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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Information Memorandum 07-26-20021. `il 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. JULY 26, 2002 COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE. Dummy TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING: DISCUSS WITHDRAWAL FROM NW HENNEPIN HUMAN SERVICES COUNCIL, Public Safety Training Room TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers WEDNESDAY, JULY24, 6:30 PM SPECIAL OPEN HOUSE ON CO. RD. 73 CORRIDOR PLANS, Plymouth Creek Center MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 7:30 PM YOUTHADVISORY COUNCIL, Council Chambers TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 5:30 PM NATIONAL NIGHT OUT WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 4: 00 PM ANNUAL PARK TOUR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 7: 00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION, Council Chambers A List of future Regular Council Meeting agenda items is attached. (M-7) July, August, and September calendars are attached. (M-8) 1. NEWSARTICLES, RELEASES, PUBLICATIONS, ETC. a) Notice of a Public Hearing regarding the Proposed 2003 Budget, Bassett Creek Water Management Commission on August 15th, 2002 at 12:00 noon in the second floor City Council Conference Room, Golden Valley City Hall. (I-1 a) b) Letter from Gene Winstead, Mayor of Bloomington, to Mayor Tierney regarding a seminar "What Really Happens in the Event of a Disaster in Our Community". The date is Tuesday, August 20th from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Radisson So. Hotel, Bloomington. Mayor Tierney is asked to invite all upper level management CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMO JULY 19, 2002 Page 2 and heads of major companies in Plymouth. Speakers will include Head of Operations for Verizon, Manhattan, and a speaker from the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security, and the President of one of the leading companies on cyber terrorism. Specialists from Verizon, Genuity and IBM will share information during the lunch portion of the seminar and information provided will help prepare for natural and terroristic disasters. (I -1b) c) Letter from Watershed Management Commissions to City Managers regarding the August 2002 draft of the Second Generation Management Plan which is available at www.shinglecreek.org after July 29, 2002. (I -1c) 2. STAFFREPORTS a) Plymouth Fire Department Monthly Report for June 2002. (I -2a) b) Second Quarter, 2002, Transit Rider ship Data submitted by Pat Qvale, City of Plymouth Public Services Manager and George Bentley, Transit Consultant (I -2b) 3. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION POLICY —CORRESPONDENCE a) Response from Director Of Public Works, Dan Faulkner to residents in the area of 48`h Ave. regarding plans for street repair. (I -3a) A summary report on the 2002 correspondence is attached. (I--3) 4. CORRESPONDENCE a) Letter from City Engineer Ron Quanbeck to property owners regarding Old Rockford Road/Hwy. 55 sanitary sewer water main improvements, City Project No. 1033 (I -4a) b) Letter From Traffic Engineer Carla Stueve, to Residents updating them on traffic issues at 48th Ave. and Balsam Lane. (I -4b) c) Letter from Nancy Q Kotowski formerly of 1112 Trenton Circle No., Plymouth, expressing her environmental/expansion concerns for the City. (I -4c) Tentative Schedule for City Council Agenda Items August 13 (M-7) • Appoint Election Judges for September 10 Primary Election • Variance for height of freestanding lighting at Plymouth Marketplace located in the northwest quadrant of Highway 55 and Vicksburg Lane. North American Properties. (2002053) • Zoning ordinance text amendment to Section 21145 to allow home occupations within attached garages or accessory buildings. Samuel & Jennifer Syrstad. (2002062) • Approve variances for replacement of a cabin and accessory shed on Kelvie's Island on Bass Lake. Gary & Janice Prazalc (2002067) • Application of Target Corporation for an Off -Sale 3.2 Malt public hearing on request for off—sale 3.2 liquor license for Target Corporation, d/b/a Target Store T-0664, 4175 Vinewood Lane • Approve extension of site plan and variance approvals for Plymouth Towne Center Phase II. Carlson Real Estate Co. (20091) • Approve zoning ordinance text amendment to add "Veterinary clinic and kennel; pet sales, supplies and grooming" as a permitted use in the C-3 (Highway Commercial) zoning district. Plymouth Heights Pet Hospital. (2002079) • Approve lot division of a 4 acre parcel into two 2 acre parcels located at 15505 37`" Avenue North. John Day Company. (2002084) • Approve site plan amendment for parking lot expansion and variance for setback to parking for the Ice Center located at 3650 Plymouth Boulevard. City of Plymouth. (2002088) • Oath of Office to Police Officer Mike Lamm • Approve request for issuance of refunding bonds for Carlson Center Project. Carlson Real Estate Company • Vacation of drainage and utility easement, driveway easement, and water access easement within Lot 1, Block 1, of Winnen Addition August 27 September 9 • 2002 Delinquent Water, Sewer, Recycling, Surface Water Fee, and Street Lighting Service Charges (M-8) OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS September 2002 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 LABOR DAY - City Offices Closed 7:00 PM PLANNING 7:00 PM HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION - Council Chambers Rosh Hashanah begins at sunset 7:00 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL COMMISSION, MEETING: Council Chambers BUDGET STUDY 7:00 PM SPECIAL SESSION, Public COUNCIL MEETING: Safet Trainin Y g BUDGETSTUDY SESSION, Public Safety Room Training Room 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 7:00 PM 5:00 PM CITY 7:00 PM EQC, 7:00 PM PRAC, 10:00 AM -5:00 REGULAR COUNCIL Bass Lake Room Council Chambers PM AUTUMN COUNCIL CANDIDATE ARTS FAIR, MEETING, Council FILINGS CLOSE Parkers Lake Chambers Park PRIMARY ELECTION DAY - Polls are open 7 AM-8PM 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Yom Kippur begins at sunset 7:30 PM YOUTH 7:00 PM PLANNING 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM 7:00 PM HRA- Medicine Lake Room ADVISORY COUNCIL, COMMISSION, Council Chambers 7:00 PM PUBLIC SAFETYADVISORY BOARD, PLYMOUTH CLEAN-UP Council bary Dept. DAY, Public Chambers Works Maintenance Facility 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 7:30 AM LOCAL BUSINESS 700 PM PACT - Bass Lake Room COUNCIL, Radisson Hotel 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers 29 30 Aug 2002 Oct 2002 7:30 PM S M T W T F S S M T W T F S YOUTH 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 ADVISORY COUNCIL, 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Council 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Chambers 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 27 28 29 30 31 modified on 7/23/2002 OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS August 2002 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sep 2002 y 1 2 3 Jul 2002 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 28 29 30 31 29 30 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7:30 PM 5:30 PM 4:00 PM ANNUAL YOUTH NATIONAL NIGHT PARK TOUR, ADVISORY COUNCIL, OUT depart from City Hall Council Chambers 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION, Council Chambers 11 12 13 14 1S 16 17 5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING: Discuss RESIGNATION FROM N.W. HENNEPIN HUMAN SERVICES COUNCIL, Public Safety Training Room 7:00 PM EQC, Bass Lake Room 7:00 PM HRA - Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD, Police Dept. Library 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 7:30 PM 7:00 PM YOUTH PLANNING ADVISORY COUNCIL, COMMISSION, Council Chambers Council Chambers 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 7:30 AM LOCAL BUSINESS COUNCIL • Radisson Hotel 7:00 PM PACT - Bass Lake Room 7:00 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING: BUDGET STUDY SESSION, Public 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, 1Council Chambers Safety Training Room CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE FILING PERIOD OPENS modified on 7/23/2002 OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS July 2002 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 5:15 PM MUSIC INDEPENDENCE IN PLYMOUTH, DAY - City City Center Offices Closed Amphitheater 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 6:00 PM SPECIAL 7:00 PM PARK & COUNCIL MEETING: DISCUSS OFFERS ON RECREATION CO. RD. 101 HOMES, ADVISORY Public Safety Training COMMISSION Room (PRAC) SPECIAL 7:00 PM REGULAR MEETING, Plymouth Creek COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers Center 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 7:00 PM 7:00 PM HRA - PLANNING Medicine Lake Room COMMISSION, Council Chambers 7:00 PM PUBLIC SAFETYADVISORY BOARD, Police Dept. Library 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 6:00 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING: REVIEW CITY 6:30 PM OPEN INTERNET WEB SITE REDESIGN, PWIic Sek4y HOUSE ON T..ftR— THE CO. RD. 73 CORRIDOR 7: 0' PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING,Caxcl CNmGrs STUDY, (IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING: Plymouth Creek SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING TO CONDUCT HEARING d TAKE ACTION ON DENIAL OF CLAIMS FOR RELOCATION BENEFITS, Co—W Chwrbm Center 28 29 30 31 Jun 2002 Aug 2002 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 1 2 3 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 30 modified on 7/23/2002 Bassett Creek Water Management Commission www.bassettcreekwmo.org (I-1 a) • Crystal • Golden Valley • Medicine Lake • Minneapolis • Minnetonka • New hope • Plymouth • Robbinsdale • St. Louis Park July 24, 2002 Ms. Sandra Paulson City Clerk City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 Re: Notice of Public Hearing Proposed 2003 Budget Bassett Creek Water Management Commission Dear Ms. Paulson: The Bassett Creek Water Management Commission has called a Public Hearing to take place at its August 15, 2002 meeting to consider amendments to its proposed 2003 budget. The hearing will be held at 12:00 Noon, in the second floor City Council Conference Room, City Hall, City of Golden Valley, 7800 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley, Minnesota. All interested parties are invited to attend. If you have any questions, please contact me at 952-832-2652. Sincerely, Pat Schutrop Recorder, Bassett Creek Water Management Commission c: Bassett Creek Water Management Commission 235259 John O'Toole, BCWMC Chairman clo Barr Engineering Company 4700 West 77`h Street Minneapolis, MN 55435 763-764-2422 Charlie LeFevere, Attorney Kennedy & Craven 470 Pillsbury Center Minneapolis, MN 55402 612-337-9215 612-337-9310 (fax) Leonard Kremer, Engineer Barr Engineering Company 4700 West 77`h' Street Minneapolis, MN 55435 952-832-2600 952-832-2601 (fax) (1-1 b) city of ® bloomington, minnesota 2215 West Old Shakopee Road Bloomington MN 55431-3096 • 952-563-8780 • FAX 952-563-8754 M 952-563-8740 2 3 Gene L. Winstead N Mark Bernhardson Mayor �. City Manager (J� July 16, 200 4 A Mayor Joy T' p `� City of Plymo h _ L 3400 Plymoutoulevar E Plymouth, MN 55447-14,18 Dear Mayor Tierney: On September 11, 2001, when the World Trade Center buildings were destroyed and the Pentagon was partially destroyed, all telephone and computer communications were also destroyed or overloaded. Verizon was and is the communications provider for these two facilities. Verizon also handles the communications for Wail Street and combined with the World Trade Center and Pentagon destruction, they now have handled the largest and most complex emergency communications recovery effort in history. Because of this experience, Verizon is holding seminars across the nation and sharing what "really happens" and what you can expect to experience if a disaster would happen in your community. This seminar can provide you with valuable information and I would like to personally invite you to the seminar and extend the invitation to the top businesses and business leaders in your community. The speakers will consist of the Head of Operations for Verizon in Manhattan, a speaker from the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security, and the President of one of the leading companies on cyber terrorism. There will be specialists from Verizon, Genuity, and IBM who will share information during the lunch portion of the seminar. They will answer questions regarding your voice, data, network and bunkered data center operations. All of this information is being provided to help prepare for natural and terroristic disasters. The seminar will be held on Tuesday, August 20 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Radisson South Hotel in Bloomington, MN. There is no charge for this event. If you would like to invite the upper level management and the heads of major companies in your community, please forward the names of the individuals, companies, and e-mail addresses to Judith Egeland at Verizon Communications, 5610 Rowland Road, Minnetonka, MN 55343 or e-mail them to iudith.egelandnverizon.com. This seminar is by invitation only and the names need to be received by July 19`h for invitations to be sent out the following week. If you have any questions, please contact David Ophaug at 952-988-3253 or me at 952-887-5324. Respectfully, Gene Winstead � I ayor City of Bloomington An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunities Employer (I-1 C) "- WATERSHED MANAGEMENT COMMIfi_ _ 3001 Harbor Lane • Suite 150 • Plymouth, MN 55447 Telephone (763) 553-1144 • Fax (763) 553-9326 July 24, 2002 City Managers Member Communities Shingle Creek/West Mississippi Watershed Management Commissions Hennepin County, Minnesota Dear Managers: Over the past year the Shingle Creek and West Mississippi Watershed Management Commissions have been jointly developing their Second Generation Management Plan. Various groups have had input into this process, beginning with an Open House and Presentation for public input last August. Comments regarding the "state of the watersheds" were received from the attendees and their concerns were considered as the Commissions began developing the second generation document. Electronic and paper copies of the August 2002 draft Second Generation Management Plan are enclosed for your, use and distribution. The Plan will also be available on the Commissions' website www.shinglecreek.org after July 29, 2002. A comment form is enclosed, or you may submit comments in the format of your own choosing to JASS as shown on the form. Comments should be forwarded by September 2, 2002. The thrust of the Second Generation Plan is to establish water resources priorities for the next ten years, identify goals, and determine how best to achieve those goals. Diane Spector, MWH, chairs the Second Generation Plan Steering Committee which began meeting last Fall to outline the Plan elements. As that process continued a Technical Advisory Committee, made up of city engineers, agency representatives, and waters specialists, was formed and met monthly to develop goals, standards, policies and strategies for the next decade. Last Fall a Communications Committee was also named to develop an education and public outreach element. This group will be ongoing and is comprised of media specialists from the member cities as well as individuals from various citizen groups, government agencies and local media representatives. In May policy makers (City Managers, City Councilors and Planning Commissioners) came together as the Policy Committee to discuss quantifiable goals and management strategies, identify policy issues and begin the process of determining costs associated with a Capital Improvement Program. The Commissions have completed the first draft of the Second Generation Plan and are beginning the review and comment period. A second public input meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, August 8, 2002 at Maple Grove Community Center. An Open House will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. SHINGLE CREEK WATERSHED MANAGEMENT COMMISSION BROOKLYN CENTER • BROOKLYN PARK • CRYSTAL • MAPLE GROVE • MINNEAPOLIS • NEW HOPE • OSSEO • PLYMOUTH • ROBBINSDALE WEST MISSISSIPPI WATERSHED MANAGEMENT COMMISSION BROOKLYN CENTER • BROOKLYN PARK • CHAMPLIN • MAPLE GROVE • OSSEO " WATERSHED MANAGEMENT COMMISSIONS City Managers July 24, 2002 page 2 and public comment will be accepted after call to order of the regular Shingle Creek and West Mississippi Commission meetings at 7:00. In addition, the draft Plan will be presented throughout the watershed at member city locations. Presentations have been scheduled as follows: Brooklyn Center August 12, 2002 to City Council Brooklyn Park August 5, 2002 at City Council work session Champlin August 19, 2002 to Planning Commission Crystal August 20, 2002 to City Council Maple Grove to be determined Minneapolis to be determined New Hope to be determined Osseo to be determined Plymouth to be determined Robbinsdale August 5, 2002 to City Council Many of these events are presented on the local cable channel as well, affording citizens another opportunity to learn about the Commissions, their role in the communities, and the plan to manage water in their watersheds. If your city has not scheduled a presentation, please contact Ms. Spector at 763.595.5268. Following these presentations and possible revisions to the Plan resulting from public comment, the draft Plan will be forwarded to the appropriate agencies for review and comment. The Commissioners appreciate the efforts by city staffs in preparing this Plan. They look forward to your comments. If you have any questions about information in the Plan, please contact Ms. Spector at the number above, or Ed Matthiesen, MWH, at 763.595.5265. Very truly yours, 4P� Judie A. Anderson Executive Secretary JAA:tim Encls. c: Commissioners/Alternates/TAC Members w/encls. J:\CLIENTS\S\SHNGLEC\2NDGEN\COMMUN-I\CrrYLTR.DOC SHINGLE CREEK WATERSHED MANAGEMENT COMMISSION BROOKLYN CENTER • BROOKLYN PARK • CRYSTAL • MAPLE GROVE • MINNEAPOLIS • NEW HOPE • OSSEO • PLYMOUTH • ROBBINSDALE WEST MISSISSIPPI WATERSHED MANAGEMENT COMMISSION BROOKLYN CENTER • BROOKLYN PARK • CHAMPLIN • MAPLE GROVE • OSSEO " PLYMOUTH FIRE DEPARTMENT MONTHLY REPORT JUNE 2002 PLYMOUTH FIRE DEPARTMENT MONTHLY REPORT JUNE 2002 Monthly Synopsis Year-to-date (YTD), the Department answered 671 calls for service. This compares to 621 calls for service in 2001 (YTD). The highest call volume in June occurred between the hours of 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Tuesday was the busiest day of the week. Forty-seven percent of calls occurring in June were "Duty Crew" calls. Responses were divided between the fire stations as follows: Station I (13205 Co. Rd. 6) 42 Station II (12000 Old Rockford Rd.) 51 Station III (3300 Dunkirk Ln.) 55 June 2002 in-service and on -scene (total response) times for emergency events are as follows. Duty Crew and non -duty crew times, as well as station responses, are noted. 1 S` Truck 1 S` Truck 2nd Truck 2"d Truck Duty Crew In -Service On -Scene In -Service On -Scene # Calls 1:20 6:51 4:33 8:09 28 Non -Duty Crew 5:57 9:57 6:50 .14:11 17 Station I 4:44 7:09 3:35 6:29 2 Station II 5:50 9:41 7:39 16:07 9 Station III 6:32 11:17 N/A N/A 6 Signi icant or Unusual Events In June the following responses are notable: June 12 House fire (mutual aid to Wayzata. 4:34 p.m.) June 19 Apartment fire (7:40 p.m.) June 20 Business fire (11:46 a.m.) June 21 Vehicle into building (8:53 a.m.) June 24 House fire (7:13 a.m.) June 30 House fire (6:05 p.m.) During the month of June, eight calls were paged general alarm. The average attendance for these calls was twenty-one members of the department. Training During the month of June, eight topics were offered during seventeen regularly scheduled in- house training sessions. These topics included EMS Skills, HURST Rescue Equipment, Bloodborne Pathogens/Right-to-Know/Confined Space, Driving and Pumping, Ladder 31, SCBA/PPE, Elevator Rescue, and Building Construction. Additional training opportunities were offered during Rookie Training and Duty Crew, and for members of the Hazardous Materials Team. Fifty-seven members participated in training activities during the month. The total number of hours spent on in-house and outside training activities was 363 — an average of more than six hours per participating member. Recruitment During the month of June, sixty-seven paid -on-call firefighters served the City of Plymouth. Two members of the department left the fire service. Duty Cretin The Duty Crew Program was in operation on all 20 weekdays during the month. Thirty-six members participated in the program. During June, 64% of all shifts were fully staffed with 4 firefighters. During our busiest time period (3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.), seventy-five percent of the shifts were fully staffed. A staffing summary for the month, by shift, is included below. Staffing: 0600-0900 0900-1200 1200-1500 1500-1800 1800-2100 5 Firefighters 0% 5% 0% 0% 0% 4 Firefighters 30% 80% 70% 75% 65% 3 Firefighters 55% 15% 30% 25% 30% 2 Firefighters 5% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1 Firefighter 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% No Staff 10% 0% 0% 0% 5% 2 PLYMOUTH FIRE v� MINNESOTA Plymouth Fire Department Monthly Fire Prevention and Life Safety Education Report Type of Program Number of Programs Reporting Period: June 2002 Time Spent Total Monthly Per Program Program Hours Station Tour 3 1 Hour 3 Hours Birthday 1 1 Hour 1 Hour Pa /Station Tour Pre-school Visits 3 1 Hour 3 Hours Adopt a Hydrant Program Bike Helmet Sales 4 3 Hours 12 Hours K-6 Education Safety 31 car seat check-ups .66 Hour 21 Hours Fairs/Community 1 Safety Fair 4 Hours 4 Hours Events 1 Bike Safety 1 Hour 1 Hour CPS Certification Neighborhood Watch Program Safe Escape House Career Talk Fire Department Open House Smokebusters 18 1 Hour 18 Hours Fire Extinguisher 2 1 Hour 2 Hours Training/EDITH Misc. Community 1 1 Hour 1 Hour Presentation Plymouth Retired Men's Assoc. Misc. Outreach 1 Fire Drill 1 Hour 1 Hour Summary • 69 Monthly • 38% of 173 Hour Programs month, 40 Hour • 66 Hours of work week was Programming Committed to • 1.01 Hours Public Averaged Per Education Program 60 40 20 0 12:00 9:36 7:12 4:48 2:24 0.00 $600,000 $500,000 $400,000 $300,000 $200,000 $100,000 $0 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 PLYMOUTH FIRE DEPARTMENT MONTHLY REPORT Station Comparison 51 55 42 �4 Jun -02 1 2 3 Response Time for Emergency Calls 6:51 Duty Crew Not Duty Crew Fire Loss Summary Year -to -Date $562.655 1/1/01-6/30/01 Total Calls Year -to -Date 1/1/02-6/30/02 1/1/01-6/30/01 1/1/02-6/30/02 PLYMOUTH FIRE DEPARTMENT MONTHLY REPORT Events By Category Fires 12% Other 51% Alarms 37% 7/15/2002 Calls by Time of Day 30- 020 20---- ❑Jun-01 10 ®Jun -02 0 OFi00 0900 0900-1200 1200-1500 1500-1800 1800-2100 2100-0000 0000-0300 0300-0600 Calls by Day of Week 30 25 20 S Jun -01 15- 10 Jun -02 5 0 Events By Category Fires 12% Other 51% Alarms 37% 7/15/2002 DUTY CREW STAFFING 05 Firefighters ❑ 4 Firefighters 3 Firefighters ®2 Firefighter ® No Staff CALLS FOR SERVICE June 2002 4♦ 47% 53% :: ❑ Duty Crew ® Non -Duty Crew (I -2b) Please find attached ridership information for Plymouth Metrolink services through the 2 d quarter, 2002. Total ridership through June of this year is running 5.5% higher than during the same period last year. Plymouth Metrolink is on pace to exceed 400,000 rides in 2002. Dial -A -Ride services are providing trips at a rate 10.3 % higher than last year, while the fixed route services are providing 5.2% more trips than last year. By comparison Metro Transit has a ridership decline through June, 2002, of 7.97%. Of additional interest, the transit station in The Reserve is under construction and is scheduled for completion this fall. Seven new transit buses are currently on order, funded by a Regional Transit Capital grant from the Metropolitan Council, and will be delivered later this year. Final details are being worked out for the implementation of the technology upgrade for Dial - A -Ride and will be in place in a couple of months. If you have any questions please contact Pat Qvale at 763-509-5502 or George Bentley at 763- 509-5521. 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M cz Cc❑ �•, c+ ��•.. ti ti p N N N N U Cd m Cd co A A rn o v O r- M u 0. o. w Cd Cd c � O 00 O O� Cd Cd Cd Q V a^" M ' kn W N ' ON M N 4 N p M v7 Y O � � a 3 �3 a a� Q cCd ° 3 Cd N b a� O aC a> v O p oA cd E O 4+ Q �O EU r to 110.b ., c .b v r cz O x c a o td .a o_o Z w `� a°i o o. y O v C> E ~ v o a N U °> &. °" cC C b Q y0, Ln ami c Y � o Oo a ^d ° o oto � i C � 3 ,. as cz C13 0 m 0 0 cd N O O c..m � N w w w w G] x C7 July 23, 2002 Trygve Svard 12075-48 1h Avenue Plymouth, MN 55442 SUBJECT: STREET REPAIR ON 48TH AVENUE Dear Mr. Svard: (I -3a) I am responding to your July 4, 2002 letter to the City of Plymouth and also want to give you an update on our plans for improving 48`h Avenue. As I am sure you have observed, City street crews have been cleaning, sanding and doing some patching work on Jonquil Lane/48`h Avenue and also on 50`h Avenue south of Schmidt Lake Road. In addition, the street supervisor's are closely monitoring these streets, especially during the very warm days when the crack seal material gets even softer. As you indicated in your letter and we subsequently talked about, there was some miscommunication between the contractor and City staff regarding whether or not to proceed with the seal coat operation on 48`h Avenue. As you noticed, they did attempt to continue but determined that this was a fruitless effort with the crack seal material coming up and therefore stopped the operation. At that point in time, there was generally a mess on Jonquil Lane/481h Avenue with crack seal material which subsequently stuck to your tires. We realize that this material is very difficult to remove as you indicated. While the City has not determined who is responsible for any damage caused over this situation, you can submit any claim for damages to me and the City will act accordingly. I sincerely apologize for the trouble and inconvenience this has caused you and your neighbors. We intend to rectify the street problems by milling the roadway to remove the surface layer of asphalt and crack seal material and then City crews will overlay the milled roadway. The milling will need to be done by a contractor due to the extent of the milling required. We would like to wait until later in the summer when we intend to take bids on milling and overlaying Larch Lane from County Road 9 to the railroad tracks north of Schmidt Lake Road. Hopefully, the City could then get a good price for milling the "problem" streets (48`h Avenue/Jonquil Lane/50`h Avenue) at that time. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 763-509-5520. Sincerely, Daniel L. Faulkner, P.E. Director of Public Works cc: Dwight D. Johnson, City Manager Thomas Vetsch, Public Works Superintendent Ronald Quanbeck, City Engineer N:\pw\Engineering\GENERAL\LTRS\pANMO02\Svard 48thAve.dM PLYMOUTH ,I Beautiful?lace?o Live 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 • TELEPHONE (763) 509-5000 ® ^•a - www.d.plymouth.mmus (I --4a) July 22, 2002 SUBJECT: OLD ROCKFORD ROADMIGHWAY 55 SANITARY SEWER AND WATERMAIN IlvTROVEMENTS CITY PROJECT NO. 1033 Dear Property Owner.: On Friday, July 12, 2002, the City of Plymouth received bids for the Highway 55/Old Rockford Road Sanitary Sewer and Watermain Improvements. The engineer's estimate for construction cost was $515,000 and the low bid was $716,844. The low bid is 29 percent higher than the engineer's estimate due in part to extremely high prices for the sanitary sewer portion of the project. Attached you will find the proposed assessment costs that were presented at the public improvement hearing held on January 8, 2002, along with assessment rates based on the low bid which was received on July 12, 2002. The January 8 assessments were based on an estimated total project cost of $520,872. The current proposed assessments based on the low bid put the total project cost at $772,020. Some additional sanitary sewer was added to serve the Rose Garden development south of Highway 55 and east of Urbandale Court, and is not included in the above project cost. The Rose Garden sewer will be assessed directly to the developer. A determination will need to be made and presented to the City Council whether to proceed with the project based on the bids that were received and the assessment costs associated with that bid. At this point we will likely recommend that the project be rebid for construction next Spring, but would like the input of those expected to be assessed prior to the proceeding. Please call either me at 763-509-5525, or Dan Campbell at 763-509- 5522 to discuss the impact of the costs based on the bids that were taken on July 12, 2002. �JSincerely, 1Ronald S. Quanbeck, P.E. U City Engineer attachment cc: Daniel L. Faulkner, P.E., Director of Public Works N pw\Engineatng`.PR0JECTS',2000 - 2009\ 10J3',LtrsBidsRcd_is=Casu_ _19 dm (I --4b) July 22, 2002 CITY C PUMOUTR SUBJECT: UPDATE OF TRAFFIC ISSUES AT 48TH AVENUE AND BALSAM LANE Dear Resident: Currently there are two traffic issues that the City is aware of at the intersection of 48`h Avenue and Balsam Lane, the location of the existing stop sign and the concern of traffic turning around on 48`h Avenue, west of Balsam Lane. In response to these issues, the original proposal from the City included relocation of the existing stop sign from northbound Balsam Lane to eastbound 48`h Avenue, since the west approach of 48ch Avenue is the minor street approach and is intended to carry less traffic than the other two approaches. In addition to the stop -sign relocation, the City was planning to install a bump -out on the north side of 48`h Avenue at Balsam Lane to help guide drivers to turn southbound on Balsam Lane instead of continuing westbound on 48`h Avenue. Upon review of these plans by some of the residents who live in the vicinity of this intersection, those residents expressed concerns regarding both the relocation of the stop sign and the construction of the bump -out. Residents within a 500 -foot radius of the intersection immediately signed a petition for the City to consider an all -way stop at this intersection. The petition was submitted June 11, 2002, with support from 69% of the residents in the 500 -foot radius. In addition, some of the residents were concerned with the proposed bump -out due to drivers currently cutting the corner from westbound 48`h Avenue to southbound Balsam Lane, and the potential for this behavior to increase after construction of the bump out. These concerns were addressed by the City Council on June 11, 2002. At this meeting City staff was given direction and have proceeded with addressing these concerns in the following manner. The request for an all -way stop will be on -hold until the street re -construction project is completed. At that time, City staff will collect the necessary traffic data and will proceed with the petition process for an all -way stop that was in effect at the time the petition was submitted. In regards to the proposed bump -out, an alternative option has been considered, which would include two chokers located west of Balsam Lane that would extend four feet from the curb on each side. These chokers will help to further communicate to drivers that 48`h Avenue is not a through street. A sketch of the proposed chokers is enclosed. Please review the proposed design and contact me by phone at 763-509-5535 or e-mail: cstueve@ci.plymouth.mn.us, and let me know your opinion of the proposed chokers: for, against, or otherwise. Please respond with any comments or concerns by July 31, 2002. Sincerely, J \ Carla J. Stueve, P.E. Traffic Engineer enclosure cc: Daniel L. Faulkner, P.E., Director of Public Works Ronald S. Quanbeck, P.E., City Engineer John i✓[. Hagen, P.E., Assistant City Engineer Ross Beckwith, Civil Engineer N:`. w�En nn 0ENERA LITRSNCarla.00:`.181hAve BalsamLn Choker.Joc PLYMOUTH :4 Beauti%ul ace0 Live - - 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 • TELEPHONE (763) 509-5000 wiNw ri nh/Mnl rth mn Ic July 21, 2002 Plymouth City Council Members 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear City Council: I am writing to tell you that I left the city of Plymouth because I could no longer watch the destruction of the beautiful woods and wetlands that attracted me to Plymouth in the first place. I tried to stop some of the destruction. Letters did no good, nor did speaking up at Council Meetings. When you have people like Anne Hurlburt, your City will end up over -populated like Woodbury with no natural resources left for the people and animals to enjoy. You have allowed the devastation of Plymouth's natural resources that you swore "To preserve and enhance the natural environment as land becomes urbanized". Preserve means to safeguard and protect. It appears you never once thought about the impact your destruction has had on wildlife. Where do the animals go when you allow the destruction of every tree, hill, land surrounding wetlands, move and change the dirt, etc? Not only do animals need virgin land to live in, people need it to unwind and be one with nature. Many people do not want to live in a crowded City with congestion and traffic lights --that is why they moved to Plymouth in the first place. Also, when you increase the population by 50% or more you also increase the need for water, sewers, schools, electricity, police, firemen, streets, street signs, traffic lights, etc. by 50% or more. You may think the increase in population will increase money for the City, but in reality it's a wash. The more people you have, the more money you spend. I lived near a woods that I could not bear to watch being torn down just for housing. I tried to call about saving the woods as a "passive park", but no one was interested. I had to leave my home because of your destructive ways. Many other people feel the same way --one man in particular, Steve Gardner, has shown the way you promote destruction on television (and I applaud him). You, as Council members, can change the course of Plymouth and make it a model City if you stop encouraging expansion. One thing to leave in your thoughts is that you are elected by the people to "represent the people" but you have let the people down by representing your own needs and wants. Sincerely, �-- Nancy G. K owski formerly: 112 Trenton Circle N, Plymouth, MN 55441 new: 5953 Penn Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55419 cc: Dwight Johnson, Plymouth City Manager PLYMOUTH ZONING ORDINANCE Section 7, Subdivision A PLYMOUTH ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION 7 - RESIDENCE DISTRICTS SUBDIVISION A PURPOSE The Residence Districts are established to accomplish the general purposes of this Ordinance and for the following specific purposes: 1. To preserve the existing living qualities of residential neighborhoods. 2. To insure future high quality amenities including, but not limited to, the provisions of adequate light, air, privacy, freedom from noise, and convenience of access to property. 3. To insure that new developments and residences are provided with the required public services and facilities without placing any undue financial burden upon existing City residents and taxpayers. 4. To increase convenience and comfort by providing usable open space and recreation space on the same lot as the housing units or within close proximity in a neighborhood park. 5. To prevent additions or alterations of structures which -would damage the character or desirability of existing residential areas. 6. To protect residential areas to the extent possible and appropriate in each area against unduly heavy .traffic volumes. 7. To encourage a variety of dwelling types and wide range of population densities consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. 8.� To preserve and enhance the natural environment as land becomes -� urbanized. i-1