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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Information Memorandum 03-01-1985dv' CITY OF PLYMOUTR CITY COUNCIL INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM March 1, 1985 UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS...... 1. N. W. SUBURBS LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST MEETING -- Saturday, March 2, 8:00 a.m. at the Maple Grove Fire Station on Hemlock Lane. 2. CITY COUNCIL DINNER MEETING -- Monday, March 4. Dinner at 5:30 p.m., with the Council meeting with Dr. Bill Morris at 6:00 p.m. to discuss the residential survey, and at 6:35 p.m. with the Community Development Task Force. 3. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING -- Monday, March 4, 7:30 p.m. Regular Council meeting in City Council Chambers. 4. BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS & APPEALS -- Due to lack of official business to come before the Board, the March 11 meeting of the Board of Zoning Adjustments and Appeals has been cancelled. 5. REVISED MARCH CALENDAR -- A copy of a revised March meeting calendar is attached. Attach.- M-1) FOR YOUR INFORMATION..... 1. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEMBER JOSEPHINE NUNN -- Ms. Nunn has accepted Mayor Davenport's invitation to meet with the City Council at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March 18. The purpose of this visit would be to generally discuss matters of mutual interest and concern between the City and Metropolitan Council. 2. MEDIATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD PROBLEM -- In an effort to resolve a continuing neighborhood problem regarding a zoning complaint, Blair Tremere suggested to the parties involved that they utilize the services of the West Suburban Mediation Center. Attached is a report from Blair on the successful mediation of the problem by the Mediation Center. (Attach - I-2) 3. HENNEPIN COUNTY SOLID WASTE ADVISORY COMMITTEE -- Attached is a letter from Richard Schieffer, Chairman of the Hennepin County Solid Waste Advisory Committee, providing a copy of the Committee's work schedule for the next two months and requesting comments from Hennepin County municipalities on the work of the Committee. The pommititteethwedtbdgKdattee Cbxditr(Li r#edn atiftAh@dm29t4 lls#:40 committee members. (Attach - I-3) 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559-2800 CITY COUNCIL INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM March 1, 1985 4. "THE LAGGING INDICATOR" -- Attached is a publication from the Unemployment Committee of the West Hennepin Human Services Planning Board. The newsletter provides community-based organizations and human service agencies with information which will help them better serve the unemployed and underemployed in the area and to keep these groups informed of employment issues which are being addressed by local organizations. (Attach- I-4) 5. CABLE SEMINAR -- The law firm of Herbst & Thue, Ltd, is sponsoring a half-day seminar on Friday, March 8 to acquaint local officials and city attorneys with the new Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984. The seminar will be held at the Radisson South Hotel in Bloomington. Attached is the notification on the seminar. If you are interested in attending please contact Laurie. (Attach - I-5) 6. COUNCIL FOLLOW-UPS: a. TOWN MEETING FEEDBACK RESPONSES -- Attached are staff responses to resident feedback forms received at the February 19 Town Meeting. (Attach - I-6) 7. EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION -- The following correspondence has been received concerning Plymouth employees: a. Letter of appreciation from Cliff Hammarlund, Hammarlund Homes & Contracting, to Joe Ryan and Scott McLellan for assistance during a footing inspection. (Attach - I-7) 8. CORRESPONDENCE: a. Letter to Steven Poindexter from City Manager in response to Mr. Poindexter's letter of February 21 on sanitary sewer availability service in the northeast portion of Plymouth. (Attach - I -8-a) b. Letter to Mayor Davenport from Howard Hunt commenting on the City's proposal for the Elm Creek drainage problem involving his property. (Attach - I -8-b) c. Letter to Steve Chesebrough from Eric Blank, thanking Mr. Chesebrough for his time and effort in the Park Department's Iceman Triathlon. (Attach - I -8-c) d. Letter to Bob Roscoe from Councilmember Maria Vasiliou with regard to his comments on rezoning at the February 13 Planning Commission meeting. (Attach - I -8-d) CITY COUNCIL INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM March 1, 1985 e. Letter to Jim Kemp, Chair, Wayzata School District, from City Manager regarding the Beacon Heights School property and its possible reuse by the School District. (Attach - I -8-e) f. Letter to Robert Scribner, President, Assoc. of Medicine Lake Area Citizens, from Mayor Davenport regarding February 8 enforcement effort on Medicine Lake. (Attach - I -8-f) g. Letter to Daniel Lopez from Mayor Davenport thanking him for his letter supporting the 2:00 - 5:00 a.m. parking ban. (Attach - I -8-g) h. Letter to Don Paschke from Mayor Davenport with regard to his comments on the Council's denial of his lot division request. (Attach - I -8-h) James G. Willis City Manager Att. "07-1 1- LL 0 W 0 LU Q Cn W Q Z O Lr, 00 \ N N t0 M O N x w z H W � U I` ado N !' 6�O WCA p.,Wq U • ^ 1� U H Z H rz U H OaWO wz N Naw d U gZ= o N km N -) O 0PL4 U�O W �•a W 4'i A CY LD OZ U Uw�o w U a1 a q O Uo�a Z a w a U Cr_a .. Uo� A�aU��H a U aaH U M rV �, Ei (�Hkm N U (nz o� CPLD N E4V1RW'.rEL) UEOit�U �O 'b W �O W U Lr, 00 \ N N CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 PLYMOUTH BLVD., PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 TELEPHONE (612) 559-2800 MEMO DATE: February 26, 1985 TO: City Manager dames Willis FROM: Community Development Director Blair Tremere W-�9- SUBJECT MEDIATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD PROBLEM Attached is a February 23, 1985 letter I recently received from Daniel Lopez, 17725 11th Avenue North, as well as an enclosure which is an Agreement signed by Mr. Lopez, his wife, and a neighbor, Mr. Kelly Neal. Also attached is a February 12, 1985 letter from the West Suburban Mediation Center regarding a problem that these residents had dating back to last summer. The matter first came to my attention as a zoning complaint from one of Mr. Neal's other. neighbors and from Mr. Lopez. Whereas, we felt that we had resolved the zoning problem for awhile, further complaints by Mr. Lopez led to the suggestion that Mr. Lopez and Mr. Neal utilize the West Suburban Mediation Center to which the City subscribes for mediation services. Dick Pouliot of the Engineering Department is the designated coordinator of that service. I suggested this to these parties after talking with Public Safety Director Dick Carlquist, and I have found that the experience was a very positive one although for a time, the parties involved were somewhat skeptical as to its use. I have had the opportunity to talk with Mr. Neal, and he endorsed the use of the service as well. I am impressed with the diligence with which the West Suburban Mediation Center pursued this matter, and I intend to consider its use in the future when circumstances of a similar nature are evident. BT/gw AttarrhmPntc - -1 Mr 'W4;.r -'7rrem-crc ) ..- I � — -And ---,I ro ..le b - c Viv. -i..S --no In C J -__y 7, . A9 �n� w �i.��. co.r 9 ,_OIL __fir7) -- 7cr7----d-;J-Ajrte -Yovr-- -pro -M� i- -.. - 4c C04 -C., --- Al. -C,1,0,se-o -j-4 --A.- ---cop y - rimpoieAl-, - C . 14.t ne4e re ---- pl�d�f�7�D FES 24 5 5 CITY OF -PLYMOUTH DEVEL.OFWENT OUT. ",rZ_P�.ey�tt1�.�� lam Ccrxk)Cc Tim k r t 1 - ` I � IV-llj 1pir, WA- `� ►. WEST SUBURBAN MEDIATION CENTER 213 Eliot Community Ctr. , 68(0 Cedar Lake Rd., St. Louis Park, MN 55426 (612) 544-2946 February 12, 1985 F I L L Y 7r rti +'J Mr. Blair Tremere -EB 1985 Direc,cr of Community Development City c= Plymouth - r , . Flymcu City Hall Co! �Ji E'i_ r►.'�iJU f 3400 F-vmouth poulevard CUi�4Nivi�ITY DE'.'EiOPt�SE�yT DEPT, Plymou-h, Minnesota 55447 Dear "'^. Tremere: I am writing to inform you thazL._DannLez,--$im Lopez and L___ Kelley Neal participated in a successful mediation on February 9th. The participants identified the problems which they wanted solved. I. Noise and traffic from Kelley's trucks to and from his home. 2. Kelley's employees arriving and leaving several times a day from Kelley's home. The se-tlement agreement included: 1. Kelley Neal will be responsible for eliminating the identified problems. He will keep employees and fleet away from his home unless absolutely necessary. �. Mr. and Mrs. Lopez agree to communicate directly with Kelley Neal if future problems arise. (Please note that Mr. and Mrs. Lopez stated that the problems have not occurred very often within the past six months.) Thank you for your cooperation. if you have any questions. cc: Dick Pouliot Please feel free to call Sincerely, D is R a, Administrator ommunity rograms :r,-3 LeFc%,ere Lef ler kennel%, O'Brien 9, February 26, 1985 I)raw7 You are invited to pass this information along to your City Council and to urge them to call either myself or any Commit- tee member if they have any comments on the work of the Com- mittee. In particular, if there are topics, problems or in- formation which they think is important and which are not in- cluded in our schedule of work, we would like to know about it at an early date so that we can give those matters consid- eration. I will be forwarding additional information to you as the Com- mittee's work progresses and encourage you to give me a call if you have any comments on our work. Sincerely yours Ric and . SchiAer,hairman Hennepin County Solid Waste Advisory Committee RJS/rat Enclosures Plolr»ional 1."n iaii ni Mr. James Willis City Manager 2000 First Bank Place West City of Plymouth Minneapolis 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Minnesota 55402 Plymouth, Minnesota 55447 ' Telephone 612-333-0543 RE: Hennepin County Solid Waste Advisory Committee Clayton L. LeFevere Herbert P. Lefler J. Dennis O'Brien Dear Mr. Willis: John E. Drawz David J. Kennedy John B. Dean The Hennepin County Solid Waste Advisory Committee (HCSWAC) Glenn E. Purdue is a Committee appointed by the Hennepin County Board to ad - Richard J. efer vise the Board on the preparation of its Solid Waste Master LeFv Charles L. LeFeere Herbert P. Lefler III Plan. The Committee is composed of one-third City representa- Jeffrey J. Strand tives, one-third industry representatives, and one-third citi- Mary Zen representatives. A list of Committee members is enclosed. P JohnG Kres el John G. Kressel Dayle Nolan Cindy L. Lavorato The first function of the Committee was to respond to the pro - Michael A. Nash Luke R. Komarek posed Metropolitan Solid Waste Management Development Guide/ Brian F. Rice Policy Plan. A copy of the Committee response is enclosed. Lorraine S. Clugg James J. Thomson, Jr. James M. Strommen itttm. on the 2nd and 4th regularly at 4:30 P- The Committee meets reularl Mary C. Nielsen Wednesday of the month at the Ridgedale County Library in Minnetonka. A copy of the work schedule for the next several months is enclosed. You are invited to pass this information along to your City Council and to urge them to call either myself or any Commit- tee member if they have any comments on the work of the Com- mittee. In particular, if there are topics, problems or in- formation which they think is important and which are not in- cluded in our schedule of work, we would like to know about it at an early date so that we can give those matters consid- eration. I will be forwarding additional information to you as the Com- mittee's work progresses and encourage you to give me a call if you have any comments on our work. Sincerely yours Ric and . SchiAer,hairman Hennepin County Solid Waste Advisory Committee RJS/rat Enclosures HENNEPIN OOUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ADVISORY 01)MMITI'EE [/4hyllis Jessen Phone: 472-4519 Home City Rep. 5189 Emerald Drive Mound, MN 55364 1/Thomas Anderson Phone: 478-6500 Work City Rep. 221-9700 Home 2052 Cty. Rd. #24 Hamel, MN 55340 *Richard Schieffer Phone: 333-0543 Work City Rep. 479-3112 Home 3590 Independence Road Maple Plain, MN 55359 Robert M. Sharlin Phone: 887-9636 Work City Rep. Bloomington City Hall 2215 W. Old Shakopee Rd. C Bloomington, MN 55431 ✓Charles S. Thomson Phone: 474-4693 Home City Rep. 130 Lake Street Excelsior, MN 55331 Marilynn Corcoran Phone: 427-5717 Home City Rep. 13931 Vinewood Lane Dayton, MN 55327 (/oris J. Conzet Phone: 498-8192 Home City Rep. 5560 Woodland Trail Loretto, MN 55357 Robert T. Derus Phone: 420-2288 Home City Rep. 2942 Ardmore Avenue Maple Plain, MN 55359 c N Ray Stockman Phone: 377-8310 Work C City Rep. 4216 Poplar Drive Golden Valley, MN 55422 j/�eorgia Ray DeCoster Phone: 475-1918 Home Ind. Rep. Total Energy Systems of Florida, Inc. 1735 Troy Lane Plymouth, MN 55447 * A. William Johnson Phone: 941-5771 Home Ind. Rep. 941-5957 Work BFI 9033 Preserve Blvd. Eden Prairie, MN 55344 * Chuck Rutter Phone: 866-6603 Home Ind. Rep. 869-5876 Work Mpls, Refuse, Inc. 721-7451 Work 4649 Blocmington Avenue So. Mpls, MN 55407 CDavid Kiatka, Jr. Phone: 425-7844 Work Ind. Rep. Hilger Transfer, Inc. 8550 Zachary Lane Osseo, MN 55369 Mike Pauling Phone: 941-7225 Work Ind. Rep. 941-4688 Work PFS (Preferable Fuel Systems, Inc. 10805 Northmark Drive Eden Prairie, MN 55344 Hilmer Hartman Phone: 421-1446 Home MWMAC 17501 Dayton River Road Dayton, MN 55327 Mary Heitzig Phone: 561-8631 Home MWMAC 3618 - 69th Avenue North Brooklyn Center, MN 55429 C c L --f Barbara B. Kelley MWMAC 10920 Glen Wilding Lane Bloomington, MN 55431 Louise Kuderling MWMAC 4001 Heritage Hills Dr. #205 Mpls, MN 55437 Luther D. Nelson 7130 Park View Lane Eden Prairie, MN 55344 Rick Person MWMAC 7030 West 24th Street St. Louis Park, MN 55426 Laura Oatman MWMAC 717 Delaware Street Southeast Mpls, MN 55440 Kim N. Boyce MWMAC 3838 Sheridan Ave. N. Mpls, MN 55412 Josephine D. Nunn Metro Mem. 401 Elm Creek Road Champlin, MN 55316 Paul Smith Environmental Planner Metro Staff 300 Metro Sq. Bldg. St. Paul, MN 55101 Ron Dehn Citizen Rep. 6010 Terrace Circle Rockford, MN 55373 3 Phone: Phone: 893-9822 Home Phone: 348-4046 Work Phone: 546-3490 Home 292-6122 Work Phone: Phone: 521-0036 Home 373-9700 Work Phone: 421-1547 Home Phone: 291-6408 Work Phone: 477-5753 Home l Archie B. Reed Phone: 476-1931 Home Citizen Rep. \\\ 205 Barry Avenue So. Wayzata, MN 55391 John Burklund Phone: Citizen Rep. 6823 Woodland Eden Prairie, MN 55344 Roz Shovlin Phone: 544-4861 Home Citizen Rep. 1845 Hampshire Lane Golden Valley, MN 55427 Don E. Ostenson Phone: 377-1283 Home Citizen Rep. 633-2301 X 662 Work 124 North Cedar Lake Road Mpls, MN 55405 Clarence C. Oster Phone: 884-5120 Home Citizen Rep, 4113 Overlook Circle Bloomington, MN 55437 Richard L. Zilka, Jr. Phone: 831-8695 Home Citizen Rep. 4516 Southmore Drive Bloomington, MN 55437 Carol R. Johnson Phone: 825-3322 Home 4925 Fremont Avenue So. Mpls, MN 55409 Richard J. Hlavka Phone: 926-0336 Home Citizen Rep. 645-3601 Work 3272 Blackstone Avenue St. Louis Park, MN 55416 John Whitman Phone: 473-7988 Home Citizen Rep. 227-6500 Work 2700 Brockton Lane Plymouth, MN 55447 + C C Margaret Fuller Phone: 374-4322 Home Citizen Rep. 308 Gramercy Avenue No. Mpls, MN 55405 Edward Grabowski Phone: 789-2877 Home Citizen Rep. 3023 N.E. Grand Street Mpls, MN 55418 * Susan E. Covnick Phone: 920-0340 Home Citizen Rep. 348-6603 Work 4708 Lakeview Drive Edina, MN 55424 * John Wright Phone: 424-5483 Home Citizen Rep. 10148 - 103rd Avenue North Maple Grove, MN 55369 Alvin T. Balgaard Phone: 473-5031 Home Citizen Rep. 3560 Bayside Road Long Lake, MN 55356 John Leadholm Phone: 869-6714 Home 5725 2nd Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55419 * indicate executive committee members MSB: dlr December 10, 1984 Cam ents on Regional Policy Plan by the �) A �- Hennepin County Solid Waste Management Advisory Committee The general consensus of the HCSWMAC submits the following comments. A five-year time frame for prohibiting all processible wastes from landfills should be adopted as a goal for the TCMA. Individual waste processing programs should have separate time frames depending on realistic probability of success. Program time frames should be evaluated as programs develop for the following items: siting, construction, and operation of waste -to -energy facilities; marketing of recycled waste paper, glass, metals, and compost; public education regarding source separation; other public education activities; organized collection; enforcement of mandatory source separation ordinances; and the ability to achieve substantial citizen participation. B, Part -by- rt iew of Comments: Part 1: Introduction and Summary: Part 2: Badkground: Metropolitan Council should indicate the sources of specific figures and detail the assumptions. Zhis information should be presented in a consolidated fashion. Part 3: Regional Strategy for Waste Management - No comment Roles and Responsibilities for Imm n ing the Regional_ Strategy: - The Metropolitan Council should remain an overview and planning agency; implementation should be left to the counties and F municipalities. Anlicies for Solid Waste Manag=nt: - Policy No. 1: == - The Committee agrees that waste reduction and resource recovery are prudent alternatives to land disposal. However, reaching the development goals within the next five years will require considerable and concerted efforts by all effected agencies and the general public. 7he success of waste reduction and resource recovery programs depends on educational programs which change long-established human behavior patterns, and complete compliance by all individuals will take longer than a few years. Source separation made mandatory by county or city ordinance will be impossible to enforce unless public acceptance of the concept is converted into unfailing, daily action on the part of the vast majority of individual members of the public. Behavior modifi- cation through education is the key, with ordinance enforcement as a remedy for the few who do not comply. - Policy No. 2: The comirdttee feels that prohibiting processible waste from land disposal by 1990 is possible only if strong commitments to program development occurs prior to 1990. The target year of 1990 is to a great extent, dependent on solid waste energy recovery and co -composting programs. Several of the facilities needed to meet the development schedule objectives are still in the concept stage. The planning, siting, environmental reviews, construction and shake -down of these additional facilities will extend beyond 1990 unless these procedures are streamlined and improved. - Policy No. 3: The Metropolitan Council's Legislative proposal to require mandatory source separation by counties and cities after 1988 should not be forwarded until confirmed markets are established and public education programs have been proven effective. Confirmed markets for the vast amounts of materials collected have not been established. The contracts for the sale of recyclables should be in-place prior to mandatory source separation. Furthermore committee members expressed concern that contracts for the amounts of recyclables expected will not be obtainable because market prices are too volatile. - Policy No. 4 and 5 This committee agrees that a regional system of waste processing and recycling services should be a planning responsibility of the public sector. This committee further agrees the metropolitan counties should work together on sub -regional service areas. tm Although a regional system of waste processing and recycling services will require regional planning, the implementation and operation of the system should be handled by counties and cities. - Policy No. 6: The committee agrees that small amounts of hazardous substances generated by residential and comvnercial sources is a problem which needs to be addressed. However, Metropolitan Council should define the collection and management services along with their associated costs before establishing a development time schedule. - Policy No. 7: The committee agrees with this policy. We wish to note, the success of coordinated public education and participation programs will determine the ability of waste reduction and resource recovery programs to reach abatement goals. - Policy No. 8: The committee feels that a region -wide, centrally -coordinated resource recovery market development plan should be prepared before a program is established. - Policy No. 9: The committee supports the concept of organized collection. The committee holds further comument until the organized collection study is complete. - Policy No. 10: The committee concurs with this policy. - Policy No. 11: The committee agrees that operating capacity for land disposal _ should not exceed the amount specified in the land disposal development schedule. Future landfill needs may be greater than expected if all abatement programs are not in place by 1990. However, if abatement objectives are not achieved there will be a need to plan for additional landfill space. Part 4: System Plan: - 4% waste reduction from mulching/backyard composting seems high. - Market contracts should be in place before facilities and programs are implemented. - Waste -to -energy facilities should be established before major paper recycling efforts are undertaken to assure C sufficient combustion to maintain satisfactory BTU levels at the facilities. After this paper recycling efforts can be phased in . - The implementation of mandatory source separation by comTrercial generators is not practical in many situations where there is limited space for additional collection ` containers. - The organized collection study being prepared should consider the maintenance of the existing solid waste collection industry under organized collection. - Landfill capacity must be kept at a minimum to conserve land resources and to maintain pressure on everyone to implement all programs in the shortest time frame possible. Landfill space needs must be constantly re-evaluated to insure that minimum future needs are available. - $345 million for total implementation costs of the regional system seems low. - Costs for implementing residential, and particularly commercial source separation programs, are going to be expensive and may require government funding assistance to haulers, in the short run. In the long run, individual responsibility for the cost of waste disposal can only enhance the success of waste reduction and source separation, and the entire Regional Program. KSB:dlr tM HENNEPIN Cairn Solid Waste Management Advisory Committee Meeting Topics (February 13, 1985) Estimated # of Meetings Topics Presenter,q 1 - Committee Organization: * Elect Chair * Meeting Format * Review Plan for Future Meetings, Discussion, Comments, and Approval * Determine method of Committee input into the Master Plan * Meeting Frequency - Current Solid Waste Management County Staff System: * Solid Waste Quantities * Collection * Disposal 1 - 2 - Current Solid Waste Management County Staff System: * Solid Waste Master Plan Overview * Solid Waste Master Plan General Outline - Waste-to-Energy: County Staff and * Description of Technologies: Staff of Henningson, Mass Burn and R.D.F. Durham and Richardson * Current Hennepin Waste-to-Energy (HDR) (County's Waste-to- Plans and Progress Energy Consultant) * Air Pollution aspects of Waste-to- Energy Facilities * Transfer Stations * Estimated Costs * Siting of Waste-to-Energy and Transfer Station Facilities 4 - 6 - Recycling/Source Separation: * Recycling Methods & Recycling Study Pope-Reid and Curbside Collection Jerry Powell (County's Drop -Off Center Centers Recycling Consultants) Redemption Centers Other Methods Recycling/Source Separation Scenarios - Impacts & Costs * Composting Backyard Composting Bill Nunn Centralized Composting Pope-Reid & E & A & Co-composting - (yard Environmental (County's Waste & Mixed Municipal Waste) Recycling Consultants) 1 - 2 - Review and Comment on Solid Waste Master Plan * Outlines * Draft Report * Final Report MSB:dlr HCSWMAC Meeting Rhpics (2/14/85) * City Recycling Programs . Curbside Collection - St. Mayor and/or Louis Park City Staff . Others as Requested - Richfield & Minneapolis * Private Recycling Companies . Recycling Unlimited Joan Nelson, President Recycling Unlimited . Other 1-2 - Other Environmental Perspectives: Darby Nelson, Representative MN State Legislature Environmental Group Representatives 1 - Other Metropolitan County Plans Ramsey County Staff and Programs: * Ramsey County Activities, Programs and Plans 1 - Public Education for Solid Waste Representative from Waste Management: a Public Relations Firm 1 - Solid Waste Management County Staff and Finding Sources and Methods: County Waste -to - Energy Financial Consultant 1 - Landfill Siting in Hennepin County: Hennepin County and * Site Selection Process Metropolitan Council * Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Staff Status: 3 - 6 - Establish HCSWMAC recommendations on: * Polices * Objectives * Programs - * Funding * Public Education * County and City roles in Solid Waste Management Activities * Other 1 - 2 - Review and Comment on Solid Waste Master Plan * Outlines * Draft Report * Final Report MSB:dlr HCSWMAC Meeting Rhpics (2/14/85) INTRODUCTION This is the second edition of "THE LAGGING INDICATOR', a publication of the Unemployment Committee of the West Hennepin Human Services Planning Board. The purpose of this bi-monthly publication is to provide community-based organizations and human service agencies with information which will help them better serve the unemployed and underemployed in the area and to keep these groups informed of employment issues which are being addressed by local organizations. In the last issue we requested readers to share with us information or concerns regarding programs, services, or issues involving unemployment. The response was extremely limited. To make this a viable effort in communicating information among service providers in the area we do need your help. We will make every effort to include any appropriate information in this newsletter which is helpful to the unemployed and underemployed. Please send this information to "A LAGGING INDICATOR' at the address listed below the lagging indicat or UNEMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES Two problems the Unemployment Committee will be addressing in the coming months are: 1), to obtain a better assessment of the resources available to the unemployed and underemployed in the West Hennepin area; and 2), to try and obtain a better understanding of the problem of hidden unemployment in the area. Special emphasis will be made to obtain data on discouraged workers, the underemployed; and the self-employed who earn less than the poverty level. got, hennepin human services planning board -= - as ---,4100 Vernon eve nue /outh, A. louts park, minnesoto 55616 ,...r... HEATING PROBLEMS To date this has been a relatively mild fall/winter and may have lulled us with the sense that a typical Minnesota winter will not come. But, it always does and with it the worry about utility bills. This is especially true for those on a limited income who may be unemployed.or underemployed. Utility payments, especially for electricity and heat (gas, oil, propane, wood, etc,) should receive high priority in household budgets during the winter months. Once behind on utility payments, it is very difficult to catch up. If it is possible, a household should try =to get on a "budget plan" or maintain the payments if already on such a plan. Generally, partial payments must be approved by the utility company to be considered in governing decisions on ahut-offs The -following are resources and information which may be used in addressing heating problems. ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM This' is a program available to low and moderate income families to provide assistance in making home heating payments between October lat and May 31st. -It is available to home owners and renters who pay OTHER ENERGY ASSISTANCE RESOURCES The following resources are listed as possible supplemental or back-up assistance programs where the energy assistance program may not be applicable. Application should first be made to the energy assistance program as these programs will always refer back if this has not been done. These are listed in the order they should be contacted. HENNEPIN COUNTY EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE 348-4952 - For families with children who have exhausted all other resources. If the situation is a heating emergency please have the family stress this in their contacts with this office. SALVATION ARMY HEATSHARE PROGRAM 721-1668 - For families who have exhausted all other resources and experienced an emergency in the family which has substantially reduced the family income such as illness, death, unemployment or fire. This program places primary emphasis on serving the elderly and the handicapped. C3 their own heating bills, to renters _ To develop a data base for this whose heating costs are included in needs assessment,_ the _Committee the rent and to renters in will survey programs which serve subsidized housing who pay their the unemployed as well as own heating bills. Due to a recent participants in food distribution, change in policy, households in energy assistance. and emergency subsidized housing who have their service programa. If you should heat included in the rent are not have any suggestions for obtaining ____ .___ _ eligible. this information please let us know. Your assistance and Appointments to make application cooperation would be greatly for assistance MUST be made in appreciated. We will be more than advance. The number to call in the willing to share all of the West Hennepin area is 929-2474. findings with you There are a number of satellite '[ T offices at which applications will be taken. Home visits can be scheduled for homebound residents. HEATING PROBLEMS To date this has been a relatively mild fall/winter and may have lulled us with the sense that a typical Minnesota winter will not come. But, it always does and with it the worry about utility bills. This is especially true for those on a limited income who may be unemployed.or underemployed. Utility payments, especially for electricity and heat (gas, oil, propane, wood, etc,) should receive high priority in household budgets during the winter months. Once behind on utility payments, it is very difficult to catch up. If it is possible, a household should try =to get on a "budget plan" or maintain the payments if already on such a plan. Generally, partial payments must be approved by the utility company to be considered in governing decisions on ahut-offs The -following are resources and information which may be used in addressing heating problems. ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM This' is a program available to low and moderate income families to provide assistance in making home heating payments between October lat and May 31st. -It is available to home owners and renters who pay OTHER ENERGY ASSISTANCE RESOURCES The following resources are listed as possible supplemental or back-up assistance programs where the energy assistance program may not be applicable. Application should first be made to the energy assistance program as these programs will always refer back if this has not been done. These are listed in the order they should be contacted. HENNEPIN COUNTY EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE 348-4952 - For families with children who have exhausted all other resources. If the situation is a heating emergency please have the family stress this in their contacts with this office. SALVATION ARMY HEATSHARE PROGRAM 721-1668 - For families who have exhausted all other resources and experienced an emergency in the family which has substantially reduced the family income such as illness, death, unemployment or fire. This program places primary emphasis on serving the elderly and the handicapped. C3 THE COLD WEATHER RULE This rule, established by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) is to protect certain residential . customers against "sNur-oma 1+JOTICE 76 wintertime shut -offs. It is in effect between October 15th and April 15th. Households who want _to become eligible for such protection (called ."Inability To Pay" or ITP status) will have to meet several conditions: a) they must have been reasonably current in your payments on October 15th; b) they must meet certain income guidelines; c) they must be willing to enter into a reasonable payment schedule with the utility; and d) if they are facing disconnection, they must return a completed "Inablility To Pay" form to the utility within 10 days of receiving a notice of Proposed Disconnection. This rule can only be used with R_e_gulatedU_t_ilit_ie_s_. In our service area, utilities in this category are Minnegaaco and NSP. If a household is facing a disconnection from a regulated utility, they should file for "Inability To Pay" status immediately. Even if the household does not think it is eligible, this should be done as it will provide an extra week or two for finding other possible assistance. (See Heating Assistance) The following information should be received with a disconnection notice: a notice of the customers rights; a list of agencies who provide energy assistance; a form for claiming inability to pay (ITP). Aw_or_d__o_f_caution-if a person seeks relief under the'Cold Weather Rule' or a partial payment schedule, remember it does not wipe out or reduce the debt, it only delays payment. Try to pay off as much as possible each month as the billings will continue. With Minnesota winters these bills can add up quickly. UNREGULATED UTILITIES Unregulated utilities such as municipal utilities, cooperatives, and small independent vendors such as oil companies are not regulated by the PUC. If you are a customer of an unregulated utility and you are having trouble paying your bill, don't delay: contact the utility right away to see if you can work out a payment arrangement. Do so immediately if you get a shut-off notice. If these efforts do not solve the problem, get copies of the utility's written policy on the type of problem you have. If you need help after that you may want to call your attorney or if you do not have an attorney call the Legal Service Office, (332-1441). pr" -Ago }. JOB SERVICE The Job Service is a labor exchange agency with a prime mission of finding ,fobs for workers and workers for fobs. This is a Minnesota State agency, financed by the Federal Unemployment Tax Act paid by employers. There are no eligibility requirements for applicants except that they be fob ready. There is NO FEE charged to applicants or employers. Applicant residence does not preclude service at any Job Service Office. For applicant convenience though, each office has a service area. The Job Service Office at: 6121 Baker Road, Suite 111 Minnetonka, MN. 55345 341-7163 serves Hennepin County west of Minneapolis and south of Plymouth and Carver and Scott Counties. PWYMENT SER:IE' now" V VW The Job Service Office at: 5600 West Broadway Ave. Crystal, MN 341-7168 serves the balance of suburban Hennepin County north of Highway 12 in Plymouth and west of Minneapolis. During the past year, this operation filled approximately 4,500• ,fobs. These included fobs from entry. level to professional. They use Job Bank, a computer listing of available ,fobs in the local area, Metro area, throughout -Minnesota and other states. Listings are updated daily. Other Available Services from the Job Service: Vocational Counaeling-A process to aid applicants in evaluating interests and aptitudes and establishing vocational goals. Testing -Skill tests to measure proficiency in typing, shorthand and spelling. Aptitude tests measure latent abilities to perform a variety of jobs., Federal Bonding Program -Provide a financial bond for employment when needed by an individual not bondable through -normal means. If the household still faces a crisis and is unable to get assistance 'from the above agencies, call the Energy Assistance Program, 929-2474. It will try to find another referral resources. Emergency Health and Dental Care -Provide a voucher to authorize emergency care at selected clinics for eligible individuals. Targeted Jobs Tax Credit -Authorize a tax credit to employers hiring low-income persons. Food Stamp and General Assistance - Recipients must register with this office for specialized assistance in finding employment. Failure to comply places continued eligibility in jeopardy. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE The Unemployment Insurance Office is located in the Minnetonka Job Service Office. Their telephone number is 341-7512. A weekly benefit is paid to individuals involuntarily unemployed. Eligibility to file a claim is a minimum of 15 weeks of employment (at 9594 each week) during the past 52 weeks. The individual must be able and available to work. Specific questions on the program can be answered during a visit to the office. If you are in doubt regarding your eligibility be sure to apply. You may be eligible and only the Unemployment Insurance Office can answer for sure. ads . / an 103 ,,,,o+•• are ADRIAN E. HERBST DANIEL D. THLE GARY R. MATZ JOHN F. GIBBS TOM TOGAS VicKi L. BAILEY TO: RE: HERBST & THUE, LTD. ATTORNEYS AT LAW 2030 NORTHWESTERN FINANCIAL CENTER 7900 XERXES AVENUE SOUTH BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA 55431-1178 February 5, 1985 Herbst & Thue Cable Clients zs TELEPHONE (812) 835-2434 Seminar - "The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984" On December 29, 1984, a new era in the local regulation of cable television began as The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 became effective. This Act will significantly affect the authority of local governments to regulate cable television systems and many traditional forms of regulation have been or soon will be eliminated. The law firm of Herbst & Thue, Ltd., is sponsoring a half-day seminar on Friday, March 8, 1985, to acquaint local officials and city attorneys with the Act. The seminar will cover in depth the authority of cities under the Act in areas such as rate regula- tion, franchise fees, franchise renewals, franchise modifications and access requirements. The seminar has been specifically develop- ed for elected officials, city staff, cable committees and municipal attorneys. We hope that you will be able to attend this seminar on Friday, March 8, 1985, at the Radisson South Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota. The registration form provided should be returned to us by March 1, 1985. Enclosed with this letter you will find the seminar schedule. HERBST & THUE, LTD. Enclosures "THE CABLE COMMUNICATIONS POLICY ACT OF 1984" Friday, March 8, 1985 Radisson South Hotel, Bloomington, Minnesota (Highway 494 at Highway 100) 1:00 - 1:30 A LEGISLATIVE HISTORY Adrian Herbst, Attorney at Law Herbst & Thue, Ltd. James Erickson, Attorney at Law Larkin, Hoffman, Daly & Lindgren 1:30 - 2:00 GENERAL FRANCHISING AUTHORITY John Gibbs, Attorney at Law Herbst & Thue, Ltd. 2:00 - 2:30 RATE REGULATION AND FRANCHISE FEES Gary Matz, Attorney at Law Herbst & Thue, Ltd. 2:30 - 3:00 GENERAL DISCUSSION AND BREAK 3:00 - 3:30 FRANCHISE MODIFICATIONS John Gibbs, Attorney at Law Herbst & Thue, Ltd. 3:30 - 4:00 FRANCHISE RENEWALS Gary Matz, Attorney at Law Herbst & Thue, Ltd. 4:00 - 5:00 FUTURE REGULATION OF CABLE TELEVISION Adrian Herbst, Attorney at Law Herbst & Thue, Ltd. Wayne Popham, Attorney at Law Popham, Haik, Schnobrich, Kaufman & Doty, Ltd. W.D. Donaldson, Executive Director Minnesota Cable Communications Bd. 5:00 RECEPTION/COMPLIMENTARY BAR ----------------------------------------------- --------------------------- REGISTRATION FORM NAME ITY Yes, I will attend. Payment of ($10.00 per person) is enclosed. No, I cannot attend but would like to purchase the seminar material. Payment of $10.00 is enclosed. ADDRESS STATE ZIP TELEPHONE RETURN TO: Herbst & Thue, Ltd. 2030 Northwestern Financial Center 7900 Xerxes Avenue South Bloomington, Minnesota 55431 W. D. (Chris) Donaldson is the Executive Director of the Minnesota Cable Communications Board, an agency that guides the development of cable communications in the state and establishes public policies concerning franchising and public service appli- cation of cable and related public telecommunications technology. Prior to his 1978 appointment, he had spent 32 years in radio and television management, operations and programming. James C. Erickson is a partner in the law firm of Larkin, Hoffman, Daly & Lindgren and is Chairman of the Administrative law department of that firm. He has been practicing law for 16 years, specializing in the area of administrative and telecom- munications law. From 1970 - 72 he served as Special Assistant Attorney General. He presently is a member of the ABA Forum Committee on Communications Law. Mr. Erickson is legal counsel for the Minnesota Cable Communications Association and a number of cable companies. John F. Gibbs is an Associate in the law firm of Herbst & Thue, Ltd. Mr. Gibbs has been representing municipalities in cable television matters since 1980. He currently serves as Chairman of the Cable Commission in Bloomington, Minnesota. He also serves as Treasurer and member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors. He is currently a member of the ABA Forum Committee on Communications Law. Adrian E. Herbst is President and owner of Herbst & Thue, Ltd., a law firm in Bloomington, Minnesota, engaged in practicing pri- marily in municipal and governmental law. Mr. Herbst has repre- sented municipalities in cable television matters for 15 years. He has served on numerous committees relating to cable television, e.g., Chairman of the Metropolitan Council Telecommunications Task Force and committee member of the Minnesota Telecommunications Council. Mr. Herbst is Past President of the Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association and Past Vice President of the League of Minnesota Cities. Mr. Herbst is considered a leading authority in the field of cable communications law. Gary R. Matz is an Associate in the law firm of Herbst & Thue, Ltd. Mr. Matz has been representing municipalities in cable television matters since 1981. Prior to entering private legal practice he served as a staff member for the Minnesota Cable Communications Board. Wayne Popham is a Senior Partner in the law firm of Popham, Haik, Schnobrich, Kaufman & Doty, Ltd. He currently is legal counsel for Rogers Cablesystems and Continental Cablevision. Mr. Popham is a former member of the Minnesota Senate (1963-72) and has been practicing law in the areas of litigation and administrative law for 27 years. He is a member of the Insurance (Fidelity and Surety Committee), Litigation and Antitrust sections of the ABA. r k February 26, 1985 — - ---- CITY Or- Shelley FShelley Hallermann PLYMOUTH+ 11740 50th Avenue North Plymouth, MN 55442 Dear Ms. Hallermann: Thank you for taking the time to fill out the resident feedback form at the Tuesday, February 19, Town Meeting. As we discussed at the conclusion of that meeting, I am passing along your concerns with regard to the parking and the appearance of Schmidt Lake Park along 50th Avenue to the City Manager, Park and Recreation Advisory Commission and City Council. I would encourage you to get the signatures of your neighbors supporting your position for having this portion of the park: manicured to a better looking state. When you have done that, please forward them to me at the City Center, 3400 Plymouth Boulevard. I can assure you that we will give every consideration to your request and keep you informed of our review of this matter. If, at ally time, you would like to discuss this subject further, please call me at 559-2800 x 265. Thank you for your time and interest in this matter. Sincerely, ,F, 9 /5A. Eric J. Blank, Director Park and Recreation Dept. /np cc: City Manager Park and Recreation Advisory Commission 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD. PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559-2800 February 26, 1985 Ms. Donna Walther 4237 Magnolia Lane Plymouth, MN 55442 Dear Ms. Walther: CITY OF PLYMOUTR I am responding to the Resident Feed -Back form you submitted following the recent Town Meeting. I also understand that you discussed this matter with a representative of the Planning Department, and that you came into the City Center and reviewed plan materials regarding the Westridge Estates development. You and at least one other neighbor have expressed concern that you were not made aware of the future County Road 9 by sales representatives before you purchased your homes. I have checked the materials that would have typically been shown to persons inquiring about this development, and I have concluded that the official plat maps, as well as plans for this area and the entire City, have for a number of years clearly represented future County Road 9. The right-of-way for future County Road 9 in this area was platted as part of the Westridge development. We have a copy of a brochure prepared by the developer, which also clearly shows proposed County Road 9 in relationship to the manor home portion of the Westridge development. I understand that perhaps sales personnel did not make this available to some prospective buyers. I do not think you should expect that the new County Road 9 project will be stopped, or that the road right-of-way will be re-routed. I believe you have seen the Westridge development plans for your immediate area and I would hope that you notice the landscaping and other improvements that were required by the City Council as a transition to new County Road 9. I believe you will find that the County Road will be a positive traffic amenity in this area, but I also understand your concern that it apparently was not fully represented to you when you purchased your home. Perhaps you should contact Mr. Laukka or his rep- resentatives and express your concern in that regard. I sincerely hope that you have acquired enough additional information that you will see that the City has taken deliberate steps over the years to carefully plan the commun- ity, including future roads as well as private developments which are near those trans- portation system improvements. Thank you for your inquiry. Sincerely, /6n, Blair Tremere, Director Community Development BT/gw cc: Frank Boyles, Assistant City Manager File 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447. TELEPHONE (612) 559-2800 February 26, 1985 Mr. R. B. McAdam 4233 Magnolia Lane Plymouth, MN 55442 Dear Mr. McAdam: CITY OF PLYMOu i it 7- b I am responding to your recent comments made on the Resident Feed -Back form you submit- ted at the Plymouth Town Meeting. I appreciated the opportunity to talk to you at the Town Meeting, and subsequently at the Public Service Counter where you were obtaining several items of information regarding your concerns. I believe I explained that the City is not in a position to constantly monitor whether sales personnel adequately inform prospective buyers of all features of land surround- ing a particular development. It is our hope that they would and as you now know, this particular developer, Laukka & Associates, has prepared literature which was intended for distribution to prospective buyers such as yourself. Unfortunately, it is apparent not all persons received this information prior to purchase. Many residents, including those who have purchased homes in this development, contact the City personally or through their realtors and legal advisors before closing on home purchases. We are able to show them the maps and information contained in the City's Comprehensive Plan, as well as in the City's planning files. I believe that this in- formation helps prospective residents make the appropriate decisions. You have now seen the approved plan, and I believe you understand that there are still site improvements yet to be made in the vicinity of new County Road 9. Perhaps you will conclude that the City took steps to see that an appropriate transition was pro- vided between County Road 9 and the new homes developed in this area. I hope we have been able to assist with the information that has been provided. I do not believe that you should expect County Road 9 to be re-routed. You may wish to con- tact Mr. Laukka or his representatives as to the concerns you have about the apparent failure of the sales representative to show the full layout of the development. Thank you for your inquiry. Sincerely, k4t,t Blair Tremere, Director Community Development BT/gw cc: Frank Boyles, Assistant City Manager File 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559-2800 February 22, 1985 Mr. Steven M. Johnson 12945 - 45th Avenue No. Plymouth, MN 55442 Dear Mr. Johnson: CITY OF PLYMOUTR Mayor Davenport has referred your resident feedback form from the February 19 Town Meeting to me for response. I am delighted that you are interested in having Plymouth Metrolink service extended to your neighborhood. In order to expand service as you suggest, we must first wait to determine whether Plymouth Metrolink will be able to operate for the entire calendar year of 1985. An evaluation is currently being conducted by the Minnesota Department of Transportation. We would expect that they will provide us with a report of their findings in early March. Assuming that the evaluation concludes that Plymouth Metrolink can continue in operation through calendar year 1985, one additional step will be necessary to expand our service area. Because our service is regularly evaluated to ascertain the level of ridership versus the dollars expended, we require some form of ridership assurances prior to extending our service area. This is where you come in. Where service expansions are requested, we ask interested residents to circulate a petition within their neighbor- hood to determine how many potential additional riders could be gained through the expansion. If there is a significant number of interested riders and the service expansion can be justified economically, we would initiate experimental service. Based upon the ridership experience of the experimental service, we then determine if service will become permanent. I recognize that the petition requirement adds an extra burden for our potential passengers, but it also helps us to maintain high ridership levels so that the project can continue in operation. I would be happy to meet with you or assist you in developing a petition. Thanks very much for your interest in Plymouth Metrolink. Yours very truly, Frank Boyles Assistant City Manager FB:jm cc: Mark Fuhrmann, Medicine Lake Lines 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559.2800 February 22, 1985 Mr. David J. Kjos 3905 Orleans Lane Plymouth, MN 55441 Dear Mr. Kjos: 3 CITY OF PUMOUTR T—(b 1 Mayor Davenport has provided me with your resident feedback form from the February 19 Town Meeting. You have asked that consideration be given to providing transit service from Four Seasons to Ridgedale. I am pleased to say that we have already initiated preliminary discussions with Medicine Lake Lines on providing just such a service. What we have been contemplat- ing to date would involve a shuttle vehicle to link the traditional Medicine Lake Line service operating north and east of Medicine Lake with the Plymouth Metrolink internal circulator during mid-day hours (10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.). In order to make this change, however, there are a number of problems which have to be overcome. For the most part, the problems are of a technical nature which the City and Medicine Lake Lines will have to solve. There is, however, something you can do that would greatly assist in deter- mining whether service is provided. Historically when riders have suggested new service areas, we have asked that they circulate a petition to demon- strate whether or not potential ridership could justify new service. While we do not particularly enjoy being "numbers oriented", the legislation under which Plymouth Metrolink operates requires that we meet high ridership levels with relatively low expenditures. Thus, to expand Metrolink service we have to be confident that there will be sufficient riders to justify such service expansions. If I can assist you in this effort, I would be glad to do so. If you have any other questions please feel free to contact me. Yours very truly, Frank Boyles Assistant City Manager FB:jm cc: Mark Fuhrmann, Medicine Lake Lines February 27, 1985 Doug and Donna Eichten 12500 46th Avenue N Plymouth, MN 55442 Dear Mr. and Mrs. Eichten: CITY C� PLYMOUTR L Mayor Davenport has forwarded your resident feedback form from the Tuesday, February 19, Town Meeting to me for comment. You state the action you desire the City to take is to clean skating rinks on weekends for family use. As I mentioned at the meeting, the current policy is to clean the rinks on Saturdays, but not on Sundays. A couple of factors were considered in making this decision. First, there is just enough crew (seven full-time and one part-time) during the winter season to clean and flood our 30 rinks on a daily basis (Monday through Saturday). If we changed to a split -week schedule (requiring some personnel to work on Sundays), there would not be enough staff available during the week to clean all of our rinks in a regular shift. One solution would be to add more full or part-time staff, which would increase the cost of maintaining the rinks. Our second option is to pay over -time for the additional hours needed to clean rinks. We now pay over -time to our unionized crews on Saturdays, and it would mean additional over -time hours if they were required to work on Sundays. The second consideration involves skating attendance at all our parks. We do a daily count of all the skaters at locations with warming house attendants on duty. This data is used annually for determining the hours of operation at various rinks throughout Plymouth. Based on demonstrated need and desire by residents, the hours of the skating rinks are manipulated to satisfy the needs and wishes of that particular area. In some cases, we have found that there are days where there is little or no skating taking place at certain locations. Therefore, we have been able to reduce the hours of skating at those rinks. At other locations, where we find high use of a program or rink, we have expanded the hours in order to meet that need. As we keep records of the skating atten- dance, the weather and ice conditions are also tracked, i.e., whether there is snow on the ice, temperature and wind chill, so that we can draw correlations between poor skating attendance and poor weather or ice conditions, For your information, New Hope maintains approximately 18 sheets of ice in comparison to our 30 sheets of ice, with almost the same labor force available to each of us. The fact that Plymouth is so much larger physically than New Hope means that our 30 rinks are spread a greater distance apart, so we spend more time traveling to and from our rinks to maintain them. Finally, I am told that New Hope sweeps only their hockey rinks on Sundays, and not their pleasure rinks. Each September, the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission reviews the loca- tion of our skating rinks, previous years' attendance records and the hours and rules of operation for the skating program. Your concern with regard to 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559-2800 Doug and Donna Eichten Page 2 February 27, 1985 Sunday rink cleaning will be passed along to the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission, and cost implications reviewed to determine whether Sunday maintenance can be justified based on skating attendance. If you would like to supply further testimony, letters, etc., please contact me and I will make the necessary arrangements to share that information with our Park and Recreation Advisory Commission and the City Council. Sincerely, Eric J. Blank, Director Parks and Recreation /np cc: City Manager Park and Recreation Advisory Commission I-7 ":kk , 17/ / 9 9 6- 1 i co YTII IQJ OL ot, GL L7 � v FEB 25� / T � a February 26, 1985 CITY OF PUMOUTR Mr. Steven 3. Poindexter Poindexter, Jacobson and Stromme 2550 Multifoods Tower 33 South 6th Street Minneapolis, MN 55402 Dear Mr. Poindexter: Thank you for your letter of February 21. I believe our exchange of correspondence has been useful and sets forth our respective views on the subject of sanitary sewer availability service in the northeast portion of Plymouth. The City Council as part of its next five year Capital Improvement Program review will, of course, be giving this topic its attention. Thank you for your interest in this matter. Yours truly, mes G. Willis Ci Manager OGW:jm cc: Mayor & City Council Blair Tremere 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559.2800 POINDEXTER, JACOBSON AND STROMME ATTORNEYS A PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION STEPHEN J. POINDEXTER MARK E. JACOBSON ROY B. STROMME NEVTN R. HARWOOD ROBERT M.ROSENBERG PATTI L ZENK NANCY A. FOSTER February 21, 1985 Mr. James G. Willis City Manager 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Mr. Willis: Thank you for your letter of February 14. 2550 MULTIFOODS TOWER 33 SOUTH SIXTH STREET MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 5502 TELEPHONE: (612) 340-0234 TELEX: 298273P)S UR While we realize that the Tennant Company's decision tc proceed with its project would not, in and of itself, insure the construction of the Pike Lake interceptor in 1986, it is my un- derstanding that all things considered, the City now intends to do so provided it is feasible with the plans Tennant Company intends to submit. I believe it is fair to state that we have received the impression that the only impediment to constructing the Pike Lake interceptor has been the lack of direction from the Tennant Company regarding its development. We expect that, ab- sent extraordinary circumstances, that the completion of the Pike Lake interceptor through the Tennant Company property to enable Area A residents to hook up to that interceptor will occur with the 1986 Capital Improvements Project approval. While it is our understanding that the residents in Area A ultimately are looking to the Pike Lake interceptor as the trunk sewer line to serve their area, the uncertainty of the situation to the present date and continuing to the fall of 1985 has raised questions concerning the possibility of hooking up, at least temporarily, to the trunk sewer line which will serve the Scherer Brothers development. We have discussed with the Planning De- partment that perhaps some consideration should be given to this particular hook-up. While we have not formally requested the City to undertake a formal study, we have asked the City to con- sider its feasibility and not to dismiss it outright as not being consistent with its overall development plans. Mr. James G. Willis February 21, 1985 Page 2 Again, thank you for your letter and should you have any further questions raised in my letter of February 7, or herein, please feel free to give me a call. Very truly yours, POINDEXTER, JACOBSON AND STROMME Stephen J. Poindexter SJP/vlb 1288-006A / cc: Mayor Davenport Blair Tremere Fred Moore CITY O� PLYMOUTR February 20, 1985 Mr. Vernon F. Peterson,. 17425-D County Road 47 Plymouth, MN 55446 - / Mr. Howard L. Hunt 17205-D County Road 47 Plymouth, MN 55446 Dear Vern and Howard: I believe by now you have received copies of the February 1, 1985 memo from Fred Moore to Jim Willis. -Also, on January 25th Doug Reeder, the City Administrator for Maple Grove, corresponded with Councilmember Pat Neils indicating that Maple Grove would be working with the City to remove sediment in a -an f --f at -retch of r1m QrAov and that the work should be W.L6jL.LLT--UTrV_ af_-AL. JU Uay-an. I hope that this satisfies the concerns you have expressed about this �Hblem that has plagued your properties. Please let me kr ,Alw- if the City can be of any further assistance in this �relard..' Sin David J. Dav port 14 - Mayor DJD:cap 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447. TELEPHONE (612).!�59. goo PebAuany 25, 1965 Steve Cheaebtough 3615 Evetgneen Lane N Ptymouth, MN 55441 Dean Steve: Tor ~ CITY C� PLYMOUTR On behat6 o6 the Ptymouth Park and Recteati.on Depaktment, I would tike to take this oppoAtu.nc ty to 6oAma ty .shank you bot a.Ze ob the time and e66oAt you put into making the Iceman TAiathton a succe .660 event. A.ethough the numbe,u weAe .Zeas than we had hoped bot, 1 am encoukaged that a wett-tun event such as th is wit be h,ighty viz ibte and wet attended .in the 6utune. As the obb.iciat Lace chaii avian, you ane to be commended bot a job welt. done. You continue to exempt i6y outstanding teadeAah.ip .in seAv.ing your tote on the Pa,tk and Recreation Adv.caoty Commizz ion. Bxamptes o6 thi z ate your pet6ect attendance at meetings, wittingneas to cha.iA the community center citizens' committee, coming up with and promoting the .idea ob the Iceman TAi.athton, and constant vi,6iting ob out park baci?.ities and keeping u,6 .in6onmed o6 sma t det� which we, 6tom time to time, tend to oveAtook. The sta66 and 1 .Zook 6oAwwcd to continuing to work with you on 6uture endeavors w.cth tegatd to pack and tecAeation programa. Agan, tet me say thank you bot att that you have conttibuted to out e66ont6, and wish you the but o6 tuck throughout 1985. Sincenety, �� tiC J. k, D-vc.ector Park and Recreation 'Dept. /np cc: Jame -6 G. W.c.?.Q,is Betty ThAe.inen 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE 612) 559 -?800 February 25, 1985 Mr. Bob Roscoe Strgar-Roscoe-Fausch, Inc. 630 Twelve Oaks Center 15500 Wayzata Blvd. Wayzata, MN 55391 Dear Bob, �f, CITY OF PLYMOUTR At the Plymouth Planning Commission meeting on Wednesday, February 13 you stated that you checked the zoning and guiding maps for Plymouth and subsequently purchased property relying on those maps. You were unhappy that the commission was considering rezoning a part of Plymouth that you believe should be allowed to retain its rural characteristics. In a developing community like Plymouth a request for rezoning is not unusual. What is unusual, in my opinion, is that an engineer whose company bids jobs in Plymouth questions why the city would even consider a rezoning request. It is my understanding that some of the bids that have been awarded to your firm involve major changes to the city's original plans. Thank you for letting me express my thoughts. Sincerely, Maria Vasiliou Councilmember cc: Mayor Davenport Councilmembers 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559.2800 c1" —d ti- February 27, 1985 Mr. dim Kemp, Chair Board of Education Independent School District 284 210 Highway 101 Plymouth, MN 55447 R CITY OF PUMOUTR RE: BEACON HEIGHTS SCHOOL SITE Dear dim: I am writing this letter to follow up our meeting yesterday regarding the Beacon Heights Elementary School property and its possible reuse by the School District. Earlier this year Mayor Davenport convened a meeting of the Beacon Heights Elementary School Committee which had been formed as a result of the previous Council consideration of a request of Mrs. fan Carlson to use the property. This meeting was held on January 7. A copy of my meeting notes are attached. You will note from a review of these notes that Mayor Daven- port conveyed the Council's belief that the property should remain in its present low density - single family residence (R -1A) zoning classification. This zoning classification is consistent with adjacent land uses and clearly represents the desire of those residing within the area. Schools are commonly located within residential districts and we recognize the difficulty this may create when the school is no longer needed and the District seeks to convert the property to some other use. The Plymouth Zoning Ordinance provides that within the R -1A zoning district there are other non-residential uses which are allowed by conditional use permit. The following is a list of those which are contained within the City's zoning ordinance (Section 7, Subd. C) 1. Planned Unit Development (PUD) as regulated in Section 9. 2. Agriculture, *he keeping of one or more horses, nurseries, green- houses for growing only, landscape gardening and tree farms, includ- ing sale of products grown on premises. 3. Parks and recreational areas owned or operated by public bodies, other than the City of Plymouth. 4. Private recreation including golf club house, country club, swimming pool or tennis club. 5. Public schools or equivalent private schools. 6. Churches or other religious or philanthropic institutions, cemeteries. 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559-2800 Mr. Jim Kemp February 27, 1985 Page 2 7. Day care center and nursery school when operated in churches or public or private schools. 8. Municipal, administrative or service buildings or uses including public and semi-public institutions, libraries, museums, post offices, etc., except industrial type uses. 9. Essential service buildings. 10. Home occupations as defined by this ordinance. 11. Railroad rights of way. 12. Cemetery 13. Mining or land reclamation. Jim, that represents the entire list from the ordinance. A number of those conditional uses are obviously not of interest to the School District. The Planned Unit Development (PUD) requires a minimum of a 40 acre parcel unless the petitioner can demonstrate that the minimum area requirement should be waived because the PUD is in the public interest and that one or more or both of the following conditions exist: a) Unusual features of the property itself or the surrounding neigbor- hood are such that development under the standard provisions of the normal district would not be appropriate in order to conserve a feature of importance to the neighborhood or community. b) The property adjoins property that has been developed under the provisions of the PUD ordinance and will contribute to the amenities of the neighborhood. In any event, the minimum project size cannot not be less than 15 acres without a special variance approved by the City Council. Other conditional uses within the present zoning provide the District with the opportunity to have the facility converted to a private school and nursery. school or perhaps, administrative offices for the District. This latter use was also one of the options considered by the District's Beacon Heights Committee and is referred to in their report of February 22, 1983. Mayor Davenport's committee is prepared to meet again to discuss the Beacon Heights School use. As noted in my January 7 meeting notes, the Committee anticipated meeting again after the School District had developed additional information on the possibility or feasibility of moving the administrative offices to the Beacon Heights site. Mr. dim Kemp February 27, 1985 Page 3 It is our desire to work closely and cooperatively with the School District as you seek to find an appropriate use for your property. We are prepared to meet at any mutually convenient time to further the achivement of this objective, as well as to provide you or the District with additional information you may need to facilitate your review of the options available. Yours truly, 6Cit3as G.Willis Manager JGW:Jm attach cc: Dr. Shirli Vioni Mayor & City Council Blair Tremere, Director of Planning & Community Development BEACON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COMMITTEE January 7, 1985 Mayor Davenport and I met on January 7 with Lester and June Nielsen, and Mrs. Pat Redick, representing the Beacon Heights neighborhood, and Shirli Vioni and Stan Tikkanen of the School District. The purpose of this meeting was to have the parties become acquainted with the topic and review the history of the School District's desire to recycle the property into some other use. Mayor Davenport thanked the parties for getting together to discuss this issue. He noted that the School District and its taxpayers have a consider- able amount invested in Beacon Heights and that it would be to everyone's advantage to insure that this asset was properly recycled. He noted that Dean Fitch, representing the Board, was not present because he was out of town and wondered whether or not the Board as a whole was endorsing the meeting with the citizens and the City to seek to find ways by which the School District could use its property. Shirli Vioni noted that the Board members were aware of the committee and endorsed its efforts. Mayor Davenport noted that the City Council had previously received a request for a land use guide plan amendment and rezoning for the property from Ms. Jan Carlson (84060). This application had been denied by the City Council and it was clear that it was the City Council's intention that the property should not be rezoned from the R1 -A single family zoning classifi- cation. The committee members should therefore consider uses for the property which are either permitted or conditional under the R1 zoning district. The City Manager reviewed these types of uses from the zoning code. Mayor Davenport also indicated that the Beacon Heights Committee report submitted to the District's Building and Grounds Committee in February 1983, provided a rich background of possible alternative uses for the site, and that this report should be used as a reference point. He noted that the Building and Grounds Committee considered that rezoning of the property would be "doubtful". The Nielsen's and Mrs. Redick confirmed that the neighborhood would not desire to see the property rezoned, but would prefer some permitted or conditional use. They also would like to see the property utilized rather than remain closed and therefore subject to deterioriation and vandalism. Mayor Davenport suggested that the Beacon Heights Committee report of 1983 be re -reviewed to look at the feasibility of moving the District offices to the Beacon Heights site and selling the administration site for housing. That site is also zoned R1 -A. It was agreed that Stan Tikkanen would review the 1983 report and the Wold Associates data on the economic viability of such a move. The City will, upon request, assist in providing information on possible development costs as well as land values at the request of the District. It was suggested that the administrative office site would be "choice" for residential development with Gleason Lake on one side, Burl Oaks and Luce Line to the north, and the Kingswood Farm to the south. A small neighborhood park might be required, but that could easily be accommodated within a residential development. BEACON HEIGHTS ELEW- -ARY SCHOOL COMMITTEE January 7, 1985 Page 2 The School District also will look into determining whether or not the Gullickson field on the site would constrain its --use for other purposes. Shirli Vloni noted that there had previously been some interest expressed in using the Beacon Heights site for a church. She thinks this is still a possible option, although it might be considered a long shot. Other possible uses, assuming the present structures would remain, would be for a private school, day care or senior citizen activity center. Any use of the existing school site would require substantial investments to bring them up to code depending on the type of occupancy. It was agreed that the committee would get together upon request of the School District officials after they have developed additional data on the feasibility of moving the administrative offices to the Beacon Heights site. February 26, 1985 CITY C� PUMOUTR Mr. Robert Scribner, President Association of Medicine Lake Area Citizens 2015 Lancaster Lane Plymouth, MN 441 Dear ribner: Historically the City has been frustrated in its efforts to undertake enforcement efforts on Medicine Lake. Under State law, various agencies are charged with enforcement on the lake. On February 8, with the encouragement of Medicine Lake area residents who attended a January 14 Town Meeting, a total of 17 law enforcement officials conducted a saturation enforcement effort. Represented in this effort were the Hennepin County Water Patrol, Department of Natural Resources, Federal Narcotics Division, Hennepin County Park Reserve District and the City of Plymouth. The project resulted in the tagging of 15 juveniles for alcohol related offenses, 8 careless driving violations on the lake, and another 10 miscellaneous verbal warnings. The bulk of the individuals arrested incidentially were not Plymouth residents. This approach is not a "flash in the pan" effort. The Hennepin County Water Patrol has agreed to continue a routine patrol of the lake primarily on weekends. Our Public Safety Department will also continue to monitor the situation on the lake and will conduct another saturation effort if activity justifies. I, and the City Council, are sensitive to the continuing concerns of Medicine Lake area residents. We share your desire to protect this tremendous resource. Unfortunately, because of the regional attraction of the lake, problems occasionally develop in maintaining peace, tranquility and environmental balance in the area. You can be assured we will continue our efforts appreciate it if you would share this information AMLAC and individuals living adjacent to the lake. please feel -free to c act me. SinV&r' DavDavenport Mayor cc: Hennepin County Mater Patrol Plymouth Public Safety Department in this area. I would with other members of If you have questions 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559.2800 FU CITY OF PLYMOUTH - February 28, 1985 Mr. Daniel J. Lopez 17725 11th Avenue North Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Mr. Lopez: Thank you for your recent letter. I and the Council are pleased to receive some positive feedback regarding the 2:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. parking restrictions. I also was pleased to learn that the City's plowing efforts have been facilitated by the ordinance as well. At the pr tion to co S ''nc re, David J. D Mayor / DJD:c t me it would be clearly the Council's inten- in effect. 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 5592800 CITY OF PLYMOUTR February 28, 1985 Mr. Donald R. Paschke 700 Harbor Lane Plymouth, MN 55441 Dear Mr. Paschke: Thank you for your letter of February 4th in which you express your concern with respect to the decision of the City Council denying your request for a lot division. I appreciate your concern about the Council's disposition of your request. As a policy-making body, the Council is ultimately responsible for making its decisions on requests such as yours by a majority vote. Your particular application was reviewed at a time when there was a membership change on the City Council and as a result, what may have been perceived to have been a majority in support for your position in December, was reversed in January. While this is unfortunate from your perspective, it is the way governments must operate: that is, people holding policy-making positions must individually cast their votes as their best judgment dictates. I do not believe it would be appropriate for the City Council to take action to reconsider its January 7th action as I would anticipate the outcome would be the same. I am sorry that you are not able to achieve your objective in this particular request, but hope that we may be able to be of assistance to you at some date in the tur David J. Daj6enport Mayor DJD: cap cc: City Council 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447, TELEPHONE (612) 559-2800