition.
6. This proposal would set the metro area apart from all other regional transit
systems. If the Legislature were to approve this proposal, our metropolitan area
would become the only major regional transit system that is dependent on
general fund appropriations for operating costs. For the reasons discussed
previously — funding instability and inadequacy, and a damaged bond rating —
being the only region to fund a major transit system through a general fund
appropriation is not a distinction Minnesotans should want.
METROPOLITAN COUNCIL OPPOSITION
Metropolitan Council Chair Ted Mondale recently contacted Representatives Abrams
and McElroy to express the Council's opposition to this legislation. Some of the
Council's concerns include:
1. Cuts in future revenues. The Metropolitan Council is very concerned that this
proposal will put Metro Transit in the position of being the only transit system in
the country funded completely through an undedicated funding source. The
Metropolitan Council is concerned that without a stable funding source, transit
services could languish at the bottom of legislative priorities and the metro area's
system might not grow to meet the needs of our communities.
2. Impact on bond rating and capital funding. The Metropolitan Council
recognizes the negative impact this proposal would likely have on the ability to
sell bonds for the funding of capital projects.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT OPPOSITION
Beginning on the next page is a guest article by Gene Ranieri, Executive Director of the
Association of Metropolitan Municipalities. His piece will provide some insight into the
position taken many local governments.
GUEST CONTRIBUTION
BY: GENE RANIERI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
THE ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITIES
During the current legislative session, the House and Senate have advanced proposals
that will increase funding for the state's transportation highways and transit system.
The House is also proposing to eliminate the transit property tax levy for metropolitan
transit. There are also proposals to issue bonds to improve bridges. The various
proposals total in excess of $500 million. The amount is impressive, but is it enough to
improve the highways, roads and buses we use daily as well as to plan and program for
needed new facilities?
If the Legislature's commitment is long term, one could argue that it is a significant
commitment to our state's infrastructure. Except for the levy assumption, the funding is
one-time spending. The need for long-term financing is not met. The Legislature is to
be commended for its funding package, but we need to develop a multi-year plan to
finance the transportation system. As part of the plan, a revenue source to fund
transportation — transit and roads — is required.
It is good policy to eliminate the transit levy. The nearly $100 million levy represents
approximately 38 percent of all transit revenue. The region's property tax contribution is
the highest in the nation. Therefore, we should be supportive of the House proposal. It
does, however, raise some concerns. Although the tax levy proposal is an open and
standing appropriation with an annual inflation adjustment, the proposal as currently
drafted impacts city finances and does not, in most cities, reduce the overall tax to
residents. The Association of Metropolitan Municipalities, the STA and other
organizations are encouraged by the legislative interest in eliminating the transit levy
and are working on the levy issue.
With the session winding down, the 2000 Legislature is to be applauded for its funding
commitments and attempt to eliminate transit levies. It is hoped that in the next and
future sessions we will be able to build on the accomplishments and proposals of this
session so that the regional will have safe, improved highways, and a well functioning
transit system.
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For Immediate Release Contact: Laurie Ahrens, 509-5052
Applications being accepted for Charter Commission
The Plymouth Charter Commission currently has a vacancy for a term
expiring in June 2001. The individual appointed to fill this vacancy will be eligible
for reappointment to a 4 -year term.
Letters of interest should be directed to Chief Judge Daniel H. Mabley,
Fourth Judicial District, Government Center, 300 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis,
MN 55487.
If you have questions, call Laurie Ahrens, 763-509-5052.
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$750 per subscriber on upgrades,"
Roddy said. "Even at that point,
you have a 20 -year-old network.
It's like a used car with a paint
job. We're talking about building a
brand new system in the low
$2,000 per subscriber range."
Wide Open West says its new
cable systems will outclass the old
ones.
"They're trying to upgrade sys-
tems and make them do what peo-
ple want them to do today," said
Dave Haverkate, vice president of
market development. "We're
building ours for the future, from
scratch with all the advanced fea-
tures needed for the residential
marketplace."
Everest says its first network
will be in Kansas City, where it
plans to begin construction this
summer. Wide Open West expects
to begin service in Denver, Port-
land and several Texas cities, in-
cluding Austin and Fort Worth,
this year. Its Denver network
alone will cost about $700 million
to build.
Everest has raised several hun-
dred million dollars from inves-
tors, Roddy says.
Wide Open West has raised
about $53 million from venture
capital firms and senior manage-
ment. Many of its top executives
came from RCN Corp., which
raised more than $4 billion for
cable overbuilds (construction of a
cable network where another one
already exists) on the East Coast.
RCN, based in Princeton, N.J.,
is building broadband fiber-optic
networks in the most densely pop-
ulated regions of the country. The
company is currently building net-
works or offering services to resi-
dents in parts of Boston, New
York City, Washington, D.C., met-
ro Philadelphia, the San Francisco
Bay area and the Los Angeles re-
gion.
So far, cable overbuilds in Min-
nesota has been limited to the out -
state area. Among the communi-
ties with two cable firms are
Marshall, St. Cloud and Winona.
Both MediaOne and Time Warn-
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lite TV firms. And phone compa-
nies, including US West, are
exploring the delivery of video
services over phone lines.
Meanwhile, -cable firms have
been launching Internet and phone
services that coppete with US
West and other local phone com-
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MediaOne is in the midst of a
$200 million -plus upgrade of its
Twin Cities network, adding phone
service, two-way high-speed Inter-
net access and additional chan-
nels, including digital ones.
"We believe we deliver a good
product now, and we're improving
it," MediaOne spokesman Brian
Dietz said. "We already face sig-
nificant competition, and we ex-
pect more."
To be sure, there's frustration
with the incumbents.
"Frankly, I'm hoping we get at
least one more franchise out of
this to provide competition to Me-
diaOne," said Coralie Wilson, ex-
ecutive director of the North Sub-
urban Cable Commission. "We
have limited ability to regulate
rates, and MediaOne customer
service has been bad. We need
competition to protect the custom-
ers."
Of course, construction of new
cable networks would involve a lot
of disruption, as companies bury
and string cable along thousands
of miles of streets.
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and telecommunications, may be
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DATE: May 2, 2000
TO: Dwight D. Johnson, City Manager
FROM: Fred G. Moore, P.E., Director of Public Works
SUBJECT: REGIONAL TRAIL CONSTRUCTION
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD SOUTH OF MEDICINE LAKE
Attached is a letter from Robert Wicklund of Suburban Hennepin Regional Park District
concerning the construction of the remaining segment of the Regional Trail along the
southerly end of Medicine Lake. A large portion of this trail had to be an elevated
boardwalk on pilings across the end of the lake. As stated in the letter because of the
unusual winter and spring, the contractor was unable to complete the piling for the
project. For this reason, this trail segment will not be completed until the winter of
2000/20001.
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DATE: May 2, 2000
TO: Dwight D. Johnson, City Manager
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SUBJECT: REGIONAL TRAIL CONSTRUCTION
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD SOUTH OF MEDICINE LAKE
Attached is a letter from Robert Wicklund of Suburban Hennepin Regional Park District
concerning the construction of the remaining segment of the Regional Trail along the
southerly end of Medicine Lake. A large portion of this trail had to be an elevated
boardwalk on pilings across the end of the lake. As stated in the letter because of the
unusual winter and spring, the contractor was unable to complete the piling for the
project. For this reason, this trail segment will not be completed until the winter of
2000/20001.
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SUBURBAN HENNEPIN REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT
12615 County Road 9 Plymouth, Minnesota 55441-1299
Telephone (612)559-9000 TDD (612)559-6719 FAX (612)559-3287
An Equal opportunity Employer
April 25, 2000
Mr. Fred Moore
Director of Public Works
City of Plymouth
3400 Plymouth Blvd.
Plymouth, Minnesota 55447-1482
Subject: Medicine Lake (South) Regional Trail Project Status
Dear Fred:
This letter provides data on the current construction and related schedules for the Medicine Lake
(South) Regional Trail within the City of Plymouth and the City of Medicine Lake. Veit
Construction has been contracted by Hennepin Parks to complete that segment of trail between
West Medicine Lake Drive and 13th Avenue. Construction completed during the winter
construction season provided pilings for a portion of the project. However, early thawing required
the contractor to conclude the activities without finishing piling for the wooden walkway structure
west of South Shore Drive. At this time, it is our understanding that Veit Construction intends to
complete the boardwalk and bituminous trail between South Shore Drive and 13th Avenue this
summer. Additional piling necessary to complete the boardwalk between South Shore Drive and
West Medicine Lake Drive will be completed during the 2000-20001 winter season, allowing that
segment and the remainder of the project to be completed in the spring -early summer of 2001. At
this time, SRF Consulting Group, Inc. is coordinating with affected permitting agencies to resolve
floodplain mitigation.
Trail users encircling Medicine Lake during this summer will continue to rely upon the Highway 55
frontage road and a portion of South Shore Drive to make the connection to West Medicine Lake
Drive. It is our hope that the City of Plymouth will complete the trail crossing fo the Union Pacific
tracks at West Medicine Lake Drive. Safety signing and stripping for the Luce Line trail crossing
of West Medicine 'lake Drive will be completed by Hennepin Parks by Barber Construction as soon
as possible. Additional safety signing on the Highway 55 frontage road and South Shore Drive such
as "share the road" signing may be desirable given the increasing number of bicyclists, inline
skaters and walkers.
As you may know, I will be retiring from Hennepin Parks on May 1. Dori -King will provide the
ongoing liaison to the project.
S' er ,
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C . Eric Blank, Plymouth Parks Director
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From: Dwight Johnson
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 1:56 PM
To: Sandy Paulson
Subject: FW: Thank You!!
Please put in the CIM this week. Dwight.
-----Original Message -----
From: Susan L Henderson[mailto:SLHend@worldnet.att.net]
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 10:18 AM
To: jtierney@ci.ply mouth. 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
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May 5, 2000 PLYMOUTH+
SUBJECT: ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT, SITE PLAN,
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND VARIANCES (2004 1)
Dear Property Owner:
Pursuant to the provisions of the Plymouth Zoning Ordinance, this is to inform you of a
request by Professional Car Wash Systems, Inc., under File 20041, for a 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.
Hennepin County records indicate your property is within 500 feet of the site of this proposal.
You are hereby notified of, and cordially invited to attend a Public Hearing to be held by the
Plymouth Planning Commission at 7:00 p.m., on Wednesday, May 17, 2000, in the Council
Chambers at the Plymouth City Center, 3400 Plymouth Boulevard. The public will be invited
to offer questions and comments concerning this application at that time, or feel free to call the
City Planning Department at 509-5450 for more information.
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Planning Manager
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SUBJECT: CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR ROBERT ERICKSON (20058)
Dear Property Owner:
Pursuant to the provisions of the Plymouth Zoning Ordinance, this is to inform you of a
request by Robert Erickson, under File 20058, for a conditional use permit to relocate a
detached garage from an adjoining property to property at 15140 9' Avenue North.
Hennepin County records indicate your property is within 500 feet of the site of this proposal.
You are hereby notified of, and cordially invited to attend a Public Hearing to be held by the
Plymouth Planning Commission at 7:00 p.m., on Wednesday, May 17, 2000, in the Council
Chambers at the Plymouth City Center, 3400 Plymouth Boulevard. The public will be invited
to offer questions and comments concerning this application at that time, or feel free to call the
City Planning Department at 509-5450 for more information.
INFORMATION relating to this request may be examined at the Community Development
Information Counter (lower level), on Mondays and Wednesday through Friday from 8:00
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Tuesdays from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., except holidays.
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Dear Property Owner:
Pursuant to the provisions of the Plymouth Zoning Ordinance, this is to inform you of a
request by City of Plymouth, under File 20054 for a 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.
Hennepin County records indicate your property is within 500 feet of the site of this proposal.
You are hereby notified of, and cordially invited to attend a Public Hearing to be held by the
Plymouth Planning Commission at 7:00 p.m., on Wednesday, May 17, 2000, in the Council
Chambers at the Plymouth City Center, 3400 Plymouth Boulevard. The public will be invited
to offer questions and comments concerning this application at that time, or feel free to call the
City Planning Department at 509-5450 for more information.
INFORMATION relating to this request may be examined at the Community Development
Information Counter (lower level), on Mondays and Wednesday through Friday from 8:00
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Tuesdays from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., except holidays.
Sincerely,
Barbara G. Senness
Planning Manager
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The City has recently received an application from North American Properties, Inc., under File
No. 20040, for a rezoning, preliminary plat, PUD general plan, site plan, conditional use permits
and variances for a development to be known as Plymouth Marketplace located on the northwest
corner of Highway 55 and Vicksburg Lane North. The request is to rezone the southeast portion
(4.27 acres) of the site from O -R (Office/Residential) to CC -RE (City Center,
Retail/Entertainment) and rezone the remainder of the site from O -R (Office/Residential) to PUD
(Planned Unit Development). The proposed development plan includes a senior apartment
complex, a grocery store, bank, restaurants and small retail shops. A map indicating the location
of the site is provided below.
This letter is being mailed to all landowners within 750 feet of the site in order to provide notice
and information about the application — in advance of the official notice that will be sent out
prior to the Planning Commission's public hearing on the matter. The City will send out another
letter notifying you of the Planning Commission public hearing date, not less than ten days prior
to the hearing date. The purpose of the public hearing is to allow neighboring property owners to
appear in front of the Planning Commission to ask questions and make comments relating to the
application. You may also submit comments in writing. All written comments will become part
of the public record.
If you have any questions or comments concerning this application or the review procedures,
please call Kendra Lindahl, Planner, at (763) 509-5453.
In addition, you may review information relating to this application at City Hall during regular
office hours. Office hours at City Hall are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays
through Fridays, and 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Tuesdays, except he
located at 3400 Plymouth Boulevard.
Sincerely,
Anne W. Hurlburt, AICP
Community Development Director
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Dear Doug:
This letter is a follow up to our meeting of last Friday, April 28. As you will recall, I made
you aware that the City is currently in the process of moving forward with the establishment of
a permanent performance center at the amphitheater behind City Hall. Because of this
proposal, we are in a position to reevaluate our needs for our portable stage. Last week, when
I became aware that the park district was looking for a portable stage for outdoor special event
use, I contacted your staff regarding your interest in this. Subsequently, you and your staff
visited our maintenance facility and reviewed our portable stage. I initially suggested that the
park district consider purchasing half interest in our stage and that we would share it on a
50150 basis. However, you have requested that the park district purchase the stage and be sole
owner. In so doing, you have offered to provide the stage free of charge including set up and
take down including special events in Plymouth at no cost. Based on your request, I am
outlining a proposal for your review and consideration.
The City of Plymouth will sell the stage to Hennepin Parks for a price of $73,500; effective
July 10, 2000. We will be using the stage for our History Fest on May 13th, and the grand
opening of the Plymouth Creek Center and Youth Jam on June 3rd. We will also need the
stage for Music in Plymouth on July 6th. It is my understanding that the Park District has need
on one or two occasions between now and July for use of the stage. We will make the stage
available to the District on those dates. We will need the stage on Monday, July 17th, for a
community band concert at the Plymouth Amphitheater and on Saturday, October 7th, for our
Plymouth on Parade event. Richfield will use the stage this year on July 4th. The tentative
offer to sell is contingent on City Council approval.
In the future, the tentative dates that we would need the stage on an annual basis are as
follows: the Fire & Ice Festival, tentatively the first Saturday in February; the History Fest,
tentatively the second Saturday in May; Plymouth on Parade, the first Saturday in October.
We anticipate that on an annual basis, there would be two or three other occasions where we
would have special events requiring the use of the stage. These dates would be coordinated
with your staff as soon as possible each year.
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The purchase price for the stage in 1998 was $82,222. This includes an electrical upgrade for
a future lighting system, automatic hydraulic leveling system, secondary back up controls if
the wireless controls malfunction, and 41 stage extensions large enough to accommodate the
Minnesota Orchestra.
The price I have suggested discounts the value of the stage for two years depreciation (6%)
and an additional discount in recognition that your staff will provide all the set up and take
down for City of Plymouth special events. I would expect that the length of the agreement
would last for 25 years, the expected life of the Showmobile. I would further request that the
Park District would provide the City first right to purchase if you should decide to sell the
Showmobile at a future date.
Doug, if you have any questions regarding this item while I am gone, please contact either
Dwight Johnson, the City Manager; or Mark Peterson, Superintendent of Parks.
Sincerely,
Eric J. Blank, Director
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May 1-5, 2000
TUESDAY, MAY 16
The University of Minnesota will
sponsor a public forum entitled,
"Public Problems, Quality Solu-
tions." The forum will include a
discussion of applying quality
principles to public issues
Presenters include Paul O'Neill, who
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Yudof, Humphrey School Dean
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FRIDAY, MAY 19
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Community Center Call Kevin
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THURSDAY, MAY 25
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Phone: (651) 215-4000
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AMM hosts comp plan forum
The Metropolitan Council is dev-
eloping a process to measure a
city's progress in meeting goals
outlined in a city's comprehensive
plan The AMM is sponsoring a
meeting for members to discuss the
process with the Met Council.
The meeting will be held on Tues-
day, May 16 from 8:15-9:30 a.m., in
the St Croix Room of League of
Minnesota Cities (LMC) building.
Met Council staff will begin the
meeting by explaining the proposed
process, followed by a discussion
period
The process, which is described as
a short-term solution, would collect
data from cities projecting significant
growth over the next ten years. It is
estimated that approximately 15 cities
would be involved in the voluntary
program.
For the long-term the Council envi-
sions that the geographic information
system (GIS) will provide the needed
data
Prior to the implementation of the GIS
supported process, the Council will
collect data from approved plat The
needed information such as the number
of acres and number of proposed units
is contained on the plat data
If you are interested in attending,
please contact the AMM at 651-215-
4000 by Friday, May 12. Coffee, rolls
and juice will be served.
Public Finance Bill in conference committee
he Public Finance Bill (SF 3730
and HF 4090) is in conference
committee at the moment.
The bills contain amendments to
various laws related to public finance
For example, both bills extend the
sunset to June 30, 2005 for the
special service and housing improve-
ment districts
The bills also include authority for a
metro city to opt -out of the transit
district, issue bonds under joint
powers for airport improvements and
to finance Internet improvements
under certain conditions.
BUSINESS SUBSIDY BILL
The Business Subsidy Bill has
passed the Senate as a separate bill
while the House bill is on the floor The
latter was amended in the Rules
Committee to include the non -appro-
priation economic development
amendments contained in the Omni-
bus Finance Bill
The House amendments include
changes to the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration (OSHA)
state law, the Board of Boxing and
numerous other economic develop-
ment programs.
Legislature approves Public Corporations Bill
he House approved the confer-
ence committee report on the
Public Corporations Bill on April 27
The bill authorizes the continuation
of existing public corporations but
requires new corporation to be
authorized by the passage of a special
law
The bill also requires the existing
corporations to be subject to the Open
Meeting, Financial Reporting and Data
Practices acts.
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A weekly legislative update from the League of Minnesota Cities April 28, 2000
Session sputters on
Seemingly to spite each other, the
House and Senate met on alternat-
ing days Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, effectively burning
three more business days in the
process. The Legislature has only
six total legislative days remaining to
reach final compromises on most of
the major conference committee
bills and to pass the bills on the
House and Senate floors. A legisla-
tive day is constituted by a meeting
of either the House or the Senate.
Time is running short.
None of the major conference
committees met this week and none
are scheduled this weekend. The
House and Senate will reconvene
Monday to take floor action on the
ever -shorter list of bills.
Municipal corporate creation
compromise passes, awaits
governor's signature
Although the week featured little
progress on the major tax and
spending issues, the Senate and
House did act on the compromise
corporate creation bill authored by
Rep. Ann Rest (DFL -New Hope)
and Sen. Jim Vickerman (DFL -Tracy).
The final conference committee
report represents a compromise
among a wide variety of groups
including the secretary of state, the
attorney general, the state auditor,
the Minnesota Newspaper Associa-
tion and local government associa-
tions, including the League. The bill
ratifies existing local government -
created corporations and creates a
process for exemptions from certain
laws that apply to local govern-
ments. The bill does not allow for
the creation of new corporations
without special legislation.
LMC Transportation Summit: May 19
When and Where:
Friday, May 19
9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Minnetonka Community Center
14600 Minnetonka Boulevard,
Minnetonka
Please distribute the following
Information to all city officials
Interested In transportation
Infrastructure Issues. We are
hoping for a high turn -out to assist
us in preparing a transportation
strategy. Even sending just one
person from your city would be
greatly appreciated.
Transportation has been one of the
most visible and contentious issues
during the 2000 legislative session.
Resolution of the transportation
issue is complicated by strongly
held values about appropriate
levels of taxation, the relative
merits of transit versus roads, and
meeting the competing needs of
central cities, suburbs, regional
centers, and rural Minnesota.
While the House, Senate, and
Ventura Administration may agree
on a short-term funding program
to meet the most pressing needs,
much work will remain on devising a
long-range transportation program.
The League will kick off its 2001
legislative policy development
process with a proactive experi-
ment in broad participation around
this challenging issue. All cities are
encouraged to send at least one
representative to a Transportation
Summit on May 19 at the Minne-
tonka Community Center.
The all -day meeting will feature
interactive morning discussions
with Transportation Commissioner
Elwyn Tinklenberg, key legislators,
and transportation advocates.
Participants will spend the after-
noon discussing and sharing
alternative transportation needs
while brainstorming possible
solutions. The work will be docu-
mented in a report and given to
LMC's Improving Local Economies
Committee for use in the League's
policy development process this
summer and fall.
For more Information
See the Transportation Summit
flyer on the following page. To
register for the May 19 Transporta-
tion Summit, please fax the regis-
tration form on second page to
(651) 281-1296. Box lunch will be
$10, payable when you check in.
Registrations will be confirmed via
phone or e-mail by Friday, May 5.
For more Information an city legislative issues, contact any member of the League of Minnesota Cities Intergovernmental Relations team.
(651) 281-1200 or (800) 925-1122