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FEBRUARY 15, 2002
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1. COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE:
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 5:30 PM
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 7. 00 PM
2. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18
3. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 6.30 PM
4. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 7. 00 PM
5. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 7. 00 PM
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING: PARKING AT
LIFETIME FITNESS, Public Safety Training Room
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers
PRESIDENTS DAY (OBSERVED), City Offices closed
BOARD AND COMMISSION RECOGNITION
EVENT, Plymouth Creek Center
PLANNING COMMISSION, Council Chambers.
HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENTAUTHORITY
(HRA), Medicine Lake Room.
6. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 7:00 PM PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD (PSAB), Police
Department Library
7. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 7:00 PM YOUTHADVISORY COUNCIL, Council Chambers
8. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26,7.-30-9:30 AM TWINWEST STATE OF THE CITY MEETING,
Plymouth Creek Center
9. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 7:00 PM PLYMOUTHADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRANSIT
(PACT), Bass Lake Room
10. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 6:30 PM YOUTH SERVICES AWARDS PROGRAM, Plymouth
Creek Center
11. A List of future Regular Council Meeting agenda items is attached (M-11)
12. February, March, and April calendars are attached (M-12)
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February 2002
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GOALSM WI GRITIES;
REQUIREMENT
ALONG COUNTY RDS,
Public Safety Training
Room
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RECEPTION,
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PLANNING
COMMISSION,
Council Chambers
Medicine Lake
Room
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Center
SAFETY
ADVISORY
BOARD, Police
Dept. Library
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ADVISORY
COUNCIL,Council
7:30 AM - e:30 AM,
TWINWEST STATE OF
THE CITY MEETING,
Plymouth Creek Center
7:00 PM PACT -
Bass Lake Room
6:30 PM YOUTH
SERVICES
AWARDS
Chambers
5:30 PM SPECIAL
COUNCIL MEETING:
PARKING AT LIFETIME
FITNESS, Public Safety
Training Room
PROGRAM,
Plymouth Creek
y
Center
1:00 PM REGULAR
COUNCIL MEETING,
Council Chambers
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OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS
March 2002
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Apr 2002
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Center
Council Chambers
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SAFETY ADVISORY
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Library
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Bass Lake Room
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MEETING: REDISTRICTING,
Chambers
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MEETING, c_0 ChamEera
Passover begins
at sunset
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OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS
April 2002
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2 MEETING,
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COMMISSION,
Council Chambers
RIGHTS
COMMISSION -
Medicine Lake
Room
& GARDEN
EXPO, Plymouth
Creek Center
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7:00 PM YOUTH
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7:00 PM PRAC,
5:00 PM THRU
SAVINGS
ADVISORY
REGULAR
Bass Lake Room
Council Chambers
APRIL 16 -
COMMENCES -
COUNCIL,Council
COUNCIL
PLYMOUTH FINE
set clocks ahead 1
Chambers
MEETING, Council
ARTS COUNCIL
hour
Chambers
PRIMAVERA
SHOW, Plymouth
Creek Center
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6:00 PM SPECIAL
COUNCIL MEETING:
DINNER WITH
HENNEPIN COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS,
Plymouth Creek Center
7:00 PM
PLANNING
COMMISSION,
Council Chambers
7:00 PM HRA -
Medicine Lake
Room
7:00 PM PUBLIC
SAFETY
6:00 PM BOARD OF
APPEAL &
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ADVISORY
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Dept. ept. Library
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ADVISORY
COUNCIL,Council
Chambers
7:30 AM LOCAL
BUSINESS
COUNCIL, Radisson
Hotel
8:30 AM
HUMAN
RIGHTS
COMMISSION
7:00 PM REGULAR
COUNCIL MEETING,
Council Chambers
STUDENT
WORKSHOP,
Plymouth Creek
Center
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February 13, 2002
SUBJECT: COUNTY ROAD 61 (NORTHWEST BOULEVARD/HEMLOCK LANE)
LANDSCAPING PLAN OPEN HOUSE
CITY PROJECT NO. 9004
Dear Plymouth Resident:
You are invited to review Hennepin County's current landscaping plan for the storm water
treatment pond area located south of the new County Road 61 alignment and north of 615'
Avenue North within Outlots C and D, Bass Lake Estates Addition. The open_ house will be
held on Monday, February 25, 2002, from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the large meeting at the
Plymouth Creek Center located at 14800 — 34th Avenue North. The current plan
incorporates larger specimen trees and shrubs as directed by the Plymouth City Council. This
project would be completed by Fall, 2002.
Under a separate project being done by the City of Plymouth, additional plantings will be
installed along the new roadway corridor. An open house to review plans for this project will
be held some time in March with a separate letter being sent out to all property owners in the
area. If you are unable to attend the open house and have questions about the proposed
landscaping project, please contact me at 763-509-5522 or Paul Buck, City Forester at 763-
509-5944. A copy of the proposed landscaping plan will also be available for review at the
Plymouth Engineering Department located within the City of Plymouth Administrative offices
at 3400 Plymouth Boulevard.
Sincerely,
Daniel K. Campbell
Sr. Engineering Technician
cc: Daniel L. Faulkner, P.E., Director of Public Works
Ronald S. Quanbeck, P.E., City Engineer
Paul Buck, Forester
Steve Theis. Hennepin County Transportation Dept.
Paul Backer, Hennepin County Transportation Dept.
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SUBJECT: Hennepin County Adult Correctional Facility (HCACF) Population Report
Hennepin County Community Corrections staff has submitted their monthly report on average
daily population for the month of January 2002.
The average daily population reported for the Plymouth facility in January was 577, less than
the occupancy limit of 601 set by the Conditional Use Permit.
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FIRE -RESCUE. INCIDENT OF INTEREST
DATE: 01%31/02 TIME: 4:08 p.m. ADDRESS: Hwy. 169 & Rockford Road
DETAILS: The Plymouth Fire Department was dispatched to a reported personal injury
accident with entrapment. Upon arrival, Captain Evenson reported a two -vehicle accident
with one person trapped and four others requiring medical care. First arriving Duty Crew
Engine 31 (Schiltz, Hendrickson, Nordby, Moore) and Rescue 31 (Couser, Eenhuis)
stabilized the vehicle (vehicle was on its roof) and removed the patient via the rear
window.
Patient removed from the vehicle 4 minutes following fire department arrival. Fifteen
Plymouth fire department members responded (stand-by and on -scene).
RESPONSE TIME: 7 minutes.
FIRE ORIGIN/CAUSE:
ESTIMATED FIRE LOSS:
P.F.D. RESPONDING UNITS:
Engine Companies: E-31
Ladder Companies:
Support Unit:
Rescue Companies: R-31
Chief Officers:
Mutual Aid:
SECTOR OFFICERS: Captain Evenson (IC).
ASSISTING AGENCIES: .
EMS: North -ALS (x2)
Red Cross: No
Salvation Army. No
Public Works: No
State FM: No
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FIRE -RESCUE INCIDENT OF INTEREST
DATE: 01/29/02 TIME: 7:49 p.m. ADDRESS: 2600 Niagara Lane
DETAILS: The Plymouth Fire Department was dispatched to a reported building fire at
Progress Casting. Upon fire department arrival, smoke was evident from the roof area.
First arriving Duty Crew Ladder 31 (Hebert, Moore, Danielson, Seeman) and Tower 11
(Fasching, Gavin, Hempel, Heying) utilized their main aerial device to access the roof
and began ventilation and extinguishment operations.
Interior operations assisted by responding engine companies.
Thirty-three Plymouth fire department members responded (stand-by and on -scene).
RESPONSE TIME: 7 minutes.
FIRE ORIGIN/CAUSE: Combustibles (structural wood, roofing materials) too close to
ventilation stack. Stack and immediate roof area removed to extinguish the fire.
ESTIMATED FIRE LOSS: $6000.00
P.F.D. RESPONDING UNITS:
Engine Companies: E-3 1,E-21
Ladder Companies: L-31, T-11, A-21
Support Unit: U-21, U-31
Rescue Companies: R-31
Chief Officers:
Mutual Aid: Wayzata
ASSISTING AGENCIES:
EMS: North -ALS
Red Cross: No
Salvation Army: No
Public Works: No
State FM: No
SECTOR OFFICERS: Captain Hurr (IC), Lieutenant Hebert (Roof), Lieutenant
Hendrickson (Interior), Lieutenant Anderson (Accountability/Rehab.), Ff. Couser (RIT)
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APPROVED
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE
MINUTES — MEETING NO. 113
Wednesday, January 9, 2002, 7:00 p.m.
Members Present Kathy Osborne, Andy Walstead, Terri Goodfellow -Heyer, Karen
Chesebrough, Chris Graham, Megan LeDell and Bruce Larson
Members Absent Terry Jaffoni
Others/Staff Present Ginny Black, City Council Liaison
John Barten, Three Rivers Park District
Shane Missaghi, Water Resources Engineer
Margie Vigoren, Solid Waste Coordinator
Patty Hillstrom, Secretary
Guest Tim Huberty, Huberty Marketing Research
Call to Order Ms. Osborne brought the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m.
Minutes It was moved by Karen Chesebrough, seconded by Chris Graham and
unanimously approved by the committee that the minutes for Meeting
No. 112, December 12, 2001, be approved with one change.
Introduction of New Megan LeDell, a junior at Wayzata High School, introduced herself to
Member the group and stated that she is a member of the Environmental Society
at Wayzata High School and is very interested in environmental issues.
She was appointed to the EQC at the January 8, 2002, City Council
meeting.
Water Quality Tim Huberty, Huberty Marketing Research and Ms. Vigoren updated
Education Focus the EQC on the three focus groups that were held on December 3-4,
Presentation 2001 at The Leede Group in Plymouth.
Mr. Huberty explained that the purpose of the research was to learn the
level of knowledge and commitment to environmental issues of
Plymouth residents and to give City staff direction in the most effective
means of creating awareness and changing behavior. He stated that the
findings deal more with opinions and feelings rather than statistical data.
With the information collected from the focus groups, City staff
produced an action plan including the continued campaign encouraging
the use of phosphorus free fertilizer, publicizing the results of projects
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funded by the Surface Water Fee and communicating what the citizens
can do for water quality. Vehicles to get the word out include Cable 11
News and community TV, community events, news releases, Plymouth
News/Environmental Extra, ads on Metrolink buses, the City website,
posters, display cases at City Center and the library, school presentations
and contests and utility bill inserts.
Ms. Vigoren distributed the 2002 Water Quality Education Plan which
indicates strategies and vehicles to educate the public on water quality
issues in the year 2002. The education plan also includes a timeline for
accomplishment of these projects.
Update on the 2002 A kick-off event will be held at Birchview Elementary School the week
Environmental Fair of January 14th. The event includes a play or skit with student
involvement as raindrops.
Through the month until the fair on February 21, 2002, there will be a
variety of speakers in the classrooms at Birchview Elementary. Ms.
Osborne may be speaking about landfills and Tim Reese will take the
students out on the lake and educate them on water clarity. Ms. LeDell
is involved with an environmental group at Wayzata High School which
is working on a recycling project. The group is planning to do a
"dumpster dive". The environmental group may share information with
classrooms at Birchview Elementary. Councilmember Black
volunteered to help them with their presentation.
The EQC formed a subcommittee consisting of Kathy Osborne, Chris
Graham, Andy Walstead and Bruce Larson to coordinate the EQC booth
at the environmental fair. Ms. Osborne will email Terry Jaffoni for her
availability on the subcommittee.
2001 Annual Report Mr. Missaghi referred to the 2001 Annual Report and 2002 Annual Plan
and 2002 Annual and asked for review and comments from the EQC.
Plan
Changes requested by the EQC will be made to the 2001 Annual Report
and 2002 Annual Plan by Mr. Missaghi and the updated document will
be presented to the EQC at their next meeting for final review before
approval by the City Council.
Other Mr. Barten informed the group that the name for Hennepin Parks has
changed to Three Rivers Park District.
Ms. Osborne will bring the plan for the Parkview Park Native Plant
Garden to the next EQC meeting for Mr. Grahams review.
Ms. Vigoren will mail applications for small grants to interested
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persons.
Ms. Goodfellow -Heyer would like to see a speaker at the yard and
garden expo informing attendees about buckthorn. A test site for
organics in existing lawns was suggested by Councilmember Black.
Ms. LeDell asked for email addresses of the City of Plymouth
councilmembers. The information will be provided by Mr. Missaghi
along with dates for future EQC meetings when determined.
Next Meeting The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 13, 2002 at 7:00
p.m. in the Bass Lake Room.
Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 9:08 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Patty Hillstrom
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YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL
MINUTES OF MEETING
JANUARY 28, 2002
Council Members
Present
Absent
Archana Balasubramanyam
Katie Bonneville
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Brianna Cohen
Katelyn Donnelly
Ifna Ejebe
Supriya Gandham
Jameson Johnson
Eric Jungels
Mark Lenhardt
Alison Rapacz
Dan Taylor
Also present: Wayzata High School Student Jake Schneidewind, Public Safety Advisory Board
Liaison Gary Landis, City Manager Dwight Johnson, Councilmember Judy Johnson, and Deputy
City Clerk Kurt Hoffman.
Minutes and Agenda
Council members noted that the January 24 meeting minutes incorrectly showed Ifna was present
and Eric was absent. Motion was made by Brianna, seconded by Archana, to approve the minutes
of the January 14 meeting as corrected. The motion passed in a unanimous voice vote.
Alison requested the agenda be amended to permit Public Safety Advisory Board Liaison Gary
Landis to speak to the group. The proposal to amend was accepted by the Council without
opposition.
Motion was made by Brianna, seconded by Supriya, to approve the agenda as amended. The
motion passed in a unanimous voice vote.
Speakers
Gary Landis introduced himself as the Vice—Chair of the Public Safety Advisory Board. He said
he has been appointed liaison between that group and the Youth Advisory Council. He
summarized his background in radio and work with youth. He said is interested in serving as a
resource for youth in Plymouth.
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Youth Services Awards Program
17 nominations have been received; including those carried over from 2001. Judy reported she
has submitted a letter to the Sun Sailor Editor regarding the Program. She omitted references to
the deadline for submitting nominations. She hoped it might be possible to accept nominations
that may be dropped off at City Hall a day or two after the postmark deadline.
Youth Advisory Council
January 28, 2002 Meeting
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The next meeting of the subcommittee is set for February in the Loft at Lunds Plymouth Store.
Teen activities with Park and Recreation Department programs
Brianna reported that a number programs for the coming season have been planned. She said the
Park and Recreation Department has found an instructor for dance classes such as ballroom, hip-
hop, and funk aerobics. She said there are also plans for canoe trips, back packing, horseback
riding, and hiking. She said the subcommittee is also launching plans for a music event that
might be similar to a battle of the bands. She said the group plans to audition bands from all the
schools, and select three or four to perform. The tentative date would be the day after the "Music
in Plymouth" concert. The subcommittee hopes to use "Music in Plymouth" to promote their
concert. Judy said any promotional announcements must be cleared by the Plymouth Civic
League, so it will be important to work with them.
Gary Landis suggested placing other activities around the concert such as a foot race or mini -
marathon for teens to draw them in during the day.
Brianna said the next subcommittee meeting will be at 6 PM on February 25.
Youth Center
Alison said she could speak with Armstrong Student Council advisors in an effort to distribute
youth center surveys through the Student Council.
Dwight said that it is likely the City Council will make a decision in March on approaching an
architect for plans to develop the lower level of the Plymouth Creek Center. He said the site
reviewed at County Roads 101 and 6 site has been leased for expansion by Snyder Drug.
Judy recommended the Youth Advisory Council consider what they want the space to look like
and what uses they might like to see.
Youth Town Forum
Archana reported she is working with City staff member Jean Lyons on the brochures and
poster. She said the subcommittee will be meeting next on February 11.
Collaboration with Senior Council
Ifna reported she is still working with Sara Mittelstaedt in an effort to coordinate a meeting with
the Seniors Council.
Goals and Objectives/Work Plan
Judy suggested the Council consider working as a resource with the National League of Cities
for the NLC Families Conference set for May 1-4 at the Hyatt Regency in Minneapolis.
Council members discussed goals and priorities for the coming year. They agreed to work on
networking with youth councils from other "communities" to expand relations with schools and
other groups such as Mosaic. Motion was made by Alison, seconded by Ifna to approve the goals
and work plan as amended.
Youth Advisory Council
January 28, 2002 Meeting
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LMC Legislative Conference
Judy stated that the February 28 League of Minnesota Cities Legislative Conference at the Four
Points Sheraton in St. Paul is an opportunity for officials from cities around the state to talk
about issues coming up in the legislative session. She said much of the morning sessions will be
focus on taxes and the State budget. She said the afternoon activities will move to the State
Capitol and will be a good opportunity to meet with legislature. Judy will look into whether
registration fees might be waived for Youth Advisory Council members who might want to visit
the Capitol.
NLC National conference
Dwight reported that the City's budget is being tightened up and there will be little funding
available for conference attendance at out of state locations.
LMC State Conference
Alison asked whether it would be possible to have another hospitality room and youth events at
the Rochester conference in June. Dwight said cutbacks may not allow activities sponsored by
individual cities. He recommended a "wait and see" approach to plans for a hospitality room.
Judy said she would discuss with League board members whether something might be set up as
part of the regular program for the whole conference.
Bike Park
Jake Schneidewind said there is no convenient place for stunt bike riding. He is interested in
seeing a dedicated bike park similar to the skate park on 23rd Avenue. Judy said there may be
funds for such a project in the Parks Dedication budget. Jake said some equipment used in skate
parks would be adaptable for stunt bikes. Judy said one primary issue is that anything over a
certain height would require special insurance coverage and the addition supervisory City staff
on site.
Brianna suggested forming a group of youth to discuss interests and issues with Park and
Recreation staff. Jake said he would work toward developing neighborhood support. He said the
equipment set up may be less expensive than that required for a skate park. He said a bike park
would need to be three to four times larger than a skate park due to the need for maneuvering
bikes.
Jake said he will report back to the Youth Advisory Council.
The Council discussed the Minnesota youth survey findings. Most agreed it may not be an
accurate reflection of youth. Brianna believed some students would provide responses without
serious intent. Alison said marijuana use is more serious among senior high school students than
is reported.
Adjourn
Motion was made by Brianna, and seconded by Archana to adjourn the meeting at 8:30 PM. The
motion was passed without opposition.
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Week 2: House and Senate budget
balancing proposals on the table
This week, the House and Senate each released
their budget -balancing plans that would address
the state's short-term budget shortfall. One
highlight for cities: neither plan includes cuts
in city LGA or homestead credit
reimbursement, which is in stark contrast to the
deep cuts proposed by the Governor in his
supplemental budget released in early January.
Although the House and Senate appear to be
kindler and gentler to cities, the governor has
chastised the House and Senate for not acting
responsibly on the deficit. Undoubtedly, this
tripartisan rancor could change the situation
dramatically. The governor has even again
suggested that he might wield his unallotment
power if the House and Senate cannot craft a
"more responsible" proposal.
The Senate plan generally makes smaller cuts
in state agency budgets, borrows monies from
other state funds and replaces some current
capital project cash funding with state issued
bond proceeds. The House, on the other hand,
makes deeper cuts in state agencies, including a
hiring freeze that will save an estimated $100
million in the current biennium and makes
more aggressive use of tobacco endowment
fu nds.
The Governor's plan is currently the only one
that calls for tax increases in the form of
expansion of the sales tax to some services, a
new gas tax, and increased cigarette taxes.
However, that could change as the House and
Senate consider whether and how to tackle the
2004-05 projected shortfall.
Although the House and Senate plans do not make
immediate cuts in state aids, the cuts in state agency
budgets could trickle down to cities in the form of
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smaller grant programs, higher fees and a transfer
of service responsibility.
The House Plan
-No cuts to LGA or homestead credit.
-Eliminates the TIF grant appropriation for
2002-2003 biennium.
-Uses $811 million of state budget reserves.
-Cuts $653 million from state spending.
-Uses $554 million from the tobacco
prevention endowment.
-Saves $100 million by limiting new hires in
state agencies.
-Cuts $50 million more from state agencies and
spending (cuts to be determined as bills move
through the committee process).
The Senate Plan
-No cuts to LGA or homestead credit.
-Eliminates all funding for TIF grant program,
including the 2004-05 biennium.
-Cuts $200 million in state programs.
-Uses $1.5 billion from different reserve
accounts.
-Refinances transportation projects and does
accounting shifts.
-Eliminates inflationary increase in FY 2004-05
(saving $1.1 billion)
-Cuts $400 million in spending in FY 2004-05.
-Will be supplemented with additional changes
to address any remaining shortfall for 2004-05
after the economic forecast is released at the
end of the February.
In Common House and Senate
-Both cut $15 million from K-12 in 2002-03,
and $50 million from higher education.
-Both use tobacco funds, the House spending
the dollars, and Senate borrowing the funds and
promises to restore the money in the future.
-Neither plan funds inflation which is the
largest difference between the legislature and
Ventura.
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One interesting note --the House proposal will
actually be divided into 11 different bills,
presumably to ease the process of navigating
the House committee structure while the
Senate's budget fixing legislation is contained
in one bill. This could make for extremely
complicated and theatrical negotiations when
the different bills ultimately are sent to
conference committees. This week, the Senate
bill moved through the Finance and Tax
committees, and will be voted on the floor
Monday, February 11. The House bills have
vet to be introduced.
Annexation Hearing Next Week
The Annexation "Right to Vote" Bill, HF 2774
is scheduled for a hearing next Wednesday,
February 13th before the House Local
Government Committee.
The committee starts at 12:30 p.m. in room 200
of the State Office Building (SOB).
The League of Minnesota Cities will be
testifying in opposition to the bill. If you would
like to testify, contact Remi Stone at the
League (651.281.1256), or the committee
administrator, Lindsay Wallace
(651.296.5376).
Pension Commission votes to
repeal prorated service credit
On Thursday evening, the Legislative
Commission on Pensions and Retirement voted
to undo a portion of the PERA pension reform
legislation enacted just last session. The
amendment will repeal the prorated service
credit language that would have made the
benefits under the PERA plan more consistent
with the other two state pension plans, MSRS
and TRA.
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The commission considered the amendment
because several of the members apparently
thought that the prorated service credit
language included in last year's bill was not
agreed to by the pension commission.
However, a background memo prepared by
commission staff confirmed that the proration
language was included in both the House and
Senate bills, with the only difference being the
effective date of the language.
The original amendment considered by the
commission last evening would have only
removed the new prorated service credit
language but after testimony by PERA
Executive Director Mary Vanek and local units
of government, the amendment was further
amended to reinstate the $425 salary eligibility
threshold that was eliminated in last year's
pension legislation. Without the restoration of
the $425 threshold, almost every municipal
employee would have been required to
participate in PERA and due to the fact that
part-time employees would have been earning a
full year's employment credit, the original
amendment would have almost. certainly
resulted in increased long-term liability for the
already deficit -laden PERA fund.
The pension commission will complete work
on their 2002 omnibus pension bill next
Tuesday evening. Due to the fact that the bill
will have to be approved by the House and
Senate and will have to be signed by the
governor, we will have several additional
chances to repeal the language.
Shooting Ranges
Senator Steve Murphy (DFL -Red Wing) moved
a compromise amendment to the infamous
shooting range legislation from 2001. The
amendment to the bill was discussed in the
Senate State & Local Government Operations
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Committee last Tuesday and laid on the table
for further action. The Minnesota Horse &
Hunt Club, Minnesota Shooting Preserves
Association and DNR joined with LMC,
Association of Minnesota Counties and
Minnesota Association of Townships to reach
what many would consider a fair and
reasonable compromise.
Key points to the amendment is that the bill
would no longer pre-empt local government
ordinances and would no longer presume noise
is not a nuisance. It would require local
governments to adopt a 500 foot set back
requirement for residential dwellings from the
range property line and would set the threshold
for noise standards as those established by state
statute and rule.
That said, Represenative Tom Hackbarth (R -
Cedar) and Senator Bob Lessard (I -
International Falls) volleyed back at the
compromise, by introducing the same intensely
controversial bill as was introduced in 2001. It
appears that while local governments and
forward thinking hunting organizations &
shooting preserves continue to seek
compromise on the matter, proponents continue
to march across the nation trying to zone via
state statute and to undermine local decision
making.
"Voluntary" Health Care Insurance
Pooling of K-12 Public Employee
The House Commerce Commiteee approved
without recommendation legislation that would
"voluntarily" allow k-12 public employees to
obtain health care insurance by pooling with
state employees. The LMC holds deep
reservations regarding this legislation
(HF1868/SF1755) because it sets an expensive
precedent for public employers and reduces the
number of viable competitors cities use to
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secure health care coverage for employees.
Participation in a larger pool can also eliminate
opportunities for local goverments to use
creative solutions to keep down health care
costs, such as wellness programs coupled with
"day off" rewards to employees meeting
wellness goals.
Other Hearings:
For the most current information and the actual
22 pages of committee hearings consult the
legislative website at:
www. house. leg.state.mn.us.
Monday February 11, 2002
Property Tax Division
Chair: Rep. Ron Erhart
200 State Office Building
Partial Agenda: HF2614 (Dehler) Local
government aid city aid base increased for
specified cities. HF2633 (Ness) Local
government aid city aid base increased for City
of Hutchinson. HF2638 (Ness) Local
government aid city aid base increased for City
of Darwin.
Tuesday February 12, 2002
Income and Sales Tax Budget Division
Chair: Senator Don Betzold
4 p.m. Room 318 Capitol
Agenda: SF 2452 -(Reiter): Sales tax
exemption expansion for sales to local
government units.
Crime Prevention Committee
Chair: Senator Jane Ranum
9 a.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: Anti -terrorism bills.
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State February Revenue Collections
Bleak
The State Department of Finance released tax
collection information for February and the news
wasn't good. State revenues for the month under
performed the already bleak November 2001
forecast by approximately $72 million. The report
could be the first glimpse what the full-blown
budget forecast might reveal later this month.
The February information is disconcerting given
that the collection information released just one
month ago, which included the important holiday
shopping season, was actually slightly more than
forecast. When the January information was
released, some legislators indicated that they
believed the November forecast was too pessimistic
and that the February forecast would show a
turnaround in the state's financial situation.
The dismal February figures only reflect the actual
tax collections for the past month while the
February forecast that will be released on February
27 will be a projection of the expected revenues and
expenditures for the next 16 months. State
economist Tom Stinson has always urged people
not to draw long-term conclusions from monthly
collection reports. We'll have to wait for the release
of the forecast on February 27.
State Hiring Freeze—And More?
On Thursday, Governor Ventura today announced
that he is imposing a state hiring freeze as well as
travel and purchasing restrictions for state agencies.
The restriction on state hiring means current and
future vacancies will not be filled unless there is an
urgent or legal need to fill the position. In addition,
the state will restrict out -of state travel, unless
approved by the commissioner of employee
relations.
Quoting the governor in a press release issued
today, "Unfortunately the truth is with the inaction
of the Legislature to agree on a long-term budget
solution, I need to step up my effort to make
reductions that do not require legislative action."
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To announce the hiring freeze, the governor sent a
letter Wednesday to state agency heads. The letter
indicated that the governor expects the hiring freeze
to remain in effect through the end of the year and
that it could be expanded. Employees will also have
to get approval for all out-of-state travel from the
commissioner of employee relations.
The governor's announcement may be the first
indication of how the governor could implement a
budget -balancing package without the assistance of
the state legislature. "1 would expect that other
branches of government, non-executive entities, and
local units of government to also act in a fiscally
responsible manner," Governor Ventura said. "If
there is no resolve on the part of the legislature to
take meaningful action, I will not hesitate to
continue additional budget reductions."
The governor was referring to his power to
11unallot" expenditures, an action that could
ultimately place a tremendous burden on aid
programs as well as grant programs for cities across
the state. With the unallotment tool, the governor
can only cut expenditures—he does not have the
power to move monies from other funds into the
general fund nor does he have the power to raise
taxes. In other words, under unallotment, aid cuts
could be significantly deeper than the onerous cuts
already proposed by the governor.
Is unallotment more likely? The political tea leaves
are difficult to read but the governor's comments
yesterday related to the hiring freeze and his other
strong public criticisms of the House and Senate
plans undoubtedly makes it appear that he is at least
ready to exercise his authority. The Senate has
completed a plan for the current biennial shortfall
but has done little for the structural deficit and the
House is still at least a week or more away from
completing work on their deficit package—and we
haven't even gotten to the point of reconciling the
differences between the two proposals.
Be ready—it could certainly get worse.
Unallotmeni of $2 billion in state spending could
translate into very deep municipal aid cuts indeed.
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Annexation Change Defeated
The annexation election bill, HF 869 (Howes
R/Hackensack) was defeated this week in the House
Local Government committee by a slim margin of 7
to S. The meeting was attended by a large city
contingent wearing brilliant orange buttons saying
"Let our Cities Grow". Many thanks to the city
officials that attended and also to those who had an
opportunity to testify before the committee,
including: Brenda Johnson, Chatfield; Larry
Remmen, Detroit Lakes; and Scott Dane, Biwabik.
Kudos go out to all you who took the time to make
the phone calls, e-mails, and personal visits with the
legislators on the committee. These
communications were instrumental in convincing
the committee to oppose the bill. We would also
like to thank Iwo others who championed our cause
and who testified before the committee, John
Shardlow with Dahlgren, Shardlow & Uban (DSU)
and Representative Dave Bishop (R), Rochester.
It is always possible this bill could be resurrected as
an amendment to another bill on the House side.
As of today, we do NOT expect the Senate to
address the annexation issues this year.
Compromise on Long -Term Housing
Affordability
Efforts led by the Association of Metropolitan
Municipalities culminated in an important break-
through on measures designed to give cities clear
authority to enact long-term affordability housing
measures. In meetings early in the week, the
League joined with AMM, the Twin Cities Builders
Association, the Minnesota Builders Association,
and housing advocates to reach agreement on an
amendment to SF 2881 (Cohen), that builders and
developers vigorously opposed.
The Senate State and Local Government Operations
Committee voted overwhelmingly to endorse an
approach which would give cities clear authority to
negotiate with developers to promote availability of
affordable owner -occupied and rental housing units
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for low and moderate -income families and
individuals within a larger development.
The compromise includes authority for cities to
negotiate the terms of a development application to
include sale price or rent income limits; and a
means of maintaining long-term affordability of
those units.
The bill now goes to the Senate Jobs, Housing &
Community Development Committee, where it will
be heard at 6 p.m., on Monday, February 18.
Cities do OK in Senate Bonding
Proposal
On Thursday evening, Senate Finance passed out of
committee their bonding recommendations with a
bonding price tag of $1.076 billion. Statewide
programs for cities fared well under the Senate
proposal. Among some of these programs include:
-Flood Hazard Mitigation Grants ($28.5 M)
-Well Sealing ($600,000)
-Closed Landfill Cleanup Program ($10 M)
-Brownfield to Greenspace Grants ($1.5 M)
-Local Gov't Road Wetland Replacement ($3 M)
-Local Bridge Replacement & Rehab ($40 M)
-Redevelopment Grant Program ($11 M)
-State Matching Water Pollution Grants ($16 M)
-Wastewater Infrastructure Grants (540 M)
-Greater MN Business Development ($15 M)
While economic development, environment, and
transportation projects fare well --the Senate did not
appropriate bonding dollars to the MHFA for
housing.
Debate and passage of the bonding bill is expected
in a full Senate Floor Session on Monday, February
17. The House is currently still hearing individual
requests and expects to have their proposal out in
the next few weeks.
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February 15, 2002
Wine in Grocery Stores Up Next Cities face an up -hill fight to get the legislature to
Week agree to increase the 911 -surcharge.
HF 1205 has been scheduled for a hearing before
the House Commerce Committee on Tuesday,
February 19, at 12:30 p.m. in Room 200 of the
State Office Building. This bill, sponsored by the
Minnesota Grocers Association, would authorize
metropolitan area grocery stores to sell wine.
HF 1205 was introduced during the 2001 session by
Rep. Barb Sykora (R -Excelsior). Last year, the bill
received approval by the Liquor Subcommittee of
the House Commerce Committee but was then laid
on the table by the author for further consideration
this session. If the bill is approved on Tuesday by
the Commerce Committee, it will allow the bill to
meet the first committee deadline. The Senate has
not yet scheduled the companion bill for a hearing.
We understand that proponents of the bill will
attempt to expand its authorization slatewide. A
number of other amendments are also expected.
The League is opposed to this legislation and will
testify against the bill. If you have any questions or
would like to testify, please contact Andrea Hedtke
at 651.281.1258 or ahedtke@Imnc.org.
Tower Mischief Aimed at Anti -
Terrorism 911 Measures
Mischief is a -foot as the time begins to run out for
committees to act on anti -terrorism legislation.
Yesterday, in the Senate Telecommunications,
Energy and Technology Committee, an
unsuccessful effort was made to amend measures
aimed to kill the 911 service fees portion of the
critically -needed Senate anti -terrorism bill, S.F.
2683. The amendment would severely limit local
authority to regulate the siting of wireless tower
sites.
City officials should express concerns to local
legislators about such lobbying tactics by wireless
service providers and urge them to turn down such
attempts.
The Senate has included such measures in their
anti -terrorism proposals. But the House this week
turned aside from earlier expectations that the anti-
terrorism legislation would include phone
subscriber surcharge increases.
Local 911 dispatch operations must have added
state resources to help pay for improved radio
communications for police and fire and necessary
but costly equipment, software and training needed
in order for 911 dispatchers across the state to
identify the location of and respond quickly to those
calling for help using wireless phones.
Police & Firefighter Continued
Health Insurance Coverage
"Unappropriated" in House Budget
Proposal
The House Ways & Means Committee is moving
ahead with the House Transportation Package
(H F3416) that eliminates the state's funding for
continued health insurance for police & firefighters
injured or killed in the line of duty. In effect, the
lack of appropriation turns a "funded" mandate into
an unfunded mandate.
The end result is that a handful of cities will be left
funding a $315,000 per year mandate. This could be
an especially big deal for a small city where the
continued health insurance cost could be an
enormous financial obligation relative to the total
budget of the city.
Cities concerned about this provision must contact
their legislators to oppose the removal of this state
obligation.
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House, Senate majorities release
plans for balancing state budget
Mark Your Calendarsl
The Metropolitan Council has
announced the following series
of stakeholder workshops on the
new Regional Blueprint:
Tuesday, March 5
4:30 - 6: 00 p. m.
Dakota Co. Western Service
Center, Apple Valley
Thursday, March 7
4:30 - &00 p.m.
Northtown Library, Blaine
Tuesday, March 12
T30 - 9:00 a. m.
Maplewood Community Center
Thursday, March 14
7:30 - 9: 00 a.m.
Chaska City Hall
Friday, March 15
6:30 - 10:00 a. m.
Midtown YWCA, Minneapolis
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The Governor's plan to address
the state's $1.95 billion shortfall is
no longer the only plan on the table.
Both the House and Senate ma-
jorities have now released their
own proposals for solving the
state's budget problems.
Late last week a bill that would
solve the budget shortfall in the
state's current biennium passed
through both the Senate Finance
and the Senate Tax Committees.
The bill (H. F. 315) was taken up
and approved by the full Senate
this morning (Feb. 11).
Meanwhile, House Republican's
announced their proposal at a
Thursday afternoon press confer-
ence and plan to begin moving it
through the committee process
this week. The House plan will be
processed through 11 separate
bills, unlike the Senate's single bill,
and it would go further in address-
ing the ongoing budget shortfall
forecasted for the 2004 —05 bien-
nium.
Unlike the Governor's plan, neither
legislative proposal would in-
crease taxes or significantly re-
duce aids to ' local government.
Both the House and Senate plans
would eliminate the $14 million set
aside last year for LGA reform and
the $129 million appropriated for
grants to cover TIF district short-
falls, The plans would also elimi-
nate scheduled inflationary in-
creases for all state government
programs, including LGA. How-
ever, neither plan would make uni-
form or "growth -based" cuts to cit-
ies' revenue base, as proposed by
the Governor.
While both the House and Senate
would use the entire $653 million
in the state's budget reserve, only
the Senate would use the $350
million cash flow account and the
$158 million tax relief account to
solve the shortfall.
Additionally, the Senate would is-
sue highway bonds to replace the
$245 million appropriated for high-
way bottleneck and corridor
projects and delay the elimination
of the June sales tax acceleration,
which would save the state $119
million. The House, meanwhile,
would spend $554 million from the
Tobacco Endowment and impose
a state hiring freeze.
There are numerous differences
between the House and Senate
plans regarding the size and allo-
cation of spending cuts. The pro-
posed cuts are summarized on the
following page.
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Reserve Reductions & Other One -Time Changes
SENATE
HOUSE
Eliminate Budget Reserve
$653
$653
Eliminate Cash Flow Account
350
0
Eliminate Tax Relief Account
158
0
Eliminate LGA Reform Account
14
14
Transfer from Assigned Risk Account
95
94.9
Refinance Bottleneck/Corridor Projects
245
0
Delay Sales Tax Acceleration Buyback
119
0
Transfer from Dislocated Worker Programi.
(18)
0
State Government One -Time Change
13
0
Tax Increment Grants
129
129
Repeal Reciprocity with Wisconsin
30
0
Tobacco Prevention Endowment
0
554.25
Special Revenue Accounts
0
35.10
Transfer from Workers Comp. Speciaunds
] F
282
0
' Senate's "Early Childhood Ed." cuts included in "Education."
2 House number does not include Corrections — House's "Corrections" cut included in "State Government."
I House's "Transportation" cuts include cancellation of $40 million for St. Paul busway. Senate's
"Transportation" cuts include cancellation of $15 million for St. Paul busway.
` Senate's "Agriculture" cuts included in "Environment."
i Senate's "Judiciary" cuts included in "State Government."
6 Senate's "Economic Development" cuts included in "state Government."
' House's "State Government" number includes Senate Tax Committee reductions.
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On Thursday, Feb. 14, the Senate's
State and Local Government Opera-
tions Committee will hear S. F. 2881,
which is authored by Sen. Richard
Cohen (DFL — St. Paul). The bill
would amend MS 462.358 which gov-
erns subdivision regulations. The bill
would add a provision that enables a
municipality to adopt subdivision
regulations related to low and mod-
erate income housing. The language
would permit cities to establish initial
sale prices, adopt income limits for
affordable housing, and impose spe-
cific measures to retain the long-term
affordability of the units.
The bill as drafted may be modified
to make some of the provisions less
Specific regarding long-term
On Friday, Feb. 15, the House Sub-
committee on Metropolitan Council
and Agencies has scheduled a hear-
ing on several bills relating to the re-
gion and the Metropolitan Council.
Among the bills scheduled to be
heard are the following:
HF 2592 — Establishing a Metro-
politan Transit Authority (MTA).
This bill would create a new Metro-
politan Transit Authority, composed
of one representative from each
county, to establish and operate
commuter rail transportation, light rail
transit, and the regional bus transit
system in the seven -county metro-
politan area_ The bill would transfer
this authority away from the Metro -
affordability. The House companion
bill (H.F. 3220), authored by Rep. Ray
Vandeveer (R—Forest Lake), has not
been scheduled for a hearing_
The bill is intended to clarify that cit-
ies have the authority to incorporate
certain elements into their subdivi-
sion regulations. The issue of
whether a city has the authority to
establish an initial sale price for af-
fordable
ffordable housing or have long-term
affordability provisions was raised
during the deliberations of the
Inclusionary Housing Task Force.
Please review the bill and contact
Gene Ranieri at (651) 215 — 4001
with your comments. Thursday's
hearing is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. in
Rm. 107 of the capitol.
politan Council and the Minnesota
Department of Transportation
(MnDOT). The Met Council's author-
ity to levy property taxes in the met-
ropolitan area would be transferred
to the Authority, and it would also al-
low the Authority to impose a half
cent sales and use tax and up to a
$20 motor vehicle excise tax. Be-
ginning in 2007, counties would have
the option of withdrawing from the
Authority by holding a referendum.
Rep. Al Juhnke (DFL — Willmar) is
the bill's author.
HF 2999 - Host Community Fee
forAggmegate Mines. This bill would
authorize municipalities in the seven -
county metropolit^n area to collect a
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fee of up to 30 cents per ton on ag-
gregate mined within the boundaries
of the municipality. The fee proceeds
would be deposited in the
municipality's general fund, but 25
percent of the proceeds would have
to be used for mitigation and resto-
ration of the mining operation. Rep.
Dennis Ozment (R - Rosemount) is
the author. .
HF 2889 - Livable Communities
Act (LCA) Amendments. This bill
would eliminate the requirement that
communities annually pass a reso-
lution to continue participating in the
Livable Communities Program, and
instead require that a city pass a
resolution to cease participation in the
program. The bill also amends the
LCA to permit the payment of loans
or grants to a development author-
ity, as well as cities and counties.
Rep. Mary Liz Holberg (R—Lakeville)
is the bill's author.
HF 3220 - Removing Affordable
Housing Language from the Land
Planning Act This bill would re-
move reference to "regional housing
needs" and 'low and moderate in-
come housing- from the Metropoli-
tan Land Planning Act so that cities
would only be required to plan for /o -
cal housing needs. Rep. Mark
Buesgens (R --Jordan) is the bill's
author.
HF3030- Extending Metropolitan
Services. This bill Would authorize
the Metropolitan Council to enter into
agreements with other governmen-
tal entities and private parties to pro-
vide Metropolitan Council services
where the council has service ca-
pacity available. The agreements
can be for no more than five years
and the Council would have to be
compensated for the cost of provid-
ing the service. Rep. Mark
Buesgens (R ---Jordan) is the bill's
author.
HF 3061 Conveyance of Waste-
water Facilities to Municipalities.
This bill would establish a process
to re -convey certain wastewater fa-
cilities (pipes, pump stations) that are
no longer used for regional waste-
water to the municipality in which the
facilities are located. The bill is based
on recommendations developed by
a task force of municipal and Metro-
politan Council officials. Rep. Scott
Dibble (DFL- Minneapolis) is the bill's
author.
HF 3096 - Regulating Lease
Agreements between the Metro-
politan Airports Commission and
the Civil Air Patrol.
All of the above bills can be accessed
online atwww.le .state.mn.us, If you
have any concerns regarding the
proposed bills please contact Kris
Wilson (651.215-4003) at AMM.
Friday's hearing is scheduled for
12:30 p.m. in Room 500-N of the
State Office Building.