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MARCH 29, 2002
1. COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE:
TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 5:30 PM
TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 7:00 PM
TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 5:30 PM
TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 7:00 PM
TUESDAY, APRIL 16,
(IMMEDL4 TEL Y FOLL O WING)
TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 5:30 PM
TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 7:00 PM
Z TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 7:00 PM
3. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 7: 00 PM
4. THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 7:00 PM
S. SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 9: 00 AM
SPECJAL COUNCIL MEETING: REGULATING
PHOSPHORUS IN PLYMOUTH; REDISTRICTING
Public Safety Training Room
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING: MEET WITH
PLYMOUTHAREA HENNEPIN COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS, Plymouth Creek Center
2002 MEETING OF THE BOARD OFAPPEAL &
EQUALIZATION, Council Chambers
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING: ACCESSORY
BUILDING ORDINANCE, Council Chambers
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING: CONDUCT
INTERVIEWS OF YOUTHAPPLICANTS, Public Safety
Training Room
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers
WARD 2 MEETING, Plymouth Creek Center
PLANNING COMMISSION, Council Chambers
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, Council Chambers
PLYMOUTH YARD & GARDEN EXPO, Plymouth Creek
Center
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6. SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 2: 00 AM
7. MONDAY, APRIL 8, 7:00 PM
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS COMMENCES.
Set Clocks ahead 1 hour.
YOUTHADVISORYCOUNCIL, Council Chambers
8. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 7: 00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE (EQC),
Bass Lake Room
9. THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 7. 00 PM PARK & RECREA TIONAD VISOR Y CO-41MISSION
(PRAC), Council Chambers
10. THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 7: 00 PM
WAYZATA SCHOOL DISTRICT WIND TURBINE
INFORMATIONAL MEETING, 4955 Peony Lane
11. FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 5:00 PMthru PL YMO UTH FINE AR TS COUNCIL PRIAM VERA
TUESDAY, APRIL 16 SHOW, Plymouth Creek Center, 14800 34th Avenue
12. A List of future Regular Council Meeting agenda items is attached (M-12)
13. April, May, and June calendars are attached (M-13)
1. NEWSARTICLES, RELEASES, PUBLICATIONS, ETC.
a) Items from the I-494 Corridor Commission March 20 meeting, submitted by
Mayor Tierney:
1) March 20 meeting agenda. (1-1a. 1)
2) Resolution in support of revised Crosstown Commons Reconstruction
Plan. (I -1a.2)
b) Notice of Association of Metropolitan Municipalities (AMM) Board of Directors
vacancies. (I -1b)
2. STAFFREPORTS
a) Insurance Service Office Fire Protection Rating Schedule. (I -2a)
b) Report on "This Old House" legislation. (I -2b)
c) Report on Fire—Rescue Incidents of Interest:
1) 101 & 31St Avenue. (I --2c.1)
2) I-494 & Carlson Parkway. (I -2c.2)
3. MINUTES
a) Shingle Creek Watershed Management Commission February 14 meeting. (1--3a)
b) I-494 Corridor Commission/JPO February 20 meeting. (I -3b)
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c) Park & Recreation Advisory Commission March 14 meeting (draft minutes).
(1-3c)
4. CORRESPONDENCE
a) Letter to the Hennepin County Board from Mayor Tierney on behalf of the City
council supporting a name change from Mud Lake to Camelot Lake or Lake
Camelot. (I -4a)
S. LEGISLATIVE 17EMS
a) League of Minnesota Cities Friday FAX. (I -5a)
1.
2.
Proposed Agenda
City of Plymouth
Ward 2 Meeting
Tuesday, April 2, 2002
7:00 p.m.
Plymouth Creek Center
Welcome, Introductions, and General Comments Kelli Slavik
Ward 2 Councilmember
Update on County Road 101 Project
3. Water pressure improvements
4. Oakwood School recreation improvements
5. Northwest Greenway Plan
6. City Center updates:
Hilde Performance Center
Millennium Garden
Parking at LifeTime Fitness/Ice Center
Streetscape plans and improvements
7. Homeland Security issues
8. Comments/Questions on any issue
Dan Faulkner
Public Works Director
Dan Faulkner
Eric Blank
Park & Recreation. Direct:)-
Eric Blank
Eric Blank and
Anne Hurlburt, Community
Development Director
Craig Gerdes
Police Chief
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
® WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2002
F, WHERE: CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Plymouth City Hall
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. OATH OF OFFICE - Planning Commissioner Frank Weir
3. PUBLIC FORUM
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
6. CONSENT AGENDA*
A. West Hennepin Community Builders. Approve lot division and variance to allow
creation of two single family lots for property located at 12307 Sunset Trail. (2002016)
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS
8. NEW BUSINESS
9. ADJOURNMENT
,M -
AGENDA '/AGENDA
Plymouth Human Rights Commission
April 4, 2002
Regular Meeting at 7:00 p.m.
City Hall Council Chambers
Student Subgroup Meeting at 6:00 p.m.
1. Call to Order
2. Approve Minutes
3. Approve Agenda
4. Presentations
7:00-7:30 p.m. Valerie Jones, from Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council
7:30-8:00 p.m. Craig Gerdes, status update on Hennepin County's African American Men Project
5. Old Business
A. Claudelle Carruthers — Consider request to be a friend of' Montgomery, Alabama
6. New Business
A. Proposed correspondence to Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council
7. Committee Reports
A. Students meeting with schools
B. Student Workshop on April 24
C. Domestic Partner Registration Project
D. Intergenerational Project
E. Bias/Hate Crime Response Plan
8. Announcements and Articles (for your information)
A. Calendar of Religious holidays (2002-2005)
B. Make A Difference Day Letter
C. Medium RARE, January 2002
D. Student Workshop Invitation & Poster
E. Human Rights Commission 2002 Essays
F. An Inter -religious Response To Hate and Bigotry Conference
G. Report from Herb Isbin
Upcoming Meeting Events List is attached
9. Adjourn
Next Meeting: May 2, 2002
Tentative Schedule for (I,/
City Council Agenda Items
April 9
• Legislative Update
• Continued hearing on establishment of Tax Increment Financing District for Stone
Creek Village located at the northeast quadrant of Highway 55 and West Medicine
Lake Drive. Dominium Development
• Approve Master Plan for Mud Lake Park
• Presentations to winners of Human Rights Commission Essay Contest
• Award bid for Heritage Park Playground
• Approve rezoning from FRD (Future Restricted Development) to RMF -2 (Multiple
Family Dwelling District 2), a preliminary plat and site plan for 201 townhome units,
known as "Timber Creek Crossing", on the 36.45 -acre parcel located north and west of
the Canadian Pacific Railroad and north of future Schmidt Lake Road. Orrin
Thompson Homes, Inc. (2001114)
• Approve site plan, conditional use permit, interim use permit and variances to allow
construction of an 8,000 square foot office building located north of I O'h Avenue and
east of Trenton Circle. ZB Companies, Inc. (2001133)
• Approve lot division and variance to allow an additional single family lot at 12307
Sunset Trail. West Hennepin Community Builders. (2002016)
• Approve settlement with Nadeau Construction for contract termination of restroom
construction at West Medicine Lake Park
• Appoint alternate director to Elm Creek Water Management Association
• Approve Amusement License for Gopher State Expositions, Inc. for carnival at Four
Seasons Mall
• Amend policy relating to snowplowing damage
April 23
May 14
Approve new ward and precinct boundaries
Hearing on Vacation of the Highway 169 Frontage Road north of 45th Avenue
Consider Sunrise Park development
M,13
OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS
April 2002
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
2
3
4
5
6
7:00 PM WARD
7:00 PM
7:00 PM HUMAN
9:00 AM YARD
2 MEETING,
PLANNING
RIGHTS
& GARDEN
Plymouth Creek
COMMISSION,
COMMISSION -
EXPO, Plymouth
Center
Council Chambers
Council Chambers
Creek Center
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
DAYLIGHT
SAVINGS
7:00 PM YOUTH
ADVISORY
5:30 PM SPECIAL
COUNCIL MEETING -
DISCUSS
7:00 PM EQC,
Bass Lake Room
7:00 PM PRAC,
Council Chambers
5:00 PM THRU
APRIL 16 -
COMMENCES -
Set docks ahead 1
hOUf
COUNCIL,Council
Chambers
REGULATION OF
PHOSPHORUS;
REDISTRICTING,
Public Safety Training
7:00 PM WAYZATA
SCHOOL DISTRICT
WIND TURBINE
PLYMOUTH FINE
ARTS COUNCIL
pRIMAVERA
Room
MEETING, 4955
SHOW, Plymouth
Peony Lane
Creek Center
7:00 PM REGULAR
COUNCIL MEETING,
Council Chambers
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
690PMSPECIALCOUNCIL7:00
MEETING: DINNER WITHMedicine
HENNEPIN COUNTY
PM
PLANNING
7:OOPMHRA -
Lake Room
COWSSIONERS, P/nwM
COMMISSION,
C. Ca
BUD PM BOARD OF APPEAL {BOARD,
Council Chambers
7:00 PM PUBLIC
SAFETYADVISORY
Police Dept
EQUALIZATION, Caul
CAr dos
Library
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
(IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING):
ACCESSORY BUILDING
ORDINANCE, C a
Clridaa
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
7:00 PM YOUTH
8;30 AM
73DAMLOCALBUSINESS
COUNCIL, Ra11Wan H01.1ADVISORY
HUMAN
COUNCIL,Council
5:30 EOD`
METING.CNT
RIGHTS
Chambers
INTERVIEWS OF YOUTH
APPLICANTS: PidaC SYMy
COMMISSION
T.k*VR—
STUDENT
WORKSHOP,
COUNCIL
790 PM G, C -x1
MEETING,Canca cnmda.
Plymouth Creek
Center
7:00 PM PACT -
Bass Lake Room
28
29
30
Mar 2002 May 2002
II.RECD x'ION LUNCH.S
M T W T F S S M T W T F S
1 2 1 2 3 4
790 PM BOARD OF APPEAL {
EQUALIZATION
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
(RECONVENED), Cane
C1r6—
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
(IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING):
DEPLETION OF CTB
AOUIFERS { FUTURE WATER
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 31
TREATMENT: TASTE OF
WATER
31
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OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS
May 2002
Sunday Monday I Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
2
3
4
Apr 2002 Jun 2002
S M T W T F S S M T W T F S
7:00 PM
PLANNING
7:00 PM HUMAN
RIGHTS
1 2 3 4 5 6 1
COMMISSION,
COMMISSION -
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Council Chambers
Council Chambers
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30
S
6
7
8
9
10
11
7:00 PM YOUTH
7:00 PM EQC,
7:00 PM PRAC,
10:30 AM - 4:00
ADVISORY
Bass Lake Room
Council Chambers
PM
COUNCIL,Council
PLYMOUTH
Chambers
HISTORY
FEST, Parkers
Lake Park
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
5:00 PM YOUTH
ADVISORY
7:00 PM
REGULAR
7:00 PM
PLANNING
7:00 PM HRA -
Medicine Lake Room
COUNCIL TOWN
FORUM, Plymouth
Creek Center
COUNCIL
MEETING, Council
Chambers
COMMISSION,
Council Chambers
7:00 PM PUBLIC
SAFETY ADVISORY
BOARD, Police Dept.
Library
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
7:00 PM YOUTH
ADVISORY
7:00 PM SPECIAL
COUNCIL MEETING:
7:00 PM PACT -
Bass Lake Room
LAWFUL
COUNCIL,Counoil
GAMBLING;
Chambers
VARIOUS TOPICS
WITH NW
PLYMOUTH
RESIDENTS, Council
Chambers
26
27
28
29
30
31
MEMORIAL DAY
7:30 AM LOCAL
(Observed) - City
BUSINESS
Offices Closed
COUNCIL, Radisson
Hotel
7:00 PM REGULAR
COUNCIL MEETING,
Council Chambers
modified on 3/29/2002
OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS
June 2002
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Saturday
1
May 2002 Ju12002
S M T W T F S S M T W T F S
9:00 AM -3:30
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6
PM, PLYMOUTH
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
CLEAN-UP DAY,
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Public Works
Maintenance
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Facility
26 27 28 29 30 31 28 29 30 31
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
7:00 PM YOUTH
ADVISORY
COUNCIL,Council
7:00 PM
PLANNING
COMMISSION,
7:00 PM HUMAN
RIGHTS
COMMISSION -
Chambers
Council Chambers
Council Chambers
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
7:00 PM
REGULAR
7:00 PM EQC,
Bass Lake Room
7:00 PM PRAC,
Council Chambers
Flag Day
COUNCIL
MEETING, Council
Chambers
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
7:00 PM YOUTH
ADVISORY
7:00 PM
PLANNING
7:00 PM HRA.
Medidne Lake Room
COUNCIL,Council
Chambers
COMMISSION,
Council Chambers
7:00 PM PUBLIC
SAFETYADVISORY
BOARD, Police Dept.
Library
LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA
CITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Rochester Civic Center
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
7:30 AM LOCAL
BUSINESS
COUNCIL, Radisson
7:00 PM PACT -
Bass Lake Room
9:15 AM MUSIC IN
PLYMOUTH 5k
RUN
Hotel
7:00 PM REGULAR
COUNCIL MEETING,
Council Chambers
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I-494 Corridor Commission
Board of Directors Meeting
Wednesday, March 20, 2002 — 8:30 a.m.
Southwest Metro Transit Commission
Conference Room, Second Floor
1. Call to Order (Hovland)
CONSENT AGENDA
All matters listed under the Consent Agenda are routine and will be enacted by one
motion. There will be an explanation but no separate discussion on these items. If discussion is
desired, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered separately.
R
3.
7.
8.
Review of February 20, 2002 Meeting Minutes 41 —T—
U�7
Financial Report — 494 Treasurer
Draft Resolution of Support for 35W/62 Interchange Proposed Design
Consultant Written Reports — Policy and Technical bib
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4q4
BUSINESS ITEMS , 1% I-
Report on Washington, D.C. Congressional Visits, March 11-12, 2002 (Thorfinnson)
No action requested at this time. Progress report only.
Transportation Advocacy Group Progress (Thorfinnson)
Action requested is to review and comment on organizational progress to date.
Discussion on proposed 494 Corridor Commission 2002-03 Budget (Raduenz)
Action requested is to finalize and approve a biennial budget for the organization.
9. Miscellaneous
■ I-494 Transit Corridor Funding Proposals — 14P zJ�j
■ Update on Vanpool/Shoulder Lane Legislation " e -Ud -�u4f
■ Golden Triangle TMA Update -7wr.„. /�41; A`9' m patcS'p-J-o as -e7 sir/G�/ar�•
■
CMAQ Application Status 2005-2006 �z yy t ,
■ Other
10. Next Meeting Date/Time
Wednesday, April 17, 2002 — 8:30 a.m. at Southwest Metro Transit Hub
9. Adjourn* 494 transit planning meeting to be held immediately following 494 Corridor
Commission Board of Directors meeting adjournment.
CLASSIFICATION DETAILS
Graded Area: PLYMOUTH
County: HENNEPIN
Sta+e: MN
Date Surveyed: April 2001 Total Credit: 70.37 Class: 3 _ ___Top: 65800
FIRE DEPARTMENT
(continued)
Credit
Actual Maximum
6. Credit for Distribution (Item 561)
This item reviews the percent of the built -upon area of the
city which has an adequately -equipped, responding first -due
engine company within 1.5 miles and an adequately -equipped, 1.67
responding ladder -service company within 2.5 miles. 2.12 4.00
7. Credit for Company Personnel (Item 571)
This item reviews the average number of equivalent
fire fighters and company officers on duty with 1.74
existing companies. 3.36 15.00+
8. Credit for Training (Item 581)
This item reviews the training facilities and their use. 4.50
4.95 9.00
9. Total Credit for Fire Department: 23.01
30.12 50.00+
Relative Classification for Fire Department:
4
+This indicates that credit for manning is open-ended, with no maximum credit for this item.
The red print indicates 1989 ISO results Page3
CLASSIFICATION DETAILS
Graded Area: PLYMOUTH
County: HENNEPIN State: MN
Date Surveyed: April, 2001 Total Credit: 70.37 Class: 3 Pop: 65800
WATER SUPPLY
This section of the Fire Suppression Rating Schedule reviews the water supply system that is
available for fire suppression in the city.
Credit
Actual Maximum
1. Credit for Water System (Item 6.16)
This item reviews the supply works, the main capacity 3 4.0 8
and hydrant distribution. 35.00 35.00
2. Credit for Hydrants (Item 62 1)
This item reviews the type of hydrants, and method of 2.00
installation. 2.00 2.00
3. Credit for Inspection and Condition of Hydrants (Item 63 1)
This item reviews the frequency of inspections of hydrants 1.78
and their condition. 2.40 3.00
4. Total Credit for Water Supply: 37.86
39.40 40.00
Relative Classification for Water Supply: 1
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Grading Sheet For:
Public Protection Class
Feature
PLYMOUTH, MN
HENNEPIN County
3
Receiving and Handling Fire Alarms
Fire Department
Water Supply
*Divergence
Total Credit
Surveyed: April, 2001
Credit
Maximum
Assigned
Credit
7.20% 8.50%
10.00%
23.01% 30.12%
50.00%
37.86% 39.40%
40.00%
-9.73% -7.65%
40.00 to 49.99
58.34% 70.37%
100.00%
The Public Protection Class is based on the total percentage credit as follows:
Class %
1
90.00 or more
2
80.00 to 89.99
3
70.00 to 79.99
4
60.00 to 69.99
5
50.00 to 59.99
6
40.00 to 49.99
7
30.00 to 39.99
8
20.00 to 29.99
9
10.00 to 19.99
10
0 to 9.99
*Divergence is a reduction in credit to reflect a difference in the relativI credits for Fire
Department and Water Supply.
*The above Classification has been developed for fire insurance rating purposes only.
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CITY OF PLYMOUTH
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MN 55447
DATE: March 25, 2002
TO: Dwight Johnsen, City Manager
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FROM: Jan Olsson, Senior Appraiser
SUBJECT: This Old House Legislation
The following is information I sent to Scott Harsatd at his request regarding This Old
House legislation.
This Old House Legislation
The following is a summary of the current law:
State law exempts from property taxes some or all of the estimated market value of
improvements made to older homes. The exemption applies to improvements made to
homes that are at least 45 years of age. The value of the home improvements will not
begin to be calculated into the property tax formula for 10 years. The State Legislation
passed this law in 1993 to encourage owners of older homes to make improvements
without fearing that they would have to immediately pay the additional property tax
associated with the improvement.
To be eligible for the value exclusion, you must meet all of the following requirements at
the time the improvement is made:
1. The property must be homesteaded
2. The property must be at least 45 years of age
3. The property must have a value equal to or less than $400,000 before the
improvement is added
4. A building permit must be issued for the improvement
5. The improvement must add at least $5,000 in assessor's market value
You have to apply to be eligible for the value exclusion. An application must be filed
within 3 years of the date the building permit was issued for the improvement. You must
apply before June ?)0 of any year to be eligible for taxes payable the following year. If an
application is filed after the first assessment date when the improvement could have been
eligible, the 10 -year period for the value exclusion is reduced by the r_umber of years that
have elapsed since the property would have qualified initially.
The improvement has to be made directly to the house or garage. Ther.; are exceptions
and need to be checked through the assessing office.
The value exclusion begins with the first assessment year following the year in which the
improvement is made and lasts for 10 consecutive years. After the 10`h year., the value of
the improvement is added back to your taxable value during the next to 5 years
depending on the exclusion amount. However, the value exclusion is terminated
immediately if the property sells, becomes non -homestead or is reclassified to a property
class that does not qualify.
This law is expected to expire with taxes payable in 2003.
Observations:
We think of Plymouth as being a newer community and were surprised that so many
households did qualify. We currently have 138 households enrolled in the program with a
savings to the participants of $1,346,900. There have been changes to the law over the
years, which has impacted the enrollment in Plymouth.
The law first read that the house only had to be 35 years of age or older and the
maximum value could be equal to or less than $150,000. We did not hear much feedback
on the age qualification increasing. There has been quite a bit of feedback regarding the
increase in market value. Many lakeshore property owners then qualified. The law is a
very popular law with taxpayers. It is nice to be able to offer scme tax relief to
homeowners.
Cc: Laurie Ahrens, Assistant City Manager
Nancy Bye, City Assessor
T'L MOUTH FIRE
DEPARTMENT
3400 Plymouth Boulevard
Plymouth, Minnesota 55447
763-509-5120
FZZRE-RESM INCIDENT OF INTEREST
DATE: 03/22/02 TTME: 2:28 p.m. ADDRESS: Co. 101 & 31 Avenue
DETAILS: On Friday afternoon March Vd the Plymouth Fire Department was
dispatched to a personal injury accident. Upon arrival, the duty crew up -graded the
assignment to include one trapped in a vehicle. The driver side door was removed,
patient "packaged" and removed from the vehicle.
Patient removed from vehicle 5 minutes following fire department arrival.
RESPONSE TIME: 2 minutes.
FIRE ORIGIN/CAUSE:
ESTIMATED VIRE LOSS:
P.F.D. RESPONDING UNITS:
Engine Companies: E-31
Ladder Companies:
Support Unit:
Rescue Companies:
Chief Officers:
Mutual Aid:
ASSISTING AGENCIES:
SECTOR OFFICERS: Lieutenant Eenhuis (Command)
EMS: North -ALS
Red Cross: No
Salvation Army: No
Public Works: No
State FM: No
Rl '
I-494 Corridor Commission/JPO
Meeting Minutes of
Wednesday, February 20, 2002
(jkfapproved)
I. Call to Order. The meeting was called to order at 5:45 a.m .by Chair Jim
Hovland at the Southwest Metro Transit Commission. Those in attendance were:
Jim Hovland, City of Edina
Lisa Raduenz, UP, Inc.
Sue Sandahl, City of Richfield
John Kragness, Southwest Metro
Bob Streetar, City of Minnetonka
Craig Larsen, Pity of Edina
Irene Wright, GTTMA
Barb Senness, City of Plymouth
Jan Mosman, City of Eden Prairie
Randy Newton, C?.ty of Eden Prairie
Larry Lee, City of Bloomington
Dave Lindahl, City of Eden Prairie
Tom O'Keefe, MnDOT
John Griffith:., NJ. -DOT
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U. Consent Agenda. Senness moved the
consent agenda itLms. Lindahl seconded
the motion. Motion approved.
III. Business Items. Nesentation/Discussion of Mighway 35W1Crosstoivn
Interchange Concept. Griffith and O'Keefe presented informationand a conceptual
design for the 35W/Crosstown 62 interchange. Griffith stated that there were about
250,000 vehicles per day in the interchange, a lot of weaving and poor geo*netrics,
left-hand exit ramps and entrances which confused drivers, and that the interchange
had been voted one of the 20 worst bottlenecks in the nation and region. He also
stated that the traffic would only continue to grow in the corridor and that it was the
desire of MnDOT to include amenities for transit provision within the new
interchange. In 2001 the Legislature wanted MnDOT to study the anticipated growth
of the interchange and existing traffic conditions and to develop alternatives that
address the tunneling and stacking plan and that would also reduce freeway closure
times down to somewhere between two and eight weeks rather thin four years, as was
originally planned.
A technical committee, including personnel from the affected cities and counties,
including MnDOT and Met Council representatives, met and studied alternatives for
the interchange over a period of six months after the 2001 legis?ative session ended.
MnDOT hired Parsons Brinckerhoff to develop alternatives that addressed the issues
presented by the technical committee and included the provision for a continuous
HOV/transitway from Burnsville to downtown Minneapolis; reduction of closure
times of key movements in the interchange area; increased vehicle capacity with the
addition of lanes in the interchange area, and the minimization of right-of-way
takings along the interchange area. The new plan developed by Parsons Brinckerhoff
cut the closure time down from 42+ months to "several weeks", according to Griffith,
and also provided for two thru lanes on both eastbound and westbound 62, and an
additional lane to 46`x' Street in Minneapolis. Griffith said that the new plan also
referring to the "Moving Minnesota" funding that was appropriated two years ago to
MnDOT in the amount of $460 million, and that to his knowledge MnDOT is "on
schedule" to spend all of the $460 million by February 2003. Tierney responded that
it is "uncomfortable in a meeting when one hears these things". Lindahl asked if
there were conditions to be placed in the resolution of support? Sandahl responded
that the City of Richfield had requested that the process require "minimal takings",
any right-of=way that was unused to be returned to the City, and that noise walls be
placed in strategic locations along the corridor. Lindahl remarked that the I-494
Corridor Commission resolution may have to address some of the issues about
"moving back" other projects. Sandahl responded that the 494 resolution should
"maybe not include additional monies" in its language. Larsen asked if this was
putting the Legislature "in a box"? O'Keefe stated that MnDOT will "have to defer
projects the Legislature does not fund". Lindahl asked O'Keefe if Senator
Terwilliger was "happy with the new design"? O'Keefe responded that he thought
that Senator Terwilliger "had not quite resolved" the issue of no eastbound to
northbound lane addition.
Lindahl remarked that Eden Prairie's experience was that congestion levels from
eastbound 62 to northbound 35W were "a problem". Griffith added that when
MnDOT personnel looked at traffic volumes they decided that one lane should be
able to handle the future traffic volumes projected through modeling. Griffith
indicated that during a merge process drivers become "more cautious" which then
creates the perception of a "bottleneck" where none really exists. Lee suggested that
494 resolution language should indicate that the Commission "supports additional
funding to complete the new conceptual design without raiding funding from other
projects in the region". He moved that language for a 494 resolution, and Senness
provided a second. Motion approved.
Hovland asked O'Keefe if the local control issue had yet been addressed? O'Keefe
responded that it had not yet been decided. Hovland asked about the status of
municipal consent? O'Keefe responded that in the 2001 legislative process the statute
had changed for a new appeals process and that the new process is now being used in
Belle Plaine and most people feel that it works. O'Keefe added that the Attorney
General's office was talking about changing the legislative consent process but that
MnDOT has no official position on that. Hovland asked O'Keefe how MnDOT
defines "capaciry"? O'Keefe responded that "at capacity" in general refers to about
2,300 vehicles per hour on one general purpose freeway lane at speeds of about 45 to
50 miles per hour.
(At this point in the meeting, MnDOT representatives ended the presentation and
left the room.)
3
Raduenz reported that she and Thorfinnson had been working on advancing the 494
Corridor Commission bill that allowed vanpools to operate on designated bus
shoulder lanes of metro highways. She indicated that Rep. Carol Molnau (R -Chaska)
had considered sponsoring the bill in the House as she had similar language to allow
Charter Bus operators to use shoulder lanes as well. After a discussion with Rep.
Molnau's Administrative Aide that was "supportive", Raduenz reported that Rep.
Molnau decided not to allow vanpools to use bus shoulder lanes because of intense
lobbying against the proposal by the Suburban Transit Operators Association.
Raduenz stated that she then met with Senator Roy Terwilliger (R -Edina) who
sponsored the original bill language and convinced him to help move the bill in the
House. She and Thorfinnson met with Rep. Molnau and asked her to reconsider her
position, based on the fact that no transit buses currently operate on 494 and there are
no transit options available to employers along 494 other than vanpools and carpools,
and no time advantages to those except for ramp meter bypasses. Molnau conceded
those points, according to Raduenz, and said she would allow language to include
vans running on only 494 bus shoulder lanes in her bill language..
VII. Next Meeting DateJTime. The meeting adjourned at 10:20 a.m. The next
meeting of the I-494 Corridor Commission is scheduled for Wednesday, March 20,
2002 at 8:30 a.m. at Southwest Metro Transit Commission in the second floor
conference room.
5
Minutes of the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting (draft)
March 14, 2002
Page 8
Present: Chair Anderson, Commissioners Fiemann, Meyer, Rezabek, Singer, Weir; staff
Blank, Evans, and Pederson; SRF consultants Warner and Grieshaber.
Absent: Commissioner Musliner
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Anderson called the March meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A motion was made by Commissioner Weir and seconded by Commissioner Rezabek to
approve the minutes of the February meeting as presented. The motion carried with all ayes.
3. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS
a. Athletic Associations. None were present.
b. Staff. Director Blank introduced Diane Evans who started on March 4th as the new
Superintendent of Recreation. Evans then made a presentation to the Park Commission
on several items. She stated that staff is busy with the summer catalog getting it ready to
mail on April 1. The dome is set to come down on April 24. The Yard and Garden Expo
is April 6. Regina, our recreation program coordinator, has been working on activities for
teens. She is also planning a teen concert at Parkers Lake in July. Primavera is April 12-
13-15-16. There will be 70 artists and 80 student artist exhibitors. We have a new
volunteer position — mutt mitt dispenser fillers along park trails. Staff is in the process of
recruiting volunteers for the Yard and Garden Expo, Primavera, History Fest, spring
planting, etc. Regina put together a teen survey, which was distributed at Wayzata High
School. We received 112 responses; 86% of the responders were between ages 15-18;
81% were Plymouth residents. Most surveyed are involved in extra curricular activities
after school. Half of them are employed. Most of them have a vehicle, or access to one.
Only half think we need a teen center, and they prefer to have it in a renovated building
rather than a city building. During the school year, the highest use would be on
weekends. During the summer, evenings would see the most users. Events they would be
interested in attending at such a facility included dances, pool, and sports. Forty—six
percent feel that a teen board should run it and make decisions; 35% would be willing to
serve on that board. We will continue to look at this issue. Regina was only able to
distribute the survey in the Wayzata High School. She would like to get it out to kids
from other high schools in the Plymouth area. Anderson said he doesn't see an
overwhelming desire for this facility. Singer thinks that's indicative of the age group that
responded. Blank said this idea began with the Teen Council which is made up of high
school kids. Armstrong High School won't allow us to distribute the survey - they don't
want the extra paperwork in the school. Fiemann asked if we have a target age group for
a teen center. Blank said no, not at this time. Right now we're just in the phase of
PRAC Minutes/March 2002
Page 9
gathering data. Teen Centers seem to have short shelf lives, maybe three to five years.
Apple Valley has a rather elaborate facility for their Teen Center. The Depot is located in
Hopkins, and Rezabek says it's always packed. He says he doesn't consider it a teen
center, but rather a coffee shop. Some members of the Youth Council want a place where
they can drink coffee and listen to music. Singer says they're leaning more and more on
doing Internet surveys. Maybe the Teen Council could come up with a way to use that
tool. It was suggested that we look into the Armstrong web site as a way to get to the
Armstrong kids. Lots of the kids gather now at Lunds coffee shop, Evans said. Anderson
agreed with Blank that teen centers don't seem to have a good track record.
c. Others. Director Blank introduced Abbey Glaze, a fourth grader at Birchview
Elementary. She contacted the Mayor about planting a garden. Blank met with her and
the Mayor, and then a subsequent meeting with Paul Buck was held. The plan involves
the Parkers Lake North Picnic Shelter and the hillside leading up to it. The garden will
have the theme "America the Beautiful." Abbey and her friends have been doing
fundraising to help raise money for the garden. They will maintain the garden until they
leave for college. The petunias, which will make up the stripes on the flag, will need to be
replanted every year. That will be a third of the cost of the garden. All of the other plants
are perennials — cranberry bushes, and grasses like Russian sage and silver miscanthus. It
involves 1,800 plants and will cost approximately $3,000. Abbey introduced two of her
friends that accompanied her to the PRAC meeting, Thomas Churchill and Kelly
McGinnis. They also go to school at Birchview. Staff will work with the kids on this.
Blank says their plan is doable, and staff has been looking at this site for the last 10 years
trying to figure out what to do with it. Blank feels this is a wonderful idea. Several
meetings have been held at the school. Their first idea was to do something close to the
ballfields with a garden around some pine trees. Then they decided on this plan. Meyer
asked about the size of the flag. It will be 30 x 18 feet. Rezabek suggested that they get
some of the plants donated by local nurseries. Anderson asked when they would start
planting, and Abbey said they would begin in May.
4. PAST COUNCIL ACTION
a. West Medicine Lake Park restrooms. The Council approved terminating construction of
these facilities.
b. Accepted annual report and work plan The Council accepted the annual report and
thanked PRAC for their hard work.
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Northwest Greenway. Council approved and adopted the Northwest Greenway master
plan. Once we get all the maps done, everyone that touches on the Greenway will get a
letter from the City. Maps will be available to people free of charge.
b. Millennium Garden update. Great strides are being made — the main wall for the arbor
has been poured. Ponds and fountains have been poured. Blank said we are on schedule
to finish construction this year.
PRAC Minutes/March 2002
Page 10
c. Hilde Performance Center update. Workers are busy trying to put the roof on. They are
laying tongue and groove two inch pine boards for the roof. This project is on schedule.
d. Greenwoodo�uth sports update. This project is also on schedule.
6. NEW BUSINESS
a. Review and approve Mud Lake neighborhood park master plan. Barry Warner and Ken
Grieshaber were introduced by Blank. Blank explained that we sent letters to residents
inviting them to a planning meeting. Four hundred thirty four letters were mailed out.
Twelve people attended the neighborhood meeting. Comments received were very
positive. The property consists of a lake, wetlands, trees, etc. We know an important
issue for them is crossing County Road 47. Staff met with the highway department, and
Three Rivers Park District to discuss options for crossing this road. A third of the night
was spent talking about this. The neighborhood is confident the city did its homework on
this issue. Warner said they appreciated the opportunity to assist on this project. He stated
that this is a very distinct project — very few neighborhoods in the park system have a
lake in their park. Interstate 494 is aligned on the easterly edge and is a quarter mile east
of the park. The Camelot neighborhood is on the north side of 47. Begin Oaks Golf
Course is on the south. There is low density residential to the west and a vacant parcel to
be developed to the northwest. The neighborhood petitioned to rename the lake and that
is in the works now. That will take place on April 2nd. The City plans to drain the lake as
a proactive measure to improve water quality and vegetation within the lake. That work
may take place this summer. Water will go out the northwest culvert and migrate to the
north. When the lake bed is dry, it will go through a freeze/thaw cycle to kill off
unwanted plants. During the spring of 2003, as water fills back in, it should improve and
there should be a reduction in emergent vegetation. Future development of Cheshire Lane
has been planned by the City. Much preliminary work has been done on this already. This
development will be done on an incremental basis as property around it is developed,
Warner explained. A regional trail will connect this area to an existing trail. Different
alignments could potentially occur. One is to cross the wetlands with a boardwalk. One is
to cross through the park area or provide some type of access to the park. Grieshaber
described the park's existing conditions. It is 47 acres, 25 are made up of water, three are
wetland, and then 19 acres of dry land. Several significant stands of trees are located
here. There are three possible pedestrian crossings. There are steep slopes along the
shoreline. There are a number of great panoramic views of the lake. Grieshaber then
showed some photographs of how the property looks now. There is a potential hazard
crossing County Road 47 because of the curvature of the road. There is a nice picnic area
that overlooks the lake. After identifying the existing conditions, consultants developed a
plan including a 10' wide asphalt trail, which will be 10-12 feet from the lakeshore.
There will be a looping trail that will take people to a knoll/picnic area. The trail will
likely be a mile in length. Several boardwalk crossings are being considered. Some
interpretative signage around perimeter of the lake is being considered. The consultants
are proposing access io the parking lot aligning with Dallas Lane, large enough for six to
eight cars, with a turnaround, some bike racks, a planting area, satellite enclosures, paths
transitioning to play areas, swing containers, and a buffer between the basketball court
and benches. A split rail fence buffer may be installed along County Road 47. Other
PRAC Minutes/March 2002
Page 11
amenities include benches, gliders, picnic tables, two play structures for different age
groups, picnic shelters, swings, etc. Warner then discussed some of the details of
pedestrian crossings over County Road 47. Recognizing that a portion of the service area
is north of 47, staff needs to address how to cross 47. Some of the things that need to be
considered here include that 47 is under the jurisdiction of Hennepin County. The current
speed limit is 50 mph. Traffic projections have been made through the year 2020. Traffic
volume now is 3,500 vehicles per day. Based on the transportation plan, the area east of
Cheshire is anticipated within the next 20 years to see 20,500 ve�jcles per day, west of
Cheshire 16,500 vehicles per day. Improvements may involve three or four lanes in the
future but not for at least five years. Today this is classified as a major collector. When
Cheshire is constructed, there will be an intersection with County Road 47. A 3—way stop
likely will be installed here. When Three Rivers Park trail goes in, it may cross at Dallas,
or there could be a grade separated crossing here. The consultant is suggesting that the
profile of County Road 47 could be changed to allow for a tunnel crossing beneath it near
Dallas or Cheshire. A significant component here is cost. Signing and striping the
roadway is fairly inexpensive, and this could be the short—term solution for crossing
County Road 47. As a safety precaution, parents should accompany their children to the
park if they must cross County Road 47. The mid—term plan for crossing the road
involves a signal at Cheshire, which would cost approximately $125,000. The cost for a
tunnel is substantially more. A bridge costs between $200,000 and $300,000, and they are
rarely used. The best long—term improvement is a tunnel underneath County Road 47.
The City, Three Rivers Park District, and Hennepin County could possibly cooperate on
this. Blank recommended that the plan be approved and forwarded to the City Council.
Meyer likes the tunnel idea. Fiemann asked how far the picnic shelter is from where kids
will be playing. Grieshaber said 40-50 feet. Fiemann thinks that's too far away. There
has been a request to make the picnic shelter large enough to accommodate homeowner
association picnics. Blank said we would try. Right now the concept is for the shelter to
accommodate 2-4 tables. Singer feels that the picnic shelter should be between the play
area and road, so that people can more easily keep an eye on children who may take off
running toward the road. There will be a split rail fence along the road; and there's a ditch
there, too. The park is higher than the road by at least six or seven feet. Blank says we are
better off doing a fence and shrubbery to block noise. There will be bench seating, too.
Singer wanted to know the walking distance for someone west of Cheshire. Blank said
six blocks or so. We think people will drive there. This park is unique because it has a
lake. This will attract more people. We are also considering putting in some canoe racks
near the lake. Rezabek asked if the parking lot is large enough, or would cars be able to
pull up on the grass somewhere. Blank said there is a possibility for a second parking lot
off Cheshire in the southwest corner, but we have to wait for developers to come in
before we make any decisions. Fiemann likes the idea of having the option to build a
second parking lot. Blank said we haven't gotten to the design engineering phase yet. If
we can expand the parking lot to nine cars we will. Rezabek asked if the DNR has any
ideas about stocking the lake with some fish. Blank said we are working with the DNR,
but the lake probably won't be deep enough to maintain fish. Blank isn't sure the lake
will be disked. He stated that our environmental engineer is working on submitting a
permit to the DNR. We don't know what they will allow. We want to get rid of the lily
pads and get rid of the scum on the lake that forms in August. Landscapers will haul silt
PRAC Minutes/March 2002
Page 12
away for free, because they want that soil, according to Rezabek. Singer wanted to know
if the neighbors asked to have the speed limit lowered on this road. The City Council has
to ask the state to do that, Blank said. Quite frankly, this doesn't happen very often.
FIEMANN MOVED AND SINGER SECONDED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE
MUD LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD PARK MASTER PLAN WITH CONSIDERATION
GIVEN TO DREDGING THE LAKE BOTTOM AND TO LEAVE THE OPTION
OPEN FOR ADDING A SECOND PARKING LOT. THE MOTION CARRIED WITH
ALL AYES.
7. COMMISSION PRESENTATION
Rezabek asked about the decision to change the name from Hennepin Parks to Three Rivers
Park District. Blank explained that it was because the District owns property in four different
counties, they have joint boards, and problems with identity. The three rivers are the
Minnesota, Mississippi, and Crow. Their official name on paper is still Suburban Hennepin
Regional Park District.
8. STAFF COMMUNICATION
Blank stated that the Sailing Club wants to build docks for 50 boats south of East beach.
They met with Joe Harty, and he told them he is strongly opposed to this. The next thing the
Sailing Club needs to do is call Three Rivers Park District to see if they have any property for
them to use. Staff has asked the Sailing Club to contact AMLAC (Association of Medicine
Lake Area Citizens), who are the primary players of anything that goes on on the lake. It is in
their best interest to talk to them. Sailing Club currently rents space from Joe Harty, but he is
limited by City code as to what he can do. He cannot expand, or add docks or moorings in
the lake. They don't want to pay Joe's fees any longer. The Sailing Club knows the City
owns property along the lake. A major hurdle to additional docks is parking. Joe Harty has
parking. We have property north and south of Harty's. On the south end of East Beach where
the sand volleyball courts are located, there's 200 feet of available land. Sailing Club then
went to the steel plant, and they have agreed to allow parking there, because they are closed
on Saturdays and Sundays. Anderson suggested commissioners should visit this site if
possible prior to the April meeting. Blank says AMLAC may oppose any idea to put more
motorized boats on the lake, but they may not oppose additional sailboats.
9. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m.
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controversial amendment related to abortion and are not zxpreted to reach the floor ir+ either
that was added to the bill on Thursday evening. House or Senate for final arliDn prior to the end
The House is not likely to approve or even
consider the Senate tax increase plan, assuming
that the Senate Tax Committee ultimately votes
to approve those details and that the bill makes
it off the Senate floor intact.
Given these circumstances, we might see
House and Senate leadership set aside their
Phase II proposals in favor of a negotiated
compromise that could magically appear before
the end of the session.
Stadium, Housing and
Redistricting
The stadium package may have received the
necessary boost this week with the release of a
plan that apparently will finance a stadium with
little or no public risk or tax increase. The plan
has been amended into a House package while
the Senate plan, which was also recently
approved, raises a variety of taxes to finance
the facility.
The Senate has already approved S.F. 2881
(Cohen -Dist. 64 -St. Paul) compromise
legislation that would clarify discretionary
authority for cities to negotiate with developers
for construction of projects in which at least a
portion of the housing (either rental or single-
family) would be priced at below-market rates
and provisions would be made to assure long-
term affordability of those units. H.F. 3169
(Vandeveer - Dist -51B), the companion bill, is
on the House floor and may be acted upon as
soon as today.
Other more prescriptive measures mandating
cities to make even more concessions to
developers for that purpose and for some larger
cities to adopt accessory dwelling unit zoning
policy have failed to gather sufficient support
of session.
Redistricting is undoubtedly a significant factor
in the haste to conciude the session. There are a
record number of incumbent legislators who
have been throwa into the sarric district with
one another as well as an unusual number of
newly drawn house and senate disiTicts where
no incumbent resides.
Notably, both the congressional and state
legislative redistricting plans developed by the
Special Redistricting Court Panel in large
measure avoided splitting cities between two or
more state senate or congressional districts.
Now cities, counties and school districts with
school board election districts face the
challenge of redrawing local ward, precinct,
county commissioner and school board member
election district boundaries. Cities have only
60 days from March 19 to redraw ward and
precinct boundaries and formally establish
those new election jurisdictions for the future
city elections.
Anti -Terrorism
Both bodies passed anti -Terrorism bills this
week. The Howse approved a $22 miilion
package, half of which would be spent on
training for emergency workers. The
remainder ;would go toward for new equipment
such as chemical decontamination gear ($9
million) and other security measures. The state
tobacco endowment f:,nd would finance the
package.
The Senate plan is more conservative, offering
$4 million for equip..a ;rpt, .raining and
hazardous -materials response and $17.7 million
for radio r-ornmimicati ns sys't'em raised by a 25
cent ircr-ase in telephone .,urcharge. (currently
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at 27 cents). The House also provides dollars
for a radio communications system; $26
million in bonds are included in a measure
separate from the Anti -Terrorism bill. Both the
House and Senate have retained language
allowing an open meeting law exception for
discussions relating to security matters.
Now that both the House and Senate have
adopted anti -terrorism legislation, the
differences between the two approaches must
be ironed out in conference. A key measure of
interest to cities is funding for enhancements to
911 service. The Senate has proposed to
increase by 7 cents the amount that 911 centers
receive from the 911 surcharge on all monthly
phone bills in '03 and '04 and to add another 3
cents to that funding by '05.
The House has not included surcharge
increases for 911 in their anti -terrorism
legislation, but the House author,
Representative Rich Stanek (Dist..33B—Maple
Grove) has consistently stated that he will work
with Senate conferees to fund necessary
improvements to 911 service as well as for
investments in expansion and improvements to
interoperable public safety and emergency
response communications.
Even if most of the major bills are approved
next week, the legislature may not adjourn sine
die until after the Easter recess. By recessing
rather than adjourning, the House and Senate
can force the governor to act on these major
pieces of legislation within three days. If the
governor vetoes bills or pieces of bills, the
legislature could then reconvene and attempt to
override such actions.
Building Inspections
A 74-59 vote rendered the privatization of
building inspecti-inns proposal dead. Yesterday,
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Thursday March 21, the House debated the
Omnibus State Government Finance bill,
HF3270. The omnibus bill contained a
provision to privatize residential building code
inspections of single family homes.
Grassroots calls from city mayors,
eouncilmembers, administrators, clerks,
managers, city attorneys, building officials, etc.
worked magic to delete the provision from the
bill.
Representative Davnie (DFL -Minneapolis)
offered a bi-partisan-supported amendment to
delete the provision calling for privatization of
the inspections of single-family residential
buildings. Speaking for the amendment. were
Representatives Jim Rhodes (R -St. Louis Park),
Paul Marquart (DFL -Dilworth), Bill Hilty
(DFL -Finlayson), Andy Dawkins (DFL -St.
Paul), Joe Mullery (DFL -Minneapolis), Tim
Mahoney (DFL -St. Paul), and Ron Erhardt (R -
Edina).
The debate ran over an hour and challenged the
provision regarding conflict of interest,
duplicative inspections, quality of inspections,
insurance and mortgage concerns, and
fundamental protection of public safety.
It is nearly impossible to quantify how
important city calls and e-mails were on this
issue. Your state elected officials will listen to
you when you call and can respond to your
requests accordingly. Never underestimate the
importance of your involvement or the value of
your opinion. Thank you!
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Legislative Working Groups We hope to have more information cn the Senate
Announced appointees next week.
With the natural deadline created by the
Passover/Easter recess now behind us, many are
questioning when the legislature will finish its 2002
work. The only other obvious natural deadline is
May 20, which is the legislature's constitutional
deadline or the 120 legislative day limit. However,
the legislature has now used only 92 legislative
days, leaving 28 possible floor session days this
year.
A meeting of House and Senate leaders yesterday
did not produce any semblance of a compromise
and in fact, comments by House and Senate
members suggested that there was a wide rift
between the two bodies.
Despite this pessimistic news, the House and Senate
may have set in motion a process to negotiate a
compromise. At the close of yesterday's floor
session, Majority Leader Tim Pawlenty announced
the formation of three working groups to try to
bring closure to the 2002 legislative session. There
will be a group formed to focus on the budget
deficit that will include Representative Kevin
Goodno (R -Moorhead), Representative Phil Krinkie
(R -Shoreview), Representative Alice Seagren (R -
Bloomington), Representative Marty Seifert (R -
Marshall), and Representative Tom Pugh (DFL -
South St. Paul).
A transportation working group currently includes
Representative Bill Kuisle (R -Rochester), Mary Lit
Holberg (R -Lakeville), Tony Kielkucki (R -Lester
Prairie) Tom Workman (R -Chanhassen) and Al
Junke (DFL -Willmar). Senator Dean Johnson
(DFL -Willmar) will serve on the transportation
working group and is the only Senator that has been
publicly announced. The stadium working group
will include Representative Harry Mares (R -White
Bear Lake), Representative Kevin Goodno (R -
Moorhead), Representative Dan McElroy (R -
Burnsville), Representative Ron Abrams (R -
Minnetonka) and Representative Bob Milbert
(DFL -South St. Paul).
Senate Budget Deal: Phase II and
Phase IIIc
The Senate gave final approval to their Phase 11
budget reconciliation bill on Wednesday which
includes measures to balance the remaining
projected $439 million state budget deficit for
2002-2003 and begins to address the 2004-05
budget deficit. The bill also includes the Senate
version of an omnibus tax bill.
Although the House haanot crafted any omnibus
tax bill yet this year, there are now indications that
some scaled-down tax bM from the House may be
forthcoming. On Wednesday at the close of ;he
House floor session, Repteseritative Abrams moved
to take last year's omnibus tax bill from the table
and return it to the conference committee. Thai bill
was never enacted into law because the session
ended. The 2001 tax bill was actually a new bill
introduced in the special session.
The Senate package contains several provisions that
will impact cities, including changes to levy limits,
state aids, property taxes, TIF, and local taxes.
Levy Limits
Levy limits would be increased by a minimum of 2.
percent for taxes payable in 2003, which would be a
larger increase than current law given the impact of
the recent recession on inflation. In addition,
property tax increases to cover increasing health
insurance costs would be outside levy limits. Levy
limits for cities that received mobile home HACA
in 2001 will have their levy limit increased to
reflect the repeal of the mobile home HACA aid.
LCA and StateAids
LGA for cities under 1,000 population located
outside the seven -county metro area would be
increased to at least the level of LGA and HACA
received in 2001. This provision would be funded
with an increased state appropriation of $2.7
miilion. The bill also contains a number of
provisions related to taconite aids, including the
elimination of the transfer of taconite school aids to
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cities and towns that was contained in last year's
tax bill.
A new utility tax base replacement aid would be
established for counties where pipeline values
exceed 40 percent of the county's tax base. This is
intended to offset the unexpected shifts in property
taxes caused by the 2001 property tax reforms.
Property Taxes
The bili creates a new bed and breakfast
classification that would be the same as homestead
property and reinstates some of the homestead
borrowing provisions affecting multi -use properties
that were repealed in the 2001 tax bill. Some of
these multi -use properties experienced large tax
increases because of the 2001 "borrowing" repeal.
The stats property tax levy will now apply to 75
percent of the valve of el.ctrir, generalicin
machinery. Under last year's tax bill, this property
was exempt from the state property tax.
Tax Increment Financing
The TIF grant program would be reinstated and the
pool would be partially restored with a $10 million
appropriation. The bill also allows cities to use the
deficit reduction provisions that were enacted in last
year's tax bill without being required to pool
available increments from other districts to first
reduce any deficit. The deficit reduction provisions
availabie to the city include an election that the
original local tax rate be allowed to float and an
election to change the fiscal disparities contribution
from the district.
Local Tari~^,
-Bloomington lodging tax increase of 1 percent.
-Rochester !oding tax increase of 2 Percent.
-Hermantown--expands the permissible uses for
their local taxes sales tax to include a community
education and recreation center, and ice facility, a
city hall and public works garage, and certain traffic
improvements.
-Albert Lea—up to a '/z percent sales tax for lake
improvements and downtown improvements.
-Cloquet—up to a I/z percent sales tax for a senior
center, park improvements and water and sewer
improvements and exiensions.
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-Ely—up to a 1 percent sales tax for city facilities
and redevelopment activities.
-Beaver Bay—up to a 1 percent sales tax for
community building and recreational facilities, Ere
hall, street improvements and water and sewer
upgrades.
-Medford—up to a'/z percent sales tax for
wastewater treatment facility
Tax Exemptions
-Albert Lea meat -packing facility construction
materials
-Minneapolis Children's Theatre construction
materials
-Thief River Falls ice arena construction materials
-Guthrie Theatre construction materials
-Hydroelectric generating facility
-Walker Arts Center construction materials
Loading Zone Provision Voted Down
in the House
A provision that would have prohibited cities from
issuing variances for loading zones on MSA and
CSAH roads was eliminated on the House Floor
this afternoon. The measure was tucked into a non-
controversial Department of Transportation
(Mn/DOT) housekeeping bili (HF 3199) by Rep.
Tom Workman (R -Chanhassen) during a committee
hearing earlier this session. It would have been
effective retroactively for any buildings or projects
receiving a building permit after December 31,
2001. Workman cited public safety and traffic
congestion as the reasons behind the policy.
Rep. Jean Wagenius (DFL -Minneapolis) led the
effort to amend the language out of the bill. Her
effort received bi-partisan support, notably from
Rep. Jim Rhodes (R -St. Louis Park), Dan McElroy
(R -Burnsville), and Joe Mullery (DFL -
Minneapolis). The amendment passed on a vote of
75 to 51. The provision does not exist in the Senate
companion to the bill.
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Phosphorus Bill Up next week in the funding to the local 911 operations needs to
House --We need your help increase by at least 7 cents for 2003 and 2004.
The House will take action early next week on HF
1524 authored by Rep. Peggy Leppik (R -Golden
Valley). This bill would restrict the use of
phosphorus in lawn fertilizers.
Debate is likely to be contentious. Amendments are
expected that would preempt a city's decision to
adopt local controls over residential use of
phosphorus in Greater Minnesota. ]Hs also
expected an amendment to set a three -percent
phosphorus level floor for the metropolitan area
will be added. The League of Minnesota Cities is
working to defeat both these amendments --and
could use your help.
Please call your State Representative and urge them
to vote no on these amendments and yes on HF
1524. Their contact information can be found at
www.house.le. .stale.mn.us, or call Jennifer
O'Rourke at 651.281.1261 for the phone numbers,
or to find out who your legislators are.
The bill passed the Senate earlier and will likely
head to a conference committee once action by the
If the conference committee fails to reach
agreement on an increase in local 911 funding, the
Minnesota Department of Administration may be
forced to dip into the 911 -surcharge revenue to pay
the state costs for charges by phone companies for
providing dedicated telecommunications facilities
and connections.
City officials should call or email the following
members of the House Majority Caucus Executive
Committee to urge them to support the increase in
the 911 surcharge for local 911 operations:
Representative Steve Sviggum, Speaker of the House
rep.Steve.sviun�icilhouse.le�state.nln.us or (651) 296-
2273
Representative Tim Pawlenty, House Majority Leader
rey.tim.Uawlerlt ahouse.lee.State.mn.us or (651) 296-
4128
Representative Mary Liz Holberg, Assistant Majority
Leader
rep n�aryliz toll?erg RjjjoxLsE.lepz;state.mn.us or (651)
296-6926
Representative Tony Kielkueki, Assistant Majority
Leader
House has been taken.
or (651) 296-
1534
House Leadership Needs to Hear from
Representative Jim Knoblach, Assistant Majority Leader
Cities About 911 Funding Issues
re .iim.knoblach a house. le .stste.mn.us or (6510 296-
6316
The League urges city officials to contact members
Representative William Kuisle, Assistant Majority
of the leadership of the Minnesota House of
Leader
Representatives to support the critically needed
rep. wiIIiarn.kuisleia)house. leq.state.mmus or (651) 296 -
increased surcharge for local 911 centers contained
4378
in the Senate version of the anti -terrorism
Representative Dan McElroy, Assistant Majority Leader
proposals. (See the March 27 Cities Bullelin, page
re .dan.mcelro fdh.�l.tse..te..state..mn.us or (651) 296-
7, for details or go to the online version of the
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Representative Carol Molnau, Assistant Majority Leader
bulletin on the LMC website.)
rek?.carol.melnau a house_testate.mnTus or (651) 296 -
The House-Senale Conference Committee on H.F.
8872
2622, the anti -terrorism legislative package, will
Representative Marty Seifert, Assistant Majority Leader
meet for the first time on Monday afternoon, April
rep. marty.seiferl(61house.leg.slate.mn.tls or (651) 296-
I. Prior to that time, the leadership of the House
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Majority Caucus will meet to consider the House
position on the details of the final bill that will
emerge from conference committee deliberations.
The portion of the 911 surcharge that provides
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To: Member City Administrators and Clerks
From: Eric Willette, Policy Research Manager qu
Re: City fiscal profiles on LMC web site �l
Fiscal profiles of all Minnesota cities are now available for you to view on the LMC web
site. I created the profiles for the LMC legislative conference to assist city officials in
discussing city finance issues with their legislators. The profiles include the types of data
that have been hot topics with legislators and the administration this year - levy and aid
changes, the Governor's aid cut proposal, and 1999 end -of -year fund balances and 1999
per capita expenditure data. The profiles also include comparable data from cities of
similar size.
The profile generator is password -protected. The profiles can be accessed at:
Address: http://www.Imnc.org/fiscal/Srofile/fiscal.cfm
Username: lmc
Password: fiscal.145
Please distribute this access information only with other city staff and city elected
officials.
Legislators and administration, officials have been scrutinizing city aid, levy, expenditure,
and fund balance data for many months. The profiles enable you to view the same types
of information that is being discussed at the capitol this session. If you plan to meet with
your legislators, you may want to look at your city fiscal profile to be ready to explain to
your legislators the state of your city's finances, and to answer any questions that the
profile may raise. Even if city general aid programs are left untouched this session,
scrutiny of city finances will likely continue into the 2003 session.
If you do not have Internet access and would like a copy of your city's profile, or if you
have any questions about the profiles, please call Eric Willette at 651-281-1245. I hope
you find this new information useful.
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A. How Plymouth compares to similar cities
Plymouth
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Comparison Cities
Mt 50,000-
100,000
62,267
$85,140,863.11
22.28%
112.37%
$3,140,440.11
$16,236,209.44
$670,628.22
$20,117,880.11
7.29%
$670,628.22
$1,221,049.78
$470,072.18
$334,942.18
$805,014.36
3.87%
$23,054,941.22
$370.26
$12,852,179.89
55.75%
$44,640,557.44
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Population
65,894
2001 Tax Capacity
$104,730,297.00
2001 City Tax Rate
13.99%
2001 Total Tax Rate
107.54%
2001 LGA & HACA
$1,926,689.00
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2001 Levy
$13,755,568.00
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2002 LGA
$74,570.00
2002 Levy
$17,310,518.00
Change in Levy + Aid
10.86%
B. Governor Ventura's'Big Fix' 2002 aid cuts
Certified 2002 LGA
$74,570.00
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2002 Homestead Credit
$758,207.00
Proposed Growth -based cut
$527,327.30
Proposed Uniform Cut
$306,005.70
Total Cut
$833,333.00
Cut as % of Levy+Aid
4.79%
C. 1999 Expenditures
Total Current Expenditures
$21,061,565.00
Expenditures per capita
$319.63
D. 1999 Fund Balances
General and Special Funds
$7,571,742.00
unreserved fund balance
Fund Balance as a % of Expenditures
35.95%
Fund Balance All Governmental
Funds
$67,322,198.00
including reserved funds
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Comparison Cities
Mt 50,000-
100,000
62,267
$85,140,863.11
22.28%
112.37%
$3,140,440.11
$16,236,209.44
$670,628.22
$20,117,880.11
7.29%
$670,628.22
$1,221,049.78
$470,072.18
$334,942.18
$805,014.36
3.87%
$23,054,941.22
$370.26
$12,852,179.89
55.75%
$44,640,557.44
3/29/02