HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Information Memorandum 03-28-1986CITY COUNCIL INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
March 28, 1986
UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS.....
1. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING -- Monday, March 31, 7:30 p.m. Special City
Council meeting in Council Chambers.
2. COUNCIL AND PARK & RECREATION ADVISORY COMMISSION DINNER MEETING --
Wednesday, April 2, p.m. The Council and Park and Recreation
Advisory Commission will meet in the City Council conference room.
The agenda for the meeting is enclosed separately.
3. MEETING REMINDERS:
a. Council "Get Acquainted" Meetings - Below is the schedule of
remaining etAcquainted" sessions:
Monday, April 7, 4:00 p.m., City Center - Engineering and
Park and Recreation
Monday, April 14, 4:00 p.m., City Center - Building
Inspection and Planning
Monday, April 21, 4:00 p.m., City Center - Public Safety
4. ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITIES - ANNUAL MEETING --
Wednesday evening, May 21. Attached Is a bulletin from the AMM
providing information on their annual meeting. Tentative plans for
the meeting include holding the annual dinner meeting on the
Jonathan Paddleford River Boat. Further information on the annual
meeting will be provided in early May. The bulletin also requests
nominations from member cities to fill vacancies on the AMM Board of
Directors. Written nominations will be accepted by the Nominating
Committee until Tuesday, April 15. Should the Council be interested
in submitting a name, I will prepare the necessary letter and brief
resume for submission to the AMM. (M-4)
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559-2800
CITY COUNCIL INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
March 28, 1986
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5. WORD OF LIFE CHURCH DEDICATION -- The Word of Life Church will be
dedicating its new facilities on Sunday, April 6 at 2:00 p.m.
Attached is a letter from Pastor Roger Johnson, invitinq the Mayor
and Council to the dedication service. (M-5)
6. WAYZATA AREA VOLUNTEERS IN ACTION -- The Wayzata Area Volunteers in
Education will be hosting an Evening of Recognition on Wednesday,
April 16, 7:30 p.m. in the Wayzata Senior Highway School cafeteria.
Attached is a copy of the announcement if Councilmembers are
interested in attending. (M-6)
7. APRIL CALENDAR -- Attached is the revised April meetinq calendar
reflecting the addition of the April 16 Special Planninq Commission
meeting. (M-7)
FOR YOUR INFORMATION....
1. STATE BUDGET IMPASSE -- Attached are two letters received this week
on the state budget impasse. The first is to Minnesota Mayors and
County Board Chairs from Tom Tripplett, State of Minnesota Depart-
ment of Revenue Commissioner, advising of possible consequences to
local government assistance programs if the Minnesota Legislature
does not balance the budget and pass a tax bill. The second letter
is from the League of Minnesota Cities urging city officials to
contact their legislators, the governor, legislative leaders, and
budget conference conferees to request they come to a legislative
agreement on the budget, and hold a special session. (I-1)
2. SPRING WATERMAIN FLUSHING PROGRAM -- The schedule for flushing of
City watermains this spring is as follows:
Area
Industrial areas both sides of I-494
south of Highway 55
Residential areas west of I-494
Residential areas east of I-494
Announcements of the schedule will be
Weekly Weekly News. Additionally, the
will also broadcast the schedule.
Date
April 9, 10, & 11
April 14 - April 25
April 28 - May 9
published in the Post and
City's local cable channel 7
3. EROSION CONTROL AND STREET CLEANING -- With Spring here, City staff
as been addressing the pro5777T mud in city streets caused by
builders and delivery trucks entering city streets from building
sites. Attached is a letter Fred Moore has sent to developers and
builders explaining the position of the City with regard to erosion
CITY COUNCIL INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
March 28, 1986
Page Three
control and street cleaning. Also attached is a memorandum from
Fred to doe Ryan, Building Official, asking Building Division
personnel to advise developers as they call for inspections of the
City's Erosion Control Policy. If the developer does not make an
effort to clean the street, the requested inspection will not take
place. (I-3)
4. MINUTES: -- The following minutes are attached for your information:
a. Bassett Creek Water Management Commission, February 27, 1986.
(I -4a)
5. COUNCIL FOLLOW-UPS:
a. Area 9 Town Meeting Feedback Response -- Attached is a staff
response to a resident feedback form received from body Watts,
2870 Zanzibar Lane, at the March 10 Town Meeting. (I -5a)
b. Yard Setback Variance Request in RPUD -- The attached memorandum
from Blair Iremere is in response to a question that the Council
had at the March 24 Consultant/BOZA interview meetinq on the
method of handling various requests in Residential Planned Unit
Developments. (I -5b)
6. MUNICIPAL AMICUS PROGRAM -- Based upon the responses of member
municipalities, the League of Minnesota Cities has elected to
initiate the "Municipal Amicus Program". (I-6)
7. CORRESPONDENCE:
a. Letter responding to Mr. Craig Freeman from Sara McConn on the
proposal of Shelard Companies for realignment of intersection of
Ford Road and Betty Crocker Drive. Also included is the
response from Hennepin County Department of Transportation.
(I -7a)
b. Letter from Eric Blank to ferry Isensee, President, District 284
Youth Hockey Association with regard to the Association's
support of a City Community Center. (I -7b)
C. Letter to Dick Carlquist from Ken Collins and Sohn Dean,
Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association, recognizing the
assistance provided by Investigator Mike Ridgely to the
Association in its efforts to oppose certain provisions of the
Juvenile Code Revision Bill. (I -7c)
d. Note of appreciation from Mr. Alan Raymond for efforts of
Plymouth police officers in providing medical assistance to his
wife. The officers responding included Ron Foreman, Bob Levens
and Dave Digatono. (I -7d)
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March 28, 1986
Page Four
e. Letter to Laurie Houk from day Johnson, Customer Service
Representative, Northern States Power, advisinq of the pleasant
and effective manner of City Center receptionists, Diane
Arneson, Val Krisko, and Sharon Reisinger. (I -7e)
James G. Willis
City Manager
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association of
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March 21, 1986
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TO: AMM Member Cities
FROM: J�' 5cheibel, President
RE: ANNUAL MEETING INFORMATION AND LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
1. WANTED: NOMINATIONS FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
A Nominating Committee was appointed by the Board of Directors
at the March 6th. Board Meeting. Members of the Nominating
Committee are: Chairperson, Ron Backes, St. Louis Park
Councilmember; Mary Anderson, Golden Valley Mayor; Robert
Benke, New Brighton Mayor; Susan Green, Coon Rapids
Councilmember; Mark Lenz, Mahtomedi Administrator; Diane
Lynch, St. Paul Governmental Liaison; Mark McNeill, Savage
Administrator and Bill Saed, Inver Grove Heights Mayor. The
offices of President, Vice -President and eight directors are up
for election.
The Board is especially encouraging nominations of women city
officials to provide a better balance on the Board. Due to
the two -term limitation, there will be several new board
members to be - elected so please send in your
recommendations/nominations. Written nominations, including a
brief resume, should. be forwarded to the AMM Office to the
attention of Vern Peterson by no later than Tuesday, April 15,
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2. AMM ANNUAL MEETING; WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1986
The AMM Annual Meeting has been set for Wednesday evening May
21, 1986. We look for this to be a very unique and different
Annual Meeting. Our tentative plans are to hold the Annual
Dinner Meeting on the Jonathan Paddleford River Boat while
cruising on the Mississippi River. A meeting notice with the
specific details of this exciting evening will be mailed in
early May but please reserve this date now since this is one
meeting you will not want to miss!
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WORD OF LIFE
Assemblies Of God Church
Pastor Roger Johnson
Mayor Virgil Schneider
Ci t y of PI ymout h
3400 PI ymout h Bl vd
PI ymout h, MN
Dear Mayor Schneider:
We are pleased to be able to dedicate our new church
f aci 1 i t i es in Plymouth on April 6th at 2 p.m. and extend
an i nvi t at i on t o you and t he members of t he Ci t y Counci 1
to attend this service.
It is our desire to be a positive influence i n our city
for good. We as a congregation wish to pledge our prayers
and support to you and our elected counci 1 persons as we
work t oget her f or t he devel opment of PI ymout h as a great
ci t y t o ve and worship in together.
S' c r ej,y ,
Ro er J son
Pastor
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STATE OF MINNESOTA
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
March 24, 1986
To: Minnesota Mayors and County oard Chairs
Fr: Tom Triplett, Commissioner
Re: Local government assistance programs
The 1986 Regular Session of the Minnesota Legislature adjourned
last week without approving either an omnibus tax bill or a
budget balancing bill. Although House and Senate conferees had
agreed upon the language of the Tax Bill, House File No. 1815,
no final action was taken on the conference committee report.
The purpose of this memo is to alert you to the consequences of
this failure to act, and to advise you of how this department
intends to respond in the event the legislation is not passed in
a special session.
If the Legislature does not balance the budget and pass the Tax
Bill, the Governor will be forced to balance the budget by
executive action ("unallotment"). However, the Governor's
unallotment powers arp not as extensive as the budget balancing
powers available to the Legislature.
The Tax Bill, if enacted, would have protected local government
assistance programs such as property tax credits and local
government aids. The Governor supports this local government
protection. However, his limited range of budget reduction
options will likely force him to reduce state assistance to all
local government units. I know the Governor would prefer not to
make such reductions, but chances are good that he will have no
reasonable alternatives.
Also, because of the Tax Bill's failure to pass, our Department
will be forced to certify zero dollars for your 1987 local
government aid. Obviously, this will cause you problems in your
upcoming budget -setting process.
These problems can be corrected by legislative agreement on the
budget, and the holding of a brief special session. Hopefully,
these events will occur. However, I wanted to alert you to
these possible problems in the event you wished to take some
early action with your local government colleagues or with your
legislators.
cc: County Auditors
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
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league of minnesota cities
March 26, 1936
To: Mayors, Managers, and Clerks
From: Diane Loeffler, Legislative Representative
Subject: State budget impasse
The conference committee charged with balancing the state budget is
not reaching agreement on necessary cuts. The longer this
committee stalls, the more likely it is that the Governor will make
cuts through unallotment. Unallotment could mean deep cuts for
cities in 1986.
Each week that goes by without the budget cuts increases the amount
of the final cuts. The longer all employees remain on the payroll,
the more layoffs will be necessary in order to achieve the needed
savings by the end of the biennium. Because state agencies don't
know what will be cut and how much, they are in a holding pattern,
unable to implement new projects or make budget commitments.
Realizing this, the administration is anxious for a decision.
Governor Perpich's staff has been preparing unallotment plans which
he can implement if the conference committee members cannot agree.
The finance department staff says that the governor will not wait
much longer.
Unallotment would be the worst situation for cities. Moreover,
without a special session, the tax conference report won't become
law and there will be no local government aid formula for 1987.
Cities would have no certified LGA funds in budgeting for 1987 and
face raising taxes 30 to 50 percent or more to compensate for it.
A special session, therefore, is critical to city government. City
officials should contact their legislators, the governor,
legislative leaders, and the conferees telling them that:
1) a special session is essential to hold down local taxes, and
2) the budget conference should come to agreement so that the
special session can take place.
Budget conferees are: House Senate
Mary Forsythe Gerald Willet
Doug Carlson Don Samuelson
Gaylin DenOuden Carl Kroening
Sally Olsen Bill Luther
Joel Carlson Tom Nelson
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CITY OF
PLYMOUTR
March 26, 1986
Dear Developer/Builder:
Enclosed is a letter which explains the position of the City with
regard to erosion control and street cleaning.
This letter is a reminder that several of the City's streets are
looking pretty bad and need immediate attention. Please look into this
situation as it pertains to your area of work and take the necessary
corrective measures.
The City will begin its annual street sweeping project shortly and as
the new developments are approached, they will be included in the one
time annual sweeping project at no expense to the developer/builder
provided that the large deposits have been removed and attempts have
been made to clean the majority of material from the new streets. If,
as a new development is approached and large amounts of material still
exist which are beyond the capability of the sweeper, the development
will be bypassed, the developer notified, and if not cleaned within the
forty-eight hour period, the City will do the work and invoice the
developer accordingly.
If there are any questions after receipt of this letter, please contact
either Dick Pouliot, Project Coordinator, or me.
Sincerely,
Fred G. Moore, P.E.
Director of Public Works
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CITY OF
PUMOUTR
Dear Developer/Builder:
This letter will explain and clarify the position of the City as to erosion
control and street cleaning.
1) The development contract will continue to require a bond/letter of credit
to be posted guaranteeing compliance with the contract. This is to prevent
the taxpayer/resident from having to share in the cost of the development
which results when a developer fails to perform and causes the City to
incur the expense of corrective action.
2) The developer will continue to be required to maintain the streets, storm
sewers, ditches and ponds, etc. according to the approved erosion and
sediment control plan as directed in Section 4.4 of the development
contract.
3) The developer will continue to be required to keep Vie streets swept clean
of dirt and debris as required by Section 9 of the development contract.
4) The inspection of the development to insure compliance with the above is
still the responsibility of the developer, with the City providing general
inspection only, as indicated on Page 1 of the basic development contract.
S) If the general inspection (Item 4 above) indicates a need for cleaning or
sweeping, etc., it will be because the developer has failed to note the
condition or has failed to take the proper action after having noted the
condition, and is therefore not complying with the development contract.
6) In the past, after noting an unsatisfactory condition, it was necessary to
make several phone calls and finally write a letter stating that the City
would do the work and then invoice the developer for the cost.
7) This letter will serve as advance notice that, if an unsatisfactory
condition exists wherein the developer has failed to comply with the above,
one courtesy call will be made to point out the unsatisfactory condition,
after which the necessary action should be taken within 48 hours. If after
that time the work has not been completed, the City will proceed to do the
work and bill the developer for the costs involved, plus additional 100%
penalty for failure to perform the necessary work. If a timely payment is
not received, the City will draw on the bond or letter of credit for
payment as indicated above.
8) The Building Department will not perform any inspections if the City
streets are not clean and erosion control measures are not in place.
3a00 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447. TELEPHONE (612) 559.2800
Plymouth Developers/Builders
March 26, 1986
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By using the above practices, the City and developers will be able to protect
our lakes, ponds and streams, which are one of our valuable resources. if
there are any questions, please contact either Dick Pouliot, Project
Coordinator, or me.
Sincerely,
Fred G. Moore, P.E.
Director of Public Works
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TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
CITY OF PLYMOUTH
3400 PLYMOUTH BLVD., PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447
TELEPHONE (612) 559-2800
MEMO
March 25, 1986
Joe Ryan, Building Official
Fred Moore, Director of Public Works
Mud in City Streets From New Construction
Upon an inspection of the City today I encountered large amounts of mud in the
City streets caused by new construction. Most of the mud is being caused by
the builders or delivery trucks driving off the paved roadway onto the building
sites. When they re-enter the streets, they track large amounts of mud onto
the streets. We have notified several developers that it is their
responsibility to have the streets cleaned immediately.
As you are aware, the Erosion Control Policy revised by the City Council in
October 1984 made provisions for enforcement of the policy with regard to
builders. The policy states that it is the responsibility of the builder to
clean up any and all materials originating from the lot being built upon. The
policy further states that no inspections will be approved if the street is not
clean and erosion control in place.
Would you please inform the building inspectors that they are not to make an
inspection if it is clearly visible that mud has been tracked onto the street
from a building site and the builder has made no effort to clean the street. I
would also suggest that as requests for inspections are called in the builders
be informed that if the streets are not cleaned, an inspection will not be
made.
We will continue to follow up with developers on their responsibility to clean
the streets and, if necessary, use their financial guarantee to do the
cleaning.
If there are any questions, please contact me.
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cc: James G. Willis
Blair Tremere
Sherm Goldberg
THE BASSETT CREEK WATER MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
Minutes of the Meeting of February 27, 1985
CALL TO ORDER
The Bassett Creek Water Management Commission was called to order by
Chairman Peter Enck, Thursday, February 27, 1986, 11:35 A.M., at the
Golden Valley Golf Club.
ROLL CALL: CRYSTAL - Commissioner William Sherburne
GOLDEN VALLEY - Commissioner Ed Silberman
MEDICINE LAKE - Commissioner Jim Padden
MINNEAPOLIS - Alternate Commissioner Mary Hoshaw
Commissioner Perry Smith
MINNETONKA - Alternate Commissioner Michael Johnson
NEW HOPE - Commissioner Peter Enck
PLYMOUTH - Commissioner Fred Moore
ROBBINSDALE - Commissioner Lee Gustafson
ST. LOUIS PARK - Commissioner Don Rye
Counsel: Curt Pearson Engineer: Len Kremer
Recorder: Elaine Anderson Gen. Mills Rep:: John Schevenius
Also in attendance: Robert Post and David Raasch of the St.
Paul District of Corps of Engineers and John Manning of the
Minneapolis City Attorney's office.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
It was mored by Mr. Sherburne and seconded by Mr. Hoshaw that the
January 16 minutes be approved. Carried unanimously.
PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
Mr. Silberman presented the financial statements as of February 27,
1986, showing a checking account balance of $15.45, a savings
account balance of $23,791.95 and an investment balance of
$141,301.30. He moved its approval subject to audit. Seconded by
Mr. Hoshaw and carried unanimously. The budget report was presented
for informational purposes only.
PRESENTATION OF INVOICES FOR APPROVAL:
Mr. Silberman moved the approval of the
covering the period December 15, 1985,
$20,435.60 and moved its approval.
carried unanimously.
ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS
Barr Engineering Co. invoice
through January 31, 1986, for
Seconded by Mr. Moore and
Chairman Enck declared the chair open for nominations:
1. Mr. Hoshaw moved that Mr. Silberman be nominated for treasurer
and that nominations be closed. Seconded by Mr. Gustafson and
carried unanimously.
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BC Minutes - February 27, 1986 - Page 2
2. Mr. Silberman moved that Mr. Asmus be nominated for secretary
and that nominations be closed. Seconded by Mr. Rye and
carried unanimously.
3. Mr. Rye moved that Mr. Moore be nominated for vice chairman and
that nominations be closed. Seconded by Mr. Johnson and
carried unanimously.
4. Mr. Sherburne moved that Mr. Enck be nominated for chairman and
that nominations be closed. Seconded by Mr. Padden and carried
unanimously.
5. Mr. Silberman moved that Mr. Murphy of Golden Valley be reap-
pointed as Deputy Treasurer and that a letter of thanks be sent
to him for his services. Seconded by Mr. Gustafson and carried
unanimously.
6. Mr. Padden moved that the New Hope State Bank be the official
depository for fiscal year 1986.
7. Chairman Enck said if there were no objections he would appoint
the Executive Committee which would consist of the officers and
Mr. Smith.
8. It was moved by Mr. Rye and seconded by Mr. Sherburne that a
new bond from the firm BHK & R be issued for the treasurer.
Carried unanimously.
COMMUNICATIONS
Chairman
1. Received an official communication from the City of Minnetonka
regarding the appointment of Donald Asmus as Commissioner and
Michael Johnson as Alternate Commissioner.
2. At the February 7 meeting of the Plymouth City Council, Fred
Moore was reappointed as Commissioner and Neal Sorenson as
Alternate Commissioner.
3. Received a communication from the League of Women Voters
regarding a report regarding a survey of general operations of
water management organizations. He asked if anyone would like
a copy.
4. Received a copy of a letter from the Minnesota Association of
Watersheds regarding insurance. The attorney advised that he
had written and inquired about additional insurance. He will
report back when he hears from the agent.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Curt Pearson has had contact with the president of the Golden
Valley Golf Course. They have retained an attorney, Mr. Bill
Peterson, who is a former employee of the Minnesota Attorney
General's office. The attorney and the engineer were directed
to continue to work to obtain the easement from the Golf Club.
BC Minutes - February 27, 1986 - Page 3
2. Meeting with Corps of Engineers. Mr. Enck informed the Commis-
sion that a meeting of Corps officials had been held in Dallas
and Mr. Post and Mr. Raasch had attended it. Local cooperative
agreements for Flood Control Projects will have to be signed
between May 1 -June 1. Minneapolis will be the official sponsor
and will have to have agreements with each of the other com-
munities. It has been advised that Bassett Creek representa-
tives make a trip to Washington to explain the Commission's
request for credits for past expenditures. Mr. Pearson will
start making arrangements. Mr. Enck said this meeting should
be held in a U.S. Senator's office as it would be more effec-
tive. Tentative date is March 21. Mr. Pearson has written a
letter to the Corps of Engineers explaining the various finan-
cial options open to the member cities to fund the local share
of the cost of the project. Mr. Pearson advised that Minneapo-
lis may want to have the same type of arrangement between the
City of Minneapolis and other members as we had with the City
of Golden Valley for the #215 agreement construction.
Members present indicated their belief that Minneapolis should
be the sponsor. Two concerns were the raising of the necessary
monies, and the question of the maintenance of the project.
Mr. Pearson explained that the Commission has not taken on the
responsibility of maintenance and that is left to the indi-
vidual municipalities; Minneapolis may want that in its con-
tracts with the member cities.
The meeting in Dallas, which was attended by Mr. Raasch and
Mr. Post, was also attended by G. Edward Dickey and Robert
Eiland who are Robert Dawson's chief assistants and Mr. Stein-
berg, all of whom are involved in decisions regarding cost
sharing policies.
Mr. Post said they had gone over the draft of the LCA including
all the credits and that the St. Paul Corps officials had been
turned down on the request for certain credits. Most of the
cash items were eliminated including $803,000 for flood plain
management, the $2,800,000 upstream flood storage credits, and
the $450,000 future project overhead expenses. The St. Paul
Corps did put the $135,000 for floodproofing into another
credit section and they feel this will be approved. The denied
items need to be discussed at the Washington conference.
Mr. Post indicated that the good news was that in the real
estate acquisitions the administrative costs of acquisition
that are considered reasonable can be included. An appraiser
will have to be hired and an appraisal report will have to be
prepared and the report will have to be acceptable to the
Corps. As a final determinant, the expenses and credits will
have to be audited. It is imperative to the communities that
we get an appraiser in the field as soon as possible. Mr.
Pearson asked the Commissioners to get a list of appraisers
from their municipalities.
BC Minutes - February 27, 1986 - Page 4
Messrs. Post and Raasch presented the schedule the Corps wishes
to maintain for the project and the need to supply cash to the
Corps as the project proceeds. Mr. Post explained that there
can be deferred payments for the first year of construction so
that it can include more than one fiscal year. For instance,
the first contract this year is a small amount but the amount
we are proposing for next year is for a large amount.
Mr. Pearson said that the State of Minnesota has funded the
downtown tunnel and that any reimbursement should be handled
through a Bassett Creek account in Minneapolis with all credits
and charges being calculated and balanced between the members.
All federal money and money from member cities should go into a
special account for the Bassett Creek project.
Mr. Pearson said that if we lose all of these credits, we will
incur a large local increase and it is imperative that we work
with the Corps to get additional credits for our past efforts
and acquisitions.
The draft LCA has to be in the Washington office by March 3.
Before the middle of May, the Corps will be back to the Commis-
sion with possible changes in the agreement.
The Corps may want to obtain information about our financing
plan. Mr. Post stated they may want to know what the bonding
sources are and what the loan ceiling is.
The Commission discussed the need to have a public hearing to
advise all the communities of the project and the financial
implications. Mr. Pearson recommended that a public hearing be
held even if it is not required. This will be a public hearing
held pursuant to the Joint Powers agreement and probably should
be held in late April or early May.
In the draft LCA, there should be an updated schedule, financ-
ing schedule, a budget document, and our funding plan.
Mr. Raasch explained Project Cost Sharing between the Federal
Government and the Bassett Creek members. If additional credit
is not received, we will be looking at a total cost
contribution of approximately $3,867,000.
Payments can be over the life of the construction program and
this is estimated at five years.
Mr. Pearson said that internally we still have land costs and
credit costs so the numbers will have to be adjusted.
It was moved by Mr. Silberman and seconded by Mr. Gustafson
that Mr. Smith, Mr. Pearson, Mr. Enck, and Mr. Kremer be auth-
orized to go to Washington to provide additional information to
representatives of the Secretary of the Army's office regarding
our request for credit. Carried unanimously.
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The chairman thanked Mr. Post and Mr. Raasch for their presen-
tation and their efforts.
Mr. Rye asked when we will have some reasonable figures to
present to the City Council.
It was moved by Mr. Moore that the engineer be instructed to
make a table of the areas authorized by the water management
plan for which reimbursement is to be made in accordance with
the water management plan and to disseminate that to the com-
missioners. This would be a best case and a worst case
scenario and would include the percentage for each year. Sec-
onded by Mr. Gustafson and carried unanimously.
The Corps has to have a signed agreement by June 30. Mr.
Hoshaw explained that Minneapolis has to go to its City Council
by May 16. All agreements should be in to Minneapolis by the
first week of June and the hearing should be held the end of
April.
3. Mr. Silberman briefly discussed the Wisconsin Avenue project.
Golden Valley is proposing to build the structure would cost
approximately $80,000. If the city were to have the project
constructed by the Corps of Engineers they would have to
purchase right-of-way to elevation 890. This is approximately
60 acres of property and it is expected that the cost would be
substantial. They would receive $4,000 credit for the 60 acres
against their share of the project cost if the Corps builds the
structure. Therefore, all of the cities would save money if
the City of Golden Vaiiey builds the structure.
4. Mr. Kremer had 9 items to present to the Commission but,
because of the lateness of the hour, they were deferred to the
Executive Committee for a meeting to be held next week.
ADJOURNMENT
It was moved by Mr. Gustafson and seconded by Mr. Rye that the
meeting adjourn. Chairman Enck adjourned the meeting at 2:15 P.M.
W. Peter Enck, Chairman
Donald Asmus, Secretary
Elaine S. Anderson, Recorder
Date:
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MINUTES
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING OF BASSETT CREEK WATER MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
On March 14, 1986, the Executive Committee met to review the permit
requests which had not been discussed at the regular February meeting.
Members of the Executive Committee present were Pete Enck, Chairman;
Don Asmus, Secretary; Ed Silberman, Treasurer.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Request by General Mills, Inc. for review of a proposed installation of
communication lines between the General Mills headquarters and the
research center on Plymouth Avenue. There are two crossings of Bassett
Creek proposed as part of the communications line. One just north of
the General Mills property and east of County Road 18, the other across
the bridge on Boone Avenue. The Engineer recommended that a letter be
drafted to General Mills, Inc. requesting that the contractor submit a
diversion and dewatering plan for the crossing of Bassett Creek prior
to the construction, that all trench areas which are sloping toward the
creek be restored and that the channel bottom at the creek crossing be
restored with pit run sand or gravel. It was moved by Asmus and
seconded by Silberman that the letter be sent to General Mills with
those conditions. Motion carried.
2. Request by the City of Plymouth for review of a proposed office
building in Plymouth near Shelard Plaza. The proposed office space is
adjacent to the creek immediately west of County Road 18 in Plymouth.
The developer is proposing to fill approximately 6,000 cubic feet of
volume and is providing compensating storage volume for that fill. A
discussion followed regarding the need to install water quality
enhancement features on the proposed site. It was concluded that
because of the ponding area at this location that a detention pond for
silt removal was not needed but that a skimming device in the storm
sewer system should be provided to prevent floating debris from
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entering the creek. It was moved by Asmus and seconded by Silberman
that a letter be sent to the City of Plymouth with the conditions that
a skimming device be installed in the storm sewer before it discharges
to Bassett Creek. Motion carried.
3. Request for review of the proposed warehouse office development at
Norwest Business Campus Drive and Xenium Drive in Plymouth. The
engineer indicated that this was a 4.2 -acre site which was not adjacent
to the floodplain and which drained to a temporary stormwater holding
pond immediately adjacent to the site and then to Bassett Creek. The
engineer recommended that a letter be sent to the City of Plymouth
indicating that the proposed plan is consistent with the Watershed
Management Plan for Bassett Creek and that the developer review the
possibility of providing a skimming device from the outlet from the
stormwater holding pond to trap floating debris in the pond. It was
moved by Silberman and seconded by Asmus that a letter be sent to the
City of Plymouth with those conditions. Motion carried.
4. Request for review of Plymouth Hills Apartments in the vicinity of the
Fernbrook Lane storage area south of Plymouth Creek. The Engineer
indicated that this was a 8.7 -acre multiple residential d$—e-lcpment
immediately adjacent to the Fernbook Lane storage area and that all of
the proposed development was above the management envelope of 958 and
that there was no filling below the management envelope proposed. In
addition, the Fernbook Lane storage area would provide water quality ,
enhancement. It was recommended by Asmus and seconded by Silberman
that a letter be directed to the City of Plymouth indicating that the
proposed development was consistent with the Management Plan.
5. Request by the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission for review of the
replacement of a sanitary sewer under Bassett Creek immediately south
of West Medicine Lake Road near the outlet of Medicine Lake. The
Engineer indicated that this sanitary sewer had a leak which resulted
in excessive infiltration into the sanitary sewer causing backup in
other locations. The Metropolitan Waste Control Commission was
proposing to replace the line with a steel pipe with bolted joints.
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The Engineer indicated that there was no plan for diversion and
dewatering and recommended that a letter be directed to the
Metropolitan Waste Control Commission requesting that the contractor
submit a diversion and dewatering plan prior to construction. It was
moved by Silberman and seconded by Asmus that a letter be directed to
the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission requesting the submission of
a diversion and dewatering plan. Motion carried.
6. Request by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for review of
a proposed sand blanket installation on Parkers Lake by the City of
Plymouth. The Engineer indicated that the City of Plymouth was
proposing to install a 6 -inch sand blanket along approximately a
300 -foot wide area on Parkers Lake for a future beach and that the sand
would be installed over the ice at this time and would settle to the
lake bottom as the ice melted. Mr. Asmus recommended that the City be
contacted and that the possibility of installing a filter blanket under
the 6 inches of sand be discussed. Because the silt would contaminate
the sand blanket very quickly without a filter blanket. Mr. Kremer
indicated that he had already discussed this with the City of Plymouth.
It was recommended that a letter be sent to the City of Plymouth
indicating that the proposed sand blanket installation is consistent
with the Management Plan. Moved by Asmus and seconded by Silberman.
Motion carried.
7. Request by the City of Plymouth for review of a 19 -acre single family
development northwest of the north end of Medicine Lake. The developer
is proposing to construct a stormwater holding pond as part of the
development and a temporary sedimentation pond to settle out silt
before the runoff is tributary to Medicine Lake. The Engineer
recommended that the proposed outlet from the stormwater holding pond
either have a skimmer or be submerged below the normal level of the
pond to trap floating debris in the pond and that the ditch between the
outlet from the pond and the easterly property line be either riprapped
or regraded with a flatter slope so that it will not be subject to
future erosion. It was moved by Asmus and seconded by Silberman that a
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letter be directed to the City of Plymouth indicating that the proposed
plan is consistent with the Watershed Management Plan for Bassett Creek
with those recommendations. Motion carried.
8. Request by the City of Plymouth for review of an office warehouse
development in the Northwest Business Campus which was previously
reviewed at the January meeting. The developer has indicated that the
Commission's request for consideration of a temporary sedimentation
pond to trap sediment from the parking lot runoff was reviewed but that
their plans for the property would not permit a sedimentation to be
located within the property. The Engineer indicated that the original
development plan for the Norwest Business Campus had been submitted to
the Commission in 1982 before the Commission had established their
current water quality enhancement policies and that at the time the
development was submitted the developers could have routed the runoff
from the site to the Xenium Lane storage basin but that at the present
time since all of the site had been graded this was not possible. The
developer was proposing to install skimming devices in the manholes of
the storm sewer system prior to their draining into Bassett Creek. The
Engineer recommended that a letter be sent to the City of Plymouth
indicating that the proposed skimming devices are in accordance with
the Commission's policies since the overall site development was
submitted for Commission review prior to their current policies. It
was moved by Silberman and seconded by Asmuis that the letter be sent
to the City of Plymouth with that recommendation. Motion carried.
9. Request by City of Golden Valley for review of a revised entrance to
the General Mills property from Boone Avenue. The Engineer indicated
that the proposed revised entrance road was necessary because the
current entrance from Highway 12 was being eliminated as part of the
construction of Interstate 394. The Engineer also indicated that
approximately 5 acre-feet of storage volume below the management
envelope of 889 at this location was being filled as part of this
proposal. The Engineer indicated that compensating storage volume
would be provided in a pond which would be constructed by the Minnesota
Department of Transportation which would replace the storage volume
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below Elevation 889 lost by the construction of Boone Avenue and this
entrance road. He also indicated that these plans had not yet been
submitted by the Minnesota Department of Transportation but that
preliminary meetings regarding those plans had been conducted. General
Mills wanted a review of this proposed entrance subject to review and
approval of the proposed MnDOT storage ponds. It was moved by Asmus
and seconded by Silberman that a letter be directed to the City of
Golden Valley indicating that the proposed drainage facilities which
are built by the Minnesota Department of Transportation as part of the
Interstate 394 project would be required to provide sufficient storage
volume for both this entrance road and any storage volume lost as part
of the construction of Boone Avenue and that no construction proceed on
this facility until those plans have been received and reviewed by the
Commission. The letter was also to request an erosion control plan for
the construction of this entrance road. Motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS
Printing of a brochure to be distributed to the communities prior to
the public hearing which might be held in late April or early May was
discussed. The Engineer indicated that the information which he had sent
to the Commissioners would be rewritten for inclusion in the brochure and
that a final brochure could be drafted and printed prior to that public
meeting and that the brochure could be used as a vehicle to announce the
public hearing. Commissioner Silberman requested that we proceed with the
printing of the brochure so that it can be completed prior to that public
meeting.
There being no further business, it was moved by Silberman and seconded
by Asmus that the Executive Committee be adjourned.
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PLYM WTH TOIN MEETING FORMAT
AREA 9
March 10, 1986
I. INTRODUCTIONS - Mayor Virgil Schneider
II. STATUS REPORTS ON ISSUES OF INTEREST - City Department Heads
III. QUESTIONS FROM RESIDENTS IN ATTENDANCE
IV. CLOSING COMMENTS - Mayor Virgil Schneider
V. ADJOURN
RESIDENT FEEDBACK FORM
Please use this form if you have a question or concern which you would like
the City to 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 CONCER /PROPERTY DRESS INVOLVED: TLE lWPI-477a M�Jij
ACTION YOU DESIRE THE CITY TO TAKE: j� (g� prj/,�(g i&)P
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NAME OF CONCERNED RESIDENT:
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March 21, 1986
Ms. body Watts
2870 Zanzibar Lane
Plymouth, MN 55447
Dear body:
I have been asked to respond to your comment submitted on a Resident "Feed -back" form
at the recent Plymouth Town Meeting. You refer to land which is easterly of Dunkirk
Lane/County Road 24 south of Highway 55, and you suggest that the zoning be changed
from the current FRD (future restricted development) District. You suggest that the
land be designated "permanently undeveloped" or add it to the City Park system.
The property is now zoned FRD because that is the City's "holding zone" for property
which does not have municipal services and/or which has not been rezoned for develop-
ment to its proper urban classification. The urban classification is determined by the
underlying Land Use Guide Plan Classification. In this case, there are two such clas-
sifications: LA -2 which is for low medium density residential (3 - 5 units per acre)
and IP (planned industrial).
Any development on this property would be evaluated carefully, taking into account
environmental characteristics as well as storm water drainage needs.
The City's Park System Plan does not contemplate a public park or open space area at
this location. I have referred your suggestion to Mr. Eric Blank, the Parks and Recre-
ation Director, and you may wish to discuss that further with him. The City Park Plan
is periodically reviewed by the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission.
Unless the land is acquired by the public for permanent open space or park purposes, it
is reasonable to expect that some private urban development will occur eventually.
There is no zoning category which would designate private property as "permanently
undeveloped".
Please contact me if you have further questions or comments; contact Mr. Blank regard-
ing the City's Park Plan.
Thank you for attending the Town Meeting and thank you for your inquiry.
Sincerely,/:-)
Blair Tremere, Director
Community Development
BT/gw
cc: Assistant City Manager Frank Boyles
Parks and Recreation Department Director Eric Blank
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CITY OF PLYMOUTH
3400 PLYMOUTH BLVD., PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447
TELEPHONE (612) 559-2800
MEMO
DATE: March 27, 1986
TO: Assistant City Manager Frank Boyles
FROM: Community Development Director Blair Tremere
SUBJECT YARD SETBACK VARIANCE REQUEST IN RESIDENTIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS AND IN
CONVENTIONAL PLATS
This is in response to your recent request for information about the City requirement
that applies to requests for yard setback variances, especially for properties that are
in approved Residential Planned Unit Developments (RPUD).
The question has been raised by members of the Board of Zoning Adjustments and Appeals,
and by some petitioners who, because they own property in an RPUD, were required to
submit an application for public hearing by the Planning Commission and action by the
City Council, rather than to appear before the Board.
The question is: Why are owners of single family detached homes in PUD's treated dif-
ferently than owners of single family detached homes in developments which are not
PUD's when seeking a variance from established yard setback standards?
1. Planned Unit Developments dre conditional uses and are design oriented whereby
the process which gives developers design flexibility on the one hand, re-
quires developers to prepare and submit detailed plans which include yard
setback dimensions on the other hand.
The Zoning Ordinance states at Section 9, Subdivision B, 6., b.:
The Zoning Administrator may authorize minor changes in the location,
placement and height of structures after the final Site Plan has been
adopted; however, any change in use, provisions of open space and any
other major change shall be made only after public hearing by the Plan-
ning Commission and adoption by the City Council. Any such changes shall
be recorded as amendments to the Final Plan (emphasis added).
2. The Zoning Ordinance at Section 11, Subdivision C, 2., addresses the powers of
the Board of Zoning Adjustments and Appeals. The Board has the power to grant
"adjustment in and exceptions to any of the provisions of this Ordinance,
except those adjustments and exceptions governed by City Council determination
specified by Section 11, Subdivision A, to the extent of the following and no
further . . ." That Section goes on to say that one of the areas is to con-
sider applications for variances and modifications relative to height, yard,
area, and lot width and depth regulations (emphasis added).
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Memorandum to Assistant City Manager Frank Boyles
March 27, 1986
The language in Section 11, Subdivision A, is that development proposals
requiring site plan review, which include Planned Unit Developments, are
subject to action by the City Council upon recommendation of the Planning
Commission which "shall act as the Zoning Board of Adjustments and Appeals"
(following the same variance standards that the Board of Zoning follows).
3. Persons who purchase properties within a PUD are part of a planned development
which contains a variety of features to their benefit, but which also subjects
them to regulation. This is attractive to buyers in a planned unit
development because of the higher level of confidence as to the planned nature
of the entire neighborhood or area. Thus, when one resident proposes to vary
from the standards established in the Master Plan or design for the
development, the policy is that a hearing should be held and other members of
the development should be given the opportunity to address that proposal.
The City Council may, and has, approved changes to entire Planned Unit Devel-
opments; by the same token, the City Council has been hesitant to approve
changes for individual property owners (each case being reviewed on its
merits).
4. Conventional developments are not as design -based and contractually subject to
approved final Master Plans as Planned Unit Developments. Conventional
developments are usually designed and approved according to established mini-
mum standards set forth in the Zoning Ordinance. Thus, when some adjustment
is sought for a particular lot within a plat, the Zoning Ordinance standards,
rather than a master design -based plan, become the measuring device. The
variances are thus sought from the Board of Zoning which considers such
requests.
The Ordinance does direct the Zoning Official to notify neighboring property
owners of variance requests submitted to the Board of Zoning, but the distance
of notice is not the same as for a Conditional Use Permit/PUD Plan Amendment.
Also, all residents of the PUD are notified, whereas all residents of a given
conventional plat are not (unless they happen to be within 100 or so feet of
the subject property).
Some persons have suggested that the process of seeking an amendment to the approved
PUD Plan by an individual property owner is onerous, and represents a heavier burden
than if the request were processed through the Board of Zoning. The Council, to date,
has held that the principles discussed above and reflected in the Zoning Ordinance
should continue.
How the City handles variances in either case is a local decision. The State law
simply requires that a mechanism has to be provided for requesting variances. The
Plymouth standards for Planned Unit Developments were established after the convention-
al zoning standards and conventional variance procedures were adopted.
There is little difficulty for staff to process these requests differently,except for
the critical concern expressed by individual property owners who happen to live in
Planned Unit Developments. It is my general observation that, over time, third and
St
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Memorandum to Assistant City Manager Frank Boyles
March 27, 1986
fourth generation property owners are not usually aware that they are part of a Planned
Unit Development, per se, unless there is a very active Homeowner's Association (such
associations are not mandatory, particularly in detached single family developments).
If you need additional information or wish to discuss it further, please let me know.
BT/gw
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U league of minnesota cities
Marcn 1.5, 1930
To: City Managers, Administrator
From: Donald Slater, Executive Dir4
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Re: Municipal Amicus Program ('I.A.P.)
The League Board of Directors reviewed the results of the LMC
survey of member cities on the proposed municipal amicus
(brief) program. The survey results were quite favorable, and
tnerefore, the Board approved the program.
The M.A.P. will allow the League to exert a systematic
influence on the development of judsemade law impacting
Minnesota cities. Lack of staff resources in the past
prevented us from doing anything but an incomplete job of
filing friend of the court briefs in all the cases that needed
our help. In the previous six months, for example, the League
was able to file only two briefs from the seven requests.
Moreover, we have little idea of what cases with significant
inpact on cities are under consideration in the court system.
The M.A.P. will enable the League to participate in 10 to 25
cases per year. And we can develop information on district
court cases systematically.
The City Attorneys' Association proposed a governing panel of
ten members: two League board members, four City Attorneys'
Association officers, the League General Counsel and three
additional city attorneys selected by the designated panel
members.
This program will add a full or part-time attorney to the
League staff. This attorney will, together with the panel,
prepare briefs, track cases through the lower courts and select
important cases for League participation.
We appreciate the interest of you city officials who responded
to our survey. For those who did not respond but whose cities
wish to join us in the vital area of shaping the law, please
fill out and return the attached form.
133 university avenue east, st. paul, minnesota 551 01 C612)227-5600
March 26, 1986
Mr. Craig Freeman
135 Nathan Lane
Suite 111
Plymouth, MN 55441
RE, March 21, 1986 Correspondence
Dear Mr. Freeman:
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PLYMOUTR
This letter is written to acknowledge receipt of your March 21, 1986 correspondence re-
garding the correspondence we received from Shelard Companies.
At this time, we are unaware of any official changes to the circulation system in this
area by the City of St. Louis Park or Hennepin County, nor has the City of Plymouth
made any changes. Therefore, the City of Plymouth is not making any formal opposition
to the correspondence received from Mr. Backes.
Your planning application, as well as any future applications, will be reviwed against
the current development requirements. As development does continue -in this area, the
development will have to respond to requirements which are current at that time and
development which is existing at that time.
Consistent with our policies, a copy of your proposed plat has been forwarded to Hen-
nepin County and the City of St. Louis Park for comment. Upon receipt of comments from
these agencies, a copy will be promptly forwarded to you.
Thank you for your correspondence, which will become part of the City's record with
respect to your plat application.
Sincerely,
Sara L. McConn
Community Development Coordinator
SM/gw
cc: City Manager
Community Development Director Blair Tremere
Public Works Director Fred Moore
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3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH. MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559.2800
March 21, 1986
Ms. Sara McConn
City of Plymouth
3400 Plymouth Boulevard
Plymouth, Minnesota 55447
Dear Sara:
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Re: Proposal of Shelard Companies, Inc. for
Realignment of Intersection of Ford Road
and Betty Crocker Drive
Thank you for sending to me the letter from
Shelard Companies, Inc., dated March 14, 1986, regarding
a proposed realignment of the intersection of Ford Road
and Betty Crocker Drive. We have reviewed that letter
and the proposed realignment. This letter is to advise
you, and all persons to whom a copy of this letter is
being sent, that we are vehemently and unalterably opposed
to the proposed realignment.
would:
We are opposed because the proposed realignment
(1) cut off essentially all access to Betty
Crocker Drive from that part of our property
lying east of Tract C as shown on the attached
map;
(2) take almost complete control as to what
kind of uses and intensity of uses can
be made of our property from the hands
of the City of Plymouth and place that
control in the hands of St. Louis Park,
to our detriment and that of the City of
Plymouth;
(3) cause a drastic reduction in the value
of our property, again to our detriment
and that of the City of Plymouth.
As you know, we now have a permit from St. Louis
Park for a curb cut in the location shown on the attached
map. It took approximately three years to obtain it.
As a condition to obtaining that permit we had to agree
to limit the size of the development on the property served
135 NATHAN LANE, SUITE 111 PLYMOUTH, MN. 55441
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Ms. Sara McConn
March 21, 1986
Page Two
by the curb cut, had to agree not to allow any traffic
to cross from the area in red on the attached map to our
other property, and had to agree to construct a physical
barrier to prohibit any such crossing. Therefore, due
to this barrier and to the ponding, flooding and easement
areas to the north, our only access to a substantial portion
of our property is to Betty Crocker Drive at Ford Road.
The proposed realignment would place any curb
cut within St. Louis Park and under its control. Our
past experience with St. Louis Park gives us no comfort
that we would be able to obtain another curb cut from
St. Louis Park, or at least within a reasonable time,
with reasonable restrictions and at reasonable cost.
Even with a curb cut access, the proposed realign-
ment would allow only west bound traffic to enter our
property; east bound and north bound traffic are effectively
blocked from access to our property. No proposed development,
of any kind, could withstand the impact of such an access
problem, and our property would suffer drastic and substantial
decreases in value. Such an effect on development
(effectively prohibiting it) and property values is contrary
to the best interest of the City of Plymouth as well.
A much better solution is to signalize the inter-
section. That has been in planning discussions for some
time. We have previously agreed to pay our fair share
cost of such a signal. Our traffic consultant, Mr. Richard
Wolsfeld of Bennett-Ringrose-Wolsfeld-Jarvis-Gardner,
Inc., studied Betty Crocker Drive in 1983 and concluded
that signalization at Ford Road would adequately handle
traffic increases in the area. We have asked Mr. Wolsfeld
to review and update his study and prepare an alternative
plan for consideration.
Over the years we have continually cooperated
with Hennepin County, St. Louis Park and Plymouth relative
to Betty Crocker Drive and the development of our property.
We gave Hennepin County free of charge the easement necessary
for Betty Crocker Drive and the bridge, gave easements
over our property to allow water connections between St. Louis
Park and Plymouth, gave easements over our property to
St. Louis Park for storm water drainage, and now have
agreed to pay $30,000 to Shelard Development Company and
Ms. Sara McConn
March 21, 1986
Page Three
to help pay for street improvement costs and the signalization
at Ford Road. We now only ask to be fairly and reasonably
treated in return.
We need access to Betty Crocker Drive at Ford
Road. That access must be to traffic from the west, east
and south. The proposed realignment will deny effective
access to our property. We oppose it and instead recommend
signalization of Ford Road in its present alignment.
We request that the City of Plymouth also oppose the proposed
realignment. It is in our best interest and the best
interest of the City of Plymouth that the proposed realignment
not be made.
Thank you for your cooperation and assistance.
Very truly yours,
FREEMAN'
By
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wig A. - k' eeman
President
cc: The Honorable Virgil A. Schneider, Mayor;
City of Plymouth
Ms. Maria Vasilou, Plymouth City Council
Mr. David Crain, Plymouth City Council
Mr. Robert Zitur, Plymouth City Council
Mr. Jerry Sisk, Plymouth City Council
Mr. Fred Moore, Engineer, City of Plymouth
Mr. Ted Hoffman, Engineer, Henn. Co. Dept. of
Transportation
Thomas S. Erickson, Esq., Dorsey & Whitney
Warren R. Spannaus, Esq., Dorsey & Whitney
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March 14, 1986
City Development
City of Plymouth
3400 Plymouth Boulevard
Plymouth, MN 55447
Re: Lot 1, Block 1
Willow Grove Office Park
First Addition
Gentlemen:
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Suite 110, 400 Shelard Plaza South, Minneapolis, MN 55426 • Phone: 612/546-4461
We understand you are currently reviewing a site plan for a 40,000 square foot
office buildina at the above location. The proposed plan envisions a common
driveway located on Betty Crocker Drive opposite Ford Road.
We are currently in the preliminary planning stages for a 300,000 square foot
high-rise, office building to be located in the approximate vicinity of
Pauline's restaurant between Shelard Tower and Shelard Plaza South. In con-
junction with this, our traffic consultants, Strgar-Roscoe-Fausch, have
conducted a traffic study and are in the process of analyzing proposed
revisions to the intersection of Betty Crocker Drive and Ford Riad to acccxn-
nadate the additional traffic resulting from this project. A copy of a
suggested design is enclosed for your review.
We suggest that the proposed driveway location as is being proposed is
completely_ unworkable, considering the modifications that are envisioned for
this intersection. We would suggest an alternative location be studied at the
west end of Lot 1, Block 1.
Very ruly yo rs,
Ronald J. Backes
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cc: Ted Hoffman, Hennepin County Dept. of Transportation w/enc.
William Thibault, City of St. Louis Park w/enc.
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Ms. Sara McConn
Community Development Coordinator
City of Plymouth
3400 Plymouth Blvd.
Plymouth, MN 55447
Dear kis. McConn :
RE: Proposed Plat - Willow Grove Office Park - 1st Addition
CSAR 18, 1W quadrant of Betty Crocker Drive
Section 36, Township 1-18, Range 22
Hernepin County Plat No. 1381
Review and Recd mrendations
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Minnesota Statutes 505.02 and 505.03, Plats and Surveys, require County
review of proposed plats atutting County roads. We reviewed the above plat
and offer the following corm-ents :
- No additional right of way required by Hennepin County at this time along
this se gnent of CSAR 18.
The location of the proposed access, directly opposite existing Ford Road
is acceptable to Hennepin County. No direct access from this site onto
CSAH 18 will be allowed by Hennepin County.
- All proposed construction within County right of way requires an approved
utility permit prior to beginning construction. This includes, but is not
limited to, drainage and utility construction, trail development, and
landscaping. See our Maintenance Division for utility permit forms.
- The developer must restore all areas disturbed during construction within
County right of way.
Please direct any response or questions to Les Weigelt.
Sincerely,
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David W. Schmidt, P.E.
Traffic and Transportation Planning
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HENNEPIN COUNTY
an equal opportunity employer
March 21, 1986
CITY OF
PLYMOUTR
Jerry Isensee, President
District 284 Youth Hockey Association
P.O. Box 10
Wayzata, MN 55391-0010
Dear Jerry:
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Thank you for your letter with regard to the proposed Plymouth community
center. I appreciate you taking the time to send the letter expressing your
Association's interest in this project. As your letter correctly states,
the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission and City Council will be holding
a joint meeting on April 2 to discuss a number of issues with regard to
parks and recreation. One of those issues will be whether or not the Park
Commission should proceed with any work on the community center idea during
1986. Rest assured that I will keep you and your organization informed of
any progress made on this matter.
Thank you for your time and interest on this subject. If I may be of any
help in the future, please do not hesitate to give me a call.
Sincerely,
Eric J. Blank, Director
Park and Recreation Dept.
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3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559-2800
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PRESIDENT
LESLIE SHARROCK /
Moorhead, Minnesota
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FIRST VICE PRESIDENT \ /
THOMAS BROWNELL
Shakopee, Minnesota
612.445.6666 Richard Carlquist
SECOND\'ICE PRESIDENT Director of Public Safety
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Plymouth, MN 55447
THIRD VICE PRESIDENT
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R,tsz�ille. Minnesota Dear Director Carlquist:
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SECRETARY -TREASURER We are sending you this letter in recognition of the
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Has'ings. Minnesota assistance which Investigator Michael T. Ridgley has
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DIRECTORS sition to the Juvenile Code Revision Bill which has
D. ROGER LEDDING been considered by the Minnesota Legislature this
St. Paul. Minnesota session
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RALPH HITCH ENS
As you are no doubt aware, the bill, principally
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authored by Senator Freeman, was massive in scope
and exceedingly complex. During very critical
HENRY HULL
M,�rr.s, Minnesota
stages in the bill's progress, we turned to Mike for
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technical advice and assistance in our efforts to
RICHARD SETTER
analyze the legislation and to understand its
St Louis Park. Minnesota
adverse implications. We were both impressed b his
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grasp of the subject and detailed understanding of
ROBERT TELL
BemidjiMinnesota
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the bill's provisions.
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Not only did he know what was going on, but he was
DALE MEIHAK
Wabasha, Minnesota
also willing to take the time and effort to educate
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US.
SERGEANT -AT -ARMS
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Although a few small portions - of the Freeman bill
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were passed, most of the bill, including the pro -
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visions which we most strongly opposed, did not
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pass. We would like to think that in some way our
Farmington. Minnesota
efforts helped to seal its fate. If that is true,
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then credit must also be given to Mike Ridgley.
PAST PRESIDENT
CLARENCE AYERS
Albert Lea, Minnesota
507/373-6408
Richard Carlquist
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March 21, 1986
We believe that you are fortunate to have such a
capable person associated with your department.
Respectfully yours,
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Ken Collins, Chairman
MCPA Legislative Committee
*iBT Dean, MCPA
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lative Coordinator
March 24, 1986
Mr. Alan R. Raymond
1014 Xene Lane
Plymouth, MN 55447
Dear Mr. Raymond:
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CITY OF
PUMOUTR
Please accept our condolences on the recent death of your wife. We reqret
that the best efforts of, not only our police officers, but the paramedics
from North Memorial were not sufficient to preserve her life.
Our police officers are frequently called to assist in a wide variety of
medical emergencies. This is an important component of their Job and
training, and one in which they place a great deal of personal effort and
commitment. When their best efforts are not successful, they also grieve
for the one who was lost.
We appreciate your expression of gratitude for the efforts of our Police
Department in their efforts to assist your wife. You have our heartfelt
sympathy for your very personal loss.
Yours truly,
mes G. Willis
C ty Manager
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cc: Mayor & City Council
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559-2800
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March 21, 1986
Northern States Power Company
Minnet nka Division
5505 Co my Road 19
P.O. Box 10 i
Excelsior, Wnesota 55331
Telepho V1 2) 474-8881
Laurie Houk
City of Plymouth
3400 Plymouth Blvd
Plymouth, MN 55447
Dear Laurie;
I am writing this letter to inform you of the excellent job
Diane, Val and Sharon are doing. Their pleasant and effective
manor of doing business adds a bright spot to my day. Thank
you for providing the good people and services that are
necessary for me and the residents of Plymouth.
Sincerely,
r�
Jay M. Johnson
Customer Service Representative
Northern States Power Company
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