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Home My WebLink AboutCouncil Information Memorandum 05-07-1987CITY OF PUMou i I t CITY COUNCIL INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM May 7, 1987 UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS..... 1. JOINT COUNCIL/HRA DINNER MEETING -- Monday, May 11. The dinner meeting of the City Council and Housing and Redevelopment Authority will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council conference room. The HRA will hold their regular meeting following the joint dinner meeting. A copy of the HRA regular meeting agenda is attached. (M-1) 2. TOWN MEETING - AREA 6 -- Monday, May 11, 7:30 p.m. Town meeting for Area 6 residents. A copy of the letter/agenda notice is attached. (M-2) 3. BOARD OF ZONING -- Tuesday, May 12, 7:30 p.m. The Board of Zoning Adjustments and Appeals will meet in the City Council chambers. Agenda attached. (M-3) 4. PLANNING COMMISSION -- Wednesday, May 13. The Planning Commission Forum will begin at 7:15 p.m., with the Regular Commission meeting following at 7:30 p.m. Agenda attached. (M-4) 5. COUNCIL INTERVIEWS FOR PLANNING COMMISSION VACANCY -- Thursday, May 14. The Council will interview applicants for the Planning Commission vacancy beginning at 7:00 p.m. 6. PARK AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMISSION -- Thursday, May 14, 7:30 p.m. The Park and Recreation Advisory Commission will meet in the City Council chambers. Agenda attached. (M-6) 7. MAY CALENDAR -- A copy of the revised May calendar is attached. M-7 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH. MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559-2800 CITY COUNCIL INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM May 7, 1987 Page two FOR YOUR INFORMATION..... 1. PLYMOUTH METROLINK - APRIL REPORT -- Shown below is a table displaying our average daily ridership for the commuter/reverse commuter, internal circulator and total system for each week of April. The second table displays the year to date averages in each service area compared with the target which we must achieve in order to have a successful project. MONTHLY PLYMOUTH METROLINK DAILY RIDERSHIP AVERAGES BY WEEK BY SERVICE TYPE APRIL 1987 Total System SERVICE TYPE Commuter/ Internal Total TARGET 370 Reverse Commuter Circulator System WEEK OF: - 11% + 3.2% 4/1 - 4/3 372 86 461 4/6 - 4/10 376 45 421 4/13 - 4/17 343 38 381 4/20 - 4/24 369 39 408 4/27 - 4/30 366 34 400 ----------------- MONTH LONG ------------------ ------------- ---------------- AVERAGE 365 49 414 YEAR TO DATE Item Commuter/ Reverse Commuter Internal Circulator Total System YEAR TO DATE RIDERSHIP AVERAGE 396 50 446 TARGET 370 56 432 % OVER/(UNDER) TARGET + 7% - 11% + 3.2% CITY COUNCIL INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM May 7, 1987 Page three A number of observations are in order: 1. Internal circulator ridership in April averaged 49 passengers per day, a decrease from last month's average of 53, but still above the April, 1986 average of 44. The ridership increase during the period April 1 - 3 can be attributed to student usage during the spring break vacation. 2. Ridership for the commuter/reverse commuter portion of the service also experienced a decrease in April, dropping from an average of 397 in March, to 365 persons per day for April. However, this is still above the 354 average posted in April, 1986. 3. The total system target of 432 passengers per day was exceeded by 14 at 446 passengers per day. Compared with April 1986 figures, the total system ridership average has increased by 50 passengers per day. DAILY RIDERSHIP AVERAGES BY MONTH FOR CALENDAR YEARS 1984 - 1987 SERVICE TYPE Commuter/ Internal Total Reverse Commuter Circulator System MONTH: 1984 1985 1986 1987 1984 1985 1986 1987 1984 1985 1986 1987 January 330 307 351 429 21 51 40 47 351 358 391 476 February 310 292 350 394 25 50 47 49 335 342 394 442 March 307 311 338 397 25 56 64 53 332 367 402 450 April 301 295 354 365 27 55 44 49 331 350 398 414 May 295 298 332 27 36 35 322 334 367 June 276 314 349 41 53 64 317 367 413 July 277 297 328 42 52 62 319 349 390 August 266 292 328 47 57 73 313 349 401 September 275 322 354 32 42 33 307 364 387 October 276 312 384 36 55 40 312 367 424 November 271 311 396 35 57 50 306 368 446 December 265 320 412 39 52 56 304 372 468 ----------- YEAR LONG ----------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------- AVERAGE 287 306 356 396 36 51 51 50 321 357 407 446 CITY COUNCIL INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM May 7, 1987 Page four 2. PLANNING APPLICATION COMPARISON -- Attached is the comparison of planning application volume by type for this month and year-to-date. 3. HIGHWAY 55 CONSTRUCTION -- Attached is memo from Fred Moore and a news release from MnDOT regarding the construction project on Highway 55. 4. FRONTAGE ROAD UPGRADING ' -- Attached is a letter Strgar-Roscoe -Fausch, Inc. sent to businesses along Highway 55/C.R. 18 frontage road between Quaker Lane and 8th Ave. regarding the upgrading construction plans. 5. DEVELOPMENT SIGNS AT WILD WINGS -- Following discussion at the May 4 ouncil meeting, a development sign showing the extension of Schmidt Lake Road will be installed as soon as possible. 6. CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION -- Attached is a Certificate of Recognition the City received from the Senior Community Services group for supporting their programs. 7. CORRESPONDENCE: a. Letter from Mayor Schneider to Jim Sentman regarding inaccuracies in City's maps relative to renaming of County Road 15. b. Letter from Eric Blank to Sandy Patterson thanking her and Harvey Hansen Realtors for contribution to Parkers Lake grand opening ceremony. c. Letter from Eric Blank to Jerry Sisk thanking him for the contribution to the Parkers Lake grand opening ceremony. d. Letter from Eric Blank to Judy and Gary Goldetsky respondinq to their concerns about Rolling Hills park. e. Thank You card from Marion Bohnsack to Frank Boyles and Bob Zitur for speaking to the social studies class at St. Louis Park High School. f. Sample of letter from Mayor Schneider to all candidates and winners of awards at the Plymouth Community Awards night. James G. Willis City Manager m-� A G E N D A PLYMOUTH HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY DINNER MEETING WITH PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL May •11, 1987 5:30 P.M. I. Dinner II. Senior Citizen Housing Survey Report by Judith Marshik III. Next Step IV. Adjourn point Meeting 7:30 P.M. A G E N D A PLYMOUTH HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING May 11, 1987 7:30 P.M. I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Approval of Minutes for March 12, 1987 Meeting IV. Status of Community Development Block Grant Program Year XIII Funding V. Status of Discretionary Account Fund Application VI. Status of Section 8 Rent Assistance Program VII. Status of Housing Rehabilitation Grant Program VIII. Status of House Doctor Program IX. Other Business X. Adjournment 8:00 P.M. April 27, 1987 CITY OF PLYMOUTH+ Dear Plymouth Resident: SUBJECT: TOWN MEETING, MAY 11, 1987 Because Plymouth is a developing community, there are many actions underway or in the planning stage which may impact upon you. In order to maintain open communication channels with residents of the community, the City Council has scheduled a Town Meeting for Monday, May 11, 1987 for residents of your area. In order to keep the meetings on an informal basis while dealing with specific topics of interest to you, the Town Meeting will be 4mpectally for r-r%-_stdents • 1-i-ving- north of 'the'"Sault 'St. -'Marie railroad tracks, east of I-494, south of the City's northern boundary, and west of County Road 18. The Town Meeting is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Plymouth City Center. On the reverse side of this letter is a list of possible topics for discussion at the Town Meeting. If you have other matters of interest we will seek to address them also. I encourage you to join Councilmembers Crain, Zitur, Sisk, Vasiliou and myself at 7:30 p.m., Monday, May 11 at the Plymouth City Center. We are anxious to meet you and look forward to this opportunity to discuss matters of mutual interest. If you have any questions about the Town Meetinq, please feel free to call your City Clerk, Ms. Laurie Brandt at 559-2800, ext. 204. Sincerely, Vi gil Schneider Mayor _ ___ _..... ,...T.. C%/ADM of venni iTH MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559-2800 TOWN MEETING AGENDA AREA SIX May 11, 1987 7:30 p.m. I. THOROUGHFARES A. Thoroughfare Guide Plan B. Capital Improvement Program C. County Road 10 Improvement between County Road 18 and I-494 D. County Road 9 status I. PARKS A. Park and Trail Comprehensive Plan B. Pike -Eagle Lake Regional Park C. Future Playfield - Neighborhood Park - west side of Pineview Lane D. Trails I. HOUSING & DEVELOPMENT A. Staged Development Plan B. Pike Lake Interceptor C. Housing developments V. PUBLIC SAFETY A. Police/Fire Report B. Neighborhood Watch Program V. OTHER ITEMS A. Public Transportation feedback B. City wells 8 and 9 and new water treatment plant C. Solid waste recycling program D. City Council meetings on cable television channel 7 TUESDAY, May 12, 1987 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 4. NEW BUSINESS BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS MEETING AGENDA 7:30 P.M. April 14, 1987 WHERE: Plymouth City Center Council Chambers 3400 Plymouth Blvd. Plymouth, MN �-3 A. Amit Sela. Variance from the minimum building side yard setback and Lot Coverage Requirements for property at 12515 26th Avenue North (5-01-87) B. Sohn Olson and Kristal Deavours. Variance from the minimum building front yard setback for property located at 3051 Quaker Lane North (5-02-87) C. David Nelson. Variance from the minimum building side yard setback for property at 720 Orchid Lane (5-03-87) 5. OLD BUSINESS None 5. OTHER BUSINESS None 6. ADJOURNMENT: PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1987 WHERE: 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. PUBLIC FORUM 2. ROLL CALL 3.* APPROVAL OF MINUTES 4. PUBLIC HEARINGS 7:15 P.M. CALL TO ORDER 7:30 P.M. Planning Commission Minutes, April 8, 1987 A. Kenneth Streeter, Plymouth Hills Shops. Planned Unit Development Amendment (MPUD 78-2) to allow a retail center on a site designated for restaurant use south of 34th Avenue North and Plymouth Boulevard (87028) B. Holiday Stationstores, Inc. Site Plan and Conditional Use Permit Amendment to extend the existing canopy and to add two fuel pumps. (87032) C. Laukka Development, Parkers Lake North. Planned Unit Development Preliminary Plan/Plat and Conditional Use Permit for Parkers Lake Development -Stage B, northeast of County Road 6 and Vicksburg Lane (87036) D. Independent School District 284, Greenwood Elementary School. Rezoning, Conditional Use Permit and Site Plan Amendment to construct "relocatable classrooms" on site. (87038) E. Independent School District 284, Birchview Elementary School. Conditional Use Permit and Site Plan Amendment to construct "relocatable classrooms" on site. (87039) F. Independent School District 284, Wayzata Senior High. Conditional Use Permit and Site Plan Amendment to construct "relocatable classrooms on site. (87040) G. doe Spengler and Jo Magney. Amendment to the City of Plymouth Zoning Ordin- ance to allow Dog Kennels in Zoning Districts other than the FRD (future restricted development) District. (86143) 5. NEW BUSINESS A. Opus Corporation. Sign Variance/Amendment to approved Signage for Circle Star Business Center at the southwest corner of Fernbrook Lane and Highway 55 (86128) * B. P.S.M. Products Inc. Site Plan for construction of 62,853 sq. ft. office, manufacturing and warehouse building. (87011) PLEASE SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR ADDITIONAL ITEMS NEW BUSINESS CONTINUED: * C. City of Plymouth, Metrolink Park and Ride Lot. Site Plan approval for the expansion of 22 additional stalls to Park and Ride Lot. (87046) D. Robert Gersbach. Lot Division and Variance to divide a platted lot into two lots at 2540 West Medicine Lake Drive. (87035) * E. G.A.S. VI Inc. Lot Division and Site Plans for the cnstruction of two office - warehouses southeast of County Roads 6 and 61 (87025/87026) F. Trammell Crow Company. Planned Unit Development Plan Sign Variance for directional signs that exceed the Ordinance maximum square footage south of County Road 9 and Annapolis Lane (Plymouth Business Center) (87034) 6. OTHER BUSINESS Architectural Controls (Information Item) 7. ADJOURNMENT 10:30 P.M. Park and Recreation Advisory Commission Regular Meeting of May 14, 1987, 7:30 p.m. Council Chambers AGENDA 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of Minutes 3. Visitor Presentations a. Athletic Associations b. Staff c. Others 4. Report on Past Council Action a. Directed to proceed with Phase I & II bathhouse b. Award bid Parkers Lake C. Award bid three neighborhood parks d. Approved cable ride for County Road 61 park 5. Unfinished Business a. Parkers Lake bathhouse - Del Erickson b. Neighborhood parks update C. Parkers Lake update d. 1987 trail project update e. Purchase of land on Plymouth Creek update f. 1988 LAWCON/LCMR grant application update g. Lions Park play equipment h. Plymouth Creek park planning update i. 6. New Business a. New plats b. 1988-92 CIP - review first draft C. d. 7. Commission Presentation 8. Staff Communication 9. Adjournment Next meeting - June 11 • N ,O•- U N l!Vf v O W T WN mn W N � v °° �r N N • P /, CL N O Pd mo ftJ o O �J O � H O C] •ti OHC=] Q, cn n •• H[[O H r �y a w ZH O y � (0::: C' v 'D- r r a r ro ma n H V a r'w .b H r m' r o N w •• N i rmo 1--i owaoN4 o NO 0 H dr�i a v` O O nO ro O O V H CrJ H►O-H~ 0 n C-_ y 0 I v o ` E Q, ro w� .b zzODA) n tdo zr 0 tad H o of (n id r (n x b cn x n V W O • O O a N �—+ � �-+ C*N INC No N �- z H tri z z o 0 �_ga oc irr°s rw � r W 0 fD °- C) N N em o F--+ CL t tri �d PO cn --- On Vw vwFvd t -A v, rN.: wO o ) a(D o xz a OC) o oc � tncxV£ Coon o ro ro�0ro � n o N o H A N y�CP-d No 00 W t_a z O rt z O "p r p. (PD ►yC a • 'C r• (n (o r• 0 't H z x bd Z Fl O (n9 `C o (D m r En a �' a r r 0 w H C17 d Ul N N ►-� CL Oo V cn W N ►-j I N c O W CIN GO 3 COMPARISON OF PLANNING APPLICATION VOLUME BY TYPE _J: — .-�, The following figures represent the number of applications received and in process by the Planning Department for the month of: April 1987 THIS YEAR THIS MONTH LAST YEAR TYPE OF APPLICATION MONTH TO DATE LAST YEAR TO DATE Site Plan 5 17 5 21 Preliminary Plats*/RLS 5 10 2 9 Final Plats*/RLS 2 11 3 14 PUD Concept Plans 3 5 1 2 PUD Preliminary Plans 5 6 1 2 PUD Final Plans - 6 2 6 Conditional Use Permits 8 14 9 23 Rezonings** 3 7 1 4 Lot Division/Consolidation 1 8 2 13 Variances 1 8 5 19 Sign Plans - 1 - - Site Plan Amendments 1 1 - 3 Rev General Development Plan - 1 - - Land Use Guide Plan Amendments** - 2 - - Landscape Plans - - - - Other - 1 - 3 TOTAL 34 98 3T 119 * Other than Planned Unit Developments **Includes Planned Unit Developments COMPARISON OF PLANNING APPLICATION VOLUME BY TYPE The following figures represent the number of applications received and in process by the Planning Department for the first half of year 1987 TYPE OF APPLICATION fan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May dune Site Plan 4 2 6 5 Preliminary Plats*/RLS 1 2 2 5 Final Plats*/RLS 1 3 5 2 PUD Concept Plans - 1 1 3 PUD Preliminary Plats 1 - - 5 PUD Final Plats - 3 3 - Conditional Use Permits 2 1 3 8 Rezonings** - 2 2 3 Lot Division/Consolidation - 3 4 1 Variances 2 1 4 1 Sign Plans 1 - - - Site Plan Amendments - - - 1 Rev General Development Plans - 1 - - Land Use Guide Plan Amendments** - 1 1 - Landscape Plans Other TOTALS 12 20 32 T4- * Other than Planned Unit Developments **Includes Planned Unit Developments MONTHLY REPORT OF PERMIT & INSPECTION ACTIVITY APRIL 1987 BUILDING PERMITS CURRENT Y.T.D. 1986 L.Y.T.D Public 0 1 0 0 Comm/Ind/NAw 2 7 2 13 Alteration 10 46 9 9 Residential 73 246 103 253 Multi -Family 0 6 0 2 Remodeling 103 ----- 206 ----- 65 ----- 106 ----- TOTALS 188 512 179 383 OTHER PERMITS Plumbing 151 487 130 400 Mechanical 115 395 97 314 Signs 9 24 8 26 Grading 4 11 2 4 Wells 4 14 1 3 Moving 0 1 0 3 Sewer/Water 110 274 98 262 TOTALS -------- 393 ------ 1206 ------- 336 ------- 1012 CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY 42 157 36 136 TOTAL NO. PERMITS CREATED 616 1777 588 1563 TOTAL NO. OF INSPECTIONS 1144 4193 991 2963 k CITY OF PLYMOUTH � 3 3400 PLYMOUTH BLVD., PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 TELEPHONE (612) 559-2800 MEMO DATE: May 4, 1987 TO: James G. Willis, City Manager Ate. FROM: Fred G. Moore, Director of Public Works SUBJECT: MnDOT Road Construction Highway 55 in Medina Attached is a news release received from MnDOT concerning construction which will take place on Highway 55 within the City of Medina. Although the construction does not directly affect the City of Plymouth since none of the work is within our City limits, a notation should be made of the detour as referenced in the 3rd paragraph of the press release. During a five day period Highway 55 will be completely closed to traffic for the installation of a storm sewer culvert. The contractor is required to give one week's notice before the street is closed. The detour will be on Countv Road 19 and Countv Road 24. We can expect a tremendous increase in traffic on County Road 24 from it's intersection with Highway 55 at Dunkirk Lane to our West Citv limits. Although not an official detour, an alternate route would be on Hamel Road through the Hamel business area and intersecting Highway 55 at approximately County Road 9. FGM:kh Mn/DOT o� ZO D� 1- M News ;� tiT OF TRNeS Date: April 30, 1987 612/593-8400 612/593-8414 To be Released: IMMEDIATELY TRAFFIC DELAYS AND DETOURS ON TH 55 IN MEDINA BEGINNING MAY 4 15. Traffic in Medina will experience delays on TH 55 from May 4 through September Beginning Monday, the Minnesota Department of Transportation will begin widening and resurfacing the road between CSAH 116 and TH 101. Turn lanes will be added and traffic signals installed. At least one lane of traffic will remain open to the public throughout most of the project. Temporary lane closures will not be allowed during rush hours (6:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. eastbound and 3:00 p.m. -6:00 p.m. westbound). There will be a five-day period when the road is closed to the public for pipe installation near CSAR 116. This will be determined when the ground se*_:ies after some preliminary work is done. The contractor is required to give one week's notice to the City of Medina. The detour route will be via CSAR 19 and CSAH 24. The 12 mile long project, which will cost approximately $1.5 million, carries about 27,000 cars a day at high speeds. Motorists are asked to use caution when driving through the work zone to protect both themselves and construction workers. For more information, contact: Dave Miller Resident Engineer 593-8475 Tom Ravn Project Supervisor 593-8478 Marsha Storck Media Relations Coord' r 593-8432 y�'��1•,2 3456, l CO MAY 1987 Ou City of Plymouth N �16 'Cv Minnesota Department of Transportation/District 5,2055 N. Lilac Dr., Golden Valley, 4 D� STRGAR-ROSCOE-FAUSCH, INC. CONSULTING ENGINEERS TRANSPORTATION ■ CIVIL ■ STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS ■ LAND SURVEYORS May 1, 1987 Dear Business Owner: RE: STREET AND UTILITY CONSTRUCTION CITY OF PLYMOUTH PROJECT NO. 648 J ` c.• M MAy 1987 City of Plyo'�o , c�+ C� On Monday, May 4, work will begin on upgrading of the T.H. 55/C.S.A.H. 18 Northwest frontage road between Quaker Lane and 8th Avenue North. This upgrading includes widening and strengthening cf the rnaC way inctall �t i nn F ct•?�ln ccwcr and.: he undo utilities, and replacement of the bridge at Bassett Creek. The Contractor anticipates closing the roadway to through traffic on Monday, May 4. Removal of the Bassett Creek bridge is anticipated to begin approximately one week later. As with any heavy conatructicn project you can expect a concentration of heavy equipment and a certain amount of noise, dust and/or mud depending on weather conditions. Although the roadway will be closed to through traffic, access to ali businesses will be maintained throughout the project from either Quaker Lane or 8th Avenue North, as appropriate. The duration of th--se inconveniences can be reduced by your cooperation. Please observes hosted warning signs and use extra caution when driving in the project area. The Contractor will restore boulevards to their original condition. Although the Contractor is required to maintain restored areas and new planting for a period of time, it would be very helpful if each. business would attempt to water and maintain new vegetation. This will help reduce the cost of replacement work and speed up the boulevard restoration. The CunLrac;tor is: The Project Engineer is: Bjry & Carlson, Inc Minneapolis, Minnesota Telephone: 545-1496 Field Superintendent: Jim Bury Strgar-Roscoe-Fausch, Inc. Wayzata, Minnesota Telephone: 475-0010 (Rick Brown) Field Inspector: Ray McCourtney Questions or concerns can be directed to Ray McCourtney on the job site or to Rick Brown at the above number. We ask your cooperation and patience in this project, and at the san» time, we will do our very best to minimize inconvenience to you. 630 Twelve Oaks Center, 15500 Wayzata Blvd., Wayzata MN 55391 (612) 475-0010 CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 PLYMOUTH BLVD., PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 TELEPHONE (612) 559-2800 MEMO DATE: May 5, 1987 TO: Fred Moore, Blair Tremere FROM: James G. Willis, City Manager \ SUBJECT DEVELOPMENT SIGN AT WILD WINGS After last night's meeting, the Mayor confirmed with me that he wants to have a sign installed at the Wild Wings development which graphically portrays the extension of Schmidt Lake Road from Zachary to Larch Lane. Please arrange to have this sign completed and installed as soon as possible. Please give me your estimate on the installation date so that I can report it to the City Council. JGW: Jm /3.Cl— cc: Mayor & City Council S/F 5/15 L COMMUNITY SENIOR GROUPS PLYMOUTH Plymouth Seniors Volunteers Kay Bauman Roy Bauman Marion Bauer Ruth Burke Crosby Millie Cummings Alice Deininger Esther Eastland Myrtle Eckes Delores Engman Floyd En-gman Martha Fal Istrom Blythe Foss Marty Guritz Freda Gustaf son Bertha Hagen Mary Hatlestad Milt Halpern Catherine Klubertanz Lucy Kmetz Adeline Langer Alice Larson Minnie Larson Ida Lents Becky Loegering Joyce McCaughey Gladys Mengel koch Evelyn Michaelson Charlotte Ness Gen Pacyga Bertha Pfenninger Adeline Schmidt John Seamans Evelyn Spur-Zem Mable Swanson St. Mary of the Lake Over 55 Volunteers Marion Bauer Roy Bauman Marty Dusk Adeline Langer Becky Loegering Myrtle Nielson Ed Pal ar,�ik i Evelyn Parker Marguerite Schiebe May 4, 1987 Mr. Jim Sentman 13510 Sunset Trail Plymouth, MN 55441 Dear Jim: (IIC6ITy O� PLYMOUTH+ I� -7a Thank you for your letter regarding inaccuracies in a number of the City's maps. I have reviewed the Plymouth Community Information booklet and have found that, as you say, the base maps used throughout the booklet as well as the mailing address lists for schools, voting precinct polling places and churches have not been revised to accurately reflect the street name changes along County Road 15. The Community Information Booklet was published in late 1986. The last element to be finalized was the street map insert. If there is any element of good news here the inserted 1987 street map does accurately reflect the street names changes. You are quite correct, however, that in a number of other cases throuqout the booklet our references are not accurate. By copy of this letter I am asking that the City Manager direct appropriate City staff members to revise the City's current base maps and organizational lists to accurately reflect the County Road 15 name changes. Unfortunately, the Community Information booklet will not be republished until late 1988. In the meantime, however, we will revise the other maps which we distribute to accurately reflect the names changes as well as Include at least one notification in our Plymouth On Parade newsletter in hopes of eliminating future confusion. Jim, thank you very much for bringing this matter to my attention. I sincerely apologize for any confusion or inconvenience we may have caused you. Sincerely, 6 -/?0Z >�C Virgil Schneider Mayor VS:bMk cc: City Manager Newspaper Editors: Plymouth POST, Wayzata -Plymouth SAILOR, Wayzata NEWS. 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH. MINNESOTA 55447. TELEPHONE (612) 559-2800 City of Plymouth Mayor Virgil A. Schneider City Councilmembers 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN. 55447 Newspaper Editors Plymouth Post Wayzata/Plymouth Sailor Wayzata News Subject: Community Negligence JaIII CJ fl. JCIIt' Ili a11 13510 Sunset Trail Plymouth, MN. 55441 May 1, 1987 In June of 1986 the Plymouth City Council took positive administrative action to rename about 3 miles of community residential street, formerly named County Road 15. It adopted the city ordinance no. 86-18 on 7/21/86, renaming the roadway- Sunset Trail, Carlson Parkway, and Gleason Lake Drive effective 10/1/86. The street signs were changed on that effective date and the offical street map was changed in December. Since this time the City of Plymouth has revised the Community Information Booklet and the Plymouth On Parade Booklets several times without taking the time to make address and map corrections for the affected area. It has also published public notices, conducted a special election, and provided information to the local newspaper editors, still referring to the area as County Road 15. Items of major concern are: Voting Precinct Map & Polling Places School District Map & School Adresses Park Facility Map & Guide Church Directory Information Zip Code Map and etc. Failure to deal with these changes in a timely manner is discriminatory, negligent, and most unfair to the 160+ affected homeowners, Sunset Hill Elementary School, Christ Memorial Luthern Church as well as the entire community. County Road 15 signs are still present on Carlson Parkway, west through Gleason Lake Drive. It is not clear to me if they will remain posted that way in the future. It is only fair and reasonable that the local newspaper editors and the city hasten to recognize and complete these changes. Publishers, lead times are not generally that long that these corrections could have been made in January 1987. .a, Ac rel yours, Jim Sentman CITY OF May 5, 1987 PLYMOUTR Sandy Patterson Harvey Hansen Realtors 10600 Old County Road 15 Plymouth, MN 55441 Dear Sandy: On behalf of the Mayor, City Council, and Park Commission, let me thank you and the rest of the Harvey Hansen Realtors for your kind contribution of $500 for the Parkers Lake Grand Opening ceremony. Your generosity will be greatly appreciated by everyone involved in this program. Sandy, have a great year. I look forward to seeing you on Sunday, July 19th, and again, thank you. Sincerely, Eric J. Blank, Director Parks and Recreation /np cc: City Manager 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 5;59-2800 Jerry Sisk 17015 24th Avenue N Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Jerry: On behalf of the Mayor, City Council, and Park Commission, I want to thank you for your generous contribution of $250 to the Grand Opening celebration of Parkers Lake City Park. For a number of years now, you have been an on-going supporter of Plymouth parks and recreation, helping us promote the quality of life within the City of Plymouth. We deeply appreciate your trust and faith in our on-going efforts to provide quality recreation programs. Please pass along our best wishes to the rest of the Burger King family, and we hope you have an outstanding year. Sincerely, Eric J. Blank, Director Parks and Recreation /np cc: City Manager 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559-2800 May 5, 1987 Judy & Gary Goldetsky 7413 Foster Morton Grove, IL 60053 Dear Mr. and Mrs. Goldetsky: 5. ti,r� CfTY OF PLYMOUTR 1 Ij Thank you for your kind letter dated April 28, 1987. We are very excited about adding the Rolling Hills park to our park system, and that you have chosen Plymouth as your place to reside. In answer to your questions, I am happy to reply that we will be using the pea gravel surface in the children's play area for safety reasons. Secondly, our city forester will start planting this fall extensively throughout the Rolling Hills park, which we hope will provide adequate shade in those appropriate areas. However, our plan does call for one large open field area to be used for games such as soccer, softball, kite flying, etc. Again, let me welcome you to Plymouth, and if you have any further questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at (612) 559-2800 x 265. Sincerely, �.i Eric J. Blank, Director Parks and Recreation /np cc: City Manager PRAC 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD. PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELE'P'HONE ;612) 559-2800 Judy Goldetsky 7413 Foster Morton Grove, I1. 60053 April 28, 1987 Mr. Eric Blank City of Plymouth Parks & Recreation Dept. 3400 Plymouth Blvd. Plymouth, Mn. 55447 Dear Mr. Blank, We are moving to Plymouth from a Chicago suburb and have been very impressed with the area. We have visited city hall and have found the people in the planning, parks and recreation, fire and police departments very helpful, informative, friendly and welcoming. We have visited the park across from Zachary Lane Elementary School and our children found it delightful. We understand a new park is planned for the Rolling Hills area this summer. We are building in the adjoining area, the Wild Wings subdivision, and are excited about having a park so close by. We have been involved in a program here in the Morton Grove area called "Safety Town", a safety educational training program for 4-6 year olds. We have been involved in park planning and have made recommendations to local park districts regarding safety and planning. There are two questions that interest us regarding the plans for the Rolling Hills area park. Will there be any area of shade, either in the form of trees or overhangs, in the park? And will the surface of the tot lot be the 3/4 inch gravel base similar to that used in the park on Zachary Lane? If a specific surface has not been picked out for the tot lot, please note the enclosed copies from the U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Handbook for Public Playground Safety. It recommends sand, wood chips or pea gravel for the top surface as the safest choice. The plans for the Rolling Hills park area look beautiful and we are looking forward to living nearby and frequently visiting it. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, Gary & Judy Goldetsky Enc. • C. M r` ', N 1A n� r� r` r. n t April 30, 1987 CITY O� PUMOUTR Ms. Libby Witchger 16531 26th Ave. N. Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear,A.s Witchger : i The Plymouth Community Awards night is a celebration of our community's most precious resource - our citizenry. The fact that you were nominated to represent our community in one of the award categories is a testimony to your significant achievements. While all were deserving, only one could be selected in each category. Nonetheless, each of you are big winners, and our community is the ultimate benefactor of your many contributions. Thank you for your many efforts! Sincerely, Schneider Mayor cc: City Council 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH. MINNESOTA 55447. TELEPHONE (612) 559-2800