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CITY COUNCIL INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
APRIL 3, 1992
UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS....
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APRIL 6 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL MEETING
Council Chambers
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APRIL 13 7:00 P.M. BOARD OF REVIEW
Council Chambers
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APRIL 20 6:30 P.M. PLYMOUTH FORUM
Council Chambers
7:00 P.M. BOARD OF REVIEW/
COUNCIL MEETING
Council Chambers
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APRIL 27 7:00 P.M. TOWN MEETING - AREA 1
Council Chambers
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY -- Tuesday, April 7. Polls open 7
a m., close 8 p.m. City offices will be open for
sentee voting on Saturday, April 4 from 1 - 3 p.m., and
M nday evening, April 6 until 7 p.m.
PLANNING COMMISSION -- Wednesday, April 8, 7:00 p.m. The
P anning Commission will meet in the City Council
C ambers. (M-3)
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CITY COUNCIL INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
APRIL 3, 1992
UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS....
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APRIL 6 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL MEETING
Council Chambers
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APRIL 13 7:00 P.M. BOARD OF REVIEW
Council Chambers
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APRIL 20 6:30 P.M. PLYMOUTH FORUM
Council Chambers
7:00 P.M. BOARD OF REVIEW/
COUNCIL MEETING
Council Chambers
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APRIL 27 7:00 P.M. TOWN MEETING - AREA 1
Council Chambers
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY -- Tuesday, April 7. Polls open 7
a m., close 8 p.m. City offices will be open for
sentee voting on Saturday, April 4 from 1 - 3 p.m., and
M nday evening, April 6 until 7 p.m.
PLANNING COMMISSION -- Wednesday, April 8, 7:00 p.m. The
P anning Commission will meet in the City Council
C ambers. (M-3)
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PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 550-5000
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April 3, 1992
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4. PRAC -- Thursday, April 9, 7:00 p.m. The Park and
Recreation Advisory Commission will meet in the City
Council Chambers. (M-4)
5. NORTHWEST HENNEPIN HUMAN SERVICES - ANNUAL MEETING --
Thursday, April 16. The Northwest Hennepin Human
Services Council's annual dinner meeting will be held at
the Northwest Inn, Brooklyn Park. Meeting program
attached. (M-5)
6. TWINWEST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE "STATE OF THE CITY" COFFEE
BREAK PROGRAM -- We have been invited to again
participate in the TwinWest's "State of the City" program
on Tuesday, May 19 from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. The program
will provide an opportunity for the Mayor,
Councilmembers, and key staff members to meet with
business persons from the Plymouth community here at the
City Center. We have previously held these meetings and
provided the business persons with an overview of ongoing
city activity. Normally about 50 persons show up. I
would like Councilmembers to mark this date on their
calendar and join with us for.this event.
7. MEETING CALENDARS -- City Center and City Council
calendars for APRIL and MAY are attached. (M-7)
FOR YOUR INFORMATION.....
1. COUNTY ROAD 10•
CONTRACT -- Commissioner Jude called me Tuesday with the
news that the County Board had awarded the contract for
the construction of County Road 10 to C.S. McCrossan.
Along with the awarding of the contract, the County Board
agreed to the two construction cooperative agreements
which you approved on February 24. By the terms of these
two agreements, the City agrees to its cost share for the
County Road 10 project in the amount of $1,.032,300. The
second agreement provides that the County will provide us
a credit of $160,000 for work undertaken by the City on
the County Road 61 project. The County Administrator had
raised certain questions with respect to the later
agreement which now appear to have been overcome.
"UPDATE" -- Attached is a copy of the"County Road 10
Update" mailed to property owners impacted by the County
Road 10 road project. (I-1)
CITY COUNCIL
April 3, 1992
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2. MUNI
INFORMATION MEMORANDUM
DI: MQTORr S MEETING-- Mayor Bergman and I attended the
MLC board meeting Wednesday afternoon in Bloomington. At
the meeting we spent'" a considerable amount of time
di3�cussing the Senate and House tax bills and the
Go-rernor's proposal to meet the projected $569 million
reenue shortfall for this biennium. A letter from
Go ernor Carlson to the Senate and House Leaders is
at ached on the budget proposal is attached.
Following a considerable amount of discussion, the board
members voted unanimously to oppose the extension of the
6.5 percent sales tax to local government. While the
board members recognize that the immediate cost of the
sa es tax to MLC members would be less than some other
so utions dealing with the present budgetary shortfall,
th long-range policy implications were more severe.
Chief among the concerns was the fact that the sales tax
would generate about $71 million of new revenue annually;
revenue which would be further used to increase the
state's budgets and,'therefore, state spending. Since
approximately 80 percent of the state revenues is passed
through to other agencies and units of government, these
funds would further ratchet up overall government
expenditures. The board members split on the question of
whether or not the MLC should support an alternative plan
which would provide for a 3.25 percent reduction in local
government revenues, a proposal considered by the House
and the Senate, as compared to the Governor's 8.02 LGA
reduction. It appears clear that the Legislature is not
prepared to accept the Governor's LGA cut proposal,
largely because it fails to impose reductions on "rich"
communities (communities that have previously been cut
out of the LGA formula distribution). The proposed 3.25
percent cut would apply to all local governments across
the state. Projections provided to us by Bob Renner,
copy attached, suggests that -this would reduce Plymouth's
revenues by $331,000.
Board members did support the elimination of levy limits
which is due to sunset at the end of this year.
According to Bob Renner, leaders in both the House and
Senate, as well as the Governor, continue to support the
elimination of the levy limits. This will assist in
focusing accountability for local governmental
expenditures where those revenues are raised.
Mayor Bergman
Carlson, as
dealing with
has sent the
well as our
his views on
Senate and House tax bills
current state budget.
attached letters to Governor
legislative representatives
the current status of the
and the need to balance the
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April 3, 1992
Page 4
The Senate and House are expected to appoint their
conference committee on the two tax bills shortly. It is
anticipated they will begin to meet early next week. (I-
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3. 'NEW VENTURES IN DELIVERING GOVERNMENT SERVICES SEMINAR --
Councilmember Tierney, Frank Boyles, and I attended an
all day meeting at the Earle Brown Continuing Education
Center Monday. The seminar, sponsored by the
Metropolitan Council and others, focused on means by
which governmental units might become more aware of, and
participate in, delivering governmental services in
different ways. The key note speaker was Ted Gaebler,
who is the coauthor of "Reinventing Government." Mary
Anderson, Chair of the Metropolitan Council, noted that
the Metropolitan Council is conducting a series of
studies dealing with this topic and expects to have
substantial information available for local governments
in the twin city metropolitan area by the end of the
year. I am making an effort to see if we might have a
role in participating with that effort.
4. TRANSIT -- Attached are two items on Plymouth Transit.
The first is an article appearing in March/April issue of
the Regional Transit Board's 'In Transit' newsletter
featuring Plymouth Metrolink and Dial -A -Ride services.
The second attachment is a handout entitled, "Energizing
Public Transit at the Local Level." Frank Boyles
provided this handout at the March 30 New Ventures
meeting. (I-4)
5. PLYMOUTH CHARTER COMMISSION - Over the past several
weeks, the four subcommittees of the Plymouth Charter
Commission have met on a number of occasions to identify
issues which must be addressed in the charter document.
Each subcommittee has submitted a report of their actions
to date to the Charter Commission attorney. Prior to the
Commission's next regularly scheduled meeting on April
13, the attorney is to review each of the reports and
assemble.a list of issues by subcommittee. The Charter
Commission as a whole will review those issues_ at their
April 13 meeting to develop a consensus on how the issue
should be addressed.
Following the April 13 meeting, the attorney will prepare
a draft charter for distribution to Charter Commission
members, the City Council, City staff, and the general
public. On May 11, the Charter Commission as a whole
will review the draft document and discuss their
concerns. On May 12, the public, City Council, and City
staff are invited to provide their input at a forum to be
held commencing at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council
Chambers. The Commission hopes to have the charter in
final form by July in order to provide sufficient time
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April 3, 1992
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for the meetings, news releases, and other publicity
which is a precondition to placing this matter on the
November ballot..
If.the Commission stays with this timeline, it will be
unnecessary for them to meet on April 22 as presently
scheduled. This meeting date will remain on*the calendar
until the April 13 meeting at which time the Commission
cam decide whether it should be cancelled.
6. FOUL FOWL -- Attached are the first two letters I have
received this season on the matter of geese.
One letter from Mr. James Rueter, 17335 - 23rd Avenue
North,, expresses the most prevalent concern on the part
of residents whose yards are invaded by the fowl.
The second letter, from Mrs. Patricia Dobbe, 8801 - 45th
Avenue North, New Hope, complains about someone chasing
geese from their backyard.
Both these letters suggest what we can expect this year
regarding geese. Our agreement with Dr. James Cooper
of the University of Minnesota,. for geese relocation has
now terminated". That program, which lasted three years,
and cost $3,000 per year, certainly did not curtail the
growth,of the goose population or problem. The geese are
protected waterfowl and there is no way currently
available to homeowners to effectively rid themselves of
the burgeoning population of the bird.
If the Council would have this matter placed on the City
Council agenda for additional public discussion, I would
be glad to do that. In the alternative, I propose that
we will tell residents who call that we no longer have a
geese removal program to assist them with this nuisance.
(I-6)
7. EROSION CONTROL -- Attached is a memo from Fred Moore
which provides members of the Council- with additional
information on how we plan to proceed with the newly
adopted ordinance requirements with respect to erosion
control from private property. Mayor Bergman has
suggested that we put this memo together, as he and other
members of the Council occasionally receive complaints
about erosion coming from the property of homeowners.
(I-7)
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8. DEVELOPMENT SIGNAGE
On Friday, April 3, a development sign was installed at
the following location:
13605 27th Avenue North (04-02-92). Firstar Bank is
requesting approval of a variance to allow 77 square feet
of signage on a pylon sign versus the ordinance maximum
of 64 square feet and a height of 25 feet versus the
ordinance maximum of 16 feet.
This request will be heard by the Board of Zoning
Adjustments and Appeals at their Tuesday, April 14
meeting.
9. LAURIE RAUENHORST - SECRETARY OF MUNICIPAL CLERKS AND
FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF MINNESOTA -- Laurie has
been elected Secretary of the Municipal Clerks and
Finance Officers Association' for 1992-1993. This
position is normally viewed as a "stepping stone" up the
ladder' for other offices. The Association provides
educational opportunities through regional meetings and
continuing education workshops for municipal clerks.
Laurie has previously been awarded the designation of
Certified Municipal Clerk and accepted into the Academy
for Advanced Education on the state and international
levels. Congratulations Laurie!
Attached is a report from Lauire on the Municipal Clerks
and Finance Officers Annual Conference she attended from
March 18-20. (I-9)
10. MINUTES
a. Elm Creek Watershed Management Commission, February
12, 1992. (I -10a)
b. Shingle Creek Watershed Management Commission,
February 13, 1992. (I -10b)
11. RESIDENT' FEEDBACK FORMS -- Attached are copies of the
resident feedback forms turned in at the March 30 Twon
Meeting. (I-11)
12. CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE -- Information and follow-ups to
calls received on the Customer Service Line are attached.
(I-12)
13. CUSTOMER COMMENT CARD -- The attached comment card was
received at the front counter. (I-13)
14. CORRESPONDENCE:
a. Letter to Wilfred Cavanaugh, from Robert Lindall,
Holmes & Graven, concerning the Commissioners hearing
scheduled for Monday, April 6. (I -14a)
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b. Letter from Robert Rohlf, Hennepin County Library,
providing an excerpt from the February 27 Board
meeting relative to the Plymouth library. (I -14b)
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c. Letter to Douglas Block, Block Sanitation, from City
Clerk, advising of the City's ordinance prohibiting
the collection of refuse before 7:00 a.m. (I-116)
d. Letter from Plymouth Gun Club advising they will open
their summer season on Saturday, April 4. (I -11d)
e. Letter from David Shea, 14610 13th Avenue North, to
Mayor Bergman. (I-lle)
f. Letter received from Joseph Miller, Joe Miller Homes.
(I -11f)
g. Letter from Terry Finzen, President, Methodist
Hospital, to TwinWest Chamber members, regarding
concerns with the HealthRight bill being considered by
the Legislature. (I -11g)
h. Letter to Grant Heino,
Financial Services, Inc.,
city plan review of his
living project. (I -11h)
Vice President, Pelletier
from City Manager, regarding
Company's proposed assisted
i. Memo from Joe Ryan, Building Official, regarding notes
from Annual Builder's Meeting of March 31, 1992. (I -
11i)
James G. Willis
City Manager
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1992
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
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WHERE: Plymouth City Center
3400 Plymouth Boulevard
Plymouth, MN 55447
CONSENT AGENDA
All items listed with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine by the
Planning Commission and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no
separate discussion of these items unless a Commissioner, citizen or
petitioner so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the
consent agenda and considered in normal sequence on the agenda.
PUBLIC FORUM
9 CALL TO ORDER
CONSENT AGENDA
3.* APPROVAL OF MINUTES
4. PUBLIC HEARING
6:45 P.M.
7:00 P.M.
A. Independent School District 284 (Wayzata). Conditional Use Permit
to allow public school use of an existing place of worship for an
adult education program at 13200 State Highway 55 (Vision of Glory
Church)' (92013)
5. NEW BUSINESS
A. Public Forum Regarding the Development of the "Plymouth Hills
Planned Unit Development"
6. OLD BUSINESS - DISCUSSION ITEMS:
A. Shopping Center Signage
B. Planned Unit Development
7. ADJOURNMENT
CiM APR 3 '92
Regular Meeting of the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission
April 9, 1992, 7:00 p.m.
AGENDA
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes
3. Visitor Presentations
a. Athletic Associations
b. Staff
c. Others
4. Report on Past Council Action.
5. Unfinished Business
a. Volunteer program - continue discussion
b.
C.
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6. New Business
a. Review request from Hewitt -Peterson and Assoc. that City purchase
their land for park
b. Request for use of soccer field
C.
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7. Commission Presentation
8. Staff Communication
9. Adjournment
Next regular PRAC meeting - May 14
CSM APR 3 W
You are Cordially Invited to Attend PROGRAM
Northwest Hennepin
Human Services Council's
Annual Meeting 5:30-6:30 _p.m. social.-Hour/Cash Bar
6:30-7:30 p.m. Dinner
Date: Thursday, April 16, 1992 7:30-9:00 p.m. Program and
Volunteer Recognition
Place: Northwest Inn - Overview of 1991
- Volunteer & Community Awards
Interstate 94 and - A Monologue set to Music
County Road 81 By Dane Stauffer
Brooklyn Park
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 P.M.
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R.S.V.P. by April 1:3, 1992
by returning the enclosed card.
If you have any questions,
please call us at:
(612) 493-2802 Voice or TDD.
- Cost: $15.00 per person
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU!!!!
CIM APR 3 '92
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CITY OF PLYMOUTH
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447
DATE: April 3, 1992
TO: Mayor & City Council
FROM: James G. Willis, City Manager`
SUBJECT: STUDY SESSION TOPICS AND SC ULE
(AGENDA ITEM 8-N)
In a recent conversation with Chuck Dillerud, Mayor Bergman
inquired about possible city programs and/or involvement in
fostering renewal/redevelopment type projects. There are several
areas in the City which probably could benefit from such projects
or programs depending upon the opportunity for appropriate reuse
of the property and financing mechanisms.
This may be an issue the Council would like to add to its list of
topics for further study. If so, you may wish to discuss ,it
briefly Monday evening.
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COUNCIL CALENDAR: APRIL 6 - 19
April 1992
April 6MONDAY April 13
Customer Counter Open until 7 p.m. - Absentee Vote 5:30pm CHARTER SUBCOMT
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PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY 7:00pm BOARD OF ZONING
1:30prn Senior Community Services Volunteer
Recognition
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April 9 1. THURSDAY;: April 16
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County Road 10 Update
rp A bulletin from the City of PlymouthAumber 1, April 2, 1992
Hennepin County will begin a two year road construction project on Co. Rd. 10 in mid-April. The
project will affect Co. Rd. 10 between Nathan Ln. in Plymouth and Zinnia Ln. in Maple Grove.
This is a County project but because it will affect Plymouth property owners, the City of Plymouth will
work with Hennepin County to keep you informed of the progress of this road project through these
periodic Construction Updates.
While the project will cause some inconvenience, the County hopes to minimize it by keeping one
lane of traffic open in each direction at all times and by providing access to properties located on Co.
Rd. 10. Speed limits will be reduced to 35 mph during construction.
If you have questions about the projectthat are not answered in this Update, please contact Hennepin
County Project Engineer Jerry Mortonson, 930-2618, or one of the other contact persons listed below.
Overall Project
N Co. Rd. 10 will be widened to four lanes. The north lanes (westbound) will be built -first. Traffic
will then be shifted to the north lanes while the south lanes are constructed.
Ip when constructed, the eastbound and westbound lanes will be separated by a median.
V� The bridge that spans 1-494 will be replaced with a four -lane bridge. Crews will first build the
south half of the bridge. Traffic will then be routed over the new portion of the bridge while the
existing bridge is removed and the north lanes of the new bridge are built.
• Turn lanes will be added at public streets.
■ Major curves along the existing roadway will be smoothed out
■ Curb and gutter will be installed along the length of the project
■ Intersections will be improved at Hemlock and jonquil Lanes so they intersect Co. Rd. 10 at a 90
degree angle.
■ New traffic signals will be added at Northwest Blvd. and Quinwood Ln.
■ Pedestrian trails will be built along the length of the project
■ The project will also include redirecting Co. Rd. 47 and Pineview Ln. so they end at Northwest
Blvd. Traffic from those streets will then gain access to Co. Rd. 10 via Northwest Blvd. which will
be extended to Co. Rd. 10.
Tentative Schedule
The County expects that the north lanes of the project will be completed by late August. Crews will
then begin building the south lanes. Roadwork will continue into the fall.
Work on the eastbound lanes will resume in April 1993. The final layer of blacktop should be laid in
June 1993. Crews will then concentrate on boulevard restoration. The entire project is slated for
completion by August 1993.
OVER
GIM APR 3 '92
Upcoming Work
Week of April 6: Preliminary work such as clearing out vegetation and removing unsuitable soil
begins. This will not affect traffic.
Week of April 20: Crews will begin working on the south half of the 1-494 bridge abutments. This
work will not affect traffic.
Week of April 20: Speed limits will be reduced to 35 mph, 24 hours a day and remain in effect the
duration of the project. Crews will start at the east end of the project between Nathan and Trenton
Lanes. Necessary turn lanes and the westbound lanes be completed in this area. This work will take
about seven weeks. Following the work between Nathan and Trenton Lanes, crews will then begin
constructing the westbound lanes on the entire length of the project.
Please note that the construction schedule is dependent on the weather.
Funding
This project is funded by Hennepin County and the City of Plymouth. This is a Hennepin County
project.
Caution
Please keep children away from the construction area. Heavy equipment is operated in the area and
crews will be working with hot blacktop at various times throughout construction.
For more information
If you have questions, please call: Hennepin County Project Engineer Jerry Mortonson at 930-2618
or Senior Engineering Technician Ted Kruse at 930-2704. If you have concerns about city -related
functions during construction, call City Engineer Dan Faulkner at 550-5071.
Thanks for your patience!
CIM APR 3 '92
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STATE OF MINNESOTA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
130 STATE CAPITOL
SAINT PAUL 55155
ARNE H. CARLSON
GOVERNOR
March 24, 1992
The Honorable Roger Moe The Honorable Dee Long
Senate Majority Leader Speaker of the House
Dear Senator Moe and Speaker Long:
This week the Legislature will begin to make final decisions on the budget for fiscal year
1993. We all recognize the importance of closing the $569 million deficit projected for,
that fiscal year. But, how we close the shortfall is an equally important issue, and this is
an appropriate time to re-emphasize the principles around which our budget was drafted,
and the principles I expect the Legislature to honor in acting on that proposal.
The fact that this year's budget shortfall is secession driven should not obscure the fact
that Minnesota has lived with fiscal crises on virtually an annual basis for the past twelve
years. The crises may be worse in recession years, but they have been with us in good
years and bad. And the reason why is not difficult to determine.
Over the last decade Minnesota has increased state spending faster than the rate of
inflation, faster than the growth in disposable income, and faster than the growth of our
tax base. We have raised taxes to the point where our income tax is the nation's fourth
highest, and our citizens are the sixth most heavily taxed, and still failed to keep our tax
and spending systems in balance. We need to break this cycle now by basing the budget
solution on sound principles of fiscal reform.
While there is room to negotiate on priorities within the overall budget ceiling, the
budget we adopt must adhere to two basic principles:
First: we cannot attempt to borrow our way through this crisis.
That means, in particular, that we cannot lower the cash flow account
below the levels necessary to cover our obligations without short-
term borrowing.
Second: we cannot close the shortfall by raising taxes.
It is also essential to remember that we are facing a projected $1.7 billion shortfall -in the
next biennium. The budget proposal I submitted has positive "tails" that will cut
approximately $1 billion from that shortfall, lowering it to a challenging but more
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER CIM APR 3 '92
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The Honorable Roger Moe and The Honorable Dee bong
March 24, 1992
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manageable $707 million. It is essential that the Legislature be cognizant of the impact
its actions have on the next biennial deficit, and return a budget leaving no more than
$707 million tQ be dealt with when we return for next January's session.
I cannot overstate how grateful I am for the bipartisan manner in which we have
confronted major issues like health care and the budget crisis during this session. If we
can continue to work together over the next several weeks to --craft a budget around these
common sense principles, this will truly have been one of the most productive "short
sessions" in recent memory.
Warmest regards,
A,RNE H. CARLSON
Governor
c: Senator Duane Benson, Minority Leader
Representative Terry Dempsey, Minority Leader
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Minnesota Department of Revenue
April 2, 1992
Proposed Tax and Fee Increases
Use of Budget Reserve
Legislature vs. Governor
New Program
MEED
Governor
House
Senate
Budget Balance
0
0
31.0
Estimated Individual Income Tax,
$ 0
$15.0
$ 0
Budget Reserve
0
25.0
20.0
Local Sales Tax
0
68.2
61.9
Fees
0
1.4
0
Medical Provider Surcharge
0
54.0
58.0
Subtotal
0
163.6
139.9
New Program
MEED
0
29.1
29.1
Soft Drink Tax
0
0
31.0
Lead Paint, Mortgage Registration
and Deed Taxes
0
5.6
0
Subtotal
0
34.7
60.1
TOTAL
$ 0
$198.3
$200.0
Notes:
1. Senate Education Funding bill contained two tax provisions which were deleted
in Senate Tax Committee.
a) Education Expense Deduction $1.0 million
b) Gross Earnings Tax -- the bill stated the tax rate at 0%.
(.1% of gross earnings = $183 million/year)
2. House Omnibus bill currently contains a provision freezing .the class rate
reduction for commercial -industrial property taxes for pay 1993 taxes. This
provision has a $24 million impact in FY94 HACA costs to the state. Class rate
for 1993 would stay at 4.75% rather than dropping to 4.7%. Provision probably
will be removed from the bill.
3. The provider surcharge assumes that $14 million is required to meet current law
from July 1 to September 30. Each reported amount was reduced by $14 million.
4. The House targeting refund is a net $19 million greater than the Governor's or
the Senate's proposal.
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MllNICIPAL
OMMTIVE
ISSION
MLC CITIES
SALES TAX VERSES AID CUTS*
Q--,
1500 Northland Plaza
3800 West 80th Street
Bloomington, Minnesota 55431
Telephone (612) 893-6650
Facsimile (612) 893-6755
*Sales tax estimates were provided by each MLC City. LGA cut and LGA & HACA cut
amounts were calculated by House Research, Computer Run #S92A2.
Robert G. Renner, Jr.
Messerli & .Kramer
3/30/92
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Member Cities: Bloomington, Burnsville, Eagan, Eden Prairie, Edina, Lakeville,
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ESTIMATED
LGA CUT
LGA & HACA
CITY
SALES TAX
AT 8.02%
CUT @ 3.25%
Bloomington
$682,700
$0
$785,300
Burnsville
288,000
317,600
399,000
Eagan
563,500
0
338;300
Eden Prairie
180,000
0
81,000
Edina
319,000
0
274,400
Lakeville
360,500
437,900
177,600
Maplewood
125,000
627,100
254,400
Minnetonka
400,000
0
425,900
Plymouth
122,300
0
333,100
Roseville
135,000
0
225,700
Shoreview
50,000
0
139,000
White Bear Lake
87,000
312,900
126,900
Woodbury
137,000
0
159,100
TOTALS
$3,450,000
$1,695,500
$3,719,700
*Sales tax estimates were provided by each MLC City. LGA cut and LGA & HACA cut
amounts were calculated by House Research, Computer Run #S92A2.
Robert G. Renner, Jr.
Messerli & .Kramer
3/30/92
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Member Cities: Bloomington, Burnsville, Eagan, Eden Prairie, Edina, Lakeville,
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April 2, 1992
.
Representative Ron Abrams , CITY OF
Room 209 State Office Building PLYMOUTH -
St. Paul, MN 55155
SUBJECT: SENATE AND HOUSE TAX BILLS
Dear Representative Abrams:
The tax bills being considered by both the Senate and the House
contain a 6.5% sales tax on local government expenditures. We oppose
tip. adoption of this new tax, the imposition of which will further
dr..ve up local government expenditures.
We recognize that you and the Governor have difficult choices to
address as you, seek to find means by which the $569 million revenue
shortfall can be resolved. Increasing the sales tax should not be one
of those alternatives.
We in Plymouth are prepared to shoulder our share of a long-term
solution to the current state fiscal difficulties. Let's break the
mold this year and find a long-term solution to our fiscal dilemma,
instead of one which, in the short run, patches over the current
revenue shortfall and only postpones the day of reckoning.
Governmental expenditures at all levels need to be constrained. By
generating more state revenues, you are fueling the expectations of
other units of government who automatically receive their annual pass
through portion of such increased revenues.
The better solution is to place the accountability of getting revenues
with the spender. Herein lies the long-range fiscal solution for the
state, and the opportunity to simplify and enhance the equity of our
state taxation policies at long last. We at Plymouth are willing to
face our taxpayers with our budgetary needs and live with the
consequences. We .believe other local elected officials should be
similarly challenged.
On behalf of the Plymouth City Council, I urge you to support Governor
Carlson's proposal to meet the current budgetary shortfall, and oppose
the imposition of a 6.5% sales tax on local units of government.
Yours truly,
Kim M. Bergman
Mayor
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3 -IC -1, rjLY11k:)UTH BOULE-VARD. PLYMOUTH. MIW� ESOTA 5547. TELEPHONE (612,550-5000
April 3, 1992
Governor Arne Carlson
75 Constitution Avenue
Room 130 State Capitol
St. Paul, MN 55155
SUBJECT: IMPOSITION OF 6.5% SALES TAX ON LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
Dear Governor Carlson:
We strenuously object to the proposal now contained in both the
Senate and House tax bills that the 6.5% sales *tax be further
extended to the local units of government.
We support your position with respect to reducing the state's
projected $569"million revenue shortfall. Your proposal does not
rely upon any substantial increase in taxes. It does require
that local governments, as others in our state, share in the
burden of correcting the current revenue shortfall.
We believe the imposition of a 6.5% sales tax on local government
will have two immediate and long-range negative consequences.
First, it will INCREASE ongoing local government costs which, in
large measure, will be recovered through higher property taxes or
fees imposed upon local residents. Second, the sales tax will
further ratchet up state spending, continuing that unending
spiral. ,
If long-term solutions are to be found to our state and local
government financial problems, they must be found not solely on
the revenue generation side, but on the expenditure side as well.
Government spending at all levels needs to be constrained. We
fully recognize this is a difficult task in the face of many
substantial needs, however, those needs must be evaluated against
the public's capacity to continually devote more of their
resources to the -public sector.
We of the Plymouth City Council urge you to maintain your
position and opposition of new sales taxes and veto any bill
which contains them if it reaches your desk.
Yours very truly,
Kim M. Bergman
Mayor
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Plymouth Metrolink provides service between the city of Plymouth and downtown
Minneapolis.
Feature Transit System
Formula for Success Launches
Plymouth Transit Services
Forward
By Frank Boyles, City of Plymouth
Plymouth Metrolink began in 1983
as the first opt -out program in the
metropolitan area. The opt -out
program was established by the
Minnesota Legislature in 1982 to give
metro -area communities the option to
manage their own transit systems.
The service offe;ed commuter/
reverse commuter service to downtown
bound residents in the southern
two-thirds of the city of Plymouth.
This was complemented by a daily
fixed route, internal city circulator
during non -peak hours.
Today Plymouth Metrolink has
changed dramatically. Three separate
commuter/reverse commuter routes
between Plymouth and downtown
Minneapolis have been created.
One serves the southern two-thirds
of the community with five
mini -coaches and five full-sized buses
carrying Plymouth residents downtown.
A second serves the same area, but
operates in reverse. It brings
downtown residents to Plymouth
businesses. The same vehicles are used
for both routes to eliminate dead
heading. The third route serves
northeastern Plymouth. It provides four
inbound and outbound trips daily.
Including all routes, the system serves
an average of 750 trips daily.
The internal circulator has been
replaced by a dial -a -ride system that
serves the city of Plymouth and
adjacent commercial areas. The
dial -a -ride provides more than 120 trips
daily at a subsidy per passenger of
$5.20 and recovery ratio of 20 percent.
While the scope of the system has
changed, its philosophy has not.
Plymouth Metrolink is a "time
actuated pulse feeder system." This
means that 25 -passenger mini -coaches
concurrently collect passengers in
neighborhoods and meet at the two
park-and-ride lots. There, the
passengers board full-sized express
buses bound for downtown. At night,
the process is reversed.
Plymouth Metrolink's formula for
success is simple:
Beat the single occupancy vehicle to
the destination. We do just that by
about seven minutes in the morning and
five minutes in the evening.
Draw on organizational strengths.
The public/private partnership with the
Metropolitan Transit Commission and
National School Bus draws on the
unique expertise of each party.
Stay close to the customer. Specific
individuals in each organization are
responsible for the system. Whenever
possible, our standard is to resolve
problems the same day.
Institutionalize customer input. A
10 -person committee of riders provides
a conduit for sharing opinions. We
conduct annual rider surveys. Over 90
percent of our customers rate the
service above average or outstanding.
Augment community identity.
.System vehicles carry the Plymouth
city logo.
Respond to changing community
needs. Route configuration and timing
have been adjusted as needed to reflect
development patterns and changing
work days of employers.
Control one's transit future. The
system allows Plymouth to provide
public transit now and.in the future.
Economics. The system costs less than
90 percent of the transit tax levy
authorized.
Where to go from here? To
augment Plymouth Metrolink, we have
developed a travel demand
management program involving
Plymouth's 17 largest employers. As a
result, we hope to initiate a guaranteed
ride home program, suburb -to -suburb
commuter service and an ongoing
dialogue with employers.
This is only the beginning.
The dial -a -ride provides service within the city of Plymouth and to adjacent
commercial areas.
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CIM APR 3 '92
YMOUTH
METROUNK
Frank Boyles
550-5013
t.
ENERGIZING
PUBLIC TRANSIT
AT THE LOCAL
LEVEL
PLYMOUTH
DIAL•A•RIDE
CSM APR 3 '92
"Transit has to be more flexible and more
adapted to people's needs." Mary Anderson,
Chair, Metropolitan Council.
CIM APR 3 '92
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I. WHY CONSIDER GETTING INTO THE TRANSIT BUSINESS?
- DRAMATIC COMMUNITY GROWTH
- Population
- Employees
- Street Miles
- EXISTING TRANSIT SERVICE LEVELS
- TRANSIT EQUIPMENT
- PROSPECTS FOR IMPROVEMENT
- DOLLAR DRAIN
CIM APR 3 '92
II. WHAT OPTIONS DID PLYMOUTH CONSIDER?
A. DO NOTHING
PLUSES:
- Little public outcry for added service.
- Service still available.
- Easiest option - makes no enemies.
- Allows continued focus on real issues.
MINUSES:
- Forego a one time only opportunity.
- Likely future of transit.
B. NEGOTIATE FOR IMPROVED SERVICE FOLLOWING MTC
NEEDS ANALYSIS
- Conserves energy by using experts.
- Some boat rocking but less than C.
- Recoups some exported tax $.
- Measured Response.
MINUSES
- Lack of funds would preclude effective
cooperation.
C. CREATE OWN SYSTEM UNDER OPT OUT STATUTES
- Ability to determine service type and levels.
- Future control/responsiveness.
- Maximum recovery of�tax $
- Maximum participation by customer.
- High positive recognition potential.
- Community identity.
- Private expert readily available.
- Legal wherewithal in place.
MINUSES
Paving the trail.
No expertise.
- The agony of defeat.
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III. SO
WHAT HAPPENED?
A.
PHASE I - Negotiate with MTC
- Ask for needs assessment
- Ask to draw up improved service plan
- Result: Not possible - no money.
B.
PHASE II - Investigate Opt Out
- Discuss with Private Vendor
- What the law allows
- Possible service levels/types
- Costs
- Discuss with MnDOT and Met Council
- Content of application.
- Funding maximums.
- Funding sources.
- Approval process.
- Service targets and monitoring tools.
- Draft Application
- City Council approval
- MnDOT approval
- Met Council approval
C.
PHASE III - DO IT
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IV. DECISIONS REQUIRED TO START SERVICE
- How much service could be justified.
- Where should service be provided.
- Entire City
- Part of City
- What kinds of service
- Commuter - Circulator
- Reverse Commuter - Door -to -Door
- Park & Ride
- Type of vehicles to use
- Vans
- Minicoaches
- Full-size
- Kind of system
- Linehaul
- Pulse feeder
- Van pool
- System Name/Color Scheme/Logo
- Who reviews/who approves
How much money will be approved
- Length of initial project
- What if we fail "
- How to market
- How to measure success
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rN-1'MOUTH
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METROLINK
SERVICE TYPES:
- Work Trips to Downtown
- Work Trips from Downtown
HOURS:
- Monday through Friday except Holidays
- 8:00 to 9:00 Starters
FARE:
1- $1.30 Convenience Fares Available at:
NewMarket, County Road 6 and Highway 101
Cooper's Super Valu, County Road 9 and Lancaster
Plymouth City Center
- $1.60 Cash
HOW TO USE:
- Park and Ride Lots
- Routes through Neighborhoods
QUESTIONS:
- Pick up a route map at City Center, Transit Store, on the bus,
or by phone
- Call MTC - Transit Info. Center - 827-7733
- Call Frank Boyles - 550-5013
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TRANSIT IN PLYMOUTH
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- Plymouth Metrolink - Plymouth Metrolink
- S.W. Route 91 - N.E. Route 93
*Park and Ride Lots
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PLYMOUTH
DIAL -A,,, -RIDE
SERVICE TYPE:
- Shared Ride Door -to -Door
- Any Purpose.
- All Age Groups
- Serving:
- Anywhere in Plymouth
- Ridgedale
- Downtown Wayzata
- Golden Valley Center
HOURS:
- Monday through Friday 6 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
FARE:
- $1.50 Per Trip with 24 Hour Notice
- $2.00 Per Trip Otherwise
- Fare Coupon Books Available from Plymouth City Center
HOW TO USE:
- Call, tell them where you want to go and when, also, when
you want to return.
QUESTIONS:
- Pick up a route map at City Center, Transit Store, on
buses, or by phone
- Call Morley/National School Bus - 559-5057
- Call Frank Boyles - 550-5013
CIM APR 3 '92
V. HAVE WE SUCCEEDED?
Criteria:
A. Service expansion
B. Ridership
C. Cost
D. Responsiveness
E. Customer Perspectives
F. Identity
G. Involvement
H. New Initiatives/Horizons
C'M APR 3 '92
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Plymouth Metrolink, Dial -A -Ride
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Legislative Districts 45A,45B,48A
Congressional Districts 45 & 48
Hennepin County
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Contact: Fran k Boyles
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Address: City Center, 3400 Plymouth Blvd.,
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Plymouth, MN 55447
Telephone: (612)550-5013
Operating Class: Peak Period Fixed RouteL-
PLYMOUTH rkYMOUTH
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Commuter, Midday, Dial -A -Ride
DIAL -,4 -RIDE
METROLINK
Funding Class: Opt -out
Profile of System
Characteristics of
System
Since 1983 Plymouth Metrolink has provided com-
muter/reverse commuter services to and from Minneapolis
SonthWest Metrolink
to two-thirds of the Plymouth community. This service
Vehicles
5 large buses
uses a timed transfer system to facilitate maximum pas-
4 small buses
senger carrying capacity. It has consistently increased rid-
Hours
Monday -Friday 5:55 am - 6 pm
ership by 5% per year.
Midday circulator service, until April 16, 1989, was pro-
Base fare
$1.60 cash, $1.30 convenience
vided by a single 25 -passenger minicoach operating on a
fixed route within the city. On April 17, 1989, Plymouth
Northeast Metrolink
i
Dial -A -Ride was initiated, serving Plymouth and four com-
Vehicles
5 large buses
mercial areas in the immediate vicinity. From its inception
2 small buses
Dial -A -Ride has increased in ridership to the point where a
Hours
Monday - Friday 5:55 am - 6 pm
third 13 -passenger van has been added for peak period
Base fare
$1.60 cash, $1.30 convenience
service Monday through Friday.
/
On April 1, 1990, Plymouth Metrolink expanded to
include the northeast quadrant of the city which had
Dial -A -Ride
heretofore been provided by Medicine Lake Lines. Like the
Vehicles
3 vans
original Plymouth Metrolink (serving Southwest Ply -mouth)
Employees
0.1 City Administrative
the Northeast service is a timed transfer system. Plymouth
3 Contractor Administrative
j
Metrolink Northeast and Southwest and Plymouth Dial -A -
2 Drivers
Ride are administered and maintained by the City of Ply-
mouth. MTC currently operates Plymouth Metrolink North-
Hours
Monday -Friday 6 am - 6 pm
east and Southwest and Morley/National Bus Company
Saturday and Sunday 9 am - 5 pm
operates Plymouth Dial -A -Ride. The primary goal of both
Base fare
$1.50 Same Day, $1.00 in Advance
services is to maximize transit opportunities to Plymouth
residents through utilization of the annual property tax
1990 System Data
contribution made by Plymouth taxpayers to the RTB.
Total operating cost
$887,012
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-
Ridership
168,591
-
Annual system miles (Dial -A -Ride) 187,898
Annual system miles
(Southwest) 132,966
Annual system miles
(Northeast) 111,360
Passengers per mile
.54
id
Cost per mile
$2.84
Cost pe, oassenger
55.26
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METROLINK SOUTHWEST L4
ROUTE 91 & 92 COMBINED
DAILY RIDERSHIP AVERAGES BY MONTH
FOR CALRNDAR YEARS 1990-1992
COMMUTER/
REVERSE COMMUTER
MONTH: X20
January
427
432 387 -
February
420
404 380
March
417
377
April
364
381
May
367
361
June
372
343
July
360
330
August
352
328
September
407
355
October
398
371
November
389
380
December
352
358
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YEAR LONG
AVERAGE
373
368 383
* Effective April 1, 1990 Plymouth Metrolink providers changed from
Medicine Lake Lines to Metropolitan Transit Commission. The
passenger numbers for Medicine Lake Lines for the period 1984 - 1989
do not reflect transfers, while the 1990 Medicine Lake Lines figures
includes transfers. Metropolitan Transit Commission figures reflect
all fares whether cash or convenience.
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DAILY AVERAGE
RIDERSHIP
YEAR TO DATE
AVERAGE
ROUTE 93
PLYMOUTH METROLINK NORTHEAST
DAILY RIDERSHIP
FEBRUARY 1992
WEEK OF•
02/03
- 02/07 1710
02/10
- 02/14 1647
02/17
- 02/21 1434
02/24
- 02/28 1598
TOTAL: 6389
319
327
DAILY RIDERSHIP AVERAGES BY MONTH
MONTH: 1990 1991 222
January
---
331 336
February
---
318 319
March
---
297
April
---
318
May
---
307
June
243
310
July
263
303
August
284
295
September
266
316
October
294
304
November
301
301
December
..................................
278
277 '
YEAR LONG
AVERAGE: 276 306 327
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PLYMOUTH DIAL -A -RIDS
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1491 MONTHLY COST SUMMARY
-------- Less Revenue ---------
Cash Coupons Value of Equals Subsidy/ Recovey Total Rides/ Service Miles/ Miles/
Total Cost Fares SubeittedT.ransfrs TOTAL Deficit Passenger Piss. natio Hours Hour Miles Hour Pass.
---------- ----
--------------
---------------------------------------------
Jan -91 18086.13 2135.65 354.00 114.00 2603.65 -15462.48 2,288 56.77 14.41 682.25 2.6 17,321 19.63 7.57
'eb-°1 16400.00 1777.00 366.00 66.00 2209.00 -14191.00 1,985 $7.15 13.51 800.00 2.5 14,948 18.69 7.53
rar-91 17245.63 1927.75 358.00 79.00 2164.75 -14880.88 2,125 $7.00 13.71 841.25 2.5 15,241 18.12 7.17
Apr -91 17763.25 2028.05 449.00 61.00 2538.05 -I5225.20 2,319 56.57 14.3% 866.50 2.7 16,057 18.53 6.92
May -91 17384.13 1966.55 523.00 92.00 2581.55 -14602.58 2,406 $6.01 15.01 838.25 2.9 15,845 18.90 6.59
Jun -91 15103.37 1911.80 279.00 55.00 2245.80 -12857.57 2,057 56.25 14.91' 736.75 2.8 13,871 18.8: 6.74
Jul -91 17066.25 2275.85 278.00 72.00 2625.85 -14440.40 2,192 $6.59 15.41 832.50 2.6 15,596 18.73 7.:1
91 17240.50 2039.45 222.00 79.00 2340.43 -14900.05 2,146 $6.94 13.6% 841.00 2.6 15,537 18.47 7.24
Up -41 15692.75 1682.76 906.00 83.00 2671.76 -13020.99 2,619 $4.97 17.02 763.50 3.4 15,053 19.66 5.75
act -91 19811.20 2691.60 1009.00 165.00 3865.60 -15945.60 3,464 44,60 19.5% 966.40 3.6 19,70I 20.39 5.69
Nov -91 17205.65 1865.00 888.00 147.00 2900.00 -14305.65 2,789 $5.13 16.9% 839.30 3.3 15,849 18.86 5.68
Dec -91 19582.63 2230.00 772.00 134.00 3136.00 -16446.63 2,945 $5.58 16.01 955.25 3.1 17,348 18.16 5.89
]aa -92 19428.88 ' 2722.00 1046.00 173.00 3941.00 -15487.88 2,919 15.20 20.31 947.75 3.1 18,045 19.04 6.06
=rb-92 17763.25 2278.25 1141.00 382.00 3601.25 -14162.00 2,841 s4.98 20.3% 866.50 3.3 .17,231 19.89 6.07
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Plymouth Metrolink - Getting Better All The Time
Plymouth Metrolink is one of the very few success stories in
transit today.
Whether the yard stick is better service, growing ridership,
efficient use of- property tax dollars, newer equipment, or
control of our City's transit destiny, Plymouth Metrolink is a
resounding success.
Plymouth Metrolink began in 1983 as the first opt out program in
the metropolitan area. It offered commuter/reverse commuter
service to downtown bound residents in the southern two-thirds of
Plymouth. This was complemented by a daily fixed route internal
circulator during non -peak hours.
Today Plymouth Metrolink has changed dramatically. Three
separate commuter/ reverse commuter routes between Plymouth and
downtown Minneapolis have been created. One serves the southern
two-thirds of the community with five minicoaches and five full-
size buses carrying Plymouth residents downtown. A second serves
the same area but operates in reverse. It brings downtown
residents to Plymouth businesses. The same vehicles are used for
both routes. This eliminates deadheading. The third route
serves northeastern Plymouth. It provides four inbound and
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outbound trips daily. Including all routes, the system serves an
average of 750 trips daily.
The internal circulator has been replaced by Dial -A -Ride, serving
Plymouth and adjacent commercial areas. Dial -A -Ride provides
over 120 trips' daily at a subsidy per passenger of $5.20 and
recovery ratio of 20%.
While the scope of the system has changed, its philosophy has
not. Plymouth Metrolink is a "time actuated pulse feeder
system." This means that 25 -passenger minicoaches concurrently
collect passengers in neighborhoods and meet at the two.park and
ride lots. There, passengers board full-size express buses bound
for downtown. At night the process is reversed.
Plymouth Metrolink's formula for success is simple:
o Beat the Single Occupancy Vehicle to the Destination - We
do by about seven minutes in the morning and five minutes
in the evening.
o Draw on-Orcanizational Strenaths - This public/private
partnership with MTC and Morley/National draws upon the
unique expertise of each.
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o Stay Close to the Customer - Specific individuals in each
organization are responsible for the system. Our standard
is to resolve problems the same day wherever possible.
o Institutionalize Customer Input - A ten person committee
of riders provides a conduit for sharing opinions. We
conduct annual rider surveys. Over 90% of our customers
rate the service above average or outstanding.
o AAagment Community Identity - System vehicles carry the
Plymouth city logo.
o Respond to Changing Community Needs - Route configuration
and timing has been adjusted as needed to reflect
development patterns and changing work days of employers.
o Control One's Transit Future - The system allows Plymouth
to provide public transit now and in the future.
o Economics - The system costs less than the 90% transit tax
levy authorized.
To augment Plymouth Metrolink we have initiated a Travel Demand
Management Program involving Plymouth's 17 largest employers. As
a result, we hope to initiate a guaranteed ride home program,
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suburb to suburb commuter service and an ongoing dialogue with
employers. This is only the beginning.
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9809 METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT 473.388
non groups providing assistance to the targeted service groups; by arra nts
with pros p ' employers, with employment, education, retail ' 1, or other
activity centers, o . h local governments; or byany. o methods designed to
improve service and redu is to the targeted se groups. -,/
Subd. 3. Jobseekers. The boar es s a program and policies to increase
the availability and utility of public t es and reduce transportation costs for
persons who are seeking emplo nt and who la vate means of transportation.
Subd. 4. Transit di antaged. The board shall es tab t rogram and policies
to reduce transpo - n costs for persons who are, because of limite es, age, dis-
ability, or of reasons, especially dependent on public transit for commo bility.
: ISp1985 c 10 s 101
473388 REPLACEMENT SERVICE PROGRAM. <--
Subdivision 1. Program established. A replacement service program is established
to continue the metropolitan transit service demonstration program established in
Minnesota Statutes 1982, section 174.265, as provided in this section.
Subd. 2. Replacement service; eligibility. The transit board may provide assistance
under the program to a statutory or home rule charter city or town or combination
thereof, that:
(a) is located in the metropolitan transit taxing district;
(b) is not served by the transit commission or is served only with transit commis-
sion bus routes which begin or end within the applying city or town or combination
thereof; and
(c) has fewer than four scheduled runs of metropolitan transit commission bus ser-
vice during off-peak hours defined in section 473.408, subdivision 1.
Eligible cities or towns or combinations thereof may apply on behalf of a transit
operator with whom they propose to contract for service.
The board may not provide assistance under this section to a statutory or home
rule charter city or town unless the city or town,
(i) was receiving assistance under Minnesota Statutes 1982, section 174.265 by
July 1, 1984,
(ii) had submitted an application for assistance under that section by July 1, 1984,
or
(iii) had submitted a letter of intent to apply for assistance under that section by
July 1, 1984, and submits an application for assistance under this section by July 1,
1988. A statutory or home rule charter city or town has an additional 12 -month exten-
sion if it has notified the board before July 1, 1988, that the city or town is in the process
of completing a transportation evaluation study that includes an assessment of the local
transit needs of the city or town.
Subd. 3. Application for assistance. An application for assistance under this sec-
tion must: 1 1
(a) describe the existing service provided to the applicant by the transit commis-
sion, including the estimated number of passengers carried and the routes, schedules,
and fares;
(b) describe the transit service proposed for funding under the demonstration pro-
gram, including the anticipated number of passengers and the routes, schedules, and
fares; and
(c) indicate the total amount of available local transit funds, the portion of the
available local transit funds proposed to be used to subsidize replacement services, and
the amount of assistance requested for the replacement services.
Subd. 4. Financial assistance. The board may grant the requested financial assis-
tance if it determines that the proposed service is consistent with the approved imple-
mentation plan and is intended to replace the service to the applying city or town or APR 3 '92
combination thereof by the transit commission and that the proposed service will meet
the needs of the applicant at least as efficiently and effectively as the existing service.
473.388 METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT
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The amount of assistance which the board may provide under this section may not
exceed the sum of
(a) the portion of the available local transit funds which the applicant proposes to
use to subsidize the proposed service; and
(b) an amount of financial assistance bearing an identical proportional relation-
ship to the amount under clause (a) as the total amount of financial assistance to the
transit commission bears to the total amount of taxes collected by the board under sec-
tion 473.446. The board shall pay the amount to be provided to the recipient from the
assistance the board would otherwise pay to the transit commission.
For purposes of this section "available local transit funds" means 90 percent of the
tax revenues which would accrue to the board from the tax it levies under section 473.
446 in the applicant city or town or combination thereof.
Subd. 5. Other assistance. A city or town receiving assistance under this section
may also receive assistance from the board under section 473.384. In applying for assis-
tance under that section an applicant must describe the portion of the available local
transit funds which are not obligated to subsidize replacement service and which the
applicant proposes to use to subsidize additional service. An applicant which has
exhausted its available local transit funds may use any other local subsidy funds to com-
plete the required local share. r
Subd. 6. Assumption of program. The board shall certify to the commissioner of
transportation when it has adopted an approved interim implementation plan and is
ready to assume responsibility for the metropolitan transit service demonstration pro-
gram administered by the commissioner under Minnesota Statutes 1982, section 174.
265. On receipt of the certification the commissioner shall make no further contracts
under that program and shall assign all contracts then in effect under that program to
the board, and the contracts at that time become obligations of the board.
History: 1984 c 654 art 3 s 123; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 278 s 16
3.39 BORROWING MONEY.
ubdivision 1. General authority. The council, if requested by vote of at least two -
third f all of the members of the transit board, may issue general obligation bonds
subject t he volume limitation in subdivision la to provide funds to the board fo
expenditure implement the board's approved implementation plan and may ' e
general obligati bonds not subject to the volume limitation set forth in su ' ision
1 a for the refundin outstanding bonds or certificates of indebtedness of a council,
the board or the comm 'on, and judgments against the board or the c mission. The
council may not unreason withhold the issuance of obligations r an implementa-
tion plan that has been appro by the council. The council not issue obligations
pursuant to this subdivision, oth than refunding bonds, ' xcess of the amount spe-
cifically authorized by law. Except a therwise provi in sections 473.371 to 473.
449, the council shall provide for the i ante, sa , and security of the bonds in the
manner provided in chapter 475, and has th powers and duties as a municipality
issuing bonds under that law, except that no n is required and the net debt limita-
tions in chapter 475 do not apply to th nds. obligations are not a debt of the
state or any municipality or political ivision withi a meaning ofany debt limita-
tion or requirement pertaining to ose entities. Neither th ate, nor any municipality
or political subdivision exce a the council and board, nor a member or officer or
employee of the board or until, is liable on the obligations. Th bligations may be
secured by taxes levie thout limitation of rate or amount upon al able property
in the transit taxin istrict and transit area as provided in section 473.44 , bdivision
1; clause (c). T ouncil shall certify to the transit board before October 1 o h year
the amount ecessary to provide full and timely payment of the obligations. A rt
of its le ade under section 473.446, subdivision 1, clause (c), the board shall le
thea ounts certified by the council and transfer the proceeds to the council for pay -
t of the obligations. The taxes must be levied, certified, and collected in accordance
ith the terms and conditions of the indebtedness.
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VI. IF I HAD IT TO DO OVER AGAIN.
- View. transit (bus service) in a larger
context.
Collect data
Involve residents and businesses
Identify discrete markets
- Match service type to market segment
- Have a long range plan
- Update the plan
- Give savings back to taxpayers
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April 10, 1992
Vice President
Human Resources
General Manager
Prudential
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CITY
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Manager
- Administrative Services
3033 Campus Drive
Plymouth, MN 55441
Dear Mr. Ms. and
Over the last few months, you and your employees have been an
integral part of a Travel Demand Management project with the City
of Plymouth. We appreciate the commitment and enthusiasm you
have shown toward this initiative.
Participating along with you in this project are: Advance
Machine, Carlson Companies, Wagner Spray Tech, Empros, Honeywell,
Prudential, Log House Food, Inc., ITT Life Insurance Company, CBM
Industries, Inc., Hennepin Technical Center, Buhler Miag, Inc.,
Mammoth Norther Co., Snyder General McQuay, United Hardware,
Banner Engineering, Deltak Corporation, Scoville Press.
As the first step in the project, we jointly conducted a
transportation survey of your employees to better understand
their travel patterns and commuter transportation needs. The
results of that survey were fed into a computer and analyzed by
the City of Plymouth, Regional Transit Board, and Minnesota
Rideshare.
We have assembled the attached Travel Demand Management report
for that offers recommendations to improve your employees' use of
alternative transportation options. I have included twenty
copies of the report for you to distribute to others in your
company who may be interested. I think you will find the report
very interesting.
I know that our present economic climate does not seem to support
your attention to this project, but our continued cooperative
efforts will accrue mutual benefits through reduced
congestion, pollution, and most important by minimizing public
and private costs. If we fail, we can be assured that the State
Legislature will mandate trip reduction steps which will have
broad economic consequences to employers and municipalities
alike. Legislation has already been introduced on this subject.
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April 10, 1992
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Implementing the recommendations of the attached Travel Demand
Management report can help us cooperatively and proactively
reduce traffic congestion. The responsibilities for such efforts
are proposed to be shared, reducing our respective costs and
positioning ourselves as leaders in this important field.
In the next few weeks, a transportation representative from
Minnesota Rideshare will be calling to arrange an appointment to
discuss the report. Please give them an hour of your time. Once
you have reviewed the report with them, we would like to make
copies for all of your employees.
Thanks again for your continued
any questions, please call me
Manager Frank Boyles at 550-5013.
Sincerely,
l
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Kim M.
Bergman
Mayor
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participation. If I can answer
at 557-7030, or Assistant City
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JAMES W. REUTER
17335 23RD AVE NO.
PLYMOUTH, MN 55447
371.3211 (0)
475-1827 (TQ
April 1, 1992
Mr. James Willis
City Administrator
City of Plymouth
3400 Plymouth Boulevard
Plymouth, MN 55447
Dear Jim:
This will follow up on our telephone conversation of
March 31, 1992, wherein I advised you that I and a
number of my neighbors, with property on Kraetz Lake
near County Road 6 and Highway 101, have been having a
terrible problem with Canadian geese over the past few
years. I understand that this year Plymouth is
considering not participating in the geese removal
program that involved the Minnesota Department of
Natural Resources and a University of Minnesota
professor. If the program is effective at all, we
would like to see it continued as the geese have become
a terrible problem on our lawns. Last year, there were
times when I had approximately 100 geese on my lawn.
As far as I know, no one in the neighborhood is feeding
them.
If you would like to be contacted by some of my
neighbors, please indicate so. Also, if the City
decides to continue the program, please advise me so
that we can request that our area be included in the
p ogram. Thank you.
e y tr y, o s,
.James G�Ij. Reuter
JWR/cop
ON APR 3 '92
March 30. 1992
Office of the Mayor
City of Plymouth
3400 Plymouth Boulevard
Plymouth, MN 55447
Dear Sir:
Although i am not a resident of Plymouth. I do a fair amount of walking through part of
your city. It was on one of these walks that I witnessed something that really bothered
me, and 1 wanted to share it with you and your administration.
I was walking along Schmidt Lake Road, between Lancaster Lane and Zachary Lane.
on Friday, March 27. The Wild Wings tract of homes is on the north side of Schmidt
Lake Road. The first time I walked past the small wetlands area. I watched a pair of
Canada geese swimming in the pond behind some homes. One of the geese came
out of the water and into the backyard of a house bordering the pond. The second
goose, swimming behind, remained in the water. After I reached my turnaround point
at Zachary Lane, I headed back, past the same pond. By the time I could once again
see the geese, both were grazing in the backyard. Unfortunately. the geese were not
alone — the homeowner had joined them, chasing them out of his yard with a steel -
tined garden rake (= a bamboo or broom rake). The geese, realizing that discretion
was the better part of valor, retreated to the pond.
My questions are: does the City of Plymouth have any ordinances prohibiting the
harassment of wildlife? Why would this homeowner choose to live on a pond site
(named Wild Wings) and chase geese out of his yard? What is this homeowner going
to do when the goslings arrive — trap, relocate, or demand a hunting season from his
deck? The homeowner's children or pets would do more damage to his yard than
some goose droppings. I would be interested in hearing what city ordinances protect
the wildlife and homeowner in this situation. I am certain this is neither the first nor the
last time a question like this will arise.
While I find the homeowner's removal method intolerable and potentially inhumane. I
am well aware of the damage wild animals can do to property. It cost me nearly
$4000.00 to repair damage to my roof and kitchen ceiling. incurred when a mother
raccoon sought a place to raise four babies. it would have been worthwhile had the
mother rac000n survived.
I await the courtesy of a reply.
Thank you very much.
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Patricia Dobbe
8801 45th Ave. N.
New Hope, MN 66428
(612) 537-2661
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MEMO
CITY OF PLYMOUTH
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447
DATE: March 30, 1992
TO: James G. Willis, C'ty Manager
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FROM: Fred G. Moore, Director of Public Works
SUBJECT: EROSION CONTROL
I am responding to your March 26 memo concerning a telephone call you
received from Mayor Bergman on erosion control. Specifically, he was
addressing, in certain instances, the lack of any erosion control by
homeowners. In some cases, erosion may be occurring because homeowners
took down hay bales or other sedimentation fences erected by the
contractor and have not installed their sod.
These issues were discussed extensively by the task force which we
recently had reviewing our Erosion Control Policy and Ordinance. The
existing policy is generally dealing with developers or grading
contractors who must obtain a permit or sign a contract with the City to
do their land disturbing activity. As part of our permitting process,
we then require financial guarantees and enforcement measures against
the permittee.
In order to address possible problems with land owners other than those
taking out a permit from the City, an ordinance was enacted
approximately a year ago making it a violation for any property owner to
allow dirt, sand, silt, or other debris to erode from the property.
This ordinance was very difficult and cumbersome to enforce since the
only method was to file a misdemeanor charge against the property owner
and pursue it through the court system. On March 16, the City Council
revised this ordinance.
The changed ordinance will give us a more effective means to correct
erosion problems caused by homeowners. The revisions make the property
owners responsible for erosion which occurs and they are held liable for
all cleanup costs and property damages which may occur.
The ordinance also includes the following enforcement procedures:
1. A property owner is notified by certified mail of a
violation of the ordinance and the correction which is
required. The notification also includes the period of
time in which the property owner has to correct the
violation.
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SUBJECT: EROSION CONTROL
March 30, 1992
Page Two
2. If the property owner fails to correct the violation
within the amount of time specified, the City may have
the work corrected by a private contractor.
3. All the costs associated with correcting the work can be
assessed against the property by the same method which
we use for assessing the cutting of weeds, the removal
of trees, or the nonpayment of utility bills.
The new ordinance will be published on April 1 and be effective that
day. It is the intent of the revisions to give us a more effective
means to respond more rapidly to erosion problems caused by the property
owners outside of any of our current permitting processes.
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Darrell Johnson
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CITY OF PLYMOUTH
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447
DATE: March 30, 1992
TO: Frank Boyles, Assistant City Manager
FROM:
Laurie Rauenhorst 'ty Clerk
SUBJECT: MUNICIPAL CLERKS AND FINANCE OFFICERS ANNUAL CONFERENCE
I attended the annual Municipal Clerks and Finance Officers
Association (MCFOA) Annual Conference, March 18-20, in St. Cloud.
I attended the following conference sessions:
ReQairincr How Yoe Look at Chafe - The speaker in this
conducted various exercises to session demonstrate how relunctant we are
to face change. He discussed positive ways of dealing with
change and described the major world-wide waves of change we are
undergoing and the effects in our daily lives and workplace:
National to Global Economy; Incremental to Dramatic Change;
Tangible to Intangible Products; Mechanical to Electronic
Technology; Centralization to Decentralization; Hierarchal to
Shared Power; Homogeneous to Diverse Workforce; Dedication to
Work Ethic to Sense of Entitlement.
Data Priv r- - Don Gemberling of the State Department of
Administration presented a half-day refresher course on the Data
Practices Act. He covered all changes made to the law by the
1991 Legislature and proposed in 1992, as well as recent court
decisions with respect to the Data Practices Act. I received a
COPY of the current Minnesota Government Data Practices Act in
legislative format. I shared a copy with Steve Correll for use
in the Police Department, and have provided relevent sections to
all other city departments.
Personnel Issues Job Des '"iptions Interviewin
Point Systems This session covered all aspects of he selection
process, veterans, preference, and the Americans with
Disabilities Act. Several handouts were provided including
sample interview questions based on the type of characteristics
desired in a position. I have provided all this information to
Jeanette to review.
I also attended sessions on Flexible Benefits Programs,
Utilization of Public Access, Election Recounts -
Jurisdiction Responsibilities, and Humor as a Stress ManagerLocal
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The newly formed Optical Scan Users Group held an information
session during the conference. Plymouth hosted the first meeting
of this group in February with the cities of Duluth, Rochester,
Minneapolis, Golden Valley, Mound, New Hope, Brooklyn Park, and
Maple Grove represented. The purpose of the group was explained,
and cities .throughout the state using optical scan voting
equipment were invited to attend future meetings.,
At the annual business meeting, I was elected Secretary of the
Minnesota Municipal Clerks and Finance Officers Association for a
term through March, 1993.
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Watershed Management Commission
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
Judie Anderson
3030 Harbor Lane
Plymouth. MN 55447
Phone 612553-1144
TECHNICAL ADVISOR
Hennepin Conservation District Minutes
12450 Wayzata Bouievard
Minnetonka. MN 55343
Februar 12, 1992
Phone 612 544-02 Y
I. The regular monthly meeting of the Elm Creek Watershed Management
Commission was called to order at 3:05 p.m., Wednesday, February 12, 1992, at
Plymouth City Hall, Plymouth, MN, by Chairman Fred Moore.
Those present were: Jack Bittle, Champlin; Robert Derus, Cor-
coran; Shirley Slater, Dayton; Steve Peaslee, Hassan; Ken Ash-
feld, Maple Grove; Larry Elwell, Medina; Fred Moore, Plymouth;
Leon Zeug and Carolyn Dindorf, HCD; John Barten, Hennepin
Parks; Will Hartfeldt, attorney; and Judie Anderson, Executive
Secretary.
Also present were Robert Feick, Maple Grove; Bud Gleason, Hamel;
Butch Neumann, Corcoran; Pat Surprison, Corcoran; Paul Radintz,
Maple Grove; Bob Radintz, Maple Grove; Harold Schutte, Corcoran;
Michael Luedemann, Maple Grove; Richard Radintz, Maple Grove;
and Alfred Schutte, Hamel.
Ii. Ashfeld moved and Peaslee seconded a motion to approve the minutes
of the January 8, 1992 meeting. Motion carried.
III. Peaslee moved and Slater seconded a motion to approve the Treasur-
er's Report and pay the bills. Motion carried.
IV. Reports from the District Office.
A. Water Quality Monitoring. A draft of the 1991 Water Quality
Report was mailed to the Commissioners. Dindorf gave an overview of the
report and answered the Commissioners' questions. Four lakes were moni-
tored. Water quality parameters for Fish and Weaver Lakes rank them at
approximately midrange of lakes in the area; the Mill Pond ranked lower, and
Jubert Lake has very poor water quality compared to other area lakes.
Stream monitoring at eight sites 'on the Creek and its tribu-
taries showed fecal coliform bacteria counts below the State and Commis-
sion standards. Above normal runoff at Elm Creek was recorded in 1991, the
first time since 1986. Flow rated averages for suspended solids, chemical
oxygen demand and total nitrogen were below limits specified in the Manage-
ment Plan; total phosphorus averages were above the limits specified.
Dindorf requested that final comments be directed to her office
by February 26. The Commissioners requested HCD to make recomm0pations
and cost estimates for the 1992 water quality sampling proaram as w& ,3s '92
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February 12, 1992
page 2
proposals for a water quality improvement project for the coming year.
B. Inclusion of Exempt Areas. Anderson distributed a copy of a
breakdown of membership dues under the present composition of the Commis-
sion and a comparison showing the breakdown with the inclusion of the
cities of Greenfield and Rogers.
V. Protect Reviews.
A. 86-037 Joe Raskob, Medina. No information.
B. 88-017 Gerald Dykhoff, Medina. No information.
C. 91-005 Veit Contracting, Hassan. No information.
D. 91-017 Thomas Hill Addition, Hassan. The erosion and sediment
control plan submitted requires additional information and revisions.
VI. Other Business.
A. Interim Wetland Regulations. HCD has received inquiries re the
Commission's intent to work with the interim guidelines. HCD is seeking
direction from the Commission regarding type and area replacement.
B. Nominating Committee. Peaslee presented a slate of candidates
for the upcoming election of officers. They are: Moore, Chairman; Ashfeld,
Vice Chairman; Slater, Treasurer; and Peaslee, secretary. Additional nom-
inations will be accepted from the floor at the March meeting, when the
election will take place.
C. USGS Cooperative Actreement. Ashfeld moved and Peaslee
seconded a motion authorizing the Chairman to sign the agreement for 1992
Motion carried. The agreement calls for each party to pay $9,250.00.
D. Stream Blockage on Rush Creek. Citizens were present to dis-
cuss the possible -causes of local flooding and standing water upstream of
Goose Lake. Commissioners and HCD staff will walk and photograph this
reach of the Creek to see the situation firsthand. HCD will also collect
data and information and bring their findings to the Commission's March
meeting. Zeug will set up the time for the field trip and Anderson will
notify the interested parties.
There being no further business before the Commission, the meeting was
adjourned at 4:45 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Judie A. Anderson ���
Executive Secretary 3 92
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3030 Harbor Lane, Su4e 100 • Plymouth, MN 55447
It Telephone (612) 553-1144 Fax (612) 553-9326
MINUTES
February 13, 1992
A meeting of the Shingle Creek Watershed Management Commission was called
to order by Chairman Fred Moore on Thursday, February 13, 1992, at 1:00 p.m.
at the Saint Andrews Club, 8700 Edinbrook Crossing, Brooklyn Park, MN.
Present were: Sy Knapp, Brooklyn Center; Gary Brown, Brooklyn Park; Bill
Monk, Crystal; Gerry Butcher, Maple Grove; Perry Damon,
Minneapolis; Gene Hakanson, Osseo; Fred Moore, Plymouth;
Fran Hagen, Sr., Robbinsdale; Dale Claridge and Loren
Larson, JMM; Curt Pearson, attorney; and Judie Anderson,
recording secretary.
I. Minutes.
Knapp moved and Butcher seconded a motion to approve the minutes of
the January 9, 1992 meeting with the following correction:
VI.B. The Note shall read: "As a general rule, placement of
fences around ponds is not required."
Motion carried.
II. Treasurer's Report.
Knapp moved and Monk seconded a motion to approve the Treasurer's
Report. Motion carried.
III. Approval of Claims.
Knapp moved and Monk seconded a motion to approve claims totaling
$7,941.94. The claims were approved by roll call vote: ayes - Knapp, Brown,
Monk, Butcher, Damon, Hakanson, Moore and Hagen; nays - none; absent - New
Hope.
Knapp will contact Babcock Langbein to prepare the 1991 audit.
Moore discussed JMM's proposed 1992 Hourly Rate Fee Schedule with
Claridge and reported it was acceptable. Moore moved and Monk seconded a
motion to approve the rates for 1992. Motion carried.
IV. Correspondence.
The Commissioners reviewed the Communications Log. Re the tempor-
ary permit for pumping at Crystal Lake, Hagen indicated that the City of
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Robbinsdale will be making a request for a permanent pumping station. No
action is required.
V. Project Reviews.
92-2 City of Crystal. Installation of a trunk storm sewer relief line
and detention pond. The project is located in the vicinity of County Road 81
between Bass Lake Road and the Soo Line Railroad in Crystal.
Knapp moved and Brown seconded a motion directing the consultant to
notify the City of Crystal that approval of 92-2 is hereby granted condi-
tioned on the City's meeting the conditions set forth in the consultant's
report and recommendations, i.e.,
1. Final skimmer design details shall be submitted to the
Commission's engineer for review and approval.
2. Slopes at storm sewer outf alls to the pond shall be stabilized
and located as far as practical from the pond outlet to prevent
short-circuiting.
3. Temporary erosion and sediment control measures shall be
implemented by the City during construction.
4. The City shall designate operation and maintenance procedures
which will provide for periodic inspections and maintain the
outlet skimmer and a minimum permanent pool depth of two feet in
the pond.
Motion carried.
92-3 Mendota, Inc. Development of a five acre commercial site within
the Maple Grove Center Complex to be known as "Maple Grove Clinic."
Butcher moved and Hakanson seconded a motion directing the consul-
tant to notify the City of Maple Grove that approval of 92-3 is hereby
granted conditioned on the applicant's meeting the conditions set forth in
the consultant's report and recommendations, i.e.,
1. Erosion control measures shall be used at catch basin inlets
(e.g., hay or straw bales, rock filters, etc.) to prevent sediment
from entering the storm sewer system during the development
process.
Motion carried.
Regarding future project reviews, Butcher moved and Monk seconded a
motion directing that, when an overall plan has been approved for a large
area, subsequent development within that area can be handled administra-
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page 3
tively by JMM if no changes from the original plan are proposed. Motion
carried.
VI. Other Business.
A. Twin Lakes/Ryan Lake Outlet Improvements. Hagen will respond
at the March meeting.
B. Side Slope Design for Stormwater Treatment Ponds. Claridge will
revise the document to incorporate the change in wording recommended by
Pearson in I. above.
C. Wetland Conservation Act of 1991. The Commissioners reviewed a
January 30, 1992 memo from Steve Woods, JMM, outlining proposed amendments
to the Wetland Management Policies. The Commission has notified the Board
of Water and Soil Resources of its intent to serve as the local govern-
mental unit (LGU) to administer the interim program of the Wetland Conser-
vation Act unless member cities assume that responsibility. To date,
Brooklyn Park, Maple Grove and Plymouth have notified BWSR of their intent
to serve as the LGU.
The Commissioners discussed mitigation for filled wetlands,
composition of the technical evaluation panel and how the costs of projects
which require approval of a wetland replacement plan shall be assessed.
After input from the Commission, Claridge will revise the proposed policy
for the next meeting.
The Commissioners also received copies of an article in the
Minnesota ChalkLine re wetland regulations and a brochure describing an
upcoming MASWCD/BWSR sponsored training session.
D. Water Ouality Monitoring.
1. Met Council Study. The Commissioners received JMM's
February 10 memo which reviewed the Metropolitan Council's report of a 1991
study of the water quality of 17 metropolitan area lakes. Among the lakes
studied were Eagle Lake and the three Twin Lakes. The report concluded
that the Twin Lakes are severely recreational use -impaired and that the
quality of lower and middle Twin Lakes has declined. The report recognized
the lack of statistically reliable data and recommended that monitoring
continue. The report also indicated that the citizen -assisted monitoring
efforts were encouraging. Larson informed the Commission that the future
of the Met Council program is uncertain. The Commissioners felt strongly
that the Met Council should be urged to monitor at least Twin Lakes in 1992.
2. Commission Report. Larson gave an overview of the 1991
program. The report showed that although the concentrations of pollutants
tended to be lower than in '90, the estimated pollutant loading was higher in
1991 due to higher precipitation and higher flows.
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Dissolved oxygen appeared to be better in 1991, likely due to
increased turbulence and mixing which accompanied the higher flows, but
continued to be a problem in the middle and upper reaches of the watershed.
At most sites increased flow in 1991 tended to reduce pollutant concentra-
tions for total phosphorus and suspended solids due to dilution. However,
this trend was not observed for biological oxygen demand (BOD). It was
concluded that the sources of phosphorus and sediments are different than
the sources of BOD.
JMM recommended that a similar water quality monitoring
program be conducted in '92 and that a plan for addressing the dissolved
oxygen problem be developed. The Commissioners discussed options for the
1992 program. Monk moved and Damon seconded a motion directing JMM to
perform the March monitoring and to come back to the next meeting with
specific recommendations for a) an overall program plus a specific project
and 2) a specific program having costs within the budgeted amount. Motion
carried.
The Commissioners also discussed collecting available
data from all sources in order to take a comprehensive look at a sample
basin (probably Twin Lakes). JMM will provide a proposal and costs to
perform such a project.
E. Election of Officers. The Nominating Committee presented the
following slate of candidates for office for the coming year: Fred Moore,
Plymouth, Chairman; William Monk, Crystal, Vice Chairman; Sy Knapp, Brooklyn
Center, Treasurer; and Gerald Butcher, Maple Grove, Secretary. There
being no further nominations, Hagen moved and Brown seconded a motion to
elect the candidates by acclamation. Motion carried.
Hagen moved and Brown seconded a motion to retain the services
of JMM as technical consultants and Curt Pearson as attorney and to desig-
nate Norwest Bank Crystal as the Commission's depository for the coming
year. Motion carried.
There being no further business before the Commission, Brown moved and
Butcher seconded a motion to adjourn. Motion carried. The meeting was
adjourned at 3:20 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Judie A. Anderson
Recording Secretary
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April 1, 1992
Larry Yauk
3310 Fountain Lane
Plymouth, MN 55447
SUBJECT: TOWN MEETING FEEDBACK FORM
Dear Mr. Yauk:
Thank you for your question on the resident feedback form you
submitted at the March 30 Town Meeting. Both the City Council
and staff are gratified the meeting was so well attended.
In order to more fully respond to your concerns, I referred your
comments to Chuck Dillerud, Director of Planning & Community
Development for investigation. The staff member will provide you
with additional information.
Once again, thank you for participating in the Town Meeting and
feel free to contact me, City Councilmembers, or city staff at
any time if we can be of service to you.
Sincerely,
Kim M. Bergman
Mayor
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1151 Kingsview Lane
Plymouth, MN 55447
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Dear Ms. Videen:
Thank you for your question on the resident feedback form you
submitted at the March 30 Town Meeting. Both the City Council
and staff are gratified the meeting was so well attended.
In order to more fully respond to your concerns, I referred your
comments to Fred Moore, Public Works Director for investigation.
The staff member will provide you with additional information.
Once again, thank you for participating in the Town Meeting and
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Plymouth, MN 55447
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Dear Ms. Videen:
Thank you for your question on the resident feedback form you
submitted at the March 30 Town Meeting. Both the City Council
and staff are gratified the meeting was so well attended.
In order to more fully respond to your concerns, I referred your
comments to Fred Moore, Public Works Director for investigation.
The staff member will provide you with additional information.
Once again, thank you for participating in the Town Meeting and
feel free to contact me, City Councilmembers, or city staff at
any time if we can be of service to you.
Sincerely,
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Kim M. Bergman
Mayor
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16020 9th Avenue North
Plymouth,•MN 55447
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Thank you for your question on the resident feedback form you
submitted at the March 30 Town Meeting. Both the City Council
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Fred Moore, Public Works Director for investigation. The staff
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Once again, thank you for participating in the Town Meeting and
feel free to contact me, City Councilmembers, or city staff at
any time if we can be of service to you.
Sincerely,
Kim M. Bergman
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Plymouth, MN 55447
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feel free to contact me, City Councilmembers, or city staff at
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submitted at the March 30 Town Meeting. Both the City Council
and staff are gratified the meeting was so well attended.
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comments to Eric Blank, Director of Park and Recreation for
investigation. The staff member will provide you with additional
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not appear on the Town Meeting agenda to which you would like the
City to respond and/or investigate. if you provide your name,
address and phone number, we will advise you of our actions and
findings with respect to your concern.
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April 1, 1992
D. N. Kamis
920 Brockton Lane
Plymouth, MN 55447
SUBJECT: TOWN MEETING FEEDBACK FORM
Dear D. N. Kamis:
Thank you for your question on the resident feedback form you
submitted at the March 30 Town Meeting. Both the City Council
and staff are gratified the meeting was so well attended.
In order to more fully respond to your concerns, I referred your
comments to Chuck Dillerud, Director of Planning & Community
Development for investigation. The staff member will provide you
with additional information.
Once again, thank you for participating in the Town Meeting and
feel free to contact me, City Councilmembers, or city staff at
any time if we can be of service to you.
Sincerely,
im M. Bergman
Mayor
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cc: Chuck Dillerud, Director of Planning & Community Development
GIM APR 3 '92
RESIDENT FEEDBACK FORM
Please use this form if you have a question or concern which does
not appear on the Town Meeting agenda to which you would like the
City to respond and/or investigate. if you provide your name,
address and phone number, we will advise you of our actions and
findings with respect to your concern.
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CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE
March 27, 1992
CYNTHIA DICEY, 4255 LARCH PLACE, 559-8406
PROBLEM: Caller registered a complaint about the recycling
pickup. Flattened cardboard was left behind and
broken glass was left in the street.
SOLUTION: The call was transferred via voice mail to Margie
Vigoren to respond to the caller.
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CITY OF PLYMOUTH
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447
DATE: March 31, 1992
TO: Joe Ryan, Building Official
FROM: Helen LaFave, Communications Coordinator
SUBJECT: CUSTOMER COMMENT CARD
For your information, we received the attached comment card at
the front counter. The customer commended the City on its
citizen orientation. Please be sure to share this with all of
the members of your staff!'
cc: Jim Willis
CITY OF PLYMOUTH
PUBLIC SERVICE COUNTERS CUSTOMER COMMENT CARD
We value your opinion about* the service you receive at the Public Service
Counters! Please complete this card and drop it in a Customer Comment Box.
Date U Time
With which department(s) did you deal pL� v�-•. �f'
Name of person you saw n1
Did you have an appointment? Yes No, JJ
Was service prompt? Yes No Was service courteous? Yes-/ No
Is there information you still require? �1-0
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Your name would be appreciated; however, if you should prefer to remain
anonymous, we still value your observations.
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C'm APR 3 '92
Mr. Wilfred J. Cavanaugh
2015 Aquila Avenue North
Golden Valley, MN 55427
RE: City of Plymouth v. Cavanaugh
Court File CD2215
Our File PL100-107
Library Site
Dear Mr. Cavanaugh:
JOHN M.LF.FEVRE.JR.
ROBERT J. LINDAI.i.
LAURA K. MOLLET
DANIEI. R. NEE SON
BARBARA L.PORT%OOD
JAMES M. STROMMEN
STEVEN M.TALLEN
JAMES J. THOMSOX. JR.
LARRY M. WERTHEIM
BONNIE L. WILKINS
GARY P. WINTER
DAVID L. GRAVEN (1929.1991)
OF COI'NSEI.
ROBERT L. DAVIDSON
DELIVERED BY MESSENGER
I spoke to Jerry Brill on March 31, 1992 and he advises me that you
have not yet formally retained him to represent you in this matter. As
you know, the Commissioners hearings are scheduled to begin on Monday,
April 6, 1992. At that time it is my intention to ask the Commissioners
to proceed with taking evidence on the value of the property taken from
you in this proceeding, irrespective of whether you are ready to proceed
with giving evidence. .If you intend to request a continuance of the
hearings to another date, I intend to oppose your request. You already
have had more than enough time to prepare for the hearings and retain
counsel and arrange for witnesses.
The chair of the commission is James Daniels.
Mr. Daniels to advise you that the hearings will be
at 4725 Olson Memorial Highway (Trunk Highway 55),
beginning at 9:30 a.m. The hearings are scheduled
morning and afternoon pf each day of that week until
through Friday.
RJL:dh
cc: Josiah Brill,
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
James Willis
Fred Moore
Jim Thomson
I am authorized by
held in his office
in Golden Valley,
to continue in the
completed, Monday
Jr. (by fax)
James Daniels (by fax)
Nelson Andrus
Scott Ruppert
CIM APR 3 '92
HOLMES & GRAVEN
CHARTERED
Attorneys at I.aw
470 Pillsbury Center. Minneapolis, Minnesota 54102
ROBERT A. AI SOP
(612) 337-9300
RONALD H. BATTY
Facsimile (612) 337.9310
STEPHEN J. BI'BI'I.
ROBERT C. CART SON
JOHN B. DEAN
MARY G. DOBBINS
STEFANIE N. GALEV
CORRINE A. HEINE
WRITER'S DIRECT DIAL
JAMES S. HOI.MES
DAVID J. KENNEDY
JOHN R. LARSON
March 31, 1992
WELLINGTON H. LAW
CHARLEIS L. I.EFEVERF
Mr. Wilfred J. Cavanaugh
2015 Aquila Avenue North
Golden Valley, MN 55427
RE: City of Plymouth v. Cavanaugh
Court File CD2215
Our File PL100-107
Library Site
Dear Mr. Cavanaugh:
JOHN M.LF.FEVRE.JR.
ROBERT J. LINDAI.i.
LAURA K. MOLLET
DANIEI. R. NEE SON
BARBARA L.PORT%OOD
JAMES M. STROMMEN
STEVEN M.TALLEN
JAMES J. THOMSOX. JR.
LARRY M. WERTHEIM
BONNIE L. WILKINS
GARY P. WINTER
DAVID L. GRAVEN (1929.1991)
OF COI'NSEI.
ROBERT L. DAVIDSON
DELIVERED BY MESSENGER
I spoke to Jerry Brill on March 31, 1992 and he advises me that you
have not yet formally retained him to represent you in this matter. As
you know, the Commissioners hearings are scheduled to begin on Monday,
April 6, 1992. At that time it is my intention to ask the Commissioners
to proceed with taking evidence on the value of the property taken from
you in this proceeding, irrespective of whether you are ready to proceed
with giving evidence. .If you intend to request a continuance of the
hearings to another date, I intend to oppose your request. You already
have had more than enough time to prepare for the hearings and retain
counsel and arrange for witnesses.
The chair of the commission is James Daniels.
Mr. Daniels to advise you that the hearings will be
at 4725 Olson Memorial Highway (Trunk Highway 55),
beginning at 9:30 a.m. The hearings are scheduled
morning and afternoon pf each day of that week until
through Friday.
RJL:dh
cc: Josiah Brill,
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
James Willis
Fred Moore
Jim Thomson
I am authorized by
held in his office
in Golden Valley,
to continue in the
completed, Monday
Jr. (by fax)
James Daniels (by fax)
Nelson Andrus
Scott Ruppert
CIM APR 3 '92
RflHENNEPIN COUNTY LIBRARY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES
RIDGEDALE DRIVE AT PLYMOUTH ROAD
HENNEPIN 12601 Ridgedale Drive
Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343-5648
(612) 541-8530
March 31, 1992 _
Jim Willis
Plymouth City Manager
3400 Plymouth Boulevard
Plymouth, MN 55447
Dear Mr.' Willis,
The following excerpt is from the Hennepin County Library Board Meeting Minutes of
February 27, 1992 which were approved at the Library Board meeting held Thursday,
March 26, 1992.
DESIGNER Information received from Hennepin County Property
SELECTION Management Department indicates that they have gone
through the first group of architectural responses to the
design of both the Plymouth and Champlin buildings.
Summaries will be reviewed by the library when
received in preparation for a meeting with the Selection
Committee scheduled for March 19.
The next Library Board Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 23, 1992, and will be
held at the Maple Grove Community Library. A postcard notice will be sent to you
closer to that date.
As of this writing, final interviews for the Plymouth Library architect selection are
scheduled for April 7.
Sincerely,
Robert H. Rohlf,
Director
HENNEPIN COUNTY
an equal opportunity employer
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CITY OF
April 1, 1992 PUMOUTR
Douglas Block
Block Sanitation
8924 Ashley Terrace
Brooklyn Park, NST 55443
Dear Mr. Block:
I have received the attached notice of "New Starting Time for
Garbage Pick up" which I believe was distributed to your
customers in the City of Plymouth.
The Plymouth City Code Section 2005.01, Subd. 4, specifically
prohibits "between the hours -of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00
a.m.... collection of refuse, rubbish, or waste materials." This
ordinance provision is enforced'by our Public Safety Department.
Please notify your drivers that they should not begin hauling in
the City of Plymouth until 7:00 a.m. Thank you for your
cooperation.
Sincerely,
Laurie Rauenhorst
City Clerk
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PL.vI�1OLi -"H. MINNESOl-A 554;7. TEL"C PH -CNE ;3 12; 5.50-5000
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CIM APR 3 '92
March 4, 1992
Dear Customer,
IMPORTANT!! NEW STARTING TIME FOR GARBAGE PICK UP!
Beginning of April, 1992 we will be starting in your area
at 6:30 A.M. for garbage pick up. Please have your garbage
at curb side the night before or by 6:00 A.M. so we don't
miss you. -
Thank you kindly for your cooperation!
Sinc a y,
Doug as Block
Block Sanitation
Phone 425-2526
Nuc.,
GIM APR 3 '92
Plymouth City Code A 2005.01 (Rev. 1990)
Section 2005 - Misdemeanors; Special Provisions
205.01. Making Unnecessary Noise. Subdivision 1. General Rule. No person, in
any public or private place, shall make, or assist in making, by any manner or
means, any loud, unpleasant or raucous noise or odor disturbing the others
unless the same be reasonably necessary to the preservation of life, health,
safety or property.
Subd. 2. Noise in Residential Areas. No person shall, between the hours
of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., congregate because of or participate in any party
or gathering of people from which noise emanates of a sufficient volume so as to
disturb the peace, quiet or repose of persons residing in any residential area.
(a) A police officer may order all persons present other than the owners
or tenants of the building or place to immediately disperse. Any
person who shall refuse to leave after being ordered to do so by a
police officer shall be guilty of a violation of this Section.
a
(b) Any owner or tenant of the building or place who has knowledge of the
disturbance and fails to immediately abate said disturbance shall be
guilty of a violation of this Section (Ord. 79-16, Sec. 2)
Subd. 3. Unlawful Assembly on Private Property. No group of three or more
persons shall gather, assemble or congregate for any purpose on private property
which is not owned by one of them or with regard to which one of them is not
legally entitled to possession without written permission of the owner of such
property or the person who is legally entitled to possess such property after
having been ordered to disperse.
Subd. 4. Noise Between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. No person shall, between
the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.: (1) collect refuse, rubbish, or waste
materials; (2) test or run engines or power equipment; (3) conduct construction
or demolition activities; (4) operate chain saws, lawnmowers, weedwhips,
snowmobiles, or other power equipment intended primarily for outdoor use; or (5)
operate paging, public address, radios, siren, horn, phonographs, disc players,
musical instruments, and the like from which noise emanates in a sufficient
volume so as to unreasonably disturb the peace, quiet, or repose of persons
residing in any residential area unless the same be necessary as determined by
the City Manager for the preservation of health, life, safety, or property.
(Added, Ord. No. 90-28, Sec. 1)
2005.03. Obscene Literature. No person shall bring or cause to be brought into
the City, or shall buy, sell or cause to be brought or sold, or advertise, give
away, offer, show, exhibit, post, distribute, design, copy, draw, photograph,
print, etch, engrave, cut, carve, make, publish, or otherwise prepare, or assist
in preparing, or receive subscriptions for, any indecent or obscene picture;
book, pamphlet or magazine.
CIM APR 3 '92
March 31,1992
Dear Neighbor,
Pleased be advised that the Plymouth Gun Club will open it's Summer season on Saturday, April 4, 1992. The
hours will be similar to prior years.
Sincerely,
r�
Eric Foss, Secretary
V cc: Frank Boyles, City of Plymouth
CIM APR 3 '92
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March 31, 1991
Mayor Kim Bergman
City of Plymouth
3400 Plymouth Boulevard
Plymouth, MN 55447
Dear Kim,
Last evening's town meeting was excellent and I enjoyed the informative, informal atmosphere.
I didn't have the opportunity to speak with you but want to comment on two things. First, I
was very pleased with the comprehensive response to my information packet and expressed
interest in the City's use of oxygenated fuels which arrived last Saturday. Jim Willis really does
a thorough job of addressing issues, getting staff input and responding in a very timely manner.
I am pleased that the City is moving forward properly on this issue. Randy Mayer's response
to a query from Jim Kolstad contains some interesting insight into the Turf Wars shaping up
over fuel. The oil lobby, agricultural interests and alternative energy folks are all busy,!
Obviously vast amounts of money are at stake so there will be battling. I found Randy's
reference to "political correctness or environmental hysteria" amusing and really don't believe
that enters into the City's thinking.
In a previous letter I mentioned the Minnesota Parks and Trails Council and the Trust for Public
Land as resources and potential allies as we work hard in Plymouth to promote, expand and
protect park land and green areas. Parks are an important topic in Plymouth, so I hope we
continue to explore all avenues available in building Plymouth's future as a clean, alive area
with ample recreational green space.
Thank you very much for your interest Kim.
Sincerely yours,
David Shea
14610 13th Avenue North
Plymouth, MN 55447
476-1077
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CIM APR 3 992
18133 Cedar Ave. So.
Farmington, hlNl 55024
431-2001
MARCH 27, 1992
TO: MAYOR
CITY MANAGERS
INSPECTION DEPARTMENTS
RE: MUD IN OUR HOMES
1T RAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT YOUR INSPECTORS HAVE TRACKED
MUD INTO MY HOUSES. ALL OF MY SUBCONTRACTORS ARE EXPECTED TO
COMPLY WITH MY "NO MUD -ON MY FLOORS" RULE. OVER—SHOES OR
SHOES ARE 'TO • BE' REMOVED . BEFORE. ENTER.I-NG MY HOUSES.
1 FEEL 'AT' I S' JUST' COMMON' SENSE,- RESPECT - FOR OTHER PEOPLES ' ' '
PROPERTY, AND A PROFESSIONAL PERSON WOULD COMPLY EASILY WITH
THIS RULE. WE OBSERVE YOUR CITY'S RULE OF NO MUD ON STREETS.
ON EACH HOUSE, WE • SUPERVI•SE."4.0 'OR- SO - OF OUR SUBCONTRACTORS.
STREET CLEANING•ABILITY. IF ONLY VEHICLES' TIRES HAD OVER-
SHOES, OUR STREET PROBLEM WOULD BE SIMPLER.
PEOPLE USE-OVER—SHOES, SO USE THEM.
YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER WILL BE EXPECTED.
THANK YOU,
5�*t,Aw /*04L
JOSEPH M. MILLER, PRESIDENT
JOE MILLER HOMES, INC.
Clm APR 3 '92
Methodist Hospital
a LifeSpane member
Mardi 30, 1992
Dear TwinWest Chamber Colleague:
As a member of the TtWinWest Chamber and of our business oammunity, I want
to share some concerns with you regarding the HealthRight bill moving
through the Legislature.
We support the premise that Minnesotans -need and have a right to
affordable, quality health care. However, imposing a 2 percent tax, on
hospital patients as the bill proposes, is wrong. Methodist, for example,
would have a first year assessment of nearly $2 million. This cost cannot
be absorbed and would have to be passed on to patients and their insurers.
This will mean higher costs in your health care premiums.
Also, taxes on services provided to Medicare and Medicaid patients cannot
be passed through to these payers. Forty percent of Methodist Hospital
patients fall into these categories, meaning that 60 percent of our
patients or their insurers or employers would pay 100 percent of the tax
costs.
It seems certain that the HealthRight bill's $200 million eosts.are grossly
underestimated and also, the potential exists for significant future cost
increases.
Providing affordable, accessible health care is a societal problem which
we, as providers, believe should be funded through a broad-based source,
such as income and sales taxes.
The cOSA,-co tairurent provision of the bill creates a ressive regulatory
bureaucracy. A minia>l,nn of 20 pggpg It of the costs of HealthRiaht would ao
to or
Wort the initial costs of regulation. This does not include the
additional operational costs hospitals would face in meeting the complex
regulatory requirements. These costs also would have to be passed on to
patients and insurers.
We share your concern about health costs: However, Minnesota's ocupetitive
envirorlment has created a high quality health care network that costs 18
percent below the national average. Excessive regulation has been tried -
and has failed - in states such as Massachusetts. Many look to Minnesota
as a model for health care quality and cost-containment.
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! let hodist Hospital 6500 Excelsior Boulevard, P.O. Box 650, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440 Telephone i612,,IjM2. FU'f( 3 T
Match 30, 1992
Page 2
The solution for Minnesota is not more regulation. Instead, we need to
continue and expand efforts in supporting irzatanoe reform, establishing
treatment guidelines and practice protocols and encouraging joint
initiatives between care providers and employees to control costs.
The increases in mergers of providers, the focus on managed care and other
marketplace initiatives are working. For example, the Methodist
Hospital/Park Nioollet Medical Center integration has stated goals to
strengthen quality, improve access and control costs by avoiding service
and technology duplication. We need to build on these strengths rather
than sacrifice them for a dminated system that has failed
elsewhere and has tn*krx wn, unpredictable outcomes for Minnesota.
This legislation was developed by a comaittee in closed session and is now
being rushed through the legislative process. Ask yourself, is this how we
should develop health policy for our state?
I would be happy to discuss the issues with you. If you have questions or
comments, please call or write me (932-5010) or Larry Anderson (932-6056).
Given the 1uportanoe of this issue and the wide-ranging effects it can have
for you and our comuiity, please let your legislators know your feelings
about this bill.
Thank you for your consideration.
sincerely,
ThrryFinn z
President
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GIM APR 3 '92
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April 3, 1992
Mr. Grant E. Heino
Vice President
Pelletier Financial Services, Inc.
10812 Nesbitt Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55437
SUBJECT: PROPOSED ASSISTED LIVING PROJECT
Dear Mr. Heino:
Councilmember Vasiliou has provided me with a copy of your letter
of March 26 regarding your proposed project and the meeting you
had with representatives of the Development Review Committee on
March 24. We are pleased that you and your associates are
proceeding with the initial planning of your project.
The Plymouth Council has for a number of years, been interested
in finding a means by which the housing needs of our seniors can
be met. The City's Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) is
currently exploring a senior project, as you are aware. Your
project provides still another option to serve seniors.
In reviewing your letter, I sense you have come to the conclusion
that Councilmembers may have formed opinions with respect to your
project. While they were interested in your presentation, I do
not believe they have committed to the land use reguiding which
your project would require. Conclusions such as those can only
be made following the submission of your proposal to the City and
its review by the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission,
as you are aware, will be prepared to consider your plan in the
context of the City's overall comprehensive plan and make their
recommendations to the City Council.
The city staff appreciates having the opportunity of working with
you on your proposed project. As soon as you have submitted your
application, we will complete the staff review as promptly as
possible in order that it can be scheduled for a public hearing
before the City Planning Commission.
CIM APR 3 192
3400 PLY'„ -,)1.I T H EOULEVAHG. PL.YMOIJTH. MINNESOTA 55447. TELEPHONE i6l,2, 550.5,00
Mr. Grant E. Heino
April 3, 1992
Page 2
In the meantime, please feel free to contact Mr. Chuck Dillerud,
Planning and Community Development Director and myself if we can
be of any assistance to you.
Yours truly,
.j
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James G. Willis
City Manager
JW:kec
cc: Mayor & City Council
Chuck Dillerud, Planning & Community Development Director
CIM APR 3 '92
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PELLETIER FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
10812 Nesbitt Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55437
(612) 884-7122
(612) 884-8027 FAX
PROPOSED ASSISTED LIVING PROJECT
BEGIN PROPERTY
4300 Fernbrook Lane
Plymouth, MN
Meeting Agenda
March 24, 1992
11:15 A.M. '
A. SENIOR HOUSING/CITY COUNCIL
1. Misson statement - provide senior housing to residents of Plymouth.
2. Public forum results - City Council endorses and supports.
3. Individual council members voiced their personal support of the project
and commitment to the elderly of Plymouth.
B. ASSISTED LIVING PROJECT
1. Enhances proposed Plymouth subsidized independent senior housing, but
does not compete.
C. BEGIN SITE
1. Fernbrook built and traffic loads evaluated under LA3 guiding.
2. Future Schmidt Lake Road and Berkshire have capacity for traffic.
3. Existing projects confirm low traffic counts due to residents not .
operating their own vehicles. This fact of low impact traffic to
the residential neighborhood and the resultant benefits of.auq iet
project i.e: little outside activities, low noise generation, etc.,
yields an excellent comfort level to area residents.
4. Develops a flow of zoning from pure commercial property of N. W. Bell
to new Fernbrook Townhomes to the North of this proposed project.
Development • Financ my • Real Estate Brokerage GIM APR 3 X92
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PELLETIER FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
10812 Nesbitt Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55437
(612) 884-7122
(612) 884-8027 FAX
March 26, 1992
Ms Maria Vasiliou
1775 Black Oaks Lane
Plymouth, MN 55447
RE: Proposed Assisted Living Project
Dear Council Member:
Kevin Begin and I presented to the council during the public forum the
feasibility of locating an assisted living project.on Mr. Begin's property.
Based upon the positive imput from the council and their direction to meet
with staff, Kevin and I met with staff and discussed the proposed project
covering items per the attached agenda.
Being well aware of the commitment the City has toward providing senior
housing to the residents of Plymouth, we will keep you advised regarding
issues leading to the processing of this development project.
Sincerely,
PELLETIER FINANCIAL/SERVICES, INC.
Grant E. Heino
Vice President
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Enclosure
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Development • Finvieing • Real Estate Brokerage
9M APR 3 '92
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5. Support of residents of Kingsview Heights with property directly on
west side of Fernbrook Lane.
6. Assisted transportation for residents to very close by shopping and
services at Rockford Road Plaza and Cottonwood Plaza provide residents
of the assisted living project convenient access.
D. PLANNING STAFF AND COMMISSION
1. With support of City Council, developer shall work with staff and
planning commission to evaluate project and steps leading to city
council support and approval.
E. PROJECT
1. 50-75 units total.
2. Layout per examples.
3. Comparable project.
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CITY OF PLYMOUTH
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447
DATE: April 1, 1992
TO: Chuck Dillerud, Community Development Director
FROM: Joe Ryan, Building Official.
SUBJECT: NOTES FROM ANNUAL BUILDER'S MEETING OF MARCH 31, 1992
As you know, yesterday's luncheon meeting with the builders was held at the
Plymouth Holiday Inn. Eighty nine individuals signed up for the meeting
(including members of our City Staff) whereas the actual attendance was 80.
Lunch was served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mayor Bergman kicked off the
business segment of the meeting by welcoming those in attendance. Mayor
Bergman indicated that the Community Development Department has met with
builders and developers to listen and acquire feed back on areas on impact and
concern, and have as a result of those meetings streamlined various processes
to provide improved service levels to our customers. Mayor Bergman promised
that the City's image this year would be more positive (from a developer's
perspective) from that of years past, and that our builders can expect
additional improvements as the year progresses.
Building Official, Joe Ryan welcomed the group and introduced each member of
the Building Inspection Division as well as two Building Officials from the
cities of Maple Grove and St. Louis Park, and a Building Code Consultant from
the State of Minnesota.
City Engineer, Dan Faulkner, identified the new changes to the City's revised
Erosion Control Policy. Although most of the changes seem to have had a
direct impact on developers rather than builders, Dan did indicate that the
builders are responsible to provide erosion control measures on lots under
construction and that it is their responsibility to ensure that their
subcontractors are aware of the City requirements and that the public streets
should be cleaned and maintained on a daily basis. Dan also indicated that
inspections would not be made and that a stop work order could be authorized
by the Building Official if any street is not cleaned or if required erosion
control measures are not in place.
Senior Engineering Technician, Darrel Johnson, reiterated Dan's comments and
talked about some of the common problems he had encountered in the field
during the last year.
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George Barr asked Darrel why builders are responsible to correct erosion
control problems on properties which have received final inspection approval
by the City. Darrel explained that the builder is responsible for -providing
erosion control measures on properties where the Building Inspectors feel that
adverse conditions may exist. Builders are responsible to ensure that the
required erosion control measures remain in place until they receive final
inspection approval by the City. Darrel then explained that the City Council
last year approved a new ordinance provision which holds the property owner
responsible for any erosion related problems which may occur from their
property due to the lack of vegetation being established. Darrel stated that
the property owner is responsible to assure that any silt fencing or hay bales
which may have been installed initially on the property by the builder is to
be maintained until after the lot has been sodded or the revegetation of
seeding has occurred.
Joe Ryan discussed the Building Division's standards for permit issuance, plan
review and inspection services. Joe explained that the Community Development
Department has met with a builder's subcommittee for the purpose of obtaining
feed back about the current services provided and to discuss specific areas
where improvements could be made. Joe stated that as a result of the meetings
conducted, the two most significant concerns raised were with regard to the
time frame required to process building permit applications and the amount of
inconsistency between inspection personnel on matters concerning code
interpretation. Joe indicated that, as a result of the builder's input, the
timetable to review applications for new single family dwellings was reduced
from 7 business days to 5 business days; applications for new
commercial/industrial projects reduced from 10 business days to 5 business;
days, and that applications for sign permits were reduced from 5 business days
to 3 business days. Joe further explained that Assistant Building Official
Don Munson conducts weekly staff meetings with the inspection personnel to
discuss matters involving code interpretation, various policies and procedures
as well as established rules and regulations. Minutes of each meeting are
developed for distribution which takes the form of written policy. Don also
conducts field inspections on a regular basis with or without the presence of
a field inspector to communicate with builders on services rendered as well as
to observe whether the City's rules and regulations are being carried out.
Joe further stated the Building Inspection Division takes pride in the efforts
made to communicate with our builders. Joe stated that newsletters are
produced on a quarterly basis which provide topics concerning new codes and
ordinances, building code amendments, changes in policies and procedures as
well as any other information which may be of concern to our contractors. In
addition to that, questionnaires have been developed and inserted into the
contractors approved plan asking for feedback concerning service deliveries.
Periodic meetings are also held with builders. Joe stated that of the 3 years
the newsletter has been in production, the City has received only 1 response
from a builder requesting publication of an article. In addition, of the near
3000 questionnaires which have been sent out, approximately 16 were returned.
Joe emphasized the need to acquire feedback from the building community as. to
their opinions concerning our current service levels, and/or areas they
perceive improvements could be made.
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Assistant Building Official,, Don Munson clarified the Cities enforcement
practice on several building code provisions. The provisions included
enclosable space under basement stairways; the rise and run of garage
stairways; the use of gypsum wallboard sheathing in bathtub/shower enclosures;
the requirements for basement egress windows and the location of approved
shut-off valves for gas appliances.
Joe explained two new provisions of the State Energy Code concerning wind wash
along the edges of attics and along the underside of exterior cantilevers.
Joe explained that a subcommittee was formed based on a request by the
Minnesota State Builder's Association, to review the new wind wash
requirements of the code, and, from our workable, cost effective approach,
identify methods to achieve compliance. Joe indicated that after several
meetings, the committee agreed upon the application of various materials which
would satisfy the intent of the code. The State Energy Agency will,publish
the committee's findings in a newsletter to code officials and in an article
of the Builder's Association Magazine.
Joe Ryan talked briefly about the new residential contractor licensing law.
Joe stated that as of April 1, all residential contractors who make
application for a building permit would need to provide verification of their
state issued license. Joe indicated that no building permits would be
processed without receipt of their license. Joe further explained that the
City would not be charging a license verification fee for residential building
permits.
Joe Ryan let those in attendance know that on behalf of the Mayor, City
Council, and Community Development Director Chuck Dillerud, his goal and
challenge this year is to do whatever is possible to improve service to our
customers. Joe stated that builders and developers can expect to see
additional improvements made throughout the year. Joe thanked everyone for
their attendance at the meeting.
Meeting was adjourned as 2:20 p.m.
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