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CITY COUNCIL INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
July 21, 1988
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UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS.....
1. STUDY MEETING - PARKS /COUNCIL
City Council conference room.
2. COUNCIL MEETING -- Monday, Jul
meeting in Council chambers.
3. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING --
City Council chambers. Agenda
4. MEETING CALENDARS -- July
attached. M -4
FOR YOUR INFORMATION....
-- Monday, July 25, 5:30 p.m. in the
y 25, 7:30 p.m. Special City Council
Wednesday, July 27, 7:30 p.m. in the
attached. (M -3)
and August meeting calendars are
1. SCHOOL DISTRICT 279 COMPLIANCE MEETING - Frank Boyles attended the
Independent School District 279 Community Education Compliance
meeting on July 14. Topics discussed at the meeting include:
1) The need to better coordinate communications between cities
and the School District regarding recreation services
provided to the public. A suggestion was made that perhaps
an information hotline should be available, dispensing
information on programs provided by each agency.
2) Evening and weekend transportation to City and School
District events was also discussed.
3) A recommendation was made that a "insider's tour" be
arranged to help volunteers to various City or school
committees understand how the agencies integrate and
operate.
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CITY COUNCIL INFURMATIONAL MENORANDUM
July 21, 1988
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4) The need to adjust school district boundary lines to
plats. School Superintendent Ramsey was not overly
sympathetic to this municipal concern. His belief is that
the school district line was there long before the platting
line and the City should require the corresponding change
in platting. Frank explained that the issue is not as easy
as that and that we are trying to avoid exacerbation of the
problem by identifying it at the platting stage and making
boundary changes a condition of plat approval.
5) School District Official announced that they would be
sponsoring a health screening and teen fair and asked for
municipal support in publicizing these efforts.
6) They also indicated that the Osseo School District will be
going to smoke free buildings on January 1 and asked cities
to publicize this in their Park and Recreation brochures if
they use school district buildings.
2. INQUIRY OF VERNON KRETZ - 16635 COUNTY ROAD 6 - Mr. Kretz has
previously raised concerns with respect to the loss of the
delineated bike lane on the south side of County Road 6 following
the completion of intersection improvements at Dunkirk and County
Road 6. He also expressed his dissatisfaction with the lack of
seeding of the work. Fred Moore has reviewed this matter with Pat
Murphy of the Hennepin County Department of Transportation.
Mr. Murphy indicates that the County is reviewing the safety issues
surrounding the issue of the bike lane and will be reporting back to
Fred following their further review of this matter. They are also
further examining the matter of the seeding to determine whether, in
their view, the seeding was originally done in accordance with their
project. If they conclude that the seeding was appropriate and died
as a result of salt from snow and ice control, they will not restore
it. It is not the County's policy to assume responsibility for sod
and /or other vegetation along county road rights -of -way which may be
damaged by salt and sand from snowplowing or ice control. Fred is
conveying this information to Mr. Kretz. After we receive the
report on the final review of both of these matters from the County,
I will report that to the Council.
3. TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT ON 48TH AVENUE EAST AND ZACHARY LANE AND ON
GLEASON LAKE DRIVE - At as recent council meeting, Councilmember
Zitur asked that the Public Safety Department concentrate additional
traffic enforcement on 48th Avenue East and Zachary Lane, as well as
on Gleason Lake Drive. The Public Safety Department has issued
Instructions to officers working in these respective areas to
concentrate additional traffic enforcement into their daily patrol
efforts.
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July 21, 1988
Page 3
4. NORTHWEST BUSINESS CAMPUS WATER USAGE - The City Council previously
indicated that a large amount of water has been placed on the
streets in the Northwest Business Campus area. I talked with Reed
Garrison at Northwest Business Campus. He indicates that they have
had problems with their lawn maintenance service breaking the heads
off of their automated lawn sprinkling system. This has created
geysers, throwing water on the grass and into the street. Mr.
Garrison was sensitive to the appearance of wasteful water usage.
Consequently, the have developed a weekly program to inspect all
sprinkler heads each Friday, in hopes of replacing those which have
been damaged or broken off. They are hopeful that these efforts
will eliminate this impression in the future and help them to
conserve water.
5. COVERAGE BY POST PUBLICATIONS - I spoke with Walter Roach, the new
General Manager for Post Publications. I conveyed to him the
Council's concern that reporters were not present at recent City
Council meetings. He asked me whether or not the quality of
coverage of Plymouth activities had discernably decreased. I
indicated that the City has historically received in- person council
meeting coverage. He assured me that a reporter would at least
"stop by" to provide meeting coverage, but that he could not afford
to have a person sitting in on the meetings for four hours.
6. CITY ATTORNEY BILLING - The Attorney's monthly client summary for
July is attached. I -6)
7. PRAC TOUR - Attached is a report from Bob Zitur on the PRAC tour of
Minnetonka and Eden Prairie community centers, and the Naegle
Flagship Center, he attended on July 19. (I -7)
8. BASSETT CREEK WATER MANAGEMENT COMMISSION - Attached is a status
report concerning the Bassett Creek Flood Control Project for July
1988. (I -8)
9. RETAIL CENTER ON HIGHWAY 55 - Attached is an article from the July
18, Minnesota Real Estate Journal, reporting on plans by Prime
Development to replace Plymouth Center on Highway 55 with a larger
retail center. (I -9)
10. WATER SPRINKLING RESTRICTIONS - Attahced is a letter from Mr. &
Mrs. Steven Mello, 54XX Norwood Lane, concerning Plymouth's water
sprinkling restrictions. Also attached is a letter from Mayor
Schneider, responding to their concerns. (I -10)
11. "NOT IN MY BACK YARD" - Attached is an article from the Ethic's
section of Time magazine of June 27 dealing with the NIMBY issue
across the country. (I -11)
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July 21, 1988
Page 4
12. "BZ" CORRESPONDENCE -- I have received the following correspondence
on City employees:
a. Letter from Annette Gaudreau complimenting Officer Mary Nelson
and expressing appreciation for his assistance. (I -12a)
b. Letter from Chief Paul Klapprich of the Wayzata Volunteer Fire
Department thanking the Plymouth Fire Department for backup at
their July 4th celebration. (I -12b)
c. Memo from Bob Zitur complimenting staff and thanking them for
the invitation to the employee picnic. (I -12c)
13. CORRESPONDENCE:
a. Letter from Maryann Dorsey, 26XX Jewel Lane, asking the Public
Safety Department to consider a full -time fire department. Also
attached is a letter from Richard Carlquist responding to her
concerns. (I -13a)
b. Letter from Blair Tremere to Mr. Jay Sperry, responding to Mr.
Sperry's concerns about off - street parking availability at the
Wheel Center shopping center on Highway 55. (I -13b)
c. Letter from Jeanette Lueck expressing appreciation for the rent
assistance program in Plymouth. (I -13c)
d. Letter from Glenn Olander - Quamme, President of Harrison Hills
2nd Addition Homeowners Association to Blair Tremere, memo to
Blair Tremere from Frank Boyles asking him to provide a response
to share with the Council, and Blair's response dated July 7.
(I -13d)
e. Letter notifying neighbors to the Plymouth Gun Club of the gun
club's annual club picnic and special shoot on Saturday, July
23. (I -13e)
James G. Willis
City Manager
attachments
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, July 27, 1988
WHERE: Plymouth City Center
3400 Plymouth Boulevard
Plymouth, MN 55447
CONSENT AGENDA
All items listed with an asterisk ( *) are considered to be routine by the Planning
Commission and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of
these items unless a Commissioner, citizen or petitioner so requests, in which event
the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered in normal sequence on
the agenda.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3.* CONSENT AGENDA
4.* APPROVAL OF MINUTES
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS
7:30 P.M.
July 13, 1988
A. Hans Hagen, Hans Hagen Homes. Conditional Use Permit to Amend the Residential
Planned Unit Development Plan to exceed the Ordinance lot coverage standards
for Tyrell Second, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Additions located north of 45th
Avenue North between Juneau and Niagara Lanes (88032)
B. Larry and Carol Lieder. Conditional Use Permit Amendment Amend the
REsidential Planned Unit Development Plan to allow lot coverage of 25% versus
the Ordinance standard 20% for property located at 4840 Union Terrace (88084)
6. NEW BUSINESS
None
7. OLD BUSINESS
A. Carlson Properties, Inc. Final Plat, Site Plan and Conditional Use Permit
Amendment for parking lot expansion at the northeast quadrant of Highway 55
Service Road and 26th Avenue North (88065)
8. OTHER BUSINESS
Home Occupation - Ordinance Revision Report
9. ADJOURNMENT 10:00 P.M.
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July 18, 1988
C L I E N T S U
M M A R Y
66 City of Plymouth
MATTER #
MATTER NAME FEES
DISB
TOTAL
110
General
5,618.25
470.80
$6,089.05
111
Prosecution - Court Time
5,941.00
198.26
$6,139.26
111A
Prosecution - Office Time
6,097.00
24.02
$6,121.02
1024
Codification
24.00
$24.00
3281
Project 455
144.00
$144.00
3729
Dunkirk Lane
40.00
$40.00
3984
Parker's Lake Park
100.00
$100.00
4598
Perl Land Registration
56.00
$56.00
4753
Belgarde v. City
184.00
$184.00
4770
Forster Land Acquistion- Project
431
672.00
2.70
$674.70
4878
Peterson V. City of Plymouth
32.00
$32.00
5076
Water Treatment Facility- Project
431
40.00
$40.00
5314
Van 494 Land Registration
40.00
$40.00
5322
Project 762 - Eminent Domain
783.00
112.50
$895.50
*5438
Plat Opinions
1,240.00
$1,240.00
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July 18,
1988
C L I E N T
S U M M A R Y
66 City of
Plymouth
MATTER #
MATTER NAME FEES
DISB
TOTAL
5606
General Labor Matters
520.00
$520.00
5761
Bauer V. City
56.00
$56.00
5798
Vacation Arbitration
220.00
$220.00
5807
Bonds - Special Matters
320.00
$320.00
5820
Tif III Ryan Development
1,176.50
11.08
$1,187.58
5860
Plymouth Police Negotiations
40.00
$40.00
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TOTAL: $23,343.75
$819.36
$24,163.11
*Retainer (Credit) - 858.25
TOTAL DUE: $23,304.86
CITY OF PLYMOUTH
3400 PLYMOUTH BLVD., PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447
TELEPHONE (612) 559 -2800
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DATE: July 20, 1988
TO: Mayor & City Council
FROM: Bob Zitur
SUBJECT PRAC TOUR - JULY 19
Last night I accompanied PRAC members on their tour of the community
centers of Minnetonka and Eden Prairie, and the Naegle Flagship
Center.
On a 1983 PRAC tour, I was at the Eden Prairie facility. Since that
time, it certainly does show wear and they are having problems with
their exterior walls. The Brooklyn Park community center, which was
toured last week, did not show the wear compared to this building.
The Minnetonka community center was impressive with its office for the
mayor and a conference room for council members. I was particularly
impressed with the mammoth "senior citzen program" in this building.
It is my understanding, that with the assistance of outside services,
a similar program could be ours, if we had a community center. The
building was impressive!
The Flagship Center, privately owned by Naegele, was a real beauty. I
am sure ideas for a possible community center of the future were
gotten by the PRAC members in their feasibility study.
As a final note, Eric's cooking has improved. It was a delicious
lunch!
cc: James G. Willis
BASSETT CREEK WATER MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
Curtis A. Pearson, Attorney
Leonard Kremer, Engineer
1100 1st National Bank Place West
Barr Engineering Company
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
7803 Glenroy Road
(General Address)
Edina, Minnesota 55435
Phone: 612 /338 -4200
Phone: 612 /830 -0555
BASSETT CREEK FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT:
STATUS REPORT
July 1988
For more information, contact:
Peter Enck, Chairman
Bassett Creek Water
Management Commission
(612) 541 -2800
• Crystal
• Golden Valley
• Medicine Lake
• Minneapolis
• Minnetonka
• New Hope
• Plymouth
• Robbinsdale
• St. Louis Park
Len Kremer, Commission Engineer
Barr Engineering Co.
(612) 830 -0555
A principal phase of the Bassett Creek Flood Control Project is now
underway. This month, construction starts on a large segment of the new
Bassett Creek Tunnel in downtown Minneapolis.
The $33 million flood control project will resolve two decades of
periodic flooding with annual losses exceeding $2 million. The nine
communities affected include Minneapolis, Golden Valley, Plymouth, Medicine
Lake, Minnetonka, St. Louis Park, Crystal, New Hope, and Robbinsdale.
The project is the brainchild of the Bassett Creek Water Management
Commission. The Commission, founded in 1969, consists of representatives
from the nine affected communities. Due to the severity and extent of the
problem, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is participating in the project.
Other important participants include the Minnesota Departments of
Transportation and Natural Resources.
The Bassett Creek Flood Control Project has had over $6 million in
construction completed. Following is a description of the work achieved to
date, and work yet to be done.
-- more --
Status Report -- Page Two
Bassett Creek Tunnel
Replacing the old Bassett Creek Tunnel is the Commission's most
ambitious project. The tunnel carries the last 1 -1/2 miles of Bassett
Creek beneath Minneapolis to the Mississippi. The undersized tunnel often
floods the warehouse district north of Hennepin Avenue, and tunnel failure
would seriously endanger the downtown area.
The first new tunnel segment was completed in 1979 and runs along
Second Avenue South to outlet at St. Anthony Falls. Now underway is the
Third Avenue Segment, which will join the first segment and cut across
three city blocks in the warehouse district.
Mayor Fraser presided at the July 21 groundbreaking ceremony for the
Third Avenue segment. With a bid of $2,381,052, Lametti & Sons will mine a
large, 13 -foot diameter tunnel through bedrock 80 feet below ground.
Construction is expected to end September 1989.
The final, shallower tunnel segment will be built from the Third Avenue
segment and extend to about Glenwood and Dupont. The $24 million tunnel is
scheduled for completion in 1991.
The tunnel will carry not only the creek, but also stormwater runoff
from Minneapolis and interstate highways 94 and 394. Commission chairman
Peter Enck stated, "By building one tunnel to serve several uses, we saved
$10 million."
The Bassett Creek Tunnel was cooperatively planned and funded by the
Corps, the Commission, Minneapolis, and the Minnesota Department of
Transportation. The Third Avenue segment is the first major improvement to
be built by the federal government.
-- more --
Status Report -- Page Three
Flood Storage Areas
With their big, open spaces, golf courses are ideal for temporary flood
storage during heavy rainstorms or snowmelts.
Theodore Wirth and Brookview golf courses will now serve this purpose.
This year, the Commission built control a control structure near the Wirth
Golf Course where the creek passes beneath Highway 55, and Golden Valley
completed a control structure downstream of Brookview near Wisconsin
Avenue. A control structure keeps floodwaters from rushing downstream and
creates a temporary reservoir on its other side. In this case, the golf
courses surrounding the creek would be inundated and slowly drain.
Control structures were also built at Highway 100 near the Beltline in
1983, and at the Fernbrook Lane near Plymouth Creek Park in 1984.
Construction scheduled for 1989 includes new control structures at the
Golden Valley Golf Club and Bassett Creek Park, and a replacement structure
for Medicine Lake to reduce flooding of lake properties.
Larger Channel Crossings
A common method to reduce flood levels is to enlarge channel crossings.
An undersized crossing can restrict the flow of water and cause upstream
flooding. This year, the Commission, Golden Valley, and Chicago
Northwestern Railroad replaced a crossing upstream of Sweeney Lake.
Other channel crossings have been constructed at: Regent Avenue in
Golden Valley and 32nd, 34th, and Brunswick avenues in Crystal (1982);
Noble Avenue in Golden Valley (1983); Georgia and 36th avenues in Crystal
(1984); and Douglas Drive in Crystal (1986).
-- more --
Status Report -- Page Four
A new crossing will be built for Westbrooke Road in Golden Valley in
1989, and an undersized, unnecessary culvert at Penn Avenue will be
removed. A more complex project, starting this fall, will be replacing the
Soo Line railroad bridge and dam near Con -Agri. The Bassett Creek channel
will be relocated and enlarged downstream of the railroad bridge.
Water Quality Improvement
Another important job of the Bassett Creek Water Management Commission
is to protect and enhance water quality. Medicine Lake is the first on the
Commission's list.
Last year, a study was completed to identify Medicine Lake's water
quality problems and evaluate alternative solutions. The results of the
study showed that a cost - effective lake restoration would involve
hypolimnetic aeration along with wetland improvements and fisheries
renovation. This project would reduce external phosphorus loading (as in
fertilizer runoff), and internal phosphorus loading from oxygen - depleted
sediments and rough fish.
The $488,000 project is scheduled to begin in 1988. The Department of
Natural Resources will spend $285,000 on the lake's fisheries renovation.
The Environmental Protection Agency has provided a grant of $100,000 under
the Clean Lakes Program, leaving $103,000 as the local share of project
costs. The restoration project is sure to benefit over 400,000 annually
who enjoy the lake for boating, fishing, and swimming.
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July 8, 1938
Mr. Jim Willis
City Manager
City of Plymouth
3400 Plymouth Boulevard
Plymouth, MN 55447
WATER RESTRICTIONS
On Friday, June 3, about 1400 yards of sod were installed in
our lot. The following Thursday, June 9, the remaining 250
yards were installed to complete the entire lot.
On Monday morning, June 6, I called the City of Plymouth to
inquire on details of the sprinkling ban which I had heard
about from the neighbors on Sunday night. I explained our
new sod situation. Our name, address, and phone number was
taken and permission was given to us to water our lot being
exempt from the watering restrictions.
On Wednesday, June 22, at 8:35 pm, an officer gave a warning
to us for hours of usage restriction (see attachment).
I explained that we had new sod and had been given permission
to water. He said the ban had been changed and new sod no
longer was exempt. I called the City again the following
day, Thursday, June 23, and emphasized the following items:
• Restrictions should, first of all, be announced to all
residents of Plymouth directly by flyer (such as other
suburbs have done), phone, or whatever method they
desire. Why doesn't the City taken a proactive approach
in notifying residents so they don't have a "didn't
know" answer. Everyone has to get their mail each day
and a flyer could be distributed during a regularly
scheduled run, such as during the recycling pick -up.
• Those that had been given exemption by the City to water
could have been contacted and notified of any changes in
the restrictions. Pertinent information (name, address,
phone number) had already been obtained when first given
exemption from the ban so the City would already have
had a listing of who should be contacted. Again, this
would be a more proactive approach rather than reactive.
0 Also, the Officer mentioned that the restricted hours of
the revised ban were felt by the City as sufficient even
for new sod. As you will note from my first paragraph
giving sod yardage used for our lot, I don't believe
that these hours will be sufficient and have heard that
some municipalities have been held liable for dead sod.
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WATER RESTRIC':IONS
Water is a precious resource and I realize the seriousness of
the situation. However, I believe improvements could be made
in communication by the City to its residents in this matter.
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Mr. and Mr Steven D. Mello (Beverly)
54• Norwood Lane
Plymouth, MN 55442
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Enclosure: Copy of Notice
DATE:
NAME
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Personal Delivery
❑ Mail Delivery
SUBJECT: WATER SPRINKLING RESTRICTIONS WARNING /VIOLATION NOTICE
Dear Plymouth Water Customer:
The City Council has authorized water sprinkling restrictions which allow
outside water usage on an odd /even basis except between the hours of noon
and 9 p.m. On odd days, water users with addresses ending in an odd number
are permitted to use water for outside use. On even days, water users with
even numbered addresses are permitted to use water for outside use. No one
may use water for outside use between noon and 9 p.m.
Today, I have observed a violation of the w�a�t sprinkling restrictions at
your address at approximate ly��3� a.m./�•m� The violation:
IPT ❑ Odd /Even Restriction Hours of Usage Restriction
The City Ordinance provides that each water customer is entitled to one
warning. Any violation following: the warning is penalized $100 per
violation. Each day is considered a separate violation. The penalty is
added to the water bill for the premises.
You are hereby warned that you have violated the water sprinkling restric-
tions. If you have been previously been warned of a sprinkling restriction
violation, the $100 penalty referenced above will be added to your next
water bill.
If you have questions, please contact 559 -2800, Ext. 351.
Sincerely,
Richard Carlquist
Public Safety Director by:
cc: Public Safety Department
July 18, 1988
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Mello
54# Norwood Lane
Plymouth, MN 55442
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CITY OF
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SUBJECT: PLYMOUTH WATER RESTRICTIONS
Dear Mr. & Mrs. Mello:
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.
In this case, there is no question that you were a victim of circumstance.
Each year the City automatically initiates an odd -even sprinkling
restriction and this year we planned to do the same. That was until
June 4. On that day, because of the drought and extreme water usage, our
water system literally ran near empty. To complicate matters, a well went
down. Because of this immediate emergency, we declared a city -wide ban.
After evaluating the long -term drought predictions and our system operation,
we finally decided to implement the current even -odd system with daily noon
to 9 p.m. ban.
Having three different sets of restrictions in the space of one week did
present communications challenges. In order to let people know about the
restrictions we used all communications channels available. Notices
appeared on:
° cable channel 37
° commercial television & radio
° Plymouth Post
° Wayzata /Plymouth Sailor
° Wayzata Weekly News
° Minneapolis Star Tribune
In addition, we had a flyer (see attached) delivered door -to -door in the
city and used our volunteer firefighters on weekend water patrols to get the
word out.
During the initial days of the restrictions, city phones rang constantly.
Several people worked solely on answering sprinkling questions. Because all
available staff members were occupied with answering incoming calls, we did
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD. PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559 -2800
Kr. & Mrs. Steven I'rello
July 18, 1988
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not have personnel available to personally contact the hundreds of
individuals who had previously been given exemptions. Instead, we opted to
have a flyer delivered door -to -door.
While the City did what it could to get the word out, we recognize that even
our best efforts were imperfect. I regret that you were one of the
households caught in the middle of this situation.
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:
I. 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.
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.
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Mello
July 18, 1988
Page 3
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.
As you know, 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.
Mr. & Krs. Steven hello
July 18, 1988
Page 4
Call us if you have any questions. Your questions should be directed to
559 -2800, Extension 239.
Again, I regret the inconvenience these necessary restrictions have caused
you.
Sincerely,
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Virgil Schneider
Mayor
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Not in My
Backyard,
You Don't
Too often, that's the answer
to a community in need
Call it the NIMBY syndrome. It is hap -
pening in New York City, where
middle -class homeowners are on
trial on charges of setting fire to a foster
home for infants. In tiny Louisa, Ky., it is
the battle cry against a proposed hazard-
ous- waste incinerator. It has cropped up
in Berkeley, where residents banded to-
gether to keep out a drop -in center for the
emotionally disturbed. The acronym
stands for "not in my backyard," and it
symbolizes a perverse form of antisocial
activism. "Everybody says, `Take care of
the homeless, take care of the boarder ba-
bies,'" says New York City Mayor Ed-
ward Koch. "But when you need a facili-
ty, they say, `Not in my backyard.' "
Such problems are growing because
there are more homeless, more AIDS vic-
tims, more drug addicts, more prisoners,
more garbage, more toxic waste. The re-
sult is budget - busting pressure for more
services that many people do not want in
their vicinity. But beyond the fiscal debate,
there is a painful ethical dilemma for
many communities: Who should bear the
burden of the common good? As often as
not, neighborhoods are rising up to resist
responsibility, and in some cases are turn-
ing to violence. "Too often we assume that
the human being can achieve a good life
without attending to the collective good,"
says Dr. Willard Gaylin, head of the Has-
tings Center for ethics in Briarcliff, N.Y.
In April 1987 the tranquillity of Glad -
win Avenue, in the Queens section of New
York City, was shattered when a fire
erupted in a two -story house that the city
had rented to use as a foster home. Today
five respected citizens who live on the
block each face up to 25 years in prison if
they are convicted of arson. "These are
nice middle -class people, not hoodlums,"
says Defense Lawyer Jacob Evseroff.
Gladwin Avenue is white. The foster
children and the workers who care for
them are black. Local residents, many of
whom joined in a lawsuit against the
home, fretted about falling property val-
ues; others argued that the babies' visiting
relatives might commit crimes. "They
don't belong here," says Mary Meyer, a
retired waitress. "The city pushed this
down our throats." That sense of alien-
m
Neighbors protesting a proposed drug rehabllltatfon project M Lakeview Terrace, Calif.
Can human beings achieve a good life without attending to the collective good?
ation was accentuated by the city's failure
to hold public hearings or educate the
neighborhood about its plans. "It's a ra-
cial issue, but it's also a political issue, an
economic issue, a class issue and a fear is-
sue," says R. Susan Motley, a city official.
The element of fear is understandable
for families that have saved for years to
buy a home. Who wants a garbage dump
next door? Or wants to invite recovering
drug addicts to walk their sidewalks? "Put
it in Nancy Reagan's backyard! "-was the
shrill cry when neighbors demonstrated
against a proposed drug treatment center
in California's San Fernando Valley.
While many worries may be unfounded,
experts believe planners and politicians
must address the emotions people develop
in such situations. Perry Norton, an emer-
itus professor of urban planning at New
York University, advocates -tax abate-
ments for homeowners who live near an
undesirable public facility, or a guarantee
on the resale value of their homes..: -
That -may not be enough. Too often
local governments fail to consult residents
about new projects or do not respond to
their complaints. In Van Nuys, a Los An-
geles suburb, the state department of cor-
rections quietly installed 54 inmates in a
work - furlough program housed in a for-
mer health club, leaving the building's
sign— Aerobics and Nautilus Unlimit-
ed— intact. In Berkeley, after James Kel-
ly repeatedly complained to city officials
about the offensive behavior of homeless
squatters next door, he finally got frustrat-
ed enough to take action: he allegedly
lobbed Molotov cocktails at his obstreper-
ous neighbors. Kelly, 47, a utility engineer
with no previous criminal record, faces up
to eight years in prison if convicted.
In ° 1985' the _U.S. -Supreme Court es-
tablished a precedent in cases involving
group homes for the mentally retarded by
ruling that Cleburne, Texas (pop. 21,000),
could :not require a special permit for a
home for 13 retarded men and women be-
cause of community opposition and "irra-
tional prejudice." In recent years 37 states
have passed laws removing zoning restric-
tions on group homes in single -family
neighborhoods. That has not stopped peo-
ple from torching homes for the mentally
handicapped in middle -class cities such
as Hewlett, : N.Y.; and Ventura, Calif.
Even poor people do not necessarily want
to live - near -their troubled brethren. In
New York City's predominantly Hispan-
ic East Harlem, a homeless shelter for 48
TIME, NNE 27, 1988
families was withdrawn, in January a ?:,:
intense opposition.
Although racial and economic di_,-
crimination is hardly new, the scope c,`
the current sentiment is alarming. Just
middle -class community groups have ab-
sorbed lessons in organizing from the civ"
rights movement, they seem to have
turned inward. Their very sense of com-
munity, of wholeness, seems to derive
from a homogeneity that can breed xeno-
phobia. "Often communities that are the
most cohesive are also hostile and fearfu'
of outsiders," says University of Chicago
Sociologist Richard Taub. "Community
spirit says, `Take care of your own.' The
ethical challenge is to make people se;
that the world is their community."
Some argue that there is a difference
between the dilemmas presented by a
halfway house and a toxic -waste dump:
one is a perceived social threat, the other
more directly physical. But from an ethi-
cal point of view, there is little distinction.
so long as society lawfully sanctions both
treatment for drug abusers and manufac-
turing processes that create poisonous
wastes. The problem remains: fewer and
fewer communities acknowledge that
they have any responsibility to share such
common, unpleasant burdens_ "The ulti-
mate issue of community is, What do we
owe other people ?" says Dan Lewis, a
Northwestern University urbanologist.
"In our society, where individualism plays
such an important role, we don't have a
public ethic about what we owe others."
"We're paralyzed," says Frank Pop-
per, chairman of urban studies at Rutgers
University. "Nationwide, no one has been
able to place a major hazardous -waste
dump since 1980. No large metropolitan
airport has been sited since 1961. The
lack of locations for new prisons has
caused such overcrowding that some cit-
ies have had to release convicted prison-
ers." Worse, the solutions to these con-
flicts have tended to be quick fixes. After
years of squabbling, Congress finally
chose Nevada as a site for nuclear -waste
storage, mainly because the state wielded
less political clout than the other two con-
tenders, Texas and Washington.
In searching for remedies for the
NIMBY syndrome, some innovative ap-
proaches have been tried. The New Jer-
sey Supreme Court broke new ground in
1975 when it ruled that wealthy suburbs
must share the burden of low -cost hous-
ing. In Arkansas officials have proposed
that any county that refuses a prison
should pay the state to house its criminals.
In each instance, the principle of commu-
nity responsibility for the greater good
was paramount. "One of the few things
we deprive our middle class of is the op-
portunity to serve," says Ethicist Gaylin.
Whether the problem is a waste dump, a
shelter for the homeless or an AIDS hos-
pice, an equitable and beneficial solution,
however imperfect, is likely to be one that
the community has had a strong hand in
shaping. —By M*yotHornblower.
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WAYZATA, MINNESOTA 55391
July 14, 1988
Chief Lyle Robinson
c/o Plymouth Fire Department
3400 Plymouth Boulevard
Plymouth, MN 55447
Dear Lyle:
I would like to thank you and your men for helping us the evening of
the Fourth of July.
Without their help, I do not know that there would have been fireworks
here in Wayzata. I may have cancelled the fireworks without knowing that
we had the extra coverage that night.
Thank you again for all your help. It is great to know that we have
neighbors so willing to help.
incerely,
Chief Paul Klapprich
Wayzata Fire Department
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CITY O PLYMOUTH
3400 PLYMOUTH BLVD., PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447
TELEPHONE (612) 559 -2800
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DATE: July 21, 1988
TO .- James G. Willis, City Manager
FROM: Bob Zitur
SUBJECT CITY EMPLOYEE PICNIC
On our route of stopping at three events last night, it was indeed a great
pleasure for Donna and I to stop in at our city employee picnic. A deep
feeling of mine is that we have so many fine city employees. Thank you for
inviting me.
cc: Mayor & City Council
26 Jewel Lane
Plymouth, Mid 55447
JuI;,7 ii, 1946
To whore: it may concern:
On May 16, 1987, shortly after midnight, I phoned the
emergency number 911 to report that my car and my garage at
26i Jewel Lane was on fire. According to a report from a
fireman, it took 11 minutes to respond to the fire. (This,
of course, can be verified.} In that time, I watched the
fire spread to the main part of my house and by the time
everything was over, we had lost about one -third of the
structure of the house and the rest, of the house had been
damaged by smoke.
On May 6, 1988, the home of the Zeke family was totally
destroyed by fire and one week later Dundee's nursery was
destroyed by fire.
The reason that I bring up these three fires is that I
believe that the time has come for the City of Plymouth to
consider hiring a full time fire department. We have spent a
great deal of time, effort and money building parks and
recreational areas. It is now time to refocus our resources
and look at the safety of the community.
Plymouth has growl dramatically in recent. years. I
realize that, a proposed fire department is scheduled to be
built at the intersection of County Rd. 24 and Dunkirk. It
is also necessary, however, to reconsider the volunteer
status of the firemen that we presently rely on for our
safety. What are the guidelines set by federal /state
authorities regarding response time to a fire? It is my
understanding that less than 5 minutes is the goal. This
certainly was not the case with respect to my house fire.
Also, I am certain the issue of a tai: increase will be
a stumbling block when discussing a paid full -time fire
department. In discussing this with a resident from St..
Anthony `pillage that went through this change about ten
years ago, I discovered that Homeowners' insurance rates go
down, offsetting a tax increase, when a volunteer department
is replaced with a full- time one. I can say , without
hesitation, that residents would welcome lower insurance
rates and a safer community.
It is time for Plymouth to look at the safety of its
community. I am willing to work with the city of Plymouth in
any way to establish this goal. I look forward to your
reply.
Sincerely,
-?;;;�7,
Maryann M. Dorsey
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July 19, 1988
Mrs. Maryann M. Dorsey
261S Jewel Lane
Plymouth, MN 55447
SUBJECT: CONSIDERATION OF A FULL -TIME FIRE DEPARTMENT
Dear Mrs. Dorsey:
Thank you for your letter dated July 11, 1988 concerning your perceived need
for a full -time fire department.
Admittedly, a full -time fire department can respond quicker than a paid on
call department. Yet the critical factor in all fire situations continues to
be how quickly the fire is reported rather than the type of response, i.e.
full -time versus volunteer.
There are no federal /state guidelines that I am aware of for response times.
There are Insurance Service Office (ISO) guidelines that are used for rating
cities as to their fire rating status. As an example, Minneapolis and St.
Paul are rated a three whereas the City of Plymouth has a rating of five. The
effect of a municipal water system and the amount of fire apparatus has more
to do with the rating than full -time versus volunteer.
For your information, the first seven grades, that is one through seven, all
pay the same fire insurance premium. Therefore, there is no homeowners
insurance rate reduction to offset a tax increase for a full -time department.
With respect to the City of St. Anthony example listed in your letter, I can
only say that you do not have all the facts. They currently have seven full -
time firefighters (including the Fire Chief). This means that there are two
firefighters on duty, not counting vacations, on a 24 hour basis. Their force
is supplemented by a volunteer force of 23 firefighters.
Back in 1969 the St. Anthony Fire Department was totally volunteer. They
requested a pension increase from their City Council at that time. If they
did not get the increase they threatened to quit! I think you can guess what
happened.
They replaced the fire department with approximately 14 firefighters in 1969.
Through attrition and hiring of volunteers the department has been reduced to
its current strength, i.e. 7.
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD. PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559 -2800
Mrs. Maryann M. Dorsey
July 19, 1988
Page 2
There are really only a few cities in the seven county metropolitan area that
have chosen to go to a full -time fire department. In several of those cases
that did choose that route they have supplemented their full -time force with
volunteers. Where as as in Bloomington, the third largest city in Minnesota,
they still boast of having the largest volunteer fire department in the state
of Minnesota.
I would estimate that it would cost each homeowner approximately $120 per year
to fund a full -time fire department. Obviously, this cost would increase each
year with the cost of living adjustments and other related costs. Even then
we still would not have some of the benefits we have with a 55 member paid on
call fire department. Depending upon whether we initiate a second call and
the availability of firefighters, we can put a lot of manpower and equipment
at the scene of a fire. More than we could if we had a full -time department!
The Fire Chief told me that he drove at a normal rate of speed from Fire
Station I to your home. For your information, Fire Station I is currently the
closest station to your home. He stated that it took almost seven minutes of
driving time. Granted, we would be driving faster with emergency equipment.
The point that I am trying to make is that when Fire Station III is staffed
and operational we should be able to cut another four minutes off of the
driving time to your home.
My daddy used to say, "You get what you pay for ". I thought this was always
true. However, I have come to believe that we get more than what we pay for
under the current paid on call fire department in Plymouth. Granted we would
be able to respond quicker, but we more than likely would lose other benefits
associated with our current system.
For your information the Police Department responds to all fire calls.
Serious fires, such as yours, would necessitate two squads. These responding
officers do not put out fires. However, within procedural guidelines, they
may be involved in rescue situations. The Police Department response would,
on the average, be 4.2 minutes!
I am sorry that you had a fire at your home. It must be terrible to
experience the lost of irreplaceable items. Thankfully, there were no serious
injuries.
Mrs. Maryann M. Dorsey
July 19, 1988
Page 3
In closing, I must say that I am concerned for the safety of the residents of
this community. The City Manager and any one of the Council Members will tell
You that I am not afraid to ask for increases in the budget if I believe that
the residents will be the recipients of better service.
Thank you again for writing.
Sincerely,
v �
Richard J. C lquist
Public Safety Director
RJC:ly
cc: James G. Willis, City Manager
Lyle C. Robinson, Fire Chief
Plymouth City Council Members
July 19, 1988
Mr. gay Sperry
115 Peninsula Road
Medicine Lake, MN 55441
Dear Mr. Sperry:
You have called several City personnel regarding your concern about off - street
parking availability at the Wheel Center shopping center on Highway 55. I have
observed the property on several occasions and I have had members of my staff
check the parking situation as well.
We have not observed any violations of the City Code with respect to off - street
parking. We have observed, on several occasions, that the parking spaces, at
least in front, were full.
Business establishments are required to provide adequate off - street parking for
the uses on the premises. This particular facility has parking in front and in
back.
The matter of one or more tenants placing a demand on the parking facilities to
a degree that it precludes other tenants from having readily accessible parking
spaces is a matter that should be discussed with the shopping center owner.
I had the opportunity to discuss this with Mr. Harvey Schiebe and I indicated
that he should check out the parking availability for all of his tenants at
various hours.
I urge you to contact Mr. Schiebe if the situation continues and you find that
there are not adequate spaces available for your particular use. Also, consider
the use of additional parking on the site in the rear of the building.
Sincerely,
t
Blair Tremere, Director
Community Development
BT /gw
cc: Mr. Harvey Schiebe
Assistant City Manager Frank Boyles
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enclosures
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559 -2800
Jeanette E. Lueck
Plymouth, 441
June 28, 1988
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To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to express my sincere appreciation for the rent
assistance program in Plymouth. I began receiving rent assis-
tance in April 1979 and will be off the program as of July 1988.
The rent assistance program has been a life saver for me
and my three children. It enabled us to live in a good neighbor-
hood and meant the children went to good schools. I had 2 children
with learning disabilities and they able to receive the help
they needed.
The rent assistance program meant we could stay in one place
and not have to move evey year or two. It was instrumental in
helping me provide a stable home environment for my children.
I sincerely hope that the money will continue to be made
available so that the rent assistance program can continue to
help low- income single parents and their children.
Again, my heart -felt thanks. God bless you!
Sincerely,
-Jeanette E. Lueck
HARRISON HILLS SECOND ADDITION
OWNERS' ASSOCIATION, INC.
10750 55TH PLACE NORTH
PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55442
June 24, 1988
Mr. Blair Tremere
Director of Community Development
3400 Plymouth Boulevard
Plymouth, Minnesota 55447
Re: Common Area Improvements and Related Matters
Dear Mr. Tremere:
A few thoughts on the Common Area improvements and
related matters:
1. Please apply pressure to Mr. Peterson to get
the improvements installed. June 10 has come
and gone, and much work remains to be done.
The picnic area has not been started, much
less completed. The tot lot is incomplete,
and the play equipment has not been installed.
None of the landscaping contemplated by the
PUD has been done. Certain path segments have
not been started (i.e., the segment extending
northerly from 55th and running parallel to
Zachary; the segment running northerly from
the lift station).
2. Under the PUD documents, specifically the
Declaration of Covenants, Mr. Peterson and his
partners were supposed to have deeded Outlot C
(comprising the bulk of the Common Area) to
the Association long ago. This has not been
done, despite repeated oral and written
requests by me. Please remind Mr. Peterson of
his obligations.
Mr. Blair Tremere
June 24, 1988
Page 2
3. Please apply pressure to Mr. Peterson to
install the entrance monument required by the
PUD. Mr. Peterson has proposed a monument
which would serve both Harrison Hills and the
Ponds development. To date, the Association
has been willing to go along with this plan.
However, with the long delay, I am beginning
to hear complaints that Mr. Peterson should
not be allowed to "piggyback "; that is, to use
our entry monument to advertise his new
development. This matter needs to be resolved
now. (I would also note that Harrison Hills
cannot and will not assume full financial
responsibility for a combined Harrison
Hills /Ponds monument. If such a monument is
installed, the owners' association documents
for Ponds should require that association to
bear a fair portion of the expense of insuring
and maintaining the monument.)
4. In your recent letter, you rejected my
suggestion of a joint inspection of the
improvements. Instead, you stated that you
would prefer to follow normal City procedures
relative to inspection and acceptance. As I
understand those procedures, the Association
would not be directly involved. I submit to
you that normal procedures are inappropriate
given the decidedly abnormal history of
Harrison Hills. Because of that history, the
Board of Directors has knowledge that the City
lacks. (For example, Harlan Peterson agreed
to use crushed rcck on certain flood -prone
portions of the paths, but he installed wood
chips instead.) Given our in -depth knowledge
of the development, we believe that a joint
inspection may avert future difficulties and
expedite completion of the improvements. I
therefore reiterate my request for a joint
inspection, to be held as soon as is feasible.
5. I would be remiss if I failed to point out
some of the problems we have with the
improvements installed to date. To put it
Mr. Blair Tremere
June 24, 1988
Page 3
bluntly, the paths are in deplorable
condition. As one of the residents put it,
they are a textbook example of how not to
build a wood chip path. By way of example:
-- some path material is substandard (twigs
and leaves as opposed to chips)
-- some path material is inadequate in light
of the lay of the land (i.e., failure to
use crushed rock in flood -prone areas)
-- in many cases, preparation of the base of
the path was inadequate
-- slopes and banks have been undercut, and
the undercut areas have not been sloped
or stabilized
-- in the area of the lift station, the path
deviates from the PUD blueprints and is
routed unnecessarily close to lot lines;
this was apparently done simply to save
the developer some money
-- as noted above, certain path segments
have never been started
-- other than minimal surface - grading, no
attempt was made to eliminate weeds or
control weed growth, with the result that
the paths are a weed - infested mess; it is
difficult to imagine what they would be
like if we had received a normal amount
of rain
-- in some areas, the path forms a dike of
sorts, and drainage has been adversely
affected
6. The land adjacent to the lift station access
road is a mess -- piles of dirt, open ditches,
stagnant pools of water. The developer should
be required to clean up these portions of the
Common Area.
Mr. Blair Tremere
June 24, 1988
Page 4
7. Harlan Peterson's path - building efforts have
resulted in the partial plugging of the sewer
outlets near 55th and Ximines. He should be
required to clean those outlets.
8. The developer's failure to ensure proper
erosion control on vacant lots (and lots under
development) has resulted in the partial
plugging of a number of sewer outlets,
particularly the outlet located immediately
behind 5425 Ximines. The developer should be
required to clean those outlets.
9. There is a small pond located southwesterly of
the intersection of Zachary and 55th.
Currently, the pond is a mere mudhole. Some
of the adjacent owners paid premium prices to
get a lot overlooking that pond, and they are
justifiably concerned. I am told that this
problem is not a recent one -- that is, it is
not caused solely by the recent drought -- but
has been developing for several years. We are
informed, but have been unable to verify, that
the pond was originally used as a stormwater
catchbasin for 55th Avenue and /or the
southerly Yorktown Lane cul -de -sac. We are
also informed, but again have been unable to
verify, that the developer tore out the sewer
in order to minimize water problems with two
still - vacant lots at the corner of Zachary and
55th. Please check the PUD sewerage plans to
determine if our information is correct. If
it is, we would like to know whether the
developer was authorized to remove the sewer.
It also appears that the developer may have
filled a strip of land located between the
pond and a nearby marshy area, which marshy
area is immediately adjacent to Zachary. The
marshy area appears to be used as a stormwater
catchbasin for the Yorktown cul -de -sac in the
Harrison Hills townhome development (located
immediately south of our development) . Did
the developer in fact fill that strip? Was
such filling authorized? The reason I ask is
that the strip cuts off any easterly flow of
water from the marshy area, thus exacerbating
Mr. Blair Tremere
June 24, 1988
Page 5
the problem of inadequate inflow to the pond.
This problem could conceivably be mitigated by
constructing an appropriate ditch between the
pond and the marshy area. -
Ver. trul urs
Glenn Olander- Quamme
President
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cc: Mayor Virgil Schneider
Mr. David Peterson
R. Koch
B. Virgin
P. Franke
J. Bystrom
R. Sannerud
J. Bierbaum
HHH.008
C FFY OF` PLYMOUTH
3400 PLYMOUTH BLVD., PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447
TELEPHONE (612) 559 -2800
MEMO
DATE: June 28, 1988
TO: Director of Planning an nity Development
FROM: Frank Boyles, Assistant City Manager
SUBJECT HARRISON HILLS 2ND ADDITION DUNE 28, 1988 LETTER
You have received a letter from Glen Olander- Quamme, President of the
Harrison Hills 2nd Additional Homeowners Association, dated June 28, 1988.
Please provide me with a copy of your response to Mr. Quamme in order that I
can share it with the Council.
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Myron Kuklok
5205 Dunkirk Lane No.
Plymouth, MN 55446
Dear Mr. Kuklok:
In 1987, representatives of the Plymouth Gun Club and neighboring residents
met to discuss mutual concerns with respect to gun club operations. As a
result of that meeting, agreement was reached on a number of points to
resolve mutual concerns. One of the items of agreement was that the gun
club would distribute flyers to neighbors in advance of unscheduled shoots
which may occur from time -to -time during the year.
Attached is a letter dated duly 18, 1988 advising that the gun club will be
conducting a special shoot on Saturday, duly 23, 1988 from 10:00 a.m. until
sundown to accommodate their annual club picnic. The Gun Club letter is
intended to comply with the above notification requirements.
Sincerel
Frank Boyles
Assistant City Manager
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3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559 -2800
July 21, 1988
Gary Reynolds
5305 Dunkirk Lane No.
Plymouth, MN 55446
Dear Mr. Reynolds:
In 1987, representatives of the Plymouth Gun Club and neighboring residents
met to discuss mutual concerns with respect to gun club operations. As a
result of that meeting, agreement was reached on a number of points to
resolve mutual concerns. One of the items of agreement was that the gun
club would distribute flyers to neighbors in advance of unscheduled shoots
which may occur from time -to -time during the year.
Attached is a letter dated July 18, 1988 advising that the
conducting a special shoot on Saturday, July 23, 1988 from
sundown to accommodate their annual club picnic. The Gun
intended to comply with the above notification requirements.
FrankBbyles
Assistant City Manager
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cc: Mayor & City Council
gun club will be
10 :00 a.m. until
Club letter is
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559 -2800
July 21, 1988
Janice Paul
5350 Dunkirk Lane No.
Plymouth, MN 55446
Dear Ms. Paul:
In 1987, representatives of the Plymouth Gun Club and neighboring residents
met to discuss mutual concerns with respect to gun club operations. As a
result of that meeting, agreement was reached on a number of points to
resolve mutual concerns. One of the items of agreement was that the gun
club would distribute flyers to neighbors in advance of unscheduled shoots
which may occur from time -to -time during the year.
Attached is a letter dated July 18, 1988 advising that the
conducting a special shoot on Saturday, July 23, 1988 from
sundown to accommodate their annual club picnic. The Gun
intended to comply with the above notification requirements.
Sincerely, i
Frank Boy es
Assistant City Manager
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cc: Mayor & City Council
gun club will be
10:00 a.m. until
Club letter is
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559 -2800
July 18, 1988
Dear Mr. Boyles:
We wish to notify you as per our agreement of November 5, 1986,
that on Saturday, July 23, 1988, the Plymouth Gun Club will alter
its shooting hours to accommodate its annual Club Picnic. Shoot-
ing hours will be form 10:00 am.m until sundown.
Thank you.
Sincerely MW
Glenn E. Joly
Secretary Plymouth Gun Club
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