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Home My WebLink AboutCouncil Information Memorandum 04-17-1992CITY COUNCIL INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM APRIL 17, 1992 UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS.... 1. CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE FOR APRIL: APRIL 20 6:30 P.M. 7:00 P.M. PLYMOUTH FORUM Council Chambers COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers -------------------------- APRIL 21 9:00 A.M. EXECUTIVE SESSION (Closed Session) Council Conference Room Continuation of City Mgr. Performance Review -------------------------------------------------=- APRIL 27 7:00 P.M. APRIL 30 7:00 P.M. TOWN MEETING - AREA 1 Council Chambers --------------------- BOARD OF REVIEW Council Chambers ------------------ 2. WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE -- Tuesday, April 21, 7:00 p.m. The Water Quality Committee will meet in the Council Chambers. Mr. Gene Soderberg, with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, will present information on fertilizer ordinance and management practices and other water quality issues. (M-2) 3. PLANNING COMMISSION -- Wednesday, April 22. Planning Commission Forum at 6:45 p.m., with the regular Commission meeting following at 7:00 p.m. Agenda attached. (M-3) 3400 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 550-5000 -`i �CITY OF PUMOUTR CITY COUNCIL INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM APRIL 17, 1992 UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS.... 1. CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE FOR APRIL: APRIL 20 6:30 P.M. 7:00 P.M. PLYMOUTH FORUM Council Chambers COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers -------------------------- APRIL 21 9:00 A.M. EXECUTIVE SESSION (Closed Session) Council Conference Room Continuation of City Mgr. Performance Review -------------------------------------------------=- APRIL 27 7:00 P.M. APRIL 30 7:00 P.M. TOWN MEETING - AREA 1 Council Chambers --------------------- BOARD OF REVIEW Council Chambers ------------------ 2. WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE -- Tuesday, April 21, 7:00 p.m. The Water Quality Committee will meet in the Council Chambers. Mr. Gene Soderberg, with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, will present information on fertilizer ordinance and management practices and other water quality issues. (M-2) 3. PLANNING COMMISSION -- Wednesday, April 22. Planning Commission Forum at 6:45 p.m., with the regular Commission meeting following at 7:00 p.m. Agenda attached. (M-3) 3400 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 550-5000 CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMORANDUM April 17, 1992 Page 2 4. SPECIAL ONE -DAY RECYCLING COLLECTION -- Saturday, April 25. A special, one -day collection of appliances, household items, clothing, tires, magazines and scrap material will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the City Center upper parking lot. Residents have been informed of the recycling collection through an article in the Plymouth News (attached). (M-4) 5. POLICE AUCTION -- Saturday, April 25, 10 a.m. The annual City police auction will be held at the City Center. A list of the auction items is attached. Items will be on view beginning at 9:00 a.m. (M-5) 6. TRUTH -IN -HOUSING SEMINAR -- The Minnesota Society of Housing Inspectors (MSHI) will -be sponsoring a half day Truth -in -Housing program seminar on Wednesday, April 22, Earle Brown Education Center, St. Paul. A letter from Harold Hoese, MSHI President, is attached. (M-6) 7. COMMUNITY TRANSIT FORUM -- The Regional Transit Board's Transit Forum, Thursday, April 30, beginning at 12:30 p.m. at the RTB Chambers, Mears Park Centre. The forum will cover the RTB's Vision for Transit, the Metropolitan Council's Regional Transit Facilities Plan, legislation affecting transit, and update *of MTC activities and an update of RTB marketing activities. Additional information on the forum is attached. Please contact Laurie by Tuesday, April 28 if you plan to attend. (M-7) 8. PLYMOUTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY - OPEN HOUSE -- Sunday, April 26, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. The Open House announcement is attached. (M=8) 9. D.A.R.E GRADUATIONS -- May 12 - May 29. A list of dates and times for Plymouth school D.A.R.E. graduations is attached. (M-9) 10. MEETING CALENDARS -- City Center and City Council calendars for APRIL and MAY are attached. (M-10) CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMORANDUM April 17, 1992 Page 3 FOR YOUR INFORMATION..... 1. THOMPSON LAND DEVELOPMENT - PROPOSED PLYMOUTH CREEK HEIGHTS RESIDENTIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT -- The Council declined to amend the City's Land Use Guide Plan at the last Council meeting as requested by the Thompson Land Development Company. At the same time the Council indicated it did not desire to proceed with the acquisition of approximately 50 acres for public park purposes located at the north end of the proposed development. Since that date, I have spoken with Mr. Bill Pritchard regarding the possible reguiding of the property' from semi-public to LA -1. Mr. Pritchard has submitted an application to the City Planning staff setting in motion their request to have the land reguided north of the Plymouth Creek to LA -1, and that portion south of the creek guided to LA -2 from its current .public/semi-public land use designation. As soon as the staff review is completed on this request, it will be presented to the Planning Commission for public hearing. 2. STREET/RAILROAD INTERSECTION LIABILITY -- Attached is a letter from City Attorney Meller with respect to the street/railroad intersection liability question. The Council directed that Mr. Meller look into this issue after it received complaints from two residents in the vicinity of the Soo Line Railroad track about train whistles, especially during the evening hours. (I-2) 3. UNION TERRACE LANE = STREET WIDENING -- All Councilmembers have been contacted within the last week by various residents residing on Union Terrace' with respect to the alignment of the roadway. Following several meetings on the site, Fred Moore and I arrived at what we felt would be a reasonable compromise to resolve the issue which was of particular concern to the residents residing on the east side of Union Terrace. The solution was to keep the new curbline essentially along the existing edge of the paving on the east side of the road. This would mean moving the roadway slightly to the west and encroaching farther into the right-of-way on that side. The new alignment was staked on Wednesday, and very shortly thereafter, we received a call from Mr. Dick Michaelson, 212 Union Terrace. He was concerned that the revised curbline was still in his yard by up to about 18 inches on the southwest corner. Fred Moore and I went out to the site and reviewed the revised alignment north CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMORANDUM 1 April 17, 1992 Page 4 and south several properties from Mr. Michaelson. Because the edge of the paving is not uniform, and further because the consultants had to establish a new curve for the roadway approximately three houses north and one house south of the Michaelsons, the new curb alignment will not fall precisely on the existing edge of the paving. At Mr. Michaelson's driveway, the new curb is about four inches inside the edge of the driveway. At his north property line it is essentially on the existing paving. Mr. Michaelson was hoping that we might be able to move the road further to the west, particularly as it relates to his south property line. I indicated to him that I felt we had done the best we could and that it was not practical to place a curb and gutter section which was in effect, not straight but followed the existing irregular street edge. On Tuesday afternoon, we received the attached letter from attorneys with Briggs & Morgan, representing "certain property owners in the City of Plymouth." Apparently these property owners would be on the westerly side of Union Terrace. I referred the letter to the City Attorney's office. Following their review, I sent the attached letter responding to the inquiry. (I-3) 4. PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR SELECTION PROCESS -- Friday is the deadline for persons interested in submitting applications for the Public Safety Director position to do so. As of Thursday, we have received 15 applications for the position. We will begin screening the applications during the week of April 20. 5. MAINTENANCE OF AUTOMATIC FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS - DEFERRED FROM APRIL 6 .AGENDA -- We have prepared a report for the City Council dealing with a concern raised by a Plymouth business person regarding the maintenance of automatic fire alarm systems. The Council deferred the item from the April 6 agenda until the next Council meeting. We are not prepared to have this back on the City Council agenda. Stan Scofield and I met with Mr. Tom Gorsuch Friday morning to review additional data which he had prepared for our consideration. We will be looking into this data and suggestions for possible fine tuning of our current ordinance during the week ahead. We plan on placing this matter back on the City Council agenda for the first meeting in May. Mr. Gorsuch fully supports the approach we are currently taking. ,.,, CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMORANDUM April 17, 1992 Page 5 6. WASTE MANAGEMENT OF MINNESOTA MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY TOUR -- Deborah_ Osgood, Manager of Governmental and Public Affairs for Waste Management of Minnesota has extended an invitation to the Council to tour their Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) located in St. Louis Park. The tour will provide Councilmembers an opportunity to observe - first hand how the commingled recyclables are separated and processed for reuse. Ms. Osgood will schedule a tour at our convenience. Perhaps we could discuss this matter briefly Monday evening when we discuss Council study session topics and schedule (agenda item 8-K). 7. ATHLETIC -ASSOCIATION EQUIPMENT STORAGE SURVEY-- At the last Council meeting, Councilmember Tierney inquired as to the practice of other cities in providing storage space for athletic associations. The attached survey conducted by our Park and Recreation staff is responsive to that request. If the Council wishes additional information on this topic, we would be pleased to seek to provide it. (I-7) 8. STATUS OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT LABOR SERVICES (LELS) -- We met with the LELS bargaining team to open contract negotiations for police officers and investigators on April 7. In the fall of 1991, we had approached the membership asking to open negotiations. They declined, citing the desire to settle with LELS the issue of who would be their bargaining representative. Thom Barnett was selected as the new representative and he indicated to me in January that he had 27 open contracts and would not be able to open negotiations with us until April. We have scheduled our next two sessions for May 7 and May 13 respectively. The Union proposal consists of 32 issues. The issues include both language and monetary items. I will keep you informed as to the progress of the negotiations. 9. MINUTES a. Park and Recreation Advisory Commission, April 9, 1992. (I -9a) b. Charter Commission, April 13, 1992. (I -9b) 10. FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE -- Attached is the roster for the Financial Advisory Committee. (I-10) CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMORANDUM 4 April 17, 1992 Page 6 11. DEPARTMENT REPORTS -- The March activity reports for the following Departments are attached: a. Police and Fire Divisions. (I-lla) b. Planning and Building Divisions. (I-llb) 12. CITY ATTORNEY MONTHLY SUMMARY -- The March summary from Best and Flanagan is attached. (I-12) 13. RESIDENT FEEDBACK FORMS: a. City staff responses to Resident Feedback forms are attached. (I-13) 14. CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE -- Information and follow-up to a _ call received on the Customer Service Line is attached. (I-14) 15. CORRESPONDENCE: a. Letter to Robert Rohlf, Hennepin County Library, from City Manager, on the status of the condemnation hearing for the Plymouth Community Library site. (I - 15a) b. Letter of congratulations to the Zachary Lane Chess Team Members. (I -15b) c. Letter to Thomas and Christine Rossum, 1745 Evergreen Lane, from Laurie Rauenhorst, on the removal of a temporary basketball structure. (I -15c) d. Letter from Senator Judy Traub, to Mayor Bergman, in response to letter regarding the imposition of the sales tax on the purchases made by local governments. (I -15d) e. Memo from Dennis Paulson in response to letter from Meri and Don Hauge, 45 N. Quantico Lane, regarding safety concerns with Gleason Lake Drive. (I -15e) f. Letters from David Shea, 14610 13th Avenue North, concerning ethanol use in City vehicles. (I -15f) g. Letter from , Tim Wallace, Area Wildlife Manager, Minnesota DNR, in response to Mayor Bergman's letter concerning Canada Goose problems in Plymouth. (I -15g) h. Letter from Michael J. Hall, President, Burl Oaks Homeowners Association, on the speed of traffic travelling on 5th Avenue. (I -15h) i. Letter from Karen Williams, to Frank Boyles, resigning from the Plymouth Advisory Committee on Transit. (I - 15i) 4, CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMORANDUM April 17, 1992 Page 7 j. Letter of appreciation from Debbie Harrison, to Mayor Bergman, from his participation in the Cub Scout Pack 539 Blue and Gold dinner. (I -15j) k. Letter to Jim Thomson from Bob Meller requesting summary information on legal matters being handled by the Holmes & Graven firm. (I -15k) James G. Willis City Manager April 10, 1992 Mr. James Willis City Manager City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, Minnesota 55447 Re: Water Quality Committee Meeting on April 21, 1992 Dear Mr. Willis: The Plymouth's Water Quality Committee invites you to attend their April 21, 1992 meeting at 7:00 p.m. We have the honor of having Mr. Gene Soderberg present information on fertilizer ordinance and management practices. Mr. Soderberg will also address water quality issues including current information on the new regulations and permits required under the MPCA's NPDES storm water permit for discharges associated with industrial activities. Mr. Soderberg is with the MPCA's water quality division. He is also on the City of Shoreview Lake/Water Committee and was one of the main creators of the Shoreview Fertilizer Ordinance. Mr. Soderberg has extensive experience in water quality issues and development of numerous water quality programs. If your schedule permits, we would welcome the opportunity for you to join us at our next meeting. Sincerely, Jeffrey A. Shopek Water Quality Chairman JAS/dn CIM APR 17 992 13 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1992 CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS m -3 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 6:45 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER 7:00 P.M. 2.* CONSENT AGENDA 3.* APPROVAL OF MINUTES 4. PUBLIC HEARING A. Continuation of Public Hearing for Zoning Ordinance Amendment Regarding Adult Correction Facilities B. Quantum Development. Site Plan Amendment and Conditional Use Permit Amendment to add additional parking and eliminate berming and fencing on west side of property at 12325 State Highway 55 (92016) C. Sports and Entertainment Concepts, Inc. Conditional Use Permit for a commercial recreation facility in the Plymouth Plaza Shopping Center at 1455 County Road 101 (92014) D. Park Avenue of Wayzata, Inc. Site Plan, Conditional Use Permit, Final Plat and Variances for a 162 unit multifamily complex located at the north side of 10th Avenue North, 1 block east of South Shore Drive (92015) E. Goff Homes, Inc. Rezoning from FRD to R-4, Site Plan and Conditional Use Permit for 156 units of townhomes located at the west side of Xenium Lane at 37th Avenue North (92012) 5. OLD BUSINESS - DISCUSSION ITEMS: A. Planned Unit Development Ordinance B. Trash Screening Amendments 6. ADJOURNMENT 01A A?R 17 ,g2 ` ` ,T1.'A qb An upaaTe TfOM Ir1U L,IIy ul rryI I tuuI1 1, r -%N111 1 City will sponsor special recvcling collection on April 25 Later this month, the City will help resi- dents dispose of items not typically picked up for curbside recycling with a special, one day recycling collection of ap- pliances, household items, clothing, tires, magazines, and scrap metal. The collection will be held on Sat., April 25 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the upper park- ing lot of the City Center, 3400 Plymouth Blvd. There will be a charge for some items. To ensure that the collection goes smoothly, please review the following cat- egories of items that may be dropped off. Magazines - Ail glossy magazines and cat- alogues will be accepted. No Readers Di- gest covers, phone books, non -glossy magazines, catalogues orTV Guides will be accepted. Tires - Passenger car tires and light truck tires will be accepted with or without rims. The cost will be $1.25 for each passenger car tire and $2 for each light truck tire. Charges for larger tires will be based on size and weight. Appliances - Household appliances such as refrigerators, stoves, and washers/dryers will be accepted for a $7 charge per unit, except air conditioners which will be ac- cepted for $15. Items that will be accepted include: stoves, washers, dryers, freezers, hot water heaters, air conditioners, micro- wave ovens, humidifiers and garbage dis- posals. No plastic water softeners will be accepted. Goodwill/Easter Seal - Goodwill no longer repairs donations so only bring usable items. Those items may include: clothing; household items; small, worKing appii- ances; small electronics; games; toys; bicy- cles; hardware and tools; purses; shoes; belts; hats; books; kitchen utensils; knick- knacks; and small furniture. Goodwill does not accept: used carpet; mattresses or box springs; large or non- working appliances; furniture needing re- pair; paint; storm doors; windows; or screens. Scrap Metal - You may drop off scrap metal such as swing sets, lawn furniture, grills, bicycles, auto parts, springs, pipes, metal window frames, and machinery. The collection will be set up so that items are collected in the follo%ving order: 1. Magazines; 2. Tires; 3. Appliances; It. UUUUW111 "C111a, 5. Scrap metal. By loading your car, truck, or trailer in reverse order you will make unloading at the collection easier. Load your scrap metal first, next the Goodwill items, then appli- ances. Load tires and magazines last. This way things that you will be dropping off first will be most accessible. For more information, call 550-5085. Inside... • Yard Waste Brochure • Yard Waste Site Information CIM APR ) 7'92 DATE RECOVERED OUANTITY 1 08/21/91 1 2 08/21/91 1 3 h 1 4 } { A 08/21/91 1 a PLYMOUTH POLICE b DEPARTMENT 08/21/91 1 1992 AUCTION APRIL 25, 1992 DATE RECOVERED OUANTITY 1 08/21/91 1 2 08/21/91 1 3 08/21/91 1 4 08/21/91 1 5 08/21/91 1 6 08/21/91 2 7 08/21/91 1 8 08/21/91 1 9 08/21/91 1 10 05/31/92 1 11 09/03/91 1 12 1 13 1 14 08/29/91 1 15 1 16 03/07/91 1 17 01/14/89 1 18 03/07/91 1 m-5 DESCRIPTION LOCATION FOUND Bolt cutter, 36" 3400 Plymouth Blvd Sears Craftsman tool 3400 Plymouth Blvd box with misc tools Metal box containing 3400 Plymouth Blvd numerous drill bits Kenwood AM/FM cassette 3400 Plymouth Blvd car stereo Nylon cassette case 3400 Plymouth Blvd with 26 cassette tapes Pioneer TS -X4 car 3400 Plymouth Blvd speakers • Bag with 13 misc. 3400 Plymouth Blvd cassette tapes Red/white/blue "USA" 3400 Plymouth Blvd leather jacket Igloo cooler 3400 Plymouth Blvd Coleman 28 cooler Forestview & 18th Av N Igloo 36 cooler Igloo Playmate cooler Thermos cooler Rubbermaid cooler Northwest Blvd & 36th Badger fire extin- quisher Goodman truck jack Come Along Co Rd 6 & Yuma Lane NEC cellular phone 5800 blk Jonquil Lane with wires & cradle cit APR 17 `92 pLyMO JTH POLICE. DEPARTMENT ' 1992 AUCTION APRIL 25. 1992_ PAGE 2 LOCATION DATE RECOVERED QUANTITY pF.Sc'RIPTION �� 19 1 Perry Ellis red leather purse with sunglasses 20 07/18/91 4 Bandanas 10800 blk South Shore 21 07/17/91 1 Red nylon expandable 10600 blk Schmidt Lake umbrella 22 08/29/91 1 Locking pliers 1700 E Medicine Lake B1 23 06/27/91 1 Hush Puppies gray, 2600 blk Zircon Lane leather purse & sunglasses 24 2 Black leather gloves & wallet 25 03/15/91 1 Ring with stone Lancaster Lane & 36th 26 08/20/89 1 Realistic Pro -34 Jewel Lane & 27th Av scanner 27 04/07/91 1 Uniden 100XL scanner 1800 blk W Med Lake Dr 28 07/14/91 1 Plano box with fishing 10400 South Shore tackle 29 08/16/91 1 Targo AM/FM cassette 3400 blk Hwy 169 car stereo 30 07/03/91 1 Realistic CB radio 18000 30th Av N 31 07/03/91 1. Carrying case with 18000 30th Av N 16 cassettes 32 09/25/90 1 Realistic Pro 57 3000 blk_Jewel Lane 33 09/25/90 1 Realistic scanner 3000 blk Jewel Lane 34 09/25/90 1 Gerber knife w/case 3000 blk Jewel Lane 35 06/25/91 1 Caroda trench coat 15500 blk 26th Av N size 32 36 06/25/91 1 Black leather jacket, 15500 blk 26th Av N size L CIM APR 17'92 CIM APR 17'92 PLYMOUTH POLICE DEPARTMENT 1,992 AUCTION PAGE 3 APRIL 25, 1992 DATE LOCATION RECOVERED QUANTITY DESCRIPTION FOUND 37 06/25/91 1 Red leather jacket, 15500 blk 26th Av N size S 38 03/11/91 1 Kodak Colorburst 50 15500 blk 26th Av N camera 39 09/05/91 1 Kenwood KRC-2000 15500 blk 26th Av N AM/FM cassette car stereo, 40 1 III 5 inch knife 15500 blk 26th Av N 41 1 Craftsman buck knife 15500 blk 26th Av N 42 10 Assorted mens wallets 43 09/26/89 1 Kraco 581K AM/FM cassette car stereo 44 07/07/91 1 Large beach ball 45 10/22/91 1 Crown GX-W200 dual cassette boom box 46 1 Cobra Trapshooter radar detector 47 07/25/89 1 Road Patrol radar detector 48 1 Bel XXR700 radar detector 49 06/12/89 1 Ames "Hand-Ez" port- I 494 & Co Rd 6 able hand held grass seeder 50 04/29/91 1 Black aluminum base- 40 blk Jewel Lane ball bat 51 02/27/91 1 Glass light fixture Pineview Lane & 50th Av with brass base and hardware 52 04/28/83 1 Setting of silverware with chest 53 1 Carving set CIM APR 17'92 PAGE 4 CSM APR 17'92 DATE RECOVERED QUANTITY DESCRIPTION LOCATION FOUND 54 06/27/91 1 Pair of crutches Hwy 55 & South Shore Dr 55 11/05/91 1 Shimano reel & 4 3900 blk Lancaster Lane star red 56 11/05/91 1 Sterling reel and 3900 blk Lancaster Lane quantium rod 57 1 Charcoal grill 58 1 16 ft aluminum ladder 59 08/13/91 1 Unknown brand bow 60 1 Ben Pearson compound bow 61 08/28/91 4 Assorted lawn orna- 5400 blk Norwood Lane ments 62 08/28/91 3 Garden hoses 5400 blk Norwood Lane 63 06/15/91 1 Kenwood car stereo 3900 Vinewood Lane amplifier, model KAC 8020 64 06/15/91 1 Jensen JTX-130 tri- 3900'Vinewood Lane axel car speaker 65 11/09/91 1 Pair Kneissel 195 Hwy 55 & Co Rd 6 skis with poles and boots 66 11/29/91 2 SLM plastic snowsleds 14700 blk 32nd Av N 67 .09/04/91 1 "Radio Flyer" red 9900 blk South Shore Dr wagon 68 12/11/90 1 GYYR reel/reel video 400 Ford Road tape recorder 69 12/11/90 1 Tough Tote case 400 Ford Road 70 12/11/90 1 Pioneer lasar disk 400 Ford Road player CSM APR 17'92 cim APR 17'92 PLYMOUTH . v POT.TCE DEPARTMENT 1992 AUCTION PAGE 5 APRIL 25..1992 S tr DATE LOCATION RECOVERED QUANTITY DESCRIPTION FOUND 71 12/11/90 1' Glass jar 400 Ford Road 72 12/11/90 3 Basketballs 400 Ford Road 73 12/11/90 1 Lincoln clock 400 Ford Road 74 12/11/90 1 Swiss army knife 400 Ford Road 75 12/11/90 1 Ram "Accubar" golf 400 Ford Road clubs, 3-PWE-1, 3-5 woods with pullcart 76 12/11/90 10 Assorted golf clubs 400 Ford Road 77 1 Red duffle bag 78 03/07/90 1 Blue duffle bag with Hwy 169 & 26th Av N flashlight and needlenose pliers 79 03/07/90 1 Emerson portable TV Hwy 169 & 26th Av N and AM/FM cassette player 80 08/14/90 1 Black trench coat, 900 NE 2nd Street size 38R 81 02/13/90 1 Trailblazer 6-cell 13500 blk 26th Av N flashlight 82 02/13/90 1.. Majestic graphic Co Rd 9 & Zachary Lane equalizer 83 02/15/90 2 Crowbars and screw- 14600 blk 34th Av N drivers 84 02/16/90 1 H&B redwood baseball Xenium Lane & 6th Av N bat 85 06/18/90 .1 Full-faced motorcycle Fernbrook Ln & 28th P1 86 08/02/90 1 Louisville Slugger 4200 blk Trenton Lane baseball bat cim APR 17'92 PAGE 6 a CIM APR 17'92 DATE LOCATION RECOVERED QUANTITY DESCRIPTION FOUND 87 08/01/90 .1 Aluminum baseball bat Co Rd 9 & Larch Lane 88 07/12/91 1 Sanyo stereo cassette 3400 Plymouth Blvd deck 89 07/12/91 1 Sony XR-7400 AM/FM 3400 Plymouth Blvd cassette car stereo 90 07/12/91 1 Spectrum II radar 3400 Plymouth Blvd detector 91 07/12/91 1 Spectrum II radar 3400 Plymouth Blvd detector (case number added) 92 07/12/91 1 Sony model SRF -16W 3400 Plymouth Blvd FM Walkman 93 06/25/91 2 Blaupunkt 6520 car 11800 blk 28th Av N speakers 94 06/25/91 1 Frontier FS -2022 AM/ 11800 blk 28th Av N fm cassette car stereo 95 06/25/91 1 Craig T-739 AM/FM 11800 blk 28th Av N cassette car stereo* 96 03/23/90 1 Road Patrol radar Orchid Lane & 40th Av T: detector 97 03/23/90 1. Bel radar detector Orchid Lane & 40th Av 2; 98 "Blue Grass" hammer 99 1 Rayovac "Workhorse" flashlight 100 03/23/90 1 Realistic Pro -38 Co Rd 6 & Fernbrook Ln scanner 101 1 Stanley hammer 102 1 Magnavox.VCR 103 08/08/90 4 Silver toy guns 1400 blk Hwy 101 CIM APR 17'92 r PLYMOUTH POLICE DEPARTMENT 1992 AUCTION APRIL 25, 199 PAGE 7 CSM APR 17'92 DATE LOCATION RECOVERED QUANTITY DESCRIPTION FOUND 104 3 Hammer, chisel, pry bar 105 7 Tire wrench, (2) screw- drivers, hammer, flashlight, knife, pliers 106 04/03/90 1 Whistler 400 radar detector 107 04/28/90 7 "Great Moments in Basketball" 108 05/20/90 1 Gul radar detector 100 blk Trenton Lane 109 1 Blue backpack with Adidas, jacket, Puma pants, flash- light, sunglasses 110 02/09/91 1 Gray bag with (2) flashlights, tire iron, gloves, knife, pliers 111 11/07/88 1 Sears Craftsman 14300 blk 28th P1 N socket set 112 11/07/88 1 Green bag with flash- 14300 blk 28th P1 N light, wrenches, screwdrivers 113 07/03/89 1 Red backpack with 4400 blk Nathan Lane asst. wrenches and screwdrivers 114 11/07/88 1 Whistler radar detec- 14300 blk 28th P1 N for 115 02/05/91 1 Cobra Trapshooter radar detector 116 07/17/90 1 Unidern radar detector CSM APR 17'92 PLYMOUTH POLICE DEPARTMENT 1992 AUCTION APRIL 25, 1992 PAGE 8 DATE LOCATION RECOVERED QUANTITY DESCRIPTION FOUND 117 07/01/90' 1 Flashlight and Swiss 12105 41st Av N army knife 118 07/05/90 1 Pair rollerblades, Hwy 169 & 36th Av N size 10-1/2 119 07/05/90 1 Escort radar detector Hwy 169 & 36th Av N 120 08/20/90 1 Maxon radar detector 121 08/20/90 1 Realistic equalizer and power booster 122 08/20/90 1 Cobra Trapshooter radar detector b 123 08/20/90 1 Lowrance Eagle Silent 61 fish finder 124 08/20/90 2 Pioneer TS -X3 car speakers 125 08/20/90 1 Cobra Trapshooter radar detector 126 08/20/90 1 Interstate radar detector 127 08/20/90 1 Toshiba AM/FM cassette car stereo 128 08/20/90 1 Cobra radar detector 129 08/20/90 2 Pioneer TS -X4 car speakers 130 08/20/90 1 Black hip pack with 3 cassette tapes 131 08/20/90 1 Transound boom box 132 03/08/91 1 Maxon RD -1 radar 14500 blk 13th Av N detector 133 1 Buck knife CSM APR 1?'%a PLYMOUTH POLICE DEPARTMENT BICYCLE AUCTION LIST Y DATE PLACE DESCRIPTION 01/13/91 4132 Lancaster Lane Schwinn Continental, 12 sp, mens, light blue 01/20/91 6080 Goldenrod Lane Huffy RMX, gray 02/09/91 3740 Wellington Lane Huffy Windspring boys bike, red 04/02/91 Luce Line & Birch Briar Sears ladies 10 sp, green, rack over rear wheel 04/02/91 12705 26th Av N Schwinn Varsity, 10 sp,. mens, blue 04/06/91 16430 Birch Briar Trail Huffy Racing 35 BMX, 20"-, red, boys 04/06/91 16430 Birch Briar Trail Huffy BMX, 20", boys, white 05/24/91 16415 13th Av/Luce Line AMR Pro -Tour, 10 sp, blue, ladies 06/04/91 4090 Annapolis Lane Galaxy, 10 sp, 26", mens 06/14/91 619 Hamel Road, Medina Hosteler, 10 sp, yellow, mens 06/23/91 2905 Campus Drive Schwinn Predator, 24",_ silver, boys dirt bike 07/07/91 Niagara Lane & 18th Av N Randor Star Fire, BMX style boys, blue 07/10/91 16000 blk Weston Lane Sears BMX, blue/yellow 07/10/91 10415 34th Av N Coast King Regent, 15 sp, mens 2611, silver, light on front wheel 07/24/91 11500 Sunset Trail Mongoose BMX, black with yellow seat, boys 07/26/91 Hwy 101 & 26th Av N Fuji BMX, red/yellow/blue boys 08/03/91 9615 28th Av N Black dirt bike GIM APR 17'92 PAGE 2 DATE 08/05/91 08/13/91 09/08/91 09/12/91 09/15/91 09/18/91 09/19/91 09/23/91 09/23/91 09/24/91 09/26/91 09/30/91 10/06/91 10/08/91 10/10/91 10/10/91 10/19/91 10/20/91 PLACE DESCRTP'T'?ON 35 Wedgewood Lane Pro -Tour Grand Tour 2000, 12 sp, 20", red 3400 Plymouth Blvd Kend 10 sp, yellow, mens 10635 36th Av N Huffy Striker 2000 BMX, black, boys SW corner Parkers Lake Pinnacle BMX, black, boys Pineview Ln & Schmidt Lk Schwinn Suburban, green, girls 18710 27th Av N Raleigh, 12 sp, blue 3220 Urbandale Lane Huffy Sportmaster, 3 sp, green, mens 1815 Merrimac Lane Huffy 314, black w/pink trim, 10 sp, womens 200 blk Nathan Lane Pinnacle BMX, black and gold small boys bike Murray Red Wing mountain bike, 10 sp 1300 Black Oaks Lane Huffy Stalker LX, 18 sp, 26", black 3835 Dallas Lane Murray Fox River mountain bike, 15 sp, gray/yellow 10910 South Shore Dr Huffy Heatwaves, boys Spalding Blade, 12 sp, 26" mens, red 1506 Weston Lane Fugi-Tive Magna mountain bike, 10 sp 80 Nathan Lane Murray BMX, boys 9700 26th Av N Red girls bike Yuma Lane & 24th Av N Schwinn,. blue, girls CIM APR 17'92 �-s PLYMOUTH POLICE DEPARTMENT RTrYrT.E AUCTION LIST PAGE 3 DATE PLACE DESCRIPTION 10/21/91 5005 Nathan Lane- Huffy Omni, 10 sp, blue, womens 10/22/91 11040 Hwy 55 All Pro, .24", 1 sp, green, womens 10/22/91 11040 Hwy 55 Murrah High Voltage, 20", boys 10/22/91 Goldenrod Ln & 60th P1 Schwinn Fair Lady, 20", pink/white, girls 10/26/91 12236 48th P1 N Huffy, purple, girls, bag containing misc items 10/30/91 15910 29th Av N Columbia Charger', 10 sp, blue, girls 11/14/91 Old Co 9 & New Co 9 Kabuki Bridgestone SSD, 10 sp, gray, mens 11/20/91 1100 blk Harbor Lane Huffy bike frame, red, 55 racing, street track certified 11/29/91 14710 32nd Av N Girls pink bicycle Raleigh BMX, boys, red/white GIM APR 17'92 it IJ 11 i� Hanotd Hoene, Pnel4i.dent 2104 W. 514t. St. ALnneapooti,4, AN 55419 Apn it 4, 1992 Kiin l3engman, Mayon 3400 Ptymouth 13kvd Ptymouth, MN 55447-1482 Dean, Kim. �LO a I am w.n..r-ing .to 'in{?.ova you oU. an u.pconting 4em inan. 4pon.6o.ned by .the. M.i.nne-&o.ta. Society o�. Houa.i7g ln.6pectox4. At th.i6 ha4 day -6emina.n you wJc t.t have. ,the. oppor tun i ty .to .teann about .the vi.,tak. pubt ic. heat th. and &abety .i,tem.6 di-4c2.o,5ed. ,through. Truth:--in--Sate o.(,. Ho"ing pnognan". Since. 1975. .the. City oU. Minnea.pot i,6 ha4 had a Truth-in-Sa ee o4. Housing ondirance in bone.. Sub,equentty, St. Paut., Saint Louver Panga, South St. Paut. and. Maptewood ha.ve. att adopted �Z%i-&n, and i.nancea . Thelae pnognama nequine.the- ownen4 o4 aX t 4ing.Re. dami.t,y and duplex how�ing unit -s .to pnovi.de a. Tnuth-in-Hou4.i.ng evatuati..on de4cnibing .the. pnopenty cond.i.tion when it .ice put on the manhe.t. Th.i.4 -i.n�pec ion and nepo.n.t ia compRe ted. by an .independent th.ind panty eva,tuaton who iin t icen4ed by the city. Many oU thelae. e.va.tuato4,4 ane member -N o.6 .the Ainne,!�ota. Society o.6. Ho"in9 In specton,4, (MSHI) , which pnov.ide4 continuing education and othe,,L 5env.i.ce4 .to it -6 memo �n�be . On Wedne4day, Apn.ik 22, the. MSHI 14 tpon�on,i.nq a. ha.P.6 day ljoiii.n.an on .the Tnu th.-ir-Hou,sin.g pnogncua . The sex inapt wilt be' hetd at .the FanCe iinown Continuing Education Centers, 1890 mond Ave, St. PauP. The pnognam beg.in,!s at 9:00 AM. Re9i,t, tnation and cont inen ita 2 bneak4atit wilt be at 8:00. A 4t i.de ppnenen to t i.on wilt be. given, out t c.ruP ng .i tem& which. ane .i .Aper ted bon a d i 4c.2o,!�une a.ta temen tt . Licenzed evatu a.tona and ae pne4en tt .t i.v" .(,nom co tmm nit i ent with ex4t ing pnog w" wi U be .theAz .to compare. note,,-% andan4wen quer t i_on4 . Lunch wilt be..4e4ved at noon. I �). - you, on anyone in yous adffdjU. 6t'nRn " ttt.tion, ha4 even con&.ide�red Ruch a. a. pnognam .bon. Pt ymouth , .th i-4 .6eaina n. wiXt an Owe x many o4 youn que -! tion -s. (By .the way, .the4e pnognama vin tuaeky pay bon .them& t�ve& thnoucgh ticenme and {pit i.ng .been!) IU. you on any nepne4entattive-4 woutd cane .to attend, p2ea/.,e RSVP by ApnU 15 .to: banny F-t,ia&on, Sec netany MSHI 2740 Fone-4t Date Rd. on Ca U- 639-0184 New Bnigh-ton, AN 55112 S.incenety y , • r l -,4b . CIM APR 17'92 CSM APR 10'92 _ '�,' • o }: •' } "� }"• .:iii r' AWio REGONALrnAINSITBcaVID Mears Park Centre 230 East 5th Street St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 612/292-8789 April 9, 1992 TO: Community Transit Liaisons, City Managers, Mayors Keeping local units of government informed on transit activities in the metropolitan area, specifically the programs of our Board, is a major objective of the Regional Transit Board. To enhance local government understanding of current issues pertaining to transit, I want to extend an invitation to you and other city representatives of your governmental unit to attend a Transit Forum on 7hursday, April 30, 1992 from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. at the Mears Park Centre Chambers, 230 E. 5th Street, in downtown St. Paul. A tentative agenda for the workshop is attached for your information. I know you will find the forum to be informative and it will enhance your knowledge of many major transit issues facing the Twin Cities Area. This forum will present the Regional Transit Board's Vision for Transit program to you, provide Information on 1992 legislative activities, discuss a recent marketing study and brief you on the regional transit capital facilities plan, among other topics. Regional Transit Board goals cannot be successful without the participation of local governmental units in our programs. Transit improvements and enhancements need your input and your involvement. Please join us on April 30th to be updated on the various transit activities that will be of importance to local government officials, both staff and elected. So that we can better prepare for our forum, would you please make a reservation by April 28th by calling our receptionist at 292-8789. 1 strongly urge each community to make an effort to have representation at this meeting. QpporWru;,v F,noiover ciM APR 17'92 GIM APR 10'92 M-7 COMMUNITY TRANSIT FORUM On Thursday, April 30, the Regional Transit Board is holding a Transit Forum for all community transit liaisons, city administrators, and mayors. The forum will be held in RTB Chambers at Mears Park Centre -- 230 E. Fifth St., St. Paul. There are many new transit plans for the metro area. This forum will be an opportunity for you to hear about the RTB's Vision for Transit, the Metropolitan Council's Regional Transit Facilities Plan, legislation affect- ing transit, an update of MTC activities and an update of RTB marketing activities. Here's a schedule of the half-day event: 12:30 p.m. Registration 1:00 P.M. Welcome 1:10 P.M. RTB's Vision for Transit 1:45 p.m. Met Council's Regional Transit Facilities Plan 2:00 p.m. Legislative Update 2:45 p.m. Break 3:00 p.m. RTB Marketing Report Activities 3:30 p.m. MTC Activity Report To register for this half-day forum, simply call the RTB receptionist at 292-8789 or send in the form below. The registration deadline is 11uesday, April 28, 1992. There is no charge to attend. If you have any questions, please call Mike Kuehn, community relations coordinator at 292=8789. COMMUNITY TRANSIT FORUM REGISTRATION Name: Address: City/State/Zip: Phone: Mail to: Forum Coordinator Regional Transit Board 230 East Fifth Street St. Paul, MN 55101 Registration deadline is Tuesday, April 28. If you have any questions, please call Mike Kuehn, RTB community relations coordinator at 292-8789. um AM 17 92 CIM APR 10'92 LYMOUTH H 1 STOR 1 CFAL SO OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 1992 1:00 -.4:00 PM a PR06RRM B B & B * - (Brownstone Buildings of Minneapolis N ®� and Antique Bottle Collecting) SCHEDULE 1:45 - Business Meeting 2:00 - Program LOCATION: PLYMOUTH HISTORICAL BUILDING 3595 FERNBROOK LANE .PLYMOUTH, MN ' MUSEUM OPEN - REFRESHMENTS SERVED You know about the letter "B" and" B&B's" (Bed and Breakfasts) but you have the opportunity to learn about "B B & B" (Brownstone Buildings and Bottles). On April 26th the Plymouth Historical Society program will feature a slide presentation about the Brownstone Buildings in Minneapolis and you will on about Antique Bottle Collecting. Vern Dotseth (a member of Plymouth Historical Society, and Bottle Collector Extraordinare), and Al Lagen, both members of the Northstar Historical Bottle Collection Association, will bring antique bottles they have dug up in Plymouth and the Twin Citiea Area. They will explain how they go about collecting and will answer questions about antique bottles. See you on the 26th! elm APR 10'92 MEMO CITY OF PLYMOUTH ' 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 DATE: April 16, 1992 TO: Mayor Kim Bergman FROM: Darrel Anderson - Community Relations -Officer ? %� -U SUBJECT: D.A.R.E. CULMINATION The D.A.R.E. culminations have been set as follows: May 12 1:30 p.m. Plymouth Creek 16005 41st Av. N. May 18 2:00 p.m. Zachary Lane 4350 Zachary Lane May 19 8:45 a.m. St. Bartholomew 630 E. Wayzata Blvd. May 19 1:30 p.m. Gleason Lake 310 Co. Rd. 101 May 21 1:30 p.m. Pilgrim Lane 3725 Pilgrim Lane May 21 1:30 p.m. Sunset Hill 13005 Sunset Trail May 21 2:00 p.m. Kimberly Lane 17405 Co. Rd. 9 May 22 2:00 p.m. Sunny Hollow 8808 Medicine Lake Rd New Hope May 27 2:00 p.m. Birchview 425 Randhview Lane May 28 1:30 p.m. Greenwood 3635 Co. Rd. 101 May 29 2:00 p.m. Oakwood 17340 Co. Rd. -'6 The D.A.R.E. officers would like you to consider speaking, on behalf of the City Council, at any or all of these graduation exercises. It is important that our citizens know this program has had the support of the Council, individually and collectively. Without that support, D.A.R.E. would not exist in Plymouth. ciM APR 17'92 Mayor Kim Bergman April 16, 1992 Page 2 During your remarks we would also like you to introduce other members of the Council that may be present. To facilitate printing of culmination programs, I would ask for your response during the first week of May. DA/sb cc: Lieutenant Dennis Paulson James G. 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I:L. cL cr) u u %o t- Co rt- C\l Cq 0 C� Z 0 < W D 0 PQ Z U 0 00 NN U 0) u co Lf) r t- r- r r- C\l 0 z 0 z Z tv . .. .. 00 en ...... 83 co Lo, cli on Q z 78 cim APR 17'92 . . .... . . .. o. on Q z 78 cim APR 17'92 . . .... . . .. on Q z 78 cim APR 17'92 COUNCIL CALENDAR: APRIL 20 -MAY 3 April -May 1992 April 20 MONDAY::.: April 27 6:30prn PLYMOUTH FORUM[7:00 piii.TOWN MEF_TING::-..-AR&k- 1-7:00pm COUNCIL -MEETING..",. April 21 j,:-.-"-.TUESDAY-...-*,--..-'*.I April 28 9:00am EXECUTIVE SESSION (Closed Session) 12:30pm Community Transit Forum - RTB Chambers, 7:00pm WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE St. Paul April 22 WEDNESDAY April 29 9:00arii Truth -In -Housing Seminar - St. Paul 7:00pm *CHARTER COMMISSION 6:45pm PLAN FORUM 7:00pm PLAN COMM. April 23 1 -:-THURSDAY ':. I April 30 111-3:000m **B.0 . ARD'OF.- REVIEW .. . .. .... (Reconvened):.; April 24 1 -':FRIDAY_May 1 10:00am **Arbor Day Celebration - Sunset Hills School 11 April M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 *Revised Meeting/Event **New Meeting/Event - may M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 elm NPR 17'92 4/17/1992 COUNCIL CALENDAR: May 1992 M -`o MAY 4 - 17 May 4 MONDAY: .,-Mo 11 1 'k 11 —7.00pfn',COUNCIL M,EETING7:00pm CHARTER COMM.: May 11 May 5 j---.:'.--TUESDAY.:*1-j May 12 1:30pm "D.A.R.E. Grad. - Plymouth Creek, 16005 41st Ave 7:00pm BOARD OF ZONING 7:00pm CHARTER COMMISSION May 6 IWEDNESDAY I May 13 11 7:00pm PLANNING COMMISSION May . 7 I'THURSDAY.. May 14 5:.30pm CITY COUNCIL/PRAC MEETING 7:00pm PRAC May 8 FRIDAY May 15 M T W IvIcly T F S S 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 *Revised Meeting/Event "New Meeting/Event M -UUIIU T W T F S S. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 4/17/1992 cim PR 17'92 COUNCIL CALENDAR: May 1992 MAY 18- 31 May 19 8:45am **D.A.R.E. Grad. - St. Barth, 630 E. Wayzata. Blvd 1:30pm **D.A.R.E. Grad. - Gleason Lk - 310 C.R. 101 7:00pm WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE May 20 May 21 1:30pm **D.A.R.E. Grad. - Pilgrim Ln - 3725 Pilgrim Ln 1:30pm **D.A.R.E. Grad. - Sunset Hill - 13005 Sunset Trl 2:00pm **D.A.R.E. Grad. - Kimberly Ln - 17405 C.R. 9 6:30pm HRA May, 26 DAYJ May 27 2:00pm "D.A.R.E. Grad. - Birchview, 425 Ranchview Ln 6:45pm PLAN FORUM 7:00pm PLAN COMM. DAY May 28 1:30pm "D.A.R.E. Grad. - Greenwood, 3635 C.R. 101 May 22 FRIDAY: May 29 2:OOpm **D.A.R.E. Grad. - Sunny Hollow, 8808 Med. 2:00pm "D.A.R.E. Grad. - Oakwood, 17340 C.R. 6 Lk. Rd. M T W IvIdy T F S S 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910 14 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 *Revised Meeting/Event "New Meeting/Event M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 4/17/1992 CSM APR 17'92 ROBERT L. CROSBY LEONARD M.ADDINOTON ROBERT R.BARTH N. HALTER GRAY? ALLEN D. BARNARD RICHARD A. PETERSON ROBERT J. CHRISTIANSON, JR FRAME J. WALz FRANK VOGL MARINES W.VAN YUTTEN, JR. DAVID B. MORSE JOHN A.BDRToN, JR. JAMES C. DIRACLEs ROBERT L. MELLER, JR. Scorn D. ELLER CHARLES C. BEROUIST GEORGE O. LUDCKE E.JOSEPH LAFAVE GREGORY D. SOULE CATHY E. GOBLIN PATRICK B. HENNESSY TIMOTHY A. SULLIVAN TAMMY L. PUST BRIAN F. RICE TRACY J. VAN STEENBURGH DAVID J. ZUBKE STEVEN R. KRUGER JAMES P. MICHELS PAUL E. KAMINSKI BEST & FLANAGAN ATTORNEYS AT LA -w 0500 IDS CENTER 80 SOUTH 8TH STREET MINNEAPOLIS, M -N 55402-2113 TELEPHONE (612) 339-7121 TELECOPIER (612) 339-5897 April 8, 1992 Mr. Frank Boyles Assistant City Manager City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, Minnesota 55447 RE: Street/Railroad Intersection Liability Dear Frank: CINDY J. LARSON JOHN P.BOYLE Ross C. FoRMELL CARYN SCHERB GLOVER SARAH S. GODFREY MARY E. SHEAREN CATHERINE J. COURTNEY KEITH J. NELsEN TRACY F. KoCHENDORFER JEANNICE M. REDING SARAH CRIPPEN MADISON ROBERT D. MAHER DAVID H. JOHNSON --Z.C-;L_j OF COUNSEL JOHN R.CARROLL JAMES D.OLSON ROBERT M.SKARE ARCHIBALD SPENCER CHARLES S. BELLOWS WARD B. LEWIS RETIRED LEONARD W. SIMONET Pursuant to your letter dated March 26, 1992, this office has researched the liability of the City if an ordinance was adopted banning train whistles. We first researched whether the City could prohibit the blowing of train whistles within the City limits. Ordinances may be adopted which prohibit the ringing of bells or sounding of whistles by locomotives or streetcars. Such ordinances have been sustained by a number of jurisdictions. See those cases cited in McQuillan, Municipal Corporations', Section 24.708. However, if the State was ever to adopt a statute requiring a train to sound a whistle prior to entering an intersection, the general rule is that the State statute would prevail over and supersede the City ordinance. There currently is no State statute requiring the sounding of a whistle. The question -of liability is somewhat less certain. Obviously, we are not able to assure the City that it will not be named as a party to a lawsuit as a result of the whistle prohibition. Lawsuits against cities and city officials are common. Successful lawsuits and subsequent liability are more rare. However, so long as the City follows properly adopted procedures and acts within the scope of its authority, the liability chance decreases. The governmental tort liability .act exempts cities from liability on any claim "based upon the performance . . . [of] a discretionary function or duty, whether or not the discretion is abused." Minnesota Statute Section 466.03, Subd. 6. In determining if a function is "discretionary," the courts find that if the discretion involved the evaluation and weighing of social, political, 01m APR 17'92 BEST & FLANAGAN Mr. Frank Boyles Page 2 April 8, 1992 and economic considerations resulting in a public policy decision, then the exception will apply. Nusbaum v. State, 422 N.W.2d 144 (Minn. 1988). Usually, when a council adopts an ordinance, it is acting in a discretionary legislative capacity, and it will not be liable for damages resulting from those actions when it performs them in good faith. The intent of this immunity is to prevent the courts from "second guessing" the legislative policy-making activities. id. Using the above statutory framework, we believe the City would have a strong immunity defense to any claim based upon the City's ordinance disallowing railroad whistles. We would argue that the City adopted the ordinance after weighing competing interests, i.e. the noise nuisance vs. the safety issues. This is the very political decision-making process which the immunity exception is meant to protect. (See, e.g., Bjorkquist v. City of Robbinsdale, 352 N.W.2d 817 (Minn. App. 1984) wherein the court found that the municipality's decision regarding timing of traffic control semaphore was discretionary act exempt from tort liability.) However, there are no reported Minnesota cases addressing the issue of municipal liability for an ordinance prohibiting train whistles. only one reported case dealt with a fact situation involving a city with an ordinance prohibiting train whistles and in that case the city was not even named as a defendant. See Muggenburg v. Leighton, 63 N.W.2d 533 (Minn. 1954). As a result, any litigation involving municipal liability on this issue would be one of first impression for the courts. However, as rioted above, we believe we would be able to successfully assert the immunity defense. You also questioned whether it would make a difference if the ordinance were adopted either before or after all of the intersections were protected with signals and drop arms. We believe that the immunity. -defense could be asserted successfully in either case. However, if we were unsuccessful in asserting that defense, the fact that signals and drop arms were in place at every intersection would help us limit the damages ultimately claimed against the City. Please feel free to contact me with any questions you might have about the above. I will be out of the office next week, but in my absence you should feel free to contact Paul Kaminski. leer;tL. l your , R seller, Jr. CSM ApR�7'92 RLM: dlm: 5516N CC: sir. James C. Willis, City Manager %Ir. Paul E. Kaminski ,.4 LAW OFFICES BRIGGS AND MORGAN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION 2400 I D S CENTER MINNEAPOLIS,�MI TNESOTA 55402 TELEPHONE (6121334-8400 FACSIMILE 16121 334-8650 WRITER'S DIRECT DIAL NUMBER (612)334.8511 April 14, 1992 City of Plymouth Jim Willis, City Manager Kim Bergman, Mayor City Hall 3400 Plymouth Blvd Plymouth, MN 55447 SAINT PAUL OFFICE 2200 FIRST NATIONAL BANE BUILDING SAINT PAUL,MINNESOTA 55301 TELEPHONE (6121 223-6900 FACSIMILE (912) 223-6450 VIA MESSENGER Re: Widening and Improvement of Union Terrace Lane North Gentlemen: I am writing this letter on behalf of certain property owners in the City of Plymouth. During the course of 1991, the City of Plymouth decided to improve and widen a number of streets, including Union Terrace Lane North. In order to address concerns by the residents the City held numerous meetings during which the project was discussed. All affected property owners were invited to these meetings. A significant portion of the discussions focused on the preservation of a number of trees, including oak trees, along the west side of Union Terrace Lane North. Based on the discussions and negotiations at these meetings, the City established the location of the roads. The City later confirmed the decision by mail. A few days ago, City workers marked the new location of Union Terrace Lane North in preparation for the construction. At that time, a few property owners on the east side of the road apparently decided to object to the location of the road. They contacted the City and requested .that the improvements be moved off their property, onto the properties on the opposite side of the road. A number of City officials, including the City Manager, the City Engineer, the Mayor, and a number of members of the City Council visited the site. As a result of the complaint, and following several visits by City officials, the City unilaterally, and without informing affected 0 rih� NPR 17'92 --lr: a BRIGGS AND MORGAN City of Plymouth April 14, 1992 Page 2 property owners, changed the proposed location of the road to remove all improvements from the properties east of the road. According to this decision, all improvements will be moved to the properties on the west side of the road. The proposed new location of the road would adversely affect natural resources in violation of the Minnesota Environmental Rights Law, Minn. Stat. §116B.01 et seq. In a Minnesota Supreme Court decision with a fact situation identical to the present situation for all practical purposes, the Court explained that the State's interests set forth in the Environmental Rights Law are paramount to local authorities' interests in roads and highways. See. County of Freeborn by Tuveson v. Bryson, 243 N.W.2d 316 (Minn. 1976). In that case," the County of Freeborn wanted to direct a highway through a marsh. The alternative was to direct the road through certain farmland, thereby depriving the farmer of valuable property. Relying on a U.S. Supreme Court decision applying a similar federal Act, the Court held that in the absence of unusual or extraordinary factors, the courts must enjoin environmentally destructive conduct if a feasible and prudent alternative exists. The Court did not consider the losses to the farmer to be of such "unusual or extraordinary significance" as to justify the loss of the natural resources. Thus, while recognizing that the construction of the highway was within the county's prerogative, the location of the road was subject to the Environmental Rights Act. Here, the proposed new location of the road would jeopardize natural resources protected by the statute, and cannot be accepted if an alternative exists. According to a forester consulted in this matter, the proposed change of placement of the road would likely result in the loss of the trees located on the west side of the road, as discussed at the meetings. On the east side of the road, however, no such concerns exist. Thus, the decision to move the road to the west is contrary to the policy of the Environmental Rights Law to "protect ... land and other natural resources located within the state from pollution, impairment, or destruction." Since a feasible and prudent alternative exists, the City cannot proceed with the construction as proposed. We also seriously question the City's authority to make a decision without consulting all affected property owners, particularly in light of the extensive negotiations with, and involvement by, such property owners prior to the original decision. Furthermore, the City may have violated the Minnesota Open Meeting Law in connection with the recent decision to I CIM APR 17'92 BRIGGS AND MORGAN City of Plymouth April 14, 1992 Page 3� change the location of the road due to the involvement by a number of council members and other City officials. In light of the foregoing, we write this letter to demand that you withdraw your decision to change the location of the road and that you proceed in accordance with the prior decision, reached in a proper manner. If you fail to heed this request, we will be forced to take whatever legal action necessary to protect the State's and our clients' interests, including seeking a restraining Order. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not hesitate to contact us. Sincere.Al, t, Timo y R. Thornton H. Torbjorn Svensson CIM APR 17'92 =-,3 'A April 15 1922 Mr. Timothy R. Briggs & Morgan 2400 IDS Center Minneapolis, MN Thornton 55402 CITY OF PUMOUTR RE: WIDENING IMPROVEMENT OF UNION TERRACE LANE Dear Mr. Thornton: This acknowledges receipt of your letter of April 14 with respect to the street reconstruction program occurring on Union Terrace Lane. We certainly regret that your clients are not .currently satisfied with the project. The intent of the City throughout this project has been to work with the neighbors in an effort to save as many trees as possible, recognizing that with the reconstruction of the roadway, 'including storm drains, water mains in some areas, as well as other public utilities, some trees would be lost. On balance, I believe the City's efforts have been well -rewarded. We have had good cooperation and participation throughout the process from many of the residents in the neighborhood. The field change which I authorized would have the affect of moving the construction slightly to the west, presumably adjacent to your clients properties. That decision was made so as to avoid further encroachment into the yards of the property owners on the easterly side of the roadway, recognizing that the roadway is all ready substantially offset to the east. To relocate the roadway along the center line would, in fact, cause the removal of several trees. This change, in my view, would not be consistent with the intent of the City Council. In seeking to accommodate the legitimate interests of all parties concerned, following my visits to the site and understanding of the construction to be undertaken, the Public Works Director and I concluded that the roadway could and should be moved slightly to the west. This modest relocation of the roadway will not require the removal of any additional trees. It will also continue to provide that the center line of the roadway will be located east of the center line of the actual right-of-way. We appreciate your interest and that of your clients in this matter. However, I believe the field change which we have authorized will, in fact, ensure that the road project is completed to the satisfaction of the greatest number of persons directly affected. t, CIM 34H PLYP.4QJTH EL'?:�!_ ': �, G. rt Yh40UTH. (; !^d(vEtiOTA 544'. TELEPHONE t612) 550 5000 Mr. Timothy R. Thornton April 15, 1992 Page 2 it If you have any additional questions with respect•to this matter, I would be pleased to discuss them with you, along with our legal counsel. Yours truly, James G. Willis C}ty Manager cc: Mayor & City Council Robert Meller, City Attorney am 017'92 MO ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION EQUIPMENT STORAGE The cities listed below offer the following assistance in the storage of athletic equipment for the youth athletic associations serving their community: Brooklyn Park Space is provided in their Central Park Community Building for the various sports. Youth hockey is given space at their ice arena. All equipment at both facilities is insured as well by the City of Brooklyn Park. Burnsville 3,500 square feet of space is provided on the lower level of their city hall building. Crystal The city built a combination concessions -storage facility at their Little League Complex for the baseball association to use. Eagan A storage building was jointly constructed between the city and the athletic association. The city provided all materials, labor and a site. The athletic association is paying $5,000 a year until the cost of the materials is paid off. Eden Prairie Space is provided at the Round Lake Pavilion for softball, baseball and football. Some minimal space for .swimming, hockey and figure skating is provided at the ice arena. Edina Each association is given some space in their public works building. Golden Valley Each athletic association is allowed some space in one of the city's maintenance buildings. Hopkins -Minnetonka If a storage building is adjacent to the fields the association uses, then they are given a key to that building. Otherwise, no storage is provided. Maple Grove The baseball and basketball associations are currently provided space in the Eagle Lake Community Building. Roseville Space is provided in their Activities Center. Hockey and Little League baseball have 400 sq. ft., football has 400 sq. ft., basketball and a second baseball association share 250 sq. ft. cim WR 17'92 Minutes of the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting April 9, 1992 Page 10 Present: Chair Anderson, Commissioners Burk, Gutzke, Johnson, Waage, Wahl, Watson; staff Bisek, Blank and Pederson; Councilmembers Edson, Tierney, and Vasiliou 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Anderson called the April meeting to order at 7 p.m. in the Council Conference Room. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A motion was made by Commissioner Waage and seconded by Commissioner Wahl to approve the minutes of the March meeting as presented. The motion carried with all ayes. 3. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS a. Athletic Associations. None were present at this meeting. b. Staff. Mary Bisek made several announcements including that staff is busy working on summer programs, which will be advertised in the May issue of Plymouth News; swimming lesson registration is scheduled for Saturday, May 16; the spring Ballet and Tap Recital is May 20; a new spring Shape -Up Challenge gets underway the week of April 13, with city employees competing with other companies located in Plymouth to earn points; the International "Folk Arts Celebration held March 21 was well organized, with five or six groups providing entertainment and about a dozen or more crafters displaying and selling their handcrafted items. Attendance was disappointing, but could have been due to the snowstorm. 4. REPORT ON PAST COUNCIL ACTION The Council voted 3-2 to deny the acquisition of the Forster property. The Council felt,the money could be better spent on the acquisition of property in northwest Plymouth. Council also recommended that an aquatic study be done on Parkers Lake during 1992, with the possible application of the chemical Sonar to.control milfoil to be done in 1993. 5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a. Volunteer program - continue discussion. Commissioner Waage reported that she had not had time to contact Mayor Bergman for more information on the role PRAC should be taking in the volunteer program. She stated she would be calling him within a day �or two and would report back .at the May meeting. cim APR 17'92 PRAC Minutes/April 9, 1992 Page it 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Review request from Hewitt -Peterson to purchase land for ark. Hewitt -Peterson and Associates approached city staff recently requesting that the city consider acquiring approximately 10 acres at a cost of about $208,000. This land is located north of County Road 9 just west of 494 and east of Fernbrook Lane. The city currently owns two other parcels of wooded land in this same area. In addition, the City's comprehensive plan does contemplate that more land in this area will be acquired via park dedication when the property to the north is developed. Larry Liles, representing Hewitt -Peterson, stated that this land was platted once already, in 1988, but that the Planning Commission reguided the property from LA 3 to LA 2, so those plans were later scrapped. In order'to build there now, a lift station would have to be installed, which is quite costly, and something the city has indicated they are not very eager to do. Another option is to run the sewer lines down from the north, also a costly venture and not a very practical one from the city's standpoint. Commissioner Burk asked Mr. Liles for an estimate on the cost of the homes that would be built on this site, if the city did not buy the land for park purposes. Mr. Liles estimated. somewhere between $150,000 and $200,000, with the lots selling for about $40,000. Commissioners asked Director Blank what the future plans are for the land the city currently owns in this area. He stated that nothing definite has been proposed for this site. He also stated that PRAC needs to decide if it is appropriate at this time to acquire more of the woods than what is proposed in the comprehensive plan, if the asking price is reasonable for this property, and to also keep in mind that part of this property would likely be obtained through park dedication when the land is developed. Commissioner Burk indicated that he felt the asking price was too high, and if he was asked to make a recommendation right now, he would vote against purchasing the land. Commissioner Johnson indicated he would rather see the money spent on the development of West Medicine Lake City Park, which has been in the comprehensive plan for many years. Commissioner Wahl stated the land is a valuable piece of property, and the city should acquire it for future park purposes. He also believes the asking price is a matter the Council should negotiate, not the Park Commission. Councilmember Edson commented that the price of property should not be mentioned during PRAC discussions when considering a particular property's acquisition. . CIM APR 17'92 PRAC Minutes/April 9, 1992't". �— Ok� Page 12 Commissioner Watson stated she needed more time to consider the acquisition, because PRAC had been given the information just two days prior to the meeting. Commissioners agreed that before they can make any decision, they want to know the assessed value of this property, who owned it before, and the history of the property up until now. They also want to know what funds are available to acquire property. Director Blank responded that this information will be part of the CIP discussions, which will begin during the May meeting. Commissioners unanimously agreed that they could not make a decision at this time. The representatives from Hewitt - Peterson stated they would be willing to wait for an answer for at least 30 days. The Commission discussed this timeline and decided that it might not be sufficient either, so they suggested that Director -Blank inform Mr. Liles that they may not have an answer for him until after they've had a chance to review the CIP, scheduled for PRAC discussion during the months of May, June and July. Councilmembers Edson, Tierney and Vasiliou agreed that asking for a decision with. such a .short time to consider it, was not very practical. They also stated that Hewitt - Peterson's plans to come before the Council by April 20 was not very realistic, since they have not presented their proposal to the Planning Commission yet, either. Councilmember Edson indicated that the Council is interested in long term development and the acquisition of land. However, before PRAC makes recommendations to acquire more land, the Council wants to be sure that PRAC definitely sees a need and has a plan in mind for the land. He stated that he voted against acquiring the Forster property, because he did not see a definite need for it, and he also believes land acquisition should be considered in northwest Plymouth. He also was not comfortable with the parks portion of the CIP being changed.at the last minute. He further stated that the Council would like to see PRAC take an aggressive role in debating the long range goal for parks, identifying land in northwest Plymouth that is needed, developing existing land and maintaining current facilities. The Council would also like to have more communication with PRAC and would like PRAC to hold something similar to Town Meetings in order to get the views of the citizens, the athletic associations, etc. Councilmember Tierney indicated that she voted in favor of purchasing the Forster property, because she had been assured that it was what PRAC wanted. circ OR 17'92 r PRAC Minutes/April 9, 1992 Page 13 Councilmember Vasiliou stated she voted against the acquisition, because no one could answer how access to this property was going to be obtained. - She further stated that a turn lane off County Road 9 would cost approximately $92,000, which she didn't believe had been considered in the overall price. She also remarked that during Town Meetings, the residents are not indicating any needs when asked if there is anything the City should be providing them. The most verbal residents -are those that want trails kept free of snow in the winter. b. Request for use of soccer field. A resident of Plymouth contacted Director Blank regarding the use of a soccer field on a regular basis for an adult team comprised of people from all over the metropolitan area. When he was informed that our fields are in such great demand by Plymouth residents that we are unable to schedule them for outside groups, he indicated he'd be attending the PRAC meeting. Since he was not present and hasn't contacted the Parks Department since his initial conversation with Director Blank, there was no need to discuss this item further. 7. COMMISSION PRESENTATION Commissioners questioned Director Blank about what items would be discussed at the joint meeting. Director Blank .stated it was up to the Commission to decide, but that one of the items will be the sidewalk -trail plan prepared by Strgar- Roscoe-Fausch, who will also attend the meeting. Director Blank also indicated that a petition has been received by the City from residents living along Ridgemount Avenue near Wayzata East Junior High and Sunset Hill Elementary. Some of these residents: live in Plymouth and some in Minnetonka. They. are requesting that the two cities jointly construct an off-road trail along Ridgemount to provide safer access to these two schools. The trail plan calls for a striped trail on the road, which is what is currently maintained here. 8. STAFF COMMUNICATION Director Blank stated that work on the new 10th Avenue Park began on Monday, April 6, and that as soon as the road restrictions are lifted, on or about April 13, crews will move into Shiloh and Gleanloch neighborhood parks to begin work there. Work will also begin again on Parkers Lake and Bass Lake Playfields. The Council would like PRAC to recommend which trails should be plowed next winter when they begin their budget work for 1993. The Council is often receiving calls from residents asking that the new trail along Schmidt Lake Road be part of the snow removal plan. CIM APR 17'92 Q. PRAC Minutes/April 9, 1992' Page 14 Councilmember Tierney remarked that the athletic associations are in need of some place to store their equipment. She commented that there are, three small garden -type storage sheds on Oakwood School property, but this is not sufficient or very secure.. She wondered what other cities do in terms of storage of athletic association equipment. Director Blank responded that staff had,conducted a survey of other cities, and the results will be shared with the Council and PRAC. 9. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:41 p.m. GIM APR 17'92 M i k b Unapproved CITY OF PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA CHARTER COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1992 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the Plymouth Charter Commission was held in the Plymouth City Center on Monday, April 13, 1992. I. Call to Order. 7:00 II. Roll Call. Present: Bobra, Bujold, Crain, Duntley, Foley, Milner, Peterson, Pribble, Schneider, Speck, Tierney and Wirth. Absent: Ford, Patterson and Singer. The Chair announced the members Ford, Patterson and Singer had called prior to the meeting indicating their inability to attend. Also present were Attorney, Dave Kennedy and Assistant City Manager, Frank Boyles. III. Approval of Minutes. Tierney moved, Foley seconded that the minutes of the March 9, 1992 meeting, be approved. Motion seconded. IV. Committee Status Reports. The Chair distributed copies of memorandums from the attorney, dated April 2, 1992, entitled "Committee Status Report" and "Response to Committee Questions". (Kennedy stated that these were inadvertently omitted from the Notice of Call for the meeting.) The Chair indicated its preference that the Commission review each committee recommendation in turn and make a final recommendation as a Commission with a view toward enabling the Commission to direct the attorney to begin drafting a charter embodying those recommendations. The Commission agreed with this approach. A. FORM AND STRUCTURE COMMITTEE 1. Ward system: seven member council: two at large, four from wards: mayor at large. Duntley briefly discussed committee deliberation on this point. There was some uncertainty about a year or two term for Mayor. DJK33267 PL100-112 1 SIM APR 17'92 c,b Moved by Foley, seconded by Milner that the recommendation be for a five member council. Tierney argued that a large council means more members able to serve on boards and commissions. Bujold argued that more members means greater accountability. Bobra said more members means more responsiveness. Wirth pointed out that earlier straw veto had favored seven members and should be followed unless there were substantial reasons to change. Bujold moved substitute motion substituting "seven" for "five", seconded by Wirth. Duntley pointed out that a change to seven implied acceptance of the ward system and that wards did not guarantee responsiveness. Wirth stated that wards would give residents a greater feeling of direct representation. Crain said that there is no direct relation between the size of the city and size of council and that five could do as well as seven. Milner inquired if any one else had asked citizens about their preference, stating that people had expressed to her a preference for five or less. On the Bujold motion, the motion carried with Schneider, Duntley, Millner and Foley voting no. Moved by Foley, seconded by Tierney, that the city council be composed of four members from wards, two at large and the mayor at large. Foley then stated his opposition to the ward system in that they foster parochial, not citywide interests. Speck recalled support for wards at the public forum. Peterson felt that wards make public officers more accessible. Schneider pointed to older areas of the city, with interests differing from the rest of the city, needing•representation. On the Foley motion, the motion carried with Foley and Milner opposed. 2. Council-manager form. Moved by Duntley, seconded by Foley that the new charter embody the council manager plan of government. Motion carried without dissent. 3. Terms of office. Crain moved, seconded by Peterson, that the new charter provide for four year terms for councilmembers and two year terms for mayor. A discussion ensued about the mayor's term. There was general agreement that a two year term provided DJK33267 CIM WR 17'92 PL100-112 2 .. -I `b' a majority of the council to be up for election at the same time. Motion carried without dissent. 4. Election year. Foley moved, seconded by Crain, that the new charter provide for municipal elections in even years. Tierney argued for odd years because of potential influence of political parties at even year elections. Milner stated that odd year elections allowed more focus on municipal issues. Others disputed that assumption. Motion carried with Foley, Milner, Speck and Tierney dissenting. (Kennedy pointed out that Ellie Singer had stated her preference for odd year elections in a letter to the chair.) 5. Term limits. Duntley moved, seconded by Bobra that there be no limits on terms of elected officers in the charter. Motion carried. 6. Campaign Contributions. Duntley moved, seconded by Pribble that the statutory limit of $500 campaign contribution without donor identification not be discussed in the charter. Schneider argued that the $500 figure was too high since it allowed multiple contributions from family members to one candidate. Peterson suggested that the matter was better handled by ordinance. Schneider moved, seconded by Crain'a substitute motion that the charter provide that any campaign contribution in excess of $50 be declared by name of donor. Motion carried without dissent. Kennedy suggested that the commission address the question of whether the ward boundaries should be fixed in the charter or by the city council after charter adoption. There was general agreement that the initial boundaries should be set in the charter and that reapportionment of all wards be by council ordinance. (Later adopted, motion by Pribble, seconded by Crain, carried.) B. INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM COMMITTEE. (The Committee's report was in preparation at the meeting.) 1. Basic concept. Speck reported on the committees deliberations. Speck moved, seconded by Bobra that the charter DJR33267 cim OR 17'92 PL100-112 3 C. I � =CAb contain procedures for initiative and referendum. Motion carried. 2. Petition requirement. Speck discussed the committee's recommendation that a petition must bear signatures of voters equal to 20% of the registered voters in the city and moved its -adoption, seconded by Pribble. A discussion ensued. Some thought -20% too high, others argued that the higher figure would discourage frivolous petitions. Moved by Bobra, seconded by Foley to amend the Speck motion to read 15% rather than 20%. An extended discussion ensued. Schneider moved to substitute 20% for 15%, but received no second. The Bobra substitute motion carried without dissent (i.e.-, 15%). 3. Cost estimates. Crain moved, seconded by Pribble that an initiative or referendum petition be accompanied by a cost estimate submitted by petitioners and reviewed by the city staff. After discussion, motion carried with Wirth, Bobra, and Bujold dissenting. 4. Amendment of initiated ordinances. Moved by Pribble, seconded by Foley that initiative ordinances could be amended by the council only with petitioner committee consent. Motion carried. 5. Emergency ordinances. Moved by Crain, seconded by Foley that emergency ordinances not be subject to referendum. Motion carried without dissent. FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE. Crain reported on the committee's deliberations. Foley moved, seconded by Crain that recommendations A and B in the report (i.e., basic plan B system with some adaptation of Minnetonka provisions) be adopted. At that point, Crain pointed out that Pribble had submitted a suggested amendment dealing with the relationship of the city manager and the council with regard to department and division heads. A prolonged discussion ensued as to whether the Pribble amendment was a significant variation from the accepted notion of the council-manager form of government. Foley moved, seconded by Crain that the concept of the Pribble amendment, with sentences one and two removed, be adopted. Motion carried. Wirth moved PL100-112 4 GIM APR 17'92 the adoption of recommendations A & B again, seconded by Peterson. Motion carried, with Duntley dissenting. D. TRANSITION AND MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES COMMITTEE. Tierney reported on the committee's deliberations. There was general agreement that the committee's report as presented be adopted. There ensued considerable discussion about the transition schedule from four to seven council members and the movement to wards. There was discussion of the Bujold suggested schedule and one suggested by Kennedy. Kennedy was instructed to prepare alternative schedules using one and three year transitional terms. It was further agreed that the charter, if adopted, should be effective January 1, 1993. Kennedy was authorized and directed to prepare a draft charter embodying the principles agreed to at this meeting. He stated that he would attempt to have a draft mailed to the commission on April 22. It was agreed by concensus that the scheduled April 22 meeting be moved to April 29. There being no further business, the Commission was adjourned at 10:06. Respectfully submitted, David J. Kennedy Acting Secretary C DJX33267 PL100-112 5 ciM APR 17'92 FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE Name Telephone Appointed Nancy A. Norman R. 557-6764 4-6-92 15015 48th Ave. No. 0. 726-0334 Plymouth, MN 55446 Jennifer Lee Martin R. 593-5237 10320 28th Ave. No. Plymouth, MN 55441 Michael D. McConnell R. 593-3457 9820 29th Ave. No. 0. 593-5964 Plymouth, MN 55441 Richard L. Treptow R. 550-0477 4595 Norwood Lane N. 0. 371-3625 Plymouth, MN 55442 Almon C. Bock II R. 559-0393 4500 Quinwood Lane 0. 331-5571 Plymouth, MN 55442 John W. Edson R. 557-8633 Councilmember 4835 Forestview Lane Plymouth, MN 55442 James G. Willis 0. 550-5011 City Manager 3400 Plymouth Blvd. Plymouth, MN 55447 Dale Hahn 0. 550-5101 Finance Director 3400 Plymouth Blvd. Plymouth, MN 55447 F] 4-6-92 4-6-92 4-6-92 4-6-92 4/6/92 Tarm Expires 1-31-94 1-31-94 1-31-94 1-31-95 1-31-95 0 CIM APR 17'92 91 92 91 92 91 92 91 92 PLYMOUTH POLICE DEPARTMENT MONTHLY REPORT MONTH JANUARY -?MARCH 1992 CLASS MURDER CSC ROBBERY ASSAULT BURGLARY THEFT AUTO THEFT ARSON 0 6 2 81 85 254 28 2 0 8 1 5 120 64 1 290 1 21 1 1 TOTALS 19 91 49 8 1999 509 117 CLASS 11 1991 1992 FORGERY COUNTERFEIT FRAUD HAR. COMM. STOLEN PROPERTY VANDALISM SEX OFF. NARC. OFFENSES FAM/CHILD D.W.I. LIO. LAW DISORDERLY CONDUCT OTHER 2 28 108 2 86 6 26 18 81 22 9 72 7 41 118 2 101 11 23 19 114 12 NUISANCE MISC. TOTALS 1991 460 1992 571 24% CLASS 111 FATAL ACCIDENT PERSONAL INJURY PROPERTY DAMAGE SNOWMOBILE ACCIDENT DROWNING MEDICAL EMERGENCY SUICIDE SUICIDE ATTEMPTS NATURAL DEATH ANIMAL BITES FIRE 0 36 225 0 0 239 2 3 10 11 64 0 1 22 1 201 1 0 ,, 0 1 238 1 0 1 4 1 5 1 8 1 61 TOTALS 1991 590 1992 539 -9x CLASS IV TOTALS 1991 3 012 1992 2985 -1% HAZARDOUS VIOLATIONS 1_9 100 8 19 9 2 8 Q_18 % NONHAZARDOUS VIOLATIONS 1991 1223 1992 991 -19% CRIMINAL OFFENSES CLEARED 19 91 16% 1992 -- TOTAL NUMBER OF INCIDENTS , SA, 652 1992 4604 2% CIm APR 17'92 ASSIST ANIMAL FALSE LOCK OTHER WARRANT TRAFFIC SUSPICION MISSING LOST PUBLIC DOMESTIC DETAIL ALARMS OUTS AGENCY SERVED DETAIL INFORMATION PERSON FOUND NUISANCE MISC. 68 293 353 466 150 ' 118 328 396 7 37 250 546 90 333 322 480 87 144 206 1 465 8 47 250 553 TOTALS 1991 3 012 1992 2985 -1% HAZARDOUS VIOLATIONS 1_9 100 8 19 9 2 8 Q_18 % NONHAZARDOUS VIOLATIONS 1991 1223 1992 991 -19% CRIMINAL OFFENSES CLEARED 19 91 16% 1992 -- TOTAL NUMBER OF INCIDENTS , SA, 652 1992 4604 2% CIm APR 17'92 91 92 91 92 91 92 91 92 PLYMOUTH POLICE DEPARTMENT MONTHLY REPORT If CLASS MONTH MARCH 1992 MURDER CSC ROBBERY ASSAULT BURGLARY THEFT AUTO THEFT ARSON 0 2 0 31 29 106 13 1 0 2 3 34 17 123 1 8 1 1 TOTALS 1991 182 1992 188 37 CLASS II 1991 1992 FORGERY • COUNTERFEIT FRAUD HAR COMM. STOLEN PROPERTY VANDALISM SEX OFF. NARC. OFFENSES FAM/CHILD D.W.I. LIO. LAW DISORDERLY CONDUCT OTHER 0 11 32 2 41 4 6 6 38 12 2 27 1 17 1 43 1 0 1 53 1 5 13 8 38 0 1 3 1 55 TOTALS 1991 181 1992 236 30% CLASS III FATAL ACCIDENT PERSONAL INJURY PROPERTY DAMAGE SNOWMOBILE ACCIDENT DROWNING MEDICAL EMERGENCY SUICIDE _ SUICIDE ATTEMPTS NATURAL DEATH ANIMAL BITES FIRE 0 9 55 0 0 90 0 1 6 6 24 0 4 1 45 0: 0 77 0 2 2 3 1 14 TOTALS 1991 191 1992 -147 �mW CLASS IV TOTALS 199 1080 1992 1062 -2x HAZARDOUS VIOLATIONS 1991 329 1992 319 -3% NONHAZARDOUS VIOLATIONS #1 1991 381 1992 319 -16% CRIMINAL OFFENSES CLEARED 19 91 13% 1992 19% ASSIST 1634 1992 1633 - GiM APR 17'9 ANIMAL FALSE LOCK OTHER WARRANT TRAFFIC SUSPICION MISSING LOST PUBLIC DOMESTIC DETAIL ALARMS OUTS AGENCY SERVED DETAIL INFORMATION PERSON FOUND NUISANCE MISC. 20 134 117 115 60 42 115 171 3 16 98 189 35 107 123 165 38 39 67 178 5 18 92 195 TOTALS 199 1080 1992 1062 -2x HAZARDOUS VIOLATIONS 1991 329 1992 319 -3% NONHAZARDOUS VIOLATIONS #1 1991 381 1992 319 -16% CRIMINAL OFFENSES CLEARED 19 91 13% 1992 19% TOTAL NUMBER OF INCIDENTS 1991 1634 1992 1633 - GiM APR 17'9 E z E baa 040 W 0 OW W a a>.4 H w E az O 9 a a O oo O 00 II O W o0 0 -0 CD II o N �..� t0 V} d' r•I 11 N Q1 H W N V> V). 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Total Billed YTD 920180 Prosecution Office Time $5,556.25 $403.28 $5,959.53 $16,286.49 920181 Prosecution Court Time 6,176.25 98.84 6,275.09 10,294.12 920182 Prosecution Complaint Draft 1,635.00 6.40 1,641.40 2,441.40 920188 Plat Opinions 461.25 1.40 462.65 837.75 920189 Housing & Redevelopment 5,063.50 27.00 51090.50 5,090.50 920191 General - Administration 5,211.75 9.33 5,221.08 7,442.48 920192 General - Community Develop 4,816.50 6.96 41823.46 6,818.91 920193 General - Finance 285.00 0.00 285.00 285.00 920194 General - Public Safety 343.75 .00 343.75 647.75 920195 General - Public Works 104.50 .00 104.50 660.25 920200 Codification 114.00 6.10 120.10 120.10 920266 Project No. 015 237.50 0.00 237.50 237.50 920276 Labor/Employment 23.75 .20 23.95 23.95 920593 Park and Recreation 114.00 .20 114.20 114.20 920609 Project No. 102 327.75 .60 328.35 328.35 TOTAL $30,470.75 $560.31 $31,031.06 $51,628.75 PAYMENT DUE UPON RECEIPT - CIM APR 17'92 0255A FEDERAL I.D. NUMBER 41.01502?7 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. NATURE OF CONCERN: green Oa k—, fork/' I I I L I -. _ I I AG . . - /- -- _ _ •/ G -- - . ACTION YOU DESIRE`THE CITY TO TAKE: IYL NAME: M GCri e-, PCe-d j ADDRESS: l87, lQ 30A... 27_1"p- • /moo 1p /V rn GG I S (ity) (PP) PHONE NUMBER: Q03 / F GIM APR 17'92 CIM APR 3 '92 April 10, 1992 Marie Reed 18720 30th Ave N Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Marie: ON OF PLYMOUTR =• %3 Mayor Bergman has forwarded your resident feedback form from the _March 30th Town Meeting to me for review and comment. I will be sending your comments to the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission, as well, so that they are aware of your request. On your feedback form, you requested information on two items. First, a night light near the playground, and second, a tennis court in Green Oaks Park. As a general rule, we do not install lighting in our neighborhood parks for two reasons: 1) the cost of acquiring and operating an ongoing security light, and 2) we have found that security lights become the primary target of vandalism. Thus, they tend to be somewhat self defeating in their purpose. I have asked our park maintenance division to provide me with some information with regard to the vandalism they have recorded at Green Oaks Park, so that I can get a better idea of the types of problems we may be experiencing there. There may be some other course of action we could take that would be less expensive than having a permanent light fixture in the park. In order to secure a tennis -court -in Green Oaks Park, I believe, the best procedure for you to follow is to submit a petition with as many signatures as possible, to the City Council and the Park and Recreation Advisory- Commission. However, before you begin the petition 'drive, let me give you some background on this issue. The City's comprehensive park system plan was developed around the concept that the more active recreation programs such as tennis, baseball, soccer, etc., would be located in community playfields rather than in neighborhood parks. The City Council has had requests in the past for tennis courts in neighborhood parks, and has consistently indicated that they did not wish to add tennis facilities at the neighborhood park level. As recently as last year, the Shiloh neighborhood park residents requested tennis courts at Shiloh Park and were turned down by the City Council. The Park and Recreation deliberations at their May on the five year 14 meeting. Advisory Commission will begin r capital improvement program (CIP) They will .also be reviewing and IM AM 17192 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 550-5000 Marie Reed ' = %3 Page 2 April 10, 1992 discussing the CIP at their June and July meetings. If you wish to proceed with this request, you should submit your documentation by May 6, so that the Park Commission can consider your request along with the other requests and projects they have under review throughout the entire community. Thank you for taking the time to attend the Town Meeting, and I appreciate hearing your feedback on these two subjects. If I can be of any further assistance to you, please feel free to contact me at 550-5131. Sincerely, Eric J. Blank Director of Parks and Recreation EJB/np , cc: City Manager Park Commission cine APR 17'92 01 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. NATURE OF CONCERN: z7a W Od -Wv '/tlrll� --t 1// A-/) 4j--, a-1-167 wt,. ACTION YOU DESIRE THE CITY TO TAKE: 7 -J. NAME: tljl en ADDRESS: 7 (CRY) (zip) PHONE NUMBER: CIM APR 3 17 tZ) APR 7 92 April 8, 1992 Sharon Anderson 16025 County Road 6 Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Sharon: T CITY O PUMOUTR =• �3 Mayor Bergman has forwarded your resident feedback form to me for review and comment._ In your form, you requested information about the removal of underbrush on the west side of Parkers Lake. I have checked with the City Forester, Don Kissinger, and he informs me that the cutting of bushes on the west side of Parkers Lake was done for several reasons. First, we are hoping to replant the area with pine and spruce trees, which was the intended cover type started years ago. This area was overgrown with volunteer trees which came about from the stumps of other volunteer trees which were cut in previous years. When we plant the new pine and spruce, they will have 'a much better chance to survive without the vigorous competition which we've had in the past. We are hoping to have the entire slope covered with evergreens in the future. As much as possible, the volunteer wild sumac was left for the wildlife habitat. If you would like to discuss this further with the Forester, you may reach him at 550-7462. Sincerely, Eric J. Blank Director of Parks EJB/np cc: City Manager City Forester and Recreation 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 550-5000 "'o AM 17'9 7a::: G FCC -1 R �o P- M"- ka,,a .- ZA4 -Z� NA--rv2i __� �t� e�%�`�-d� -- �a S�z.a_ �dsC� �L•`rt .�-- ti.'� S I G� ,aa�-L c�-�.�.. ��cf��,�i�k.o�-�K.. c�-� �-w`. ,,.�o� ; �j(�2 /t�t.`E'� •C�. a- C�iL --�r� % v 110-i 4a- . a�no�-c� o U�� % �C�-e v►.� - j �-uJ ,( ciM APR 10'92 cim OR 17'92 ACTiVN Yov DCSig-e 77W- G 7y 7v -IA4E l r _ G� wow cc,o-�2� '�� -�,�.— �'L•� C,� ..a.�,��/' �`G�.e. r � G,U l��•��, amt' w�c .�.� a �D elm mato-Y� . yo / elm APR 17'92 •�3 April 8, 1992 CITY OF PLYMOUTH - Tom and Laurie Marchiniak 5205 Yorktown Lane Plymouth, MN 55442 Dear Tom and Laurie: Mayor Bergman has forwarded your resident feedback form to me for review and comment. In the spring of 1991, after the completion of Schmidt Lake Road from Zachary Lane to Hwy. 169, the City Council received many requests from area residents for an off-road trail to be installed on Schmidt Lake Road. Following a recommendation from the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission, the City Council subsequently amended the comprehensive trail plan to include a Class I off-road trail on Schmidt Lake Road from Hwy. 169 to Pineview Lane. That new trail was constructed late last summer. I can appreciate and understand your concern for this trail, for I too, live in a situation where there is a trail running immediately behind my backyard, which from time to time, starts our dog barking, especially when other dogs are walking on the trail. Throughout the city, we have thousands of homes that adjoin public trails, and on Schmidt Lake Road, there are over 50 single _family homes abutting the newly constructed portion of. trail. For this reason, it is somewhat impractical for the City to finance the construction of private fences along the public trail system. The cost would be enormous. For this reason, we are not able to pay for fencing your property. If the cost of building your own fence is prohibitive at this time, you might want to consider using some type of shrubbery, which over time could grow to be quite dense and thick, providing the privacy which you desire. If you drive west on Schmidt Lake Road, you will see there are about three homes that have a very dense wall of shrubbery' that seems to be quite effective in providing privacy. If you would like any suggestions on plant materials, our city forester would be happy to assist you. Sincerely, Eric J. Blank Director of Parks and Recreation EJB/np G!M APR 1 cc: City Manager 3400 PLYMOUTI-TBOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 550-5000 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. NATURE OF CONCERN: n ACTION YOU DESIRE THE CITY TO TAKE: � � � �I / 1 � I ' � m � J C � � f :-j�C�L-- (liVt�[k- , i -C ✓� aA Lpz jam( NAME: ADDRESS: (CRY) (zip) PHONE NUMBER: cim APR 17,02 - April 13, 1992 Lori and Tom Marchiniak 5205 Yorktown Lane Plymouth, MN 55442 u F� r. I CITY OF PLYMOUT1+ SUBJECT: SPEED CONTROL AND POLICE PATROL OF SCHMIDT LAKE ROAD Dear Lori and Tom: Your concerns about Schmidt Lake Road were passed along to the Police Department. Patrol Sergeant Larry Holzerland will supervise our activities. Although our officers are familiar with this stretch of roadway and its particular concerns, -your observations were shared with them. They will conduct a survey to determine vehicle speeds and volume. The area may qualify as a target in our selective traffic enforcement program. It is not unusual for the Police Department to conduct surveys of this type. In fact, in a community the size of Plymouth we have several similar ongoing projects. This work is very important to us, and all the issues you raised will be addressed as we monitor Schmidt Lake Road. Sincerely, Lieutenant Dennis B. Paulson Acting Chief of Police BY: Lieutenant Thomas C. Saba Plymouth Police Department DBP/TCS/sb i GIM APR 17'92 3.00 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD. PLYMOUTH. MINNESOTA 55447. TELEPHONE (6121550-5000 13; K. =-\4 CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 DATE: April 13, 1992 r TO: Tom Saba, Lieutenant FROM: Helen LaFave, Communications Coordinator SUBJECT: CALL OF 24-HOUR CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE We received a call on the 24 -Hour Customer Service Line from, Allie Bathe, 17930 2nd Avenue North, 475-1132, regarding the tornado siren test which was done last week. Ms. Bathe reports that the siren in her area was not able to be heard until she opened the door to her home. Please check into this and advise her if any action can be taken to rectify this problem on the part of the City, or if she must contact another agency. Please advise me of action which has been taken on this by Wednesday, April 22. HL:kec cc: S.F. 4/22/92 3 — /33') �-e � 1 ,2 U �, � C�-�• c: r S R 9 T A C-ce /I-zce . i,'a-rrnd.vq Sire -JS � 4�erZ' �) (04 to I Sire".i ��.i .A;<1 lJ C ca yr- L%2 d 1 v Je e Cit APR 17'92 93 April 10, 1992 Mr. Robert Rohlf Executive Director Hennepin County Library 12601 Ridgedale Drive Minnetonka, MN 55343 Dear Mr. Rohlf: ��f�i�vii CITY OF PUMOUTR S- k a G- Enclosed is a memorandum from our Public Works Director Fred Moore regarding the first condemnation hearing for the Plymouth Community Library site. You will note that Mr. Cavanaugh, while represented by legal counsel, was not prepared to'proceed with the hearing. The Commissioners have accordingly granted him a three month continuance in order that he may have his property appraised. The next hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, July 7. I regret this delay has occurred. In any event, it does not affect the City's intent to proceed with the project, nor of course, the fact that the City already has taken possession of the parcel. We remain eager to work with you and your associates as you begin the site planning for the Plymouth Library. In that regard, we would appreciate having the opportunity of meeting with your consultants after they have been selected in order that we might acquaint them with local city land use requirements. Yours truly, 6J es G. Willis Ci Manager :kec cc: Chuck Dillerud, Director of Planning Fred Moore, Public Works Director Plymouth Community Library File & Community Development CIM APR 17'92 r_a MEMO CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 k DATE: April 6, 1992 TO: James G. Willis, City ty Manager N FROM: Fred G. Moore, Director of Public Works SUBJECT: LIBRARY SITE ACQUISITION CONDEMNATION HEARING CITY PROJECT NO. 103 This morning at 9:30 a.m. the Condemnation Commission hearings were scheduled to begin on the acquisition of the library site (Cavanaugh parcel). I attended this hearing at Frank Boyle's request to represent the City as the party initiating the condemnation. Also in attendance at the hearing were the following people: Three Condemnation Commissioners Bob Lindahl, Holmes and Graven, the attorney for the City. X Al Carufel, BCL Appraisers, the appraiser for the City. Tim Keane, Larkin, Hoffman, Daly, and Lindgren, the attorney for Mr. Cavanaugh. The hearing was to be held at Jim Daniel's office, the Chairperson of the Commission. Chairperson Daniels stated that he had received a telephone call from Tim Keane last Friday evening stating that they would be requesting a continuance of the hearing. Their firm had just been retained to represent Mr. Cavanaugh. It is also Mr. Keane's understanding that Mr..Cavanaugh has retained Pete LaSalle to be his appraiser. Chairperson Daniels stated that he had discussed the continuance with District Court Judge Burke who had appointed the Condemnation Commission. Judge Burke agreed with him that the property owner has put the City and the three Commissioners to a great inconvenience by requesting a continuance. The Commissioners and Attorneys had scheduled all of this week for hearings. If a continuance is granted, the property owner must pay the Commissioners one-half of the amount they would receive for this week of hearings. This amount would be $3,000. cIm ASR IIWa_ S-%sem, SUBJECT: LIBRARY SITE ACQUISITION April 6, 1992 Page Two Chairperson Daniels also stated, that he was very disappointed that a continuance was requested. After these Commission hearings were scheduled at a meeting on January 8, he personally told Mr. Cavanaugh that he should retain an attorney and an appraiser. Tim Keane stated that he had informed his client that he should be prepared to pay Commissioner's fees if a continuance was granted. A continuance was granted for 90 days. The Commission hearings have now been set to resume on Tuesday, July 7 at 9:30 a.m. The hearings will be at the Plymouth City Center building. The Commissioners have scheduled Tuesday through Friday of that week for hearings all day long and also the following Monday if necessary. The attorneys are to prepare the necessary documentation which needs to be filed with District Court to extend the authority of this Condemnation Commission to act in this matter. Also as part of this extension will be the requirement that Mr. Cavanaugh pay the Commissioner fees in the amount of $3,000 as reimbursement to the Commissioners for lost work since their schedule has been changed at his request. Both attorneys also agreed to exchange appraisal reports on June 30. Please let me know if you would like any additional information regarding the postponement of the hearing on the acquisition of the library site. FGM:kh CIM APR 17V -r--.- % S �6. f� 7� April 9, 1992 ; -• CITY OF PUMOUTR Zachary Lane Chess Team Members C/o Russell Erickson Coach Zachary Lane Elementary School 4350 Zachary Lane Plymouth, MN 55442 Dear Chess Team Members: Congratulations to each of you on your continuing success in team competition. All of us in Plymouth will be -rooting for you as you participate in the national primary - elementary tournament in Knoxville, Tennessee later this month. Based upon the fantastic record you have achieved in chess competition during the past several years, we are confident that you will do extremely well in Knoxville. Each of you is to be congratulated on your participation in this challenging activity. It is evident that your coach, Russell Erickson, has done an outstanding job in motivating you to participate in chess. Not only do you have lots of fun individually working on an intellectually challenging endeavor, but you also learn the rewards which come from group experiences and team effort. We are confident that the many successes you have achieved at the district, state, and national levels in past years will continue this year and in the years ahead. Best wishes from all of us with the City of Plymouth. Yours truly, Kim M. Bergman Mayor JW:kec cc: Councilmembers CIM APR 17`92 7 n CITY OF PUMOUTR P R O C L A M A T I O N WHEREAS, Zachary Lane has the largest, active elementary school chess club in Minnesota; and ' WHEREAS, the Zachary Lane Chess Club has 120 members in grades K through 5; and WHEREAS, the club is a source of pride both for the School District 281 and the City of Plymouth; and WHEREAS, the club has built a winning tradition which has included district and state championships; and WHEREAS, the team had the highest national team finish each year from 1987 to 1991 of any Minnesota primary team; and WHEREAS, 21 team members will compete in the national primary - elementary tournament at Knoxville, Tennessee on April 24, 25 and 26; and WHEREAS, the Plymouth City Council wishes the Zachary Lane Chess Team the best of luck as it heads to this national competition. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that I hereby proclaim April 24, 1992, to be ZACHARY LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHESS TEAM DAY in the City of Plymouth. Mayor GIM APR 17'92 o;00, QLYt�-- UTI- BOULEVARD. PLYMOUTH. 101NINESOTP.55,3• TEi_F-PHO!vP (6121550-5000 *77 ' April 9, 1992 Mr. Kim Bergman, Mayor City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Blvd. Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Mr. Bergman: The Zachary Lane Elementary School Chess Team has experienced a significant degree of success in recent years at the district, state, and national levels. A summary of these successes is attached. Twenty-one members of this chess team will depart for Knoxville, Tennessee, later this month to compete in the national tournament. The purpose of this letter is to ask if you might be willing to send"a short note of (1) congratulations, and (2) best wishes for the coming national tournament, to the Zachary Lane team. If you choose to write, your note can be addressed as follows: Zachary Lane Chess Team Members c/o Russell Erickson, Coach Zachary Lane Elementary School 4350 Zachary Lane, N. Plymouth, MN 55442 It would be appreciated if your note could arrive sometime prior to April 20. Receiving a word of support from you would provide both encouragement and excitement, and would be greatly appreciated by these young chess players. Thank you for your consideration of this request. Sinc y, Banning L. H scom Zachary Lane Chess Support Group CIM APR 17'92 ZACHARY LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT # 281 (PLYMOUTH) CHESS TEAM STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 SUMMARY OF RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS Local Setting o Zachary Lane has the largest, active elementary school chess club in Minnesota. o The chess club has 120 members in grades K-5 (school has no sixth grade). o Russell Erickson, first grade teacher, has been coach of the team since 1986. o A parent advisory board provides advice and assistance. o An active alumni group (previous team members) provides tutoring during twice -a -week chess club activities. District Competition o District team champions for combined primary (K-3) and elementary (4-6) categories: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992. State Competition o State primary (K-3) team champions: 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991. o State primary team runners-up: 1986, 1988, 1992. o State elementary (4-6) team champion: 1992. o State elementary team runner-up: 1991. o In 1992 Zachary Lane had the primary individual student champion, and the elementary individual student co -champion. o The team also entered the Jr. High School State Tournament in 1991 and 1992, and placed 5th each year , competing with Jr. high school teams. National Competition o The team finished second nationally in the primary (K-3) division: 1989, 1990. o The primary team finished third nationally in 1987. o During the five-year period, 1987 - 1991, Zachary Lane had the highest national team finish, each year, of any Minnesota primary (K-3) team. o Twenty-one team members will be competing in the national primary -elementary tournament at Knoxville, Tennessee, on April 24, 25, 26. C'm APR 17 092 April 10, 1992 Thomas and Christine 1745 Evergreen Lane Plymouth, MN 55441 CITY OF PUMOUTR Rossum Dear Mr. and Mrs. Rossum: On the afternoon of April 10, your basketball structure in the right-of-way along Forestview Lane was confiscated by the City. I am enclosing a copy of a letter I previously sent you dated May 15, 1991, on the subject of your temporary basketball structure. In that letter I explained that the City Code prohibits basketball structures to be placed in the "street, boulevard,•or right-of-way in the City if the structure causes or is likely to cause people to use or play in the traveled portion of the roadway." I also notified you that if the structure was not removed within 14 days, the City would remove the structure at its expense. On April 9, 1992, the City received a complaint that your basketball structure was again placed in the right-of-way of Forestview Lane and a number of children were playing basketball in the street using the structure. Therefore, the City confiscated your basketball structure. If you have any questions, please call me at 550-5014. Sincerely, Laurie Rauenh rst City Clerk cc: James G. Willis, City Manager Enc. _ :!,_, _ .. �•I �'�C :�`� Vii'. - _._r x IS el CIM 17 t92 CITY OF RYMOUTR May 15, 1991 Thomas and Christine Rossum 1745 Evergreen Lane Plymouth, MN 55441 Dear Mr. and Mrs. Rossum: =- % SC. In 1989 the Plymouth City Council became aware that several residents had constructed basketball structures within the public right-of-way, generally at the edge of street paving. The location and orientation of these basketball structures necessitated the use of the street for playing basketball.• This practice interfered or potentially interfered with the movement of traffic and placed individuals using the street right-of-way for playing basketball at risk. In order to reduce the potential risk to pedestrians and motorists and reduce the City's liability with respect to the use of such structures, the City Council adopted a policy (attached) relating to the placement of basketball structures on March 6, 1989. The policy states that "In those cases where a basketball structure is located in the right-of-way which is not in conformance with this"policy, the City Clerk shall notify the property owner in writing to remove the basketball structure within 14 calendar days of said notice. If the structure is not removed within the 14 calendar day period, the City shall remove the structure at its expense. This letter, as required by the policy, is your 14 day notice that your basketball structure must be removed by May 31. You will receive no further notice of this action. I have been informed that your basketball structure can be rolled back from the street when not in use. Plymouth City Code Section 800.27 states: "No person -shall place, erect, or construct any structure in any street, boulevard, or right-of-way in the .City if the structure causes or is likely to cause people to use, or play in, the traveled portion of the roadway." There is no problem with you using your portable basketball structure on your property, but it cannot be placed so that play occurs in the City street or right-of-way. Letter - Rossum May 15, 1991 Page 2 Please call me at 550-5014 if you have any questions. Sincerely, Laurie Rauenhorst City Clerk cc: Tom Vetsch, Street Supervisor Frank Boyles, Assistant City Manager ciM APR 17'92 =' t s C... POLICY GOVERNING PLACEMENT OF BASKETBALL STRUCTURES IN STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY March 6, 1989 Resolution No. 89-155 Background The City Council has become aware that numerous residents have constructed basketball -structures within public right=of-way, generally at the edge of street paving. The location and orientation of these basketball structures necessitates the use of the streets for playing basketball. This practice interferes or potentially interferes with the appropriate movement of traffic and place individuals using the street right-of-way or playing basketball at risk. Policy In order to reduce the potential risk to pedestrians and motorists and reduce the City's liability with respect to the use of such structures, the following procedures are hereby established: 1. Construction or placement of basketball structures within the public right-of-way shall not be permitted after March 6, 1989. 2. In those cases where basketball structures are known to exist in the public right-of-way on the date of this policy, based upon a survey conducted by the City in 1988/1989, the property owners shall either: a. Remove the basketball structure from the public right-of-way on or before June 1, 1989; or b. Apply for a one-year permit in order that such a structure may be maintained so long as the existing property owner owns the property. :. 3. If a homeowner with a basketball structure located within the right-of-way desires a permit for such a structure, the homeowner may make an application to the City Clerk on or before April 1 of each year. As part of the application process, the property owner shall agree in writing to defend, hold harmless and indemnify the City for any and all injuries arising out of the existence of the basketball structure. The fee for the annual permit shall be $10. The permit shall be accompanied with a copy of the homeowner's insurance policy in the amount of $600,000 naming the City as an additional insured with respect to the placement of a basketball structure in the right-of-way. Upon receipt of the application, the City Clerk shall determine whether or not it meets the intent of this policy and if so, issue a permit for the year requested. A sticker shall be issued to the property owner to affix to the basketball hoop base signifying that it is currently permitted. -34- CIM APR 17'92 POLICY GOVERNING PLACEMENT OF BASKETBALL STRUCTURES IN STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY Page 2 For each subsequent years' license, the City Clerk notify the property owner 30 days prior to the expiration date of the insurance policy. This date shall become the new anniversary date of the license. So long as the original homeowner renews the permit in accordance with this policy, 'the basketball structure shall be allowed to remain in the street right-of-way. 4: If "a permit once issued expires for any reason, or if the ownership of the property changes, the City Clerk shall, upon notification, direct that the basketball structure be removed from the street right-of-way. 5. In those cases where a basketball structure is located in the right-of-way which is not in conformance with this policy, the City Clerk shall notify the property owner, in writing, to remove the basketball structure within 14 calendar days of said notice. If the structure is not removed within the 14 calendar day period, the City shall remove the structure at its expense. -34a- -r=tSc:. Z kS7(.. Plymouth City Code ' 800.27 (Rev. 1990) 800.27. Structures in Streets. No person shall place, erect, or construct any structure in any street, boulevard, or right-of-way in the City if the structure causes or is likely to cause people to use, or play in, the traveled portion of the roadway. This section does not authorize construction of any structure that is otherwise prohibited by law. (Added, Ord. No. 89-10, Sec. 1) 800.29. Erosion onto Street or Highway. The owner or occupant of real property adjacent to any street or highway right-of-way, or any public trail shall not allow any dirt, sand, silt, or other debris from the property to erode upon, or otherwise be deposited on any such street, highway, or trail. Violation of this subsection is a misdemeanor. (Added, Ord. No. 90-30, Sec. 1) CIM APR 17'92 JUDY TRAUB Senate District 45 Room 235 Capitol St. Paul, MN 55155 (012) 297-8064 Senate _ State of Minnesota April 3,-1992 Mayor Rim M. Bergman 3400 Plymouth Blvd Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Ma or Bergman, Thank you for your letter regarding the imposition of the sales tax on purchases made by local governments. - I share your concern about the abuse of state power .in this case and your opposition to this method of financing. It seems foolish to have one unit of government taxing another in this manner. I believe a better solution would have been an overall reduction in LGA and a small decrease in HACA aid distributed equally across the state, without targeting it at selected cities. This would be a more legitimate way to reduce the level of state aid to local units of government. As you may know, Senate Republicans proposed an alternative increase in income tax rates on the top 4 percent of state taxpayers. Senator Tom Neuville from Faribault proposed the amendment and I was part of the 59-2 vote in support of it. The amendment raises the income tax rate from 8.5 to 10 percent on joint filers with net taxable income over $150,000. Of the revenue raised, $66 million restores the governor's cuts in.LGA and eliminates the need for the 6.5 percent sales tax on local government purchases. Plymouth would also benefit from a 22 percent increase in HACA aid to $1,728,617 in FY 1994. While.I am not totally comfortable with an income tax increase, this was a better solution than I ever expected would come out of the Senate in this difficult session. Thank you again for contacting me about this issue. I will keep you informed as the session moves toward final adjournment. Sincerely, JUDY PRAU$1 State Se tor, District 45 t� C'O\1\fI i"I•I:FS: Ftiui.+lion. '!?,+il • Ili.IiI!'• .:I.i M.: -1 >c'iltii, ! i.II 1'! 111! • ' I :++I? �:?Zi. iiit ,•I:+j�ill.:+?1 ,I t: �I I �. +�. ._ kIs c1. CIM APR 17 t,; Z t S e_ MEMO CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 DATE: April 15, 1992 TO: James G. Willis - City Manager FROM: Lieutenant Dennis Paulson - Acting Chief of Police SUBJECT: MERI AND DON HAUGE LETTER CONCERNING GLEASON LAKE DRIVE Accident statistics for Gleason Lake Drive were reviewed back to January 1, 1990. There were three accidents during that period on Gleason Lake Drive, Carlson Parkway to Vicksburg Lane. Two of the accidents were minor property damage under $500. The third accident was a minor personal injury which did not require emergency medical services. Speed was not a factor in any of the three accidents. Stationary radar will be assigned along this roadway to survey speed levels and determine whether or not additional selective enforcement is appropriate at this time. DP/sb 11, GIM APR 17'92 -�5Pit.. April E. 199 - John W. Edson, Councilmembei City of Plymouth 4835 Forestview Ln, Plymouth, MN 55442 Dear Mr. Edson, We came upon the scene of an aooident on.Gleaeon_Lake Drive duet west of Vicksburg Lane by Hunter's Glen on Sunday, April 1992' at about 10:20 p.m. We saw the victim laying on the side of the road We understand it was the body of Kathryn Becker, a 28 year- old mentally disabled woman, who, had dust been hit by a vehicle. It was a startling sight.. We didn't expect to see death like that on a residential street in suburban Plymouth/Wayzata Its our understanding that this in the scaond death on this road since about 1980 (the first death was a child whose last name was AI Day). About six years ago we personally saw a friend's son (Nicholas Weber) get hit while talking to his dad who waiE: across the street in our driveway. And. we also have heard that a 3ogger was hit by a oar on Gleason Lake Drive just west of Parker's Lake Road a few years ago. How many more acoi.dents will there be before you take action and reduce the road speed and put stop signs in along the vay"' Ir this dear woman, Kathryn Beoker, was your child We believe you would take quick action. Let's not see anyone else get injured or. killed. Were begging you to make two changes to Gleason Lake Drive. from Carlson Parkway to Wayzata Boulevard -- a distance of only 1.8 miles. Please lower the speed limit to 25 miles per hour and Please put stop signs on Gleason Lake Drive where it intersect_ - with Vicksburg Lane and with Parkers Lake Road. We think the inconvenienced motorist will understand that it's your moral duty to keep our ohildren and disabled persons safe. Sincerely, 1�Dom''` Meri Hauge Don Hauge 45 N. Ouantioo Lane Plymouth, MN 55447 oc: Wayzata and Plymouth City Council Dick and Colleen Weber (Nichola:' parentsl OM APR 1 V .& .0 2 ^ '73 •.a . 8 .y "'.j V •.:a 1 i'. is 77 i=. C., 1 t:: v I April 10, 1991 Mayor Kim Bergman City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Kim, I wanted to thank you for the effort you made in adopting soy inks for the City's printing needs and am very pleased to see the soy ink-recyled paper designation on the latest Plymouth News. The insert on Leaves, Grass and Brush is extremely well done and my compliments to parties responsible. The environmental tips are very timely. Accompanying is a reprint of Governor Carlson's recent proclamation supporting ethanol use in state vehicles. This value-added agricultural product has important economic, energy and environmental repercussions for us. On March 31, the Federal Highway Administration finished compiling statistics on ethanol consumption during 1991. Sales of ethanol -blends increased 91.45% over 1990 in Minnesota and the Dakotas. Total ethanol -blend sales for the three state region were 651,218,000 gallons. That required 65,121,800 gallons of ethanol, an increase of almost 50%! People are recognizing the benefits of ethanol and buying it. Sincerely yours, David Shea 14610 13th Avenue North Plymouth, MN 55447 476-1077 �� •• •THE S7' �.. -.... ........ UK,:= Wz- _ EXECUTIVE ORDER 92.4 PROVIDING FOR THE USE OF ETHANOL IN STATE VEHICLES I, ARNE H. CARLSON, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the applicable statutes, do hereby issue this Executive Order: WHEREAS, the farm economy in Minnesota suffers from a variety of current VA problems including low prices for cash grain produced in the state; and WHEREAS, the technology exists for the cost-effective conversion of grain and agricultural waste products into ethanol; and WHEREAS, there is a shortage of traditional fossil fuels in the state, and agriculturally -derived ethanol when mixed with gasoline (and hereinafter called "ethanol') can help ease this shortage; and WHEREAS, the use of ethanol in vehicles can help improve the efficiency of gasoline in engines and at the same time reduce harmful emissions from those engines; and s kS-3� WHEREAS, the increased use of ethanol will help to encourage the construction of grain conversion facilities in the state resulting in the creation of new jobs and increased economic activity; and WHEREAS, the increased use of ethanol will help reduce our dependence on foreign energy sources; NOW, THEREFORE, I hereby order that: 1. All agencies and employees of the state are directed to use ethanol in gasoline - powered vehicles owned by the state to the extent practicable and to the extent that no substantial increase in price willoccur. 2. The Commissioner of Administration shall periodically report to me on the following: a. the extent to which ethanol is used in state-owned gasoline -powered vehicles; b. the purchase price differential between ethanol and gasoline. 3. The Commissioner of Agriculture, in association with other affected state agency heads, shall assess opportunities for using ethanol for other purposes, such as being blended with diesel fuels. 4. The Commissioner of Agriculture, in association with the heads of other affected agencies, shall encourage the development of new ethanol processing facilities in Minnesota. . - 2 - GIM APR 17'92 �s 5. State agencies shall provide appropriate technical advice and other forms of assistance to local governments, businesses and others interested in converting to the use of ethanol. 6. The Commissioner of Administration shall develop guidelines to implement this order as soon as possible. The commissioner shall: a. to the extent practical, make bulk purchases of ethanol produced from Minnesota agricultural feedstocks; b. place a list of Minnesota gasoline stations offering ethanol in each state- owned gasoline -powered vehicle; C. provide a copy of this Order to every state agency head. Each agency head is responsible for informing his or her employees of this directive. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 1990, Section 4.035, subd. 2, this Order shall be effective fifteen (15) days after publication in the State Register and filing with the Secretary of State and shall remain in effect until rescinded by . proper authority or it expires in accordance with Minnesota Statutes 1990, Seetion'4.035, subd. 3. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF,- I have set my hand this eighteenth day of March, 1992, ARNIE H. CARLSON Governor Filed According to Law: STATE OF MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF. STATE SLED J ANDERSON `GROWE Secretary of State 19 1'%, -3 - �� =1APR 7'92 1 � y OFFICIAL CO. v1MUNI CATION FROM THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA 1RNE H. CARLSON aOVERNOR JOANELL M. DYRSTAD LT. GOVERNOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Barb Shlafer March 24, 1992 296.0001 (0) 925-9031 (H) CARLSON DIRECTS STATE TO USE ETHANOL Governor Arne H. Carlson signed an executive order directing all agencies and employees of the state to use ethanol blended fuel in state vehicles. He also asked the Commissioner of Agriculture to work with the heads of other agencies to develop new ethanol processing facilities in Minnesota. "Ethanol production and use is a perfect fit for Minnesota," Carlson said. "It is good for our farmers, it enables us to add value to our agricultural products right here in Minnesota, and it reduces toxic emissions into our air." Minnesota consumers use more than 60 million gallons of ethanol per year, one third of which is produced in Minnesota. Today nearly 50 percent of all stations in Minnesota carry ethanol -blended fuel. Minnesota's four ethanol production plants produce approximately 20 million gallons of ethanol which account for two percent of the nation's total ethanol production. "Today it is estimated that two-thirds of Minnesota's corn is shipped out of state in raw form," Carlson said. "By enhancing the demand for the product and improving our overall business climate we can increase ethanol production and bring economic vitality to many parts of rural- Minnesota. I encourage all Minnesotans to seek ethanol for their cars, tractors and other vehicles." CIM APR 17'92 Cyndy Brucato 130 State Capitol, St. Paul, Minnesota 55155 Tony Vignlerl Director of Communications + Deputy Press Secretary Press Secretary �.,i (612) 296-7689 01171 29%-nn17 AN E=AL CCPCPTU4;TY EMPLCYEa Minnesota Department of Agriculture 90 West Plato Boulevard Saint Paul, Minnesota 55107 (612) 297-1629 Tuaaxn• FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News Release March 24, 1992 CONTACT: Amy O'Marro (612) 297-1629 State vehicles to run on ethanol Governor Arne H. Carlson directed today that ethanol would be used in all state vehicles. By signing an Executive Order providing for state use of ethanol, the Governor said he sought to boost Minnesota's farm economy by increasing the use of grain and other commodity by-products, create rural jobs, and help reduce pollution. "Increased use of ethanol will help to encourage the construction of grain processing facilities in the state, resulting in new jobs and increased economic activity. Agriculture holds the key to solving significant environmental problems," Carlson said. The Executive Order is timely, Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Elton Redalen said. 'The technology is here. Minnesota agriculture can effectively covert grain, dairy whey. and ag waste to ethanol. Consumers benefit from a clean -burning fuel that costs virtually the same as fossil fuels," Redalen said. The Commissioner was asked to join Carlson's efforts to encourage the development of ethanol production facilities. Under the Governor's Order, 'state agencies and employees are directed to use ethanol in state vehicles "to the extent practicable, and to the extent that no substantial increase in price will occur." A list of Minnesota gasoline stations offering ethanol will be placed in each state vehicle. State agencies were also directed by Carlson to provide technical advise and assistance to local governments. businesses and others interested in converting their fleet to ethanol. The Minnesota Department of Administration will implement procedures where the state will purchase ethanol from Minnesota agricultural feedstocks. The Administration Department will also record ethanol use and compare its price to fossil fuels. -30- CIM APR 17'92 MINNESOTA GWOMH April 10, 1991 Mr. Jim Willis i City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Jim, I was very pleased to note the "Printed on recycled paper with soy ink" tag on my latest issue of Plymouth News. The insert on Leaves, Grass and Brush is extremely well done, very informative and the environmental tips are very timely. I hope this year's education efforts prove successful at cutting the volume of grass clippings generated. Accompanying is a reprint of Governor Carlson's recent proclamation supporting ethanol use in state vehicles. I have also sent a copy to Mayor Bergman. Your well-documented response to my letter of March 16 on ethanol was appreciated: Randy Mayer's comments on "political correctness" and "environmental hysteria" are exactly why I am making the effort to pass along pertinent information. Obviously there are battles shaping up between conflicting interests, so I think it is important to get a good picture of problems and opportunities for all involved. Ethanol is a value-added agricultural product with important economic, energy and environmental repercussions for Minnesotans. On March 31, the Federal Highway Administration finished compiling statistics on ethanol consumption during 1991. Sales of ethanol -blends increased 91.45 % over 1990 in Minnesota and the Dakotas. Total ethanol -blend sales for the three state region were 651,218,000 gallons. That required 65,121,800 gallons of ethanol, an increase of almost 50%! People are recognizing the benefits of ethanol and buying it. Thank you for your continued interest Jim. Sincerely yours, David Shea 14610 13th Avenue North Plymouth, MN 55447 " 476-1077 ks3-", elm 017,92 �n�SnTATE OF /� U �J U V 1E % (0U1/4S DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES PHONENO. ( 612 ) 296-5200 April 15, 1992 Kim M. Bergman. Mayor of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, Mn. Dear Mayor Bergman, u FILE NO. Area Wildlife Manger Jon Parker has referred your letter concerning Canada Goose problems in Plymouth to me. Controlling Canada Goose populations in urban environments is a never ending project. Humans have created excellent goose habitat by maintaining parks and lawns mowed and groomed to the water's edge while effectively removing mortality because land use patterns limit predation, both natural and human. This combination guarantees that geese will be part of the urban environment. As far as the DNR knows there are only two acceptable methods for controlling Canada Goose numbers. The first is removal by capturing the birds during their flightless period, June 10 - July 15. The second is hunting during established seasons. Obviously you know all about the removal program. Translocation has been working in most municipalities but it takes 3 to 5 years before populations are reduced to acceptable levels. Even then a maintenance program has to continue. Unfortunately.this is not an inexpensive endeavor. We have established a special early and late Canada Goose hunting season in the Metro Area to further address reduction of the goose population. Each year about 7000 hunters harvest about 2500 geese in areas where hunting is still an option. I'm not sure if hunting is a option in Plymouth but if it is I would encourage you to participate in the special seasons. You might discuss this option with the police chief and I would be glad to discuss special provisions that the City could implement which may be acceptable to your community. Some home owners have had success discouraging geese from using their lawns by putting a flashy mylar tape around their property. However this is only a temporary solution and does not work on large areas effectively not does it reduce the population. I have included some information on the product for you to examine and share with your citizens. .I In conclusion I encourage you to continue with the translocation programs and to consider participation in the established goose hunting seasons. Sincerely, Tim Walla' VM WR 17'92 Area Wildlife Manager AN EOUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER April 12, 1992 City Manager City Of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Blvd. Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Sir, I am writing this letter on behalf of the Burl Oaks Homeowner's Association. We are located on 5th and 6th Avenues North just east of highway #101. I am president of the association and each spring I get calls from residents of 5th Ave. voicing concern over the safety of their children. Their primary concern is the speed of cars travelling down 5th avenue and the drivers ability to stop should a child run out into the street. I would appreciate it if you would have someone from your staff give me a call so I can discuss this situation further and find out what alternatives we have to minimize this risk. Your help in this matter is much appreciated. Regards, Michael J. Hall President - Burl Oaks Homewoner's Ass. Telephone: 476-6595 CIM APR 17'92 April 14, 1992 Mr. Frank Boyles Assistant City Manager City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Frank: The past five months I have attempted to juggle participation in my professional businesswomen's group with my personal interest in PACT. As both meetings occur the third Wednesday of the month, I have not succeeded. I sincerely believe it is in PACT's best interest that my volun- teer position be filled with an individual who is regularly able to participate. In the event PACT's meeting date changes, or that of my business women's group, I would welcome an opportunity to volunteer. Frank, the service you continue to create for Plymouth is exceptional. The buses are always clean and timely.(93A), the drivers are helpful, courteous, and diligent, and, with rare exception, a seat is available. My comparison is use of the inner city (lakes area) buses for the past 8 years. (Since you probably hear only the criticisms ... you need to hear the compliments that aren't conveyed!) Since ely, Karen B. Williams 13485 60th Place North Plymouth, MN 55446 c►M � 17 g2 4A r 4505 Uoland Lane North Plvmouth. MN 55446 March 19. 1992 Mr. Kim Beroman Mavor Township of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Blvd. Plymouth, MN 55446 Dear Frim: On behalf of Cub Scout Pack 539. I would like to thank you for participating in our Blue and Gold dinner on Friday, February 21st. The boy's and their parents were thoroughly impressed by having the Mayor of our township participate in our event. We hope that we can continue this as one of our traditions in future years. At some point in the future, and when your schedule allows, we would like to sit down .with you, and find out in which ways our boy's could participate in our local government. Please call at your convenience. Thanking you again for your input into the program, I remain, Sincerely yours, Debbie Harrison Cubmaster dh cc: Historical files CIM W 1? ROBERT L. CROSBY CHARLES C. BEROVIsT LEONARD M.ADDINGTON GEORGE 0.LuncKE ROBERT R.BARTH E. JOSEPH LAFAVE N. WALTER GRArr GREGORY D. SoULE ALLEN D. BARNARD CATHY E. Gomm RICHARD A. PETERSON PATRICE B. HENNESSY ROBERT J. CHRISTIANSON, JR. TIMOTHY A. SuLLrvAN FRANK J. WALZ TAMMY L. PusT FnANx VOGL BRIAN F. RICE MARINus W. VAN PuTTEN, JR. TRACY J. VAN STEENBUROH DAVID B. MORSE DAVID J. ZuBEE JOHN A.BURTON, JR. STEVEN R. KRUGER JAMES C. DIRACLES JAMES P. MICHELS ROBERT L. MELLER, JR. PAUL E. KAMINsEI SCOTT D. ELLER BEST Sc F LANAGAN ATTORNEYS AT LAW 3500 IDS CENTER 80 SOUTH 8TH STREET MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402-2113 TELEPHONE (612) 339-7121 TELECOPIER (612) 339-5897 April 9, 1992 Mr. James Thomson Holmes & Graven 470 Pillsbury Center Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 RE: City of Plymouth Dear Jim: t47 \�" CINDY J. LARSON Or COUNSaZ JOHN P.BOYLE JOHN R.CARROLL Ross C. FoRMELL JAMES D. OLsox CARYN SCHERB GLOVER ROBERT M. SEAHE SARAH S. GODFREY ARCHIBALD SPENCER MARY E. SBz&nzx CHARLES S. BELLows CATHERINE J. COURrNEY WARD B. LEwis KEITH J. NELSEN TRACY F. RommmoarEH JEANNICE M.REDING SARAH CRIPPEN MADISON RETIRED ROBERT D. MAHER LEONARD W. SIMONET DAVID H.JoEiNsox Enclosed herewith please find a summary of pending Plymouth matters your office submitted on February 17, 1992. The City has requested that we contact you and request the following information on each of these matters you continue to handle on behalf of the City: 1. Description of current status of each matter; 2. Estimated time to complete each matter; 3. Which attorney(s)/paralegal(s) in your office will be handling each matter; and 4. Applicable hourly billing rates of persons handling each matter; 5. Estimated -fees through completion of task, exclusive of any appeals on the civil matters. I ask you to send this summary directly to me, and I will distribute it to the appropriate City officials. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me or Paul Kaminski at this office. Thank you for your help. inc reWMeller,. r L. Jr. RLM:dlm:5528N Enclosure cc: Mr. James G. Willis, City Manager Mr. Paul E. Kaminski MIA 017,92 MEMO CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 DATE: April 17, 1992 TO: Mayor & City Council FROM: James G. Willis, City Manager SUBJECT: LEGISLATIVE UPDATE As the Council is aware, the Legislature last evening approved the Conference Committee's Omnibus Tax Bill. This bills contains a'number of components which will affect Plymouth. Presidential Primary Reimbursement The bill provides that the Secretary of State will distribute $2.5 million to cities and counties for costs incurred in the Presidential Primary. These expenses will be limited to salaries of election judges, postage, up to $25 to prepare polling places, up to $50 per precinct to prepare electronic voting systems and compensation for temporary staff and overtime pay. Local Government Aid In fiscal 1993 and thereafter, LGA has increased 3% over the existing base. LGA for cities will increase from approximately $279.6 million to $288 million for 1993 and 1994. Plymouth, of course, is excluded from LGA. HACA aid will be increased from $173.2 million in 1992 to $198.2 million in 1993, and $209.2 million in 1994 for cities. About $23 million of this increase represents the cost of reducing the tax classification rates on residential properties over $100,000 to 2% from 2.5%. Commencing in January 1993,,homestead applications will be sent to homeowners every four years. This will eliminate the annual requirement that homestead application must be filed each year for homestead benefit. There are additional requirements for reporting when ownerships change during that four year period. Additional information will be collected, primarily to ensure that persons do not seek multiple homestead exemptions and/or renter credits. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE April 17, 1992 Page 2 For taxes payable 1993, the market value for residential property that exceeds $72,000 will be at 2%. This carries forward the language of the 1991 tax bill which provides for the elimination of the third tier of the residential property tax classification. This, in essence, will provide for a reduction in the net tax capacity of all residential property over $72,000, which in turn will mean lower taxes. The special levy for school districts for drug education purposes will continue on a permanent basis. The law provides that the districts may levy $1 per capita per year for this purpose. The Robbinsdale School District has counted on this levy to assist in funding the school liaison program throughout the district. Local Referendums Local referendums requiring the issuance of debt obligations payable from property taxes require that those taxes shall be levied against the Market Value of the property within the jurisdiction, rather than the net tax capacity value. This will have the affect of increasing the residential homeowner's share of financing such debts. Fiscal Disparities The fiscal disparities law has been retitled to the "Charles R. Weaver Metropolitan Revenue Distribution Act" in memory of former representative Weaver who recently passed away. This will make it perhaps even more difficult to amend that law in the future. Truth in Taxation There are several changes in the "Truth and Taxation" law, none of which have major impacts to Plymouth. The state will be required to certify our state aids by September 1, rather than September 15. Our proposed property tax levy must be certified to the County Auditor by September 15, rather then. September 1. Truth in Taxation notices can be mailed by the County between November 10 and 24, rather than on or before November 10. Levy Limits are Revealed in Accordance with the Present Statute. This will help to focus accountability at the local level where it really belongs. Local governments will be required to submit an annual report to the Commissioner of Revenue, providing information on the amount of the taxes levied by the government and for what purposes. The form of this report will be established by the Commissioner of Revenue. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE April 17, 1992 Page 3 Sales Tax on Cities and Counties The 6.5% state sales tax will be extended to cities and counties effective June 1, 1992. We believe this will cost us about $70,000 in all funds for the balance of this year. Budget and Cash Flow Reserve The state's rainy day fund will be reduced from $400 to $240 million. 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