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Council Information Memorandum 04-12-2002
Dummy 1. z 3. APRIL 12, 2002 ,_ COMNGIVITT TING NTS COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE: TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 6:00 PM TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 8:00 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING: MEET WITH PLYMOUTHAREA HENNEPIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, Plymouth Creek Center BOARD OFAPPEAL & EQUALIZATION, Council Chambers TUESDAY, APRIL 16, (IMMEDIATELY SPECLIL COUNCIL MEETING: ACCESSORY FOLLOWING BOARD OFAPPEAL & DWELLING UNIT ORDINANCE, Council Chambers EQUALIZATION MEETING) TUESDAY, APRIL 16,9:00 AM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYMEETING (Aquatic Vegetation Mgmt. Group), Medicine Lake Room (M-1) TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING: CONDUCT INTERVIEWS OF YOUTHAPPLICANTS, Public Safety Training Room TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETINQ Council Chambers TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 7:00 PM BOARD OFAPPEAL & EQUALIZATION (RECONVENED), Council Chambers TUESDAY, APRIL 30, (IMMEDIATELY SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING: DEPLETION OF CITY FOLLOWING BOARD OFAPPEAL & AQUIFERS & FUTURE WATER TREATMENT TASTE EQUALIZATION MEETING) OF WATER, Council Chambers WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION, Council Chambers (M-2) THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 7:00 PM HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT A UTHORITY (HRA), Medicine Lake Room 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. MYCOUNCIL INFORMA TION MEMO APRIL 12, 2002 Page 2 THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 7. 00 PM MONDAY, APRIL 22, 7:00 PM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 8:30 AM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 7. 00 PM TUESDAY, APRIL 30,11:30 AM PUBLIC SAFETYADVISORYBOARD, Public Safety Training Room (M-4) YOUTHADVISORY COUNCIL, Council Chambers HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION STUDENT WORKSHOP, Plymouth Creek Center PLYMOUTHADVISORYCOMMITTEE ON TRANSIT (PACT), Bass Lake Room CITY EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION LUNCHEON, Plymouth Creek Center. (City offices will close from 11:15 AM —1:45 PM for the event) A List of future Regular Council Meeting agenda items is attached (M-9) April, May, and June calendars are attached (M-10) 1. NEWSARTICLES, RELEASES, PUBLICATIONS, ETC. a) Items concerning I-494 submitted by Mayor Tierney: 1) "The Corridor of Congestion" from www.mpr.org, part of the radio documentary series, "Are We There Yet?" (1-1 a.1) 2) Lakeshore Weekly News opinion column by Minnetonka City Council member Dick Allendorf. (1-1 a. 2) b) Notice of Metropolitan Council planning and budget meetings for the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services. (I -1b) c) Registration materials for the League of Minnesota Cities Annual Conference in Rochester, June 18-21. (I -1c) d) Notice to residents of preliminary construction plans for the Hemlock Lane Street Reconstruction Project (City Project No. 2005). (I -1d) e) Notice to residents of a request for Preliminary Plat, Site Plan Conditional Use Permit, and Interim Use Permit for Dominium Development. (2001073). (I -1e) fi Notice of Metropolitan Council workshops on Blueprint 2030 Strategies. (I-10 g) Thank—you note from Eric Jungels for the Council support of the Youth Services Awards program. (I --1g) CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMO APRIL 12, 2002 Page 3 h) Information from the April 11 w meeting at Wayzata High School relating to their wind turbine proposal. City Manager Dwight Johnson, Community Dev. Director Anne Hurlburt and Sr. Planner Marie Darling attended this meeting. (I -1h) i) Letter from City Manager Dwight Johnson regarding Capital Improvements Program for Bassett Creek Water,Management Commission. (I -1i) 2. STAFFREPORTS a) Hennepin County Adult Correctional Facility Population Report. (I -2a) b) Memo to City Council and Planning Commission re: Variance Request Addressing Height of Light Poles at Plymouth Marketplace. (I -2b) 3. MINUTES a) Youth Advisory Council March 11 meeting. (I -3a) b) Aquatic Vegetation Management Group Minutes of February 20, 2002. (I --3b) 4. LEGISLATIVE ITEMS a) Suburban Transit Association Legislative Report (I -4a) b) Association of Metropolitan Municipalities AMMFAXNews. (I -4b) c) LMC Friday Fax (I -4c) DATE: April 11, 2002 TO: Aquatic Vegetation Management Group (AVM Group) FROM: Shane Missaghi, WaterResources Engineer SUBJECT: ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE MEETING Dear AVMG Members: Please plan to attend our next Aquatic Vegetation Management Group meeting on: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 at 9:00 a.m. in the Medicine Lake Room For your review, enclosed please find: • Meeting Agenda • DRAFT March Meeting Minutes Please feel free to contact me at 509-5527 or e-mail at smissaghaci.plymouth.mn.us, if you have any questions. cc: Ronald Quanbeck, P.E., City Engineer N.\pw\Engineering\W RQLTY\AVMG\Meetingnotiu 416-April_AVMG.doc (M-2) rPLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA ® WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2002 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. PUBLIC FORUM 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 5. CONSENT AGENDA* 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Dominium Development. Preliminary plat, site plan, conditional use permit and interim use permit to allow construction of a three story, 130 -unit apartment building to be known as "Stone Creek Village" on the 15.2 -acre site located north of Highway 55 and east of West Medicine Lake Drive. (2001073) B. Craftmaster Construction, Inc. Conditional use permit to exceed 1,000 square feet for a third stall garage addition for property located at 4595 Weston Lane North. (2001021) C. Minnesota School of Business. Conditional use permit to operate a trade school in the Plymouth Plaza Shopping Center located at 1455 County Road 101 North. (2002022) D. City of Plymouth. Zoning ordinance text amendment to the definition of "setback" to clarify that, if an outlot for a public trail separates a lot line from a street right-of-way, setback shall mean the distance between the structure and the street right-of-way line. (2002023) 7. NEW BUSINESS 8. ADJOURNMENT (M-4) City ofPlymouth Public Safety Advisory Board Public Safety Library AprR 18, 2002 7:00 p.m. AGENDA I. Call to order II. Approval of Minutes from March 21, 2002 III. Introduce Member from the Youth Advisory Council IV. Pedestrian Safety V. Council issues VI. Around the table, any other issues VII. Agenda items for next month's agenda VIII. Adjournment OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS May 2002 Sunday I Monday I Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 Apr 2002 S M T W T F S Jun 2002 S M T W T F S 7:00 PM PLANNING 7:00 HUMAN RIGHTS HTS 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 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 7:00 PM YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL,Council 7:00 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING: TAXICAB SERVICE TO SUPPLEMENT THE 7:00 PM EQC, Bass Lake Room 7:00 PM PRAC, Council Chambers 10:30 AM - 4:00 PM PLYMOUTH Chambers PLYMOUTH DIAL -A -RIDE PROGRAM, Public HISTORY FEST, Parkers Safety Training Room 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 COUNCIL MEETING, Council COMMISSION, Council Chambers TDO PM PUBLIC SAFETYADVISORY Creek Center Chambers 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,Council 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 Co Radisson Hotel TDO PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers modified on 4/11/2002 OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS June 2002 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday May 2002 Ju12002 1 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 9:00 AM - 3:30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 PM, PLYMOUTH CLEAN-UP DAY, Public Works Main e Facility 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7:00 PM YOUTH 7:00 PM 7:00 PM HUMAN ADVISORY PLANNING RIGHTS COUNCIL,Council COMMISSION, COMMISSION - Chambers Council Chambers Council Chambers 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 7:00 PM 7:00 PM EQC, 7:00 PM PRAC, Flag Day REGULAR Bass Lake Room Council Chambers COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 7:00 PM YOUTH ADVISORY 7:00 PM PLANNING 7:00 PM HRA Medicine Lake Room COUNCIL,Council Chambers COMMISSION, Council Chambers 7:00 PM PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY 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 Hotel 7:00 PM PACT - Bass Lake Room 9:15 AM MUSIC IN PLYMOUTH 5k RUN 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers 30 modified on 4/11/2002 Page 1 of 1 (1-1 a.1) Joy Tierney From: LJRINC@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 11:27 AM To: jhovland@krauserollins.com; RThorf@aol.com; michael.fossum@ci.minneapolis.mn.us; JMosman@aol.com; Ilee@ci.bloom ington.mn.us; dlindahl@ci.eden-prairie.mn.us; clarsen@ci.edina.mn.us; shewitt@ci.plymouth.mn.us; jtierney@ci.plymouth.mn.us; jdjht@worldnet.att.net; bsenness@ci.plymouth.mn.us; rstreetar@ci.minnetonka.mn.us; rallendorf@mn.rr.com; Sand ahlLaw@aol.com; bsylvester@ci.richfield.mn.us; ssandahl@ci.richfield.mn.us; gttma55344@yahoo.com; patty.carlson@metc.state.mn.us Subject: Check out The Corridor of Congestion (MPR News) Click here: The Corridor of Congestion (MPR News) Please see the attached link --it is a good article published Monday, April 8, 2002 by Andrew Haeg of Minnesota Public Radio on the congestion issues of 494. Lisa Raduenz UR Consultant to the 1-494 Corridor Commission 4/9/02 The Corridor of Congestion (MPR News) "There have been several companies that have infrastructure that is more reconsidered the 494 corridor as a location and modern." have moved to areas that are either more easily (MPR Photo/Andrew Hoeg) accessible or have highway infrastructure that is more modern," Donnely says. Rising congestion didn't stop Best Buy from building its new, 1.5 million square foot corporate campus at the intersection of 494 and Penn Avenue. Best Buy's choice of sites spurred controversy. Local residents and others felt thousands of new Best Buy workers would make congestion worse. Best Buy went ahead despite the protests. The company argued that the site is central to its employees, many of whom live in the southern suburbs. As part of its decision to build along 494, Best Buy pledged to make its new campus accessible to buses, and it agreed to encourage employees to consider alternative ways to get to work. Leading that effort is Sally Carlson Bancroft, Best Buy's Transportation Coordinator. "We're going to continue to have a lot of people traveling large distances to work. We have to give them options and encourage them to choose those options," she said. She says a company poll showed at least 25 percent of employees would consider alternatives to driving alone in their car. Those include car pools, buses and van pools. Those who are choosing other options, like the van pool passengers, say they don't mind giving up some freedom for a cheaper, less stressful commute. The van pool costs each passenger $70 a month. Best Buy pays $50 of that, and recently the Golden Triangle Transportation Management Association has kicked in the other $20. But passenger Cindy Anderson says vanpools aren't catching on because people have to go out of their way to use them. "There's no convenient spots on our commute, like say there's some of those of those express pickups; that'd be nice, we don't have any of those to offer. That's really what it's all about, the convenience. I think if they'd make it more convenient, people could justify doing it," she says. Convenient van pools are just one of many solutions politicians and business leaders say they need to avoid gridlock along the 494 corridor. The most obvious solution is to add more lanes, but that's very expensive. So, Phil Rivness, a Met Council representative for the 5th district, which contains part of the 494 corridor, says building roads is only one of several solutions. "It's been forecasted recently that in the next 30 years, we're going to add 930,000 people to our metropolitan area. A fair amount of it will be in the southwest quadrant, and a lot of jobs will continue to be sited there. So we need to do all of these things. We need to enhance transit, we need to look as creatively as we can on options to using single occupancy cars. If we don't do all three? We're going to have gridlock," Rivness says. Page 3 of 4 http://news.mpr.org/features/200204/08_ mulcahym_gettingthere/haeg.shtml 4/9/02 The Corridor of Congestion (MPR News) To pay for all of this, Rivness says the state should consider raising the gas tax or dedicating a sales tax to transportation projects. Estimates are that it'll cost between $400 and $500 million to upgrade 494 so it can handle the rising traffic. That includes adding a lane in each direction, and rebuilding old stretches of pavement. Currently, the state has dedicated no money to do any of those things. Major funding for Minnesota Public Radio's regional Internet activities is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Minnesota Public Radio Home Search Ernail © Copyright 2002 & Terms of Use I Privacy Page 4 of 4 http://news.mpr.org/features/200204/08 mulcahym_gettingthere/haeg.shtml 4/9/02 (I-1 a. 2) Search: Lakeshore Weekly News- News Residents must show interest in 1-494s future Gues t Opinion By Dick Allendorf I have the honor of representing the residents of Minnetonka on the Interstate Highway 494 Corridor Commission. The commission is a joint powers organization composed of an elected official and a staff member from each of the cities of Bloomington, Richfield, Edina, Eden Prairie, Minnetonka and Plymouth — all of which have Interstate Highway 494 as the major highway running through them. The mission of the commission is to positively address those problems and issues that keep our residents from moving freely into, out of, and through our communities. This would include such issues as lane congestion, lane expansion, ways to increase the capacity of the highway by means of transit alternatives and removing bottlenecks that do or may exist along the corridor. As I explain this role to my constituents, they invariably nod their heads in agreement with the goals of the commission. 1-494 is a top transportation priority for our residents who live and work in our six cities — and, I believe, to most of the area residents who live and work in the Twin Cities. In fact, there are more square feet of office space along 1-494 than there are in all of downtown Minneapolis. There are more square feet of retail space being accessed from the corridor than exist in downtown Minneapolis and downtown St. Paul combined. People say that addressing congestion problems along the 1-494 corridor is a top priority for our residents. Yet did you know that: • construction (and attendant lane closures) along the corridor is scheduled to begin in 2003 and last for over 17 years; • lane widening from Highway 212 to Highway 100 will still leave us with a lane bottleneck along the east/west portion of 1-494; • replacement of the 494/35W bridge — considered by experts to be the one improvement that would most enhance movement on the corridor — is "tentatively" scheduled for 2011 or beyond, but has yet to receive funding; • authority is being sought to allow buses and carpool vans to use the shoulders of 1-494, thereby moving more people along the highway, but no funding is available for shoulders along all stretches of the corridor to allow for this to happen. You may be wondering how the upgrading of 1-494 can be a top priority among our residents and still have all of the above statements be true. The same way that people were stunned and outraged when they found out that the Crosstown Commons stretch of highway was to be closed down for four years for construction and would re -open with no capacity improvements. Also, because information about those facts was not widely enough disseminated until it was almost too late, and because our residents weren't paying close enough attention to what was known until it was almost too late. Why is it that the businesses, which rely on a free-flowing 1-494 corridor to transport their employees and customers, are not questioning the decisions of their local and federal representatives regarding the reconstruction of 1-494? Why is it that the residents who rely on 1-494 to take them to work every day, or to the airport, or to shop at the largest single attraction in Minnesota, are not besieging their representatives and senators to address this problem with the same fervor which they showed to address the Crosstown Commons problem? I believe that the answer is that they don't know — or aren't paying close enough attention — to the decisions currently being made regarding the problems with the design and funding of the reconstruction of 1-494. Soon, it could be too late. I further believe that if they did know and did pay attention, that a collective outrage would lead to other priority decisions being made by those who can solve the 1-494 problem. Our elected officials would be told our wishes, and demand that different design decisions, and different funding decisions, be made to redesign and reconstruct 1-494 in a comprehensive manner, and in a timely manner. Demand information about the decisions which are being made concerning the reconstruction of 1-494. Let your local and federal representatives know of your informed wishes. Let us all address the 1-494 problem now, before it's too late, for the everlasting good of our community. The writer is a member of the Minnetonka City Council. © 2002 Lakeshore Weekly News All Rights Reserved. North St. Paul Community Center,,. 2290 First Street - North St. Paul, MN - (952) 953-2500 Wed., May 1, 2002 7:45 a.m. Maps to Metropolitan Council Environmental Services' 2003 Budget Planning Meetings April 24, April 30, or May 1 Metropolitan Council Environmental Services Brooklyn Park City Hall Chambers 5200 -85th Avenue North Brooklyn Park, MN (763) 424-8000 Wed., April 24, 2002 7:45 a.m. Brooklyn Park City Hall is located 2.5 miles west of Highway 252 on 85th Avenue. Apple Valley Municipal Center 7100 West 147th Street Apple Valley, MN (952) 953-2500 Tues., April 30, 2002 7:45 a.m. From Cedar Avenue, turn east on 147th Street (Applebee's Restaurant on Corner). The Municipal Center is on the right just before the intersection- of Galaxie and 147th. From County Road 42, turn north on Galaxie Avenue to 147th Street. Turn left on 147th and left into the Municipal Center parking lot. !VOTE: Maps are not to scale 'Ycivilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science ofhuman Minnesota is home to a rich diversity of cultures. relationships—the ability Our first immigrants arrived in the 1830s to work in lumbering and Conference Overview farming. New neighbors of African descent moved to Minnesota after of all peoples, of all kinds, the Civil War, and lived and worked mainly in Minnesotas cities. By to live together, in the 1900, Scandinavians outnumbered those from any single country. Later, June 19 nearly half of all Minnesotans were of German ancestry. In the 1920s, same world at peace. " migrant farm workers of Mexican descent made way for Spanish- Cities' Exposition speaking citizens, and in the 1980s, Minnesota became home to many —Franklin D. Roosevelt Southeast Asian refugees. Award Winning Rochester, Minnesota Home of the world-renowned Mayo Medical Center Home of the largest IBM complex under one roof Home to prestigious awards that place it amongAmerica's Most Liveable Cities Home to 85,806 adults, kids, elders, men, women, mechanics, nurses, artists, executives, pet lovers, teachers, athletes, community builders, and dreamers—a diversity of cultures and communities Host to LMC's 2002 Annual Conference The 2000 Census tells Minnesotas latest story of a changing cultural landscape. Whether you're a leader in a rural city or in the metro, whatever the economic base of your community, whatever your city's opportunities disguised as challenges—you are leading in a climate of unparalleled change. LMC's 2002 Annual Conference brings you this year's Conference theme—New Neighbors, New Citizens, New Ways. It's exclusively geared to leaders like you, spotlighting strategies and inspiration to help you connect effectively with all your citizens! LIVIC Annual Conference Overview Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, June 18 June 19 June 20 June 21 Registration Cities' Exposition Cities' Exposition Cultural Diversity Open -3 p.m. 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. 7:30-11:30 a.m. Community Exhibitor Opening Keynote: LMC Cities' Forum Breakfast -8 a.m. Welcome Michael A. Guido, a moderated discussion City Achievement Reception -4 p.m. Mayor, Dearborn with Minnesotan Awards -9 a.m. Minnesota Cities: Michigan -8:45 Gubernatorial Finale Keynote: The Greatest Conference Within a candidates -8:30 am ., Edward T. Show on Earth Conference -10:45 a.m. Spotlight on Creagan, MD featuring world- Concurrent Sessions Homeland Security 9 a.m. famous Lazer Vaudezd& 10:45 a.m. 10:45 a.m. Close -11:30 am. 6:30 p.m. Exhibitor and MWCG Spotlight on Spouses Luncheons -12 p.m. and Partners Ed Fischer, politica! Mini -Conference: cartoonist -10:45 a.m. Meeting Challenges Concurrent Sessions Facing All Elected 10:45 a.m. Officials -1:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions Mayors' Association 1:30 p.m. Luncheon and LMC Annual Meeting LMC Sponsors' Circle 12 p.m. Door Prize Awards Concurrent Sessions 4:45 p.m. 2:30 p.m. City Night in Rochester Reception for Mayors featuringgreat food 5-6m. P and Herman's Hermits! 6 p.m. LMC Reception and Awards Banquet -6 p.m. 2002 LMC Annual Conference Register online anytime. www.Imnc.org General Sessions Opening Keynote Address WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 2002, 8:45 A.M. Strengthening the Bonds of Community: Committing to the Common Good Michael A. Guido, Mayor, Dearborn, Michigan Michael Guido has been the Mayor of his hometown since 1986. The son of Italian immigrants to America, Mayor Guido developed a deep appreciation for Dearborn's enviable way of life, which fueled his passion for serving the citizens of his city, and for helping it prosper. At 23, he became the youngest person elected to Dearborn's City Council, and after serving two terms, he became the youngest Mayor in DearborrA history. Mayor Guido bases his administration on values of public service, accountability and accessibility. He adds a focus on innovation, and technologies that deliver services effectively and efficiently. His vision and leadership have strengthened Dearborn's neighborhoods, bolstered its downtown business and catalyzed growth in its industrial, manufacturing and technology sectors. His record of success has contributed to his emergence as a national leader, shaping public policies that affect America's urban centers. Mayor Guido is a member of the Board of Directors of the National League of Cities, and since Sept. 11, has co-chaired NLC's Homeland Security Committee. Additionally, he serves on the Executive Committee of the United States Conference of Mayors. LMC Cities' Forum THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2002, 8:30 A.M. Meet Minnesota's Gubernatorial Candidates! . With Political Commentary by Lilly Goren, Ph.D. and Lisa Disch, Ph.D. In November, Minnesota will elect its Governor—in this year's Forum, gubernatorial candidates speak directly to the issues that affect local government. The candidates' discussion will be moderated by two well-informed and energetic political science leaders from Minnesota's academic community. Lilly Goren, Political Science Chair at the College of St. Catherine, and Lisa Disch, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota, add sparkle and wit with commentary guaranteed to broaden your understanding and point of view. Finale Keynote Address FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 2002, 9:00 A.M. How to Live Long Enough to Collect Your Pension: Proven Tips for the Long Haul Edward T. Creagan, MD, Division of Medical Oncology, Mayo Medical School Many conference -goers will remember Dr. Creagan from LMC's 1999 visit to Rochester. He was such a hit, we invited him back! He's got more to say to us following the distressful events of Sept. 11, motivating our city's leaders to cultivate healthful attitudes and practices proven to keep us in the game for the long haul. Once again, Dr. Creagan translates the wisdom of Rochester's world-class health industry to the interests of effective local government. He is a consultant in the Division of Medical Oncology at Mayo Clinic and is currently the American Cancer Society Professor of Clinical Oncology and the Rouse Professor of Humanism in Medicine. Dr. Creagan earned his medical credentials in Philadelphia and New York, then specialized in internal medicine at the University of Michigan. He was appointed to the staff of the National Cancer Institute and then arrived at Mayo Clinic, remaining there for over 25 years. Dr. Creagan is known for his engaging speaking style and entertaining observations of life. Register online anytime: www.imnc.org 2002 LMC Annual Conference Concurrent Sessions Wednesday, June 19 nesday Spotlights Conference Within a Conference (CWC): A� Bevy bors, New Citizens, New Ways: IVlovtng Ahead Together MWCG Mini -Conference: Meeting Challenges Facing All Elected Officials Concurrent Sessions 1/Choose One 10:45 a.m.-12 p.m. Implementing an EPA Stormwater Program in 3 Months or Less National Standards for Fire Departments 24 Hour City Hall: E -Gov't Basic Tools & More Show Me the Money: The Evolving State -Local Fiscal Relationship City and Community Organizations: Working to Benefit the Community CWC Session #1: What Makes a Welcoming Community? Concurrent Sessions II/choose One 1:30-2:45 p.m. Reclaiming Our Community History Consolidation of Public Safety Services: Should We or Shouldn't We? CyberCrime & Information Security LMC 2002 Legislative Update MWCG Mini -Conference: Meeting Challenges Facing All Elected Officials, Part 1 CWC Session #2: Understanding and Achieving Cultural Competency at City Hall Concurrent Sessions 111/Choose one 3:15-4:45 p.m. Especiauy for Youth Delegates. Topic To Be Announced Regional Cooperation in Rural Minnesota Special Assessments: An Overview of Use and Process 10 Do's & Don'ts for City Councils Threatened with Litigation MWCG Mini -Conference. Meeting Challenges Facing All Elected Officials, Part 2 CWC Session #3: Multicultural Communities: Strategies and Resources Thursday Spotlights �yr4 .. C Caties' Forum 2002: Ieetesota's Gubernatorial Candidates! lletri'ommentary by Lilly Goren, Ph.D and Lisa Disch, Ph.D Featured Track: Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Spotlight on Spouses and Partners: What's So Funny? Political Cartoons with Ed Fischer Concurrent Sessions I V/Choose One 10:45 a.m.-12 p.m. Especially for Youth Delegates: Topic to be announced Eye of the Beholder: How Different Groups View the Same Issue Especially for Small Cities. Top 10 Personnel Practices & Issues of Interest (presented in cooperation with the Minnesota Association of Small Cities) Especially for Metro Cities: Housing—Secrets to Success in Your Community Especially for Greater MN Urban Centers: Annexation Anxieties (presented in cooperation with the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities) Featured Track. Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness Local Leaders Mobilizing the Community Spotlight on Spouses and Partners. What's So Funny? Political Cartoons with Ed Fischer Concurrent Sessions V/Choose One 2:30-4:30 p.m. Downtown Development in a Changing World Planning for Your Future Workforce Especially for Metro Cities. Metropolitan Council Forum (presented in cooperation with the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities) Especially for Greater MN Urban Centers.- Comprehensive enters.Comprehensive Planning for Rapid Growth Featured Track. Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness Is Your City Ready For Disaster? 2002 LMC Annual Conference Register online anytime: www.imnc.org C..ference- Highlights Wednesday 'Thursday Features Herman's Hermits! A Conference Within a Conference: LMC Cities' Forum 2002 New Neighbors, New Citizens, Meet Minnesota's Gubernatorial Candidates! New Ways: Moving Ahead Together With Political Commentary by Lilly Goren, Ph.D. Take advantage of this day -long look at our and Lisa Disch, Ph.D. featured topic—leading within Minnesota's Bring the Family increasingly diverse cultural landscape. Featured Featured Track strategies and tools will assist you to be a more Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness effective leader in todays climate of change. The tragic events of 911 remind city leaders to take A 3 -session workshop steps to review and update their city's emergency (no additional fee required) management plan. Attend Thursday's featured track • What Makes a Welcoming Community? and hear a local community's remarkable story. Later, with follow-up comments from Keynote Speaker learn the role of the elected official in an emergency and Mayor Michael Guido participate in a fascinating tabletop demonstration. • Understanding and Achieving Cultural • Local Leaders Mobilizing the Community Competency at City Hall 10:45 a.m.-12 p.m. • Multicultural Communities: Strategies and • Is Your City Ready for Disaster? Resources 2:30-4:30 p.m. What's So Funny? A Mini -Conference: Political Cartoons with Ed Fischer Meeting Challenges Facing Spotlight on Spouses and Partners! All Elected Officials 10:45 a.m.-12 p.m. Presented by Minnesota Women This year's speaker is sure to provide just the right blend in City Government of laugh -out -loud cartoons, quotes, and tales! Ed Fischer 1:30-5 p.m. is the editorial cartoonist for the Rochester Post -Bulletin and is syndicated in 90 other newspapers. His cartoons LMC Sponsors' Circle have been reprinted in Time and Newsweek magazines Door Prize Awards and in the World Book Encyclopedia, as well as many text - Door Prizes Every City Can Use! books and other publications. "My business is to make 4:45-6 p.m. people laugh," Ed Fischer says. "If there's a message there Visit Cities' Exposition 2002 to win great prizes to help or enrich people's lives, so much the better." for your city. (You must be present to win.) Mayors' Reception Sponsored by the Minnesota Mayors' Association 5-6 p.m. Exhibitors' Welcome Reception City Night in Rochester Our exhibitors greet you at Registration with tasty Features Herman's Hermits! bites and a cash bar that's a perfect warm-up for the The Herman's Hermits Concert is not included in your Kickoff Event that follows! registration fee" reservation and additional $6 fee required. Sign up on the Registration Form. Minnesota Cities: The Greatest Show on Earth Bring the Family Thrill to a wild and wonderful circus theme, Visit southeast Minnesota's Amish Country; or toter Mayo featuring world-famous Lazer Vaudeville!'Clinic's state-of-the-art facilities, featuring the Gonda Building" the new gem of the Rochester skyline. Bonus Fun—Free Admission to Rochesterfest! All Annual Conference participants receive a Rochesterfest button" free admission to many delightful activities chat celebrate Rochester! Register online anytime: www.imnc.org 2002 LMC Annual Conference 2002 League of Minnesota Cities Annual Conference • June 18-21, 2002 • Rochester, Minnesota How to reserve your housing ■ All hotel reservations must be made using the form below and submitted to the Rochester Convention and Visitors Bureau online at www.imnc.org or by fax or mail. No telephone reservations will be accepted. ■ Reservations must be guaranteed by providing a deposit of one night's rental with a major credit card. ■ Confirmation will arrive directly from the hotel. Housing deadlines ■ Reservations must be received by May 20, 2002. After this date, reservations may be made directly with the hotel of your choice. ■ Reservations will be made on a first-come, first- served basis based on the send date (online and fax) or on the postmark (mail) date of your housing request. Priority for reservations with the same send/postmark date will be determined by a random drawing. Housing changes/cancellations ■ All changes and cancellations must be handled through the Housing Bureau by calling 1-800- 634-8277, ext. 106, by May 20, 2002. After this date, all housing changes and cancellations must be made directly with the hotel. Hotel Information and Rates Rates listed here do not include an additional 10% lodging tax per room per night. Rata lirted may be higher with two or more people per room. Conference Hotels Connected to Skyway: Kahler Grand Hotel—$89 Rochester Marriott—$149 Holiday Inn City Centre—$89 Economy Inn—$69 Executive Suites—$89 Radisson Plaza Hotel—$109 Hilton Garden Inn—$89 Conference Hotels Not Connected to Skyway: Best Western Soldiers Field Towers & Suites $75 standard room $85 two -room suite, kitchenette Travelodge (formerly Ramada Limited)—$60 Comfort Inn—$60 r ------Housing 1 t ------- I Mail or fax this Name completed form Title by May 20, 2002 to: I Rochester Convention City or organization and Visitors Bureau Address LMC Annual Conference Housing City Stats Zip I 150 South Broadway Work phone ( ) Home phone ( ) I Suite A I I Rochester, MN 55904-6500 Room Reservation Information: Indicate 3 choices of hotels from the Art above. Ifall three choicer are not available, another hotel will be selected forynrr. Fax: (507) 288-9144 1st: 2nd: Special housing 3rd: Total number of rooms needed - I request: If you have special needs, I please attach a written I description to this housing form h I h Room type Smoking Arrival Deparrur 'see below Namc(s) ofperson(s) Staying in room(s) (drrleow) date date YorN YorN YorN , e.g., w ee c ur Room type—indinte a letter based on the following; not all types available at all hotels: accessible room, etc. A = 1 bed, t person; B = 1 bed, 2 people; C - 2 beds, 2 people; D - 2 beds, 3 people; E - 2 beds, 4 people Retain a copy of this Hotel Reservation Deposit: form for your records. Reservations must be guaranteed by providing a deposit equal to one night's lodging per room. Credit card company Card number Expiration date I The LMC Housing Bureau is authorized to use the above card to guarantee my hotel reservations reserved by me. I I understand that the first nights rrntal will be billed tbrough this card ifl fail to show up for my assigned housing on the confirmed date, unless I cancel my reservations with the hotel prior to 4:00 p. m. on the day of arrivaL Cardholder signature Date L— — — — -- — -- — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — -- -- — — — — — — — — J (1--1 d) Q1Y OF PLYMOU?FF April 8, 2002 «FirstName>> «LastName» «Company>> <(Addressl» «Address2» «City>>, « State>> «PostalCode>> SUBJECT: CITY OF PLYMOUTH HEMLOCK LANE STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT CITY PROJECT NO. 2005 Dear Mr. «LastNamew Enclosed are preliminary construction plans for Hemlock Lane. It is uncertain at this time whether the entire Hemlock Lane Reconstruction Project (Bass Lake Road to Red Fox Drive) will be reconstructed this year due to unresolved funding issues. However, the cul-de-sac portion of this project (approximately station 3+50 to 6+50) will be constructed this summer. The City will be obtaining a 10 - foot easement behind the curb on the west side of the new cul-de-sac. The widening of the existing roadway to install the cul-de-sac on the north side of 6e Place will require relocating certain existing utilities. Please identify the conflicts of your existing utilities within the construction area and contact me regarding possible solutions for these conflicts. The proposed improvements for Hemlock Lane include curb and gutter, subgrade excavation, underdrain installation and utility work in the areas shown on the attached map. Enclosed is a copy of the map. A response by April 29, 2002 would be appreciated. Please share these maps with all those in your organization who need to review them. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at (763) 509-5538. Sincerely, gone Ross A. Beckwith Civil Engineer enclosure cc: Daniel L. Faulkner, P.E., Director of Public Works Ronald S. Quanbeck, P.E., City Engineer John M. Hagen, P.E., Assistant City Engineer PLYMOUTH ABeautifulPlaceToLive 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, ,���Z;;��,,;���¢,j,;,,;5000 ®oma^^^O^pw www.d.plymouth.mn.us (I-1 e) CITY C April 5, 2002 PLYMOUTR SUBJECT: PRELIMINARY PLAT, SITE PLAN, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND INTERIM USE PERMIT FOR DOMINIUM DEVELOPMENT (2001073) Dear Property Owner: Pursuant to the provisions of the Plymouth Zoning Ordinance, this letter is to inform you of a request by Dominium Development, under File 2001073, for a preliminary plat, site plan, conditional use permit and interim use permit to allow construction of a three story, 130 -unit apartment building to be known as "Stone Creek Village" on the 15.2 -acre site located north of Highway 55 and east of West Medicine Lake Drive. Hennepin County records indicate your property is within 750 feet of the site of this proposal. You are hereby notified of, and cordially invited to attend a Public Hearing to be held by the Plymouth Planning Commission at 7:00 p.m., on Wednesday, April 17, 2002 in the Council Chambers at the Plymouth City Hall, 3400 Plymouth Boulevard. The public will be invited to offer questions and comments concerning this application at that time, or feel free to call the City Planning Department at (763) 509-5450 for more information. INFORMATION relating to this request may be examined at the Community Development Information Counter (lower level), on Mondays and Wednesday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Tuesdays from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., except holidays. Sincerely, t h C-trlwn Barbara G. 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A combination of programs and policies contributes to the development of Minnesota's wind energy resource: mandates by the state legislature, tax credits and other financial incentives, greater understanding of the state's wind resource based on more accurate studies and analyses, and world-wide advances in technology. The Minnesota Department of Commerce, the agency responsible for helping to develop state energy policies, recognizes the many benefits of wind energy: its ability to reduce harmful environmental impacts of energy use; to bring economic growth, especially to rural Minnesota communities; and to diversify Minnesota's electric energy fuel resources. The Department is committed to policies that encourage continued development of the wind energy market. Wind energy ---,where we are now More than 800,000 megawatts -hours (MWh) of wind - generated electricity is produced annually in Minnesota and transmitted and distributed to consumers through the electric grid.* This amounts to toughly 1.5 percent of Minnesota's total electric use and is enough to power more than 101,000 average residential households for a year (I-Ih) Hanestino the Wind ginnesotds Growing Wind Energy Industry (based on a statewide annual average consumption of 7,900 kWh per household). It places Minnesota second only to California among the states in its use of wind power. Most of the power—more than 90 percent—is produced on utility -scale wind farms typically equipped with 750 kilowatt (kW) turbines. The remainder comes from smaller turbines independently owned and operated. Turbines are rated by power capacity; the power produced is measured in kilowatt (or megawatt) hours. A 750 kW turbine, running at full capacity for one hour, produces 750 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity. Since the turbines do not operate continuously and at full power throughout the year, their annual power output is less than 100 percent of rated capacity. Electric utilities, other wind energy developers, and individual farmers and landowners are the major participants in Minnesota wind energy industry. Here is a rundown on their roles: Large-scale utility wind farms Northern States Power (NSP), Minnesota's largest electric utility, purchases the bulk of the wind energy produced. As mandated by the Minnesota legislature, NSP is committed to contracting for 425 MW of newly installed wind energy capacity by 2002. When that commitment is met, NSP will be purchasing in excess of 1.3 million MWh of wind -generated electricity annually. NSP is required to contract for an additional 400 MW of wind energy by 2012, provided wind proves competitive with other generation sources. The wind installations established under contract with NSP are concentrated mainly along the Buffalo Ridge in southwestern Minnesota, near the community of Lake Based on installed capacity operating in the fail of 1999. The number does not include the additional capacity to be contracted for by Northern States Power, including 156 MW by 2002. Benton in Lincoln County; other installations are located in, or being considered for, Clay, Pipestone, Murray, Lion, and Sherburne counties. NSP is the power purchaser. Under a state - approved bidding process, wind developers compete for a contract to supply NSP with a stated amount of wind - power capacity; the turbines are actually owned, installed, and operated by the developer. (See section on developers below.) Great River Energy and its member electric cooperative utilities established the 2 MW capacity WIND x Chandler Hills Wind Farm based on support for wind energy among their customers. Great River asked customers voluntarily to sign up if they were willing to pay a slight premium for electricity generated from wind. The electricity is from newly installed wind turbines and replaces power generated from coal. Within a year enough customers signed up to make the program financially feasible. The utility also finances the program with the help of state incentive payments available to wind facilities Developers and manufacturers of 2 MW or less. The project began operating in 1999 and is owned and operated by a developer on privately -owned Developers of Minnesota wind farms range from major Buffalo Ridge. U.S. and foreign companies to smaller, Minnesota-based land located in Murray County, along the Bu The wind -generated electricity is sold in blocks of 100 organizations. Enron Wind Corporation is a California kilowatt-hours (kWh) for approximately an additional $2 company whose subsidiaries developed NSP's largest wind per block per month. Subscribers may buy up to as many , % ^" farms. It has about 50 percent of the U.S. market for }' wind facilities. Enron's subsidiary, Enron Wind blocks as total their average monthly use. Currently, 1500 customers, including some business as well as residential consumers, buy 4,200 blocks. The utility also has a subscriber waiting list, which it hopes will increase to the point where the program can expand. Moorhead Public Service utility's Capture the Wind project is another program based on voluntary support. Less than three weeks after the utility offered the program, more than 400 customers had signed up, enough to support installation of a 750 kW wind turbine on city ------ ----- i property near the northeast edge of the city. Residential customers had the choice of paying a half penny more per kilowatt-hour for all their electricity or for a block of 1,000 kWh per month. For the average residential customer, this means about $5 more per month. Commercial customers could pay the higher rate for all their electricity, or t o i'1ir�t�e5ct,�'s buy blocks of 1,500 kWh per month. I ptoductron 6 The turbine is owned and operated by Moorhead Public Service, the municipal er tr ot.ed in the utility serving Moorhead. The utility e;r,Qoutri- has a waiting list of 150 for the Capture errs p -c r' Of t P I e I the Wind program. in on area I Lac Qui Parle Valley School wind n -n os Bu f f;.ha turbine is a special, cooperative project re, Buff !u pidgu of the school and the Minnesota fir t��rr �fiJr Department of Commerce. Although F�entort the project is not utility -sponsored, the size of its turbine -225 kW— places it above the size of turbines normally installed and operated independently by farmers and small — ! landowners. The school received a $60,000 grant and a $199,500 interest-free loan from the Minnesota Department of Commerce to buy and erect the turbine on the school grounds. The turbine was up and running by late 1997; most of the electricity produced is used to supply the school's own power. Surplus electricity generated in off-peak hours or when the school is not in session is sold to the local utility, Otter Tail Power. Development Corp., has offices in Minnesota and Iowa, where it has developed a 193 megawatt wind farm near Storm Lake in the northwest part of the state in addition to the 211 MW in Minnesota NEG Micon, general contractor for the Moorhead facility and the Lac Qui Parle Valley School project, is a Denmark -based firm; it has a maintenance office in Marshall, Minnesota. The company has manufactured more than 6,500 turbines worldwide. The developer of the Great River farm, enXco (formerly FORAS) is based in California and is the largest operator of wind turbines in the world. The Great River installation is comprised of wind turbines manufactured in Denmark by Vestas Wind Systems. Vestas has almost 8,000 turbines operating in more than 25 countries. Northern Alternative Energy (NAE), Minneapolis, is a home-grown developer. It assists with all aspects of wind farm development, from site and wind turbine selection to financing and installation. It developed two of NSPs wind installations, the 11.25 MW Lakota Ridge Wind Farm and 11.88 MW Shaokatan Hills Wind Farm, both in Lincoln County. Micon and Vestas are the manufacturers of the turbines on these sites. NAE has contracted to build additional capacity for NSP in various locations in southwestern Minnesota, and also has projects in Iowa, Wisconsin, and as far west as Wyoming. It is building a maintenance and visitor center on Buffalo Ridge, near the town of Hendricks, that is expected to be open to the public by September, 2000. Woodstock Windfarms, another home-grown company, is developer of a 10.2 MW wind facility for NSP. Developer Dan Juhl is a long time supporter of wind energy in Minnesota. He sells and installs wind energy equipment; his NSP site is equipped with turbines manufactured by Vestas. Paul White heads Project Resources Corporation, another local company offering expertise in wind farm development, including feasibility studies, construction, and operation and management. The company has worked on a number of projects in the Midwest, including the Chandler Hills Farm and the wind program of Traverse City Light and Power, Michigan. Farmers and other individual and small group landowners Developers of large utility -scale wind projects in Minnesota do not own the land but are the liaison between the landowner and the utility or power purchaser. Various arrangements are made with landowners. In some cases, the landowner receives a one-time payment; in others, a minimum payment plus a percentage of the revenue from the electricity generated is paid. Written wind easements also are agreed to that allow the wind developer access to the site for maintenance; the agreements may also restrict some activities and structures from adjoining land. More than 150 andowners, many of them farmers, have some sort of arrangement with developers of utility -scale wind farms. One turbine and an access road take about one-quarter acre of land out of production. In exchange, farmers receive an estimated income of $2,000 a year per turbine. Other production of wind -generated electricity comes from turbines of less than 40 kW capacity that are owned and operated independently by individuals or groups. In 1999, utilities reported that these smaller turbines produced sales totaling 642 MWh, with the output coming from 99 facilities in rural areas, mostly farms. to seeing in the country side. Zond is a major manufacturer of wind turbines operating on Minnesota wind farms. Photo 01995-2000, Erron Wind Corp. photographer: Lloyd Herziger What's aftead for Minnesota's wind energy In addition to the 825 MW of capacity required of NSP, no other specific plans for utility development have been announced. Great River has indicated its desire to expand its voluntary program depending on customer support. For the immediate future, the policy of the Minnesota Department of Commerce is to encourage the market for wind energy, expanding its benefits to more farmers, small landowners, and communities. In addition to expanding the benefits of wind energy, this policy of encouraging distributed energy reduces reliance on long-range transmission lines. 3 Helping wind energy grow Tax credits and other financial incentives, as well as information, research, and analysis, are among the aids to wind energy development. Here is a brief summary: Tax credits and other financial assistance. Both federal and state incentives are available. The federal Public Utilities Regulatory Policy Act (PURPA) requires utilities to purchase electricity from certain qualifying renewable energy facilities. The federal government previously offered a tax credit for wind -generated electricity produced by a qualifying facility and sold to another entity. This credit recently was reinstated, effective through December 31, 2001. In addition, the state of Minnesota provides incentive payments for any power sold to utilities by qualifying facilities under 2 MW. Another Minnesota program, net metering, allows home and building owners to install wind generation under 40 kW and connect to the grid. Utilities track the amount of electricity generated and credit the owner for the electricity produced. Any excess electricity not used by the owner is bought by the utility at the average retail rate. Other incentives available from the state include low interest loans and sales tax exemptions. For more information, call the Minnesota Department of Commerce at the number below. Education. Windustry, a project of Minnesotas Institute for Agricultural and Trade Policy, has developed a curriculum to educate farmers, rural landowners, and rural community leaders on all aspects of wind energy develop- ment. With support from a Department of Commerce grant, Windustry is holding a series of workshops for small landowners and community leaders. For more information, see below. Information and analysis. The most accurate and extensive source of public information on Minnesota's wind energy resource is the Minnesota Department of Commerce Wind Resource Assessment Program (WRAP). Beginning in 1982, the state has monitored wind speeds and other data at sites throughout the state and published periodical reports. Recent upgrading of sites and of monitoring and analytical equipment is producing increasingly accurate assessments of Minnesota's wind resource. Maps showing results of geographical -based analysis of Minnesota's wind resource can be produced for areas as small as a township. For more information I . Minnesota Department of Commerce Energy Information Center f 651-296-5175 statewide toll free 1-800-657-3710 www.commerce.state.mn.us U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 1000 Independence Ave. SW Washington, DC 20585 www.eren.doe.gov/ �' MINNESOTA DE'AR'TA. ENT OF COMMERCE American Wind Energy Association 122 C St. NW Suite 380 Washington, DC 20001 202-383-2500 www.awea.org/ Minnesotans for an Energy Efficient Economy Minnesota Building, Suite 600 46 E. 4th St. St. Paul, MN 55101 651-225-0878 www.me3.org/ Windustry 1916 2nd Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55403 612-872-3280 www.windustry.org/ 4 000223 MW Alternative Energy Project 305 Vicksburg Lane Plymouth MN 55447 (763) 745-5124 - FAX (763) 745-5115 windenergy@wayzata.kl2.mn.us Wind Power Websites of Interest: US Department of Energy: http://wvwv.eren.doe.gov/windpoweringamerica Danish Educational Resource: http://www.windpower.org/core.htm Minneapolis Based Navitas Energy: http://www.windpower.org Minnesota Agricultural Site: http://w-ww.windustry.org American Wind Energy Association http://www.awea.org Moorhead Public Utilities: http://www.mpsutility.com/tour.htm Minnesotans for an energy efficient economy: http://www.me3.org/issues/wind/ Iowa school district using 2 turbines: http://www.spirit-lake.kl2.ia.us/htmUdist/B&G/building.htm History of Wind Power Development: http://telosnet.com/wind/ April 12, 2002 Elizabeth Thornton, Commissioner BCWMC 4270 Lawndale Lane N. Plymouth, MN 55446 CITY OF PLYP10UTf+ SUBJECT: BASSETT CREEK WATER MANAGEMENT COMMISSION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM Dear Commissioner Thornton: Thank you for meeting with City staff to discuss the Bassett Creek Water Management Commission (BCWMC) Capital Improvements Program (CIP). City staff has several major concerns and recommendations regarding the proposed CIP. 1. The City's own adopted Medicine Lake and Parkers Lake plans should be incorporated into the BCWMC CIP. The City has recently prepared plans for Medicine Lake and Parkers Lake. The plans are the results of an extensive public process, including participation by the City's Environmental Quality Committee, lake associations and in the case of Medicine Lake a citizen's task force. They are based upon newest and most complete data for the lakes. These plans largely emphasize an approach of source reduction and enhancement of the biological environment to improve the water quality of the water bodies. In the case of Parkers Lake, the water quality goal for the lake has been exceeded the last two years, and the plan emphasizes measures to maintain this high level of water quality. We recommend that these plans be incorporated into the BCWMC Water Quality Management Program. 2. The overall funding level of the plan is too high and should be substantially reduced. There are several reasons for this conclusion. First, new state legislation limiting the use of phosphorous in fertilizer for lawns in the metropolitan area will have a significant impact on water quality. Plymouth has had this requirement since 1996 for commercial applicators and since 1999 for all lawn areas. While the water quality improvements in Parkers Lake, and less markedly, in Medicine Lake cannot be traced to this limitation, we feel it has been a contributing factor and when implemented across the watershed will have a significant impact on the water quality of all the water bodies, potentially reducing or eliminating the need for many of the projects anticipated in the CIP. Second, several water bodies in the BCWMC currently meet all or most of their water quality goals, including Parkers Lake in Plymouth. Some of the projects previously proposed are not likely to show benefits that outweigh the costs at the time of implementation. N:\pwT-ngineering\GENERALLLTRS\RON\2002\Thomton_BCWC CIP.doc PLYMOUTH A Beaut ful Place To Live 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 • TELEPHONE (763) 509-5000 0-1-- www.d.plymouth.mn.us (I -2a) fur —151 e� CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MN 55447 DATE: April 11, 2002 TO: Dwight Johnson, City Manager FROM: Anne Hurlburt, Community Development Director SUBJECT: Hennepin County Adult Correctional Facility (HCACF) Population Report Hennepin County Com.-nunity Corrections staff has submitted their monthly report on average daily population for the month of March 2002. The average daily population reported for the Plymouth facility in March was 540, less than the occupancy limit of 601 set by the Conditional Use Permit. The chart below shows the average monthly population since we began receiving reports in June of 1998. E71111 -T 500 c 0 400 m 300 m a 200 100 HCACF Monthly Population Report 00 00 00 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O — � r N O O O O O O c Q. 0 � c a 0 c. v `- Month/Yea r []CUP Limit ■Average Count Elizabeth Thornton, Commissioner Page 2 Third, the required level of funding would substantially exceed the City's long term available revenues. The City instituted a Storm Water Utility Fee which became effective in the middle of 2001. That fee was based on a projection of providing $500,000 for water quality capital improvement projects throughout the city. The BCWMC proposed program would not only increase the City's assessment by nearly 3 %2 times over the next several years, but would absorb nearly all of the capital money the City was planning for the entire City of Plymouth including three other watersheds over the long run. While Medicine Lake and Parkers Lake in the BCWMC area are the top priorities for Plymouth, we will have other important projects elsewhere in Plymouth in the coming years. 3. The funding formula for cost sharing should be reviewed and changed. The currently proposed formula when applied to some of the projects outside Plymouth, would require that the City of Plymouth to pay more for a project than the city in which the water resource was located. Also, we note that work on several of the water bodies appears to have only a local benefit while other projects have major regional significance. We suggest that the BCWMC prioritization of water bodies and especially the measure of regional significance be used to determine the cost share breakdown for the BCWMC CIP and as a guide to generally reduce the overall funding level needed. Thank you for the opportunity to comment at this time. If the commission wishes to meet with City staff to discuss the BCWMC CIP, please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, 'CO ?W."n Dwight D. Johnson City Manager cc: Bassett Creek Watershed Management Commission N:\pw\Engineering\GENERAL\LTRMOM2002\T6omton BCWC CIP.doc (I -2b) MEMO CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MN 55447 DATE: April 10, 2002 TO: Plymouth City Council and Planning Commission FROM: Barbara Senness, Planning Manager SUBJECT: Lighting at Plymouth Marketplace Staff recently received a resident complaint about the height of the light poles installed at Plymouth Marketplace. As a result of the complaint, staff has researched the matter and found that an error was made in determining the correct height of some of the poles in the project. Staff is planning to bring a variance request addressing this error to the Planning Commission on May 15 and to the City Council on May 28. What follows is a brief background on the project and review of the lighting issue. Project Background The commercial portion of Plymouth Marketplace (excluding the senior housing) consists of six buildings on five separate lots. The two larger lots containing the Lund's grocery store and the two retail commercial buildings are part of the Marketplace Planned Unit Development (PUD). The three small lots bordering Vicksburg are guided City Center. Since the only zoning districts consistent with the City Center guiding are City Center zoning districts, these properties could not be rezoned as part of the PUD. However, all of these uses function as one development and the developer designed the entire project to be consistent with the City Center standards for building design and materials. Lighting Review Plymouth Marketplace was the first project where staff applied the current lighting standards, which the City Council adopted in February 2000. The plans brought to the City Council for approval in June 2000 included general and decorative lighting for the project. The plans approved showed general lighting on all five lots at 25 feet in height and decorative lighting at 20 feet. When applying the lighting standards to this project, staff considered Lund's to be the principal building. Under that assumption, the light poles could be a maximum of 25 feet in height. However, since five of the six buildings are on separate lots, staff made an error in considering Lund's as the principal building. Staff would have been correct in their assessment had all of the buildings been on the same lot. Because the buildings on the other lots are all less than 25 feet in height, the ordinance requires that the light poles not exceed the building height. Staff raised the question of pole height to the developer last summer in response to a resident complaint, noting that the height needed to be reduced on the retail buildings. The developer responded that the original approvals allowed the 25 -foot height and that the approval was consistent with the requirements in the ordinance. Staff at that time concurred, albeit in error, and did not pursue any further action with the developer about the height of the light poles. Following the staff's recent assessment of site lighting, staff met with the developer about the error in staff interpretation of the lighting requirements. The focus of the discussion with the developer was how best to meet the intent of the City's lighting requirements while limiting the impact on all affected parties. As a result of that meeting, the developer has agreed to prepare a request for a variance for those poles that exceed the maximum height. As indicated above, staff is planning to bring the variance request to the Planning Commission on May 15 and to the City Council on May 28. 2 5. Include or ask for their e-mail and phone number if they are interested. The meeting was adjourned at 10:30. Next Meeting: March 13, 2002 Respectfully submitted, Shane Missaghi N:\pw\Engineering\WTRQLTY\MINUTES\2002\2_20 AquaticVegMan Min.doc Page 2 of 2 SUBURBAN TRANSIT ASSOCIATION LEGISLATIVE REPORT 2002-2 FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2002 BUDGET BALANCING LEGISLATION PHASE 1 In an attempt to address the FY2002-03 budget deficit, the Legislature passed HF 351, a bill that addressed the entire FY2002-03 budget deficit as projected by the November Revenue Forecast. This bill cut permanent spending by $374.277 million, one-time spending by $131 million, and one-time resources by $1.463 billion. Total cuts equaled $1.969 billion in 2002-2003. HF 351 also eliminated $1.8 billion of the 2004-2005 budget deficit, out of a (then) projected $2.5 billion deficit. (Removing the inflation factor from revenue estimates accounts for $1.127 billion of the reductions.) Cuts to transportation and transit in HF 351 totaled $4.1 million, including $2 million in service cuts and $600,000 in administrative cuts for Metro Transit. Because opt -out providers do not receive general fund assistance, they are exempt from these cuts. HF 351 also takes $40 million from the Riverview Corridor funding that was approved by the 2000 Legislature. Unfortunately for the Legislature, the February Revenue Forecast projected a larger deficit than the November Revenue Forecast that Phase 1 cuts were based on. This means that the Legislature has had to tackle the budget deficit a second time in order to meet the constitutional requirement of a balanced budget for the current biennium. The STA Legislative Report is preparedby Tom Poul and Liz Shields Keating Messerli & Kramer P.A., 145 University Avenue West, Suite 450, St Paul, MN 55103 Telephone(651)228-9757 Fax(651)228-9787 shoulder lane language is not included in the House Transportation Policy Bill. The shoulder lane legislation is currently being debated in the Omnibus Transportation Policy conference committee. If this language is to become law this year, it is more likely that it will be as part of the Transportation Policy Bill than as a separate bill. CAROLYN RODRIGUEZ, TRANSIT ADVOCATE The STA mourns the loss of Metropolitan Council Representative Carolyn Rodriguez, who died March 7 after a courageous battle with cancer. Prior to her appointment to the Metropolitan Council, Ms. Rodriguez served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1981 through 1985. While representing the south metro at the capitol, Ms. Rodriguez spearheaded the creation of opt -out transit. She was the chief author of the enabling legislation, and remained an active supporter of transit, especially suburban transit, for the rest of her life. Ms. Rodriguez was given the Minnesota Public Transit Association "Friend of Transit" award. In honor of her dedication to transit, several STA board members traveled to Ms. Rodriguez's memorial service on a MVTA bus. LEE SHEEHY APPOINTED METROPOLITAN COUNCIL REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR The Metropolitan Council, at their Dec. 19 meeting, approved the appointment of Lee Sheehy as regional administrator beginning Jan. 19, 2002. He succeeds Jay Lindgren, who accepted a new position at the Dorsey & Whitney law firm in Minneapolis. Mr. Sheehy, a lawyer, has extensive public and private sector experience. Sheehy is a former senior vice-president and general counsel for Public Radio International, a not-for-profit corporation and the nation's leading supplier of non- commercial radio programs. He managed the business end of distribution agreements for nationally known public radio programs including A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor, Marketplace, This American Life, The World and Michael Feldman's Whad 'Ya Know? Previously, he served as chief deputy attorney general under former Attorney General Skip Humphrey, where he directed the office operations and helped establish work priorities for 250 attorneys and 500 total employees, including tobacco policy and litigation initiatives. The STA has already had several occasions to meet with Mr. Sheehy to discuss transit issues, and looks forward to continuing the excellent working relationship between opt -outs and the Met Council under Mr. Sheehy's leadership. The STA appreciates Mr. Sheehy's willingness to meet with opt -out providers, and looks forward to working with him in the future. 4 MIKE SETZER APPOINTED METRO TRANSIT GENERAL MANAGER After a national search to replace John Haley, the Metropolitan Council selected Mike Setzer, a transplanted Minnesotan as Metro Transit General Manager. Mr. Setzer is no stranger to Twin Cities transit, having worked for the Metropolitan Transit Commission, the forerunner to Metro Transit, as a special projects officer from 1972-1974. Mr. Setzer has served as general manager at three other transit properties: Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority in Cincinnati; Bi -State Transit in St. Louis, Missouri; and South Bend, Indiana Public Transportation Corporation. He is also founder of a firm providing management services for seven U.S. transit systems. The Suburban Transit Association looks forward to working closely with Mr. Setzer on transit and transportation issues. 5 Apr 88 ZBBZ 14:34:37 Via Fax -> 763+589+5868 Laurie Ahrens -- "93 AMM FAX (I -4b) n Partnewlim"' F 8 NEWS 80r�nces io solu�ons April 8 -12.2002 Met Council drafts expanded Environmental Policy Pian Prior to this year's Blueprint up- date, the Metropolitan Council has traditionally adopted four "policy plans„ corresponding with the four regional systems—parks and open space, aviation, transportation and wastewaterservices. However, as part of this Council's additional emphasis on environmental pro- te :tion, the fourth policy plan is currently being expanded from simply a wastewater services plan to a much broader environmental policy plan, which will incorporate wastewater services as well as a variety of other environmental is- sIaes. The wastewater services compo- nent will be the only part where the Council has the authority of an of- ficial regional system, but local comp pians will be evaluated against the new components when the Council utilizes its review and comment authority. The Met Council's Environment COM nittee and several advisory groups have been working on the draft Environmental Policy Plan, which will include an overall envi- ronrnental goal, as well as goal, paoicy and implementation state- ments for the following nine areas: natural resources, wastewater ser- vices, water quality, water supply, river corridors, energy, brownfields, air and solid waste. The natural resources goal, policy and implementation statements stem from the Natural Resources Inventory (NRI) that the Council has been working on for almost a year now. Originally scheduled for completion by the end of 2001, compilation of the regional NRI has been delayed by technical and scheduling difficulties and is now scheduled for completion in early June. The draft policy plan will be dis- cussed by the Metropolitan Council's Environmental Policy Committee on Tuesday, April 9 and by the full Council at the April 17 meeting of the Regional Growth Policy Committee. For a copy of the draft policy plan, please con- tact Kris Wilson at 651/215-4003 orkristine@amm145.org. Association of StsP ul, AM Avenue 03 20 ; Metropoiitdn .Phone: (651) 315-4000 Fax: (651) 281-1299 Muniripalitiee E -Mail: amm&inm145.org AAM Fax News is faxed to all AMM city managers and ado nistrators, legislative con- tacts and Board members. Please share this far with your mayors, Councilmenhers and sraffro keep them abreast of tH porranimetro City issues. Appssocea iBB .2oon9Z :35:"Vi a Fax -> 763+509+5960 Laurie Ahrens Page 003 Of 003 elropolitan Municipalities News Fax April 8 -12, 2002, Page 2 of 2 Conference Committee Updates Legislative conference commit- tees continue to work on several major pieces of legislation, includ- ing the budget reconciliation, transportation funding and capital investment bills. Budget Balancing. (H.F. 3270). This conference committee has met twice — once to review the two bills and once to receive public testimony. The public testimony focused primarily on the health and human services portions of the two bills. The House bill reduces the human services budget by $56.9 million and spends $347.2 million of the tobacco endowment to address the state budget short- fall. The Senate bill does not make any additional cuts in the human services budget, but does include a 30 -cent per pack in- crease in the cigarette tax effec- tive May 1, 2002 and another 30 - cent increase effective Jan. 1, 2003. At this time the conferees have not addressed the tax and public finance sections of the Sen- ate bill or scheduled their next meeting. Transportation Funding. This conference committee has also met twice — once to review the two bills and once to receive public tes- timony. The House bill authorizes the issuance of $750 million in transportation bonds, to be paid for by existing revenue sources, and uses the bond proceeds to reduce highway bottlenecks and improve interregional corridors. The Senate bill increases the gas tax and provides funding for both transit and roads. The Senate also authorizes a metropolitan area ref- erendum for a half -cent sales tax to support transportation projects. Capital Projects (Bonding). This committee has yet to have a sec- ond meeting due to the lack of a spending target. Legislature Debates RaF - Cigarette Tax The Senate has adopted a budget balancing bill that includes an in- crease in the state's cigarette tax. Under the Senate proposal, the tax would increase 30 -cents per pack effective May 1, 2002 and another 30 -cents per pack effective Janu- ary 1, 2003, with the proceeds de- posited in the state's general fund. The House does not have a simi- lar provision. While AMM does not have a position on the cigarette tax, the AMM Board did discuss the issue at its April 4 meeting. AMM Board member and Minne- apolis city council member Paul Zerby briefed the Board on the is- sue and shared copies of a reso- lution passed by the Minneapolis city council Supporting a cigarette tax increase. If your city is inter- ested in receiving a copy of the Minneapolis resolution, please call Councilmember Zerby at (612) 673-2202. AMM FAX NEWS Partneeips prmliding� services April 8 -12, 2002 (no. 2) City Support for Increased 911 Surcharge As a House -Senate conference committee continues to work on Anti -Terrorism legislation, city staff and officials are encouraged to contact members of the House of Representatives to express sup- port for an increase in the 811 fee, as contained in the Senate bill (S.F. 2683). The Senate provision, which is not included in the House bill (H.F. 2622), would authorize a 25 -cent increase in the statewide 911 sur- charge. Revenue from the in- ci,ease would provide additional funds for 911 Public Safety An- swering Points (PSAPs) and for the 800 MHz Metropolitan Radio Board. Technological upgrades and expansions in both systems are necessary in order to provide citizens with effective and efficient emergency response services. Please contact your local Repre- sentatives and/or House members of the conference committee to express the city community's sup- port for the Senate provision re- garding the 911 surcharge. Mem- bers of the conference committee, which is scheduled to meet again on Monday, April 15, include Rep. Stanek (R -Maple Grove), Rep. Tuma (R -Northfield), Rep. Murphy (DFL-Hermantown), Rep. Fuller (R -Bemidji), and Rep. Smith (R - Mound); as well as Sen. Ranum (DFL-Mpls.), Sen. Kelley (DFL -St. Louis Park), Sen. Schwab (R - Albert Lea), Sen. Neuville (R - Northfield) and Sen. Moua (DFL - St. Paul). Housing Performance Scores to be used for LCA Funding On Monday, April 15, the Metro- politan Council will begin discus- sion of how best to incorporate lo- cal government's Mousing Perfor- mance Scores into the ranking of proposals for Livable Ccmrtuni- ties grants. The Horsing Perfor- mance Scores, which are c:om- AMM Fax News is faxed to all AIWM do managers and adodhisawars kfislat w con- tacts and Board members. Please sheat this jar with your mayors, eouncllmembers and Staff to keep them abreast of important metro cIssues. £9 30 200 a6pd uosugor moniy referred to as the "100 Points," were first used during last fall's TAB funding process. The proposal being presented to the C'ouncil's Livable Communities Committee on Monday outlines one method for incorporating the House Performance Score into requests for funding from the Tax Base Revitalization Account JBRA) and the Livable Commu- nities Demonstration Account (LCDA), and a separate method fortheir use in relation to the Local Housing Incentives Account (LHIA). In the case of the TBRA and LCDA programs, requests would first be igfiinQ 999S+695+£9j, <_ scared in the same manner as in past years and then would receive up to 10 "bonus" points based on their Housing Performance Score - The number of bonus points would be determined by dividing the city's Housing Performance Score by 10 and rounding up. So for ex- ample, if a city has a Housing Per- formance Score of 76, proposals from that city would receive 8 bo- nus points when their requests for funding from TBRA and LCDA are reviewed. The exception to this would be when a TBRA or LCDA request in- cludes an affordable housing com- ponent, in which case the Council does not want to disadvantage that XV1 VIA 1 J: 99: ST Z99Z Zt sdd association of 14S Universi(pAvear a West St. Peat, MN SS103-2044 Metropolitan Phone: (W) pis -4000 Municipalltift Fax. (W) 3!1.1294 nfiggamml4lorf AMM Fax News is faxed to all AIWM do managers and adodhisawars kfislat w con- tacts and Board members. Please sheat this jar with your mayors, eouncllmembers and Staff to keep them abreast of important metro cIssues. £9 30 200 a6pd uosugor moniy referred to as the "100 Points," were first used during last fall's TAB funding process. The proposal being presented to the C'ouncil's Livable Communities Committee on Monday outlines one method for incorporating the House Performance Score into requests for funding from the Tax Base Revitalization Account JBRA) and the Livable Commu- nities Demonstration Account (LCDA), and a separate method fortheir use in relation to the Local Housing Incentives Account (LHIA). In the case of the TBRA and LCDA programs, requests would first be igfiinQ 999S+695+£9j, <_ scared in the same manner as in past years and then would receive up to 10 "bonus" points based on their Housing Performance Score - The number of bonus points would be determined by dividing the city's Housing Performance Score by 10 and rounding up. So for ex- ample, if a city has a Housing Per- formance Score of 76, proposals from that city would receive 8 bo- nus points when their requests for funding from TBRA and LCDA are reviewed. The exception to this would be when a TBRA or LCDA request in- cludes an affordable housing com- ponent, in which case the Council does not want to disadvantage that XV1 VIA 1 J: 99: ST Z99Z Zt sdd Association of Metropolitan Municipalities News Fax April 8 -12, 2002 (no. 2), page 2 of 2 proposal because of a city's low Housing Performance Score, which largely reflects past perfor- mance. Therefore, these propos- als would be "held harmless," by applying the greater of: 1) the city's actual Housing Performance Score; or 2) the average Housing Performance Score of the overall applicant pool. When evaluating this proposal, it is important to keep in mind that the ranking of requests for funding is not the determining factor in which projects actually receive funding. When making the final determination, Councilmembers consider the amount of funds avail- able, geographic distribution of the awards, and other circumstances, as well as the proposal's numeric ranking. In the case of the Local Housing Incentives Account (LHIA), which is administered in cooperation with the Metropolitan Council, the Min- nesota Housing Finance Agency (MHFA), the Greater Minnesota Housing Fund and the Family Housing Fund through a "super - Mark Your Calendars.... AMM's 2002 Annual Meeting Thursday, May 30 Four Points Sheraton -- St. Paul Social hour (cash bar) 5:30-6:30 p.m. Buffet Dinner ............... 6:30-7:30 p.m. Business Meeting ................. 7:30 p.m. RFP," Met Council staff is recom- mending that the Council target its dollars to projects in cities with lower Housing Performance Scores, based on the idea that these are the cities that would truly benefit from the incentive. If the Council were to target LHIA dol- lars to cities with higher Housing Performance Scores it could lead to a case of the "rich getting richer." The Met Council intends to final- ize a method for incorporating Housing Performance Scores in time for this spring's round of LCDA funding and the fall round of TBRA and LHIAfunding. Addition- ally, the Council intends to re-evalu- ate the method of calculating Housing Performance Scores prior to the end of the year. AMM is in the process of evaluat- ing this proposal and would appre- ciate input from member cities. Please contact Kris Wilson (651/215-4003 or kristine amm145.orq) at AMM with any comments or questions. Senate Offers Bonding Bill Compromise The Senate bonding conference conferees have presented House conferees with a com- promise offer on the capital bonding bill, which would re- duce the bill's total from the $1.076 billion contained in the original Senate bill to approxi- mately $992 million. That would require the House to come up more than $250 million from their original amount of $739 million. The Senate offer rec- ommends reductions in many projects, but an increase in the appropriation for Northstar com- muter rail from $8 to $15 mil- lion. A listing comparing the Senate's offer to the original House and Senate bills is posted on the AMM website at www.amml45.org. Met Council Releases Report on Housing Tax Credit Program On Wednesday, April 10, the Metro- politan Council released a report re- garding the use of federal low-in- come housing tax credits in the re- gion. Since 1987, housing develop- ments in the region have received $44.25 million in credits. The credits have helped finance 10,951 units in 63 metro cities. The units are gener- ally owned by private for-profit or non- profit entities. Of the total number of units, 7,392 or 68% have been built 11ma 898S+68S+£91_ <_ in suburban cities. A copy of the re- port can be obtained from the Metro- politan Council. Also on Wednesday, the Council ap- proved an extension of their suc- cessful SAC waiver program and authorized an additional $500,000 of waivers, plus a study of the program's effectiveness in stimulating the pro- duction of affordable housing. x9d PIA 6E:L8:ST Z88Z ZT sdd