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APRIL 28, 2000
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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 2, 7: 00 PM BOARD OF REVIEW, Council Chambers
TUESDAY, MAY 2 (IMMEDIATELY SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING: CITY CENTER
FOLLOWING BOARD OF REVIEW) STREETSCAPE, PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT
PROJECT; QUARTERLYCITY AMNAGER REPORT,
Council Chambers
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
2. SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 10: 00 AM CITY OF PLYMOUTHA UCTION, 14900 23`d Avenue
(Items on view 9:00 AM)
3. WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 7: 00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION, Council Chambers.
Agenda is attached. (M-3)
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4. WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE,
Medicine Lake Room. Agenda is attached. (M-4)
S. WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 9: 00 AM HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION REGIONAL
WORKSHOP, City Hall Conference Rooms
6. THURSDAY, MAY 4, 7:00 PM HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, Medicine Lake Room
Agenda is attached. (M-6)
7. MONDAY, MAY 8, 7: 00 PM YOUTHADVISORY COMMITTEE, Medicine Lake Room.
Agenda is attached. (M-7)
8. THURSDAY, AMY]], 7:00 PM CHARTER COMMISSION, Public Safety Training Room.
Agenda is attached. (M-8)
9. THURSDAY, MAY 11, 7:00 PM PARK & RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE,
Council Chambers
10. A List of future Regular Council Meeting agenda items is attached. (M-10)
11. May, June, and July calendars are attached. (M-11)
1. NEWSARTICLES, RELEASES, PUBLICATIONS, ETC.
a) Notice of the appointment of Metropolitan Council staff member Phyllis Hanson
as Interim Sector Representative for Plymouth while Tom Caswell is on medical
leave. (7-1a)
b) Notice of vacancies on the League of Minnesota Cities Board of Directors. (I -1b)
c) City news release announcing the development of a water garden in Plymouth
Creek Park. (I -1c)
d) Notice of a Metropolitan Council informational meeting on the preparation of a
surface water work plan for the Mississippi River in the metropolitan area. (1-1d)
e) Hopkins School District Update newsletter. (1-1e)
Order from Chief District Court Judge Daniel Mabley removing Scott Martin
from the Plymouth Charter Commission. (1--1j)
g) Governing Magazine story about housing in suburban Maryland. Submitted at the
request of Mayor Tierney. (I -1g)
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APRIL 28, 2000
2. STAFFREPORTS
Page 3
a) 2000 Job Fair Recap from Acting Transit Administrator George Bentley (I -2a)
3. MINUTES
a) March 22 Plymouth Advisory Committee on Transit meeting. (1--3a)
4. CORRESPONDENCE
a) Letter to Community Development Director Anne Hurlburt regarding the City of
Plymouth's Comprehensive Plan update. (I -4a)
5. CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS POLICY—CORRESPONDENCE
a) Letter to Public Works Director Fred Moore the Shenandoah Board of Directors
regarding parking along 2W' Street. (I -5a)
b) Internet communications from John Gray regarding road noise along Old
Rockford Road near Golfview Estates. The communique has been forwarded to
Public Works Director Fred Moore for a response. (I -5b)
c) Letter from Wilson and Ann Robinson regarding traffic on the service road south
of Hwy. 55 at Quaker and Revere Lanes. The letter has been forwarded to Public
Works Director Fred Moore for a response. (I -Sc)
A status report on the most recent correspondence is attached. (1-5)
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA . 3
ribWEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 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*
A. Scott and Mary Linnell. Approve a shoreland variance to exceed the 25 percent maximum impervious surface
coverage. The variance would allow construction of a 240 square foot house addition for property located at 9960
26`h Avenue North. (20036)
B. Dave Tourville. Approve a variance for a 16 foot setback where 25 feet is required to locate a swimming pool
within an equivalent front yard for property located at 4625 Yorktown Lane North. (20046)
C. James and Barbara Evenson. Approve a variance to allow a 10 foot west side yard setback, where 15 feet is
specified under the ordinance. The variance would allow construction of a third stall garage addition for property
located at 11710 53`d Avenue North. (20049)
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Sunrise Park Development LLC. Rezoning from RSF-2 (Single Family Detached 2) to RSF-4 (Single and Two
Family) and a preliminary plat for 40 twinhome units located south of 34'h Avenue and east of Pilgrim Lane.
(20022)
B. H.I. Enterprises, Inc. Rezoning from CC -RE (City Center, Retail/Entertainment) to CC -R (City Center, Retail),
site plan and variances for a bank to be located at the northwest quadrant of the intersection of 34" Avenue and
Plymouth Boulevard. (20032)
C. Moss & -Barnett. Conditional use permit amendment to attach commercial antennas to the public safety
communication tower at the Hennepin County Adult Correctional Facility, 1145 Shenandoah Lane North. (20034)
D. Aramark Educational Resources, Inc. (Children's World Learning Center). Amendment to the Plymouth
Station PUD to extend the phasing plan from June 30, 2000 to October 31, 2001 for the completion of the daycare
building located at northwest corner of Dunkirk Lane and Medina Road. (20042)
E. City of Plymouth. Reguiding from CO (Commercial Office) to LA -4 (Living Area 4) and a Rezoning from O -R
(Office Residential) and B -C (Business Campus) to RMF -4 (Multiple Family 4) for three parcels of land located
northeast of 45' Avenue and Nathan Lane. (20050)
NEW BUSINESS
A. City of Plymouth. Consideration and review of an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) for
construction of Cheshire Lane north of Schmidt Lake Road and south of County Road 47. The project includes
construction of a bridge over the Canadian Pacific Railroad. (20055)
ADJOURNMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE
AGENDA MEETING NO. 95
May 3, 2000 (Wed.) 7:00 PM
Medicine Lake Room
Avendn Ttemc-
7:00 PM
Call to Order, Chair: Kathy Osborne
• Review of Agenda
• Guest Introduction & General Forum:
Guests may address the EQC about any item not contained on the regular agenda. A maximum of 15 minutes is allotted for the
forum. If the full 15 minutes are not needed for the Forum, the EQC will continue with the agenda.
7:15 PM
• Discuss, Review, Plan, & Develop the Year 2001 Plymouth Environmental
Educational Plan. At the last EQC meeting, the EQC members decided to devote the
whole May EQC meeting to developing the 2001 Educational Plan. The committee had asked
to start with a fresh perspective, therefore as requested no preliminary or draft plans were
prepared. SO COME WITH FRESH IDEAS.
8:45 PM
• City Council Meeting, June 6, 2000. The City council has scheduled a study session
for their June 6`' meeting to review various topics including the Implementation of the
Plymouth Water Resources Management Plan. The EQC members are invited to attend this
meeting.
8:55 PM
Plan for next meeting: June 7,2000! (Mark your Calendar)
(EQC Members will help to determine agenda for next meeting)
•
9:00 PM
ADJOURNED
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Plymouth Human Rights Commission
May 4, 2000
7 p.m.
1. Call to Order.
2. Present Plaques of Appreciation.
3. Approve Minutes.
4. Approve Agenda.
5. Committee Reports:
A. Report on Student Workshop - Manik Chhabra.
B. Report on Saturday work session on incident response - Patricia Izek.
C. Other.
6. Old Business.
A. Report on Citizen Survey relating to Human Rights - Joan Jensen.
B. "Children Who Care" curriculum for schools - Patricia Izek.
7. New Business.
A. Make a Difference Day - Becky Wheeler.
8. Announcements and Articles for Your Information.
A. Second Regional Meeting and Idea Exchange, May 20.
9. Adjourn.
Next meeting: June 1, 2000.
Plymouth: A Neighborhood and Community for All
Plymouth Human Rights Commission
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YOUTH
ADVISORY COUNCIL
MAY 8,2000,7:00 P.M.
MEDICINE LAKE ROOM
AGENDA
1. Approve minutes of April 17, 2000 meeting
2. Receive school violence presentation from Public Safety Director Craig Gerdes
3. Discuss proposed changes in liquor compliance checks and regulations
4. Receive Sub—Committee update on Youth Jam 2000
5. Receive Sub—Committee update on Youth Recognition Award
6. Review Youth Town Forum event
7. Discuss LMC Conference attendance
8. Discuss future topics and guests ("Kids Vote" Project) and meeting calendar
9. Adjourn
Possible topics for future meetings:
• Presentation on "Kids Vote" Project in Hopkins School District 270
• Discuss issues surrounding skateboard parks
• Discuss health issues and abstinence education
• Discuss contacts with Trojan Tirade and Trojan Tribune
NEXT MEETING IS MONDAY, MAY 22, 7.00 PM
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AGENDA
Plymouth Charter Commission
May 11, 2000
Public Safety Training Room
(second floor Public Safety Building)
7:00 p.m.
1. Call to Order
2. Approve Minutes
3. Consider Charter Amendment Amending Mayor Term of Office from 2 to 4 Years
4. Consider Proposed Amendments to Charter Commission By -Laws
5. Schedule Next Meeting
6. Adjourn
May 9
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Tentative Schedule for
City Council Non -Consent Agenda Items
Hearing on amending Tax Increment Districts 7-2, 7-3, and 7-4
Public Improvement Hearing for 11'' Avenue street reconstruction project — South Shore
Drive to cul-de-sac east (9911)
Amend City Council salaries
Public Improvement Hearing on 11 u Avenue improvements
May 23
Project hearing for Holly Lane Street and Utility Improvements (9024)
Consider Interim Ordinance for Study Areas C and E
Sunrise Park
Reguiding/Rezoning at 45th Avenue and Nathan Lane
Plymouth Community Bank application
Public Improvement hearing on Holly Lane improvements, north of Old Rockford Road
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Working for the Region, Planning for the Future
April 21, 2000
Dwight Johnson
City Manager
City of Plymouth
3400 Plymouth Bivd
Plymouth, MN 55447-1482
Dear Mr. Johnson:
This letter is to inform you that Metropolitan Council staff member Phyllis Hanson has been
appointed Interim Sector Representative for your community in place of Tom Caswell. Tom is
on medical leave.
Phyllis is a Senior Planner with our Parks Program in the Planning and Growth Management
Department. She is a Landscape Architect with broad experience in the private and public
sectors. In the upcoming weeks, Phyllis will be in contact with your community regarding her
assignment. She can be reached by telephone at (651) 602-1566, or by fax at (651) 602-1442.
Thank you for your cooperation during this interim period.
Sincerely,
Richard E. Thompson
Supervisor, Comprehensive Planning
cc: Saundra Spigner, Metropolitan Council District 1
Thomas McElveen, Director, Community Development Division
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TO: City Clerks, Administrators, and Managers
FROM: Jim Miller, Executive Director j
DATE: April 20, 2000
SUBJECT: Board of Directors Vacancies
At the Annual Meeting in St. Cloud on June 15th, the membership will elect five new
Board members. These officials will replace: Minneapolis City Council Member Joan
Campbell; New Brighton City Council Member Arlyn Gunderman; Mankato City
Council Member Kathleen Sheran; and former Mounds View City Administrator Chuck
Whiting, all of whose three-year terms expire. Also, the membership will elect a
replacement for the one year remaining in the term of retiring Fergus Falls City
Administrator Jim Nitchals.
As you will see from the accompanying Nominating Committee guidelines, the Board
has commitments to the City of Minneapolis (Joan Campbell's position) and the
Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cites (Jim Nitchal's position). People meeting those
specific criteria will likely fill these two vacancies, although that ultimately is a
membership decision. Nominations to fill the remaining three vacancies will probably be
based on other, more general guidelines, such as gender and geographic balance.
The League's strength has always been rooted in the Board's outstanding leadership.
Continuing that tradition is critical as the League looks to meeting the ever-changing
challenges facing our cities. If you or someone on your Council has an interest in serving
on the Board, please apply now. Terms are for three years and service involves
attendance at monthly Board meetings and two, two-day retreats. The League pays for
most expenses, including mileage.
A roster of current Board members and the application form are enclosed. I would be
most happy to answer any questions and can be reached at 651-281-1205.
Thank you for your help in this very important matter.
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER
Board Nominating Process and Selection Criteria
I. Board nomination process.
A. Nominating Committee Appointment and Orientation Process.
1. Beginning in April of every year the League will solicit individuals
interested in serving on the nominating committee. Notice of
solicitation of interest shall be placed in Cities Bulletin at least
twice. When necessary in order to get a sufficient number on the
committee, or to achieve appropriate balance, the Executive
Director may directly solicit city officials to be on the committee.
2. On or before May 1 of each year the League President shall
appoint a nominating committee of 8 to 12 city officials, consisting
of both elected and appointed officials with appropriate attention
paid to issues such as gender, city size, and geography. The
immediate past president of the Board of Directors will sit as an
ex -officio member of the Committee and shall be its Chair.
3. At least one week prior to the annual conference, the Executive
Director shall hold an orientation meeting of the nominating
committee in order to explain the nominating committee process
and to explain the Board selection criteria.
B. Recruitment and Nomination Process
1. Beginning in April of each year the League will solicit Minnesota
city officials interested in serving on the League of Minnesota
Cities Board of Directors. Notice of Board openings and
solicitation of interest shall be placed in the April Minnesota Cities
Magazine and shall run at least twice in the Cities Bulletin. In
addition, prior to May 1 of each year, the Executive Director shall
mail to the chief administrative officer of each member city a letter
soliciting Board candidates and explaining the process and
selection criteria.
2. All candidates who wish to be considered by the nominating
committee, must submit an appropriate written expression of
interest by June 1. Additional material in support of particular
candidates may be submitted up to the date of the nominating
committee meeting.
3. Once the list of Board candidates has been compiled, the Executive
Director in conjunction with the nominating committee chair shall
develop an agenda and a schedule of interview times.
4. After considering the presentations of the various candidates. the
nominating committee shall make its recommendations based on
the requirements of the League Constitution, Board Commitments,
and the Guidelines set out herein.
5. In order to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest,
nominating committee members should refrain from participating
in discussion involving candidates from cities that they represent.
6. Notice of the nominating committee's recommendations shall be
posted at a predetermined time in at least two locations at the
annual conference site. The location of the postings shall be
included in the material provided to conference attendees and shall
be directly communicated to prospective candidates.
7. The Chair of the nominating committee shall be responsible for
presenting the report of the nominating committee at the Annual
business meeting.
H. Board selection requirements and guidelines.
A. Constitutional Requirements.
1. The League Constitution requires that the Board of Directors shall
consist of an "elected president, an elected first vice president, an
elected second vice president, the immediate past president ex -
officio, the president of the Association of Metropolitan
Municipalities ex -officio, the president or vice president of the
National League of Cities if a Minnesota City official ex -officio,
and twelve directors.
2. "To be eligible to be elected to serve, or to continue to serve as an
elective officer of the League, a person shall be an elected official
[or], an appointed official ...... who is not an independent
contractor.
B. Board Commitments
1. The Board has made a commitment that representatives of the
following organizations and entities will have a seat on the Board
of Directors, if they desire and if the nominating committee
believes that a qualified individual has been recommended by the
particular organization or entity:
a. Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities
b. Minnesota Association of Small Cities
C. City of Minneapolis
d. City of St. Paul
C. Non-binding Guidelines for the Nominating Committee to Consider
1. Geography
a. The nominating committee will attempt to respect an
appropriate balance of representation between Greater
Minnesota and the Metropolitan area.
b. In this same regard, the Committee will strive to maintain a
similar balance when making recommendations for the
President, first vice-president, and second vice-president
positions.
C. No particular importance will be placed on where within
Greater Minnesota or the Metropolitan area a given
candidate comes from.
2. Population.
a. Board members should come from cities of differing size.
3. Gender
a. Every effort should be made to ensure gender equity on the
Board.
4. Position (Appointed v. Elected)
a. A majority of the Board should be elected city officials.
5. Term
a. Where there are other qualified candidates, Board members
should generally serve only one term.
b. An individual appointed to fill an unexpired Board term
will not be prejudiced by this guideline so long as the
unexpired term was for one year or less.
LMC Board of Directors and Officers
June, 1999 - June, 2000
President Gary Doty, Mayor, Duluth
Completing Term of Susan Hoyt
Term expires: June, 2000
First Vice Lester Heitke, Mayor, Willmar
President Completing Term of Gary Doty
Term expires: June, 2000
Second Vice
President
Term expires: June, 2000
Directors: Kathleen Sheran, Council member, Mankato
Elected by Membership: June, 1996 to complete unexpired term of Del Haag
Elected by Membership: June, 1997
Term expires: June, 2000
Arlyn Gunderman, Council member, New Brighton
Elected by Membership: June, 1997
Term expires: June, 2000
Joan Campbell, Council member, Minneapolis
Elected by Membership: June, 1997
Term expires: June, 2000
Robert Erickson, City Administrator, Lakeville
Appointed to fill vacancy created by 2/17/00 resignation of Chuck Whiting who
was elected by Membership: June 1999 to complete unexpired term of Les
Heitke
Term Expires: June, 2000
Jerry Blakey, Council member, St. Paul
Elected by Membership: June, 1998
Term expires: June, 2001
Chuck (Charles) Lucken, Clerk/Administrator, Fosston
Elected by Membership: June, 1998
Term expires: June, 2001
Marcia Marcoux, Council member, Rochester
Elected by Membership: June 1998
Term expires: June 2001
Jim (James) Nitchals, Administrator, Fergus Falls
Elected by Membership: June 1998
Term expires: June 2001
(Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities representative)
Ronald Jabs, Mayor, Jordan
Elected by Membership: June 1999
Term expires: June 2002
Judy Johnson, Council member, Plymouth
Elected by Membership: June 1999
Term expires: June 2002
Mark Voxland, Council member, Moorhead
Elected by Membership: June 1999
Term expires: June 2002
Joel Young, Clerk, Chatfield
Appointed by MAOSC to fill unexpired term of Gail Lippert: January, 1999
Term Expires: June, 1999
Elected by Membership: June, 1999
Term Expires: June, 2002
(Minnesota Association of Small Cities representative)
Ex -officio seat:
Past President Del (Delvin) Haag, Council member, City of Buffalo
Elected by Membership: June, 1998
Term expired: June, 1999
Larry Bakken, NLC Board of Directors
Elected by NLC: Dec. 1998
Karen Anderson, NLC 2nd Vice President
Elected by NLC: Dec. 1999 _
John Weaver, AMM President
Elected by AMM: May 1999
4/20/00
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Application for
2000-01 LMC Board of Directors or
2000-01 LMC Officer Positions
All candidates for LMC Board of Directors or LMC Officer
(President, First Vice President, Second Vice President) positions are
asked to submit the following items by June 1, 2000:
1) A cover letter stating your intent to run for an LMC Board or Officer
position, addressing the following points:
• Why you are interested in serving in this position;
• What specific attributes or experiences you would contribute to the Board or
Executive Committee (made up of the LMC Officers); and
• Whether you will be able to make the time commitment necessary to fulfill your
Board or Officer duties (monthly Board meetings, as well as two, two-day
retreats).
2) A completed "Nomination Form for LMC Board of Directors / LMC Officers
Positions" (attached).
3) Optional. A resume that provides an overview of your municipal/professional
experience and accomplishments.
4) Optional. Letters of reference.
Please return these materials by June 1, 2000 to:
Jim Miller
League of Minnesota Cities
145 University Ave., West
St. Paul, MN 55103-2044
Nomination Form — LMC Board of Directors
PLEASE COMPLETE THE NOMINATION FORM PROVIDING AS MANY DETAILS AS
POSSIBLE. You are encouraged to attach other material that may be useful to the Nominating
Committee during its deliberations, such as your resume and a letter stating your reasons for
seeking a League office.
Name:
Organization:
Title:
Address: City/Zip:
Home Phone: ( ) Work Phone: ( ) E-mail
1. Length of service in your present position: years
2. Other municipal or related position(s) you have held and the number of years:
3. Previous League experience (e.g. committees, conferences, affiliate organizations, etc.)
4. Are you applying for (Please select one)
President 1St Vice President 2nd Vice President Director
5. If you are applying for Director, can you complete a full three-year term as a board
member?
PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM BY JUNE 1, 2000 TO:
Jim Miller
League of Minnesota Cities
145 University Avenue West
St. Paul, MN 55103-2044
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PLYMOUTH
News Release
For Immediate Release Contact:
Mark Peterson, 763-509-5941
Gail Schaal, 612-392-5920
Local Company Volunteers to Build Water Garden at Plymouth Creek Park on April 28
One of Plymouth's largest parks, Plymouth Creek Park, will have a water feature added to it at no
cost to taxpayers thanks to a local company. Hedberg Aggregates, along with help from area contractors,
will build a water garden in one day on April 28 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The water garden will be installed at the Plymouth Creek Amphitheater, which is located at 36`''
Ave. N. and Plymouth Blvd. (between Life Time Fitness and Plymouth City offices). Hedberg
Aggregates, a large landscaping supply yard located in Plymouth, and Aquascape Designs, a national
pond distributor, are combining forces to accomplish the project. The two companies are sponsoring a
one -day training seminar on building water gardens. The 67 contractors who will attend the seminar will
get hands-on experience by building the water garden at Plymouth Creek.
The contractors will create a water garden with a waterfall and a meandering stream leading
down to a pond. "It will be a positive addition to the park. It will be located just below the pool area at
Life Time. It will be an asset to the park and it's at no -cost to the City," said Parks Superintendent Mark
Peterson.
"Water gardening is the fastest growing trend in landscaping today. This project gives Hedberg
an opportunity to train a large group of contractors while also making a positive contribution to the
community," said Gail Schaal of Hedberg Aggregates. "Each year Hedberg Aggregates looks for a non-
profit where we can build a water garden free of charge. Our company is based in Plymouth, so this year,
we thought we'd make a contribution right in our own backyard."
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PLYMOUTH A Peautifu(Pface To Live
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 • TELEPHONE (612) 509-5000
®pw—mp" www.d.plymouth.mn.us
Metropolitan Council
Working for the Region, Planning for the Future
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING ON THE PREPARATION OF A "SCOPE OF
WORK" FOR A SURFACE WATER USE MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER IN THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA
DATE: TUESDAY, MAY 16, 2000
TIME: 6:30 —7:30 pm
PLACE: MINNESOTA VALLEY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
VISITOR CENTER
3815 EAST 80THST., BLOOMINGTON, MN (see map on back)
The Metropolitan Council will host an informational meeting on the process to prepare a "Scope of
Work" for a Surface Water Use Management Plan for the portion of the Mississippi River within the
Seven -County Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. The need, features of the plan and responsibility for its
preparation were identified in the Comprehensive Management Plan for the Mississippi River and
Recreation Area prepared by the National Park Ser%ice.
The surface water use plan will be prepared with active public involvement, including representatives
from all interested organizations, local governments, agencies and the general public. A draft of the
scope of work is expected to be available for public comment in September 2000.
The Corps of Engineers will have the lead in commercial navigation management portions of this
plan, working closely with the U.S. Coast Guard, National Park Service, Minnesota Department of
Natural Resources, Minnesota Department of Transportation, and affected local governments. This will
include taking the lead in facilitating the surface water use management plan. The National Park Service
will coordinate with the Corps of Engineers to implement the plan, a monitoring program and will assist
in securing funds to prepare the plan.
For questions regarding the public meeting, contact Jim Barton at the Metropc
(651) 602-1735
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What'sInside:
- 270 Parent Extra
- Kids Voting
Updi.n...te 0
Shopforschool.com
A newsletter for parents in Hopkins School District 270 May 2000
Volunteers sought for
superintendent's
communications group
Volunteers are being sought to
serve on the Superintendent's
Communications Committee
(SCC) for the 2000-01 school
year. The SCC, which meets from
7 p.m. to 9 p.m. the first Monday
of the month, August through
May, provides a forum for
communications between parents
and the superintendent. Volunteers
serve two- or three-year terms. If
interested, please send a short
letter of interest by Monday, May
22, to Superintendent Michael L.
Kremer, 1001 Highway 7,
Hopkins, MN 55305. Information:
952-9884021.
Late -start day
All District 270 schools will
start two hours late, Tuesday,
May 16. School buses will pick up
children two hours late, but will
return them to their homes on the
usual schedule. Morning kinder-
garten students will attend the
day's single session.
Foundation gala success
The Hopkins Education
Foundation's (HEF) recent gala
netted more than $63,000. The
money will be used to further the
education for students in the
Hopkins School District.
Since its inception in 1995, the
HEF has donated more than
$150,000 in grants to support
educational innovations and
enhancements for District 270
students. Some of the current
grants include a tutor -teaching
program at Hopkins High School;'
junior high off -campus retreats
focusing on courage and respect;
an outdoor living classroom at
Tanglen Elementary; an art
program expansion at Eisenhower
Elementary; a writers' consortium
at Glen Lake Elementary; and an
individual reading progress -
tracking system at Alice Smith
Elementary.
Information: 952-9884097.
Immigration Forum addresses workforce issues
Adult Options n iication and the PwinV�est Chamber of Commerce are presenting the
., 11 -cvr
Immigration Forum. Exp nng the PotentiaLi the New American Wb4'.Prce from 8:30 a.m.
to 1 P.M. Tuestia�a at a Eisen6o er Community Center, 1001�Highway 7, Hopkins.
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The Immigrah0�n Fotum will introducestrategt sources, and skills
designed to enable
organizations : , orebffectively htre,.traind retrain bilingual and bicultural employees.
The forum. eatures a panel discussion'y usiness professionals and community members
on the challenge _ an opportunities o e,1 ss -cultural workplace. Panelists include: Larry
Greenbaum, executive director for 7evinsh'Wwmonal Services, Bill Brumfield, director of
training and ern p to went assistance for He "` .
g p y LL nnepm County; Barbara Ptilham, Ph.D., St. Louis
Park School District`superintendent; Barb Chafee, Adult Basic Educatioit/Work Force
Education manager; and Lee Engler, general manager of the Doubletree Hotel.
The keynote speaker for the forum is Dorothy Bridges, president and chief executive officer
of Franklin Bank
Some of the other forum topics include:=�
• The challenges businesses face with the shrinking pool of low -skill entry'level labor, and
the growing population of immigrants and refugees in the metro area. ,
• How businesses attract, hire, and retrain non-English or limited English speaking employ-
ees.
• How some of the challenges of working; with diverse cultural backgrounds can be turned
into opportunities.
• How cultural differences can be managed in the workplace.
• The importance of working with communities and schools to uncover resources for manag-
ing and responding to changes in the community ...
The cost of the forum is $35, and spaceis limited. To make' reservations or for further
information, please contact Adult Options_ in Education at 952-988-5343.
New in-homelin-office computer training available
The Hopkins School District 270 Community
Education Department has launched a new initia-
tive to provide home or office computer tutoring. - 1
These computer training opportunities are offered
to people in the convenience of their homes or t
offices, using their own computer systems.
Traditional classroom training in computers has
been provided by the Community Education
Department since 1984. Many residents and local; "
businesses have taken advantage of classes at ► " �-�•
Eisenhower Community Center. This new
initiative was developed based on the success of
those classes and with the support of the teachers.
Suggested topics for home or office tutorial sessions are: Getting Starting Using Your
Computer, Using Word Processing, Using the Internet, E-mail, List Management, and
Personal Finance Management. All sessions will be tailor-made to meet the learners' needs
and can include more topics. The tutoring sessions are a minimum of two hours in length and
the rate is $90 per hour. As a bonus, there is no added cost for tutoring up to three people in an
office or home setting.
"Computer users respond well to instruction that applies to their specific situations whether
it's organizing a mailing list, balancing a checkbook, researching a stock on the Internet, or e -
mailing the grandchildren," said Donna Leviton, District 270's adult programs coordinator.
For information about this service, call Community Education's Computer Training
Department at 952-988-4072.
Shopforschool.com
Hopkins School District 270 is
launching a "shop for school" on-
line fund-raising program
districtwide. The District is
working with Edina -based
shopforschool.com.
Shopforschool.com is an on-
line fund-raising program that
allows Internet users to support
the individual school of their
choice or Hopkins School District
270 as a whole when completing
their on-line shopping through the
shopforschool site.
Shopforschool.com offers links
to many on-line merchants. Every
time a purchase is made from a'
participating merchant, a percent-
age of the purchase price is earned
for the school the shopper has
selected.
The District and its schools are
free to use any money raised by
the shopforschool.com program
however they wish.
Links to shopforschool.com
soon will appear on the District's
home page as well as individual
school site web pages.
The District's web site is:
www.hopkins.kl2.mn.us.
The District is not endorsing
any products or merchants but is
linking with shopforschool.com as
a way for people—on-line
shoppers—to support the Hopkins
School District.
Information: 952-9884024.
What parents want ...
An independent nationwide
service, which helps families of
corporate employees find schools
that match the needs of their
children, recently announced that
District 270 has what parents want
in an excellent school district.
SchoolMatch, a national school
evaluation company, gave the
2000 What Parents Want award to
Hopkins based on the District's
success in meeting the needs of
families choosing schools.
Award criteria include having a
close match to what SchoolMatch
users most often request, and the
availability of secondary -level
programs. Parents look for schools
that are competitive in academic
test scores and are academically
solid; accredited; competitive in
teacher salaries; above average
instructional, and library/media
services expenditures on a national
percentile basis; and known for
small class sizes.
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Additio? planned for Meadowbrook Elementary
The Hopkids School Distric and cit 51denNaUgy are working on plans for construc-
tion of a join schooUcommt City t ' eadowbrook em ritary.School. The $4
million, 24,(00 -square -foot add ton ill i clu e a 0; uare-foot gymnasiuixbnt
ing the equivalent of two f 1-si; a bas etbal cQurtsthat can b : separaiehd bya olid moves le
partition. a gymnasium ossibly can be divided furthermitb drd' nets mtb foW you -size _
gym spacI
The Meado rook Community Center also will contain two preschool rooms siblin
care roo n�a large uscTe room for earl} childhoo a adult/parent education roptti{s,
and a re ource nter/o ice!�pace. About 51 arkings aces will be addeed`Fo' eadowbiook
Eleme ew di lon will provide panded ace or, Hopkins S ool Dis ct- and
Gold e Park & ec eation Departure t ponSa ed progr s.
Ab t half o s op s existing gyms ace, c about ,4 quare fe will be
remo a error� t, en music. The other ft space w used by ds & Com-
panyt efo of of a d for large- up i rucl'oo iM rvities such s art and
gra -level sp a .events during m' " Esc 1's curren ; nstrumenta 4"music room will
be 'm�od�ldtixto.a mtpoda a rou n _ ction spaces for se' by students,
teaFh or,par_ , of eer,
hea a rocessfo�_vs ro ex nsiv"andtivill take abo three months to
c mplefe 4�2he� ty�vel he approvaloeess�nCltides a public bring on the development
greement;pubhearinef't"e Pyr lann ng Commission and pity Council on the rezoning
and ComprehensivePlan amenert;an informublic heart�g efore the Planning Com -
)an ed
om-
lanned Unit Development
(PUDp'reliininary plan,nd a foimal publicietaring'fore4t e City Council on the PUD
general plan. - L a
Both the city and[ Sc�hoo pp isfnetmust LL and the develop-
ment agreement fol e�proect. - '
Construction on the addition is tentatively scheduled to start in late summer or early fall.
Kids Voting initiative needs volunteers
Volunteers are needed to help the Hopkins
School District community with a joint commu-
nity/School District initiative called Kids Voting.
While Kids Voting is being hosted by the
Hopkins School District, it is a communitywide KINS
partnership initiative among businesses, schools,
families, and the community. Kids Voting is
community based and education based. on
The K -12th grade Kids Voting curriculum
includes six to eight lessons on voting and NG
democracy. Students will learn about researching
candidates and issues, and become involved in Hopkins School District
hands-on activities that allow them to experience
the importance of voting as well as the ramificaCommunity
-
tions of not having a vote. Students also will
complete homework assignments with parents,
and become involved in consensus -building discussions and activities. The highlight of the
program is that the students will go to the polls on election day, accompanied by their parents
or guardians, and cast their ballots on the same issues as the adults.
The goals of Kids Voting are to boost adult voter turnout, and to increase awareness about
the importance of voting. It is hoped that Kids Voting will help to create well-informed
lifetime voters of today's youth.
The community's role encompasses supporting the program by volunteering to work on the
initiative and generating financial support. Kids Voting volunteers work on fund-raising,
community events, voter registration, adopting Kids Voting precincts, and increasing commu-
nity involvement in the schools.
Volunteer help is needed to work on public relations, finance, election/volunteers, educa-
tion, and speakers bureau. Please call Dee McCarthy at 952-988-4050, or Barb Westmoreland
at 952-988-4069.
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270 pSXtora
Family education information supplement May 2000
Real Boys
Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood
by William Pollack, Ph.D.
"Boys with parents who remain emotionally connected to them do better in school, are more
healthy psychologically, and, when they become adults, achieve greater success in their
careers and relationships."
"Boys will be boys." "Boys should be
boys, 'you're swinging that bat like a girl.
"Boys are toxic -watch out for them." Real
Boys explores these myths and this
generation's "silent crisis" of sad, lonely,
and confused boys who may appear tough,
cheerful, and confident. The author, William
Pollack, contends that raising boys through a
toughening process that drives their emo-
tions underground is making our boys sick.
Only when we understand what boys are
really experiencing, says Pollack, can
parents help them develop more self-
confidence and the emotional savvy to deal
with issues such as depression and violence,
drugs and alcohol, sexuality and love.
Actually, the truth is that boys and girls
benefit tremendously from both feminine
Fathers and Sons
Sons who are supported emotionally by
their fathers do better in school and have
better self-esteem.
How to be a well-connected father:
• Stay attached - no matter what.
• Your continued investment and love
is essential.
• Stand by Mom. Respect the love your
son has for his mother.
• It is who he is rather than what he does.
• The more unconditional love and
encouragement you can give your son,
the better he will feel about himself and
the more confidence he will have in life.
• Develop your own style. Find some-
thing you can have in common.
• Do not be a policeman dad. Work to
share the responsibility of discipline.
• Show rather than tell. Boys will follow
what you do more than what you say.
• Be aware of your own "father
longings," painful memories of your
own childhood.
• Real men show emotions. Help your
son feel comfortable sharing feelings.
and masculine forms of mentoring; boys
yearn for close relationships just as much as
girls do; and love is the core of each and
every boy.
Pollack makes the following suggestions
to help boys reconnect and gain confidence
in their own identity:
♦ At least once a day, give your boy your
undivided attention.
♦ Encourage the expression of a full range
of emotions.
♦ When a boy expresses vulnerable feel-
ings, avoid teasing and taunting.
♦ Avoid using shaming language in talking
with a boy.
♦ Look behind anger, aggression, and
rambunctiousness.
♦ Express your love and empathy openly
and generously.
♦ Let boys know that they don't need to be
"sturdy oaks," stable, stoic, and indepen-
dent.
♦ Rotate parenting responsibilities.
♦ When your son is hurting, don't hesitate
to ask him whether he'd like to talk.
♦ Don't hold back.
♦ Make regular `dates' with your son.
♦ Allow him the time he needs to fulfill his
other interests and relationships.
♦ Don't wait to talk to him about sex, drugs,
or other tricky topics. Offer to explain
anything he's curious about.
♦ Provide frequent affirmations. One of the
best ways to help boys overcome self-
doubt is to tell him all the things you
cherish about him.
♦ Talk earnestly about the difficulty of peer
pressure, society's expectations, and other
challenges; understanding one's self is a
difficult and complex task.
— The author, William Pollack; is an assistant
clinical professor of psychiatry and codirector of
the Center for Men at Harvard Medical School.
This article summarized by Gretchen Collins,
District 270 Title 1 Director
BE AWPARE
Legal Consequences of
Teen Alcohol Use
TEENS
First offense of minor possession or
consumption of alcohol:
• court appearance with a parent
• carries a minimum fine of $100
• community service
• chemical dependency evaluation
and perhaps treatment
• restitution
Second and subsequent offenses:
• court appearance with a parent
• driver's license is revoked until
age 18 or for one year whichever
is longer (or may not be able to get
a license until the age of 18)
Third Offense:
• court appearance with a parent
• chemical dependency evaluation
and treatment
Drinking & Driving:
• court appearance with a parent
• license suspension for 30 to 180
days
ADULTS WHO SERVE
Propgny owners may not allow
minors to possess or consume
alcohol or illegal drugs on their
property. The consequences canbe
90 days in jail and a $700 fine.
A person over 21 selling alcohol to a
minor is committing a gross
misdemeanor. The consequences
can be a year in jail, a $3,000 fine,
and a criminal record.
People who are 18 years and older
can be sued for damages and injuries
that result from providing alcohol to
an underage person.
Kevin's Law was passed last year in
Minnesota, stating that criminal
penalties can be charged against
adults who "socially" provide
alcohol to minors who cause serious
harm to themselves or others.
May 2000 270 Parent Extra Page 3
Managing the Net g
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Siteswith tips and agreements for
parents:
• safekids:com
• www.cyberangels.com/
• www.ala.org/parentspage/
greatsites/guide.html
• yahooligans.com/parents/£,
createfamilypledge.html�
Search Engine Listings.�U
• General:
www.hennepin.lib.mn.us/
(select "The Web" from this page)
• For Kids:
www.hennepin.lib.mn.us/
(select "KidSpace" and then
"Search Engines")
Kid -Friendly Chat Rooms:
• www.yahooligans.com/
arts_and_entertainment/chat
Resources for Parents and Teachers
• www.hennepin.lib.mn.us/
(select "Web Site Catalog" and
then "Parents and Teachers" and
then "Internet Issues and Re-
sources")
Another Good Parenting Site:
www.education-world.com/parents/
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Special thanks to all of you who
have written, called, or e–mailed this
past year about parenting issues,
good intemet sites, further informa-
tion on a specific topic, or simply
expressed words of encouragement.
Thank you. Let me know what you
like, what you want more of, and .
what needs some changing. Have a
safe, fun, and relaxing time with
your family this summer. Although
the 270 Extra newsletter won't
resume until fall, we're here all
summer. Keep those cards, e–mails,
and questions coming.
Peace,
Katie Lee, editor
2?O Pat�errttsi is a parent/family
newsletter with information on a
variety of parenting issues. Do you
have an idea for parents, a question
for our parent educators, or a
suggestion? We welcome your
comments.
Write or call Katie Lee, Editor
1001 Hwy. 7 Hopkins, MN 55305
9884070, 9884079 Fax
katie_1ee@hopkins.k12.mn.us
Thou Shalt Not Scream -�-�
As a family doctor specializing in sports
medicine, Daniel J. Boyle, M.D., is certainly
qualified to advise parents of young athletes.
He is also the father of 12 children. Included
in his recent book, "Sports Medicine for
Parents and Coaches" is a list of ten
commandments for parents of youth
athletes, noted below are a few highlights:
• Enjoy watching your children play at their
level, and be patient and understanding.
They're probably about as good as you
were at their age.
• Be positive and proud. Your children are
having fun and learning It's a game.
Appreciate it for what it is.
• Go easy on coaches and officials. What-
ever game your child is playing it's
probably not the seventh game of the
World Series.
• When you're correcting your children, be
positive about 90 percent of the time and
negative 10 percent of the time.
• If you wish to criticize technique. don't do
it right after your child has made a costly
mistake. Wait until the sting of the
moment has cooled so that your com-
ments sound like constructive criticism,
not blame.
• Don't live vicariously through your
children. Encourage them in their sports,
but don't force them to participate.
— Reprinted with permission from
Minnesota Parent (United Parenting Publ.),
Feb. 2000. Article written by Kathy Sena
S Medicine for Parents and Coaches.
Georgetown University Press, 1999;
$12.95. To order, call (800)246-9606
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270 parent Extra
Hopkins School District 270
1001 Highway 7
Hopkins, MN 55305
952-988-4024
www. hopkins.kl 2. mn.us
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STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN
In re: the Plymouth Charter Commission
DISTRICT COURT
TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
=ORDER OF REMOVAL
WHEREAS, the undersigned has received an Affidavit from the Secretary of the
Plymouth Carter Commission; and
WHEREAS, said Affidavit shows that Plymouth Charter Commission Member,
Scott Martin has failed to attend four consecutive Charter Commission meetings without
being excused by the Commission, to -wit, all monthly meetings from October, 1997
through October, 1999 (five consecutive meetings),
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:
1. That effective immediately, Scott Martin is hereby removed as a member
of the Plymouth Charter Commission, pursuant to Minnesota Statute
410.05, subdivision 2.
2. That the Charter Commission Coordinator is hereby directed to solicit
applications for the vacancy hereby created.
BY THE COURT:
Daniel H. Mabley
Chief Judge of District Court
Dated: April _ SCO ,2000
Little
House
The nation's most innovative affordable
housing program has survived 25 years,
The next 25 may be the hard part.
BY CHRISTOPHER SWOPE
n Gaithersburg, Maryland, on the
wall at the Montgomery County
public housing authority, there is a
giant map, overloaded with hun-
dreds of pushpins: red, green, blue,
yellow and black. The pins cover nearly
every inch of the map, from rural Damascus
in the north to the crowded suburbs near
the Washington, D.C., border. But most of
the pins mark places where the county has
been growing fastest.
One of them points to a small piece of
suburbia called Hallowell. Driving around
Hallowell is like driving around almost
any subdivision carved out of farmland in
1990s America. Wide streets wind
through rolling green grounds and are
lined with single-family detached homes.
In Montgomery County's expensive hous-
ing market, these sell for more than a
quarter of a million dollars. There are
more modest homes in Hallowell, alu-
minum -sided townhouses with simple
front stoops, but even these sell for
upwards of $140,000. Nothing that you
see in Hallowell conveys any hint that
public housing exists here. But indeed, the
housing authority owns 25 of the town-
houses, and that is why Hallowell gets a
pushpin on the wall map. It is part of the
county's affordable housing program,
unique in America when it was launched
and still unusual 25 years later.
Montgomery County, with a population
now pushing 900,000, hasn't built a pub-
lic housing project in a quarter-century.
What it has done is require developers to
build low-cost houses in every sparkling
new suburban subdivision they create.
Some of these homes are sold to moderate -
income residents; others are held by the
county - and rented to the very poor.
Today, some of Montgomery County's
most impoverished citizens live in well-to-
do places such as Hallowell, places they
could never afford on their own.
Montgomery isn't the only government
that has tried something along these lines,
but the scale of its program dwarfs most
of the others. One-third of the county's
affordable housing stock -10,000 units
in all—is in these so-called "moderately
priced dwelling units," or "MPDUs," built
by developers as part of the natural march
of outward suburban growth. By contrast,
a court-ordered program in New Jersey
has produced 23,000 units statewide,
although many of these aren't built yet.
In California, the combined effort of some
75 local governments has created about
25,000, for a population of more than 30
million people. A handful of other coun-
ties in the Washington, D.C., area and
elsewhere tried copying Montgomery in
the 1990s, but have only recently seen
their first homes produced.
Montgomery County's assisted -housing
ll
supporters continue to see their prograr
as an emblem of civic pride. They note the
while new subdivisions in most suburba;
areas have become fortresses for the upper
middle-class, Montgomery's have becom
famous for the economic diversity of thei
residents, many of them minorities o
immigrants buying their first homes. The -
insist that affordable housing is vital to th,
economic future of even an affluent count
whose median income is twice that of the
nation as a whole. "Without an adequat,
supply of affordable housing," says Willian
Berry, a Rockville developer and an arden
supporter of the MPDU law, "the qua!ity o
life in an area goes downhill."
Not everyone agrees. Over the years, th,
MPDU law has inflamed many resident
who view the idea of mixing incomes it
suburbia as ill-advised social engineering
It has produced quite a bit of frictior
between neighbors. Homeowners continue
to worry that poor people renting from the
county can detract from the character—
and the home values—of their neighbor.
hoods. "Tenants have no responsibility tc
the community," says Roy Peck, a formes
Hallowell resident who was active in hi:
homeowner's association before moving
recently. "They're more likely to not main-
tain the appearance of their homes wher
they have no vested interest."
But as the program heads into its sec-
ond quarter-century, it faces a dilemm<
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Mow -market units now to the system wat
be converting to market -rate. In the long
run, it seems inevitable that the MPDU
program will shrink, not grow. "The pro-
gram," says Eric Larsen, MPDU coordi-
nator in the county's housing department,
"will be producing fewer and fewer units."
William Hussmann, chairman of the
county planning board, agrees. "We are
becoming more urban and mature," Huss-
mann says. "Taking care of what afford-
able housing we have got is now our num-
ber one priority. It's a whole different
agenda."
I t was late in the 1960s when the idea
of an affordable housing mandate
c began getting kicked around in Mont-
gomery County. At the time, an embar-
E rassing gap was growing between the
League of women voters began ioobymg
the county council, at first seeking a law
that would have simply ordered develop-
ers to build more low-cost housing.
Legally, however, the county could not
impose such a mandate without compen-
sation. So the activists came up with a for-
mula, which the council finally agreed to
in 1973. In every new development of 50
units or more, 15 percent of the homes
would be priced "affordably." In exchange,
the developer would receive a density
bonus. That is, he could build 20 percent
more units than the zoning would have
otherwise permitted. The activists called
this "inclusionary zoning." Builders hated
it. "The development industry opposed us
tooth and toenail every inch of the way,"
says Peg McRory, who led the coalition
that fought for the law.
taws nrst test. i tie attoraame noustng
advocates girded for a legal challenge. But
it never came. Kettler decided to give low-
income housing a try. He thought up new
designs for townhouses that kept costs
down, and in the end, built hundreds of
MPDUs in Montgomery Village. He even
named a section of the development after
McRory, his longtime adversary. "Clarence
Kettler was the most active in fighting
against us," says McRory, now 78. "But
once it was enacted, he was the most active
in making it work."
The MPDU system has been tweaked
periodically, but it still looks more or less
as it did in when it took effect in 1974. It is
actually two programs, one for moderate -
income homebuyers and renters, and the
other for the county's poorest residents.
Most of the MPDUs fit into the first cate-
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gory. These are sold or rented at submar-
ket rates to people who meet income
requirements. In 1997, for instance, the
average MPDU sold for $90,180, and the
buyer's average income was $29,014.
These for -sale units are price -controlled
for 10 years.
The second program is the more con-
troversial one. As many as one-third of
the units are reserved for the Housing
Opportunities Commission, which has
been very aggressive about buying them to
use as assisted housing. The poorest resi-
T_ 186.J
absorb the next wave of affordable hous-
ing. The units simply went wherever the
new development went, reinforcing the
notion that every community had a role in
solving the housing problem.
This idea had its ultimate test 10 years
ago, in the wealthy suburb of Potomac.
Developer Anthony Natelli had begun
building Avenel, a posh community of $2
million homes surrounding a professional
golf course. Hoping to preserve Avenel's
exclusive image, Natelli offered the county
$4 million to let him forgo the MPDU
dents of these units are asked to pay 30
percent of their earnings in rent, and the
rest is subsidized.
The effects of this system were felt very
quickly. Previously, any public housing
projects considered by the county created
an acrid backlash from neighbors and
their elected officials. But the MPDU law
took politicians off the hook. Not only
were the units scattered almost invisibly
all over the place but private developers,
not the county, were building them. "We
got the private sector to do what we
wanted through the natural development
process," says Bernard Tetreault, who
served as HOC'S executive director for 24
years. "What the developers could do nat-
urally, we'd have to go through all kinds of
machinations to do. Now we were getting
five units here and there, and nobody
knew where they were."
There was another political plus. No
one community had to be singled out to
20 GOVERNING April 2000
As growth tapers off, says Montgomery
County's Eric Larsen, the number of units
In the MPDU program is bound to decline.
requirement and build affordable apart-
ments somewhere else. County officials
nearly agreed, but ultimately decided it
would send the wrong message to less afflu-
ent areas, where thousands of MPDUs had
already gone up. In the end, Avenel built
60 attractive brick -faced, Cape Cod -style
homes that sold for less than $100,000.
HOC bought 18 of them for low-income
renters.
f the scattered -site MPDUs have pro-
vided opportunities, however, they
also have presented serious chal-
lenges. Moving poor tenants into posh
spots such as Avenel force county housing
managers into a nearly constant posture of
smoothing things over with neighbors.
These managers spend much of their time
attending meetings of 180 homeowners
associations, listening to complaints and
offering reassurances. They also try tc
school their tenants in the arts of subur-
ban living, reminding them of rules on
parking, noise and trash removal. Every
spring, HOC gives away flowers for ten-
ants to plant in their gardens. If a tenant
doesn't own a lawn mower or garden hose,
HOC will sell one cheap.
Yet for all the effort at public relations,
there have been problems. Early in the
program, many of the MPDUs built were
substandard and clustered together in
clumps. Homeowners complained that
mini -ghettoes, complete with crime and
prostitution, had been dropped into the
middle of their suburban neighborhoods.
Since then, builders have been required to
disperse their MPDUs throughout devel-
opments, and HOC has become picky
about which units it will buy. In most
developments nowadays, it is ngarly
impossible to tell from the outside which
are MPDUs and which are market -rate
units (inside, it is easier to tell; MPDUs
lack such extras as high-grade carpeting
and finished basements).
Dispersed public housing also makes ser-
vice delivery difficult. While dedicated
housing projects are scorned for concen-
trating poverty in one place, concentration
does make the county's task of providing
job training and health care simpler. With
residents scattered, and generally lacking
good public transit links in outer suburbs,
HOC has had to divvy up operations into
five geographic areas—marked out on the
big county wall map by the different -col-
ored pushpins. Each region has one man-
ager, one social worker and a maintenance
staff that are responsible for 325 families in
40 or so different developments. "We do a
lot of driving," says Sandra Barnes, senior
manager at HOC. "With units scattered,
we can't provide as many services. It's just
impossible. We are hoping for more inde-
pendence from our residents, and we don't
have the withal to provide services to every
single one of them unless they call us for
help."
The other big challenge has been keep-
ing developers happy. While the MPDU
requirement has gradually become an
accepted part of doing business in Mont-
gomery County, most developers still
would not build the cheaper units if they
didn't have to. Indeed, in one notorious
case, a developer building in the expen-
sive community of Chevy Chase put up a
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pricey subdivision of exactly 49 homes,
deliberately ducking under the 50 -unit
threshold that triggers the MPDU re-
quirement.
Most developers say they lose money
on their MPDUs. But it is a complicated
question. The density bonus allows them
to sell extra units at the market rate, fre-
quently offsetting any losses. As president
of Classic Community Corp., Steve Eckert
has built hundreds of affordable units over
the years. "One doesn't really make
money building MPDUs," Eckert says.
"But if you do it right, you don't really lose
money either."
Bernard Tetreault argues that MPDUs
have actually been a boon to developers,
giving them an entr6e to a market that
they would otherwise neglect. During
times when the economy went south and
took real estate with it, he says, developers
fell back on MPDUs to keep their con-
struction crews working. "MPDUs kept
the building industry here alive during the
early '80s," Tetreault says. Statistics sup-
port his point. MPDU production actually
peaked during recessions in the early
1980s and early 1990s.
To be sure, developers have legitimate
gripes with the law. One is that they don't
always get the density bonus as promised.
By the time environmental demands such
as setbacks and wetlands preservation get
factored in, there isn't always land left for
them to build the bonus units. They've
successfully lobbied for some changes—
among them a "compatibility allowance,"
which lets them add costly extras such as
brick fronts or bay windows to MPDUs if
it helps them blend into the neighbor-
hood. "Generally, the program has
become accepted within the overall mar-
ketplace," says Eckert. "I guess time heals
old wounds."
he scabs are still fresh, however, in
most places that have tried to repli-
cate what Montgomery County has
done. Fairfax County, Virginia, roughly
comparable to Montgomery in size and
overall affluence, passed an "affordable
dwelling unit" ordinance in 1990. But the
program got off to a slow start. With the
real estate market down, and homebuilders
still skeptical of the law, the first homes
weren't built under it until about five years
later.
r Then, when ADUs started hitting the
market in Fairfax, eligible buyers didn't
seem to want them. Some blamed shoddy
construction that made the affordable
units into the black sheep of every new
suburban neighborhood. Others blamed
a provision in the law that controlled the
prices of ADUs for 50 years. With little
prospect of turning a profit on an ADU
in the average buyer's lifetime, some saw
the houses as little more than rentals. And
some of those who did find them attrac-
tive lacked the credit to qualify for a mort-
gage. Fairfax has begun teaching potential
buyers about credit requirements, and
dropped the price -control period from 50
brook Court Condominiums in Fair Oaks,
Westbrook neighbors rebelled, complain-
ing that nobody told them ADUs could be
used for public housing tenants. It was one
thing to have people of modest means com-
ing in and buying their first homes, they
argued. It was quite another to move in
poor renters with no financial stake in the
neighborhood. The housing authority
backed down, although it ultimately placed
the tenants in another subdivision. "This
was promoted as a'for sale' program, a way
for young working couples to get their first
Developer and MPDU supporter William
Berry: If It's only made a dent in the prob-
lem, he says, that's better than nothing.
years to 15, both of which seem to have
helped solve the problem.
The major difference between Fairfax
and Montgomery, however, is that the
Fairfax housing authority has been much
less aggressive about purchasing units. To
date, Fairfax has had the option to buy
hundreds of homes for assisted housing,
but chosen to buy only 40. This is par-
tially a matter of funding: Much of the
federal money that Montgomery used to
buy MPDUs early on has dried up. But
the truth is that Fairfax remains less
enthusiastic about the idea of mixing
poor public housing tenants into well-off
subdivisions.
In 1998, when the county tried to relo-
cate three public housing families from a
project in Reston to ADUs in the West-
opportunity to buy a home," says Supervi-
sor Michael Frey, who represents the West-
brook Court neighborhood. "They're trying
to take one housing program, and shoe-
horn another one into it. And that doesn't
work."
If the Fairfax effort has experienced
some growing pains, though, others in the
Washington area haven't grown at all.
Prince George's County, Maryland,
passed an inclusionary zoning law in
1993, at the behest of Parris N. Glenden-
ing, who was county executive at the
time. After Glendening became governor
in 1995 and was replaced in his old job
by Wayne Curry, the MPDU law was
rescinded, having produced only 41 units.
In Curry's opinion, Prince George's,
which is less affluent than Montgomery
or Fairfax, already had enough affordable
housing.
Then there is Loudoun County, Vir-
ginia, which is growing faster than any
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county in the Washington area. Fueled
by a boom in high-tech companies near
Dulles Airport, Loudoun saw its popula-
tion double in the 1990s, from 80,000 to
160,000, and home prices rose nearly as
fast. While the county's affordable
dwelling law, passed in 1993, is starting to
crank out subsidized homes as part of that
growth, there has been an anti -develop-
ment backlash. Last November, a whole
new Board of Supervisors was voted into
office on a "smart growth" platform.
One of the supervisors' first targets is the
housing law. To be sure, the law is not
causing growth, but merely adding to it.
Currently, there are 40,000 new homes in
Loudoun's construction pipeline. Of those,
3,000 are ADUs, and another 1,200 come
from the developer's density bonus. To
restrain growth in the future, the board is
considering scaling back the amount of
affordable housing that developers must
provide. Loudoun might even give builders
something they have pushed for from the
start—the option to "buy out" of the
requirement altogether. "The supervisors
are still trying to sort out exactly what
`smart growth' is," says county housing
director Cindy Mester. Whatever they
decide it is, however, new assisted -housing
units seem destined to be a casualty.
And this is exactly the issue that faces
Montgomery County as its program enters
its second 25 years. With thousands of
acres of still -rural land shielded from
development, there isn't much room left to
keep pushing out into the suburban fringe.
Developers and planners will be turning
back toward the county's urban core, seek-
ing infill sites near existing roads and sew-
ers. As they do, they will gradually cut off
the fuel that has fed the MPDU engine for
so long—big suburban tract developments.
"There will be less potential for that kind
of development in the future," says Conrad
Egan, policy director for the National
Housing Conference. "There are only so
many cornfields out there."
As urban infill takes hold, the steady
stream of MPDUs coming into the pro-
gram will fall off. At the same time, older
units will continue to cycle up to market
rates, as the 10 -year price -control period
on them expires. Over time, the MPDU
program will gradually become less signif-
icant, unless changes to its underlying for-
mula are made. Some suggest applying the
MPDU mandate to smaller developments,
but it is not clear whether homebuilders
would go along with that.
neanwhile, county officials are
thinking less about building
ore affordable housing than
about preserving what is already there.
The county's biggest shortfall these days
is in rental housing. In Montgomery
County, as elsewhere around the nation,
apartment buildings previously reserved
for low-income renters under federal
financing are being rehabbed and going
upscale. As contracts between the land-
lords and the federal government expire,
and buildings are renovated, rents in those _
buildings are rising an average of 44 per-
cent. Already, according to the HOC, 372
"affordable" apartments in Montgomery
County have been lost this way, and
another 1,050 are at risk.
So the county is spending a good bit of
its housing resources these days buying
some of these older buildings to keep
them affordable. One such project is the
Shady Grove Apartments, a 144 -unit
complex near the subway line into Wash-
ington. All of the building's residents were
receiving federal Section 8 rental subsidies
when the landlord's federal contract
expired. HOC bought the property with
bonds and tax credit financing. It then
sunk $1.4 million into new kitchens, car-
peting, siding and roof repairs, and when
the work was all done, didn't have to raise
the rent at all.
It is projects such as Shady Grcve,
rather than Hallowell, that will likely
form Montgomery County's affordable
housing model for the next 25 years.
MPDUs will continue to have their place,
but it will be a shrinking place. Mean-
while, county officials will have to dig fur-
ther into their bag of solutions in order
to cope with a problem that seems to
have no end. "Even with MPDUs, Mont-
gomery County has only made a dent in
the affordable housing problem," says
developer William Berry. "But a dent is
better than no dent." 0
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MEMO
CITY OF PLYMOUTH
3400 Plymouth Boulevard
Plymouth, MN 55447
DATE: April 28, 2000 _()
TO: Dwight D. Johnson, City Manager through
Fred G. Moore, P.E., Director of Public Works
FROM: George C. Bentley, Acting Transit Administrator
SUBJECT: 2000 Job Fair Recap
The 2000 "Commute West" Job Fair held on March 23rd was by all measures a great success.
There were 433 job applicants registered (compared to 439 in 1999) and 32 business booths
(compared to 31 last year). KMOJ radio ran a live broadcast for four hours from the floor of the
Job Fair, and KMSP Channel 9 did live feeds for their morning show. Both KSTP Channel 5
and Cable Channel 12 conducted interviews and ran stories on their evening news programs.
Attached are the results of both the intake and the exit surveys conducted the day of the Job Fair
with job seekers. Also attached is a brief e-mail message regarding bus ridership to and from the
Job Fair that day. The business survey results are not yet available, and will be forwarded as
soon as they are ready. Overall, these surveys indicated that the businesses were very pleased
with just about everything at the Job Fair.
Scott Harstad requested that the attached infonnation be forwarded to the City Council FYI. If
you have any questions please let me know.
attachment
cc: Fred G. Moore
N:\pw\Engineering\TRANSInMEMOS\2000\Surveys_Job Faindoc
4th Annual Plymouth Commute West Job Fair Report
Prepared by Shannon Carpentier and New Unity, Inc. March 2000
Job Fair Summary Highlights:
Total Registered Applicants: 433
• Broad participation from throughout Metro/West Metro area:
140 City of Minneapolis residents attended
52 North and Northeast Minneapolis residents attended (zip codes 55411, 12, 13,
18, 21, 22, & 05)
84 City of Plymouth residents attended
• 79 stated they rode the Job Fair bus (89 rides were provided by Metro Transit)
• 32 Plymouth and New Hope employers participated
I. Job Fair Survey Results — Applicants Entering
Total Surveyed Applicants: 411
A. Demographic Information:
Gender: Male: 212 Female: 191 No answer: 8
Age: Average Age:
34
Race: African-American:
151
European -American:
193
Native American:
07
Asian -American:
17
Hispanic/Latino:
04
Other:
08
No answer:
31
TOTAL =
411
Disability: People w/ disabilities: 19
B. Job Fair Questionnaire
#1). How did you hear about the Job Fair?:
Media:
Newspapers: 130
Cable TV/News: 24
Radio: 79
Total Media = 233
r- -?-a
Organizational Referrals: 70
Many did not identify the organizations that referred them
PNS Coyle and Unity -Somali Community- 10
MPLS Urban League- 12
HIRED- l
Loring Nicollet Bethlehem- 1
Jewish Vocational Services- 4
Hmong American Partnership- 0
Workforce Centers- 2
Working Families- 0
Employment Action Center- 2
Pilot City- 0
MRC- 0
Job Counselor/MF1P Counselor/Probation Officer- 6
ESNS- I
Henn County/Century Plaza- 6
Suburban Pathways -1
Working for America- l
WERC- 1
A total of 256 did not answer when asked for the source.
Flyers:
Heard by Flyer- 39
Word of Mouth:
Heard through Word of Mouth- 50
Total Community Outreach (Organizational Referrals/Flyers/Word of Mouth) = 159
Total number of applicants who did not answer the question = 70
#2). What type Jobs) are you seeking?:
Clerical/Office
Business/Management/Professional
Marketing/Sales/Customer Service
IndustriaUProduction/Manufacturing
Warehouse/Jan itoriaUShipping/Rec
Computer/Technical
Finance/Accounting
Food/Hospitality/Hotel
Many applicants job and skill levels varied therefore they often answered with 3 or more types of jobs they
were seeking.
#3) How did you get to the Job Fair?
Bus— 79 Drove- 271 Rode- 31 Walked- 19 Total = 400
#4) What type of transportation will you use to get to work in Plymoutlt/New Hope?
Bus — 77 Car - 303 Bus/Car -2 Carpool -15 Other -4
Walk/Bike- I Total = 402
III. Recommendations for Future Job Fairs
Community Outreach Strategies:
• Continue to increase participation from North Minneapolis agencies (i.e. - PNS/New
Unity, Urban League, RMC, GLCC, Phyllis Wheatley, Pilot City, NRRC, Summit
Academy, Hmong American Partnership. New Unity should continue to be the official
Job Fair information site and Job Bank.
Continue to distribute flyers extensively throughout target areas
Seek greater involvement from Minnesota Workforce Centers, Hennepin County Century
Plaza, WERC and targeted agencies
Advertising/Media strategies:
• Continue KMOJ radio live remote from the Job Fair
• Continue Radio ads
• Continue ads in Twin Cities Employment Weekly, Sun Sailor/Post, Plymouth Newsletter
and North Minneapolis papers
• Continue individualized employment ad/Job Fair announcements in Star Tribune
• Continue to pursue TV news coverage (Cable TV and Channel 9 were very helpful)
Strengthening Employer Recruitment:
• Continue to work with the same employers who have attended prior Job Fairs
• Target approximately 25 employers who did not attend the prior Job Fairs, who the
committee strategically want to attend in the future
• Continue the policy that limits the participation of temporary services until the last
minute
IV. General Conclusions
The Fourth Annual Plymouth Commute West Job Fair should be considered a huge success. The
event was well attended and it received excellent public relations. The event attracted a more
diverse skill level of job seekers than in the past. I believe this broad range of applicants who
participated this year are due to new strategies used in promoting the Job Fair, such as, increased
church awareness, expanded both radio and TV advertisement, sought after more schools to
participate. We will need to continue with innovative ideas as to recruitment because it has
become tougher and tougher each year.
Greater emphasis should be placed early on encouraging employers to participate both on the
committee and at the event.
Plymouth Commute West 2000 Job Fair
Evaluation Report
Applicants Exiting Job Fair
What did you like best about the Job Fair?
The variety of jobs promotion
social service agencies
the set up the hotel
polite people
KMOJ being there the popcorn
close to home
bus transportation friendly people
good location
the opportunities the candy
lots of different companies
flyers and information well advertised
helping people to get jobs
it was about Plymouth companies
the representatives were from the companies not
temporary services
the various entry level positions
What was the worst thing about the Job Fair?
Not enough employers
finding it
some companies left early
that I didn't get an interview that day
nothing to drink and no food
parking
too loud, too crowded, too warm
need more professional jobs
not enough jobs for people with felonies
to small of a job fair
people bringing their children
too many temp positions
248 people turned in their evaluation form and these were their responses.
YES NO NO RESPONSE
1. When you entered the conference, were
signs and registration clearly marked? 230 18
2. Did you find a good variety of jobs? 190 59 2
If not, what ones would you like to see? Admin/office, TV, radio, child care, computer,
travel, tech., professional, retail, sales,
healthcare, trades, IT, IS, CS, restaurant,
construction, machine shops, HR, social work.
3. Did you have any interviews today?
Do you have an interview scheduled
for another day?
4. Do you think you will be offered a job?
5. Did you get a job today?
6. Would you recommend this Job Fair to
family or friends?
43
78
125
16
Companies listed that hired: Resource group,
Valvoline, Arby's, LSI, Hance, American
Security Company
202
John:
Here are the specific ridership numbers for the Job Fair bus service:
Downtown (7th & Marquette)
To Job Fair - 50
From Job Fair - 54
Total - 104
Fremont Av. N. & Broadway
To Job Fair - 39
From Job Fair - 27
Total - 66
Grand Total - 170
This means that 20.5% of the attendees (89 out of 435) got to the fair by bus.
George
Friday, March 24, 2000 America Online: GCBent Page: 1
MINUTES
PLYMOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRANSIT
March 22, 2000
PRESENT Mike Cagley, Bill Magratten and Chuck Raymond
Councilmember Scott Harstad
Representing Metro Transit - Jeff Wostrel
Representing Laidlaw Transit Services, Inc. - Jim Baldwin
Representing the City of Plymouth - John Sweeney
Consultant for Plymouth Metrolink - George Bentley
Committee Secretary - Patty Hillstrom
I. ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES
Sweeney announced his retirement from the City of Plymouth effective March 30,
2000. Bentley will fill Sweeney's position in the interim until the transit administrators
position is filled.
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 23, 2000
The minutes for the February 23, 2000 meeting were approved as written.
III. RIDERSHIP INFORMATION AND REVIEW OF RIDERSHIP STATISTICS
FOR FEBRUARY, 2000
Bentley reported that ridership is largely unchanged from the month of January, 2000
and ridership still remains at a record level.
IV. IDENTIFICATION OF AREAS OF CONCERN AND/OR
RECOMMENDATIONS
Mike Cagley's Comments
• On March 13, 2000, the Route 93A that arrives at the Four Seasons Park and
Ride at 7:05 a.m. was not on time. Cagley was late to work that day and
wondered if the bus was early or did not arrive at all.
MINUTES - PLYMOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRANSIT
March 22, 2000
Page 2
• Cagley complimented the driver of the Route 93A picking up at Four Seasons
Park and Ride at 7:05 a.m. on Monday, March 20, 2000, for handling a traffic
situation well. Cagley thought the driver did the right thing by exiting off of the
highway and following the frontage road rather than remaining on the highway
and being stuck in traffic that was created by an accident.
George Bentley's Comments
• Bentley reported that the Route 93A was hung up at the intersection of 62'
Place and Hemlock Lane because the traffic signals were cycling improperly.
Bentley stated that there was a sudden influx of traffic from an unknown source
in this area that has suddenly returned to normal.
V. DISCUSSION OF REVERSE COMMUTE JOB FAIR
Thirty two businesses will participate in the Plymouth Reverse Commute Job Fair.
Channel 9 will broadcast their morning show from the job fair and there will be a list of
distinguished guest speakers at the job fair.
VI. STATUS OF RIDER SURVEYS
The passenger surveys were distributed on March 14, 2000 and are now being
processed.
VII. DISCUSSION RE: DRAFT PACT 2000 WORK PLAN
The 2000 Work Plan will be reviewed again as additional members are attending
PACT.
VIII. MARKETING UPDATE
May 15, 2000, will be Free Ride Day with free rides being given to seniors on the
Plymouth Flyer.
IX. OTHER COMMENTS
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MINUTES - PLYMOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRANSIT
March 22, 2000
Page 3
• At the March 21, 2000 City Council meeting the contract with Laidlaw Transit
Services, Inc. was approved for another five years.
• The capital funding application to the Metropolitan Council for replacement and
enhancement vehicles was approved by TAB and will be going to the full
Metropolitan Council in a few weeks.
• Councilmember Harstad requested that bus service to the state fair be included
in the 2000 Work Plan.
• At the March 21, 2000 City Council meeting Ralph Durand was appointed to
PACT. Councilmember Harstad pointed out the need to recruit additional
members to PACT.
• Councilmember Harstad stated that transit issues should be considered with the
plans for the Co. Rd. 101 Improvement and also within other new developing
areas in Plymouth.
• The transit portion of the City website has been updated.
The next PACT meeting will be held on April 26, 2000 at 7:00 p.m. in the Engineering
Conference Room (Hadley Lake Room) on the lower level of the Plymouth City Hall.
Respectfully,
Patty Hillstrom
Committee Secretary
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Working for the Region, Planning for the Future
April 19, 2000
Anne Hurlburt
Community Development Director
City of Plymouth
3400 Plymouth Blvd
Plymouth, MN 55447-1482
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RE: City of Plymouth Comprehensive Plan
Metropolitan Council District 1 (Saundra Spigner, 763-544-3049)
Referral File No. 18208-1
Dear Ms. Hurlburt:
Tom Caswell, the Metropolitan Council's sector representative for communities in Hennepin County, has
taken an extended leave of absence to recover from recent surgery. Before he left, he had arranged for
Council staff to take a cursory, informal look at the city's draft plan to see if there was anything "missing"
from the plan.
Phyllis Hanson of the Planning and Growth Management Department has been assigned as acting sector
representative handling Hennepin County communities until Tom returns. Phyllis can be contacted at
651-602-1566.. I have assigned Jim Uttley to take over from Tom as the principal reviewer to coordinate
the informal review of the Plymouth plan. Jim will serve as the principal reviewer of the Plymouth plan
when it is formally submitted for Council review.
I want to caution that because of on-going staff commitments to formal plan reviews and staff shortages,
our informal review of the Plymouth plan should not be viewed as thorough. The plan may be found
complete if all the following suggested additions are included in the formal submittal. Hopefully, this
review will improve the chances that the city's plan will be found complete.
The following areas were found to be missing essential sections in the documents reviewed by staff, or
from the information provided in the draft plan, Council staff could not assess whether the requirements
of the Metropolitan Land Planning Act have been met:
• Housing
• ISTS
• Stormwater Management
• Sewer
• Zoning
Housing (Guy Peterson, Housing and Redevelopment Department, 651-602-1418)
In order for the housing element to be considered complete, the comprehensive plan should clearly
identify how much vacant and developable land for townhomes (LA3) and multiple family units (LA4)
exists now and/or will exist through 2010, or is anticipated to be redeveloped for such housing by 2010.
LCA housing benchmarks and goals are applicable through 2010 so the Council must be able to evaluate
the city's capacity to meet its goals and accommodate housing within this timeframe.
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Anne Hurlburt
April 19, 2000
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ISTS (Jack Frost, Environmental Planning & Evaluation Department, 651-602-1078)
The city has 270 on-site systems. The city has an ordinance that adopts 7080. So this aspect appears to
be satisfied. However, the Council requires the city to have a program to actively manage the city's
on-site systems. The city should explain its process for inspecting and pumping the 270 on-site systems
on a three-year cycle. The Council has a monitoring and tracking software available free of charge on our
web site to assist local governments perform this function. Or, the city can delegate the responsibility to
Hennepin County, which has an active management program. The Hennepin County program satisfies all
Council requirements. If the city desires to enroll in the Hennepin County program, the city should
include a copy in its plan of an adopted resolution designating the county as the responsible agent for the
City.
Stormwater Management (Jack Frost, Environmental Planning & Evaluation Department, 651-602-1078)
The plan submittal in this area is extensive and well done, but would be considered incomplete. In order
for the plan to be considered complete, two things should be added to the draft: one complete copy of the
1998 stormwater management plan, and one copy of the city's adopted Stormwater Management
Ordinance.
Wastewater Services (Don Bluhm, Manager, Municipal Services, 651-602-1116)
The plan indicates that there are portions of the city that receive wastewater services through the cities of
Wayzata, Minnetonka and Maple Grove. Copies of the intercommunity agreements for providing these
services should be submitted as part of the plan. The plan should clarify, based on Plymouth's agreement
with Maple Grove, which city is responsible for metering the Plymouth flow.
On page 10-9 of the plan, it is indicated that the city of Medina will be discharging a total of 1.76 MGD
of wastewater to the Elm Creek interceptor. In appendix C of the plan, it is shown that the city of Medina
will be discharging a total of 1.92 MGD of flow into the Elm Creek interceptor via two connection points.
The Plymouth comprehensive plan should use consistent flow estimates or discuss why the two numbers
are different. Plymouth should be advised that the comprehensive plan for the city of Medina does not
show these needs. Council staff has requested the city of Medina to address its long-term needs through
comments on its comprehensive plan. Council review of the Plymouth plan will only pertain to
Plymouth's needs.
The projected flow for the city of Plymouth through the Elm Creek interceptor is 1.91 MGD. This is
higher than the 1.7 MGD that was designed in the Elm Creek interceptor for the city.
Zoning (Jim Uttley, Planning and Growth Management Department, 651-602-1361)
Plymouth's plan should include one copy of the city's existing zoning map and descriptions of each of the
zoning districts.
In addition to the above, it would facilitate Council review if the plan contained the following
information:
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Anne Hurlburt
April 19, 2000
Page 3
• existing single-family, multiple -family and combined density inside the existing MUSA
• planned single-family, multiple -family and combined density inside the 2020 MUSA
• number of existing and proposed future build out of residential units in the LAR district, and the total
acreage of the district
• number of existing large lot residential units, total number of large lot, SF and MF at build out, and
total acreage of the proposed Urban Reserve Area.
If you have any questions about the findings in this letter or the Council's completion requirements, please
contact Jim Uttley, AICP, principal reviewer, at 651-602-1361.
OV. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Richard E. Thompson, Supervisor
Comprehensive Planning
cc: Saundra Spigner, Metropolitan Council District 1
Eli Cooper, Director, Planning and Growth Management Department
Guy Peterson, Housing and Redevelopment Department
Jack Frost, Environmental Planning & Evaluation Department
Donald Bluhm, Manager, Municipal Services
Phyllis Hanson, Acting Sector Rep., Environmental Planning & Evaluation Department
Jim Uttley, AICP, Environmental Planning & Evaluation Department
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April 13, 2000;
Mr Fred Moore
City of Plymouth
3400 Plymouth Boulevard
Plymouth, Minnesota 55447
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
Laurie Ahrens
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
concems. 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
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DATE: April 28, 2000
TO: Rick Kline, Gretchen Hurr, Laurie Ahrens, Anne Hurlburt, Dale Hahn,
Jeanette Sobania, Scott Webb, Tom Vetsch
FROM: Dwight D. Johnson, City Manager
SUBJECT: Fire Service
The Council received a lot of new information on Tuesday, April 180', relating to staffing
in our Fire Service. The Fire Chief expressed his concern both with overall staffing
levels and, more specifically, with our ability to respond appropriately to daytime
weekday fires. The options presented at that study session for further evaluation
included:
• Use of additional City Workers
• Enhancement of the Duty Crew Program
• Addition of Full -Time Staff Members
• Expansion of Recruitment Efforts
• Renovation of One or More Fire Stations
• Partnership with Area Businesses
In addition to the options presented, several additional options could be considered:
• Pool daytime firefighters (either career or paid -on-call) among two or more area
cities
• Examine the turnover rate in the Fire Department and devise strategies to mitigate
it. Look at current demographics of firefighters to see is high turnover is likely to
continue.
• Survey the firefighters or use focus groups to see what barriers exist for daytime
response and devise a strategy to address them.
• Consider significantly higher pay rates for firefighters.
• Consider adding benefits for firefighters
• Development of affordable housing near fire stations could be reviewed further
The Council has asked that the staff have its recommendations on these or other options
ready for the 2001 budget process. The Fire Department provides an indisputably vital
public service. It is important that all City Departments cooperate on a solution. Various
City departments have expertise and resources that could help make one or more of the
options a reality. I believe that with key staff members from different departments
working together with the Fire Department, we can craft the best possible solution(s) to
the problem.
Accordingly, I am appointing each of you to a task force to work on this issue. I am
appointing Laurie Ahrens and Anne Hurlburt as co-chairs of the work group. The charge
to the task force is to
1. study and identify the staffing problems with factual data and evaluate the current and
future risk to life and property in the City;
2. evaluate the options noted above as well as any others, and,
3. make at least a preliminary report on recommendations to the Public Safety Director
and myself by July 1, 2000.
I would encourage all of you to think "outside the box" and to discard any initial
inclination you may have for or against any solution. The Council and I share the view
that an ineffective Fire Department is not an option for the future.
Thanks to all of you for being willing to work together to provide the Council and the
public with the best possible solutions. I will look forward to your recommendations
with interest.
DATE: April 24, 2000
TO: Mayor, City Councilmembers; City Manager
FROM: Councilmember Bildsoe
SUBJECT: Travel Outside the Seven -County Metro Area
I will be attending the League of Minnesota Cities Annual Conference in St, Cloud,
Minnesota, June 13-16, 2000. I am advising you of this travel in advance as required by
the City's Travel Policy for overnight travel outside of the seven -county metro area.
cc: Dale Hahn, Finance Director