HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 04-22-1969MINUTES OF PUBLIC HEARING
APRIL 22, 1969
PLYMOUTH VILLAGE COUNCIL
PLYMOUTH. MINNESOTA
A Public Hearing was held in the Beacon Heights Elementary Scho-ol on
April 225 1969 by the Plymouth Village Council.
The purpose of this public hearing was to consider the St,%dy and
Comprehensive Development Plan for Central Plymouth.
Present: Mayor Hilda, Councilman Johnson, Hints, Rindseth and Humphrey.
Engineer Bonestroo, Administrator Spiintar, Howard bahlgren of
Midwest Planners and Planning Commis+an ChairrAn, 6d Egan.
The meeting was called to order at 8:00 P.M. by Mayor Hilda,
Mayor Hilde introduced members of the Council, Mr. Dahlgren and the
Administrator and then read through the agenda.
A movie was pressated entitled "The Best We Can Do".
Mayor Blida explained how the Planner was supervised and directed by an
Administrative Committee comprised of Mr. Egan, Mr. Splinter and Mayor
Hilda who mat with the Planner on the average of once a week since October
of 1968 and a Review Committee consisting of the Lang longe Planning
Committee of the Planning Commission and the Council.
Mr. Howard Dahlgren of Midwest Planning presented the Study and Compre-
jemsove Development Plan for Central Plymouth by means of slides. Central
Plymouth area covers approximately 4.4 square miles or 122 of Plymouth
Village.
Mayor Hilda gave a report on the status of the future Minnesota Highway
Department location in Plymouth, which location comprises 35 acres on
Fernbrook Lane, Adjacent to on the west, 28 acres selected for the Plymouth
Tillage Public Works and 11aintenance Department site.
He also stated there is a
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the developers to make for
informed.
reorganisation plan of the planning function and
special meeting will be held particularly for
better c%jsAunications and have them fully
Mayor Wde announced that a week from today (April 29, 1969) there will.
be a joint Manning Commissira meeting to take up the comments from this
meeting as a completion phase. The Planner will list the items we must do
for proper planning and Uscuss things being done at present that should
not be done. There will be maps posted in the Plymouth Vi!lags Hall for
citiaen'n ru view of the Planning Study,
The Public Hearing opened at 1000 P.N.
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The. Mayor announced that
this is to be done after
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no sowing will be nada as a result of this hearing.,
a request for rezoning is visde and approved on a
Mrs. Curt Norberg, X0530 North 40th Avenue, remarked on conservation of the
wet -land areas involvc64, She urged retaining and preserving the natural
habitats of ducks, the.taants and pond areas. 4r. Dahlgren stated that 142
of the area in the avndy is open space of out type or another -and the plav
Is to keep the trees and ponds which he feeds is a high percentage figure.
layor Hilda stated that it abould be remembered that the area under study
is only 121 of the whole village and this study does not apply to any other
aria of the village.
Mr. Serer Nails, 3890 Orleans, feels the pians are rather grand, but one
aspect coucerse his very such and that is the requirement for thoroughfare
development due to high density plans and is concerned if the present
thorcughfates can handle the high density use without upsetting the proposed
plan. Mayor Hilda said the village goal for planned roads is over a 5 Year
plan. The 3ngineer has mads a proposed thoroughfare study a year ago and
It is similar to this plan. Roads will be acquicad in order of priority to
be built o2 upgraded and appropriated with state aid funds.
Mr. Richard Cox, of HIP at 450 Baker Udg., asked how they Mould proceed in
the future if they had plans, for instance, for a p-w;esrd apartment develop-
ment. Hriyor Hilda stated than this will be taken up at their next week's
meting and will possibly take 2 or 3 meetings more to adopt the plan. When
a proposed plan is presented to the Planning Coswission and Council do
decision, will be jade unless there is sufficient informattan furnished.
Mt. La117 Boardman, 4155 Revere Lane No., Telt the Village should declare s
orator:'Wo on apartmsntn, a e. until the rest of the village has been
planned inthe same way this section was, He would like to sea the other
part aloo studied for proposed development.
Eleanor. Randall, 1350 Harbor Lane North, stated that there should be a plan
In the .study for a town dump. There is no plan to get rid of rubbish.
Mayor H:tlde said the Council is looking into this problem and a study was
made fo.r the metropolitan area regarding the disposal of junk and litter.
PlymoutA will establish a clean-up iteek and encourage citizens to clean-up
the ditthes and surrounding areas air well as their own properties.
Harry Doleil, 1422 Angelo Drive, aakad if the area along the parkway north
of the Village Hall could not be soraed industrial, but Mr. Dahlgren
replioi that they do not want induar.rial along a parkway and 880 acres of
industrial areas now in Plymouth was sufficient. He foals that high quality
lianas., businesses would be more appropriote along a parkway. Mr. Well
also arcked what timing was planned for the parkways and the planner said
the parkways will be dedicated as the developers present thatr plana. In
never to Mr. DoZoll's inquitj if the proposed County Road 161 to Neat
Medicos Lake couldn't be more northerly, he was told that the road, as
planned, was the best way economically even though sow good land would be
taken for it.
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Mr. Jim idvards, 3935 Orleans Laos, asked what the narrowest point of green
strip areas measured and the Planner said they are 100 feet up to 200 feet
depending on what we get from the developer or it we east acquire it. me
Edwards feels we should consider the msinteoawve of the groan strips and a
completion data of the grass strips before the contractor leaves the areas
Mr. Loren Schiebe, 13425 34th Ave, Na, stated he saw no office park planned
for is the plans Mr. Dahlgren said the 100 acres of limited areas have been
sat snide for this purpose.
Mr. T. R. Mmous, 4015 Trenton Lane, feels that the Planner's ideas put oe
paper is O.K. but final development stages do not always become a reality.
Suggested we follow the City of Bloomington who have at paid Planning Dir-
ector w1th four people under him as suparvisors who :ould coordinate with
Midwest Pla&aing and also the citizens of Plymouth pa they get a true
picture of the proposals, Bloomington has adopted an ordinance pertaining
to contractors• Mayor Hilda stated the Village is considering the hiring of
a part time Flamer, We want our present planner of Mason, WanMo, Kwight
i Chapman to provide us with an internal inhouse service, on certain d4ys of.
the week. Then developers and contractors could cols in and talk to his.
Midwest. Planning does not provide this typo. of planning• Mayor Hilda stated
we haw as such ",)rk for a planner now as a comounity does with 3 to 4 times
our population, ate right Planner could also get assistance of Federal funds
44nd have the know how to make application for this type of aid :-hen necas;sary•
The Council will be considering the hiring of a staff Panner in cne 1970
budget*
MV- Dick Barran, 4710 Larch Lane, inquired about a channel proposed on Bass
Lake and the posting of roads for 4 tons, but trucks have been going through.
Solis citizens have reported this to the Village with no results* The Mayor
requested the Administrator to discuss this with Mr. Batten privately, as
this hearing was not scheduled for this purpose.
Kra Ken Weestrand of Metro Development Corp., 12700 Wayaata Blvd., asked it
the road parallel to 055 could be moved further south and thq Planner said it
could ho, but must be connecting roads to the other roads involved.
Mr• Richird Bahl, 14709 County Road 015, asked if County Road 015 could be
changed west of 0494 and would it be a four lane road to which the Planner
said yes.
Kra Dave Wertsbarger, 14925 31st Ave. N., expressed concern regarding thou
density east of the Cavanaugh Division and asked why this light density vas
not high density. Nit. Dahlgren stated that flat land is more successful for
light density. Access from Fernbrook was planned for benefit of the residents
1:o keep out heavy traffic. He was advised that our ordinance controls
density of apartments and all plat plans are sent to the Planning Commission
and Council for approval. Proposals require a public hearing.
Nr. John Hagen, 515C Harbor Lane, stated be did not approve of the thorough
fare plans and the council should give careful consideration of breaking down
speedways like the proposed Fernbrook Lane. He feels that high density on Medicine
Lake i4 a crime. Also that discussion should be had on the dedication on the
private property north of Medicine ,,ake. 1.4ayor Hilda stated it Is not too late
to get some dedications like this.
Public !Mating closed at 11:25 P.M.
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