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Home My WebLink AboutCouncil Information Memorandum 09-27-2002SEPTEMBER 27, 2002 Dummy Youth Advisory Council September 30 meeting agenda.................................................................. Page 3 Planning Commission October 2 meeting agenda........................................................................... Page 4 Human Rights Commission October 3 meeting agenda.................................................................. Page 5 Official Meeting Calendars for September, October, and November .............................................. Page 7 Tentative list of agenda items for future City Council meetings .................................................... Page 13 FOR INFORMATION, .; NEWSARTICLES, RELEASES, PUBLICATIONS, ETC. ISD 279 Osseo Schools letter reviewing past year's accomplishments and outlining goals and objectives for the coming academic year................................................................................ Page 15 Metropolitan Council notice of the availability of information online concerning transportation enhancements for development of transit—friendly housing........................................................... Page 17 Planning Department notice to residents of the postponement of a site plan amendment proposal for Hutchinson Technology (2002112)............................................................................ Page 18 Invitation from Safe Kids Coalition to participate in International Walk to School Day on Wednesday, October 2.................................................................................................................... Page 19 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency notice of the Draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System requirements for industry activity.................................................................. Page 20 Notice of a Parents for Prevention Plymouth Planning Group meeting on Monday, September 30, from 6:30 — 8:30 PM at Wayzata Central Middle School ...................................... Page 23 Invitation to a special preview of the Vinewood Super Target Store on Tuesday October 8 ......... Page 24 CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMO September27, 2002 Page 2 I-494 Corridor Commission September meeting packet information (submitted by Mayor Tierney) September meeting agenda.................................................................................................... Page 25 August 21 meeting minutes.................................................................................................. Page 26 Minnesota Transportation Alliance Federal Update............................................................ Page 28 Notice of an October 5 solar home tour sponsored by the Minnesota Renewable Energy Society(MRES)............................................................................................................................. Page 30 Plymouth On Parade event information and cover letter mailed to businesses in the City Center business district................................................................................................................... Page 31 Information on proposed plans for Metropolitan Council redistricting ......................................... Page 36 Notice of a December 4 "Shutting Off the Tap to Teens" workshop ............................................. Page 42 STAFF REPORTS Report on the use of tree preservation restitution payments to fund affordable housing ............... Page 43 Plymouth Metrolink Transit Opt -Out Service Plan and Budget 2003 ........................................... Page 44 Status report on lighting at Plymouth Marketplace........................................................................ Page 57 CORRESPONDENCE Letter from Wayzata Youth Football Coach Neil Wolf praising Police officer Rob Gardner's efforts to recover stolen football jerseys........................................................................................ Page 58 Letter from Family Hope Director of Partnerhips Paul Murphy requesting continued financial support from the City of Plymouth................................................................................................ Page 59 Attached Plymouth Resolution 2002-449, withdrawing from the Joint and Cooperative Agreement, Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council, Inc., has been mailed to the NWHHSC as well as copies to the member cities......................................................................... Page 60 YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2002 7:30 PM COUNCIL CHAMBERS Time Allotment 1. Approvals: 7:30-7:35 a) Agenda b) September 16 meeting minutes 2. Guest Speakers and Special Items: 7:35-8:15 a) Discuss final details for "Plymouth on Parade" participation b) Receive update from Intergenerational Committee c) Receive update from Marketing Committee d) Receive update on Sober Teen Concert e) Receive an update from Janet on PFP 9/30 meeting J) Review subcommittee plans (carried over from September 16) g) Review goals and work plan ideas (carried over from September 16) 3. Future agenda items 8:15-8:20 4. Adjournment 8:20 S. Additional Materials: 1. October, November and December Calendars 2. Thank—you letter for Millennium Garden brick contribution 3 PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA M WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2002 WHERE: CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS Plymouth City Hall 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 CONSENT AGENDA All items listed on the consent agenda* 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. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. PUBLIC FORUM 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 6. CONSENT AGENDA* A. Paul and Marna Skarstad. Approve variance to encroach 2.8 feet into the required 15 foot side yard setback to allow construction of a 12 foot by 22 foot two-story addition for property located at 2415 Garland Lane. (2002110) B. Joseph Scheitlin. Approve variance to encroach 13.75 feet into the required 25 foot front yard setback to allow construction of a 3 -car garage (the existing garage would be converted into living space) for property located at 2825 Evergreen Lane North. (2002117) 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Wayzata Public Schools. Site plan amendment and conditional use permit to allow a 66 -foot by 104 -foot accessory building to be located south of the ice arena at Central Middle School, 305 Vicksburg Lane North. (2002107) B. Gem Enterprises. Rezoning from C-2 (Neighborhood Commercial) and C-3 (Highway Commercial) to C-4 (Community Commercial) for three parcels including the Plymouth Shopping Center located south of Highway 55 and east of Cottonwood Lane. (2002092) 8. NEW BUSINESS A. Jeffrey & Cheryl Chanen. Variance to encroach 3 feet into the required 15 foot wetland buffer to allow construction of an in -ground swimming pool and concrete deck for property located at 4895 Rosewood Lane North. (2002114) 9. ADJOURNMENT 4w AGENDA Plymouth Human Rights Commission October 3, 2002 Student Subgroup Meeting 6:00 p.m. Medicine Lake Room Regular Meeting at 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers I. Call to Order 2. Approve Minutes 3. Approve Agenda 4. Committee Reports A. Nationals Handbook B. Domestic Partner Registration Response 5. Old Business A. Plymouth on Parade, October 5 6. New Business A. Tri -Pack Covenant (Claudelle Carruthers) 7. Announcements and Articles (for your information) A. City of St. Louis Park HRC Agenda B. The Rights Stuff Issue C. Racism and Bias Cited as Causes of Racial Health Disparities Article D. Office Minority and Multicultural Health Article E. US Hispanic Heritage Month Info Article Upcoming Meeting Events List is attached 8. Adjourn Next Meeting: November 7, 2002 Reminder: Please make comments on the Guidebook for New Nationals and bring to the October 3, 2002 meeting. s OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS September 2002 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 S 6 7 LABOR DAY - City 7:00 PM Rosh Hashanah 7:00 PM Offices Closed SPECIAL PLANNING begins at sunset COUNCIL COMMISSION, MEETING: Council Chambers BUDGET STUDY SESSION, Public Safety Training Room 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers 5:00 PM CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE FILINGS CLOSE TDO PM HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, Lunch Room (this meeting only) 10:00 AM -5:00 PM AUTUMN ARTS FAIR, Parkers Lake Park PRIMARY ELECTION DAY - Polls are open 7 7:00 PM PARK 8 REC ADVISORY COMMISSION AM - 8 PM (PRAC), Council Chambers 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Yom Kippur begins at sunset 7:30 PM YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE (EDC), Bass Lake Room 7:00 PM HOUSING & EDEVELOPMEN AUTHORITY 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM, PLYMOUTH CLEAN-UP Council (HRA), Council DAY, Public Chambers Chambers Works 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION, Council Chambers 7:00 PM PUBLIC SAFETYADVISORY BOARD (PSAB), Police Dept. Library Maintenance Facility 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 COUNCIL, C4LOUINES I-ACOUNCIL, n' USI NESS 7:00 PM PLYMOUTH S:UO PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING: CITY MANAGER ADVISORY EVALUATION, em lab R— COMMITTEE ON 6:DOPMSPECMLCOUNCIL MEETING: _COMMISSION, SET FUTURE STUDY TRANSIT (PACT) - Bass Lake Room SESSION TOPICS, P_ 'k,ty Tn V R- 790 PM RE= COUNCIL MEETING, Coiaci CNr�Er� 29 30 7:30 PM YOUTH ADVISORY Aug 2002 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 Oct 2002 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 COUNCIL, 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Council Chambers 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 27 28 29 30 31 modified on 9/27/2002 a OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS October 2002 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 Sep 2002 S Al T W T F S 7:00 PM PLANNING 7:00 PM HUMAN RIGHTS 1:00 PM -5:00 PM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 COMMISSION, COMMISSION - PLYMOUTH ON 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Council Chambers Council Chambers PARADE 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 530 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEENGISCUSS 7:00 PM 7:00 PM HRA - IVES/JOROUIDDRAINAGE ENVIRONMENTAL Council STATIONS INDISCUSSAUTUMNLHI LS; QUALITY Chambers (this SET FUTURE STUDY ONS.PI SESSIONS. PI Tr1+roR— COMMITTEE (EQC), Bass Lake meeting only) ROOM PM PRAC, 7: 00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, cw IC-- cneLom(this tR ting only) 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 7:30 PM YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, Council Chambers 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION, Council Chambers 7:00 PM PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD (PSAB), Police Dept. Library COLUMBUS DAY (OBSERVED), Public Works Division closed 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 T30AMLOCALBUSINESS COUNCIL, RAE_I `I` 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM LEAGUE OF PLYMOUTH LEAGUE OF WOMEN L COUNCIL MEETING SREVEWSNNGLE ADVISORY WOMEN VOTERS CITY CREEK AND ELM CREEK SECOND GENERATION COMMITTEE ON VOTERS STATE COUNCIL CANDIDATE WATERSHED MGMTPUN. Pub"SMijT ""°R°° TRANSIT (PACT) Bass Lake Room LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES FORUM, Council FORUM, Council Chambers 700PMREGDARCDGNGIL MEETING, CwrA C OUNCI Chambers 27 28 29 30 31 Nov 2002 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS ENDS- set docks back 1 7:30 PM YOUTH ADVISORY S M T W T F S 1 2 7:00 PM LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS 3RD hour COUNCIL, Council Chambers CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT CANDIDATES FORUM, Council 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Chambers 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 modified on 9/27/2002 z OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS November 2002 Sunday Monday Tuesday I Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Oct 2002 Dec 2002 1 2 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 7 8 9 10 it 12 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 GENERAL ELECTION - Polls open 7 AM - Close 8 PM 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION, Council Chambers 7:00 PM CHOCOLATE SAMPLE ,Plymouth Creek 7:00 PM HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION - Council Chambers 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 VETERANS DAY (OBSERVED), City Offices Closed 5 30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING: CONSIDER OPTIONS FOR POLICY ON DISPOSAL CITYOWNEDPROPERTY, SET FUTURE STUDY SESSIONS, Public Safety Training Room 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL ALITY COMMITTEE (EQC), Bass Lake Room 7:00 PM PARK & REC ADVISORY COMMISSION (PRAC),Council Chambers 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chamber 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 7: D0 PM SPE CUL COUNCIL MEETING -DISCUSS, PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD CONTINUANCE; FIREFIGHTER POLICY; WEED a ASSESSMENT MOWINGORDINA CE; BLUEPRINT ORDINAN 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION, Council Chambers 7:00 PM HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (HRA), Plymouth Creek Center (this meeting only) X30.FALLEN TREES POLICY; SCHEDULE FUTURE SESSIONS, CalacY CNrMna 7:00 PM PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD (PSAB), Police Dept. Library 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 7:30 PM YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, CouncilTRANSIT Chambers 7:30 AM LOCAL BUSINESS COUNCIL,Radisson Hot Hotel 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers 7:00 PM PLYMOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON (PACT) - Bass Lake Room THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY - City Center Offices Closed Chanukkah begins at sunset THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY - City Center Offices Closed modified on 9/27/2002 Tentative Schedule for City Council Agenda Items October 8 • Application for On -Sale Intoxicating and Sunday Liquor licenses for from Plymouth Jakes, Inc. d/b/a Jake's Sports Cafe, 3005 Harbor Lane • Approve conditional use permit to allow a monopole antenna tower and related ground equipment in the Forestview Lane right-of-way located roughly 725 feet south of the South Highway 55 Service Road. Qwest Wireless LLC. (2002103) • Approve the Land Exchange Agreement, the Trailway Cooperative Agreement, the Lake Camelot Cooperative Trail Agreement, and the Public Trailway Easement and Agreement with Three Rivers Park District • Presentation by Supt. Chris Richardson on the Osseo School District Referendum • Approve application for Lawful Gambling exemption for Kimberly Lane Elementary School PTA • Approve revised Hate/Bias Response Plan, recommended by Human Rights Commission • Announcement of Fire Prevention Open House, Fire Chief Rick Kline • Approve request to Minnesota Department of Transportation to do speed study on Old Rockford Road • Consider options for possible expansion of Plymouth Creek Center lower level October 22 • Announcement of November 5 General Election, City Clerk Sandy Paulson • Announcement of Chocolate Sampler, Park Director Eric Blank • Approve HRA's issuance of bonds to West Lutheran High School • Public hearings for 2002 removal and destruction of diseased trees and weed eradication and destruction • Assessment hearing on Schmidt Lake area street reconstruction (east of Larch Lane, west of Zachary Lane including 45`h Avenue through 48th Avenue — Project No. 2001) • Assessment hearing on Nathan Lane/Lancaster Lane Street Improvements (Nathan Lane from County Road 9 to 45`h Avenue and Lancaster Lane from County Road 9 to approximately 1,105 feet south of County Road 9 — Project No. 10 14) • Rezoning for GEM Properties (Plymouth Shopping Center) November 12 • Consider Eligibility for Relocation Benefits: Richard and Janice Pickering for 3030 Highway 101, and James and Evelyn Anderson for 17915 30`h Place 13 District 4�� L. CHRIS RICHARDSON,nh.D. Superintendent OSSEO AREA SCHOOLS Phone: (763) 391-7000 FAX: (763) 391-7070 September 2002 Dear Friend of Osseo Schools: As superintendent of Independent School District 279, it's a great pleasure for me to greet you at the beginning of another school year. The 2002-03 fall sports schedules for our local high schools are enclosed. I hope you will find time to attend some of the many fine school events. Typically, school districts may address one or two difficult issues each year. However, this past year has not been typical for Osseo Area Schools or any other district, in that we tackled a multitude of extremely challenging issues and decisions. The volume and complexity of the issues and the impact of our decisions have been unprecedented in District 279. The following is a short list of the major issues that we have faced together and successfully resolved: 1. Completion of multiple major construction projects in Phase I with most being completed on time and under budget. 2. Major redrawing of district attendance boundaries. 3. Completion of largest budget reduction in district's history with support from staff, unions and community members for the final reductions. 4. Closure of two elementary buildings with positive celebrations commemorating their many wonderful years of service to students — repurposing of Orchard Lane to become a leased profit center as a charter school/Adult Basic Education Center while Willow Lane will be renovated to become a new early childhood center. 5. Completion of negotiations with all licensed groups at a level that is below the metro average, with a mutual agreement by all licensed units to take a 0% salary enhancement for the 2002-03 school year. Staff demonstrated a clear understanding of the budget crisis and a willingness to support our district in a time of crisis. 6. Explanation to our community about future budget cuts, with specific information to help everyone understand what is ahead of us. Our greatest accomplishment and success of 2001-02 was that our District 279 students achieved at significantly higher levels, as demonstrated by the results on the following tests: • At every grade level, 3 through 8, Osseo Area Schools' students showed strong improvement (growth) in their NWEA (Northwest Evaluation Assessments) math and reading scores, gaining more than the national average on 11 of the 12 tests. • The percentage of Osseo Area Schools' eighth graders that passed the Minnesota Basic Standards Test rose in both math and reading, while the passing rate for tenth graders taking the Basic Standards Test in written composition remained stable at a strong 91 percent passage rate. These improvements occurred even with a significant increase in enrollment of high needs students and English Language Learners, which would predictably have decreased test score averages. [OVER, PLEASE] INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 279 f Educational Service Center, 11200 93rd Avenue North Maple Grove, MN 55369-6605 Page 2 Finally, while we face the following great challenges in the 2002-03 school year, we also have great opportunities to continue our district's success: 1. Expand the District 279 accountability system to include: • Define and describe fiscal accountability • Define and describe standards of excellence • Describe current accountability system for academic achievement • Establish a Community Fiscal Accountability Committee • Develop a report card to communicate accountability system to the public 2. Continue to improve student achievement as measured by increased performance on site improvement goals to include: • Completion of plan by individual building site council • Development, implementation, and evaluation of site improvement goals • Focus on enhancing student achievement 3. Expand our operating levy by presenting clear, complete and compelling information concerning: • District revenue needs • What will be cut if the levy question doesn't pass (contingent on the State maintaining current funding levels) • What will happen if the levy question passes (contingent on the State maintaining current funding levels) • Unified support by School Board, administration, staff and community 4. Continue the implementation of the District Facilities Plan: • Completion. of Phase I projects • Implementation of Phase II projects • Preparation of Phase III projects for bidding and construction 5. Implement six -period day schedule in all four junior highs for 2002-03 and adjust as needed for best operation. 6. Develop a report on recommended procedures to maximize students' post -secondary entrance opportunities. 7. Expand educational funding for our district through a concerted effort to work with the Legislature in the first year of the biennium. The proposed levy referendum which will be placed on the November 5, 2002 ballot will help support District 279 students by providing t,e funds needed to maintain existing programs and services at the 2002-03 school -year level. Despite a very difficult year ahead, I believe that District 279 is ready to take on these major challenges—with you, the community, as a vital part of our team. We need to support each other. We also must focus on our mission to help all the children of this district succeed today and in the future. The district values your interest in our schools. I hope that you will stay current with district issues and take advantage of the opportunity to attend some of the fine school and community events that are a part of our school district's quality educational program. Please feel free to stop in or give me a call to share any comments or questions you have. Respectfully, L. hris Richardson, Ph.D. Superintendent of Schools ib IV Metropolitan Council —� Building communities that work September 12, 2002 TO: Interested Persons SUBJECT: TEA -21 AHED (Affordable Housing Enhancement Demonstration) Metropolitan Council is making available $3 million to fund transportation enhancements for development or redevelopment of mixed income, compact, walkable, and transit -friendly communities with affordable housing. This money is available as TEA -21 Affordable Housing Enhancement Demonstration (TEA -21 AHED). These TEA -21 funds, which may be available to applicants as early as 2004, can be drawn on to pay for various transportation facilities that directly support a development which includes units that will be newly -constructed, the reuse of vacant or under -used structures as residential units, or the conversion of market -rate units to affordable housing. These transportation activities may include items such as sidewalks, bike paths, street construction, transit or hub development costs, street improvements, park and ride lots, street lighting, access management on roadways, and transit service such as a circulator connecting a transit station to the area to be developed or redeveloped to include an affordable housing component. Roads that are classified by the Metropolitan Council as "local roads" are not eligible for street construction, improvement or access management funding. To this end, the Metropolitan Council has developed a TEA -21 AHED (Affordable Housing Enhancement Demonstration) solicitation and application. The applications must include all of the information requested as relevant to the proposal for which funding is being sought and must be submitted to the Metropolitan Council no later than 5pm Friday, November 1, 2002. You may download an electronic copy of the solicitation at littp://www.nietrocouncil.org/planning/transportation/TEA2IAHED.litm. Paper copies of the solicitation are available free of charge by contacting the Council's Data Center at Metropolitan Council, 230 East Fifth Street, St Paul, Minnesota 55101. (651) 602-1140. Email: data.center@metc.state.mn.us. To provide an opportunity for prospective applicants for the TEA -21 AHED to get answers to their questions relative to the application, the TEA -21 Oversight Committee will hold an informational meeting at 1:30 pm on Monday, September 30 in meeting rooms 1 A and l B in Mears Park Centre offices in St. Paul. If you cannot attend on September 30 but have questions about the application and application process, please direct them to either Guy Peterson in the Council's Housing and Livable Communities Department at 651-602-1418, or John Harper in our Transportation Division at 651-602- 1744. Sincerely, �f Ted Mondale, Chair �\i3RM1`4UTAWIpWF1ERXY11?J�TiE�71 UIEUWl1Al2tE/21 sne kn�r Ax nwAv. met rocouncil. org Metro Info Line 602-1888 230 East Fifth Street • St. Paul. Minnesota 55101-1626 • )651) 602-1000 • Fuc 602-1550 • TN 291-0904 An Equal Opj> ruulihy Employer SUBJECT: POSTPONED: SITE PLAN AMENDMENT FOR HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INC. (2002112) Dear Owner/Occupant: On September 20, 2002, the City mailed notices to all property owners within 200 feet of Hutchinson Technology, Inc., regarding a proposal for a site plan amendment to add a .3,000 gallon nitrogen tank and vaporizer for property located at 5905 Trenton Lane North. That notice stated that the proposal was scheduled to be reviewed by the Plymouth Planning Commission at their October 2, 2002 meeting. However, the proposal was subsequently removed from the October 2, 2002 Planning Commission agenda and postponed to an indefinite date. If and when the proposal is rescheduled for Planning Commission review, you will receive another similar notice. INFORMATION relating to this request may be examined at the Community Development Information Counter, at Plymouth City Hall 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. If you have any questions about the specifics of this proposal, please contact the Community Development Department at (763) 509-5400. Sincerely, fa"Pp '� yv. Barbara G. Senness, AICP Planning Manager 2002112-2-propnotice rtR � k �+ I� i1R r rr R s at pa�Fr�� r y�� 4 WtlC � : � u9 c6 � b rxattcti 18 PLYMOUTH A Beautiful Place To Live 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH. MINNESOTA 55447-1482 • TELEPHONE (763) 509-5000 September 20, 2002 Dear Mayor Joy Tierney: "Our mission is to reduce unintentional injuries in children ages 14 years and under through education and advocacy within our community: " We are pleased to invite you to participate in International Walk to School Day on Wednesday, October 2, 2002 from 1:00 — 3:00 p.m. at Plymouth Middle School. The address is 10011 36`x' Avenue in Plymouth. The afternoon will include pedestrian safety education, a pedestrian safety essay and poster contest award ceremony, and community volunteers bringing awareness of pedestrian safety issues to drivers and students at the end of the school day at 2:50 p.m. Each year, 700 child pedestrians are killed in the United States. In 2000, more than 44,500 children ages 14 and younger were treated in hospital emergency rooms for pedestrian -related injuries. During 2001, two children in the age range of 10 — 14 years were killed and another 243 children 14 years and younger were injured in pedestrian crashes in Minnesota. Hennepin County saw no deaths in 2001 in 10-14 year olds, however there were 90 children 14 years and younger injured in pedestrian crashes. Parents and children may overestimate their pedestrian skills and how important it is that roads be designed more safely to protect pedestrians from traffic dangers. To combat this national problem, the National SAFE KIDS Campaign, program sponsor FedEx Express and supporting sponsor 3M have developed SAFE KIDS Walk This Way, a multifaceted project designed to enhance safety for our children when walking to and from school. One of the main components of this nationwide effort is the celebration of International Walk to School Day, organized locally by the Northwest Metro Minneapolis SAFE KIDS Coalition and lead sponsor North Memorial Medical Center in collaboration with Plymouth Middle School. We hope you will be able to join us on October 2 to teach safe pedestrian behaviors and escort children from school that afternoon. A new school pedestrian safety task force will meet on October 21s` to determine objectives for improving conditions near the school. We hope you accept this invitation to participate in our SAFE KIDS Walk This Wav program. Your presence will help ensure the success of our mission as well as bring credibility and valuable input to this project. You may contact me at 763-520-4145 for more information or to RSVP. Parking is available at the Armstrong High School upper lot, just west of Plymouth Middle School on 36"' Avenue. It is a short two block walking distance. We hope this parking alternative will prevent further traffic congestion near the school that afternoon and help you join in the spirit of the day — to promote healthy physical activity through safe walking! Thank you for your support in keeping children safe in our community! Sincerely, l Gae Skager, RN °j Injury Prevention Specialist Coalition Co -Coordinator —' W- Lead Sponsor: North Memorial Medical Center ` 3300 Oakdale Avenue North • Robbinsdale, MN 55422 Phone 763-520-4287 • Fax 763-520-1022 9� 9 September 13, 2002 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Dear Industrial Permittees and County/City/Township Officials: RE: Draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and State Disposal System (SDS) General Storm Water Permit for Industrial Activity You are receiving this letter from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) because the federal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) requirements for industrial activity may pertain to you. The existing NPDES General Storm Water Permit for Industrial Activity (Permit MNG611000) will expire on October 31, 2002. The MPCA plans to reissue the general permit when the existing general permit expires. Please find enclosed a copy of the public notice for the Draft NPDES General Storm Water Permit for Industrial Activity. The MPCA will publish the public notice for the draft general permit on September 16, 2002, in the State Register. You can view this public notice on the MPCA web site at http://www.pca.state.irin.us/news/index.htn-d. You can view the draft general permit and fact sheet on the MPCA Storm Water Industrial web site at http://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/stormwater.html. Comments on the draft general permit will be accepted until 4:30 p.m. on October 16, 2002. The draft general permit contains requirements similar to the existing general permit. The draft permit also contains, under Part II.I. Requests for Termination of Coverage, draft language to include the new federal Phase II no exposure exclusion from permitting. The no exposure provision now applies to all industrial categories regulated under the Phase I storm water program, except construction. If you have any questions regarding this letter or the draft general permit, or if you would like to receive a copy of the draft general permit and fact sheet, please contact me at (651) 297-2331 or (800) 657-3864. You may also request a copy by e-mail at mary.lynn@pca.state.mn.us. Sincerely, Mary Zynn Hoffman Pollution Control Specialist Senior St. Paul Office Regional Environmental Management Division MHL:ry Enclosure 520 Lafayette Rd. N.; St. Paul, MN 55155-4194; (651) 296-6300 (Voice); (651) 282-5332 (TTY) St. Paul • Brainerd • Detroit Lakes • Duluth • Mankato • Marshall • Rochester • Willmar; www.pca.state.mn.us Equal Opportunity Employer • Printed on recycled paper containing at least 20% fibers from paper recycled by consumers. 0 Pollution Control Agency Public Notice for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and State Disposal System (SDS) General Storm Nater Permit for Industrial Activity NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) proposes to reissue NPDES General Permit (vIN.G610000) under the provisions of Minnesota Rules 7001.02 10, for discharges of storm water associated with industrial activity. This is a NPDES general permit to authorize the discharge of storm water from regulated industrial activity into waters of the state of Minnesota. Comments are requested from affected or interested parties on a draft of this NPDES general permit. Comments should be submitted in writing in accordance with the provisions of this notice. This is a public notice for the NPDES Permit Program (Section 403, Clean Water Act, as amended, Minnesota Statutes chs. 115 and 116, as amended, and Minnesota Rules ch. 7001). A general permit covers categories with operations, emissions, activities, discharges, or facilities that are the same or similar in context. The general storm water permit for industrial activity was last reissued for the period November 1, 1997, through October 31, 2002; the original general permit was first issued September 30, 1992. The duration of all NPDES permits is five years. The authority to develop and issue a general permit is based on the 1979 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated revisions to the NPDES program regulations, which created a class of permits called general permits. The general permits are issued in the state of Minnesota under Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, 122.28 and Minnesota Rules 7001.0210. General permits can be issued in states with NPDES authority if the state program includes general permit authority from the EPA. The MPCA's general permit program was approved by the EPA on December 15, 1987. This draft general storm water permit for industrial activity is proposed to replace the existing general storm water permit for industrial activity (MN G611000) and provides a mechanism to regulate the discharge of storm water associated with industrial activities. Like the permit this general permit will replace, this permit will require permittees to develop and implement a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (Plan) to eliminate or reduce contact of storm water with significant material that could cause pollution of storm water. The Plan is required to be developed prior to application submittal. This general permit will provide coverage for approximately 2300 industrial facilities in the state. The public comment period begins September 16, 2002 The public comment period ends October 16, 2002 Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on this draft permit. Any comments received before 4:30 p.m. on the last day of the comment period (see above) will be considered before the draft permit is finalized. There are four formal procedures for public participation in the MPCA's consideration of the permit reissuance. Interested persons may (1) submit written comments on the draft permit; (2) request that the MPCA hold a public informational meeting; (3) request that the MPCA hold a contested case hearing; and (4) submit a petition to the Commissioner requesting that the MPCA Citizens' Board consider the permit matter. 11 Comments on the draft permit should include the following information, pursuant to Minnesota Rules 7001.0110: 1. A statement of the person's interest in the draft permit; 2. A statement of the action the person would like the MPCA to take, including specific references to sections in the draft permit; and 3. Reasons supporting the person's position. Any person may request a contested case hearing on the draft permit before the end of the public comment period. Any request for a public informational meeting or a contested case hearing must include the information in items 1 through 3 listed above. Any person may request that this permit be considered by the MPCA Citizens' Board for final decision (in accordance with Minnesota Statute § 116.02, subd.6). The draft general permit and fact sheet are available for review at the MPCA, 520 Lafayette Road North, St. Paul, during regular business hours, Monday through Friday. If you have questions regarding the draft general permit, or if you would like to receive a copy of the draft general permit and fact sheet, please contact Mary Hoffman Lynn at (651) 297-2331 or (800) 657-3864, or for users of Telecommunications Device for the Hearing Impaired, call (651) 297-5353. You may also find a copy of the draft general permit and fact sheet at the MPCA Storm Water Industrial site at http://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/stormwater.htmi or request a copy by e-mail at: mary.lynn @pca.state.mn.us Comments on the permit, requests for a public informational meeting, or requests for a contested case hearing should be submitted in writing to: Mary Hoffman Lynn Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Regional Environmental Management Division REM/PST 520 Lafayette Road North St. Paul, Minnesota 55155-4194 Fax (651) 297-8676 Please bring the foregoing to the attention of persons whom you know would be interested in this matter. In the absence of any requests for a public informational meeting or a contested case hearing, the final decision to issue this permit will be made by the MPCA Commissioner. DATED: A st , 2002 KAS:ML:ry Ve Please join us as we rename ourselves (again!), set budget priorities, and update our action plans. Please note new location. All community members are welcome. Call Kim Rowe with questions, 612-803-1194. Monday, September 30th Central Middle School, RM 413b 305 Vicksburg Lane North Plymouth, MN 55447 6:30 - 8:30 pm �.�:} •,' , '; �^r 111111111111111111111111111 Ili 1 I III 1111 t1111111111111fill 11111 0$ You are invited f -- - to a special preview of our new store. Be a part of our ribbon cutting ceremony. now -ity of Plymouth VIr. Dwight Johnson 1400 Plymouth Boulevard Date: Tuesday, October e 'lvmouth,MNT 55447 Time: 7:30 a.m. Ribbon cutting 8-10 a.m. Food and Entertainment Address: 4175 Vinewood Ln. N Phone: 763-553-0302 zo`y I-494 Corridor Commission Board of Directors Meeting Wednesday, September 18, 2002 - 7:30 a.m. Southwest Metro Transit Commission Conference Room, Second Floor 1. Call to Order (Hovland) CONSENT AGENDA All matters listed under the Consent Agenda are routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be an explanation but no separate discussion on these items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered separately. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Review of August 21, 2002 Meeting Minutes Monthly Financial Report - 494 Treasurer BUSINESS ITEMS 494 Policy Report and MOVE Proposal for Policy Work (Thorfinnson) 1-., r,1 Monthly Technical Report (Van Hattum) - ca//s 7°`' rfla ly Padilla Spear PR Project and Survey Update 7. Miscellaneous ■ I-494 Website Updating (Van Hattum, Senness) ■ I-494 origin/destination study update (Adam Harrington) ■ Sector 5 restructuring (Adam Harrington) ■ Amendment No. 2 to Joint and Cooperative Agreement (Hovland) ■ I-494 Busway Advisory Task Force (Van Hattum) ■ MOVE membership issues 8. Neat Meeting Date/Time Wednesday, October 16, 2002 - 7.30 a. tit. at Socrthfvest Metro Transit Hub 9. Adjourn jr,// j)t7T-- c4,e6 -pie ?X o t�er apyl-v`^/ .�v ,+,y m�tao I-494 Corridor Commission Board of Directors Meeting Minutes — August 21, 2002 Board Members Attending: Dick Allendorf, Mike Fossum, Jim Hovland, Dave Lindahl, Sue Sandahl, Barb Senness, Bruce Slyvester and Joy Tierney Others: Christine Davis, Judi Churchward, Randy Newton, Tom O'Keefe, Ross Thorfinnson, Jr., Dave Van Hattum Motions Approved: ♦ Extend Ross Thorfrnnson contract at the same rate through the end of September. Ross to provide a written plan for future I-494 policy work for discussion at the September Board meeting. (attached is the existing I-494 Workplan section on policy activities) ♦ Dave V.H. authorized to spend up to $4,000 for printing of approximately 2000 copies of Employer Commuter Resources Brochure. ♦ All checks in excess of $2,000 require prior Board approval. All expenses incurred by Dave Van Hattum greater than $500 require prior Board approval. ♦ Board members will be billed for dues by the end of the year to be paid by March 31 ", 2003 Business Items Transportation Advocacy Group Process / I-494 Policy Report (R. Thorfinnson, Jr.) The issue of whether the Corridor Commission could be a member of or contribute to MOVE was also discussed. The issue has been raised by various legal counsel for the member cities of the Commission. City attorney consensus appears to be that membership and contribution to MOVE are permissible under Minnesota state statutes. Ross, representing MOVE and the I-494 Corridor, continues to lobby for increased funding for highway expansion. Strategies include a transportation survey, face-to-face meetings xvith potential supporters, and attendingmeetings (e.g. BOMA, Transportation Alliance, etc) and meeting with legislative candidates. MOVE has created an autonomous interim board. Ross continues to remain optimistic about the long term success of MOVE. Ross indicated the Commission may want to discuss, in the near future, continued membership in the MN Transportation Alliance and the Transportation Coalition. The \IN League of Cities has suspended membership in the Alliance due to the Alliance 7,4 position on municipal consent. The Coalition is also requiring any Coalition member to fully support the Coalition position only on transportation funding, which position may be requesting lower funding than that deemed essential by the Commission. Ross will meet with various legislative candidates to discuss Commission transportation goals. The election this fall of candidates responsive to the transportation issue wili be important to the success in moving up the schedule for I-494 expansion. Action: Board members please identify key individuals running for office along the Corridor. These individuals will be invited to September and October Board Meetings. Names of candidates to be e-mailed to the Chair. Board to create an 1-494 Position Paper", which Ross will share will each candidate for office along 1-494. Ross will begin initial work on position paper. Monthly Technical Report (Van Hattum) Van Hattum reported on progress with employers and property managers (18 meetings to date) and the baseline of I-494 employer activity (40 employers have some type of commuter program at this time). In the fixture, Van Hattum will compile the number of employees, at each employer, participating in commuter programs. Van Hattum also shared a new comprehensive brochure for distribution to employers and a printout of the Nvebsite www.494con-idor.org Action: Please review for any outdated information.. ♦ Padilla Speer PR Project and Survey Update (Christine Davis) Christine reported on planning for an e-mail survey of general population along the entire corridor to determine what messages are likely to be the most effective with the public. Christine will send latest communication ideas to Board members. Action: Commission members please respond to Christine with 1-2 suggested messages and feedback on the list of grass -root strategies that is provided by Padilla Spear. Miscellaneous Sue Sandahl reported that the I -35W Solutions Alliance was holding candidate forums on September 19, 2002. Discussion of whether the Commission should hire outside legal counsel was set over to the September meeting. Next Meeting Date/Time: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 — 7.30 a.m. at .Southwest Metro Transit Hub 2i m? ��Ililllll �� FEDERAL UPDATE September 5, 2002 AmUL"AAAWL I THE MONESOTA TRANIPORTATION 14 LU_ Uj Congress Back at Work But Progress on Transportation Appropriations Bill Unlikely Members of Congress are back from the August recess and will be getting back to work on efforts to pass the 13 departmental funding bills needed before the federal fiscal year ends on October I". However, with an election looming and different parties in control of the House and Senate, no one really expects Congress to be able to agree on all of these spending bills before the fiscal year runs out. And this year, the Transportation Appropriations bill appears to be at or near the end of the waiting list. House subcommittee markup is not scheduled to begin on the bill until mid-September. It looks like DOT and a few other departments will be operating under stopgap continuing budget resolutions for the first part of the new fiscal year. The big question is whether Congress will adjourn in October to hit the campaign trail and come back after the elections in a lame duck sessi--n to finish their work, or remain in session up until a week before the election as they did before the 2000 election. With majorities so close in both houses and both parties seeing the opportunity to maintain the majority they have as well as gaining control of the other body, chances are the first scenario is more likely. The pressure will be on to get home and campaign and avoid the tough decisions until after the elections when lawmakers will know which party will be in charge for the next two years. For state and local grantees of the major DOT trust fund programs. a delay in the final appropriations bill will not hold up the funding provided under the TEA -21 contract categories which do not need additional appropriations action. The highway obligation ceiling would be $27.74 billion, the level mandated by the provisions of the recently enacted supplemental funding bill. However, for the DOT line items subject to amounts set in the appropriations bills and the many earmarks, the dollar amounts won't be known until the appropriations bill is completed. Transit program earmarks for major bus purchases, new starts and smaller reverse commute programs as well as highway program earmarks for discretionary Interstate maintenance and bridge programs are still up in the air until the president signs the appropriations bill. President Decides to Withhold $5.1 Billion of Emeraencr Supplemental Spending Bill With new projections showing a significant federal budget deficit. President Bush has decided to start reigning in spending by withholding $5.1 billion of the $23.9 billion provided in the supplemental spending bill signed into law by the President on August 2nd. The budget deficit expected for this year has grown and the surpluses anticipated for the coming decade have diminished under the Congressional Budget Office's new baseline projections. A sharp decline in tax revenues coupled with double-digit growth in spending will produce a deficit of about $157 billion in fiscal year 2002, CBO estimates. If current tax and spending policies are maintained, deficits are likely to persist for a few years. The $5.1 billion was labeled a "contingent emergency" package and was structured as an all -or -nothing provision with the President allowed to spend the package or not but he could not single out items within the S5.1 billion and refuse to finance them. About half of the frozen funding is security -related including $98 million for the Federal Highway Administration, funding for the Coast Guard and funding for FAA security improvements. Amtrak Troubles Amtrak continues to make news with its financial woes. After receiving a funding boost in September to keep it going, the rail system now faces demands for systemic reform as the price for additional federal funds. Amtrak president David Gunn says that it will take $1.2 billion to keep current service running through the next 12 months. At this point House staffers have predicted that there is no chance for passage of either of the bills to reaut,10rize Amtrak or a high-speed rail network. These bills have stalled over concerns from rail labor regarding requirements that some construction be performed by union labor. Amtrak funding will have to be decided in the FY03 Transportation Appropriations bill with its long-term future remaining up in the air. THE MINNESOTA TRANSPORTATION ALLIANCE • 2515 Wabash Avenue, Suite LL2, Saint Paul, MN 55114 PHONE: 651/659-0804 • FAX,: 651/659-9009 • E-MAIL: mdonahoevtransoortationalliance.coin Rio L UPDATE September tember S, 2002 p SUBMIT TEA -21 COMMENTS TO DOT The US Department of Transportation is looking for your ideas and opinions as the department prepares its proposal to Congress on TEA -21 reauthorization. Let the Department know if you want to see policies or programs changed and be sure to let officials know how much we need increased federal funding to meet our growing transportation needs. You can submit your comments online at: www.lhwa.dot.gov/reauthorization/. TEA -21 Task Force Update The Alliance's TEA -21 Task Force has been busy meeting this summer. The group has now heard from all three members of Minnesota's Congressional Delegation who are on the relevant committees: Oberstar, Kennedy and Sabo. The Task Force has developed some draft recommendations and will be continuing to review and discuss issues of concern to members. The next meeting of the TEA -21 Task Force will be held on Monday, September 16`x' at 9:00 a.m. at the Alliance office. Senate Hearing Considers _Feeds of Rural Areas The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing in Montpelier,_ Vermont, as part of the preparation for reauthorization of TEA -21, focusing on the special needs of rural areas and small towns. Senator James Jeffords, Chairman of the Committee said that he wanted to put a plan into place that would increase economic growth without neglecting safety and the environment. Witnesses spoke about the need for additional federal funding, particularly in the area of improving safety on rural roads. The importance of transit in rural areas was also highlighted. As the population ages and the number of people who can't drive grows, transit is critical to meeting health care and other essential needs. One spokesman noted that rural residents spend more of their basic incomes on transportation, travel 30 percent more, and have higher rates of automobile ownership, making them more reliant on good transportation systems. Baucus Introduces Transit Funding Bill Senator Max Baucus (D -MT) who earlier introduced legislation dealing with highway trust fund provisions, introduced a second bill titled: the Maximum Economic Grov,-th for America through Investment in Rural, Elderly and Disabled Transit Act. The bill would boost funding under the Section 5310 elderly and disabled program and allow the funding to be used for operating assistance. Additional funding is also provided for the Section 531 1 rural program with a higher floor for both rural and urban transit programs. The bill also establishes a new "essential bus" program, borrowing the rationale of the Essential Air Service Program that subsidizes air passenger service to small communities. The bus version would provide funding for bus service from rural areas to airports or Amtrak or other intercity rail passenger service stations. The Baucus bill could roughly double the spending on transit programs of interest to rural areas, an increase in line with APTA's overall goal of doubling the transit program from the current $7 billion level to $14 billion. Port Security Bill Not Finding Smooth Sailing Members were hoping to wrap up a conference committee on legislation to upgrade security at the nation's seaports in order to have an agreement ready when Congress returned from the August recess. However, concerns ha�-e arisen over a possible user -fee approach to pay for security needs. One proposal put on the table would assess a user fee on shipping containers. Both shippers and port authorities objected to the concept noting that the "maritime community alreadv generates S22 billion in federal revenues annually in the form of 124 different user fees and taxes." The Senate bill would provide $390 over five years for federal grants for port security enhancements. ""REMINDER: Alliance Advocacy Conference and Annual Meeting — NVednesday and Thursday, October 9-10, St. Paul City Center Radisson Hotel Register online at: N«v«°.transportationalliance.com**** 00 "SOLAR HOME TOUR" October 5, 2002 (Sat.), 10:00am - 4:OOpm, Twin Cities Sponsored by the MN Renewable Energy Society (MRES). A self -guided tour to showcase 12 new and retrofitted passive solar homes, super insulation, solar space and water heaters, and photovoltaic (solar electric) systems. See a house with monthly heating bills less than what most families spend on pizzas; a 1904 home that gets half of its heat and hot water provided by free sunshine; a large ranch home completely off the power grid; a home where the shingles produce electricity. $10/family donation requested. For details see http://mres-solar.org/ or contact David Pogany, Sustainable Resources Center, at 612/ 872-3285 or e-mail d.pogany@src-mn.org 30 Dear Business Owner: As a business in the Plymouth City Center area, you may be interested to know about several upcoming events: • Plymouth on Parade —The 50' annual Plymouth on Parade will be held on Saturday, October 5. Parade time is 1:00 p.m. Attached is a copy of the parade route, as well as a schedule of events to be held in the City Center area throughout the day. • Teens Driving Safe Concert. On Saturday, October 12, from 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., the Teens Driving Safe Grant Project and Target Corporation will sponsor a Teen Concert at the Hilde Performance Center. High school students from Hopkins, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Osseo, Robbinsdale, and Wayzata school districts are invited to this free concert. The concert is billed as a chemical free event, and several organizations will be in attendance including MADD, Minnesotans for Safe Drive, and the Minnesota Department of Public Safety. The Big Wu, a Minnesota-based band, will be headlining the event along with a number of high school bands. This is the first Teens Driving Safe Concert, so it is difficult to estimate the size of the crowd. • High School Hockey. On November 29 and 30 (the Friday and Saturday following Thanksgiving), a large high school hockey tournament is scheduled at the Plymouth Ice Center. Games will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on both nights. Sincerely, Laurie Ahrens Assistant City Manager 763/509-5052 Lahrens@ci.plymouth.mn.us 31 PLYMOUTH A BeautifufPface To Live 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 • TELEPHONE (763) 509-5000 www.d.plymouth.mmus Q C Q. coo C4 CD C H dT3 00 n. ONS �j C C _ N''' CM CL m V ++ .0 cm .L Cl .0 d O .a 0.0 N r a) 0 d .�-+ M 0 N Q.� J r a .Q O C O �U0m a1- 0> mQ L (C Q. = LL W L% W (L i 0. Q cu 0 M 0) .L 0 0 R H > o L. m V a v otf ami m d > a CL o 0 LL i cu 0 M 0) .L 0 0 5 F j City Center (,. Bound c y P yii�ou#h Blvd., Co. 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MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55418 PLYMOUTH, MN 55447 PLYMOUTH, MN 55447 RUBY TUESDAY RUDOLPHS BAR-B-QUE STATE FARM SERVICE CTR 3405 VICKSBURG LANE 3500 VICKSBURG LANE #500 1600 37TH AVE N PLYMOUTH, MN 55447 PLYMOUTH, MN 55447 PLYMOUTH, MN 55447 SUPERIOR STORAGE 11 LLC TCF NATIONAL BANK MINNESOTA US POST OFFICE 601 CARLSON PKY = 350 801 MARQUETTE AVE 6900 64TH ST W MINNETONKA, MN 55305 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402 OVERLAND PARKS, KS 66202 40 WESTLAND EQUITY LTD PRTNRSHP 4465 VICKSBURG LN N PLYMOUTH, MN 55446 Metropolitan Council Building communities that work September 27, 2002 nr To: Local Units of Government in the Metropolitan Area .r Re: Proposed Plans for Metropolitan Council Redistricting The Metropolitan Council invites you to comment on three proposed plans for isictin' ' `s en Council districts. Minnesota Statutes 473.123, Subd. 3a states "the legislature shall redraw the boundaries of the council districts after each dicennial federal census so that each district has substantially equal population." Redistricting is to take place for the Metropolitan Council each ten years in the year ending with the number "3". Prior to the 1993 legislative session, the Metropolitan Council submitted a redistricting proposal that was adopted by the Legislature. In keeping with that precedent the Council intends to submit a redistricting recommendation in the 2003 session. For the past few months a Metropolitan Council Redistricting Advisory Group has been meeting for the purpose of making a recommendation on new Metropolitan Council districts based on the 2000 census. The advisory group established several factors as criteria. These include: • Minimize the splitting of suburban communities. • Keep each district of substantially equal population. • Retain two districts entirely with the municipal boundaries of Minneapolis. Retain one district entirely with the municipal boundaries of St. Paul. Group communities locally that have some common subregional interests. Prior to the Redistricting Advisory Group (consisting of Council members and public representatives) making a final plan recommendation to the Metropolitan Council, the Redistricting Advisory Group is seeking public comment on three proposals that subtantially meet the redistricting principles. The three plans are available on the Council website at httn://www.metrocouncii.org/resources/resources.htm Go to this link and then scroll down to the "General" category and click on "Redistricting Proposals" to view these maps. District descriptions and population information on each district is included in this mailing. If you do not have internet access and wish copies of the maps please call the Council's Data Center at 651-602-1140. A public comment meeting will be held on Thursday, October 10, 2002 at 3 p.m. in Room 1A of the Metropolitan Council offices at Mears Park Centre, 230 E. Fifth Street, St. Paul, Minnesota. As alternative ways to comment, persons may call the Council's public comment line at (651)602-1500 and leave a recorded message or e-mail the Council's Data Center at data.center(@metc.state.mn.us regarding the three redistricting proposals. Written comments may also be faxed to (651) 602-1464. All comments will be accepted until 5 p.m., October 11, 2002. Your comments on the proposed plans are greatly appreciated. The Metropolitan Council tentatively plans to make a final recommendation at its meeting on October 23. Sincerely, Marc Hugunin Chair, Metropolitan Council Redistricting Advisory Group And Metropolitan Council Member, District 14 www.metrocouncil.org 34 Metro Info Line 602-1858 230 East Fifth Street • St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1626 • (651) 602-1000 • Fax 602-1550 • TTY 291-0904 An Equal opportunity Employer Metropolitan Council Redistricting Example Plan Notes The redistricting plans on the following pages are examples of plans that demonstrate the goals of the committee: communities of interest, ideal population and compactness. The plans also seek to minimize the number of municipalities split outside of Minneapolis and St. Paul, and to maximize the minority population in two districts. Some observations have come up regarding the committee's wishes for redistricting, which may prove helpful in future decision making: 1. A compact southwestern district composed entirely of Carver and Scott counties has a population of 156,546, or 5.05% below the ideal. Adding small communities such as Minnetrista and St. Bonifacious can bring the district to under 3% deviation. However, the key to this district is the inclusion of Chanhassen. Without it, significant parts of Hennepin or Dakota County (at least 23,705 people) must be included to stay under 3% deviation. This means the district must have part of Lakeville, Burnsville, Bloomington, or Eden Prairie - or several suburban city/township combinations. 2. To have two districts completely within Minneapolis and in the 3% deviation range, the remaining Minneapolis district(s) must contain all or part of at least two cities (or part of Saint Paul) totaling approximately 100,000 people. In other words, this difference can not be made up with just Richfield (or Richfield and Fort Snelling), which has less than 35,000 people. Option 1 2 3 Overall Population Deviation <5% <3% < 3% Number of Split 0 0 2 Municipalities) Minority Percentage in District 7 55.32% 55.32% 54.86% Minority Percentage in District 14 36.26% 36.26% 42.18% ' Outside of Minneapolis and St. Paul 37 Public Comment Option 1 District Descriptions District 1 — Western Hennepin County. Includes Champlin, Dayton, Hassan, Rogers, Maple Grove, Plymoul Medicine Lake, Corcoran, Medina, Loretto, Maple Plain, Independence, Greenfield, and Rockford. District 2 — Northeastern Hennepin County. Includes Osseo, Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center, Robbinsdale, New Hope, and Crystal. District 3 — Lake Minnetonka. Includes Edina, Hopkins, Minnetonka, Wayzata, Woodland, Deephaven, Greenwood, Excelsior, Shorewood, Minnetonka Beach, Tonka Bay, Spring Park, Mound, Victoria, Minnetrista, St. Bonifacius, Orono, and Long Lake. District 4 — Most of Carver County, most of Scott County, and Lakeville. District 5 — Chanhassen, Eden Prairie, and Bloomington. District 6 — Golden Valley, St. Louis Park, Richfield, Fort Snelling, and southwestern Minneapolis. District 7— Downtown and North Minneapolis, portion of South Minneapolis. District 8 — Eastern and most of South Minneapolis. District 9 - Northern Anoka County. Includes Northeast Ramsey County, Forest Lake, Lino Lakes, Centerville, and Anoka County north of Anoka. District 10 — Southern Anoka County. Includes Anoka, Coon Rapids, Blaine, Circle Pines, Lexington, Spring Lake Park, and Fridley. District 11 — Greater Ramsey County. Includes North St. Paul, Maplewood, Little Canada, Vadnais Heights, Gem Lake, Shoreview, Arden Hills, Mounds View, New Brighton, St. Anthony, Columbia Heights and Hilltop. District 12 — Washington County. Includes all municipalities except St. Paul Park, Grey Cloud Island Twp., Newport, Denmark Township, Afton, and Forest Lake. District 13 — Southern half of Saint Paul. District 14 — Northern half of Saint Paul, Roseville, Lauderdale, and Falcon Heights. District 15 — Eagan, Burnsville, and Apple Valley. District 16 — Dakota County. Includes most of northern and eastern Dakota County, Newport, St. Paul Park, Grey Cloud Island, Denmark Twp. Afton, Elko, New Market, and New Market Twp. Plan Minority Percentages District Population E% Minority, 1 167,774` 6.15% 2 156,688 22.14% 3 167 788 6.03% i 1711467' 5.696/6 5 10.15% 6 -.11-60,3914-1 11 31% _ 7 — .160517. 160,612b 55.32% ' 8 160,777, 24.64% 9 167,121; 3.69% { 10 j 165,723: 7.50% 11 .._.._..__.......... _...... 167,953', _..----- ..................: 9.96% 12 173,057 6.76% 13 165,228;24.63% _.. 14 163.549: ... 36.26% 15 169,304' 11.13% ' 16 160,058 6.38% 38 Public Comment Option 2 District Descriptions District 1 — Plymouth, Medicine Lake, Maple Grove, and Minnetonka. District 2 —Brooklyn Center, Robbinsdale, Crystal, New Hope, Golden Valley, St. Louis Park, and Hopkins. District 3 — Western Suburbs. Includes most Lake Minnetonka Communities, Eden Paririe, Chanhassen, Victoria, Chaska, Chaska Twp., Laketown Twp. Watertown Twp. Watertown. Independence, Maple Plain, Medina, and Loretto. District 4 — Southwestern Metro. Includes most of Carver County, all of Scott County, and Burnsville. District 5 — Bloomington, Edina, Richfield, and Fort Snelling. District 6 — Most of South Minneapolis. District 7 — Downtown and North Minneapolis, portion of South Minneapolis. District 8 — Minneapolis east of the river, Columbia Heights, St. Anthony, Hilltop, New Brighton, Arden Hills, Mounds View, Spring Lake Park, and Fridley. District 9 — Blaine, Coon Rapids, Lexington, Andover, Ham Lake, Columbus Twp., East Bethel, and Linwood Twp. District 10 — Brooklyn Park, Osseo, Champlin, Anoka, Ramsey, Burns Twp., Oak Grove, St. Francis, Bethel, Dayton, Hassan, Rogers, Corcoran, Greenfield, and Rockford. District 1 1 — Ramsey County. Includes most of Suburban Ramsey County, Lino Lakes, Centerville, and Circle Pines. District 12 — Washington County. Includes all municipalities except Cottage Grove, Newport, St. Paul Park, and Grey Cloud Island Twp. District 13 — Southern half of Saint Paul. District 14 — Northern half of Saint Paul, Roseville, Lauderdale, and Falcon Heights. District 15 — Dakota County north of Apple Valley. Includes Rosemount, Newport, St. Paul Park, and Grey Cloud Island Twp. District 16 —Dakota County south of Rosemount. Includes Cottage Grove, Nininger Twp., Hastings, and Apple Valley. Plan Minority Percentages District Population % Minority 1 167,928 6.69% 2 168,418 14.86% 3 161,433; 5.71% 4 168,025, 8.08% 5 167,478 11.53% 6 1601425` 19.87% 7 160,612 55.32% 8 1 6T,6961 14.36%° _._ 9 167,627 10 163,469 14.29% 11 160,216' 7.60% 12 161,102' 6.34% 13 165,228'. 24.63% `. 14 163 549= 36 26% ' 15 169,278; 9.59% 16 165,526;, 5.78%° M DATE: September 24, 2002 TO: Daniel L. Faulkner, P.E., Director of Public Works FROM: Pat J. Qvale, Public Services Managef__ " SUBJECT: Plymouth Metrolink Transit Opt -Out Service Plan and Budget 2003 Attached is the Plymouth Metrolink Transit Opt -out Service Plan and Budget 2003 document which was submitted to Metropolitan Council on September 11, 2002. The Service Plan and Budget outlines the same plan and budget as presented to City Council in the City Manager Recommended Budget and to the members of the Plymouth Advisory Committee on Transit. Our current budget includes enhanced services, which were scheduled to go into effect September 2002. These enhancements have not been implemented to date in anticipation of a 10 percent cut as proposed by Metropolitan Council. Our service plan indicates existing service will be maintained with the 10 percent proposed reduction. We will continue to monitor the transportation funding events at the state level, our cash flow of current funding though Motor Vehicle Excise Tax (MVET), and our need for services throughout 2003. If you have any further questions or would like additional information, please contact me. attachment: Plymouth Metrolink Transit Opt -Out Plan and Budget 2003 cc: Dwight Johnson, City Manager 44 N:\pw\Engineering\TRANSIT\RESOL\2002\CC Merry re Met Council Service Plan2003 9 _24 02.doe PLYMOUTH METROLINK TRANSIT OPT -OUT SERVICE PLAN AND BUDGET 2003 Metropolitan Council Mears Park Centre 230 East 5th Street St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 651/602-1701 4S TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................... 1 I. SERVICE PLAN......................................................................................................... 3 1. Organization.................................................................................................. 3 2. Service Plan Elements...................................................................................4 3. Detailed Service Plan...................................................................4A HACCESSIBILITY PLAN.......................................................................................... 7 III ALCOHOL & SUBSTANCE ABUSE...................................................................... 8 IVBUDGET ..................................................................................................................8 V. NTD REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.................................................................... 8 VI. DETAILED BUDGET..........................................................................9 INTRODUCTION The Metropolitan Council (Council) supports a variety of contract services designed to meet the diverse travel needs in the region. New and existing transportation services are coordinated by the Council with Opt -Out Communities within the context of accomplishing the stated regional goals, that transit services in the Twin Cities metropolitan area should: I. Be provided to enhance the quality of life in the metropolitan area by: a. Being responsive to the needs of the elderly, young, disabled, economically disadvantaged, and other transit -dependent groups. b. Being prepared to provide public mobility in the event of emergencies or energy shortages. II. Be provided in a safe, reliable, efficient and well maintained manner by: a. Offering complete, coordinated and accurate transit information to area residents to promote understanding and use of services. b. Applying Transit Redesign direction regarding the integration of regional support systems. III. Use public resources and investments in the most efficient manner possible in order to establish and maintain a strong financial base for public transit activities by: a. Providing services in a cost-effective manner that meets the Council performance standards. b. Using a transit decision-making process that provides for the involvement of transit operators, riding customers, communities, the general public and other agencies. c. Promoting the best investment of time and money in the sound management of transit services. IV. Follow polices and strategies that have coincide to the maximum possible with the Metropolitan Council's Transportation Policy Plan that will promote; among other things; a. The development and use of a network of transitways designed for high-speed express service. b. Tailoring transit services to diverse market conditions, reflecting land use patterns and socioeconomic conditions. 14? c. Competition in the delivery of transit services. d. An increased level of transit service attractiveness and coordination. e. Transit for people with disabilities. f. Public participation in formulating transportation policy and implementing decisions. SERVICE PLAN PROCESS Met Council Distributes Request for Management Plan June 28, 2002 1 Service Plan is Developed and Returned to Met Council September 30, 2002 1 Met Council Staff Reviews Service Plan Addresses Questions with Provider October 2002 1 Met Council Staff Presents Service Plan Information at Transportation Committee and Metropolitan Council Meetings October/November 2002 ME I. 2003 SERVICE PLAN The Service Plan of Opt -Out communities address service issues which may affect the work plans of the Metropolitan Council. Transit policy and management decisions made and actions taken by your transit programs during the year should be in conformance with the Service Plan. If major changes to your Service Plan, such as a change in scope of service, or fare policies that deviate from regional standards, are made mid -year, we ask that you inform the Metropolitan Council of those changes, in writing, so that we may make any necessary changes to our policies and procedures in a timely manner. The purpose of Service Plan coordination is necessary in order to: • promote the best investment of time and money in the sound management of transit services; and • identify and implement policies and practices to achieve effective and efficient transit operations Each element of the Service Plan is described in the following pages. Please describe your plan in the order which follows. Please fill in the blank text boxes as they relate to your organization. (Note: please keep all answers within specified answer boxes, unless otherwise noted): 1. ORGANIZATION Program Name: Plymouth Metrolink Address: 3400 Plymouth Boulevard, Plymouth, MN 55447 Telephone Number: 763 509-5521 Fax Number: 763 509-5510 TTY Number: E -Mail Address: Gbentley@ci.plymouth.mn.us 41 OVA O co r-LONr- W U co �co O O 'd' 0 U O o) M W ym v c) N 0) 000 O CL N O CA (3) r- M `C N M I 00 N O N "7 _l N (LI R r r 000 d COD M N 000 N r - Z cl (Drnwc) N (Al 6cf 64 6R t:+ 69 tri 69 O 0 C O w+l M In Iq Un 0 0 N O O O O 0 0 d1 O N 1- O O 00 O `Q' c � F- U 000 V ce) CD co0 C(DD O C) o 0 0 d CO M N CCA a V N criooco O 69 ER Efl Efi l E9 to 69 64 OVA r w N 0 0 0 0 W U co J O O 'd' 0 co Vi O O o) M W ym v c) It to CM) o CL 0) rl_ CN W ry 0) v I CCO000400 COD _l 69 (LI R c- M 000 69 to 69 69 r w N 0 0 0 0 W U co Oc� O O 'd' 0 Cl) y o) M W rn rr It to Y o 0� (ovaSo Z W U 0) v 04 000 _l 69 co O 000 69 to 69 69 N ml' (Drnwc) N 0 NNMOR I13 w O N N 0 O C O w+l M In Iq Un CD M M M r' M�- = W F- U V!)�69(At 69 D 0 UJ o 0 0 W a V criooco O O N OD M o J W 0. a O N N -'E � v a Cy CY IL OVIwNY Y M c c e- N Z2 J K H F (3a t3a pLL W N N = U co Oc� � aZcn W y i W rn r. 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List the communities your program serves, the square mileage of your service area, and total population. city Population Estimate Square Miles Plymouth, MN 67,000 35 Office and garage facilities location: Description: Office: Plymouth City Hall Plymouth Metrolink Transit Administrator's Office 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 Total: 67,000 35 B. List location and description of all office and garage facilities, and location of all park -and- ride lots and transit hub facilities served by your program. Office and garage facilities location: Description: Office: Plymouth City Hall Plymouth Metrolink Transit Administrator's Office 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 No garage facilities Garage facilities provided by contracted service providers Laidlaw Transit Services, Inc. 3400 Spring Street NE Mpls., MN 55413 Metro Transit 560 — 6`'' Avenue No. Minneapolis, MN 55441 Park-and-ride lot locations and all transit hub facilities: Park & Ride lots: I E -Y Four Seasons Mall Lancaster Lane & Co. Rd. 9 T.H. 55 & Co. Rd. 73 Messiah United Methodist Church Olive Lane & Co. Rd. 6 (1 block west of Co. Rd. 10 1) Plymouth Covenant Church Old Rockford Road & Vicksburg Lane Plyinoitch Road Transit Center (Metro Transit facility) I-394 & Plymouth Road, Mntka. The Reserve Transit Station (no park & ride; walk-up, kiss & ride only) Cheshire Lane No. of Schmidt lake Road (to open late 2002) No hub facilities. C. Describe type of service to be operated; if more than one type of service, describe all. Also, for each, list the primary users and trip purposes. (Type of service should include sub categories. For example: regular route - separate by types of route: express, local, urban.) Type of Service: Users of the Service: Trip Purposes: Commuter express Workers living in Plymouth Work and working in downtown Minneapolis Reverse Commute Express Workers living in core cities Work and working in Plymouth Dial -A -Ride General population Work shopping, education, social, medical, programs '5300 D. Specify for each service type, the days of the week and hours of the day that service will Service Type operate. Describe any variation of service levels by type of service operated at different Revenue Hours times of the day and days of the week. Also, indicate whether or not service is offered on Commuter Express and Reverse Commute holidays. (Submission of current schedules on a timely basis is suggested as an alternative 38,629 to completion of this section.) Type of Service: Days of the Week Hours of the Day Any Variations Commuter Express Monday -Friday 5:40 — 8:48 a.m. Variable reduced service $1.75 No Holidays 12:10 — 3:00 p.m. near major holidays 3:35 — 7:42 p.m. $0.75 seniors & Reverse Commuter Express Monday -Friday 4:59 — 8:07 a.m. Variable reduced service persons w/disabilit No Holidays 2:50 — 7:00 p.m. near major holidays Dial -A -Ride Monday -Friday 6:00 a.m —10:00 Variable reduced service p.m. near major holidays Saturday 9:00 a.m. — 6:00 p.m No Holidays E. Estimate the number of the following by service type on an annual basis: Note: If these numbers are included in approved budgets or other service summaries, you may skip this section. Service Type Number of Passengers Revenue Hours Revenue Miles Commuter Express and Reverse Commute 417,841 38,629 438,053 Dial -A -Ride 53,340 15,360 265,992 $1.50 advance Base Fare: $1.75 reserv. G. IDescribe in detail the fare structure applicable to the riding public for all your services. Include the fol lowing: Express Local Paratransit (Dial -A- Ride) ADA $2.00 same day ride $1.50 advance Base Fare: $1.75 reserv. $0.75 seniors & persons w/disabilit M II. ACCESSIBILITY PLAN The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was adopted in July 1990 by Congress and signed into law. This civil rights bill prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in such areas as employment, public services, public accommodations, transportation and telecommunications. The requirements of the statute apply to both public and private entities, whether or not they receive federal financial assistance. All public transit providers within the Region will make their transit vehicles, transit services and transit facilities accessible to persons with disabilities according to guidelines outlined in ADA and the Metropolitan Council approved accessibility plan. Detailed information pertaining to ADA is available upon request from the Council Programs Administrator. A. I Provide a plan of how your program addresses the federal ADA transportation regulations. All Plymouth Metrolink transit facilities and vehicles meet ADA requirements; all routes are accessible. ADA complimentary paratransit service in Plymouth is provided by Metro Mobility. Plymouth Dial -A -Ride is fully accessible and provides rides that supplement Metro Mobility service. Not all Metro Transit connecting vehicles at the Plymouth Road Transit Center are necessarily lift equipped, but will be lift equipped in accordance with the Regional Accessible Regular Route Implementation Schedule as developed and maintained by the Metropolitan Council. s+ $15.00 —10 ride Conveniencecard; Convenience Accept all regional fare p $7.50 — Fares: convenience 10 ride punch card media for seniors & persons w/Disab. Surcharges: $0.50 peak (e.g., peak surcharge charges) All regional fare Summer punch card discount programs (10 rides for $10.00 Discounts: (MetroPass, U- from Memorial Day Pass, etc.) to labor Day II. ACCESSIBILITY PLAN The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was adopted in July 1990 by Congress and signed into law. This civil rights bill prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in such areas as employment, public services, public accommodations, transportation and telecommunications. The requirements of the statute apply to both public and private entities, whether or not they receive federal financial assistance. All public transit providers within the Region will make their transit vehicles, transit services and transit facilities accessible to persons with disabilities according to guidelines outlined in ADA and the Metropolitan Council approved accessibility plan. Detailed information pertaining to ADA is available upon request from the Council Programs Administrator. A. I Provide a plan of how your program addresses the federal ADA transportation regulations. All Plymouth Metrolink transit facilities and vehicles meet ADA requirements; all routes are accessible. ADA complimentary paratransit service in Plymouth is provided by Metro Mobility. Plymouth Dial -A -Ride is fully accessible and provides rides that supplement Metro Mobility service. Not all Metro Transit connecting vehicles at the Plymouth Road Transit Center are necessarily lift equipped, but will be lift equipped in accordance with the Regional Accessible Regular Route Implementation Schedule as developed and maintained by the Metropolitan Council. s+ III. ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM The Metropolitan Council is dedicated to providing safe, dependable transportation services to the public and providing a safe work environment for transit employees that is free from risks which result from alcohol and prohibited drug use. To further this policy, any provider of safety - sensitive transit and/or safety -sensitive maintenance service receiving funding either directly or indirectly from the Council will be required to establish an anti-drug program consistent with FTA Substance Abuse Management Regulations (49CFR Parts 655) and Drug and Alcohol Testing Procedures (49 CFR Part 40). In addition, each transit or maintenance contractor will be required to submit annual DANES Reports to the Council by February 15. Failure to establish, implement, and maintain and report Drug and Alcohol Policies and Testing consistent with current Federal FTA regulations may result in withdrawal of Funding from the Council. Plymouth Metrolink transit services are operated by contracted service providers (Laidlaw Transit Services, Inc. and Metro Transit). These providers are responsible for all safety - sensitive employment and maintenance for Plymouth Metrolink. They are contractually required to comply with all applicable FTA Substance Abuse Management Regulations. Plymouth Metrolink periodically monitors compliance and maintains copies of all required forms and data at the Transit Administrator's office in Plymouth City Hall, 3400 Plymouth Boulevard, Plymouth, MN 55447. IV. BUDGET Please attach a copy of your approved Budget for FY2003. Attached. V. NTD REPORTING REQUIRMENTS In order to maintain its status as an eligible recipient of federal transit funding, the Council and it's contractors and Opt -out transit systems must report certain data and operating statistics to the National Transit Database. Accordingly, the reporting requirements of the National Transit Database are incorporated into this plan by this reference. Using the forms provided in Appendix A, the Opt -Out System must report, no less than annually, to the Council in compliance with the National Transit Database line item reporting requirements, and must submit year-end reporting statistics no later than March 1 of the succeeding calendar year. The Opt -Out must also provide the Council with access, during reasonable business hours, to any source documents needed to meet the National Transit Database reporting requirements. This includes driver manifests or trip sheets, vehicle inventory records, vehicle maintenance records, contract budget information, and incident reports. Plymouth Metrolink complies with the NTD reporting requirements. $S 2003 Plymouth Metrolink Budget 9/11/02 Line Item Account 2001 Budget 2002 Budget 2003 Budget 2003 Budget Notes w/o Cuts W/10% Cut OPERATING REVENUE Revenues Passenger Fares 2001 Metrolink Fares $ 467,560.00 $ 417,600.00 $ 437,000.00 $ 437,000.00 2001 DAR Fares $ 35,464.00 $ 31,200.00 $ 29,000.00 $ 29,000.00 2002 Coupons, etc. $ 35,464.00 $ 31,200.00 $ 29,000.00 $ 29,000.00 2016 Other Revenue $ - $ - $ 25,000.00 $ 25,000.00 2020 Total Revenue $ 538,488.00 $ 480,000.00 $ 520,000.00 $ 520,000.00 Funding Sources 2101 MVET Pmts. $ - $ 1,400,000.00 $ 3,658,887.00 $ 3,468,673.00 $ 190,214.00 2105 Met Council Subsidy/Grant $ 2,877,113.00 $ 1,000,000.00 $ - $ 2104 Other Funding (Reserve) $ 39,000.00 $ 1,375,810.00 $ 47,713.00 $ - 2100 Total Funding Sources $ 2,916,113.00 $ 3,775,810.00 $ 3,706,600.00 $ 3,468,673.00 TOTAL REVENUES AND FUNDING $ 3,454,601.00 $ 4,255,810.00 $ 4,226,600.00 $ 3,988,673.00 OPERATING EXPENSES Personnel 1010 Administrative Salaries $ 60,000.00 $ - $ - $ - 1040 Other Wages $ 18,800.00 $ 45,120.00 $ 48,202.00 $ 48,202.00 1060 Benefits $ 23,640.00 $ 11,280.00 $ 11,914.00 $ 11,914.00 1000 Total Personnel $ 102,440.00 $ 56,400.00 $ 60,116.00 $ 60,116.00 Administrative 1110 Management Fee $ 10,900.00 $ 11,500.00 $ 15,000.00 $ 15,000.00 1130 Advertising & Marketing $ 93,000.00 $ 105,000.00 $ 95,000.00 $ 95,000.00 1140 Legal Fees $ - $ - $ - $ - 1142 Consultant Fees $ 138,500.00 $ 140,000.00 $ 140,000.00 $ 140,000.00 1160 Office Supplies $ 8,000.00 $ 8,000.00 $ 2,000.00 $ 2,000.00 1170 Leases and Rentals $ 42,124.00 $ 46,237.00 $ 43,583.00 $ 43,583.00 1180 Utilities $ 2,000.00 $ 2,200.00 $ 2,200.00 $ 2,200.00 1190 Other Direct Admin. Charges $ 51,342.00 $ 53,243.00 $ 55,799.00 $ 55,799.00 1199 Transit Rest; ve Funds $ - $ 347,962.00 $ - $ 114,033.00 1100 Total Administrative $ 345,866.00 $ 714,142.00 $ 353,582.00 $ 467,615.00 Operations 1310 Purchase of Service $ 2,972,000.00 $ 3,441,268.00 $ 3,715,000.00 $ 3,363,040.00 $ (351,960.00) 1341 Repair and maintenance $ 6,500.00 $ 44,000.00 $ 50,282.00 $ 50,282.00 Enhanced Service 1360 Other Operations Charges $ 27,795.00 $ - $ 47,620.00 $ 47,620.00 1361 Balance Billings $ - $ - $ - $ - 1300 Total Operations $ 3,006,295.00 $ 3,485,268.00 $ 3,812,902.00 $ 3,460,942.00 ' 'M $ 3,454,601.00 $ 4,255,810.00 $ 4,226,600.00 $ 3,988,673.00 Captial Purchases - Remainder of current $165,000 Metropolitan Council RTC Grant No. SG -01-080 2003 Plymouth City Manager Proposed Budget $ 4,391,600.00 NOTE: 2003 Budget includes both full MVET funding (per Metropolitan Council estimates) and an alternate budget demonstrating a possible 10% reduction in MVET payments. Prepared 9/11/02 IrC MEMO CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MN 55447 DATE: September 27, 2002 TO: Plymouth City Council FROM: Barbara Senness, Planning Manager;)rj SUBJECT: Status Report on Lighting at Plymouth Marketplace At the August 13, 2002 meeting, the City Council requested that staff provide a status report on outstanding lighting issues at Plymouth Marketplace within the ensuing 45 days. The status report is as follows: ■ The shields on the freestanding luminaries will be in place by Saturday, September 28, 2002. ■ A solution to the decorative lighting is still in process. North American Properties has shipped one of the existing decorative lighting fixtures (used on the two retail buildings and the Noodles/Chipotle building) to their lighting consultant to determine whether it can be altered to meet City requirements. North American will act as soon as they know what their options are. If an acceptable lighting solution is not found, they will remove the fixtures and replace them with decorative tiles. As before, the lights facing Sugar Hills continue to be turned off. ■ The single wall -mounted fixture at Ruby Tuesdays that did not meet ordinance standards has been replaced with an acceptable fixture. ■ Chipotle's design department in Denver was assigned to address the unshikelded lights on the Chipotle sign. Staff has approved a shielded light to replace the existing lights. The shielded lights will be in place by next Friday, October 4. 2002. 5? @9/12/20@2 10:13 7534789397 I.JEETCIDE FIAINTENANCE PAGE 81 `. #....{{.1f��`Yf.+:q 9.rtl�fv. �y y{�s.i % t .f.r r. a. �i�+T Jq 3�`r...: �,,A •�' { lq,^ N .4� {yi .a •. y�-r'\ F..J/ Z�� R. k ��.. .e� S_ r.! i�1 S i .�±, i 3390 Elekn CM"k Dime x HarDA, t„n. 55.140 763-478-6912 (Korrti) nrc:l:,�r!iwiavol.00rh September 12, 2002 Lt. Goldstein Plymouth Police Dept 3400 PDimouth Hvld Plymouth, Mn. 56441 Dear U Goldstein, I wanted make sure I put in writing my sincere appreciation for Officer Gadners assistance in recovering out teams foot ban jerseys. With out queston it "IT WAS HIS DMA EFFORTS" That puts smile tack on 18 52 years boys face. We had no way to reorder the jerseys and were basicalty SOL for the season, I can assure you I did not look forward to tellingthe boys (Yet Their Parents) s thea► jerseys wear stolon or missing, Again Officer Garners help -Nat very much appreciated and I would request you make this letter part of his personal file. Sincerely, rJ� I Neil Wm Wolfe Head Coach Cc: hlayorTurney twAlkandar,w. sp old I 3315 Fernbrook Lane North i 1 Plymouth, MN 55447-5327 FAMILY HOPE® Phone: 763."" -- City of Plymouth HRA 3400 Plymouth Blvd. Plymouth, MN 55447-14f Dear Laurie, Fax: 763.557:8673 Web Site: http://wA(w.familyhopeser\ttces.org Email: information®familyhopeservices.org September 20, 2002 We appreciate the City of. _ ..s to Family Hope Services and our TreeHouse program for at -risk youth. We have received funding both from City of Plymouth and also from CDBG funds. This letter is to voice our interest in the newly available City of Plymouth funds - either now or as a recipient in the coming fiscal year. Your support is a preventive investment in the lives of troubled teens. Key reasons to support our program are: 1. TreeHouse's target population is at-riskouy th (ages 11-18) who are in trouble, or headed for crisis at home, school, or in the community. Issues we regularly deal with include poor school performance; anti -authority; alcohol/chemical abuse; sexual activity; depression; suicide; eating disorders; juvenile crime and violence; physical and verbal abuse. Broken homes, chaotic, and violent family relationships are core contributors to our growing "at - risk" youth population. Youth are most often from low-income single -parent or blended families. To our knowledge no other agencies offer TreeHouse's combination of long-term relationships and year-round balanced programs for at -risk youth. And TreeHouse works not only with the youth, but also offers support services and education for parents of teens. 2. TreeHouse is a cost-efficient outreach service targeting at -risk teens. We are a preventive service, costing $2,200 annually (about $5.50 per day) to provide full services for one at -risk youth. Our services also include free transportation to all TreeHouse programs. 3. TreeHouse may be opening a direct service facility within the city of Plymouth in the near future. We have had a number of meetings and ongoing discussions with city officials. Several property sites have been looked at and are being appraised in hopes of presenting a purchase offer. Plymouth youth are presently served from our New Hope and Minnetonka TreeHouse locations. A TreeHouse in Plymouth would undoubtedly reach a far greater number of at -risk youth and their parents. Our nearly 20 -year track record of success is based upon establishing in-depth long-term relationships combined with a menu of effective structured programs. A typical teen rem connected at TreeHouse for 2 - 5 years. / We look forward to partnering with you to offer help for hurting teens andtheir 9t6,1-K.S. Please do contact me regarding current or future funding from the City of Plymt ��P erely, ? Pa 1 J. Murphy ` Director of Partnerships r 01L _0 New Hope TreeHouse Brooklyn Park TreeHouse Chaska TreeHouse Minnetonka TreeHouse 4203 Boone Avenue North 7520 Brunswick Avenue North 3740 Chestnut, Hwy. 41 17800 Hutchins Drive New Hope, MN 55428 Brooklyn Park, MN 55443 Chaska, MN 55318 Minnetonka, MN 55345 763.533.9667 763.560.2334 952.368.2813 952.470.1945 "Serving Youth & Their Families" i� q CITY OF PLYMOUTH RESOLUTION 2002-449 WITHDRAWING FROM THE JOINT AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, NORTHWEST HENNEPIN HUMAN SERVICES COUNCIL, INC. WHEREAS, the City of Plymouth is a party to the Joint and Cooperative Agreement for the Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council Inc.; and WHEREAS, the agreement provides that any member party may at any time give written notice of withdrawal from the Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council; and WHEREAS, the City Council has considered its membership and participation in the Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council and determined that it no longer wishes to be a party to the organization. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Plymouth City Council that it hereby withdraws from membership in the Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council, Inc., and that staff is directed to send a written notice of withdrawal effective September 30, 2002. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council approves a final payment of $3,281 to Northwest Hennepin Human Service Council, Inc., and that an amount up to $1,500 is hereby allocated for the Senior Leadership Council activities, either through Northwest Hennepin or as an independent Plymouth activity. These funding amounts shall come from 101-1830-7728. Adopted by the Plymouth City Council on September 24, 2002. Go