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OCTOBER 18, 2002
Official Meeting Calendars for October, November, and December ............................................... Page 3
Tentative list of agenda items for future City Council meetings...................................................... Page 9
NEWSARTICLES, RELEASES, PUBLICATIONS, ETC.
Plymouth/Wayzata League of Women Voters Candidates Forum schedule ................................... Page 10
Highway 55 Corridor Commission October 17 Open House notice and information .................... Page 11
Alliance for Metropolitan Stability Common Ground newsletter .................................................. Page 16
Registration information for the Housing Minnesota Convention ................................................. Page 28
Registration information for "Outcomes for Success", a conference on affordable housing
inthe Metro area........................................................................................................................... Page 31
Regional Strategies Working Group recommendations for the Metropolitan Council
Blueprint2030............................................................................................................................... Page 33
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency notice regarding the Medina leg of the Elm Creek
Interceptor...................................................................................................................................... Page 45
Wayzata Public Schools district goals for 2001-2003................................................................... Page 46
Notice of change of address for Elm Creek Watershed Management Commission
administrative offices..................................................................................................................... Page 47
STAFF REPORTS
Report on the I-494 Corridor Commission activities.................................................................... Page 48
MINUTES
CITYCOUNCIL INFORMATION MEMO
October 18, 2002
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Youth Advisory Council September 30 meeting.............................................................................. Page 57
Elm Creek Watershed Management Commission September 11 meeting ..................................... Page 59
Shingle Creek Watershed Management Commission September 12 meeting ............................... Page 65
CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS POLICY—CORRESPONDENCE
Letter from Stephen Krupp regarding maintenance of the water quality holding ponds
at the Orchards of Plymouth Town Homes............................:....................................................... Page 70
A summary of 2002 correspondence.............................................................................................. Page 76
CORRESPONDENCE
Letter from Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council regarding payment by Plymouth
for continue services as part of the Senior Leadership Committee ................................................ Page 77
OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS
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CONSIDER OPTIONS
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QUALITY COMMITTEE
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RIGHTS
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(EOC), Medicine Lake
Lunch Room this
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OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS
December 2002
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Tentative Schedule for
City Council Agenda Items
November 12
• Announcement of award to Plymouth Human Rights Commission for youth
initiatives by the League of Minnesota Human Rights Commissions (
• Consider Eligibility for Relocation Benefits: Richard and Janice Pickering for 3030
Highway 101, and James and Evelyn Anderson for 17915 30t` Place
• County Road 73 Study (may be deferred to November 26)
• Tysdale property sewer hook-up
• Approve changes to Elm Creek Golf Course club house
• Amend ordinance for Surface Water Utility Appeal Process
• Canvass results of November 5 General Election
• Approve "No Parking" restriction on the north side of 10th Avenue, east of Xenium
Lane and in the cul-de-sac at the east terminus of the roadway
November 26
December 17
• Adopt 2003 Budget and Tax Levy
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CORRIDOR COALITION
OPEN HOUSE
Thursday, October 17
4:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Wright County Government Center
County Board Room
10 Second Street N.W.
Buffalo, MN 55313
or
Thursday, October 24
4:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Hennepin County Public Works Facility
1600 Prairie Drive
Medina, MN 55340
Please join us!
Find out how the future expansion
of Highway 55
will affect you!
HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE OPEN HOUSE!
website: http://www.co.wright.mn.us/department/highway/th55.pdf
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HIGHWAY 55
CORRIDOR COALITION PRESERVING THE 55 CORRIDOR FROM 1-494 ToANNANDALE. MINNESOTA
Dear State Highway 55 Property Owner/Taxpayer:
Enclosed you will find membership information inviting you to become an active participant in the Highway 55
Corridor Coalition. More information on this organization is also available on the Wright County website at
http://www.co.wright.mn.us/department/highway/th55.pd This group was formed in 2001 for the purpose of
securing right of way and related infrastructure improvements to increase safety and provide additional capacity,
including additional lanes, improved access and transit services, where appropriate, in the Highway 55 corridor from
1-494 in the City of Plymouth to the western limits of the City of Annandale.
Minnesota legislation authorizing a corridor -protection demonstration project for Highway 55 was signed into law by
Governor Ventura as part of the Omnibus Transportation Bill in 2002. This is an innovative proposal to help plan for
growth surrounding the increasingly dangerous and congested Highway 55. It will allow us to protect the land now to
expand the highway in the future without having taxpayers pay for expensive building relocations, etc.
The Coalition has received the required commitment from over 50% of the local governmental units bordering the
corridor. These include the Cities of Annandale, Buffalo, Greenfield, Maple Lake, Medina, Plymouth, and Rockford;
and the Townships of Albion, Chatham, Corinna, Maple Lake, and Rockford. Hennepin and Wright Counties are
also active supporters of this effort. All of these 14 governmental units have entered into a joint powers agreement
to work on this project. The Minnesota Department of Transportation, the Metropolitan Council, and the Minnesota
Transportation Alliance (our facilitator) are all actively involved in this important effort.
By becoming an affiliate member of the Coalition, you will:
Be "in the know" by receiving periodic mailings on the status of the project
Be invited to special project meetings and be given an opportunity to voice your opinion
Show public officials that you support this important project
Show that you support the "smart planning" concept to save future tax dollars
Show that you or your business cares about the community and public safety
Be a proactive property owner/taxpayer and join the Coalition to help plan for the growth surrounding the increasingly
dangerous and congested Highway 55. Membership fees for calendar year 2003 are described in the enclosed
brochure. If you require any other information, please call 612/348-4306 for Hennepin County residents and
763/682-7383 for Wright County residents, or call one of the Coalition Board Members listed on the back of this
sheet.
Sincerely,
Ken Jude, Coalition Chair
Enclosures
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MISSION
To secure right-of-way and related infrastructure improvements to increase safety and provide additional
capacity, including additional lanes, improved access and transit services, where appropriate, in the Highway 55
Corridor between 1-494 in Hennepin County and the western limits of the City of Annandale in Wright County.
VISION
The Coalition will work on all issues related to preservation of this corridor including educating local and
statewide officials of future right-of-way needs. The Coalition will work to position the project for regional, state
and federal approvals and funding required to achieve the goal of mapping and preserving the Highway 55
corridor. The Coalition shall include in its activities a pro -active education program for municipalities and
property owners along the corridor regarding the relationships between planned right-of-way needs, future
growth and minimizing the disruption of future land acquisition.
Highway 55 Corridor Coalition Board Members
Ken Jude, Chairperson, Wright County Commissioner- 763/682-7697
e-mail: ken. Jude ,co. wright. mn. us
Penny Steele, Vice -Chairperson, Hennepin County Commissioner- 612/348-7887
e-mail: penny. steele(a)co.hennepin.mn.us
Karen McDougall, Secretary, Rockford Township Supervisor - 763/477-5484
e-mail: karen.mcd worldnet. att. net
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ALLIANCE FOR
METROPOLITAN
STABILITY
Alliance and Two Allies File Lawsuit
Against Met Council and City of Eagan
Lawsuit Says LUPA Demands More Action on Affordable Housing
Charging a failure to comply with long-
standing state law, three community
organizations filed a lawsuit against the
City of Eagan and the Metropolitan
Council August 15, 2002. The three
groups —the Alliance for Metropolitan
Stability, Community Stabilization
Project (CSP), and the Metropolitan In-
terfaith Council on Affordable Housing
(MICAH) — argue that for too many
years the Met Council has failed to pro-
vide vital information and guidance to
communities regarding the extent of the
housing shortage.
Without accurate information about the size,
depth, and nature of the housing crisis, our
region will never be able to adequately plan
for the current and future affordable housing
needs of tens of thousands of households.
Communities need accurate information to
realistically plan for growth.
As the Twin Cities metro area is poised to
adopt a new growth plan, the Met Council's
Blueprint 2030, community groups are point-
The Clover Leaf development in Chaska offers home ownership opportunities for
households at 40 and 50 per cent of median income.
ing out several monumental deficiencies in
how our region has responded to the current
housing crisis.
Current Housing Programs Fail
To Respond To Workforce Needs
For example, for the last seven years, the Met
Council has championed a housing alloca-
tion plan, under the Livable Communities
program, that encourages cities to meet
merely a fraction of the true numerical hous-
ing need for low and moderate income house-
holds. Cities that secure rental housing
development at 50 per cent of the metro me-
dian income (a unit that rents for
approximately $958) have met their mini-
mum rental unit development obligations
under the Livable Communities program.
The typical retail clerk can only afford a unit
LUPAlcontinued page 5
Page 2 Alliance for Metropolitan Stability Fall, 2002
McKnight
Foundation,
Partners,
Launch
`Embrace
Open Space'
Campaign
Canoeists on the Vermillion River.
Alliance for
Metropolitan Stability
2600 East Franklin Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55406
.Phone: (612) 332-4471
Fax: (612) 339-3481
Web site coming soon:
www.metrostability.org
The Alliance for Metropolitan Stabil-
ity is a coalition that links the religious,
social justice and environmental com-
munities to address the issues of
economic development, fair and af-
fordable housing, transit, and the
environmental consequences of
sprawling growth. We work to involve
citizens in regional policy decisions.
Director
Russ Adams
russadams@uswest.net
Coalition Organizer
Maura Brown
maurabrown@uswest.net
Common Ground Desktop Publishing
Steve Share/Community Media Services
The McKnight Foundation and several partner organizations in September launched a year-
long public education and engagement campaign asking Twin Cities residents to "Embrace
Open Space." The campaign will raise awareness of the threat to woodlands, wetlands, farm-
lands, and urban greenways in the Twin Cities region and urge citizens to get involved in
public decisions that will determine the future of these open spaces.
For The McKnight Foundation, the campaign is unprecedented. "The mission of the Founda-
tion is to improve the quality of life for present and future generations and to strengthen
communities," said Rip Rapson, president of the Foundation. "We have worked toward these
goals in many ways, often quietly and behind the scenes. The issue of open space presen-a-
tion, though, demands a more public and urgent initiative. Every day in Minnesota, an area
the size of the Mall of America is paved over. Without public engagement, the trend will only
accelerate," Rapson said.
"Open spaces are every bit as much a part of the Twin Cities' infrastructure as roads and
sewers," Rapson continued. "They are part of what defines the Twin Cities. Yet, decisions
affecting these enormously valuable assets are being left to a few. This campaign calls on
people to get involved in public choices that affect open space. As the campaign states, `One
person can make a difference.' By going to the Embrace Open Space website people will find
many ways they can help protect open spaces."
The Embrace Open Space campaign will include advertising, direct communications,
grassroots action, and other vehicles to reach Twin Cities residents with the message that
open spaces throughout the region are threatened. The campaign also will highlight "10 Twin
Cities Treasures' —10 sites throughout the metro area that represent the kinds of open spaces
that need protection. Many of the 10 sites are endangered by development or neglect.
"We hope that protecting open spaces becomes a community priority, one that is seen as an
enhancement of economic development, not a barrier," Rapson said.
More information abort the campaign is available at www.Embrace0penSpace.oig.
Members
Community Stabilization Project
HOME Line
Institute for Agriculture and
Trade Policy (IATP)
Jewish Community Action
League of Women Voters of MN
Metropolitan Interfaith Council on
Affordable Housing (MICAH)
Family & Children's Service,
Jobs and Affordable Housing Campaign
Minneapolis Consortium
of Community Developers
Minneapolis Urban League
Minnesota Fair Housing Center
Minnesota Public Interest
Research Group (MPIRG)
Minnesotans for an Energy
Efficient Economy (ME3)
Northeast Metro Coalition
for Affordable Housing (NEMCAH)
Office for Social Justice,
Archdiocese of Mpls. & St. Paul
St. Paul Area Coalition for the Homeless
The Sierra Club, North Star Chapter
11 -
Transit for Livable Communities (TLC)
Unitarian Universalists
Affordable Housing Partnership
University UNITED
Urban Coalition
i Fall,. 2002 Common Ground Page 3
Transit for Livable Communities' Activist
Network Celebrates Successful First Year
Goal is to Triple Size of the Network by Next Year
Legislators often tell Transit for Livable
Communities (TLC) that they simply don't
hear from transit users and advocates. In
response, last year TLC launched the
"Transportation Choices Network" (TCN)
in collaboration with the Alliance for Met-
ropolitan Stability. The mission of the
Network is to build a group of citizens who
support greater transportation choices, in-
cluding expanded bus service, rail transit,
options for bicyclists and pedestrians. The
Network provides citizens with information
about transportation policy and ways in
which to inform decision -makers about
community needs and the importance of
transportation choices.
15,000 Flyers Distributed
at Park -and -Rides
In September 2001, TLC hired its first staff
for the project to initiate the organizing ef-
forts, which began with distribution of
outreach material at metro area park-and-
ride locations. In November, TLC hired a
part-time organizer to work with TLC vol-
unteers. With the blessing of mild weather
through the end of the year, the Network
crew distributed more than 15,000 flyers
at almost 100 sites throughout the region.
Staff and volunteers also talked to bus rid-
ers and distributed TCN flyers along
heavily -used transit corridors in both down-
town St. Paul and Minneapolis, along
University Avenue, and at the University
of Minnesota.
Outreach to Bus Riders, Cyclists,
Pedestrians and Transit Supporters
Distributing flyers at park -and -rides was
just the first phase of building the Network.
Over the last year, TLC staff and volun-
teers have kept up the push to build the
Network and strengthen the regional voice
for transit. Volunteers have staffed tables
as diverse as the annual Minnesota State
Fair, local job and career fairs. neighbor=
hood festivals, and a broad array of
Transit for Livable Communities volunteer Caroline Beach distributes flyers about the
Transportation Choices Network. More than 15,000 flyers promoting the Network were
distributed at almost 100 sites in the region.
conferences and events. Future plans in-
clude working with employers who
participate in the Metropass program and
building relationships with area organiza-
tions that serve people who rely on public
transit for access to jobs and services.
Network Gives Transit Supporters
a Way to Make a Difference
Members of the Network have translated
their support for transit to action in many
different ways. Some members have dis-
tributed postcards on their bus or in their
neighborhood to urge decision -makers to
invest more in transit. Other members have
testified at the Capitol in support of in-
creased funding for transit. Hundreds of
members used the Network's state-of-the-
art e-mail alert system to communicate with
their legislators about their support for
greater investment in transit. Many activ-
l8
ists have volunteered to represent the TLC
at local events to let other people know
about the opportunities the Net« ork offers
transit supporters.
Big Plans for Growth in the Next Year
With only minimal staffing, and using only
the most passive outreach methods, the
Transportation Choices Network has grown
to more than 1,000 members in less than a
year. This fall, with a new full-time coor-
dinator, TLC will launch efforts to increase
the Network in its"second year to 3,000
members.
For more information about the Transpor-
tation Choices Network, or to join, please
see the Transit for Linable Communities
website at: www.ticminnesota.or2 or con-
tact TLC at 651-767-0298 or a-ncail
tic@ticminnesota.org.
November referendum in Dakota County
seeks $20 million to protect natural areas
Dakota County is one of the fastest grow-
ing counties in the Midwest and many of
its natural assets are in jeopardy, includ-
ing its drinking water and rivers, songbirds
and turtles, wetlands and farmland. A
growing group of county citizens are or-
ganizing to preserve and protect natural
habitat, wetlands, shorelands, and open
space.
Over the past two years, citizens and land
conservation groups developed a strategy
for protecting key farmland and rapidly di-
minishing open space for future
generations. Receiving overwhelming sup-
port, the Dakota County Farmland and
Natural Areas Protection Plan was en-
dorsed by the Dakota County Board of
Commissioners.
The Dakota Plan identifies key areas where
farmland and natural areas should be pre-
served using conservation easements,
acquisitions, and other land protection
tools.
Searching for a dedicated funding source
to begin implementing the plan, a public
opinion poll was conducted. Sixty three per
cent of Dakota County residents said that
they would support a $20 million bond ref-
erendum. In April, the County Board voted
unanimously to place a bond referendum
question on the November 5, 2002 ballot.
If the referendum passes, it is expected to
leverage considerable matching funds from
state, federal and private sources —
raising the potential pool of funds avail-
able to protect natural areas and farmland
to more than $40 million. A Citizens Ad-
visory Committee, using the Farmland and
Natural Areas Protection Plan as a guide,
will prioritize the land that will be pur-
chased. An annual audit of the program will
be conducted to ensure that funds are be-
ing used efficiently.
if :you are interested in learning more abort
the Dakota County referendum, please call
the Sierra Club's Sprawl and Land Use
Cvnuzrittee at 6/2-379-3553.
Housing development in Eagan, where low density housing is often used instead of com-
pact or cluster development that conserves open space. Citizens in Eagan are now seeking
to establish the Eagan Core Greenway to protect open space adjacent to Patrick Eagan
Park that remains undeveloped.
Goals of the Dakota County referendum
■ Protect drinking water sources
■ Protect land that,can improve water quality
■ Protect land that will help control flooding
■ Protect land along the Mississippi, Minnesota, Cannon, and
Vermillion Rivers
■ Protect wildlife habitat
■ Protect land that will be used for nature education for chil-
dren
■ Protect farmland from over -development and urban sprawl
■ Protect natural areas in developed communities like Eagan
and Inver Grove Heights
1 cl
Fall, 2002 Common Ground Page 5
LUPA: legal
steps taken
after years of
continued
intransigence
by Eagan on
affordable
housing
continued from page 1
that rents for $423 — that person would need
to spend 65 per cent of his or her income
per month to be able to afford the average
two-bedroom apartment in the metro area
(Family Housing Fund, 'Working Doesn't
Always Pay For A Home,' June 2002). The
Livable Communities standard all but ignores
the housing needs of working single parents.
At the beginning of 2002, before advocates
secured a recent policy change, a city that
approved new housing priced at $170,000
had met its Livable Communities owner-
ship housing obligations. Now communities
are encouraged by the Met Council to pro-
vide attached, "townhome" style housing
priced near $130,000.
Furthermore, the Met Council's Livable
Communities program allows cities to ac-
cess millions of dollars in "incentive"
funds without developing housing afford-
able to the average receptionist, childcare
worker, administrative assistant, home
health aide, janitor, nursing aide, bank
teller, maid, taxi driver, or teaching assis-
tant — professions earning a median yearly
salary of $18,179 to $27,643 or less than
40 per cent of the median income (Minne-
sota Department of Economic Security,
2000 Occupational Employment Statistics
with I st Quarter 2002 wage estimates).
More than 1,000 people attended two Housing Summits in Minneapolis this year to discuss
affordable housing needs with city officials. The Alliance co-sponsored the Summits.
Bad Planning Will Exacerbate
Current Housing Crisis
Cities in our metropolitan region are encour-
aged to adopt local comprehensive plans that
contain specific plans for meeting local and
regional housing needs, but those plans typi-
cally contain outdated data (anywhere from
8 to 18 year old growth data). This data prob-
lem results because local comprehensive
plans are due in the eighth year of every de-
cade (1998; 2008), fully four years before
the best available U.S. Census data is avail-
able. Some of these comprehensive plans can
contain data and growth assumptions based
on the previous census — such as the 1990
census. This data puts cities far behind the
growth curve and leads to poor planning.
Bad data undermines good local planning
efforts. It doesn't make sense to plan for
only part of the need.
The Met Council can help alleviate this prob-
lem by encouraging cities to update the
housing element of their comprehensive
plans once new census data becomes avail-
able — but it refuses to do so. Instead, the
Met Council plans to help cities receive new
sewer and road investments, totaling hun-
dreds of millions of dollars each decade,
without even asking them to plan according
to where workers need to live or to plan to
close the tremendous gap for housing afford-
able to lower income households.
For Cities, Planning Act
Requires Real Action
The community groups pursuing the law-
suit have based their legal case on the 1976
Metropolitan Land -Use Planning Act, or
LUPA. The law requires cities to:
■ adopt plans for meeting local housing
needs,
■ utilize official controls, fiscal devices,
and land -use planning strategies to create
more affordable housing opportunities
(such as setting aside a sufficient supply
of land and zoning it for higher density or
multi -family use),
■ plan for their share of the region's hous-
ing need, and
■ make their best effort in taking action
to implement these plans.
The city of Eagan was targeted because it
had consistently rejected the requests of its
own citizens (local MICAH and CSP lead-
ers) to actively promote affordable housing
in future developments that came before
the city. Eagan public officials lectured
these citizens on their own unique munici-
pal philosophy: government has no role to
play in the promotion of affordable hous-
ing, rather, this sort of activity is better left
to the private sector.
LUPAlcontinued page 6
Local zoning
powers allow
cities to have
immeasurable
influence on local
residential growth,
particularly the
type and
affordability of
housing stock
LUPA
continued from page 5
Almost none of Eagan's municipal peers
agree with this premise because they know
that local zoning powers allow cities to
have immeasurable influence on local resi-
dential growth, particularly the type and
affordability of its housing stock. Eagan's
disingenuous abdication of its planning re-
sponsibilities outraged local leaders.
Eagan also has rejected regional coopera-
tion as part of its own local growth strategy.
This stance included ignoring suggestions
by Met Council staff to set aside more land
for hi -her density housing (Eagan's com-
prehensive plan identified only one acre
out of 700 acres of developable land for
high density developm(-.nt). Hundreds of
Eagan residents turned out at City Hall and
signed petitions to urge the city council to
do more.
Even when it finally approved a mixed in-
come housing development called Cedar
Villa in late 2001, Eagan's city council forced
the developers to trim down the density of
LUPA/contintied page 7
Traditional architecture and urban design are the inspiration forChaska's new Clover
Leaf neighborhood, where smaller, affordable homes sit side by side with higher -priced
homes on streets reminiscent of small town America.
gri ng the Land -Use Ph' Ing ��ct HUls L;a
4
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Although�_the housing shortage affects the metrore overall, -it hurts families ofd
color and low- and moderate -income families t 'niost.'Eagan's zoning and regula
,i,,..,
tory policies exclude members of that comm
'from having the option of livings
there. "It's not right that people can't afford to live where they work," says Rev. Paul i
Robinson, BoardPresident of the Metropolitan, Interfaith Council- on Affordable Hain
fang(MICAIn
1'eople who'don't want to live in the suburbs also are hurt bythese communities''
practices because the entire housing market becomes constricted. When the rental
housmg market tightens; it is usually people of color who are hurt the most. For
Instance, nearly70 per cent of homeless'MtnneSotans are people of color.
The housing crisis is an economic issue, a moral issue, and a civil rights issue; it is
also a legal issue. State law, specifically the Metropolitan Land -Use Planning Act,
lays out a simple system of shared responsibility for meeting our community's hous-
ing needs.
There are three basic steps. First, the Metropolitan Council must measure the region's
affordable housing need. Second, the Council must let each city know what portion
of that need they should be planning for and how. Third, each city must do its very
best to plan for and'provide that amount of housing.
This process is as simple as it is necessary. How else would you get 187 different
cities and townships to pull together and
plan for our collective future?
=From a Guest Commentary in the Minneapolis Spokesman -Recorder
by Dianne Judd, Eagan resident and MICAH leader, and Maura Brown,
Coalition Organizer with the Alliance fog• Metropolitan Stability'
2.1
LUPA: Met Council unwilling to use a tool
continued from page 5
the project. Eagan's actions eliminated all
single car garages, included costly brick ex-
terior requirements, and forced more
off-street parking despite the development's
compliance with local parking standards. The
result: 20 units of affordable housing were
lost due to the regulatory strong-arm tactics
of the city. As Eagan resident and MICAH
leader Patti Hurd remarked in a debate on
the public television show, Almanac, "the city
of Eagan looks like they want to put cars in
garages rather than children into homes."
After almost four years of mostly fruitless
dialogue with the city of Eagan, the local
community groups chose to add a layer of
litigation to their intensive local organiz-
ing efforts.
Met Council Needs To Tell The Truth
About The Housing Need
Housing advocates argue that cities require
accurate information and guidance in or-
der to do realistic planning for current and
future housing needs. Their concern is that
for many years now, the Met Council has
not even taken the simple step of accurately
measuring the metro area housing need and
therefore has not used those numbers as
the basis for assigning housing goals to the
region's cities.
The current housing crisis is proof that ig-
noring the problem doesn't make it go
away — it only makes it worse. Public
policy makers can't begin to have an hon-
est conversation about what resources are
needed for housing until the Met Council
tells the truth about how many families are
in need.
State law gives the Metropolitan Council the
authority to review each local comprehen-
sive plan and to comment on the adequacy
of each housing element — the part of the
plan that contains standards, land -use plans
and strategies for taking real steps towards
housing low and moderate income people.
To date, the Council has shown an inconsis-
tent willingness to even raise the issue of
LUPA, only recently invoking it in a land -
use dispute with the city of Lake Elmo.
Again, housing advocates believe that 20
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■ denying funding and or sewer or road investriients to cities with inadequate housing plans.
months of pestering the Council to use its
Review Authority to publicly identify incon-
sistent local plans led the Council to criticize
Lake Elmo. However, the Council fell short
of the mark by asking Lake Elmo to meet
housing goals based on the paltry Livable
Communities standard — again falling short
of the LUPA standard of needs -based goals.
LUPA: An Important Tool
The Metropolitan Land -Use Planning Act is
actually a significant tool to help cities plan
for future growth and housing needs. It en-
courages both a local and a regional approach
to housing. It directs the region's primary
planning agency to provide useful guidance
and encouragement to cities to make their best
effort to meet their local planning responsi-
bilities. It also specifically directs cities to be
creative in how they enact local controls, pro-
grams, and strategies for meeting the
affordable housing needs of their community.
The Met Council should not ignore its own
responsibilities under LUPA. It must first
accurately measure the affordable housing
need and engage cities using meaningful
needs -based goals. Advocates believe that
the Met Council is setting cities up for fail-
ure by not providing them the tools and
vital information that they need to plan
accurately. Community groups are asking
cities to do their best, but that's infinitely
more difficult while the Council avoids
telling them the truth about the severe
housing need.
Chaska's Clover Ridge development is a shoivcase for new construction that builds
attractive, rjfordable homes in a mixed income community and makes efficient use of
land to allow for the entire neighborhood to enjoy green and open spaces.
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Page 8 Alliance for Metropolitan Stability Fall, 2002
Can't We Craft A Better Blueprint for
the Future of Our Metropolitan Region?
By Sharon Stephens, Sierra Club
What are the opportunities to enhance what
we have as our population and our com-
munities continue to grow? How can we
preserve open spaces and natural areas?
Revitalize older areas? Enhance commu-
nity identity and sense of place? Improve
ways of getting around the region?
These are the questions that you encounter
when you visit the Metropolitan Council's
web page on the Blueprint 2030 — a pro-
posed plan that will shape how the metro
area will improve the quality of life for its
citizens.
You may think that the Blueprint sounds
familiar. It should. We had one in 1996
whose intent was to guide us into the next
millennium. Cities in the metro region had
to update their comprehensive plans to align
with the objectives and goals set forth in
the Blueprint. However, the bright prom-
ises proposed in that plan fell far short of
the goal. We have more growth, we have
more highways, we have more sprawl —
but do we have a better quality life?
This new Blueprint will have an unprec-
edented amount of input from stakeholders
and the public. Yet we have a few hurdles
to overcome before the Blueprint's prom-
ise can become a reality.
First, the problems:
The Metropolitan Council passed a resolu-
tion that said that communities will not
need to update their comprehensive plans
until 2008, despite brand new census data
and new growth forecasts. The Blueprint
will be final at the end of 2002. Why? Be-
cause some cities complained that the costs
Bicyclists on the 2001 Tour De Sprawl stopped to learn about a threatened natural site.
We have before us a not- to -be -missed
opportunity to influence the proposed
plan to remedy what has gone wrong
with planning for our region's future
of revising their plans are too high when
compared to meeting the new objectives
that would accommodate growth while pro-
tecting natural resources, improving density
goals, affordable housing and better transit
options for their citizens.
Next, Metropolitan Council staff proposed
the acceptance of a "floating" MUSA line
— rapidly extending sewer service avail-
ability in certain areas to accommodate
more growth. In the past cities, had to stage
their growth: only a certain amount of land
had access to the MUSA line. Cities had to
do planning to determine how these re-
sources would be allocated.
With cities now allowed to defer following
the new Blueprint in their comprehensive
plans for over six years — and more land
suddenly available to be serviced b% the
MUSA — there will be a land grab by some
developers that will be guided only by the
out -dated and failed poiiciea of the past.
Bluepriallcontin tied page 11 ,
To obtain a copy of "Blueprint 2030" on-line, visit:
www.metrocouncil.org/planning/blueprint203O/documents.htm
For more information, contact Met Council Data Center: 651 602-1140
'7,1
Fall, 2002 Common Ground Page 9
Public hearing: October 16 /All comments due October 28
According to Ted Mondale, Chair of the Met-
ropolitan Council, "Blueprint 2030 is a plan
to accommodate the forecasted growth of the
seven -county Twin Cities area over the next
30 years. It is a comprehensive strategy that
weaves -together emerging trends, changing
market demands, citizen values and expec-
tations and leading-edge data."
The Met Council offered a series of twelve
public previews during September and Oc-
tober and will conduct a public hearing
Wednesday, October 16 at three different
locations:
MAIL
Mail written comments to:
Metropolitan Council Regional Data Center
230 East 5th Street, St. Paul, MN 55101
FAX
Fax written comments to:
651-602-1464
E-MAIL
E-mail written comments to:
datacenter@metc.state.mn.us
8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Minnetonka City Hall VOICE MESSAGE
14600 Minnetonka Blvd. You also can record spoken comments:
Minnetonka Met Council Public Comment Line, 651-602-1500
v
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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Minnesota Housing Convention II
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Minneapolis Convention Center
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continued from page 8
In addition, the Council is considering not requiring any cities to
commit where new growth will occur at higher densities, in what
areas, and at affordable levels.
Finally, open space protection and conservation may be the big-
gest losers unless we require cities to be guided by the new Blueprint
when planning for future growth. The Council has created a Natu-
ral Resource Inventory for the new Blueprint that identifies
regionally significant natural resources and provides an assessment
tool for local communities to use in making land use decisions.
Yet to what extent the Council will encourage the cities to use the
inventory remains unclear.
Now, the solutions:
Here is what is needed to truly make our communities.and our
metro region more livable for the next decade and beyond:
■ Communities should only be able to access the MUSA sewer
line provided that they update their comprehensive plans to be
consistent with the new Blueprint.
■ Accommodate at least 30 per cent of the new growth through
redevelopment or infill within existing city infrastructure.
Calthorpe Associates, urban planning consultants, recently pre-
sented a study in May showing that compact growth and
redevelopment saves $3 billion in infrastructure savings.
■ Provide transit -oriented development that includes afford.
able housing options and higher residential densities that
conserve open space. New development should have a mix of
housing and retail uses that offer transit choices for our communi-
ties.
■ Cities should plan now to conserve open space by using the
Natural Resource Inventory and other conservation tools such as
the Minnesota Land Cover Classification system. Create buffer
zones for these areas that will sustain them as growth surrounds
them to better protect natural habitat; and expand urban greenways
and park lands.
■ Create more access to transit by integrating transit and land -
use decisions and provide more transportation options such as
bus, light rail and pedestrian -friendly walkways throughout
the metro area.
■ Provide financial incentives and technical assistance to those
cities who provide higher densities which lead to better urban
design, more urban amenities and compact development which
conserves open space.
We have before us a not -to -be -missed opportunity to influence the
proposed plan to remedy what has gone wrong with the planning
for our region's future. Until October 28, the Metropolitan Coun-
cil will accept public comment and questions about the new
Blueprint (see page 9).
We encourage you to take advantage of the October 16 public
hearings to ask a new set of questions in advocating for a better
Blueprint. Ask how will our cities be guided by the Blueprint if
they are not required to follow it until 2008? Ask how will our
remaining natural areas will be protected when the Natural Re-
source Inventory and other land conservation tools are not integrated
into community comprehensive planning? Ask how we achieve
more transit and housing options when cities are not encouraged
to create developments that accommodate those needs?
Only by asking can we have accountability. We hope to see you
there asking questions — and demanding a better future for fami-
lies, for our communities and for the entire metropolitan region
Sharon Stephens is Chair of'the Sierra Club North Star Chapter's
Sprawl and Land Use Committee and is an environmental attor-
ney and consultant.
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Anne Hurlburt
City of Plymouth
3400 Plymouth Blvd.
Plymouth, MN 55447
ROBERTL.HOFFMAN
GERALD H. FRIEDELL
EDWARD J. DRISCOLL
JOHN D. FULLMER
FRANK L HARVEY
CHARLES S. MODELL
CHRISTOPHER J. DIETZEN
LINDA H. FISHER
THOMAS P. STOLTMAN
MICHAEL C. JACKMAN
JOHN E. DIEHL
JON S. SWIERZEWSKI
THOMAS J. FLYNN
JAMES P. QUINN
TODD I. FREEMAN
GERALD L BECK
JOHN B. LUNDQUIST
DAYLE NOLAN'
JOHN A. COTTER'
PAUL B. PLUNKETT
KATHLEEN M. PICOTTE NEWMAN
GREGORY E. KORSTAD
GARY A. VAN CLEVE'
TIMOTHY J. KEANE
MICHAEL W. SCHLEY
TERRENCE E. BISHOP
GARY A RENNEKE
CHRISTOPHER J. HARRISTHAL
KENDEL J. OHLROGGE
BRUCE J. DOUGLAS
WILLIAM C. GRIFFITH, JR.
JOHN R. HILL
PETER J. COYLE
LARRY D. MARTIN
JANE E. BREMER
JOHN J. STEFFENHAGEN
MICHAEL J. SMITH
ANDREW F. PERRIN
FREDERICK W. NIEBUHR
October 11, 2002
LARKIN, HOFFMAN, DALY & LINDGREN, LTD.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Ms. Joy Tierney
City of Plymouth
3400 Plymouth Boulevard
Plymouth, Minnesota 55447-1482
1500 WELLS FARGO PLAZA
7900 XERXES AVENUE SOUTH
BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA.- ' 43� 1194
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Re: Housing Minnesota Convention
Friday, November 15, 2002
Minneapolis Convention Center (1:00 p.m. — 4:00 p.m.)
Dear Joy:
WILLIAM G. THORNTON
DOUGLAS M. RAMLER
LYNN M. STARKOVICH
STEPHEN J. KAMINSKI
THOMAS F. ALEXANDER
DANIEL T. KADLEC
ADAM S. HUHTA'
KENNETH COREY-EDSTROM
ANN M. MEYER
JAMES M. SUSAG'
DANIEL J. BALLINTINE
JEFFREY D. CAHILL
SEAN D. KELLY
JOSEPH J. FITTANTE, JR.
THOMAS J. OPPOLD "
JONATHAN J. FOGEL
CYNTHIA M. KLAUS
MARK D. CHRISTOPHERSON
NEAL J. SLANCHETT
TAMARA O•NEILL MORELAND
JAMES A. MCGREEW, III
THOMAS A. GUMP'
TODD A TAYLOR
CHRISTOPHER J. DEIKE
GENEVIEVE A BECK
MARLA M. ZACK
DIONNE M. BENSON
JEREMY C. STIER
JOAM C. MOBERG
CHRIS M. HEFFELSOWER
MICHAEL A ESSIEN
OF COUNSEL
JAMES P. LARKIN'
JACK F. DALY
D. KENNETH LINDGREN
' ALSO ADMITTED IN WISCONSIN
ONLY ADMITTED IN IOWA
I am writing to you regarding the Minnesota Housing Convention scheduled for Friday, November 15, 2002. This
convention, the second of its kind in the State of Minnesota, is a bridge between the private sector and the public sector
in an attempt to answer what has been termed a "housing crisis" in Minnesota. As legal counsel to for-profit and non-
profit housing developers, we have been involved in this issue for many, many years. In our experience, the current
level of interest in this important public policy discussion is unprecedented.
Why should you attend? It is quite likely that the convention will help shape housing policy for years to come. This
will have either a direct or indirect effect on you and your businesses, your clients, and possibly even your family.
This is why I have been invol=ved ir, the Housing Minnesu'La campaign for over two years. In addition, our firm's co-
founder, Bob Hoffman, will serve as a Trustee of the convention.
I have enclosed convention registration materials for your use. The only cost is your time. Thank you in advance for
your interest. I look forward to seeing you at the convention.
Sincerely,
William C. Griffith, Jr., for
LARKIN, HOFFMAN, DALY & LINDGREN, Ltd.
Enclosures
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HOMES FOR ALL!
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Friday, November 15, 2002
MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER (1 PM-4PM)
1301 Second Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN
JOIN HONORARY CO -CONVENERS
The Honorable JESSE VENTURA, Governor of Minnesota
Former Governor ELMER L. ANDERSEN
Former Governor WENDELL ANDERSON
Former Governor ARNE CARLSON
Former Governor ALBERT QUIE
ROGER MOE, Candidate for Governor
TIM PAWLENTY, Candidate for Governor
TIM PENNY, Candidate for Governor
KEN PENTEL, Candidate for Governor
In Assuring Safe, Decent, and Affordable Homes
for All Minnesotans by 2012.
You can take part in what is planned to be the largest
statewide housing convention in Minnesota history.
(No charge for attendance. To register, just complete the form on the backside.)
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HOMES FOR ALL!
CONVENTION REGISTRATION FORM
Name:
Home Street Address:
City and Zip Code:
State Senate District:
Telephone:
Email:
Fax:
organization/Affiliation:
Transportation (please check if applicable):
❑ 1 need a ride
❑ 1 am willing to provide a ride for somebody else in my district
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON Friday,
NOVEMBER 15thi
Convention registrants will receive detailed information in a separate mailing.
Email, fax, or mail your registration to Ela Rausch, HousingMinnesota
1821 University Ave. West, Suite S-137, St. Paul, MN 55104
Tel: 651.649.1710 ext. 121; Fax: 651.649.1725; Email: erauschccDmhponline.orq
www.housingminnesota.org
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Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
TO INTERESTED PARTIES:
RE: Elm Creek Interceptor — Medina Leg
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has approved the Findings of Fact,
Conclusions of Law, and Order for a Negative Declaration on the need for an Environmental
Impact Statement on the proposed Elm Creek Interceptor — Medina Leg, Hennepin County. The
Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order document concludes that this project does not
have the potential for significant environmental effects. The decision for a Negative Declaration
completes the state environmental review process under the revised Environmental Quality
Board rules, Minn. R. 4410.1700, subp. 7. This project can now proceed to permitting.
We want to express our appreciation to those of you who submitted comments on the
Environmental Assessment Worksheet. Your comments and responses to them have been
incorporated into the Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order and will assist MPCA
staff in drafting permits for the proposed project.
Sincerely,
Beth G. Lockwood
Supervisor, Environmental Review Unit
Operations and Environmental Review Section
Regional Environmental Management Division
BGL:gs
Enclosure
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WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Independent School District 284
Wayzata, Minnesota
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MISSION
The mission of the Wayzata School District is to prepare all students-YbTThe
future by providing a challenging education which builds academic
competence, develops responsible citizenship, encourages creativity,
promotes lifelong learning, advances critical thinking skills, instills a
commitment to personal wellness, and fosters respect for self and others.
DISTRICT GOALS FOR 2001-2003
The School Board of Independent School District 284 in an effort to establish
the WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOLS as a world-class public school district in
which to learn, live, and work has adopted the following District Goals, that
were developed through a collaborative effort of parents, teachers,
administrators, and Board members. The School District will direct
resources over the two-year period of 2001-2002 and 2002-2003 School Years
to:
• Improve academic achievement through differentiated instruction by
meeting individual student or small group learning needs.
• Continue to prepare all learners to participate in a diverse world.
• Integrate technology as part of Me basic curriculum and employ it as an
instructional tool to improve academic achievement
• Build relationships to enhance social and emotional wellness, safety, and
transitions for students, families, and staff.
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TRANSMITTAL
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to: City/Town Clerks
re: September minutes
date: October 11, 2002
Enclosed for your files is a copy of the minutes of the
Commission's September 11, 2002 regular meeting. They
were approved at the Commission's October 9, 2002
regular meeting.
THE COMMISSION'S ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES HAVE MOVED. PLEASE
NOTE OUR NEW ADDRESS BELOW AND MAKE THIS CHANGE TO -YOUR
RECORDS, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.
cc: Jack Frost, Met Council
Phil Balfiori, BWSR
Ron Struss, BWSR
Tom Hovey, DNR
Lawrence Zdon, MPCA
Andrea Moffatt, WSB
Scott Lange, SEH
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Judie Anderson
Elm Creek Watershed Management
Commission
3235 Fernbrook Lar.e
Plymouth, MN 55447
763.553.1 144
Fax: 763.553.9326
email: jassgrfx@aol.com
MEMO
CITY OF PLYMOUTH
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MN 55447
DATE: October 17, 2002
TO: Plymouth City Council
FROM: Barbara Senness, Planning Manager 0111
SUBJECT: I-494 Corridor Commission Activities
Attached is copy of the monthly report of the Commission's consultant, Dave Van
Hattum. The report indicates that he has had contact with Prudential, Carlson Properties
and Twin West. At the commission meeting, Dave indicated strong interest by both
Prudential and Carlson Properties in pursuing commute options.
I have also attached a copy of the power point presentation made by Metropolitan
Council staff at this week's commission meeting. The presentation is an outline of the
origin -destination study recently completed in each of the member cities. The results
obtained in each city were of substantial enough size to be statistically significant. The
City will be receiving a copy of the study and all of the detailed mapping that will
accompany it. This information should be valuable for the City's transit planning efforts.
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I-494 Corridor Study
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Prepared for:
494 Corridor Commission
Metropolitan Council
How Study Was Conducted
• Arinouncernent letters sent to all retail and ran -retail employers In I494 conldor
• 37,300 cards distributed on windshields In employee lots along corridor
• Respondents either card back to Met Council to schedule time for
either m
tmiew, or called directly to number and extension listed on cards and posters
that accompanied announcement letter
• 297 cards rerxNed and 330 direst calls to Markets ine for total of 627
•MarketUne directly contacted 343 corridor based companies asking for a
comparry representative to participate
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Corridor Stud
Who Participated
`•••• - •— Corridor workere
commute to work in
w _ - corridor from 26
'' 4 �•,,.• Minnesota and 2
��'•* r"' Wisconsin counties.
55%live in ine
"• " Ia'e ��'� metro area cities.
Commuters come
from 176 titian.
.. I
No more than 5096
I" and work in the
same corridor ■
community.
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Corridor Stud
Or Outcome & Application
■ Study is intended to provide a more
comprehensive picture of current
commuting activities within the corridor
Q--ate ■
1 Who Participated
Response was
stronger in Eden
Prairie and lower in
Plymouth then would
be expected based
on company
distribution within the
_ --or.
• 0`"^•^ 600 of some 2,200
Fill corridor based
r.. +.�. ..,.. companies
r,,,•,•.r.,, participated in the
study.
..'n.,.... No company's
t, employees
accounted for more
then 5% .
® amu. see.rn representation in the
ending sample.
Corridor Stud
or Who Participated
Nearly 213 Me of the
workers d scenbe their
positions s X..Ai-or
eadministmve
tlt
nage' I.
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® come.. scam .•a+..••., ■
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Corridor Stud
Ir Commute Characteristics
■ Commuting Distance (mi)
■ Commute Length (min)
■ Characteristics by Origin
■ Use of 494
■ Direction of Corridor Travel
■ Access to 494
Corridor Stud
Commute Duration by Commute
Origin
Commute time is
-
significantly
as • a> rale longer for workers
Irving in the NE
Pees quadrant (56 min.)
end sgnif—tly
shorter for those
Ifi•Mrain n living in the SW
a mua
Mwindrant (29
.4awN .).
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Corridor Siad
Ir Commute Distance by Commute Origin
Commute
«'.,...." distance is
significently
@Year mer ^Y: lorger for workers
se -24. aL £'Cp'. ., living in the NE
quadrant (30
aw.lLs nrk »
miles.) and
signifioantly
xE.seea shorter for those
r+ living in the SW
w._ .. quadrant (12
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Commute Use 494 by Commute Origin
ti X
Corridor Stud
Commute Time
-
Work— employed with
commute.
companies located in
Eden Prairie and
Minnetonka report
significantly longer
commuters times than
do in
corridor commuters
general.
in
S
Commutes are
a
wnai,�. Aa�n
sgnificently shorterfor
workers in Richfield.
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Corridor Stud
Commute Duration by Commute
Origin
Commute time is
-
significantly
as • a> rale longer for workers
Irving in the NE
Pees quadrant (56 min.)
end sgnif—tly
shorter for those
Ifi•Mrain n living in the SW
a mua
Mwindrant (29
.4awN .).
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Corridor Siad
Ir Commute Distance by Commute Origin
Commute
«'.,...." distance is
significently
@Year mer ^Y: lorger for workers
se -24. aL £'Cp'. ., living in the NE
quadrant (30
aw.lLs nrk »
miles.) and
signifioantly
xE.seea shorter for those
r+ living in the SW
w._ .. quadrant (12
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Commute Use 494 by Commute Origin
ti X
- - Significantly fewer
_. mmuters from the
Si
SW quadrant
(residence) use 1494
as part of their
commute.
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Corridor Stud
Driving Behavior
■ Arrival & Departure Patterns
■ SOV & MOV Occasions
■ Errands
■ Before/After Work Family Activities
■ Use of Car During Work Hours
Corridor Stud
Before/After Work Family Activities
■ 34% of corridor workers drop or pickup kids at
day care before or after work
■ Females are significantly more likely to pickup or
drop kids at day care than males — 56% vs.
25%
■ Commuters driving the furthest from home to
office are least likely to drive kids to after school
or other activities
■ Activity significantly higher in Eden Prairie vs.
corridor in general — 46% vs. 34%
SOV & MOV Occasions
■ 95% typically drive alone
■ 5% are members of a car or van pool
■ 14% of corridor workers reported driving
or riding to work with with at least one
other person during the previous month
■ These occasional poolers (130) did so on
average 4X in the prior month
Corridor Stud
Mr Errands
a
A majority of oommutem
a
stop for errands one or
. I
ore times a week -65%
At/32 to 4 time N—k
{5
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i
f
or purpose in a week
Corridor Stud
Before/After Work Family Activities
■ 34% of corridor workers drop or pickup kids at
day care before or after work
■ Females are significantly more likely to pickup or
drop kids at day care than males — 56% vs.
25%
■ Commuters driving the furthest from home to
office are least likely to drive kids to after school
or other activities
■ Activity significantly higher in Eden Prairie vs.
corridor in general — 46% vs. 34%
SOV & MOV Occasions
■ 95% typically drive alone
■ 5% are members of a car or van pool
■ 14% of corridor workers reported driving
or riding to work with with at least one
other person during the previous month
■ These occasional poolers (130) did so on
average 4X in the prior month
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Corridor Stud
Errands
Workers evaregirg the
shortest d¢tance home
make significantly
slope for ertands or some
f
or purpose in a week
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c..w or.ru
•
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SZ �
more
slope for ertands or some
or purpose in a week
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Corridor Stud
Telecommuting Acceptance & Use
■ 22% of corridor workers report that their
employer allows telecommuting
■ Of those who can, 23% say they
telecommute one or more days a week
— this represents 5% of the sample
Corridor Stud
Reaction to Congestion
■ Employer change in hours
■ Employee reaction to lengthened
commute
■ Consideration of Job Change
s
Corridor Slud
Core Hours and Schedule
64% of workers report their employer has established core work hours.
75% of workers say they
Moe some to a lot of
flembilhy in their work
schedule.
An *,-I number say
theyere able to charge
work schedules in order
to start before 7 a.m. or
r a after 8:30 a.m. and/or
j r leave before 3 p.m. or
after 5:30 p.m.
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Corridor Stud
or Employer Change in Hours
Changed Works Hours In Reaction to 494
A shifting of work faun
as a means to address
Congestion - location of Employer
tmffc congestion along
494 hes varied
3
throughout the corridor.
48 33 37
$dsafrsitia '.''. 32 22 22
'i 11 a 12
19 11
Phmsu9+ .� 19 13 13
'tow "' 143 loo tro
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I Employee Reaction Lengthened
Commute Time
a .,. Most (34%) would do
nothing. For those acting,
the most likely response is
]o to change work hours
r (27%).
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Corridor Stud
Openness to Commute Mode Shift
■ Willingness to car/van pool
■ Willingness to try improved bus service
■ Time savings bus to car to gain trial
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Corridor Stud
Willingness to Car/van Pool
tr4®
Needy half are not at ail willing.
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Varymn.b 1peeaLNa10N°MwM ■
le.a4.T• Vit nie
® a]M1aaw lleWU ^'er
r Willingness to Try Improved Bus
Corridor Study
Willingness
to Car/van Pool
,err '�^ .
]
-. Wtiling— is cor .W d ler
Minnetonka and Eden Praine are
to • worker'. length of
most likely to have thought about
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°
commute.
BWOoa,. 29% 71%
means of coping with commute
Eden Pl**: 41 59%
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ern, .,!;dram 30% 70%
/ocahod,.. lYahafordu 4 53%
$
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tr
given n significantly bale
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pwMt.a xawm
consideration.
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Corridor Stud
Willingness to Car/van Pool
tr4®
Needy half are not at ail willing.
p
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Varymn.b 1peeaLNa10N°MwM ■
le.a4.T• Vit nie
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r Willingness to Try Improved Bus
Corridor Study
Or Consideration of Job
Change
Workers empbyed in the cities of
Minnetonka and Eden Praine are
most likely to have thought about
i', „�,%••',
seriously charging jobs as
BWOoa,. 29% 71%
means of coping with commute
Eden Pl**: 41 59%
conditions.
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ern, .,!;dram 30% 70%
/ocahod,.. lYahafordu 4 53%
Those living in Richfield haw
3 33`x?
"P>IyalgrlY[.,,*';:' % 54%
given n significantly bale
fbd✓haid ;,.,._ 21 79S
pwMt.a xawm
consideration.
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Corridor Stud
Willingness to Car/van Pool
tr4®
Needy half are not at ail willing.
p
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• rM4rw . ] ] • 0 e Vxywey
Varymn.b 1peeaLNa10N°MwM ■
le.a4.T• Vit nie
® a]M1aaw lleWU ^'er
r Willingness to Try Improved Bus
Service
Nalf the penicpants said
they would be
omewAat or wry
willing to try improved
bus service.
Females tend to be
�•
more open to both
service
3 33`x?
proposed
options then ere males.
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Corridor Stud
Time Savings — Bus to Car to Gain
Trial _
For 16% of corridor —kens
rw potential time saving
_iuld gel them on the bus.
Nearly a Quertar would m r
consider riding even if the trip
by bus were longer than by
gar. t �s
�p
Condor Stud
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Bury Me First Grouping
■ Most resistant to change when asked how
they'd react to increased congestion along 494
■ Personal vehicle use is highest among this group
— both personal and work related
■ More likely to be older, married, more affluent
and male
■ As a group, are more likely to have greater
number of automobiles in HH
Corridor Stud
Open to Try Busing Group
■ Significantly more accepting of bus trial
■ Significantly more likely than corridor
commuters in general to have
households without children under 18 (73%
vs. 59%, respectively).
a..evR
5
Corridor Stud
Profile of Identified Response Groups
■ Bury me first!
■ Open to try pooling
■ Open to try busing
■ Open to try all modes
®art A�
con dor Stud
WM Open to Trying Pooling Group
■ Willing to try pooling if paid a monetary
incentive
■ Not willing to try busing
Corridor Stud
Ir Open to Try All Modes Group
■ Open to trying all modes of commuting
■ Having more difficult commutes in terms of distance and
time — spend more time commuting than any other group
■ Significantly more likely to use 494 for portion of
commute
■ More open to widest range of considerations to modify
existing commute pattern in face of increased congestion
ta Significantly lower demands for use of their car for
personal or business needs during work hours
Significantly more likely to have seriously considered
changing jobs
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What Was Learned
■ Overall openness to try either pool or bus
alternatives is mixed for the most part — with 1/4
to 1/3 commuters strongly open minded or
strongly closed minded with respect to change
■ On average, response to proposed commute
alternatives was weak among most corridor
users. More commuters are open to busing
alternatives than to pooling
■ Degrees of significant differences were identified
that can be used to target more likely
commuters open to change
■ Commuters working in the corridor are spread
across a very wide geographic area.
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YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL
MINUTES OF MEETING
SEPTEMBER 30, 2002
Council Members
Present
Absent
Peter Beste
VO
Ifna Ejebe
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Kee -Ju Hong
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Paul Jungels
VO
Akash Kumar
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Mark Lenhardt
Michael Letich
Janet Li
Jean Yin
Recreation Program Coordinator Regina Michaud, Deputy City Clerk Kurt Hoffman, and Public
Safety Advisory Board Liaison Gary Landis were also present.
Ifna called the meeting to order at 7:30 PM.
Ifna made a motion seconded by Jean, to approve the agenda. The motion passed in a unanimous
voice vote.
Ifna made a motion seconded by Peter, to approve the minutes of the September 16 meeting. The
motion passed in a unanimous voice vote.
Plymouth on Parade
Council members discussed preparation plans for the Plymouth on Parade. The Council will
gather in the Plymouth Creek Center on Saturday to decorate Michael Hed's truck.
Committee Work Updates
Intergenerational Committee
Ifna reported that the Intergenerational gathering was a success, with future events planned. She
said the group has planned a roundtable discussion called `Bridging the Gap" on November 2 to
discuss current political issues. She said they plan to ask Mr. Schmitt to facilitate once again. She
encouraged all Youth Advisory Council members to attend. She said other future events would
include a volunteer project with young adults working at the Special Olympics in late spring. She
said the next intergenerational committee meeting is scheduled for October 9 at 4:00 PM at the
Plymouth Creek Center.
Marketing committee
Gary offered to take members to look the futon couch and decide whether to use it for the "YAC
Shack". He said he would help draft a letter to get some corporate support with local businesses.
He said the committee plans to approach Wayzata High School administration about placement
Youth Advisory Council
September 30, 2002 Meeting
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of the Shack in the school parking lot before sporting events. He said the next committee
meeting will be October 12 from 1:00 —3:00 PM at the Vicksburg Caribou.
Sober Teens Concert
Janet reported that the October 12 Sober Teen concert planners are still finalizing talent.
Parents for Prevention
Janet reported that the PFP group has selected a new name: "Partners in Prevention" (PIP). She
said the group plans to focus on serving the communities of the Wayzata school district. She said
a forum is planned for February 24, and the group is asking for the Youth Advisory Council to
co—sponsor the event.
Council members discussed holding an open house to introduce students to the Youth Advisory
Council subcommittees. The group agreed to hold the event on Monday, October 14, beginning
at 6:30 PM.
Goals And Objectives
Council members agreed to rank goals and objectives for a discussion at the next meeting.
Adjournment
Ifna made a motion seconded by Akash to adjourn the meeting. With no opposition, the meeting
adjourned at 8:20 PM.
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elm creek
Watershed Management Commission
ADMINISTRATOR
TECHNICAL ADVISOR
Judie A. Anderson
Hennepin Conservation District
301}kk1erbor4:aae=A=== 3235 Fembrook Lane
6900 Wedgwood Road Suite 140
Plymouth, MN 55447
Maple Grove, MN 55311
Phone: 763/553-1144
Phone: 763/420-2157
Fax: 763/553-9326
Fax: 763/494-3176
Email: jassgrfx@aol.com
Email: AJi@hcd.hennepin.mn.us
MINUTES
September 11, 2002
I. The regular monthly meeting of the Elm Creek Watershed Management Commission was called to order
at 11:35 a.m.., Wednesday, September 11, 2002, in the Mayor's Conference Room, Maple Grove City Hall, 12800
Arbor Lakes Parkway, Maple Grove, MN, by Chairman Jim Merickel.
Present were: Deric Deuschle, Champlin; Dennis Stieg, Corcoran; Rick Hass, Dayton; Merickel, Maple
Grove; Fred Moore, Plymouth; Gary Eitel, Rogers; Ali Durgungolu, Hennepin Conservation District (HCD); John
Barten, Three Rivers Park District; and Judie Anderson, Executive Secretary.
Also present: Gary Morrison, Hassan; Dan Parks, MFRA; Michael Pflaum, Lundgren Bros. Construction;
and Bob Swanson and Ken Adolf, Schoell & Madson, Inc.
II. Approve Agenda. Motion by Deuschle, second by Moore to approve the agenda with the following
addition: 4.a. Project Review 2002-051 Cascades. Motion carried.
III. Consent Agenda. Motion by Deuschle, second by Moore to approve the items on the Consent Agenda.
Motion carried.
IV. Action Items.
A. Elm Creek Monitoring. Due to the heavy rains on August 20-22, the automatic sampler collected
another sample. The lab analysis usually costs about $790. After consulting with the Administrative Secretary,
Staff told USGS that the Commission, due to budget constraints, can only pay $700 for the analysis. USGS agreed
to pay the difference and Staff authorized the USGS to proceed with the analysis. Motion by Moore, second by
Merickel to approve the $700 expenditure from Technical Contingency. Motion carried.
B. 98-076 Greg Ebert Homestead, Corcoran. The Commission approved the wetland monitoring
report for 2001 and reduced the monitoring escrow by $1000, and also approved a water appropriations permit
application with conditions. Staff received a letter from Ebert's legal counsel, David Usset, detailing his
understanding of the Commission's action pertaining to amendments made to Ebert's wetland replacement plan.
Usset requested Staff to sign the letter if in agreement with its contents. In lieu of signing the letter, motion by
Moore, second by Deuschle directing Staff to prepare and send to Usset a packet of information and past meeting
minutes documenting Commission action in regards to this project. Motion carried.
C. 01-013 The Preserve and Hidden Oaks Combined Wetland Replacement Plan, Champlin.
The Commission approved the wetland monitoring report for 2001 and reduced the monitoring escrow by $1,000.
Since Staff believes that the wetland replacement sites have been satisfactorily completed in Hidden Oaks, they
recommended that the wetland monitoring requirement be terminated for the Hidden Oaks portion of the project
and that the financial sureties established for Hidden Oaks be returned. The sureties established for the combined
wetland replacement plan will be retained. Motion by Stieg, second by Deuschle to approve the recommendation
cf the District Office. Motion carried.
CHAMPLIN • CORCORAN • DAYTON • HASSAN MAPLE GROVE • MEDINA • PLYMOUTH • ROGERS
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elm creek Watershed Management Commission
D. 02-040 Sioux Drive Culvert Replacement, Medina. The proposed culvert design meets the
Commission's requirements. Staff will compare the original and revised flood profile calculations to determine
whether the culvert affects the flood profile. The replacement culvert will be the same size and at the same elevation
as the existing culvert, maintaining the status quo. However, the culvert data provided did not match the culvert
data used in the original flood profile study. Staff will investigate to determine if the revised flood profile study
done in Medina in the early 1990s used a different set of culvert data. Motion by Stieg, second by Deuschle to
accept the findings of the District Office. Motion carried.
E. 02-051 Cascades, Plymouth. This is a development of 47 townhomes on a site formerly zoned
agricultural. Comments to the WCA notice from MnDOT necessitated redesigning the access road for this project.
The City is the WCA LGU. HCD Staff received grading plans and stormwater plans with drainage calculations
and have just started their review. The change in zoning will require rate control. The erosion and sediment control
plans need minor revisions. There are no floodplains or DNR protected waters on the site. Motion by Moore,
second by Eitel to grant Staff administrative approval authority with the caveat that the plans comply with the
Commission's requirements for rate control. Motion carried.
V. Water Quality.
A.' Elm Creek High Flows. Following the directive of the Commission, Staff compiled the total flow
volume at the gaging station with the USGS. There are 24 years of flow data at the gaging station. As of September
3, the 2002 Water Year flow volume was the second highest for that period. The highest volume was observed in
Water Year 1986. Everi with normal September flows, the 1986 high volume should be exceeded.
B. Macroinvertebrate Monitoring. No new information. Jenny Schaust will make a presentation
to the Commission in November.
C. Lake Monitoring. The Three Rivers Park District continues to monitor Fish and Weaver Lakes,
and the Mill Pond. Barten stated results indicate poor water quality. Volunteers are monitoring French Lake
through CAMP. A new staff gage has been installed at French Lake. HCD and DNR will survey the gage.
D. BMP Implementation. No new information.
E. Sewage Spill in Elm Creek. The latest Met Council monitoring results were provided to the
Commissioners.
VI. Correspondence.
VII. Wetland Conservation Act (WCA).
VIII. Second Generation Plan.
A. The public hearing will be held during the Commission's October 9, 2002 regular meeting and
will be the first item on the agenda. The meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. at the Maple Grove Community Center,
12951 Weaver Lake Road.
B. Boundary Discrepancy. Review of watershed maps revealed a small unclaimed area in Medina
which is not under the jurisdiction of either the Elm Creek Commission or the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District.
If the former claims the area, the four lots involved will be contiguous in one watershed. If the latter claims the area,
the four lots would be split between the two organizations. Staff wrote a Tette; to the City, with a copy to the
MCWD, requesting the City to make this determination. The ,vatershed's legal description will be be amended
prior to adoption of the second generation plan.
C. WCA Fees and Budget. The subcommittee members have completed a preliminary draft. It will
be available at the October meeting.
CHAMPLIN . CORCORAN . DAYTON . HASSAN . MAPLE GROVE . MEDINA . PLYMOUTH . ROGERS
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IX. Information Items.
A. PSC96-030 Troy Park, Corcoran. Staff forwarded correspondence to the applicant outlining
the Commission's action that included terminating the wetland monitoring requirement for the first basin,
maintaining financial sureties at this time pending successful completion and monitoring of the second replacement
site, and establishing a deadline of December 31, 2002 for the completion of the second replacement site.
B. 98-034 Kangas Property, Hassan. A TEP will be convened at the Meadow Lake Estates site
(00-005) to discuss the certifiable credits for banking.
C. 99-006 Tilden Avenue Extension, Champlin. No new information.
D. 99-066 Hassan Sand & Gravel, Hassan. Applicant will submit a mining permit and
restoration plan.
E. 99-077 Highway 101 Corridor Stormwater Study, Hassan. The Highway 101 Stormwater
Improvement will be completed along with the extension of sewer and water north to the Crow River. These
discussions are ongoing with the City of Rogers and will, hopefully, be completed by 2005. No new information.
F. 99-079 Ebert Construction Site Improvement, Corcoran. This project is an extension of
the 97-051 project that was terminated last month. The financial sureties are handled through the 98-076 Ebert
Home Site project. This item will be removed from the agenda.
G. 00-001 Lake Jubert Estate, Corcoran. Monitoring is continuing.
H. 00-005 Meadow Lake Estates WCA Banking, Hassan. Staff inspected the banking site and
noted that the restored/new wetland area appears to be well established, however, the native buffer areas are
currently being mowed and the buffer markers have not been installed. Correspondence was sent to the applicant
concerning the buffer issues and holding a TEP once the buffer issues are addressed. This is the site where the
Commission is contemplating to buy banking credits for Kangas replacement site.
I. 00-009 Kelly's Bluff, Maple Grove. This project is underway. Commission has not received
the requested floodplain mitigation or as -built plans. No permanent slope stabilization has been provided since the
site was graded in the summer of 2000. The City has been contacted about water quality concerns numerous times
this year and last year, without success. This is a critical area because of the steep slopes adjacent to Elm Creek that
continually erode into the creek. The City was contacted again in July and Staff walked the site with them in
August. No work has been done as of this date.
J. 00-025 James Clemens Violation, Corcoran. Staff will contact the landowner to schedule
a meeting to inspect the property and determine if the wetland restoration work has been performed.
K. 00-027 Meadow Hills of Dayton. No new information.
L. 00-048 Longstreet Apartments 2nd Addition, Maple Grove. Contingent approval was given
at the September 2000 meeting. Staff is seeking clarification for the stormwater management plan. V
M. 01-007 Nostalgia Woods, Dayton. Staff reviewed and commented on the first phase of this
26 -acre residential development. Additional information was requested before approval can be recommended.
N. 01-009 Meadows of Rush Crcek, Maple Grove. There are unresolved floodplain issues. Staff
has requested an as -built plan.
O. 01-012 Island View Estates Wetland Banking, Hassan. Site is located on Hassan Parkway
in the southwest comer of Sylvan Lake. Commission has not received a formal banking application
P. 01-017 Rogers Retail Center EAW, Rogers. Contingent approval of the plans was given at
the Commission's June 2001 meeting. City staff will send revised plans covering the contingency issues.
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Q. 01-018 Independent Apostolic Lutheran Church, Dayton. No additional information has
been received.
R. 01-020 Rogers High School, Rogers. Final revisions for the controls of high school pond
discharges are being made. Attention to outlet controls and downstream culvert size and effects are being addressed
in the final plan.
S. 01-023 Dick Theis Wetland/Floodplain Fill, Corcoran. A follow-up letter was sent and a
meeting held with Theis. A site visit was conducted on June 21, 2002. Approximately one-half of the fill has been
removed. The remaining floodplain fill (15CY) will be removed when weather conditions permit.
T. 01-026 Rogers Industrial Park 9th Addition, Rogers. Contingent approval was granted.
City staff will send the revised plans covering the contingency issues.
U. 01-031 Stormwater Study for DNR Wetland 289W, Rogers. Policy issues from the
Commission may need to be considered if the two controlling government agencies cannot come to agreement on
appropriate flow levels into and out of these areas.
V. 01-033 Town Homes at Nanterre, Plymouth. City will send the final plans. No new
information has been received.
W. 01-042 Fox Creek North, Hassan. This is a six -lot single residential development in northwest
Hassan, in an area surrounded by the City of Rogers. Contingent approval was granted at the September 2001
meeting. No new information.
X. 01-053 Mary Soligny Property, Corcoran. Staff is awaiting the grading plan.
Y. 01-058 Pouliot Addition, Corcoran. This is a single -lot subdivision on the northeast corner
of CR19 and Pioneer Trail. There is a potential that a proposed driveway may impact wetlands. The City has
required the developer to delineate any wetlands on the site. Commission will review the delineation when
submitted.
Z. 01-059 Audubon at Diamond Lake, Dayton. This is a conceptual plan for a 40 -acre low -
impact residential development on the east side of Diamond Lake. Staff met with the developer and commented
to the City on potential issues related to floodplains, conservation areas, buffers, stormwater management and
stream channelization. The developer is likely to implement non -conventional, innovative stormwater management
methods suitable for low -impact developments. No new information.
AA. 01-062 Hope Ministries International, Corcoran. This site was approved at the June 2002
meeting. The south portion of the site that is outside of the construction limits has not been approved for grading.
Additional wetland information has been submitted for review for this area. Some additional work is still necessary
AB. 02-012 Fieldstone, Maple Grove. There are no floodplains located within the entire parcel.
Water quality requirements are met in the Phase I grading plan. At their August 2002 meeting, the Commission
gave Staff the authority to approve the Phase I grading plans provided the plans meet the minimum requirements
and recommendations of the August 14, 2002 review. Two revisions to the plans have been received since that
time. The final revision meets the Watershed requirements and has been approved by Staff.
AC. 02-013 Caverly Cease and Desist Order, Hassan Township. A wetland violation was
reported east of Grass Lake just north of 133rd Ave. The DNR has issued a cease and desist order on March 5,
2002. Staff met with Caverly on June 20 and discussed the process with him. A restoration order was drafted by
HCD and provided to the DNR. DNR delivered it in person. The completion date on the order is August 1, 2002.
No inspection has been completed.
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AD. 02-019 North 101 Self Storage, Hassan. Staffrequested details on the pond outlet structures
and storm sewer alignment. Plan review fee of $1,000 has not been received. No recommendation by Staff.
AE. 02-023 Joseph Scherber Property, Hassan. This is a 6 -lot single-family residential
subdivision proposed on 13.6 acres on Tucker Road by Henry Lake. Staff met with Scherber at the site on
September 4, 2002 to discuss potential flooding issues. The Elm Creek Watershed Plan has no floodplain shown
on this property, but Henry Lake is across (north of) Tucker Road from this site. There has been no study of flood
elevations on this lake; Staff recommended the Township pursue such a study. No recommendation was given
because complete drainage and erosion control information and fees have not been received.
AF. 02-025 Elm Creek Interceptor EAW-Medina Leg, Medina, Plymouth, Maple Grove. Staff
sent comments to the Pollution Control Agency. A joint meeting with the PCA, Met Council, HCD and the
involved cities was held to discuss the logistics of erosion and sediment control during the construction.
Construction plans will be provided to Staff for review.
AG. 02-028 Delgany, Maple Grove. This is a 48 -acre mixed -density residential development on
the northwest corner of Rush Creek and 97th Avenue. Rush Creek runs along the east side of the property. Zoned
for agricultural in the 1990 Comprehensive Land Use Plan, stormwater runoff rates must be maintained at current
levels. There is minor floodplain impact; a mitigation plan has not been submitted. Information and fees were
received on August 28, 2002. The review has not been completed by Staff.
AH. 02-033 Maple Grove Medical Facility, Maple Grove. No new information.
Al. 02-036 WBSE Hassan Township. This is a three -acre site being developed into a commercial
facility. Reviews of erosion, sediment and stormwater controls are needed. A plan review has been completed. The
sixty-day time line for a decision from the Commission expired on September 10, 2002. Staffnotified the applicant
of a sixty-day extension for action on this application.
AJ. 02-038 Dayton River Estates, Dayton. Preliminary plans were received for review on a 6 -unit,
2 -acre town home development on the Mississippi River in Dayton. An unofficial review of the plan was provided
to the City. No action is necessary until a completed plan is received.
AK. 02-039 Winchester Trail - Daniel Patnode, Corcoran. Staff will follow up with a site
inspection to confirm that the remaining material has been removed from the wetland per the restoration plan.
AL. 02-043 Medina Town Offices, Medina. This approximately ten -acre site is proposed for an
office development. The project is partially in the Elm Creek floodplain. The Applicant must remove the portion
of the pond in the floodplain or mitigate for the encroachment. Commission granted administrative authority to the
Staff for approval. No new information has been received since the August Commission meeting.
AM. 02-045 Abilene Lane Culvert Replacement and Ditch Cleaning, Corcoran. This is an
incomplete plan.
AN. 02-046 Meadow Ridge, Maple Grove. This is an incomplete plan.
AO. 02-047 Greg Ebert Water Appropriation Permit. Staff sent Ebert the Water Appropriation
Permit with the amendments set forth at the August 14, 2002 meeting. This item will be removed from the agenda.
AP. 02-048 Rogers Retail Center Shell, Rogers. Staff received the plans without the fees.
AQ. 02-049 Hassan Hills & Rogers High School Culvert Replacement, Hassan. The Township
wants to replace several culverts downstream of the Hassan Hills development and Rogers High School site. There
is no concrete proposal at this time, however Staff expressed concern re upgrading the pipes to larger sizes and
increasing the low flows farther downstream. After lengthy discussion, a Technical Subcommittee was named to
examine and discuss the various issues. They will meet prior to the October meeting.
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There being no further business, motion by Eitel, second by Stieg to adjourn. Motion carried. The meeting «as
adjourned at 1:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Judie A. Anderson
Executive Secretary
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September 12, 2002
A meeting of the Shingle Creek Watershed Management Commission was called to order by Chairman Tom
Mathisen on Thursday, September 12, 2002, at 12:50 p.m. at Lancer at Edinburgh, 8700 Edinbrook Crossing,
Brooklyn Park, MN.
Present were: Graydon Boeck, Brooklyn Center; Kevin Larson, Brooklyn Park; Mathisen, Crystal; Gerry
Butcher, Maple Grove; Vince VanderTop, New Hope (non-voting); Mike Liles, Robbinsdale;
Diane Spector, Chris Meehan and Ed Matthiesen, Montgomery Watson Harza (MWH); Charlie
LeFevere, Kennedy & Graven; and Judie Anderson, Recording Secretary.
Also present: Jane Chambers, Brooklyn Center; Alison Fong, Minneapolis; Richard McCoy, Robbinsdale; and
Harald Eriksen, Schoell & Madson for Project SC2001-08.
I. Minutes. Motion by Boeck, second by Larson to approve the minutes of the July meeting of the
Commission. Motion carried. Motion by Boeck, second by Mathisen to approve the minutes of the August
meeting. Motion carried.
II. Treasurer's Report. Motion by Boeck, second by Butcher to approve the July Treasurer's Report. Motion
carried. Motion by Boeck, second by Butcher to approve the August Treasurer's Report. Motion carried.
III. Approval of Claims. Motion by Boeck, second by Larson to approve the claims. Claims were approved
by roll call vote: ayes - Boeck, Larson, Mathisen, Butcher, and Liles; nays - none; absent - Minneapolis, New
Hope, Osseo and Plymouth.
Motion by Boeck, second by Liles to ratify the action to pay the claims at the August 8 meeting. Action
was approved by roll call vote: ayes - Boeck, Larson, Mathisen, Butcher, and Liles; nays - none; absent -
Minneapolis, New Hope, Osseo and Plymouth.
IV. Correspondence. The Commissioners received copies/notice of the following:
A. August and September Communications Logs. No action required.
B. Coon Rapids Hydroelectric Project. Copy of Subscription and Verification of Application for
Preliminary Permit on this project.
C. 2001 CAMP Report, Metropolitan Council. Copies will be ordered for persons requesting them.
V. Water Quality.
A. MetroEnvironment Partnership (MEP) Grant Program. Spector's August 8 memo described
possible grant applications. Her September 5 memo outlined an application for Shoreline and Streambanl: Erosion
Control and Buffer Landscaping Demonstration projects. The proposed project would construct 4-6 demonstration
projects 5n properties abutting lakes and streams with a variet;• of conditions. The projects would be selected to
demonstrate a variety of types of improvements. Property owners would be eligible for the improvements at no
cost provided they agree to execute agreements stating they will maintain the improvements for at least ten years
and that the improvements may be used for promotional and educational purposes. The Commission,, ould also
develop and present workshops for property owners to learn about the value of buffers and other erosion control
techniques as well as workshops for municipal staffs to do the same and to discuss strategies for implementing the
projects in public settings. Motion by Mathisen, second by Boeck to authorize support of the grant application at
a cost to the joint Commissions not to exceed $12,500. Motion carried.
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B. Shingle Creek Sampling. MWH's August 8 memo updated the 2001 monitoring program. Water
quality and flow data collected to date were provided. Sufficient data is being collected to develop watershed loads
for all parameters.
C. TMDL Project. In his September 12 memo, Joe Bischoff, MWH, updated the Commission on
this project. A Technical Advisory Committee is being formed and is scheduled to meet on September 25 to kick
off the project.
D. Twin Lakes Diagnostic Study and Management Plan. In his September 12 memo, Bischoff also
updated the Commission on this project. A Technical Advisory Committee is being formed and is scheduled to
meet on September 24. This meeting will be the initial scoping meeting to identify important management issues
in Twin Lakes and its watershed. Another meeting is being planned to identify public interests and concerns.
The results ofthe Twin Lakes Environmental Education Project are currently being compiled.
VI. Project Reviews.
A. SC89-4 Hennepin County Transfer Station, Brooklyn Park. Staff reviewed the test results from
the sampling of two monitoring wells and the stormwater pond in June. Two parameters of concerns were
manganese and total dissolved solids. Remediation may be necessary based on future monitoring in order to meet
State groundwater standards for manganese. While total dissolved solids concentrations were below the surface
water standard of 500 mg/L, two of the monitoring locations showed levels of 460 and 470 mg/L and should be
monitored closely. Continued monitoring is critical to ensure water quality safety for neighboring properties.
B. LeFevere reported on the status of the appeal to BWSR re SC2002-01 France Avenue Relocation,
Brooklyn Center. Language from Resolution SC93-7 re cost of administering WCA was presented. Motion by
Butcher, second by Mathisen directing Staff to send a letter to the City of Brooklyn Center apprising them of their
potential share of costs to administer WCA for this project. Motion carried.
C. SC2001-08 Owens Corning Off -Site Storage, Minneapolis. Staff advised the Commissioners
that applicant is seeking to expand their stormwater pond to accommodate additional drainage from the Canadian
Pacific Railway property to the south. The initial project was approved in June, 2001. Applicant will be advised
that they can proceed at their own risk. The project will be reviewed at the Commission's October meeting.
D. SC2002-14 Stream Improvement Project, Brooklyn Park. Stabilization of eroded areas of
Shingle Creek and replacement of a highway bridge with a pedestrian bridge along a 1500 linear foot stretch of
Shingle Creek between Zane Avenue and Brooklyn Boulevard. Following completion, none of the site will be
converted to impervious area. A complete project review was received on July 29, 2002. The project review fee
has been waived.
It is not necessary to route runoff from the area. There are no wetlands located on the site.
According to the MN DNR Protected Waters Inventory (PWI), Shingle Creek is a protected waterway. Building
lowest floor elevations will be protected from flooding since all proposed 100 -year flood elevations are lower than
existipg levels after replacement of the Zane Avenue Culvert. Floodplain fill impacts associated with this project
will be 393 cubic yards. A detailed erosion control plan satisfying Commission requirements has not been received.
The project review distributed in the August meeting packet recommended approval with receipt
of seven items. MWH memo of September 5, 2002 indicated receipt of revisions addressing the issues outlined
in the July 31, 2002 (Rev. 1) review. Motion by Larson, second by Boeck to advise the City of Brooklyn Park that
approval of Project 2002-14 is hereby granted. Motion carried.
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E. SC2002-15 Zane Avenue Box Culvert/Brunswick Avenue, Brooklyn Park. Removal of
Brunswick Avenue crossing and stabilization of banks. Replacement of two 72" culverts at Zane Avenue with
single 12'x7' box culvert at a location on Shingle Creek between Zane Avenue and Brooklyn Boulevard. A
complete project review was received on July 29, 2002. The project review fee has been waived.
It is not necessary to route runoff from the area. There are no wetlands located on the site.
According to the MN DNR Protected Waters Inventory (PWI), Shingle Creek is a protected waterway. According
to HEC -2 model results, the existing 100 -year flood elevations will be greater than proposed upstream conditions;
however, it is not clear what the floodplain impact will be downstream of the culvert replacement because of the
larger pipe replacement. Floodplain fill impacts associated with this project will be 0.0 cubic yards. A detailed
erosion control plan satisfying Commission requirements has been received.
Motion by Larson, second by Boeck to advise the City of Brooklyn Park that approval of Project
2002-15 is granted pending receipt in the office the Commission's engineer of the following:
1. Verification of up- and downstream invert elevations for the Zane Avenue box culvert.
The concurrent channel improvement project designed by Barr Engineering set different elevations.
2. Description of the calculations that yielded a flow of 560 cfs for the 100 -year flood event.
3. Silt fencing on grading plans.
4. Confirmation of acceptability of using existing Brooklyn Park storm sewer.
Motion carried. (All four issues above were satisfied prior to the meeting.)
F. SC2002-16 49th Avenue Pond Improvements, New Hope. Construction of approximately one
acre for regional ponds and a wetland channel at the edge of DNR wetland 569W in conjunction with adjacent
development of Ahrens Trucking (See SC2002-17.). Following completion of the latter project, approximately
40% of the Ahrens Trucking property will be converted to impervious area. A complete project review was
received August 29, 2002. The project review fee has been waived since it is a city project.
Runoff from the 346 acres upstream of the D\ -R wetland will be routed to the proposed channel,
regional ponds and Collisys cell. The Ahrens Trucking Regional Pond, Collisys cell and regional cell have
permanent pool volumes which do not meet the Commission requirements; however, this is not a concern due to
the extremely large upstream drainage area. The ponds have not been designed to meet NURP standards for water
quality treatment. The ponds ultimately discharge to D\TR wetland 569W.
According to the National Wetland Index (NWT), a palustrine emergent seasonally flooded wetland
is located onsite. There will be no filling of this wetland below the 1000 -year flood elevation. All excavated
material will be hauled offsite. The City is the WCA LGU.
According to the PWI, 569W is located onsite. The Ahrens Trucking building lowest floor elevation
satisfies the Commission one -foot freeboard requirements. There is no floodplain associated with this site. A
detailed erosion control plan satisfying Commission requirements has been received.
Motion by Butcher, second by Mathisen Qeee6 to advise the City of New Hope that approval of
Project 2002-16 is hereby granted. Motion carried.
G. SC2002-17 Ahrens Trucking, New Hope. Development of 2.9 acres for an office/warehouse
facility with parking and truck docks at 9200 49th Avenue North. Following completion approximately 40% of
the site will be converted to impervious area. A complete project review was received August 29, 2002. The
project review fee has been received.
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Runoff from the 1.2 acres of impervious parking and rooftop areas will be routed to the proposed
wetland channel, Ahrens Trucking regional pond, and a stormwater pond on the property. The stormwater pond
has a permanent pool volume which satisfies the Commission's requirements. The north half of the property will
first drain to a sediment trap and then to the proposed regional pond proposed within Project SC2002-16 (above).
The stormwater pond has been designed to meet NURP standards for water quality treatment. The ponds
discharge to a proposed wetland channel, also part of SC2002-16, and ultimately to DNR wetland 569W.
According to the National Wetland Index (NWI), a palustrine emergent seasonally flooded wetland
is located adjacent to the site. There will be no filling of this wetland below the 1000 -year flood elevation. All
excavated material will be hauled offsite. The City is the WCA LGU.
According to the MN DNR Protected Waters Inventory (PWI), 569W is located adjacent to the site.
The Ahrens Trucking building lowest floor elevation satisfies the Commission one -foot freeboard requirements.
There is no floodplain associated with this site. A detailed erosion control plan which does not satisfy Commission
requirements has been received.
Motion by Butcher, second by Larson to advise the City of New Hope that approval of Project
2002-17 is granted pending receipt in the office the Commission's engineer of the following:
paving.
Motion carried.
1. Provision for silt fence between the NWL and HWL of proposed stormwater pond.
2. Provision for silt fence along northern edge of parking lot to prevent erosion prior to
3. Provision for riprap at regional pond inlet.
H. Boeck requested that discussion of a policy re waiver of project fees be placed on the October
agenda. Staff will check where we have waived fees.
VII. Wetland Conservation Act. The Commissioners reviewed various draft administrative documents:
Resolution Approving... Monitoring Requirements for WCA; Monitoring Report Components; and Replacement
Plan Fee Structure. Discussion of security costs for mitigation will continue to the October meeting. Anderson will
provide a wetland replacement hierarchy for consideration at that meeting.
VIII. Second Generation Plan. In her September memo Spector recapped the Council/Commission and Public
Input process. Citizen and City concerns were outlined in the memo. Articles for local newspapers were also
included. Comments and concerns will be included in a revised draft which will then be sent to reviewing agencies
for their 60-dav review.
A. The City of Plymouth expressed concern re the use of the term "smart growth." Since it cannot
be clearly defined, Spector will revise sections of the draft plan where this term is used.
B. Land Use Amendments. Motion by Boeck, second by Butcher to adopt Strategy 1.1.4. as part
of Policy 1'.1. ✓lotion carred.
C. Motion by Butcher, second by Larson to adopt Resolution SC2002-05 to commence the 60 -day
review process. Motion carried.
D. Motion by Boeck, second by Liles to execute the revised Agreement with the Hennepin
onservation District to cooperatively prepare the second generation Plan. Motion carried.
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E. Spector announced that the Communication and Education Committee will resume its activities
in October. At the first meeting they will review applications for the Commissions' Education Grants.
1. A copy of the press release "Watershed -Wise Lawn and Yard Care" was included
in the packet. The Committee will develop a schedule of future press releases.
2. The Commissioners also received an updated memo re Soil Analysis Sampling.
IX. Other Business.
Adjournment. There being no further business before the Commission, motion by Butcher, second by
Liles to adjourn. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 2:16 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Judie A. Anderson
Recording Secretary
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Stephen A. Urupp
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Attorney At Law'
17945 39th Place
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(763) 478-9070
October 10, 2002
The Honorable Joy Tierney
Mayor, City Of Plymouth
3400 Plymouth Blvd.
Plymouth, MN 55447-1482
Re: Orchards of Plymouth Town Home Association
Dear Mayor Tierney,
By way of introduction, I am the president of the Orchards Town Home
Association.
In December 1994, the City of Plymouth entered into an Agreement (copy
enclosed) with Abingdon Development Corporation, the developer of the
Orchards of Plymouth. The Agreement required Abingdon to construct a water
quality pond within the boundaries of the development, and thereafter to maintain
the water quality pond at its cost,. Presumably, the Association, as successor to
Abingdon, now shoulders that responsibility
Fortunately, the Agreement also provides that Association members may
Petition the City to take over the care and maintenance of the water quality pond
if the City of Plymouth establishes a policy for the maintenance of storm water
quality ponds located elsewhere in the city. And, if the City pays for the cost of
maintaining the water quality ponds out of general revenues, service fees or
other charges.
Last year, October I believe, the City imposed a surface water tax upon all
homeowners. I understand that this tax was imposed to cover the City's cost of
maintaining water quality ponds throughout the City. If memory serves, the tax
amounts to $3.25 every other month, or $19.50 per homeowner per year. We
have 34 homeowners in the Orchards of Plymouth so the City collects $663 in
surface water taxes from this development every year.
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The City's surface water tax triggered the Agreement's condition for the
members of the Orchards of Plymouth to Petition the City to take over full
responsibility for the care and maintenance of their water quality holding pond.
And, the Orchards of Plymouth does herewith Petition the City to do just that.
Kindly advise the date on which the City plans to honor its Agreement with
the Orchards of Plymouth, and on which the City will take over the care and
maintenance of our water quality holding pond.
Sincerely,
ORCHARDS OF PLYMOUTH
Steph ' Krupp
cc: Dwight Johnson
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AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT made this 22 day of December 19 94 by and among the City of
Plymouth, a Minnesota municipal corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "City") and, Abingdon
Development Corporation a Minnesota corporation (hereinafter referred to as "Abingdon") with
reference to the following facts and circumstances:
A. Abingdon is the fee owner of certain real property situated in the City of Plymouth,
Hennepin County, Minnesota, legally described as follows:
ORCHARDS OF PLYMOUTH (94050)
(hereinafter referred to as the "Subject Property"
and detailed on "Exhibit A")
B. As a condition of its approval of the development for the Subject Property, the City has
required that the parties hereto enter into an agreement, which makes provision for the
maintenance of one water quality pond ("Water Quality Treatment Pond") to be constructed
by Abingdon within the boundaries of the property outlined in paragraph "A" of said
Agreement as the same are described and depicted in those certain construction plans drawn
by McCombs Frank Roos and Associates. Inc. and approved by the City.
C. The parties hereto desire to set forth their agreements with respect to the maintenance of the
Storm Water Quality Ponds and the costs of such maintenance.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing facts and circumstances, and for other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties
hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. For the purposes of this Agreement, maintenance of the Water Quality Treatment Ponds shall
mean the periodic dredging of the silt buildup in the Water Quality Treatment Ponds as
necessary to maintain the Water Quality Treatment Capacity, as established for the Water
Quality Treatment iii t .e construction plans and to inaintain the proper operation of the
treatment function of the Water Quality Treatment Pond.
2. Abingdon shall be solely responsible for the maintenance of the Water Quality Treatment
Pond, and shall bear all costs of such maintenance. If Abingdon does not undertake the
necessary maintenance within 30 days of notification by the City, the City may undertake
such maintenance, but the costs reasonably incurred by the City for performing such
maintenance shall be reimbursed to the City by the owner(s) of the Subject Property.
_.Is iNStRUMEW WAS DRAFT,- -
City of Ply,nouth _ 1 e
3400 Ply,nouth Boulevard
Plymouth, nq 55447-1482
(name and add-ess;
( 612) 550-5000 ..M
3. All costs which the City may incur in performing its maintenance responsibility under this
Agreement shall be reimbursed to the City by the owners of the various lots contained within
the Subject Property with such costs to be allocated among those lots on equal basis per lot.
4. Abingdon, as the owner of the lots in the Subject Property, for itself and respective
successors and assigns, hereby waives any statutory right which it may have to contest any
such assessment by the City of its maintenance costs- on the basis of the benefit to its
respective portions of the Subject Property.
5. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event the City
shall establish a policy for maintenance by the City of storm water quality ponds located
elsewhere in the City of Plymouth, Minnesota, under which policy the costs of such
maintenance are to be paid either out of general City revenues or by collection of utility or
service fees or charges, then any owner of any portion of the Subject Property shall be
entitled to petition the City for the inclusion of !he -W2 --ter nn�hf-y tra?tment FnnY?0 ;`Inijor su-
maintenance program, and the City shall consent to such request and thereupon authorize the
termination of this Agreement. The recording of a certified copy of the Resolution of the
City Council of the City which sets forth the consent and authorization described in the
foregoing sentence shall serve to terminate this Agreement, without further action on the part
of any party hereto.
6. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the
benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this document to be executed as of
the day and year first above written.
By:
ABINGDON DEVELOPMENT CORP. CITY OF PLYMOUTH
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Mayor
By:
City Manager
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
SS.
COUNTY OF BENNEPIN )
The foregoing instrument was executed and acknowledged before me on this
= _ day of 1-c- b sc—:4t�1� by
Mayor and C : -� a�� ASF �. , respectively, of
the City of Plymouth, a Minnesota municipal corporation.
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
SS.
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN )
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The foregoing was acknowledge before me this ;--L day of �C�� / g F y
by _ Elde , the / / PS /- / 47 of AK. 7 '5;�o�
a corporation under the laws of Minnesota, on behalf of the co r,00i'��T1 Df'7
..` LINDA L. KIEL
4` Notary Public Minnesota
My Commission Expires Jan. 31, 0000
Notary Public
JUDY A. McMILLIN
INO'ARY PUBLIC MINNESOTA ,(}
N,Y COMMISSION :XPIRES 1.31-00
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
SS.
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN )
Notal li
The foregoing was acknowledge before me this ;--L day of �C�� / g F y
by _ Elde , the / / PS /- / 47 of AK. 7 '5;�o�
a corporation under the laws of Minnesota, on behalf of the co r,00i'��T1 Df'7
..` LINDA L. KIEL
4` Notary Public Minnesota
My Commission Expires Jan. 31, 0000
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EXHIBIT A
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NORTHWEST HENNEPIN HUMAN SERVICES COUNCIL
Research. Planning, and Coordination o/ Human Services
October 17, 2002
City of Plymouth
3400 Plymouth Blvd.
Plymouth, MN 55447-1482
ATTN: Laurie Ahrens, Assistant City Manager
Dear Laurie:
The Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council Executive Board met on Wednesday
October 9, 2002. On the agenda was the request from Plymouth to pay NWHHSC to
continue working with the Plymouth senior residents as part of the agency Senior
Leadership Committee. The Board approved the City of Plymouth paying the amount of
$1500.00 to continue this relationship with several caveats:
1. NWHHSC Executive Board does not intend this "a la carte" arrangement to become a
precedent for the agency. NWHHSC has the mission of research, planning and
coordinating human service needs in the region. However, because there is a strong
commitment from the senior residents in Plymouth, for now, this arrangement makes
sense.
2. The NWHHSC Executive Board will review this relationship in late 2003 to
determine if it is in the best interest of both the agency and the senior leadership
committee to continue this arrangement.
3. After calculating the cost of staff time and other general expenses incurred to
operationalize the senior leadership committee, $1500.00 is an appropriate amount for
Plymouth to pay to continue participating on the committee. A bill will be sent to the
City in January, 2003.
If you have questions, please feel free to call me at 493-2802.
Respectfully,
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Kathleen J. Roach, MPH, MBA
Executive Director, NWHHSC
Brooklyn Center • Brooklyn Park • Champlin • Corcoran • Crystal • Dayton • Golden Va:E;,
Hanover • Hassan • Maple Grove • New Hope • Osseo • Plymouth • Robbinsdale • Rogers
7601 Kentucky Avenue North • Brooklyn Park, MN 55428-1284 • (763) 493-2802 • Fax (763) 493-2713