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COUNCIL INFO MEMO
May 14, 2004
UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS
Surface Water Task Force May 18 meeting agenda ....................
Planning Commission May 19 meeting agenda ..........................
Human Rights Commission May 20 Community Forum agenda
May, June, an July Official City Meeting Calendars ..................
Tentative list of agenda items for future City Council meetings
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FOR INFORMATION ...
News Articles, Releases, Publications, etc.
City news release announcing the recipients of the 2003-2004 Youth Service Awards .... Page 14
Notice of a Metropolitan Council inforination meeting regarding sewer and water
services................................................................................................................................ Page 17
Notice of the May 20 Chocolate Sampler at the Plymouth Creek Center .......................... Page 24
Notice of an August 10 Joint Meeting of the City Council and Charter Commission ...... Page 25
City news release announcing the Ice Center expansion project ........................................ Page 26
Engineering Department newsletter to residents along 41 S` Avenue concerning
the 2004 channel project..................................................................................................... Page 27
Shingle Creek Watershed Management Commission May 2004 staff report ..................... Page 29
Shingle Creek Watershed Management Commission May 2004 treasurers report ............. Page 31
Staff Reports
Hennepin County Adult Correctional Facility Population Report ...................................... Page 32
Fire—rescue incident of interest........................................................................................... Page 33
Minutes
Surface Water Task Force April 22 meeting (adopted)....................................................... Page 34
Surface Water Task Force May 10 meeting (proposed)...................................................... Page 41
Single Creek Watershed Management Commission April 8 meeting ................................. Page 45
CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMO
May /4. 2004
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Elm Creek Watershed Management Commission April 14 meeting .................................. Page 51
Correspondence
Letter to the Surface Water Task Force members regarding the task force meeting
schedule and proposed report .............................................................................................. Page 55
Notice to neighborhood residents regarding a May 18 meeting concerning the
on—sale and Sunday liquor license applications for Dutton's Bar & Grill,
1115 Vicksburg Lane.......................................................................................................... Page 56
City of Plymouth
Surface Water Task Force
Agenda, Meeting #6
Tuesday, May 18, 2004
6:30 p.m.
Plymouth City Hall Lunch Room (Lower Level)
1. Sign In/ Call to Order, 6:30 p.m.
2. Introductions
3 Approval of Minutes of Meeting #5
4. Review Draft Report/ Presentation as of May 10, 2004
5. Discuss Issues Raised since May 10 Meeting
6. Agree on Report to City Council
a. Written Report
b. Presentation and Presenter
7. Adjourn
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 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 May 5, 2004 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes.
B. Skyline Design, Inc. Approve minor variance to allow construction of a 12 -foot by
20 -foot room addition for property located at 1195 Weston Lane North (2004031)
C. Richard and Carole Korby. Approve variance to allow an existing shed to remain in
the front yard for property located at 210 Vicksburg Lane North. (2004040)
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Sentinel Property Management Corp. Conditional use permit to allow 70% office
use in the I-2 (General Industrial) zoning district for property located at 9850-515`
Avenue North. (2004036)
7. OLD BUSINESS
A. Beth Dryden. Variances to allow construction of an enclosed pool for property located at
2720 Quaker Lane North. (2004025) (Tabled from May 5, 2004 Planning Commission
Meeting.)
8. ADJOURNMENT
AGENDA
BUILDING UNDERSTANDING ABOUT
CULTURAL MISUNDERSTANDINGS
MAY 20, 2004
On behalf of the City of Plymouth and its Human Rights Commission,
welcome to a community forum on cultural misunderstandings
contribution to hate and bias.
7:00 - 7:10 I. Welcome and Introductions: Hal Broxey, Chair, Plymouth
Human Rights Commission
7:10 - 7:20 II. League of Minnesota Human Rights Commission Activities,
Dan Guida, Chair
7:20 - 7:50 III. Not in Our Town Video Review, Plymouth Police Chief Mike
Goldstein
7:50 - 8:00 IV. Review City of Plymouth Bias/Nate Crime and Bias Incident
Response Plan, Ruth Ruffin, Plymouth Human Rights
Commission
8:00 - 8:30 V. Panel Discussion - Cultural Misunderstandings, John
Neumann, Moderator
8:30 - 8:50 VI. Hate and Bias Existence Discussion, Marion Helland
8:50 - 9:00 VII. City of Plymouth Commitments, Councilmember Sandy
Hewitt
Thank you for your attendance and interest. Please complete the
forum evaluation form in your packet.
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Tentative Schedule for
City Council Agenda Items
May 18, Special, 6:30 p.m., Council Chambers
• Surface Water Task Force Report
May 24, Special, 7:00 p.m., Plymouth Creek Center
• Discussion with Hennepin County Commissioners
May 25, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers
• Approve League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust Property/Casualty Insurance
renewals for 2004/2005
• Approve variances to allow construction of an addition for property located at 11420
49`h Place N. Sawhorse Designers/Builders Inc. (2004033)
• Approve site plan amendment and variance to allow construction of a roughly 30 -foot
by 40 -foot playground area located at 3755 Dunkirk Lane North. Plymouth
Presbyterian Church. (2004034)
• Rezoning from FRD (Future Restricted Development District) to RSF-4 (Single and
Two Family Dwelling District) and a preliminary plat and variances for Ferndale
Estates located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Ferndale Lane and County
Road 6. Waterdale Land Development, Inc. (2004022)
• Approve correct legal description by revising and replacing Resolution 2003-434,
and by authorizing the mayor and manager to execute an amendment to the contract
for deed and a corrective declaration of restrictive covenants. Family Hope
Services. (2003002)
• Consider application of Richard Dutton, d/b/a Dutton's Bar and Grill, for On -Sale
and Sunday Liquor Licenses at 1115 Vicksburg Lane (tabled from May 11)
June 8, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers
• Oath of Office to Police Officers Darren McGann and Erik Fadden
• Conduct public hearing on the application for an off—sale liquor license for Super
Valu, Inc. d/b/a Cub Foods, 4445 Nathan Lane
June 22, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers
June 29, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers
• CSM applications (proposed date)
• Consider Comprehensive Plan amendment relating to Medina Road (proposed date)
Note: Special Meeting topics have been set by Council; all other topics are tentative.
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City of Plymouth
News Release
For Immediate Release
May 11, 2004
Contact:
Regina Michaud, 763-509-5228
Plymouth Youth Council recognizes five students with Plymouth Youth Service Awards
The Plymouth Youth Council presented Plymouth Youth Service Awards to five students
on May 11 at Plymouth City Hall. Youth Service Award winners were Allana Hayes, Anne
Kornahrens, Adam Matheson, Ruth Ruffin and Michael Offerman. The Plymouth Youth Service
Awards recognize the positive contributions of Plymouth's young people in middle school and
high school.
Fifteen young people were nominated for Plymouth Youth Service Awards. Awards were
made in two categories, Community Service and Special Recognition, for both middle school
and high school age students. In addition, an overall award from the entire field of nominees was
presented for Distinguished Service. The nominees in the Outstanding Community Service
Award category were self -nominated. Outstanding Special Recognition nominees were
nominated by others. High school age winners received $250. The winner of the Distinguished
Service Award received $500. Middle school winners received an award package valued at $140.
The package included gift certificates and a $50 savings account.
Distinguished Service Award — Allana Hayes
Allana Hayes, a student at Benilde —St. Margaret's High School, was recognized with the
Distinguished Service Award for numerous community service endeavors. Hayes has provided
volunteer service to individuals of all ages through a number of organizations including
Methodist Hospital, the Science Museum, Benilde St. Margaret's High School, and Holy Name
Parrish.
Hayes said that her favorite community service activity was the Eden Prairie "Saturday
Night Out" program which provides ongoing recreation opportunities for individuals with special
needs. She has also helped coordinate adaptive softball games in Plymouth for children, ages 5-
14 years, with special needs.
High School Outstanding Community Service Award — Anne Kornahrens
Anne Kornahrens, a student at Wayzata High School, earned the Outstanding Community
Service Award for high school students. Komahrens has participated in several community
service activities including Families Moving Forward, Heartwork Camp, Hennepin County
Library — Ridgedale Volunteering and Sunset Hill Elementary Tutoring.
Komahrens' favorite community service moment was tutoring a 5th grader at Sunset Hill
Elementary and helping him to better understand and enjoy math. She stated, "I felt proud to
have given up my time to make a difference."
High School Outstanding Special Recognition Award — Adam Matheson
Wayzata High School student, Adam Matheson, was honored with the Outstanding
Special Recognition Award for high school students. Director of CO NECT Kris Korsmo and
Plymouth City Council Member Sandy Hewitt nominated Matheson for the award. In the
nomination, Korsmo and Hewitt wrote, "Adam is admired and loved for his warm and giving
personality... he aspires to be an educator."
Matheson has been an active member of the Communities in Collaboration Council, the
Trojan Leadership Council, National Honor Society, Student Council, and Youth Extension
Services. On his own initiative, Matheson has run the Camp CONECT Continuing Project for
the past year — raising money, coordinating camp activities and working with "at -risk" children.
He also serves as a "Study Buddy" leader at Lakeview Commons in Plymouth.
Middle School Outstanding Community Service — Ruth Ruffin
Ruth Ruffin, a student at Wayzata East Middle School, earned the Outstanding
Community Service Award for middle school students. Ruffin is provided extensive volunteer
service to the Plymouth community through Interfaith Outreach & Community Partners. She has
participated in numerous community service activities, including Peter Cottontail, Inc., Hearts
and Hands, Back to School, and Camp CONECT. Susan Fetterer, Ruffin's supervisor, wrote,
"Rudy cares for and about people ... she's a wonderful role model for her peers and younger
students."
Middle School Outstanding Special Recognition — Michael Offerman
Michael Offerman, a student at Providence Academy was recognized with the
Outstanding Special Recognition Award. Offerman volunteers year-round for both the
Ridgedale and Plymouth branch of the Hennepin County Library while maintaining a "straight
A" average at school. Offerman's nominator, his grandmother Eleanor Gregory, wrote,
"Michael is a fine young man ... worthy of the youth service award for volunteer services."
Award Sponsors
The Plymouth Youth Service Awards are sponsored by the City of Plymouth, Plymouth
Youth Advisory Council, Hamel Lions, Plymouth Lions and Bremer Bank.
Plymouth Youth Advisory Council
The Plymouth Youth Advisory Council is a citizen advisory group to the Plymouth City
Council. The Youth Council provides the City Council with a youth perspective on diverse city
issues. The Youth Council provides members with leadership opportunities, knowledge of local
government and hands-on experience in municipal government.
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You are invited to attend one of
Metropolitan Council Environmental Services'
Infiltration and Inflow Information Meetings
May 19, 20 and 26
Discussion will focus on the 1/1 Task Force's conclusions, recommendations,
and implementation strategies to address 1/1 issues of diminished capacity
in the treatment system, increased cost to customer communities
and new regulations from the EPA.
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Infiltration
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Metropolitan Council Environmental Services'
Infiltration and Inflow Information Meeting Schedule/Locations
(Maps to locations enclosed)
Wednesday, May 19, 2004 (1:00 pm -3:00 pm)
Maplewood Community Center
2100 White Bear Avenue
Maplewood, Minnesota 55109
Phone: (651) 779-3555
Thursday, May 20, 2004 (1:00 pm -3:00 pm)
Wayzata City Offices
600 Rice Street East
Wayzata, Minnesota 55391
Phone: (952) 473-0234
Wednesday, May 26, 2004 (1:00 pm -3:00 pm)
Brooklyn Park Community Activity Center
5600 85th Avenue North
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota 55443
Phone: (763) 493-8363
Reserve your spot at one of these meetings by May 17th:
Call Debra Rose at (651) 602-1479
or e-mail Debra at debra.rose@metc.state.mn.us
If responding by e-mail or voice mail ...
• please identify the meeting you wish to attend,
• leave your name and title (please spell your name for name badges), and
• identify your organization.
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Metropolitan Council
Environmental Services'
Infiltration and Inflow
Information Meetings
Location information
and maps
Wednesday, May 19, 2004 (1:00 pm -3:00 pm)
Maplewood Community Center
2100 White Bear Avenue — Maplewood, Minnesota 55109 — Phone: (651) 779-3555
Maplewood Community Center is located on White Bear Avenue about 2 miles south of
Interstate 694 and a half mile south of Highway 36.
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Thursday, May 20, 2004 (1:00 pm -3:00 pm)
Wayzata City Offices
600 Rice Street East — Wayzata, Minnesota 55391
Phone: (952) 473-0234
From Highway 12, exit south on 101 to Wayzata Blvd. Turn right (west) on
follow Wayzata to Broadway Ave. S. Tum left (south) to Rice St. E. Tum
right on Rice to the City offices. Alternatively you can follow Superior Blvd to
Rice St. E. as show in the map below.
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Brooklyn Park Community Activity Center
5600 85th Avenue North — Brooklyn Park, Minnesota 55443
Phone: (763) 493-8363
From the North: Take Hwy 10, to Hwy 610 South, to Hwy 252 South, to 85th Ave. North. Go West (right) on
85th for 2.25 miles. The Center is located between Regent and Zane Avenues on 85th and will be on your
right.
From the South: Take 35W North, to 94 West, to Hwy 252 North, to 85th Avenue North. Go West (left) on
85th for 2.25 miles. The Center is located between Regent and Zane Avenues on 85th and will be on your
right.
From the East: Take Hwy 694 West, to 252 North, to 85th Ave. North. Go West (left) on 85th for 2.25 miles.
The Center is located between Regent and Zane Avenues on 85th and will be on your right.
From the West.: Take Hwy 169 North, to 85th Ave. North. Go East (right on 85th for 3 miles. The Center is
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To: City Managers
Finance Directors
City Engineers
Public Works Directors
Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES) is holding three information
meetings in May to discuss the Infiltration and Inflow (1/I) Task Force's conclusions
and recommendations to solve excessive I/I problems.
The Inflow and Information '1 ask Force is a Council approved body of individuals fi- om
various cities in the region who serve "at large" to work on strategies for reducing 1/I in
the Metropolitan Disposal System. The task force has completed its work and presented
a report to the Council. The Council approved the report and the policies and
recommendations will be included in the the Water Resources Management Policy
Plan, which will be adopted in 2005.
The I/I problem is too large to address without the communities and stakeholders in the
region working together to develop and implement strategies to ensure capacity for
current and future growth.
Please join us to hear and discuss the task force's conclusions, recommendations and
strategies
You can find the Executive Summary and Technical Report documents on the
Council Web site at: www.metrocouncii.org/environment/environment.htm
From this page select Inflow and Infiltration (1/1) Task Force under the "Featured
Links" category.
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Metropolitan Council Members
Chair: Peter Bell
Council Members:
Roger Scherer
District 1
Tony Pistilli
District 2
Mary H. Smith
District 3
Julius C. Smith
District 4
Russ Susag
District 5
Peggy Leppik
District 6
Annette Meeks
District 7
Lynette Wittsack
District 8
Natalie Steffen
District 9
Vacant
District 10
Georgeanne Hilker
District 11
Council Regional Administrator: Tom Weaver
MCES Executive Team
Chris Georgacas
District 12
Richard Aguilar
District 13
Song Lo Fawcett
District 14
Thomas Egan
District 15
Brian McDaniel
District 16
Bill Moore, MCES General Manager
Leisa Thompson, Deputy General Manager, Treatment Services
Keith Buttleman, Assistant General Manager, Environmental Quality Assurance
Bryce Pickart, Assistant General Manager, Technical Services
Bill Moeller, Assistant General Manager, Interceptor Services
Karen Neis, Manager, Environmental Services Administration
Jason Willett, Manager, Environmental Services Finance
Garrett Byrne, Manager, Safety
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Chocolate Sampler
Thursday, May 20, 7 p.m.
Plymouth Creek Center
s15 in advance
$20 at the door
All chocolate lovers will want to attend this special
event!
Join your friends and neighbors for a night of
sampling chocolate desserts from local restaurants
and cast your ballot
for your favorite.
The evening's events will include a garden tour (6:1.5
p.m. weather permitting), silent auction, and musical
entertainment.
Funds raised will be used to support the Millennium
Garden.
(No childcare or children's entertainment provided.)
Register with Plymouth Parks and Recreation.
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May 13, 2004
Dear Charter Commission Member:
The City Council has scheduled a joint meeting with the Charter Commission on
Tuesday,gust 10, at 5:30 p.m. in the Public Safety Training Room.
If you're unable to attend this meeting, please let me know. Enjoy the summer!
Sincerely,
Sandy Paulson
City Clerk
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City of Plymouth
News Advisory/Photo Opportunity
For Immediate Release Contact:
May 13, 2004 Eric Blank, 763-509-5201
Plymouth Ice Center Expansion Gets Underway
The Plymouth City Council and community members officially got the expansion of the Plymouth Ice
Center underway on May 12 when they broke ground for a third ice sheet at the Plymouth Ice Center, 3650
Plymouth Blvd. Members of the Plymouth City Council, Providence Academy, Wayzata Hockey Association
and Plymouth Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission were on hand for the event.
The Ice Center expansion is a major collaborative effort of Providence Academy, the City of Plymouth
and the Wayzata Hockey Association. The new ice is expected to be ready for the 2004-2005 season. The ice
rink will serve as home ice for Providence Academy hockey teams and will provide more public open skating
and time for classes.
About 65 percent of the cost will come from donations and rink users. Providence Academy, a private
. school at 15100 Schmidt Lake Rd., will donate up to $1.25 million of the estimated $5.35 million project cost.
The Wayzata Hockey Association will add $725,000. Developers, through park dedication allocations, will pay
$1.4 of the cost. The remaining cost will be paid out of revenue generated by the rink. The Plymouth Ice Center
operations are self-supporting.
The Plymouth Ice Center, opened in 1997, now has two ice rinks — an Olympic -size sheet with seating
for 1,000 spectators and a professional sheet (200'x 85') with seating for 200.
The new ice sheet will match the existing 200' x 85' rink. The Plymouth Ice Center is already the home
venue for the Wayzata and Armstrong High School hockey teams.
In addition to the third sheet of ice, more parking, locker rooms and a rear entrance would be added to
the facility. The front entrance would be remodeled to enlarge the front lobby area to accommodate ticket sales
and concessions for all three rinks.
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City of Plymouth.
In this issue
Neighborhood Notes
Channel project slated in effort
to reduce flooding and erosion
The channel flowing through your neighborhood
plays an important role in moving storm water and
controlling flooding. This small channel is parallel
to the bike trail, and extends about 500 feet north of
its 41" Avenue crossing (see inset). The channel
flows through a dedicated drainage easement. Nor-
mally this channel directs storm water to the north -
cm pond. From there drainage is rerouted to other
collection points to the south.
Channel improvement Accumulated silt has begun to compromise the
project planned channel's effectiveness in drawing water during
heavy rain events. This is causing the channel to
Putting yard waste in its overflow into area backyards. If left unchecked, this
place repeated overflow could lead to serious erosion
problems.
Plymouth yard waste site As part of on-going flood control maintenance in
hours your area, the City of Plymouth is planning to
deepen the channel near the bike trail north of 41"
Ave. N.
City contacts
Drainage
763-509-5524
Erosion
763-509-5526
Water Resources
Engineer
763-509-5527
Yard Waste Information
763-509-5500
In order to do their work, maintenance crews will
require access to some private property along the
channel to get their equipment to the site. In some
cases, trees will need to be removed so that City
equipment can gain access to the chann,Ji. Any trees
slated for removal will be identified and marked
before work begins.
In the next few weeks the City of Plymouth will
contact property owners whose property will be
used for access and tree clearing. It is the City's
intention to do this project during a "dry" time of
year to ease construction.
May, 2004
Efforts to clean and deepen the channel
are planned for the area indicated by
line on this aerial photo.
Out of sight, out of mind — not out
Keep yard waste from creeks and drainac
Stream banks, ditches and wooded outlots may
seem like natural sites for dumping brush, leaves
and grass clippings. But, aside from being illegal,
this type of dumping degrades water quality and
increases costs to taxpayers. Just look downstream.
That's where the decomposing yard waste plugs
culverts and adds algae -feeding phosphorus to
lakes. That's where the job of cleaning an unsightly
pile of debris is shouldered by City staff or a weary
property owner.
In Plymouth, this kind of dumping is against the law.
There are a number of options for dealing with yard
waste. Most private garbage haulers will collect it.
Grass, leaves and garden waste can be composted in a
back yard compost bin. Leaves, tree and garden waste
can be brought to the City's yard waste site (see back
for details and hours).
Yard waste site
hours
May—August
M, T, Th, F 4 pm -8 pm
S'S 10 am -8 pm
Sept.—Oct.
M. T, Th, F
S'S
Nov.
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10 am -6 pm
10 am -4 pm
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3400 Plymouth Blvd.
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Plymouth yard waste site guidelines
The City -operated yard waste drop-off is next to the Maintenance Facility, 14900 - 23"' Ave. N.
Please observe the following guidelines when drop-
ping material at the yard waste site:
Plymouth residents only, please. Bring identifica-
tion. No commercial haulers or landscapers.
Materials must be separated and deba'gged at the
site by the resident.
Materials accepted
Spring and fall lawn rakings and thatch
Leaves
Soft, vegetative garden waste
Brush and tree waste (roots and stumps NOT
accepted
Neighborhood Notes:
Unacceptable Materials
Grass clippings, lumber, sod, soil and other items
not listed above are not accepted.
The site will close for dangerous weather. Closings
are announced on the Recycling Line at 763-509-
5513.
Free Mulch & Compost
Free mulch and compost are available for residents
and non-residents during regular site hours. For
more information, call 763-509-5500.
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May 2004 Staff Report
1 2001-001 Lake Jubert Estates, Corcoran. The issue of the conservation easement/buffer marker signs has not been
2 resolved to the satisfaction of the City or the Commission. Please refer to the correspondence between the Commission
3 staff and the City regarding this matter. Staff needs guidance from the Commission in pursuing the proper installation of
4 the markers with the developer. We are currently holding $2,866.56 monitoring escrow and $15,000 replacement escrow
5 on this project.
6 2003-053 Richard Weber WCA Violation, Hassan. The Webers filled approximately four acres ofwetlands in five basins
7 on their farmed property along Tilton Trail just north of CR 117. They applied for an after -the -fact agricultural exemption
8 for filling up to two acres of type -2 wetlands and unlimited amount of type -1 wetlands on the parcel. A TEP was called
9 to review aerial photographs and NRCS documents to determine the types of wetlands filled. They found that the Webers
10 are eligible for an exemption on two of the smaller basins. Three of the other basins are type 3 wetlands that must be
11 restored or mitigated. The Commission approved the TEP findings at their December 2003 meeting. The Webers were
12 asked to submit additional supporting evidence by February 18, 2004, for consideration at the March meeting, if they would
13 like to challenge the TEP findings. No additional information has been received from the Webers. Staff visited the site on
14 March 2, 2004 and will provide options for restoring or mitigating the wetland fill areas.
15 2003-069 The Reserve, Hassan. This is a request for review on a lot line adjustment for a minor subdivision of an existing
16 two -lot parcel. The current plat layout has an existing septic system that encroached on the other parcel in the plat. The
17 lot line adjustment is requested to eliminate the encroachment and meet the Township zoning ordinances on both lots. The
18 other lot on this plat has not been built on yet. This review will be for the wetland delineation, wetland replacement plan,
19 flood plain, and erosion controls. The plans received to date have not been complete. The applicant needs to provide a
20 wetland replacement plan. The most recent review and letter to the developer are provided in the packet. No action is
21 necessary at this time.
22 2004-00IThree Rivers Estates, Hassan. This review is for a wetland replacement plan application on a 143 -acre site
23 located in the northwest quadrant of CR 117 and Bechtold Road proposed for 33 single-family residential lots. This is the
24 same site as 2003-068 (Acres of Hassan). A field visit was conducted with the wetland delineator. Some minor changes
25 are necessary but have not been submitted as of this writing. The revised wetland delineation will be reviewed when it is
26 received.
27 2004-002 Kuehn Farm, Corcoran. This is a 13.3 -acre lot being split into two lots, 5.1 and 8.2 acres in size. North Fork
28 Rush Creek flows along the northwest corner of this subdivision. The floodplain of the creek extends into the northwest
29 corner of the property. No onsite grading is proposed. This review was done for compliance with the Commission's
30 wetland and floodplain management standards. This item was approved at the March 2004 meeting of the Commission.
31 Final approval was contingent upon field verification of the wetland delineation this spring. The verification has not been
32 done as of this writing.
33 2004-005 Thorpe Distributing, Rogers. Staff received revised plans on April 30, 2004 and has not completed the review.
34 Staff has been granted authority to make a decision on this plan.
35 2004-006 Hisco Office/Warehouse, Hassan. This is an existing 4 acre lot within Rogers Industrial Park 6" Addition. The
36 applicant is proposing an Office/Warehouse building. The site will drain into an existing storm water pond constructed
37 as part of the overall storm water management system for all 4 lots in the industrial park. This review will be for
38 compliance to the original pond design calculations used in the industrial park site plans (project #99-003) and for erosion
39 & sediment controls. As of this writing, the E&SC plans do not meet the Commission's requirements. The Commission
40 has given staff the authority to make a decision on this plan. If acceptable revisions have not been received by May 7, 2004,
41 it will be denied. [New plans and a letter granting a 30 -day extension were received in the Administrative Office at 2:30
42 p.m. on May 6, 2004.]
43 2004-08 Bell Tower West - LandCor Financial Center, Maple Grove. Please refer to the staff findings dated April 27,
44 2004 included in the meeting packet.
45 2004-10 Rush Creek Villas, Maple Grove. Staff findings dated April 6, 2004 are included in the meeting packet. Staff
46 asked for more details for the pond outlet design. Project review deadline is May 31, 2004.
47 2004-011 Hassan Sand and Gravel I1, Hassan. The applicant has not provided new plans since the last Commission
48 meeting. Additional wetlands have been delineated and field verified by staff. A new wetland survey and plans are
49 expected soon. The Commission will be updated at the meeting.
50 2004-012 Territorial View, Rogers. The plan is incomplete.
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51 2004-013 Rogers Distribution Center 11, Rogers. This plan is renamed as 2004- 018 Diamond Lake Industrial Center.
52 (See below.)
53 2004-014 Rogers Retail Centre Third Addition, Rogers. Staff approved the erosion and sediment control plan with a
54 minor revision. Staff findings are included in the meeting packet.
55 2004-015 Bike/Hike Reclamation & Rehabilitation — Three Rivers Park, Maple Grove and Dayton. This project
56 involves the rehabilitation of the last phase of the trail system in Elm Creek Park Reserve. The staff findings and
57 recommendations dated 5/5/03 are included in the packet. Staff recommends the approval of the stormwater management
58 and erosion control plans.
59 2004-016 Eastman Nature Center Pavement Reconstruction — Three Rivers Park, Maple Grove. This project will strip
60 off the existing pavement from the existing road and repave it. The existing impervious footprint will not change. Staff
61 findings dated 5/3/04 is included in the packet. Staff approved the erosion and sediment control plan as submitted.
62 2004-017 Colebank Farms, Corcoran. This is a proposal to subdivide an existing lot into two lots within a development
63 that has been reviewed and approved by the Commission. The wetlands have been shown on the recorded plats. The
64 subdivision will not affect any wetlands and, therefore, does not require review.
65 2004-018 Diamond Lake Industrial Center, Rogers. This is a 32 -acre industrial development on the east side of Rogers.
66 Commission reviewed and approved a stormwater plan for series of regional ponds to treat this area. The submitted plan
67 appears to deviate from the approved criteria. Staff findings outline the discrepancies and ask the City's assistance in
68 resolving them. Staff also outlined the required revisions to the plan for approval.
69 2004-019 SummerHill, Corcoran. This is a 59 -acre site located in the SW corner of Horseshoe Trail and Mohawk Drive
70 proposed for 15, single-family residential lots. Plans were received too late to include in this report. Staff will update the
7/ Commission on the status of the review at their meeting.
72 2004-020 CSAH 10 Construction, Maple Grove. As of this writing, the documentation provided by Hennepin County
73 has not been reviewed by the Commissioners.
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CITY OF PLYMOUTH
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MN 55447
DATE: May 7, 2004
TO: Laurie Ahrens, City Manager
FROM: Anne Hurlburt; -Community Development Director
SUBJECT: Hennepin County Adult Correctional Facility (HCACF) Population Report
Hennepin County Community Corrections staff has submitted their monthly report on average
daily population for the month of April 2004.
The average daily population reported for the Plymouth facility was 567, less than the
occupancy limit of 601 set by the Conditional Use Permit.
The chart below shows the average monthly population since we began receiving reports in
June of 1998.
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PLYMOUTH FIRE
DEPARTMENT
3400 Plymouth Boulevard
Plymouth, Minnesota 55447
763-509-5120
FIRE -RESCUE INCIDENT OF INTEREST
DATE: May 5, 2004 TIME: 2:40 p.m.
ADDRESS: 11505 38 Avenue
DETAILS: The Department was dispatched to reported smoke coming from a house on May 5,
2004. Upon arrival, Plymouth Captain 2 (Dreelan) reported smoke showing from a two-story
residential dwelling. Dreelan further reported that the occupants could not be accounted for. First
arriving Duty Crew Engine 21 (Weldon, Charles, Lanning) and Captains Dreelan and Evenson
forced entry and advanced a handline into the dwelling to begin extinguishment. A second
handline was advanced to the second floor to check for extension and perform a search.
Fire extension was contained to the kitchen area with high heat and heavy smoke conditions
throughout the dwelling. The fire was placed under control 8 minutes following fire department
arrival. There were no firefighter or civilian injuries. Twenty-five Plymouth fire personnel
responded to the scene or were on stand-by.
RESPONSE TIME: 9 minutes.
FIRE ORIGIN/CAUSE: Kitchen/ Crock -pot.
ESTIMATED FIRE LOSS: $70,000.
P.F.D. RESPONDING UNITS:
Engine Companies: E-21
Ladder Companies: L-31, TW -11, A-21
Support Units:
Rescue Companies: R-21
Chief Officers: C-1
Mutual Aid: None
ASSISTING AGENCIES:
EMS: Yes
Red Cross: Yes
Salvation Army: No
Public Works: No
State FM: No
SECTOR OFFICERS: Chief Kline (Command), Captain Evenson (Interior).
Adopted Minutes
Surface Water Task Force
Thursday, April 22nd, 2004
Task Force Members Present
Absent
1.
Gracie Azine
2.
Karla Anderson
X
3.
Cal Baldry
4.
Bonnie Bronstad
X
5.
Steve Chesebrough
6.
Paul Christgau
7.
Terrie Christian
S.
Richard Dunn
9.
Jack Gassner
10.
James Griffin
11.
Lee Keeley
12.
Ken King
13.
Richard Manthe
14.
Larry Marofsky
15.
Don Maxwell
16.
Jack 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
26.
Jerry Unger
27.
Mark Wollschlager
Also present: Community Development Director Hurlburt, City Engineer Quanbeck,
Finance Director Hahn, Financial Analyst Kohn, Mayor Judy Johnson, City Manager
Ahrens, Councilmember Black & Office Support Representative Langer.
A meeting of the Surface Water Task Force was held beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Lunch
Room of City Hall, 3400 Plymouth Blvd. on Thursday, April 22nd, 2004.
Adopted Minutes
Surface Water Task Force on April 22, 2004
Page 2 of 7
Community Development Director Hurlburt welcomed the Task Force members and
asked for introductions.
Approval of Minutes
Community Development Director Hurlburt asked for approval of the minutes from the
April 1St, 2004 Surface Water Task Force meeting. With two changes the minutes were
approved. There was a request for clarification on page four under goal #5 regarding the
date to return wetlands to an average healthy eco -system status because the date did not
appear right. Staff verified that the year "2001" should have been "2011" as stated on
Post -It notes collected at the last meeting, and this change was made in the minutes as
well.
Review Draft List of Possible Recommendations/Options
Community Development Director Hurlburt explained that she drafted recommendations,
trying to incorporate all the main ideas and concepts from the last meeting, to give the
Task Force a place to start. These ideas were grouped in order from more general to
more specific. Hurlburt explained that the goal for this meeting was to get through as
many of these recommendations as possible so that we could begin drafting the final
report for review at the May 10th meeting. Each category will be reviewed, discussed as
a group, and then we will try to reach some consensus on the recommendations. A Task
Force member requested that it be noted in our final draft if consensus was evenly split
on some of these areas.
Hurlburt reviewed the following draft of general recommendations:
1. Continue water quality planning efforts in cooperation with Plymouth's four
watersheds. Set specific goals and priorities, and monitor their achievement.
2. Continue to educate the public about water quality issues, and about what they as
homeowners and property owners can do in their own yards to help.
3. Consider changing any development and maintenance standards and regulations
that conflict with water quality goals, such as limitations on alternatives to lawns
or requirements that increase impervious surfaces.
4. Ensure that the drainage system and ponds are designed with adequate capacity so
as to prevent flooding and decrease the need for maintenance in the future.
5. The preventive maintenance program must include regular inspection of the
drainage system and ponds, to identify problems and set priorities for both water
quality and flood control.
6. Investigate and apply for any available grants or aid to supplement local funding
sources.
7. Investigate ways to make pond cleaning more economical and efficient, such as
using volunteers; new technology, and/or finding economic uses for resulting fill
materials.
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Hurlburt asked for consensus on first seven recommendations. The Task Force members
agreed.
Community Development Director Hurlburt reviewed the draft recommendations on
budgeting principles. Task Force members asked for clarification of #8—if funding were
not adequate, would the City be obligated to increase it? Community Development
Director Hurlburt explained that the intent of this statement was to indicate that if the
City decides to do something, part of that decision includes planning an adequate source
of funds to pay for it. Task Force members indicated that this statement should be
mandatory, so Hurlburt changed the draft "should" to "shall":
8. Funding shall be adequate to cover the City's operating and maintenance
responsibilities for surface water infrastructure.
9. Any funds collected for surface water management shall be dedicated to that
purpose.
There was discussion regarding the need to set priorities for funding. Hurlburt suggested
that an additional statement could be added to state that the budget must reflect the City's
priorities, with top priority going to preventing property damage and meeting legal
mandates.
Financial Analyst Kohn said that the budget is reviewed annually. Councilmember Black
added that the Surface Water Management plan is updated every 10 years, and is used to
determine budget priorities.
The Task Force agreed to add the following statement to the budgeting principles,
(without the specific priorities):
8.5 The budget must reflect the City's priorities.
Hurlburt asked for consensus on these three recommendations for budgeting principles.
The Task Force members agreed.
Community Development Director Hurlburt reviewed possible recommendations
concerning responsibility for ponds—what is the City's role (items 10 through 13 in the
draft.) She explained that this issue is key to meeting the Council's request of the Task
Force and to the other recommendations that would follow.
Hurlburt said that since one of the criteria for recommendations is legality, staff had
reviewed the draft recommendations with City Attorney Roger Knutson. The Attorney
had pointed out that there might be legal barriers to the City taking responsibility for
maintaining the water quality and flood prevention functions of all ponds (man-made)
and wetlands (natural) not subject to pond maintenance agreements. City Engineer
Quanbeck explained that we do not have the right to go onto another person's property
unless there is an easement or to respond to an emergency. A Task Force member asked
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for an estimate on the number of properties without easements, suggesting that we need
an inventory of where we have easements/rights and where we don't.
Hurlburt said that City Attorney Knutson had pointed out that even with those properties
where the City has pond maintenance agreements, the City's rights are not always clear
or language isn't consistent There are over 150 agreements which would need to be
dealt with individually. If the City establishes a policy for ponds not subject to
agreements, the language in many of the pond maintenance agreements will require that
the City have a policy for those subject to agreements. Some homeowners associations
with agreements may no longer be active or their existence never disclosed to current
owners, so a representative would not be available for negotiations.
Community Development Director Hurlburt explained that staff had asked City Attorney
Knutson if conditions could be placed on the City taking over ponds subject to
maintenance agreements, such as requiring that ponds are first brought up to City
standards, are cleaned for the first time, or that a payment be made to the City. The
Attorney has advised that each HOA or property owner would have to be negotiated with
individually, so uniform conditions would not be practical or enforceable.
Financial Analyst Kohn reviewed handout #49, "Cost and Impact Items 10 & 11 ".
Summarizing option #10: "The City shall take responsibility for maintaining the water
quality and flood prevention functions of all ponds (man-made) and wetlands (natural)
not subject to pond maintenance agreements but are part of the City's drainage system."
It is estimated that there are about 800 water features falling into this category. Average
maintenance cycle would be approximately 15 years. The average cost of maintenance
assuming we have a disposal site available would be about $7,500 per pond or wetland.
This amounts to an annual maintenance cost of $350,000. Currently we are maintaining
10 ponds per year for flood prevention and not for water quality purposes. The net
average annual cost for option #10 is $275,000 per year, which is in addition to what we
are spending now. Currently the maintenance fee for those 10 ponds is coming from the
Surface Water Fee. This would require a permanent 17.25% increase or $6.73 per year
per residential customer or $1.12 per billing. This is on top of a 5% increase ($1.95 per
year) that we feel is necessary right now just to fund our current operations.
Kohn gave a summary of option #11: "The City should take over responsibility for all
HOA/property owners for maintaining the water quality and flood prevention functions
of all ponds subject to maintenance agreements". Currently there are 214 ponds and the
estimated average cost for maintenance is $15,000 each since they must be maintained to
a higher standard. It is estimated that it would cost about $214,000 per year to maintain
the current ponds covered by maintenance agreements, assuming the City has a disposal
site available. Staff projects adding another 100 water quality ponds before build -out,
resulting in a total of 314 ponds that would need to be maintained, at an estimated cost of
$314,000 per year. This would require a 13% rate increase to maintain existing ponds, or
a 19% increase to maintain all ponds at build -out.
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The bottom item summarizes option #10 and option #11 together. Currently, if we were
to take over all ponds (those with maintenance agreements and those without) it would
amount to $489,000 per year or if you add the 5% required for inflation-- a 36% rate
increase, or in the future closer to $600,000 and about a 42% rate increase. Cost would
be $14.04 per year in the near term, and eventually $16.38 per year when the additional
ponds are included, over and above the current fee.
Financial Analyst Kohn referred to Handout #50 — "Water Resources Fund Ongoing
Revenues and Expenditure". He said that ongoing revenues are currently less than
projected ongoing expenses. A 5% rate increase is required to close the gap. Any
additional ongoing expenditure for ponds will require a rate increases beyond 5%.
Currently contemplated capital projects are funded from existing reserves. The City has
not raised the rate since July 2001. CPI -U has increased by 5.58 % from July 2001 to
March 2004. He also referred to Handout #51 "Water Resources Fund Impact of
Potential Rate Increases". The difference that people would see is $16.38 annual
increase. Right now it is $3.25 per month.
A Task Force member commented on utility fees verses property taxes. Financial
Analyst Kohn referred to handout 452 "Utility Fee vs. Tax — Points to Consider":
• The property tax has been and may continue to be subject to levy limits.
• The only way to raise the property tax and avoid levy limits would be to establish
a series of special taxing districts. This would require public hearings for each
district and extensive segregations of costs.
• Utility fees can be set based upon any reasonable criteria. Property taxes are
based purely on tax capacity value.
• Property taxes are eligible for itemization on state and federal income tax. Utility
fees are not.
• Utility fees can be levied on tax-exempt properties.
• Shifting from a utility fee to a property tax basis would result in a 46% rate
increase to the average residential property. Commercial properties, which have
a greater percentage of impervious surfaces, would see a reduction in costs.
• Utility fees are more economically efficient since they can be constructed to
reward or punish consumer behavior.
• Property taxes are not legally dedicated. Surface water utility funds can only be
used for storm water purposes as defined by state statute.
The consensus of the Task Force was that utility fees were favored over property taxes.
Mayor Johnson informed the Task Force that she and Councilmember Black were going
to approach the Legislature to ask for fee deductibility on state tax bills.
Kohn reviewed Handout #53 "Incidence of Surface Water Revenues", showing how
surface water fees and property taxes currently fall on residential and commercial
properties. He explained that if revenues currently raised by fees were levied on the
property tax, the burden would fall more heavily on residential properties.
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At this point a Task Force Member asked for a consensus on combining draft options #10
and #11, to state that the City should take responsibility for maintaining the water quality
and flood prevention functions of all ponds (man-made) and wetlands (natural) which are
part of the City's drainage system. There was agreement.
A Task Force Member asked that the City hold developers responsible before taking over
maintenance of ponds. It was clarified that the City would take over ponds only after the
developer's obligations under City ordinances and development contracts have been
fulfilled and verified, and they become part of the City's drainage system. There would
no longer be a need for maintenance agreements for future homeowner associations.
There was discussion on how the City would go about assuming responsibility for the
ponds, such as whether the City would initiate negotiation with landowners or
homeowners associations for ponds covered by agreements, or where there may not be
easements in place.
Community Development Director Hurlburt summarized the following key points, which
will be included in Task Forces' report:
• The City should take responsibility for maintaining the water quality and flood
prevention functions of all ponds (man-made) and wetlands (natural) that are part
of the City's drainage system.
• The City should inventory and inspect all of the various components of the
drainage system, to determine when a pond or other facility is not meeting
standards or needs maintenance.
• The City will negotiate easements and/or changes to pond maintenance
agreements on a case-by-case basis.
Hurlburt asked for consensus on whether surface water costs should be paid from a
surface water fee or a tax. (draft statements 14 & 15.) The Task Force agreed to
recommend that surface water fee should be a fee, not a tax, so it applies to all property in
the City.
Hurlburt reviewed the draft recommendations concerning the surface water fee (draft
statements 16 through 19.) Financial Analyst Kohn explained that the City's
responsibility is going to phase in gradually, so it would make sense to phase in the
funding gradually. Kohn suggested a 5 -year period. Kohn explained that there were only
a few projects that could be accelerated by the use of bonds, so he did not recommend
that. The Task Force discussed the difficulties of assessing costs to specific properties,
including determining benefit, the management burden, and the related legal and equity
issues.
Hurlburt asked for consensus that the needed surface water fee increase should be phased
in over a five-year period. The Task Force agreed.
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By consensus, the Task Force eliminated draft options 17 through 21.
The Task Force agreed that the City should conceptually retain part of draft option 22,
which read: "charge fees or increase fees for activities that have water quality impacts."
They agreed that the City should continue to charge higher surface water fees for
properties with more impervious surface, as is currently the case, and look for other
opportunities to increase fees for activities that have greater surface water impacts.
There was consensus was that options 23 through 25 should not be considered any
further.
Mayor Johnson suggested an article for the Sun Sailor or newsletter summarizing the
Task Force's findings in the form of a press release and also putting the information on
the City's web site.
Set Preliminary Agenda for Meeting #5
Community Development Director Hurlburt explained that the next step would be for
staff to draft a summary report before the next meeting. The next meeting will be held on
Monday, May 10`h, 7:00 p.m. The Task Force will meet with the Council on May 18`h
Any action that the Council would take would occur at a future City Council meeting.
This meeting was adjourned at 10:00 p.m.
Sheila Langer, Office Support Representative
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Surface Water Task Force
Monday, May 10th, 2004
Task Force Members
Present
Absent
1.
Gracie Azine
2.
Karla Anderson
3.
Cal Baldry
X
4.
Bonnie Bronstad
X
5.
Steve Chesebrough
6.
Paul Christgau
7.
Terrie Christian
X
8.
Richard Dunn
9.
Jack Gassner
10.
James Griffin
11.
Lee Keeley
12.
Ken King
13.
Richard Manthe
X
14.
Larry Marofsky
15.
Don Maxwell
X
16.
Jack Moe
17.
Gary Ness
X
18.
Tom Orr
X
19.
Kathy Osborne
20.
Keith Pizzala
X
21.
Dick Plufka
22.
Tov Rezabek
23.
David Roy
X
24.
Pete Savage
25.
Robert Schafer
X
26.
Jerry Unger
27.
IMark Wollschlager
X
Also present: Community Development Director Hurlburt, City Engineer Quanbeck,
Public Works Director Faulkner, Finance Director Hahn, Financial Analyst Kohn, City
Manager Ahrens, Councilmember Black & Office Support Representative Langer.
A meeting of the Surface Water Task Force was held beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Lunch
Room of City Hall, 3400 Plymouth Blvd. on Monday, May 10th, 2004.
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Community Development Director Hurlburt welcomed the Task Force members and
asked for introductions.
Approval of Minutes
Community Development Director Hurlburt asked for approval of the minutes from the
April 22nd, 2004 Surface Water Task Force meeting. The minutes were corrected to
indicate that Lee Keeley had been present at the meeting. A task force member
questioned page four, which referenced 700 ponds and wetlands. Public Works Director
Faulkner suggested that instead of ponds and wetlands the minutes should read water
features, and for accuracy the number should be changed from 700 to 800. With those
two changes the minutes were approved.
Review and Approve Task Force Report
Community Development Director Hurlburt gave an overview of the Task Force Report
explaining how the report was organized into four main sections.
• Task Force Mission
• Task Force Process
• Task Force Recommendations
• Surface Water Utility Fee Proposal
Hurlburt added that surface water utility fee proposal was not part of the
recommendations but was an illustration of what would happen to the surface water
utility fee as a resolute of the Task Force's recommendations. The attachments that are
necessary to understand the basic process of the group are also attached to the report.
This material includes the detailed criteria and the complete list of the draft
recommendations considered at the last meeting. Also included is the list of all the
packet materials so that if someone wants to delve more deeply into a particular area
everything will be available to them.
A Task Force member thanked the entire staff for their support and asked that this
acknowledgement to be noted in the minutes.
A Task Force member asked that the reference to "water features" on page 3 under
"Understanding Water Issues" be changed from 700 to 800.
A Task Force member referenced page 5, paragraph 3 under "Reaching a Consensus" and
she said would like to add "administration costs" to the list of examples.
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A Task Force member recommended that on page 6, item #I under "General
Recommendations" that we add "in cooperation with Plymouth's four water sheds and
state and federal agencies ".
A Task Force member suggested that page 6, item #2 be changed as follows: "continue
to educate the public about water quality and drainage issues and about what they as
homeowners and property owners can do in their own yards to help".
A Task Force member stated that on page 7, item #9 under "Budgeting Principles" the
budget must reflect the City's priorities we should add "as well as provide for response to
emergencies".
Community Development Director Hurlburt explained that staff prepared estimates of the
revenues needed to fund the recommendations, and the fees required to provide the
revenues, based on bulleted assumptions listed on page 8 under the "Surface Water
Utility Fee Proposal".
Referencing the first bulleted item, Task Force members asked that the term "existing
ponds" be changed to "drainage features" and the number of ponds without maintenance
agreements be changed from 700 to 800. These changes would then increase
maintenance costs from $350,000 per year on a 15 -year cycle to $385,000.
Financial Analyst Kohn pointed out there was an error in the second bullet point. The
amount that the City is currently spending on existing ponds without maintenance
agreements is $75,000, not $100,000. Task Force members asked that the first and
second bulleted items be combined for clarity. Kohn will re -calculate numbers for this
entire report to reflect the changes made at tonight's meeting..
Task Force members indicated a consensus on the Surface Water Task Force Report with
the above noted changes.
Hurlburt extended an invitation to the Task Force Members on behalf of the Plymouth
City Council to join them for a light dinner in recognition of their efforts. Dinner will
be served at 5:30 p.m. in the employee lunchroom before the 6:30 p.m. May 18th Council
Meeting.
Discuss Presentation to City Council
Community Development Director Hurlburt asked the Task Force members how they
wanted to present their report to the Council. She said options include presentation by
Task Force members, staff or a combination thereof. Hurlburt suggested the possibility
of a brief power point presentation summarizing key issues. Two Task Force members
suggested that having Hurlburt make the presentation would eliminate biased opinions.
Hurlburt agreed to prepare and deliver the presentation. She added that the Council
would possibly ask questions based on the Task Force recommendations and suggested
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that other staff could also help with technical answers. The Task Force agreed that this
was their report and they would all stand behind it.
It was understood that any action that the Council would take would occur at a future
City Council meeting.
This meeting was adjourned at 8:18 p.m.
Sheila Langer, Office Support Representative
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MINUTES
April 8, 2004
A meeting of the Shingle Creek Watershed Management Commission was called to order by Chairman Mark Hanson
Thursday, April 8, at 5:30 p.m., at Maple Grove Community Center, 12951 Weaver Lake Road, Maple Grove, MN.
Present were: Grady Boeck, Brooklyn Center; Tina Carstens, Brooklyn Park; Greg Gappa, Crystal; Karen Jaeger, Maple
Grove; Craig Cooper, Minneapolis; Mark Hanson, New Hope; Peter Abbey, Osseo; Ned Carroll,
Plymouth; Charlie LeFevere, Kennedy & Graven; Ed Matthiesen, Wenck Associates, Inc.; and Judie
Anderson, Recording Secretary.
Also present: John Harlow, Brooklyn Center; Kevin Anderson, Brooklyn Park; Tom Mathisen, Crystal; Gerry
Butcher, Maple Grove; Tara Mugane, Minneapolis; and Richard McCoy, Robbinsdale.
I. Minutes. Motion by Cooper, second by Carroll to approve the minutes of the March meeting of the Commission.
Motion carried, Boeck abstaining.
II. Treasurer's Report. Motion by Boeck, second by Carstens to approve the Treasurer's Report. Motion carried.
III. Approval of Claims. Motion by Boeck, second by Carstens to approve the claims presented. Claims totaling
$23,962.45 were approved by roll call vote: ayes - Boeck, Carstens, Gappa, Jaeger, Cooper, Hanson, and Carroll; nays -
none; absent - Osseo and Robbinsdale.
IV. Correspondence.
A. The Commissioners received copies of the March Communications Lob. No action required.
B. Shingle Creek Corridor, Brooklyn Park. An article from the Brooklyn Park Sun Post was included in
the packet. "Local lawmakers have introduced legislation to appropriate 5500,000 for shoreline stabilization and erosion
control along a section of [the] ... creek in Brooklyn Park." Not likely to be approved in 2004, the bill will be
introduced again next year. No action at this time.
[Abbey arrived 5:42 p.m.]
C. On April 27, 2004, Northland NEMO will present testimonials about projects that broke the mold and
overcame barriers in protecting natural resources and unveil new presentations and tools, including Minnesota's newest
and most comprehensive water quality model ordinances. More information is available at www.mnerosion.org.
Project NEMO (_Nonpoint source pollution Education for Municipal Officials) is a nationally recognized
education program for land use decision -makers that addresses the relationship between land use and natural resource
protection. Northland NEMO works with the community through presentations, materials, and guidance to help move
forward on the two major aspects of natural resource-based planning: planning for areas to be preserved, and planning
for developed or developing areas. Motion by Boeck, second by Cooper to invite Jay Michels, workshop leader for
Project NEMO, to a Commission meeting. Motion carried.
V. Water Quality.
A. Winter Fish Kill on Upper Twin Lake. Staff visited the area on March 30 and walked much of the
shoreline of the lake and also checked areas of Middle and Lower Twin Lakes. The fish kill seems to be relatively small
and concentrated in the shallowest area of Upper Twin. No dead fish were seen on the other basins. Winter 2003-04
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was particularly cold, following a dry fall, resulting in a large amount of ice with less lake volume. This fact, combined
with the shallowness of the upper basin, resulted in areas of oxygen depletion and fish mortality. Since the kill was
relatively small, it will likely have little impact on the fish population. The DNR has reported similar occurrences on
other shallow basins.
B. Plymouth Ponds. Staff will attend a meeting on April 9 with Plymouth and DNR representatives to
identify flooding and aesthetic solutions for two ponds located at the intersection of Bass Lake Road and Zachary Lane.
C. Twin Lake, Ryan Lake and Crystal Lake Action Plan. Staff met the Brooklyn Center City Engineer
to discuss the next steps for these lakes. There recently has been some success with the lake -wide management activities
as a result of the MEP Grant for landowner activities within the Twin Lakes watershed and vegetation installation for
the shoreline and prairie at the park and beach area. The Lake TMDL for these five lakes will be completed this summer
and will be grant -eligible for federal funding for implementation of remedial action/projects. The proposed Water
Quality Plan also identifies some management activities. Staff will bring these action items to the May meeting for
consideration by the Commission for inclusion in the 2005 budget.
D. Water Quality Plan. Staff is updating the implementation section of the plan for presentation at the May
meeting. Staff will contact members and interested citizens to inform them that the draft Plan will be available on the
Commission's website for review and comment.
E. The 2003 Annual Water Quality Report was included in the meeting packet. Matthiesen noted that fecal
coliform concentrations were extremely high during runoff events in 2003. This may result in the creek being placed
on the TMDL list for fecal coliform. River Watch results will be added to the report when they are received.
F. Dissolved Oxygen TMDL. Staff has been advised that this project is third in line for funding. Monitoring
and data collection will not occur in 2004 even if authorization from the PCA is given since a full year of data is
necessary. Work will probably begin in 2005.
G. Chloride TMDL. The final report is being written. Meetings will be scheduled with stakeholders and
local maintenance officials.
H. Citizen Assisted Monitoring Program (CAMP). Eagle, Pike, Schmidt, Crystal and Upper Twin Lakes
will be monitored in 2004.
I. The Twin Lakes Shoreline Restoration Project Educational Workshop occurred on Saturday, April
3, 2004. Staff reviewed with homeowners the benefits of the Restoration Project, explained how to maintain plants
including watering and weeding, informed residents about spring planting of the remaining aquatic plants, and explained
how the techniques used can be applied to their own properties and how their properties will benefit. This is the final
element of this DNR grant project.
J. Motion by Gappa, second by Abbey to approve the River Watch Agreement with Hennepin County.
Three sites will be monitored at a cost of S3,000. Motion carred.
K. Staff's April 1, 2004 memo outlined the 2004 Water Quality Monitoring program. The activities
included stream monitoring at two sites, storm event monitoring, grab sampling, and specific monitoring for fecal
coliform and were consistent with the annual monitoring budget for 2004. Motion by Boeck, second by Carstens to
approve the tasks per the April 1 memo. Motion carried. Staff was directed to return to the May meeting with an
itemization of tasks and costs.
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VI. Project Reviews.
A. SC2004-02 2004 — Phase 6 Central Street Reconstruction, Crystal. Review of erosion control for
project located on Rockford Road, north of 36th Avenue, west of Douglas Drive, east of the City of New Hope. The
proposed project involves the reconstruction of several residential streets, utility extension, and curb and gutter
installation. The project will not significantly increase impervious areas. A complete project review was received on
March 17, 2004.
Runoff from this site will continue to be treated by existing stormwater ponds. There is no significant
change in runoff volumes or rates. Two stormceptors will be installed to improve water quality to the Florida Pond
(DNR Protected Waters 642W). A new outlet for the Brownwood pond is proposed. The outlet will be set at the same
elevation as the existing outlet, but will have a larger diameter pipe, and will be installed with a control structure to
better control storm water discharge from the basin. A maintenance plan for this outlet is proposed as part of the City's
Memory Pond Study. A detailed Erosion Control Plan satisfying Commission requirements has been received.
DNR Protected Waters 641 W, and 642W are located on-site. Existing conditions, home ownership, and
the nature of the project do not allow for 30 foot average width buffer strips. There will be 355 square feet of wetland
impacts as a result of the project. The City is the WCA LGU for the project.
Motion by Carstens, second by Abbey directing Staff to notify the City of Crystal that approval of project
SC2004-02 is hereby granted pending receipt of
A maintenance plan for Brownwood Pond and
Location and catalog sheets of the two proposed stormceptors.
The project review fee is also waived. Motion carried.
B. SC2004-03 City of Plymouth Lake Restoration General Permit. Review the City of Plymouth's
lakeshore restoration general permit for erosion control for any projects within City boundaries. A complete project
review was received on March 5, 2004.
The purpose of the general permit is to provide a template design that can be used for lake restoration
projects within the City of Plymouth, eliminating the need for each individual lake restoration project to go through the
review process. Restoration will be completed by utilizing bioengineering techniques to stabilize shoreline properties.
Biologs for slope stability, brush bundles to serve as wave breaks, in combination with emergent native plants and native
shrub plantings for shoreline stabilization will comprise the main components of each restoration project. 14 properties
on Medicine Lake will be the first to use this general permit. However, given the City's request to use the plans as a
general permit for all future lakeshore restoration projects, a project review was completed. The City will submit a map,
plans and brief description 10 days prior to the commencement of work for each restoration project. The design used
by the City was previously approved by MN DNR (Permit #2001-6020) and Hennepin Conservation District (HCD).
Motion by Carstens, second by Gappa directing Staff to notify the City of Plymouth that approval of
project SC2004-03 is hereby granted pending receipt of a map, plans and brief description of all future proposed lake
restoration projects. The project review fee is also waived. Motion carried.
C. SC2004-04 Northland Mechanical, New Hope. Review ofproposed commercial development adjacent
to DNR Protected Water 569W in the southwest quadrant of Science Center Drive and International Parkway. A
complete project review was received on April 1, 2004. The project review fee has been received.
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The proposed project involves the construction of a 2 -acre commercial development on an undeveloped site.
Following completion, approximately 60% of the site will be converted to impervious area. Runoff from the 1.2 acres of
impervious areas will be routed to a proposed storrnwater pond that has been designed to meet Commission water quality
requirements. The pond discharges to the outlet drainage channel for DNR Protected Waters 569W which flows north into
Bass Creek. The site does not meet Commission requirements for rate control for the 2 -yr, 10 -year and 100 -yr events.
According to National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) there is one wetland associated with this site. There
is no proposed grading in the wetland. The City is WCA LGU for this project. According to the Minnesota Department
of Natural Resources Protected Waters Inventory (PWI), 569W is located adjacent to the site on the south side of the
railroad tracks. Building lowest floor elevations have been specified which satisfy Commission 1 -foot freeboard
requirements. There is no floodplain on site. A detailed Erosion Control Plan satisfying Commission requirements has
not been received. Infiltration is not provided on-site. Natural watercourses exist adjacent to the property. A 30 -foot
average buffer strip is not provided.
The City of New Hope confirmed that adjacent property owners have been notified of the proposed project.
NOTE: When the adjacent property to the east redevelops the direct discharge, the drainage channel will
be directed to a stormwater treatment pond.
Action on project SC2004-04 is tabled pending receipt of the following:
1. Provide infiltration for site that meets Commission requirements or demonstrate why infiltration is
unfeasible.
2. Provide rate control on-site to meet Commission requirements for the 2 -yr, 10 -year and 100 -yr events.
3. Provide an emergency overflow route with erosion control from the stormwatcr pond to the drainage
channel.
4. Provide a drainage easement around the entire stonnwater pond to allow for maintenance access and
show how vehicles could access the pond.
5. Provide silt fence between the NWL and HWL of the proposed pond.
6. Provide maintenance agreement for pond.
VII. Wetland Conservation Act (WCA). Staff's April 1, 2004 memo informed the Commissioners of the
"sequencing" requirements stated in WCA. BWSR recently conducted a training session to guide local government
units (LGUs) on the application of sequencing requirements and focused on impact avoidance and minimization.
VIII. Second Generation Plan.
A. Joint Powers Agreement (JPA). Signed amendments have been received from the cities of Brooklyn
Center, Crystal, Maple Grove, New Hope, Plymouth and Robbinsdale.
B. Review Process. The Metro Subcommittee of BWSR reviewed the Plan on April 7, 2004, where it
received unanimous approval and no requests for additions. It will be reviewed by the full BWSR board on April 28.
[The Plan was approved by the full board and a resolution adopting the Plan will be considered by the Commission at
its May meeting.]
C. The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) reviewed and commented on proposed language and figures
to amend the Commission's Rules and Standards pertaining to Infiltration. Staff is working this issue through
another water management organization and will report on that process as it evolves.
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D. Primary office and official bulletin board designations will be reconsidered at the May meeting.
IX. Education and Public Outreach Program. The Education and Public Outreach Committee (EPOC) met on
March 30, 2004. Their report was included in the meeting packet.
A. Water Quality Education Grant. A grant application was received from Riverview Specialty School for
Math and Environmental Science in Brooklyn Park. The request is for $1,000 to purchase the "Disappearing Wetlands"
curriculum from the JASON Project for their fourth and fifth grade science program. The JASON Project is an
educational project administered by the JASON Foundation, a nonprofit educational organization founded by Dr. Robert
Ballard following his discovery of the wreck of the RMS Titanic to inspire students to pursue math and science learning
through hands-on discovery. The EPOC recommends that the Commission approve this application. Riverview
received a grant from the Commission last year and completed curriculum training for its science teachers. The school
district has not yet returned its grant agreement for that award. The EPOC recommends that the new award be made
contingent on receiving the executed agreement for the previous award. Motion by Jaeger, second by Abbey to approve
the recommendations of the EPOC. Motion carried.
Carolyn Dindorf of Fortin Consulting informed the EPOC that she had recently completed a Minnesota
Lake Ecology curriculum for the Minnesota Lakes Association. The curriculum is suitable for grades 5-8 and includes
a 137 page student workbook and a teacher's guide. Fortin also trained a first class of 15 teachers on the curriculum.
Fortin Consulting is interested in working with the Commissions to conduct training for additional teachers. The EPOC
invited Dindorf to attend its May meeting to further discuss her ideas.
B. Great Shingle Creek Watershed Cleanup. Brooklyn Center Mayor Myrna Kragness is honorary chair
of this April 17 event and has been visiting the councils of the participating cities -- Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park,
Crystal, Robbinsdale, and Plymouth -- to discuss the event and obtain a proclamation from each city. Minneapolis holds
a separate event. 2004 Cleanup coordinator is Joyce Gulseth of Brooklyn Center.
C. The EPOC nominated Margie Vigoren, City of Plymouth, and Joyce Gulseth, City of Brooklyn Center,
to receive the Commission's 2003 Watershed Stewardship Awards for their promotion of watershed education and
awareness, working with residents, property owners, students, teachers, and volunteers to protect and improve our
watersheds. Motion by Hanson, second by Abbey to approve these awards. Motion carried. They will be presented
at the Open House. Cities will be asked to identify candidates for the 2004 awards.
D. The Commission's Annual Meeting/Open House follows this meeting.
E. Free Soil Tests. The Commission has received over 40 requests for the soil testing kits. An email re the
2004 MN Lawn Fertilizer Law was included in the meeting packet.
F. Nonresidential Property Owner Education. The EPOC is drafting a survey for cities inquiring about
their NPDES Phase Il education and outreach needs for owners/managers of commercial, industrial, and multifamily
housing properties. NPDES education and outreach must be provided to a variety of target groups, and must address
illicit discharge, construction site runoff control, post -construction stormwater management, and pollution
prevention/good housekeeping as well as general education and public outreach.
X. Grant Opportunities.
A. 2004 Waste Abatement Incentive Fund. At the behest of Hennepin County, Staff provided a revised
application for the Sustainable Landscaping project and letters of support from member cities. The County also strongly
suggested increasing the amount of the grant proposal in order to increase the number of grants to citizens. A revised
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application was written that increased the grant request to $30,000, providing for about 30 projects averaging $1,000
each, compared to the previous application that would have supported about 15 projects averaging $1,500 each. This
would be matched by $10,000 of in-kind services from cities ($6,000), the Commission ($2,000) and other agencies
such as Hennepin County and University Extension ($2,000). Brooklyn Park, Champlin, Crystal, and Plymouth provided
statements of support: This information was forwarded to Hennepin County staff. They are expecting to bring
recommendations to the County Board by mid-April and to make final awards by mid-May.
B. Municipal BMP Effectiveness. Email advising that MPCA and Met Council have funds available to look
at this subject was included in the packet.
C. A court order has provided money to the National Park Foundation for cleanup, restoration and
stewardship of the Mississippi River. A portion of the money will provide grant funding for projects that fulfill these
goals. MNRRA will conduct a meeting on April 14, 2004 to hear ideas for projects and partnering.
XI. Other Business.
Adjournment. There being no further business before the Commission, motion by Boeck, second by Cooper
to adjourn. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 6:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Judie A. Anderson
Recording Secretary
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Watershed Management Commission
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
3235 Fernbrook Lane
Plymouth, MN 55447
PH: 763.553.1144
FAX: 763.553.9326
E-mail: iudiec@iass.biz
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April 14, 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 11:45 a.m.,
Wednesday, April 14, 2004, in the Engineering Conference Room, Maple Grove City Hall, 12800 Arbor Lakes Parkway, Maple
Grove, MN, by Chairman Jim Merickel.
Present were: Deric Deuschle, Champlin; Elwyn Manthei, Corcoran; Dave Anderson, Dayton; Danny Nadeau, Hassan;
Jim Merickel, Maple Grove; Madeleine Linck, Medina; Fred Moore, Plymouth; Scott Adams, Rogers; Ali Durgunoglu,
Hennepin County Department of Environmental Services (HCES); John Barten, Three Rivers Park District; and Judie
Anderson, Executive Secretary.
Also present: Dale Scherber and Kevin Scherber for Project 2004-011.
I1. Approve Agenda. Motion by Moore, second by Deuschle to approve the agenda. Motion carried.
11I. Consent Agenda. Motion by Deuschle, second by Adams to approve the Consent Agenda:
A. Minutes of March meeting.
B. Treasurer's Report and claims.
C. Acceptance of 2003 Audit Report.
D. Adoption of Resolution 2004-02 Resolution of Corporate Authority for ACE Mini Storage.
Motion carried.
IV. New Business.
A. 2004-007 Heritage Place, Rogers. This is a 3.26 acre senior housing development located between CR 81 and
John Milless Drive. The Commission requires on-site runoff rate and water quality controls. Staff recommended approval of
the revised erosion and sediment control and stormwater management plans. Motion by Moore, second by Deuschle to approve
the recommendation of Staff. Motion carried. Staff findings dated March 19 and April 5, 2004 were included in the meeting
packet.
B. 2004-011 Hassan Sand Gravel II, Hassan. The applicant is expanding its mining operation located at 13530
Willandale Road. The current mining operation occupies approximately 40 acres. Plans are to have 20-30 acres in active
mining at any one time, over seven proposed phases encompassing approximately 137 acres. The Commission must review
for floodplain, wetland, rate control, water quality and erosion and sediment control issues. A resolution approving the
applicant's request for a conditional use permit from the Town of Hassan also requires the applicant to have annual inspections
and reporting by the Elm Creek Commission.
Staff findings dated April 13, 2004, found that the application remains incomplete pending submission of
application fees. Eight other issues were addressed in the findings.
This project was first seen as an EAW in 2003, for which the Commission provided comments. Staff first saw
plans in January 2004 and recommended at that time that the project be divided into phases so that no more than 20-30 acres
would be active at one time and that prior phases would be restored. The plans viewed at the meeting are dated March 18 and
were received this week.
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A wetland delineation report was received in April 2004. Staff will need to verify the delineation during the
growing season but indicated the applicant could proceed with phase one if he avoided the wetlands by fencing off the wetland
areas until they are verified or claiming de minimis. The second phase involves wetland impacts. When they can be verified,
Staff can assist with a restoration plan.
Staff also indicated the sediment pond must be shown on the plan. Since there is a tendency to drive on open areas
created by previous phases, they should be restored to create minimal roadway areas and that the remainder of the parcels be
restored. Staff has not seen a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan.
Scherber addressed the amount of the fees being requested by the Commission. Moore noted that Hassan is relying
on the Commission to perform an annual inspection for perhaps 7-15 years and the Commission cannot go back to request new
fees.
Deus6le opined that since wetlands cannot be identified until the growing season, they can be addressed at a later
time. Considering other aspects of the review process, including inspections, costs would be double or even triple the amount
being considered.
Scherber indicated he thought the project was well into the review process. Durgunoglu stated that the EAW has
nothing to do with the plan review process. After the EAW, the applicant must appear before the Hassan Planning Commission
and Town Board. Initial plans did not include a wetland delineation.
To receive approval Durgunoglu indicated Staff wanted to see the first two phases detailed on the plans. Otto &
Associates must submit plans with projected dates for mining and restoration that can be revised periodically. Current plans
lack specifics.
Motion by Merickel, second by D. Anderson, to approve Phase One contingent on
1. the receipt of $10,100 in fees,
2. applicant meeting the requirements found in the findings dated April 13, 2004,
Phase One having no wetlands or that, if present, applicant staying within the de minimis;
further, that HCES Staff is granted approval authority for Phase One grading and stormwater plans including remediation and
stockpiling
Motion carried.
Moore recornmended to the applicant that he contact his consultants/engineers and advise them to communicate
with Durgunoglu re meeting the terms of this approval.
C. 2003 Annual Report. Motion by Moore, second by Deuschle to accept the 2003 report contingent on review and
comments by April 26, 2003. Motion carried. Anderson will transmit the report to the Board of Water and Soil Resources
(BWSR).
D. Opportunity for Funding. Barten described a grant opportunity to fund a project that will determine the reduction
in runoff water that could be achieved through reducing soil compaction under residential lawns. The project would require
some unit of government to require tilling of soils around homes in one or more developing neighborhoods. He would then
monitor the neighborhood and an adjacent compacted neighborhood to determine if the reduction in runoff volume was worth
the additional cost. It could be an cost-effective BMP (best management practice) for the Commission to use to achieve its goal
of maintaining flows in the stream. Barten has contacted the City of Plymouth re this project. Motion by Deuschle, second by
Merickel to write a letter of support. Motion carried. Closing date is May 21, 2004.
E. Elm Creek Channel Study. No action at this time.
F. 2005 Operating Budget. Moore reported on the action taken at the Budget meeting which preceded the regular
meeting. An operating budget of $215,450, with member assessments totaling $140,000, was proposed. The draft budget will
be presented for adoption at the Commission's May 12 meeting.
[D. Anderson and Adams departed 1:27 p.m.]
G. Staff will analyze the current fee schedule and return to the May meeting with recommendations.
V. Project Reviews.
A. 99-058 Lake Jubert Estates. Staff inspected the site on March 23, 2004, and communicated the condition of the
newly installed buffer signs with the City. Since the City will take over the conservation easement areas, the Commission is
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awaiting their endorsement of the signs. If the City is willing to takeover the easement responsibility, some of the sureties may
be released.
B. 2003-053 Richard Weber WCA Violation, Hassan. Filling of type -3 wetlands does not qualify for agricultural
exemptions. Staff visited the site on March 2, 2004 and will provide the Commission, the Webers and the S WCD with options
for restoring or mitigating the wetland fill areas.
C. 2003-068 Acres of Hassan, Hassan. This site is located on CR 117 approximately one mile east of CR 19. The
application was for review and approval of a wetland delineation completed in December 2003. Based on the information
provided and the time when the delineator completed the work, the application was considered incomplete contingent on field
verification during the growing season.
D. 2003-069 The Reserve, Hassan. This simple lot split requires Commission approval due to wetland and floodplain
impacts. The applicant has yet to submit a grading plan to the Commission.
E. 2004-001 Prime Builders Section 32, Hassan. This review is for a wetland replacement plan application on a
143 -acre site located in the northwest quadrant of CR 117 and Bechtold Road proposed for 33 single-family residential lots.
This is the same site as 2003-068 (Acres of Hassan). The wetland delineation cannot be verified until spring. The application
is considered incomplete and no action is required.
F. 2004-002 Kuehn Farms, Corcoran. This is a 13.3 -acre lot being split into two lots. The floodplain of North Fork
Rush Creek extends into the northwest corner of this property. No grading is proposed at this time. Review was done for
compliance with the Commission's wetland and floodplain management standards. This item was approved at the March 2004
meeting, contingent upon field verification of the wetland delineation this spring.
G. 2004-003 Fieldstone 4th Addition, Maple Grove. This is a multi -phase, proposed residential development
consisting of 216 single-family units, 42 twin homes and 210 town homes (513 total units) on approximately 247 acres. It is
located in the southwest portion of Maple Grove, east of CR 101, northeast of CR 47 and west of Lawndale Lane. Grading,
erosion and sediment plans for the first three phases and a stone water management plan were approved in 2002 and 2003.
The applicant wishes to progress into phase IV (4th Addition) of the site which will develop an additional 10.7 acres into 69
single-family detached residential lots. Staff review covered erosion and sediment control and consistency with the overall
stormwater management plans approved during the first phase of construction. Under the authorization of the Commission,
Staff approved this project. A copy of the findings and recommendations were included in the meeting packet.
H. 2004-005 Thorpe Distributing, Rogers. This is a 12.4 -acre commercial development within the Rogers Industrial
Park 9th Addition. E-mail communications between the City Engineer and Commission Staff clarified the discrepancy on the
existing stormwater pond sizes. Existing pond will be enlarged during the site grading to meet the conditions of the approved
stormwater plan. Staff is awaiting revised plans and has been granted authority to make a decision on this plan. If acceptable
revisions are not received by May 7, 2004, it will be denied. Findings dated March 17, 2004, and copies of the email
transmittals were included in the meeting packet.
I. 2004-006 Hisco Office/Warehouse, Hassan. This is a proposed office/warehouse building on an existing four
acre site within Rogers Industrial Park 6th Addition. The site will drain into an existing stormwater pond constructed as part
of the overall storm water management system for all 4 lots in the industrial park. This review will be for compliance with the
original pond design calculations used in the industrial park site plans (project #99-003) and for erosion and sediment controls.
Currently the erosion and sediment controls plans do not meet Commission requirements. Staff findings dated March 15, 2004
were included in the meeting packet. The Commission has given Staff the authority to make a decision on this plan. If
acceptable revisions are not received by May 7, 2004, it will be denied.
J. 2004-008 LandCor Financial Center, Maple Grove. This plan is incomplete.
K. 2004-009 Maynard Restaurants, Rogers. This plan is incomplete.
L. 2004-010 Rush Creek Villas, Maple Grove. This is a 5.6 -acre, 7 -lot residential subdivision located on the west
side of CSAH 101 at 80th Avenue North. Approval awaits submittal, review and approval of details of the pond outlet
structure. Staff findings of April 6, 2004 were included in the meeting packet.
VI. Other Business.
A. Watershed Boundaries. J. Anderson will follow up with the surveyor.
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B. Executed Joint Powers Agreements have been received from Champlin, Corcoran, Hassan, Maple Grove, Medina
and Plymouth. Moore reported that the Dayton City Council has adopted the JPA. J. Anderson will follow up with Rogers.
C. A Basics Workshop for Newcomers will be conducted after the Commission's second generation Watershed
Management Plan is adopted.
VII. Adjournment. There being no further business, motion by Nadeau, second by Linck to adjourn. Motion carried. The
meeting was adjourned at 1:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Judie A. Anderson
Executive Secretary
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May 12, 2004 '` CITY OF
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Re: Important! Please Read!
Dear Surface Water Task Force Members:
Subsequent to the last meeting of the Surface Water Task Force, Mayor Johnson, Anne
Hurlburt, and I have been contacted by several task force members expressing concerns
with the Task Force report. I did not hear from anyone that they do not support the
general outcomes and recommendations of the report, but rather that more detailed
information and clarification is needed in several areas before they can agree to be part of
the consensus report. I have met with two members, received e-mails from two more,
and had a phone conversation with one. There are a variety of individual issues that need
to be discussed further if a consensus recommendation is going to be presented to the
City Council.
As I hope all of you have experienced, staff (including myself) have tried very hard not to
unduly influence this process in any direction. We have provided basic information and
conducted research as requested. That makes this letter and the action I am suggesting
very difficult and perhaps even inappropriate under the guidelines agreed to by the group.
But, I don't see another alternative. We simply cannot present a "consensus" report to
the City Council on this very important issue on cable TV on May 18 after all of the work
that everyone has put in, if the report is not considered a consensus by the group
members.
Rather than presenting the final Task Force report to the City Council on Tuesday, May
18, the Task Force will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the City Hall Lunchroom on that date to
discuss the report. (We will plan for the light meal with the Council at a later date, as
well as reschedule the presentation to the Council.) This meeting will provide an
opportunity for any task force members with remaining questions or issues to discuss it
with the group.
Please call me at 763/509-5051 or Anne Hurlburt at 763/509-5401 if you have questions
prior to the meeting. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Laurie Ahrens
City Manager
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Dear Resident,
The Plymouth City Council at their May 11, 2004 meeting, conducted a public hearing regarding
the on—sale and Sunday liquor applications for Richard Dutton d/b/a Dutton's Bar and Grill at
1115 Vicksburg Lane.
At the public hearing there was testimony from adjacent residents on noise—related complaints at
this location. The Council also heard testimony from Mr. Dutton on the type of business he is
proposing as well as his desire to work with the adjacent neighborhood.
The Council made a motion to approve the applications with the condition that there be no
amplified sound from the premises at any time. In order to allow the neighborhood, Mr. Dutton,
and the Police Department to voice concerns about the proposed use of the site, the Council
postponed action on the item until their next regular meeting on May 25, at 7:00 PM.
Therefore, we are inviting*you to attend a neighborhood meeting on Tuesday, May 18, at 10:00
AM in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 3400 Plymouth Blvd. If you are unable to attend this
meeting, and you would like to share any concerns or suggestions, you may contact me directly
at (763) 509-5080 or e—mail me at spaulsoft@ci.plyffiouth.niit.its.
Sincerely, -�
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Sandy Paulson, CMC/MMC
City Clerk
Cc: City Manager Laurie Ahrens
City Council
Police Chief Mike Goldstein
Captain Joel Franz
Richard Dutton
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DATE: May 10, 2004
TO: Laurie Ahrens, City Manager
FROM: Mike Kohn, financial Analyst through Dale Hahn, Finance Director
SUBJECT: City of Plymouth Investment Report (3/31/04)
Attached, you will find a report on the status of the City's investments as of March 31,
2004. The City's average weighted yield (3.12% as of 3/31/04) was slightly lower than
at the beginning of the year, but above the bottom of 3.00% reached in Q2-2003. This is
a reflection of the fixed income investment market, which saw the yield of the 5 -year
treasury fall from 3.25% at the beginning of 2004, to about 2.65% in mid-March. The
Fed Funds rate remains at 1%, which is a level not seen since 1962.
Since the end of March, 2004, the economy has begun to show some sustained strength,
including strong job growth. Payrolls have now grown for 8 straight months, adding 1.1
million job. In addition, at the last Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) on May
4'', the Fed noted increasing price pressures and signaled that it is prepared to remove the
current rate accommodations "...at a pace that is likely to be measured", when necessary.
As a result of the growth in the economy, and the comments by the Fed, interest rates
have risen. Rates on the 5 -year treasury have gone from about 2.65% in mid-March to
3.93% as of today. In addition, the futures market is betting on a 90% chance that the
Fed will raise the federal funds rate by .25% in June. Economists at some of the leading
brokerage firms are projecting that the fed funds rate will be at 2% by year end, and
perhaps significantly higher in 2005. It looks like rates are finally going to make a
sustained and significant move upwards.
In light of the current market conditions, and expectations for the future, I plan to invest
funds primarily in the 1 to 3 month range. This will take care of near term cash needs,
and ensure that funds are available for reinvestment as rates move higher. Hopefully, this
will be the beginning of a sustained increase in rates and interest income.
City of Plymouth
Investment Report
March 31, 2004
Investments By Tyne
Book Value
Percent of Portfolio
Commercial Paper
13,488,082.23
11.83%
Federal Farm Credit Bank
1,047,125.00
0.92%
Federal Home Loan Bank
61,210,371.26
53.69%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
22,267,962.93
19.53%
Federal National Mortgage Association
14,624,475.33
12.83%
Treasury Receipts
1,378,918.99
1.21%
114,016,935.74
100.00%
Investments By Maturity
Book Value
Percent of Portfolio
Less than 1 year
18,968,804.11
16.64%
1 to 2 years
6,005,420.00
5.27%
2 to 3 years
15,037,082.16
13.19%
3 to 4 years
14,361,118.54
12.60%
4 to 5 years
27,476,700.90
24.10%
5 to 6 years
11,749,330.65
10.30%
6 to 7 years
2,636,479.38
2.31%
7 to 8 years
2,036,500.00
1.79%
8 to 9 years
4,254,375.00
3.73%
9 to 10 Years
5,498,000.00
4.82%
10 to 11 Years
0.00
0.00%
11 to 12 Years
2,000,000.00
1.75%
12 to 13 Years
1,000,000.00
0.88%
13 to 14 Years
2,000,000.00
1.75%
14 to 15 Years
993.125.00
0.87%
114,016,935.74 100.00%
Custodial Fees/Revenues
Fees Revenues
January
2,201.12
February
1,721.77
March
1,417.50 1,841.32
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Sub -Total
1,417.50 5,764.21
NET 4,346.71
QI-2004 Investment Report Worksheet.yds
Date
3/31/2004
12/31/2003
9/30/2003
6/30/2003
3/31/2003
12/31/2002
9/30/2002
6/30/2002
3/31/2002
12/31/2001
9/30/2001
6/30/2001
3/31/2001
12/31/2000
9/30/2000
6/30/2000
3/31/2000
12/31/1999
9/30/1999
6/30/1999
3/31/1999
Average
Quarterly Investment Performance
(1999 - Present)
Average
Spread
Weighted Yield
Change
3.12
-0.05
3.17
-0.20
3.37
0.37
3.00
-0.49
3.49
-0.99
4.48
-0.48
4.96
-0.08
5.05
-0.09
5.13
-0.24
5.38
-0.42
5.80
-0.28
6.08
-0.20
6.28
-0.34
6.62
0.13
6.49
0.03
6.46
0.08
6.38
0.03
6.34
0.02
6.32
0.03
6.29
0.11
6.18
3.65
5.26
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Spread
4 M Fund Yield
Spread
CPI -U
CPI -Yield
5 Year Treasury
Treas-Yield
0.64
2.73
0.78
2.22
1.74
1.38
2.78
0.34
1.88
1.29
3.25
-0.08
2.32
1.05
2.83
0.54
2.11
0.89
2.41
0.59
3.02
0.47
2.71
0.78
2.38
2.10
2.74
1.74
1.51
3.45
2.56
2.40
1.07
3.98
4.04
1.01
1.48
3.65
4.81
0.33
1.55
3.83
4.30
1.08
2.65
3.15
3.80
2.00
3.25
2.83
4.95
1.13
2.92
3.36
4.56
1.72
3.39
3.23
4.98
1.64
3.45
3.04
5.85
0.64
3.67
2.79
6.19
0.27
3.70
2.68
6.31
0.06
2.68
3.66
6.34
0.00
2.63
3.69
5.75
0.57
1.96
4.33
5.65
0.65
1.73
4.45
5.10
1.08
2.43
2.82
4.38
0.88
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3.17 2.08
Spread
4 M Fund Yield
4 M - Yield
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4.56
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