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Council Information Memorandum 06-23-1988
CITY OF PUMOUTR CITY COUNCIL INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM June 23, 1988 UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS..... 1. COUNCIL STUDY SESSION -- Monday, June 27, 4:00 p.m. (NOTE TIME CHANGE ) A Council study dinner meeting will be held in the City Council conference room. Topics for discussion include: 1) water supply/ distribution system and 2) report of Special Assessment Committee. 2. COUNCIL MEETING -- Monday, June 27, 7:30 p.m. Special City Council meeting in City Council Chambers. 3. MUSIC IN PLYMOUTH -- Wednesday, July 6, 6:00 p.m. 4. CALENDARS -- Meetings calendars for June, July and August are attached. (M -4) FOR YOUR INFORMATION.... 1. WATER SPRINKLING RESTRICTIONS - The following is an update of the steps we have taken to implement the water sprinkling restrictions during the last week: 1. Well No. 9 went into operation on Tuesday, June 21. The water is being chlorinated through the Zachary plant prior to distribution. 2. The Zachary plant is expected to be in operation by Friday, July 1. Liquidated damages are being assessed at $500 per day. 3. On the weekend of June 18 and 19, firefighters conducted inspections of properties throughout the community for conformance with the water sprinkling restrictions. To date, 142 sprinkler warnings were issued. One $100 penalty has been assessed. 4. This weekend, the Community Service Officers will be conducting the inspections. If numerous violations are noted, fire personnel will be called out. 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447. TELEPHONE (612) 559 -2800 CITY COUNCIL INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM June 23, 1988 Page 2 5. We have substituted an article on water restrictions for the fiscal disparities Mayor's message which was to appear in the July issue of Plymouth on Parade. 6. A question /answer article has been prepared for the Wayzata and Plymouth local newspapers for publication during the week of June 20. 2. RECYCLING STATUS REPORT -- Attached is the Recycling Status Report through the month of May. (I -2) Highlights of the report include: - Weekly Curbside Recyling Program Actual Tons Collected: 1988 1987 January 103.7 52.2 February 263.5 43.35 March 301.0 40.45 April 281.8 75.91 May 278.1 82.5 1988 Residential Monthly Goal: 151 tons No. of Households Participating: 62% or approx. 7,700 3. DEPARTMENT REPORTS -- The May monthly activity reports for the Fire and Police Divisions are attached. (I -3) 4. COUNTY /STATE HIGHWAY EXCHANGE -- Attached is an announcement from Hennepin County Department of Transportation on the jurisdiction exchange of County and State highways. Effective July 1, Hennepin County's two freeways, County Road 18 and the Crosstown Highway, will become state -owned highways. The freeway portion of County Road 18 will become T.H. 169 and the Crosstown will become T.H. 62. State roads being transferred to the County include portions of T.H. 101, Excelsior Boulevard, France Avenue, West River Road, and West Broadway. The attached map shows in detail the highways that are affected. (I -4) 5. LETTERS ON WATER RESTRICTIONS -- A number of letters commenting or inquiring on the City's watering restrictions and water system have been received. Attached is the Mayor's letter we are using to respond to these inquiries and copies of resident letters we have received to date. Letters from residents who received a warning under the Ciyt's new water restrictions are also attached. (I -5) CITY COUNCIL INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM June 23, 1988 Page 3 6. TOWN MEETING FEEDBACK RESPONSES --- Staff responses to resident feedback forms submitted at the June 13 Town Meeting are attached. (I -6) 7. DEDICATION REQUIREMENTS RULING -- The attached article, from this week's issue of the Real Estate Journal, discusses a recent Hennepin County court decision involving the City of Crystal and a land dedication challenge by a developer. (I -7) 8. CITIZEN LEAGUE - PROPERTY TAX SURVEY -- The July issue of the Minnesota Journal summarizes the results of the annual property tax surveys conducted by the Citizens League. The first survey esti- mates taxes is on average - priced homes within each community. The second survey estimates taxes using a hypothetical $80,000 house in each city to allow for comparisons of taxes among communities. The median tax increase for metropolitan area cities from 1987 tol988 was 11.3 percent. The median increase for outstate cities was 3.8 percent. I -8 9. COUNCIL FOLLOW -UPS: a. Response to Councilmember Zitur Memos -- Staff follow -ups to inquiries regarding 39XX Orleans Lane (possible illegal home occupation), and 37XX Orleans Lane (building related complaint) are attached. (I -9a) b. Parkers Lake Construction Traffic -- In response to Council - member Vasiliou's inquiry on construction traffic going through Chelsea Woods to the Parkers Lake project, Frank Boyles called the Parkers Lake Project Superintendent, Bill Burns. Mr. Burns stated he will advise all suppliers to keep to the public right of ways. He also suggests that next time a vehicle is observed,that we get a name to help identify the "culprit." c. Peter Bih, Tea House -- Attached is a memorandum from Al Cottingham on his June 21 conversation with Mr. Peter Bih regarding the expansion of the Tea House. (I -9c) d. 53rd & Pineview - Alleged Dumping -- A memorandum to Community Services Officers on a report of illegal dumping on property immediately west of the proposed park land located at Pineview Lane and approximately 53rd Avenue North is attached. (I -9d) e. Councilmember Vasiliou June 7 Memo: 1) Dead Trees at southeast corner of C.R. 9 & Vicksburg -- Memorandum from Blair Tremere attached. TI---9-e----1 T- 2) Debris adjacent to 10600 - 30th Avenue No - Memorandum from Joe Ryan attached. I -9e-2 3) Extension of C.R. 73 /Sherman Property -- Memorandum from City Manager attached. I -9e -3 CITY COUNCIL INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM June 23, 1988 Page 4 10. CORRESPONDENCE: a. Letter from Mayor Schneider acknowledging the May 30 letter from residents at 107XX block of 15th Avenue North on various neighborhood concerns. (I -10a) b. Letter responding to Rande Yeager, 17405 - 6th Avenue North, from Mayor Schneider, concerning his property valuation and taxes. (I -10b) c. Letter to Joe & Kathleen Cleveland, 17830 - 25th Avenue North, from Frank Boyles, regarding the monument signs on 25th Avenue and Highway 101. (I -10c) oc LAI cr- a c-z T G V, i G V) N J i �r Z '72 M r� j i I i >^ E-4 H CO � y or is ov r >1 U o c, w v w r, N x r, co C 01 wow 4� U�: z. JUUII t�U ^w H ' F w .= c I i w 0 t oc LAI cr- a c-z T G V, i G I i , V) N i Z cd r� w j0-4 �(. NN E-4 H CO � y or CO ov r >1 U o c, w v o r, N x r, co C 01 wow a^ U U�: z. JUUII t�U ^w H ' F w .= 0 w O�t!) UU G = =N_ Ui a•�` U c z a��.o_NM cn i Vj •"' OG N N a � a,C)0.� Lh N xO� �z��D c � c PL4 U I O d I MM I I i , V) N ;74 Z cd r� w j0-4 �(. NN E-4 H � � y or �fn W ov r >1 U o c, w v o r, N x r, co C M ^ N M T O a^ U U�: z. JUUII t�U ^w H ' F 0 F- 0 w O�t!) UU G = =N_ Ui a•�` a��.o_NM cn i Vj •"' OG N N I i , wa w j0-4 wIIjr-) 2: = 0ax, M ~� � oC ov r >1 U o c, w v o r, N x r, N H a•• a a^ U U�: z. JUUII t�U ^w H ' F 0 F- 0 w O�t!) 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D; J z U a z O z O 04 6 M =) C�4^° a ^o z w T z c P4 N N O\ � c a f� H Q U T '7 . j. -- a �1 W : -� N P4 2 L a x r oa x co N a � U O U - O U O U •0ao N N H� x a z w H ^ V U 9 °wu= U PG i U GC x X L) cn W T '7 . j. -- a �1 W : -� N T -C;L MEMO CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 DATE: June 22, 1988 For City Council Meeting of June 27, 1988 TO: James G. Willis, City Manager Through Fred G. Moore, Director of Public Works FROM Richard J. Pouliot, Project Coordinator SUBJECT: RECYCLING STATUS REPORT ACTION REQUESTED: None /Information only BACKGROUND: Attached is a graph showing the tonnages collected through the month of May. Verbal reports for the first three weeks in June indicate that approximately 300 tons should be collected in June. Participation rates continue to remain high, with the highest week being that of May 26, when 7,719 actual homes had recyclables out. On a weekly basis, this is approximately 62 percent of the estimated 12,500 single - family through four -plex homes. There have been fluctuations from week to week by as much as 1,200 participants and with the assumption that there are at least 1,000 families not participating on any given week who have participated on one or more of the other weeks in the month. The monthly participation rate should be 70 percent or more. The weekly cash drawing appears to remain popular based on the questions, telephone calls, etc., and as of this date there is a $600 buildup in the pot. Page and line numbeers should be drawn for July recycling days at the Council meeting on June 27. Super Cycle, Inc., the Recycling Contractor, is still having to struggle in order to get all the recyclables picked up prior to dark. I have a meeting scheduled with company representatives on June 30, and it is my understanding that the month of July will see more new equipment being available to the City of Plymouth. Super Cycle, Inc. has been sold to a new parent company, however, there should be no recognizable changes as far as the City of Plymouth is concerned. The spring eight -week period for yard waste collection is now over and only a few of the companies have their reports in. I expect the balance to be in shortly at which time we will have a feel for yard waste tonnages collected. Richard J. Pouliot RJP:kh attachment: EL Ld C.3 El) cl M. --t t ED LTJ C-D Ld Ll� z U) to P5 O 00 04 00 .,4 --1 C -1 ii I LLJ V1 I lL m Lli LA.- - L - - -- - ------ p It. 0 F5 FPT F7 p It. 0 F5 FPT PLYMOUTH POLICE DEPARTMENT MONTHLY REPORT 1987 MONTH 1988 s' CLASS MAY MURDER CSC ROBBERY ASSAULT BURGLARY THEFT AUTO THEFT ARSON 0 0 2 20 30 77 6 0 0 1 0 21 29 114 18 1 TOTALS 1987 135 1988 184 CLASS II 35.6% i-3 FORGERY COUNTERFEIT FRAUD HAR COMM. STOLEN PROPERTY VANDALISM SEX OFF NARC OFFENSES FAM /CHILD D.W.I. LIO, LAW DISORDERLY CONDUCT OTHER 8 12 17 1 32 2 16 3 34 12 2 36 6 2 17 3 48 5 18 4 20 12 20 99 TOTALS 1987 175 1988 254 CLASS III 45.1% FATAL ACCIDENT PERSONAL INJURY PROPERTY DAMAGE SNOWMOBILE ACCIDENT DROWNING MEDICAL EMERGENCY SUICIDE SUICIDE ATTEMPTS NATURAL DEATH ANIMAL BITES FIRE 0 18 56 0 0 70 0 2 1 4 33 0 17 71 0 0 86 1 2 1 3 31 TOTALS 1987 184 1988 212 15.zt CLASS IV TOTALS 1987 990 1988 1131 14.2% HAZARDOUS V,oLAnoNs 1987 438 1988 588 34.2% NONHAZARDOUSVIOLAnONS 1987 379 1988 499 31.7% 1987 35% CRIMINAL OFFENSES CLEARED ASSIST 45% 1987 1484 TOTAL NUMBER OF INCIDENTS 1988 1781 19.9, ANIMAL FALSE LOCK OTHER WARRANT TRAFFIC SUSPICION MISSING LOST PUBLIC DOMESTIC DETAIL ALARMS OUTS AGENCY SERVED DETAIL INFORMATION PERSON FOUND NUISANCE MISC, 25 131 106 119 31 26 163 124 12 19 137 97 33 201 138 112 40 22 183 149 4 22 144 83 TOTALS 1987 990 1988 1131 14.2% HAZARDOUS V,oLAnoNs 1987 438 1988 588 34.2% NONHAZARDOUSVIOLAnONS 1987 379 1988 499 31.7% 1987 35% CRIMINAL OFFENSES CLEARED 1988 45% 1987 1484 TOTAL NUMBER OF INCIDENTS 1988 1781 19.9, T -3 PLYMOUTH POLICE DEPARTMENT MONTHLY REPORT 1987 MONTH JANUARY THROUGH MAY 1988 S. CLASS I MURDER CSC ROBBERY ASSAULT BURGLARY THEFT AUTO THEFT ARSON 0 11 4 82 123 453 61 11 0 10 3 96 95 412 77 4 TOTALS 1987 1988 CLASS II 745 697 -6.6% FORGERY COUNTERFEIT FRAUD HAR, COMM. STOLEN PROPERTY VANDALISM SEX OFF. NARC. OFFENSES FAM /CHILD D.W.I. LIO LAW DISORDERLY CONDUCT OTHER 33 55 86 10 335 15 61 15 174 36 10 135 17 35 99 8 175 20 79 9 174 33 32 209 TOTALS 1987 963 1988 890 CLASS III -7.6% FATAL ACCIDENT PERSONAL INJURY PROPERTY DAMAGE SNOWMOBILE ACCIDENT DROWNING MEDICAL EMERGENCY SUICIDE SUICIDE ATTEMPTS NATURAL DEATH ANIMAL BITES FIRE 0 70 335 0 0 304 3 6 8 17 152 3 78 338 1* 0 337 3 7 -T-6 DETAIL 9 127 TOTALS 1987 895 * FATAL 1988 959% CLASS IV TOTALS 1987 4,978 1988 42777 -4% HAZARDOUS VIOLATIONS 1987 2,28 1988 2,197 -3.6% NONHAZARDOUS VIOLATIONS 1987 1, 871 1988 2.,241 19.8% CRIMINAL OFFENSES CLEARED 1987 29% 1988 38% ASSIST 7,581 1988 7,323 -3.4 ANIMAL FALSE LOCK OTHER WARRANT TRAFFIC SUSPICION MISSING LOST PUBLIC DOMESTIC DETAIL ALARMS OUTS AGENCY SERVED DETAIL INFORMATION PERSON FOUND NUISANCE MISC, 133 668 510 648 168 144 840 586 41 82 472 683 128 690 483 510 155 134 942 619 19 91 587 419 TOTALS 1987 4,978 1988 42777 -4% HAZARDOUS VIOLATIONS 1987 2,28 1988 2,197 -3.6% NONHAZARDOUS VIOLATIONS 1987 1, 871 1988 2.,241 19.8% CRIMINAL OFFENSES CLEARED 1987 29% 1988 38% TOTAL NUMBER OF INODENTS 1987 7,581 1988 7,323 -3.4 PLYMOUTH FIRE DEPARTMENT MONTHLY REPORT TYPE OF REPORTED INCIDENTS BY TIME OF DAY MONTH May 1988 T -3 "INCLUDED IN FALSE ALARMS TOTALS MAY 1987 CONFIRMED CALLS 41 FALSE ALARMS 43 TOTAL CALLS 84 ESTIMATED LOSS $118,400 0001 0400 0401 08UO 0801 1200 1201 1600 1601 2000 2001 2400 CUNFIRMEU CALLS FALSE' ALARMS TOTAL NUM PERMITS ISSUED ESTIMATED LOSS PRIVATE UWELLINGS 3 1 2 3 3 6 $125,500 APARTMENTS 2 1 3 1 5 2 3 11 14 2 800 HOTELS AND MOTELS 1 1 2 2 ALL OTHER RESIDENTIAL PUBLIC ASSEMBLY SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES 1 .1 1 HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS 1 1 1 PENAL INSTITUTIONS STORES AND OFFIrrt 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 4 6 8 1 100,000 45U INDUSTRY, MFG. STORAGE IN STRUCTURES SPECIAL STRUCTURES 1 1 1 22,000 FIRES OUTSIDE OF STRUCTURES FIRES IN HIGHWAY VEHICLES 1 1 2 1 2 6 1 7 4,950 FIRES IN OTHER VEHICLES i 1 1 1,500 FIRES IN BRUSH, GRASS 2 2 5 2 10 1 11 FIRES IN RUBBISH, DUMPSTERS 1 1 1 ALL OTHER FIRES MEDICAL AID RESPONSES — MALICIOUS FALSE ALARMS 1 2 1 MOTHAL AID OR ASSISTANCE ALL OTHER RESPONSES 1 1 2 3 3 TOTALS 6 3 12 10 18 13 34 28 62 3 $255,200 "INCLUDED IN FALSE ALARMS TOTALS MAY 1987 CONFIRMED CALLS 41 FALSE ALARMS 43 TOTAL CALLS 84 ESTIMATED LOSS $118,400 PLYMOUTH FIRE DEPARTMENT MONTHLY REPORT TYPE OF REPORTED INCIDENTS BY TIME OF DAY T-3 MONTH January - May 1988 "INCLUDED IN FALSE ALARMS TOTALS JANUARY - MAY 1987 CONFIRMED CALLS 182 FALSE ALARMS 177 TOTAL CALLS 359 ESTIMATED LOSS $339,070 0001 0400 0401 0800 0801 1200 1201 1600 1601 2000 2001 2400 CONFIRMED CALLS FALSE ALARMS TOTAL NUM PERMITS ISSUED ESTIMATED LOSS PRIVATE DWELLINGS 5 4 11 7 10 9 34 12 46 $160,100 APARTMENTS 16 9 23 14 29 20 16 95 111 17 1,000 HOTELS AND MOTELS 2 1 2 2 4 2 1 12 13 3 ALL OTHER R €SIDENTIAL PUBLIC ASSEMBLY 1 1 1 SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES 2 3 1 4 5 300 HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS 1 2 5 6 14 14 5 200 PENAL INSTITUTIONS STORES AND OFFICES 4 2 7 4 4 2 '6 17 23 100,100 INDUSTRY, MFG. 6 4 11 8 6 7 20 22 42 2 13,700 STORAGE IN STRUCTURES SPECIAL STRUCTURES 1 1 1 22,000 FIRES OUTSIDE OF STRUCTURES FIRES IN HIGHWAY VEHICLES 1 1 9 6 6 8 25 6 31 31,000 FIRES IN OTHER VEHICLES 1 1 2 2 4,500 FIRES IN BRUSH, GRASS 4 8 12 6 27 3 30 FIRES IN RUBBISH, DUMPSTERS 2 1 3 3 ALL OTHER FIRES 1 2 1 2 1 6 1 7 5,000 MEDICAL AID RESPONSES 2 3 1 3 9 9 "MALICIOUS FALSE ALARMS 1 3 MIITIIAL AID OR ASSISTANCE 2 2 2 ALL OTHER RESPONSES 1 1 3 3 4 3 '13 3 16 TOTALS 3 26 77 62 92 60 166 190 356 2 $337,900 "INCLUDED IN FALSE ALARMS TOTALS JANUARY - MAY 1987 CONFIRMED CALLS 182 FALSE ALARMS 177 TOTAL CALLS 359 ESTIMATED LOSS $339,070 AA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 320 Washington Av, South -------- HENNEPIfV Hopkins, Minnesota 55343 -8468 i 935 -3381 JU�t r_ ( A N N O U N C E M E N T y`. DATE: June 14, 1988 SUBJECT: Hennepin County /State of Minnesota Highway Jurisdiction Exchange On July 1, 1988, Hennepin County and the Minnesota Department of Transportation will transfer the ownership of a number of highways in Hennepin County. Hennepin County's two freeways -- the Crosstown Highway (County Road 62) and County Road 18 -- will become state -owned highways. In exchange for giving up jurisdiction over the 30 miles of freeway, the county will assume control of 60 miles of state highways. Among the roads being transferred to the county are portions of Excelsior Boulevard, France Avenue, West River Road, West Broadway and Trunk Highway 101. The enclosed maps show in detail the highways that are affected. The exchange, which is beneficial for both the state and county, was negotiated by state and county officials under the terms of a law passed by the Minnesota Legislature in 1986. The general public should in highway signs. Route course, county signs will will become Trunk Highway become Trunk Highway 169. is likely to take several not be affected by the transfer except for changes lumbers will be changed in some cases, and, of replace state signs and vice versa. The Crosstown 62 and the freeway portion of County Road 18 will Changing all of the signs for the various highways months. We suggest that you notify local businesses, neighborhood groups and other interested parties in your area about the changes. In some cases, the new highway designations will result in changes of address. We will do everything we can to ensure a smooth transition. If you have any suggestions or questions, we urge that you call the Hennepin County Transportation Department (935 -3381) or District 5 of the Minnesota Department of Transportation (593- 8400). Enclosures HENNEPIN COUNTY an equal opportunity employer Rog ers•• Dayton 10 • �•• 8 1 Champlin � -••�� .' , Hassan 12 169 Brooklyn Park ••152 Osseo 94 Corcoran = Maple Grove•'•' 101 T 69` : 101 494 Plymouth Medina : 55 tot ��101 42 Orono Wayzata ~' 42 Lake Minnetonka Minnetonka ESO;t ZQ tiT OF 7 I New Hope ■ 18 STATE OF MINNESOTA HENNEPIN COUNTY ROUTE TRANSFERS �S2\ 12 30 Brooklyn Center 9 4 169 Crystal 94 Robbinsdale 81 81 THE 6 9� ■Golden Valley 12 �St. Louis Park ' 25 .22 3J O 17 35W Ho kin ' 21 t............ rTH ' Edina TH 62 � 22 ' ■■ate aas IL ■s_4om_010000110 ■as I� TH ` TH 1 `1 6 Eden Pralrle TH Bloomington St. Anthony 88. •/ 37 �•:`• 3 6 Minneapolis O TH ` 62 •�a■7 aia go Richfield = -s Mr. Kirk Knott 14400 - 44th Avenue North Plymouth, MN 55446 SUBJECT: PLYMOUTH WATER RESTRICTIONS Dear Mr. Knott: Thank you for your letter expressing concern about Plymouth's watering restrictions. I, and members of the City Council, regret the inconvenience which the watering restrictions pose for Plymouth residents and businesses. While water use restrictions are inconvenient, they are necessary and will continue through September 30. In Plymouth, outdoor water usage may occur before noon and after 9 p.m. each day on an odd -even basis. That is, addresses ending in even numbers may water on even days and addresses ending in odd numbers may water on odd days. All outdoor water usage is prohibited daily between noon and 9 p.m. In "water rich Minnesota," it is easy for us to believe that water is an infinite resource. It is not. Over the last 20 years, the City has been planning for increased water demand based upon our comprehensive development plans. To that end, we have: 1. Added two new wells in the last two years, with a third one scheduled for 1989 and a fourth in 1990, bringing our total to 11 wells. The wells are being brought "on line" earlier than originally called for in our Capital Improvement Program. 2. Added as second water treatment plant. 3. Developed a two well -field system to reduce draw -down and protect against ground water contamination. Each of these actions is aimed at meeting our growing community's peak water needs. The term "peak water needs" is elusive because without controls, the peak escalates beyond our water system capacity. 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559 -2800 `J Page 2 In the Twin City area, drought -like conditions have resulted in record water usage and a marked effect on the underground aquifers. The draw -down created by the pumps has pulled the water levels down perilously close to the maximum well depth which could cause the loss of a well and further reduce water output. To flatten peak water usage, which normally occurs around dinner time daily, most metropolitan area communities have implemented water sprinkling restrictions. Plymouth is no exception. As a water supplier, the City's first duty is to assure the continuous availability of water in the event of a fire emergency. This is the key reason for the water ban between noon and 9 p.m. daily and odd -even restrictions during other hours. But the water restrictions accomplish other important objectives as well: I. Reduce the daily total water demand. We are capable of producing and treating 18 million gallons each day. 2. Reduce the peak hourly demand. The peak hourly demand normally occurs around dinner time on weekdays. During this period of time, the supply is being used faster than it can be produced. As a result, water pressure falls and there is an insufficient quantity of water available in the event of a fire. 3. Provide time to replenish reservoirs. By reducing total daily usage and hourly peak usage, production should exceed demand long enough to allow reservoirs to refill so the system is prepared for the next peak usage period. Because of the serious ramifications of insufficient water and the associated enforcement problems, we cannot authorize exceptions to the water restrictions for any reason. Moreover, if we are fortunate enough to get rain, the restrictions will continue through September 30 to ensure that water is available both for emergency and domestic purposes. Fiscally speaking, the City would love to sell as much water as possible. But this desire must be balanced against the more important long -term ecological question of water availability, municipal system water capacity and fire emergency considerations. To be effective, Plymouth homeowners and business persons need to be aware of, and act in accordance with the watering ban. Consequently, we have used every means available to us to get the word out. Announcements have been on Page 3 cable TV channel 37, commercial television and radio, and in the Plymouth post, Star Tribune newspaper, Wayzata - Plymouth Sailor and Wayzata Weekly News. We have also delivered flyers door -to -door, publicized restrictions In Plymouth on Parade newsletter and used our volunteer Fire Department as water patrols to get the word out. There is a penalty for violating the ban. A water customer will receive one written warning. If the user still fails to comply, a $100 penalty is assessed with the next water bill. Each day is considered a separate violation. Please help us "beat the peak" by voluntarily complying with the outdoor water use restrictions and by sharing this information with your neighbors. Call us if you have any questions. 559 -2800, Extension 239. Sincerely, .Z,_ Vi gil Schneider Mayor VS:kec Your questions should be directed to 5 , i �PC—/Z,�Z r (J ��V S 14' la AO �8 �� C uJ� �C,P-iAj ,6A,',1, w c- 5/;7a 61161, /Ua r S /;:t--AJ - - o or-fE �olL2�G ��cJC- �4G��D�J /s �� ' c� �/1��✓ o v y y ul s s CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 PLYMOUTH BLVD., PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 TELEPHONE (612) 559 -2800 MEMO DATE: June 10, 1988 TO: Jim Willis, City Manager FROM: Laurie Rauenhorst, City Clerk SUBJECT Complaint on Hours of Watering Ban I spoke with Mr. Kenneth Stark, 14325 38th Avenue North, this afternoon relative to the watering ban. He requested that his feelings, and those of his neighbors, be forwarded to you and the City Council. He stated that he fully understands the need for watering restrictions and will comply with whatever ban the Council institutes, but wants them to understand the position he and others are in. He does not support the hours specified for "no sprinkling ", (noon to 9:00 p.m.) He feels that it is very unfair to him. He and his wife both work, leaving the house very early in the morning and returning after 5:30 p.m., then going to bed early in order to get up early again the next day. It is virtually impossible for them to water except on weekends, which would be one day (either odd or even). He feels that he and others are at a great disadvantage because his wife is not home during the day to sprinkle and he does not have children to do it. He suggested allowing sprinkling from 7:00 p.m. or even 8:00 p.m. on. Mr. Stark would like someone to respond to him in writing so that he knows his concerns have been heard: Kenneth Stark 14325 38th Avenue North Plymouth, MN 55446 June 22, 1988 Michael Andert 2090 Walnut Grove Plymouth, MN 55447 SUBJECT: WATER SPRINKLING RESTRICTIONS Dear Mr. Andert: Thank you for your June 15 letter expressing concern about the fact that you have receive a warning under the City's new water sprinkling restrictions. We do regret the inaccuracy contained in the Minneapolis Star and Tribune. Unfortunately, we have to look to the metropolitan area media sometimes for help in "getting the word out." In this case, they hindered our efforts more than helped. I also agree that no warning should begin until after all residents have received information. That is why we did not begin issuing formal warnings under the ordinance until this last weekend (June 18 & 19). The preceding weekend we asked our firefighters to go out on a "water patrol" to advise people of the new restrictions and prepare them for the day the ordinance actually became effective which was Thursday, June 16. I hope that this provides the answers to your questions. In addition, I have attached a letter which we use to explain the sprinkler restrictions when questions arise. I jET messages we have given. S F Assistant City M anger FB:kec attachment Thank you for your patience. 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559 -2800 V MICHAEL J. ANDERT 20% Walnut Grove Lane Plymouth, MN 55447 612/473 -1488 June 11, 1988 Department of Public Works City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Blvd. Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Gentlemen: Yesterday evening at about 7:30 PM my ten year old daughter received a water restriction warning from a uniformed Plymouth police officer. As one of the Plymouth residents who has gone without any water for long periods of time prior to your complete ban, I am in absolute sympathy with watering restrictions. If, however, you will review the enclosed article from the June 9th edition of the Star Tribune you will see why I'm not impressed with your ability to communi- cate your restrictions. It seems to me that with this being the second consecutive spring with hot, dry weather, that by now you would be familiar with water demands and your ability to meet them. It seems to me that allowing your supply of water to diminish to the point where I don't get any, announcing complete bans, modifying them, miscommunicating them, and then handing out warnings- -well, it seems a little disorganized at the very least. Be assured that I will follow the latest restrictions. Sincerely, J. "Andert r - -- u narow rarrow, Ivor - wcsr s at L01 argued during the trial that cit} officials violated Nor- West's consti- 'tutional right to free speech by de- nying it a franchise. Attorneys for St. Paul argued that Nor -West is simply a sore loser that is more interested in money than VnCe in(: Jury nas uc-:tueu wvx issues, U.S. District Judge Donald Alsop will determine what constitu- tional First Amendment rights Nor - West has, and if the city had good and sufficient reason not to grant Nor -West a franchise based on the jury's finding of fact. Edina /TCF branch robbed; gunman flees The TCF Banking and Savings of- build. He wore a blue shirt in the fice at 3924 W. 50th St. in Edina bank but changed into a white shin was robbed Wednesday afternoon after the robbery. by a gunman who fled with an bndiscloscd amount of money, the The robber was armed with a pistol FBI said. and fled in a small white car with stolen Minnesota license plates 307 - 'He was described as a white .man AVZ. with curly blond hair, medium height and a medium to heavy :Minneapolis/ Buses rerouted from bridge :MTC buses have been rerouted where they can get a bus. ;over the 3rd Av. Bridge to avoid demolition work on the Hennepin Traffic on the bridge was reduced to .Av. Bridge, which spans the Missis- one lane each way about two weeks 'sippi River. ago and will be limited until the new bridge is completed in the fall About 15 bus stops were displaced of 1990, said Clayton Nolby, pro - -,by bridge work and a nearby storm ject engineer for Hennepin County. sewer project along S. Ist St., said The double - suspension bridge will ;Dick Loeffler, an MTC manager. cost about $26 million, he said. 'He said signs have been posted at displaced bus stops telling people Lawn sprinkling restrictions are revised Savage and Plymouth have an- nounced changes in their bans on ;lawn sprinkling. Savage will enforce :an odd -even sprinkling system be- tween 4 and 9 a.m. only. The ban ;will remain in effect until further notice. 'Under the odd -even system, resi- dents whose home addresses end with even numbers can water on even numbered days and vice ver- sa. Plymouth will allow sprinkling from noon to 9 p.m. through Sept. 30. The odd -even system is in ef- fect. The city had previously en- forced a complete ban on water sprinkling. ,Compiled from staff and news services reports. ans in nortneast ,vuu-r-avu not sharply criticized Wednesday by a hates tt o t codes d has has 'laree crowd of area residents. g in a co n Ji 144 sj--3 - X6171819 Floyd & Shirley Johnson 16315 - 28th Avenue North Plymouth, MN 55447 SUBJECT: WATER SPRINKLING RESTRICTIONS Dear Mr. & Mrs. Johnson: Thank you for your June 15 letter expressing concern about the fact that you have receive a warning under the City's new water sprinkling restrictions. We do regret the inaccuracy contained in the Minneapolis Star and Tribune. Unfortunately, we have to look to the metropolitan area media sometimes for help in "getting the word out." In this case, they hindered our efforts more than helped. I also agree that no warning should begin until after all residents have received information. That is why we did not begin issuing formal warnings under the ordinance until this last weekend (June 18 & 19). The preceding weekend we asked our firefighters to go out on a "water patrol" to advise people of the new restrictions and prepare them for the day the ordinance actually became effective which was Thursday, June 16. I hope that this provides the answers to your questions. In addition, I have attached a letter which we use to explain the sprinkler restrictions when questions arise. I regret the mi ' messages we have given. Thank you for your patience. S' ere , Frank yles Assistant City Manger FB:kec attachment 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559 -2800 June 15, 1988 Bonnie Kerschke 3030 Larch Lane Plymouth, MN 55441 Dear Bonnie: e CITY OF PLYMOUTR Mayor Schneider has forwarded your resident feedback form to me for review and comment. Thank you for informing the Council about the threat posed to our area lakes by the purple loosestrife and the eurasian watermilfol weeds. I have been in touch with Marty Jessen, the Executive Director of the Freshwater Biological Institute, regarding this very issue. My staff and I will be attending the upcoming workshop dealing with this problem, so that we will be better educated ourselves and can then pass this information along to the Council, Park Commission and residents. Thank you for your time and interest in this manner assistance to you, please give me a call. Sincerely, ✓ 0 Eric J. Blank, Director Parks and Recreation EJB /np cc: City Manager If I can be of further 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559 -2800 ,0 PLYMOUTH T01M MEETINC FORMAL AREA 2 June 13, 1988 I. INTRODUCTIONS - Mayor Virgil Schneider II. STATUS REPORTS ON ISSUES OF INTEREST - City Department Heads III. QUESTIONS FROM RESIDENTS IN ATTENDANCE IV. CLOSING COMMENTS - Mayor Virgil Schneider V. ADJOURN RESIDENT FEEDBACK FORM NAME OF CONCERNED RESIDENT: l� ADDRESS OF RESIDENT: � PHONE NUMBER: ��` LL217 2- AREA C.� i 1 ZED S Please use this form if you have a question or concern which you would like the City to investigate. If you provide your name, address and phone number, we will advise you of our actions and findings with respect to your concern. NATURE OF CONCERN /PROPERTY ADDRESS INVOLVED: A-rrC L) 4� ` OcTS — `E61eA :I74M 1HIL PDT-- i ACTION YOU DESIRE THE CITY TO TAKE: 0. c! �U l NAME OF CONCERNED RESIDENT: l� ADDRESS OF RESIDENT: � PHONE NUMBER: ��` LL217 2- AREA C.� i 1 ZED S June 15, 1988 Rhonda Farran 13025 34th Ave N Plymouth, MN 55441 Dear Rhonda: i t f CITY OF PLYMOUTR Mayor Schneider has forwarded your resident feedback form to me for review and comment. Thank you for pointing out that some of the sod along the trail leading to Heritage Park has died. Due to the drought conditions that we are experiencing at this time, I will wait until the end of August to have our crews come in and replace it with new sod. Thank you for your interest in this matter. If I can be of further assistance to you, please give me a call. Sincerely, e Eric J. Bl.nk, Director Parks and Recreation EJB /np cc: City Manager 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559 -2800 PLYMOUTH TOWN MEETING FORMAT AREA 2 June 13,1988 I. INTRODUCTIONS - Mayor Virgil Schneider II. STATUS REPORTS ON ISSUES OF INTEREST - City Department Heads III. QUESTIONS FROM RESIDENTS IN ATTENDANCE IV. CLOSING COMMENTS - Mayor Virgil Schneider V. ADJOURN RESIDENT FEEDBACK FORM Please use this form if you have a question or concern which VOL: w.Osld like the City to investigate. If you provide your name, address and phone number, we will advise you of our actions and findings with respect to your concern. NATURE OF CONCERN /PROPERTY ADDRESS INVOLVED:,�� ACTION YOU DESIRE THE CITY TO TAKE: PLO /Z -a - NAME OF CONCERNED RESIDENT:�1nC{s�— gr�ct� ADDRESS OF RESIDENT: Qas �—'� /4CT A!d PHONE NUMBER: r 11 4 c CITY OF PLYMOUTR June 15, 1988 Arthur Enkers 2430 Magolia Lane Plymouth, MN 55441 Dear Art: Mayor Schneider has forwarded your comment regarding a fishing dock on West Medicine Lake to me for review. This is a very good suggestion, one which we have been considering along with the upgrading of West Medicine Lake City Park. The DNR currently has a program going where cities can submit a grant application for the cost of a fishing pier. We may be submitting such a grant for 1989 for the West Medicine Lake area. If this is not successful, I'm sure the City will consider constructing our own fishing pier at some time for this particular park location. Thank you for your interest in this matter. If you would like to discuss this subject with me further, please give me a call. Sincerely, i "- L Eric J. B ank, Dire Parks and Recreation EJB /np cc: City Manager 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447. TELEPHONE (612) 559 -2800 t I . CAP I l r,, A. 10th Avenue,. ments. B. Xenium Lane connection to Northwest Boulevard C. 1990 sewer C.I.P. II. PARKS A. Heritage Neighborhood Park B. West Medicine Lake Park C. Trails III. DEVELOPMENT A. Waterford Office Park and Plaza B. Marcus Development - Plymouth Point C. Northwest Business Campus D. Prime West IV. PUBLIC SAFETY A. Police /Fire Report B. Neighborhood Watch Program C. Animal Control V. OTHER ITEMS A. Public Transportation Feedback - Plymouth Metrolink B. Local Government Cable Access Channel 7 tip N C. Recycling Program D. Sprinkling Restrictions E. The Property Tax Pie lC e, e ,y p oo�ter,�s ���6�� t o �t4kC P��zC� , Dedication requirements CRYSTAL CASE SETS PROCEDURAL RULES by Eric Wieffering evelopers who want to protest right -of -way dedications and other city requests should file their lawsuits before, instead of after, final plat approval, according to a recent Hennepin County court decision. The case, which involved the city of Crystal and the owners of the Crystal Green subdivision, was the second major land dedication suit decided in Hennepin County in the past year, but attorneys are divided as to its significance. David Sellergren, a land -use attorney not involved in the case, says the ruling broke no new legal ground. "It came as no surprise to me," he says. "It's the old economic duress argument, and the court generally doesn't pay much attention to that argument" But Todd Rapp, an attorney who tried and won the suit between developer Robert E. Middlemist Jr. and the city of Plymouth, says the Crystal decision rolls back some of the gains of the Middlemist victory. The Middlemist case, decided last year, in- volved a land dedication requirement for a county road in Plymouth. In that case, Mid - dlemist filed suit before receiving final plat approval. The city did grant plat approval, however, with the understanding that the case would be allowed to proceed. A Hennepin County court later ruled that the land dedica- tion requirement was excessive and eventual- ly awarded Middlemist more than $100,000 for the land and legal fees. Rapp says the Crystal Green decision "in- sulates the municipality from the effects of Middlemist. It means there will be no check anymore on whether the municipality is be- ing reasonable or not." Crystal Green is a 49-lot subdivision at the southeast corner of Highway 169 and Wilshire Boulevard in Crystal. When plans were first proposed in early 1984, the city of Crystal asked the Crystal Green partnership to dedicate 1.79 of the 15.6 acres for a possi- ble frontage road along Highway 169. _The developers refused and instead offered to reserve the land for sale to the city at a later date. The city refused to consider the preliminary plat as a result. Eventually, the partnership relented, said it would dedicate the land under protest, fil- ed its final plat Jan. 7, 1985 and filed a lawsuit July 1, 1985. In court documents, the developers argued that high carrying costs and a pending pur- chase agreement prevented them from delay- ing plat approval by filing suit. The road dedication, they said, was a "taking;' done without due process or just compensation, and had no reasonable relationship to the ci- ty's needs. ,,We think it's significant because the court T has held that a developer who wants to challenge the dedication requirement has to file suit before getting plat approval." — James J. Thomson Jr. Crystal's attorney Crystal Green sold all 49 lots to a construc- tion company at a profit, but alleged the dedication cost it five or six lots, about $90,000 to $100,000. The city countered that it complied with all statuatory requirements and that the dedica- tion, once recorded and filed, was irrevocable. Hennepin District Judge Robert G. Schiefelbein entered a summary judgment for the city June 18, 1987. "It is the opinion of this court that both pro- cedural due process and adequate remedial avenues were available for the petitioner to pursue prior to the final plat approval;' he wrote in his decision. Simply voicing an objection or acquiesc- ing "under protest" is not enough, he said. If that was the case, Schiefelbein added, "anytime the municipality imposes a dedica- tion requirement and receives less than une- quivocal, enthusiastic support for the condi- tion, it must either seek 'court approval'...or be subject of an action for compensation." The judge also ruled the developer did not demonstrate that it suffered economic duress as a result of the city's action. The appellate court agreed with his finding. Developers must challenge dedications prior to final plat approval and registration in order to assure finality of dedication, give the municipalities an opportunity to change their requirements if the requirements are unreasonable, and prevent municipalities from being sued by developers when the on- ly remedy available to a losing municipality is payment;' the court found in an order date April 1. On May 25, the Minnesota Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal by the developers of the Crystal subdivision, letting stand two lower court decisions in the city's_favor. _ James J. Thomson Jr., the attorney representing the city of Crystal, says the deci- sion affirms a city's right to require land dedications and establishes important pro- cedural rules for developers who want to challenge those rights. ,% think it's significant because the court has held that a developer who wants to challenge the dedication requirement has to file suit before getting plat approval," Thom- son says. Thomson, who also tried the Middlemist case on behalf of Plymouth, says the Crystal Green decision might also serve to curb developers who interpreted Middlemist as a ruling against all land dedication re- quirements. "On the appellate level, Mid - dlemist was a victory for cities because the court reaffirmed the right to require land dedications for plat approval;' Thomson says. "But I know that most developers are looking only at the district court ruling." Rapp says municipalities now hold all the cards, that Schiefelbein's decision and the ap- pellate affirmation leaves cities with too much leeway. Rapp says a precedent set by Middlemist was that compensation was made, while Schiefelbein writes, "if the re- quirement is found to be unreasonable, the municipality can change the requirement" without having to make compensation. "Either they (the cities) will win by virtue of the fact that the developer won't sue them or will win by changing their requirements," Rapp says. Sellergren thinks that might be too liberal a reading of the ruling. He says municipalities have always had the right to drop a dedication requirement. In Middlemist, however, Plymouth had to have the land for County Road 9. "I think the very clear message to come out of this (Crystal Green) is that developers have to file their suit before getting plat approval," Sellergren says. "You can't proceed with development and reserve your rights to sue" 91 --7—S Median tax gain on average metro home is 11.3% Property taxes on average - priced homes increased in more than 73 percent of metropolitan communi- ties from 1987 to 1988, according to the Citizens League annual property tax survey. The median increase was 11.3 percent. Of the 95 metropolitan communi- ties over 2,500 population in- cluded in the survey, 70 experi- enced increases in homestead property taxes in 1988 and 25 had declines. by Jody A. Hauer mill rates remained virtually con- stant. This resulted from a rise in the estimated market value of the homes. Particularly in Dakota County, the market values of horses increased between 1987 and 1988 because of the county assessor's attempt to have the market value more accurately re- flect the selling price of homes. This is the 22d year the Citizens Average -priced homes in 39 cities experienced tax increases of 10 percent or more. But the bulk of cities were clustered in a range be- tween an 18.7 percent increase and a 2.9 percent decrease in home stead taxes. Some cities experienced property tax increases even though their League has conducted the proper- ty tax survey on homes in the metropolitan area. For the fourth year the survey also includes cities of more than 10,000 population in the nonmetropolitan area. Com- plete results of the survey can be found in the tables on pages 4 through 6. Of the 23 nonmetropolitan cities in the survey, 13 experienced in- creased taxes on averge -priced homes between 1987 and 1988 and 10 experienced decreased taxes. The median increase was 3.8 percent. The Citizens League actually con- ducts two surveys of homestead property taxes. One is on average - priced homes in each community. This illustrates what the home- stead taxes are on a typical home within a city. But it does not pro - Continued on Page 7 Four elements determine homestead taxes Four key elements determine how homestead property taxes are computed: the value of the home as estimated by a tax assessor, the property tax classifications, the mill rates, and the property tax credits. Estimated Market Value — As- sessors estimate what property is worth based on their determina- tion of what it would sell for in an arm's length transaction. Because assessing property value is not an exact science, the estimated market value often is different from the actual selling price. Because of the differences in as- sessment practices the Citizens League adjusts the $80,000 selling community. This is done by adjust- ing with sales ratios calculated by the Minnesota Department of Revenue. Sales ratios are the ratio of assessors' estimated values to actual selling prices for homes in each community. Assessed Value — Only a portion of a home's value is taxable. This portion is set by the Legislature when it divides property into dif- ferent classes and determines what percentage of that property should be taxable. In the nonagricultural homestead class of property, 17 percent of the first $68,000 of a home's value and 27 percent of any value over $68,000 is taxable. estimated market value multiplied by the appropriate classification percentages. For example, a home with an estimated market value of $75,000 would result in the fol- lowing assessed value for taxes payable in 1988: $68,000 x. 17 - $11,560. $7,000 x.27 - $1,890. $11,560 + $1,890 = $13,450 - the assessed value of the home. Mill hates — A mill represents one -tenth of a cent, or one -thou- sandth of a dollar. For every $1,000 in assessed property value, one mill generates $1 of tax value of $13,450, would generate gross taxes of $1,547. Tax Credits — The state of Min- nesota pays a part of each home- owner's property tax bill. This is the homestead credit. The state pays 54 percent of the home- owner's tax bill, up to a maximum of $700. However, only part of a home's value is eligible for the credit. The credit applies only to the taxes on the first $68,000 worth of a home's estimated market value. The sample properly with a revenue. market value of $75,000 and a mill rate of I l 5 t i11 Id b m s wou c price in its tax survey to reflect the Applying 115 mills against the eligible for the maximum $700 prevailing assessments in the The assessed value is equal to the sample property with an assessed credit. The final tax is $846. Tax Continued from Page I vide a common base for compar- ing homstead taxes among com- munities. Therefore a second esti- mate is made using a hypothetical $80,000 house. Estimating taxes on a house that would sell for $80,000 allows a comparison of differences in taxes from commun- ity to community. Taxes on average -priced homes in the metropolitan area ranged from $4,228 on a $213,938 home in North Oaks, to $512 on a $69,188 home in St. Paul Park. Taxes on average -priced homes outside the metropolitan area ranged from $752 on a $73,414 home in North- field, to $237 on a $31,755 home in Hibbing. As a percent of an average home's price, taxes ranged from 1.98 per- cent in North Oaks, to .72 percent in East Bethel. The median tax as a percent of home price was 1.03 percent in the metropolitan area. Outside the metropolitan area the tax as a percent of home price was lower than in the metro area. Taxes as a percent of average home price ranged from a high of 1.41 percent in Duluth to a low of .7 percent in Red Wing. The medi- an outside the metro area was .9 l percent of the average home price. For the hypothetical $80,000 home in the metro area, the medi- an tax was $746, or .93 percent of the $80,000 selling price. Taxes ranged from a high of $1,016 in Little Canada, to a low of $502 in Mendota Heights. Outside the seven- county metro- politan area, homes that sell for $80,000 are not common; most homes sell for far less. How - ever,the estimated taxes on $80,000 homes are included for comparison purposes. The table listing the estimated taxes for non - metropolitan homes is shaded to indicate that $80,000 homes are not representative of the homes in those areas. All of the taxes estimated in the survey are for residential home- steads that are eligible for the homestead credit. (See the accom- panying article on how taxes are computed for details on the home- stead credit.) Homeowners in cit- ies on the Iron Range are eligible for an additional credit called the taconite tax credit. This credit was used for the appropriate cities in this survey. June 21, 1988 Ur. 0, The property -tax refund program, also known as the circuit - breaker, is a refund from the state to tax- payers whose property taxes are high relative to their income. Be- cause this refund is targeted only to people that meet certain income criteria, it is not included in the taxes estimated for this survey. The first section of the tables on pages 4 through 6 lists the estimat- ed taxes on the hypothetical $80,000 home. The $80,000 sell- ing price is adjusted to reflect the differences in assessment practices from city to city, and is listed as the adjusted estimated market value. All the estimated market values are lower than $80,000 because the assessors generally place values on homes that are lower than their actual selling prices. The second section of the tax ta- bles lists the mill rates levied against all homes in a community. Mill rates for taxing jurisdictions (like some watershed districts) that extend to only some homes in a city are excluded from this survey. Cities, townships, school districts, and counties are the major taxing jurisdictions with authority to levy taxes on property within their borders. In the seven- county metro area, metropolitan agencies also have taxing authority. Hospital dis- tricts, planning districts, fire dis- tricts, and watershed districts are other common taxing jurisdictions. ing levels. This tax survey only estimates the amounts of revenues raised by communities, and does not attempt to explain different expenditure levels among cities, nor why cities have different costs for the services they provide. Nor does the survey include special as- sessments. Some cities levy special assessments to raise revenues for specific projects such as sidewalk improvements. The property tax survey is not in- tended to determine the taxes on an individual's house. Readers should use caution in comparing the figures in the table with their own property tax statements. Only if the assessor estimates the value of one's home at the same amount as that listed in the table as "esti- mated market value," should the actual tax bill be similar to the es- timated tax in the table. Some of the changes in taxes from 1987 to 1988 result from changes in spending by local governments. Some are due to legislative changes in tax laws and formulas. For instance, because of changes in the classification ratios for 1988, the portion of one's home value that is taxable property is smaller than it was in 1987. The property tax reforms passed by the 1988 Legisalture may re- quire some changes in the way these data are presented in future years. governments in 1990. Z- Cities with the highest estimated taxes in 1988 on average -priced homes in the metropolitan area are (school district number in parentheses): North Oaks (621) $4,228; Wayza- ta (284) $3,243; Deephaven (276) $3,095; Orono (278) $2,935; Shorewood (276) $2,567. Metro area cities with the lowest taxes on their average -priced homes are: St. Paul Park (833) $512; East Be- thel (15) $520; Belle Plaine (716) $552; Linwood Township (83 1) $554; Oak Park Heights (834) $573. Nonmetropolitan cities with the highest estimated taxes on aver- age -priced homes are: Northfield (659) $752; Rochester (535) $625; Duluth (709) $553; Mankato (77) $540; Faribault (656) $534. Nonmetropolitan cities with the lowest taxes on average -priced homes are: Hibbing (701) $237; Virginia (706) $328; Brainerd (181) $342; Fergus Falls (544) $368; Bemidji (31) $375. Cities with the highest taxes on an $80,000 selling -price. home in the metro area are: Little Canada (623) $1,016; St. Paul (625) $1,005; Prior Lake (719) $963; Brooklyn Park (279) $908; Spring Lake Park (16) $906. Metro area cities with the lowest taxes on an $80,000 home are: Mendota Heights (197) $502; Eagan (197) $521; West St. Paul (197) $522; Lake Elmo (834) $538; Inver Grove Heights (199) $565. On the average in the metropolitan The city of Eagan is one in which area, the mills levied by school dis- The new tax law will provide addi- more than one school district is lo- tricts represent the largest share of tional state aid to jurisdictions cated. An Eagan resident who lives all mill rates, 51 percent of the where mill rates are high. The cur- within School District 196 boun- total. Counties make up an aver- rent system of mill rates and classi- daries will have a higher tax bill age of 27 percent of the total mills, fication ratios will be replaced by ($590 on an $80,000 home) than municipalities account for about specific "tax capacities" for each one who lives within the boundar- 17 percent of the total, and miscel- type of property. ies of School District 197 ($521 on laneous taxing jurisdictions ac- an $80,000 home). Using the es- count for about 4 percent. Although the homestead credit timated taxes for an Eagan resi- was retained by the Legislature for dent in District 196 (instead of Dis- Taxes vary from city to city be- taxes that will be paid in 1989, legi- trict 197 as in the tax table), would cause of different tax bases, as- slators included in their 1988 tax shift Eagan's ranking from second sessment practices, aids and cred- reforms a measure to replace this lowest taxes on an $80,000 home its from the state, and local spend- credit with increased aids to local in the metro area to seventh lowest. MINNESOTA JOURNAL 7 Z Z M D O C z Z D r J N C rJ 47 m F. Z Z in O 1 D O C 33 r N O4 Metropolitan Area Cities Above 2,500 Population Taxes on $80,000 Home Mill Rates Taxes on Average Price Home Arerage 1998 Adj. 1988 F.&L Tax,' Rank Howe % of ASerwge I (high! b Change ht Tax Pri« lommmat. and Fwsimatrd %d 580,000 Pet<ent I(Wgh) t0 5 1,580 1.33% 16 S 80 5.33% 86,031 School Diso- "mul- Market Value Pr- 1 E.38 95 (101'7 6lwtisipal Scholl Count' Mist. - TuW .After. 18141 S 70.459 S 620 0.78% 81 17.053 56467 26407 1691 IN 619 Andover(111 73,1'' -0 '.27 091 55 (4.168 62.181 ?0766 1441 108.556 Anoka 1111 7a,IXq 823 1.03 25 2045 62.181 1-8.142 4,801 115.5'a Apple Valky(1961 69180 680 0.85 67 27343 60.5+2 24 .1 3.694 115.902 Arden Hills (621) 73.040 731 0.91 5+ 10.461 59.076 35551 3.979 109.367 Ra y pon;834 73.160; 140 0.9, 51 20.606 .56.16' 13 615 4911 107.679 Belk Fla.. (716) 71.610 894 1.12 7 29.926 5. 918 12985. 1462 12'.323 81airc (16) ^.DxO 8 1.09 10 16.87 7U. SS ?0766 53'_9 123 MS ntorni.it"'('70 71.6%0 746 0.93 48 11.17 5956th 31667 f.73R 115.191 B -1,I). Center (296) 72.320 808 1.01 29 19.23, 60.865 ?166' 6..i3N IIx507 Brooklyn Park (2791 72,490 908 1.14 4 24.164 63.352 31667 6.738 125921 &ms Ile (190 69760 666 0, 3 %1 21.36+ 64.182 24.321 7.667 113176 Champlin (I I) 70:120 853 I.U6 20 2399% 62.381 ?1.667 617E 126.083 Chanhassam V12) 68560 839 105 21 26.674 62.955 37346 a40+ 131. ?N Chaska(112) 67,840 681 0.85 66 15.271 62.455 37446 1.154 119726 Circle Pines (12) 71.840 900 1.13 5 20.999 70.192 30766 5.003 )'_696 Columbia Heighss(13) 721)0 749 0.91 '1 20.72E 60.7,0 29.1+? 4.901 1140(1 Columbus Twp.(931) 69)60, 666 0.93 83794 15367 66.582 30766 1.656 114.5'1 Coon Rapid (11) 74.080 865 LOS I? :0.791 62.131 30 766 GSOI I I833Y Corcoson (877) 70,880 744 0.93 5o 18.953 62.647 31.667 2.797 117.06 Cmtage Grove(913) 68.000 657 0.82 76 27.196 56.704 - 29407 ?411 11742' Crystal(281) 71760 771 096 id 18.591 59.926 31667 6738 116922 Day,.. (11) 72.960 866 108 I1 2374'. 62181 31.667 ?.793 121336 Deephaven (276) 70,640 756 495 42 15258 65A 1 31 667 6.238 118.6)3 E.g..(197). 68360 321 0.65 94 19417 :7.911 24.323 3.694 95.405 East &L7el(15) 74.720 701 0.98 61 1071+ 55339 3'1'66 1.459 98.378 Eden Prairie (272) 72,080 810 1.01 26 19.94 61.505 31667 6209 . 119.321 Edina(273) 70,160 571 0.71 90 12.151 46.331 31.667 6.738 96.887 Escalator (276) 72.640 870 1.09 9 19.161 65.44 31 667 6.238 122.506 Falcon Heighta(623) 71,680 783 0.98 36 16487 bl.M ,5851 4327 11R.16 Farming -(192) 68.400 750 0.94 46 33.821 64.809 24.323 _ 1.377 124.37 Forest IAkc (831) 71.360 771 096 39 _3.863 6638'_ 25.675 1.888 11 . 968 F.- I ke Twp (831) 66.640 589 0.74 811 16.24 66.582 28407 1.888 113.117 Fridley(I4) 72.720 821 10? 26 14.992 67.)54 30766 5129 118.541 Golden `alley (270) 71680 6&' 0.85 68 18.946 50.432 31.667 6.734 107.83? Grant Twp. (872) 70,880 607 0.76 85 1..851 61141 28407 1.691 99.19 Ham Like (11) 71,600 675 0.84 70 13,0:2 62.181 30.766 1.459 )07488 Havmila(200) 69320 665 OR3 7i 29.696 58.611 24.323 1.177 114.007 Hopkins (27D) 74,480 768 0.96 40 19.71 50.43'_ 31667 6.738 i06.U77 Hugo (624) 67,120 595 0.74 87 22.7)' 60,29 19,407 ;.888 113.712 164epenoence(178) 68.960 723 0.9 57 23.998 60.995 31.667 3.793 120.153 Inver Grove Hts (199) 67AM 565 0.71 91 20.736 57413 '_4.323 +317 106.899 )mdan(717) - 68360 853 1.07 19 37.164 50.969 42,985 1462 13239 Lke Ell-(934) 66,720 538 0.67 92 13.9 56.467 28.407 4411 103.1 B5 Lkev0le(194) 68,400 572 072 89 27.043 52.776 24.323 1.377 105319 Lin. Was (12) 68.640 987 1.11 8 29.306 70.192 30.766 4.998 135262 Linwood Twp.(83D 72360 724 0.91 56 II.843 66.582 10.760 1459 11065 link Canada (623) 77320 1.016 127 1 19081 61.295 35.451 5.2 1'_1.427 5lahtomedi (872) 69,0+0 623 0.79 RO I71i2 61241 28401 1.411 111.271 .Maple Groa(179) 72.(1(10 867 LOft 14 22.697 6 ?.352 37.667 5.983 !23701 h5aplewood(622) 72,90 866 LOX 12 17721 62.609 35 ,.651 5.2 121.3X1 Medina (278) 70,640 746 0.93 49 2147 60.995 31.667 7:73 2756,2 Mendota Heights (197) 68,0(0 502 0.67 95 1624 47971 24.323 3944 92375 Ail (1) 73,1'0 85( 307 IN 15.03 50775 21,.745 165 !2!31 hlinrct<nka (276) ?1.610 FI, 1.02 27 18.959 6547 31643 0.738 IL'7(a AUnrctrista(177) 10.320 674 0.84 71 1,05772 Sfi35 31.667 3791 112.75: hi ... d Q77) 72.10 786 0.98 35 20.175 5855 31.667 6738 117.1? 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(15) '4,080 707 068 58 13x84 55139 30.'66 1 44 1 10113 Oak Park Heights (934) 7a4RO 755 0.91 a3 17.03a 56467 28.407 49! 1 106.819 Oakdale (622) 704x0 767 0.96 41 24.054 62.609 28.407 ).911 119.981 0-0 Q78) 68.640 609 0.76 83 12.042 60.995 31.667 6.238 110.942 Ossen(279) 72,290 SS7 1.07 17 19.92 63.352 31.667 5.988 120.927 Plvmoltb(294) 71190 699 0.87 67 1 15.618 58.973 31.667 6.218 112.396 Prl9r Lake (719) 69,120 963 1.2 3 30.619 62.75 42985 3.834 140.188 Ramuy(1I) 73.1140 778 0.97 31 18.141 61181 ?0.766 1441 112.529 RkhOdd (280) 71.680 804 1.01 30 2i 76 57.607 31.667 6.738 119.772 Robbinsd.le(7_81) 72,(00 861 1.08 IS 25133 59.926 31.667 6.738 127.564 Rose -..I f 1961 67,940 649 081 78 28.389 60.542 24.323 3.691 116.948 Rose ilk (623; 72.640 790 099 34 14593 61.295 35.851 4327 116166 Saint Anlhonv :21,2! 1 232 876 105 19.967 62.31 11.661 6.738 120.702 Saint Louis Park (283) 72,480 795 099 31 18.321 60.305 71.667 6.738 117.031 Saint Paul(625) 73.040 1.005 116 37.416 54.926 3373 5.867 )31.939 Saint Paul Park f8 33t 6$360 605 076 84 20.972 36.708 28307 ).411 110498 Sar4g <(191i 61,720 R'_i 103 2: 27481 64.182 42.985 3.834 138.495 9ukopec(72M 69,840 735 092 53 19.053 53.15 42.71 3.834 119.047 S -x. (62 1) 70.9611 107 0.48 60 13463 59.076 35.851 5707 111597 Shu <wnod(776) 70.2 832 104 23 22.825 6544 31.66: 5.988 125.92 F4wth Swim Paul (6) 68,320 700 OBR 62 25.883 67.17 2'_.723 448484 (20.22 Sprang Lake Park f 16) 73,410 906 113 5 16.302 70.88 30.766 5.329 123.277 Sprink Lke Twp. (7191 66960 547 075 86 6.71 6275 42.985 1462 113907 4tnwaten R3J1 69200 680 0.85 69 29.072 5"0467 25.635 4.911 116.085 \'.dams 'lei (620 %2.3_0 752 094 :5 37.943 60.29 35.1151 )027 114.111 Kycnma (110; 71.92(1 858 10'. I6 30ZA 54.01) 37 446 1017 123.424 K'1a1ata 12x4; iLL'u 699 087 b: 1555 58.1177 11667 6.736 112.828 K'e.t utnt Paul f 197. 66,61 522 065 9i 20713 47971 24.323 444) 97351 K'hna Bear Lke'62J) 70.',4, 705 089 w 14 .392 60.'_9 35.851 4327 11 51). white Be ar Twp. (624) 70. 1)n 650 081 7 9.052 60.29 35.851 3.777 10897 Ktxvi6urv, 03) 69:440 626 0.'•8 '9 20115 56)08 :1.407 4.411 IOYA71 Taxes on Average Price Home Arerage 190 E., Tax Rank 1997.190 Howe % of ASerwge I (high! b Change ht Tax Pri« Price 95 howl Dollar Pet<ent S 118,922 5 1,580 1.33% 16 S 80 5.33% 86,031 889 1.03 46 - 138 1 E.38 74 }7A 661 0.89 80 64 10.72 103,898. 1.328 1.28 21 123 10.21 115.014 1,675 146 14 17 1.07 76.90' , 660 0.86 82 -52 .7.3 61.990 552 0.84 93 -17 -799 73.642 697 0.95 74 106 1791 994! i 118' 129 22 243 2328 73,914 647 0.87 84 99 15.74 79.656 898 1.13 44 98 12.25 100.612 1117 121 25 .26 •2.09 76.413 749 0.94 64 158 26'3 111129 1,784 1.61 1 t 64 ? 71 80.476 692 0.86 75 32 4.85 77316 823 1.06 55 132 19.1 74402 602 0.81 88 .43 -6.67 93 .381 810 095 56 129 1894 76.301, 755 0.99 63 77 11.36 95.060 1,166 1.23 28 145 14.2 79;116 647 0.41 R$ .76 •1031 7 ?511 611 OB4 67 26 44 78.0%0 808 103 58 83 1145 162 ?5 3095 i9 3 242 838 97139 902 093 42 161 2173 72.309 526 072 91 I 0.19 109.932 1.679 1.53 13 186 12.46 137.686 1.803 1.35 10 SI 2.91 88.139 I.I It 116 31 43 CO 100.158 1360 1.36 19 -71 -4.96 7609 68' 09 76 -83 -10.75 77,789 708 0.91 71 110 18.39 93,092 899 0.97 a3 157 2031 82613 891 1.04 45 152 20.4 105474 1J45 1.29 20 162 13.69 129421 1.777 1.37 12 134 8.16 79,622 666 0.84 7P 101 17.88 79.853 661 0.87 81 •51 •7.16 83794 572 1.D7 49 73 9.14 91386 891 0% 48 -II -113 102.838 1.363 1.33 IS 215 18.73 90,108 810 0.9 51 93 1297 657'7 581 0.89 90 -102 •14.83 ! 12.860 1177 1.17 23 24 192 9a,026 91t 0.97 41 -127 -12. 83,39! 993 1.19 36 213 27.31 70330 554 079 92 36 695 79,16' 949 1.25 37 -72 -6.79 10'_472 1106 I.I1 27 -11 -251 87352 1,045 1.24 32 SR 565 79,921 461 108 50 -72 -' -49 25.5'3 2.027 I.h1 7 371 224 142 363 1.831 129 8 134 7.89 7 ?,016 664 091 79 .6 .0.9 13.50! 15:1 1.59 9 761 10.0 132.172 3.070 157 6 83 4.18 80.326 795 099 60 98 1406 gr)132 800 10 59 26 3.36 97191 1111 127 26 4 0.33 46.117 i 931 108 39 52 59'_ 89.172 849 095 53 145 20.6 80.579 679 0.84 77 84 1412 213.938 4228 198 1 116 282 74,139 641 0.96 86 -10 . 1.5 79,862 703 0.88 72 JI 6.19 73.230 573 078 91 .5 .0 &? 79.177 744 094 66 20 2.76 170,783 2.935 1.72 4 298 11.3 72.369 655 0.91 93 97 1738 96.294 1.496 135 17 -34 .2.22 78,848 746 0.95 65 104 16.2 78129 761 097 61 118 18.35 74399 710 095 70 52 7.9 88149 881 0.99 47 179 25.5 92,313 1,141 114 30 -32 1.73 88,116 U75 112 33 -68 -5.95 8242 862 1.05 51 25 2.99 70168 739 1.05 68 10 1.37 69.188 512 074 95 3 039 89172 1.057 1.18 34 .54 496 79464 720 0.91 69 -300 -29.41 100.060 1119 115 21 60 5.03 138.105 2367 1.96 5 130 5.33 77.701 592 0.8 89 31 533 75.169 7559 1.01 62 101 15.77 96.415 LOOS 1.05 35 200 24.75 86.620 85_9 0.99 52 17 202 87,'90 961 I.1 38 -58 -5.69 76.135 142 0.97 67 147 24.71 173.933 3.243 1.86 2 436 1533 88.r00 702 0.9 73 144 25.81 84398 810 098 54 •52 -59 90.657 9 ^_6 1.02 40 .28 -294 100.654 1.156 1.15 29 23 2.03 c- 0 O il- CD CD CD nT� W O Q n� W C)�( cz W Q _a5 O CL O ^2 W CL z a) 0 S W O /\ co 1c: W a La a� r AL `W Q ^n W rl ml 0 TO CID Q Q 60 C Ch W x x - Y — N T - x 7 - - - i-- 7 f i r N x v x JC T T M1 < X Q a 0......... ... . - xP:a+ "�E FLMt'1'.�•^Ae'o- S >S:4£.1R1L`wt5*1'+.c'` . a. N P .. oo vJ h ,gyp •A {�F+'Ob°�S+Y' k � [pp�'. '.i �N l:� - � .. v, �c. -7 g � Jr M r}?O. P e: ^!a G>,�� 't ,. ��a et 7 '°Rxar •y ,: o 0000 Q pppp -�'7 y 0q 0 f.9 n Q oQ o x v ra g a z ooG oOO c Q O-N N oYi 'o S ebi�S - N0000 Q x c h 4'CV .O +a n n n r n -... hn � � n n-n o h� � �D 'h n n oo'u •n.�o .n. MINNESOTA JOURNAL June 21, 1988 T— R _ x C Q MINNESOTA JOURNAL June 21, 1988 T— l CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 PLYMOUTH BLVD., PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 TELEPHONE (612) 559 -2800 MEMO DATE: dune 16, 1988 TO: Community Development Coordinator Chuck Dillerud FROM: Development Services Technician Myra Gibson Wicklaczm q SUBJECT 3# ORLEANS LANE I received a request from Blair Tremere and Frank Boyles to check into the possibility of a business being run from a home at 31K Orleans Lane. Telephoning Mr., owner of the property, was unsuccessful. I inspected the property on two occasions. One on May 27, 1988 at 8:40 A.M., there were no visible signs of Mr. Domes selling any motorcycles from this address. The second inspection was conducted on dune 7, 1988, at 9:45 A.M., and there were no visible signs at that time of Mr. 41' selling any Honda motorbikes from this address, or any other items for sale. It appears that if there is a Home Occupation in the form of retail sales of Honda motorbikes, Community Service Officers should inspect the property on weekends and after hours. If it is acceptable to you, I will forward a memorandum to Larry Rogers, requesting the assistance of the Community Service officers to do routine, random inspections of the property and submit their findings to me. cc: Community Development Director Blair Tremere Assistant City Manager Frank Boyles G o� CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 PLYMOUTH BLVD., PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 TELEPHONE (612) 559 -2800 MEMO DATE: May 24, 1988 TO: Blair Tremere, Director of Planning Co munity Development FROM: Frank Boyles, Assistant City Manager; SUBJECT POSSIBLE ILLEGAL HOME OCCUPATION I have received a complaint from Councilmember Zitur about: 39 Orleans Lane, property owner: The complaint is that MF.-AMM is selling honda motorbikes rom this address. Could you have someone investigate the complaint to determine its validity. Let me know your findings by June 6. FB:kec cc: James G. Willis, City Manager Bob Zitur, Councilmember S.F. 6/6/88 Y "CITY PLYMOUTH 3400 PLYMOUTH BLVD., PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 TELEPHONE (612) 559 -2800 MEMO DATE: May 24, 1998 TO: Joe Ryan, Building Official FROM: Frank Boyles, Assistant City Manager_ SUBJECT BUILDING RELATED C9MPLAINTS I have received a complaint from Councilmember Bob Zitur about: 37,A Orleans Lane, homeowner: The complaint is that b i ding of some magnitude is being undertaken without the benefit of a building permit. Could you investigate this and let me know your enforcement actions by June 6. FB:kec cc: James G. Willis, City Manager Bob Zitur, Councilmember S.F. 6/6/88 6/25/88 Y0'- CuTAC,reJ4 Dc�b `To V , ",j' yc�_ 1". '% . Z- lie -�--- —7Fp.C,�c. . q 0�_ qc_ PLYMOUTH+ June 13, 1988 Memo to: Jim Willis From: Councilmember Vasiliou . Subj: Parkers Lake Construction Traffic Jim, this morning a huge truck loaded with sheetrock lumbered along 18th Avenue North through Chelsea Woods, followed by another even larger truck transporting roof trusses. I don't believe it is reasonable (much less necessary) for this kind of traffic to go through a neighborhood when there is access from Vicksburg and CR 6. I would suspect that this construction traffic is going from the Parkers Lake (Lakkua) project to possibly Steeple- chase. What is the most effective way to address this? Thanks. sue - G �wlol�L [4 � UP 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559 -2800 MEMO CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 DATE: June 22, 1988 TO: Frank Boyles, Assistant City Manager FROM: Al Cottingham, Associate Planner 6!� SUBJECT: CONVERSATION WITH PETER BIH, OF THE TEA HOUSE On Tuesday, June 21, 1988, I had a telephone conversation with Mr. Peter Bih regarding the expansion of the Tea House. I informed Mr. Bih that if all they were expanding was the restaurant portion of the facility with no entertainment area or bar, then they would be able to make an application to the Building Department for an expansion to their area. I made it very clear to Mr. Bih that if they were looking for any type of an entertainment area for music or dancing, that it was my understanding under the liquor license provisions that this would not be allowed. Mr. Bih informed me that he is aware of this and this would not be the case. I further informed him that he could touch base with Scott McLellan, Assistant Building Official regarding what would be needed for the submittal of plans for the building permit. AC /tw 'L lb - -I- rj0� CITY OF PLYMOUTH A�A/�' 3400 PLYMOUTH BLVD., PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 TELEPHONE (612) 559 -2800 ti� MEMO DATE: June 2, 1988 TO: Community Service Officers through Larry Rogers, Sergeant FROM: Frank Boyles, Assistant City Manager' SUBJECT DUMPING ON PROPERTY WEST OF PROPOSED COUNTY ROAD 61 AT APPROXIMATELY 53RD AVENUE NORTH I received a call today from Mike Dering, 559 -8868. Mr. Dering is concerned about dumping that is taking place on property to the immediate west of the proposed park land located at Pineview Lane and approximately 53rd Avenue North. He indicates that a substantial amount of lumber, white goods, tires, etc., has been dumped in this site. Someone has tried to prevent access to the site by dumping dirt at the access, but this has been Ineffective. Would you inspect the site, determine the property owner and notify the property owner of the City's requirements with respect to elimination of dumping. I would also like to know what steps the property owner will take to eliminate future dumping as it is likely to continue to occur until development takes place in the area. Please provide me with a status report on June 13 and share your findings with Mr. Dering. FB:kec cc: S.F. 6/13/88 DATE: 6/20/88 TO: Frank Boyles FROM: Sgt. Rogers SUBJ: Alleged Dumping, 53rd and Pineview. There is a housing development being constructed in this area. Two CSO's have checked the site earlier in the month with negative results. Phil Sykes will be calling the complainant directly on 6/21/88 to determine further information. June 7, 1988 Memo to: Jim Willis From: Councilmember Vasiliou Subj: Various O Jim, several times I have inquired about the dead norway pine trees located at the SE corner of CR9 and Vicksburg and I've never quite understood what exactly is supposed to happen. Would you please check the file and let me know. © A called (10, 30th Ave N - east side of Medicine Lake) and inquired about de ris left on an adjoining site next to their lot. Apparently a developer has created a mess and left. Her work number is . - �y..�y; V., O As I mentioned to you before the council meeting last night Mrs. ft4NNNW110 *(Hwy 55, .has been told that the city has an interest i her property. She was told by Terry Moses, Prime Development Corp. I spoke with Mr. Moses this morning and he says that he approached you with the possibility of the city upgrading the County Rd 73 /CR 15 interchange and that you had expressed an interest. Further, he says that the city hired BCL Company (41101MM to appraise the property. Needless to say, Mrs. his elderly and scared. Would you please write Mrs. a note and explain the city interest, if any. Thank you, Jim cc: Mayor /Council 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559 -2800 CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 PLYMOUTH BLVD., PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 TELEPHONE (612) 559 -2800 MEMO DATE: June 23, 1988 -) TO: Frank Boyles, Assistant City Manager FROM: Blair Tremere, Director of Planning and Community Development / SUBJECT RESPONSE TO INQUIRY BY COUNCIL MEMBER VASILIOU Council Member Vasiliou in a memo dated June 7, 1988 asked the City Manager about the situation at the southeast corner of Co. Rd. 9 and Vicksburg Ln. where she had observed dead trees. She asked if we could check the file and let her know the findings. Last year a neighbor complained at a Town Meeting that the sight distance was obsructed. Fred Moore and I varified that it was and we contacted the original developer, Tipton Corporation, who directed us to a John Hubler who had purchased the development rights to the west phase of the project. Mr. Hubler corrected the sight distance problem by relocating trees and substituting some of the dead trees for live ones. The current situation is that a number of the Evergreen trees have died and we have learned that neither Tipton Corporation nor Mr. Hubler are actively involved with this project. It appears that the responsiblity for the maintenance and the upkeep of the landscaping is under the jurisdiction of the Homeowners Association since this area is part of the common open space. We are continuing our efforts to nail that down and Myra Wicklacz has been able to obtain a name and phone number of an individual who would be able to respond to the question; what are they going to do about it and when. It is doubtful that the City has any guarantee in force any longer that would cover the landscaping of this site although Chuck Dillerud has verified that there is some amount remaining for such things as the construction, boulevard and drainage swale sod, street sign, site grading and drainage improvements, and park and trail improvements. It is not clear that the development contract would cover the replacement of these trees since the landscaping and buffering installed generally exceeds the quanities specified by the approved plan. On the other hand, there clearly are dead trees which need to be at least removed and it is our intention to make positive contact with the responsible party - either the developer or the Homeowners Association - to bring this to some resolution. I will keep you informed as we learn more and are able to hopefully achieve a result. BT:bk cc: Chuck Dillerud MEMO CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 PLYNIJ= BOULEVARD, PLYM=Ii, MINNESOTA 55447 DATE: June 23, 1988 TO: Fred Moore, Public Works Director FROM: Joe Ryan, Building Officialc-'�M- SUBJECT: EROSION CONTROL COMPLAINT - 10630TH AVENUE NORTH Recently Ms.i4MNhww filed a complaint with the City concerning an erosion problem along the rear yard of her propery as a result of the grading and filling activity which has occurred within the Lake Park Heights plat. Frank Boyles requested that I investigate the matter and provide him with a written report of my findings. Yesterday I visited the property in question and noted that silt fencing has been installed in accordance with the approved grading plan for this development. (See attached) During my inspection, the property owner directly West of the dim0W residence also expressed his concern and disappointment regarding the amount, the slope and the present condition of the fill which has been placed on the site just behind the rear yard of his property. It appears as though the City has retained a portion of the financial guarantee required by the development contract for the project. Could you please have a representative of your department look into this matter in order to determine whether the work performed complies with the approved grading plan. Please provide Frank Boyles with a written report as to you findings. Frank has also requested that the developer be provided with a time frame for compliance if corrective action is deemed necessary. Please contact the complaintant and advise her as to your investigation findings. Thank you. Joe Ryan, Building Official cc: Frank Boyles, Asst. City Manager A file 85089 file °x e- --±)- CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 PLYMOUTH BLVD., PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 TELEPHONE (612) 559 -2800 MEMO DATE: June 22, 1988 TO: MANAGER'S MEMO FROM: James G. Willis, City Manager SUBJECT THIRD ITEM OF JUNE 7 MEMO FROM MARIA VASILIOU Last November, Mr. Moses of Prime Development contacted me regarding their interest in developing a small office building, east of the marshland on the east side of the Schiebe Shopping Center. Mr. Moses noted that the City's Thoroughfare Guide Plan contemplated the extension of County Road 73 through a portion of the property. Because of that fact, he asked if the City would be interested in acquiring the property prior to development, rather than waiting for a structure to be built and then having to pay for it as well. I indicated to him that we didn't have any particular timetable for the project, but that it seemed to be prudent for us to look into the matter. I had Fred Moore order an appraisal on the property. After receiving the appraisal in April, I contacted Mr. Moses and informed him that we had the appraisal on the various parcels, but did not have a specific project in mind and that we should discuss it further. I also noted that we were planning to establish an Economic Development District in the area and that could eventually provide the means by which we could fund a portion of the project at a subsequent date. This was the last discussion I recall having with Mr. Moses on this subject. Throughout this period I was under the impression that Mr. Moses owned or controlled the parcels in question. Following the memo from Councilmember Vasiliou, I contacted Mrs. aa and subsequently met with she and her husband. I reviewed with them the City's thoroughfare plan for the area. They indicated that they had not sold the property to Mr. Moses and that they would prefer dealing with the City if the City were interested in their property at some future date. Mr. and Mrs. 11111111111190M have lived on the property since 1948. \O o.. CITY C� June 14, 1988 PLYMOUTH+ - 15th Avenue North Plymouth, MN 55441 SUBJECT: YOUR MAY 30 LETTER Dear Mr. & Mrs. I have had the opportunity to visit your neighborhood about the five concerns mentioned in your May 30, 1988 letter. I have referred the first four issues you identified to our Community Service Officers for inspection and follow -up. Your fifth concern - about 15th Avenue North - has been referred to Public Works Director Fred Moore. I have asked both the Community Service Officers and Public Works Director to provide me with the information you request as soon as possible. I will forward thrir reports to you as soon as they are received. Thank you for bringing these matters to my attention. Sincerely, Vir it Schneider, Mayor VS:kec cc: S.F. 6/27/88 Mayor & City Council 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559 -2800 cc,- CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 PLYMOUTH BLVD., PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 TELEPHONE (612) 559 -2800 MEMO DATE: June 14, 1988 TO: Community Service Officers through La ray/ ers, Sergeant FROM: Frank Boyles, Assistant City Manager�� SUBJECT MAY 30 LETTER FRO mom Attached is a letter from M to Mayor Schneider, identifying five concerns. Would you have the Community Service Officers specifically investigate each of the first four concerns and provide me with a written report of their findings and actions with respect to each. I would like to receive the completed report by Monday, June 27. Thanks for your help. FB :kec attachment cc: Virgil Schneider, Mayor s F, �'IZ--i C - /-� -Ru'� 'eadG - c� PLYMOUTH POLICE DEPARTMENT MESS KEY CONTROL NUMBER OCA CONT. AGENCY' NCIC (DENT CAG DATE /TIME REPORT MADE IF E IC 1 _ / $jg 10 ,0j�,ilir�I ' N 0)2,7 1 7 0;0 / 6/18/88 2016 LNBR DATE REPORTED RPD TIME RPD TRP LOCATION GRID NBR (LGN) PLACE COMMITTED (PL / �i 6 1 17 8 18 / 1 1 4 0 / 1 2, 5 1 / i 10715 15th Av F LNBR HRD SQUAD OR BADGE x (SBN) TIME ASIG. (TAS) TIME ARR. (TAR) TIME CLR. (TCL) HRD Codes �/ FM / 16 12 �/ 1 1 4 0 / 1 1 4 0 / 1 1 5 / P- Phone R -Radio A - Alarm LNBR ISN UOC UCS ® / 0 1 / /❑ LNBR ISN UOC UCS F5] /I I/❑ OFFICER ASSIGNED Phillips ASSISTED By SUPR. APPROVED DETECTIVE ASSIGNED I In Person V - Visual M - Mail T - Other OFFENSE❑ OR INITIAL COMPLAINT❑ DATE & TIME OCCURRED Public Nuisance Ongoing VICTIM (IF FIRM, NAME OF FIRM & NAME OF PROP.) BUSINESS ADDRESS BUSINESS PHONE HOME ADDRESS HOME PHON IF VICTIM IS D.O.B. OCCUPATION SCHOOL GRADE PARENT'S NAMES IF A PERSON JUVENILE PERSON REPORTING OFFENSE TO POLICE BUSINESS ADDRESS BUSINESS PHONE / HOME ADDRESS HOME PHONE J 10710 15th Ave 545 -9334 FINDINGS, DISPOSITION OR�j�SS PROPERTY 0!' "1C °�!\ 10715 15th Ave No DESCRIPTION OF NUISANCE: 1. Red /White runabout boat and trailer tic. #P29196. Boat registration # MN4149BA. Both trailer and boat have ex- pired registrations. 2. 20' x 20' pile of pallets, branches, misc. lumber that is there. 3. Garbage is being placed in the front yard area in plastic bags. No garbage cans are available for disposal. 4. Misc. bike frames, snowmobile parts, and misc. litter, trash, etc. I became aware of the above nuiscance conditions from a letter which theme had mailed to me or Mrs. was not at home at the time of my inspections, and I will be mailing her a nuisance report which will give her unjtil July 1,,1988 to--a—bate lsa a - conditions. ccor ing to the letter attached, t e a ve conditions have been going on for at least one year. Nothing further. Phillips /jh G r�r- G DISPOSITION p . Pending ❑ U - Unfounded ❑ A - CLRD /Arrest Adult ❑ A - Assist /Advised ❑ ENTERED CJRS BY: G - GOA / UTL ❑ C - Exc. / CLRD. ❑ J CLRD /Arrest Juv. ❑ R - Ref. Oth. Agency ❑ O - Other ❑ PERSONS ARRESTED — SUSPECTS - WITNESSES & ADDITIONAL DETAILED REPORT ON CONTINUATION SHEET May 30, 1988 Mayor Virgil Schneider City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, Minnesota 55447 Dear Mayor Schneider: Once again we feel compelled to call your attention to two Plymouth properties on 15th Avenue North. One is the property at J� 15th Avenue North, and the other is the property immediately to the west of the The specific issues of concern this time around are the following: 1. At the house next to there are two unlicensed vehicles that have been there all winter. One is a blue van -'-�) with no license plates at all, and the other is a white van with no wheels and an expired license. They need to be removed. 2. A pile of refuse between the two houses which has been there since the newer house was built. It should be removed. 3. The no longer use garbage cans. They simply put their bags of garbage out on the street and the garbage collector still picks them up. This is not only unsightly, but unhealthy as well. As you are aware, there is a Plymouth City ordinance requiring proper disposal of garbage. It should be enforced. 4. The fence you inspected last fall is exactly the same as it was when you last saw it. As you will recall, the told you they were using it to panel their basement. Did you actually see any of it as paneling in their basement? I am sure you still wouldn't. It should be removed. 5. In the March /April issue of Plymouth on Parade , there was an extensive article about how the City will be repairing and upgrading all of the roads in Plymouth. In that regard, what are the specific plans for 15th Avenue North? A cursory attempt was made this spring to improve it by dumping a small amount of gravel on it, but if you were to inspect it you would see that it was not enough to do any good. Z- 1 O 01-1 Mayor Schneider, why don't you come out and insect the entire area once again? We are sure you will find that nothing has been improved since your last visit. While you are inspecting the area, we ask that you think about how you would feel if you had to live next to all of this. Please respond either by telephone or letter with your plans to remedy these situations. Sincerely, 300� 15th Avenue North Plymouth, Minnesota 55441 Telephone:w June 16, 1988 The Honorable Rudy Perpich Governor of Minnesota State Capitol Building St. Paul, MN 55101 Dear Governor Perpich: I moved to Minnesota from Denver, Colorado in August, 1987. J' J 'y i< '► 1. . I am thirty -nine years old, married and have two children ages seven and eleven. I am a Senior Vice President of a national company headquartered in Minneapolis. Prior to accepting my current position, I worked for another company in the same industry for twelve years. I had a good and promissing career. One of the major factors influencing my decision to accept my current position was the location of this company's headquarters. My former employer was headquartered in Los Angeles. My wife an I had long since decided that we were not interested in raising our children in Los Angeles. We had declined moves to Los Angeles on several occasions. It was with great expectations that we came to this city and state to establish our lives. We had heard so many good things about the "quality of life" in Minnesota. When I first arrived in Minneapolis, I was surprised by the high price of homes relative to the Denver market. I was shocked by the property taxes. I rationalized that the quality of services and education must be exceptional. After locating a property in Plymouth that would meet my family's needs, I inquired about the school system. My children would be enrolled in the Wayzata School District. They would go to Widsten Elementary. I went to Widsten, toured the school and talked to the principal. I cannot begin to tell you of my chagrin as I walked through that facility. I felt as though I had entered a time warp. I have lived in Chicago, Atlanta, New York, Richmond, Charlotte and Denver, and I have never seen a school less conducive to learning. The playground is asphalt, the gym is in a lunchroom, not useable for a physical education program, even if there was one, which there isn't. I decided not to judge a book by its cover and would hope that the level of instruction would make up for the facility. I was told there would be no more than twenty -three children in a classroom, we were used to seventeen or eighteen, and that the school offered special assistance, tutoring, to = \()b students who needed it. The facts are that the class sizes exceed thirty and there is assistance only for those with severe difficulties. I could go on and on about the school, but I realize that a new school is to be built in two years to replace Widsten - two years too late for my fifth grader. Allow me to turn my focus to another concern - taxes. Believing that my property taxes were excessive but not inordinate, I bought my present home. I paid $270,000. In 1981, the home was built and sold for $276,000. In 1988, my taxes increased'$1,000 or 20%. As I became better acquainted with my neighbors, I learned that my taxes exceeded those of comparably valued . homes by 20 to 50 percent. I am employed in a real estate related industry and I have access to assessor information. From the assessor's information, it was easily determinable that my taxes were excessive relative to the other properties in the neighborhood. I called the Hennepin County Assessor's office and was told that the City of Plymouth assessed their own properties. I called the Plymouth Assessor's office. I related my story to the assessor. She said she would pull my file. Although she was congenial throughout our conversation, she began by remarking, "Oh, you live in that big house on the corner." I responded that it wasn't that "big," that I had had a larger home on a nicer lot, paying only one -third the amount of taxes I currently was paying before I moved. After more conversation, she reviewed the taxes of the other homes in the neighborhood. She said that it did appear I might be paying more taxes relative to other homes in the neighborhood, but that "I was paying my fair share." She went on, "You probably won't find comfort in this, but we'll be reassessing values in your neighborhood this summer and your assessment will probably go up less than the others." Big comfort! Without any analysis of the sale prices of homes in my neighborhood, she arbitrarily decided to raise everyone's taxes. She obviously knew that my home, purchased in 1981 for $276,000, was on the market for nine months before selling for $270,000. Evidently, the schools in Minnesota teach even less than I guessed. This house did not appreciate. If she would have checked, she could have determined that houses are not appreciating. Why? High taxes, poor schools. Our conversation continued. "How do I protest this assessment ?" She responded, "You can't. The period for protest ended 1 1/2 years ago." I said, "I moved here in August. I wasn't here a year and a half ago." She said, "Then the former owners should have protested." I thought to myself, this conversation borders on the absurd. I said, "There must be some form of appeal." She said, "I could help you fill out an abatement form, but, if we sent it to Hennepin County, they would wad it up and throw it in the trash basket." I asked, "What else can I do ?" She said, "There is always tax court, but you have no basis for appeal." Discouraged and angry, I gave up. In my job, I travel extensively. On May 13, after returning from a meeting in Washington, D.C., I opened a letter I thought was the water bill from the City of Plymouth. It was, in fact, my new assessment for 1988, up $4,000 from 1987. My notice said that if you disagreed with the assessment, you \0b were invited to attend the Local Board of Review on May 10. Subsequent to that review, you could appear before the Hennepin Board of Equalization. Whether I received this notice in time to revise my schedule is one question. The real question is why the assessor did not inform me of this procedure. I talked to her at the approximate time the notices should have been sent. I firmly believe I was deceived. I called Hennepin County. The lady I spoke with was very cordial. She told me that it was unfortunate that I did not attend the Local Board of Review meeting because it was a prerequisite to going before the Hennepin County Board of Equalization. She said to keep that in mind for next year. I truly believe that she would have treated me fairly had I the opportunity to present the facts. I understand that a new property tax bill has been signed into law that will increase property taxes to suburban areas. This will further de-&J-ate my property. I honestly feel that I will lose all the equity my wife and I have built in our homes over the past fifteen years. The $1,000 per year tax increase in 1988 probably cost me $10,000 to $15,000 this year alone. With the increase in taxes anticipated for 1989, I will lose that same amount more as the "suburbs" become less attractive to live in. After a 77 real estate commission, $17,500, I will have lost $40,00 to $50,000 in two years should I wish to sell my home, and I will bet my assessment will continue to rise. In terms of the state's welfare, how do you retain or attract businesses and families? How do you protect our investments in this state? How will you provide for the education of our children? When people tell me you get "more" in Minnesota, I can only respond, "more taxes, more children in the classroom, more deception, more discrimination." It is difficult enough to live in Minnesota with the weather and the roads, our state and local government shouldn't make it more difficult. I want to make Minnesota my permanent home. I have a promissing job and I am fond of the people I have met. I am concerned that national achievement tests show our students have dropped from 9th to 19th in a short period of time, business starts are down 15.4% and corporations are leaving to escape increasing tax liabilities. I would appreciate a response to the following: \,-. Why did my taxes increase 20% in 1988? Why are my taxes increasing in 1989? . What do you propose to do about our deteriorating educational system? . What do you intend to do about the depreciating value of homes in our suburban neighborhoods? . How do you intend to preserve our right to due process? What are your plans to retain and attract businesses and families in and to our state? 0 By reference, I would also appreciate a response from those people I have copied. Sincer , Ran K eager 174 5 6th Avenue North Plymouth, MN 55447 RKY:tp ' cc: State Representative Craig Shaver State Senator -James Ramstad Don Monk, Hennepin County Assessor James Willis, Plymouth City Manager Virgil Schneider, Mayor, City of Plymouth Zj7� -0 33(=, Joe & Kathleen Cleveland 17830 - 25th Avenue North Plymouth, MN 55447 SUBJECT: MONUMENT SIGNS ON 25TH AVENUE NORTH AND STATE HIGHWAY 101 Dear Mr. & Mrs. Cleveland: The City has received a complaint about the monument signs located on the north and south side of 25th Avenue, east of Highway 101. We have found that the signs do not belong to a registered homeowners association and there are no references in our files to approved monument signs for the plat. Because the signs appear to be on City right -of -way, are not in the custody of a homeowners association, and because we have received complaints about the monument signs, it is our intent to remove them. We have not been able to ascertain whether the signs are on your property or road right -of -way. Could you clarify this question for us? If the signs are on or very close to your property, we are requesting a construction easement from you in order that we can remove the signs. I have attached a copy of the temporary construction easement, together with a self - addressed envelope for this purpose. Upon receipt of the executed temporary construction easement, we will schedule the removal of the signage by city crews. Tom Vetsch, our street supervisor will be in charge of this project. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Tom or me at 559 -2800. Sincerely, U - t7L Frank Jes Assistant City Manager FB:kec attachment 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559 -2800 June 23, 1988 Mr. Rande K. Yeager 17405 - 6th Avenue North Plymouth, MN 55447 SUBJECT: YOUR JUNE 169 1988 LETTER TO GOVERNOR RUDY PERPICH Dear Mr. Yeager: First and foremost, welcome to the City of Plymouth. I am sorry that your experience to date in Minnesota has not been very positive. Let me comment about a number of statements in your letter: 1. "I learned that ■y taxes exceeded those of comparably valued homes by 20 to 50 percent." According to our City Assessor, the valuation of your home exceeds those of your neighbors. The average valuations in your area are between $2009000 and $250,000. Yours is about $256,000. There is a direct relationship between the valuation of your home and the amount of property taxes you pay. Because your home is of higher valuation than those of your neighbors, you pay a greater amount of property tax. 2. "without any analysis of the sale prices of homes in my neighborhood, she (the appraiser) arbitrarily decided to raise everyone's taxes." The City Assessing Division cannot raise taxes. They may only establish home valuation based upon various valuation studies, including sales prices by neighborhood. Our Assessing Department maintains records of home valuations relative to sale prices within every neighborhood. I encourage you to visit Scott Hovet, our City Assessor, to review this information for your neighborhood. 3. "This house did not appreciate." Quite to the contrary, the house you are living in has appreciated on a regular basis since 1982. The figures from the Assessing Department are as follows: Calendar Year 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 Valuation of Your House $225,060 $228,000 $233,000 $234,900 $234,900 $251,400 $255,800 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559 -2800 Mr. Rande K. Yeager June 23, 1988 Page 2 4. "The period for protest ended 1 -112 years ago." The subject of your discussion of the City Assessor's office was the 1987 valuation, not the 1988. The Appraiser was quite correct that-TFe 1987 valuation was a closed matter. I agree that she should have advised you of the Board of Review process coming up in May for the 1988 value. I have spoken to the City Manager about this. I am sorry that your schedule did not permit you to attend the Board of Review meeting. For your information in the future, you may submit a letter of protest rather than appear in person to preserve your right to appeal your home valuation to a higher authority. 5. "I understand that a new property tax bill has been signed into law which will increase property taxes in the suburban areas." I couldn't agree with you more. The state legislators have decided that the economic engine that will run the state are the metropolitan area municipalities. Accordingly, a disproportionately high amount of metropolitan area tax dollars are being exported to support the outstate cities. There is no question that greater equity must be introduced to the existing system. 6. "This will further devalue ■y property." As I showed earlier, your property has appreciated annually since 1982. The average annual valuation increase in Plymouth has been between 5 to 7 percent per year. I can assure you that your home in Plymouth is a good investment. Rande, I appreciate the confusion you must be experiencing. Minnesota's property tax system alone is extraordinarily hard to understand. For more Information on this subject, I strongly encourage you to get together with our City Assessor, Scott Hovet. Scott can show you the specific records on your home and respond to any additional question that might arise. In addition, if you have other general questions about the community, our City Manager, dim Willis, will be glad to respond. Thank you for your letter. Sincerely, Virgil Schneider Mayor VS:kec cc: Craig Shaver Scott Hovet, Assessor