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CITY OF
PLYMOUTH -
CITY COUNCIL INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
MAY 229 1992
UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS....
1. CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE FOR JUNE:
JUNE 1 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL MEETING
Council Chambers
JUNE S 5:30 P.M. COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
Council Conference Room
Discussion of Deer
Reduction Efforts
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JUNE 15 6:30 P.M. PLYMOUTH FORUM
Council Chambers
7:00 P.M. COUNCIL MEETING
Council Chambers
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2. CITY OFFICES CLOSED -- Monday, May 25. City Offices
closed. Memorial Day Holiday
3. FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE -- Wednesday, May 27, 7:30
a.m. The Financial Advisory Committee will meet in the
City Council conference room.
4. PLANNING COMMISSION -- Wednesday, May 27. The Planning
Commission Forum will be held at 6:45 p.m.. Regular
Commission meeting - 7:00 p.m. City Council Chambers.
Agenda attached. (M-4)
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 550-5000
CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMORANDUM
May 22, 1992
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5. METROPOLITAN WASTE CONTROL COMMISSION -- A series of
budget breakfast meetings has been scheduled to receive
input on the MWCC proposed 1993 budget. Friday, June 5 -
Kopper Kettle - Osseo; Wednesday, June 10 - Radisson
South, Bloomington. The notice from the MWWC and meeting
schedule is attached. (M-5)
6. MEETING CALENDARS -- City Center and City Council
calendars for MAY, JUNE and JULY are attached. (M-6)
FOR YOUR INFORMATION.....
1. PETITION FOR TRANSIT SERVICE -- Earlier this year at a
Plymouth Forum, Loretha Suggs requested improved transit
service to the area of County Road 6 and State Highway
101, and particularly to Plymouth Colony Apartments. She
submitted a petition to the City Council on this matter.
Since that time, Ms. Suggs has been asked to circulate a
specific survey to residents of the area. Seventy-seven
persons responded and the data has been analyzed by the
MTC.
They found that of those responding, 45 percent were
interested in traveling to Wayzata, while 40 percent
wanted to go to Minneapolis, and 31 percent to Ridgedale.
The times the service was desired was 7:00 a.m. and 5:00
p.m. Service was desired Monday through Friday at
minimum.
Hugh Hudson, Assistant Project Manager, MTC, evaluated
this request. I have attached a copy of his report. Mr.
Hudson recommends that:
1. The request for service to downtown Minneapolis is
already available to residents of this area
through two separate Plymouth Metrolink routes.
What apparently is needed is greater publicity of
this fact to residents of this area. Frank Boyles
will meet with Ms. Suggs and other interested
parties to find out how this effort could most
effectively be undertaken.
2. Service to Wayzata will become part of a
comprehensive operational analysis presently
underway by the MTC. The comprehensive
operational analysis is an effort to evaluate all
existing routes, as well as current and future
city needs to determine how service can be most
effectively and efficiently offered to meet the
maximum number of needs. The comprehensive
operational* analysis is expected to be completed
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May 22, 1992
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by August 31, with actual implementation of
service improvements by April, 1993. In the
meantime, the residents of this area do have
access to both Ridgedale and Wayzata six days a
week through Dial -A -Ride.
Frank Boyles is communicating this information to Ms.
Suggs during the week of May 25. (I-1)
2. NEWS RELEASE - REVISED WATER RESTRICTIONS -- The
attached news release on the revised water restrictions
was sent to local newspapers, Star Tribune, St. Paul
Pioneer Press, radio, T.V. stations and homeowner
associations. A notice publicizing the change was placed
on cable channel 37 and on the water restriction hotline.
The June Plymouth News will also feature an article on
the topic. (I-2)
3. PLYMOUTH LIBRARY -- The Hennepin County Library Board has
approved the architect firm of Frederick Bentz, Milon
Thompson, Robert Rietow, Inc. for the design of the
Plymouth library. Attached is an article from the Star
Tribune on the appointment. (I-3)
4. CITY BULLETIN UPDATES -- The following updates have been
mailed to affected residents:
a. 1992 Reconstruction Update
b. Parkers Lake Playfield Update (I-4)
5. CABLE TELEVISION AUDIENCE GAINS -- According to the
attached news release from Northwest Community
Television, the audience for local programming has
increased to sixty-seven percent of the local cable
subscribers in the northwest suburbs. A survey was
conducted for Northwest Community Television by Decision
Resources, Inc. in March, 1992. (I-5)
6. WEST SUBURBAN MEDIATION CENTER -- A first quarter report
from the West Suburban Mediation Center is attached. (I-
6)
7. MINUTES
a. Plymouth Forum, May 18, 1992. (I -7a)
b. Bassett Creek Water Management Commission, April 16,
1992. (I -7b)
8. NEWS ARTICLE - ELECTED OFFICIALS PHOTOS -- The attached
article appeared in the May 18 Star Tribune on the new
state law prohibiting elected officials' pictures in
governmental publications. (I-8)
CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION
May 22, 1992
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9. RESIDENT FEEDBACK FORMS:
a. A resident feedback form from the May 11 Area 3 Town
meeting are attached.
b. Staff responses to Resident Feedback Forms are
attached. (I-9)
10. CITY EMPLOYEES:
a. Resignation of City Forester -- City Forester, Don
Kissinger, has turned 'in his resignation effective
June 12. Don has been selected by the Wisconsin DNR
to be a District Forester located in Wausau,
Wisconsin.
11. CORRESPONDENCE:
a. Letter to James Spensley, President, Minnehaha Creek
Watershed District, from Fred Moore, regarding the
District's designation as the Local Government Unit to
administer the Wetland Conservation Act. (I-lla)
b. Letter from Jim Ramstad providing information on a
special "Taxpayers Summit on the Deficit Crisis" he is
hosting on June 6 at Normandale Community College.
(I-llb)
c. Letter from Commissioner John Derus, announcing a
public hearing to be held by the U.S. Advisory Board
on Child Abuse and Neglect in Hennepin County on May
29 in the Hennepin County Board Meeting Room. (I-llc)
James G. Willis
City Manager
�- PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA WHERE: Plymouth City Center
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1992 3400 Plymouth Boulevard
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 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. OLD BUSINESS
A. 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
6. ADJOURNMENT
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t\ _ Metropolitan Waste Control Commission
Mears Park Centre, 230 East Fifth Street, St. Paul, Minnesota 5510IZ33
May 7, 1992 .612 -.732 -
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To Elected Officials City Managers and Staff:
Budget Breakfasts seeking input to the Metropolitan Waste Control
Commission's (MWCC) Proposed 1993 Budget are scheduled as listed'
below. The MWCC invites_ you and/or appropriate city staff to
attend. Pre -Budget meetings were held in March to gather input
prior to developing this proposed budget. The Commission
appreciates comments received from all who attended. We realize
that wastewater treatment is a major cost in your community's
budget and are anxious to provide our system users with effective
treatment at a reasonable cost. We believe it is important to
provide you with an opportunity to review and comment throughout
our budget process.
In order to accommodate those who will be attending the League of
Minnesota Cities (LMC) June Conference, MWCC has scheduled one of
the breakfast meetings at the Radisson South just prior to the LMC
Opening Session on June 10. You do not need to be registered for
the conference in order to attend this breakfast meeting. We will
end the breakfast meeting in time for you to make the conference
opening session.
MWCC will schedule a Public Hearing on the 1993 Proposed Budget at
the June 16 Meeting of the Full Commission. Action on the 1993
Proposed Budget, containing any changes as a result of suggestions
from the breakfast meetings and Public Hearing, is anticipated at
MWCC's July 21 Meeting of the Full Commission.
There is a meeting for industrial users on Friday, May 29, at 7:30
a.m., at the Holiday Inn Roseville. If the meetings listed below
don't fit your schedule, you are also welcome at the industrial
users meeting.
BUDGET BREAKFAST FETING SCHE ULE
MAY 27 - WEDNESDAY
KELLY INN - ST. PAUL
I-94 & MARION STREET
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
JUNE 5 - FRIDAY
KOPPER KETTLE - OSSEO
225 CENTRAL AVENUE
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
JUNE 2 - TUESDAY .
DROVER'S INN - SO. ST. PAUL
I-494 & CONCORD
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
JUNE 10 — WEDNESDAY
RADISSON SO. — BLOOMINGTON
7800 NORMANDALE BLVD.
ATRIUM 2
7:30 a.m. — 8:45 a.m.
TO PLACE YOUR MEETING RESERVATION, CALL SARAH KLINE AT 229-2129.
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Mears Park Centre, 230 East Fifth Street, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101
612 222-8423
1992 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
A number of measures were debated
federal regulators recently which
These issues, and others, will be
in the 1992 Legislature and.by
affect MWCC and its ratepayers.
addressed in the budget breakfast
meetings later this month. Here are highlights:
1. MWCC staff worked with the Association of Metropolitan
Municipalities, the Suburban Rate Authority, the Northern Mayors
Association, the Metropolitan Council and several metropolitan cities
to reach a compromise with legislators to commission a rate structure
study by the University of Minnesota. The Metropolitan Council will
contract for the study. It will examine the social, economic and
environmental effects of assessing costs within the sewer service
areas where the costs are incurred, as compared to the current system
of assessing costs uniformly throughout the metropolitan area. Upon
completion of the study, results will be forwarded to the Legislature.
2. A provision in the Legislature's 1992 Omnibus Tax Bill calls for
elimination of the sales tax-exempt status for certain political
subdivisions, including the MWCC, effective June 1, 1992. We
anticipate an increase in MWCC costs of about 1% next year.
3. On the federal level, MWCC has been alerted to a proposed amendment
to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Reauthorization. This
amendment makes changes in the so-called domestic sewage exclusion.
From MWCC's viewpoint, the following language in the proposed
amendment is of considerable concern:
[A] publicly owned treatment works... receiving or treating
any pollutant which is a hazardous waste shall not be deemed
to be generating, treating, storing, disposing of, or
otherwise managing a hazardous waste -for the purposes of
this Act if the treatment works has established and is
enforcing requirements to prohibit the introduction of
hazardous wastes into the treatment works. (emphasis added)'
It appears this language would require MWCC to develop limits for all
hazardous waste covered under RCRA or run the risk of being considered
a manager of hazardous wastes under the Act. The de- velopment of
limits for all regulated hazardous wastes is clearly beyond the
resources of MWCC. We have forwarded our concerns to Congress and the
Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies.
4. Representatives of MWCC's offices of Governmental Relations and
Quality Control were invited by Wisconsin Legislators and the Boundary
Area Commission to present an update on the Metro Plant Phosphorus
Study at a public hearing in Prescott April 6. The meeting gave MWCC
an opportunity to share information with the general public and state
and local officials on the progress of the study and make them aware
of the next phase. If MWCC is required to remove phosphorus from the
waste stream, its budget could go up by 40%.
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COUNCIL CALENDAR: MAY 25 - JUNE 7
May -June. 1992
May 25
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June 1
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June 8 MONDAY June 15
5:30pm **COUNCIL STUDY SESSION .. 6:30pm'PLYMOUTH FORUM:
7:00pm CHARTER COMM. :7:00pm COUNCIL MEETING ... :.:.:
June 9 TUESDAY.. j June 16
7:00pm BOARD OF ZONING 6:30pm HRA
11 7:00pm WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE
June 10 IWEDNESDAY June 17
LMC Annual Conference - Radisson So. Bloomington
7:30am FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
4:30pm **PRAC - Tour of Parks
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DATE, May 18, 1992
TO: Frank Boyles
FROM: Hugh P. Hudson
Asst. Project Manager Metrolink
SUBJECT: Ecus Service Survey
There were 77 survey's returned, the results nre as follows.
1. Wayzata was the number one destination. 45%
2. MPLS..... was second with. 40%
3. Ridgedale was third with. 31%
4. Any Plymouth destination at. 6%
The most requested start time's are as follows.
I. 7:00 A.M. 24%
2. 9:00 A.M. TO 10:00 A.M. 16%
3. 8:00 A.M. 14%
4. 6:00 A.M. 13%
5. VARIOUS A.M. 9%
6. 8:00 A.M. TO 9:00 AM 9%
7. ALL OTHER AM TIMES COME IN AT 1 TO 3%
P.M. times's
1. 5 F.M. 21%
2. 3 P.M. 14%
3. VARIOUS P.M. I7%
4 .r 4 P.M. 10%
5. 4:301 P.M. 9%
6. 2:PM. 6%
7. ALL OTHER P.M. TIMES FROM 1 TO 5%
The most popular days to ride are as follows.
1. Monday through Friday. 31%
2. Every day of the week. 23%
3. Monday thru SmLurd ay. 13%
4. Saturday and Sunday. 5%
5. All other days are mentioned on a day by day basis,
rated between 1 and 2%
Recommendation at this time. Would b.:- to i nclLlde this into
the Comprehensive Operational Analysis that is in the process of
being conducted, and then to include any changes of route, or
route realignment., after this has been c:omplt`T.c:d. So that you
would not be making major changes, after any adjustments that
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could be currently considered. Though survey responses incline
to be high, past experience shows that in reality few people tend
to use the service.
If you feel the need for immediate action on this, you
currently have 2 buses on route 91 H. servicing this area. They
start at the Medina Ballroom and come thro6gh the area of Hwy 101
and County Rd 6. The first one would serve Like 7:00 a.m. start
request, this bus scheduled in this location, &t ,6:55 a.m., and
tate second one is scheduled here at 7:44 a.m., which would serve
the 8:00 a.m. start request that you have. These two buses are
scheduled downtown MPLS.. at 7:37 a.m. and 8:27 a.m.
respectively. There are two buses in the p.m. that also serve
this area. The first one leaves the downtown► MPLS.. area at 4:35
p.m., and scheduled into the 1iwy 101 and County Rd. 6 area at
5:20 p.m. The second one leaves downtown MPLS-. at 5:08 p.m. and
arrives at Hwy 101 and County Rd. 6 at 5:51 p.m.
There is also the route 91 A, that serves Lhis area,
scheduled in here at 6:45 a.m. and 7:38'a.m. and scheduled into
the Park and ride lot at 7:05 a.m. and 8:02 a.m. respectively.
With return p.m. trips leaving the park and ride lot. at 5:05 p.m.
and 5:35 p.m., and arriving in the area of Hwy. 101 and County
Rd. 6 at 5:23 p.m. and 5:58 p.m.
These buses also connect with the route 92 buses which would
allow people to transfer to some of the other Plymouth locations.
Because of the nature of arlart.ment , and townhome
complexes, that incline to have a mobile society. A majority of
people may not be aware of existing service. The service
mentioned in the above two paragraphs could he marketed
intensively in this area.
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FOR EM[MEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION: Fred Moore, 550-5070
May 20, 1992
PLYMOUTH WATER RESTRICTIONS REVISED
The City of Plymouth odd -even water restrictions were recently revised to allow
residents to wash vehicles and do hand-held hose watering of shrubs, flowers and trees provided
the hose is equipped with a pistol -type nozzle with automatic shutoff..
Other than this one change, the odd -even outdoor water use restrictions in Plymouth
remain the same. Businesses and residents with addresses ending in an odd -number may water
on odd numbered days. Those with even -numbered addresses may water on even -numbered
calendar days. The restrictions apply to W1 Plymouth water customers, including those with new
sod or landscaping and timed sprinklers. Businesses and residents hiring lawn service
companies to care for their lawns are reminded to consider the odd -even restrictions when
scheduling service. The restrictions are in effect May 1- Sept. 30.
The penalty for violating the water restrictions is $100 for each day of violation. Water
customers will receive one written warning before they are penalized. The penalty will be added
to the customer's water bill.
If drought conditions require the City to change the restrictions, changes will be
announced on WCCO (830) AM radio and Plymouth cable channel 37. Citizens can also get
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up-to-date information by calling the water restriction hotline 24 hours a day at 550-5007.
The City has adopted the odd -even restrictions to conserve water and ensure that
sufficient water is available for fire emergencies and business and household needs.
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Plymouth,
Champlain
to get libraries
Two libraries are tentatively
set for groundbreaking in
1994 now that a designer has
been selected for each of the
projects.
The new library in Plymouth,
with a minimum of 12,000
square feet, will be designed
by Frederick Bentz/Milo
Thompson/Robert Rietow
Inc. The construction cost is
estimated at $1.37 million. It
will be located at Hwy. 55
and Vicksburg Lane. An
8,900 -square foot library in
Champlin will be located at
Champlin Dr. and Ensign
Av. It will be designed by
TSP Architects and '
Engineers. Estimated
construction cost is $973,693.
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1992 Reconstruction
Update
A bulletin from the City of Plymou th,Number 5, May 15, 1992
Work on the 1992 Street Reconstruction Project began on Monday, May 4 in District 2 which is the
commercial/industrial area east of 1-494 and south of Highway 55. Overall construction in District
2, including laying the first layer of bituminous and repairing concrete curb and gutters is expected
to take four to five weeks. All underground pipe work is scheduled to be complete in this area by
Friday, May 22.
Work planned for District 8 - Amber Woods Area
On Monday, May 18, homeowners will begin receiving wooden stakes. Property owners who have
sump pump discharge lines extending to the street should place the stake atthe point that their private
sump pump line discharges onto the street. The City of Plymouth will not connect private lines to the
public storm drain system which discharge onto the street, but will provide a drain service pipe and
grated box for private sump pump lines to drain into at the property line.
The underground pipe work scheduled for District 8 is slated to begin Tuesday, May 26. The pipe
work consists of storm sewer repair. In addition, new drain tile will be placed behind the curb on
streets that are scheduled for resurfacing. This may cause some disruption to existing sprinkler systems.
Please inform us if you have a sprinkler system and we will coordinate repair efforts with the
contractor. All streets being reconstructed will have the drain tile lines placed in front of the curb at
the same time the street excavation is done.
The general contractor, Valley Paving, Inc., is scheduled to start milling streets the week of June 8.
Streets being reconstructed will have the bituminous surface and rock base milled off. The material
that is milled off will be used as a base for the new bituminous surface. Crews are scheduled to begin
laying the first new bituminous surfaces the week of July 13. All work is scheduled to be completed
in District 8 by Sept. 1, 1992.
Driveway and Roadway Access
Several times during the course of the project, access in and out of your driveway will be restricted.
We will try to limit any driveway access restrictions to the hours of 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on working days.
The contractor will notify you 24 hours in advance of access disruptions so that you can move your
vehicles to a more accessible location.
Traffic Concerns
Reconstruction will be done to a limited number of streets at one time so that access can be maintained
throughout the Amber Woods area. A drivable surface will be constructed on those streets before the
contractor moves on to another street.
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Caution
Due to construction activity we ask that you travel with caution. Please keep children away from the
construction area. Heavy equipment will be operated in the area and crews will be working with hot
bituminous at various times. Bituminous may be driven on within an hour after being laid. For your
child's safety, please keep him or her from walking on it until it has cooled (48 hours depending on
weather conditions).
Street Reconstruction
The street reconstruction program is undertaken each year in areas that are identified through a
city-wide street evaluation survey. The reconstruction program extends the life of streets by repairing
minor defects before they become major and reconstructing streets which need more than minor
repair. The street's life will be brought up to a minimum of 20 years, requiring only routine
maintenance practices.
Funding
The City plans to pay for 70% of the total street reconstruction program. The City's funding comes
from property taxes levied city-wide. Benefiting property owners will be assessed the remaining 30%.
During any given year, the actual percentage may vary because the 30% assessment rate is based on
the overall city-wide reconstruction program.
For More Information
If you have any questions, call Senior Engineering Technician, Dan Campbell, at 550-5073.
Thanks for your cooperation.
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Update
A bulletin from the City of Plymouth,Number 2, May 18, 1992
Work on the Parkers Lake Playfield, Niagara Lane and County Road 6, will be wrapped up this summer.
The Parkers Lake Playfield is expected to be substantially completed by July 10. The tennis courts are
expected to be ready for use in July. The soccer and baseball fields will be available for use in 1993.
Upcoming Work
While much of the work, including grading, layout, curb and gutter, underground utility work, and
construction of buildings have been completed, other aspects of construction remain to be ac-
complished before the July deadline. Remaining work includes:
■ installation of fencing;
0 Application of the final blacktop on the driveways and parking lots;
0 installation of lighting systems on baseball fields, softball fields, and tennis courts; and
■ Sodding, seeding, and other landscaping.
Overall Project
The Parkers Lake Playfield will include:
Two soccer fields;
Three baseball/softball fields;
Four tennis courts;
Two tot lots;
Picnic grounds with picnic shelters; and
■ Shelter building.
Funding
The cost of the Parkers Lake Playfield will be $1.5 million. The project.has been funded by the Public
Improvement Revolving Fund, a reserve fund for major capital expenditures.
Caution
Children may find the construction site tempting. Please warn them to stay away from it. Heavy
equipment and uninstalled playground equipment will be on the site. In addition, crews will be
trenching and working with hot bituminous. Help us prevent accidents by keeping children and pets
away from the construction sites at all times.
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For More Information
if you have questions about this project, call Parks and Recreation Director Eric Blank at 550-5131.
Thanks for your patience!
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NORTHWEST
COMMUNITY t
TELEVISION 6900 Winnetka Ave. N., Brooklynk,_,,' N 55428
(612) 533-8196�_ w9
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release For More Information Contact
Jim Skelly
Public Relations Coordinator
533-8196
AUDIENCE FOR LOCAL PROGRIU MING GROWS TO 67k
The audience for local programming on Northwest Community
Television continues to grow according to a scientific survey
conducted by Decision. Resources, Inc. Audience fig -ores jumped 7%
in 1992 after a 25% increase in 1991. -Now, sixty-seven percent of
the local cable universe watches local programming.
The increase is led by,a sizeable gain in the audience for
"Northwest Edition", a local news program. The survey found that
25% of subscribers watch the local news.program.
"This survey shows us that we're roving in the right direction,"
stated M CT Executive Director Greg Moore-:. "More people are
watching, they are watching more often, and they rate the value
of NWCT. extremely high," added Moore.
When asked how much of their monthly cable bill they would allot
to Ncrthwest Community Television subscribers said $2.80 on
average. This compares with $2.25 for CNN and $1.36 for ESPN.
The survey was conducted in the northwest suburbs of Minneapolis
during March 1992. It is the fifth consecutive year that Decision
Resources conducted the survey for Northwest Community.
Television.
Northwest Community Television is an independent, non-profit
organization which manages public access and local origination
operations in the northwest suburbs of Minneapolis. The service
area includes 48,000 homes in Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park,
Corcoran, Crystal, Golden Valley, Maple Grove, Tiedicine Lake, New
Hope, Osseo, Plymouth, Robbinsdale and Rogers.
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Brooklyn Center . Brooklyn Park • Crystal . Golden Valley . Maple Grove . New Hope • Osseo • Plymouth • Robbinsdale
WEST SUBURBAN MEDIATION CENTER
1011 First Street South, Suite 200, Hopkins, MN 55343 (612) 933-0005
May 17. 1992 . p
Mayor and City Council
City of Plymouth
3400 Plymouth Boulevard
Plymouth, MN 55447
Dear Mayor and City Council:
Our apologies for the lateness of the first quarter report. WSMC moved to a
new office in March. the executive director was on vacation in April and the case
load is increasing.
Our new address is: 1011 First Street South, Suite 200, Hopkins, MN 55343-9477.
The phone number remains the same.
WSMC is now a provider of service under the new Hennepin County Attorney's
Office Juvenile Diversion Program. (see enclosed letter)
Due to a change in the statutes, WSMC received a grant from the McKnight
Foundation to train 10 volunteer mediators to mediate post -divorce visitation and
property matters. The certified 40 hour training was held in March. Publicity is
needed to promote the usage of our program for that type of mediation. McKnight
required a sliding fee scale to be implemented for post -divorce mediations.
First quarter activity included: neighborhood problem, successful mediation
with signed agreement; family problem, referred by PPD. mediation cancelled and
rescheduled, successful mediation with signed agreement; business/consumer, self
referral. conciliated due to our intervention: business/consumer. self referral.
conciliated; intra -family, referred by PPD, successful mediation with signed
agreement; malicious mischief, referred by Henn.. Co. Attorney's Office. conciliated;
two juvenile assaults, pending; neighbor problem, self referral, initiating party
being evicted, referred to Housing Court, mediated with no signed agreement;
employer/employee, PPD referral, mediation scheduled, other party did not show,
referred back to police; juvenile assault. referred by PPD, pending. intra -family.
referred by PPD, successful mediation with signed agreement; juvenile vandalism,
referred by PPD. successful mediation with signed agreement. Plymouth continues to
be the city with the largest numbers of cases and the success rate is very high.
We appreciate your support and usage.
Sincerely,
A
Susan A. Nelson
Executive Director
enclosure
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PLYMOUTH FORUM
May 18, 1992
1. Pastor Ronald Fretheim and Social Action Chair Jan Nystrom
represented Peace Lutheran Church. They explained the
Interfaith Hospitality Network and asked that the Council
provide assistance on how this could be accomplished in
Plymouth to address the issue of homelessness.
About 13 area congregations will be forming the second
network which is anticipated to start in the fall. A church
in Minneapolis serves as the day center and homeless
individuals are transported to a church in the network for
housing and meals from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. Each church in
the network is used for a week every three months. Church
volunteers stay with the individuals overnight. The maximum
number of individuals is 16 per night. Most of the
participants are families and individuals are screened for
drugs, alcohol, and domestic abuse.
Councilmember Helliwell asked how the Zoning Ordinance
addresses this type of use.
Community Development Director Dillerud provided the Council
with copies of the applicable section of the Zoning
Ordinance. He stated that the Ordinance specifically does
not allow this use, probably as the result of the Alpha House
request some years ago. He recommended that the issue be
referred to the Planning Commission for study, public
hearing, and recommendation.
Ms. Nystrom stated the use was not originally allowed in
Minnetonka, but the City was approached and churches in
Minnetonka are now part of the network.
Councilmember Vasiliou stated she has spoken with
representatives of Interfaith Outreach about this project and
they are interested in discussing the project with the
Network representatives. She stated that Interfaith Outreach
has focused on issues of "near homelessness" and they want to
ensure that related efforts are communicated and understood.
She encouraged Pastor Fretheim and Ms. Nystrom to meet with
Interfaith Outreach representatives to explain the project
and discuss areas of possible cooperation.
The Council directed staff to contact Minnetonka to determine
what changes were needed in their ordinance to allow the
Network, and referred this item to the Planning Commission
for public hearing and recommendation.
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BASSETT CREEK WATER MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
Minutes of the Meeting of April 16, 1992
Call to Order: it '
The Basset Creek Water Management Commission was called to order at 11:35 AM, Thursday, April
16, 1992, at the Golden Valley Country Club by Chairman Peter Enck.
Roll Call:
Crystal:
Commissioner Bill Monk
Golden Valley:
Commissioner Ed Silberman
Medicine Lake:
Not represented
Minneapolis:
Commissioner Marvin Hoshaw
Minnetonka:
Commissioner David Sonnenberg
New Hope:
Commissioner Peter Enck
Plymouth:
Commissioner Fred Moore
Robbinsdale:
Commissioner Jerome Ruffenach
St. Louis Park:
Commissioner Donald Rye
Engineer. Len Kremer
Counsel: Curt Pearson
Recorder: Elaine Anderson
Corps of Engineers:
Bill Spychalla
Approval or Correction of Minutes:
Commissioner Silberman corrected the February minutes as follows: Water Quality, Page 4, 3rd
paragraph. Sentence to read, "Mr. Silberman said that the 1992 Budget for water quality was fully
committed to the fust three items. Mr. Kremer suggested it could come from Surveys and Studies.
With this change and the correction of three typographical errors, it was moved by Mr. Silberman and
seconded by Mr. Rye that the minutes of the March 19 meeting be approved. Carried unanimously.
Financial Statements:
Mr. Silberman presented the Treasurer's Report as of April 16, 1992, showing a checking account
balance of $57,405.70, an investment balance of $308,029.22, a construction account balance of
$1,629,819.44 plus the $5,000.00 which is earmarked for Medicine Lake, and a construction escrow
account balance held by Minneapolis totaling $574,428.78 (as of April 1, 1992). The treasurer's report
was filed for audit.
The Budget Committee will meet Thursday, April 30.
Presentation of Invoices for Payment:
It was moved by Mr. Silberman and seconded by Mr. Sonnenberg that the Barr Engineering Company
invoice for services and expenses for the period March 1 through March 28, 1992, totaling $9,593.64
be approved for payment. Carried unanimously.
Communications:
Chairman:
1. Chairman Enck reported that he had had a communication from the Braun Intertec Environmental,
Inc. regarding a survey and that he had given the letter to Mr. Kremer.
2. Chairman Enck had had correspondence from the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR)
regarding a publication entitled "Local Water Management Rules."
Counsel.
1. Mr. Pearson reported on correspondence (included in the packet) from Mr. Bruce Sandstrom,
Acting Supervisor of the BWSR Metro Region regarding the amendments to the Commission's
Watershed Management Plan adopted on March 19, 1992. Mr. Sandstrom and BWSR concurred
that the amendments were adopted in conformance with the amendment process approved by
BWSR and thus are not subject to the review process. He also made some suggestions as to
notification to other interested parties. It was asked if there was anything we need to do at this
time. Mr. Kremer replied everything has been done that was suggested by Mr. Sandstrom in his
comments.
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2. Mr. Pearson reported that he had communication from the DNR indicating to the cities of
Minneapolis and Golden Valley that if they want to modify their ordinances that they have to
prepare data so that the Federal Emergency Management Agency can adjust their flood profiles. He
advised that those two municipalities should be aware of this.
3. Mr. Pearson indicated that he had been working with Mr. Mike Norton of the Minneapolis City
Attorney's office. The contract between the City of Minneapolis and the Commission regarding the
Clean Water litigation and our agreement to perform stormwater studies is advancing through the
Minneapolis System. Mr. Norton indicated to Mr. Pearson that the Commission should proceed
with the work. Mr. Hoshaw says it has now gone through one committee, and he agrees we need
to start the study at once.
4. Golden Valley Golf Course. Mr. Pearson discussed the letter (included in the packet) to Mr. Fred
Salisbury of Golden Valley regarding the transmittal of material that was received from Mr. Roach
and Mr. Spychalla. We need to have an agreement that if the City of Golden Valley acquires the
right-of-way, the easements need to include a waiver of the Golf Club's right of compensation
and/or the need for an appraisal. Mr. Kremer has talked to Golden Valley and they are discussing
the issue today. They felt the information received was adequate.
5. Theodore Wirth Credits. Mr. Pearson discussed the April 15 meeting regarding the appraisal
submitted by the Commission and prepared by Mr. Howard Lawrence. The Corps did not allow
Mr. Pearson to attend. Mr. Pearson requested that a memo of understanding and a recording of the
meeting be done to assist both parties, but the Corps refused. Mr. Lawrence, however,
transcribed his comments and prepared a report while the meeting was in progress and he
paraphrased the discussion in a three page memo which Mr. Pearson distributed to the
Commissioners at this time. Mr. Pearson discussed the memo. There seem to be two issues -
density transfer and the extent and restrictions of the easements. Mr. Spychalla of the Corps of
Engineers said he had talked to Mr. Roach and the key issue is density transfer and that they will be
asking for additional documentation. Mr. Pearson said density transfers are a matter of policy from
the individual city. Mr. Roach will write a letter to Mr. Lawrence stating what remaining problems
the Corps wants him to review. Mr. Pearson asked Mr. Spychalla to tell the Corps appraisers that
the easement document of record was prepared by the Corps and modified by Mr. Pearson and Mr.
Kremer to be less restrictive before it was signed, and it can't be changed.
6. Mr. Pearson distributed draft copies of the contract between the Commission and the cities of
Golden Valley, Plymouth, and Minneapolis to do the relocations. This is a sample draft and will
need to be modified to cover each of the three projects.
Commissioners:
1. Mr. Rye reported that he had had a call from the Hennepin County Conservation District regarding
the county groundwater plan. It is their intent to hold two or three informational meetings before
they go ahead with formal approval of the plan. Mr. Rye said he will see that all of the
municipalities represented in the Commission will be notified.
Corps of Engineers:
1. Mr. Spychalla reported that a letter had been received from the PCA regarding the disposal site.
2. A communication had been received from Crystal regarding easements.
3. The Park Board has asked whether they could change the normal level of the pond in the golf
course. The City of Minneapolis sent a letter to the Corps. The Park Board wishes to lower the
level. Mr. Kremer said he will check the status.
Engineer:
1. Mr. Kremer had had a communication from the PCA regarding the status of the general permit for
industrial discharges. The draft permits application will be ready next week and then will be sent to
the EPA for approval. The materials from the PCA indicate that municipally owned transportation
and vehicle maintenance facilities will not need permits but that municipally owned industrial
facilities will.
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2. There has been a delay in getting a stormwater monitoring contract for Bassett Creek in Minneapolis
because it is being reviewed by the PCA. There were several comments on the monitoring plan but
they did concur.
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3. Mr. Kremer reported that he has three volunteers to do lake sampling in the following areas:
(1) Sweeney. (2) Parkers (3) Northland
They will be doing the sampling working with the Barr Engineering Co. staff.
New Business
1. DNR Permit 86-6189: Plymouth Creek Park. The City of Plymouth applied for this permit in
1986 but, due to a misfiling of the DNR, a permit was never issued. The DNR has begun the
processing at this time. It includes excavating 330,000 cubic yards of peat and much to create
about 27 surface acres of open water in Plymouth Creek Park (Central Park) to enhance the park
environment. It is located in the Central Park Storage area as identified in the 1990 Bassett Creek
Water Management Plan. The floodplain elevation is 953.0. Spoils will be disposed in an upland
area. The City of Plymouth has indicated that funding is not yet available and that construction is
not anticipated within the next five years. Due to development of the park since the permit
application was prepared, the actual excavation plan would need revision. The proposed concept is
consistent with the Commission's plan to increase the dead storage capacity of the wetland. It
would improve the phosphorus removal efficiency of the wetland and thus improve the water
quality of Medicine Lake. Mr. Kremer recommended that the concept be approved with the
understanding that the Commission will review and provide comments on the final plans. Moved
by Mr. Rye, seconded by Mr. Monk, and carried unanimously.
2. Permit for modification of an outlet control structure located at Plymouth Creek Park in Plymouth.
This would raise the normal water level of the wetland to provide 19.6 acre feet storage for
phosphorus removal. The cost would be $55,000. In the future we would need to do some
excavation for dead storage. We will just get a start on what we really need for dead storage for
water quality. It is, however, consistent with the Commission plan. It was recommended that we
tell the DNR that it is consistent with the Commission's overall plan. The Commission has it as
part of their capital improvement plan. It was asked whether the City could get help from a
developer who would be providing mitigation for encroachment elsewhere. Mr. Moore doesn't
know whether this is really compensation. It is converting an existing wetland to a lake. The
capability of the wetland to remove phosphorus is being improved by the proposed plan of the City
of Plymouth to provide more dead storage. It was moved by Mr.. Moore that the engineering
recommendations be forwarded to the DNR. Seconded by Mr. Rye and carried unanimously.
3. Holly Creek - Phase 1. A request was received for review of a grading, drainage, erosion control
plan for Phase 1 and.a wetland mitigation plan for Phase 1 and 2 of Holly Creek located in
Plymouth along the south side of Country Road 9 and the west side of Dunkirk Lane. This is a
single residential development including 14 lots located on the 14.2 acre site. Grading will be
performed over approximately 9 acres. The entire site for Phase 1 and 2 is 47 acres. Plymouth
Creek and Bassett Creek Wetland PC -51) (DNR Protected Wetland 601W and Plymouth Pond BC -
P4) are located through the middle of the site. This wetland, also called the Dunkirk Lane storage
area, has a management envelope of elevation 982.0. This is .7 acre of fill with a resulting wetland
mitigation of 1.1 acre. 3.1 AF of compensating storage will be provided. Mr. Kremer
recommended approval contingent on:
(a) The ponding areas excavated at the beginning of grading operations to act as temporary
detention basins. Sediment must be removed from these ponds as necessary prior to
completion of the project. The erosion control plan must indicate this grading sequence.
(b) Erosion control plan must include silt fence along Rockford Road as necessary to prevent
sediment from entering the culvert.
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(c) The depth of the on-site ponds should be increased to provide dead storage in accordance with
NURP criteria.
Mr. Pearson asked if Mr. Kremer was recommending an interim wetland policy for the cities to use
between now and July 1, 1993. BWSR has sent out some information saying that we should
adopt our own interim regulations. A manual has been prepared by the DNR and Mr. Kremer
would recommend that process be used.
Upon the engineering recommendation and with the above contingencies, Mr. Hoshaw moved
approval. Seconded by Mr. Silberman and carried unanimously.
Old Business
1. Mr. Silberman said that our certificate which is coming due later this month will be reinvested for 6
months.
2. Water Quality.
We must schedule the implementation of water quality recommendations to include design criteria
and enhancement in the watershed. This is a 9 -step process beginning with talks, a survey which is
sent to communities, and a public meeting. It was suggested that the public meeting be held in
August in either Golden Valley or Plymouth. If in Plymouth, it could be hosted by Mr. Moore who
said he will check the schedule. August 27 was tentatively mentioned. Mr. Silberman said we
should take advantage of news items. Mr. Moore said we also should have an idea of what the
existing water quality is and what has been done.
Mr. Pearson asked when the municipalities need to have their local plans ready. The date is July
1992. He asked if we should ask for an extension. It was stated that Medicine Lake is the only one
who has to have their plan done.
3. Mr. Monk said he had met with MnDOT to review the MnDOT drainage plan for Highway 100.
He was disappointed that they have proceeded with a preliminary plan so far without more input. It
was recommended that Barr Engineering work with Mr. Monk to come up with a preliminary
drainage plan which would be more advantageous to the Commission and use this plan to talk to
both the Corps and MnDOT. It was also recommended that we write to MnDOT and state that we
think they have an obligation to look beyond the highway drainage and that they should incorporate
the needs of the watershed and the cities in the planning. Mr. Monk would like to give them an
option to the plan they have prepared. It was moved by Mr. Monk that a concept plan be prepared
and sent to MnDOT as soon as possible. Seconded by Mr. Silberman and carried unanimously.
Adjournment
It was moved by Mr. Rye and seconded by Mr. Sonnenberg that the meeting adjourn. Chairman Enck
adjourned the meeting at 1:20 PM.
W. Peter Enck, Chairman
Donald Rye, Secretary
Elaine Anderson, Recorder
Date:
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Afuz zy picturep r o . hibiti o n
Law on politicians' photos in public reports called vague
By Mary Lyng Smith
I -Staff Writer
Ramsey County officials wanted residents
to take notice of who they are and how
I
they spend millions of tax dollars. They
! _ may have been too successful.
State Sen. Jerome Hughes of Maplewood
noticed, but didn't like what he saw in the
county's annual report. Hughes was in-
censed that county commissioners includ-'
ed their photographs in the report,'which is
j sent to Ramsey County taxpaygm
To 'stop this and similar siivations, Hughes
S pushed a bill through the Legislature this
=prohibits prohibits local elected 6fficials
from including their photographs in re-
ports and pub 'cations that are sent out to
the public..,
It's not i new idea to put photogiaphs in
the report, said Marit Smaby-Nowlin, the
county publiainformation officer: It's as
traditional as including the faces of the
board of directors in an annual corporate
report, she said. The difference, however, is
that many of the county's previous annual .
reports went unnoticed.
County officials have long suspected that
the annual report, which provides a brief
' directory of county services, finances and a
Who's Who on the County Board, is tossed
away before it's read. To lure people to the
`infoimaaVon, the county published the in- '
" formation in an eight -page brochure
shaped like a baseball.
The 1991 report, which came out soon
after the Twins won the World Series, was
entitled "Don't Toss Me Out." The county
commissioners, who included their photo -
Ramsey County's annual report for 1991, which adopted a baseball motif, prompt-
Med a now state law prohibiting public officials from including their photographs in
cations and reports.
graphs and telephone numbers, were listed
as the "starting line-up."
The approach won kudos from the Nation-
al Association of Government Communi-
cators, a professional organization for gov-
ernment information officers. The organi-
zation's magazine called the Ramsey
County report attractive, unusual and
effective.
But Hughes wasn't impressed. He called
the report inappropriate, specifically citing
the photographs of the county
commissioners.
"Pictures are a good thing," Hughes said.
""They remind people who you are. The
more you see that picture of someone, it
reinforces your identity." In that regard,
Hughes contends the county brochure re-
sembles campaign literature.
"It's obvious to me that it wasn't appropri-
ate," Hu&hes said. "This was intended to
keep the incumbent in touch at no cost to
them."
The legislation, however, may not be the
flat prohibition that Hughes envisioned.
The new law says that reports issued by
government agencies "must not include the
pictures of elected officials nor any other ,
pictorial or graphic device• that would tend
to attribute the publication to an individ-
ual or groups of individuals instead of the
political subdivision."
Existing law already prohibits the use of
state officials' pictures in their reports.
But already some people are complaining
that the. new law is vague and a Senate
staff member who helped draft the bill
said the bill clearly doesn't prohibit the
use of politicians' pictures, but requires
them to be careful of how they use the
photos in an effort to eliminate blatant
self -promotion.
"I guess no one knows for sure what it
means," said the staff member, who
asked not to be identified. "Until a court
is forced to decide the issue, it's up for
grabs.'t
Ken Peterson, aide to St. Paul Mayor Jiro
Scheibel, isn't going to take any chances.
Peterson issued a memo to the city's
department and office directors, telling
them that the Legislature has prohibited
the use of pictures of elected officials in
reports and other publications that are
sent to the public.
Peterson isn't concerned whether the leg-
islation could be interpreted to mean
something other than a flat prohibition.
"I just told them don't do it. We don't
want any legislators beating up on us," he
said.
Tim Busse, communication and advertis-
ing manager of the League of Minnesota
Cities, said that until someone challenges
the law in court, local government offi-
cials are in the dark as to what the I*sla-
tion means.
While the legislation seems benign, the
League is advising local government offi-
cials to use some discretion with the
photographs, Busse said
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CITY OF PLYMOUTH
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447
DATE: May 21, 1992
TO: Chuck Dilleruud, Community Development Director
FROM: Helen LaFave, Communications Coordinator
SUBJECT: TOWN MEETING RESIDENT FEEDBACK FORM
The attached resident feedback form came in yesterday from a
resident Area 3. Please look into the matters raised and respond
to the citizens by Monday, June 4.
Please provide me with'a copy of your response.
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Please use this form if you have a question or concern which does
not appear on the Town Meeting agenda to which you would like the
city to respond and/or investigate. if you provide your name,
address and phone number, we will advise you of our actions and
findings with respect to your concern.
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AREA 3
May 11, 1992
7:00 p.m.
A. Streets
B. Sanitary Sewer
C. Water
D. Public Buildings
E. Parks/Trails
A. Development Activity
B. Comprehensive Plan Update
III. ptTBLTG SAFETY
A. Police/Fire Report
B. Neighborhood Watch Program
C. Animal:Control
IV. QIHE ITEMS _
A. Public Transportation - Plymouth Metrolink/Dial-a-Ride
B. Communication Efforts
C. Solid Waste Recycling Program
D. Water Sprinkling Restrictions
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May 20, 1992
Mary Fullmer
3615 Xenium Lane
Plymouth, MN 55441
Dear Mary:
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Mayor Bergman has forwarded your resident feedback form to me for
review and comment.
On your form, you requested that the City build a park on
existing undeveloped property lying between 494 and Xenium Lane.
Since the Town Meeting, a group of residents representing your
area appeared before the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission,
requesting that the Commission also look into this matter. Based
on this input, the Commission will be studying this issue in the
months ahead to determine whether or not additional park land is
necessary in this area.
If you would like to discuss this matter with me further; I may
be reached at 550-5131. Thank you for attending the Town
Meeting.
Sincerely,
Eric J. Blank
Director of Parks and Recreation
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cc: City Manager
Communications Coordinator
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May 20, 1992
John and Patricia Love
3650 Xenium Lane
Plymouth, MN 55441
Dear John and Patricia:
Mayor Bergman has forwarded your resident feedback form to me for
review and comment.
On your form, you -requested that the City build a park on
existing undeveloped property lying between 494 and Xenium Lane.
Since the Town Meeting, a group of residents representing your
area appeared before the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission,
requesting that the Commission also look into this matter. Based
on this input, the Commission will be studying this issue in the.
months ahead to determine whether or not additional park land is
necessary in this area.
If you would like to discuss this matter with me further, I may
be reached at 550-5131. Thank you for attending the Town
Meeting.
Sincerely,
Eric J. Blank
Director of Parks and Reqreation
EJB/np
cc: City Manager
Communications Coordinator
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May 20, 1992
Steve and Missy Tranter
3650 Wedgewood Lane
Plymouth, MN 55441
Dear Steve and Missy:
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CITY OF
PUMOUTR
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Mayor Bergman has forwarded your resident feedback form to me for
review and comment.
On your form, you requested that the City build a park on
existing undeveloped property lying between 494 and Xenium Lane.
Since the Town Meeting, a group of residents representing your
area appeared before the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission,
requesting that the Commission also look into this matter. Based
on this input, the Commission will be studying this issue in the
months ahead to determine whether or not additional park land is
necessary in this area.
If you would like to discuss this matter with me further, I may
be reached at 550-5131. Thank you for attending the Town
Meeting.
Sincerely,
Z'q, e4-<4�-
Eric J. Blank
Director of Parks and Recreation
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cc: City Manager
Communications Coordinator
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May 20, 1992
Larry and Mary Solberg
3625 Wedgewood Lane
Plymouth, MN 55441
Dear Larry and Mary:
Mayor Bergman has forwarded your resident feedback form to me for
review and comment.
On your form, you requested that the City build a park on
existing undeveloped property lying between 494 and Xenium Lane.
Since the Town Meeting, a group of residents representing your
area appeared before the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission,
requesting that the Commission also look into this matter. Based
on this input, the Commission will be studying this issue in the
months ahead to determine whether or not additional park land is
necessary in this area.
If you would like to discuss this matter with me further, I may
be reached at 550-5131. Thank you for attending the Town
Meeting.
Sincerely,
EA, &"e:7
Eric J. Blank
Director of Parks and Recreation
EJB/np
cc: City Manager
Communications Coordinator
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May 18, 1992
CITY OF
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Mr. Robert Bemel
13395 36th Avenue North
Plymouth, MN 55441
SUBJECT: RESIDENT FEEDBACK FORM - TOWN MEETING/AREA 3
Dear Mr. Bemel:
Mayor Bergman has referred your "Resident Feedback Form" to me for response.
As you may know, the Plymouth Planning Commission is considering an
application by Goff Homes for development of a parcel west of Xenium Lane at
37th Avenue North. The Planning Commission tabled consideration of the
application following the hearing on April 22, 1992, suggesting to Mr. Goff
that he meet with the adjoining neighborhood to attempt to respond to the
concerns voiced during the public hearing. The Commission asked staff to
bring that matter back for consideration at the regular Planning Commission
meeting of May 27, 1992.
I will provide copies of your resident feedback form to all members of both
the City Council and the Planning Commission so that they may be aware of your
concerns and ideas regarding this issue.
Should you have any questions in this matter, please feel free to contact me
at 550-5059.
Sincerel
ies4oilleru
Community Development Director
cc: Mayor Kim Bergman and City Council
Planning Commission
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Barbara Wigley
13110 35th Avenue North
Plymouth, MN 55441
SUBJECT: RESIDENT FEEDBACK FORM - TOWN MEETING/AREA 3
Dear Ms. Wigley:
Mayor Bergman has referred your "Resident Feedback Form" to me for response.
As you may know, the Plymouth Planning Commission is considering an
application by Goff Homes for development of a parcel west of Xenium Lane at
37th Avenue North. The Planning Commission tabled consideration of the
application following the hearing on April 22, 1992, suggesting to Mr. Goff
that he meet with the adjoining neighborhood to attempt to respond to the
concerns voiced during the public hearing. The Commission asked staff to
bring that matter back for consideration at the regular Planning Commission
meeting of May 27, 1992.
I will provide copies of your resident feedback form to all members of both
the City Council and the Planning Commission so that they may be aware of your
concerns and ideas regarding this issue.
Should you have any questions in this matter, please feel free to contact me
at 550-5059.
Sincerely,
es Dillerud
Community Development Director
cc: Mayor Kim Bergman and City Council
Planning Commission
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Marie and Lou Gioia
3640 Wedgewood Lane North
Plymouth, MN 55441
SUBJECT: RESIDENT FEEDBACK FORM - TOWN MEETING/AREA 3
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Gioia:
Mayor Bergman has referred your "Resident -Feedback Form" to me for response.
As you may know, the Plymouth Planning Commission is considering an
application by Goff Homes for development of a parcel west of Xenium Lane at
37th Avenue North. The Planning Commission tabled consideration of the
application following the hearing on April 22, 1992, suggesting to Mr. Goff
that he meet with the adjoining neighborhood to attempt to respond to the
concerns voiced during the public hearing. The Commission asked staff to
bring that matter back for consideration at the regular Planning Commission
meeting of May 27, 1992.
I will provide copies of your resident feedback form to all members of both
the City Council and the Planning Commission so that they may be aware of your
concerns and ideas regarding this issue.
Should you have any questions in this matter, please feel free to contact me
at 550-5059.
Sincerely,
C iIIerud
Community Development Director
cc: Mayor Kim Bergman and City Council
Planning Commission
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Randi J. Livon
13395 36th Avenue North
Plymouth, MN 55441
SUBJECT: RESIDENT FEEDBACK FORM - TOWN MEETING/AREA 3
Dear Ms. Livon:
Mayor Bergman has referred your "Resident Feedback Form" to me for response.
As you may know, the Plymouth Planning Commission is considering an
application by Goff Homes for development of a parcel west of Xenium Lane at
37th Avenue North. The Planning Commission tabled consideration of the
application following the hearing on April 22, 1992, suggesting to Mr. Goff
that he meet with the adjoining neighborhood to attempt to respond to the
concerns voiced during the public hearing. The Commission asked staff to
bring that matter back for consideration at the regular Planning Commission
meeting of May 27, 1992.
I will provide copies of your resident feedback form to all members of both
the City Council and the Planning Commission so that they may be aware of your
concerns and ideas regarding this issue.
Should you have any questions in this matter, please feel free to contact me
at 550-5059.
Sincerely,
InQ1 1
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Community Development Director
cc: Mayor Kim Bergman and City Council
Planning Commission
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May 18, 1992
CITY OF
PLYMOUTR
David Griffith
13220 35th Avenue North
Plymouth, MN 55441
SUBJECT: RESIDENT FEEDBACK FORM - TOWN MEETING/AREA 3
Dear Mr. Griffith:
Mayor Bergman has referred your "Resident Feedback Form" to me for response.
As you may know, the Plymouth Planning Commission is considering an
application by Goff Homes for development of a parcel west of Xenium Lane at
37th Avenue North. The Planning Commission tabled consideration of the
application following the hearing on April 22, 1992, suggesting to Mr. Goff
that he meet with the adjoining neighborhood to attempt to respond to the
concerns voiced during the public hearing. The Commission asked staff to
bring that matter back for consideration at the regular Planning Commission
meeting of May 27, 1992.
I will provide copies of your resident feedback form to all members of both
the City Council and the Planning Commission so that they may be aware of your
concerns and ideas regarding this issue.
Should you have any questions in this matter, please feel free to contact me
at 550-5059.
Sincerely,
2 Ch erud
Community Development Director
cc: Mayor Kim Bergman and City Council
Planning Commission
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May 15, 1992 PLYMOU7f+
Bill Burmaster
3770 Arrowood Lane
Plymouth, MN 55441
SUBJECT: TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT
Dear Mr. Burmaster:
I have received your comments from the Town Meeting and
appreciate the opportunity to respond to your concerns.
We will be assigning radar enforcement on Zachary Lane between
36th Avenue North and County Road 9. Your concerns will also be
passed on to the Police officers who regularly patrol that part
of the City.
Thank you again for bringing this matter to our attention.
Sincerely,
Ds-�
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Lieutenant Dennis Paulson
Acting Chief of Police
Plymouth Police Department
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May 15, 1992
Eric and Hilary Moleski
725 Pineview Lane
Plymouth, MN 55441
SUBJECT: TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Moleski:
CITY OF
PUMOUTR
I have received your comments from the Town Meeting and
appreciate the opportunity to respond to your concerns.
We will be assigning radar enforcement on Pineview Lane during
both the morning and evening hours mentioned on your feedback
form. Your concerns will also be passed on to the Police
officers who regularly patrol that part of the City.
Thank you again for bringing this matter to our attention.
Sincerely,
C)S't po-'4�
Lieutenant Dennis Paulson
Acting Chief of Police
Plymouth Police Department
DP/sb
cc: Helen LaFave - Communications Coordinator
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 550-5000
CITY OF
May 15, 1992 PLYMOUTH+
Clayton Anderson
510 Sycamore Circle
Plymouth, MN ' .55441
SUBJECT: TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT
Dear Mr. Anderson:
I have received your comments from the Town Meeting and
appreciate the opportunity to respond to your concerns.
We will be assigning radar enforcement on 6th Avenue during the
time period mentioned on your feedback form. Your concerns will
also be passed on to the Police officers who regularly patrol
that part of the City.
Thank you again for bringing this matter to our attention.
Si cerely,
Lieutenant Dennis Paulson
Acting Chief of Police
Plymouth Police Department
DP/sb
cc: Helen LaFave - Communications Coordinator
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Mr. James R. Spensley, President
MINNEHAHA CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT
P.O. Box 387
Wayzata, MN 55391
SUBJECT: WETLAND CONSERVATION ACT OF 1991
Dear Mr. Spensley:
I just learned today that the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District will
consider designating itself to be the Local Governmental Unit (LGU) to
administer the Conservation Act of 1991 under the interim program at you
May 21st meeting. In December of 1991, the Plymouth City Council
designated Plymouth as the LGU for administering the interim program
within our corporate limits.
As the Watershed District is aware, the interim program will continue
until July, 1993. During this period of time, the Board of Water and
Soil Resources (BWSR) is to prepare and adopt permanent rules as
required under the Wetland Conservation Act. During the interim period,
there are numerous exemptions under the act, especially regarding
development. Also, there are no set rules for the interim program with
the exception that if there is encroachment into a designated wetland,
the replacement must be on a minimum of a one to one ratio.
Since the City of Plymouth is within four watershed areas, the City
chose to be the LGU in order that the interim program would be
administered uniformly throughout the city. The other three water
management organizations, Bassett Creek, Shingle Creek, and Elm Creek,
are not administering the interim program within Plymouth. I am
requesting the'Minnehaha Creek Watershed District to amend your proposed
rule and exclude administering the interim program within Plymouth. If
this is not acceptable, I am requesting that we have a meeting to
discuss its administration since both governmental units have- this
authority under the act. For you information, I am attaching a copy of
the policy adopted by the City Council on the administration program.
With Plymouth accepting the responsibility as the LGU within our
corporate boundaries, I would hope the watershed district does not.see a
need to duplicate this effort. As in the past, Plymouth will continue
to refer all applicants for activities within the city which require
permits from the watershed under your policies to you. Plymouth does
not give final approval until we have received a copy of the permit from
the Watershed.
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Mr. James R. Spensley, President
May 18, 1992.
If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. My
phone number is 550-5080.
Sincerely,
Fred G. Moore, P.E.
Director of Public Works
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cc: James G. Willis, City Manager
Daniel L. Faulkner, City Engineer
JIM RAMSTAD
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May 14, 1992
Mr. James Willis
City Manager
3400 Plymouth Boulevard
Plymouth, Minnesota 55447
Dear Jim:
Since you are an elected official in my Congressional district, I wanted you to be the
first to know about a special "Taxpayers Summit on the Deficit Crisis" I am hosting on
/ June 6th at Normandale Community College in Bloomington.
Enclosed is a press release discussing the event. I would greatly appreciate if you
would tell your friends and neighbors about the Summit.
Thank you for taking a look at the material and sharing it with your friends, and I look
forward to seeing you at the Summit.
Sinc rely,
JIM AMSTAD
Member of Congress
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 14, 1992
RAMSTAD TO HOST SPECIAL
JIM RAMS' D
• CONTACT: Dean Peterson
(202) 225-2871
"TAXPAYERS' SUMMIT" ON THE BUDGET DEFICIT
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Jim Ramstad (R -MN) will host a special town meeting
to discuss the federal budget and the budget deficit.
Ramstad is calling the meeting a "Taxpayers' Summit" on the deficit crisis. He
hopes to call attention to the largely ignored - but potentially fatal - issue of the
build-up of federal debt and the growing deficits which imperil our economic
growth and jobs creation.
"With the total national debt approaching $4 trillion, the budget deficit projected to
pass the $400 billion mark this fiscal year; and gross interest payments on the
federal debt costing the taxpayer nearly $300 billion a year, it is imperative that
the irresponsible fiscal policy be stopped," said Ramstad.
"Meetings like this will hopefully prod Congress to enact real reform of the
budget," continued Ramstad. "Passing deficits like these on to our children is
outrageous, and must be stopped."
Special guests at the Taxpayers' Summit include:
■ U.S. Rep. Dick Armey (R -TX), the ranking Republican on the Joint
Economic Committee and a former professor of economics.
■ Professor Steven Schier of Carleton College, formerly a visiting
scholar at the Brookings Institution and a nationally -known expert on
the federal budget process.
■ Dr. Sung Won Sohn, Chief Economist for Norwest Bank.
■ Alan Wilensky, Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Department of
Treasury.
The Taxpayers' Summit will take place at Normandale Community College at 9:30
a.m. on Saturday, June 6th. Normandale Community College is located at 9700
France Avenue South in Bloomington.
For further information, please call Dean Peterson at 202-225-2871.
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JOHN E. DERUS yyx 00 PHONE
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A-2400 GOVERNMENT CENTER
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55487-0240
May 21, 1992
The Honorable Kim M. Bergman
Mayor of the City of Plymouth
3400 Plymouth Boulevard
Plymouth, MN 55447
Dear Mayor Bergman:
We are extremely pleased that the U. S. Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect will
be conducting a site visit and holding a public hearing in Hennepin County from May 26-29,
1992.
The U.S. Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect was established under Public Law
100-294, the 1988 Amendments to the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act. This
Advisory Board has issued two reports about child protection services nationally and has
been quite critical of these services. The thrust of their second report recommends creating
a community -wide support system for protecting children and for comprehensive child -
centered, family -focused, neighborhood -based services for caring for children.
This Advisory Board has learned of the broad system of services we have been able to make
available in Hennepin County and would like to do a site visit here. This site visit would
include an overview of the variety of services we have to supplement our Child Protective
Services and to provide preventive and early intervention services for families before abuse
or neglect occur.
The U. S. Advisory Board intends to conduct a public hearing on the diversity of programs
available to families in Hennepin County on May 29 from 9 a.m. to noon in the Hennepin
County Board Meeting Room. I am anxiously looking forward to this opportunity to share
our experiences with the U. S. Advisory Board and to provide them with a concrete
example that their vision of a caring community is more than just a conceptual model. I
cordially invite you and members of your City Council to attend this hearing.
Sincerel ,
Commissioner John E. Derus, Chairman
Hennepin County Board of Commissioners
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