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COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE:
TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 5:30 PM
TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 7: 00 PM
TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 5:30 PM
TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 7:00 PM
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 4:00 PM
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 6:00 PM
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THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 7:00 PM
5. FRIDAY, JUNE 14
6. MONDAY, JUNE 17, 7: 00 PM
7. TUESDAY, JUNE 18 THROUGH
FRIDAY, JUNE 21
8. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 7:00 PM
9. THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 7: 00 PM
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING: SNOWPLOWING;
CREATING A DOWNTOWN COUNCIL; CONSIDER
FUTURE STUDYSESSION TOPICS, Council Chambers
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING: PLANS FOR
PLYMOUTH CREEK CENTER LOWER LEVEL,
OAKWOOD. TENNIS COURT DOME PLANS; FUTURE
STUDYSESSION TOPICS, Public Safety Training Room
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers
SKATE PARK CELEBRATION, 14900 23rd Avenue
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE (EQC),
Council Chambers
PARK & RECREATIONAL) VISORY COMMISSION
(PRAC), Council Chambers
FLAG DAY
YOUTHADVISORY COUNCIL, Council Chambers
LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES ANNUAL
CONFERENCE, Rochester Civic Center
PLANNING COMMISSION, Council Chambers
HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT A UTHORITY (HRA),
Medicine Lake Room
Regular Meeting of the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission
June 13, 2002, 7 p.m.
AGENDA PIIIL�
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes
3. Visitor Presentations
a. Athletic Associations
b. Staff -Diane Evans
c. Others
4. Report on Past Council Action
a.
b.
5. Unfinished Business
a. Millennium Garden update
b. Hilde Performance Center update
c. Greenwood youth sports update - reschedule dedication
ceremony
e. Mud Lake park update
6. New Business
a. Regina Michaud - Teen survey
b. Del Erickson - Plymouth Creek Center basement improvements
7. Commission Presentation
8. Staff Communication
9. Adjourn
Tentative Schedule for
City Council Agenda Items
June 25
• Public hearing on ownership change for Vintage Market Wines and Spirits
• Approve Final Plat for Paulas Place, 10 townhome units located at 2220 County Road
101. MIM Enterprises. (2001017F)
• Approve 800MHz radio subscriber agreement
• Award bid for Mud Lake Park
• Receive 2001 Audit Report
July 9
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Carruthers was presented with a letter in recognition of outstanding service to NHMP
from Wellstone.
"In all the years that I have known you, I have respected your keen sense of fairness
and personal courage," Wellstone wrote. "Day after day, you have given voice to the
voiceless; week after week, you worked for justice in the face of blatant injustice; and
month after month, you have given strength to the weak. You have done this with a
sense of humor and with unfathomable compassion."
Bailey -Allen recognized Janet Mauer and Jean Hosterman for 15 years of service to
NHMP.
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they leave a mediation session with the sense that they've made a difference,"
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Rookie of the Year Awards, a new category of recognition, were given to Joni Brown
of Brooklyn Park, Sandra Moberg Walls of Champlin and Peter Enck, mayor of New
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Mediator of the Year honor went to Judith Mason of Plymouth. She has a family law
practice in Rogers.
"Judy has worn just about every hat in this organization," Bailey -Allen said. "She
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for many years on the board of directors including three years as president. Judy has
helped with training, has taken new mediators under her wing as a mentor, has
recruited new talent to the organization and has provided a link between volunteer
mediators and volunteer board members. More than anything, as a new executive
director, I am especially grateful to Judy's willingness to remain another year on the
board helping North Hennepin Mediation Program through this transition."
Bailey -Allen succeeded Bonnie Lukes who stepped down as executive director in
June of 2001.
In January and February of 2002, 13 new mediators completed an intense 30 -hour
training program. The new members of the NHMP team are Abby Badzin, Lee
Bearmon, Karen Chesebrough, Randall Fowler, Gary Goldetsky, Sandy Hanf, Amy
Kodet, Gorden Kruse, Cheryl Lev-Shilkrot, Tim Springer, Steve Stern, Shirley White
and Edward Whittaker. In addition to this group, four other mediators joined the
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❖ Please join community members in the Plymouth/Wayzata area to develop
strategies to reduce youth alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and other drug use. We
are at a critical planning stage, and welcome all input.
❖ We will continue to create action steps that will address the gaps in the
community's perspective/approach to addressing this issue. We will break into
small groups that represent the various constituency groups in the community,
(i.e., school, faith, parents, youth and civic). Each small group will design the
action steps that will address the specific strategies identified.
❖ We need a name ... please bring three ideas to jumpstart our brainstorming.
❖ If you have wanted to come to one of our meetings before but haven't been able,
now is the time to join us!
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- Carol Bergenstal, Communities in Collaboration Council at 763-745-5264
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Thursday, June 27th
Wayzata High School
Forum Room, B 204
6:30 - 8:30 p.m
YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL
MINUTES OF MEETING
APRIL 22, 2002
Council Members
Present
Absent
Archana Balasubramanyam
Katie Bonneville
Brianna Cohen
Katelyn Donnelly
Ifna Ejebe
Supriya Gandham
Jameson Johnson
Eric Jungels
Mark Lenhardt
Alison Rapacz
Dan Taylor
Councilmember Judy Johnson, Public Safety Advisory Board Liaison Gary Landis and Deputy
City Clerk Kurt Hoffman were also present.
Brianna made the motion, seconded by Supriya, to approve the minutes of the April 8 meeting.
The motion passed in a unanimous voice vote.
Archana made the motion, seconded by Supriya, to approve the agenda. The motion passed in a
unanimous voice vote.
Policies/procedures
Council members agreed to postpone further discussion of Council procedural issues until
Jameson could be present to offer his ideas.
Attendance at Your City's Family Conference, May 1-4
Council members discussed the possibility of participating in a panel discussion on May 4 at the
National League of Cities conference in Minneapolis. Judy hopes that she will be able to drop in
on the session, but was unsure of her schedule that day. Members agreed that they would be
unable to commit to serving as panel members at the discussion.
Plans to raise funds at the League of Minnesota Cities state conference
Judy said that in light of support by the League's past President, Duluth Mayor Gary Doty for
fundraising efforts for schools in Vietnam, she was reluctant to advise the Youth Advisory
Council's proposal to raise money for Afghani schools. She said she would suggest to the
League's State Board of Directors the idea of setting up a booth for youth to conduct fundraising
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April 22, 2002 Meeting
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at the Rochester Conference. Council members agreed to contact youth councils from other cities
such as Moorhead, St. Cloud, Duluth, Rochester, and Fairmount to share ideas on possible
service fundraising.
Council members discussed who might be eligible to go to the Rochester conference. Judy
suggested that the City Council change the Youth Advisory Council term dates to July 1 in order
to allow standing Council members to attend the League of Minnesota State Conferences. She
said it might be a good idea to reduce the number of June meetings to one, to serve as a transition
for the new Youth Advisory Council members.
Archana made a motion, seconded by Supriya to request that the City Council allow Youth
Advisory Council terms to commence on July 1 of each year. The motion passed in a unanimous
voice vote.
Teen Activities Update
Brianna reported that the Armstrong High School newspaper Odyssey plans to print a story on
"the Stage" event. Supriya reported that the subcommittee is currently discussing auditions for
the program talent. Alison agreed to sit in at the auditions session. Katelyn plans to speak with
bands that audition for the Wayzata High School lunches.
Youth Center Update
Alison reported no new developments have occurred.
Youth Town Forum Update
Archana reported that a subcommittee meeting is scheduled for 6:30 PM on Apri129. She asked
the council for a recommendation on what food to serve at the Town Forum. Following
discussion, the Council members recommended Subway sandwiches and Pizza Hut pizza are
served.
Ifna asked whether the Wayzata Political Issues Group would consider acting as a supporter of
the Youth Town Forum. She said that would give the Council an inroad into the school to
publicize the event. Katelyn thought that would be a good option. Subcommittee members are
will also be distributing registration materials to the middle schools.
Intergenerational Collaboration Update
Ifna reported that the agenda topics are in place. She requested that Youth Advisory Council
members try to attend. The Council discussed publicity on the event. Ifna said the group would
like to keep the first event closed for participation. Judy suggested inviting Cable 12 News and
the Sun Sailor cover the event. The Council directed staff to request that the media cover the
event in a non—invasive manner.
Marijuana Awareness Campaign Update
Gary thanked Archana for speaking to the Public Safety Advisory Board. He said the Advisory
Board believes it is important for parents to be made aware, as well, about drug—related issues
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April 22, 2002 Meeting
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such as the increased potency of today's marijuana. He asked that the Youth Advisory Council
continue to keep the Public Safety Advisory Board aware of its work.
Judy suggested the Council review its goals, set up a work plan, and let the City Council know
about whatever budget needs might be required for the campaign. She added that the awareness
campaign would be a good program to submit as a grant request to the Communities in
Collaboration Council.
Supriya made a motion, seconded by Katelyn, to adjourn the meeting at 8:15 PM. The motion
passed without opposition.
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Plymouth Human Rights Commission
May 2, 2002
Adopted Minutes
Commissioners
Present
Absent
Claudelle Carruthers
Jackie Fraedrich
Ruth Ruffin
Lisa Hunter
Don Ren uist
Vikas Chhabra — V. Chair
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Prathyusha Mandavilli —
V. Chair
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Hal Broxe
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Norma Garfin — Chair
Nwamaka E' ebe
Anay Bedi
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Patty Ple-Plakon
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Ginny Clark
Mary Ellen Martinson
Gloria Alexander
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Also present: City Councilmember Sandy Hewitt, Assistant City Manager Laurie
Ahrens, and Office Support Representative Sue Gulbrand.
A meeting of the Human Rights Commission was held beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the
Council Chambers of City Hall, 3400 Plymouth Boulevard, on May 2, 2002.
Commissioner Garfin called the meeting to order. Commissioner Garfin noted that a
quorum was present so official business could be conducted.
Approve Minutes
Commissioner Garfin asked if there were any additions, deletions or corrections to the
minutes.
Commissioner Renquist moved and Commissioner Chhabra seconded to approve the
minutes. Motion carried.
Approve Agenda
Commissioner Garfin asked if there were any additions, deletions or corrections to the
agenda.
Human Rights Commission Minutes
May 2, 2002
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Commissioner Ejebe requested to add the Youth Town Forum as item No. 6.C. under
New Business.
Commissioner Chhabra requested to remove item No. 4.A., Students Meeting with
Schools under Committee Reports.
Commissioner Alexander moved and Commissioner Ejebe seconded to approve the
agenda. Motion carried.
Committee Reports
(4.B.) Student Workshop on April 24
Commissioner Bedi reported on the student workshop that was held on April 24 at the
Plymouth Creek Center. Five schools had attended with 120 students participating in the
workshop on World Religions. He stated that they had a very good turnout and that the
feedback from the students was very positive. The participants indicated that they
enjoyed the one on one talks they had with the speakers and that it was a good learning
experience with the different religions. Dr. Rambachan had expressed his appreciation
for the workshop and felt that the students should encourage others to have a program
similar to this.
(4. C.) Domestic Partner Registration Project
Commissioner Renquist reported on the Domestic Partner Registration Project. He had
contacted the City of Minneapolis to find out what procedure they have in place. The
City of Minneapolis has an application available, Registration as a Domestic Partnership
that is completed along with a $20.00 application fee. The form is kept on file and at this
time there are no employee health benefits available through the City. Funeral leave and
family medical leave are the only benefits available at this time. He had contacted the
City benefits department and they had indicated that in order to be eligible for group
insurance they must be a married partner.
Commissioner Renquist stated that he was going to contact Minneapolis City
Councilmember, Jim Nyland for further information.
Commissioner Garfin will be receiving a report on the reasons that several municipalities
are not participating in the Domestic Partner Registration program.
A discussion took place on whether any hospitals were honoring the registration program.
At this time the Commission is gathering information and will determine what steps the
City of Plymouth will take next.
Human Rights Commission Minutes
May 2, 2002
Page 3 of 4
(4.D.) Intergenerational Project
Commissioner Mandavilli stated that the meeting was held on April 27 at the Plymouth
Creek Center and was very successful and the outcome was extremely positive. A group
of approximately 25 had attended and the facilitator, Mr. Peter Schmit from Wayzata
High School, was quite knowledgeable and enthusiastic. During this event, they
assembled into groups of 2 seniors and 2 students. Each group was given a slip of paper
where they had to draw stereotypes and then discuss the scenario.
Commissioner Ejebe brought up topics that would be discussed at the next meeting.
Some suggestions were politics, childhood, or religion. The group decided to schedule
discussions first and then they may become involved in various projects.
(4.E) Bias/Hate Crime Response Plan
Laurie Ahrens stated that the group had a meeting prior to this meeting and the
committee will be updating the Bias/Hate Crime Response Plan. Another meeting has
been scheduled to continue with this project.
A discussion took place on the Bias Offense Report and the choices in the race
description category. A suggestion was made to invite Chief Gerdes to a meeting for
further explanation of the form. It was agreed that Concilmember Hewitt will e-mail the
questions to Chief Gerdes and the group will then pursue the report based on the
information received.
Old Business
(5.A.) Proposed Correspondence to Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council
The commission agreed to send the letter to Northwest Hennepin Human Services
Council stating that the Plymouth Human Rights Commission will not be participating in
the quarterly meetings.
(5. B.) Discuss Hennepin County's African American Men Project
Chief Gerdes had requested feedback from the Commission on the Hennepin County's
African American Men Project, specifically whether the police department should collect
data on all traffic stops as it relates to race/ethnicity and gender of the driver. Staff will
obtain clarification from Chief Gerdes on what specific questions the commission should
address.
Commissioner Ejebe had asked what the actual process is. It was agreed to discuss this
topic further at the September 5 meeting.
Human Rights Commission Minutes
May 2, 2002
Page 4 of 4
New Business
(6.A) New Neighbors' Handbook
Councilmember Hewitt had received the handbook from the League of Women Voters of
St. Louis Park. The New Neighbors' Handbook was prepared to assist immigrants living
in the St. Louis Park community with emergency information, general information,
educational opportunities, etc. The booklet will be available in Russian and Spanish.
Since Plymouth has a large Russian community, Councilmember Hewitt had suggested
that we prepare a handbook similar to this for the City of Plymouth.
Commissioners Bedi, Mandavilli, Chhabra, Garfin, Councilmember Hewitt and Laurie
Ahrens will be on a subcommittee to investigate the development of a handbook. The
first step will be to enlist other agencies and individuals to assist with the project.
(6.B.) Discuss Summer Meeting Schedule
In previous years, the commission did not meet in July or August. Subcommittees would
continue to meet during the summer. Motion was made by Commissioner Mandavilli,
and seconded by Commissioner Broxey to cancel the July and August meetings. Motion
carried.
(6. C.) Youth Towne Forum
Commissioner Ejebe reported on the Youth Towne Forum that will be held on Monday,
May 13. She stated that there would be discussions on youth activities, city government,
ways to serve the community, etc. She stated that she would speak to the students at the
event on behalf of the Human Rights Commission. Commissioner Ejebe also extended
an invitation to the commission to attend the event.
Commissioner Garfin adjourned the meeting at 9:00 p.m.
Next Meeting. June 6, 2002
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June 6, 2002
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lights on the two retail buildings and the Noodles/Chipotle building. City staff is in full
agreement that the existing fixtures do not meet the requirements of the Zoning
Ordinance. The replacement fixtures do meet the requirement for accent lighting in that
the light source is shielded. Mr. Scott has indicated that these lights are stock items and
can be delivered to him within two to two and one half weeks. We agreed on a target
date of Friday, June 21 for the new fixtures to be in place.
City staff has also completed its review of the other lights and signs that you have
indicated are in violation of the Zoning Ordinance. We have found the following:
■ The wall pack fixtures on the two retail buildings and the Noodles/Chipotle building
conform to Zoning Ordinance requirements. Because the light source is fully
shielded by the fixture itself, staff finds that the required cutoff is 90 degrees and is
met by the existing fixtures. The additional shield that was added to these fixtures
came from the manufacturer of the fixture.
■ The wall pack fixture on the west side of the Ruby Tuesdays building does not
conform to Zoning Ordinance requirements. North American Properties will be
replacing this fixture with one that conforms.
■ The existing lantern -style accent lighting at Old Chicago does not conform to Zoning
Ordinance requirements. I have discussed this matter with John Ryan, the manager,
and he has agreed to install frosted glass panels in the five fixtures. Once the frosted
glass panels are installed, the fixtures would meet ordinance requirements for accent
lighting as the frosted glass would shield the light source.
■ The signs for Chipotle do not meet ordinance requirements because the light source
illuminating the signs is directly visible. I have spoken with Jeremy Arnold, the
assistant manager, about the matter and he has referred it to the area manager. I
expect a resolution to this matter in the near future.
PLYMOUTH A BeaulufPface ?o Live
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 • TELEPHONE (763) 509-5000
®� www.ci.nlvmnuth.mn.us
As discussed in my last letter, North American Properties will be requesting a variance
for the height of the freestanding luminaires on all the lots except the Lund's lot. We
have verified that the roof line of the second story of Lund's is located at a height
between 25 and 26 feet. Consequently, the freestanding luminaires on that lot conform to
ordinance requirements. We expect to receive the variance request for the remaining
freestanding luminaires next week. The earliest Planning Commission meeting we could
present a staff report is July 17 which is the only meeting in July. City Council
consideration would be at the first meeting in August, which would be August 13.
When we receive the variance request, I will contact you. Any and all of the materials
submitted with the request will be available in our offices for you to review. Because any
application would be related to an active complaint, we will also send you a notice
announcing when the Planning Commission will review the request.
If you have any questions about this letter or how we are proceeding, please contact me
directly at 763-509-5452.
Sincerely,
Barbara G. Senness, AICP
Planning Manager
cc: Plymouth City Council
Anne Hurlburt, Community Development Director
From: Dan Faulkner
To: 'ungerjerry@aol.com'
Cc: Joy Tierney
Subj: Plymouth Surface Water Fee
Mayor Tierney forwarded your recent message to me for response. Your
concerns regarding future pond maintenance, incentive credit and
reconsideration of the current formula for determining the surface water fee will
be considered as a part of the City' s upcoming budget discussion. I apologize
that this timetable was not made clear to you at the time of our meeting on this
matter.
Each of the issues you raise would carry consequences for the City' s water
resources budget. Although they may appear straightforward from one
perspective, it is important that we consider the City as a whole as we work to
achieve the goals established in the City' s Water Resources Management
Plan. Not only is the Water Resource Fund established to implement this Plan,
but it also funds the City' s dues for membership in our watershed management
organizations which may increase substantially in the future.
It is certainly not the intent of the City to place an unfair burden on any member
or group in the community for achieving these goals. Fairness in dividing the
financial responsibility was a top priority when the surface water fee was
designed. Although it is likely that the fairness of any formula could be called into
question, each concern is worth our full consideration.
Please be assured that each of your concerns has and will get our full attention
as we proceed to establishing a budget for City Council consideration at the end
of August.
You will be notified by one of my staff when the issue comes up for discussion by
the City Council.
If you would like to discuss this further prior to that time, please feel free to call
me at 763-509-5520.
-----Original Message -----
From: Ungederry@aol.com [mailto:Ungederry@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 4:41 PM
To: jtierney@ci.plymouth.mn.us
Cc: Ihmretdonpnd@juno.com; ]oyjohan@aol.com
Subject: Plymouth Surface Water Fee
Dear Mayor Tierney,
just received my utility bill from the city and it reminded me that there are still several unresolved
issues concerning the city's surface water fee.
have written a number of letters, talked to many city staff and council members, made numerous
phone calls, and received promises or target dates when action would be completed. These
range from last August to this April and I am aware of no final action to -date. It is now 11 months
since the fee ordinance was passed and we still do not have the related issues resolved!!
We at Harrison Place Townhomes just want to be treated equally and fairly. We desire and I feel
deserve the same services and incentive opportunities as everyone else in the city. We feel that
we are now paying for city services and not receiving all of them.
We still have issues and concerns on:
1. Future pond maintenance
2. Incentive credit for our investment in our ponds
3. The logic by which various parcels in the city are charged different surface water fees. We don't
feel the current process treats us fairly!
One of our concerns has been addressed. I would like to thank you and the city for arranging to
get our ponds dredged using funds from the developer. Mr. Dan Faulkner made this happen and
we are very grateful.
I would appreciate your looking into this matter and delay and resolving it. If I can be of any
assistance to further explain our concerns please contact me.
Jerry Unger
10607 57th PI. N.
Plymouth, MN 55442
Phone 763-383-0789
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Met Council and DNR Provide First Look at
Natural Resource Inventory and Assessment
The Metropolitan Council, the Metro Di-
vision of the Minnesota Department of
Natural Resources (MnDNR), and other
partners continue to work on a Natural
Resources Inventory and Assessment
(NRI;A) forthe seven -county metropoli-
tan area, which will be incorporated into
the Met Council's work on Blueprint
2030. In the end, the assessment's
creators have said, "regionally significant
natural resource areas will be identified
through a decision making process that
integrates science (survey data and re-
search -based information with GIS mod-
eling) and social values (e.g. local and
regional public policy, private land use
and land management decisions, etc.)."
On Tuesday, June 4, DNR staff released
the preliminary results of the scientific
portion of the NRI/A.
Based on natural resource data sources
uniformly available throughout the seven -
county metropolitan area, DNR staff
have identified 804,644 acres of natural
areas in the region, of which 230,445
have been found to be regionally signifi-
cant, according to preliminary results.
These regionally significant natural re-
source areas reflect 12 percent of the
total land area in the region. Broken
down into three major classifications,
they include 99,118 acres of forests,
94,236 acres of wetlands/waters and
46,212 acres of grasslands.
DNR staff have stressed that their work
is on a regional scale, and that more work
will have to be done at the local level in
order to use the NRI/A for specific land
use planning and development decisions.
They estimate that the information nec-
essary to take it down to a local level is
currently available for approximately 35%
of the Twin Cities region. They are hop-
ing to receive a grant from the Legislative
Commission. on Minnesota Resources
(LCMR) to collect this level of data for the
remaining portions of the region.
A preliminary review of the identified sites
shows substantial concentrations of re-
gionally significant natural resource areas
in northem and eastern Anoka County and
along the Minnesota River corridor.
Smaller concentrations are located
throughout the region, in each of the seven
counties. The preliminary maps show
very few regionally significant natural re-
source areas within the 494/694 beltway,
largely because the DNR has focused on
areas that provided habitat for plants and
animals. Natural resource areas inside
the beltway primarily serve a recreational
purpose and will be added by the Met
Council.
Notably, approximately two-thirds of the
230,442 acres of regionally significant
natural resources are already protected
by regulation (mostly wetlands), public
ownership (local, state and regional
parks) or conservation easements. Much
of the regionally significant areas still to
be protected are adjacent to areas that
are already protected.
Still to come from a scientific standpoint
are Identification of corridors that connect
patches of regionally significant natural
resources and identification of the natu-
ral resource areas with the greatest po-
tential for restoration. From a policy per-
spective, the Met Council still has a lot
of implementation details to work out.
Additional information regarding the
DNR's preliminary Natural Resource As-
sessment, including the draft definitions
for what is "regionally significant," as well
as a copy of draft policies for inclusion in
the Met Council's Blueprint 2030, can be
found online at www.amm145.org. Maps
and additional information will be avail-
able at www.datefinder.org the week of
June 10.
Briefing for AMM Members:
Housing Needs Assessment and New Housing Goals for Cities
As reported in the last edition of the AMM News Fax, the Metropolitan
Council has announced that it plans to Prepare an affordable housing Friday, June 14
needs assessment for the seven -county region that will be the basis for 11:30 a.m. -1:00 p.m.
renegotiated housing goals with cities. Representatives of member cit-
ies are invitied to attend a meeting to hear from the Met Council concern- League of MN Cities Bldg,
ing their plans, ask questions, outline concerns and provide input. 145 University Ave. W.
Lunch will be provided, so pfease RSVP' by calling (651)215-4000. St. Paul, MN
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Association of Metropolitan Municipalities News Fax June 3 - 7, 2002, no. 2, page 2 of 2
BWSR Considering Change in Local Water Planning Schedule
The Board of Water and Soil Re-
sources (BWSR) is in the process
of revising the rules for water plan-
ning in the metropolitan area. The
rules outline the process and con-
tents of the plans required of water-
shed districts and watershed man-
agement organizations, as well as
for the local water plans required of
cities.
In an attempt to ensure that local
water issues are more fully consid-
ered in the local comprehensive
planning process, BWSR is sug-
gesting a change in the schedule for
local water plans. Currently, cities
are required to complete a local wa-
ter plan within two years of the
completion of the last watershed
plan within their boundaries. In many
cases, especially where there are
multiple watersheds within a single
city, this has proven problematic be-
cause by the time the last watershed
completes its plan, the first water-
shed has already started on their next
one and the logical time for the city
to complete its plan has passed.
Therefore, BWSR is suggesting that
the schedule for city water plans no
longer be tied to the watersheds'
plans. Instead, cities would be re-
quired to complete their local water
plans a set number of years prior to
the year set for comprehensive plan
updates. While the exact time span
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City issues,
between local water plans and local
comprehensive plans has not been
decided on, two years has been sug-
gested. Therefore, under this sce-
nario, cities would complete their lo-
cal water plans in the years ending
in 6 so that they would be available
to draw upon for the comprehensive
plans due in the years ending in 8. If
a set year is established for city wa-
ter plans, cities would be expected
to use whatever approved plans their
local watersheds have published at
that time.
Under the local water planning stat-
ute (section 103E_235) cities are re-
quired to submit their local water
plans, as stand alone documents, to
the Metropolitan Council for review
and comment at the time they are
completed. Additionally, the compre-
hensive planning statute (section
473.859) states that "a land use plan
shall include the water management
plan required by section 1036.235."
Given the added emphasis the Coun-
cil is placing on the protection of
natural resources in Blueprint 2030,
it seems likely that cities will have to
have local water plans in time for the
2008 comp plan updates.
Plat Monitoring Study Finds Residential
Development Following Local Comp Plans
Staff at the Metropolitan Council have
compiled the results of the first year
of their Plat Monitoring Study, de-
signed to determine if residential de-
velopment in the Twin Cities region is
consistent with cities' comprehensive
plans. Results of the study show that
the development that is occurring is
consistent with local comp plans and
is often at greater densities than re-
quired under Metropolitan Council poli-
cies.
Twelve cities volunteered to participate
in the study, including Blaine,
Chanhassen, Eden Prairie, Hugo,
Inver Grove Heights, Lakeville, Maple
Grove, Ramsey, Savage, Shakopee,
Waconia and Woodbury. The Coun-
cil collected copies of all final residen-
tial plats approved in these communi-
ties during 2001,
The 88 approved residential plats re-
sulted in 5,165 units of housing at a
net density of 3.8 unites per acre. Of
these units, 34 percent were single
family homes, 50 percent were
townhomes, 8 percent were apart-
ments and 9 percent were senior
housing. Sixteen of the 88 plats were
infill or redevelopment.
Overall, the 5,165 housing units fall
somewhere in the middle of the ranges
contained in local comprehensive
plans - equaling three times more than
the minimum called for and about 60
percent of the maximum allowable.
Additionally, the study found that 13
Percent of the land included in the
study was subject to comprehensive
Plan amendments. Land use changes
included rezoning from rural residen-
tial to urban residential, from commer-
cial and office land to medium or high
density multifamily residential, and
from low density or single family resi-
dential to medium density or mulbtam-
ily residential. These land use
changes resulted in an additional 678
housing units that had not been caped
for in the original comprehensive plans.
Finally, the study found that the 1,370
acres of land platted in these commu-
nities in 2001 represented approxi-
mately 3 percent of their vacant land.
For a complete copy of the study re-
sults, please call Kris Wilson at AMM
(651/215A003).