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Home My WebLink AboutCouncil Information Memorandum 05-21-2004Dummy ;brCITY OF PLYMOUTH COUNCIL INFO MEMO May 21, 2004 UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS Youth Advisory Council May 24 meeting agenda................................................................ Page 3 Surface Water Task Force May 26 meeting agenda............................................................... Page 4 Medicine Lake Watershed Subcommittee meeting agenda ...................................................Page 5 Plymouth Advisory Committee on Transit (PACT) May 26 meeting agenda ...................... Page 7 May, June, an July Official City Meeting Calendars............................................................ Page 9 Tentative list of agenda items for future City Council meetings ........................................ Page 15 FOR INFORMATION ... News Articles, Releases, Publications, etc. The Minnesota Transportation Alliance Membership Legislative Update .......................... Page 16 Shingle Creek Quarterly Watershed and City News........................................................... Page 17 City news release announcing Official Opening of Lake Camelot Park ............................. Page 19 Suburban Rate Authority Board announcement of activities and accomplishments ............ Page 20 Article from the Minnesota Journal on A new look at fiscal disparities: Is it subsidizing development that counters regional planning? ..................................................Page 21 Announcement of June 17th Family Safety Night at the Plymouth Fire Department ..........Page 25 Wayzata School Board May 24 meeting agenda..................................................................Page 27 Minutes Surface Water Task Force May 10 meeting (adopted)........................................................ Page 29 Correspondence Letter to residents regarding the status of Flood Improvement Projects (No. 3126)........... Page 33 Letter from Board of Education of Wayzata Public Schools regarding Central Middle School artificial turf field and bubble..................................................................... Page 35 Letter from the Minnesota Society, NSDAR members regarding 109th State Conference...........................................................................................................................Page 36 CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMO May 21. 2004 Page 2 Letter from Bassett Creek Water Management Commission regarding 2003 Annual report. The 2003 Annual Report of the Bassett Creek Water Management Commission is on file in the Engineering office.................................................................Page 37 Letter to residents regarding a Comprehensive Plan amendment to the Transportation PlanChapter (2003114).......................................................................................................Page 38 Letter to residents regarding a Preliminary Plat for Cavanaugh & Associates(2004042)............................................................................................................Page 39 Letter to residents regarding a Comprehensive Plan amendment and PUD (Planned Unit Development) sketch review for CSM Corporation (2004024) ...................................Page 40 Letter to residents regarding a Land Use Guide Plan amendment for Carson, Clelland and Schreder (2004026)........................................................................................Page 41 Letter from Hennepin County Administrator regarding appointment of Jim Grube, Hennepin County Engineer...................................................................................................Page 42 YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL May 24, 2004 6:45 PM CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS Time Allotment 1. Approvals: 6:45-6:50 a) Agenda b) April 12 meeting minutes 2. Guest Speakers and Special Items: 6:50 —7:05 a) Introduce Allison Hoskins b) Update on City Center Youth Issues c) Update on Plymouth Creek Center lower level development d) Summer Meeting Schedule e) Applicants update 3. COMMITTEE UPDATES: 7:05-7:25 a) Youth Service Awards Committee b) Intergenerational Committee c) Marketing Committee d) Ad hoc Web planning Committee 4. Future agenda items 7:25-7:30 a) b) S. Adjournment 7:30 6. Additional Materials: a) June, July, and August Official City Meeting Calendars b) NEXT MEETING: MONDAY, MAY 24 — 6:45 PM COUNCIL CHAMBERS City of Plymouth Surface Water Task Force Agenda, Meeting #7 Wednesday, May 26, 2004 6:30 p.m. Plymouth City Hall Lunch Room (Lower Level) 1. Sign In/ Call to Order, 6:30 p.m. 2. Introductions Approval of Minutes of Meeting #6 4. Review Draft Report • Review changes made following May 18 meeting • Identify and discuss additional issues and concerns • Give direction to staff for changes to report 5. Set Next Meeting Date for Review of Final Draft of Report 6. Adjourn H P R5 M1 � t CITTOP, PLYMdUTH x ,F an+�� & 5 x a...�R n a f E� � 3400 Plymouth r �I Plymouth,55447yr� �..,, DATE: May 18, 2004 �'}/�, TO: Medicine Lake 4Ci 5`(i mittee FROM: Shane Mis r esources Engineer SUBJECT: MEDICINE LAKE WATERSHED SUBCOMMITTEE (MLWS) MEETING #4 Dear MLW Subcommittee Members: Please plan to attend our next Medicine Lake Watershed Subcommittee meeting on: May 26, 2004 (Wednesday) at 4:00 P.M. Bass Lake Room, Cin of Plymouth For your review, enclosed please find: • May 26, 2004 Agenda If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 763-509-5527 or e-mail me at smissagh@ci.plymouth.mn.us. cc: Ronald Quanbeck, P.E., City Engineer Daniel L. Faulkner, P.E., Director of Public Works i"'� 0 Tngineering\WTRQLTY\`1LW Subcom\2004 3,1"tingnotice S 26 04 \1LWS doc Medicine Lake Watershed Subcommittee Plymouth Creek Management Plan Wednesday, Mav 26, 2004 at 4:00 PM Bass Lake Room A.: ..A. T*nmc. 4:00 PM Call to Order: ❑ Review of Agenda ❑ Approval of Minutes (attached) ❑ Guest Introduction & General Forum Guests may address the group about any item not contained on the regular agenda. A maximum of 5 minutes is ullotted or theforum. 4:05 PM Up -Dates: ❑ EQC: ❑ AVM Group: 4:15 PM Prioritization. At the last meeting, the subcommittee selected and then prioritized all appropriate BMP's for the Medicine Lake Watershed area. The attached chart summarizes these recommendations. The subcommittee needs to continue the discussion and develop the first draft of these recommendations. Please refer to BMP Evaluation Worksheet sent earlier 5:55 PM Future Meetings: Dates Topics June 10 Review Recommendation: ❑ Budget ❑ Time table ❑ Regulatory Agencies Involved ❑ Prepare Presentation to EQC & City Council Jul 1 ?? ???? 6:00 PM ADJOURNED supplementary Agenda Items: 4. 4. AGENDA PLYMOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRANSIT Medicine Lake Room (Upper Level of City Hall) Wednesday, May 26, 2004 7:00 p.m. 1. Approval of agenda 2. Approval of minutes for April 28, 2004 PACT meeting (attached) 3. Presentation by Jim Lasher, LSA Design, Inc., of Transit Station plans at the site of the Park & Ride lot at Hwy. 55 and Co. Rd. 73 4. Discussion of 2004 Customer Survey questions. (To be handed out at the meeting.) 5. Ridership information and review of ridership statistics for April, 2004. (To be distributed at the meeting.) 6. Identification of areas of concern and/or recommendations 7. Transit consultant's report • Complaint log • Legislative update • Other 8. Other business 9. Adjournment Note: Please call George Bentley at 952-937-3502, if you are unable to attend. 0 OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS May 2004 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Jun 2004 1 Apr 2004 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 25 26 27 28 29 30 ----------------- 27 28 29 30 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 s 30 PMSPECIAL , AGA MEETIIIG VviRt AGA 7:00 PM 7:00 PM HUMAN 7:00 PM PLYMOUTH 10:30 AM MEo�cu. Discuss sus31DYPoeKY wu< Safety Tramn9R.P1 PLANNING COMMISSION, Council Chambers RIGHTS COMMISSION - Medicine Lake ICE SHOW, Plymouth Ice Center PLYMOUTH HISTORY FEST, Parkers Lake Park Room PLYMOUTH ICE SHOW(' "PM). 100 PM CHARTER coMrmSsaN MEETIK. Pobnc Sally T-19 Room PlymouhN Ice Center 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 6:45 PM YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, Council Chambers 7:00 PM SURFACE 6:00 PMS PECIAL YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING YOUTH SERVICE AWARDS, Council Chambers a 30PMKE RNJH GRGd4�BREgMGJG, vfpnouN k.Ce 7:00 PM PARK & REC ADVISORY COMMISSION (PRAC),Council Chambers WAALiTYCOi"rfeeIEocl, Couocncfmm , s 7 0o PM SPECIAL PLAbCAJG WATER TASK FORCE, Lunch ROOM, lower level ;bb 7PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chamb.. CD^''A�"" MEETING.vwuc 581My Tranm9 Rnom 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 6:30 PM LAKE CAMELOT PARK DEDICATION 6:30 PM SURFACE WATER TASK 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION, 7:00 PM HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION 9:00 AM -3:30 PM PLYMOUTH CLEAN-UP DAY, FORCE, Lunch Council Chambers COMMUNITY Public Works Room FORUM, Council Maintenence Chambers Facility 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 6:45 PM YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, Council Chambers 1145 AM PCOUN TM 6uswEss CaAaCL, Nwracor'ntrrwapas wes 17201 Ri09aoale Dme, ALrmeroNa 6:30 PM SURFACE WATER TASK FORCE. Lunch Room 7:00 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING WITH HENNEPIN COUNTY CotASSIONERS; Plymouth Creek Center 530 PM SPECIAL Couac.. III AGA A£OICgL, PROPOSED cm POLICY, P, 5 T—W Room 7:00 PM PLYMOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRANSIT (PACT) - Medicine Lake Room 700PMREC+AARCfq L MEETNG, eouKn eh.�roe<s 30 31 MEMORIAL DAY (Observed) - City Offices Closed modified on 5/19/2004 OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS June 2004 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 S 7:00 PM 7:00 PM HUMAN PLANNING RIGHTS COMMISSION, COMMISSION - Council Chambers Medicine Lake Room 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 6:45 PM YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, Council Chambers13oP. 430 PM>PECIALCOUNCIL MEETIN ANTS. VIEIv voUR1 E TNG-INTE upcSaery T,,..W Room SPECIAL CITv rOUNCIL RECEIVE 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE (EQC), Council Chambers 7:00 PM PARK & REC ADVISORY COMMISSION (PRAC), Council MEE7NG CITIZEN SUPVEY RESULT;. Chambers Pouc saran Tranrg xoom / UV PM PEGIAAR COIFICIL MEETWC., Cour,c,l Claroer5 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 Flag Day 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION, Council Chambers 7:00 PM HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (HRA), Plymouth To— Square (this meeting only) 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 6:45 PM YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, Council Chambers 5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING: REVIEW AUDIT REPORT, Public Safety Training Room 7:00 PM PLYMOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRANSIT (PACT) - Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Cl 27 (� 2Ci 7:00 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT; DANA SPICER SITE PROPOSAL, Council Chambers (Cowell 2i 30 5:15 PM MUSIC IN PLYMOUTH, HIIde Performance Center n1ay2004 S M T WT F S Ju12004 S M T V1' T F S 1 2 3 4 $ 6 7 $ 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 $ 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 30 31 modified on 5/19/2004 OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS July 2004 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Jun 2004 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 Aug 2004 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 7:00 PM HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION - 2 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Medicine Lake Room 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 27 28 29 30 29 30 31 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 INDEPENDENCE DAY 9:42 AM INDEPENDENCE DAY (OBSERVED), City Offices Closed 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION, Council Chambers 7:00 PM PARK & REC ADVISORY COMMISSION (PRAC), Council Chambers 11 12 13 14 15 16 1i 700 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers 7:00 PM HOUSING 8 REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (HRA), Medicine Lake Room 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 6:45 PM YOUTH 7:00 PM ADVISORY PLANNING COUNCIL, Council COMMISSION, Chambers Council Chambers 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 11:45 AM PLYMOUTH 700 PM BUSINESS COUNCIL. 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Ddw, PLYMOUTH ADVISORY Minnetonka COMMITTEE ON TRANSIT (PACT) - 7:00PMREGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Medicine Lake Council Chamben; Room modified on 5/19/2004 Tentative Schedule for City Council Agenda Items June 8, Special, 4:30 p.m., Public Safety Training Room • Interview youth for City boards and commissions June 8, Special, 5:30 p.m., Public Safety Training Room • Receive Citizen Survey Results June 8, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers • Oath of Office to Police Officers Dairen 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 • Hearing on bonds for public safety building expansion June 22, Special, 5:30 p.m., Public Safety Training Room • Receive audit report • Approve plans and authorize bids for public safety building expansion June 22, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers June 28, Special, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers • CSM applications for the redevelopment of the Dana Spicer site • Consider Comprehensive Plan amendment relating to Medina Road July 13, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers July 27, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers • Award bid for public safety building expansion August 10, Special, 5:30 p.m. Public Safety Training Room • Joint Meeting with the Charter Commission Note: Special Meeting topics have been set by Council; all other topics are tentative. THE MINNESOTA TRANSPORTATION MEMBERSHIP LEGISLATIVE UPDATE May 17, 2004 Page 1 of 1 2004 Legislative Session Limps to Conclusion Most notable for what was not accomplished The 2004 Legislative Session ended on Sunday morning with major issues left outstanding. The state still faces a $63 million budget deficit. The Governor could unilaterally deal with the deficit so the Legislature doesn't necessarily need to deal with that issue. The bigger surprise is the lack of a capital bonding bill. What does this mean for transportation? • No money for the local bridge program, so additional bridges will be added to the waiting list. • No money for the Northstar Commuter Rail line. • No funding for the Local Road Improvement program. • No trunk highway funds or bonds for buildings such as the Mankato Headquarters. • No funding for port assistance. • No funding for local road wetland replacement • No funding for the Cedar Avenue busway and no clarification of the law providing funding for the Northwest Busway so that the money could be spent. A conference committee on the omnibus transportation policy bill (HF2247/SF2335) was not appointed and so the bill was not addressed. Of course the big issue that was not addressed all session — how to increase revenues for highways and transit. Once again, we are left with a grossly underfunded transportation system and no increase in dedicated funds to address growing congestion and safety problems. The Alliance proposed any number of options for increasing revenue, but legislators decided that this was not the year to tackle a transportation funding increase. Among the few transportation issues dealt with over the weekend, SF58, lowering from .10 to .08 the per se alcohol concentration level for impairment offenses was passed. The bill provides a January 1, 2005 effective date rather than the 2007 effective date included in the House version of the bill. The law also requires that violations involving a blood alcohol level of .08 or more but less than .10 be purged from a driver's record after ten years if the .08 violation was the first impaired driving incident and the driver has incurred no other impaired driving incident during the ten-year period. Minnesota stood to lose approximately $100 million in federal funds if the .08 level was not adopted. While the funding could be recouped retroactively, the state would lose the ability to use the federal money in the short-term. The MnDOT Housekeeping bill SF2263 was passed. Included in the bill are provisions for cost-sharing agreements with tribal authorities; authorizing the commissioner to require electronic bids for highway contracts valued at $5 million or more; exempting unfinished forest products from weight restrictions if the vehicle has a sixth axle, follows all road postings and obtains a permit at a cost of $300; and allowing MnDOT to lease space to private operators of rest areas along with permitting advertising and merchandise sales and sponsorship of rest areas. The Senate took up reports from committees on confirmation of Pawlenty administration agency heads and other appointments. The more controversial appointments were taken up separately in the early morning hours. Among the controversial agency heads was Lt. Governor and MnDOT Commissioner Carol Molnau. The Senate Transportation Policy and Budget Division had voted to recommend that she not be confirmed. On the Senate floor, Transportation Committee Chair Steve Murphy argued against the confirmation of the Lt. Governor as MnDOT Commissioner saying that the department is using a "credit card approach" which will result in a large funding gap in 2007. He noted that she opposed certain transit projects, closed rest areas and changed the snowplowing policy. Senators arguing in favor of confirmation noted the Lt. Governor Molnau had made the department more efficient and she was very well qualified for the job of MnDOT Commissioner. Her confirmation was approved on a vote of 38-28. Now What? There is a great deal of speculation about whether or when the Governor might call a Special Session to finish the budget work and pass a capital bonding bill. The Governor has not commented so far on his plans. While a cooling off period is probably needed, there is still a chance that the Legislature will be back in a Special Session and we may see a capital bonding bill in the end. The Minnesota Transportation Alliance • 525 Park St, Ste. 105 St. Paul, MN 55103 • Phone 651/659-0804 • Fax 651/659-9009 • E-MAIL: mdonahoe(a.transportationalliance.com I ( () Second Generation Management Plan Approved The Commissions' Second Generation Watershed Management Plan was approved by the Board of Water and Soil Resources on April 28, 2004 and adopted by the Commissions on May 13, 2004. The three-year planning effort sets forth the management goals, objectives, and strategies by which the Commissions will operate over the next ten years. The ten member cities will now update their own Local Water management Plans to be consistent with the Second Generation Plan. The Plan is posted on the Commissions' Web site at http://www.shinglecreek.org . Seeking Public Input on the Water Quality Plan A draft of the Water Quality Plan is posted on the Commissions' Web site for public review and comment. Please send your comments to judie a—jass.biz by June 9, 2004. The Plan establishes water quality goals for each of the lakes and streams in the two watersheds. An implementation plan includes activities in four areas: monitoring; management plans; capital improvements; and education and outreach. After completing a lengthy process of city and state agency review, the WQP is expected to become an amendment to the Management Plan by the end of 2004. Free Soil Testing Continues in 2004 To help property owners comply with the new phosphorus law the Commissions are offering free soil testing to 120 property owners in the watersheds. Interested property owners can contact the watershed office or visit www.shinglccreek.org for information. About 50 property owners have requested kits to date. Every soil test returned to the Commissions so far has shown an excess of phosphorus in the soil. Alternate Brooklyn Park Commissioner Tina Carstens appeared on Northwest Suburban Cable 12 to demonstrate soil testing. Articles in local papers have also appeared promoting the new law. Metro Watershed Partners, of which the Commissions are a member, is sponsoring a major media campaign this spring to educate property owners in the Metro are about the new law. Visit cleanwatemmn.or_= for more information. --1--.1 ................ ......... ......... _.._................ .......... .. ........ . ......... .......................... ........... TMDL Update Commission staff presented the preliminary results of the chloride TMDL to the MPCA. The results suggest it will be very difficult to meet the chloride standards without making dramatic changes within the watershed. The Commissions will work with the MPCA to refine the results and establish realistic goals and management alternatives. One of the next steps will be getting input from cities, the county, and MnDOT as well as the general public as to whether to proposed goals and management alternatives are feasible. Watch the Commissions' Web site for announcements and more information. Great Shingle Creek Watershed Cleanup Cleanup events were held throughout the Shingle Creek watershed between April 17 and April 24. Several hundred volunteers in six cities cleaned up Shingle Creek, lakeshore, parks and open space, and street boulevards. Some cities combined their cleanup efforts with an Arbor Month tree planting celebration. A new site was added this year: 58 residents in northwestern Minneapolis and Robbinsdale took advantage of low lake levels to clean up the shore of Ryan Lake and the wetland to its north. . A City News Projects going on in the ten member cities ... Champlin Champlin has completed a draft of Part Il of its Wellhead Protection Plan. Sensitive wellhead protection areas have been identified and a management plan proposed to protect those areas. A public hearing on the Plan is tentatively set for June 14, 2004. See ci.champlin.mn.us for more information. Minneapolis The City of Minneapolis plans to construct a flood mitigation pond near 42nd and Russell Avenues and add new storm drains to reduce the risk of flooding. The proposed plan includes a 47 acre-foot wet pond located in the Northeast Corner of Crystal Lake Cemetery. Large diameter storm drains will be constructed along 42nd & 43rd Avenues N. The project is designed to protect 26 homes from flooding during the 100 year 24 hour storm event. Construction is scheduled to start in late 2004. Up to date project information can be found on the project web site at htip://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/public-works/cip/flood] New Hope Several redevelopment projects are going forward in New Hope in the area of Bass Lake Road and Winnetka Avenue. Seventeen acres will be redeveloped this summer with a variety of higher density housing designed to provide life cycle housing. Part of the development will be the construction of stormwater ponds that will provide water quality treatment and rate control where none previously existed. Other developments will convert commercial and residential property to higher density mixed use. This area drains to Upper Twin Lake, a subwatershed that is lacking in water quality treatment. Visit ci.new-hope.nm.us to find out more about this redevelopment area. Plymouth Plymouth is offering free landscaping and lakeshore restoration workshops. All workshops will be held at the Plymouth Creek Center, 14800 34th Ave. N. in Plymouth. Call 763- 509-5500 to reserve your space. Landscaping for water quality: Effective and practical guidance for homeowners with property along lakeshores, wetlands, streams or ponds. May 13 & 18 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and May 15 from 9 a.m. to noon Landscape design & native plants: Learn plant selection, placement, maintenance and aesthetics of a landscape incorporating native plants Participants will have the opportunity to order a variety of native plants at low prices May 10 & 13 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Hennepin County Hennepin County Environemental Services presents numerous seminars and workshops at its Eco -Yard site at the Brooklyn Park drop off facility. Selecting native plants, building a rain garden, and earth friendly landscaping are just some examples. More information can be found at: http://www.co.liennepin.nin.us/vs)n/portal/internes/hcdetailmaster/0.2300,1273 83232 100 295472,OO.htm1 19 City of Plymouth News Advisory/Photo Opportunity For Immediate Release Contact: May 18, 2004 Eric Blank, 763-509-5201 Sunny Skies, Neighbors and City Officials on Hand for Official Opening of Lake Camelot Park Under sunny skies, neighbors and city of Plymouth officials officially opened Plymouth's newest neighborhood park, Lake Camelot Park, on the evening of May 17. In addition to enjoying refreshments, Camelot area residents also joined in an Arbor Day tree planting. "We had great weather and a great turnout," said Recreation Superintendent Diane Evans. The park, which had a "soft opening" last year, has been a big draw for parents and children who come to picnic, walk and enjoy the playground. The 19 -acre park, located west of I-494 and immediately south of Co. Rd. 47, was completed this spring when the City added a second picnic shelter and an 880 -foot boardwalk on the south side of the lake. The boardwalk completed a continuous one -mile trail around the lake's perimeter. Lake Camelot Park is surrounded by the Lake Camelot housing developments. The Begin Oaks Golf Course is to the south of the park property. The park includes swings, play equipment, trails, canoe racks, two picnic shelter, benches and two overlooks. The boardwalk crossing on the south end of the lake keeps an adequate distance between trail users and the golf course. Three Rivers Park District also is planning a regional trail that will run by the park. The regional trail will connect French Regional Park, Fish Lake Park and Elm Creek Park Reserve. The park sits on the east end of the open space corridor planned to become the Northwest Greenway. In addition to building the park, the City of Plymouth improved the water quality of Lake Camelot by draining the lake last summer. The lake was left dry through the winter so that plants in the lake go though a killing freeze. This killed unwanted vegetative growth, particularly lily pads. The lake was refilled in this spring. The City of Plymouth's Parks and Recreation Department developed the park. JAMES M. STROMMEN Attomey at Law Direct Dial (612) 337-9233 Email: itrommcii(-i;h, ,7njo),z 'avchi.com MEMORANDUM TO: SRA Members, Mayors and City Council FROM: Jim Strommen Kennedy & Graven, Chartered DATE: May 19, 2004 RE: Recent SRA Activities and Accomplishments The Suburban Rate Authority (SRA) Board has requested a one-page summary of current issues and SRA accomplishments to be given to the councils of each SRA member. Throughout its 40 -year history, the SRA has been active protecting the interests of its member municipal governments and utility ratepayers living within our cities. The issues facing cities and ratepayers in gas, electric and telecommunications today are important and far-reaching. Cost Auditing of Xcel Metropolitan Emissions Reduction Plan: In November 2003 the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved Xcel's one billion dollar proposal to upgrade three of its generation plants in the Twin Cities, improving air quality and power generation capacity substantially at the same time. The SRA and numerous other interested parties actively supported this initiative. The SRA is now leading an attempt to form a coalition of parties to ensure that the costs for this emissions reduction construction do not exceed what is reasonable and necessary to carry out the air quality improvements. Through pooled resources, Xcel costs can and should be reviewed by qualified experts on major utility projects, in addition to the regulatory review carried out by the Department of Commerce. Telecommunications Legislation -2004 Session: The SRA assumed a lead role in protecting telephone ratepayers statewide from provisions in a major bill passed this Session (HF 2151) that would have eliminated PUC protection of residential customers and allowed carriers to raise rates without the established rate review process. Until true competition exists for all customers, residential and small business ratepayers must retain rate and service quality protection through the PUC. The SRA's efforts this Session successfully retained those rights. Rules Placing Burdens on Cities in Locating Private Laterals to Municipal Utilities: There has been a strong effort to place on cities' shoulders the responsibility to locate private connections to municipal utility services in its right-of-way. This issue will be the subject of a rulemaking proceeding under the Minnesota Office of Pipeline Safety. The SRA will be closely reviewing these proceedings along with the League of Minnesota Cities. The outcome has significant cost and liability implications for cities. Gas and Electric Rate Increases: The SRA is expecting rate increase requests by the gas and electric utilities serving SRA cities. In 2006, Xcel will be seeking its first rate increase since 1995. JMS-247420vl 1 r'.1 A new look at fiscal disparities: Is it subsidizing development that counters regional planning? by Bob Deboer After three decades of regional tax base sharing through the fiscal disparities pro- gram, the Twin Cities area is full of eco- nomically strong suburban cities with diverse tax bases. But where is the tax base from developing suburbs going? Does it support regional planning? Or is Minnesota's landmark tax -base sharing program now supporting a form of devel- opment that could be much more expen- sive to serve and maintain in the future? Since the Citizens League report in 1969 that led to the State Legislature's passage of fiscal disparities law in 1971, and its implementation in 1975, the Citizens League has monitored its impact. As tax base is distributed for the 30th year in 2004, it would be difficult to find any other government program or policy that has stood the test of time with little if any change, as has fiscal disparities. The entire region is a "winner" in the strong regional economy that fiscal disparities undoubtedly helped to create. (For this year's "net gain- ers" and "net contributors" see pages 5-6.) Under the fiscal disparities law, cities and towns in the metro area are required to contribute 40 percent of the growth in commercial industrial tax base to a region - wide fiscal disparities pool. The tax base is then redistributed according to a formula that takes into account a community's population and the total market value of its property. The intent of the law is two- fold: A To improve equity in the distribution of fiscal resources between communities A To promote regional planning objectives Without question, equity of fiscal resources has been improved throughout the metropolitan area, but how effectively does fiscal disparities promote regional planning? The pattern of growth that has made tax -base sharing such a success is changing. As the developing ring of suburbs strength- ens its commercial -industrial (C/1) tax base, the sharing of that tax base may no longer flow to communities that will one day be contributors to the tax base pool through development of C/I property. That's because many of the communities on the edge of the Metropolitan Area are 4 Minnesota Journal March 23, 2004 not planning urban residential and C/I development, but are instead serving the demand for rural residential housing. In one way, that is exactly how fiscal disparities has supported regional plan- ning. By sharing tax base from CA proper- ty throughout the region, not every com- munity has needed to develop a high level of C/I tax base. Tax -base sharing has also supported communities that preserved less developed areas for the good of the region, such as parks, nature reserves and wet- lands that recharge our groundwater. However, a new analysis by the Citizens League reveals that in 2004 more than $9.4 million in tax base will be distributed to communities that either have devel- o ped, are developing, or could develop in nways that do not support regional plan- ning because of the demand for a rural res- idential lifestyle. Tax base distribution to non-agricultural rural areas has the most potential for con- cern in terms of regional planning. In its 2030 Regional Framework, the Metropolitan Council describes rural resi- dential development as "one unit for every 2 to 2 1/2 acres or less, with no plans to provide urban infrastructure such as cen- tralized wastewater treatment." The coun- cil cautions that "Additional development of this type will increase the potential for damage to the environment from many individual sewage treatment systems locat- ed close together, and will preclude pro- viding urban infrastructure in efficient ways. It [rural residential development] should be limited to infill or carefully con- sidered expansion only within boundaries of communities where it already exists." (For information on the basics and the his- tory of fiscal disparities, the metropolitan area tax -base sharing plan, visit the Citizens League website at www.citizensleague.net.) Table 1 is based on the Met Council's composite of the comprehensive plans from cities and towns in the seven -county area. The groupings based on this trap have three major determinants: A Whether the community is inside or out- side the Met Council's 2020 Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA). A Whether the community is designated as permanent agricultural. Table 1: Fiscal disparities participants grouped by comprehensive plan % Change Net (loss) Net (loss) or in tax base or gain 2002 gain due to due to per capita Population sharing ($) sharing ($) Inside 2020 MUSA' 2,412,520 -$12,397,884 -0.54% -$5 Rural Centers 29,874 $2,239,418 10.24% $75 2040 Urban Reserve Bordering 2020 MUSA 9,620 $207,386 2.37% $22 Permanent Agriculture 22,106 $524,456 2.39% $24 Outside 2020 MUSA, 229,927 $9,408,960 4.13% $41 Non -Agricultural, Rural" $22 ?s Diversified Rural & Rural Residential 2031,432 $7,697,626 = cities and towns with portions outside MUSA included if outside portion is mainly $38 designated "Permanent Agriculture" or "Urban Reserve." *' = cities and towns with portions inside MUSA are included if significant remaining area is designated "Rural Residential" or "Permanent Rural" MWHOSEWS Table 2: fiscal disparities participants grouped by Met Council 2030 Framework Planning Areas Net (loss) % Change Net (loss) or gain in tax base or gain 2002 due to due to per Population sharing ($) sharing capita ($) Developed Areas 1,677,034 $701,413 0.05% $0.42 Developing Areas 769,331 -$11,430,810 -1.44% -$15 Rural Centers 28,880 $2,497,329 12.41% $86 Agricultural Areas 24,579 $550,836 2.25% $22 ?s Diversified Rural & Rural Residential 2031,432 $7,697,626 3.67% $38 ,rte xwex MI 4. "', N Fiscal disparities from, page 4 1 Whether the community plans for sig- nificant remaining land to develop as rural residential or permanent rural (non-agri- cultural). The 2020 MUSA is where the Met Council is best positioned to provide ser- vices efficiently and, therefore, less expen- sively for the rapid population increase that will occur over the next 15-25 years in the seven -county area. The transfer of tax base to rural residential areas will potentially assist development TT at could u timate v be much more expensive to serve or maintain These communities are already home to more than 200,000 people and how they grow could have a profound impact on the region. In some cases, development that does not support regional planning has already substantially occurred. For example, the city of Andover has already filled much of its northern area with residential rural development while gaining millions in tax base through fiscal disparities. Future dis- tributions will most likely support develop- ment of the southern half of the city, which is inside the 2020 MUSA, and would be supported with an urban water and sewer system. Future development in Andover, therefore, will probably be sup- portive of regional development. As shown in Table 1 and stated in the Met Council's 2030 Framework, the rural centers, such as Belle Plaine, New Market, Watertown, and Norwood Young America, offer the opportunity to take advantage of existing infrastructure as population increases and provide municipal services as an alternative to individual wells and sep- tic systems. The tax -base distribution to 2004 tax base sharing at a glance Top 5 net gainers per capita by percent of tax base Columbia Heights 17.8% Robbinsdale 16.6% South St. Paul 16.5% East Bethel 14.4% North St. Paul 12.5% Top 5 net gainers per capita per capita Bloomington Columbia Heights $101 South St. Paul $101 Robbinsdale $99 East Bethel $90 Andover $80 Top 5 net contributors by percent of tax base Bloomington -12.5% Arden Hills -12.0% Minnetonka -10.1% Roseville -10.1% Golden Valley -9.4% Top 5 net contributors per capita Minneapolis Bloomington -$174 Minnetonka -$153 Arden Hills -$146 Golden Valley -$143 Eden Prairie -$138 SOURCE: Minnesota House Research Department Top 5 net gainers the rural centers of $2.2 million, therefore, shows the continuing effectiveness of fiscal disparities, unlike the tax base distribution to rural residential development. Likewise, the small distribution of tax base to the permanent agricultural areas of $524,000 is supportive of maintaining areas that, if developed, can be developed efficiently. But there are several other areas where local comprehensive plans allow rural resi- dential development and some places where it is substantially occurring (see the Met Council's Comprehensive Plans Composite map). Policymakers must take a closer look and decide if fiscal disparities should con- tinue to support this kind of development. A similar analysis of fiscal disparities groupings, based on the Met Council's map St. Paul $19,811,025 Minneapolis $3,786,028 Andover $2,295,187 South St. Paul $2,049,649 Coon Rapids $1,990,101 Top 5 in CA tax base before sharing per capita Bloomington $677 Golden Valley $673 Roseville $647 Arden Hills $621 Minnetonka $543 Top 5 in CA tax base after sharing per capita Golden Valley $529 Roseville $517 Bloomington $503 Arden Hills $475 Fridley $431 Fiscal disparities continued on page 7 Top 5 net contributors Bloomington -$14,866,138 Eden Prairie -$7,892,425 Minnetonka -$7,865,746 Plymouth -$6,965,894 Edina -$5,743,008 Bottom 5 in CA tax base before sharing per capita East Bethel $43 Andover $61 Prior Lake $72 Mound $78 Robbinsdale $89 Bottom 5 in CA tax base after sharing per capita Prior Lake $126 East Bethel $133 Mound $133 Andover $141 Farmington $169 2004 Twin Cities tax base sharing by counties C/I Net gain Net change change C/I tax tax base or Goss) C/I tax base Fiscal Fiscal Ooss) or in tax in C/I tax base per per capita of tax Total tax base before disparities disparities gain due base due base due capita before after base per County 2002 Pop. before sharing 0 sharing ($) contribution distribution to sharing ($) to sharing to sharing sharing sharing capita Anoka County 308,171 236,727,207 59,379,020 19,853,690 32,620,072 12,766,382 5.4% 21.5% $193 $299 $41 Carver County 75.312 72,717,171 14,311,801 3,986,510 6,132,474 2,145,964 3.0% 15.0% $190 $271 $28 Dakota County 369,593 343,882,528 88,863,279 30,769,637 34,121,362 3,351,725 1.0% 3.8% $240 $333 $9 Hennepin County 1,130,880 1,214,081,780 418,263,312 136,151,169 97,770,765 -38,380,404 .3.2% -9.2% $370 $456 -$34 Ramsey County 514,748 400,029,502 138,892,295 41,259,975 56,189,168 14,929,193 3.7% 10.7% $270 $379 $29 Scott County 99,488 96,113,746 19,354,464 6,536,479 7,782,579 1,246,100 1.3% 6.4% $195 $273 $13 Washington County 210,724 205,127,982 41,791,129 13,680,466 17,621,506 3,941,040 1.9% 9.4% $198 $282 $19 2004 Total 2,708,916 2,568,679,916 780,855,300 252,237,926 2003 Total 2,674,838 2,337,119,365 757,312,607 231,716,100 Difference 34,078 231,560,551 23,542,693 20,521,826 % Difference 1.3% 9.9% 3.1% 8.9% SOURCE: Minnesota House Research Department Minnesota Journal March 23, 2004 5 6 Minnesota Journal March 23, 2004 Z 2004 Twin Cities tax base sharing for cities with populations above 9,000 Net Ooss) %Change % Change C/I tax base C/I tax base City Total tax base C/I tax base or gain in tax base in C/I tax base per capita per capita before sharing ($) before sharing ($) due to sharing ($) due to sharing due to sharing before sharing after sharing f ANOKA COUNTY Andover 20,561,438 1,755,217 2,295,187 11.16% 130.76% $61 $141 Anoka 12,835,667 4,322,279 704,483 5.49% 16.30% $239 $277 Blaine 39,648,912 12,326,551 858,132 2.16% 6.96% $257 $275 Columbia Heights 10,622,204 1,811,917 1,887,893 17.77% 104.19% $97 $198 Coon Rapids 46,979,769 14,126,862 1,990,101 4.24% 14.09% $227 $259 East Bethel 6,996,937 479,656 1,006,190 14.38% 209.77% $43 $133 Fridley 27,340,402 13,413,455 -1,588,687 -5.81% -11.84% $488 $431 Ham Lake 11,834,074 1,839,497 507,174 4.29% 27.57% $136 $173 Lino Lakes 14,498,545 2,239,896 1,028,821 7.10% 45.93% $125 $182 Ramsey 15,646,190 3,523,205 567,838 3.63% 16.12% $187 $217 CARVER COUNTY Chanhassen 25,932,593 6,262,986 17,056 0.07% 0.27% $293 $294 Chaska 17,782,230 5,787,482 -280.039 -1.57% -4.84% $305 $290 DAKOTA COUNTY Apple Valley 41,601,716 7,736,589 1,645,490 3.96% 21.27% $162 $196 Burnsville 59,284,897 21,430,214 -1,899,797 -3.20% -8.87% $352 $321 Eagan 71,374,862 25,291,564 -4,003,596 -5.61% -15.83% $391 $329 Farmington 11,362,496 1,356,880 1,045,092 9.20% 77.02% $95 $169 Hastings 13,787,357 2,773,269 1,479,335 10.73% 53.34% $144 $221 Inver Grove Heights 26,863,703 6,138,750 730,877 2.72% 11.91% $200 $224 Lakeville 41,191,330 7,283,025 1,846,575 4.48% 25.35% $157 $197 Mendota Heights 16,367,646 4,896,781 -1,154,335 -7.05% -23.57% $422 $323 Rosemount 15,748,862 4,024,813 59,782 0.38% 1.49% $250 $254 South St. Paul 12,413,215 2,720,312 2,049,649 16.51% 75.35% $134 $235 West St. Paul 14,588,943 3,513,126 969,880 6.65% 27.61% $179 $228 HENNEPIN COUNTY Bloomington 118,770,947 57,851,209 -14,866,138 -12.52% -25.70% $677 $503 Brooklyn Center 20,635,829 8,062,513 1,097,596 5.32% 13.61% $276 $314 Brooklyn Park 51,476,265 15,576,691 1,944,485 3.78% 12.48% $227 $255 Champlin 16,612,503 2,515,353 1,471,237 8.86% 58.49% $111 $176 Crystal 14,748,418 2,608,442 1,816,231 12.31% 69.63% $114 $194 Eden Prairie 87,033,457 29,402,260 -7,892,425 -9.07% -26.84% $516 $377 Edina 83,469,190 24,167,399 -5,743,008 -6.88% -23.76% $508 $387 Golden Valley 31,482,923 13,878,559 -2,955,457 -9.39% -21.30% $673 $529 y Hopkins 15,018,077 5.356,726 230,956 1.54% 4.31% $305 $318 Maple Grove 61,123,109 18,129,748 -2,161,460 -3.54% -11.92% $336 $296 Minneapolis 310,653,817 123,812,498 3,786,028 1.22% 3.06% $324 $333 Minnetonka 77,694,890 27,920,367 -7,865,746 -10.12% -28.17% S543 $390 Mound 8,581,524 735,546 525,798 6.13% 71.48% $78 $133 New Hope 16,264,192 5,496,940 469,224 2.89% 8.54% $263 $285 Plymouth 87,596,805 29,441,746 -6,965,894 -7.95% -23.66% $434 $331 Richfield 27,646,294 7,936,315 1,489,634 5.39% 18.77% $230 $273 Robbinsdale 8,416,404 1,249,793 1,397,235 16.60% 111.80% $89 $188 St. Louis Park 47,570,700 17,247,427 -1,349,096 -2.84% -7.82% $385 $355 RAMSEY COUNTY Arden Hills 11,784,935 6,001,486 -1,408,482 -11.95% -23.47% $621 $475 Little Canada 8,343,669 2,945,197 -31.936 -0.38% -1.08% $300 $297 Maplewood 36,142,183 15,440,035 -1,632,600 -4.52% -10.57% $434 $388 Mounds View 8,519,020 2,794,535 561,710 6.59% 20.10% $218 $262 New Brighton 18,123,691 4,760,843 547,079 3.02% 11.49% $214 $238'. North St. Paul 7,526,276 1,420,073 938,561 12.47% 66.09% $119 $197 Roseville 44,091,280 22,057,898 -4,429,456 -10.05% -20.08% $647 $517 Shoreview 25,590,972 5,730,495 255,429 1.00% 4.46% $216 $226 St. Paul 177,391,442 61,801,699 19,811,025 11.17% 32.06% $215 $283 Vadnais Heights 13,832,064 5,009,585 -733.528 -5.30% -14.64% $378 $323 White Bear Lake 19,988,426 5,086,830 736,276 3.68% 14.47% $205 $234 White Bear township 11,360,611 2,469,190 75,432 0.66% 3.05% $215 $221 SCOTT COUNTY Prior Lake 15,946,281 1,229,038 941,010 5.90% 76.56% $72 $126 Savage 20,183,153 3,532,510 933,332 4.62% 26.42% $152 $192 Shakopee 28,451,662 11,440,948 -2,121,170 -7.46% -18.54% $479 $390 WASHINGTON COUNTY Cottage Grove 21,445,239 3,877,624 1,805,017 8.42% 46.55% $125 $183 Forest Lake 14,627,759 3,424,517 73,695 0.50% 2.15% $227 $232 Oakdale 21,516,189 5,568,460 888,354 4.13% 15.95% $202 $235 Stillwater 16,029,480 4,182,641 -183.191 -1.14% -4.38% $260 $248 Woodbury 54,865,181 13,065,833 -1,171,229 -2.13% -8.96% $266 $242 SOURCE Minnesota House Research De arty ent .. - . , 6 Minnesota Journal March 23, 2004 Z Fiscal disparities ft. pagc5 of 2030 Framework Planning Areas, shows more clearly the amount of tax base export- ed by the developing suburban cities (see Table 2). This grouping separates most of the communities in the 2020 MUSA into developed and developing areas. The devel- oped areas, which include the core cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, have inner -ring suburbs like Bloomington, Roseville, Edina and Arden Hills that have strong tax base. The impact of fiscal disparities on the devel- oped areas as a whole is a very small increase in tax base of .05 percent or 42 cents per capita (see Table 2). It is the developing areas that produce more than $11.4 million in tax base and share it with the non-agri- cultural rural areas ($7.7 million) and with th rural centers ($2.5 million). n 1971, the base year for fiscal dispari- ties calculations, Minneapolis and St. Paul accounted for 48 percent of the C/1 tax base that started the tax -base sharing pool. By 1998, the core cities accounted for 26 percent of the C/I tax base, while the developing ring accounted for 45 percent. The "investment" of the urban core's tax base has yielded an excellent "return" from the developed and developing suburbs. That kind of dynamic will probably not occur again. n Now that the region has entered a new stage of development, perhaps today's "investment" should look for a different type of return. It is time for policymakers to assess how fiscal disparities can best meet its original purpose through 2030 and beyond. For the fuU sets of data, links to the Met Council maps, and the fundamentals of focal disparities, visit the Citizens League website at w-A,w.citizensle-ague.net. MJ Bob DeBoer is senior program associate for the Citizens League. Minnesota Journal March 23, 2004 7 Meet a Police K-9 Team .� . . • 1' /G 9=1 �• Family Safety Night at the Plymouth Fire Department Thursday June 17' 6:00-8:30 p.m. Fire Station III 3300 Dunkirk Lane North rIG MOUTK FIRE -RESCUE Free Children's ID/DNA Kit While Supplies Last Stay Safe, Learn About: • The McGruff Truck Program • What a Dog's Growl Means • Dangerous weather, are you prepared? • Keeping Two Hands on the Wheel, Bike Like a Pro • Bike Helmets and Keeping Your Head Safe • PFUs, they'll Float When You Don't • Buckling Up the Right Way • Looking Both Ways! Crosswalk Safety Buy a Bell Bike Helmet for $8.50 or for $12.00. Firefighters will help you fit and size your helmets so that they protect and perform as designed. 92% of Children's Car Seats Are Installed Incorrectly. Are Yours in Right? Learn about P''.ymouth's Car Seat Check Up Program Order a quality car or booster seat and purchase them at cost. ■ Outdoor Grilling Tips and Fire Extinguishers ■ ■ Making a Home Fire Escape Plan Meet 9-1-1 Dispatchers. Learn When to Call 9-1-1 Meet McGruff and SparkyI Plymouth Police • Mountain Bike Patrol • Canine Unit ■ DARE Officers • Community Service Officers ■ Traffic Unit • SWAT • Crime Prevention/Personal Safety Fire Department e Extinguisher Demonstrations Home Fire Escape Planning Fire trucks and Engines Water Rescue Team Child Passenger Safety Program Outdoor Grilling Tips • $8 Bike Helmet Program and Low Cost Car Seats Special Guests Eight Leading Ways Children are Injured or Killed Every Year. 1. Car Crashes 2. Bike and Pedestrian Injuries 3. Fire 4. Drowning 5. Poisoning 6. Strangulation r ' 7. Falls 8. Guns Learn How To Keep Your Kids Safe! For more information call the Plymouth Fire Department 763-509-5198. The National Weather Service Hennepin County Water Patrol =' Residential Fire Sprinkler Trailer & the National Fire Sprinkler Association Hennepin County Burro Unit Excel Energy Power Line Safety Demonstrations North Memorial Medical Ambulance and Bike Paramedics National Weather Service American Red Cross, First Aid Kits and Family Emergency Preparedness Plan 9-1-1 Telecommunication Center Memorial Blood Center Minnesota Poison Control Center Federal Express Pedestrian Safety Campaign WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOLS Independent School District 284 Wayzata, Minnesota BOARD OF EDUCATION Special Meeting — May 24, 2004 — 4:00 p.m. Administration Building — Board Room 210 County Road 101 North, Plymouth AGENDA 1. Call to Order/Roll Call 2. Bid Award — CMS Athletic Facilities Improvements 3. Employment Recommendation - Principal of Sunset Hill Elementary School 4. Adiourn OBE/ 1 POSTED: 5/20/04 NOTE: This Special Board Meeting will be immediately followed by the monthly Board Work Session. WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOLS Independent School District 284 Wayzata, Minnesota BOARD OF EDUCATION Work Session — May 24, 2004 - 4:00 p.m. District Administration Building — Board Room 210 County Road 101 North, Plymouth AGENDA 1. Call to Order — Board Chair 2. Administrative a. Proposed Board Policy and Regulations 512 and 512-R — "Violent Student Notification" b. Proposed Board Policy and Regulations 514 and 514-R — "Limited Open Forum" C. Proposed Amendment to Board Policy 603 — "Instructional Goals" d. Music Curriculum Review/Rewrite Process — Chip Williams e. Report on E -Guidance — Steve Mumma f. Organizational Redesign Task Force Recommendations — Paul Beilfuss g. Calendar Amendment for 2004-05 — Jane Sigford 3. Financial a. Draft Preliminary Budget — Alan Hopeman 4. Human Resources 5. School Board a. Discussion on Board Meeting Location/Start Time - All b. Tentative Board Agendas — Greg Baufield, Board Members, Paul Beilfuss 1) June 14, 2004 — Regular Board Meeting 6. Adiourn OBE/1 POSTED: S/20/04 Adopted Minutes Surface Water Task Force Monday, May 10th, 2004 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. a_01 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. a_01 Adopted Minutes Surface Water Task Force.pn May 10, 2004 Page 2 of 4 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. Adopted Minutes Surface Water Task Force on May 10'h, 2004 Page 3 of 4 A Task Force member recommended that on page 6, item #1 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 alight 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 Adopted Minutes Surface Water Task Force on May 10'", 2004 Page 4 of 4 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 May 14, 2004 «FirstName>> « LastName» I CITY OF «Address l» PLY MOUTR «City>>, «State>> «PostalCode>> SUBJECT: STATUS OF FLOOD IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS CITY PROJECT NO. 3126 Dear « Title» «LastName»: The purpose of this letter is to provide you with an update on the status of funding the Flood Improvement Projects considered by the City Council at their special council meetings of January 20, 2004 and March 9, 2004. Your site is one of ten sites that have been analyzed by the City's consultant, Short, Elliott, Hendrickson, Inc. (SEH). At their January 20 meeting the City Council identified the improvement option for seven sites. At their March 9 meeting, they identified the improvement option for one of the two sites considered at that meeting. The report for the tenth and final site to be analyzed is anticipated for consideration by the City Council at their May 25 or June 8 meeting. Funding for these flooding improvement projects had been discussed at the January 13, 2004 special council meeting, along with the existing surface water fee and pond cleaning issues. The result of those discussions was a recommendation to appoint a citizen task force to analyze and make recommendations to the City Council on issues related to pond cleaning, flood damage, and funding options. Subsequently, at their February 10 regular meeting, the City Council appointed a citizen task force to begin this process. The task force has now met five times and their next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 18. While it was anticipated that this would be the final task force committee meeting at which they would jointly meet with the City Council to present their report and recommendations, it has now become necessary for the task force to hold one additional meeting to determine if a consensus report can be completed. I am enclosing a copy of a letter from City Manager Laurie Ahrens, dated May 12, 2004 addressed to the surface water task force members explaining the purpose of the May 18 meeting. A subsequent meeting will then need to be set to meet with the City Council in order to determine how the City will proceed with funding options for programs involving pond cleaning, drainage issues, and flooding, including the previously identified flood improvement projects affecting your property. I am sorry for the delay in being able to move ahead with the flood improvement options previously selected by the City Council, but the larger issues being considered by the citizen task force will help determine the City role with surface water management for several years to come. Please contact me if you have any questions. I can be reached at 763-509-5520. Sincerely, A. -y /4aau Daniel L. Faulkner, P.E. Director of Public Works attachment cc: Laurie Ahrens, City Manager r r PLYMOUTH .'I '&R{4i�'AfpkhLfT,,6bpp126&,126\Ltrs\FloodAnalysis_Recomm_5_l4_FORM doe 3.10) PL(MOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 • TELEPHONE (763) 509-5000 Julie Huang Mark Wollschlager James Tuchtenhagen 4785 Valley Forge Ln. 4785 Valley Forge Ln. 10815 - 47th Place Plymouth, MN 55442 Plymouth, MN 55442 Plymouth, MN 55442 Stephen Koshiol Duane and Anita Bryant Brad & Mary Coomes 11220 - 52nd Avenue 11225 - 52nd Avenue 11235 - 52nd Avenue Plymouth, MN 55442 Plymouth, MN 55442 Plymouth, MN 55442 Jerry & Sue Jackson Ralph Netzman Philip Glanzer 11735 - 52nd Avenue 8815 A 90th St. South 11230 - 52nd Avenue Plymouth, MN 55442 Cottage Grove, MN 55016 Plymouth, MN 55442 Mark & Katherine Pitman Chuck & Maryann Dorsey Jan & Paul Josephson 2740 Sycamore Lane 2615 Jewel Lane 145 Teakwood Lane Plymouth, MN 55441 Plymouth, MN 55447 Plymouth, MN 55441 David & Sharon Goodrie 2940 Alvarado Lane Plymouth, Mn 55447 Documcnt6 7 t� Independent School District 284 May 17, 2004 Board Of Education 210 County Road 101 North _ P.O. Box 660 Wayzata, MN 55391-0660 763.745.5002 Fax: 763.745.5097 Gregory D. Baufield, Chair Mayor Judy Johnson Linda A. Cohen, Vice Chair City of Plymouth Carter G. Peterson, Clerk 3400 Plymouth Boulevard ;s Constance M. Doepke, Treasurer Plymouth, Minnesota 55447-1482 ---a- Patricia L. Gleason, Director Gary W. Landis, Director Paul L. Landry, Director We are writing to you as School Board members of the Wayzata School District to thank you for your support of our district's proposal to construct an artificial turf field and bubble at Central Middle School. We appreciate the thoughtful deliberation of both the Planning Commission and City Council. As we stated before you on Tuesday night, May 11, we believe that the adverse conditions can be minimized and that the project will meet the standards the City has established for site plan amendments and conditional use permits. These renovations are an important project for the youth of this community. Our gyms and playfields are already used to capacity. The bubble is an innovative, cost-effective way for us to partner with area youth sports organizations to continue to offer opportunities to children who wish to participate in recreational sports. We believe that the district has addressed concerns raised by neighbors about this project, and that the concerns have been resolved. We continue to strongly support this project because it will improve the ability of the district, in partnership with other community groups, to serve the community's children and families. We'll all benefit from this improvement, either directly through its use or indirectly through enhanced property values related to an excellent school district. Sincerely, Board of Education of Wayzata Public Schools Gregory D. Baufield, Chair Linda A. Cohen, Vice Chair Constance M. Doepke, Treasurer Carter G. Peterson, Clerk Patricia L. Gleason, Director Gary W. Landis, Director Paul L. Landry, Director :jlw ,Acc: Laurie Ahrens, City Manager Z� Fe4VJ MINNESOTA STATE SOCIETY OF THE NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1832 E. 5th Street Duluth, MN 55812 May 17, 2004 The Honorable Judy Johnson Mayor of the City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Blvd Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Mayor Johnson: The Minnesota Society, NSDAR members were pleased to receive your greetings via Plymouth Council Member Sandy Hewitt at the 109th State Conference. She gave us a great deal of information about Plymouth and presented your proclamation. It was very good of you to make our members feel so special in your city. The DAR strives to promote education, patriotism, and historic preservation and it seems that Plymouth is doing well in these areas. Thank you again for making us so welcome. Sincerely, Mary M. Evans Corresponding Secretary 7' U Bassett Creek Water Management Commission www.DaSSeLLereetiwmo.org • Crystal • Golden Valley • Medicine Lake • Minneapolis • Minnetonka • New Hope • Plymouth • Robbinsdale • St. Louis Park May 13, 2004 Ms. Laurie Ahrens City Manager City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 Re: Bassett Creek Water Management Commission 2003 Annual Report Dear Ms. Ahrens: In accordance with the Minnesota Rules Chapter 8410, "Metropolitan Area Local Water Management," water management organizations are required to submit an annual report to the Board of Water and Soil Resources. The Minnesota Rules require that each WMO provide communication to inform the public of its activities. The 2003 Annual Report identifies the Commission's representative from each city; and discusses the goals and policies of the organization, the 2003 work plan summary, the 2004 projected work plan, and other information relative to the Commission's activities. Enclosed for the City's use, and for review by interested citizens, is a copy of the Bassett Creek Water Management Commission's 2003 Annual Report. Additional copies are sent to the public libraries within the Bassett Creek watershed and the report can also be found on the Commission's website at bassettcreekwmo.org. Sincerely, Pat Schutrop Recorder Bassett Creek Water Management Commission Enclosure c: Ms. Liz Thornton 26287 John O'Toole, BC11'1IC Chairman c% Barr Engineering Conrpanv 4700 West 77`h Street Minneapolis, AIA' 55435 763-764-2422 Charlie LeFevere, Attorney Kennedy & Graven 470 Pillsbury Center Minneapolis, AIN 55402 612-337-9215 612-337-9310 (/ax) r� Leonard Kremer, Engineer Barr Engineering Company 4700 West 77`h Street Minneapolis, AIN 55435 952-832-2600 952-832-2601 (fax) I SUBJECT: COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT TO THE TRANSPORTATION PLAN CHAPTER (2003 114) Dear Property Owner: This letter is to inform you that the City of Plymouth Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 2, 2004, in the Council Chambers at the Plymouth - City Hall, 3400 Plymouth Boulevard to consider a comprehensive plan amendment to the Transportation Plan chapter. The amendment would remove the proposed segment of Medina Road between Vicksburg and Dunkirk Lanes from the plan. The Transportation Plan classifies Medina Road as a major collector. Major collectors are designed to serve shorter trips that occur entirely within the City and to provide access from neighborhoods to arterial roadways such as Vicksburg Lane or County Road 101. The segment of Medina Road between Vicksburg and Dunkirk Lanes is the only segment not currently built. The City has reserved the right of way for this segment, but at this time it is not scheduled for construction. At the Hearing, the public will be invited to offer questions and comments concerning the amendment, or feel free to call the City Planning Department at (763) 509-5450 for more information. You can also examine information relating to the amendment at the Community Development Information Counter (lower level), on Mondays and Wednesday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Tuesdays from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., except holidays. \MMM\ "i 1111111 I(i I I I I f�,� =_,,`' Sincerely, toj3m 'xny�jq'l Barbara G. Senness, AICP Planning Manager 2003114propnotice2 3gx" PLYMOUTH A BeautifuiPface to Live 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 • TELEPHONE (763) 509-5000 SUBJECT: PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR CAVANAUGH & ASSOCIATES (2004042) Dear Property Owner: Pursuant to the provisions of the Plymouth Zoning Ordinance, this letter is to inform you of a request by Cavanaugh & Associates, under File 2004042, for a preliminary plat to divide one lot into two single-family lots to be known as "Joe Cavanaugh Addition" for property located at 815 Cottonwood Lane North. Hennepin County records indicate your property is within 750 feet of the site of this proposal. You are hereby notified of, and cordially invited to attend a Public Hearing to be held by the Plymouth Planning Commission at 7:00 p.m., on Wednesday, June 2, 2004, in the Council Chambers at the Plymouth City Hall, 3400 Plymouth Boulevard. The public will be invited to offer questions and comments concerning this application at that time, or feel free to call the City Planning Department at (763) 509-5450 for more information. INFORMATION relating to this request may be examined at the Community Development Information Counter (lower level), on Mondays and Wednesday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Tuesdays from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., except holidays. Sincerely, Barbara G. Senness, AICP Planning Manager 2004042propnotice PLYMOUTH A Beautifu(Place to Live DI VN A(-)! ITl-I AAIKIN ICQ()TA CGA AI I AOn . TCI C1_-)UnKIC /7F'Z\ rno_rnnn SUBJECT: COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT AND PUD (PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT) SKETCH REVIEW FOR CSM CORPORATION (2004024) Dear Property Owner: Pursuant to the provisions of the Plymouth Zoning Ordinance, this letter is to inform you of a request by CSM Corporation, under File No. 2004024, for 1) a comprehensive plan amendment to reguide property from IP (Planned Industrial) to C (Commercial) and LA -4 (Living Area 4), and 2) a PUD (Planned Unit Development) Sketch Review. The proposal would allow redevelopment of the Dana Spicer site located at the southwest corner of State Highway 55 and Vicksburg Lane. The sketch indicates roughly 200,000 square feet of retail commercial uses, and 48 townhome units or a daycare center on the 28.7 -acre site. Hennepin County records indicate your property is within 750 feet of the site of this proposal. You are hereby notified of, and cordially invited to attend a Public Hearing to be held by the Plymouth Planning Commission at 7:00 p.m., on Wednesday, June 2, 2004, in the Council Chambers at the Plymouth City Hall, 3400 Plymouth Boulevard. The public will be invited to offer questions and comments concerning this application at that time, or feel free to call the City Planning Department at (763) 509-5450 for more information. INFORMATION relating to this request may be examined at the Community Development Information Counter (lower level), on Mondays and Wednesday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Tuesdays from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., except holidays. Sincerely, Barbara G. Senness, AICP Planning Manager 2004024propnotice2 �t0 PLYMOUTH A Beautifit(Pface to Live QA Or) 01 venni ITLJ Dn111 rN'A Mn SUBJECT: LAND USE GUIDE PLAN AMENDMENT FOR CARSON, CLELLAND AND SCHREDER (2004026) Dear Property Owner: Pursuant to the provisions of the Plymouth Zoning Ordinance, this letter is to inform you of a request by Carson, Clelland and Schreder, representing the Mission Ponds Homeowners Association, Inc., under File No. 2004026, for a land use guide plan amendment to reguide the townhome portion of the Mission Ponds development from LA -1 (Living Area 1) to LA -2 (Living Area 2). The requested reguiding would allow the construction of one single family home on 37`h Avenue North. Under the proposal, the area proposed for the home would remain LA -1. Hennepin County records indicate your property is within 750 feet of the site of this proposal. You are hereby notified of, and cordially invited to attend a Public Hearing to be held by the Plymouth Planning Commission at 7:00 p.m., on Wednesday, June 2, 2004, in the Council Chambers at the Plymouth City Hall, 3400 Plymouth Boulevard. The public will be invited to offer questions and comments concerning this application at that time, or feel free to call the City Planning Department at (763) 509-5450 for more information. INFORMATION relating to this request may be examined at the Community Development Information Counter (lower level), on Mondays and Wednesday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Tuesdays from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., except holidays. Sincerely, uw/,N wlh`'Y) Barbara G. Senness, AICP Planning Manager 2004026propnotice L 11 PLYMOUTH A Beautiful Pace to Live Hennepin County Administration Sandra L.Vargas, County Administrator A-2303 Government Center 300 South Sixth Street Minneapolis,MN 55487-0233 May 18, 2004 Ms. Laurie Arhens City Manager City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Blvd. Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Ms. Arhens: 612-348-7574 FAX: 612-348-8228 TDD: 612-348-7367 www.co.hennepin.mn.us I am pleased to announce that the Hennepin County Board has acted upon my recommendation and has appointed Jim Grube as the Hennepin County Engineer. I will continue to be the Assistant County Administrator, Public Works. Our roles will remain substantially the same except that Jim will assume all formal responsibilities of the Hennepin County Engineer on Wednesday, May 19, 2004. Both of our office locations will remain the same. Please join me in congratulating Jim on his appointment. Sincerely, Gary J. 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