HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Information Memorandum 01-18-1990CITY COUNCIL INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
January 18, 1990
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UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS.....
1. COUNCIL STUDY SESSION -- Monday, January 22, 3:00 p.m., Council
conference room.
2. PLYMOUTH FORUM -- Monday, January 22, 6:30 p.m. The Plymouth Forum
will be held in the City Council Chambers.
3. COUNCIL MEETING -- Monday, January 22, 7:00 p.m. Regular City
Council meeting in City Council Chambers.
4. PLANNING COMMISSION -- Wednesday, January 24, 7:30 p.m. The
Planning Commission will meet in the City Council Chambers. Agenda
attached. (M-4)
5. PLYMOUTH DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL -- Wednesday, January 24, 7:30 A.M.,
The Plymouth Development Council will meet in the City Council
Chambers. Agenda attached. (M-5)
6. TOWN MEETING -- Monday, January 29, 7:00 p.m. Town Meeting for
Area 3. A copy of the letter and agenda is attached. (M-6)
7. CONFERENCE FOR NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS -- Saturday, January 27,
Hotel Sofitel, Bloomington.
8. MEETING CALENDARS -- Meeting calendars for January and February are
attached. (M-8)
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559-2800
CITY COUNCIL INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
January 18, 1990
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FOR YOUR INFORMATION.....
I. GLEASON LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - BUILDING DEDICATION AND OPEN HOUSE
- The new Gleason Lake Elementary School will have its official
dedication on Sunday, January 21 between 2 and 5 p.m. The program
will commence at 3:30 p.m. All members of the City Council are
cordially invited to attend this event.
2. GLEASON LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ROOFTOP SCREENING - The Wayzata
School District has requested, and the staff has approved, an
extension of the temporary Certificate of Occupancy for the building
pending the installation of the required rooftop screening. The
School District requested an extension largely as a result- of the
disruption to the educational program, as well as the fact that the
work required will require cutting into and through the existing
roof. This extension will expire on May 16, and it is expected that
the School District will have ample opportunity to have the required
work done by that date.
3. TURTLE LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD PARK - TRAIL EXTENSION - The Council asked
the staff to develop a cost estimate on the extension of the
existing trail within the park, easterly to the intersection of 46th
Avenue and Lanewood. Park and Recreation Director has reported that
the trail could be completed this coming spring at a cost of
approximately $1,000. The length of the trail segment is about 150
feet. Unless otherwise directed by the Council, we will proceed to
have this trail segment constructed.
4. WATER BILL FLYERS -- Assistant Finance Director Daryl Sulander and
Communications Coordinator Helen LaFave are reformatting the water
bill return envelope to allow for pre-printed messages. The return
envelopes will be reduced to allow for a tear -off portion which will
serve as a small flyer. The new return envelopes will be used
starting in April. The following pre-printed messages will be
featured:
April - Water Restrictions/City Dept. Phone Numbers
May - Music In Plymouth/Recycling
June -. Dog Ordinance/City Dept. Phone Numbers
July - Water Restrictions/City Dept. Phone Numbers
Aug. - City Dept. Phone Numbers & City Councilmembers'
Phone Numbers & Voice Mail Numbers/Recycling
Sept. - Water Restrictions/Recycling
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January 18, 1990 `
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4. WASTE TRANSFER STATION -- A status report on Hennepin County's
application for a Waste Transfer Station is attached. (I-4)
5. RUNAWAY YOUTH INITIATIVE PROGRAM - NORTHWEST HENNEPIN HUMAN SERVICES
COUNCIL - Councilmember Vasiliou asked for information as to how
many Plymouth youth were served by this program which the City
Council supported with $5,000 from the Community Development Block
Grant Program fund. Housing Specialist Milt Dale prepared the
attached report and has verified that no Plymouth youth are
currently served by this program; the purpose of the planning effort
is to determine, in part, how Plymouth youth can be effectively
served.
6. EMPLOYEE SUGGESTION PROGRAM -- Attached is a report from Laurie
Rauenhorst on the Employee Suggestion Program. The report describes
nine employee suggestions received during 1989. For comparison
purposes, in 1988 sixteen suggestions were received, and in 1987
seven suggestions were submitted by City employees.
For background purposes, the Employee Suggestion Program was
Implemented in 1986 by the City Council. The purpose of the program
is to improve our service delivery by having employees recommend
improvements to do their jobs better, faster and at a reduced cost,
while at the same time improving employee participation and
responsibility in accomplishing the day-to-day work operations of
the City. The Council is given quarterly reports on the program.
(I-6)
7. HENNEPIN COUNTY YARD WASTE DISPOSAL MEETING -- Attached is a report
from Fred Moore on the January 9 organizational meeting of the ad
hoc committee established by the County to consider solutions to the
yard waste disposal problem. (I-7)
8. METRO MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICT -- Attached is the first issue of
"Metro Mosquito News" distributed by the Metropolitan Mosquito
Control District. (I-8)
9. CORRESPONDENCE:
a. Letter from Jerome A. Jensen, Holiday Companies, notifying the
City that they will be requesting an amendment to their
Conditional Use Permit to provide for the operation of their
Holiday Stationstore at County Road 9 and Nathan on a 24-hour
basis. At the current time the hours are established from 7
a.m. to 11 p.m., seven days a week. Blair Tremere's response to
Mr. Jensen's letter is also attached. (I -9a)
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b. Letter from an individual who was arrested on shoplifting
charges by Officer David Digatono last month. This letter was
sent to us via the City Attorney's office. Officer Digatono's
sensitivity in handling this matter has obviously made a
tremendous difference in this individual's life. This was a
very positive law enforcement contact and one in which Officer
Digatono, as well as other police officers in the department,
continue to strive to make. (I -9b)
c. Correspondence from Plymouth Metrolink riders in support of
continued service with Medicine Lake Lines. (I -9c)
d. Letter to John Schuett, TSI Company, from Dick Carlquist, in
response to a complaint regarding Plymouth police officers who
initiated a search warrant at the Coachman Trails apartments.
(I -9d)
e. Letter from Joanne Hellweg, 15615 49th Avenue No., requesting
the City ban the music from the skating area at Parker's Lake.
(I -9e)
f. Letter to Howard Johnson, 4840 Yorktown Lane, from City Manager,
providing a copy of the senior citizen utility rate survey.
(I -9f)
10. STATUS OF AWARD OF TRANSPORTATION CONTRACT -- This item originally
scheduled for January 22 has been rescheduled to the February 5
Council meeting in order to provide sufficient time to complete
discussions with Medicine Lake Lines which the City Council
directed. Representatives from Morley, MTC and Medicine Lake Lines
have been advised accordingly.
James G. Willis
City Manager
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PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1990
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
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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.
7:15 P.M.
7:30 P.M.
January 10, 1990
A. City of Plymouth. Fire Station #1. Site Plan and Variance located
at 13205 County Road 6 (89114)
A. Medicine Lake Lutheran Church. Rezoning, Site Plan, Conditional Use
Permit, and Variance to Construct a Place of Worship and Day School
located at the southwest corner of Zachary Lane and Old Rockford
Road (89086)
B. DeVries/Wild Wings Addition. Lot Division/Lot Consolidation and
Variance located at 4925 Valley Forge Lane/10805 49th Ave (89101)
A. 1990 Calendar
B. Task Force Study Committee for Official Controls Element
C. Joint Meeting with City Council
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CIN OF PLYMOUTH
3400 PLYMOUTH BLVD., PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447
TELEPHONE (612) 559-2800
MEMO
DATE: January 10, 1990
TO: Plymouth Development Council
FROM: Bob Burger, President
SUBJECT JANUARY 24 DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AGENDA
The next meeting of the Plymouth Development Council will be held on
Wednesday morning, January 24, at 7:30 a.m. in the Plymouth City Council
Chambers. The following items are scheduled for discussion. You may wish
to bring up other items as well:
I. Introduction to members of the 1990 City Council (those present).
II. Amendments to Plymouth Comprehensive Plan - What do they mean to
developers?
III. 1990 - 1994 Capital Improvement Program Status Report.
IV. Review of Subcommittee on Erosion and Siltation Control Program.
V. Development Council experience with new phone system.
VI. Status Report on Waste Transfer Station.
VII. Property Tax Overview
VIII. Other Business
I hope to see you at the meeting. My phone number is 473-5507.
BB:kec
cc: James G. Willis, City Manager
Blair Tremere, Director of Planning & Community Development
Fred Moore, Director of Public Works
Joe Ryan, Building Official
Dick Carlquist, Director of Public Safety
Frank Boyles, Assistant City Manager
S.F. 1/23/90
Dear Plymouth Resident:
SUBJECT: TOWN MEETING, Area 3
Plymouth is a developing community and there are many actions underway or in
the planning stage which could impact upon you. In order to maintain open
communication channels with residents of the community, the City Council has
scheduled a Town Meeting for residents of your area on January 29, 1990.
In order to keep the meetings on an informal basis while dealing with
specific topics of interest to you, the Town Meeting will be for the area
shown on the map below.
On the reverse side of this letter you will find the agenda topics for this
meeting. Following reports on these topics, questions will be entertained
regarding these or other matters. If you have questions about other issues
you do not choose to raise publicly, the Resident Feedback Form you receive
at the meeting may be used. Your particular concern will then be reviewed
and a personal response provided.
I encourage you to join Councilmembers Helliwell, Ricker, Vasiliou, Zitur
and me at 7:00 p.m., January 29, 1990, at the Plymouth City Center. We are
anxious to meet you and look forward to this opportunity to informally
discuss matters of mutual interest. If you have any questions about the
Town Meeting, please feel free to call your City Clerk, Laurie Rauenhorst,
at 550-5014.
Sincerely,
Kim M. Bergman
Mayor
1990 TOWN MEETING
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3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 550-5000
TORN MEETING AGENDA
AREA 3
January 29, 1990
7:00 p.m.
• I. 1990 PROPOSED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
A. Streets
B. Sanitary Sewer
C. Water
D. Public Buildings
E. Parks/Trails
II. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
A. Development Activity
B. Comprehensive Plan Update
III. PUBLIC SAFETY
A. Police/Fire Report
B. Police/Fire Alarm Permits
C. Neighborhood Watch Program
D. Animal Control
IV. OTHER ITEMS
A. Public Transportation - Plymouth Metrolink/Dial-a-Ride
B. Local Government Cable Access Channel 37
C. Solid Waste Recycling Program
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CITY OF PLYMOUTH
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447
DATE: January 18, 1990
TO: James G. Willis, City anager
FROM: Charles E. Di 1 munity
SUBJECT: HENNEPIN COUNTY APPLICATION FOR
Development Coordinator
WASTE TRANSFER STATION (89057)
On July 23, 1989 Hennepin County made application for a Conditional Use Permit
to construct a solid waste transfer station at the northeast corner of County
Road 6 and I-494, pursuant to Section 9, Subdivision D. of the Zoning
Ordinance (Hazardous Waste Facilities Conditional Uses).
Development Review Committee review of the application commenced immediately
together with activity to retain a qualified consultant to review the
application on behalf of the City of Plymouth, as the Ordinance specifies. It
should be noted that the review by the outside consultant is at the expense of
the project applicant.
On August 29, 1989, we drafted a letter to Hennepin County reviewing 35 items
that are in need of modification; additional clarification; or additional
information. These review comments were only the result of review by the City
of Plymouth staff and usual retained utilities and traffic consultants.
On July 24, 1989, we advised Hennepin County that the City of Plymouth had
selected Black and Veatch, Kansas City, to be the consultant that would review
technical aspects of their application on our behalf. On August 4, 1989,
Hennepin County delivered the necessary financial deposit and authorization to
proceed with the review of the application by the outside consultant. On
August 10, 1989, -we instructed Black and Veatch to proceed with their review.
Black and Veatch completed their review and on October 18, 1989, we
transmitted a copy of the Black and Veatch report, together with a list of 34
additional design -related items requiring additions, modifications of
clarifications related to plans that had been submitted by Hennepin County for
this facility. These additional design review items were generated from the
report presented by Black and Veatch.
To date, neither our design review letter of August 29, 1989, nor our design
review letter of October 18, 1989 has been responded to by Hennepin County.
The project remains in Stage 2 of the development review process, and cannot
proceed until the applicant has provided responses we have requested.
(pl/cd/trans.sta:jw)
MEMO
CITY OF PLYMOUTH
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447
DATE: December 11, 1989
TO: Chuck Dillerud, Community Development Coordinator
FROM: Milt Dale, Housing Specialist
SUBJECT: RUNAWAY YOUTH INITIATIVE PROGRAM THROUGH NORTHWEST HENNEPIN HUMAN
SERVICES COUNCIL (NWHHSC)
Earlier this year, the Plymouth City Council approved $5,000 from its Year XV
CDBG funding allocation to provide planning and start-up costs for the
eventual development of a program to serve runaway youths from Northwest
Hennepin County. Presently, Marty Hawk, Community Organizer with NWHHSC, is
in the process of contacting various service organizations and churches to
enlist their financial support for the program.
The planning process will continue into 1990 with the Runaway Youth Initiative
Planning Committee scheduled to meet in late January 1990. As well,
subcommittees have been meeting to discuss specific project goals. Mr. Hawk
assures me I will be getting monthly reports as to their progress. I will be
briefing you on this program from time -to -time especially as it gets closer to
implementation.
(hra/md/cd.12-12:dl)
December 8, 1989
Runaway Youth Initiative
DEC rt ` 1989
RUNAWAY YOUTH INITIATIVE CI
UPDATE I 1 Cs'
I;OMVWNITr G'E`v' I• ;:=f ,;;t i ilEFT.
Dear Runaway Youth Ini.tiative Contributors,
The Runway Youth Initiative (RYI) is rapidly gaining support. We have
several new members to include on our list of contributors which is
enclosed. We are also negotiating with several area churches,
businesses, and organizations for space that may be suitable for 24
hour accessible counseling offices.
At the last full RYI planning committee meeting, the group made some
decisions regarding who will be included in the list of potential
administrators for the program. The planning committee also discussed
how each community in the Northwest was going to play a part in
temporary family placement homes and, if possible, space in each
community that counselors and youth may utilize.
The committee believes that their is a possibility that both the Bridge
for runaway youth and the Northwest YMCA could be involved in the
administration of the RYI. Regardless of the main administrator, the
group agreed that local representation will be important in terms of
keeping area funding and community awareness and input on track.
Exactly how such an arrangement will be executed depends on the
information to be gathered in the next month from potential
administrators and the RYI planning committee. We expect to agree on a
specific plan by February.
We recently presented to approximately 20 representatives of local area
churches. We presented to another 15 in prior meetings. The church
community is taking an active role in the initiative and many of the
pastors are taking part in focus groups and sub -committees to assist
the RYI planning committee in efficiently approaching other churches.
We are running into some difficulty with area service organizations
because of the latest requirements regarding charitable gambling. We
are still approaching 5 to fifteen service organizations a month via
presentations and written application. We are investigating grants
within state agencies such as the Department of Education and Jobs and
Training.
North Memorial Medical Center is going to be involved with the
initiative in the capacity of a 24 hour service that will be accessible
to kids on the run and police when they have made contact with a youth
and need a neutral drop off site. The arrangement is currently being
negotiated but there is the possibility of space for a counselor as
well.
I'I
December 8, 1989
Runaway Youth Initiative
DEC rt ` 1989
RUNAWAY YOUTH INITIATIVE CI
UPDATE I 1 Cs'
I;OMVWNITr G'E`v' I• ;:=f ,;;t i ilEFT.
Dear Runaway Youth Ini.tiative Contributors,
The Runway Youth Initiative (RYI) is rapidly gaining support. We have
several new members to include on our list of contributors which is
enclosed. We are also negotiating with several area churches,
businesses, and organizations for space that may be suitable for 24
hour accessible counseling offices.
At the last full RYI planning committee meeting, the group made some
decisions regarding who will be included in the list of potential
administrators for the program. The planning committee also discussed
how each community in the Northwest was going to play a part in
temporary family placement homes and, if possible, space in each
community that counselors and youth may utilize.
The committee believes that their is a possibility that both the Bridge
for runaway youth and the Northwest YMCA could be involved in the
administration of the RYI. Regardless of the main administrator, the
group agreed that local representation will be important in terms of
keeping area funding and community awareness and input on track.
Exactly how such an arrangement will be executed depends on the
information to be gathered in the next month from potential
administrators and the RYI planning committee. We expect to agree on a
specific plan by February.
We recently presented to approximately 20 representatives of local area
churches. We presented to another 15 in prior meetings. The church
community is taking an active role in the initiative and many of the
pastors are taking part in focus groups and sub -committees to assist
the RYI planning committee in efficiently approaching other churches.
We are running into some difficulty with area service organizations
because of the latest requirements regarding charitable gambling. We
are still approaching 5 to fifteen service organizations a month via
presentations and written application. We are investigating grants
within state agencies such as the Department of Education and Jobs and
Training.
North Memorial Medical Center is going to be involved with the
initiative in the capacity of a 24 hour service that will be accessible
to kids on the run and police when they have made contact with a youth
and need a neutral drop off site. The arrangement is currently being
negotiated but there is the possibility of space for a counselor as
well.
S
We are looking for 24 hour accessible space in all of the Northwest
communities. If you know of any such space or have any questions
please contact Marty Hawk at 493-2802.
Enclosed is an updated list of contributors and a copy of the latest
program summary.
Thank you for your continued support and interest in the RUNAWAY YOUTH
INITIATIVE.
Sincerely,
- � �-" =fit �
Martin C. Hawk, Community Organizer
Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council
FUNDS RAISED TO DATE (NOVEMBER, 1989):
Plannina Process Funds:
$5,000 General Mills Foundation
$7,000 St. Gerard's Church, Brooklyn Park
$2,000 Youth 29000 Planning Grant - State of MN
$5,000 Robbinsdale'Jaycees
$5,000 City of Plymouth, CDBG funds
,
$2,000 City of Champlin, CDBG funds
$500 The Parish Community of St. Joseph,
New Hope
Total: $269500 total planning dollars
Operational costs of actual program:
$5,000 St. Gerard's Church, Maple Grove
$1,200 Brooklyn Park VFW
1,500 Crystal VFW
$1,000 Osseo Fire Relief Association (OFDRA)
$300 Golden Valley VFW Post, Golden Valley
$20 Carol Ann Haley Personal Contribution
Total: $89720 total operational dollars to date
Several parishes, service organizations, and local businesses have
pledged future support pending monthly budget reviewing sessions or
executive board meetings.
Runaway Youth Initiative
RUNAWAY YOUTH INITIATIVE
PROGRAM MODEL
Two years ago, members of our community ask the Northwest Hennepin
Human Services Council (NWHHSC) to conduct a study to determine
the number of runaways reported each .year in our Northwest
suburbs. The results revealed that over 800 youth are reported
yearly and according to area service providers and the local
police departments an unknown but significant number of kids were
being thrown out of their homes.
Since that initial study, a committee comprised of representatives
totalling 53 from each of the 15 cities in Northwest Hennepin
joined to address issues related to runaway youth. NWHHSC, at the
request of the committee, secured funds for and hired a community
organizer to under -take the task of planning and coordinating the
project.
The committee, in conjunction with the community organizer, began
to investigate the availability of services and gaps therein.
PLANNING PROCESS
In order to look realistically at the problem and to gather
background information on possible solutions, they studied the
infra -structure of successful runaway youth programs around the
metro area and the country.
The group reviewed their findings and compared the information to
the unique needs, demographics, and target population of our area.
After many planning meetings, sub -committees, focus groups, and -
community input forums, the committee decided that the best way to
serve our area is through a 24 hour crisis intervention program in
collaboration with all other youth services in the area. The
committee also agreed that an essential component to a runaway
youth program in an area the size of Northwest Hennepin County
would be a temporary family placement network that utilizes homes
within each of the 15 cities in the northwest. For some, it will
not be realistic to count on immediate family reunification (I.E.
abuse, neglect, and chemical dependency cases). Many of these
kids will want to stay in school, continue relationships with
close friends, hold jobs, or just stay in their home town. A
temporary placement will offer structure, stability, and a healthy
environment in a time that is marked by turmoil and confusion.
PROGRAM MODEL
The program will employ 4.5 staff. All staff will be trained in
assessment, referral, and counseling techniques. Each counselor
will be licensed to train placement families.
The staff will work in the capacity of outreach counselors
performing most of the necessary tasks from their homes and/or
vehicles. They will be on call 24 hours a day, seven days a
week. Existing 24 hour hotline services will be utilized by the
program in order to minimize start up costs and avoid duplication
and confusion. As crises occur, the 24 hour hotline phone
counselors will be contacted by the youth or family in crisis.
Staff will then be notified via pagers and directed to the -
location of the caller. The youth will be picked up and the
assessment process activated.
At this point there are several options depending on the needs of
the individual youth and family.
Often youth who runaway just need some time to cool off and talk
through the crisis. In such cases the client could be brought to
one of many predesignated spaces or offices set aside for program
counselors. These offices are and will be located throughout the
northwest suburbs. Churches, hospitals, and other service
providers are making arrangements to share space with program
staff. In this way we can keep operational dollars in people
instead of building expenses. Some of the sites will serve a
dual purpose in that they will be assessment and counseling
locations for staff as well as accessible drop off centers for
police. Officers frequently make the initial contact with
runaways and need a place to drop them off other than the police.
department.
Other crisis may be of a more serious nature and require on-going
care and possibly shelter. These cases would include abused
kids, throwaways, and violent or suicidal youth. Counselors will
determine the best possible environment for the youth and refer
accordingly.
The two main options in these situations will be the Bridge
shelter for runaway youth and/or temporary family placement.
Allowing youth the opportunity to stay in our community can be
the key to successful on-going counseling and family
reunification. If a youth is referred to the Bridge the
counselors of both programs will be instructed to begin a process
that will in the end bring the youth back to the northwest area
for re -assessment so referral to a local service provider is
possible. In this way we can maximize area resources, keep the
youth within the community, and offer thoroughly researched,
convenient, accessible service that staff know and trust.
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COMMUNITY AWARENESS
PROGRAM ACCESSIBILITY
The committee continues to increase community awareness with the
help of local school districts, churches, media, and police
departments. Pertinent information such as the hotline number and
educational program opportunities will be advertised in the same
manner. We are requesting assistance from small area business
such as convenience and grocery stores and all night restauraunts
so the hotline number is readily available to youth at any time
night or day.
FUNDING
The program received $26,500 for planning from various local
organizations throughout the northwest. These dollars allow the
committee and the community organizer time to look at the issues
in depth, to discover why the problem exists, determine what
options are currently available for those in crisis and the unique
needs in our area. We can then make reasonable and educated
recommendations on how best to serve this community.
We are approaching service organizations, churches, corpor-
ations, municipalities, state agencies, and local businesses to
secure operational dollars for therogram. We have already
secured $8,720 (as if November 1989 of the projected $182,499
budget and the fund raising process has just begun. Many
organizations have pledged verbally and we expect several
finalized agreements in the near future. All contributors are
being asked to make commitments of 3 to 5 years in on-going
support. The committee is aware of the fact that many runaways
already deal with a great deal of uncertainty and rejection in
their lives. To start a program that may be gone in a year due to
lack of funding would be an injustice to our youth. Some
organizations have pledged funds for as long as the program
exists.
PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
The committee would like to see the program up and running by
summer of 1990.
The communication, -youth service referral, and temporary family
placement networks are expected to be in place by that time. Much
of the initial contacts for the networks have already beem
established.
The youth in this community need our support. The success of this
program depends on community involvement from contributions to
information sharing with our friends and neighbors.
We can offer our youth and families reasonable options when crisis
occur. Join us as we invite the community to make a difference in
the lives of our youth.
If you can help in any way or if you have input and/or questions
please call Marty Hawk at 493-2802 or Dr. Laurie Nightengale at
424-7750.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Draft
RUNAWAY YOUTH INITIATIVE WORKPLAN
B. Runaway Youth Initiative (RYI) planning process,
January - February
1. Coordinate and facilitate a focus group comprised of area
church representatives to discuss continued strategies for efficiently
and effectively approaching the church community.
2. Send out an up -dated program model to all area churches.
3. Coordinate and facilitate a focus group comprised of
representatives of area youth and family services to discuss effective
methods for collaboration and communication.
4. Negotiate with area service providers who are willing to
administrate the program. Compare and document material for review by
the RYI planning committee. Review and document
S. Prepare information and mailings for the end of January or
earl/ February Runaway Youth Initiative Planning committee meeting.
The mailing will include a survey style program model description that
is to be voted on by the entire.RYI planning committee.
6. Conduct Runaway Youth Initiative full planning committee.
7. Finalize Runaway Youth Initiative program model and
distribrute to the RYI committee.
S. Continue to investigate and apply for potential grant money.
9. Present the Runaway Youth Initiative program and funding
proposal to area organizations as requested or as dates are confirmed.
10. Research and make contacts with local service providers for
the referral network. Secure commitments when possible and begin the
referral directory.
March - Aoril
1. Continue negotiations for commitments from area service
providers to broaden the referral network for the Runaway Youth
Initiative program.
2. Secure commitments for space sharing arrangements for the
Runaway Youth Initiative program with interested organizations.
3. Continue presentations to local service organizations,
foundations, churches, and local service providers.
4. Begin to recruit temporary family placement homes. Prepare
a plan•for training and licensing the homes in conjunction with local
service providers, churches, and those administrating the program.
5. Conduct meeting with area schools to establish an effective
communication process for client referral and follow-up processes.
6. Conduct a RYI planning committee meeting to review the final
program model and discuss the current funding status of the program.
The administrators of the program will present the entire
administrative plan. Those organizations involved in space sharing
will explain their role in the operation of the Runaway Youth
Initiative.
6. Conduct final sub -committee and focus group meetings as
necessary.
7. Attend monthly meeting commitments.
•Mav
1. Attend to final funding and meeting arrangements with area
businesses, RYI sub -committees, program administrators, temporary
family placement homes, space -sharing partner=_, and the RYI planning
committee.
2. Release an article in local newspapers and church bulletins
regarding the up -coming grand opening of the Runaway Youth Initiative.
Include an up -date that recognizes all contributors.
3. Summerize and document the program from impetus to current
status.
4. Finalize and document the referral network.
5. Finalize and document the process to be used in working with
area schools.
6. Coordinate a recognition meeting to include:
Runaway Youth Initiative planning committee
Runaway Youth Initiative contributors
Runaway Youth Initiative administrators
Referral network members
C. Attend the following monthly committee meetings.
1. District 279 Youth Development Committee on the first
Thursday of every month at 1:00p.m.
Duties:
a. Assist in the planning process with the goal of
developing a plan that will involve youth, school district staff and
community groups in creating the most positive possible environment
for youth.
2. District 281 Northwest Interagency Transition Committee held
on the second Monday of each month at .1:30p.m.
Duties:
a. To assist in planning with the goal of initiating
district -wide planning to enhance school -to -adult life transitions for
students who are handicapped and disadvantaged. To assist in
identifying program components necessary for compliance with federal
and state regulations in order to better meet student needs.
3. Coalition for Youth Sexuality Education committee meeting
2-3 times per quarter.
Duties:
a. Human service providers, school personnel, medical
professionals and interested citizens attend the network meeting
month. The network brings in speakers to share information on the
topic of teenage pregnancy and sponsors community education efforts.
Staff attends as a representative of the Council.
4. Family and Children's Services Advisory Board held on the
second Wednesday of each month at 7:30a.m.
Duties:
a. To assist in providing community input into the
Northwest Youth Diversion/Family and Children's Service programs and
services.
b. To promote Northwest Youth Diversion/ Family and
Children's Service by helping create a visible presence in the
community.
RUNAWAY YOUTH INITIATIVE WORKPLAN
A. A schedule of presentations dates for 1990.
Month of January
A. Runaway Youth Initiative funding proposal dates:
January 2, 1990 - American Legion Post 600 Champlin at 8:00 p.m.
January 3, 1990 - Dayton Lions at 7:00 p.m.
January 9, 1990 - Robbinsdale Lions at 7:30 p.m.
Month of February
February 6, 1990 - American Legion Post 251 Robbinsdale at 7:00 p.m.
February 7, 1990 - Crystal Jaycees at 8:00 p.m.
February 8, 1990 - Maple Grove Lions at 7:30 p.m.
February 13, 1990- Rogers Lions Club at 7:00 p.m.
Month of Aoril
April 10, 1990- Crystal Lions at 7:00 p.m.
The following is a list of service organizations who required only
written material or a program description for screening purposes.
Knights of Columbus Crystal 3656
Alano Society of New Hope
Brooklyn Park Lions
Chesterburg Legion
Elks Lodge 44 Crystal
American Leaion Post 523 Golden Vallev
CITY OF PLYMOUTH
3400 PLYMOUTH BLVD., PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447
TELEPHONE (612) 559-2800
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IMEM0
DATE: January 11, 1990 ,
TO: James G. Willis, City Manager
FROM: Laurie Rauenhorst, City Clerk�k
SUBJECT 1989 EMPLOYEE SUGGESTION PROGRAM, 1/1/89 - 12/31/89
Nine suggestions were received from employees for the period January 1
through December 31, 1989. Of these, three were accepted, six were
rejected, and one is under consideration by the Committee. The
Suggestions were:
1. That the City change vendors for purchase of street salt. This
suggestion was rejected. There are companies that offer salt at a
lower price at certain times of the year, but have a limited
supply. The City is using a bid system to procure a guaranteed
quantity of salt at the lowest price.
2. To keep coffee in employee lunchroom rather than in Finance
Department for ease in use. This suggestion was rejected as there
must be a central department responsible to monitor supply and
reorder.
3. To reduce the number of Plymouth on Parades ordered from the
printer because extras are thrown away after each mailing due to
unoccupied dwellings. It makes sense to "short" each carrier route
a certain percentage to account for unoccupied homes, however, we
can only cut back a small amount to ensure that each home receives
an issue. We cut back the number printed for the March -April issue
resulting in a savings of $142 for printing and postage. This
amount is monitored each mailing and the next order adjusted. The
employee. making the suggestion will receive one-half the amount
saved for the first year. Awards: $71, $83, $83,•$83, $83, $83
4. That the City install a wire glass window between the Public Safety
Department and lunchroom to provide observation when approaching the
door for safety reasons. This suggestion was rejected as any
possible employee safety hazard does not warrant the reduction in
security. Security was the foremost consideration in design of the
door and remains so today.
5. To centralize U.P.S. pickup through the receptionists. This
suggestion was rejected as only the Public Safety Department has a
heavy volume of U.P.S. pickup and the Police Division chooses to
handle their own mailings.
1989 Employee Suggestion Report
1/1/89 - 12/31/89
Page 2
6. To install surge protectors on computer equipment. Although
Installation of surge protectors has been the policy, in at least
one Instance -In. the Engineering Division a :.surge protector. -was: not
Installed. The Committee felt this was a good suggestion because it
brought to our attention that the policy has not been strictly
adhered to and computer installations should perhaps be rechecked to
ensure surge protectors are installed on each. An award was made on
the basis that at least one computer without surge protection was
Identified and that the potential for such damage was eliminated.
Award: $25.
7. That computer -run mailing labels for large mailings (i.e. recyling
changes, sprinkling restriction notifications, town meetings)
Include the resident's name as well as the words "or occupant" to
ensure delivery to each residence and avoid mail being returned to
the City. This suggestion was rejected. This suggestion was made
in response to one mailing which was run from the old computer
system because the new system was down. The new system which is now
operable should eliminate this problem. Future mailings will be
more up-to-date in resident/address and less notices will be
returned as undeliverable.
8. That the City contract with a courier service to pick up and deliver
the utility billing mailing three times each month to the post
office in northeast Minneapolis, rather than an employee delivering
the mailing. An award was made on the basis that the employee's
time can be better spent and periodic overtime can be avoided. This
system has been in place for several months and has been expanded
for use with other mailings such as Town Meeting notices. Award:
$321.84.
9. That the City's telephone paging system be used for daily
annoucements such as incoming and outgoing mail deadlines. This
suggestion is under consideration by the Committee.
EMPLOYEE SUGGESTION GUIDELINES
No changes were made to the Employee Suggestion Guidelines in 1989.
However, the Committee did change the way awards are considered.
Instances were noted in previous years where a suggestion award was
made, but the implementation was not timely. The Committee now
recommends an award, conditioned on implementation of the suggestion.
For two suggestions in 1989, awards were split into four or six payments
over following year to ensure that the suggestion worked and was
continued by the affected department.
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1989 Employee Suggestluji
1/1/89 - 12/31/89
Page 3
EMPLOYEE SUGGESTION COMMITTEE
In June nominations were solicited and an election held to fill the
vacancy on the Committee caused by the resignation of Nancy Bye.
Employees currently serving on the committee and their terms are as
follows:
Helen LaFave, Admin. 7-1-89 through 7-1-90
Niel Nielsen, Police 1-1-89 through 1-1-90
Laurie Rauenhorst No Term
We are in the process of conducting an election for 1990
representatives.
MEMO
CITY OF PLYMOUTH
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447
DATE: January 12, 1990
TO: James G. Willis, City Manager
FROM: Fred G. Moore,Director of Public Works
SUBJECT: YARD WASTE DISPOSAL
I attended the meeting at Brooklyn Center on Tuesday, January 9 for the first
organizational meeting of the ad hoc committee established by the County Board
to consider a solution to the yard waste disposal problem in Hennepin County.
I would estimate that there were representatives from approximately 20 cities
in attendance, in addition to two staff members from Hennepin County. A
committee was established to prepare a recommendation for the entire group of
cities. The committee will keep the cities informed of their process and
their proposed recommendation. They are to complete their work in order that
it can be presented to the County Board at the January 25 meeting.
In addition to the Hennepin County staff members, the following people will
represent cities on this committee. They were selected based upon the cities'
geographic location, size of city, a mix of elected or appointed officials,
and technical expertise of recycling coordinators, city managers, public works
directors, and attorneys. They were scheduled to hold their first meeting on
January 11, but as of this time I do not have a result of that meeting. The
city representatives are as follows:
Marilynn Corcoran - Mayor of Dayton and also the Recycling Coordinator
for irooklyn Park
Neil Peterson - Councilmember from Bloomington
Nicholas Duff - Councilmember of Woodland
Mr. Crum - Minneapolis Recycling Coordinator
Ed Clark - Park Supervisor and Recycling Coordinator of Wayzata
Steve Peasley - City Administrator of Hassan
Ron Batty - City Attoney of Medina
Jerry Splinter - City Manager of Brooklyn Center
Ken Rosland - City Manager of Edina
Attached is a list of issues they will be addressing.
FGM:kh
attachments
January 9, 1990
YARD WASTE ISSUES
i.
1. Yard Waste Disposal Process
A. Control of Negative Effects
B. Location
C. Incentives
D. Transfer Stations
E. Composting/Land Spreading
F. qeo;-,t;o- 0, (o.a w«stt.
2. Collection Process
A. Haulers
B. Bagging -
C. Transfer Stations
3. Client Communication/Impact
4. Selling it to Cities
A. Cooperation/Compromise
B. Legal Alternatives
5. Selling it to Hennepin County
A. Cooperation/Compromise
B. Legal Alternatives
6. Interim and Permanent Solutions
7. Cost - to Whom and Who Pays
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R.D. SJOGREN, Ph.D.
Director W.J. CAESAR
Business Admin.
December 21, 1989
Fellow Citizens...
Mosquitoes have made their "point" repeatedly over the years
to metro area residents. The attention mosquitoes have
received has earned them a place in Minnesota folklore and,
on occasions, they rival the weather as the leading topic of
conversation.
Attached is the first issue of "Metro Mosquito News," a
newsletter intended to inform citizens of Metropolitan
Mosquito Control District activities. This newsletter will
be distributed quarterly and report program activities and
environmental safeguards taken to preserve the integrity of
metro area wetlands.
Last year marked the 30th year of the District program. In
response to citizen request in recent years, field activities
now include a treatment program for biting gnats (black
flies) and, in 1990, a survey program for Lyme disease ticks.
We invite your input on newsletter content, topics of
interest, and program activites. Please let us hear from
you.
Sincerely,
par'tz
Jai rman
Metropolitan Mosquito
Control Commission
Robert D. jogren
Director
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER
Metro
MOSQUITO
News
Vol. 1 No. 1 Metropolitan Mosquito Control District Autumn 1989
METRO MOSQUITO CONTROL 1989
With rainfall approaching "normal' levels this
year, the levels of our principal pest mosquito, Aedes
vexans, were below that of previous years' averages.
Larval control was through the use of ground applica-
tions of Altosid briquets and granular Bacillus
thuriengensis israelensis (Bti), and aerial applications
of Bti and Altosid sand. This was the first year that
the Altosid sand was used operationally across the
District. It provides Metropolitan Mosquito Control
District (MMCD) helicopters with the ability to fly in
winds greater than permitted with the lighter weight
Bti and allows us to treat for a greater proportion of
the time that the brood is in the water.
MMCD is expanding both in geographical areas
treated and extent of employees' training. Briquet ap-
plications extended into several townships in Wash-
ington and Anoka Counties that were previously un-
treated. Employee training was more extensive this
year and included certification in Defensive Driving,
First Aid, CPR, and All Terrain Vehicles.
WHO ARE WE?....
METROPOLITAN MOSQUITO
CONTROL DISTRICT (MMCD)
Formed in 1958, the Metropolitan Mosquito Con-
trol District is a seven -county, cooperative govern-
mental agency charged with controlling mosquitoes
and black flies (gnats) for Anoka, eastern Carver,
Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington
counties. Real Estate taxes provide the funds for the
program.
The District is governed by the Metropolitan
Mosquito Control Commission. This seventeen
member board is composed of county Commissioners
that are appointed by their respective county boards
and serve one year terms.
With some dry periods during August we were
able to share our resources with other agencies.
Hennepin County Parks utilized our helicopters to
make aerial surveys of Purple Loosestrife and wild-
life nesting areas. Anoka County used the helicop-
ters to photograph some of their facilities.
Our crews in Carver County will assist the Min-
nesota Department of Natural Resources to survey
for Eurasian Millfoil in their lakes. We hope to con-
tinue this kind of cooperation in the future.
By the end of September the active mosquito
season is about over. Seasonal staff have been laid
off and control operations wind down. With the first
hard frost, most of the adult (flying) mosquitoes are
dead. Eggs will no longer hatch with rainfall but
will survive until spring.
Until snow covers the ground, permanent field
staff update field maps and survey breeding sites.
Quality Assurance verifies the quality of the maps
produced in addition to their other quality control
activities
For the rest of the year we will sum up our
successes and failures to prepare for the coming
year of mosquito control.
DID YOU KNOW??....
• That the MMCD is engaged in mos-
quito control over more than 3000
square miles where nearly 60,000
breeding sites are located?
• That after a significant summer rain-
storm, it's not uncommon to find more
than 1,000,000 mosquito larvae devel-
oping in a breeding site the size of a
football field?
LIFE AND: DEATH.,:OF .THE MOSQUITO
Not all mosquitoes are alike. Of the 50 kinds of
mosquitoes in the seven county metropolitan area,
the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District (MMCD)
controls the 10 types responsible for most of the an-
noyance and disease transmission. All mosquitoes
including our main summertime pest (Aedes vexans)
must develop in water before they fly and bite
people.
The adult female takes a blood meal (mosquito
bite) and then searches for a place to lay her eggs -tea
moist vegetated depression that will fill with rain-
fall. A successful breeding site can be just about any
place which will hold water for a week or more. In
water, the eggs hatch into tiny wormlike creatures
known as larvae. They grow in shallow water and
change into adult (flying) mosquitoes after about ten
days. They then disperse on evening breezes looking
for their first blood meal.
Metro Mosquito News
Published by the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District
2380 wycliff St.
St. Paul, MN 55114
Director: Dr. Robert D. Sjogren
Editors: Dr. Susan Palchick Ross Green
Graphics: Marty Kirkman
Contributors: Rosemary Golias, Wayne Johnson,
Marie Juenemann, Judit Miko, 71m Murch,
Dave Neitzel, Nancy Read
4060606699006
Metropolitan Mosquito Control Commission 1989
Jeff Spartz, Chairman Hennepin County
Nick Cenaiko, Vice -Chairman Anoka County
William Koniarski, Secretary Scott County
Anoka County: Robert C. Burman Jim Kordiak
Carver County: Harold Trende
Dakota County: Steve Loeding Don Chapdelaine
Michael Turner
Hennepin County: Sam Sivanich Mark Andrew
Ramsey County: John Mnley Hal Norgard
Donald Salverda
Scott County: Dick Mertz
Washington County: *John Jergens Russ Larkin
`Commissioner Jergens passed away in late
August of 1989. He was a valued member of the
commission since 1985.
Copyright 1989
The District's focus is to control mosquitoes before
they leave the breeding site. There can be as many
as 100 or more breeding sites per square mile! The
greatest numbers of mosquitoes come from wild hay
(canary grass) and sedge meadow breeding areas.
Mosquitoes do not develop in moving water (rivers,
creeks, or streams) or -in most lakes and duck ponds.
The District uses environmentally compatible
control materials that are applied by ground crews
and helicopters during the mosquito season. These
materials are not poisons or conventional chemical
insecticides, but rather a biological approach to
control. Larvae are controlled with a soil bacteria,
Bti, and altosid, an insect growth regulator. They
are very specific in their effect on pest mosquitoes
and will not harm water quality, wildlife, plants, or
people.
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
FOR A BETTER MOSQUITO
CONTROL PROGRAM
As we continually fine tune our program, research
this summer has focused on finding out more about
where mosquitoes are concentrated. Aedes vexans
lays its eggs on the soil around temporary wetlands
as they dry. Soil samples from these sites will tell us
which wetland sites have the most eggs and help
staff decide which sites are most important to
control. Sites with few, if any, eggs may not need to
be treated at all.
We are developing surveillance methods to
identify what types of areas shelter the most adult
mosquitoes during the daytime. Control methods for
adult mosquitoes can then be aimed more precisely
at these daytime resting areas.
A way to measure mosquito activity and annoy-
ance levels in the evening is being studied to com-
pare and coordinate the various monitoring methods
that are being used by the District. This information
will show how much of a problem the mosquito
population is and how much it can be reduced by
control methods.
Information from these projects and other re-
searchers will lead to a computer simulation model
that will provide an efficient way to test how
changes in control strategies can effect mosquito
populations. With that information, the District can
continue to make the best use of its resources.*
FROM THE DIRECTOR'S DESK
am
rm pleased to introduce the first issue of "Metro Mosquito News". Through quarterly newsletter issues, we
will keep you informed of MMCD program activities. We will cover our primary control program against
spring snowmelt mosquitoes and our dominant summer pest, Aedes vexans. We will also discuss the activities
of related specialized programs on the Cattail mosquito, the LaCrosse Encephalitis mosquito, and Quality As-
surance.
In addition to mosquito control happenings, we will keep you posted on the progress of our regional Black
Fly (biting gnat) control program. Now in its fourth year, the program studies the impact that control treat-
ments would have on local stream and large river insect life.
We will also keep you informed on the development of the newest program addition for Lyme Disease sur-
veillance. We will determine the distribution and abundance of the Lyme Disease tick, Ixodes dammini, in the
metro counties.
The mission of the MMCD is to suppress mosquito transmitted disease and reduce annoyance levels of
mosquitoes and gnats below that which interferes with normal outdoor activities. This is the thirtieth year of
MMCD field operations. In recent years the program has grown from control in 1200 square miles to more
than 3,000 square miles.
This state-of-the-art program is known across the country for its innovative and cost effective mosquito
control strategies. We share your appreciation and concerns for our wetlands and wildlife and we are proud of
the environmental safety built into the District's programs. We are committed to preserving the metro region
quality of life while contributing to your enjoyment of our beautiful outdoors. ♦ R. D. Sjogren
TRACKING A DISEASE
CARRIER TREEHOLE
MOSQUITO UPDATE
The Aedes triseriatus Greehole) mosquito is re-
sponsible for transmitting LaCrosse encephalitis, a
potentially serious viral disease in children. The
LaCrosse Encephalitis Prevention Program identifies
areas where numbers of this mosquito are high.
Public education activities are then directed to the
communities and residents of that area.
Most of the survey work in 1989 was in the Lake
Minnetonka region of Hennepin County. This area
has been a traditional "hot spot" for LaCrosse en-
cephalitis. We found relatively high numbers of this
mosquito compared to the last two years.
The public is encouraged to remove any water
holding containers (i.e. tires, buckets, cans) or fill in
treeholes that are wet on their property. These are
the prime breeding habitats for this mosquito.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPGA)
recently funded the District for limited waste tire
disposal. District employees have already removed
several hundred tires from high LaCrosse encephali-
tis risk areas. The District is also working with the
MPCA to develop tougher regulations on the trans-
portation and disposal of waste tires. The removal of
waste tires is extremely important in reducing
triseriatus populations and thus lowering the risk of
disease.*
LYME DISEASE TICK UPDATE
Cases of Lyme disease in Minnesota have
prompted MMCD to initiate a deer tick surveillance
program in 1990. The program will map the distri-
bution of deer ticks (the Lyme disease carrier) and
their relative abundance in the District.
Currently, two tick collection methods are being
compared in known deer tick areas. The first method
is to trap small rodents and remove any attached
ticks from them. The second method is known as
drag sampling. Here, a piece of flannel cloth is
dragged through brush areas and any ticks that
have attached are removed. Both methods have
proven successful in collecting the ticks and will
probably be used in 1990.♦
SCIENTISTS LOOK AT IMPACTS OF MOSQUITO CONTROL
To address environmental concerns, the Metro-
politan Mosquito Control Commission organized an
independent panel of experts called the Scientific
Peer Review Panel (SPRP) in 1985. They are
charged with looking for negative environmental im-
pacts on wetland life from control materials used by
the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District (MMCD).
All 10 members are experts in their respective
fields ranging from ecology to entomology. They
identify the areas needing research, solicit grant
proposals, review grant applications from research
teams and select the contractors independent of
MMCD. The approved projects are then funded by
MMCD. The Legislative Committee of Minnesota
Resources (LCMR) has provided additional funding
for some projects.
CONTROL ALTERNATIVES
FOR THE FUTURE
The MMCD will sponsor an international confer-
ence in November that will focus on natural behavior
patterns used by blood feeding insects. Prominent
entomologists from around the world will gather for
the conference co -hosted by the University of Minne-
sota. Attendees will discuss behaviors to lure these
insects into localized areas to direct control opera-
tions. The symposium will identify future adult
mosquito control strategies which may provide alter-
natives to night time residential fogging for mosqui-
toes.
Metropolitan Mosquito Control District
2380 Wycliff Street
St. Paul, Minnesota 55114
Affirmative Action Employer
Funded projects have addressed the effects of
larval control activities on other aquatic organisms
and wetland bird populations.
Michael J. DeJong and Kurt Rusterholz, College of
St. Thomas, have looked at the effects of methoprene
(altosid) and Bti on songbirds. Gerald Niemi and his
associates at the Natural Resources Research
Institute, University of Minnesota -Duluth, have
investigated the effects of these control materials on
a variety of non -target aquatic organisms. James
Cooper at the University of Minnesota -St. Paul has
addressed the question of whether methoprene
treatments affect duckling growth and survival.
No negative environmental impacts have been
confirmed to date from any of these studies. The
SPRP will meet again in January to review 1989
progress and make plans for 1990.♦
ERICAN MOSQUITO CONTROL
ASSOCIATION (AMCA)
MMCD is not alone in its fight against mosqui-
toes. AMCA is an international association of
mosquito workers, entomologists, medical personnel,
engineers, public health officials, military, and lay
people who are charged with or interested in the
biology and control of mosquitoes and other disease
vectors in this country and around the world. The
District is not only a member of this professional
organization, but its next president is Dr. Robert
Sjogren, MMCD Director.*
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January 16, 1990 PLYMOUT14
Mr. Jerome A. Jensen, Director
Holiday Companies
Corporate R & D
P.O. 1224
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Dear Mr. Jensen:
I have your January 12, 1990 letter and I will share it with the City Council.
You need to submit an application for a Conditional Use Permit Amendment and I
am enclosing the appropriate application form. The nature of your request
does not propose any physical changes to the site and therefore I doubt any
further written information is needed; however, I am asking Community
Development Coordinator Chuck Dillerud to check our files to see if we have
the appropriate graphics in support of your request since we do not likely
have the original paper plan.
The checklist used for Conditional Use Permit applications is also enclosed
and it indicates the materials that are required such as the mailing list and
labels from Hennepin County.
When we have received the complete application materials and fee we will
process this as a Conditional Use Permit Amendment request. This requires a
Public Hearing before the Planning Commission who will then develop a
recommendation for the City Council.
Questions regarding the details of the application or the process may be
directed to me or to Community Development Coordinator Chuck E. Dillerud (550-
5059).
Thank you for your inquiry.
Si erely,
Blair Tremere
Community Development Director
Direct Dial Phone #: 550-5054
Enclosures
cc: James G. Willis, City Manager
Charles E. Dillerud, Community Development Coordinator
File .
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3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD. PLYMOUTH. MINNESOTA 55447. TELEPHONE (612) 559-2800
N011day Companies
GEN. OFFICE: 4567 WEST 80th STREET / MAIL ADDRESS P.O. BOX 1224 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55440 / PH. 612.830.8700
CREDIT OFFICE: 5501 W. OLD SHAKOPEE RD. / MAIL ADDRESS: P.O. 80X 1216 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55440 / PH. 612.921-5200
January 12, 199017
Mayor and Members of the City Council JANI -1C
% Blair Tremere
Director of Community Development C0� `r15�i
Plymouth City Hall `" : ' - `" r"-":";�•rt;'
3400 Plymouth Blvd.
Plymouth, MN 55441
RE: Holiday Stationstore Co. Rd. #9 and Nathan Lane
Mr. Mayor and Members of the City Council:
On March 18, 1985 the City Council passed resolution 85-184 approving a
Conditional Use Permit for us to operate a Holiday Stationstore on Co. Rd.
#9 and Nathan Lane. This resolution was subsequently ammended on April 1,
1985 (85-214).
Condition 13 of that ammended resolution states that the "hours of operation
shall be limited to 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. seven days a week". At the time
this condition was approved our standard hours of operation were 6:00 or
7:00 a.m. to 11:00 or 12:00 p.m., the approved hours
program, fit very well into our
Today however, our operation has changed. To meet the demands of competion
we have been forced to open many of our locations 24 hours a day. Today
virtually all your suburban units are now operating 24 hours a day, seven
days a week.
Additionally, the character our the area has changed. When we built we
were one of the first commercial developments in the area. The
agricultural uses that were prevalent are now gone. Commercial areas around
us has since filled in. Co. Rd. #18 has become U.S. Federal Hwy #169 and
Co. Rd. #9 is now a major four lane highway. Today there are over 85,000
cars per day that pass through the Hwy #169/Co. Rd. #9 interchange. Co. Rd.
#9 alone carries about 22,000 cars per day west of Hwy #169.
Residential development has now almost completely filled in to I-494
creating more traffic and a demand for more services. Many people in this
area find it necessary or convenient to purchase gas during the hours we are
now closed.
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Itis our desire to provide a service to the community and we believe that
can best be accomplished by deleting condition 13 from our Conditional Use
Permit and allowing us to serve the neighborhood at all hours. We therefore
respectfully request that the Council delete condition #13 for our
Conditional Use Permit.
Very truly yours,
HOLIDAY STATIONSTORES, INC.
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Real Estate and Development
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STEVEN M.TALLEN
Attorney at Law
Direct Dial (612) 337-9231
January 11, 1990
Chief Richard Carlquist
Plymouth Police Department
3400 Plymouth Boulevard
Plymouth, MN 55447
Re: Officer Digatono
Dear Chief Carlquist:
Enclosed please find a letter
she wrote to Officer Digatono
taken her into custody on
December 29, 1989. It isn't o
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CHARTERED
470 Pillsbury Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
(612)337-9300
from which
after Officer Digatono had
a shoplifting charge on
ften that I get a chance to
pass along positive comments made by defendants about the
officers who have arrested them so I am doubly pleased to
be able to do so today- told me that she was
too embarrassed and ashamed to mail the letter herself and
asked me to pass it along. While I don't know the
specifics of this particular case, I want to add my own
comment that I have always found Officer Digatono to be a
very positive representitive of the police department. I
am not at all surprised that he creates such a favorable
impression with the public, even those whom he has
arrested. He is an excellent representative for the City
of Plymouth.
Sincerely,
Steven M. Tallen
Assistant City Attorney
City of Plymouth
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LUCILLE S. WILMOT
3165 Fountain Lane North
Plymouth, MN 55441
January 12, 1990
Mayor Kim Bergman
Members of the City Council
Plymouth, MN
I have been a resident of Plymouth since 1975. In the earlier
years I lived on the west side of Medicine Lake and at times when
my car was in for service I used the regularly scheduled transit
service of Medicine Lake Lines. At times I found the midday
circulator operated by Medicine Lake Lines very useful; especially
when my son and his friends wanted to go to the Y, the Library
or the movie theater. Service was always friendly, on-time and
not expensive.
Now I live and work in Plymouth. I used to drive to work and
I appreciated the Medicine Lake Lines commuter service on days
when my car was in for service. After a stretch of several weeks
without the car last spring I decided to ride the bus regularly.
I have commuted via MTC when I worked downtown and I have used
the MTC from Wayzata to shop downtown Minneapolis. The quality
of the Medicine Lake Lines equipment is far better than what I
have experienced on the MTC. I£ a problem develops with a
Medicine Lake Lines bus, the driver radios in and a replacement
is quickly dispatched. In the case of the shuttle buses, a bus
on a nearby route may swing by to help. I cannot believe the
customers would be nearly as well served by MTC as they would by
Medicine Lake Lines.
After all, we have the Medicine Lake Lines service only because
the MTC refused to believe Plymouth could be serviced profitably.
It would be a shame to hand over the service that Plymouth and
Medicine Lake Dines have built from nothing over to MTC only to
see them shut down routes they deem not profitable.
I hope you will not be. "penny-wise and pound-foolish" in this
decision.
Yours truly,
January 12, 1990
Ai
The Honorable Kim Bergman ,
Members of the Plymouth City Council
I am a concerned citizen and daily Metro Link bus rider. I
have heard that the City of Plymouth is considering awarding
the upcoming bus service contract to MTC. The Medicine Lake
Lines is exception and far superior in promptness, courtesy
and "going the extra mile" to serve its customers.
Please consider this in making a decision.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Jean Green
1785 Archer Court
Plymouth
Heidi J. Good
Mayor Kim Bergman
Members of the City Council
Plymouth, MN 55447
Dear Sir:
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
1745 Archer Court
Plymouth, MN 55447
January 12, 1990
It is my understanding that you are considering to terminate the
transportation contract currently in existence with Medicine Lake Lines
and awarding that contract to MTC instead.
As a resident of Plymouth and a commuter to downtown Minneapolis
on Medicine Lake Lines, I would like to express my dismay and opposition
to such a change. Should it materialize, it would not only take re-
venues away from a business located in Plymouth which is contributing
tax dollars to the city and jobs to its residents, it would also greatly
inconvenience and disrupt the reliable, courteous and flexible service
Medicine Lake Lines have provided for Plymouth area residents.
As a Medicine Lake Line commuter, I appreciate the current service
provided by MLL who, in contrast to MTC:
* accept dollar bills;
* have a radio system in place to contact mini -buses and
other drivers. This is particularly beneficial when
downtown areas and streets (Highway 12 or County Road 6 and
Highway 55) are backed up. Alternate routes are used to
get passengers to their destination on time;
* on blizzard days, when downtown offices close early, send
extra buses to pick up passengers;
* are a non-union organization and, therefore, bus strikes
are not a threat or issue;
* extend service to passengers who inadvertently board the wrong
bus to ensure that they arrive at their homes;
* allow passengers without the correct fare credit without any
problems;
* instruct their drivers to stop, look and wait for "regulars"
when they are not at the bus stop;
* provide prompt response to service concerns.
Continued .....2%'--
Mayor Kim Bergman
Members of the City Council
Plymouth, MN 55447
January 12, 1990
Page Two
It is the consensus of opinion of all Medicine Lake Lines commuters
that the reasons as outlined in this letter should be taken into con-
sideration when the contract is renegotiated. We, the commuters, are
completely satisfied with the service provided by Medicine Lake Lines
and do not desire a change in the present status.
I would, therefore, appreicate your giving these issues your
careful consideration prior to awarding the contract to MTC and
thus contributing to the already existing horrible rush hour traffic
problems on both Highways 12 and 55.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
(Mrs.) Heidi J. Good
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Mayor Kim Bergman,
Members of the Plymouth City Council:
January 10, 1990
Ckc--, .
As a concerned citizen and bus -rider, I ask you to carefully consider
some of the issues involved in disrupting the current bus services
provided to the Plymouth area by Medicine Lake Lines, who have offered
flexible, friendly and courteous service. If the City of Plymouth
were'to consider awarding the upcoming contract to MTC, some of the
major service concerns are as follows:
- MTC won't take dollar bills.
- We appreciate the importance of the radio system to contact
mini -buses and other drivers. This is particularly beneficial
when downtown streets, Highway 12 or County Road 6 are backed
up. Alternate routes are used to get us to our destination
on time.
- On blizzard days when the downtown offices close early, MLL
sends extra buses to pick up passengers.
- Bus strikes are a possibility with MTC.
- MLL passengers who get on the wrong bus get personal service to
their homes.
- MLL passengers without the correct fare can ride on credit, without
a hassle.
- MLL drivers stop, look and wait for regulars when they're not
at the bus stop.
- MLL provides prompt response to service concerns.
Thank you for your consideratioon,.�
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Mayor Kim Bergman, ,
Members of the Plymouth City Council:
As a concerned citizen and bus -rider, I ask you to carefully consider
some of the issues involved in disrupting the current bus services
provided to the Plymouth area by Medicine Lake Lines, who have offered
flexible, friendly and courteous service. If the City of Plymouth
were to consider awarding the upcoming contract to MTC, some of the
major service concerns are as follows:
- MTC won't take dollar bills.
- We appreciate the importance of the radio system to contact
mini -buses and other drivers. This is particularly beneficial
when downtown streets, Highway 12 or County Road 6 are backed
up. Alternate routes are used to get us to our destination
on time.
- On blizzard days when the downtown offices close early, MLL
sends extra buses to pick up passengers.
- Bus strikes are a possibility with MTC.
- MLL passengers who get on the wrong bus get personal service to
their homes.
- MLL passengers without the correct fare can ride on credit, without
a hassle.
- MLL drivers stop, look and wait for regulars when they're not
at the bus stop.
- MLL provides prompt response to service concerns.
Thank you for your consideration.
Very truly yours,
Address:
January 10, 1990
JAN
Mayor Kim Bergman, G
Members of the Plymouth City Council: cif
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As a concerned citizen and bus -rider, I ask you to carefully consider- r ,
some of the issues involved in disrupting the current bus services
provided to the Plymouth area by Medicine Lake Lines, who have offered
flexible, friendly and courteous service. If the City of Plymouth
were to consider awarding the upcoming contract to MTC, some of the
mayor service concerns are as follows:
- MTC won't take dollar bills.
- We appreciate the importance of the radio system to contact
mini -buses and other drivers. This is particularly beneficial
when downtown streets, Highway 12 or County Road 6 are backed
up. Alternate routes are used to get us to our destination
on time.
- On blizzard days when the downtown offices close early, MLL
sends extra buses to pick up passengers.
- Bus strikes are a possibility with MTC.
- MLL passengers who get on the wrong bus get personal service to
their homes.
- MLL passengers without the correct fare can ride on credit, without
a hassle.
- MLL drivers stop, look and wait for regulars when they're not
at the bus stop.
- MLL provides prompt response to service concerns.
Thank you for your consideration.
Very truly yours,
Address:
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CITY OF
PUMOLM+
January 16, 1990
John E. Schuett
TSIC, Suite 188
620 Mendelssohn Avenue
Golden valley, MN 55427
SUBJECT: COMPLAINT REGARDING PLYMOUTH POLICE OFFICERS WHO
INITIATED A SEARCH WARRANT AT THE COACHMAN TRAILS APTS.
Dear Mr. Schuett:
I am not surprised that you wrote me a letter regarding a
confrontation you had with officers of this department. On the
same date that you wrote your letter, i.e. January 11, two of my
investigators related to me a minor confrontation they had with
representatives of Coachman Trails Apartments.
There are many times when officers are required both procedurally
and legally to not involve other persons in a legal process. As
the owner of the Coachman Trails Apartments, I am sure that you
may find this upsetting.
In a related matter, I honestly thought we were responding to
your concerns. The day before this search warrant was
implemented, Pam Wolfe, your representative, called me with a
complaint regarding our lack of police response. - In short, she
wondered why we hadn't served a search warrant and made an arrest
of the tenant in question.
I certainly hope that any future contact you have with a Plymouth'
Police Officer will be in a much better vein. In situations
where we have the lattitude of involving you or your
representatives without jeopardizing a case or causing the City
any undue liability, we will definitely get you involved.
Sincerely,
Richard JCarlqu' t
Public Safety Director
Plymouth Police Department
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cc: James G. Willis, City Manager
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH. MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559-2800
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January 11► 1990
Mr. Richard Carlquist, Chief of Police
City of Plymouth
3400 Plymouth Blvd
Plymouth, MN 55447
Dear Mr. Carlquist:
January 11. 1990 about 9:50 A.M. I went to my apartment
building at 1305 and 1405 Olive Lane, known as Coachman Trails,
to look at some water damage in the 1305 building. As I arrived
I noticed a small gray hatchback auto with the City of Plymouth
on it and a long haired blond female outside, apparently
pounding on the window, of an apartment in that building. I went
in our office at 1305 and asked Pam Wolfe our manager to show me
the water damage. When we were going from 1405 across the
parking area the blond was gone but at that time a City of
Plymouth squad drove in and parked. Ms. Wolfe asked the officer
if she could help and he said no. We then proceeded to go inside
1300 and as we were standing in front of the elevator the
uni ormed officer and two gentlemen in civilian clothes
approached the entrance and attempted to gain entry. I
instructed Ms. Wolfe to let them in and she did. Since I am the
owner and responsible for all the residents and the buildings I
felt I had reason to ask what they wanted and if they had a
search warrant. The response was to ask -me for identification
and to rudely inform me that the common areas of the bui'lding
didn't belong to me and they had a right to enter anytime. The
uniformed office rudely said check it out with your attorney.
Mr. Carlquist, I am a businessman and try to work with
other.businessmen and with all the government agencies in a
businesslike way. At Coachman we want to work with your officers
and maintain a good working relationship with them. It is my
opinion that, unless there was some life threatening event
taking place, your officers acted improperly in this incident.
Perhaps overreacted would be a better description. In a
situation like this, why not inform us and let us help? You
won't have to break doors to get in as was indicated.
V ry Truly Yours,
r
hn E. Schuett
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cc: Judy Seeman
Pam Wolfe
SUITE 188, 620 MENDELSSOHN AVENUE . GOLDEN VALLEY, MINN. 55427 . (612) 541-9199
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January 8, 1990
Parks and Recreation
City of Plymouth
3400 Plymouth Boulevard
Plymouth MN 55447
Dear Sir or Madam:
My family and I love the new facilities at Parker's Lake.
Skating is a favorite activity with us and we_enjby it
several times a week.
I would like to request and recommend that you ban the music
from the skating area. Every time we go, a very obnoxious
sound is blasting inside and outside of the warming house.
We enjoy skating so we can appreciate the peace and quiet
of the lake and get away from the noise and hassle of the
city. I don't think it is necessary to add that kind, or
any kind, of noise to the wonderful skating at Parker's
Lake.The music detracts and is offensive. It is too loud
and tasteless. If people are interested in such, it seems
to me they can listen in their cars or somewhere else. It
seems unfair to me to inflict this noise and musical
preference on everyone at the rink when it is obvious
that only a few people are interested.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
d9fanne Hellweg
15615 49th Avenue North
Plymouth, MN
cc: Carole Helliwell
City Council Member
January 17, 1994
Mr. Howard F. Johnson
4840 Yorktown Lane
Plymouth, MN 55442
Dear Mr. Johnson:
CIN OF
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Following receipt of your recent letter, the City Council asked that we
survey several other communities to determine their policies with respect to
providing senior citizens with lower or discounted utility rates. A copy of
that survey is attached for your information.
I have provided this information to the City Council and I will advise you
of any action the City Council takes with respect to this matter.
We fully recognize the tremendous role seniors have played in the
development of our community and their broad participation in community
affairs. They are quite obviously a valuable asset, as you note in your
letter.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this topic with us.
Yours truly,
mes G. Willis
C ty Manager
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cc: Mayor & City Council
Dale Hahn, Finance Director
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH. MINNESOTA 55447. TELEPHONE (612) 559-2800
4840 Yorktown Lane North
Plymouth, MN 55442
December 22, 1989
Mayor and Council Members
City of Plymouth
3400 Plymouth Boulevard
Plymouth, MN 55447
Dear Mayor and Council Members
I ask that you consider giving the Plymouth Senior
Citizens a senior citizen rate for water and sewer
monthly charges. Many other neighborhood suburbs have
this senior citizen rate (Brooklyn Center, Wayzata,
Crystal, and Golden Valley). Most Senior Citizens are
caught between rising costs and a fixed income level.
This creates a hardship for most of us. We find it
increasingly difficult to maintain our homes each year.
The Senior Citizens are an asset to the community.
They pay their full share of taxes. They have no
children in school. They require little in the way of
services from the city. Many of us also do volunteer
community work in the area.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely
Howard F. Johnson
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CITY OF PLYMOUTH
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMUT[i, XURMOTA 55447
DATE: January 3, 1990
TO: James G. Willis, City Manager
FROM: Dale E. Hahn, Finance Di.rector�
SUBJECT: SURVEY OF SENIOR CITIZEN UTILITY RATES
At the request of City Council, I have surveyed neighboring camminities <Maple
Grove, Crystal, Brooklyn Park, Golden Valley, Minnetonka, Wayzata, Hopkins,
Eden Prairie and Bloomington to determine if they offer any senior citizen
discounts on their utility rates. Of the nine surveyed, only three offered
any rate reductions. I have shaven the three below that do offer such
discounts comparing regular rages with senior citizen rates:
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$.72/748 gal. $.80/1,000 gal.
Min. $10.00/qtr. Min. $12.00/qtr.
Senior - Min. $6.85/qtr.
Citizen
Regular - $24.00/qtr.
nior - $14.00/qtr.
itizen
$.80/1,000 gal.
No Min.
$1.10/1,000 gal.
Min. $16.50/qtr.
$1.10/1,000 gal.
No Min.
$1.69/1,000 gal.
for 1st 16,000 gal/qtr.
$1.10/1,000 over
16,000 gal/qtr.
$1.69/1,000 gal.
for =t 13,000 gal/qtr.
$1.10/1,000 over
13,000 gal/qtr.
$3.00/1,000 gal.
for It 8,000 gal/qtr.
$2.38/1,000 over
8,000 gal/qtr.
No Senior Discount
Of the three listed above, Crystal offers the largest discount for sewer
usage. Minnetonka and Wayzata give minimal senior citizen reduction. The
other six canrmnities offer no form of discount.
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January 3, 1990
Subject: SURVEY OF SENIOR CITIZEN UTMITY RATES
Based upon the survey, it appears that senior citizen utility reductions are
not cantanplace, especially in the developing suburbs. I believe Plymouth's
rate structure, which charges for actual water consumption and sewer based
upon winter water consumption, gives senior citizens a fair billing because of
their reduced water consumption. In camunities that charge flat rates for
these services, no discount is given for senior's who consume less.