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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Information Memorandum 03-12-2004MARCH 12, 2004 UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS Youth Advisory Council March 15 meeting agenda Planning Commission March 17 meeting agenda .................................................................... Page 3 ...................................................................... Page 4 Housing & Redevelopment Authority (HRA) March 18 meeting agenda ....................................... Page 5 Surface Water Task Force March 18 meeting.................................................................................. Page 6 Official Meeting Calendars for March, April, and May 2004.......................................................... Page 7 Tentative list of agenda items for future City Council meetings .................................................... Page 13 FOR INFORMATION... NEWSARTICLES, RELEASES, PUBLICATIONS, ETC. Star Tribune editorial on levy limits............................................................................................... Page 14 St. Paul Pioneer Press business columnist Dave Beal's column regarding the Taxpayers League of Minnesota..................................................................................................... Page 15 Minnesota Environmental Quality Board notice of a public meeting concerning the proposed 115 kV transmission line through Maple Grove and Plymouth ............................... Page 18 2004 Suburban Transit Association Legislative Agenda................................................................ Page 20 Notice of a retirement reception for outgoing New Hope Mayor Peter Erick ................................ Page 23 Wayzata school board March 15 meeting agenda.......................................................................... Page 24 Stormwater Management industry magazine article examining underground treatmentsystems.......................................................................................................................... Page 26 PowerPoint handouts from a presentation on stormwater treatment systems ................................ Page 31 Handouts from the March 8 Senior Council meeting.................................................................... Page 37 Notice of a "Living Green" environmental expo........................................................................... Page 4, rCITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMO '' t .,..F .I ... ,. - it. .. ..a.. �.f. .... F .�.� f r .. ,'.k ;� a., _ ,.. .•. xL. '.-._ r-�.-wt MARCH 12, 2004 UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS Youth Advisory Council March 15 meeting agenda Planning Commission March 17 meeting agenda .................................................................... Page 3 ...................................................................... Page 4 Housing & Redevelopment Authority (HRA) March 18 meeting agenda ....................................... Page 5 Surface Water Task Force March 18 meeting.................................................................................. Page 6 Official Meeting Calendars for March, April, and May 2004.......................................................... Page 7 Tentative list of agenda items for future City Council meetings .................................................... Page 13 FOR INFORMATION... NEWSARTICLES, RELEASES, PUBLICATIONS, ETC. Star Tribune editorial on levy limits............................................................................................... Page 14 St. Paul Pioneer Press business columnist Dave Beal's column regarding the Taxpayers League of Minnesota..................................................................................................... Page 15 Minnesota Environmental Quality Board notice of a public meeting concerning the proposed 115 kV transmission line through Maple Grove and Plymouth ............................... Page 18 2004 Suburban Transit Association Legislative Agenda................................................................ Page 20 Notice of a retirement reception for outgoing New Hope Mayor Peter Erick ................................ Page 23 Wayzata school board March 15 meeting agenda.......................................................................... Page 24 Stormwater Management industry magazine article examining underground treatmentsystems.......................................................................................................................... Page 26 PowerPoint handouts from a presentation on stormwater treatment systems ................................ Page 31 Handouts from the March 8 Senior Council meeting.................................................................... Page 37 Notice of a "Living Green" environmental expo........................................................................... Page 4, CITYCOUA'CIL INFORMATION b1Eb10 March 12, 2004 Page 2 City news release announcing a reorganization of the Neighborhood Watch program ................. Page 46 STAFF REPORTS Update on Vietnam Scout Memorial request................................................................................. Page 48 Fire Department January 2004 Monthly Report ............................................................................ Page 63 MINUTES Elm Creek Watershed Management Commission Technical Advisory Committee February2 meeting notes............................................................................................................... Page 71 Elm Creek Watershed Management Commission February 2 meeting .......................................... Page 72 Surface Water Task Force draft minutes of the March 6 meeting .................................................. Page 76 CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS POLICY—CORRESPONDENCE Summary of 2004 correspondence tracking................................................................................... Page 83 CORRESPONDENCE Letter to Senator Norm Coleman from I-494 Corridor Commission Chair James Hovland regarding the I-494/Highway 169 interchange............................................................... Page 84 Letter to MNDOT Metro District Engineer Patrick Hughes and Corcoran City Administrator Susan Vergin regarding state policy on speed limits in detour areas ............................................. Page 86 Letter to Plymouth area legislators with adopted resolutions on various issues ............................ Page 89 Letter to Ted Bigos regarding plans to remove Willow Creek Apartments North and South from participation in the Section 8 Program.................................................................................. Page 94 ADDITIONAL ITEMS The Bassett Creek Watershed Management Commission voted on March 10 to accept Plymouth's limit for Phosphorus — 38 micrograms/liter with a 5—year review timeframe. It is hoped this will eliminate the need for alum treatment facilities on Plymouth and Ridgedale Creeks and make in—lake alum treatment less likely. This is great news, as it saves Plymouth taxpayers $4-5 million and still will improve Medicine Lake to a fishing and swimming lake. YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL MARCH 15, 2004 6:45 PM COUNCIL CHAMBERS Time Allotment 1. Approvals: 6:45-6:50 a) Agenda b) February 9 meeting minutes 2. COMMITTEE UPDATES: 6:50-7:25 a) Youth Town Forum Committee b) Youth Service Awards Committee c) Intergenerational Committee d) Marketing Committee e) Ad hoc Web planning Committee 3. Future agenda items 7:25-7:30 a) 4. Adjournment 7:30 5. Additional Materials: a) March, April, and May Official City Meeting Calendars b) NEXT MEETING: MONDAY, MARCH 29 - 6:45 PM COUNCIL CHAMBERS PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2004 WHERE: CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS Plymouth City Hall 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 CONSENT AGENDA All items listed on the consent agenda* are considered to be routine by the Planning Commission and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Commissioner, citizen or petitioner so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered in normal sequence on the agenda. 1. CALL TO ORDER - 7:00 P.M. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. PUBLIC FORUM 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 5. CONSENT AGENDA* A. Approve the March 3, 2004 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes. B. Paul and Grace Ellefson. Approve variance to impervious surface coverage for construction of a 26' X 32' garage addition for property located at 12315 28`x' Place North. (2004008) 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Henn• J. Lazniarz. Preliminary plat for two single family lots to be known as Plymouth Park Place for property located at 4415 Northwest Boulevard. (2003129) (Open public hearing and continue to the April 7, 2004 Planning Commission Meeting.) B. James and Lisa Prom. Conditional use permit to allow construction an attached garage that would exceed 1,000 square feet in gross floor area, for property located at 5760 Oakview Lane North. (2004010) 7. NEW BUSINESS A. SVK Development. Rezoning from FRD (Future Restricted Development District) to RSF-3 (Single Family Detached 3) and a preliminary plat for "Hidden Meadows at Curtis Lake" to create five single-family lots for property located on the south side of West Medicine Lake Drive and approximately 300 feet west of Northwest Boulevard. (2004003) (Tabled from the March 3, 2004 Planning Commission Meeting.) 8. ADJOURNMENT PC AGENDA PLYMOUTH HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 2004 7:00 p.m. WHERE: Medicine Lake Room City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 CONSENT AGENDA All items listed with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine by the Housing and Redevelopment Authority and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Commissioner, citizen or petitioner so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered in normal sequence on the agenda 1. CALL TO ORDER - 7:00 P.M. 2. CONSENT AGENDA* A. Approval of the February 19, 2004 HRA Minutes. B. Plymouth Towne Square. Accept Monthly Housing Reports. C. Proclaim April as Fair Housing Month. 3 NEW BUSINESS A. Discuss possible HRA participation in the Northwest Boulevard / Schmidt Lake Road RFP process. 4. ADJOURNMENT F1 City of Plymouth Surface Water Task Force Agenda, Meeting 92 Thursday, March 18, 2004 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Plymouth City Hall Lunch Room (Lower Level) 1. Sign In/ Call to Order, 7:00 p.m. 2. Introductions 3 Approval of Minutes and Review of Meeting #1 (Ground Rules/Roles, Process/Meeting Schedule, Background Presentations) 4. Overview of Current Issues • Water quality mandates • Pond cleaning • Flooding and drainage problems Questions and Answers 5. Develop Criteria for Evaluating Options 6. Set Preliminary Agenda for Meeting #3 7. Adj ourn, by 10:00 p.m. Next Meeting: Thursday, April 1, 7:00 p.m. OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS March 2004 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 5:15 PM YOUTH TOWN FORUM, Plymouth Creek Center Caucus Night 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMChambe'rsouncl I 7:00 PM PLYMOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRANSIT (PACT), Pubic Safety Training Room (this meeting only) 7:00 PM HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION - Medicine Lake Room 9:30 AM SURFACE WATER TASK FORCE, Council Chambers 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5:00 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING: UPDATE ON FLOOD ANALYSIS, Public Safety Training Room 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE (EQC), Council m Chabers 7.00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chamber 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 6:45 PM YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, Council Chambers 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION, Council Chambers 7:00 PM HOUSING 6 REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (HRA), Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM SURFACE WATER TASK FORCE, Lunch Room, lower level 630 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING. TRANSPORTATION STUDIES FOR VICKSBURG LN & MEDINA RD; WATER TR EATMENT PLANTS RENOVATION b EXPANSION, Public Safety Training Room 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 11.4 AM PLWOUTI+-I<A BUS+N£SS COUNCIL, BORN co<,wN,�. Roam,am 7:00 PM PLYMOUTH ADVISORY 500 P.1 SPECIAL COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON MEETING: PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDe1G EXPANSION; CE TRANSIT (PACT) - CENTER BIDS, PI 5-1 Tr'...V R— Medicine Lake oom 100 PI REGULAR COUNCl MEETING . Courcil CMtes 28 29 30 31 Feb 2004 Apr 2004 6:45 PM YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, Council S M T W T F S S %I T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 Chambers 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 29 25 26 27 28 29 30 modified on 3/12/2004 I OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS April 2004 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday May 2004 S M T W T F S 1 1 7:00 PM HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION - 2 ? J Mar 2004 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Medicine Lake Room 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 7:00 PM SURFACE WATER TASK FORCE, Lunch Room, lower level 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DAYLIGHT Passover 7:00 PM 7:00 PM PARK & Good Friday SAVINGS COMMENCES- begins at sunset PLANNING COMMISSION, REC ADVISORY COMMISSION set clocks ahead 1 Council Chambers (PRAC), Council hour Chambers Palm Sunday 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Easter 6:45 PM YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, Public Safety Training Room i1 W AM cm EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION LUNCH, Plymouth Creek Center 7:00 PM 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE (EQC), Council Chambers 7:00 PM HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (HRA), Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM BOARD OF REGULAR COUNCIL I EQUALIZATION, Counal Chambers MEETING, Council Chambers 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION, Council Chambers 7:00 PM SURFACE WATER TASK FORCE, Lunch Room ,lower level 9:00 AM CITY AUCTION, City Maintenance Garage. 1490023rd Avenue 8:00 AM -1:00 PM HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION STUDENT WORKSHOP, Plymouth Ice Center 25 26 27 28 29 30 6:45 PM YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, Public Safety Training Room 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council 7:00 PM PLYMOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON 7:00 PM CITY TALK W/COUNCIL MEMBER BILDSOE, Plymouth Creek Center Chambers TRANSIT (PACT) - 7:00 PM BOARD OF Medicine Lake Room EQUALIZATION (RECONVENED), Council Chambers modified on 3/12/2004 I OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS May 2004 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Jun 2004 1 Apr 2004 S 111 T W T F S S Al T W T F S 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 25 26 27 28 29 30 27 28 29 30 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 700 PM 7:00 PM HUMAN 10:30 AM PLANNING RIGHTS PLYMOUTH COMMISSION, COMMISSION- HISTORY Council Chambers Medicine Lake Room FEST, Parkers Lake Park 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 6:45 PM YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, Council Chambers 7:00 PM SURFACE WATER TASK FORCE, Lunch Room, lower level 6:00 PM SPECIAL YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING: YOUTH SERVICE AWARDS, Council Chambers 7:00 PMR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALfTY COMMITTEE (EQC), Council Chambers 7:00 PM PARK & REC ADVISORY COMMISSION (PRAC), Council Chambers 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 6:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING:PLANNING JOINT MEETING WITH SURFACE WATER TASK FORCE, Council 7:00 PM COMMISSION, Council Chambers 7:00 PM HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (HRA), Medicne Lake Room Chambers 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 6:45 PM YOUTH 7 45 AM 7:00 PM ADVISORY COUNCIL, Council 8USINNEssc"OUTNKCAI L, BORN Con3r—Room. PLYMOUTH ADVISORY Chambers Can:on P,nM.ay, 4th floor COMMITTEE ON TRANSIT (PACT) - Medicine Lake 7'.00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chamfers Room 30 31 MEMORIAL DAY (Observed) - City Offices Closed modified on 3/12/2004 Tentative Schedule for City Council Agenda Items March 16, Special, 6:30 p.m., Public Safety Training Room • Review Transportation Studies on Medina Road and Vicksburg Lane • Update with City Manager • Schedule Future Study Sessions March 23, Special, 5 p.m., Public Safety Training Room • Review plans for Public Safety expansion project • Discuss bid for Ice Center project • Set future study sessions March 23, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers • Approve 2004 Garbage Hauler Licenses • Approve 2004 Consumption and Display Liquor Licenses • Proclamation declaring the week of April 18 as Days of Remembrance • Presentation by the Senior Council on their activities • Hearing on Off Sale Liquor License for Vicksburg Liquors, 1115 Vicksburg Lane • Receive design report on Water Treatment Plant Projects • Receive design report on Public Safety building expansion • Consider Agreement with CVS Pharmacy regarding Building Permit • Recognition to Chuck Lindberger and Rick Sheldon for their 20 years of service on the Fire Department • Approve lawful gambling exemption for Swedish Women's Educational Association (SWEA) of Minnesota for an event to be held on June 6 • Approve conditional use permit to extend and reconfigure the docks located at 1920 and 2900 E. Medicine Lake Boulevard. Hartys Boat acrd Bait. (2004007) • Aprove variance for impervious surface coverage for a garage addition located at 12315 28` Place North. Paul and Grace Ellefson. (2004008) • Approve reallocation of 2003 CDBG social service funds • Approve revised Joint Powers Agreement for Highway 55 Corridor Coalition • Proclamation declaring April 17-24 as the "Great Shingle Creek Watershed Cleanup Week" • Approve fire lane variance for property located at 13305 Water Tower Circle. Bri-Mar Company, Inc. (2003120) • Consider bids on ice arena addition April 13, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers • Oath of Office for Police Chief Mike Goldstein • Oath of Office for Police Captain Joel Franz • Proclaim Housing Week • Presentation by Home Free to Police Chief Mike Goldstein • Announcement of Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners 25th Anniversary • Report on possible Transit Facility • Report on improvements at railroad crossings April 27, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers • Present 2003 Volunteer Services Report Note: Special Meeting topics have been set by Council; all other topics are tentative. 13 Editorial: Local control/Keep levy shackles off cities Health S Science s ruaKneatowdheahh Last update: March 9, 2004 at 7:25 PM http://www.startribune.com/stories/561/4654565.htm] Editorial: Local control/Keep levy shackles off cities March 10, 2004 EDD310A Welcome, Here's a quiz: Which level of Minnesota government, state or local, took helen59 the hardest financial hit in the last three years? Not you? Click The state, you'd likely say, remembering the $4.5 billion deficit and all here Member Center the noise over budget cuts at the Legislature last year -- and the Log out comparative quiet as cities and counties set their budgets last fall. index projects contact howto alp .. CO . C0448s ; ; feedbag You'd be wrong, says local government fiscal analyst Jeff Van Wychen. It's too soon to compare state and local spending changes, but the revenue numbers for the last three years are in. Wring out inflation, and they show state government gaining 5.3 percent, and local government losing 1.5 percent between 2001 and 2004. More local belt tightening is likely in 2005, and cities will need every tool available. The state shouldn't take away one of those tools by again limiting cities' ability to raise taxes. Even though cities took a 23 percent cut in aid from the state and, in some places, saw property tax revenues fall short to boot between 2001 and 2004, city officials coped. How they did it is described in the League of Minnesota Cities' "State of the Cities" report. Eighty-five percent of Minnesota cities raised taxes. The Legislature limited cities to recouping 60 percent of lost state aid with higher property taxes; the cities came in at 53 percent. It's clear from how many other coping strategies were employed that there was no knee-jerk rush to raise taxes. Sixty percent of cities drew down reserves; 55 percent cut spending on public safety or infrastructure improvements; 13 percent reported outsourcing work that had been done by city employees; 18 percent created new service -sharing arrangements with other units of government. One out of four cities eliminated jobs -- a whopping 16,000 in all. The survey also found that nearly every city will have to do more of the same this fall, when they set their 2005 budgets. Most city officials said that, once again, they'll look beyond tax increases at multiple solutions to their continuing fiscal problem. It will be harder this time. With reserves drawn down and all the obvious efficiencies employed, any quiet detected at city hall this fall may be of the desperate kind. City officials need every tool in the toolbox, and the freedom to use them as they deem best to meet local needs. They don't need an extension of state -imposed levy limits. The Legislature put strong shackles on cities' tax -raising powers for 2004, but has done nothing to date to limit city officials' options in 2005. It should stay that way. The state has dealt city officials a tough hand. The least it can do is let them play it. 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David Strom, president of the league, says he has been talking with chamber officials about their position. "I have enormous respect for them," Strom says, adding: "They just don't like constitutional amendments. They have a kind of natural conservatism toward change." The proposed amendment would put in place a formula to limit spending growth to the rate of inflation, adjusted for population growth. Revenue exceeding that amount would be rebated to taxpayers. Both houses of the Minnesota Legislature must approve the amendment. If they do, a majority of voters casting ballots in a statewide election then would need to approve it. The league, which calls the amendment a "Taxpayers Bill of Rights," has made the proposal its top objective for this year. The league's plan is being watched closely, if only because the organization was so successful with its top goal last year: a state budget that contained no increases in major statewide taxes, despite a gaping deficit. Two weeks ago, the league sent a mailing to 50,000 backers urging them to push for the amendment. Strom says advocates are fine-tuning the legislation, partly in response to concerns of groups such as the chamber. The proposal could be introduced next week, led by Sen. Michele Bachman, R -Stillwater, and Rep. Philip Krinkie, R -Shoreview. Strom says the league's strategy is to campaign for grass-roots support of the amendment. As that backing grows, he thinks legislators will back it, too. Tom Hesse, vice president of government affairs for the chamber, says the chamber agrees I/ 5 with the league's view that more needs to be done to control spending. Hesse says the business group prefers to reach that goal by improving on the existing more -flexible approach — the "price of government" strategy. Strom's group opposes that approach. Under the price -of -government process, approved by the state in the early 1990s, state finance officials track total state and local taxes and fees as a percentage of the state's total personal income. The law requires state officials to calculate the price of government and use it as a guideline in setting state budget policies. The law does not require, however, that the Senate and the House agree on the state's calculations when they frame their tax and spending policies. The Republican -controlled House and the DFL -led Senate disagree on how — or even whether — the price -of -government measure should be used. Peter Hutchinson, president and founder of the Public Strategies Group in St. Paul, developed the price -of -government concept when he was finance commissioner in the Perpich administration. Later, he promoted it as a member of the chamber's fiscal policy committee. Hutchinson has written a book, to be published in May, advocating the price of government approach. His consulting firm, which advises state and local governments, has also pushed the idea. "I think the chamber has got it right," Hutchinson says. Other business groups are also looking closely at the league's idea. Charlie Weaver, executive director of the Minnesota Business Partnership, says that group's executive committee of about 15 CEOs had a vigorous discussion of the proposed amendment at their meeting Thursday. Some CEOs liked the idea, but others were less enthusiastic. The partnership's fiscal policy committee will try to reach a consensus on the proposal by the end of the month. Dan McElroy, chief of staff for Gov. Tim Pawlenty, says the governor thinks more "structural limits" are needed to control state spending. Pawlenty thinks a thoughtful debate is needed on whether to do that by a constitutional amendment such as Colorado's or through another approach, McElroy says. Will the governor make a recommendation which way to go? McElroy says that hasn't been determined yet, but he adds that it would be "somewhat unusual" for the governor to endorse a specific proposal now — so late in the session — in a major policy bill. BUILDING UP MANUFACTURING On Monday, Minnesota business and government leaders are expected to announce plans for a "Manufacturing Tomorrow" regional summit meeting April 5 at the Minneapolis Hilton. Backers include Matt Kramer, who heads the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development; U.S. Rep. Gil Gutknecht, R -Rochester; and officials at the U.S. Department of Commerce. Two trade groups — the Minnesota Precision Manufacturing Association and the state unit of the Precision Metalforming Association — are helping to arrange the meeting. The event reflects a desire to build more support for the manufacturing sector. Employment in IG this sector is rising again, but has a long way to go to make up for the losses of manufacturing jobs since 2001. HIGH HOPES FOR MONEYGRAM Out at Perkins Capital Management in Wayzata, founder Dick "Perk" Perkins Sr. figures that investors will value Moneygram International — soon to join the ranks of Minnesota's publicly held companies — at somewhere around $1.7 billion. Moneygram International will be the new name for St. Louis Park -based Travelers Express, once that unit is spun out of Phoenix -based Viad Corp. The spin-off is expected this spring. Perkins calls his estimate a "seat of the pants" number, based on Travelers Express revenue of about $850 million last year. Travelers is about as global as global gets. It's the nation's largest issuer of money orders, with money transfer offices in 155 countries. Based on the $1.7 billion valuation, Moneygram would rank 32nd on this year's Pioneer Press 100 list of the state's largest companies. The newspaper will publish that list on Sunday. Being public is nothing new for Travelers Express. Its stock was publicly traded a generation ago. Perkins remembers. "I have fond memories of Travelers Express as it is one of the stocks I made a lot of money in many years ago," he says. Dave Beal can be reached at dbeal@pioneerpress.com or 651-228-5429. © 2004 Pioneer Press and wire service sources. All Rights Reserved. http://N,vww.twincities.com 11 MINNESOTA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BOARD HN NOTICE --OF PUBLIC HEARING March 18, 2004 Plymouth Creek Center 14800 34"' Avenue North 3 Plymouth, Minnesota T t Route Permit Application By Great River Energy For A Proposed 115 Kilovolt High Voltage Transmission Line in Plymouth and Maple Grove, Minnesota _,6` �- .G Y• PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board (EQB) will hold a Public Hearing on an application by Great River Energy for a Route Permit for a 115 kilovolt high voltage transmission line (HVTL) approximately 14 miles in length in Hennepin County, Minnesota. The public hearing will be held on Thursday, March 18, 2004, at the Plymouth Creek Center, 14800 34"' Avenue North, Plymouth, Minnesota. The hearing will convene at 11:00 a.m. and an evening session will be held from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Administrative Law Judge Kathleen Sheehy will preside at the hearing. a.) Project Description GRE proposes to convert an existing 69 -kV transmission line connecting the Hennepin, Arbor Lake, Cedar Island, Bass Lake and Plymouth substations to a 115 -kV transmission line. The 115 -kV transmission line would be extended to terminate at the Elm Creek Substation located at County Road 81 and Fembrook Lane in Maple Grove on the north end and at the Parkers Lake Substation located near I-494 and County Road 6 in Plymouth on the south end. The total proposed route would involve about 14 miles of transmission line. Two-thirds of the proposed route would follow an existing transmission line corridor and use existing rights of way; one-third of the route would follow a new corridor along an existing highway and require acquisition of new rights of way. b.) Hearing Procedure The hearing will.be conducted in accordance with the requirements of the Power Plant Siting Act, Minn. Stat. §§ 116C.51 to 116C.69, and the rules of the -Minnesota Environmental Quality Board, Minn. Rules parts 4400.2000 to 4400.2950, for projects of the size and type proposed here. The purpose of the public hearing is to compile the record for the EQB Board to consider in making a final decision on the permit request. The EQB staff will be present at the hearing and make a brief presentation about the project and introduce into the record a number of In documents relating to the project, including the application, the Environmental Assessment, and certain procedural documents. Representatives of the applicant (Great River Energy) will be present to offer evidence and to answer questions. Members of the public will have an opportunity to ask questions oEEQB staff and GRE representatives, to make statements, and to offer written comments and material into the record at both the afternoon and evening sessions. Members of the public are not required to file any papers in advance of the hearing in order to participate. The record will remain open for at least ten days after the close of the hearing for interested persons to submit written comments to the Administrative Law Judge. The Judge will determine at the hearing a date for the comment period to end. Comments can be submitted to Judge Sheehy at the following address: Office of Administrative Hearings, 100 Washington Square, Suite 1700, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401-2138. Upon closure of the public comment period, Judge Sheehy will prepare a report and make a recommendation to the EQB. The EQB will make a final decision on the permit at a subsequent Board meeting. C.) Environmental Assessment The Minnesota Environmental Quality Board has prepared an Environmental Assessment addressing the potential impacts of the line along the proposed route and considering certain alternatives to the proposed route. The Environmental Assessment is available on the EQB webpage at the page listed below. d.) Available Information All pertinent information regarding this matter, including the Route Permit application and the Environmental Assessment, can be accessed at http://,,vww.egb.state mn us or by contacting George Johnson at 651.296.2888 or at EQB, 658 Cedar Street, 300 Centennial Building, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155. e.) Mailing List Any person may add his or her name to a mailing list maintained by the EQB for future mailings regarding the GRE Plymouth-I'Vlaple Grove project. If you would like to receive notice of the EQB's final decision in this matter, you can put your name on this mailing list. Names can be added to the list by contacting Mr. Johnson or electronically by visiting the EQB website: http:/ www.egb state mn us/ )ocket html?Id-3892 ague of Minnesota Cities Building r� - SUBURBAN 1 RANSIT ASSOCIAT 1 _!#5 �Kersity Avenue west, Suite 45Q St. Paul, Minnesota 55103 Telephone: (651) 228-9757 `Z) Facsimile: (651) 228-9787 r: --- REPORT 2004-1 MONDAY, MARCH 8TH ,2004 STA iDOP i, 2u04 Lr.01SI.nTIVE AGENDA FACTS: Express bus service relieves congestion in the metro area. In fact, every express bus takes 57 cars off the road and demand is increasing. STA ridership has grown over 100% since 1991 with opt -out providers moving more than 3.4 million people in 2003. STA STRONGLY SUPPORTS 1. INVESTMENTS IN TRANSIT CAPITAL REGIONAL BONDING There continues to be a significant unmet demand for bus fleet replacement, garage maintenance and construction, park-and-ride facilities, transit hubs and other passenger facilities. The Metropolitan Council is seeking $32 million in regional bonding authorization for transit capital projects in 2004. STA encourages the legislature to authorize additional bonding authority above the $32 million to keep pace with demand Opt -out projects that may benefit from the $32 million authorization include: MVTA Replace buses $31,200 Replace buses — Artics $2,000,000 Bus Garage $3,000,000 The STA Legislative Report is prepared by Nilani Jayatilaka and Tom Poul Messerli & Kramer P.A., 145 University Avenue West, Suite 450, St. Paul, MN 55103 Telephone (651)228-9757 Fax (651)228-9787 Njayatilaka@MandKLaw.com TPoul(a)MandKLaw.com Members: Maple Grove Transit, Minnesota Valley Transit Authority, Plymouth Metrolink, Shakopee Area Transit, Southwest Metro Transit Commission O� v SMTC - Replace buses $100,000 Southwest Station improvements $400,000 Office equipment $130,575 Shakopee Area Transit Replace Buses $156,000 General Opt -out Funding NTD Match $275,000 Facility improvement $500,000 2. PRESERVE CURRENT DEDICATION OF21.5% OFMVST FOR TRANSIT OPERATIONS The STA strongly supports protecting the current MVST dedication of 21.5% for transit operations in the metropolitan area. This dedication is necessary in order to maintain existing transit operations, and because suburban transit providers rely exclusively on the MVST and fare box recovery to fund their operations (2/3 MUST, 1/3 fare box). However, it is important to know that current demands are not being met at the 21.5% level. Many opt -out providers are facing overcrowded express buses and over- filled park and ride lots. In light of these burdens, STA believes it is important to increase the 21.5% MVST dedication for transit operations. At the very least, it is imperative to preserve the current 21.5% MVST dedication. 3. SUPPORT FOR BUS OPERATORS DUTY OF CARE. H.F. 2016 (HOLBERG) The STA supports Minnesota Public Transit Association's (MPTA) initiative to clarify a public transit bus operators duty to its passengers. The change would limit a bus operators duty to cover only passengers boarding, riding or disembarking a public transit vehicle. At all other times the passenger would be considered a pedestrian and the bus operator's duty would be limited to the duties owed by motorists to pedestrians. This statutory change is necessary because of recent lawsuits against transit systems involving frivolous claims by passengers injured away from the transit vehicle. This statutory change is reasonable and is in line with judicial interpretation of recent cases. MVST UPDATE The 2001 Legislature statutorily dedicated 20.5% of the sales tax on motor vehicles (MVST) for transit operating revenue in the metropolitan area and 1.25% for Greater Minnesota. An additional 1.0% of MVST revenue was dedicated to metropolitan area transit operating costs and 0.18% for Greater Minnesota in the latter half of 2003. There is serious concern that 21.5% of MVST will not meet projections for FY2004. While monthly receipts equaled or exceeded projections in the middle of the year, the totals are now less than projected by the Metropolitan Council. If receipts in the coming months fall even further below projections, service cuts could become necessary. FY2004 MVST PROJECTIONS vs. ACTUALS `Monthly forecasts based on average monthly distribution of MVST receipts for five year period Fiscal Year 1999 to Fiscal Year 2003. February 2004 Forecast. -3- PROJECTED' ACTUAL DIFFERENCE JULY 10,393,989 11,938,671 1,544,682 AUGUST 12,015,190 12,149,610 134,420 SEPTEMBER 11,570,667 12,087,868 517,201 OCTOBER 11,701,409 11,076,180 -625,229 NOVEMBER 9,949,466 8,151,055 -1,798,411 DECEMBER 9,557,240 9,472,244 -84,996 JANUARY 9,138,866 8,960,208 -178,658 FEBRUARY 7,870,668 7,320,662 -550,006 TOTAL TO DATE 82,197,495 81,156,498 -1,040,997 `Monthly forecasts based on average monthly distribution of MVST receipts for five year period Fiscal Year 1999 to Fiscal Year 2003. February 2004 Forecast. -3- goodba and ex", ehl-l? y Hoye -,-Mayor r Enck natna service on the" ,u , Pe to and his wife, ife, to -MayCe grove. 0 UCAO nck saa-rch24,2004 m, a to 6-3oy.m. ger -=Coe o6F CCubhouseT 8130 Bass lake Road- Re reshments Lnew-hoye.mn.us ION -.7:30 p.m. 210 County Road 101 `North, Plymouth 1. Call to Order/Roll Call 2. Approval of Agenda and *Consent Agenda Items Consent Agenda items (indicated by an asterisk*) are considered to be routine in nature and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Board member or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and addressed in sequence. *3. Approval of Minutes _ 4. Recognitions a. Employee of the Month — Karen Neil — Culinary Express 5. Reports from Organizations This section of the agenda provides the opportunity for parent, teacher, and/or student associations/organizations to provide the School Board with reports/updates. 6. Superintendent's Reports and Recommendations a. Superintendent 1) Proposed Amendment to Board Policy 101 — "School District Legal Status" — 1 st Reading 2) Proposed Deletion of Board Policy AB — "The People And Their School District" 3) Proposed Deletion of Board Policy ACC — "Human Relations Activity" 4) Proposed Amendment to Board Policy 102 - "Mission Statement" — 1st Reading 5) Proposed Amendment to Board Policy and Regulations 502 and 502-R — "Student Discipline" — 1st Reading 6) Proposed Amendment to Board Policy 504 — "Student Release From School" — 1st Reading 7) Proposed Amendment to Board Policy and Regulations 505 and 505-R— "Entrance Age" — 1st Reading 8) Proposed Amendment to Board Policy 506 — "Student Dress Code" — 1 st Reading 9) Proposed Amendment to Board Policy 507 — "School Attendance Areas" — 1 st Reading 10) Proposed New Board Policy 508 - "Use of Peace Officers To Remove Students With Individual Education - 1 1) Plans From School Grounds" — 1st Reading Proposed Amendment to Board Policy and Regulations 601 and 601-R — "Graduation Requirements" 12) Proposed Deletion of Board Policy )FB = "Student Involvement In Decision Making" _ 13) Proposed Deletion of Board Policy and Regulations ]FCG and JFCG-R — "Smoke/Tobacco Use On School 14) Premises By Students" Proposed Deletion of Board Policy and Regulations )FE and ]FE -R — "Pregnant Students" 15) Proposed -Deletion of Board Policy and Regulations )ECE and JECE-R — "High School Graduation Incentives 16) Program" - Proposed Deletion of Board -Po licy]HFDA — "Student Parking Fee And Permit System" b. Curriculum and Instruction Proposed Oakwood ElementaryShared Decisions Agreement - Dennis Grasmick, Suzanne Graft e� y C. Finance and Business Services, 1) Monthly Financial Reports * 2) Finance and Business Recommendations 3) Resolution To Set Sale Date to Sell Certificates of Participation for Proposed CMS Facility Improvements — Mike Hoheisel - Springsted + * 4) Bid Award — 2004 Reroofing at Central Middle School d. Human Resource Services Human Resource Recommendations = 2) Professional Leaves of Absence= 04-05 School Year Other Board Action •{,- h`. �� a Schedule Closed Board Meeting to`�Disetus 2004 Negodatlons Strategy on April 5, 2004, beginning at 6;00 m at the District Administration BuIlding The Regular Board Meering will follow beginning at 30 p.m �'..` e i #1€c f�:�" *'+� Regular Board Meering Agenda ; i 4'Y t,; 44 a 3 erg. S March 15, 20,0,4 x8 Page 2. hG •,�-y ♦� + ,,{�,,, ',fir *., � t,« h 8. Audience Opportunity to Address School Board This section of the agenda provides an opportunity for those who have called in and placed their names on the List and for members of the audience who wish to address the School Board. 9. Board Reports 10. New Business 11. Adjourn OBE:I POSTED: 3/11/04 TT6 c y j f r` # To 2 ,.1..$ ytr_ t..'6 `.@'�{��r# 1��r,1s' T}+yy��"Rt y,✓l �� I �`�:'�v��` STOR MWATER MANAGEM ENT Underground Stormwater Treatment System Meets BMP Requirements For Water Quality Enhancement F •a6� -._ --- r�-.rFs'"S""t,TAW -..ate- -' ..- !@W.: .-w" `_ , ...r --.:.'3 - '.�► .irk y ,�_^._.... a Conceptual drawing of Harbor Point Village lakefront condominiums courtesy of The Wilson Group Architects, Charlotte, North Carolina by Ted DeMbiss, P.E. HARBOR Point Village is a mixed - used lakefront development on a 6.8 -acre tract in Mooresville, North Carolina. When completed, it will feature thirty new condominiums with swimming pool and sundecks, a restaurant, and three separate small commercial buildings. A marina facility will provide convenient boat access to Lake Norman, the state's largest man-made lake. Because nearly half of this site will be con- verted to impervious surfaces such as roofs and parking lots, stormwater runoff will be substantially increased. In the past, the stormwater would have been discharged directly into Lake Norman. The lake is not only a popular water recreation site, but also serves as the primary water supply source for the City of Charlotte, North Carolina. 6 - Marcb/Apri12003 National concerns over such "wet weather" discharges into surface waters stem from the possibility of harmful contam- ination. When stormwater runoff is not treated it can carry pollutants as well as trash and debris that are frequently deposited into downstream waters. Reducing the pollutant content in stormwater runoff is the objective of National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) regulations enacted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The different phases of NPDES require that site developers and municipali- ties implement procedures called Best Management Practices (BMPs) aimed at con- trolling pollutants in stormwater runoff. For maximum effectiveness, state and local agencies are called upon to develop specific BWs suitable to their regional geographic and climatic conditions. The initial stormwater management Land and Water a� plans for Harbor Point Village invoh-ed a large on-site stormwater retention and treat- ment wet -pond- When site conditions pen -nit. wet -ponds can be an effective means of enhancing water quality and for managing discharge rates into receiving water bodies or storm sewers. A typical wet -pond requires a sizeable water pool in which pol- lutants are separated from the captured runoff by natural processes resulting from water detention and the presence of aquatic plants. Given ample time between rainfall events, pollutants in ponded water _settle to the bottom (for heavier -than -water particles) as sediment or float to the surface (for lighter substances). Unless disturbance causes reintroduction into the stormwater, sediment remains on the bottom of the pond and floating particles can be removed by skim- ming the surface. Configuring the Harbor Point Village pond to meet State of North Carolina regula- tions for this type of watershed required a 'permanent' detention capacity of 194,500 gallons and allowance for an additional 46,400 gallons of 'intermittent' runoff. The The e!- s;'V ted,tVcost' for t � Y �' yraFbi! building the' wet pond in this relative yrestricted+ area was 7 expensive and :�� x: wouId�notk� o�v de�fithe amenities 'envisioned by project- planners.T.his led thede. eloper, ,.The GhaziCompany of Charlotte North�Carolina to request alternative n desig=pro,posal�from the projec engineers. `permanent' capacity provides a relatively undisturbed storage environment for achiev- ing optimum sedimentation and floatation of contaminants from captured stormwater. STOR MWATER MANAGEM ENT The underground stormwater treatment facility is primarily based on 96^ diameter CON - TECH Aluminized Steel Type 2 corrugated steel pipe. In some cases, pond designs employ natural soil filtration as secondary treatment to remove ultra -Fine particles and some heavy metals that are not readily removed via sedimentation or floatation. 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Todd Fisher, P.E., Senior Civil Engineer with GNA Design Associates, Inc. says: "Coincidentally, we had recently attended a seminar on underground stormwater treat- ment facilities based upon large diameter corrugated steel pipe system. Such systems are often used for detention storage of stormwater from developed sites as an alter- native to surface ponds. With provisions for pollutant removal, they can qualify as a Best Management Practice for enhancing stormwater runoff quality." State of North Carolina regulations 1Z' da. ALUMINIZED STEEL TYPE 2 CSP disU-arge Pipe T 36' d'a. CSP1bypass pipe at 10.4% slope 9Wdw2 CSP fi ovation ALUMICN STEEL fr dia. perforated PVC Collector pipe P FI placed at invert of 96' CSP. Conned 4PVC subdran pipes to S' callector papa. AE— �--- 75 (lyP. 4 places) II mils 4' dia. Perforated PVC subdran ,- "Pe Placed at invert of 96" CSP. ... Furamn Chamber 96' dia10 gage ALUMINIZED STEEL TYPE 2 CSP vd gaskeled Jana 88' 4 pipes ®76 M each, slope toward cater 1'-4' high balfie plate ns lie 2'4' sign baffle glare nstalbd at pipe rnveK (typ. 2 places) at invert d 56 dia. M 'a to Sedknenation Chamber contasl filter media gC ya 10 gage ALUMINIZED STEEL 48' dia. manhole acus Existing 36' dia. inlet pipe. Connect ro 9S' CSP. 'd boltAP Vented tOVer TYPE 2 CSP wl gasketed Ona (typ. 3 places at sedimentation Pipe) rx' da W�a w.r a. mrM .- holt.4a.a,Mn.a x. tR; ae'aacsP Harbor Point Villa a ° 9 e-ticoorsp.�ra:s7.a» Underground Storrnw:ter " ""'" T .PVC pa tM ed Treatment System (not to View A -A G-4.r6rdd+v 8 • March/Apri12003 land and Water established the design parameters, beginning. with capturing the ntnoff from a designated - storm event and minimum and maximum detention times of 24 hours and 120 hours respectively. These detention times in a quiescent environment are generally consid- ered sufficient for removal of heavier sediments and floatable substances. This design time period provides for a repeat of the same storm event the following day. GNA Design Associates modeled rainfall events using a U.S. Corps of Engineers HEC -1 hydrology program to assist with determin- ing the hydraulic requirements and stooge capacities of the detention system. The underground stomlwater treatment facility for Harbor Point Village is prim-arily based on 96" diameter ALUMINIZED -r rrrx� Coinc difflilly W"e"'''`:.,had - recently ttend : a seminar' ort underground storrnwA reAlm- ent facililie-, based upon large ;diameter. corrugat- ed. stee systerrr. Such rsys#ems are often used' o keen_tron a storage =o ormwater from de ve ape s des_ as an alternat1ve to surface pond_ s.. STEEL(tm) Type 2 corrugated steel pipe. Surface runoff entering the system is first detained within the 88 -foot long sedimenta- tion chamber, where gravitational forces separate heavier particles and floatable materials from the stormwater. Following this preliminary treatment, the carrured water enters the 96" diameter filr_-ation chambers. These chambers, with a total combined length of 312 lineal feet- have inverts covered with a combined filter,, drainage system comprised of seleci sand and stone encapsulated perforated cc»llector pipes. 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And; Pennington has everything you native reclamation and'restoration and'pasture All _need to arm yourselfin,the fight against.erosion like Pennington products are cient►fically designed:to professiong! grade blankets; silt accelerate the Transition from barren�grounds to stands ' fences; channel liners hydro ®`, I'® of vegetation, -and all provide superior ease=of-use end mulches;,and tackifiers. � �® getagrip@penningtonseed.com�,,www.penninoto6seed.com 1-800-286-6100 ext 280 1't'ofessloilairtrfglc>;cc STOR M W ATE R MANAGEMENT facility's filtration chambers. Although surface detention ponds can be aesthetically desirable, they don't allow full use of the land and can become attractive nuisances, creating safety concerns for children and others. Their long-term effectiveness also depends upon adequate maintenance. Underground stormwater treatment facilities also require periodic inspection and maintenance. The mainte- nance schedule developed by GNA Design Associates for the Harbor Point Village BMP facility contains these items and frequencies: a) After large storm events (greater than 1" rainfall), inspect the system and remove accumulated trash and debris from inlet and outlet structures as needed to ensure free flow of stormwater. b) At least semi-annually, inspect the sys- tem for accumulated trash, debris, and organic matter and remove these as needed to ensure unimpeded stormwater flow. If needed, clean the surface of the filter sand by raking. Additionally, check accumula- tions in the sediment chamber and remove accumulated sediment when its depth exceeds six inches. Dispose sediment to an approved offsite landfill or sludge applica- tion site. Furthermore, check clean-out ports at ends of underdrain pipes for evidence of blockage and clean underdrains mechani- cally or with high-pressure water jets if needed. c) At least annually, monitor the sand filter media drawdown time. Drawdown times exceeding 72 hours indicates excessive dogging, requiring removal of the top few inches of sand. Visual observation to reveal discoloration from entrapped fine silts, hydrocarbons, and organic matter will indi- cate the amount of sand requiring removal. When the remaining depth of filter sand reaches twelve inches, new sand is to be added to restore the bed depth to the original 18 inches. Replacement sand must meet the specified requirements of the original sand. All other elements of the drainage system (pipes, geotextiles, and stone) are also to be inspected and repaired/replaced if needed at this time. Stormwater treatment systems are becoming a necessity to prevent the unacceptable environmental impacts of runoff --borne pollutants on surface waters. Although a number of structural Be -5 Management Practices are available, onl- some can manage the relatively large vol umes from larger developments and pro,,idt adequate detention time. As an altemativt to vegetated surface ponds and basins underground corrugated steel pipe detention systems combined with approved filtratior media can usually meet current pollutan control standards while easing maintenance and space requirements. For either nen construction or for adding a runoff treat- ment facility to existing developments, these systems are designed to reduce the costs o: implementation and compliance wit, stormwater discharge regulations on larger sites. L&W For more information contact afar; Carmody, CONTECH. 1001 Grort Street, Middletown, OH 45044. (937)866-4914, fax (937)84;-0007 e-mail: mcarmody@cbisarzo.com, Website. www.contech-cpi.com. resource New 2003 catalog available now—FREE With 800 pages and hundreds of new products, this book is yourbest resource. From the newest in landscaping, forest manaaement. ernsinn cnntmf wilrilifa rnntrnl -;i For More Information, Circle #6 10 •March/Apri12003 land and Water 3a Green Roofs: A Stormwater BMP 'AlIbert R. 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Backer-o.und Typical Extensive Green Roof Veg:etN a1 Gro Drainage La aterproof Mem and Root Barrier 1-T • Europe \ - Used for urban stormwater mitigati • Attenuate stormwater - Some research on temperature regula d - Peak runoff volume reduction. - Peak runoff rate reduction. drainage characteristics of green roofs - Delay the runoff event. • North America - Delay the peak runoff rate. • Improve air quality - Use just beginning to develop • Urban agriculture - Some research on thermal properties, • Regulate roof -surface temperature stormwater management, and plant species - Reduce heating and cooling energy - Extend the life of the roof 71 Green Roof,Studied � l ,j• Veo P E P P Growth M, Drainage L erproof Meml nd Root Barrier Objectives • Determine the water storage properties of _ the green roof components tx�r • Compare runoff from buildings .pith green roofs anc tuildings without g, ----en roofs What bre,We doing? • Green roofs compared to non-gre traditional) roofs - Stormwater runoff volume and flow rates tM 0. �.Y 4yS'ffi S` ,,,•CV aKf5 �'t .r":•` !:.`moi L�..*a''�,��•�r ��� ,fes, F'G"3c 5 _ M 2 Site 'Layout • Six (6'x uildings as r A shown. Green roofs in ,,, on green shade buildings. 2 Wate_(Storage Properties • Porosity, Field Capacity, Hydraulic Conductivity • Drainage Layer (0.5 inches thick - Porosity: 78% - Field capacity: 5.2% • Growth Medium (3.5 inches) - Porosity: 55% - Field capacity: 34% - Hydraulic conductivity: 1800 in/hr • Porous Expanded Polypropylene (PEPP) (1.0 in) - Porosity: 23% - Field capacity: 15% - Hydraulic conductivity: 18 in/hr average 33 Storm Analysis,(Oct 25th) • Period since Last Storm = 8 da?S • Rainfall Depth = 0.94 inches • Runoff Depth = 0.76 inches • Retention = 0.18 in (0.94 — 0.76 in) 3 Storm AnalysLis (Oct 25th) • Maximum Rainfall Intensity - 6 in/hr • Maximum Runoff Rate = 0.16 in/ - 38% reduction in intensity • Reduction in Runoff Rate = 0.10 in/hr • Delay Between - Peak Rain and Peak Runoff = 1 hour • Delay to Start of Runoff = 4 hours air 2003 Days Green Since Roof j Delay to Storm Last i Rainfall Runoff Deuy to Start of I Date Rain i Depth i Depth Retention I ReN-3 Stat of (Days) 1 (in) (in) i (in)23-May.0.8 Retention,%8LL,n 0.35 1 0.16' 0.19 525 (in) I1' 0.27 i -May' 1.1 0.48 1 0.20 t 0.28 I 54.1 10 -Nov I 5 j 0.42 j 0.13: 1.11 ! 0.75 ' 0.36 3 iaweo. 65_ 5 0.37' 0.15 i 33.3 i6-NovT-4 j 1.56 j 1.02 i Storm Ana> ly is (Oct 25th) • Retention = 0.10 in • Retention + Detention = 0.44 in • Maximum Detention = 0.34 in • Function of maximum rainfall intensity aft runoff begins. `iVovember 2002 j Days Gre Since I Roof Deuy to Storm Last Rainfall i Runoff Stat of Date Rain I Depth Depth - Retention,%8LL,n R -off I (Days) j (in) I (in) 5 -Nov 1 4 i 0.81 j 0.54 (in) I1' 0.27 i 33.3 (tvt I 10 -Nov I 5 j 0.42 j 0.13: 0.29 1 69.0 12 -Nov i 1 1 0.45 0.30 0.15 i 33.3 i6-NovT-4 j 1.56 j 1.02 i 0.54 1 34.6 1 2. 3+ 4 _---- June 2003 - pays _ Days �-I- -^Roof �--�D.I.Y to Storm last Rainfall ; Runoff �- I SUM of _Date Rain Depth D4pth Ratantion tantion Runoff (Days) (inl lint lint(hq DapM i 3 -Jun 2.0 1.13 0.80 0.33 29 5.0 '444un 0.5 0.15 1 0.10 7Jun 2.2 0.68 0.41 0.05 0.27 33.3 39.7 ! 8 -Jun 12 -Jun 14Jun to 3.4 2.0 0.23 0.09 0.14 0.02 0.19 j 0.00 0.14 0.12 0.19 60.9 ' 85.7 I 1 100.0 - 17Jun 3.0 1.00 0.51 i 0.49 49.0 12.0 19 -Jun 21 -Jun 1.4 0.26 1 0.08 1A ! 0.18 1 0.16 ; 0.18 0.02 I 692 1 0.5 11.1 1 0.5 Modeling Gree-ri-Roof Response • Assumed - Normal ET curve, f(month) = daily E - Roof media had maximum of 1.15 in of storage. • For each daily rain amount - Estimated water lost to atmosphere. - Estimated water remaining in green roof media_ • Added rain to green roof media deficit. Modeling -Results • Based on 9 years of rain data fr County, PA - Average annual rain = 41.5 inches. - 22.8 inches if average annual rain was on Green Roof - Average annual rain retained = 55%. -_-July 2003 _ Days �-I- Si... Raof I� ! OflaY to Stone last Rainfall Runotl ' Stan of Data Ram DapM i DaptA RH•nuon bnlwn Runoff IDaysl (inl (in) I (In) _ I (hM j 24u1 6Ju1 12-2 4.0 0.17 0.67 0.02 0.07 0.11 0.64 M. 95.3 2-0 7Ju1 0.3 0.12 0.07 0.09 73.0 10Jul 3.3 18Ju1 5.0 1.82 0.34 1.10 0.04 0.52 I 0.30 32-1 89.2 21 -Jul 224ul 27 -Jul 25 0.4 - 5.7 0.48 O.S3 ! 0.39 0.06 0.05 0.02 0.42 0.48 i 0.37 87.5 90.6 94.9 OS 1.0 31 -Jul 3.8 1.38 j 0.67 1 0.71 S1.4 ! 4.0 Modeling Gree-ri-Roof Response • Assumed - Normal ET curve, f(month) = daily E - Roof media had maximum of 1.15 in of storage. • For each daily rain amount - Estimated water lost to atmosphere. - Estimated water remaining in green roof media_ • Added rain to green roof media deficit. Modeling -Results • Based on 9 years of rain data fr County, PA - Average annual rain = 41.5 inches. - 22.8 inches if average annual rain was on Green Roof - Average annual rain retained = 55%. Modeling\ Conclusions . For a whole year with a green r - Can capture and retain about 55% of green roof. — This captured water is returned to the atmosphere by . Evaporation . Transpiration edu/fac/Jarrett.htmI ...Questions? 36 6 Senior Council Meeting Monday, -March 8 1:00 - 3:00 pm Plymouth Creek Center Plymouth Senior Council Agenda March 8, 2004 • Secretary's Report • Treasurers Report - • Proposed Budget Review • Financial Requests o Thank you gift to Haley Middelstaedt for$50. Haley has spent many hours preparing the Senior Programs Promotional Brochure o Request for approval to purchase Ink Jet printer and associated supplies for our computer. Estimated maximum cost is $150 plus $35 per quarter. Primary use will be for promotional items. • Discussion on Committees See attached listing of current and proposed committees. We are requesting that Senior Council member represent the Council on the majority of committees. The 5t' Anniversary and "Grand Opening" programs need special attention. • City Council Comments I am assuming that a member will attend. • By laws update Review, modify if necessary and approve the By -Laws approved by the ByLaws committee. Copy has been emailed to everyone by Pat. If you did not receive one, please let Sara know and she can mail one to you. • City Council Presentation We have tentatively agreed that the Senior Council will provide the City Council with a five minute update of our programs and activities at the March 23, 2004 City Council meeting. 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F Q ¢ J¢ ¢ w> W V 'A N¢ V x a Q 0 p O O N V > ri t C r •�' O O w O W Z z z O z W C- vai 16 Lu ���zaV) J f: 1 _ x :^tiling A, . N - v 47 bq J,.r _ a v � — e 00 o v •L.r T :.� .v a_ 'A _ w N W Z O O x y x W w < O ~ Z �Fa,a wz a ¢ V z¢ 2 0 U 7 W V W Y x Q x z f z r¢ K _ J - Z i 1 0 z¢ m w of O O a x O 3 3 z X ^' Z f =_ > K w W w 7 z W>, z p O O__ Q� C Q Q s w 0 00 Z � OQ N . F Q ¢ J¢ ¢ w> W V 'A N¢ V x a Q 0 p O O N V > ri N U= '✓1 W W W W x O¢ C r •�' O O w O W Z z z O z W C- vai 16 Lu ���zaV) J f: News Release Plymouth Fire Department For Immediate Release Sara Lynn Cwayna March 10, 2004 763-509-5198 Plymouth Police Hope to Enlist Support of Neighbors in Fighting Crime The Plymouth Police Department wants to get a jump start on preventing the warm weather crimes of spring and summer. They plan to do that through a revitalized Neighborhood Watch program. Whether a neighborhood previously had a Neighborhood Watch or is brand new to the program, Plymouth Police want to meet with them. Neighborhood Watch taps residents into networks that rapidly disseminate information. These networks include the Minnesota State -Wide Fax Alert Network, the Plymouth Police and Fire Department E-mail Network, and the State's Sexual Offender Notification Program. "Most neighborhood crimes that we see in Plymouth are crimes of opportunity. Neighbors have a significant impact when they work together to prevent crime and watch out for one another," said Mike Goldstein, Chief of Police. "Residents are our eyes and ears, and if we can equip them with timely and accurate information, they will be better prepared to take action. Hands down, neighbors are the best defense against crime. Through the Neighborhood Watch Program, we give them the tools to be successful," said Chief Goldstein 4-b To form a Neighborhood Watch, a neighbor from the block or cul-de-sac needs to call the Police Department to schedule meeting. Meetings are scheduled Monday through Thursday, with start times at 6:30 p.m. or 7 p.m. Once residents schedule a meeting, the Police Department will then print flyers for the neighbors to distribute. These flyers will indicate the time, date, location and purpose of the meeting. Because some neighbors are short on space, during the summertime many groups prefer to meet outdoors. On the evening of the meeting, a Plymouth Police Officer will lead a discussion , that Nvill include an overview of: • Crime patterns and trends inPlymouth. • Strategies for reduce the opportunity for crime. • 9-1-1: Witnessing and Reporting Suspicious Activity to the Police. • Tactics to keep children safe. • Upcoming programs, including National Night Out, Safety Nights, $8.50 Bike Helmet Program and LowCost Car Seat Program. "The more information the Police can provide to the community, the more alert and aware citizens can be, and the more likely they will be to takeeffective steps to prevent crime," said Goldstein. To learn more about_ Neighborhood Watch and Crime Prevention Programming, please call Plymouth Police Department at 763-509-5191. 41 {K+ - }a "b 1. z'•� tie �i , f �cxx�"3•.�>�fg�}jkx+��yt`, YrR y !r �vt: s �3' MEIII�O '"s-.-1 S �y _ E'f x'�t �� ��' i.' `p "e'' Yz �y+t �. � '� •t �y . •,C�¢_ ,���.'�" - �,,, E` +•_�' x �, "� � � a 2 , CITYOF 1 PLYOUTkIk-�#"�,y N-41 a �* ����34DO=PLYM��UT' �QUEVARa;�P �MO�T� MhC, 5�x 4�Z >�".a '����+� '`�- +__➢>�:+� )`:;5. %��1�1 rE� �r����V'�� ki�rj�� 3�, rT "��s� ��p} ..�-� � { rY�?w -���t r,. '�. .... _. �' .. .: �"' .4'� •�,�. .'=�1"�vt�i",�{.'?�+a . x.ai�'�3L� �3..�+r"-, ��r ;'. �-�r. .$ �f�.». �.�:,.?"-s'ri ..r+,^�`.a`^� :5��3 ' DATE: March 5, 2004 TO: PRAC FROM: Eric J. Blank, Director, Parks and Recreation ZZ SUBJECT: March Commission Meeting Due to a lack of agenda items, I have decided to cancel the March 11 Park and Recreation Advisory Commission meeting. However, I do want to bring you up to date on one issue. Attached is a letter from Don and Sue Johnson requesting that we no longer consider the Vietnam Scout Dog Handler Memorial for West Medicine Lake Park. Let me explain what happened. A couple of years ago Don and Sue saw a television show about Vietnam war dog handlers. At the conclusion of the program, it was indicated that there were no memorials for war dogs anywhere in the country. It was this information that got Don and Sue to think about building a war dog memorial. As you will recall at our February meeting, we had a brief discussion about this issue. A week or so later, new commissioner Davis contacted me to let me know that he had found a Vietnam Scout Dog Handlers Association website. I have attached some of the pages from that website for your review. This week I contacted Don and Sue to make sure that they were back from their winter vacation in the Bahamas and would be able to come to the Commission meeting to discuss this issue further. I asked them if they were aware of the Vietnam Scout Dog Handlers Association and their website. They indicated that they did not have a computer and were not aware of this. When I told them that there were currently four war dog memorials around the country, they were quite surprised. They came over to my office that same day and we went through the webpage together. They looked at all the information about Vietnam Scout Dog Handlers and the various memorials. Because their reason for doing this was that they didn't think there was anyplace in the country honoring _the war dogs, they have now decided that it is not necessary to do another memorial. Therefore, they have written a letter to the City requesting that we no longer consider the memorial in the park at this time. M The second piece of information for you to be aware of is that the bids on the ice arena came in over the estimated budget. We are in the process of reevaluating the bids, and the week of March Stn, we will be making decisions on how to proceed on this project. We will not be going to the Council at their March 9th meeting, but rather, holding all the bids we did receive until the March 23`d meeting. It is yet to be determined whether the bids will be rejected, or whether we will take some other course of action. The last update is on the Plymouth Creek Center. Construction is going very well over there. The stud walls are up, the concrete floors have been poured, and good progress is being made. We still expect the project to be completed roughly by May 1St Last, but not least, we would like to start including a column in the Plymouth Leisure Times listing the Park commissioners' names and phone numbers. Please let us know if this is okay with you. Nancy needs this information by next week, so please contact her at 763- 509-5210 or e—mail her at npedersoCa-)ci.plymouth.mn.us. She is currently working on the summer issue, and it needs to be ready for the printer by March 18tH Enjoy your night off. We will come back for our normally scheduled meeting of April 8tH EB/np Attachments wil I VDI IA Content Vietnam Dog Handler Association The VDHA was organized in 1993 by a group of six veteran war dog handlers that served during the Vietnam War. One of their original goals was to never give up the search to re -unite veteran war dog handlers and honor the memory of their war dog partners. As a result, the VDHA has grown from six members to approximately 2000 members. Our membership consists of veteran war dog handlers and dog loving supporters of all ages and gender. Many members have been featured in the print and film media, and during many of our nation's annually scheduled patriotic events. A significant VDHA achievement is the highly acclaimed TV documentary, "War Dogs, America's Forgotten Heroes." The VDHA continues to be a part of war dog memorial projects throughout the country. Some have since been dedicated and more are on the horizon. Raising money for a National War Dog Memorial for Washington DC is one of our current goals. Getting the US Postal Service to issue a War Dog Stamp that honors the service and sacrifice of the nation's war dogs is another goal. Educating the public on what these incredible four -footed animals have done to save American lives on the battlefields of foreign Wars is always in the forefront of every effort we support or sponsor. During every modern War (WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Persian Gulf, Bosnia, and now Afghanistan) men have volunteered to serve as "Dog Handlers." The military duty of having served with a dog in War is a bonding relationship and memorable experience like no other, and lasts a lifetime. VDHA Golf Tournament October 14 through 17 2004 in Phoenix Arizona Interested people please contact Norm Ream at NREAM@AOL.COM VDHA 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY REUNION Phoenix, AZ October 15 to October 17, 2004 Sit down banquet on.Saturday evening Business breakfast meeting Sunday morning For Reservations Contact Joan Elder 1-800-795-0720 DOG111AN NEWSL TR DOGMAN is a newspaper published bimonthly by the VDHA. Articles and photos from members are welcome and encouraged. Send all letters, photos, and articles to: Dennis Herrick DOGMAN Editor 2392 Manzano Loop N.E. Rio Rancho, NM 87124 Email: vdhadogman@mac.com Letters and stories are subject to editing and space considerations. When mailing photos, send original or negative, include a self addressed stamped envelope, if you want them returned. THE TOMA WANTS YOU If you served in Combat as a Dog Handler, Tracker, Vet Tech, Veterinarian, or served in a War Dog Unit in any capacity, the VDHA needs you as a member. Please Contact: Randy Kimler for information about joining. The VDHA also offers Associate Memberships If you have any updates, corrections, or would like to add something to this site, please contact (VDHA Web Administrator. http://vdhaonline.org/content.htm 3/5/200 National War Dog Memorial Fund Page l of 4 t Army Navy Marines Air Force Coast C You Can Help Us Honor America's "War Dog Teams"' Write a personal letter to your state representative explaining why you think that they should st, War Dog Team Memorial in the Nation's capitol of Washington D.C. A list of names on a petitio personal letter has more impact and assures you of a personal response. Finding your state le-, just click on the following hyperlink for the listing: The List Of Congressman and Representativ http://www.wardogsmemoriaLorg/ 3/5/2004 National War Dog Memorial FL111d Gtfeegl Pa'' e -1 (-)f'-4 Why A Memorial? Over the course of our Nation's military history, more than a hundrt dogs of many different breeds faithfully served our country during Korean War, The Vietnam War, The Persian Gulf War and The Pe: Missions in Bosnia and Kosovo. Even today, our U.S. War Dog Teams are currently being trained a service in the Wars against Terrorism in Afghanistan and Iraq. The United States War Dogs have a long (mostly unknown) legacy history for bravery and courage on thousands of named and unnar fields of battle around the world. _They saved the lives of countless Americans and non-combatants, including the protection of countlE dollars worth of military implements (e.g., aircraft, wheeled and tra( ammunition dumps, food, medical and water storage facilities, stra* communication sites, naval supply vessels and depots) and the list Some military analysts estimate that, as many as, ten thousand U. - lives were saved during the Vietnam War alone. It is also a fact tha http://www.wardogsmemorial.org/ S3 3/5/2004 National War Duff Mcnional Monti stories-oratnn Links ' Artist ; Pa -c 3 of4 in all other wars were significantly reduced by the thousands as a r deploying our four—footed American soldiers. These animals performed specialty duties as Scout, Sentry, Track( Trap, Tunnel, Water Patrol, Coast Guard, Search & Rescue and E: Detection. Our War Dogs were not mascots; they were highly train, four -footed Soldiers, Marines, Airmen, Sailors and Coast Guards. They had names like Stubby, Chips, Nemo, Prince, Rolf, Baron, Cl Caesar, Duke, Lucky, Kobuc, Smokey, Flop, Erich, Thea, Rebel, C Renee, Alex, London, Troubles, Sergeant, Shadow, Paper, Stormy to name a few. America's War Dogs worked for food, water and th companionship of their handlers. In retum, they ne, the battlefield and didn't know the meaning of the v That is why the United States of America must hon National War Dog Team Memorial in the Nation's C Washington D.C. Approximately 4,000 War Dogs served with our An during the Vietnam War. They were All were classi equipment, without exception, and termed expend,, 250 got out of Vietnam alive and were reassigned i military installations in other parts of the world. The several thousand surviving canine heroes were eitl South Vietnamese Army or euthanized, by order of and the military, in their haste to withdraw all U.S. i country. American base camps in South Vietnam, now comp abandoned, are littered with War Dog graveyards, c by their handlers as hallowed ground. No War Dog ever been exhumed and returned to American soil f but that may change. American families donated thousands of these lovin as U.S. War Dogs during the Vietnam War. After th( surviving War Dog hero got to come home to the fai once knew. Vietnam remains the only War that our country treat in such a manner. At the end of WWII, the surviving War Dogs were re soil, hailed as American heroes, and given military and military discharge certificates. Many were repat families that donated them, while others were relea: custody of their handlers to live out the rest of their That is why we can never give up on the long overdue National War Dog Team Memorial to ho handlers of all wars. We, as a Free Nation, owe it to them to have it mandated by congress anc http://www.wardogsmemorial.org,/ 3/5/2004 National War Doo Mcnwrial fund Page -t of 1 _ Nation's Capitol of Washington D.C. For more information, please contact: John MaXo Information National War Dog Memorial Fund 1009 Jessamine Rd Lexington, SC 29073 Uilifed we stand The VDHA is a tax exempt organization under section 501 (c)19 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code. Federal Tax ID donated funds will be dedicated to the placement of a National War Dog Memorial WARNING: This web site is protected under copyright laws. All stories, comments, items, unit personnel and war dogs records, and photos appearing the Vietnam Dog Handlers Association (VDHA). Unless otherwise stated, nothing appearing on this web site may be copied, reproduced, republished, without the consent of the VDHA Custodians. http://www.wardogsmemorial.orj/ 5 3/5/2004 VICtItalll Dig. Handler:\ssociation Presently, there are 4 Memorials (at 6 locations) Honoring War Dogs, they are located in: Hartsdale, New York Dedicated: 1918 Sculptor: Robert Caterson World War I - All Services soft U Presently, there are 4 Memorials (at 6 locations) Honoring War Dogs, they are located in: Hartsdale, New York Dedicated: 1918 Sculptor: Robert Caterson World War I - All Services soft Riverside, California & �R Fort Benning, Georgia Dedicated: ` February 2000 r October 2000 Sculptor: A. Thomas Schomberg All Eras and Services Guam & The University of Tennessee Dedicated: July 1994 ! 1998 Sculptor: Susan Wilner World War II - Marines Port Neches, Texas Dedicated: November 2000 Sculptor: Doug Clark Vietnam -All Services http://vdhaonline.org/memorials.html 3/5/2004 Victnam l oL� 1landlcr .Association - DOC: HANDLERS AND COMBAT TRACKERS KILLED IN ACTION - VIETNAiM 1966-67 Handlers 1966-67- 1968 1969. 1970-75 DOD Age First Last Branch Unit City State Panel 6/24/1966 22 BILLY MONROE GREEN Arm Y Arm Scout LOS ANGELES CA 08E-85 8/3/1966 23 HERSCHEL CYLE HOLT Marine Marines Scout NASHVILLE TN 09E- Dog 103 8/3/1966 24 RAYMOND ANDREW SHEPARD Marine Marines Scout CHICAGO IL 0913- Dog 104 8/15/1966 20 RAYMOND STEPTOE Army IPSD NAVASOTA TX IOE-11 8/16/1966 23 ROBERT ANTHONY SCHMID Army SSD HARTSDALE NY IOE-13 8/25/1966 19 JOHN FRANCIS DOYLE Army CT I OE -37 IPSDPROSPECT 10/17/1966 21 WILLIAM M HUBERTY Army SSD ST PAUL MN I IE -82 11/5/1966 23 DALLAS GEORGE GRUNDY ArmArmy Y Scout SAN JOSE CA 1213-28 11/9/1966 23 HA�RLAAN LOCKHART Army IPSD FREDRICKTOWN OH 12E-48 12/4/1966 22 GEORGE MICHAEL BEVICH JR Air Force 377th SUMMIT HILL PA 13E-9 SPS Vet. 12/7/1966 26 FREDDIE LEE JOHNSON Army 1st CTT SELMA AL 12E-18 12/7/1966 19 JOSE MUNOZ Army 1st CTT DETROIT MI 13E-19 12/7/1966 20 HARRYWAL MURRAY MURRAY Army 1st CTT BALTIMORE MD 13E-19 1/29/1967 22 DONALD SULLIVAN Army IPSDPRINCETON NC 14E-96 2/23/1967 20 MARTIN M MUGAVIN Arany SSD CINCINNATI OH 15E-80 2/27/1967 21 GARY LEROY FULLER Air Force SPS THE PLAINS OH 15E - SPS 2/27/1967 21 GARY METH SMITH Army SSD SANTA ANA CA 15E- 109 3/3/1967 21 LADDIAM CAMPBELL Army SILVER HILL MD 16E-8 I4P9SD 3/3/1967 20 RONALD C SMITH Armv 212th DEARBORN MI 16E-14 MP Vet. 3/9/1967 21 CHARLES PAULY BROWN Arm SOUTH AMBOY NJ 16E43 IPSD 3/9/1967 20 LLOYDII�1 KUEHN Army 40th IPSD STILLWATER MN 16E-46 3/9/1967 21 JOHN AGUE MANSFIELD Army Army Scout NEW YORK NY 16E-47 3/9/1967 23 OSCAR WAYNE PIERCE Armv 40th IPSD PAULS VALLEY OK 1613-47 3/9/1967 21 JOHN HOWARD ROTH Arm Y 50th IPSD RIVER ROUGE MI 1613-48 http://vdhaonline.org/handlers_kia.asp?doc=67 1'a"e 1 of -4 3/5x'004 Vietnam Dog I landicr Association Paoc ? 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MONTHLY REPORT JANUARY 2004 PLYMOUTH FIRE DEPARTMENT MONTHLY REPORT JANUARY 2004 Monthly Synopsis Year-to-date (YTD), the Department answered 119 calls for service. This compares to 115 calls for service in 2003 (YTD). The highest call volume in January occurred between the hours of 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Thursday was the busiest day of the week. Sixty-two percent of calls occurring in January were "Duty Crew" calls. Responses were divided between the fire stations as follows: Station I (13205 Co. Rd. 6) 27 Station H (12000 Old Rockford Rd.) 48 Station 111 (3300 Dunkirk Ln.) 44 January 2004 in-service and on -scene (total response) times for emergency events are as follows. Duty Crew and non -duty crew times, as well as station responses, are noted. Significant or Unusual Events In January, the following responses are notable: January 2 Vehicle accident with entrapment (10:45 p.m.) During the month of January, nine calls were paged general alarm. The average attendance for these calls was twenty-two members of the Department. Traininr� During the month of January, eight topics were offered during fourteen regularly scheduled in- house training sessions. These topics included RIT, SCBA, A-21, Ventilation, Skills, Tactics, BBP/RTK/CS, and Company Ops. Additional training opportunities were offered during Rookie Training and Duty Crew, and for members of the Hazardous Materials Team. Sixty-seven members participated in training activities during the month. The total number of hours spent on in-house and outside training activities was 435 — an average of over six hours per participating member. 64- 1 s' Truck 1 t Truck 2' Truck 2" d Truck Duty Crew In -Service On -Scene In -Service On -Scene # Calls 0:57 5:42 1:23 7:17 33 Non -Duty Crew 6:14 11:48 10:40 15:27 10 Station I 1:00 13:00 N/A N/A 1 Station II 7:56 13:18 9:06 12:56 5 Station III 5:24 9:37 N/A N/A 4 Significant or Unusual Events In January, the following responses are notable: January 2 Vehicle accident with entrapment (10:45 p.m.) During the month of January, nine calls were paged general alarm. The average attendance for these calls was twenty-two members of the Department. Traininr� During the month of January, eight topics were offered during fourteen regularly scheduled in- house training sessions. These topics included RIT, SCBA, A-21, Ventilation, Skills, Tactics, BBP/RTK/CS, and Company Ops. Additional training opportunities were offered during Rookie Training and Duty Crew, and for members of the Hazardous Materials Team. Sixty-seven members participated in training activities during the month. The total number of hours spent on in-house and outside training activities was 435 — an average of over six hours per participating member. 64- Recruitment During the month of January, sixty-seven paid -on-call firefighters served the City of Plymouth. No members left the department. -- Duty Crew The Duty Crew Program was in operation on all 22 weekdays during the month including the New Years day holiday. Forty-one members participated in the program. In January, 100% of all shifts were fully staffed with at least four firefighters. During our busiest time period (3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.), 100% of the shifts were fully staffed. A staffing summary for the month, by shift, is included below. Ste: 0600-0900 0900-1200 1200-1500 1500-1800 1800-2100 5 Firefighters 77% 82% 91% 95% 86% 4 Firefighters 23% 18% 9% 5% 14% 3 Firefighter 0% 0% 0% 0% 00/0 No Staff 0% 0% 0% 0% 00/0 2 tS P',YMOUT$ Plymouth Fire Department MIxrrESOTE Monthly Fire Prevention & Life Safety A Education Report -- FIRE -RESCUE Reporting Period: January 2004 Type of Program Number Time Spent Total Monthly of Programs Per Program Program Hours Station Tour 1 1 Hour 1 Hour Birthday Parry/Station Tour Pre-school Visits 1 1 Hour 1 Hour Adopt a Hydrant 10 2 Hours/Visit 20 Hours Program Bike Helmet Sales K-6 Education Safety 22 car seat .75 Hour 16.5 Hours Fairs/Community check-ups Events @5 car seat .5 Hour 2.5 Hours CPS Certification sales Safe Escape House Career Talk Fire Department Open House Smokebusters 3 Smokebusters .5 Hour 1.5 Hours Smokebusters for for Seniors Seniors Fire Extinguisher Training/EDITH Misc. Community 1 Cornerstone _1 Hour 1 Hour Presentation Commons Misc. Outreach 3 6� Summary • 43 Monthly Programs 25% of 173 hour • 43.5 Hours of month, 40 hour - Programming work week was • 1 Hour Averaged Per committed to Program Public Education 3/l/2004 / 0 50 40 30 20 10 0 14:24 12:00 9:36 7:12 4:48 2:24 0.00 $65,000 $50,000 $35,000 $20,000 $5,000 PLYMOUTH FIRE DEPARTMENT MONTHLY REPORT Station Comparison 48 44 27 o Jan -04 1 2 3 Response Time for Emergency Calls Duty Crew Not Duty Crew Fire Loss Summary Year -to -Date 1/1/03-1/31/03 1/1/04-1/31/04 Total Calls Year -to -Date 1/1/03-1/31/03 3/11/2004 67 1/1/04-1/31/04 DUTY CREW STAFFING 14% January 2004 �6% ® 5 Firefighters ❑ 4 Firefighters CALLS FOR SERVICE January 2004 38% ++�► + ❑ Duty Crew ® Non -Duty Crew Fjz �:. elm creek �q Watershed Management Commission D11- i ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE TECHNICAL OFFICE 3235 Fernbrook Lane Hennepin County, DES Plymouth, MN 55447 417 North 5' Street PH: 763.553.1144 Minneapolis, MN 55401-1397 FAX: 763.553.9326 PH: 612.596.1171 E-mail: ludie(Wiass.biz FAX: 612.348.8532 E-mail: Ali. Durgunoglu@co.hennepin.m n. us NOTES Technical Advisory Committee February 2, 2004 I. The regular monthly meeting of the Elm Creek Watershed Management Commission Technical Advisory Committee was called to order at 10:10 a.m., Wednesday, February2, 2004, in the Engineering Conference Room, Maple Grove City Hall, 12800 Arbor Lakes Parkway, Maple Grove, MN, by Fred Moore. Present were: Danny Nadeau, Hassan; Rick Lestina, Maple Grove; Fred Moore, Plymouth; Scott Adams, Rogers; Jim Kujawa and Ali Durgunoglu, Hennepin County Department of Environmental Services (HCES); John Barten, Three Rivers Park District; and Judie Anderson, Executive Secretary. II. The purpose of the meeting was to identify capital projects/studies for 2004. Discussion centered around identifying existing/potential problem sites along Elm Creek and whether data is available for those areas. Lestina described bank stabilization projects Maple Grove is undertaking or has planned and provided a draft copy of the Maple Creek Drainage Study (tributary going west from Elm Creek between CR 47 and CR 10. Anderson will contact cities to determine if there are other corresponding studies available in order to determine if open drainageways will remain in a stable condition with future flows. If not, what should be the recommended action? Barten recapped some of the critical areas the Park District has identified. Questions: What flows are we looking at? Do we need to update the Plan with that flow data? Local plans must identify discharge rates. We want to control for two-year flow at certain points. Need to design structures to accomplish that. Use budget funds to identify discharge points and subwatersheds under today's conditions and determine two-year flow rates. Members stressed that there must be a well-defined outcome from any study we undertake. The TAC directed Staff to bring back to the Commission a proposal to undertake a study of two-year flows, identifying unstable areas, recommending remedial action for critical areas, and indicating whether this body of work can be done by HCES staff in 2004. The Commission could allocate up to $20,000 for the study. III. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:33 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Judie A. Anderson Executive Secretary JAA:tim J:\CLIENTS\E\ELMCREEK\Meetings\04 MTGS\FebminutesTAC.Kpd 11 CHAMPLIN - CORCORAN - DAYTON - HASSAN - MAPLE GROVE - MEDINA - PLYMOUTH - ROGERS elm creek Watershed Management Commission ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE 3235 Fernbrook Lane Plymouth, MN 55447 PH: 763.553.1144 FAX: 763.553.9326 E-mail: iudie(aDiass.biz MINUTES February 2, 2004 TECHNICAL OFFICE Hennepin County, DES 417 North 5" Street Minneapolis, MN 55401-1397 PH: 612.596.1171 FAX: 612.348.8532 E-mail: Ali.Durgunoglu@co.hennepin.mn.us I. The regular monthly meeting of the Elm Creek Watershed Management Commission was called to order at 11:44 a.m., Wednesday, February 2, 2004, in the Engineering Conference Room, Maple Grove City Hall, 12800 Arbor Lakes Parkway, Maple Grove, MN, by Treasurer Fred Moore. Present were: Deric Deuschle, Champlin; Elwyn Manthei, Corcoran; Danny Nadeau, Hassan; Rick Lestina, Maple Grove; Fred Moore, Plymouth; Scott Adams, Rogers; Jim Kujawa and Ali Durgunoglu, Hennepin County Department of Environmental Services (HCES); John Barten, Three Rivers Park District; and Judie Anderson, Executive Secretary. II. Approve Agenda. Motion by Adams, second by Lestina to approve the agenda as amended. Motion carried- 111. arried11I. Consent Agenda. Motion by Moore, second by Adams to amend the consent agenda to include the four projects listed under IV.E.-H. Motion carried. Motion by Adams, second by Lestina to approve the items on the Consent Agenda - A. Revised Minutes of January meeting. B. Revised Treasurer's Report and claims, including claims of $13.82 to Connexus Energy and $2,781.00 to LMCIT. C. Project Reviews per Staff recommendations. (See Section IV., below.) 1. 98-076 Greg Ebert Wetland Replacement Banking Application, Corcoran. 2. 99-046 Meadow Lake Estates/98-034 Russell Kangas, Hassan. 3. 99-058 Lake Jubert Estates, Corcoran. 4. 2003-046 Elm Creek Pedestrian Bridge, Champlin. Motion carried. [Deuschle arrived 11:50 a.m.] IV. Action Items. A. Election of Officers. At the January meeting a slate of candidates consisting of the current officers was recommended. Hearing no further nominations, motion by Nadeau, second by Lestina to re-elect the current officers for 2004. Motion carried. They are: Jim Merickel, Maple Grove, Chair; Deuschle, Vice Chair; Adams, Secretary; and Moore, Treasurer. B. Motion by Adams, second by Deuschle to adopt Resolution 2004-01 Appointing an Executive Secretary and Technical Advisor and Delegating Certain Duties to the Executive Secretary and Technical Advisor. Motion tamed. C. Motion by Deuschle, second by Adams to appoint U S Bank and Crow Rivers News as the Commission's official depository and newspaper, respectively. Motion carried. D. 2004 Lake Monitoring. Barten indicated the Park District will monitor Fish and Weaver Lakes. Staff will investigate availability of volunteers to monitor the Mill Pond and Cook and French Lakes. Commission would fund t%vo lakes under Metropolitan Council's CAMP program. E. 1998-076w Greg Ebert Wetland Replacement/Banking Applications, Corcoran. A wetland monitoring report for 2003 was received and reviewed by Staff. Staff feels the report is adequate and addresses most of the problems identified by TEP panel members during an October 2003 site visit. The report reflects a third year of monitoring for the project A final CHAMPLIN - CORCORAN - DAYTON - HASSAN - MAPLE GROVE - MEDINA - PLYMOUTH - ROGERS Minutes elm creek Watershed Management Commission February 2, 2004 page 2 wetland credit summary is still needed from Ebert's consultant to ensure there are enough New (NWC) and Public Value wetland credits (PVC) to meet the requirements of the replacement plan and to determine mow much credit will be available for banking. Staff recommends that the monitoring surety be reduced by $1,000 and that the Commission continue to require monitoring until such time as a wetland credit summary has been received indicating wetland replacement has successfully been accomplished through establishment of at least five acres of NWC and five acres of NWC/PVC. This recommendation was approved as part of the consent agenda. F. 1999-046 Meadow Lake Estates, Hassan. The applicant has submitted a revised survey that reflects a revision to the number of NWC and PVC that is consistent with the Declaration of Restriction previously recorded with the County. A previous survey showed wetland banking credits to be claimed on adjoining properties. Adjoining property owners indicated an unwillingness to allow a conservation easement to be recorded on their property. Besides a revised survey, BWSR requires the applicant to file a revised application for deposit that indicates the total credits to be deposited. The applicant has returned a signed Application to Deposit Wetland Bank Credits showing the reduction in overall credits. Several years ago, Russell Kangas ( project 1998-034) submitted a wetland replacement application indicating he would need to impact approximately 2600 SF of wetland in order to construct a driveway. Total wetland replacement for the project was 5200 SF. Kangas failed to record a Declaration of Restriction with the County for the wetland replacement area he created, leading to the forfeiture of his replacement surety in the amount of 55,000. The applicant for Meadow Lake Estates, Dirk Blundell, has indicated his willingness to sell banking credits to the Commission to satisfy the wetland mitigation requirements for Kangas' wetland impacts. WCA rules require that, at a minimum, half the replacement credits be derived from new wetland credit. The remaining half may be provided through public value credit. This approach would mean that the Commission could purchase 2600 SF of NWC and 2600 SF of PVC from Blundell to satisfy the replacement requirements on Kangas' property at a total cost not to exceed $5,000. If the Commission decides to purchase wetland credits from Blundell, his application for deposit of credits will be reduced by 5200 SF. Staff recommended that they negotiate the purchase of 5200 SF of wetland credit at a cost not to exceed $5000, using Kangas' forfeited surety to recover the cost of the purchase. Should Blundell accept the sale of credits, Staff further recommended that the Commission reduce the amount of NWC and PVC available for deposit by 5,200 SF, certify for deposit a total of 2.28 (2.34 — 0.06) acres of NWC and 0.27 (0.33 —0.06) acres of PVC after the sale has been completed, and authorize Staff to sign the LGU certification documents. This recommendation was approved as part of the consent agenda. G. 99-058w Lake Jubert Estates, Corcoran. This is the third year of the five-year monitoring period. In general, the wetland hydrology has been created in the mitigation areas and the wetland vegetation has become established. The project impacted 0.38 acres of wetland. The as -built plan shows 0.37 acres of new wetland credits and 3.81 acres of PVC through stormwater ponds and buffers. The monitoring report fulfils the monitoring requirement for 2003. Staff will inspect the site for buffer marker installation, which has been started according to the developer. Staff's recommendation to reimburse the Commission's consultant for the report was tabled at the January pending receipt of an invoice from the consultant. The invoice has been received and approved for payment. This recommendation was approved as part of the consent agenda. H. 2003-046 Elm Creek Pedestrian Bridge, Champlin. In 2003 the City proposed to construct a 125 foot pedestrian bridge over Elm Creek at a location west of Cartway Road and north of Hayden Lake Road. The Commission approved this plan in October 2003. The City is now asking to amend the bridge site due to the extensive amount of shoreline stabilization that would be required at the original site. The new site is about 200 feet upstream of the original site and within the designated floodplain of Elm Creek. The revised bridge design will span the entire width of the floodway with a 75 foot span bridge over the creek and a 175 foot elevated boardwalk for the remaining floodway. The north footing of the bridge may potentially be within a wetland. A WCA no -loss or de minimis exemption was issued. Construction will require very little disturbance. Riprap will be placed around the footings to prevent scouring. Findings, profile and plan views were included in the meeting packet. Staff recommended approval of the proposed amended pedestrian footbridge. This recommendation was approved as part of the consent agenda. I. 2003-066 Hassan Sand & Gravel EAW, Hassan. Staff met with Township staff and the Owner to discuss the Commission's requirements for plan review. At the minimum, the Commission requires erosion and sediment control, stormwater management, floodplain management, wetland management (WCA requirements) and site stabilization plans. Since the proposed business is mining, parts of the site will always be disturbed and exposed. Staff required a clear phasing plan that must show the proposed progression of the mining operation and the reclamation of the mined areas. Staff emphasized that the plan must show that the on-site and off-site resources will not be adversely impacted due to the land -disturbing activity. Scherber anticipates that the mining operation will continue for a period of 5 -years. Since the operation will be market driven CHAMPLIN - CORCORAN - DAYTON - HASSAN - MAPLE GROVE - MEDINA - PLYMOUTH - ROGERS ?3 Minutes elm creek Watershed Management Commission February 2, 2004 page 3 some flexibility with the variation of phasing is expected. The Commission does not have a reasonable fee for this kind of plan review and may need to amend its fee schedule in anticipation of this application. The Commission must receive a complete application from the Owner before it can act. J. 2003-067 Fox Creek North 2nd Addition, Rogers. This is a 3.3 -acre proposed residential development in northwest Rogers. Staff recommended approval of the grading and erosion control plans contingent on receipt of erosion control plans showing the construction site entrance detail and inclusion of temporary sediment ponds with details per Findings dated January 26, 2004. This project was approved under the authorities granted with Resolution 2004-01. V. Project Reviews. A. 2003-029 Grove Nursery, Corcoran. The applicant has just closed on the property and is working with Staff to record the ten year deed restrictions. The recorded document has not yet been received. B. 2003-030 Island View Estates Wetland Creation Site, Hassan. A Technical Evaluation Panel (TEP) met at the wetland -banking site in October. The developer's consultant will prepare a revised survey based on the TEP findings that will indicate how much new wetland and public value credits (from wetland enhancement and buffer establishment) are available for banking. A conservation easement must be recorded over all areas being considered for banking. Staff has been informed that the developer would like to utilize any banking credits certified by the Commission for other projects he is implementing, mostly in Maple Grove. No new information. C. 2003-037 James Nichols, 6351 County Road 101, Corcoran. Staffwill approve the plan after verifying that the spoils have been removed from the wetland. Nichols did not inform the Commission of his timeline for completing the work. Site inspection will be done, weather permitting. D. 2003-053 Richard Weber WCA violation, Hassan. Weber filled approximately four acres of wetlands in five basins on his farmed property along Tilton Trail just north of CR 117. He applied for an after -the -fact agricultural exemption for filling up to two acres of type 2 wetlands and unlimited amount of type 1 wetlands on this parcel. A TEP was called to review aerial photographs to determine the types of wetlands filled. The TEP findings found that the Webers are eligible for an exemption on two of the smaller basins; three of the other basins are type 3 wetlands that must be restored or mitigated. The Commission approved the TEP findings at their December 2003 meeting. The Webers are researching historic aerial photos to determine if any of the basins were drained in the past. This may affect the exemption request on Basins #4 & #5. Staff has asked Keith Weber to submit any supporting information by February 18, 2004, for consideration at the March meeting. A copy of the letter to Weber was included in the meeting packet. E. 2003-055 North Cowley Lake Delineation Review, Hassan. This item has been put on hold until all necessary information is provided. F. 2003-059 Robert Scherbing, Corcoran. Staff will inspect the restoration when it's completed. G. 2003-062 Rogers High School Stormwater Pond Outlet, Rogers and Hassan (previously # 2002-049). No new information. H. 2003-064 Dayspring Development, Hassan. This is a wetland delineation review requested for a future residential development on Trail Haven Road about one mile north of CR 117. A spring follow-up and final report are required before a Staff recommendation. I. 2003-065 Berthiaume WCA Violation, Hassan. This site is located on the north side of CRI 17 just east of Trail Haven Road. Fill was placed into two wetland basins this fall. Staff met with the landowner and his excavator on December 1, 2003. The landowner volunteered to restore the wetland basins to their original condition and has informed Staff that the work has been completed. Staff will inspect the site to verify satisfactory completion. J. 2003-068 Acres of Hassan, Hassan. This site is located on CR 117 approximately one mile east of the junction of CR 19. The application was for review and approval of a wetland delineation completed in December 2003. Based on the information provided and when the work was completed by the delineator, the application was considered incomplete. The agent was informed of this action on December 30, 2003. The agent requested that the application be placed on hold until he discusses it with his client. K. 2003-069 The Reserve, Hassan. This is a request for review of a lot line adjustment for a minor subdivision of an existing two -lot parcel. The current plat layout has an existing septic system that encroaches on the other parcel in the plat. The lot line adjustment is requested to eliminate the encroachment and meet the Township's zoning ordinances on both lots. CHAMPLIN - CORCORAN - DAYTON - HASSAN - MAPLE GROVE - MEDINA - PLYMOUTH - ROGERS q. Minutes elm creek Watershed Management Commission February 2, 2004 page 4 Staffreview identified floodplain and wetland impacts from the proposed home site layout. No mitigation or replacement plans have been received to compensate for these impacts. The applicant has requested the Commission to delay the review until the Township discusses this application in mid-February. VI. Correspondence. A. Notice of the 15the Annual MECA Erosion Control and Storm Water Management Conference, March 2-6. B. Notice of Hennepin County Waste Abatement Incentive Fund. Funding is available to support waste reduction and recycling projects by local public entities in the county. Proposals are due March 8, 2004. VII. Other Business. A. Elm Creek Interceptor, Medina Leg. Motion by Moore, second by Lestina directing Anderson to send a letter to Metropolitan Council expressing the Commission's concerns re the erosion and sediment controls at the site on Highway 55 and County Road 101. Based on observations, the Commission anticipates potential damage to Elm Creek due to stockpiling of soils, bare soil conditions and slopes in the graded area, and dewatering discharge into the creek. Motion carried. B. Ernie Mayers, Corcoran. Mayers has requested apermit application to fill an area on his farm field. Mayers started filling this site in the spring of 2003. The site of the filling is within the FEMA floodway and the Commission's designated floodplain. Fill placed below the established floodplain elevation must be removed or mitigated on site in the same amount. If the applicant wants to retain the 2003 fill or add more, he must submit a floodplain mitigation plan and appropriate fees for Commission review. Staff sent letter to the City of Corcoran advising them that the Commission will not review this application and requesting the City to seek compliance from Mayers. Anderson will follow up with Corcoran. C. A Basics Workshop for Newcomers will be conducted after the Commission's second generation Watershed Management Plan is adopted. D. Anderson reported that signed Joint Powers Agreements have been received from Champlin, Corcoran, Hassan, Maple Grove, Medina and Plymouth. The City of Dayton has requested a copy of the Agreement for presentation at their next Council meeting. Nadeau reported that Gary Eitel at the City of Rogers thought that his city had signed the Agreement. Anderson will follow up with Rogers and Dayton. E. Meeting of TAC. The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) met at 10:10 a.m., prior to today's regular meeting, to discuss potential capital projects for 2004. A majority of the time was spent discussing existing/potential problem sites and whether data is available for those areas. The TAC directed Staff to bring back to the Commission a proposal to undertake a study of two-year flows, identifying unstable areas, recommending remedial action for critical areas, and indicating whether this body of work can be done by HCES staff in 2004. The Commission could allocate up to $20,000 for the study. VIII. Adjournment. There being no further business, motion by Deuschle, second by Adams to adjourn. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 12:50 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Judie A. Anderson Executive Secretary JAA:timJ:\CLIENTS\E\ELMCREEK\Meetings\04 MTGS\Febminutes.wpd CHAMPLIN - CORCORAN - DAYTON - HASSAN - MAPLE GROVE - MEDINA - PLYMOUTH - ROGERS s— Surface Water Task Force Saturday, March 6, 2004 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon Plymouth City Hall Council Chambers Proposed Minutes Also present: Community Development Director Hurlburt, Public Works Director Faulkner, City Engineer Quanbeck, Finance Director Hahn, Financial Analysis Kohn, City Manager Ahrens, Office Support Representative Langer, Mayor Johnson and Councilmember Black. A meeting of the Surface Water Task Force was held beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 3400 Plymouth Blvd. on Saturday, March 6. Mayor Judy Johnson welcomed the task force members. Mayor Johnson explained that the charge of the Task Force is to hold several meetings and to build a consensus relating to surface water issues. This would be presented to the Council to aid them in making a decision on how to proceed. The task force will study �C Task Force Members Present Absent 1. Gracie Azine 2. Karla Anderson 3. Cal Baldry X 4. Bonnie Bronstad X 5. ISteve Chesebrough 6. IPaul Christ au 7. ITerrie Christian 8. Richard Dunn 9. Jack Gassner 10. James Griffin 11. Lee Keeley X 12. Herb Marth 13. Richard Manthe 14. Larry Marofsky X 15. Don Maxwell X 16. IJack Moe 17. Gary Ness X 18. Tom Orr X 19. Kathy Osborne 20. Keith Pizzala 21. Dick Plufka 22. Tov Rezabek 23. David Roy 24. Pete Savage 25. Robert Schafer X 26. Jerry Unger 27. Mark Wollschlager Also present: Community Development Director Hurlburt, Public Works Director Faulkner, City Engineer Quanbeck, Finance Director Hahn, Financial Analysis Kohn, City Manager Ahrens, Office Support Representative Langer, Mayor Johnson and Councilmember Black. A meeting of the Surface Water Task Force was held beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 3400 Plymouth Blvd. on Saturday, March 6. Mayor Judy Johnson welcomed the task force members. Mayor Johnson explained that the charge of the Task Force is to hold several meetings and to build a consensus relating to surface water issues. This would be presented to the Council to aid them in making a decision on how to proceed. The task force will study �C Surface Water Task Force March 6, 2004 Page 2 of 7 the issues and present their findings and recommendations to the City Council at a study session on Tuesday, May 18. Community Development Director Hurlburt introduced staff members and gave an overview of the Task Force Process. Task Force members introduced themselves and gave a brief description of their concerns and special interests. Ground Rules and Roles of Participants were discussed and a draft of the suggested process of how to proceed was distributed. Staff Report - Drainage and Water Quality 101 City Engineer Ron Quanbeck stated that surface water is generally discussed in two ways —water quality and water quantity. Rainfall is not just about how much falls, but also about distribution. Plymouth is 36 square miles in size, and rainfall is not evenly distributed. When rain falls, it is affected by infiltration, evaporation, retention, and drainage. Infiltration relates to the water soaking into the ground, and the rate varies depending on the type of soil and slope. Plymouth has a lot of clay soils that don't drain well. Engineer Quanbeck discussed the meaning of "100 -year storm". There is a 1 percent chance of that storm happening each year. There is a 20 percent chance of a 5 -year storm event occurring each year. One standard for determining a 100 -year storm is 6" of rainfall within 24 hours. However, 100 -year storm events can occur within that 24 hour period. For example, .66" could fall within 5 minutes, which would qualify as a 100 -year event. The City's entire storm water system is designed around the 100 -year, 24 hour storm events and the SES standards. As part of the system, ponds are intended to store water. Ponds can be a natural wetland, a lake, or a constructed pond. He explained the impact of sediment, phosphorus, heavy metals running off hard surfaces, and floatables. It is difficult to detect a pond type (natural wetland, constructed pond, or nurp pond) just by looking at it. For example, the pond behind city hall was a natural wetland, but control structures were later added so it serves as a pond. Water flows into the pond and slows down, allowing sediment to settle out. Ponds are constructed to improve water quality, and most water quality ponds have "skimmers" installed so things such as oil and debris don't float further downstream. In the early years of century, attention was given to water quantity. The storm water system was constructed to address only quantity of flows. Ditches were frequently used for drainage when Plymouth was an agricultural area. With urban development, the wetlands were just filled in and buildings were constructed on top of them. Initial development was done at the mouth of a waterway, and as development progressed, there was more runoff and more flooding occurred. In 1972-3, the City's first drainage plan was done. Most of Plymouth has developed after that time. The drainage plan was updated in 1980. This system set up drainage basins to handle water. The concept is to take care of the water at "the top of the hill" so it doesn't cause problems for those at the bottom. Plymouth is divided into four drainage basins. The entire system includes 2 Surface Water Task Force March 6, 2004 Page 3 of 7 ditches, detention areas, pipes, outlets, etc. Bassett Creek had massive flooding and major flood control projects were done in the 1980's to take care of that problem. In the early 1990's, ideas started changing and the focus became water quality. In the 1990's, ponds started to be built to collect sediment. All natural wetlands also serve this water quality purpose. In Plymouth, a developer is responsible for constructing a system for that property to control water drainage. This must address the rate of water flow, as well as water quality. These costs are absorbed by the developer and eventually passed on to the home buyer. Maintenance of these ponds, the replacement of catch basins, and similar issues are the discussion at hand. City Engineer Quanbeck explained that the DNR has jurisdiction over protected waters, which are generally wetlands larger thantwo acres. Smaller wetlands are not under DNR jurisdiction, but are subject to the Wetland Conservation Act. This provides for no net loss of wetlands. When a wetland is filled, it must be replaced (mitigated) at a 2:1 ratio. This amount is sometimes less if buffers and similar features are included. He stated that a NURP Pond is a pond that meets specific criteria in the Nationwide Urban Runoff Program. These are the constructed ponds covered by pond maintenance agreements. All constructed water quality ponds are not NURP ponds — only those built to the specific standard. NURP standards ensure that the first 85 to 90% of sediment is removed, as well as about 50% of the phosphorus. This NURP standard has been determined to be economically efficient. The two water quality ponds being built on the east side of Medicine Lake are not being built to NU`RP standards. A task force member asked if the City has the option in a development of not constructing these ponds. Engineer Quanbeck stated that there is a requirement for improving the water quality. In the early 1990's, watershed districts starting requiring ponds. The federal Clean Water Act was adopted, and from that law all sorts of programs and regulations have evolved to accomplish the Clean Water Act standards. The holding capacity of a pond relates to water quality and quantity. The area below the normal elevation, which settles sediment, determines the water quality. Water quantity is determined by the area above the normal elevation — how high the water bounces after a rainstorm. If a pond is filled, it will bounce higher with the same amount of water coming in, than if the pond had capacity to hold some of the rainfall. The normal elevation of a pond is at the pipe elevation. He stated that various problems can occur. Ponds can have reduced storage which impacts quality and quantity, as well as blockages in the system. He described how bounce is impacted. When development occurs and more impervious surface is added, water runs off faster and can't infiltrate. This can increase bounce. Task Force member Terrie Christian said that it used to take days for Medicine Lake to bounce higher after a significant rain event. Now it takes hours. 3 p Surface Water Task Force March 6, 2004 Page 4 of 7 Engineer Quanbeck said that removal of silt has no impact on flood control unless there are blockages. He described the city standards for concrete curb and gutter. He said that the most vulnerable part of a street is the edge. A lot of money is put into constructing streets, and curb and gutter helps to move water. Streets are degraded by standing water and by the freeze and thaw. Concrete curb and gutter is used to affect grade, and this reduces water problems. He noted that there are a few streets in Plymouth that were built as temporary streets without curb and gutter. These tend to be in relatively sandy areas, such as near Parkers Lake. Another approach is to use ditches to move the water, but the downside is having many culverts to install and maintain at the driveways and wider right-of-way is needed. Future Meetings Community Development Director Hulbert suggested that dates for future meetings be selected. The focus of the next meeting would be developing criteria and options. Dates selected were: March 18' April 1, April 22, and May 10, from 7:00 p.m. —10:00 p.m. A study session will be recommended to the City Council for May 18 in order for the Task Force to present its recommendations. This meeting will be cablecast and held in the Council Chambers. Staff Report - Who's Who in Water Quali Engineer Quanbeck explained that the Federal Corp of Engineers regulates storm water activities, along with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The initial focus of the EPA after the adoption of the Clean Water Act was point -source pollutants such as wastewater discharge and industrial waste discharge. Plymouth's sanitary sewer system and storm water systems have always been separated. Next, the EPA started considering non -point sources, such as agricultural run-off and the affects of urbanization, such as increased impervious surface resulting in increased pollutants in runoff. The National Pollution Drainage Elimination System (NPDES) adopted about 10 years ago addressed industrial sites in cities over 100,000 population. It now applies to cities the size of Plymouth. Plymouth now needs to map its system, track maintenance of the system, monitor and inspect the system. It involves a lot of recordkeeping and the intent is to "improve water quality to the maximum extent practical." Each state has the option of following the federal requirements, or developing its own requirements to comply with the federal act. In Minnesota, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has done a statewide program. These requirements flow to local governments to implement and administer. Engineer Quanbeck stated that Total Daily Maximum Loads (TDML) considers water bodies and defines what is an impaired water body. Standards are set for various types of water bodies and if a water body does not meet the minimum standard, it is declared to be "impaired waters." In Plymouth, Medicine Lake and Bassett Creek are impaired bodies of water. In the future, if a body of water is determined to be impaired, a study will be done to determine the cause and to consider all inputs into the system in order to reach an 4 q Surface Water Task Force March 6, 2004 Page 5 of 7 acceptable TDML. Shingle Creek was listed as impaired with respect to chlorides, and it has been monitored for two years. Road salt is another pollutant, but it needs to be balanced with safety. It is unclear who will be doing these studies, but all of these programs are things that cities will likely be mandated to spend money on. The extent of the problem and the amount of money is unknown. He said that the City has an Aquatic Vegetation Management Group, which is considering an aggressive program to regulate curly leaf pond week. DNR approval is needed for this program. Engineer Quanbeck stated the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) regulates public waters. Permits are required to do various activities, such as manage vegetation, and the DNR reviews storm water plans. Protected waters are the primary focus of the DNR. The Board of Water and Sewer Resources (BWSR) oversees the Wetland Conservation Act. He noted that wetlands are not always discernable by viewing — there are technical requirements. A Technical Evaluation Panel (TEP) is comprised of local government officials, representative from BWSR and from the Hennepin County Conservation District, etc., and is charged with determining the location of wetlands using vegetation, hydrology and other factors. The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT) has many highways with run- off and a system to handle that. Their philosophy is that if it is in their right-of-way they deal with it and if not, the City does. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) takes the federal rules and applies state regulations to comply. MPCA has some funding available, but it is very competitive. An example is the Clean Lakes Program. We have applied without much success. The MPCA has a program called Non -Point Source System (NPS) which relates to construction sites. Previously a permit was required for any site larger than 5 acres, now a permit is required for any site disturbance of more than one acre. The Metropolitan Council is the regional government. It is a regional planning agency that looks at the entire metropolitan area, and it does get somewhat involved in water issues, such as the review of watershed plans. The Met Council has some grants available, but nothing substantial. Engineer Quanbeck next discussed local governments involved in water quality. Hennepin County has a storm water system similar to MNDOT; however, they only handle issues to the curb line. Beyond that, the City is responsible for maintenance The County also comments on watershed plans, has an environmental services group, and provides some technical expertise. Hennepin Conversation District is an entity separate from Hennepin County. The Hennepin County Board recently took over some of their staff and duties, but they still 5 Surface Water Task Force March 6, 2004 Page 6 of 7 have a role in the Wetland Conservation Act and need to approve requests related to wetlands. Plymouth is covered by four Water Management areas. There are two types — districts and joint powers agreements. Minnehaha Creek Water Management District covers 20 cities and has 7 managers appointed by the County Board. The other three areas, Elm Creek, Bassett Creek, and Shingle Creek, are joint powers organizations. For example, Bassett Creek covers nine cities and has nine commissioners, one appointed by each city council. All of the area in the metropolitan area must be covered by a water management organization. The differences between a district and an organization established by a joint powers agreement relate to governance, funding, and operations. Minnehaha Creek is regulatory, while the others are not. It also has the authority to independently tax for operations and projects. Joint powers organizations do not have the authority to tax. The agreement establishes the funding formulas which are paid by member cities. The funding is typically based on two criteria — 50% based on the area of the city in the watershed and 50% based on valuation of land in the watershed. For example, in Bassett Creek WMO, Plymouth has 41 % of the geographic area and 47% of the property valuation. Plymouth pays 46-47% of the total budget of Bassett Creek WMO. The City has indirect influence, but little voice in the decisions. Both watershed types can mandate projects. Once a watershed organization as a plan approved, the City is required to update its plan to comply with it. Watersheds rarely get involved in maintenance issues. Those are left to cities. Engineer Quanbeck said that cities are responsible for everything else related to storm water. This includes running, operating, and maintaining the system, serving as the regulatory authority when people do projects, implementing the Wetland Conservation Act, and perhaps in the future the TMDL requirements. Staff Report — Who Pays and How? Financial Analyst Mike Kohn presented information on who pays the various costs for storm water systems and how it is paid. His comments are summarized in Handout # 18. provided to the Task Force. He discussed construction, maintenance, and replacement of the system, the background of the surface water fee in Plymouth, and possible funding sources for water quality purposes. He said that key financial points to consider are that the 2004 Budget (as adopted) calls for a 5% rate increase in 2004. The cashflow projection provided to the Task Force calls for additional rate increases to cover inflation. The current activities outlined in the 2004 budget and cashflow projection show available cash falling to a marginally acceptable level of $487,000 in 2007. Staff would prefer a slightly higher cash balance to cover cashflow and emergencies, such as the 2003 flooding problems. He concluded that any additional activities related to storm water quality would require additional revenue. Task force members were requested to retain all of their materials throughout their work. All questions should be routed through Facilitator Anne Hurlburt. Surface Water Task Force March 6, 2004 Page 7 of 7 Community Development Director Anne Hurlburt concluded the Task Force Meeting at 12:00 noon. Sheila Langer 7 M 35 a) m cz a_ E > U O U g � o N a N G � O ro ca E _C O M > N 7 3 •: c .o � 11 ID ° O C O O b D C L C W L V% ^ V U C A p -C L L A a, U V r C 00 S LL u p v -- o N a, N oo n N � p V N N N ID C O t N � o O U O T v � ti ° -o o u; 4 U N O L b ° U ° C Vci o o C] N C 8 v 'a. a�oi ° • � w 'b U m cC O L U U L U L d C @ � yu., L Ci W cCV W 07 tCC W cd W U C C U C C 35 a) m cz a_ I-494 CORRIDOR COMMISSION BLOOMINGTON * EDEN PRAIRIE * EDINA * MINNETONK4 * PLYMOUTH * RICHFIELD 494 Commuter Services 5100 Eden Avenue, Suite 206 Edina, MN 55436 Telephone: 612-210-4494 Fax: 952-746-0194 March 4, 2004 SENT VIA FACSLAME/U.S. MAIL Fax No. (202) 224-1152 Senator Norm Coleman 2550 University Avenue W., Suite 100N St. Paul, MN 55114 RE: Interstate Highway I-494111ighway 169 Interchange Dear Senator Coleman: As you may be aware, the 494 Corridor Commission ("Commission") is a joint powers organization composed of the cities of Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Edina, Minnetonka, Plymouth and Richfield. The purpose of the Commission is to provide for the most effective and efficient movement of people and goods on the I-494 Corridor. Interstate Highway 494 is not only Minnesota's Main Street, it is the main transportation artery for the entire region. For years, it has been choked with ever increasing levels of congestion. Recognizing the importance of this roadway to our regional economy, MnDOT has been constructing a third lane in each direction on I-494 between Highways 100 and 212, which work will be completed in 2005. Additionally, bid letting will soon take place to expand 494's capacity from Highway 212 to Highway 394 through Minnetonka. The third project which was advanced by MnDOT to help alleviate congestion on I-494 was a proposed reconstruction of the interchange at I-494/U.S. Highway 169. The estimated cost of reconstruction for this interchange is approximately $69 million. Bidding on the project was to take place in December, 2005. When completed, the 494/169 interchange will be a full interstate cloverleaf with no traffic semaphores. In conjunction with the reconstruction of 494/169 interchange, reconstruction of the interchanges of 169 and Pioneer Trail and 169 and Anderson Lakes Parkway was also to take place to allow unfettered travel along 169 and 494 in that area..of.the.metropolitan region. The Commission has now been advised by MnDOT that there is insufficient funding to advance the 494/169 interchange project on its existing schedule and there is a serious and very real risk that the reconstruction of the 494/169 interchange may be removed from the 10 year MnDOT build plan due to a lack of state funds. Such action would have a profound effect on transportation in the southwest metro area. Sk Senator Norm Coleman March 4, 2004 Page 2 It is MnDOT's intention to continue on its existing schedule with the reconstruction of the 169/Anderson Lakes Parkway and the 169/Pioneer Trail interchanges. Interstate style interchanges will be created at both locations. While we believe it is important to complete these two interchanges as scheduled, their completion, without the sequential completion of 169/494 on its present schedule, will only result in exacerbating an already greatly congested 494 and particularly the roadway area at or near the 494/169 interchange. We are informed that in order to keep I-4941U.S. 169 interchange on its existing December, 2005 schedule, approximately $10-20 million in funding will need to be provided. What we are therefore requesting is that this reconstruction project at I-494/U.S. 169 receive a High Priority Project (HPP) designation by your office. The acquisition of $20 million through the HPP designation process will allow MnDOT to keep this project on its existing schedule. We understand that the U.S. Senate deadline for HPP designations is rapidly approaching. Keeping the interchange reconstruction project on schedule is critical to not only the Commission member communities but to all people in our region using Highways 169 and 494. We therefore thank you for considering our request for assistance in this matter. JBH:amn Regards, James B. Hovland James B. Hovland Chair, I-494 Corridor Commission Telephone: 612-874-8550 Facsimile: 612-874-9362 <6S E) March 10, 2004 Patrick Hughes, Metro District Engineer Minnesota Department of Transportation Waters Edge Building 1500 West County Road B-2 Roseville, MN 55113-43174 Dear Mr. Hughes: Last night the Plymouth City Council adopted the enclosed resolution urging review of current MnDOT policy regarding speed limits within detour areas. We would appreciate your consideration of this request. Sincerely, Laurie Ahrens City Manager 86 PLYMOUTH A Beautifu(Place to Live 0400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 -TELEPHONE (763) 509-5000 www.b.plymouth.mmus March 10, 2004 Susan Vergin, Administrator City of Corcoran 8200 County Road 116 Corcoran, MN 55340 Dear Susan, Last night the Plymouth City Council adopted the attached resolution urging MNTDOT to reconsider its policy relating to speed limits in detour areas. I forwarded a copy to MNDOT this morning. Thank you for letting us know about this issue, and I hope Plymouth's support can help you move it forward. Sincerely, Z,X�/, Laurie Ahrens City Manager P PLYMOUTH A Beautifu(Pface to Live 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 • TELEPHONE (763) 509-5000 C `°"" www.d.plymouth.mn.us City of Plymouth Resolution Supporting Review of Current MnDOT Policy Regarding Speed Limits Within Detour Areas WHEREAS, current MnDOT policy allows for the temporary reduction of posted speed limits in construction areas only; and WHEREAS, no provision is made within the policy to allow for temporary reduction of posted speed limits in areas that are identified as detour areas. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Plymouth hereby supports the City of Corcoran in requesting that MnDOT review its policies relating to traffic and speed control in detoured areas. Adopted by the Plymouth City Council on March 9, 2004. CITY OF PLVMOUTR March 10, 2004 «Title» «First» «Last» «address 1» Dear «Title» «Last»: Enclosed are several resolutions adopted by the Plymouth City Council for your consideration. Most notably, you will find a resolution strongly supported by the City Council that opposes tax and expenditure limitation proposals, TABOR, and similar proposals. Thank you for your service to Plymouth, and leadership at the legislature. Please do not hesitate to contact me on any issues related to city government and local control. I would be happy to provide comments prior to your consideration of any proposed legislation. At your service, Judy A.Johnson Mayor of Plymouth First Vice President, League of Minnesota Cities G)_�_ PLYMOUTH A BeautifufPiace to Live 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 • TELEPHONE (763) 509-5000 www.d.plymouth.mn.us CITY OF PLYMOUTH RESOLUTION SUPPORTING LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE IMPROVED FUNDING FOR I-494 CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS WHEREAS, the cities of Bloomington, Edina, Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, Plymouth and Richfield have joined together to promote improvement of I-494 from the Minnesota River to I-94 in order to increase road capacity and to improve the productivity and convenience of resident and businesses throughout the region; and WHEREAS, the I-494 corridor is at 50 percent overcapacity in many locations; the cost of traffic congestion along the corridor is $100 million per year, and congestion is expected to double in the next 20 years; and WHEREAS, funding for improvements to the I-494 Corridor, the Twin Cities metropolitan region and greater Minnesota has not kept pace with growth and demand due to a lack of any state gas tax increase in Minnesota since 1988; and, WHEREAS, transportation spending, as a percentage of the state gross product, has declined from 1.2 percent to .9 percent over the past decade, transit is funded at 65 percent that of similarly sized regions and planners estimate that at least $1 billion in improvements per year for the next decade is needed to simply keep up with anticipated congestion, WHEREAS, the costs and ramifications of congestion are an impediment to business development, economic groNvth, and reduce the overall quality of life in the metropolitan area; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH, that this Council supports an increase in the state gas tax, and other steps to increase the state revenues available for improvements to the I-494 corridor and other metropolitan transportation systems. ADOPTED by the Plymouth City Council this 9th day of March, 2004. M CITY OF PLYMOUTH RESOLUTION OPPOSING TAX AND EXPENDITURE LIMITATION PROPOSALS (TaBOR and Similar Proposals) WHEREAS, the Taxpayers League and others are endorsing proposals to amend the State Constitution to institute tax and expenditure limitations at the state, and potentially local, levels of government that could only be overridden by a vote of the people — an example of these proposals is the "Taxpayers Bill of Rights"; WHEREAS, such proposals would tie the hands of state and local leaders in times of crisis and other unpredictable circumstances, putting state and local governments on "auto pilot" and circumventing thoughtful consideration of policy decisions; WHEREAS, such proposals would prevent state and local officials from making the tough decisions they were elected to make, passing the responsibility for learning all aspects of often complex issues to citizens who have other jobs and responsibilities; WHEREAS, amending the constitution is a virtually irrevocable action and should only be undertaken when legislative remedies have proven inadequate; WHEREAS, such proposals are unnecessary — a "solution in search of a problem" — as demonstrated by lawmakers at both state and local levels of government taking action to deal with one of the worst budget crises to hit the State of Minnesota and, by result, Minnesota's cities; WHEREAS, this is further demonstrated by the fact that state and local spending as a percentage of personal income has actually declined in recent years, even before the 2003 deficit; WHEREAS, regardless of whether TaBOR/TELs are applied just to the State or to local governments as well, these proposals would bring great harm to local communities through continued reductions in state funding, increases in unfunded State mandates, and, potentially, direct tax and expenditure limitations at the local level, which would severely erode decision- making at the local level and the ability to provide the basic services residents and businesses expect and deserve; WHEREAS, such proposals would force the State, and potentially cities, to spend valuable time and money asking for permission from the same people who elected them before any action can be taken on important issues, and would also force taxpayers to pay twice for governance — once for elections of their State and local officials, and again for elections to make the decisions those officials should have made. WHEREAS, such proposals contradict the fundamental principles upon which our constitution and system of government are based — that representative, not direct, democracy is the most effective form of government as it is most likely to result in good public policy; WHEREAS, those states that have instituted proposals similar to the Taxpayers Bill of Rights, such as Colorado, now face severe problems in meeting the basic needs of their citizenry; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Plymouth City Council that this Council believes that state and local elected officials are elected to do a job — that job is to represent the interests of their constituents, to deal with difficult decisions, to thoughtfully debate and determine the best course of action for the state or the community they serve. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Council opposes limits on state and/or local taxes and expenditures, whether through constitutional amendment or other means, and supports the principle of representative democracy as the best route to sound public policy. ADOPTED by the Plymouth City Council on March 9, 2004. q C] CITY OF PLYMOUTH RESOLUTION SUPPORTING SENATE FILE 1580 AND OPPOSING HOUSE FILE 1037 RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES BE IT RESOLVED by the Plymouth City Council that this Council supports Senate File 1580 which would increase penalties for manufacturing and possession of methamphetamine, and opposes House File 1037 which would change controlled substance crimes by significantly decreasing penalties for possession. ADOPTED by the Plymouth City Council on March 9, 2004. Q3 March 3, 2004 Ted Bigos Ted Bigos Investment Company 6400 Barrie Road, Suite 1400 Edina, MN 55435 RE: Willow Creek South 135 Nathan Lane, Plymouth Willow Creek North 235 Nathan Lane, Plymouth Dear Mr. Bigos: The City of Plymouth would like to thank you for participating in the Section 8 program. Housing costs to today's market are extremely high and through your participation in this program you have helped mane individuals and families by making their housing affordable. The City has received your submitted notices that you intend on opting -out of the Section 8 contracts in 2004 & 2005. It is our understanding that the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency (MHFA) has offered the Mark -Up - To -Market program as well as requesting that its Board authorize Preservation Affordable Rental Investment Fund (PARIF) loans for Willow Creek North and South. The City of Plymouth is very interested in maintaining the existing units in these two buildings as affordable under the Section 8 Program and we strongly recommend that you consider renewing your contracts. City staff is currently holding discussions with staff from the MHFA as well as Hennepin County to determine if we can put a financing package together that is mutually agreeable. It would be helpful to us if we had some idea from you about the financial assistance you would consider, to remain in this program. Please feel free to contact Jim Barnes, Housing Programs Manager for the city at (763) 509-5412 to discuss the idea of renewing your Section 8 contracts. Rspectfully, �(tM s n Mayorou Cc: Hennepin County Commissioner Mark Stenglein Laurie Ahrens, Plymouth City Manager Q PLYMOUTH A Beautiful Place to Live 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 • TELEPHONE (763) 509-5000 www.d.plymouth.mmus 0 DATE: March 11, 2004 TO: Mayor and City Council through City Manager Laurie Ahrens FROM: Anne Hurlburt and Helen LaFave SUBJECT: Draft Citizen Survey Decision Resources has worked with us to develop the attached survey. We, in turn, have worked with department directors to obtain their feedback. We now request your feedback prior to bringing it back to you for formal action on March 23. In developing the draft we sought to reduce the number of questions to both shorten the length of the survey and reduce costs. Our 1999 survey included 224 questions. We have pared that down to about 150. Still, we have included a substantial number of tracking questions from past surveys so that we can track trends compared to previous years. As the survey currently stands, the cost to administer the survey will be about $19,000. Each additional question will cost $135. A random sample of 400 residents will be surveyed. Our timeline calls for the survey to be administered in April. We expect that we will have results to share with the City Council in May. Please review the draft and provide feedback to Helen or Anne via email or phone no later than noon on Wednesday, March 17. We will discuss suggested revisions with Decision Resources to determine how to best incorporate them in the final version of the survey. Again, the final version will come back to you as part of the March 23 agenda packet for formal action. Thank you for your help. Mar 2-04 08:43a DECISION RESOURCES, LTD. 3128 Dean Court Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416 F' • 13 CITY OF PLYMOUTH RESIDENTIAL STUDY REVISED MARCH 2004 Hello, i,m of Decision Resources, Ltd., a polling firm located in Minneapolis. We've been retained by the City of Plymouth to speak with a random sample of residents about issues facing the city. The survey is being taken because your city representatives and staff are interested in your opinions. I want to assure you that all individual responses are held strict- ly confidential; only summaries of the entire sample will be reported. (DO NOT PAUSE) 1. Are you registered to vote at your YES.....................I current residence? NO......................2 2. Approximately how many years have LESS THAN ONE YEAR ...... 1 you lived in the City of Plymouth? ONE OR TWO YEARS ........ 2 THREE TO FIVE YEARS ..... 3 SIX TO TEN YEARS ........ 4 ELEVEN - TWENTY YRS ..... 5 OVER TWENTY YEARS ....... 6 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED......? 3. Thinking back to when you moved to DON'T KNOW/REFUSED..... 00 Plymouth, what factors were most NEIGHBORHOOD/HOUSING...01 important to you in selecting the SCHOOLS................02 city? SMALL TOWN FEEL ........ 03 GOOD COMMUNITY ......... 04 SOMETHING ELSE: OPEN SPACES/PARKS ...... OS JOB HERE...............06 SAFETY.................07 LOCATION...............08 SOMETHING ELSE......... 09 4. What do you like MOST about in Plymouth? SOMETHING ELSE: living DON'T KNOW/REFUSED..... 00 LOCATION...............01 SUBURBAN...............02 SCHOOLS................03 NEIGHBORHOOD ........... 04 OPEN SPACE.............05 PEOPLE.................06 SAFE...................07 PARKS..................08 SOMETHING ELSE......... 09 5, what do you think is the most serious issue facing the City? SOMETHING ELSE: 1 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED..... 00 NOTHING................01 GROWTH.................02 TAXES..................03 TRAFFIC................04 CITY GOVERNMENT ........ 05 CITY SERVICES .......... 06 SOMETHING ELSE......... 07 Mar 12 04 08:43a p.4 6. How would you rate the quality of EXCELLENT...............1 life in Plymouth -- excellent, GOOD........ .2 good, only fair, or poor? ONLY FAIR...............3 POOR.... .4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 7. Over the next five years or so, do INCREASE................1 you expect the quality of life in DECREASE ................ Plymouth to increase, decrease, or REMAIN ABOUT SAME, ...... 3 remain about the same? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 4 IF "INCREASE" OR "DECREASE," ASK: 8. Could you tell me one or two reasons why you feel that way? 9. How would you rate the City of EXCELLENT..... ..1 Plymouth as a place to raise GOOD......... 2 children -- excellent, good, only ONLY FAIR... ..3 fair, or poor? POOR...... ............4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 10. And, how would you rate Plymouth EXCELLENT...............1 as a place to retire -- excellent, GOOD ........... ........2 good, only fair, or poor? ONLY FAIR...............3 POOR....................4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 I would like to read you a list of a few city services. For each one, please tell me whether you would rate the quality of the service as excellent, good, only fair, or poor? Pa EXCL GOOD FAIR POOR D.K. 11. Police protection? 1 2 3 4 5 12. Fire protection? 1 2 3 4 5 13. Building inspection? 1 2 3 4 5 14. Code enforcement? 1 2 3 4 5 1S. Quality of drinking water? 1 2 3 4 5 16. Taste of drinking water? 1 2 3 4 5 17. Water pressure? 1 2 3 4 5 18. Sanitary sewer service? 1 2 3 4 5 19. Accommodation and control of storm water run-off? 1 2 3 4 5 20. Animal control? 1 2 3 4 5 21. Park maintenance? 1 2 3 4 5 22. Condition of trails? 1 2 3 4 5 23. Recreational programs? 1 2 3 4 5 24. Snow removal on city trails? 1 2 3 4 5 25. Street lighting? 1 2 3 4 5 26. Recycling service? 1 2 3 4 5 27. Boulevard trees and plants? 1 2 3 4 5 Pa Mar 12 04 08:43a p.5 Roadways in the City of Plymouth consist of both city and county streets and state highways. City streets are those found in residential neighborhoods and also include major streets such as Vicksburg Avenue and Fernbrook Lane. The county maintains County Roads 6, 9, 10, 47, 61 and 101, while the state maintains High- ways 55, 169 and Interstate 494. Again, please tell me whether you would rate the quality of the following services as excellent, good, only fair, or poor? EXCL GOOD FAIR POOR D.K. 28. Pavement repair and patching on city streets? 1 2 3 4 5 29. Snowplowing of city streets? 1 2 3 4 5 30. Snowplowing of cul-de-sacs? 1 2 3 4 5 IF "ONLY FAIR" OR "POOR" ON ANY OF ABOVE CITY SERVICES, ASK: 31. Why do you feel that way? As you may know, property tax revenues are divided among the City Of Plymouth, Hennepin. County, and your local public school dis- trict. 32. For each dollar of the property taxes you pay, about what per- centage do you think goes to city government? (READ #1-#6) TEN PERCENT OR LESS._...1 11 TO 20 PERCENT ........ 2 21 TO 30 PERCENT ........ 3 31 TO 40 PERCENT ........ 4 41 TO 50 PERCENT ........ 5 OVER 50 PERCENT ......... 6 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 7 3.. Do you consider the city portion VERY HIGH...............I Of your property taxes to be SOMEWHAT HIGH...... ..2 very high, somewhat high, about ABOUT AVERAGE............ average, somewhat low, or very low SOMEWHAT LOW ............ 4 in comparison with neighboring VERY LOW................5 cities? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED... ... 6 34. when you consider the property EXCELLENT...............I taxes you pay and the quality GOOD....................2 of city services you receive, ONLY FAIR...............3 would you rate the general value POOR....................4 of city services as excellent, DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 good, only fair, or poor? In 2003, the actual percentage of your property taxes going to the City of Plymouth was twenty percent. 3 Mar 12 04 09:35a p.2 I would like to ask you, in the next few minutes to make a few decisions that your elected officials face. It you do not alrea- dy have it by the telephone, could you please get a pencil and a sheet of paper. (WAIT, IF NECESSARY) I am going to read you a list of eight categories of city servic- es and some examples of each type. Then, I will read you the number of dollars spent on each in 2003 for every one thousand dollars of total spending. Please place this number to the right of each service. (READ EACH CATEGORY AND THE ACCOMPANYING DOLLAR FIGURE) 2003 RESP 35. Police services $307 $ 36. Fire services, including fire protection and sewer charges in Plymouth very recruiting and training of paid on-call high, somewhat higher, about aver- firefighters $73 $ 37. Parks, trails and recreation $195 $ 38. street maintenance, reconstruction and snow plowing $178 $ 39. Building inspections and planning $77 $ 40. Administration, including support services, legal services, accounting, communications, and human resources $114 $ 41. Community programs, including volunteer and social service programs $20 $ 42. Housing and redevelopment programs $36 $ $1,000 $900 Now, as you may know, the State of Minnesota decreased state aid to cities. Plymouth has lost ten percent of its annual operating budget. The total being spent now adds to $1,000.00. Suppose that the overall budget must be DECREASED to $900.00 -- a ten percent decrease. I would like you to make changes in the amount spent for each service so that the overall decrease can be made. You may increase as well as decrease spending in any specific cate- gory, but the final total must be $900.00. (ENTER EACH FIGURE) Moving on.... 43. Generally, from what you have VERY HIGH...............1 heard or seen, are the water and SOMEWHAT HIGH ........... 2 sewer charges in Plymouth very ABOUT AVERAGE ...... ..... 3 high, somewhat higher, about aver- SOMEWHAT LOW ............ 4 age, somewhat low, or very low in VERY LOW................5 comparison with other communities? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 6 4 rear lc uY uo; toa N. r As you may know, the City of Plymouth currently includes a sur- face water fee of $3.25 per month on your bi-monthly water and sewer bill. The City uses the funds to improve the quality of lakes and wetlands within the city. The City is considering increasing the fee to keep up with inflation and to pay for services not currently funded, such as cleaning ponds. 44. Would you favor or oppose an in- STRONGLY FAVOR .......... I crease of the surface water fee? FAVOR...................2 (WATT FOR RESPONSE) Do you feel OPPOSE..................3 strongly that way? STRONGLY OPPOSE ......... 4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 45. How much of an increase would you be willing to pay in the surface water fee to fund cleaning ponds? (CHOOSE A RANDOM STARTING POINT, MOVE UP OR DOWN DEPENDING ON RE- SPONSE) How about $ per month? (REPEAT PROCESS) NOTHING.. ............... 1 50 CENTS .. .............2 $1.00 ...................3 $1.50 ...................4 $2.00 ...................5 $2.50...........1.......6 $3.00 ...................7 $3.50 ...................8 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 9 Some people .feel cities should use tax money and provide finan- cial support to social services agencies in their community; others think cities should not use public funds for this purpose. 46. How about you? Do you support or oppose cities using public funds to support community social ser- vices, such as food shelves, housing shelters, and at -risk teen programs? (WAIT FOR RESPONSE) Do you feel strongly that way? STRONGLY SUPPORT ........ 1 SUPPORT.................2 OPPOSE..................3 STRONGLY OPPOSE ......... 4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 47. Are you aware of the City of Ply- NOT AWARE...............1 mouth's Volunteer Program? (IF AWARE/YES...............2 "AWARE," ASK:) Have you volunteer- AWARE/NO................3 ed in the City's program? AWARE/UNSURE ............ 4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 Moving on.... 48. Other than voting, do you feel YES... ......1 that if you wanted to, you could NO......................2 have a say about the way the City DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 of Plymouth runs things? 49. How much do you feel you know about the work of the Mayor and City Council -- a great deal, a fair amount, or very little? 5 GREAT DEAL..............I FAIR AMOUNT.............2 VERY LITTLE.............3 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 4 Mar 12 04 08:43a 50. From what you know, do you approve STRONGLY APPROVE ........ 1 or disapprove of the job perform- APPROVE.................2 ance of the Mayor and City Coun- DISAPPROVE..............3 cil? (WAIT FOR RESPONSE) And do STRONGLY DISAPPROVE.....4 you feel strongly that way? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 IF OPINION IS STATED, ASK: 51. Why do you feel that way? SOMETHING ELSE: DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.....00 THEY DO NOT LISTEN ..... 01 TOO MUCH GROWTH........ 02 TRY HARD/CARING ........ 03 GOOD JOB...............04 COULD IMPROVE .......... 05 THEY LISTEN ........... .06 NO PROBLEMS ............ 07 SOMETHING ELSE......... 08 52. During the past three years, have YES.....................I you contacted a City Council mem- NO....................•.2 ber? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 IF "YES," ASK: 53. Were you generally satisfied SATISFIED...I........... 1 or dissatisfied with the re- DISSATISFIED ............ 2 sponse? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 IF "DISSATISFIED," ASK: 10.8 54. Could you tell me one DON'T KNOW ....... I ...... 0 or two reasons why you DID NOT LISTEN .......... I feel that way? NO FOLLOW-UP ............ 2 SOMETHING ELSE .......... 3 ELSE: 55. How much first-hand contact have QUITE A LOT ..... ........ I you had with the Plymouth City SOME....................2 Staff -- quite a lot, some, very VERY LITTLE.............3 little, or none at all? NONE AT ALL.............4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED .... ..5 56. From what you know, how would you EXCELLENT...............I rate the job performance of the GOOD....................2 Plymouth City Staff -- excellent, ONLY FAIR...............3 good, only fair, or poor? POOR....................4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 57. During the past year, have you contacted Plymouth City Hall? IF "YES," ASK: 6 YES.............. ....... I NO........ .............2 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 Mar 12 04 08:44a p.5 58. Oa your last telephone call POLICE DEPARTMENT ...... 01 or visit, which Department FIRE DEPARTMENT ........ 02 did you contact -- the Police PUBLIC WORKS ........... 03 Department, Fire Department, ICE CENTER.............04 Public Works, Ice Center, HOUSING OFFICE ......... 05 Housing office, Park and Rec- PARKS AND REC.......... 06 reation, Building Inspec- BUILDING INSPECT....... 07 tions, Engineering, Planning, ENGINEERING ............ 08 Administration, the Asses- PLANNING...............09 sor's Office, the Finance ADMINISTRATION ......... 10 Department, or the General ASSESSOR'S OFFICE ...... 11 Information Desk reception- FINANCE DEPT ........... 12 ist? GENERAL INFORMATION....13 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ... ..14 Thinking about your last contact with the City, for Each of the following characteristics, please rate the service as excellent, good, only fair, or poor.... EXC GOO FAI POO DKR 59. Waiting time for the reception- ist to help you? 1 2 3 4 5 60. Courtesy of city staff? 1 2 3 4 5 61. Ease of obtaining the service you needed. 1 2 3 4 5 62. Was your request handled by NO......................1 leaving a voice mail message? YES/YES.................2 (IF "YES," ASK:) Did you re- YES/NO.... .........3 ceive a timely response? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 4 Thinking about your neighborhood for a moment.... 63. How would you rate the overall EXCELLENT...............I general appearance of your GOOD....................2 neighborhood -- excellent, good, ONLY FAIR...............3 only fair, or poor? POOR....................4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED...... 5 64. Do you feel that the City is too TOO TOUGH...............1 tough, about right, or not tough ABOUT RIGHT.............2 enough in enforcing the City Code NOT TOUGH ENOUGH ........ 3 on such nuisances as animal con- DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 4 trol, garbage disposal, junk cars, messy yards, and noise? IF "TOO TOUGH" OR "NOT TOUGH ENOUGH," ASK: 65. Could you tell me one or two reasons why you feel that way? 7 Mar 12 04 08:44a p.10 66. Would you favor or oppose the City FAVOR...................1 pursuing redevelopment or rehabil- OPPOSE..................2 itation of commercial/industrial DON'T KNOW/REFUSED....... properties in order to maintain or improve the city's tax base? 67. Would you support or oppose the STRONGLY SUPPORT ........ 1 City providing development in- SUPPORT.................2 centives and tax breaks to OPPOSE ................... direct and encourage redevelop- STRONGLY OPPOSE ......... 4 ment efforts? (WAIT FOR RESPONSE) DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 Do you feel strongly that way? 68. Are there any types of businesses or services missing in the City of Plymouth? (IF "YES," ASK:) What would that be? Moving on.... 69. Docs Plymouth currently possess an YES.....................I adequate mix of housing to meet NO......................2 the needs of all residents, such DON'T KNOW/REFUSED....... as young families, maturing fami- lies, singles, "empty nesters," and retirees? IF "NO," ASK: 70. What types of housing are not DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 0 currently available in the APARTMENTS..............I community? TOWNHOMES...............2 SENIOR HOUSING........... ;LSE: MIDDLE INCOME ........... 4 LOW INCOME, ............. 5 IST TIME HOME BUYERS.. -.6 SCATTERED...............7 SOMETHING ELSE .......... 8 71. Would you favor or oppose the STRONGLY FAVOR .......... 1 City pursuing the development of FAVOR...................2 affordable housing for low and OPPOSE ................... moderate income families? (WAIT STRONGLY OPPOSE ........ .4 FOR RESPONSE) Do you feel strong- DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 ly that way? Moving on.... 72. During the past two years, has INCREASED.. ............. I crime increased, decreased, or DECREASED...............2 remained about the same in your ABOUT THE SAME .......... 3 area Of the city? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 4 0 rear lc u•t uu: •terra 73. Do you feel safe walking in your YES.....................1 neighborhood at night? NO......................2 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 74. During the past twelve months, YES.....................1 were you or anyone in your house- NO......................2 hold the victim of crime in DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 Plymouth? IF "YES," ASK: 75. Did you report the crime to YES.....................1 the police? NO......................2 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED......3 76. Are you aware of the city's UNAWARE.................1 Neighborhood Watch Program? (IF AWARE/MEMBER ............ 2 "YES," ASK:) Is your household a AWARE/NOT MEMBER ........ 3 member? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 4 I would like to read you a short list of public safety concerns. 77. please tell me which one you consider to be the greatest concern in Plymouth? If you feel that none of these prob- lems are serious in Plymouth, just say so. 78. Which do you consider to be the second major concern in the city? Again, if you feel that none of the remaining prob- lems are serious in the city, just say so. (DELETE FIRST CHOICE AND RE --READ LIST) Violent crime ................. Traffic speeding .............. Drugs ......................... Youth crimes and vandalism.... Business crimes, such as shop- lifting and check fraud.. Residential crimes, such as burglary, and theft...... ALL EQUALLY ................... NONE OF THE ABOVE ............. DON'T KNOW/REFUSED............ FIRST SECOND ...........1...........1 .......•...2...........2 ...........3...........3 ...........4...........4 ...........5...........5 ......•.....6...........6 ............7...........7 ............8...........8 ............9...........9 79. Is speeding in your neighborhood a serious traffic problem? 80. Are stop sign and traffic signal violations a serious problem in your neighborhood? 9 F. 11 YES.....................1 NO......................2 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 YES.....................1 NO......................2 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 Mar 12 04 08:44a 81. How concerned are you about VERY CONCERNED.— ......I terrorism affecting the City of SOMEWHAT CONCERNED ...... 2 Plymouth -- very concerned, some-, NOT TOO CONCERNED ....... 3 what concerned, not too concerned, NOT AT ALL CONCERNED .... 4 or not at all concerned? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 Now, I would like to read you a short list of environmental concerns. 82. Please tell me which one you consider to be the greatest environmental concern in Plymouth? If you feel that none of these problems are serious in Plymouth, just say so. 83. Which do you consider to be the second major concern in the city? Again, if you feel that none of the remaining prob- lems are serious in the city, just say so. (DELETE FIRST CHOICE AND RE -READ LIST) FIRST SECOND water quality of lakes, streams and wetlands .................. .......... 01 ......... 01 Airquality ...............................02.........02 Urban wildlife management .................03.........03 Mosquito control..........................04.........04 Solid waste and recycling .................05.........05 Noise pollution ....................... ...06.........06 Light pollution...........................07.........07 Invasive plants, like buckthorn ........... 08 ......... 08 ALL EQUALLY...............................09.........09 NONE OF THE ABOVE.........................10•••••....10 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED........................11...•.....11 84. Are there any changes or improvements in the curbside recy- cling program you would like to see? p 12 If you work outside of the home, please answer the next questions about your own job; if you do not work outside of the home, please answer the next questions in terms of the job of your spouse or partner, if applicable. 85. What is your average commute time to your job location? 10 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 1 5 MINUTES OR LESS ....... 2 6 TO 10 MINUTES.......... 11 TO 15 MINUTES ........ 4 16 TO 20 MINUTES ........ 5 21 TO 30 MINUTES ........ 6 OVER 30 MINUTES ......... 7 NOT APPLICABLE .......... 8 rear is u uu: -t^ta P.13 86. In what city is your job located? 87. How do you normally commute to DRIVE ALONE.............I work -- drive alone, ride in a van VAN OR CAR POOL ......... 2 or car pool, take the bus from TAKE BUS ........ ....... .3 near home, use a park and ride PARK AND RIDE LOT.......4 lot, walk or bike or something WALK/BIKE...............5 else? SOMETHING ELSE .......... 6 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 7 IF "DRIVE ALONE," "VAN OR CAR POOL," OR "WALK/BIKE," ASK: 88. if it were convenient, would YES.....................1 you commute using public NO......................2 transit? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 IP "NO," ASK: 89. Could you tell me one or two reasons for your decision? 90. Are you aware of the Metrolink YES.....................1 Transit service? NO......................2 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED...... 3 As you may know, the City of Plymouth has a Dial -a -Ride service serving the community. 91. would you favor or oppose extend- FAVOR...................1 ing Dial -a -Ride service to operate OPPOSE..................2 on weekends or add more hours on DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 weekdays? IF "FAVOR," ASK: 92. Should the increased costs PROPERTY TAX INCREASE...I for additional hours of ser- INCREASE USER FEES ...... 2 vice be covered by a proper-- DON'T KNOW/REFUSED...... 2 ty tax increase or by in- creases in user fees? On another topic.... 93. How would you rate park and rec- EXCELLENT...............1 reational facilities in Plymouth GOOD....................2 -- excellent, good, only fair, or ONLY FAIR...............3 poor? POOR....................4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 IF RATING IS GIVEN, ASK: II Mar 12 04 08:44a p.14 94. why do you feel that way? The Plymouth Park System is composed of neighborhood and communi- ty parks, the Plymouth Ice Center, the Plymouth Creek Center and interconnecting trails. For each of the following facilities, please tell me whether you or members of your household use it frequently, occasionally, rarely, or not at all. FREQ OCCA RARE NOTL DK/R 95. Neighborhood and community 99. Neighborhood and community parks? parks? 1 2 3 4 5 96. Plymouth Creek Center? 1 2 3 4 5 97. Trails? 1 2 3 4 5 98. Plymouth Ice Center? 1 2 3 4 5 Now, from what you have seen or heard, how would you rate the quality of each component in the park system -- would you rate them as excellent, good, only fair, or poor? EXC GOOD FAIR POOR D.K. 99. Neighborhood and community parks? 1 2 3 4 5 100. Plymouth Creek Center? 1 2 3 4 5 101. Trails? 1 2 3 4 5 102. Plymouth Ice Center? 1 2 3 4 5 103. In the past year, have you or any YES.............I.......1 members of your household partici- NO......................2 pated in city -sponsored recrea- DON'T KNOW/REFUSED......3 tional programs? IF "YES," ASK: 104. Which ones? 105. Were you generally satis- SATISFIED...............1 fied or dissatisfied with DISSATISFIED ....... .....2 the program(s)? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 106. How did you register for the TELEPHONE.-... .......... I recreational program -- by INTERNET................2 telephone, on the Internet, BY MAIL.................3 by mail or in person? IN PERSON...............4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 12 Mar 12 04 08:44a p.15 107. Were you generally satis- SATISFIED ........... I ... 1 fied or dissatisfied with DISSATISFIED ............ 2 the registration process? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 108. Does the current mix of recrea- YES.....................I tional programming in the City of NO ........ .............2 Plymouth adequately meet the needs DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 of your household? 109. Is there some recreational program you would like to see added that is not currently offered? (IF "YES," ASK:) What would that be? 110. In particular, other than sports YES.....................I or recreational programs, do you NO ......... ............2 think there enough activities for DON'T KNOW/REFUSED...... 3 teens in the City of Plymouth? 111. Once again, other than sports or YES.....................I recreational programs, are there NO ............. enough activities for senior DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 citizens in the City of Plymouth? Changing topics.... 112. Would you favor or oppose the STRONGLY FAVOR .......... 1 City spending funds to add new FAVOR...................2 trails to the current system? OPPOSE..................3 (WAIT FOR RESPONSE) Do you feel STRONGLY OPPOSE ......... 4 strongly that way? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 IF "STRONGLY FAVOR" OR "FAVOR," ASK: 113. Would you still favor this YES.....................I if it required a tax increase NO......................2 or a bond issue supported by DEPENDS (VOL) ........... 3 property taxes? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 4 114. Would you favor or oppose the STRONGLY FAVOR .......... 1 City spending funds to acquire FAVOR...................2 more open space for preservation OPPOSE..................3 and/or recreational development STRONGLY OPPOSE ......... 4 purposes? (WAIT FOR RESPONSE) Do DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 you feel strongly that way? IF "STRONGLY FAVOR" OR "FAVOR," ASK: 115. Would you still favor this YES._ .................1 if it required a tax increase NO......................2 or a bond issue supported by DON'T KNOW/REFUSED...... 3 property taxes? 13 Mar 12 04 08:45a 116. To which of the two projects we ADDING NEW TRAILS ....... 1 have discussed would you give the ACQUIRING OPEN SPACES ... 2 highest priority -- adding new COMBINATION (VOL) ....... 3 trails or acquiring open spaces? NONE (VOL)..............4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 Changing topics again.... 117. What is your primary source of information about City gov- ernment and its activities? I would like to read you a short list of newspapers. For each one, please tell me if you regularly read it.... 118. "Plymouth Suzy -Sailor?" 119. "Lakeshore weekly News?" 120. "Star Tribune?" YES NO DK/R 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 The City publishes a regular newsletter, titled "Plymouth News," which is mailed to all residents. 121. Do you receive this newsletter? (IF "YES," ASK:) How would you evaluate the newsletter overall excellent, good, only fair or poor? NO......................I RECEIVE/EXCELLENT ....... 2 -- RECEIVE/GOOD ............ 3 RECEIVE/ONLY FAIR ....... 4 RECEIVE/POOR ............ 5 RECEIVE/NO OPINION ...... 6 REFUSED.................7 IF RATING 2, 3, 4, 5 IS GIVEN, ASK: 122. Why do you feel that way? IF RATING 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ASK: 123. Do you or any members of YES.....................1 your household regularly NO......................2 read it? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 P. 16 As you may know, the City of Plymouth also publishes a supplement called "The Environmental Extra," which is put in the City newsletter three times a year. 14 Mar 12 04 08:45a 124. Have you read "The Environ- mental Extra?" (IF "YES," ASK:) How would you evalu- ate it overall -- excellent, good, only fair or poor? P. 17 NO......................1 RECEIVE/EXCELLENT ....... 2 RECEIVE/GOOD ............ 3 RECEIVE/ONLY FAIR ....... 4 RECEIVE/POOR ............ 5 RECEIVE/NO OPINION ...... 6 REFUSED.................7 The City of Plymouth also publishes a park and recreation book- let, which is mailed to each home. 125. Do you receive this booklet? (IF "YES," ASK:) How would you evalu- ate the booklet overall -- excel- lent, good, only fair or poor? 126. Does your household subscribe to cable television? IF "YES," ASK: 1.27. How often do you watch Ply- mouth City Council Meetings or Planning Commission meet- ings on the city cable chan- nel -- frequently, occasion- ally, rarely or not at all? NO......................1 RECEIVE/EXCELLENT ....... 2 RECEIVE/GOOD ............ 3 RECEIVE/ONLY FAIR ....... 4 RECEIVE/POOR ............ 5 RECEIVE/NO OPINION ...... 6 REFUSED... ............. 7 YES.....................1 NO......................2 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 FREQUENTLY..............I OCCASIONALLY ............ 2 RARELY...................3 NOT AT ALL..............4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 128. Have you attended a City Council YES.....................I meeting during the past two years? NO......................2 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED......3 129. How would you rate the City's EXCELLENT...............1 overall performance in communicat- GOOD....................2 ing key local issues to residents ONLY FAIR...............3 in its publications, on cable POOR....................4 television, and its website -- ex- DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 cellent, good, only fair or poor? Moving on.... 130. If you could choose the best way for you to receive informa- tion about City government and the issues facing the commun- ity, what would it be? (PROBE) 15 Mar 12 04 08:45a 131. Do you have access to the Internet HOME ONLY...............I at home? (WAIT FOR RESPONSE) Do WORK ONLY...............2 you have access to the Internet BOTH....................3 at work? NEITHER.................4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 IF "YES," ASK: 132. Have you accessed the City's YES.....................1 web site? NO......................2 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 IF "YES," ASK: 133. What information were you looking fox? 134. Were you able to find YES.....................I what you were looking NO......................2 for? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 135. What additional information, if any, would you like to see on the City of Plymouth's web site? Now, just a few more questions for demographic purposes.... Could you please tell me how many people in each of the following age groups live in your household. Let's start with the oldest. Be sure to include yourself. 136. First, persons 65 or over? 137. Adults under 65? 138. School -aged or pre-school children? 16 NONE....................0 1 .......................1 2 OR MORE...............2 REFUSED.................3 NONE....................0 1 .......................1 2 .......................2 3 OR MORE...............3 REFUSED.................4 NONE....................0 1 .......................1 2 .......................2 3 OR MORE...............3 REFUSED.................4 mar le u,4 ua:,taa 139. Which of the Following best des- cribes your household: (READ) A. Single, no other family at home. B. Single parent with children at home_ C_ Married or partnered, with children at home. D. Married or partnered with no children or no children at home. E. Something else. 140. Do you own or rent your present residence? P•lZJ SINGLE/NO OTHER ......... 1 SINGLE PARENT ........... 2 MAR/PARTN/CHILDREN...... 3 MAR/PARTN/NO CHILD ...... 4 SOMETHING ELSE .......... 5 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 6 OWN.....................1 RENT....................2 REFUSED.................3 141. Do you reside in an apartment, APARTMENT...............1 townhouse or condominium, a de- TOWNHOUSE/CONDO......... 2 detached single family home, or SINGLE-FAMILY HOME ...... 3 something else? SOMETHING ELSE (VOL) .... 4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 (ELSE: 142. How many automobiles are owned NONE....................I and/or leased by the members of ONE.....................2 your household? TWO.....................3 THREE.............I.....4 FOUR OR MORE ............ 5 REFUSED.................6 143. What is the primary language spoken in your home? 144. Is a language other than English spoken in your home? ("IF YES," ASK_) What is it? 145. Does anyone in this household have a physical limitation that makes it difficult to access City services? (IF "YES," ASK:) What type of physical limitation is that? 146. Which of the following categories WHITE...................1 represents your ethnicity -- AFRICAN -AMERICAN ........ 2 White, African-American, Hispanic- HISPANIC -LATINO ......... 3 Latino, Asian -Pacific Islander, ASIAN -PACIFIC ISLANDER..4 Native American, or something NATIVE AMERICAN ........ .5 else? (IF "SOMETHING ELSE," ASK:) SOMETHING ELSE .......... 6 What would that be? MIXED/BI-RACIAL......... 7 DON'T KNOW..............8 REFUSED.................9 17 Mar 12 04 08:45a 147. What is your age, please? (READ CA'T'EGORIES, IF NEEDED) 148. What is the last grade of school you completed? p.20 18-24 ...................1 25-34 ...................2 35-44 ....................3 45-54 ...................4 55-64• ..................5 65 AND OVER.............6 REFUSED ......... ........ 7 LESS THAN HIGH SCH...... 1 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE .... 2 VO -TECH SCHOOL .......... 3 SOME COLLEGE ............ 4 COLLEGE GRADUATE ........ 5 POST -GRADUATE ........... 6 REFUSED.................7 And now, for one final question, keeping in mind that your answers are held strictly confidential.... 150. Is your pre-tax yearly household income over or under $75,000? IF "OVER," ASK: Is it over $100,000? (IF "YES," ASK:) Is it over $125,000? IF "UNDER," ASK: Is it under $50,000? UNDER $50,000...........1 $50,001-$75,000.........2 $75,001-$100,000........3 $100,000-$125,000.......4 OVER $125,000...........5 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 6 Thank you so much for your time. Good-bye. 1S1. Gender (DO NOT ASK) 152. 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