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JULY 279 2001
PCOMING MEETINGS ANDEVENT
L COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE:
TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 7.00 PM
TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 7.00 PM
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REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council
Chambers
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
TOPICS. (])South Shore Dr. Safety Issues, (2)
Liquor Issues, (3) Second Hand Smoke, (4)
Future Study Sessions and Topics, Public
Safety Training Room
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING ON CIP &
PARKING NEAR LIFETIME FITNESS,
Public Safety Training Room
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council
Chambers
PLANNING COMMISSION, Council
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3 MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 7:00 PM SPECIAL HRA MEETING Medicine Lake
Room
4. TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 5:30 PM NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, Council invited to
visit neighborhood activities.
S. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 7.00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL Q UALITY COMMITTEE
(EQC), Council Chambers
6. A List of future Regular Council Meeting agenda items is attached (M-6)
7. July, August, and September Calendars are attached (M-7)
CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMO
July 27, 2001
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1. NEWSARTICLES, RELEASES, PUBLICATIONS, ETC.
a) News Release. Plymouth Police post cash reward for the return of crosswalk
signs and display barricades. (I-1 a)
b) Annual newsletter for the Association Of Medicine Lake Area Citizens. (I -1b)
2. STAFFREPORTS
a) Plymouth Metrolink Update by George Bentley, Acting Transit Administrator
including Ridership Graphs and Passengers per Day Graphs through June, 2001.
(1-2a)
3. CORRESPONDENCE
a) Letter from Elwyn Tinklenberg, Commissioner with MN Dept. of Transportation
regarding improvement and expansion of Minnesota Trunk Highway 55 from
Annandale to the Twin Cities metro area. (I -3a)
b) Letters from Andrea Moffatt, Watershed Mgmt. Commissions regarding a
meeting of the Joint Task Force called for Tuesday, July 31, 2001 at Plymouth
Creek Center, 14800 30 Ave. No., Plymouth from 6:30 RM – 7:45 P.M.followed
by the Pioneer -Sarah Creek Task Force from 7:45 – 9:00 P.M. Agenda and
preliminary draft of Section III -Goals and Policies are attached. (I -3b)
c) "Thank You" letter from Mary E. Anderson, Mayor of Golden Valley thanking
Mayor Tierney and City Council for their commitment of $3,000 to the
Robbinsdale School District/City cooperative effort to access grant funds to
benefit Robbinsdale children and families. (I -3c)
d) Weekly calendar of meetings and agenda items for the Metropolitan Council, its
advisory and standing committees and three regional commissions: Metropolitan
Airports Commission, Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission and
Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission. (I -3d)
e) Letter from James F. Miller, Executive Director, LMC, regarding the National
League of Cities (NLC) Congress of Cities, December 4-8, 2001–Atlanta,
Georgia (registration and housing forms are attached). (I -3e)
4. CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS POLICY—CORRESPONDENCE
a) Letter to Mayor Joy Tierney from Frank J. Knourek, 16925 111' Ave. No.,
Plymouth, regarding public access to Bass, Pomerloau, Mooney, Gleason and Pike
Lakes and his concern regarding spending public monies on private lake
improvements. (I -4a)
A summary report on recent correspondence is attached. (1--4)
(M-6)
Tentative Schedule for
City Council Agenda Items
August 14
• Ordinance Amending the City Code for a Best Practices Program for Tobacco and
related products
• Adopt Policy on Industrial Development Revenue Bonds
• Approve Site Plan Amendment to allow a 28,700 square foot building expansion of the
existing Target store located at 4175 Vinewood Lane North and a Variance to allow a
new loading area for an interior trash compactor to be located in the northeast portion
of the building
• Approve Site Plan Amendment and Conditional Use Permit to allow construction of a
fuel center at Rainbow Foods, 4190 Vinewood Lane North, and a Zoning Ordinance
Text Amendment to address canopy signage for fuel station pump islands
• Presentation of 2001 Environmental Quality Champion Awards
• Approve Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment to allow furniture stores with less than
5,000 square feet of gross floor area in the C-3 Zoning District
• Approve Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment to allow off-site directional signage for
businesses or institutions that are not located on a minor arterial or a major collector
street
• Approve Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment regarding voting requirements for zoning
amendments, including map amendments to bring these requirements into conformance
with the new state law
• Approve Final Plat and Development Contract for Jefferson at Plymouth, a 301 -unit
luxury apartment complex for property located on the northeast corner of Quinwood
Lane and County Road 10. JPI Apartment Development
• Deny Variance to allow a third stall garage addition that would encroach 6.5 feet into
the required 15 foot side yard setback for property located at 1625 Shadyview Lane
North. Jean Mersch
• Approve Variance to allow an impervious surface coverage of 28.4% where 25% is the
maximum to allow installation of an above ground swimming pool in the rear yard of
the property located at 2715 Quaker Lane North. Max and Peggie Eisenberg
• Approve Lot Division for property located at 1812 East Medicine Lake Boulevard.
Marcia M. Robbins
• Authorize execution of Cooperation Agreement between the HRA, the City of
Plymouth and the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority to include Metropolitan
Housing Opportunities Program units located on scattered sites
• Report on the properties acquired by the City for the County Road 101 Improvement
(requested by Councilmember Hewitt)
August 28
• Conditional Use Permit and Variance to allow installation of a 125-foot high monopole
antenna tower and related equipment shelter at the Hamel VFW, 19020 Hamel Road.
Ultieg Engineers. (2001046) (Tabled from July 10, 2001)
• Livable Communities grant and Sketch Plan to utilize alternative wetland buffers for
for Stone Creek Village project
September 11
• Hearing on 2001 Delinquent Water, Sewer, Recycling, and Street Lighting Service
Charges
• Wayzata School District Lot Division and Variance for property on County Road 47
(M-7)
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City of Plymouth
News Release
For Immediate Release.
(T1a)
Contact: Dan Twaddle, 763-509-5193
PLYMOUTH POLICE POST CASH REWARD FOR THE
RETURN OF
CROSSWALK SIGNS AND DISPLAY BARRICADES
In 2000 and 2001, the Plymouth Police Department sought and
received a grant from the Minnesota Safety Council. The
Department's goal has been to keep Plymouth pedestrians and drivers
safe through a crosswalk safety education program. Now those public
safety efforts are being hampered by one of the program's most
important tools — crosswalk public education signs.The Plymouth Police Department's crosswalk public
education campaign has focused on using the high visibility crosswalk signs along with monitoring
traffic at selected locations, and using positive reinforcement to teach drivers and pedestrians about the
crosswalk law.
The Police Department purchased six large, reflective, neon -colored crosswalk signs to use in the
crosswalk education program. The signs are mounted on a polyurethane barricade -style base. Since the
program began, five of the crosswalk signs have been stolen. "This has virtually brought our initiative to
a halt. The signs have been a great tool for helping to bring awareness to the City's busiest crossings.
They're easy to read, mobile, and can spread the word 24 -hours a day," said Lt. Dan Twaddle. "We want
them back."
The Police Department is offering a $50 reward for each crosswalk sign and barricade that is returned.
No questions will be asked of the individual that returns the signs. To report or return a crosswalk sign
and barricade or for more information on the reward, call Sgt. Craig Lindman, Investigative Division at
509-5190.
Although a number of citations have been issued for crosswalk violations during the campaign, this is not
the intent of the program. "We've found that people simply don't know the rules. For the most part
drivers and pedestrians have been grateful to receive this information and have thanked us for working on
their behalf," said Twaddle.
Each year more pedestrians are killed in the country than die in airline, sea, and train crashes combined.
In Minnesota, 51 pedestrians were killed and another 1,330 were injured by motor vehicles in 1999. In
fact, the number one contributing factor cited in pedestrian crashes is driver inattention or distraction.
Failure to yield right-of-way to the pedestrian is a close second.
Officers agree that they have a long way to go to before all drivers comply with the crosswalk law, but
within the last two years they have seen a marked improvement. "We credit our success to the coverage
the crosswalk law has received in the local media, the high visibility of our neon crosswalk signs, and the
work that the volunteers from the Public Safety Advisory Committee have done in monitoring
intersections," said Twaddle.
"Plymouth is a community that prides itself on the enjoyment of the outdoors. With 80 miles of park and
recreation trails, 15 major waterways, and a neighborhood park or playfield around every corner, you can
find rollerbladers, bikers, walkers, joggers, skateboaders, on almost any street that you encounter.
Because of this, keeping pedestrians safe is a priority of the Plymouth Police Department," said Twaddle.
MINNESOTA'S CROSSWALK LAW requires drivers to stop and yield right-of-way to pedestrians in a
crosswalk, marked or unmarked, where there are no traffic controls signals in place. The driver must
remain stopped until the pedestrian has passed the lane in which the vehicle is stopped. The following are
some tips to help keep pedestrians safe.
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
1. Make sure that motorists can see you. Wear fluorescent -colored clothing during daylight hours and, if
walking when it's dark, make sure you have a flashlight and wear retro -reflective material.
2. Know what traffic control signals mean. Do not enter a crosswalk while the "Don't Walk" sign is
flashing.
3. Walk against the flow of traffic.
4. Joggers are pedestrians too. Joggers should run on sidewalks or pathways; it is considered illegal to run
on roadway pavement if alternatives are available. When no alternative is available, joggers should run
facing traffic.
5. Teach children about traffic safety and the proper way to cross the street. Children under age 10 do not
always have the necessary skills to judge the speed or distance of oncoming traffic and their peripheral
vision is 1/3 less than adults'. Because of their shorter attention spans and cognitive skills, children are
often impulsive and behave unpredictably in traffic situations.
6. Do not allow children to play near streets or in driveways.
7. Teach children to never dash into the street and to always stop at the curb before proceeding. Look
left, right, and left again to make sure there are no cars approaching before they cross.
8. When preparing to cross in front of a vehicle, make eye contact with the driver before proceeding.
DRIVER SAFETY
1. Be aware that Minnesota law requires drivers to stop for pedestrians in any crosswalk, marked or
unmarked where there are no traffic controls present.
2. Follow all posted speed limits. When children are present near schools, the speed limit is usually
lower than that of surrounding roadways. In residential areas, be alert for children who may be playing
near the street. Children often dart out from between parked cars or shrubbery.
3. Be extra careful around school buses. When red lights are flashing you must stop. Wait after the bus
is gone to make sure there are no children present before you proceed.
4. Elderly pedestrians may not be able to cross quickly or hear you approaching. Give older adults
plenty of time to cross the street.
5. Be alert when turning corners. If the car in front of you stops at a corner, be prepared for the
possibility of pedestrians crossing.
(I -I b)
July 2001
AMLAC Annual Newsletter
Association of Medicine Lake Area Citizens
263 %z Peninsula Rd.
Medicine Lake, MN 55441
Plans are Made for the Rehabilitation
Message from the President of Medicine Lake
This is truly an exciting year for Medicine
Lake. Through the passage of the surface
water management fee, over $2,000,000
worth of funding has finally been allocated
for cleaning and improving Plymouth's lakes
over the next five years. On Tuesday, July
17'h the Environmental Quality Committee
will present a comprehensive plan for the
improvement of Medicine Lake to the
Plymouth City Council. This plan, if
approved by the Council, will be a blueprint
for our lake for many years to come. Those
of you who attended our AMLAC annual
meeting in January had an opportunity to
hear from our guest speaker Steve McComas
from Blue Water Science. The positive
feedback that we received was tremendous.
Steve is scheduled to give a presentation for
this upcoming meeting as well. I know you
all care deeply about the Lake and our
community, so I would strongly encourage
you to attend Tuesday's meeting at the
Plymouth City Hall. Your input can and will
definitely make a difference. Your
attendance will show the Council that we
care and will assure that money will be spent
on Medicine Lake as a top priority. And as
they say at them thar weddings, "Speak now
or forever hold your peace."
continued on page 2
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The City of Plymouth developed and adopted a
Surface Water Management Plan for water
quality of all city lakes. Medicine Lake,
because of it's size and recreational use was
evaluated as the number one priority lake for
rehabilitation. At a study session in the spring
of 2000 Barr Engineering presented an extract
of a report they had prepared for the Bassett
Creek Watershed Management Organization.
The Medicine Lake Watershed Subcommittee
was formed to assist the city in making
decisions about which solutions to choose to
improve the water quality. The Barr report
included structural and engineering changes as
well as chemical treatment. The
subcommittee's review of the lake's history and
possible solutions was comprehensive and was
assisted with capable technical experts.
continued on page 2
Inside this Issue
• Fly Like an Eagle................................page 5
• The Medicine Lake Wild Side..................page 6
• A Sign to Spread the Word.....................page 3
• The A B C's of Lake Quality ...................page 6
• Reward: $50,000..................................page 3
Flotilla Date has been set! Sege page 8
What is this crazy
thing? See Page 4
Letter from the President continued from page 1
In other AMLAC news, to better improve our
communication with you we are currently in
the process of building an AMLAC web site.
Initially you can find us at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AMLAC-MN
On our site you can review our monthly
meeting notes as well as our newsletters,
correspondence and helpful links to other
sites. It will also be an excellent tool to get
your feedback and share ideas.
-Jonathan Eklin
(763)582-9131
Lake Rehabilitation continuedfrom page I
The following is an overview of the
committee's work.
A long term Vision for the Lake:
To establish strategies, best management
practices, actions and solutions to
insure/improve the health of Medicine Lake
and the watershed for generations.
What needs to be achieved:
1. Improve water quality to support full
body contact recreation.
2. Manage the lake to support healthy
diverse fish and plant population.
3. Increase awareness and participation of
citizen's impact on the lake and to
increase their participation in obtaining
the goals set for the lake.
The Implementation Plan:
The plan developed is a long- term plan using
sustainable management techniques. The
first phase of the plan spans 5 years and
includes an evaluation component in the
fourth year. The group believes that the plan
is practical, achievable, effective and
affordable. The estimated cost averages
about $500,000 each year. Part of the
funding will come from the new Surface
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Water Management Fee passed by the City
Council. Part will be from the Bassett Creek
Watershed Management Commission and
funding will beapplied for through state
government as well.
Restoring the quality of a•lake is complex. The
problems are largely man-made. There are
External Factors such as run-off entering the
lake. There are Internal Factors such as an
accumulation of nutrients and pollutants that
have build up in the lake over the years.
Under External Factors, the committee ranked
wet detention ponds as the best technical
solution to reduce nutrients and pollutants from
entering the lake. This solution also can reduce
sedimentation and flooding. We also consider
citizen practices such as fertilizer type and
amount applied, leaf management, and lake-
scaping to be very important. Chemical
solutions such as in -stream use of alum we
viewed as a last resort. It is the most costly,
addresses phosphorus removal only and lasts for
a limited time.
Under Internal Factors, the group believed that
the first step to overcome the pollutants and
internal problems in the lake is to manage
plants and rough fish. Second, when used
appropriately, selective dredging removes
accumulated sediment to restore fish habitat. It
was also felt that in -lake alum treatment could
be a viable method. It's possible that there is so
much phosphorus in the lake that it can't be
reduced sufficiently without using alum.
However, again, it is expensive and it's length
of effectiveness is limited, therefore, we felt that
it should be deferred.
The third part of the committee's
recommendation for implementation is
Watershed Management which addresses an
array of factors and practices throughout the
Medicine Lake Watershed. Remember, the
watershed is 12 times the geographical size of
the lake itself. What residents do miles from
the lake flows into the wetlands that feed the
lake. Did you know for example, that run-off
from Ridgedale flows into Medicine Lake
and wetlands as far away as Medina
eventually reach Medicine Lake. Here we
consider Education and Evaluation to be the
highest priority. As we all know, prevention
is vastly less expensive than treatment. The
group prepared an education plan as well.
The construction of wet detention ponds will
begin in 2002. One the committee regarded
as a high priority is the East Beach Pipe (run-
off from Highway 169). As part of plant
management, mechanical harvesting will be
part of the solution. Because of health
concerns, herbicides was considered to be a
less desirable choice, but not entirely ruled
out.
The committee also strongly recommends
ongoing evaluation and the formation of an
Aquatic Vegetation Management Group.
AMLAC extends sincere appreciation to all
who spent many hours working on the
Medicine Lake subcommittee. They include:
Karen Chesebrough, Terri Goodfellow Heyer
EQC members, Dan Hanka Education
representative, Business owners Jerry Theis
and Steve Hedberg, Watershed resident John
Mullan and Lakeshore owners Terrie
Christian, Tom Gallagher and Bridget Jodell,
City staff: Shane Missaghi, Fred Moore,
Patty Hillstrom, and Margie Vigoren, Agency
Stam Brian Vlach and John Barten of
Hennepin Parks, Daryl Ellison of the
Minnesota DNR and City Council Members
Ginny Black and Bob Stein
Terrie Christian
(763)546-5266
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For Clean, Clear Lakes ...
Spread the WordH
The City of Plymouth now has a way for you to
spread the word about using phosphorus -free
fertilizer to preserve the quality of our lakes,
streams and wetlands. - Post a new, bright
"Another Phosphorus -FREE Lawn" sign on
your front lawn when you use phosphorus -free
fertilizer. Leave the sign in place for two weeks
now; then post it again for two weeks each time
you fertilize with phosphorus -free fertilizer.
Phosphorus in fertilizer is a major ontributor to
algae growth in our lakes. Use of fertilizers
with phosphorus is restricted in Plymouth.
Posting a lawn sign will help your neighbors
follow your example for the
sake of our lakes.
If you have any questions on water quality, call
the Plymouth Engineering Department at 763-
509-5500. A project of the Plymouth
Environmental Quality Committee.
Paula Pursley
(763)559-1868
Reward $50,000
In other AMLAC articles we have extolled the
benefits of a clean, clear lake- improved fishing,
more enjoyable swimming, aesthetically
pleasing, and environmentally appropriate to
name just a few. Now, how about hitting you
where you live and your pocketbook? There is
no question that there is a direct correlation
between water quality and property values. Of
course, to live on or nearby any water body is
very desirable; the more pristine lakes, however,
carry a much higher premium than those of
diminished quality. If you compare the same lot
size and home on Medicine Lake versus Turtle
Lake in Shoreview or White Bear Lake you will
quickly find that the prices will be in many
cases more than $50,000 higher on those lakes.
In talking with realtors and property owners
the feedback is always the same. "Isn't that
the lake where the water from Highway 169
goes directly into the lake right next to the
swimming beach?" "Isn't that lake awfully
full of weeds and dirty?" "Don't they have to
spray every year for swimmers itch?" At a
recent lunch meeting I was informed that
there might be as many as a dozen junked
cars at the bottom of Medicine Lake (of
course, if they were all Lexuses, I wouldn't
mind so much, but I don't think that is the
case)! Are you OK with brake fluid,
windshield wiper fluid, power steering fluid,
automatic transmission fluid, radiator fluid,
oil, grease, gasoline, battery acid, etc, maybe
a body or two at the bottom of your lake?
But I digress. The point is that a quality lake
will not only be enjoyable from a quality of
life perspective but also from an economic
interest as well. As I mentioned previously,
we are on the brink of some real and lasting
changes for our lake. We finally have the
funds we need to begin some very
meaningful projects. More than ever we
need to ban together as a community and be a
unified voice in supporting the right and
appropriate construction projects. The old
adage `a squeaky wheel gets the grease' has
never been more true. Just ask the well -
organized Lake residents over at Parkers
Lake. Although they had already met their
water quality goal, this year they have
received an additional $200,000 worth of
improvements in the form of a wet detention
pond. That is great news for them. Medicine
is ten times the size of Parkers and it is now
time . that our Lake becomes the priority so
we can meet our goals.
Again, Pease try to attend the meeting on
July 17 . Please let us know of any thoughts
concerns or ideas you have. Please continue
to use only phosphorus free fertilizer and be
cognizant of your properties runoff of
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exposed dirt, grass clippings and any other
foreign matter that may be entering the lake.
For your neighbor's sake, try to get rid of old
docks, lifts, trailers, and anything else that might
be cluttering up your property. We can all make
a difference. Let's have them saying that the
best place to live in the Twin Cities is Medicine
Lake—"The Jewel of Plymouth."
Jonathan Eklin
The Robot Beneath
In the same year that the United States received
the release of the first consumer autonomous
robot lawnmower from Toro, Medicine Lake
has been paid a visit by a very Minnesotan robot
named RUSS.
RUSS, like so much of technology, is an
abbreviation for Remote Underwater Sampling
Station, an innovative product from Apprise
Technologies of Duluth, Minnesota. RUSS,
when seen at the water level, looks like a
reflective buoy. However, seeing RUSS
beneath the surface, reveals much more. RUSS
rises and falls its sensor pod along a tether,
using the same diving techniques as a
submarine. The tether relays important scientific
measurements and also allows the sensor pod to
draw electricity from the solar cells on the buoy
module.
The buoy module, however, is more advanced
on the inside. It can communicate to a land-
based station through wireless technology, and
allow the data to be collected into a computer,
and then reviewed by scientists.
But what makes RUSS so Minnesotan? RUSS
can work on a frozen lake, and this is a unique
design belonging to Apprise Technologies.
Apparently, measuring water quality on a frozen
lake is a struggle, because the ice in the hole
will freeze, and the earlier, more common
winch -based systems jam up when the water
freezes.
The robot gathers information from a
configurable array of sensors, which record
chemical and physical data about the water.
RUSS does not have a fish -finder, though, so
biological data needs to be collected by other
means. The sampling which has been done
by RUSS is available at the website for this
research, at:
http://www.lakeaccess.org/russ
So, the next time you are on the internet,
investigate what the robots in your world are
doing.
Joe Solinsky
(763) 544 5667
Fly Like an Eagle
Nuthatches, sparrows, Mourning Doves,
cardinals, chickadees and more frequent our
bird feeders this time of year. Have you
noticed what's feeding from the lake? A pair
of bald eagles has nested in a tall tree on the
edge of Medicine Lake, the west side towards
the north end. They first appeared last fall,
working hard to build a nest, then left for the
winter.
As the lake ice began to melt, they returned to
the nest, and to our neighborhood. We were
hopeful for eagle babies this year, but it wasn't
to be. We've been told the eagles need to be
back in their nest by the first of April for this to
happen, and as we all know, this spring was late
in coming.
We also learned that the larger of the pair is the
female, and when they have eggs, the male sits
on the nest. We presume the female hunts for
food during that time. And, once they build a
nest, they return to that home each spring.
What exciting neighbors we have!
On Independence Day, one of the eagles
swooped down and caught a fish, thrilling the
lake neighbors and guests! And they were
flying and swooping in and out of the trees,
much to the delight of the boaters!
Next time you are out boating, bring along your
binoculars and telephoto camera lens for a great
view!
Paula Pursley
(763) 559-1868
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Wildlife on and Around
Medicine Lake
As our feathered friends become less
dependent on our bird feeders and take over
insect control, other critters take their place.
We are lucky to live in an area that still has
open spaces. We enjoy the different wildlife.
Not all are welcome in our backyards, but
aren't we in theirs? Chipmunks and squirrels
can be a nuisance, but we still enjoy watching
them. Lately we have been visited by a
woodchuck, who suns himself on our
neighbor's deck. A raccoon appears late
afternoon / early evening in one of our oak
trees. We watch him — he watches us. But
on a warm day, the few we have had, he
drapes himself over ,a fork in the tree and
snoozes.
Early in spring several pairs of wood ducks
inspected our oak trees for nesting sites. A
Bald Eagle slowly circled over the
neighborhood and got everybody excited.
Was he looking for his nesting site in Paula
Pursley's yard?
But by far the most interesting event was the
late April appearance of a large number of
Cormorants on the lake.' We had seen some
Loons earlier that week and when about a
dozen Cormorants showed up on the lake by
the "little peninsula," we got very excited,
mistaking them for more Loons. But soon,
we discovered more and more, and on closer
inspection they turned out to be Cormorants.
They sat on low branches overhanging the
water in typical Cormorant fashion. The next
day there were hundreds, leaving in big
flocks, then returning, diving and catching
fish, a real spectacle. They roosted in the
trees on the "little peninsula" like black polka
dots. After about a week they apparently
continued on their migration, but for that
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time we had front row seats on our very own
nature show.
Erika Urban
(763) 559 3946
Water Quality of Medicine Lake and
Background Factors That Impact It
A. key factor affecting the water quality of
Medicine Lake is the great diversity of aquatic
plants (Macrophytes) growing in the shallow
waters of the lake. They are the primary
"producers" in the aquatic food chain. Medicine
Lake has a large number of aquatic plants,
which number about 19 species. This is
considered an abundant diversity and indicates a
healthy aquatic plant community. The plants
provide habitat, food, oxygen, spawning areas
for fish and nesting areas for birds and
waterfowl. They ' also protect the shore from
erosion. Purple Loosestrife, Eurasian
Watermilfoil and Curleyleaf Pondweed are
considered exotic species because they are not
native to this area. They are considered
undesirable because their natural, controlling
enemies are not present to prevent them from
flourishing. They spread very rapidly and
crowd out native species. Abundant diversity of
plants in the lake helps to prevent exotic plants
from taking over. If one species dies out,
leaving a void, there will be other native species
to fill the void helping to exclude exotics.
Algae (Photoplankton) form the base of the
Lake's food web. - They are measured by the
amount of chlorophyll in the water. There are
two types of Photoplankton: the "desirable
algae" that can be eaten by zooplankton and the
"Large Green" Algae which cannot be eaten and
causes lake bloom. Algae that cannot be eaten
by fish is considered a nuisance. It floats on the
lake surface and disrupts lake recreation. It can
be toxic to animals when occurring in large
blooms. Growth of Large Green algae is
stimulated by excessive phosphorus content
or (load) in the water. One of the natural
ways to control this algae is to prevent more
phosphorus from entering the lake.
Microscopic crustaceans (Zooplankton) are
vital to lake health. They feed on
Photoplankton and provide food for many
species of fish. If certain species are present
in abundance they can decrease the number
of green algae and improve water quality and
transparency. However, the Zooplankton
present in Medicine Lake are generally the
small varieties which do not feed on Large
Green Algae. Apparently, the population of
larger size species of Zooplankton in this lake
are held down by predatory fish.
Fish form the top level of the food chain.
Smaller fish feed on Zooplankton. Fish
populations and species can affect lake water
quality. Certain species of fish can reduce
populations of large Zooplankton more than
others. This increases large algae and
decreases water transparency. There are over
14 species of fish in Medicine Lake. It is
good to have an abundant diversity of fish in
the lake, This encourages a good balance of
nature. Even bottom feeding fish like carp
have a place in the lake because they are the
bottom cleaners.
Plants in the lake and along the shore affect
the lake dramatically. They give off oxygen
so that fish can live in the lake. Plants along
the shore and on the shore strain out the
impurities and eat up the nutrients that run
into the lake. Cattails and rushes at the lake's
edge are good filters that can be planted to
protect the lake. On shore buffer strips, such
as high grasses and shrubs, can be planted to
protect the lake from runoff that comes from
lawns and roads. Buffer strips are also good
for keeping geese off lawn areas. Geese shy
away from high grass for fear of predators.
The cost of establishing a buffer strip can be
Page 7 of 8
shared with County Soil and Water
Conservation Offices or USDA Agricultural
Services.
Algae problems and unclear water comes from
nutrient loading. The best way to treat these
problems is to stop phosphorus and nitrogen
from getting into the run-off water that enters
the lake. The easy way to do this is to stop the
use of certain fertilizer elements near lakes and
streams. Most areas around Medicine Lake
have enough phosphorus in the soil so it is not
necessary to use phosphorus on lawns in the
watershed. If phosphorus is coming into the
lake, settling ponds can be constructed to hold
water long enough before it enters the lake to
settle about 50% of the chemical elements to the
bottom Alum can be added to the water to
precipitate about 90% of the phosphorus in the
water. Then chemicals in the ponds can be
cleaned out on a regular basis. Dry holding
ponds can be constructed so that plants grow in
the ponds. Water runs out through a small tube
allowing water to remain in the pond long
enough for fertilizer elements to settle out.
However, eventually all water drains out
through underground tiles allowing plants to
grow in the holding area. Plants lice cattails
will eat the phosphorus and nitrogen preventing
it from entering the lake. Some ponds are
constructed so that water flows through plant
vegetation to strain out impurities.
Leaves from trees are another source of
phosphorus and nitrogen. Leaves should be
swept out of the streets in spring and fall
because they will be ground down into small
particles that get washed into the lake, taking
their chemical content with them
In summary, Medicine Lake has a variety of
plants and fish to help keep it in balance.
Certainly preventative measures are needed to
maintain and improve the water , quality.
Holding ponds and devices are needed to insure
that water entering the lake is as pure as
possible. Many engineering systems have all
ready been proposed. In my next article I will
discuss systems which look promising for the
future of Medicine Lake. The things that can
be done by individuals such as planting
shoreline -buffer strips should be done
immediately. Better communication is
needed to insure that all people are made
aware of the things that they can do to
prevent future pollution of Medicine Lake.
How we handle our leaves and lawn
fertilizers are within our own jurisdiction. It
is up to the community at large to help in this
endeavor. Let's all do our part.
Jack E. Akins
(763) 546 5266
**** Important Notice ****
The AMLAC annual Flotilla has been
scheduled for Saturday, August 11th from
6:30 to Sunset. The alternate date in case of
rain will be at the same time the following
Saturday, August 186L We will meet and tie
our boats together in a calm area of the lake.
This is a great opportunity to get out meet
and visit with our neighbors. AMLAC will
provide free root beer floats and music.
Please feel free to bring your favorite food
and beverages and let's enjoy a night out on
the lake!
Page 8 of 8
In closing, the way you can be a big fish in
our pond is to join AMLAC. For
membership information, contact our
Treasurer,
Bruce Larson at:
(763)593-1466
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TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: George C. Bentley, Acting Transit Administrator ll�
SUBJECT: Plymouth Metrolink Update
Attachments
Please find attached Plymouth Metrolink Ridership Graphs and Passengers per Day Graphs
through June, 2001.
System -wide ridership is up by 6% through June, with virtually all of the increase coming from
those routes running in and out of the Four Seasons Mall Park & Ride lot. Ridership on the other
services is relatively flat (about the same as last year) with the exception of reverse commute
(Routes 740-744).
The reverse commute routes have shown a steady decrease since March, a likely reflection of
tighter economic conditions for Plymouth businesses. While average ridership per day on the
reverse commute routes is almost identical to 2000 daily ridership figures, the trend is downward
and probably will not be reversed until the economy picks up. We are working on a reverse
commute marketing plan that will be brought to the full City Council in the near future.
Update
Contractors have been given the orders to proceed on the two new Park & Ride lots and on the
ten Neighborhood Stops. Work should begin shortly and should be substantially completed by
the end of September. The Park & Ride lots are at Messiah United Methodist Church (one block
west of the intersection of CR 101 & CR 6) and at Plymouth Covenant Church (Old Rockford
Road and Vicksburg Lane). The City Council reviewed the Neighborhood Stops locations when
the bids for the project were approved. If anyone has questions about these locations please call
me.
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July 23, 2001
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As you are probably aware, the Legislature abolished the transit property tax during the recently
concluded legislative session and replaced it dollar -for -dollar with a legislative dedication of the
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax (the sales tax on the sale of motor vehicles). The transit property tax
was the sole source of operations subsidy funding for Plymouth Metrolink, but the new tax law
did include adequate growth provisions for opt -out transit.
The only concern at this time is the baseline that will be used for initial funding determinations.
Plymouth Metrolink has historically been very frugal in its use of tax dollars, and this may
actually work as an unintended penalty since the baseline may be determined by actual spending
rather than property tax eligibility limits. The Metropolitan Council is currently working with
the Department of Revenue in calculating the 2002 funding amounts and should have figures in
about a week.
Plymouth Metrolink will be adding several new routes and increasing frequencies on some
existing routes starting on October 1, 2001. Some of the new routes will provide service into
areas not previously served by transit and will offer service to and from the new Park & Ride
lots, so an informational meeting for residents is being planned for late August or early
September. These new services, including costs, will be brought to PACT and the City Council
for approval prior to implementation.
If anyone has any questions regarding Plymouth Metrolink please call me at (763)509-5521.
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BENTON SHERBURNE STEARNS WRIGHT
July 20, 2001
Commissioner Elwyn Tinklenberg
Minnesota Department of Transportation
365 John Ireland Blvd., M.S. 100
St. Paul, MN 55155
Dear Commissioner Tinklenberg:
(I -3a)
The Region 7W Transportation Policy Board, representing Benton, Sherburne, Stearns, and Wright
Counties, would like to extend its support to the improvement and expansion of Minnesota Trunk Highway
55 from Annandale to the Twin Cities metro area.
Highway 55 is an important High Priority Regional Corridor. This highway plays a critical role in the east -
west movement of goods and people through the region. It also serves as an important commuter route for
persons living in the region and traveling to and from the Twin Cities metropolitan area for employment.
MILDOT District 3 has identified Highway 55 from Annandale to the Wright/Hennepin County line as a
corridor improvement project in its 2020 Long -Range Transportation Plan. Further, the district has included
the segment from the city of Buffalo east to the Wright/Hennepin County line in its FY 2004-2010 Work
Plan/Project Studies Plan for implementation in FY 2008.
The corridor improvement project is necessary to address a very serious safety problem. During the 1984-
1999 period, over 28 fatal or severity Type A crashes have occurred on the short segment of Highway 55
from the east end of Buffalo to the west limits of Rockford. The fatality rate along this segment is nearly 42
percent higher than a four -lane facility with similar traffic volumes. Twelve of the reported crashes were
head-on or sideswipe, and many could have been prevented with an upgrade to four -lane.
To avoid further death, pain, and suffering, the Region 7W Transportation Policy Board urges Mn/DOT to
support capacity and safety improvements on Highway 55. We further ask that Mn/DOT support efforts to
secure the necessary resources and commitments from the legislature and our congressional delegation to
complete an Environmental Impact Statement for the corridor so work can commence as soon as possible.
Please call me at (763) 682-2690 should you wish to discuss our Board's position in greater detail. Thanks.
Sincerely,
Fred Naaktgeboren
Chair, Region 7W Transportation Policy Board &
Mayor, City of Buffalo
cc: Highway 55 Coalition
Region 7W Transportation Policy Board
Region 7W Transportation Advisory Committee
ST. CLOUD OFFICE
3725 12TH ST. NORTH
ST. CLOUD, MN 56303
(I --3b)
WATERSHED MANAGEMENT COMMISSIONS
3001 Harbor Lane • Suite 150 • Plymouth, MN 55447
Telephone (763) 553-1144 • Fax (763) 553-9326
July 17, 2001
To: Member Communities
Task Force Members
Interested Citizens
Reviewing Agencies
Fr: Andrea Moffatt
WSB & Associates
Tel: (763) 287-7196
email: amoffatt@wsbeng.com
A meeting of the Joint Task Force has been called for Tuesday, July 31, 2001, at
Plymouth Creek Center, 14800 34th Avenue North, Plymouth, MN. The Elm Creek
Task Force will meet from 6:30-7:45 p.m. and the Pioneer -Sarah Creek Task
Force will meet from 7:45-9:00 p.m.
The purpose of this meeting to is review and receive feedback on draft Goals and
Policies for each Watershed Management Commission. This section is one of the
most important portions of the Watershed Management Plan as it outlines the policies
of the Commission, outlines responsibility of the Commission and member
communities, and provides the framework for a capital improvement program.
Attendance by each member of the Joint Task Force is extremely important to be sure
the views of each community are voiced, to keep the planning process on schedule,
and to ensure the development of a Watershed Management Plan that can be
implemented and adopted by the WMC and member communities.
An agenda is enclosed. We encourage you to participate in this process.
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ELM CREEK WATERSHED MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
CHAMPLIN • CORCORAN • DAYTON • HASSAN • MAPLE GROVE • MEDINA • PLYMOUTH • ROGERS
PIONEER -SARAH CREEK WATERSHED MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
GREENFIELD • INDEPENDENCE • LORETTO • MAPLE PLAIN • MEDINA • MINNETRISTA • WATERTOWN
Joint Task Force Meeting #2
Elm Creek Watershed Management Commission
Pioneer -Sarah Creek Watershed Management Commission
Tuesday, July 31, 2001
Outlined below is the tentative agenda for the July 31 meeting of the Task Forces. Task
Force members from the ECWMC will meet from 6:30-7:45. Task Force members from
the PSCWMC will meet from 7:45-9:00 at the Plymouth Creek Center.
I. Welcome and Introduction
II. Overview of background information WSB has received to date
III. Review of Draft Strategic Plan from May 29 meeting
A. Comments from Task Force
B. Strategic Plan will be forwarded to City Councils for review/adoption
IV. Review of draft Goals and Policies (to be forwarded under separate cover)
A. Water quantity
B. Water quality
C. Recreation, fish, and wildlife
D. Enhancement of public participation, information, and education
E. Public ditch systems
F. Groundwater
G. Wetlands
H. Erosion
V. Review of draft Problems and Corrective Actions (if time allows)
VI. Review of draft Capital Improvement Plan (if time allows)
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WSB
& Associates, Inc.
Memorandum
To: ECWMC Joint Task Force Members
PSCWMC Joint Task Force Members
From: Andi Moffatt
WSB & Associates, Inc.
Date: July 25, 2001
Re: Watershed Management Plans
WSB Project No. 1334-00, 1335-00
Enclosed please find a preliminary draft of Section III -Goals and Policies for your
respective Watershed Management Commission. The goals and policies outlined in the
plan are a result of the review of existing goals and policies of the WMC, a review of the
information received to date from the member communities, and discussions with task
force members and agencies.
We are requesting that you review this section prior to the Tuesday, July 31 Task Force
meeting at Plymouth Creek Center and come ready with questions and comments. It is
important to note that this section is a draft for discussion purposes and that each Task
Force member's input is important for successful Watershed Management Plan
development.
As a reminder, the Elm Creek Task Force will meet from 6:30-7:45 pm and the Pioneer -
Sarah Creek Task Force will meet from 7:45-9:00 pm at the Plymouth Creek Center. If
you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at (763)287-7196.
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DRAFT July 23, 2001 SECTION 111
III. GOALS AND POLICIES
The Elm Creek Watershed Management Commission (ECWMC) has developed a
number of goals and policies that conform to the overall purpose that is specified in
Minnesota Statutes Section 10313.201. These goals and policies have been developed
to complement any county, regional, or state goals and policies. They have also been
developed to preserve and use natural water storage and retention systems in order to:
A. Limit public capital expenditures that are necessary to control excessive volumes
and rates of runoff.
B. Improve water quality.
C. Identify and plan for means to effectively protect and improve surface water and
groundwater quality.
D. Establish more uniform local policies and official controls for surface and
groundwater management.
E. Prevent erosion of soil into surface water systems.
F. Promote ground water recharge.
G. Protect and enhance fish and wildlife habitat and water recreational facilities.
H. Secure the other benefits associated with the proper management of surface and
ground water.
The goals and policies that the ECWMC has developed address issues related to water
quantity, water quality, recreation, fish and wildlife, enhancement of public participation,
information and education, public ditch system management, ground water management,
shoreland management, wetland management, and soil erosion management. Outlined
below are the goals and policies that have been developed for each of the above areas
of concern.
A. WATER QUANTITY
Goal:
Limit public capital expenditures that are necessary to control excessive volumes
and rates of runoff.
Policies:
1. The ECWMC defers to the member cities the responsibility of addressing
stormwater runoff management needs and problems provided that the
impact of the problem and the source of the impact are wholly contained
within a given community and the affected community is in conformance
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DRAFT July 23, 2001 SECTION III '
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with the ECWMC. If they are not in conformance, the ECWMC will ask
the City to rectify noncompliance.
2. In cases where surface water impacts or the source of impacts transcend
municipal boundaries, or the community is found to not be in compliance,
the ECWMC shall review such problems and issue directives to the
appropriate local government unit(s) for resolution. It will be the
responsibility of the member cities to implement a project that is
acceptable to the ECWMC.
3. In cases where the member city refuses to implement a project per the
directives of the ECWMC, or requests the ECWMC to facilitate resolution
of the problem, the ECWMC shall perform such a function in conformance
with the terms of the ECWMC Joint Powers Agreement.
4. Future discharge rates from new development and redevelopment will, at
a minimum, not exceed the existing 2-, 10-, and 100 -year discharge rates.
5. Flow rates within the Elm, Diamond, and Rush Creek stream channels
shall be maintained at pre -development flow rates for the 2-, 10-, and 100 -
year events.
6. Development shall not alter the timing of runoff resulting from a 100 -year
rainfall event of the critical duration for a subwatershed.
7. Member municipalities shall forward to the ECWMC plans and other
information concerning all projects and/or new developments that will
affect approved local plan runoff rates that transcend the boundaries of an
adjoining community.
B. Plans and information must also be forwarded to the ECWMC for other
projects that have the potential to impact the surface water related
resources of an adjoining community.
9. Changes that affect water quantity policies to the local water resource
management plan require the review and approval of the ECWMC.
10. The ECWMC prefers to provide rate control through the use of regional
stormwater retention systems versus site -by -site retention systems.
11. The design of all major stormwater storage facilities shall attempt to
accommodate a critical duration event with a 1 % chance of occurrence.
12. The 1 % storm event is defined as having a Soil Conservation Service
(SCS) Type II distribution with 5.9" of rainfall in a 24-hour period or 7.2" of
runoff over 10 days.
13. The critical 1 % chance event will be defined as the event that requires the
greatest stormwater storage volume.
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DRAFT July 23, 2001 SECTION III
14. New storm sewer systems shall be designed to accommodate discharge
rates with a 10% chance of occurrence. The 10% storm event is defined
as having an SCS Type II distribution with 4.2" of rainfall over a 24-hour
period.
15. The 99% storm event is 2.4" of rainfall in 24 hours.
16. It is the intention of the ECWMC to allow the utilization of natural ponding
areas, such as wetlands and lakes, for the impoundment and treatment of
surface water runoff. The natural ponding areas are preferred over
impoundments constructed in upland areas provided they are classified
for such use in the local Plan. Water bodies with other classifications may
also be utilized for impoundment and treatment of surface water runoff,
but only under the terms for management as defined in Section III,
Subpart G, Wetlands.
17. The ECWMC promotes infiltration practices for new and redevelopment of
the 2 -year event wherever it is practical and reasonable to do so, provided
that past and existing land use practices do not have a significant
potential to contaminate the stormwater runoff, the infiltration will have
regional benefit, and the soil characteristics are suitable for infiltration.
18. Landlocked depressions that presently do not have a defined outlet and
do not typically overflow may be allowed a positive outlet provided it is in
conformance with an approved local plan.
19. The ECWMC recognizes that areas other than ponds, streams, wetlands,
and lakes may be subject to storing stormwater runoff. These areas
include acceptable levels of flooding within general depressions, low
points, and streets where structures and/or property are not damaged and
any inundation that occurs is temporary in nature.
20. Existing stormwater storage facilities will be considered adequate if they
limit high water elevations below existing structures for a 1 % chance
rainfall event. They will also be deemed adequate if the high water
elevation slightly exceeds existing low building elevations in a 1 percent
chance, 10 -day event, provided that based on the time to peak, there is
adequate time available to temporarily protect structures from damage
through sandbagging, dike construction, or other means (a period not to
exceed 2 weeks).
21. The ECWMC requires 2 feet of freeboard between minimum building
opening elevations and the 1 % chance event high water elevations in a
given area for all new structures constructed within the ECWMC. Runoff
from back-to-back 1 % chance events will be used to analyze holding
capacity and freeboard for landlocked areas.
22. The ECWMC intends to preserve existing water storage capacity, below
the 1 % chance rainfall flood elevation, on all water bodies in the
watershed. This will minimize the frequency and severity of high water, as
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DRAFT July 23, 2001 SECTION III
well as minimize development in the 1 % chance floodplain, which would
unduly restrict flood flows or aggravate known high water problems.
23. The ECWMC will require that a stormwater system maintenance plan that
contains, at a minimum, the components of the maintenance plan
contained in Appendix X be developed as part of the local plan
development and/or implementation to ensure that stormwater systems
will continue to function in conformance with their intended use.
24. The ECWMC prohibits activities that increase the 100 -year floodplain
unless compensatory floodplain mitigation is provided at a 1:1 ratio by
volume and it is demonstrated that the 100 -year floodplain will not be
impacted.
25. The ECWMC requires member communities develop a floodplain -
management ordinance as part of the development and/or implementation
of the local water resource plan. This ordinance shall, at a minimum,
prevent activities that increase the stage of the 100 -year floodplain unless
compensatory storage is provided at a 1:1 ratio by volume and it is
demonstrated that the 100 -year floodplain will not be impacted
B. WATER QUALITY
Goal:
Maintain or improve the quality of water in lakes, streams, or rivers within or
immediately downstream of the ECWMC and to improve the extent, quality, and
availability of surface water quality data.
Policies:
1. The ECWMC encourages local cities to maintain an up-to-date inventory
of wetlands and public water bodies to assist in the management of these
resources.
2. The ECWMC will coordinate with other agencies' efforts in monitoring,
maintaining, and improving surface water quality within the watershed.
3. The ECWMC will promote greater public understanding of and
participation in water quality maintenance and improvement issues.
4. The ECWMC defers to the member cities all responsibilities for
addressing stormwater runoff water quality problems, provided that the
impacts or source of impacts are wholly contained within a given
community and the member city is in conformance with the approved local
plan. If the impacts or source of water quality impacts transcend
municipal boundaries, local government units must submit to the ECWMC
plans and information concerning the project or development for review.
Upon completion of this review, the ECWMC shall submit its comments
and findings to the appropriate governmental unit for implementation.
Elm Creek Watershed Management Plan
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5. Should water quality problems arise, the ECWMC shall review the
problem and issue directives to the member cities so that action can be
taken to address the problem. If appropriate action is not taken by the
member cities after notification by the ECWMC, the ECWMC shall take
action to correct the problem. The cost of such work will be assessed to
the appropriate city.
6. The ECWMC requires in the design and construction of new or
modifications to the existing stormwater conveyance systems
pretreatment of stormwater runoff that conforms to Nationwide Urban
Runoff Program (NURP) recommendations be provided prior to discharge
to wetlands and water bodies where such recommendations are cost
effective and feasible. A centralized stormwater treatment basin versus a
site -by -site treatment system is preferred. The NURP guidelines for the
design of stormwater treatment basins are as follows:
a. A permanent pool ("dead storage") volume below the principal
spillway (normal outlet) which shall be greater than or equal to the
runoff from a 2.5 -inch storm over the entire contributing drainage
area assuming full development.
b. A permanent pool average depth (basin volume/basin area) which
shall be > 4 feet, with a maximum depth of < 10 feet.
C. An emergency spillway (emergency outlet) adequate to control the
one percent frequency/critical duration rainfall event.
d. Basin side slopes above the normal water level should be no
steeper than 3:1, and preferably flatter. A basin shelf with a
minimum width of 10 feet and 1 foot deep below the normal water
level is recommended to enhance wildlife habitat, reduce potential
safety hazards, and improve access for long-term maintenance.
e. To prevent short-circuiting, the distance between major inlets and
the normal outlet shall be maximized.
f. A flood pool ("live storage") volume above the principal spillway
shall be adequate so that the peak discharge rates from the 99%,
10%, and 1 % chance critical duration storms are no greater than
pre -development basin watershed conditions.
g. Reduction of peak discharges for the more frequent storms can be
achieved through a principal spillway design that may include a
perforated vertical riser, small orifice retention outlet, or compound
weir.
h. A 16.5' buffer be established around NURP basins.
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7. In areas where NURP treatment basins are not feasible to construct, the
MPCA Guidelines for Protecting Water Quality in Urban Area may be
substituted. The MPCA Guidelines are as follows:
a. The basin's hydraulic volume (dead pool) shall be sufficient to
capture a 2 -inch of runoff from the impervious watershed area.
b. Basins shall also provide a minimum of 250 ft3 of dead sediment
storage volume below the basin's volumetimpervious acre drained.
C. Basin inlets shall be placed above the sediment storage volume.
d. Basin outlets shall be designed to remove all suspended solids
greater than 5 microns with a settling velocity of 1.3 x 10-4 ft/sec.
e. Basin outlets shall also be designed to prevent short-circuiting and
the discharge of floating debris. .
8. The ECWMC has adopted the Metropolitan Council's Model Stormwater
Management Ordinance. This ordinance requires adoption of the MPCA's
"Protecting Water Quality in Urban Areas," and utilizes Nationwide Urban
Runoff Program (NURP) recommendations in the design of retention and
treatment basins and the adoption of shoreland ordinances in
conformance with DNR directives. A copy of the model ordinance is
included in Appendix X.
9. The ECWMC requires member communities to develop and adopt the
Metropolitan Council's Stormwater Management Ordinance or have
similar controls in place as part of the development and/or implementation
of the local plan.
10. The ECWMC will require the development and adoption of a Shoreland
Protection Ordinance for each City. The timeline for development of this
ordinance will be determined by the priority list developed by the
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). Appendix X
outlines the status of this ordinance for each city. This process may be
completed in cooperation with the MDNR.
11. Member communities shall adopt ordinances establishing an overlay
district conforming to the Critical Lake Drainage Basins identified on
Figure X.
92. A Water Quality Protection Plan is required for any development in a
Critical Lake Drainage Basin that is greater than 5 acres and discharges
from an impervious surface to a lake in a Critical Lake Drainage Basin. A
sample Water Quality Protection Plan is provided in Appendix X.
13. The ECWMC requires sweeping of City streets once annually.
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14. The ECWMC will require skimmers in the construction of new pond
outlets and add skimmers to the existing system whenever feasible and
practical. The designs shall provide for skimmers that extend a minimum
of 4 inches below the water surface and minimize the velocities of water
passing under the skimmer to less than 0.5 feet per second for rainfall
events having a 99% frequency.
15. The ECWMC will continue the development and implementation of a
program aimed at fostering responsible water quality management
practices by its member communities and their residents. This will be
completed in conjunction with the member communities. As part of the
development of this program, studies will be undertaken to define
reasonable and prudent practices that residents should be encouraged or
required to undertake to protect or improve water quality. Programs will
be developed following the completion of these studies. Practices dealing
with the use of low or no -phosphate fertilizers, proper pet waste disposal,
private parking lot sweeping, and lawn waste management will be
addressed at a minimum. The ECWMC will work with the member cities
will make an effort to educate the public by distributing information on
responsible practices they should employ to protect water resources
within the community.
16. The ECWMC encourages the member cities to work with Hennepin
County to develop a program to ensure that solid or liquid waste is
disposed of properly. This program will include providing information to
homeowners on proper disposal and/or use of yard waste in an
environmentally responsible manner. The program educates residents on
the proper disposal of household hazardous waste including waste oil,
paints, and solvents. The drop off site for household hazardous wastes is
the
17. The ECWMC will promote and encourage all properties adjacent to water
resources to have an established vegetative buffer strip of 16.5 feet. This
strip should consist of legumes or other perennial grasses to limit erosion
and nutrient transport across the buffer strip. The concept shall be
promoted in local newsletters.
18. The ECWMC requires member cities to develop a stormwater system
maintenance plan that addresses retention/treatment basin clean out,
public sump catch basin/manhole clean out, and maintenance plan that
will address maintenance to the extent feasible and practical. The goal of
this plan will be to assure that each City's retention and treatment basins
will have the capability to retain and treat stormwater in future years.
Appendix X contains a sample stormwater system maintenance plan.
19. Animal feedlots are required to conform to regulations outlined by the
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
20. The ECWMC will protect wetlands in accordance with the Wetland
Conservation Act to assure that their fish and wildlife, environmental
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quality, and socio-economic values are maintained (see Wetland Policies
outlined in Section III, Subpart G).
4.
21. The ECWMC will continue to work with the Hennepin Conservation
District, Hennepin Parks, and other organizations to implement a water
quality monitoring program.
22. Specific water quality goals - HCD
23. The ECWMC encourages member cities to develop and implement a
water quality monitoring program within each community capable of
establishing that the stormwater treatment basins constructed within the
ECWMC are not only designed to Nationwide Urban Runoff Program
recommendations, but also meet the anticipated design removal
efficiencies based.on actual monitoring of the system. .
24. The ECWMC requires that member cities eliminate known illegal
connections to each City's stormwater conveyance system.
25. The ECWMC encourages the member cities to work with neighboring
municipalities to require rate control and treatment prior to the discharge
of stormwater across municipal boundaries.
26. The ECWMC encourages each City to establish the street width for all
public roads undergoing development or redevelopment in conformance
with the City Code. The ECWMC recognizes that narrow streets reduce
pollutant loads, decrease runoff volumes, and increase infiltration. The
municipality should give these factors consideration in concert with
consideration for parking, public safety, and maintenance needs.
27. The ECWMC adopts the MPCA Best Management Practices as part of
the ECWMC Watershed Management Plan.
28. The ECWMC requires the member communities to adopt the MPCA Best
Management Practices as part of the local plan.
29. The ECWMC will obtain the NPDES Phase II permit once this program is
implemented by the MPCA.
C. RECREATION, FISH, AND WILDLIFE
Goal:
Protect and enhance recreational facilities and fish and wildlife habitat.
Policies:
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1. The ECWMC encourages fish and wildlife habitat protection and
enhancement opportunities as part of surface and ground water
management practices.
2. The ECWMC encourages and supports efforts of the member cities in the
provision of wildlife habitat and recreational opportunities. The member
cities' local water management plans must identify efforts to improve and
preserve habitat areas and recreation resources as part of their approach
to water management.
3. The ECWMC will work with and support to the maximum extent practical
the efforts of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the, Corps
of Engineers, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, the Hennepin Conservation District, and Hennepin
Parks and other appropriate agencies in promoting public enjoyment and
protecting fish, wildlife, and recreational resource values in the watershed.
4. Wetlands will be protected in conformance with the goals and policies
outlined in Section III, Subpart G, Wetlands.
5. The ECWMC will encourage landowners to maintain wetlands and open
space areas for the benefit of wildlife. This task will be undertaken
through public education.
6. The ECWMC encourages member cities to address control of the exotic
weed purple loosestrife at construction sites and elsewhere. Information
on Best Management Practices for this and other exotic species is
available from the MDNR.
7. The ECWMC requires 50 foot setback/buffer from Elm Creek and Rush
Creek.
D. ENHANCEMENT OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, INFORMATION, AND
EDUCATION
Goal:
Educate and inform the public on pertinent water resource management issues
and increase public participation in water management activities.
Policies:
1. The ECWMC encourages member cities to develop water resource public
education programs. These programs would educate landowners about
watersheds, the importance of clean water, and what can be done on an
individual level to promote watershed protection.
2. The ECWMC encourages the member cities to include regular articles in
City newsletters, which would include information on pertinent water
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management issues. This mailing could provide an opportunity for
residents to participate in watershed management activities.
3. The ECWMC will continue to implement a public education program that
could include such programs as newsletters, catch basin stenciling, water
quality festivals, and the HCD River Watch Monitoring program.
4. The ECWMC has established and will utilize as necessary a Citizens
Advisory Committee (CAC) to obtain information from the public and
provide information to the public.
E. PUBLIC DITCH SYSTEMS
Goal:
Provide a mechanism through which public ditch systems will be managed.
Policies:
1. The public ditch systems within the ECWMC will be managed by
Hennepin County which is the public ditch authority.
F. GROUND WATER
Goal:
To coordinate activities and/or manage surface water runoff to the degree
necessary to meet any existing or future requirements for ground water protection
or management as directed by Hennepin County, Minnesota Pollution Control
Agency, the Minnesota Department of Health, and the Department of Natural
Resources.
Policies:
1. The ECWMC will work to improve the extent, quality, and availability of
ground water quality data.
2. The ECWMC will work to ensure that sources or potential sources of
ground water pollution are identified.
5. The ECWMC will promote efforts to delineate and protect ground water
recharge areas.
6. The ECWMC promotes infiltration practices for new development and
redevelopment of the 2 -year event wherever it is practical and reasonable
to do so, provided that past and existing land use practices do not have a
significant potential to contaminate the stormwater runoff, the infiltration
will have regional benefit, and the soil characteristics are suitable for
infiltration.
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7. The ECWMC will utilize -the available hydrogeologic information to assist
in proper and appropriate land use planning and development within the
watershed.
8. The ECWMC will coordinate with agencies conducting ground water
quality studies to enhance sampling where necessary within the
watershed.
9. The ECWMC will review the existing programs underway by other
government agencies directed at performing inventories, monitoring, or
permitting activities that are or potentially may be sources of ground water
pollution contamination.
10. The ECWMC will encourage member cities to develop and implement
wellhead protection plans.
11. The ECWMC will promote and coordinate with other agencies the
continuation of existing ground water monitoring, inventories, or permitting
programs.
12. The ECWMC will encourage member cities to develop spill prevention,
control, and counter measure plans that are consistent with state and/or
federal regulations such as Minnesota Statutes 115E and the Federal Oil
Pollution Act 33USCA Sec. 2701-2761.
13. The ECWMC will assist members of or other governmental agencies in
resolving ground water quality problems.
14. The ECWMC encourages preservation of wetland, pond, and park areas
to encourage ground water recharge by infiltration of precipitation in areas
where land use is not anticipated to adversely affect surface water runoff.
15. The ECWMC supports efforts to gather further information on the
hydrogeology of the region. When such information becomes available,
including information on the location of ground water recharge areas, the
ECWMC will take into consideration these areas for the purpose of
maintaining their recharge capabilities in protecting ground water quality.
16. The ECWMC requires that member cities cooperate with the Department
of Health to ensure that all unsealed or improperly abandoned wells within
the ECWMC are properly sealed. Technical requirements for the
abandonment of these wells will be in conformance with the local cities
and state regulations.
17. The ECWMC requires member cities to sweep the streets once annually.
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G. WETLANDS
Goal:
The ECWMC will protect wetlands in conformance with the requirements of the
Wetland Conservation Act of 1991 and as amended.
Policies:
1. The ECWMC acts as the Local Government Unit (LGU) for the Dayton,
Hassan Township, Corcoran, and Medina. The ECWMC will manage
wetlands in conformance with the Wetland Conservation Act (WCA). The
Cities of Plymouth and Maple Grove are LGU's for their respective cities.
2. The ECWMC will require the development and adoption of a Shoreland
Protection Ordinance for each City. The timeline for development of this
ordinance will be determined by the priority list developed by the
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). Appendix X
outlines the status of this ordinance for each city. This process may be
completed in cooperation with the MDNR.
3. The ECWMC will support local city efforts to manage wetlands for habitat
diversity, water quality, and stormwater management. These efforts may
include dredging of sediments or construction of treatment areas in
upland or wetland fringes. These activities will be supported as long as it
can be demonstrated that the project will result in no net loss of wetland
area.
4. The ECWMC requires a wetland inventory and wetland management plan
to be completed for each community. This work could be completed by
the member community, the Hennepin Conservation District, or
cooperatively with the ECWMC as part of the development and/or
implementation of the local plan.
5. Prior to any site development activities, the ECWMC requires the
developer to complete a site inspection by a trained wetland professional
to identify the location and extent of any wetlands present. If any wetland
encroachment is proposed, wetland values and impacts will be evaluated
on a case-by-case basis in conformance with the Wetland Conservation
Act. A copy of the Wetland Conservation Act can be found in Appendix
X.
6. Any review of a proposed wetland encroachment will initially address the
issue of avoidance. Prior to allowing any wetland encroachment, all
reasonable attempts to avoid such alteration must be demonstrated. This
avoidance review must also consider the feasibility of the no -build
alternative.
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7. The ECWMC will encourage member cities to not allow any burning,
filling, or draining to an existing wetland without the municipality's
expressed written approval.
8. The ECWMC requires member cities to sweep the streets once annually.
H. EROSION
Goals:
Prevention of erosion and sedimentation to the maximum reasonable extent.
Policies:
1. The ECWMC supports the efforts of the Natural Resource Conservation
Service, the Hennepin Conservation District, and the MPCA in addressing
soil stabilization within the watershed.
2. The ECWMC requires member communities to adopt measures similar to
those of the MPCA Best Management Practices (BMPs) and of the
Hennepin Conservation District regarding erosion and sedimentation
control for land development and construction sites.
3. Member communities shall adopt an erosion control ordinance in
conformance with the ECWMC policies as part of development or
implementation of the local plan.
4. The ECWMC will coordinate, where appropriate, with other agencies'
efforts to implement Best Management Practices regarding erosion and
sedimentation control.
5. Member cities will be responsible for establishing standards as approved
by the ECWMC in enforcing erosion and sedimentation control programs
for all development and redevelopment sites for lands within the
watershed. Erosion and sedimentation control measures must be
identified in the member communities' water management plans and must
address all developments that have potential to impact surface water
quality. The member cities' plan must require landowners that are
developing or redeveloping their land to complete a sedimentterosion
control plan for all construction activities in which existing vegetative cover
is removed or disturbed. The approval of the erosion and sedimentation
control plan by the municipality must be obtained prior to any construction
activity.
6. Sediment/erosion control plans must, at a minimum, include information
outlining the*direction of all site runoff and the location of erosion control
measures. The plan must address sediment containment by either
structural or non-structural means.
7. Sediment and erosion control plans shall conform to the general criteria
set forth by the Minnesota Construction Site Erosion Control Handbook or
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practices outlined in the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Division of
Water Quality Document "Protecting Water Quality in Urban Areas",
Erosion Control Ordinance, and the NPDES Construction Site permit.
8. The ECWMC has determined that structural methods for erosion control
may include, but are not limited to, silt fences, hay bale barriers, diversion
dikes, and sedimentation basins.
9. The ECWMC has recognized that non-structural methods include, but are
not limited to, natural vegetative barriers, phased development practices,
and grading practices that minimize slopes.
10. Erosion control plans must address cover establishment, both temporary
and permanent. Cover establishment practices include, but are not
limited to, seeding, mulching, and sodding. -All structural and non-
structural erosion control measures must remain in place and be properly
maintained until permanent vegetative cover is established.
11. The ECWMC recommends that member cities give consideration to
providing adequate safeguards to ensure the developer carries out the
plan.
12. Anyone conducting a construction activity that results in the disturbance of
one or more acres of land is required to apply for a stormwater discharge
permit from the MPCA.
13. The ECWMC will identify locations for erosion control improvement
projects.
14. ECWMC will provide for prevention and control of accelerated soil erosion
on cropland by encouraging the use of chisel plows, no -till cropping, and
greater crop diversity.
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15. Cultivated fields with slopes of 12% or more located within 300 feet of
lakes or streams shall be replanted to permanent meadow if they
contribute sediment to those waters and no other practical method of
control can be demonstrated. '
16. The ECWMC will provide technical assistance to farmers for evaluation of
erosion potential and installation of soil conservation practices.
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Robbinsdale Area Schools
4148 Winnetka Ave. N.
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New Hope, MN 55427-1288
(763) 504-8025
July 20, 2001
Joy Tierney, Mayor
3400 Plymouth`~
Blvd.
Plymouth, MN 55447
Dear Joy,
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We thank you and your city council for your commitment of $3,000 to the Robbinsdale School
District/City cooperative effort to access grant funds to benefit the children and families in our
area.
We will begin the process of advertising and interviewing for the position. Several city staff
members have volunteered to help with the selection. When the selection has been made and the
contract signed the first assignment will be to contact all the participants. Through an interview
process each participant will indicate the programs and/or initiatives they would like to have on
the list for consideration. Once the list is developed, priorities will be established. We anticipate
that the District 281 Superintendent's Government Advisory Council will review and approve the
final priority listing.
I feel that this is an exciting and positive effort for us to work together to benefit our
communities. It certainly fits well with both the League of Minnesota Cities and National League
of Cities iniatives relating to Quality Communities and serving our families.
We really do appreciate your participation and look forward to working with you as we proceed
to implement the program.
Sincerely,
Mary E. Anderson
Mayor, Golden Valley
Co -Chair Reach Out And Read
The Reach Out and Read partnership is a collaboration of schools, community members and businesses within the Robbinsdale
Area Schools community. The goals of Reach Out and Read are to improve student achievement, to increase the frequency of reading
and to build literancy and reading skills for people of all ages.
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i METRO MEETINGS
A weekly calendar of meetings and agenda items for the Metropolitan Council, its advisory and standing committees, and
three regional commissions: Metropolitan Airports Commission, Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission, and
Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission. Meeting times and agendas are occasionally changed. Questions about meetings
should be directed to the appropriate organization. NOTE: There are two other ways to receive Metro Meetings: visit
web site at www.metrocouncil.org or receive the meetings through email. Call or email Dawn Hoffner at 651- l}44 oF8
dawn.hofjnerr@mmetc.state.mn.us if you would prefer one of these methods rather than use the U.S. mail.
WEEK OF: July 23 -27,2001
METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
Canceled: `rrnncPnrfnMnn Com—an ttee, - Mon, -July 73, 4 p m�, Room !A
sera:e v:eve:v:: ov:sa:e:�• � �
;EnAirnzment CoihfiWei e- - Tues., July 24, 4 pan.. Room IA. The agenda includes: authorizatioy nror
regional administrator to negotiate and execute the 1 -MN -320 improvements construction cooperation
cost sharing and reconveyance agreement; Bloomington comprehensive sewer plan - tier II;
authorization to negotiate a loan agreement with the MN Public Facilities Authority; resolution in
support of the grand excursion 2004; environment policy plan - River Corridor update; environment
policy plan - water supply update; and other business.
Audit Committee - Wed., July 25, 1 p.m., Room IA. The agenda includes: test of the information
services disaster recovery plan; Metro Mobility audits; MCES Synergen system review; Metro Transit
stores inventory; driver's payroll audit; Lockheed Martin contract; 2000-2001 audit plan results;
Hiawatha LRT project and new rail operations overview; 2001-2002 proposed audit plan; new audit
standards; summary of FTA triennial review; and other business.
Management Committee - Wed., July 25, 2:30 p.m., Room IA. The agenda includes: authorization to
negotiate a loan agreement with the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority (PFA); authorization of sale
of $44,000,000 general obligation transit bonds, series 2001B; $3,600,000 general obligation park
bonds, series 2001C; and $14,000,000 general obligation sewer bonds, series 200ID; report of the audit
committee; and other business.
Metropolitan Council - Wed., July 25, 3 p.m., Chambers. The agenda includes: presentation of
resolution of recognitio_ t fo Velma Korbel; D.e.11wood comprehensive plan update; approval of
interiortexte�iiiF Yiglit rail vehicle colors; authorization to proceed for MN Transit Construction to
Hecate water utilities along the Hiawatha Corridor from 26' St. to 44h St.; Minnetonka Dial -A -Ride
agreement with Senior Community Services; Dial -A -Ride agreement with Prism; authorization for
regional administrator to negotiate and execute the 1 -MN -320 improvements construction cooperation,
cost sharing and reconveyance agreement; resolution supporting the grand excursion; St. Francis
comprehensive plan update; Li': eville comprehensive plan amendment; update and recommendation
regarding impacts of property tax reform/TIF changes on livable communities demonstration account
(LCDA)funded projects; and other business.
Hiawatha LRT Community Advisory Committee - Wed., July 25, 6 .m. - construction update, 7:30
p.m. - CAC meeting, Ericsson Elementary School, 4315 - 31st Ave. S. The agenda includes:
communications update;, images of construction progress; public art: downtown east/Metrodome station
& plaza; livability issues; demonstration of gate arm bell at 38`h St. & Hiawatha Ave. (carpool or walk to
38" St. station area); and other business.
Public Hearing for Comments on the Transportation Improvement Program - Thurs., July 26, 4
p.m., Chambers
TENTATIVE MEETINGS FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 30 - AUGUST 3
Public Hearing on Riverview Corridor Transit Project - Tues., July 31, 6 p.m., Metro State
University, 700 E. 7th St., St. Paul
Technical Advisory Committee to the TAB - Wed., Aug. 1, 9 mm., Chambem
Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee - Wed., Aug. 1, 1 p.m., Room 2A
Rural Issues Work Group -Wed., Aug. 1, 1 p.m., Chambers
Metropolitan Council - Wed., Aug. 1, 3 p.m., Room lA
Public Hearing on Riverview Corridor Transit Project - Wed., Aug. 1, 6 p.m., W. 7th Community
Center Gym, 265 Oneida, St. Paul
Metropolitan Radio Board - Fri., Aug. 3, 9 a.m., Metro Counties Govt. Ctr., 2099 University Ave.
Public Hearing on Proposed 2002 Metropolitan Radio Board Budget - Fri., Aug. 3, 9 a.m., Metro
Counties Govt. Ctr., 2099 University Ave.
The Metropolitan Council is located at Mears Park Centre, 230 E. Fifth St., St. Paul. Meeting times and
agendas are subject to change..
METROPOLITAN PARKS AND OPEN SPACE COIVINUSSION
Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission Meeting/Tour - Mon., July 23. This will be a tour
of: Bruce Vento Trail Corridor, White Bear Lake Trail Corridor; WBL Ramsey County Beach;
Highway 96 Trail Corridor; Mahtomedi-Oakdale and Maplewood Silver Lake Trail Corridors. The bus
will leave Mears Park Centre at 3 p.m. and will arrive back at 7:30 p.m. Please RSVP to Sandi Dingle at
651-602-1312.
The Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission offices are located at Mears Park Centre, 230 E. Fifth St.,
St. Paul, MN 55101. To verify meeting times, please call Sandi Dingle at 651-602-1312.
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FROM: James F. Miller, Executive Director
SUBJECT: National League of Cities C Congress of CitiesR`.'`�
December 4-8, 2001 - Atlanta, Georgia
Registration - Complete Immediately
A brochure outlining the conference program and registration information for the 2001 NLC
Congress of Cities is enclosed. It is extremely important that hotel reservations be made as
soon as possible. The earlier your city returns registration forms and requests for hotel
accommodations, the more likely you will receive your first choice.
NLC has special discounts for first time attendees and entire city councils that register. They
also have on-line registration if you are paying by credit card. NLC also encourages city
officials to bring youth delegates (age 15-18) to participate in the Congress of Cities.
Conference Program Highlights
As in previous years, there are several pre -conference training seminars listed in the brochure.
These do provide worthwhile opportunities for city officials to get additional training and
leadership skills. Most do involve separate registration and costs. Also, the League of
Minnesota Cities will be hosting a reception for Mayor Karen Anderson, Minnetonka who
will be the incoming NLC President this year. For further information about the conference,
please visit NLC's website at www.nlc.oru and select Congress of Cities and Exposition.
If the League can be of any assistance to you, please contact us.
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The 2001 Congress of Cities
will offer you the OPPORTUNITY to
learn about alternative revenue
sources and attracting investments
to your cities; to provide a holistic
approach to housing and develop-
ment; to develop family -friendly
communities; to explore emerging
public policy issues; to understand
the economic and political implica-
tions of the census; and to find out
how secure the Internet is for cities
and citizens.
The conference will emphasize
LEADERSHIP for newly elected
officials and seasoned veterans.
Leadership sessions will focus on
budgeting, sustainable develop-
ment, technology, handling the
media, balancing workloads and
personal life, keeping youth safe,
understanding open meeting laws,
and ensuring fairness for all in the
criminal justice system.
Cities must govern effectively
to ensure quality communities.
GOVERNANCE is an integral part of
being a successful elected official.
Workshops will address different
approaches to the delivery of serv-
ices, what is racial profiling and
what can elected officials do about
it, impact and liability of minimum
fire department staffing standards,
the role of faith -based organizations
in delivering social services, moni-
toring the internet, regional plan-
ning for transportation, and the
impact of growth management.
Cities are the centers of oppor-
tunity, leadership, and governance.
At the Congress of Cities, you can
take home some of the `best' prac-
tices being implemented in cities
across the country, learn more
about public policy and how cities
can anticipate and succeed the
change, and grow as leaders.
Through general sessions,
workshops, the Cities Showcase, e -
City, special networking sessions,
and workshops highlighting host
city programs, the 2001 Congress of
Cities will provide valuable take
home resources, best practices, and
perspectives on emerging policy
issues for local officials from cities
and towns of all sizes.
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1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
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EARLY REGISTRATION CUTOFF
DATE SEPTEMBER 28, 2001
ADVANCE REGISTRATION CUTOFF
DATE NOVEMBER 8, 2001
PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
MONDAY
December 3
Registration
3:00 p.m. — 5:00 p.m.
TUESDAY
December 4
Registration
8:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m.
Leadership Training
Institute Seminars
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
December 5 December 6
Registration
8:00 a.m. — 8:00 p.m.
NLC Board of
Directors Meeting
9.00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m.
NLC Advisory Council
Meeting
9:00 a.m. — Noon
Policy Committee
Meetings
9:00 a.m. - Noon
EENR, HD, ITC
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
TIS, CED, FAIR, PSCP
Host City Site Visits
9:00 a.m. — 5.00 p.m.
Leadership Training
Institute Seminars
9:00 a.m. — 5.00 p.m.
NLC Member
Services
NLC Resource Center
Noon - 5.00 p.m.
Orientation Session
for First Time
Attendees
5.30 p.m. - 6.30 p.m.
Opening Reception
6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.
Registration
8:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m.
Opening General
Session
9:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m.
Exposition
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
NLC Member
Services
NLC Resource
Center/E-City/City
Showcase
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Exhibit Hall
Reception
11:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m.
Concurrent
Workshops
1:00 p.m. - 4.30 p.m.
Host City Site Visits
1:00 p.m. — 4.30 p.m.
Resolutions
Committee Meeting
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Nominating
Committee Hearing
4:00 p.m.
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CALLING ALL NEWCOMERS
FRIDAY
December 7
Registration
8:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m.
General Session
9:00 a.m. -10.30 a.m.
Concurrent
Workshops
10:45 a.m. - Noon
Exposition
10.45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
NLC Member
Services
NLC Resource
Center/E-City/City
Showcase
10.45 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Lunch
Noon -1:15 p.m.
Host City Site Visits
1.30 p.m. — 4:30 p.m.
Concurrent
Workshops
1:30 p.m. -5:00 p.m.'
Youth Delegates
Event
7.00 p.m. —10:00 p.m.
Take advantage of a special discount for first time delegates, special
opportunities to connect with other newcomers, and warm Atlanta
hospitality to make the most of your first Congress of Cities. The 2001
Congress of Cities will feature special "comfort zones" to ensure that all
first time delegates can connect easily with the NLC family. From an
orientation session on the front end of the conference (Wednesday, -
December 5) to opportunities to connect easily with other newcomers'at
the conference comfort zones, the 2001 Congress of Cities will ensure
that newcomers get the most out of the conference for themselves and
their communities.
SATURDAY
December 8
Registration
7.00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.
Ecumenical Prayer
Breakfast
7:30 a.m. — 9:00 a.m.
General Session
9:15 a.m. -10:45 a.m.
Concurrent
Workshops
11:00 a.m. —
12:15 p.m.
Delegates Luncheon
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Annual Business
Meeting
2:15 p.m.
Host City Closing
Event
7:00 p.m.
NLC CONGRESS OF CITIES REGISTRATION AND HOUSING FORM
Georgia World Congress Center - Atlanta, GA, December 48, 2001 • Advance Registration Deadline: November 8, 2001
Online conference registration at http://www.nlc.org
No housing or registration will be processed without accompanying payment in full.
Are you a newly elected official? Population?
Name Sex
Title
City/Organization
Mailing Address
State Zip
Phone
Email
Spouse/Guest Name* ($45 fee)
*SpouseBuest not eligible for a separate hotel room
Child Name (14 and under, no fee)
Age
Youth Delegate** (15-18, $75 fee) Age
**Local officials are encouraged to register youth as active participants in this conference
to contribute to NLC's youth agenda. If the youth delegate requires hotel accommodations
separate from yours attach the registration form with your completed form.
Youth Chaperone Name ($75
Special Conference Rates
Al $325 First -Time Attendee $
Bl $325 Delegate with Entire Council (all forms must be attached) $
11 $45 Spouse/Guest (non-refundable) $
GI $75 Youth Delegate $
Hl $75 Youth Chaperone (not applicable to elected officials) $
Early Registmtfon Fees (Postmarked by September 28, 2001)
$
Cl $425
NLC/SML Member
$
D1 $425
Associate Member
$
El $530
SML Member
$
Fl $640
Non-Member/Other
$
Advance Registration Fees (Postmarked by November 8, 2001)
$
C2 $460 NLC/SML Member (Onsite rate is $495 after 11/08/01)
$
D2 $460 Associate Member (Onsite rate is $495 after 11/08/01)
$
E2 $575 SML Member (Onsite rate is $620 after 11/08/01)
$
F2 $700 Non-Member/Other (Onsite rate is $735 after 11/08/01)
$
Registration for Leadership Training Institute (December 4 & 5, 2001)
To REGISTER, select codes and fees listed under the Leadership Training Institute section of
the brochure. You must be registered for the conference in order to attend.
Tuesday, December 4th—Full-Day Seminar Code:
$
Tuesday, December 4th — Morning Seminar Code:
$
Tuesday, December 4th Afternoon Seminar Code:
$
Wednesday, December 5th — Full -Day Seminar Code:
$
Wednesday, December 5th — Morning Seminar Code:
$
Wednesday, December 5th — Afternoon Seminar Code:
$
LA Participant & Recognition Luncheon Code:
$
Special Event
Al $25 Ecumenical Prayer Breakfast $
Constituency Group Dues and Events
To REGISTER, select codes and fees listed under the Constituency Group section of the
brochure. You must be registered for the conference in order to attend.
APAMO Membership Dues/Activity Fee Code:
$
GLBLO Activity Fee Code:
$
HELD Membership Dues/25th Anniversary Event Code:
$
HELD Anniversary Event (nonmember only) Code:
$
NBC -LEO Membership Dues/Activities Code:
$
NBC -LEO Luncheon (nonmember only) Code:
$
WIMG Membership Dues/Luncheon Code:
$
WIMG Luncheon (nonmember only) Code:
$
Total Registration Fee:
$
Registration Cancellation Policy:
All requests must he received in writing, postmarked by November 8,
2001, and are subject
to a $50 cancellation fee. No partial refunds will be made if you decide not to attend particu-
lar functions. No registrations or cancellations will be accepted by
telephone. No cancel-
lations will be accepted after November 8.2001.
Hotel Reservations: You must be registered to reserve a hotel room. To guarantee your
room, all hotels require one night's deposit plus tax, per room 14 days prior to your arrival.
This is required even if you plan to arrive before 6:00 p.m. If accommodations are not guar-
anteed 14 days in advance, the reservation will be canceled.
❑ Please make my hotel reservation as indicated below.
❑ 1 do not require hotel accommodations at any of the hotels listed below.
❑ Please contact me regarding suite information.
Room Dates: Arrival Date: _/ / / Departure Date:
Room Type: Single (1 person/1 bed) ❑ Smoking
Double (2 people/1 bed) ❑ Non -Smoking
❑ Double/Double (2 people/2 beds)
Sharing My Room With:
Special Housing Request (e.g., wheelchair accessible rooms, etc.): Q
If you have special housing or transportation needs, please contact NLC Meeting Services.
Hotel Choices: Indicate your first -choice hotel with the number "1". Number the other
hotels from "2" to "12" in order of your preference and circle single or double occupancy.
Sgl/Dbl
Sgl/Dbl
—Atlanta Marriott Marquis $135/135
_ Hyatt Regency $137/137
_ Embassy Suites $125/125
-Omni Hotel @ CNN Ctc $121/121
_ Fairfield Inn by Marriott $96/96
_ Ritz-Carlton Atlanta $165/165
Hampton Inn & Suites $85/85
_ Sheraton Atlanta $125/125
Hilton Atlanta $119/119
_ Westin Peachtree $129/129
_ Holiday Inn Downtown $105/105
_ Wyndham Atlanta $129/139
Hotel Deposit Information: All major credit cards are accepted at the conference hotels.
All checks, government purchase orders, vouchers or claims must be submitted to the hotel
with confirmation number FOUR WEEKS prior to
your arrival, and are subject to hotel approval.
Registration Fee Payment Information
❑ Charge my REGISTRATION FEES to VISA or MasterCard listed below
❑ Check for REGISTRATION FEES made payable to National League of Cities enclosed
❑ Purchase Order for REGISTRATION FEES - copy must be enclosed & paymentmust be
received by November 30, 200L
Hotel Deposit Payment Information
❑ Charge my HOTEL DEPOSIT to the credit card listed below
❑ Check for HOTEL DEPOSIT— please submit to hotel address noted on confirmation
FOUR WEEKS prior to your arrival - subject to hotel approval
❑ Purchase Order for HOTEL DEPOSIT— submit to hotel address noted on confirmation
FOUR WEEKS prior to your arrival - subject to hotel approval
Credit Card Authorization: NLC Meeting Services is authorized to use the card below to
pay all applicable registration fees and guarantee my hotel reservation. I understand that
one night's room charge will be billed through this card if I fail to show up for my assigned
housing on the confirmed date unless I have canceled my reservation with the hotel at least
72 hours in advance.
Visa/MasterCard Number
Card Holder Name
Card Holder Signature
Exp. Date
Additional Credit Card Authorisation: For hotel deposit only if different than the credit
card number listed above.
Credit Card Number Exp. Date
Card Holder Name
Card Holder Signature
Return Conference Registration and Housing Form to:
Fax: 703-631-6288 (Credit Card and Purchase Orders Only — No Checks)
Mail: NLC Meeting Services, c% J. Spargo & Associates, Inc.
11212 Waples Mill Road, Suite 104, Fairfax, VA 22030
For more information:
Phone: 888-319-3864 or 703-449-6418
Email: nlccocregistration@ispargo.com or nlccochousing@jspargo.com
Office use only: Hotel Rate Block
Payment Check# Amount
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ATLANTA
ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE
ich year. Atlanta hosts more than
18 million visitors. A large per-
centage ofconvention delegates
tour the city's major attractions before or
after their meetings. Some of Atlanta's
well-known favorites include the Carter
Center, Atlanta Cyclorama, CNN Studio
Tours, Stone Mountain Park, the Martin
Luther King Jr. Historic Site, Six Flags
Over Georgia, and Zoo Atlanta.
Metropolitan Atlanta museums high-
light the arts, Atlanta and Georgia histo-
ry, science and technology, and African-
American history. Sports fans can cheer
on the Atlanta Falcons NFL football
team, the Atlanta Hawks NBA basketball
team, or the Atlanta Thrashers NHL
hockey team. Art lovers may study an
impressionist painting or a contemporary
sculpture at the High Museum of Art;
enjoy the Atlanta Ballet, the oldest con-
tinuously operating Ballet Company in
the nation; tap their toes to the music of
an Andrew Lloyd Weber production and
other Broadway musicals; or enjoy the
Grammy Award-winning Atlanta
Symphony Orchestra.
WEATHER
The average Atlanta weather in
December is 54 degrees during the day
and 35 degrees at night.
ATTIRE
Plan to dress casually. Bring a coat or
jacket for early morning or late evening
activities. Whether you are walking to or
in the Georgia World Congress Center,
catching the shuttle or walking around the
city, wear your most comfortable shoes.
GETTING AROUND ATLANTA
MARTA is Atlanta's rapid transit rail
and bus system. For $1.75, you can take
the subway from baggage claim at
Hartsfield International Airport to the
heart of the downtown convention district
in just 20 minutes! In addition to servic-
ing the Georgia World Congress Center
and some of Atlanta's downtown hotels,
MARTA offers transportation to many of
Atlanta's area attractions such as
Underground Atlanta, CNN Center,
Centennial Park, the High Museum of
Art, and,Lenox Mall. Other methods of
transportation from the airport are taxi
($18.00 from the airport to downtown for
one passenger), and the Atlanta Airport
Shuttle, which services all of Atlanta's
downtown hotels (520.00 roundtrip or
$12.00 one way).
LOCAL ATTRACTIONS
IN DECEMBER
Whether you are driving by the beautitiii
holiday lights at Stone Mountain Park.
listening to the Atlanta symphony at
WoodrutrArts Center, visiting the spec-
tacular Winslow Homer and the Critics
Exhibit at the High Museum ofart,
or attending a production of the
Nutcracker at the Fox Theatre, there is so
much to experience in Atlanta during the
month of December. The 25th annual
Festival of Trees benefiting
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta will take
place at the Georgia World Congress
Center during the conference. Visitors
can stroll through 150,000 square feet of
decorated trees, wreaths, and decorator
vignettes created by the city's top artists
and designers.
SPECIAL OFFERS
For a local visitors guide to Atlanta
area events, attractions, and
restaurants, please visit the Atlanta
Convention and Visitors Bureau web site
at www.atlanta.com. You can sign up to
receive an Atlanta Passport booklet,
which offers discounts to area attractions
and cultural venues. Half price tickets on
the day of performances to a wide variety
of theatre, dance and musical perform-
ances may be available at AtlanTIX! For
more information, call 1-800-ATLAINTA
(1-800-285-2682).
SPECIAL/HISTORICAL
SITES TO VISIT IN ATLANTA
To thoroughly enjoy Atlanta's present, all
one has to do is experience its past.
From the city's role in the Civil War to
the celebration of the 1996 Centennial
Games, Atlanta's historical attractions
promise a day filled with education and
entertainment. The Atlanta Cyclorama,
the Atlanta History Center, the
Herndon Home, the Martin Luther King,
Jr. National Historic Site, Sweet Auburn
Avenue, and the William Breman Jewish
Heritage Museum are just a few of
the sites that make Atlanta enjoyable for
tourists year-round.
For a list of spouse/guest tours,
visit www nlc-org. To register for
tours, contact Guidelines -Atlanta at
404-237-5154. When you register for
the conference, you will receive a
spouse/guest tours brochure with your
conference registration confirmation.
Find out anything isapossle ------------------
in Atlanta!
-CONFERENCE REGISTRATION AND HOTEL INFORMATION
GENERAL INFORMATION
Every delegate, guest, speaker, representative of the media, and any other conference participant
must complete this form in full to be registered and to be assigned a hotel room.
NO REGISTRATION WiLL BE PROCESSED WITHOUT ACCOMPANYING PAYMENT IN FULL
HOUSING REQUESTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT REGISTERING FOR THE CONFERENCE.
• All requests for registration, hotel, and changes must be in writing (no telephone requests accepted).
• On-site registration fees and special events fees must be paid in full at the time of registration.
NLC will not bill for registration or special events.
• The $45 spouse/guest fee is non-refundable.
• The conference cancellation deadline is November 8, 2001 All requests must be made in writing.
No refund requests will be accepted after that date.
METHODS OF PAYMENT
Conference Registration Fee may be paid
for by credit card (MasterCard or VISA),
check, voucher, or purchase order.
NO REGISTRATIONS, VOUCHER
PAYMENTS, OR PURCHASE ORDER
PAYMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER
THE NOVEMBER 8 CUTOFF DATE
HOTEL
- NLC accepts Credit card guarantees
only for your hotel reservation.
- If you wish to guarantee your hotel
by check, voucher, or purchase
order, submit your guarantee directly
to the hotel once you have received
a hotel confirmation. This will not
delay your housing assignment
- All checks must be submitted to
the hotel no later than 14 days in
advance of your arrival date to guar-
antee your accommodations. If
accommodations are not guaranteed
14 days in advance, the reservation
will be canceled.
- All government purchase orders,
vouchers, or claims must be submit-
ted
ubmitted to the hotels FOUR WEEKS prior
to your arrival, and are subject to
hotel approval.
Mail or Overnight your forth and payment
to.
NLC Meeting Services
c/o J. Spargo & Associates, Inc.
11212 Waples Mill Road, Suite 104
Fairfax, VA 22030
Fax (VISA and MasterCard payments only
are accepted by fax):
(703) 6316288
for information or questions, call
1-8883193864 or 703449-6418
Email: niccocreg%traUon@jspargo.com
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
DEADLINES
September 28, 2001: Early registration
postmark deadline.
November %20OL• Advance registra-
tion postmark. Requested changes to
existing hotel accommodations deadline.
After this date, on-site registration only.
November 8, 2001: Cancellation post-
mark
ostmark deadline.
No mail registrations will be accepted
with a postmark later than November S.
After this date you must register on site.
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION AND
HOTEL CANCELLATION POLICIES
All requests for cancellation must be
In writing, postmarked by November 8,
2001, and are subject to a $50
cancellation fee. No partial refunds will
be made H you decide not to attend
particular functions. No refunds wig
be accepted after the cancellation
deadline.
To guarantee your room, all hotels
require a one night deposit plus tax,
per room 14 days prior to your arrival.
This is required even if you pian to arrive
before 6:00 p.m. All unguaranteed
reservations 14 days prior to arrival will
be canceled.
FOR INFORMATION OR QUESTIONS,
CALL 148883193864 OR 703449-
6418
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
CATEGORIES
NLC/State Municipal League Member
City (NLC/SML Member)
Officials and staff from cities that pay
dues directly to NLC as well as to
their state municipal leagues.
Associate Member
For-profit corporations and non-profit
organizations (including universities,
libraries, non -municipal governments,
and regional councils) that pay dues
directly to NLC.
State Municipal League Member City
(NLC/SML Member)
Officials and staff from cities that pay
dues only to their state municipal
leagues and not directly to NLC.
Other/Non-Member
Anyone (officials, staff, individuals) or
any organization (entity) that does not
pay dues to NLC or state municipal
leagues.
SAVINGS ON CONFERENCE FEES ARE
JUST ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF NLC
MEMBERSHIP. TO FIND OUT IF YOUR
COMMUNITY IS A DIRECT MEMBER
CITY, OR TO RECEIVE MEMBERSHIP
INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE NLC
MEMBERSHIP OFFICE AT (202) 626-
3190 OR VISiT THE NLC WEBSITE AT
WWW.NLC.ORG.
Please return this forth with your
registration payment to:
NLC Meeting Services
c/o J. Spargo & Associates, Inc.
11212 Waples Mill Road, Suite 104
Fairfax, VA 22030
Fax (Visa and MasterCard payments only
will be accepted by fax):
703-621-6288
For more information or questions, call:
1-8883193864 or 703449-6418
Email: niccocregistraUon@jspargo.com
RATES
EARLY'
ADVANCE**
ONSITE
First -Time Attendee
$325
$325
$325
Entire City Council
(must agister alt counc(lmembers with one
payment and all registration forms;
must be attached to qualify)
$325
$325
$325
Associate Member
$425
$460
$495
NLC/State Municipal League
Member City and Associate Member
$425
$460
$495
State Municipal League
Member
$530
$575
$620
Non-Member/Other
$640
$700
$735
Youth Delegate Fee
$75
$75
$75
Youth Chaperone Fee
$75
$75
$75
Spouse/Guest Fee
$45
$45
$45
(nonrefundable)
- Postmarked by September 28.2001 • •Postmarked by November 8.2001
Retain a copy of tNs portion for your record of NLC policy and procedires.
SPECIAL OFFER FOR ARST TIME CONFERENCE
ATTENDEES AND ENTIRE CITY COUNCILS
NLC is offering a $325 special incentive for first-
time conference attendees and cities that register
their entire councils. Payment must be Included
for the entire council and all registration forms
must accompany the check or credit card payment.
A cover letter listing the names of the council -
members should be included in the package.
Only complete packages are eligible for the $325
per counclimember special fee. If more than one
councitmember cancels, the entire council will be
billed for the actual fee category difference.
CONSTITUENCY GROUPS
Network with colleagues with similar interests at
NLC's constituency group meetings. You must be a
fully registered conference delegate to participate in
any constituency events. Many of the meetings and
events will be open to registered delegates and a few
Will only be open to registered delegates that are dues
paying members of the constituency groups. Use this
year's conference to take the opportunity to join any of
the following groups by paying dues in conjunction with
the conference registration. Detailed constituency
group events will be listed in the conference program.
The six constituency and member groups are:
• Asian, Pacific American Municipal Officials
(APAMO)
• Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Local Officials (GLBLO)
• Hispanic Elected Local Officials (HELD)
• National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials
(NBC -LEO)
• University Communities Caucus (UCC)
• Women in Municipal Government (WIMG)
CONSTITUENCY GROUP 2002 MEMBERSHIP DUES
AND SPECIAL EVENT FEES
CODE FEE DESCRIPTION
C1 $60 APAMO Dues ($35) and Activity Fee ($25)
D1 $25 GLBLO Activity Fee
HELD FEES below cover dues, workshops,
and anniversary event
E1 $75 HELD Dues
(elected/direct member city -$35)/
25th Anniversary Event ($40)
E2 $85 HELD Dues
(elected/nonmember city - $45)/
25th Anniversary Event ($40)
E3 $95 HELD Dues
(supporting member - $55)/
25th Anniversary Event ($40)
E4 $45 HELD 25tri Anniversary Event
(nonmembers only)
NBC -LEO FEES below cover dues, meetings,
workshops, headquarters, kmcheon, and special events
F1 $185 NBC -LEO Dues
(regular or current alumni board
member-$50)/Activity Fee ($135)
F2 $210 NBC -LEO Dues
(associate member - $75)/
Activity Fee ($135)
F3 $285 NBC -LEO Dues
(supporting member - $150)/
Activity Fee ($135)
F4 $75 NBC -LEO Membership Luncheon Event
(nonmembers only)
WIMG FEES below cover dues, meetings, workshops,
and luncheon
G1 $100 WIMG Dues
(elected/direct member city - $50)/
WIMG Cuisine of Atlanta Luncheon ($50)
G2 $110 WIMG Dues
(elected/nonmember city -$60))/
WIMG Cuisine of Atlanta Luncheon ($50)
G3 $125 WIMG Dues
(supporting member -$75)/
WIMG Cuisine of Atlanta Luncheon ($50)
G4 $55 WIMG Cuisine of Atlanta Luncheon
(nonmembers only)
If you have questions concerning your membership
status, please call Constituency Group Services at
(202) 6263169.
LEADERSHIP TRAINING INSTITUTE SEMINARS
For more detailed descriptions, check the NLC web site at www.nlc.org and select Congress of Cities and Exposition.
You must be registered for the conference to attend seminars.
TUESDAY
December 4, 2001
FULL-DAY SEMINARS
B1: Engaging Your Nay
Sayers: From Combative
Constituent to Steadfast
Supporter
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Registration Fee: $150
Tired of hostile or grumbling
constituents who can be hurtful
and sometimes mean? Learn
how to assess and diffuse
opposition and move from
reaction to relationship.
132: Becoming a World -
Class Council: Achieve
Governance and Leadership
Excellence in Your City
9:00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Registration Fee: $150
Learn strategies for identifying
strengths and targeting oppor-
tunities for improving the
processes and results achieved
by your council.
MORNING
SEMINARS
CL• Four Traits of a
Successful Leader
9.00 a.m. — Noon
Registration Fee: $95
Learn how to develop your
personal leadership style and
motivate others to work toward
a common goal and shared
vision of success.
C2: Creative Problem
Solving: Looking for the
Ordinary, Seeing the
Extraordinary
9:00 a.m. — Noon
Registration Fee: $95
This seminar will focus on
creative problem solving, and
examine exciting concepts for
reframing problems into
opportunities.
C3: Zen and the Art of
Public Finance
9:00 a.m. — Noon
Registration Fee: $95
Strengthen your understanding
of public finance and your
ability to convey it to the
di%erse constituents that you
serve.
C4: Connecting Leadership
with Reality: Democracy at
Work
9:00 a.m. — Noon
Registration Fee: $95
This seminar will demonstrate
how a community's mindset
can be transformed using
simulated examples.
C5: The Diversity Institute:
Building Bridges of
Understanding and
Appreciation
9:00 a.m. — Noon
Registration Fee: $95
Learn to develop strategies
that will build bridges of
understanding, inclusion, and
appreciation of differences in
the people in your home
community. Co-sponsored by
Hispanic Elected Local
Officials (HELO).
AFTERNOON
SEMINARS
D1: Being a Leader of
Character in a Bottom-line
World
1.30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Registration Fee: $95
Using real-life examples and
case studies, participants will
explore issues and dilemmas to
build the courage to make the
right decisions for the right
reasons.
D2: Guarding the Public
Checkbook
1.30 p.m. — 5:00 p.m.
Registration Fee: $110
Learn strategies and
techniques to increase your
proficiency and comfort in
dealing with financial over-
sight responsibilities. This
includes the book, Local
Government Dollars and
Sense.
D3: Cultivating Messages
and Conquering a Crisis
1:30 p.m. — 5:00 p.m.
Registration Fee: $95
Learn proven communication
strategies on how to control
your message and handle a
crisis without creating your
own.
D4: Redirecting Conflict
Into Opportunity
1:30 p.m. — 5:00 p.m.
Registration Fee: $95
This seminar will demonstrate
the tools for exploring the
cycle of conflict and the
problem solving process.
D5: The Courage to Lead —
12 Steps to Leading Your
City
1.30 p.m. — 5:00 p.m.
Registration Fee: $95
This seminar focuses on
inspiring mayors and council
members to have the courage.
to lead.
WEDNESDAY
December 5, 2001
FULL-DAY SEMINARS
EL- Community Leadership:
Leadership by Design
9:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m.
Registration Fee: $175
Learn how to discover your
personal leadership competen-
cies that are key to your
current and future position as a
leader. This seminar includes a
Personal Leadership Develop-
ment workbook.
E2: Producing Results for
Your City — A Practical
Model for Strategic Goal
Setting
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Registration Fee: $150
This seminar explores a proven
strategic goal setting model for
producing results for your city
today and in five years.
MORNING
SEMINARS
FL- Guarding the Public
Checkbook (repeat)
9.00 a.m. - Noon
Registration Fee: $110
Learn strategies and
techniques to increase your
proficiency and comfort in
dealing with financial
oversight responsibilities.
This includes the book,
Local Gorrrnment Dollars
and Sense.
F2: Resolving Conflicts:
Communication Success
Signals -
9:00 a.m. - Noon
Registration Fee: $95
Participants will identify tools
to significantly reduce conflict
in your life and improve your
professional and personal
relationships. Co-sponsored by
Women in Municipal
Government (WIMG).
F3: High -Impact
Relationship Strategies
9:00 a.m. - Noon
Registration Fee: $95
Learn the necessary elements
of communication to build a
strong connection between
yourself and your constituents.
F4: Using Tourism to Build
the Economy... Lead, Follow
or Get Out of the Way'
9:00 a.m. - Noon
Registration Fee: $95
Learn how to integrate tourism
objectives into your city plan-
ning in an effort to increase
economic opportunity in local
government
F5: The High Performance
Governing Body
9.00 a.m. - Noon
Registration Fee: $95
Learn what it takes to become
a high performing governing
body.
AFTERNOON
SEMINARS
G1: Building Communities
from the Inside Out: An
Asset Approach
1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Registration Fee: $95
This seminar offers practical
approaches to increasing
citizen involvement, building
resident ownership, and
strengthening neighborhood
Pride.
G2: Ethics and Credibility
1:30 p.m. — 5:00 p.m.
Registration Fee: $95
This seminar will identify
ethical dilemmas in public
leadership and share practical
methods for resolving them.
G3: Resolving Conflicts
with Difficult People:
Getting from Conflict to
Confrontation to Resolution
1:30 p.m. — 5:00 p.m.
Registration Fee: $95
This seminar will increase your
ability to look beyond the
incorrect perceptions of diffi-
cult people in order to resolve
conflicts and change behaviors.
G4: Strengthening Council
Effectiveness Using the
Policy Governance Model
1:30 p.m. — 5:00 p.m.
Registration Fee: $95
Learn how the Policy
Governance' model offers a
mechanism for planning,
agenda control, budgeting, and
all aspects of the Council's job.
G5: Politics Unusual:
The Benefits of Humor In
Government
1:30 p.m. — 5:00 p.m.
Registration Fee: $95
Learn skills that enable you to
use humor to enhance creativi-
ty and problem solving,
improve team building, and
relieve stress.
I1: Leadership Training
Institute Participant and
Recognition Luncheon
Wednesday, December 5
Noon —1:15 p.m.
Registration Fee: $25
An opportunity to network
and share information with your
colleagues and associates.
Certificate ofAchievement in
Leadership program recipients
will also be recognized.
Certificate of Achievement
In Leadership Program
Each seminar is built
around five core leadership
competencies for local
elected officials. Contact
the Leadership Training
Institute Hotline at
202.6223170 or visit
www.nic.org for details.
Printed on recycled paper.
MAKE PLANS TO
VISIT NLC MEMBER
SERVICES
THE NLC RESOURCE
CENTER, CITY
SHOWCASE, AND
E -CITY
while you are at the Congress of
Cities in Atlanta. The Resource
Center will have a special area for
first-time attendees to meet and
learn about NLC. The City
Showcase is a celebration of
great ideas - unique, creative and
innovative programs from cities
across the country. Visit E -City for
hands-on demonstrations of state-
of-the-art technology services and
applications, presentations on how
cities are using technology to
respond to everyday challenges.
E -City is created through a partner-
ship among NLC, IBM, and Public
Technology, Inc. (PTI). The exhibit
hall setting will provide you with
the opportunity to meet and com-
pare notes with your colleagues at
your own pace - networking and
sharing resources with the experts
of innovation. Come to the NLC
Member Services area and take
home a wealth of ideas.
YOUTH DELEGATES
NLC encourages city officials to bring youth
delegates (age 15-18) to participate in the
Congress of Cities. The conference will
include an orientation session for youth del-
egates on Thursday afternoon (repeated on
Friday morning), roundtable discussions for
youth delegates and local officials, work-
shops, and opportunities to interact with
local officials and youth from around the
country.
Participation on Friday and Saturday,
December 7-8 will allow youth to minimize
the amount of time they are out of school
and engage in a significant part of the pro-
gram. The youth delegate fee Includes
admission tickets to all conference pro-
gram and social events. All youth dele-
gates must be accompanied by a registered
chaperone or a registered elected off tial,
who assumes full responsibility for their
conference participattlom
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of the facilities, visit the NLC web site
at www.nlc.org and select Congress
of Cities and Exposition).
1 ATLANTA MARRIOTT MARQUIS
is located nine blocks from the
Georgia World Congress Center and
has a NLC block of 1,200 rooms.
This hotel has four restaurants, room
service, health club, and a business
center.
2. EMBASSY SUITES AT
CENTENNIAL PARK is across the
street from the Georgia World
Congress Center and has a NLC block
of 150 rooms. This hotel has compli-
mentary full breakfast and evening
reception, fitness center, restaurant,
room service, and a business center.
3. FAIRFIELD INN DOWNTOWN
is located nine blocks from the
Georgia World Congress Center and
has a NLC block of 150 rooms. This
hotel offers complimentary continen-
tal breakfast, exercise room,
whirlpool, and a business center.
4. HAMPTON INN AND SUITES is
located three blocks from the Georgia
World Congress Center and has a
NLC block of 75 rooms. This hotel
offers complimentary continental
breakfast, fitness center, and 24-hour
business center.
S. HILTON ATLANTA AND TOWERS
is located ten blocks from the Georgia
World Congress Center and has a
NLC block of 600 rooms. The hotel
features a fitness center, room service,
four restaurants, three lounges and a
business center.
6. HOLIDAY INN DOWNTOWN is
located two blocks from the Georgia
World Congress Center and has a
NLC block of 175 rooms. This hotel
has a restaurant, fitness center, and a
business center.
7. HYATT REGENCY ATLANTA is
located nine blocks from the Georgia
World Congress Center and has a
NLC block of 500 rooms. This hotel
offers room service, restaurant, fitness
center, and a business center.
S. OMNI HOTEL AT CNN CENTER
is adjacent to the Georgia World
Congress Center, and has a NLC
block of 300 rooms. This hotel has
room service, health club, restaurant,
SPECIAL TRAVEL DISCOUNTS
TO ATLANTA
Delta and United Airlines are the official airline
carriers for the 2001 Congress of Cities and
Exposition in Atlanta. You or your travel agent may
contact the airlines and give the identifier code for
the National League of Cities Congress of Cities.
Specially negotiated five percent and 10 percent
discounted airfares will be offered when you book
your travel 60 days in advance through one of the
following numbers:
Delta
Toll Free: 1-80D-241-6760
File Number: 179829A
United
Toll Free: 1-800.521-0041
Meeting ID Number: 596BZ
To take advantage of the lower fare when contact-
ing the airlines, you must give the National League
of Cities Congress of Cities identifier code.
lounge, business center, and an on-site
post office.
9. RITZ-CARLTON ATLANTA is
located five blocks form the Georgia
World Congress center and has a
NLC block of 350 rooms. The hotel
offers room service, fitness center,
lounge, restaurant, and a business
center.
10. SHERATON ATLANTA is located
eight blocks from the Georgia World
Congress Center and has a NLC block
of 400 rooms. The hotel has room
service, an indoor/outdoor pool, a fit-
ness center, and a business center.
11. WES11N PEACHTREE PLAZA
is located five blocks from the
Georgia World Congress Center and
has a NLC block of 700 rooms. This
hotel has 24-hour room service, a
health club and fitness center, pool,
roof top restaurant, a cafe, and a busi-
ness center.
12. WYNDHAM ATLANTA is located
four blocks from the Georgia World
Congress Center and has a NLC block
of 200 rooms. This hotel has 24-hour
room service, a fitness center, restau-
rant, and a business center.
ONLINE CONFERENCE
REGISTRATION
It's convenientl It's fastl It's
easy! Starting July 11, if you are
paying by MasterCard or VISA, you
may register online for the 2001
Congress of Cities and Exposition
and get immediate registration
confirmation and hotel assign-
ment notification. Whether you
are registering online or download-
ing your registration form and
sending it to NLC Meeting
Services with a check, you can
find up-to-date and detailed infor-
mation about the conference pro-
gram and the city of Atlanta. Visit
the NLC web site at www.nlc.org
and select Congress of Cities and
Exposition.
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