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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Information Memorandum 03-30-2001r� Dummy MARCH 30, 2001 1. COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE: TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 7: 00 PM TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 7: 00 PM TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 7: 00 PM TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 7:00 PM 2. SUNDAY, APRIL 1, 2: 00 AM 3. MONDAY, APRIL 2, S: 00 PM Special Time and Location 4. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 7: 00 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING, Police Training Room • City Center Streetscape improvements, including Parking Bays on Plymouth Blvd. and related issues • Study Session Topics REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers • Board of Review REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers DAYLIGHT SAVINGS BEGINS, Set Clocks forward one hour YO UTH A D VISOR Y COUNCIL, Joint Meeting with Duluth Youth Council, Tobie's Restaurant, Hinckley. Agenda is attached. (M-3) PLANNING COMMISSION, Council Chambers. Agenda is attached. (M-4) CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMO March 30, 2001 S. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 7: 00 PM 6. THURSDAY, APRIL S, 7: 00 PM 7. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 7:00 PM Page 2 SKATE PARK INFORMATIONAL MEETING, Plymouth Creek Center HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, Medicine Lake Room. Agenda is attached. (M-6) ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE (EQC), Council Chambers 8. THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 7:00 PM PARKAND RECREATIONADVISORY COMMISSION (PRAC), Council Chambers 9. A List of future Regular Council Meeting agenda items is attached (M-9) 10. February, March and April Calendars are attached (M-10) 1. NEWS ARTICLES, RELEASES, PUBLICATIONS, ETC. a) Youth Advisory Council Youth Service Awards application. The awards will be presented at a special May 17 Plymouth Creek Center event. (14q) b) Census information from Hennepin County and the U–S Official Census. (I -1b) c) City new releases: 1) City watermain flushing schedule. (I -1c. 1) 2) Announcement of Public Works Director Fred Moore's planned retirement. (I -1c.2) 3) Notice of May 8 Youth Town Forum. (I -1c.3) 4) Information on Child Abuse Prevention month.(I-1c.4) d) Notice of petroleum tank release file closure concerning the site of the future Lund's store at Vicksburg and Highway 55. (I -Id) e) Notice of an April 3 seminar on "Taking Responsibility for Underage Drinking" at the Wayzata Community Church. (I -1e) Z MEETING MINUTES a) Park and Recreation Advisory Commission March 8 meeting. (I --2a) 3. CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS POLICY—CORRESPONDENCE a) Letter from Park Director Eric Blank to Tom Resick concerning parking issues at Lifetime Fitness and a proposal to put a third ice sheet at the Plymouth Ice Center. A copy of Mr. Resick's original letter is also attached. (I --3a) CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMO March 30, 2001 Page 3 b) Internet communique from Associate Planner Kip Berglund to Anna Zderchuk regarding a city owned lot at 12630 15`h Ave. N. Ms. Zderchuk's original message is included. (I -3b) c) Internet communiquds between Building Inspector Warren Kulesa and Jennifer Mahin regarding questions about use of a recreational vehicle as temporary housing while a home is being remodeled. (I -3c) d) Internet communiquds between Community Development Director Anne Hurlburt and Carol Peterson regarding development on Plymouth Boulevard between 35`h and 36`h Avenues. (I -3d) A summary report on the 2001 correspondence is attached (1-3) 4. LEGISLATIVE ITEMS a) League of Minnesota Cities Friday Fax. (I -4a) b) Internet communiqud sent from the City to Members of the House Environment & Natural Resources Policy Committee, the Senate Environment & Natural Resources Committee, and members of the Plymouth Legislative delegation regarding House File 2075 and Senate File 1789. These two bills restrict the use and sale of phosphorus lawn fertilizer. Responses from Representative Peggy Leppik and Senator Linda Higgins are attached. (I -4b) M'3 YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL APRIL 2, 2001, 5:00 P.M. TOBIE'S RES TA URANT, HINCKLEY AGENDA 1. Action and Discussion Items a. Meet with Duluth Youth Council representatives to plan event at the June LMC State Conference Next Meeting: Monday, April 2, 7:00 PM, Medicine Lake Room PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4,2001 Iqib) WHERE: CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 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 - 7:00 P.M. 2. PUBLIC FORUM 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 5. CONSENT AGENDA* 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Dave Reimer Construction Inc. Preliminary plat, site plan and variance for 14 townhome units to be known as "Graviere Second Addition" on 2.58 acres of property located north of County Road 6 and east of Dunkirk Lane. (2001010) 7. NEW BUSINESS A. John Rawski. Variance for a garage and home addition that would encroach 9 feet into the required 15 -foot side yard setback for property located at 19015-26`h Avenue North. (2001014) 8. ADJOURNMENT g (� Plymouth Human Rights Commission April 5, 2001 Student Workshop Committee meets at 6:30 p.m. Regular Meeting 7:00 p.m. 1. Call to Order. 2. Approve Minutes. 3. Approve Agenda. 4. Presentations. A. Police Chief Craig Gerdes. 5. Committee Reports. A. Student Workshop Committee. B. Essay Contest. 6. Old Business. A. Report on meeting with School Liaison Officers (Jackie Fraedrich). B. General Mills Scholarships. C. Report on Regional Idea Exchange on March 17. 7. New Business. A. Incident Reports -- none since last meeting. B. Request City Council proclaim Yom Hashoah on April 19. 8. Announcements and Articles (for your information). A. Report on Immigration Forum. B. Reflections Article — Minnesota House of Representatives. C. Hennepin County Library Events and Issues — March 2001. D. Northwest Human Rights Coalition — Minutes from March 6. E. District 281 Volunteers in Action - Winter 2001 Newsletter. F. Minnesota Department of Human Rights - February -April Newsletter. G. Iowa Census Report Article H. Religion in America Research Article I. 2000 National Census Report Article 9. Adjourn. Upcoming Meeting Events List is Attached Next Meeting: May 3, 2001. Plymouth: A Neighborhood and Community for All Plymouth Human Rights Commission Tentative Schedule for City Council Non -Consent Agenda Items April 10 • Present Environmental Champion Awards • St. Philip the Deacon parking lot request • Tiller variance and conditional use permit request • Conditional Use Permit amendment, Site Plan amendment and Lot Consolidation to expand the parking lot from 262 parking spaces to 351 parking spaces for properties located at 17205 County Road 6, 17130 -14th Avenue and 17140 -14th Avenue. St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church. • Conditional Use Permit and Variances for a Single -Family Residence to be located at 1635 Xanthus Lane North. Sharratt & MacDonald Design Co. • Appointment to the Environmental Quality Committee (EQC) April 24 • Present Human Rights Commission Essay winners • Presentation on Volunteer Appreciation Week, Nancy Anderson • Public improvement hearing on Plymouth Blvd. improvements including parking bays • Assessment hearing on False Fire Alarm Permit fees • Assessment hearing on 2000 Weed Eradication and Destruction, Roll 2 • Assessment hearing on 2000 Diseased Tree Removal and Destruction, Roll 2 • Sunrise Park development M -1a OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS April 2001 Sunday on ay Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS COMMENCES - set clocks ahead 1 hour 7:00 PM YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING: City Center Streetscape Imp., parking bays on Ply Blvd., Police Training Room 7.00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION, Council Chambers 7:00 PM SKATE PARK INFORMATIONAL MEETING, Pymouth Creek Center 7:00 PM HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION - Medicine Lake Room 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers 7:00 PM EQC, Council Chambers 7:00 PM PRAC, Council Chambers 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 7:00 PM YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM BOARD OF REVIEW, Council Chambers 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION, Council Chambers 7:00 PM HRA - Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY 11:00 AM CITY EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION LUNCHEON, Plymouth Creek Center BOARD, Police Dept. Library 22 21 24 25 26 27 28 7:30 AM LOCAL BUSINESS COUNCIL, Radisson Hotel 700 PM PACT - Bass Lake Room 6:30 PM MEDICINE LAKE WATERSHED (EQC) SUB -COMMITTEE, Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers 29 30 Mar 2001 May 2001 7:00 PM YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 Medicine Lake Room 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 it 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 27 28 29 30 31 modified on 3/29/2001 P-10 OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS May 2001 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 Apr 2001 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 7:00 PM BOARD OF REVIEW (RECONVENED), Council Chambers 8:00 AN RIGHTS COMMISSION REGIONAL WORKSHOP, Plymouth Creek Center 7:00 PM HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION - Medicine Lake Room 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION, Council Chambers 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 5:00 PM YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL TOWN FORUM, Plymouth Creek Center 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers 7:00 PM EQC, Council Chambers 7:00 PM PRAC, Council Chambers 7:00 PM PLYMOUTH PANDAS ICE SHOW "AROUND THE WORLD WITH THE CHAMPIONS", Plymouth Ice Center 10:30 AM - 4 00 PM PLYMOUTH HISTORY FEST, Parkers Lake Park 2:00 PM 87:OOPM- PLYMOUTH PANDAS ICE SHOW "AROUND THE WORLD WITH THE CHAMPIONS", Plymouth Ice Center 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2:00 PM PLYMOUTH PANDAS ICE SHOW "AROUND THE WORLD WITH THE CHAMPIONS", Plymouth Ice Center 7:00 PM YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM PLYMOUTH TOWN MEETING, Plymouth Creek Center 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION, Council Chambers 7:00 PM HRA7-7 - Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD ibrelic Dept. ry 7:00 PM YOUTH SERVICE AWARDS, Plymouth Creek Center 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 6:00 PM MILLENNIUM GARDEN GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY, Plymouth Creek Center 7:30 AM LOCAL BUSINESS COUNCIL, Radisson Hotel r 700 PM PACT - Bass Lake Room 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers 27 28 29 30 31 Jun 2001 MEMORIAL DAY (Observed) - City Offices Closed 7:00 PM YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, Medicine Lake Rin S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 modified on 3/29/2001 P- /0 OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS June 2001 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 May 2001 Jul 2001 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION, Council Chambers 7:00 PM HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION - Medicine Lake Room 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers 7:00 PM EQC, Council Chambers 7:00 PM PRAC, Council Chambers Flag Day 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION, Council Chambers 7:00 PM HRA - Medicine Lake Room 9:15 AM MUSIC IN PLYMOUTH 5k RUN 7:00 PM PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD, Police Dept. Library LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Duluth DECC 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 7:30 AM LOCAL BUSINESS COUNCIL, Radisson Hotel F 7:00 PM PACT - Bass Lake Room 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers modified on 3/29/2001 [7L �.� ;':.�`�� di"'�r 4t� i`.s+ �:} C� � � �� � �� =' :''�,',•Y+ �`-:'�'� � 'M 1 r ' �t� ..��1 (`;:rte ■ The Plymouth Youth Awards program is designed to recognize our youth's contributions to their community. The program presents awards to young people who have displayed an uncommon concern for others in his/her community through outstanding service. ■ The program exalts the work of our youth's fine service, and supports the attitude of giving without the expectation of reward or recognition. The awards have nothing to do with achievements in scholastics, athletics, or other like accomplishments. This recognition is designed to honor young people who have demonstrated care by reaching out to others, or whose daily lifestyles reflect concern for others. ■ Awards are presented in two main categories: ■ COMMUNITY SERVICE CATEGORY Plymouth youth may apply for the award themselves. This award was designed to recognize a young person who has consistently participated in community service projects or volunteer programs. The decision is based on number of community service hours, the type(s) of community service performed, and an essay. ■ SPECIAL RECOGNITION CATEGORY Any adult or young person may nominate a Plymouth youth to receive this award. This award was designed to recognize a young person who has, in one (or more) particular incident(s), displayed an uncommon concern for others in his/her community. The decision is based on the nomination letter. No self -nominations will be excepted in this category. ■ The awards to be presented consist of five distinguished awards: two for youth ages 10-13(one from winner each category), two for youth ages 14-19(one winner from each category), and a $1000.00 award for dignified service. (All applicants/nominees will receive a certificate and be entered into prize drawing. ■ Send completed applications to: YOUTH SERVICE AWARDS; 3400 Plymouth Blvd.; Plymouth, MN 55447 Applications must be postmarked by April 20, 2001. ■ Awards will be presented at a special ceremony on May 17, 7 p.m., at the Plymouth Creek Center. If you have any questions about the 2001 Plymouth Youth Service Awards you can contact Eric Jungels at (763) 550-9303 or (612) 669-4703. E-mail: TANK36TANK@yahoo.com SPONSORS City of Plymouth 0 Plymouth Youth Advisory Council ■ Hamel Lions f— I -a Plymouth Youth Service Awards NOMINATIONS DUE 4/20/2001 Special Recognition Category THIS AWARD IS FOR PLYMOUTH RESIDENTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 10 & 19 ONLY. PLEASE FILL OUT THIS FORM COMPLETELY. NOMINATOR'S NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP CODE PHONE RECIPIENT'S NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP CODE PHONE SCHOOL IN THE SPACE PROVIDED PLEASE DETAIL WHY YOU BELIEVE THAT THIS YOUNG PERSON SHOULD RECEIVE THE SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD. Have Questions? CALL (763) 550-9303, or E-mail TANK36TANK@yahoo.com I certify that the above information is accurate. Signature Date RETURN THIS APPLICATION TO: YOUTH SERVICE AWARDS 3400 PLYMOUTH BLVD. PLYMOUTH, MN 55447 POSTMARKED BY: APRIL 20, 2001 Plymouth Youth Service Awards APPLICATIONS DUE 4/20/2001 Community Service Category THIS AWARD IS FOR PLYMOUTH RESIDENTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 10 & 19 ONLY. PLEASE FILL OUT THIS FORM COMPLETELY. NAME GRADE _ STREET ADDRESS _ ZIP CODE PHONE SCHOOL COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS BETWEEN JANUARY 1. 1999 AND JANUARY 1. 2001. FOR EACH BOX THAT YOU COMPLETE, MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE THE NAME AND THE PHONE NUMBER OF SOMEONE WHO WILL VALIDATE YOUR PARTICIPATION. IF YOU NEED MORE SPACE YOU MAY CONTINUE ON ANOTHER APPLICATION FORM. HAVE QUESTIONS? CALL ERIC (763) 550-9303, OR E-MAIL TANK36TANK@yahoo.com ACTIVITY BRIEF DESCRIPTION SUPERVISOR PHONE NUMBER OF HOURS FOR PARTICULAR SERVICE ACTIVITY BETWEEN 1/1/99 AND 1/1/01 ACTIVITY BRIEF DESCRIPTION SUPERVISOR PHONE NUMBER OF HOURS FOR PARTICULAR SERVICE ACTIVITY BETWEEN 1/1/99 AND 1/1/01 ACTIVITY BRIEF DESCRIPTION SUPERVISOR PHONE NUMBER OF HOURS FOR PARTICULAR SERVICE ACTIVITY BETWEEN 1/1/99 AND 1/1/01 ACTIVITY BRIEF DESCRIPTION SUPERVISOR PHONE NUMBER OF HOURS FOR PARTICULAR SERVICE ACTIVITY BETWEEN 1/1/99 AND 1/1/01 ACTIVITY BRIEF DESCRIPTION SUPERVISOR PHONE NUMBER OF HOURS FOR PARTICULAR SERVICE ACTIVITY BETWEEN 1/l/99 AND l/1/01 TOTAL HOURS BETWEEN 1/1/99 AND 1/1/01 IN THE SPACE PROVIDED, PLEASE WRITE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF YOUR FAVORITE COMMUNITY SERVICE MOMENT. 1 certify that the above information is accurate. Date RETURN THIS APPLICATION TO: YOUTH SERVICE AWARDS 3400 PLYMOUTH BLVD. PLYMOUTH, MN 55447 POSTMARKED BY: APRIL 20, 2001 F1Hennepin County Office of Planning & Development A-2308 Government Center 300 Sixth Street South Minneapolis, MN 55487-0238 cJnited States ensus 200OTM The Census 2= logo is* hadW?1a*0ffha US. B& uof flee Cera, used with permWion. Hennepin County Board of Commissioners Mike Opat, 1 et District, Chair Mark Stenglein, 2nd District Gail Dorfman, 31d District Peter McLaughlin, 4th District Randy Johnson, 5th District Mary Tambornino, 6th District Penny Steele, 7th District County Administration Sandra L. Vargas, County Administrator Richard P. Johnson, Deputy County Administrator Office of Planning & Development Gary L. Cunningham, Director Bill Dando Jerry Driessen Mark Herzfeld 4 1,200,000 800,000 400,000 0 1860 Hennepin County Population 1860-2000 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 This is the first in a series of Fact Sheets containing frequently requested census information for Hennepin County, Minnesota. Fact Sheets and other Census 2000 information will be available at the Office of Planning & Development Census 2000 web site: http:/ / www.co.hennepin.mn.us/ opd/ Census -2000/ Censushome.htm or by contacting Jerry Driessen at: Jerome.driessenp_co.hennepin.mn.us (612) 596-7409 TDD/ TTY (612) 348-7367 Fact Sheets are not intended for use in the 2002 redistricting process. For information on redistricting in Hennepin County, please contact Michelle DesJardin, Hennepin County Elections Manager, at michelle.desjardin@co.hennepin.mn.us, or by phone at (612) 348-5103. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), this material is also available in alternative forms. Please call 612-348-4466 (voice) or 612-348-7367 (TDD/TTY). Office of Planning & Development T -lb Census 2000 Fact Sheet Changes in Hennepin County Population and Spatial Distribution April 2001 Change in population, 1990-2000 Each • represents an increase of 10 persons within a census tract or Minneapolis neighborhood. Each %—represents a decrease of 10 persons within a census tract or Minneapolis �o9ers 'Dayton neighborhood. ': GN>�a.plirt anoV.e Hennepin rCount 's QS -3 -,. j nr•:y''r'" ^ Corm ran (i'ti population Greenfiel grew from 1,032,431 in .,`-:,,z'.3 ` to' B�dQ�fyn Ce er 1990 to QLoretto is as �Ltr y t� 1,116,200 in ;tib I; 2000, a n Medina of Independence . Iy nthonyincrease f Map aPlai 83,769 people.Lon g Vr.11 ,ggn\(a)le Orono i,�! T • :: ^•,.. i,Sr ` Mn o e Beee end . . ;ts ,=t}, ' CONTENTS: Minnetrtsfa ' S ar ph MoundI Hot?Ittns14 U` Page 1 S ' ifacias`:y Change in population r ti r = 3j` , J� fir` ,�• shorewobct.....' r: ; ",' ; ._':'"' ` 1990-2000 Page 2 Symbols are randomly located Chan gen,'., Change in population within a census tract or by city, 1990-2000 Minneapolis neighborhood. .•�.. .;:;�., BI t�Beton Page 3 Minneapolis neighborhood Census population by population calculations • -'' ;'j' , = N city, 1970-2000 provided with the assistance ' of the Minneapolis Planning Page 4 Department. Population 1860-2000 Contact information _ `� Census 2000 Fact Sheet 1, April 2001 Hennepin County Office of Planning & Development �3 Census population by Hennepin County city, 1970 - 2000 Population Change % Change Density ity 1970 1980 1990 2000 1990-2000 1990-2000 20001 loomin ton 81,970 81,831 86,335 85,172 -1,163 -1.3% 2,400.5 rook) n Center 35,173 31,230 28,887 29,172 285 1.0% 3,672.0 rook) n Park 26,230 43,332 56,381 67,388 11,007 19.5% 2,586.1 hamplin 4,704 9,006 16,849 22,193 5,344 31.7% 2,713.9 hanhassen art 40 8 0 0 0 n/a 0.0 orcoran 1,656 4,252 5,199 5,630 431 8.3°% 157.4 r stat 30,925 25,543 23,788 22,698 -1,090 -4.6% 3,929.3 ayton (part) 2,631 4,000 4,392 4,686 294 6.7°% 200.1 ee haven 3, 853 3, 716 3, 653 3, 853 200 5.5% 1,646.4 den Prairie 6,938 16,263 39,311 54,901 15,590 39.7°% 1,695.1 dina 44,046 46,073 46,070 47,425 1,355 2.9°% 3,011.5 celsior 2,563 2,523 2,367 2,393 26 1.1% 3,822.9 ort Snelling 624 223 97 442 345 355.7°% 69.6 olden Valley 24,246 22,775 20,971 20,281 -690 -3.3% 1,982.3 reenfield 973 1,391 1,450 2,544 1,094 75.4°% 124.5 reenwood 587 653 614 729 115 18.7°% 2,098.2 anover (part) 96 248 269 332 63 23.4% 160.9 assan Township 917 1,766 1,951 2,463 512 26.2% 120.8 Hopkins 13,428 15,336 16,534 17,145 611 3.7°% 4,205.9 Independence- 1,993 2,640 2,822 3,236 414 14.7% 99.3 Long Lake 1,506 1,747 1,984 1,842 -142 -7.2% 2,177.1 Loretto 340 297 404 570 166 41.1 °% 1,948.7 Maple Grove 6,275 20,525 38,736 50,365 11,629 30.0°% 1,532.3 le Plain 1,169 1,421 2,005 2,088 83 4.1°% 1,875.4 edicine Lake 446 419 385 368 -17 -4.4% 2,133.2 edina 2,396 2,623 3,096 4,005 909 29.4°% 156.7 innea olis 434,400 370,951 368,383 382,618 14,235 3.9% 6,970.4 innetonka 35,776 38,683 48,370 51,301 2,931 6.1°% 1,890.0 Ia innetonka Beach 586 575 573 614 41 7.2% 1,186.5 innetrista 2,878 3,236 3,439 4,358 919 26.7°% 166.9 ound 7,572 9,280 9,634 9,435 -199 -2.1% 3,203.8 ew Hope 23,180 23,087 21,853 20,873 -980 -4.5°% 4,098.6 rono 6,787 6,845 7,285 7,538 253 3.5% 468.9 sseo 2,908 2,974 2,704 2,434 -270 -10.0°% 3,179.7 I mouth 18,077 31,615 50,889 65,894 15,005 29.5% 2,002.0 Richfield 47,231 37,851 35,710 34,439 -1,271 -3.6% 4,994.0 obbinsdale 16,845 14,422 14,396 14,123 -273 -1.9°% 5,076.1 Rockford (part) 166 380 440 144 -296 -67.3°% 468.7 ogers2 544 652 698 3,588 2,890 414.0% 715.1 aint Anthonyart 6,886 5,619 5,278 5,664 386 7.3% 3,333.1 aint Bonifacius 685 857 1,180 1,873 693 58.7°% 1,756.5 aint Louis Park 48,883 42,931 43,787 44,126 339 0.8% 4,122.5 horewood 4,223 4,646 5,917 7,400 1,483 25.1°% 1,393.5 3pring Park 1,087 1,465 1,571 1,717 146 9.3°% 4,724.3 onka Bay 1,397 1,354 1,472 1,547 75 5.1°% 1,622.0 Wayzata 3,700 3,621 3,806 4,113 307 8.1% 1,292.6 oodland 544 526 496 480 -16 -3.2% 840.7 ennepin County 960,080 941,411 1,032,431 1,116,200 83,769 8.1% 2,005.3 uburban Total 525,680 570,460 664,048 733,582 69,534 10.5°% 1,462.1 1 2000 population density per square mile of land. 2 Rogers has increased in area and Hassan Township has decreased in area since 1990. 2 Census 2000 Fact Sheet 1, April 2001 Hennepin County Office of Planning & Development Population change in Hennepin County cities, 1990-2000 Population change 1990-2000 Percent population change 1990-2000 -5,000 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 -50.0% 0.0% 50.0% 100.0% 150.0% Eden Prairie Plymouth Minneapolis Maple Grove Brooklyn Park Champlin Minnetonka Rogers* Shorewood Edina Greenfield Minnetrista Medina Saint Bonifacius Hopkins Hassan Township* Corcoran Independence Saint Anthony (part) Fort Snelling Saint Louis Park Wayzata Dayton (part) Brooklyn Center Orono Deephaven Loretto Spring Park Greenwood Maple Plain Tonka Bay Hanover (part) Minnetonka Beach Excelsior Chanhassen (part) -16 -17 -142 -199 -270 -273 -296 -690 1 -980 E -1,090 -1,163 S -1,271 5,344 2,931 _ 2,890 1,483 1,355 M 1,094 13 919 909 3 693 1 611 1 512 431 414 386 345 339 307 294 285 253 200 166 146 115 83 75 63 41 26 0 Woodland Medicine Lake Long Lake Mound Osseo Robbinsdale Rockford (part) Golden Valley New Hope Crystal Bloomington Richfield - 15,590 Rogers* ® 15,005 Fort Snelling 14,235 Greenfield 1 11,629 Saint Bonifacius 11,007 Loretto Eden Prairie Champlin Maple Grove - Plymouth Medina Minnetrista Hassan Township* Shorewood Hanover (part) Brooklyn Park Greenwood Independence Spring Park Corcoran Wayzata Saint Anthony (part) Minnetonka Beach Dayton (part) Minnetonka Deephaven Tonka Bay Maple Rain Minneapolis Hopkins Orono Edina Excelsior Brooklyn Center Saint Louis Park Chanhassen (part) -1.3% -1.9% -2.1% -3.2% -3.3°% -3.6°% -4.4°% -4.5°% -4.6°% -7.2°% -10.0% M -67.3% 75.4% ® 58.7% ® 41.1% - 39.7% ® 31.7% Mllililllill 30.0% 29.5°% ® 29.4% 26.7°% ® 26.2% 25.1% 23.4°% ® 19.5°% 18.7% 14.7% 09.3% 28.3% 08.1% 37.3% 17.2% 16.7% 16.1% 15.5% 15.1% 14.1% 3.9°% 13.7% 3.5°% 2.9% 1.1°% 1.0°% 0.8°% 0.0°% Bloomington Robbinsdale Mound Woodland Golden Valley Richfield Medicine Lake New Hope Crystal Long Lake Osseo Rockford (part) * Rogers has increased in area and Hassan Township has decreased in area since 1990. ® 414.0% E7© 355.7% V© Table 6. Population for the 15 Largest Counties and Incorporated Places in Minnesota: 1990 and 2000 NOTE: Data not adjusted based on the Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotea/exe lu.html. Population rank Geographic area Po ulation Po ulation chap e, 1990 to 2000 2000 1990 2000 1990' Number Percent Minnesota ................................................... 4 919 479 4 375 099 544 380 12.4 COUNTY 1 1 Hennepin County ......................................... 1 116 200 1 032 431 83 769 8.1 2 2 Ramsey County .......................................... 511 035 485 765 25 270 5.2 3 3 Dakota County ............................................ 355 904 275 227 80 677 29.3 4 4 Anoka County ............................................. 298 084 243 641 54 443 22.3 5 6 Washington County ..................................... 201 130 145 896 55 234 37.9 6 5 St. Louis County .......................................... 200 528 198 213 2 315 1.2 7 7 Stearns County ........................................... 133 166 118 791 14 375 12.1 8 8 Olmsted County .......................................... 124 277 106 470 17 807 16.7 9 9 Wright County ............................................. 89 986 68 710 21 276 31.0 10 10 Scott County .............................................. 89 498 57 846 31 652 54.7 11 15 Carver County ............................................ 70 205 47 915 22 290 46.5 12 18 Sherburne County ....................................... 64 417 41 945 22 472 53.6 13 12 Otter Trail County ........................................ 57 159 50 714 6 445 12.7 14 14 Rice County ............................................... 56 665 49 183 7 482 15.2 15 11 Blue Earth County ....................................... 55 941 54 044 1 897 3.5 INCORPORATED PLACE 1 1 Minneapolis city .......................................... 382 618 368 383 14 235 3.9 2 2 St. Paul city ................................................ 287 151 272 235 14 916 5.5 3 4 Duluth city .................................................. 86 918 85 493 1 425 1.7 4 5 Rochester city ............................................. 85 806 70 745 15 061 21.3 5 3 Bloomington city .......................................... 85 172 86 335 -1 163 -1.3 6 6 Brooklyn Park city ........................................ 67 388 56 381 11 007 19.5 7 9 Plymouth city .............................................. 65 894 50 889 15 005 29.5 8 12 Eagan city .................................................. 63 557 47 409 16 148 34.1 9 7 Coon Rapids city ......................................... 61 607 52 978 8 629 16.3 10 8 Burnsville city ............................................. 60 220 51 288 8 932 17.4 11 10 St. Cloud city .............................................. 59 107 48 812 10 295 21.1 12 15 Eden Prairie city .......................................... 54 901 39 311 15 590 39.7 13 11 Minnetonka city ........................................... 51 301 48 370 2 931 6.1 14 17 Maple Grove city ......................................... 50 365 38 736 11 629 30.0 15 13 Edina city ................................................... 47425, 46 070 1 355 2.9 - Represents zero or rounds to 0.0. ' 1990 census counts are as published in 1990 census reports and thus do not include any changes published subsequently due to boundary changes or to the Count Question Resolution program. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171) Summary File, Table PI -1, and 1990 census. American FactFinder l f Pagel of 2 QT -PL. Race, Hispanic or Latino, and Age: 2000 Geographic Area: Minnesota NOTE: Data not adjusted based on the Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions see hftp://factfinder.census.-gov/home/en/datanotes/expplu.html. Subject Alla es Number Percent 18 years and over Number Percent RACE RACE Total population 66,8941 100.0 Total population 4,919,479 100.0 3,632,585 100.0 One race 4,836,737 98.3 3,593,69 98. White 4,400,282 89.4 3,321,004 91.41 Black or African American 171,731 3.5 107,423 3. American Indian and Alaska Native 54,967 1.1 34,360 0. Asian 141,9681 2.9 88,137 2. Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1,979 0.0 1,413 0. Some other race 65,810 1.3 41,357 1.1 Two or more races 82,742 1.7 38,891 1.1 HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE Total population 4,919,479 100.0 3,632,585 100.0 Hispanic or Latino of any race 143,382 2.9 87,742 2. Not Hispanic or Latino 4,776,097 97.1 3,544,843 97.61 One race 4,705,793 95.7 3,511,762 96. White 4,337,143 88.2 3,281,738 90. Black or African American 168,813 3.4 105,85 2. American Indian and Alaska Native 52,009 1.1 32,89 0. Asian 141,083 2.91 87,602 2. Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1,714 0. 1,245 0. Some other race 5,031 0.1 2,43 0.1 Two or more races 70,30 1. 33,081 0. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File, Matrices PL1, PI -2, PL3, and PI -4. QT -PL. Race, Hispanic or Latino, and Age: 2000 Geographic Area: Plymouth city, Minnesota NOTE: Data not adjusted based on the Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions see http://factfiinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expplu.htmi. Subject Alla es Number Percent 18 years and over Number Percent RACE Total population 66,8941 100.0 48,028 100.0 One race 65,03A 98.7 47,671 99. White 60,2001 91.4 44,370 92. Black or African American 1,781 2.7 1,258 2. American Indian and Alaska Native 2171 0.1 157,0. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?-ts=3950887455 3/29/01 American FactFinder _ Page 2 of 2 Subject Alla es Number Percent 18 years and over Number Percent Asian 2,495 3.8 1,691 3. Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 9 0.0 9 0. Some other race 328 0.5 186 0. Two or more races 862 1.3 357 0. HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE Total population 66,894 100.0 48,028 100.0 Hispanic or Latino of any race 1,079 1.6 607 1. Not Hispanic or Latino 64,815 98.4 47,421 98. One race 64,069 97.2 47,107 98.1 White 59,565 90.4 43,988 91. Black or African American 1,751 2.7 1,247 2. American Indian and Alaska Native 197,0.3 149. 0. Asian 2,4871 3.8 1,6861 3. Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 91 0. 0. Some other race 6 0.1 2 0.1 Two or more races 1 7461 1.11 31 0. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File, Matrices PI -1, PL2, PI -3, and PL4. http://factfinder.census.gov/ser-vlet/QTTable?-ts=3950887455 3/29/01 'Ic.( PCITYF PLYMOUTR News Release For Immediate Release Contact: March 27, 2001 Greg Cook, 763-509-5992 Plymouth to flush water mains in April and May City of Plymouth workers will flush water mains on the following schedule: ■ Industrial areas, both sides of I-494, south of Hwy. 55, April 9-11; ■ Residential areas, west of I-494, except Camelot, April 10-27; and ■ Residential areas, east of I-494, and Camelot, April 30 -May 11. Residents could experience discolored water throughout the flushing schedule, but it is more likely on the day workers are in your area. Avoid doing laundry on that day. If you have discolored water, let your outdoor water spigot run until the water is clear. To find out the exact day crews will be in your area, call 763-509-5950 after March 30. PLYMOUTH A BeautifufPlace To Live 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 • TELEPHONE (612) 509-5000 19P -W mWe www.d.plymouth.mn.us C���- CITY OF FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PLYMOUTH+ CONTACT: March 27, 2001 Dwight Johnson, 763-509-5051 Plymouth Public Works Director Fred Moore announces retirement City of Plymouth Public Works Director Fred Moore has announced that he will retire. His last day of work will be June 1. Moore is the City of Plymouth's longest serving department manager. Moore has worked for the City of Plymouth since 1978. Moore's retirment ends a 40 year career in municipal employment. Before working with Plymouth, Moore worked for the cities of Cedar Falls, Iowa and Iowa City. He started his career working on a survey crew in 1961. As City of Plymouth Public Works Director, Moore has been responsible for overseeing the City's engineering, street maintenance and sewer and water divisions. Since 1993, he has also supervised Plymouth Metrolink, the city -operated transit service. In addition, he has overseen the city curbside recycling program since it began in 1983. Moore has served as the City's representative to regional boards, including the Bassett Creek, Shingle Creek and Elm Creek Water Management Commissions, the Suburban Rate Authority, and many other state, county and metro committees and task forces. Professionally, Moore has served as an officer in the City Engineers Association of Minnesota and was president in Over his career, Moore has seen many changes in Plymouth. When he first started working for the City, the population was about 28,000 and Plymouth had 165 miles of streets. Today the population is more than 64,000 and there are nearly 300 miles of City streets. During his tenure, Moore has seen the initiation of a citywide street reconstruction program, efforts to protect and PLYMOUTH ABeautifulPlaceToLive 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 • TELEPHONE (612) 509-5000 ®ombo.Wp www.d.plymouth.mmus improve the city's lakes, streams and wetlands and construction of a second water treatment plant, 9 wells, and a 3 million gallon water tower. "As the City has grown with residential, commercial and industrial developments, we have been able to provide a street network to accommodate the growth. This has been done with new developments paying the cost and the burden has not been placed on future citizens and businesses of the City," said Moore. Major roadway projects have included: the addition of two interchanges to I-494 at Co. Rd. 6 and Carlson Parkway; reconstruction and relocation of Co. Rd. 9 and Xenium Lane (Co. Rd. 61); reconstruction of Co. Rd. 6, Co. Rd. 10 and Co. Rd. 101; and the addition of Northwest Blvd. and Carlson Parkway to serve the Northwest Business Campus and Carlson Center. "I've had the opportunity to work with some great City Councils and talented city staff members. I'll miss the day-to-day contact. Still, I feel very fortunate to have been involved with the City of Plymouth during a pivotal time in its development. I think we can all be proud of the community that we've built over the years. It's been gratifying," said Moore. Moore was involved with the preparation of Plymouth's first Comprehensive Plan which was adopted in 1980. He was directly responsible for the transportation, water supply and distribution, sanitary sewer, storm sewer drainage and capital improvement elements of the plan. He was a key player in the Comprehensive Plan update in 1990 and its major revision in 2000. "Fred Moore has played an important role in Plymouth for many years. He has supervised the development and construction of a quality infrastructure for a growing community as well as managed our public works maintenance functions. His expertise, experience and historic perspective will be missed by his colleagues at the City as well as the Plymouth City Council," said City Manager Dwight Johnson. City officials expect to begin the search for a new Public Works Director in April. -30- News Release For Immediate Release March 29, 2001 CITY OF PLYMOUTF+ Contact: Archana Balas, 763-478-8196 Or Supriya Gandham, 763-478-8025 Plymouth Youth Town Forum Slated for May 8 The City of Plymouth, through its Youth Advisory Council, is hosting a Youth Town Forum on Tues., May 8, 5 — 7:30 p.m., at Plymouth Creek Center, 14800 — 34`" Ave. N., Plymouth. The forum is free, but registration is required by April 27. Dinner will be provided. The Plymouth Youth Town Forum is a venue for young Plymouth residents (in grades 8-12) to learn about City issues and express their opinions on current and future City projects and programs. The forum is an opportunity for students to become more informed and involved in City of Plymouth activities. "The whole idea of the forum is to get students more involved in their city and to voice their opinions," said Archana Balas, a forum organizer and student at Wayzata High School. The forum is one of several steps the City has taken toward including young people in City government dialogue. The Plymouth Youth Advisory Council is a citizen advisory commission to the Plymouth City Council. In 1998, the City Council formed the Youth Advisory Council to get a youth perspective on a variety of City issues and projects. The group strives to improve the quality of life in the community by: ■ Contributing a youth perspective about City issues ■ Providing safe and positive venues for young people to connect with each other and other members of the community ■ Aiding in the development of citizenship skills ■ Promoting community involvement. For PYAC agendas/minutes go to www.ci.plymouth.mn.us/about/boards.html. To register for the Youth Town Forum, please call Kurt Hoffman at 763-509-5054 no later than April 27. PLYMOUTH A Beautiful Place To Live 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 • TELEPHONE (612) 509-5000 G)P.W. WWW www.ci.plymouth.mn.us CITY OF PLVMOUTR News Release For Immediate Release Contact: March 30, 2001 Molly Lynch, 763-509-5196 Child abuse prevention: Join in the blue ribbon campaign April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Join in the blue ribbon campaign to help stop child abuse. Wear a blue ribbon this April to show your support for children and families in our community. In 1998, an estimated 3,154,000 alleged cases of child abuse and neglect were reported to child protection agencies nationwide. In 1998, Minnesota counties received 16,197 reports of child maltreatment and determined maltreatment in 6,881 (42%) of these reports. "The blue ribbon serves as a constant reminder to fight for protection of our children. Please wear a blue ribbon. Put one on your car, give one to your friends. Tell them what it means. You may save a child's life," said Plymouth Investigator Molly Lynch. To get your blue ribbon stop by the Plymouth Police Department, 3400 Plymouth Blvd. Blue ribbons will be available at the front counter. For more information or questions, contact Detective Molly Lynch at 763-509-5196. -30- PLYMOUTH A Beautiful Place 7o Live 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 • TELEPHONE (612) 509-5000 G)P.W- —,WW www.d.plymouth.mmus March 29, 2001 Mr. Tim Traschsel Minnesota Pollution Control Agency NAP Plymouth Market Place LLC 212 East Third Street, Suite 300 Cincinnati, OH 45202 RE: Petroleum Storage Tank Release Site File Closure Site: Future Lund's Grocery Store, Vicksburg Lane HWY 55, Plymouth Site ID#: LEAK00013890 Dear Mr. Traschsel: We are pleased to let you know that the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Site Remediation Section (SRS) staff has determined that your investigation and/or cleanup has adequately addressed the petroleum tank release at the site listed above. Based on the information provided, the SRS staff has closed the release site file. Closure of the file means that the SRS staff does not require any additional investigation and/or cleanup work at this time or in the foreseeable future. Please be aware that file closure does not necessarily mean that all petroleum contamination has been removed from this site. However, the SRS staff has concluded that any remaining contamination, if present, does not appear to pose a threat to public health or the environment. The MPCA reserves the right to reopen this file and to require additional investigation and/or cleanup work if new information or changing regulatory requirements make additional work necessary. If you or other parties discover additional contamination (either petroleum or nonpetroleum) that was not previously reported to the'MPCA, Minnesota law requires that the MPCA be immediately notified. You should understand that this letter does not release any party from liability for the petroleum contamination under Minn. Stat. ch. 115C (Supp. 1997) or any other applicable state or federal law. In addition, this letter does not release any party from liability for nonpetroleum contamination, if present, under Minn. Stat. ch. I 1513 (1996), the Minnesota Superfund Law. Because you performed the requested work, the state may reimburse you for a major portion of your costs. The Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup Act establishes a fund which may provide partial reimbursement for petroleum tank release cleanup costs. This fund is administered by the Department of Commerce Petro Board. Specific eligibility rules are available from the Petro Board at 651/297-1119 or 651/2974203. If future development of this property or the surrounding area is planned, it should be assumed that petroleum contamination may still be present. If petroleum contamination is encountered during future development work, the MPCA staff should be notified immediately. 520 Lafayette Rd. N.; St. Paul, MN 55155-4194; (651) 296-6300 (Voice); (651) 292-5332 (TTY) St. Paul - Brainerd - Detroit Lakes - Duluth - Mankato - Marshall - Rochester - Willmar; www.pca.state.mn.us Equal Opportunity Employer • Printed on recycled paper containing at least 20% fibers from paper recycled by consumers. Mr. Tim Traschsel r- ( Page 2 March 29, 2001 For specific information regarding petroleum contamination that may remain at this leak site, please call the TERS File Request Program at 651/297-8499. The MPCA fact sheet #3.35 Leak/Spill and Underground Storage Tank File Request Form (August 1997) must be completed prior to arranging a time for file review. Thank you for your response to this petroleum tank release and for your cooperation with the MPCA to protect public health and the environment. If you have any questions regarding this letter, please call me at 651/297-8581. Sincerely, Jelil Abdella Project Manager Site Remediation Section Metro District JA:tf cc: Sandra Paulson, City Clerk, Plymouth Richard Kline, Fire Chief, Plymouth Dave Jaeger, Hennepin County Solid Waste Officer Timothy F. McGlennen, GME Consultants, Inc., Minneapolis Minnesota Department of Commerce Petrofund Staff Abe l sponsbil.ity for Undera ge D rinidng • Whose responsibility is it to prevent underage drinkin _ Parents? Kids? Schools? Police? g' With so The Community? much confusion, how c an address the problem of communities successfully - (civic leaders, underage drinking? 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APPROVAL OF MINUTES A motion was made by Commissioner Singer and seconded by Commissioner Musliner to approve the minutes of the February meeting as presented. The motion carried with all ayes. 3. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS a. Athletic Associations. None were present. b. Staff. There were no presentations by staff. c. Others. There were no other visitors. 4. PAST COUNCIL ACTION The City Council accepted the PRAC 2000 annual report, approved Plymouth Creek Center fees for 2001, and approved the electronic bulletin board to be installed on Plymouth Boulevard & 36th Avenue in front of the Ice Center. 5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a. Millennium Garden update. Director Blank stated that we continue our fundraising. We received a letter from Fingerhut, and we are receiving money from them. A playground manufacturer may make a donation. Groundbreaking is set for May 21 at 6 p.m. March and April water bills will include a letter from Mayor Tierney reminding residents to buy bricks. Brick sale cut off is May 21, which will allow us time to get them inscribed. Mayor Tierney is still out raising money. Douglas Own Pike is putting finishing touches on plant materials. A lot of behind the scenes detail work is going on. George Watson of Brauer and Associates then made a brief presentation. He had small versions of the garden plan. He also distributed a list of planting materials. He pointed out where the activity center building is located on the drawing. He explained that the garden is between a built and natural environment. There will be a mix of built and natural spaces to accommodate individual and group users. The plan is to bridge the gap between the natural and the built. The gradation is going to be from the activity building out to the grand lawn out to the natural area. One of the key areas is the water course. It will be fairly natural with native plantings. It will be a very interesting area. He showed an image of what the grand lawn may look like. He pointed out the dedication area and where the PRAC Minutes/March 2001 Page 11 bricks will be placed in the pavement around the pond. The overall layout plan shows what will be built. The grand lawn is in phase 1. There may be a fountain in the pond. There will be a wrought iron fence separating the grand lawn area from the dedication area. This will also be a backdrop for the roses. All the stone walls will be masonry. There will be benches to sit on to view activities taking place on the grand lawn and they will also look out over Plymouth Creek Park. There's going to be a lot of rock areas. There will be three different levels of water areas. This water system can be built in phases. Singer asked if this is going to be visible from the second floor of the activity center. Director Blank says you will see the upper level of it, but you would need to go out on the deck to see the whole thing. The overall garden concept is one of providing people with an example of how you can use nature in the landscape. The outer most portion will be native materials. There will be an area for perennials and annuals as well. These may be designed by those wishing to donate the materials. We wanted these folks to have a hand in designing. Dundee Nursery has agreed to take a portion of the garden as their donation and their designers will design it, but it has to match the rest of the area. Meyer asked about an area that was hard to decipher from the plan. George said it tells how many plants and what type they are. Mark Peterson has a set of full size plant plans and a plant material key. It's different types of herbaceous materials. Singer asked about an area in the drawings called Prairie Creek Center. Watson explained that it was a error and should be labeled Plymouth Creek Center. b. Hilde Performance Center update. Director Blank explained that the City Council is having a work session on the 20th of March prior to their Council meeting. Mr. Hilde will be meeting with the construction people. The Planning Department is going ahead with environmental assessment worksheet. Mr. Hilde was convinced that a basement is necessary, but he will not pay for an elevator. The basement will be unfinished at this time. That will be City's responsibility. There will be handicapped access from the lower level to upper level. c. Greenwood School field improvements. Bids will be opened on April 3. The plan is to begin construction on May 1. The Forestry department will begin clearing trees. We'll put up a temporary fence to keep the kids away from the construction area. The associations have been asked to get their contributions in as soon as possible. 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Review environmental park playground location. Director Blank reviewed the history of this project for the Commission and the visitors. This walking neighborhood is bounded by 494 on the east, Fernbrook on the west, County Road 9 on the south, and Schmidt Lake Road on the north. In 1984 residents asked to have the neighborhood park expanded. Neighborhood parks are typically 8-12 acres in size. The Park Commission toured the site and did recommend expanding acquisition in this area. For the past 15 years we have been acquiring additional property. About four years ago, the Council authorized acquisition of the north piece. The entire property now totals about 80 acres. Director Blank showed the outline of the area using the overhead camera. None of the residential developments were there at that time. There is a Lundgren Bros. development on the north with townhouses in between. The parcel to the north in the official plan PRAC Minutes/March 2001 Page 12 shows four small baseball fields, and a walking path leading to the cul—de—sac, a future outdoor education center, and parking lot. In the comprehensive plan this is listed as a special use park. This wasn't part of the open space plan. The secondary purpose is to serve as a neighborhood park. In the plan the playground is to be in a clearing about halfway between the north and south entrance. A trail will come down from the north. The plan is to bring all trails to the children's playground area. Director Blank displayed a plan for the play structure. The playground is 112 feet long and 79 feet wide. There would be two pieces of equipment designed for ages 2-5 and ages 6-12. This is a typical installation. We have 25 similar playgrounds elsewhere throughout the city. It is all handicapped accessible, with an appropriate surface to meet ADA requirements. There is an undeveloped piece of property to the north. Director Blank anticipates that 10-20 acres will be developed in the future. He said we can postpone construction to see if we can acquire any additional park land. The second option is to look at a more northerly site for the playground, which moves it a greater distance away. It is also very secluded by woods. Staff is not comfortable with this option. The third option is to go further south. This would require a fair amount of tree removal. This is why staff chose the clear area for the playground. Feimann asked where the nearest other park is. Turtle Lake park is about five blocks west. The playground area is about an acre in size. An acre is 100 x 400 feet. Singer asked if the yellow square is just for the playground. Director Blank said yes and pointed out where the ball fields will be. Meyer asked about use. Director Blank said when a playground is brand new it receives the most heavy use. Typically moms with pre—school kids come and stay about 45 minutes. They visit in small groups. Anderson asked about the area to the west of the yellow square. Director Blank said the townhouses went in around 1989. Meyer questioned what's in the yellow squared area now. Director Blank displayed some photographs showing what this area presently looks like. The trail that runs between the townhouses will be asphalt. There is a trail already there to a certain point. Our property starts 100 feet downhill from the edge of the trees. The property starts 150 feet from the townhouses. Park Superintendent Peterson said this is the flattest portion of the property. Musliner asked if anyone wants the playground at this time. Director Blank said we have received some calls and letters from people asking about it. It is in the CIP for this year. People paid park dedication for this when they purchased their property. Chair Anderson invited citizens to speak. Don Pfaffe, 14005 44th Place. He contacted Mark and subsequently Mark visited his home to answer his questions. They appreciated the fact that the City bought this land. He doesn't have any objection to the playground. He does quite a bit of walking in the area. He agrees that playgrounds are used by families with small children. Jason Glashan, 14000 44th Place. He did not receive the first letter about the project, but he did get a second letter. He is concerned with the parking issue. He knows people will drive to the park. He was told this is pretty much a done deal. Another concern is how many children are actually in the area that will be using the facility. He lives west of where the playground would be going up, in the building along side the walking path. Beverly Romfo, 14215 44th Place. She is grateful for all the information she received. This has been discussed at their board meeting. She doesn't think there are more than one PRAC Minutes/March 2001 Page 13 1 —' or two children in the area. She wanted to know when the rest of the trails will be built. A major concern is a three season porch on one of the buildings that is very near one of the trail accesses. She is also concerned about the wildlife being forced out. Shirley Galvin, 14000 44th Place. She has served on the Fernbrook Manor board for five years. There are 102 homes in Fernbrook Manor with only two children. These units are not geared to families. People are upset about it. The general feeling from homeowners is that the playground will impact them in a negative way. The area is very private, peaceful, quiet, and good for watching the wildlife. She has done several homeowner surveys about what people like about living there and those are the answers they give. The neighborhoods with kids to the north and south are pretty far away. She thinks those people will not walk that far to get to the playground. There are no bathroom facilities. Some homes to the west already have a park nearby. If they come to this park, they will walk across yards. This site is very close to their building. Tracy Craton, 14000 44th Place. She has one of the two kids living in the area. Her son is 11 and says he would not use the facility. She is concerned that the area's homeowners would be the ones watching what's going on, rather than the parents of the small children. Children do not observe property lines very well. She feels the playground should be moved closer to where children will live. She asked her son how he feels about playground, and he isn't in favor of it. He prefers to play in the wooded area there. She stated that people will have to walk through wooded areas to get to this playground. Lee Hermanson, 14010 44th Place. He lives in Fernbrook Manor right on the edge of proposed park area. Are people going to walk across his lawn or will they use the path? It would be more direct for people to walk on his property. He'd like to see area remain the way it is. Dan Schuh, 14010 44th Place. He lives in Fernbrook Manor and has the same concerns as everyone else. He thinks a spot to the north should be considered. The paved path that goes in there now is through an area that is only 30 to 40 feet wide. He thinks many trees would have to be cut down. He brought up the bathroom issue, also. Arlette Parnell, 14000 44th Place. She is one of the unit owners. She has the three season porch. At the end of the pathway is a deep ravine. She says some trees will have to be cut down. She wants project moved where it's more suitable or delayed. Karen Minge, 14020 44th Place. She has one concern — parties by teenagers in this area. Linda Bliss, 14020 44th Place. She lives in an end unit looking down on the park. Has seen up to 12 deer in this area. Her neighbor who lives below her has seen a red fox. She doesn't want to see area ruined. Fiemann asked her when she sees the deer. She said at sunrise until about 8:30 sometimes. She fears that the deer will leave if the playground goes in. PRAC Minutes/March 2001 Z a Page 14� Director Blank addressed the concerns raised by the residents. He explained that only one in four neighborhoods usually has parking. Neighborhood parks are generally designed as a walk—to facility. The idea is to locate parks within three to four blocks of where people live, so they can walk there. It hasn't been our experience that parking is a problem in neighborhood parks. We do not know how many kids are living here, but when census data comes in we'll have a better idea. We did budget $90,000 this year for trail upgrade. We plan to put in all three trails. We will be crossing the Fluidyne property. He stated that our experience is that the wildlife will not leave. The driveway from Schmidt Lake Road may lead to a building that would serve as the education center. Director Blank explained that this site was pristine before the houses were built. The wildlife resettled after these homes were constructed. There's a herd of 22 deer living around City Hall. The ultimate development of this property over the next 10 years will be for outdoor education. Our practices have been to encourage wildlife to remain. Regarding bathrooms — we do not put in electricity, etc. A satellite would be placed here about 10 weeks out of the year. Visitors are usually small children with moms who stay about an hour. Safety is our number one concern. The nature of our society today is such that we can't afford to put things in isolated sites. We rely on the local neighborhood to take care of the kids. We prefer not to move the playground to a more isolated site. We use the crime watch philosophy — neighbors watching neighbors. Police reserves are in the parks during the summer months along with park patrols. Shirley Galvin asked for clarification on the wildlife — she thinks they will move where the residents will be unable to enjoy them once the playground is installed. Director Blank said the deer are always standing around by the fieldhouse every evening at sundown. They have gotten used to the people coming and going. Mark manages the deer herds for the City. He stated that from time to time they have to be removed. Mark said all of our playgrounds have woodchip surfaces. The central path that comes through will be asphalt. An example of a very similar park in northeastern Plymouth is Three Ponds Park, south of County Road 10, east of Zachary Lane. We have learned that the wildlife adapts. Our deer are completely urbanized. Don Pfaffe stated that his family moved here about 40 years ago. Prior to that they biked to this area. He said he has no fear about the wildlife moving away. Singer explained to the residents that every member of the Park Commission is a citizen of the city. She explained that she makes her recommendations based on where or not she would want this in her neighborhood. She then asked Mark if the topography can handle moving this 50 feet to the south. Mark said there is a ditch that might be a problem. A lot of trees would have to be removed, and then the playground would be in a more secluded spot. Anderson talked about the issue of the trees. Fiemann agreed that no trees should be cut. Musliner asked for an explanation of the ball fields. Director Blank pointed out the intersection of Schmidt Lake Road and 494. The City has acquired property on all four PRAC Minutes/March 2001 Page 15 corners here. There is a diamond interchange here shown by the City. The Federal highway plan does not show an interchange here. The Carlson interchange was not shown on the Federal interchange plan either. The Ess family owned this property and wanted to develop it, but sewer was not available at the time. They requested a lift station, but it was denied by the City. They were told they would have to wait for gravity sewer. The Council was split on the issue of the interchange. The Ess's wanted the City to buy their property. The Council was not comfortable buying land if it was only going to be used for an interchange. They wanted to know if there was some other way to use the property, so the City hired George Watson to come up with a plan for this area. A feasibility study was done to show what else could go here besides the interchange. The Lundgren development skirts the outer edge of the ball fields. The Council voted to acquire the property. There may not be an answer on the interchange question for another 20 years. The next thing PRAC will see for this property is a development plan for the outdoor education center, perhaps within the next 10 years. This will be a place of learning for boy scouts, girl scouts, school groups, etc. There are no imminent plans to build the ball fields at this time. We would prefer to build the 10th playfield first. Fiemann asked for an explanation of park entrances again, which Director Blank reviewed. Don Pfaffe asked again about the trail locations. The path that presently comes through is very low. He can't conceive of anyone taking another route. Director Blank said we are requesting an easement from the homeowner's association. We could add some type of fencing to keep people from wandering off the intended trail onto private property. Director Blank said that when the 20 acres to the north develops, we will get trail easement from that development. More trail will be put on the east side of Fembrook Lane. Shirley Galvin agreed that the trail is lower for Don's building. However, it is even with the other townhouse building, where she lives, so people using the trail will have sight access to her personal townhouse unit. Mark pointed out the existing path as it goes between two townhouse units. It would follow the edge of the woods to the playground. Shirley Galvin asked for the approximate location of the playground. Mark Peterson drew the proposed location on the map. It would be 30 to 40 feet from the back of the building. Normally people travel three to four blocks to a neighborhood park. Anderson asked for feedback from commissioners. Fiemann is the parent of a 9 and 6 year old. His kids do not go to parks unsupervised. They live 1/4 mile from their park. At most, they visit the park for about 1/2 hour. He likes the idea of not tearing down trees to build a park. If the park gets moved in either direction, it will be that much farther from one end or the other. He is concerned about how close the path will come to the property with the porch. Landscaping will help with that. PRAC Minutes/March 2001 Page 16 1':T , y a Musliner asked if anyone commented from the north or south. Mark Peterson said no. Fiemann is not concerned about any adverse effect on wildlife. He feels this is the best location. Musliner stated that she drove through the site and met with one of the neighbors. She lives near two parks. She has witnessed people going to parks and they respect people's property. She doesn't feel comfortable making a decision right now, however. From PRAC this issue goes to the City Council. Director Blank said we will continue to go forward if the Council gives approval. We can also look at alternatives. Several residents are still under the impression that this project is going forward. If we decide to postpone it, we need to notify the many residents who expect this project to begin in June. Singer asked about postponing it one or two months. Director Blank said we could still build it in the fall. This would give commissioners more time to go look at the site and make a more informed decision. Anderson agrees with postponing. He also agrees that the deer will not be disturbed and concurs that the park should not be in an isolated area. SINGER MOVED TO POSTPONE THIS ISSUE FOR A FINAL DECISION TO BE MADE AT THE MAY 10 MEETING, ALLOWING COMMISSIONERS TO LOOK INTO ALTERNATE OPTIONS. ANDERSON SECONDED. MOTION CARRIED WITH ALL AYES. b. Review City Council goals. Director Blank explained that the top seven are new goals for the Council. Del Erickson will do a feasibility study on a third sheet of ice, which should be completed by September. Singer asked for clarification on Goal #1. Director Blank explained that the water resource fee is based on lot size. It is a new fee that will start mid year. It will produce a significant amount of money. The Environmental Water Quality Committee is working on this. It may take millions of dollars to improve the water of Medicine Lake and Parkers Lake. Every lot in the City will be charged something toward this endeavor. Some members of the Council want a transit hub. One possible location was the southwest corner of 55 and 494, but that didn't fly, so new possibilities are being studied. Anderson asked about the peninsula on Medicine Lake. Director Blank said there is nothing going on with that. The traffic safety program involves writing more speeding tickets. One of the major complaints the City receives from residents is excessive speeding on city streets. Rotary Club Fundraising Program. Director Blank stated that 10,000 plastic ducks will be placed in the pond in the amphitheater and they will be propelled across the water. This is a fund raising event for the Rotary Club. Director Blank wanted to know if the Commission was comfortable with the Rotary Club using the pond for this purpose. People will "adopt" a duck for $10 each. If all goes well, the Rotary Club gets $5 per duck. They give the money back to the community. Three ducks will have a number on the bottom. If one of those ducks gets into the winner's cage, it will be worth $1,000,000 to the person holding that number. There will be other prizes, as well. Singer said she was comfortable using the pond for this purpose. The other commissioners concurred. This PRAC Minutes/March 2001 Page 17 event will follow Plymouth on Parade. Director Blank expects that it may bring 10,000 additional people to the Parade event. 7. COMMISSION PRESENTATION None. 8. STAFF COMMUNICATION Director Blank said the April meeting will probably be at the Plymouth Creek Center. Barry Warner will be there to make a presentation on the comprehensive plan. Mary will run the meeting, because Director Blank will be out of town. Meyer wanted to know if another letter would be sent to the people interested in the Environmental Park. Director Blank said yes. 9. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 9:15 p.m. March 22, 2001 Tom Resick 15160 38th Ave N Plymouth, MN 55446 Dear Mr. Resick: Tl--3& Ciry OF PLYMOUTF+ Mayor Tierney has forwarded your letter to me regarding the Plymouth LifeTime Fitness Center. In February, the City Council had a work session to set their goals for the next two years. One of the goals the Council was unanimous on was looking at the possibility of improving the parking situation at the current LifeTime Fitness/Ice Center facility. The item you saw on the agenda from March 20th dealt with a contract for a consultant to look at the parking issues and to make recommendations on how they could be improved. Part of that review will require determining if and where a third sheet of ice could go sometime in the future. This is necessary so that any parking improvements considered would not be wasted and block any possibility that a third sheet of ice would be added in the future. While I am sure that there are some people in the community that would like to see another sheet of ice built, that is not the purpose of this current study. The Council's primary objective is to improve the parking at the Ice Center and LifeTime Fitness if they can at a reasonable cost in the near future. Thank you for your time and interest in this matter. If I can be of further assistance, please call me at 763-509-5201. Sincerely, Xt- &I -e' Eric Blank, Director Parks and Recreation EB/np cc: City Council PLYMOUTH A Beautiful Place 7o Live 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 • TELEPHONE (612) 509-5000 ®pw.-�P. www.d.plymouth.mmus March 16, 2001 Joy Tierney, Mayor of Plymouth Plymouth City Center 3400 Plymouth Blvd. Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Mayor, I was disturbed to see in the next City Council Meeting agenda an item relating to a feasibility study for adding an ice sheet and parking to the Lifetime Fitness Center. If there was public notice in the paper, I may have missed it. In any case, I'm concerned because: 1. 1 thought that you were required to notify, by mail, residents in the immediate area of a major construction. 2. The Lifetime Center has already had a dramatic impact on the neighborhood with traffic, parking, and visual blight. It has reduced our quality of life. Now you are proposing to reduce it further. I will be out of town on business and can't attend the meeting. However, if this proceeds, we will mobilize and fight against it - in spite of the hockey lobby. t�t4 y /<--1 u - Tom Resick 15160 38th Ave. No. 763-551 -1777 ^i email: thomas—resick@rsmi.com cc: Delores & Donna , <'0 Kurt Hoffman Subject: FW: city lot Here is the response for citizen correspondence. -----Original Message ----- From: Kip Berglund Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 1:19 PM To: 'esselyukov@uswest.net' Cc: Anne Hurlburt; Jean Lyons Subject: RE: city lot Dear Ms. Anna Zderchuk, We have researched the discussed lot which is west of 12630 15th Avenue North in Plymouth. The lot is owned by the City of Plymouth. It is a vacant lot that is currently being used as open space for park right-of-way, and may contain a trail access in the future. We are not aware of any dangers of past or current chemical use that may endanger your family on that lot. Currently there are no plans for the City of Plymouth to sell the lot. Sincerely, Kip A. Berglund Associate Planner ---Original Message --- From: esselyukov@uswest.net [mailto:esselyukov@uswest.net] Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2001 1:23 AM To: esselyukov@uswest.net Cc: contact@ci.plymouth.mn.us Subject: Re: city lot esselyukov@pop.mpis.uswest.net wrote: Dear City Council: My name is Anna Zderchuk and I will be purchasing hom in Plymouth in April 26th, 2001. What conserns me is an empty lot next to our future house 12630 15th AV.North Plymouth. Our realtor said that it is owned by the city because the size would not be appropriate for the house, he ment it is too small to have a house on that lot. That's when I became very conserned to get more information about that lot and find out what was on that lot before and if I should be conserned moving to the property next to the city lot. If there are no chemical use on that property, or anything that could endanger our family because we have a four month old grand child that will be living with us. If the property is not in use and has no harmful chemicals would there be a chance for us to purchase that small city lot and add extra car garage that would be atached to the house. Please let us know becauase we realy like that house and that extra land there. Please let use know if we could buy that property. We appreciate all your help already. Thank you very much. Very Truly Yours, Anna Zderchuk Kurt Hoffman From: Laurie Ahrens Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 12:14 PM To: Kurt Hoffman Subject: FW: Recreational Vehicle Parking -----Original Message ----- From: Warren Kulesa Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 10:07 AM To: Anne Hurlburt; Laurie Ahrens; 'Jennifer.Mahin@mts.com' Subject: Recreational Vehicle Parking Hi Jenny, I'm Warren Kulesa the Housing Inspector for the city. Your e-mail message was passed along to me. In reviewing your request I found that Plymouth Zoning Ordinance section 21105.02 Subd. 1row the use of a recreational vehicle as temporary living quarters. Therefore you are not permitted to use your RV as a temporary living space during the remolding of your home. You can find this section of code by going to the City's home page and clicking on reference. From there select Zoning ordinances, Plymouth Zoning Ordinance, and finally select section 21105, General Building and Performance Standards. Recreational vehicles are allowed to be parked on residential lots in the city. If they are in a front yard they must be in the driveway. If in a side or rear yard they do not need to be on an improved surface but must be a minimum of three feet from a property line and are not permitted to be parked in any drainage or utility easements. If you should have any further questions please send me an e-mail or call me directly at 763-509-5445 Kurt Hoffman From: Laurie Ahrens Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 9:21 AM To: Kurt Hoffman Subject: FW: RV parking at home -----Original Message ----- From: Laurie Ahrens Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 9:13 AM To: Anne Hurlburt Subject: FW: RV parking at home Could you please have someone respond to this inquiry? Thanks. Laurie -----Original Message ----- From: Mahin, Jennifer [mailto:Jennifer.Mahin@mts.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 8:23 AM To: 'lahrens@ci.ply mouth. mn.us' Subject: RV parking at home How do I get past the Table of Contents to get specific information on a subject? We were wondering if there are any issues with parking an RV in the back yard? We will be using it as temporary living quarters during construction/remodel-of our home. Some people have them in their driveway, so I thought maybe it was not an issue. Can you confirm? Thanks, Jenny Mahin Plymouth Kurt Hoffman From: Laurie Ahrens Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 8:24 AM To: Kurt Hoffman Subject: FW: RE: Sadness! Citizen correspondence response. --Original Message ---- From: Anne Hurlburt Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 4:42 PM To: Icarolpeterson@mediaone.net' Subject: RE: Sadness! Dear Ms. Peterson: I've been asked to respond to your recent e-mail messaage, below, regarding the parcel behind Cub Foods. Carlson Real Estate is building a 47,400 sq. ft. office building on this site on the west side of Plymouth Blvd. between 35th & 36th Ave. The property has been a privately owned lot in separate ownership for many years. It is in the part of Plymouth designated as our "City Center" area, an area that the Council has designated for commercial uses. As such, it was expected that this area would be developed in accordance with that plan. While the City does encourage preservation of trees, we do not have the authority to prohibit their removal when private property is developed consistent with the City's plans and ordinances. I hope this helps explain why the trees were removed. Sincerely, Anne W. Hurlburt, AICP Community Development Director 3400 Plymouth Blvd. Plymouth, Minnesota 55447 Phone (763) 509-5401 Fax (763) 509-5407 www.ci.plymouth.mn.us -----Original Message ----- From: Carol Peterson[mailto:carolpeterson@mediaone.net] Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 5:43 PM To: contact@ci.plymouth.mn.us Subject: Sadness! I am very sad about the big hole that abuts Cub Foods these days. Those sumacs and oaks were among the most beautiful parts of the downtown landscape. Did we really need another set of office buildings or a shopping mall? I certainly hope that the city has put some kind of prohibition on further destruction of old trees. I will not even start on the kind of downtown that has and is being developed. 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The first committee approved the wine in grocery stores proposal on a 5-2 vote to the full com- deadline will pass next Friday and mittee. Reps. Stang, Gunther, Hackbarth, Entenza, and J Johnson voted in policy bills must be reported out of favor of the bill Reps. Mullery and Rukavina voted in opposition to the bill policy committees in their house of The bill will now travel to the full Commerce, Jobs & Economic Development origin To date, the House has Policy Committee. introduced 2,174 bills while the Touting consumer convenience, the Minnesota Grocers'Association, grocery Senate has introduced 1,998 bills store representatives, and unions representing grocery store workers testi- Committee deadline week is gener- fied in support of the bill A variety of organizations testified in opposition to ally filled with hearings from morning the bill including- Plymouth Councilmember and LMC Board member Judy until late evening, with committees Johnson, Plymouth Police Chief Craig Gerdes, and representatives from the sometimes meeting several times Minnesota Municipal Beverage Association, the Minnesota Licensed Sever- in one day age Association, and Minnesota Join Together, among others Opponents Bills that do not meet the deadlines primarily focused on public safety, control, and youth access issues. are technically dead for the session. The bill pre-empts local authority by requiring cities to issue off -sale wine However, as with much of the legisla- licenses to supermarkets that post "no underage sales" notices, and have tive process, nothing is completely training and theft prevention programs in place. dead until the final gavel drops. The full Commerce Committee will hear the proposal Thursday, March 29 at Ideas can always re-emerge as 12,30 p.m in Room 200 of the State Office Building committee and floor amendments Commerce Committee Phone (651 If you have questions about the status members area code) E-mail address of any bill, contact the legislative Chair: staff or check out the status on the Gregory Davids (R) 296-9278 rep.greg.davids@house.leg.state.mn.us Vice Chair: Legislature's web site (www.leg. Doug Stang (R) 296-4373 rep.doug.stang@house.leg.state.mn.us state.m n. us) Lead -DFL: Tom Rukavina (DFL) 296-0170 rep. torn.rukavrno@house.leg.state.mn.us Fran Bradley (R) 296-9249 rep.fran.bradley@house.leg.state.mn.us Fireworks bill passes Ron Erhardt (R) 296-4363 rep.ron.erhardt@house.leg.state.mn.us Chris Gerlach (R) 296-5505 rep. chris.gerlach@house,leg.state,mn.us House Commerce Bob Gunther (R) 296-3240 rep.bob.gunther@house. leg.state.mn.us Committee Bill Haas (R) 296-5513 rep.bill.haas@house.leg.state.mn.us Tom Hackbarth (R) 296-2439 rep.tom.hackbarth@ house. leg.state. mn. us The fireworks limited use bill, HF 1543 Jeff Johnson (R) 296-5511 rep.jeff.johnson@house.leg.state.mn.us (Holsten R -Stillwater), passed the Arlon Lindner (R) 296-7806 rep.arlon.lindner@house.leg.state.mn.us House Commerce Committee on Dan McElroy (R) 296-4212 rep.dan.mcelroy@house.leg.state.mn.us Connie Ruth (R) 296-5368 rep.connie.ruth@house. leg. state. mn.us Thursday evening by one vote Both Barb Sykora (R) 296-4315 rep.barbsra.sykora@house.leg.state.mn.us the League of Minnesota Cities and Dale Walz (R) 296-4333 rep.dale.walz@hoLrse.leg.state.mn.us the Minnesota Fire Chiefs'Associa- Andrew Westerberg (R) 296-4226 rep.andrew.westerberg@house.leg.state.mn.us tion expressed opposition to the bill. Thomas Bakk (DFL) 296-2190 rep.thomas.bakk@house.leg.state.mn.us Karen Clark (DFL) 296-0294 rep.karen.clark@hoLrse.leg.state.mn.us An attempt was made to amend the Matt Entenza (DFL) 296-8799 rep. rnatt.entenza@house. legstate. mn.us bill by allowing use only outside the Dan Larson (DFL) 296-7158 rep. don. larson@ house. leg. state . Mn. LIS metro area, but the amendment did Rob Leighton (DFL) 296.4193 rep. rob. leighton@,house. leg. state. mn.Lie, not have much support and failed Tim Mahoney (DFL) 296-4277 rep.tim.mahoney@house.leg.state.mn.us The next stop is for the bill to go to Paul Marquart (DFL) 296-6829 rep.psul.marquart@house.leg.stale.mn.us Joe Mullery (DFL) 296-4262 rep.joe.mullery@house. legstate. mn.us the House Crime Prevention Com- Joe Opatz (DFL) 296-6612 rep.joe.opetz@house.leg.state.mn.us mittee Michael Paymar (DFL) 296-4199 rep.michael.paymar@house.leg.state.mn.us Anthony Sertich (DFL) 296-0172 rep.tony.sertich@house.leg.state.mn.us For more information on city legislative issues, contact any member of the League of Atinnesota Cities Intergovernmental Relations team. (651) 281-1700 or (800) 975-1122 Mar Z3 2001 16:1Z:38 Via Pax -> 61Z+589+5868 Administrator Page BBZ Of 88Z FRIDAYFAx MARCH 23, 2001— P.ac;e 2 Post -'90 TIF district proposal heard Rep Ann Lenczewski (DFL -Bloom- ington) presented HF 1505 to the House Local Government & Metro- politan Affairs Committee Thursday evening. The bill would generally require TIF districts created prior May 1, 1990, to live by some of the more stringent spending rules applied to districts created after that date. Rep Lenczewski characterized the proposal as one that is more anti - TIF than current state policy, but less anti -TIF than some other proposals being considered by the Legislature Essentially, these districts would have five years to wrap up their activities and ultimately decertify. The bill also spells out exceptions for housing districts, projects receiv- ing county approval, and certain districts covered by special legisla- tion Finally, the bill would provide a 3'/: -year timeframe for any final audit by the Office of the State Auditor HF 1505 was forwarded to the House Tax Committee for possible inclusion in the omnibus tax bill This bill is similar to, but far less onerous, than HF 187—introduced by Rep Ron Abrams (R -Minnetonka). Eminent domain property sales prohibited The proposal that would generally prohibit the sale of property acquired by eminent domain was heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee last Wednesday Members of the committee listened to testimony in support of the bill by property owners from the cities of Elk River and Richfield. Opposing the bill were Robbinsdale City Manager Dennis Kraft and Roseville Acting -City Manager Ed Burrell, on behalf of their cities and the League of Minnesota Cities, Lorie Louder, on behalf of the St Paul PortAuthority; and representatives of the Metro- politan Inter-CountyAssociation Committee members raised ques- tions and seemed concerned with the "public purpose" served when property is acquired by eminent domain for resale and the remedies available to landowners whose property is acquired. Following the testimony and some debate, the bill's author, Sen. Dan Stevens (R -Mora), tabled the bill to further communicate with those voicing opposition in an effort to reach a compromise The companion bill, HF 2135, was introduced yesterday, chief -authored by Rep. Bruce Anderson (R -Buffalo Township). Municipal consent hearing set for Wednesday The House Transportation Commit- tee will be hearing HF 1973, authored by Reps. Workman, Lieder, Molnau, Larson, and Holberg. The bill repre- sents a shift in public policy from local approval of a project to state approval of a project. The role of local governments would be essen- tially limited to review and comment of a project. Specifically, the bill would limit time for local approval of Mn/DOT plans to 90 days: would limit time for local approval of Mn/DOT changes to projects to 60 days: would provide 60 days after a plan is disapproved by a municipality for the appeal board to make a recommendation: would allow Mn/DOT to proceed with plans upon appeal board recommendation The bill will be heard Wednesday, March 28 at 7 a m. in Room 5 of the State Office Building. Please contact Anne Finn at (651) 281-1263 or afinn@lmnc.org if you are interested in testifying or could submit a letter of concern Reverse referendum bill introduced On Thursday, Rep. Bob Milbert (DFL -South St Paul) introduced a bill that would enact a reverse referendum process for all counties and cities with population over 2,500 that increase their property taxes over the previous year's level. HF 2160 also contains a provision that would eliminate the public hearing requirement for any city that does not increase its levy from the previous year's level Rep. Milbert introduced a reverse referendum bill last biennium as well Under the bill, if a number of voters equal to 5 percent of those voting in the last general election petition for an election, voters would have to approve the city levy increase in a January election. If the voters do not approve the levy increase, the city's levy would return to the previous year's level To accommodate a voter -initiated reverse referendum requirement, the bill accelerates the entire truth in taxation process If taxpayers successfully petition for a referen- dum, the election would be held on the fourth Tue:;day in January The bill will likely be considered in the near future by the House Tax Committee No Senate companion bill has yet been introduced. Laurie Ahrens Page 1 of 1 C I W� From: Kurt Hoffman Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 20012:27 PM To: Alice Hausman (E-mail); Bill Haas (E-mail); Bud Nomes (E-mail); Dennis Ozment (E-mail); Doug Peterson (E-mail); George Cassell (E-mail); Howard Swenson (E-mail); Jean Wagenius (E-mail); Kathy Tingelstad (E-mail); Larry Howes (E-mail); Loren Jennings (E-mail); Margaret Anderson Kelliher (E-mail); Mark Holsten (E-mail); Ray Vandeveer (E-mail); Rod Skoe (E-mail); Ruth Johnson (E-mail); Scott Wasiluk (E-mail); Tim Finseth (E-mail); Tom Hackbarth (E-mail); Tom Osthoff (E- mail); Tom Workman (E-mail); Bob Lessard (E-mail); Charles A. Berg (E-mail); Dan Stevens (E- mail); David J. Tomassoni (E-mail); David L. Knutson (E-mail); Dennis R. Frederickson (E-mail); Ellen R. Anderson (E-mail); Jane Krentz (E-mail); Jim Vickerman (E-mail); Lawrence Pogemiller (E- mail); Leonard R. Price (E-mail); LeRoy A. Stumpf (E-mail); Linda I. Higgins (E-mail); Steve Dille (E- mail); Tony Kinkel (E-mail); Twyla Ring (E-mail) Cc: Gen Olson; Jeff Johnson; Martha Robertson; Peggy Leppik; Rich Stanek; Ron Abrams; Warren Limmer Subject: House File 2075/Senate File 1789 Dear Representatives and Senators: The Plymouth City Council requests your support of House File 2075 and Senate File 1789 restricting the use and sale of phosphorus lawn fertilizer. The City of Plymouth is aware of the negative impact of phosphorous on water quality. In 1995, the City Council adopted an ordinance that prohibits the use of fertilizer containing any quantity of phosphorous in the City of Plymouth except for newly established turf areas or for areas where soil tests confirm that phosphorous levels are below those established by the University of Minnesota Extension Services. Also in 1995, the City Council enacted a licensing process for commercial fertilizer applicators working in the community. In addition, the City has undertaken a number of public education initiatives on this issue. We believe that the Legislature should enact consistent laws for the State to restrict the sale and use of fertilizer containing phosphorus, except in limited situations when warranted by soil tests and when it is generally protected from runoff. Thank you for considering our request. Plymouth City Council (conveyed via e-mail by Deputy City Clerk Kurt Hoffman) 3/29/01 Laurie Ahrens Subject: FW: House File 2075/Senate File 1789 -----Original Message ----- From: Peggy Leppik [mai Ito: rep. peggy.leppik@house. leg. state. mn.us] Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 2:43 PM To: KHoffman@ci.plymouth.mn.us Subject: Re: House File 2075/Senate File 1789 Thank you! The bill passed through its final House committee this afternoon, but not without dissent. I should have mentioned that the bill is HF 1524 - there's more than one phosphorus fertilizer bill, but this is the only one going through the House. Peggy Leppik Laurie Ahrens Subject: FW: House File 2075/Senate File 1789 -----Original Message ----- From: Sen.Linda Higgins [mailto:sen.linda.higgins@senate. leg. state. mn.us] Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 8:05 AM To: Kurt Hoffman Cc: Gen Olson; Jeff Johnson; Martha Robertson Subject: Re: House File 2075/Senate File 1789 Hi! I'm Linda Higgins,l the senate author of the phosphorus bill. We'll have a hearing next week on the bill. Is there anyone on the council who would like to come and testify, maybe bring some of the educational materials? Let me know. I'd sure like to have your help!Linda