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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Information Memorandum 01-17-2003Dummy JANUARY 17, 2003 Plymouth Advisory Committee on Transit (PACT) January 22 meeting agenda ............................. Page 3 Official Meeting Calendars for January, February, and March 2003 ............................................... Page 5 Tentative list of agenda items for future City Council meetings ..................................................... Page 11 NEWSARTICLES, RELEASES, PUBLICATIONS, ETC. Memo to Bassett Creek Water Management Commissioners outlining the process to be followed to initiate a tax levy for watershed district projects; included at the request of Councilmember Black................................................................................................... Page 13 Star Tribune news story about a mentoring program conducted by the Plymouth Gun Club ........ Page 16 Star Tribune news story about the Plymouth Gun Club and neighborhood development ............. Page 18 Star Tribune news story about plans for cities to cope with cuts in state aid ................................. Page 19 City news release announcing the public hearing set on charitable gambling ............................... Page 21 Letter from Transportation Planning Engineer Thomas Johnson, P.E. to Dan Faulkner outlining Hennepin County's 2003-2007 Transportation Capital Improvement Program (CIP) .................... Page 22 STAFFREPORTS Hennepin County Adult Correctional Facility Population Report ................................................ Page 28 Fire Department fire/rescue incident of interest............................................................................. Page 29 MINUTES Elm Creek Watershed Management Commission December 11 meeting ...................................... Page 30 Shingle Creek Watershed Management Commission December 12 meeting ................................ Page 35 CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMO January 10, 2003 Page 2 CORRESPONDENCE Letter from Civil Engineer Ross Beckwith, P.E., to property owners regarding a 2003 Street Construction Project in the area of Mission Ridge, Mission Hills and Mission Ponds ......................................... Page 38 Thank—you card from the family of Bob Renner, Jr....................................................................... Page 40 DATE: January 17, 2003 TO: Members of the Plymouth Advisory Committee on Transit FROM: George Bentley, Transit Consultant SUBJECT: JANUARY 22, 2003 MEETING The Plymouth Advisory Committee on Transit is scheduled to hold its monthly meeting on WEDNESDAY, January 22, 2003 at 7:00 p.m. in the Medicine Lake Room on the upper level of City Hall. PLEASE NOTE MEETING LOCATION CHANGE. ENTER AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE ONLY. The agenda for the meeting is as follows: (Please note some materials will be distributed at the meeting.) I. Approval of Agenda. II. Introduction of new member and new City Council Liaison. III. Approval of minutes of December 4, 2002 (attached). IV. Presentation of Plymouth Metrolink Public Facilities Study draft. (LSA Design, Inc. Report was mailed to all members.) V. Demonstration of Mobile Data Terminal for Dial -A -Ride and update on installation/implementation of technology upgrade. (GreyHawk Technologies, Inc., Laidlaw Transit Services, Inc.) VI. Ridership Information and Review of Ridership Statistics for December, 2002. (Information will be distributed at the meeting.) W. Identification of areas of concern and/or recommendations. V. Transit Consultant's Report: A. Complaint log B. Legislative update C. Next meeting: Elect officers, approve work plan D. Other VI. Other comments and adjournment cc: Paul Colton, Metropolitan Council; Paul Buherin and Jim Baldwin, Laidlaw Transit Services, Inc., Steve Mahowald, Jeff Wostrel and Joanne Smith, Metro Transit; Dan Faulkner, Pat Qvale, City of Plymouth NOTE: Please call George Bentley at 763-509-5521 if you are unable to attend. N:\REFERENC\Commissions\Plymouth_Advisory_Commi[tee_on Tronsit\Agendas\2003W12203.doc OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS January 2003 Sunday I Monday I Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 Dec 2002 Feb 2003 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S NEW YEAR'S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 DAY - City Offices Closed 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 7:30 PM YOUTH ADVISORY :00 PM RECEPTION FOR NEW COUNCIL, City Too PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE (EOC), Medicine Lake 7:00 PM HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, Lunch Room, COUNCIL, Hall Lobby Room lower level Council Chambers 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers 7:00 PM PARK & REM ADVISORY COMMISSION (FRAC), Council Chambers 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 8:15 AM LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA 5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING TO DIUS AWARDSCOFS 4:00 PM NEW COUNCILMEMBER ORIENTATION, Medicine Lake Room 7:30 AM -9:15 AM - MLC LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST, CITIES LEGISLATIVE SCHMIDT LAKE ROAD BRIDGE Radisson Hotel & Conference CONFERENCE, PROJECT, Council Chambers Center, 3131 St. Paul Campus Drive :00 PM TRMHOUSING) aPLANNTIOPHRCOMMNG5SIO, HORTY(A CounChambers Medicine Lake Room 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 MARTIN 7:00 PM LUTHER KING PLYMOUTH JR. BIRTHDAY ADVISORY (Observed) - COMMITTEE ON City Offices TRANSIT (PACT) - Closed Medicine Lake Room 26 27 28 29 30 31 7145 AM PIYMOUTM KA BUSINESS COUNCIL, SIwWn RWgWW :DO PM SPECIAL COUNCIL EETINGTO DISCUSS PLANNING MMI COSSION VACANCY, COUNCIL PROCEDURES,GOALAN0 PRIORITIES PROCESS, COUNCIL TEAM BUILDING, REPRESENTATIVE TO NW HENNEPIN FAMILY SERVICE COLLABORATIVE, FUTURE STUDY SESSIONS, Pu S.faly Trerkg Roan -E PM REGULAR COUNCIL FETING, C—.1 Clwrbn modified on 1/16/2003 OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS February 2003 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Jan 2003 Mar 2003 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 1 1 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM FIRE & ICE FESTIVAL, 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Parkers Lake 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 it 12 13 14 15 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 3 4 S 6 7 8 7:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM HUMAN YOUTH PLANNING RIGHTS ADVISORY COUNCIL, COMMISSION, Council Chambers COMMISSION - Council Chambers Council Chambers 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM PARK & REGULAR ENVIRONMENTAL REC ADVISORY COUNCIL QUALITY COMMISSION MEETING, Council COMMITTEE (PRAC), Council Chambers (EQC), Bass Lake Chambers Room 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 PRESIDENTS DAY -City Offices Closed 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION, Council Chambers 7:00 PM HOUSING a REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (HRA), Medicine Lake Room 23 24 25 26 27 28 7:00 PM 7:00 PM LMC REGULAR PLYMOUTH CONFERENCES COUNCIL ADVISORY FOR MEETING, Council COMMITTEE ON EXPERIENCED Chambers TRANSIT (PACT) - OFFICIALS, Medicine Lake Doubletree Park Room Place Hotel, St. Louis Park modified on 1/16/2003 OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS March 2003 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 Feb 2003 Apr 2003 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S LMC 1 1 2 3 4 5 CONFERENCES 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 FOR 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 EXPERIENCED OFFICIALS, 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Doubletree Park 23 24 25 26 27 28 27 28 29 30 Place Hotel, St. Louis Park 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 5:30 PM YOUTH ADVISORY 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION, 7:00 PM HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TOWN Council Chambers COMMISSION - FORUM, Plymouth Council Chambers Creek Center Ash Wednesday (First Day of Lent) 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM PARK & REGULAR ENVIRONMENTAL REC ADVISORY COUNCIL QUALITY COMMISSION MEETING, Council COMMITTEE (PRAC), Council Chambers (EQC), Bass Lake Chambers Room 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 7:30 PM YOUTH 7:00 PM PLANNING 7 D PM HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (HRA), ADVISORY COMMISSION, Medicine Lake Room COUNCIL, Council Chambers Council Chambers 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 11:45AM PLYMOUTH-MTKA 7:00 PM BUSINESS COUNCIL, Sheraton Ridgedale PLYMOUTH ADVISORY :00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers COMMITTEE ON TRANSIT (PACT) - Medicine Lake Room 30 31 7:30 PM YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, Council Chambers modified on 1/16/2003 Tentative Schedule for City Council Agenda Items January 28 • Public hearing on whether to allow charitable gambling in Plymouth • Review Ordinances on Weed Mowing, Tree Removal, and related Special Assessment Procedures • Public hearing on Vacation of a permanent easement for public utility purposes and a temporary easement in Serenity on Hadley Lake • Announcement of Fire and Ice • Adopt Park Rental fees • Amend Park Dedication fees • Approve 2003 Park Projects • Approve application for lawful gambling exemption for Oakwood Elementary PTA • Approve application for lawful gambling exemption for Pilgrim Lane Elementary PTO • Approve Hazardous Material Training Grant and Agreement • Authorize execution of loan documents for HRA issued bonds for Cornerstone Assisted Living of Plymouth. Elim Care, Inc. • Approve reaffirmation of General Obligation for the refunding of bonds for Plymouth Towne Square. Plymouth Towne Square • Approve Variance for the existing wall -mounted lights for buildings on Block 1, Lot 2 at Plymouth Marketplace located in the northwest quadrant of Highway 55 and Vicksburg Lane. North American Properties. (200215 1) • Approve Site Plan for two 12,500 square foot office buildings and a Conditional Use Permit for two buildings on one lot for property located at the southwest corner of 37th Avenue North and Plymouth Boulevard. Bakken Properties LLC. (2002131) • Approve PUD (Planned Unit Development) general plan amendment and lot division to subdivide an existing lot into two parcels for the development of two restaurant buildings at the northeast corner of State Highway 55 and Northwest Boulevard. Frauenshuh Companies. (2002152) • Approve Conditional Use Permits to 1) exceed 1,000 square feet for a four car garage and 2) construct a caretaker apartment over the garage for a new home to be constructed on property located on the southernmost lot on future Shadyview Lane south of 8d' Avenue North. Pillar Homes. (2002158) • Approve Conditional Use Permit to allow a multi -sport training facility in the I-1 (Light Industrial) Zoning District for property located at 3555 Holly Lane North. Sports Training Center, Inc. (2002161) • Adopt Findings of Fact for Denial of a Variance to construct an above grade cantilever addition 8 feet 4 inches from the side property line where the zoning ordinance requires 15 feet for property located at 3 73 5 Wellington Lane North. Michelle Brousseau. (2002145) • Approve Final Plat and Development Contract for "Stone Creek Village" for a 130 - unit apartment building for property located north of Highway 55 and east of West Medicine Lake Drive. Dominium Development and Acquisition, LLC. (2001073F) • Announcement of Parenting Forum on February 24 at the Plymouth Creek Center (Mayor Johnson) • Authorize Speed Limit Reduction on Oakview Lane • Report on Schmidt Lake Road bridge bid award February 11 • Hearing on the 2003 Street Reconstruction Project (3 101) • Public hearing on proposed Revenue Bond Refunding for Parkside Apartments • Oath of Office to four firefighters • Approve Site Plan, Conditional Use Permit for a 3,100 square foot drive-through restaurant, Variance for drive -aisle setback, and a sign Variance for property located at 14370 -28th Place North. Wendy's International. (2002118) February 25 • Jake Braking of Trucks • Control of buckthorn in City -owned spaces • Accept Annual Reports and Approve Work Plans for City Boards and Commissions CxAxLEs L. LEF EvERE Attorney at Law Direct Dial (612) 337-9215 email: clefevere@kennedy-graven.com MEMORANDUM TO: Bassett Creek Commissioners FROM: Charlie LeFevere DATE: January 8, 2003 RE: County Tax Levy Within Watershed to Pay for Commission Projects The Commission has requested a description of the process to be followed to initiate a County tax levy for Commission capital projects. As I have reported in the past, it appears that there is legal authority for a joint powers watershed management organization, such as the Bassett Creek Commission, to certify capital project costs to the County for payment by a County tax levy within the watershed. I have discussed the legal authority with Jim Haertel of the Board of Water and Soil Resources and Rich Gardner of the Department of Revenue. I have also discussed the procedure for initiating such a tax collection with Joel Settles, who works with Hennepin County storm water issues, and Ken Roe of the County Auditor's office. Minnesota Statutes, Section 103B.251, authorizes a joint powers watershed management organization to certify for payment by the County the costs of capital projects contained in an adopted watershed plan. Apparently no other joint powers watershed management organization has used this authority. However, it has been used by the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, so Hennepin County has some experience with the process. The technical part of levying the tax will require that the County Auditor's office be provided with a legal description of district boundaries that is sufficient to prepare a list of tax parcels within the district boundaries. I have asked Len Kremer to contact the County Auditor's office to determine whether information already available to the Commission will be sufficient for this purpose. The County has indicated that it would need complete information by June 30th so that they will have adequate time to prepare for a levy in the following year. CLL -225864v t BA295-4 ",i In addition to assuring that the County has the necessary information to levy taxes, it will be necessary to secure approval of the project and the funding by the County Board. I understand that the County Board has never disapproved a project for the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. Once the Commission has made at least a tentative decision that it may wish to finance capital projects with a County tax levy within the watershed, I would recommend that the County staff be contacted to describe and explain the need for the proposed projects. This should help to address any questions or concerns that the County may have about the project, or financing for the project, at an early date, and facilitate approval by the County Board. Under the statute, the Commission can only certify to the County payment the costs of projects that are a part of the Commission's approved CIP. Therefore, no certification can occur until the Commission's watershed management plan, and its CEP, have been finally approved. Additionally, to initiate the County financing, the Commission will need to take the following steps: 1. The Commission would forward a copy of the plan for the improvement to the County. 2. The Commission would conduct a public hearing following notice as required by the statute. 3. The Commission would adopt a resolution with appropriate findings, determining the cost of the improvement and certifying the cost to the County before October 1. Technically, the law requires the County to provide funds to the Commission promptly after September 30. (The County may issue bonds if needed to finance these project costs. Such bonds would be paid over time by the levy of ad valorem taxes within the watershed boundaries.) This procedure presupposes that the project is a part of a CIP in an approved watershed management plan. During the process of plan approval, the County Board may approve or disapprove projects in the CIP that will require the County to provide funds as described above. If the County disapproves a project at the time of plan review, it will not be required to provide funds for the project. I understand that a slightly different procedure is followed in the case of the projects of the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. When the Minnehaha Creek second generation plan was adopted, there was not sufficient detail about the projects included in the CIP for a meaningful review process. Therefore, Minnehaha Creek agreed that when it was ready to proceed with these projects, it would treat them as plan amendments and go through the review process for such amendments, including giving the County an opportunity to approve or disapprove the project. In other words, the projects are acted on by the County Board individually at the time of review of proposed plan amendments rather than at the time of the initial review of the surface water management plan and its CIP. CLL -225864v 1 BA295-4 2 / / / It would be preferable to have the County Board approve projects in the CIP at the time of the initial review of the second generation plan to avoid the necessity of going through plan amendments at a later date. Therefore, I would recommend that the Commission's early discussions with County staff address whether the Commission can provide sufficient information about each project in the plan so that the County Board will approve the projects during the initial second generation plan review process. Finally, the Commission should be mindful of the timing of receiving funds from the County. As noted above, the statute technically requires the County to provide funds promptly after September 30, even though the Commission may not have certified the costs to the County until a few days before September 30. Obviously, this is not realistic, and the County has not proceeded in this way with the N innehaha Creek Watershed District. Rather, the process has been for the District to certify project costs by October 1 so that taxes can be levied and collected in the following year. Funds are then available at the time of County tax settlement payments, which are made in July and December. If the Commission wished to construct projects before these funds were available, it would have to finance the project costs on a temporary basis and be reimbursed by County settlements in July and December. As an alternative, the Commission could consider requesting a loan from the County so that funds are available at an earlier date if needed for project costs and repaying the loan from the tax levy settlement at a later date. This process has been followed in one case on a N innehaha Creek Watershed District project. In larger projects, where a tax levy in a single year would be unreasonably large, the County can consider the issuance of bonds to be repaid by later tax levies. However, Hennepin County has not issued bonds for this purpose under this statute in the past. CLI-225864vl sA295-4 3 15 startribune.com Close window Plymouth Gun Club: Aiming for success Dan Wascoe Jr. Star Tribune Published 01/092003 "Pull!" On shouted command, orange disks streak across the firing line from left and right, high and low. Some are shattered by shotgun pellets. Others glide untouched to the shard -sprinkled ground. It's late afternoon, and with the sun low behind him, 14 -year-old Taylor Frankewicz is not enjoying one of his best days on the skeet range at Plymouth Gun Club. He switches from dark glasses to a pair with yellow lenses. At one point, he throws aside his frayed Green Bay Packers cap. After firing 25 shells, he moves to the adjacent trapshooting range. His performance improves. Here, a machine flings the disks away toward the distant brown -gray woods. Each disk is 4 inches across but looks smaller with increasing distance. Even so, he hits several dead on. Both ranges are meant to provide target practice by simulating the erratic motion and speed of gamebirds. Frankewicz's mother, Lorrie, watches from a nearby bench and talks of how Taylor's father died of a heart attack five years ago at age 42. She says she's glad that Taylor hooked up with mentor Jim Sable, a longtime gun club member, through the Orono School District 278's outreach program. "This is a controlled environment where you can learn about guns safely," she said. "Jim is like a grandpa [to Taylor] ... and this is something I would not be able to teach him." She also supports her son's decision to join the National Rifle Association. Sable, who jokes that he considers himself more of an uncle than a grandfather to Frankewicz, said that as Taylor has become a better shot, he's also become more confident and outgoing. At the club's skeet shoot in September, he finished second by hitting 24 of 25 targets -- up from 6 at the start of the season. He also shot 24 out of 25 in the trap competition. 'A touchy thing' Gun -related tragedies in the nation's schools have made shooting sports "a touchy thing for a lot of people," said Maryanna Massey, the school district's mentoring and outreach coordinator. For that reason, she doesn't advertise the gun club's mentoring connection, although she eagerly accepted Sable's offer to help. Sable was apprehensive, too, when he called Massey in 2001 to make that offer. He'd read a notice in a church bulletin seeking mentors for the school program, which matches adults with students who need help with basic skills. The idea is to build a relationship around a mutual interest and seek ways to build confidence and success -- islands of stability in the sometimes unsettled lives of at -risk students. The 45 -year-old gun club has a different goal: to generate new members to keep the range busy and financially secure as new housing developments crowd its 20 acres in western Plymouth. The average age of its 135 members is 52, Sable said, and he figured a few students could help reach those objectives. "I called and said I was interested in mentoring five kids," Sable said. "Then I braced myself." He feared that mentioning skeet and trapshooting might trigger a quick rejection. What he didn't know was that Massey used to shoot a musket -- "just shooting to see if you were a good shot." He also didn't know that she had talked the day before with a 14 -year-old girl who had asked to learn to trapshoot. "She said she loved to shoot but didn't like to kill," Massey said. When Sable called by utter coincidence, Massey said, "I was floored." 1 C0 She agreed to set up a meeting. As the weeks rolled by, the weekly conversations and shooting -range experience were helpful to the girl, Massey said. The student had a "scrambled home life," Massey said, and didn't always follow through with appointments, but "Jim wouldn't give up." After more than a year, the student switched schools and Sable lost touch with her. But Massey said, "Any good you can do for a child ... who knows? ... She enjoyed herself. She opened up to Jim.... He was a really positive influence." Jordan Buffett, a 14 -year-old Orono ninth -grader who formerly was in the mentoring program, said he enjoys hunting and that his mother favored the training because it was well -supervised. Firearms safety The gun club's mentoring program, in its second year, has 23 youngsters, including four from the school district. Most participants are friends or relatives of club members. Sable said some of the young members have improved enough to qualify for national skeet competitions. Besides recruiting members, the program has another advantage, Sable said -- maintaining some semblance of the hunting experience. "When my son was young, we used to hunt pheasants in Maple Grove," he said. "You can't do that anymore" because fields have given way to housing and other development. But trap and skeet shooting on a range allows shooters to practice marksmanship skills and "doesn't require a season or a license," he said. It also allows for instruction in safe handling of firearms. The Plymouth club's property also provides a glimpse of natural habitat that used to spread across much of the suburban Twin Cities area. The club's land is home to deer and wild turkey, and Sable said that woods and valleys beyond the shooting range seem remote from the Harvest Hills development that has reached the club's border. Sable has taught firearms safety courses for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for 35 years. He used to teach in the schools until a state law prohibited guns on campus. Although many take the safety classes because they're preparing to go hunting, "I remind them that hunting is only one of the shooting sports," he said. He also invites class members to visit the Plymouth Gun Club. The club reduces its normal shooting fees as an inducement. While club members are overwhelmingly men, Sable said he is eager to recruit more women. The National Sporting Goods Association has said that women make up about 15 percent of all participants in shooting sports. Sable, who spent much of his career in the advertising business, is sensitive to how the media and even his relatives portray his favorite sport. "Pam, my middle child, was telling her son that guns are bad," he said. "I said, 'Pam, please restate how you're saying that.' I have a wall gun case, and if guns are bad, then Grandpa is bad.... The world has changed so much." In his own way, Sable is changing things, too. "Our program is still in its infancy, and we're learning as we go along," he said. "Next year, we are going to contact more schools, and I've already started recruiting mentors from our membership." — Dan Wascoe Jr. is at &ascoe@stnrtribune coffin 0 Copyright 2003 Star Tribune. All rights reserved. staPrtribuna om Close window Metscape: Gun club knows neighbors can't help listening Bill McAuliffe Published 01/122003 Pretty soon, there will be neighbors close enough to read the fine print on the sign at the gate of the Plymouth Gun Club: The Sound From Shotguns Can Be Heard For A Considerable Distance. "We know there's going to be problems down the road," said club President Tom Kotarski. The "Notice to New Neighbors," he said, was a pro active gesture, put up "so that people don't come in, buy a house and say, 'We didn't know this gun club was here.' " For more than 40 years, the gun club, which is on 20 acres, has been surrounded by woods and fields. Now bulldozers are drawing a knot of curving streets right up to the club's entrance In recent years, many gun clubs around the state have been either shut down as unneighborly nuisances or sold for redevelopment. Legislative attempts to protect shooting ranges have stalled. Finding new sites is difficult in the face of predictable opposition, and Kotarski said members of the Plymouth club are adamant that the range isn't for sale. Meanwhile, the club is open three afternoons a week. On busy days such as this past Wednesday, there could be up to 750 shotgun blasts an hour from folks aiming (away from housing and) at flying clay pigeons. Kotarski and Plymouth community development director Anne Hur(burt said they haven't received any complaints about noise from residents of new homes now only about 300 yards away. Buyers of the homes going up near the club, meanwhile, will be asked by the developer to sign a "Gun Club Addendum" to their purchase agreements indicating they know they're aware of the Kotarski said he envisions the day when neighbors will want to hike through the wooded ravine that borders one side of the club, just beyond shooting range He said the club might have a member stroll through the area with a megaphone — town crier -like — announcing when firing is about to commence startrbuneC0111 Close window Cities urged to share services if state cuts aid Dan Wascoe Jr. Star Tribune Published 01/16/2003 Minnesota cities struggling to cope with coming cuts in state aid should consider sharing police and fire protection and hiring private companies to provide public services, Finance Commissioner Dan McElroy said Tuesday. "We can't just sand down the edges of government," he told about 230 city officials meeting in St. Paul. "Government can't do all the things in the future that we've done in the past." He also questioned whether every city needs a manager or administrator. He did not suggest merging cities but said that savings could emerge from consolidating services. Speaking to the League of Minnesota Cities, he praised Falcon Heights for taking steps in the right direction. Jim Miller, the league's executive director, said that many other cities already have similar service - sharing programs. McElroy, a former mayor of Burnsville and a former legislator, did not predict how much Gov. Tim Pawlenty will recommend cutting local government aid, the state's biggest aid program for cities and counties. The program is expected to distribute about $600 million this year. McElroy did say that the cuts might be greater in 2004-2005, giving cities and counties time to make adjustments in the first year. State Auditor Pat Awada, former mayor of Eagan, told league members that the deficit offers "opportunity for reform at the state and local governments." She said that both levels "will manage our way through this" but that "each of you will be forced to make changes." Planning for cuts Gary Carlson, main lobbyist for the league, told the city officials that, at a minimum, they might begin planning to reduce the amount they spend from state aid and property taxes each year by about 4.5 percent. Such reductions could save the state about $60 million a year compared with a predicted deficit of about $4.2 billion during the next two years, he said. He said later that he fears the actual cut could be twice that amount. League officials said the impact of aid cuts will vary widely because cities rely on different revenue sources. In general, property taxes and state aid are the two largest sources of city revenues. Cities also get money from fees, special assessments, federal aid, enterprise funds such as municipal liquor stores and golf courses, and other sources. Some cities can tap reserves to help make up for aid reductions, while others likely will try to increase property taxes. Such increases could be blunted, however, if the state decides to reimpose limits on property -tax levies. Current limits are to expire this year. Another method under discussion for holding the line on property taxes is a law that would allow 19 citizens to petition for a referendum on a tax increase if it is greater than a prescribed amount. A look at formula Some legislators also favor changing the formula that determines the amount of aid sent to cities. Part of the current system guarantees a city at least the amount of state aid it received in 1992. This "grandfathered" amount -- about $352 million of the $565 million distributed in 2002 -- could become a target for legislative revision. But Rep. Jim Knoblach, R -St. Cloud, said revision of the formula would be "a very contentious issue" that touches on a key legislative belief. "The fairest formula is the one that treats your district the best." Sen. Majority Leader John Hottinger, DFL -St. Peter, said his caucus' main concern with state aid is that any cuts "distribute the pain in a way as fair as possible ... that does not overbalance one area or another." Pawlenty's recommendations for closing the state deficit are expected Feb. 18. League officials also released a report Wednesday that uses 2000 census data to describe shifts in population, ethnicity, housing, and other development and transportation trends, including commuting times. Dealing with such factors can contribute to the financial burden of Minnesota cities, they said. ONLINE: • The report is available at http://www.Imnc.org. — Dan Wascoe Jr. is at dwascoe&tartribune.com © Copyright 2003 Star Tribune. All rights reserved. startribune.com Close window Cities urged to share services if state cuts aid Dan Wascoe Jr. Star Tribune Published 01/16/2003 Minnesota cities struggling to cope with coming cuts in state aid should consider sharing police and fire protection and hiring private companies to provide public services, Finance Commissioner Dan McElroy said Tuesday. "We can't just sand down the edges of government," he told about 230 city officials meeting in St. Paul. "Government can't do all the things in the future that we've done in the past." He also questioned whether every city needs a manager or administrator. He did not suggest merging cities but said that savings could emerge from consolidating services. Speaking to the League of Minnesota Cities, he praised Falcon Heights for taking steps in the right direction. Jim Miller, the league's executive director, said that many other cities already have similar service - sharing programs. McElroy, a former mayor of Burnsville and a former legislator, did not predict how much Gov. Tim Pawlenty will recommend cutting local government aid, the state's biggest aid program for cities and counties. The program is expected to distribute about $600 million this year. McElroy did say that the cuts might be greater in 2004-2005, giving cities and counties time to make adjustments in the first year. State Auditor Pat Awada, former mayor of Eagan, told league members that the deficit offers "opportunity for reform at the state and local governments." She said that both levels "will manage our way through this" but that "each of you will be forced to make changes." Planning for cuts Gary Carlson, main lobbyist for the league, told the city officials that, at a minimum, they might begin planning to reduce the amount they spend from state aid and property taxes each year by about 4.5 percent. Such reductions could save the state about $60 million a year compared with a predicted deficit of about $4.2 billion during the next two years, he said. He said later that he fears the actual cut could be twice that amount. League officials said the impact of aid cuts will vary widely because cities rely on different revenue sources. In general, property taxes and state aid are the two largest sources of city revenues. Cities also get money from fees, special assessments, federal aid, enterprise funds such as municipal liquor stores and golf courses, and other sources. Some cities can tap reserves to help make up for aid reductions, while others likely will try to increase property taxes. Such increases could be blunted, however, if the state decides to reimpose limits on property -tax levies. Current limits are to expire this year. Another method under discussion for holding the line on property taxes is a law that would allow 19 citizens to petition for a referendum on a tax increase if it is greater than a prescribed amount. A look at formula Some legislators also favor changing the formula that determines the amount of aid sent to cities. Part of the current system guarantees a city at least the amount of state aid it received in 1992. This "grandfathered" amount -- about $352 million of the $565 million distributed in 2002 -- could become a target for legislative revision. But Rep. Jim Knoblach, R -St. Cloud, said revision of the formula would be "a very contentious issue" that touches on a key legislative belief: "The fairest formula is the one that treats your district the best." Sen. Majority Leader John Hottinger, DFL -St. Peter, said his caucus' main concern with state aid is that any cuts "distribute the pain in a way as fair as possible ... that does not overbalance one area or another." Pawlenty's recommendations for closing the state deficit are expected Feb. 18. League officials also released a report Wednesday that uses 2000 census data to describe shifts in population, ethnicity, housing, and other development and transportation trends, including commuting times. Dealing with such factors can contribute to the financial burden of Minnesota cities, they said. ONLINE: • The report is available at hto.-Ilwww.lmnc.o�. — Dan Wascoe Jr. is at dwascog&tartribune.conL © Copyright 2003 Star Tribune. All rights reserved. ,� 0 City of Plymouth News Release For Immediate Release January 16, 2003 Contact: Police Chief Craig Gerdes 763-509-5161 Public hearing set on charitable gambling Charitable gambling, such as pull tabs and bingo, will be the subject of a public hearing on Jan. 28, 7 p.m., at City Hall, 3400 Plymouth Blvd. Interested members of the public are encouraged to attend. The meeting will be televised live on channel 16. The City Council is reviewing issues related to charitable gambling. Currently, the City of Plymouth does not permit gambling. However, state law does allow cities to permit certain types of gambling. -30- Hennepin County Transportation Department 1600 Prairie Drive Medina, MN 55340-5421 Mr. Dan Faulkner Director of Public Works City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Blvd. Plymouth, MN 55447 763-745-7500, Phone 763-478-4000, Fax 763-478-4030, TDD www.co.hennepin.mmus Re: County's 2003 — 2007 Transportation Capital Improvement Program (CIP) January 15, 2003 In order to aid in coordination of each of our roadway projects over the next five years, we are providing a list of projects in your city that are included in Hennepin County's adopted 2003-2007 Transportation Capital Improvement Program. The list that follows is presented first by budget year, then road number and finally a brief caption of the project. County County Budget Highway/ Year Project No. General Project Description and Limits Funded 2003 9/0208 Install Traffic Signal at Polaris Lane/ Old Rockford Road 2005 24/9617 Reconstruct Road from CSAH 101 to 0.4 Miles East 2007 73/9226 Reconstruct Road from North of I-394 to TH 55 2007 101/9516 Reconstruct Road from South of CSAH 6 to South of CSAH 24 Note that the column "County Budget Year" is the first year that construction funds would be budgeted by the county. Thus, the year is more of a funding schedule than a construction schedule. Right of Way acquisition may precede the budget year for construction. Actual construction may be the same as, or follow, the budget year listed above. The list above does not include projects funded in prior years that have been delayed or projects currently under construction. It also does not include maintenance projects such as overlays, signage, or spot safety improvements performed by our Operations Division. Enclosed for your information are data sheets on each of the projects listed above, with a location map on the backside. The data sheets provide some detail on the purpose, location and description of each project. The data sheets also include a cost breakdown as to anticipated sources of funding. The details and cost participation for each project will be further refined as it progresses. An Equal Opportunity Employer Paper Mr. Dan Faulkner January 15, 2003 Page 2 We invite any comments you may have on project concept, scope, cost, community support, timing or any other aspect of a project that you believe should be brought to our attention. If you wish, we would also welcome a meeting at your convenience to discuss the projects. We hope this information is helpful in each of our planning and programming efforts. Sincerely, �i Thomas D. Johnson, P.E. 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Anderson Hennepin Conservation District 3004=M =l a@=== 3235 Fembrook Lane 6900 Wedgwood Road Suite 140 Plymouth, MN 55447 Maple Grove, MN 55311 Phone: 763/553-1144 Phone: 763/420-2157 Fax: 763/553-9326 Fax: 763/4943176 Email: jassgrfx@aol.com Email: Ali@hcd.hennepin.mn.us M I N U T E S (revised) December 11, 2002 I. The regular monthly meeting of the Elm Creek Watershed Management Commission was called to order at noon, Wednesday, December 11, 2002, 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; Dennis Stieg, Corcor4n; Merickel, Maple Grove; Fred Moore, Plymouth; Gary Eitel, Rogers; Ali Durgunoglu, Hennepin Conservation District (HCD); John Barten, Three Rivers Park District; Matthew Foli, Campbell Knutson PA; and Judie Anderson, Executive Secretary. Also present were: Rick Lestina, Maple Grove; and Peter Willenbring, WSB & Associates. H. Approve Agenda. Motion by Stieg, second by Eitel to approve the revised agenda as presented. Motion carried. III. Consent Agenda. Motion by Deuschle, second by Eitel to approve the items on the Consent Agenda: A. Approve revised Minutes of November meeting. B. Approve December Treasurer's Report and Claims. Motion carried. IV. Action Items. A. 2000-001 Lake Jubert Estates, Corcoran. Staff received an annual wetland monitoring report from the Commission's consultant SRF. The report was generated after a second year of monitoring. It appears the created wetland replacement sites have developed. SRF indicated there's a minor discrepancy in the amount of new wetland created — about 0.05 acres short. Commission Staff believes attempting to create that 0.05 acres would cause unnecessary disturbance. Most of the land around the wetlands and ponds has been placed under permanent conservation easement and has not been disturbed for the last two years and is well established. Motion by Stieg, second by Eitel to approve the wetland monitoring report for this year, to continue the monitoring for another year, and requiring that included in the 2003 report must be specific information re size and quality of the upland buffer areas and stormwater detention ponds. Motion carried, Moore abstaining. B. 00-005 Meadow Lake Estates WCA Banking, Hassan. A TEP was held at the site on October 1, 2002, and concurred that the new wetland credits and public value credits from wetland restoration are certifiable. The Owner adjusted the north buffer line and will record an amended easement, required due to encroachment into the buffer easement by a driveway. The Owner will also reseed the buffer areas with native plants. It is not expected that the buffers will be established before next year at which time another TEP will be called to determine whether public value credits from buffer establishment could be certified for credit. An Application for Deposit of Credits was prepared by HCD and distributed to the TEP members. This is the site where the Commission is contemplating buying banking credits for the Kangas replacement site. Staff recommended accepting the findings of the TEP and certifying 2.50 acres of new wetland credit and 2.71 acres of public value credit from wetland restoration for submittal to the state wetland bank. Motion by Moore, second by Deuschle to approve the recommendation of the District Office. Motion carried. C. 01-017 Rogers Retail Center EAW, Rogers. Contingent approval of the plans was given at the Commission's June 2001 meeting. City staff will send revised plans covering the contingency issues. According to the City's consultant, this project is complete; however. the Citv has not addressed the Commission's need to modify the �rf� Minutes (revised) elm creek Watershed Management Commission December 11, 2002 page 2 outlet of the regional pond to meet the two and ten-year storms. This issue must be considered since it is also applicable to 2002-048 (below). D. 02-048 Rogers Retail Center Shell, Rogers. Staff received the plans and the fees. The stormwater management plan for this site was handled by Project 01-017. The City Engineer addressed all the other components of the project to meet or exceed the Commission's requirements. Motion by Moore, second by Merickel to approve Staffs Findings of Fact dated December 10, 2002. Motion carried. Project 2001-017 will remain open pending installation of a new outlet control structure for the regional pond to control the 2- and 10 -year storm events. E. 02-063 Fieldstone Phase H, Maple Grove. Phase I grading was approved earlier this year. The applicant requests that excess material from Phase I be used in Phase II to increase the efficiency of the current grading contract. The grading information provided for Phase II will utilize the erosion and sediment controls from the Phase I contract. The stormwater management on all phases of the development was evaluated and approved in the Phase I grading review. There are no changes to the approved water management plans on the Phase II proposal. Staff recommended approval of the Phase 1I grading conditioned that erosion and sediment control standards, sequencing, and designs used for Phase I be incorporated into Phase II. Motion by Moore, second by Eitel to approve the recommendation of the District Office per the Findings of Fact dated December 11, 2002. Motion carried. F. Elm Creek Monitoring. Monitoring for 2002 is complete. USGS submitted a draft contract for next year's monitoring in which the Commission's share will be $13,650.00. Staff recommended approval of the new draft contract. Motion by Moore, second by Deuschle to approve the recommendation of the District Office. Motion carried. V. Second Generation Plan. The Commissioners reviewed the November 27, 2002 draft plan. Comments received after last month's meeting were discussed in WSB's response memo. Moore also distributed copies of his comments re Sections VI.A. and VI.E. Barren requested that Fish Lake be given higher priority status. Standard A.H.1 will be revised to reflect the Commission's new fee schedule. With these changes and additions, motion by Moore, second by Deuschle directing WSB to send the draft plan to the [member cities and State agencies] for their 45 day review. Motion carried. A. Watershed Boundaries. Durgunoglu recapped a meeting of Staffs from the Commission and the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District which took place November 20, 2002. Foli described the action required by the Commission to petition for unclaimed territories (in the City of Medina). Motion by Moore, second by Stieg directing Staff to prepare the necessary documents to petition for the unclaimed territories to be incorporated into the Elm Creek Watershed Management Commission and requesting the City to support this action since portions of the properties are within the existing Commission boundary or the Elm Creek hydrologic boundary. Motion carried. B. Fee Schedule. Motion by Moore, second by Eitel to approve the fee schedule and transmit it to the member cities. Motion carried, Stieg abstaining. The schedule will be effective January 1, 2002. [2003.] C. Motion by Moore, second by Merickel to adopt the adjusted 2003 Budget. Motion carried. D. At the January meeting the Commissioners will set a subcommittee meeting to discuss revisions to the Commission's Joint Powers Agreement and By -Laws. E. The Commissioners received a November 18, 2002 memo from Willenbring re the services contract between the Commission and WSB. VI. Correspondence. Commissioners received a copy of the following: A. Revised Policy Requiring Financial Guarantees as They Relate to Wetland Mitigation Projects. It was adopted at the Commission's November meeting. B. Notice of Hearing re Petition for Incorporation of the Town of Hassan. VII. Water Quality. A. Lake Monitoring. HCD received the lake monitoring water quality data from Three Rivers Park District on December 2, 2002. Staff will prepare a water oualitv report to be included with the Commission's annual report. t CHAMPLIN . CORCORAN . DAYTON .._ MEDINA . PLYMOUTH . ROGERS Minutes (revised) elm creek Watershed Management Commission December 11, 2002 page 3 B. BMP Implementation. An application from Dennis Stieg will be considered at the January meeting. VIII. Informational Items. A. PSC96-030 Troy Park. The deadline for the completion of the second replacement site has been established for December 31, 2002. Follow-up correspondence will be provided to the landowner. B. 98-034 Kangas Property, Hassan. A TEP was convened at the Meadow Lake Estates site (00-005) to discuss the certifiable credits for banking. Credits from that site may be purchased to replace the credits for this project. C. 98-076 Greg Ebert Homestead, Corcoran. Deadline for the repairs was extended to February 28, 2003. D. 99-006 Tilden Avenue Extension, Champlin. No new information. E. 99-066 Hassan Sand & Gravel, Hassan. Applicant was expected to submit a mining permit and restoration plan in October. No new information. F. 99-077 Highway 101 Corridor Stormwater Study, Hassan. The Stormwater Improvement will be completed along with the extension of sewer and water north to the Crow River These discussions are ongoing with the City of Rogers and will, hopefully, be completed by 2005. No new information. G. 00-009 Kelly's Bluff, Maple Grove. The Chair will send a letter to the City requesting they use their available resources to stabilize the site prior to winter freeze up. H. 00-027 Meadow Hills of Dayton. No new information. I. 00-048 Longstreet Apartments 2nd Addition, Maple Grove. Contingent approval was given at the September 2000 meeting. Staff is seeking clarification for the stormwater management plan. J. 01-007 Nostalgia Woods, Dayton. Staff reviewed and commented on the first phase of this 26 -acre residential development. Additional information is required before approval can be recommended. K. 01-009 Meadows of Rush Creek, Maple Grove. There are unresolved floodplain issues. Staffhas requested an as -built plan. L. 01-012 Island View Estates Wetland Banking, Hassan. Site is located on Hassan Parkway in the southwest comer of Sylvan Lake. Commission has not received a formal banking application. M. 01-013 The Preserve and Hidden Oaks Combined Wetland Replacement Plan, Champlin. Monitoring is continuing. N. 01-018 Independent Apostolic Lutheran Church, Dayton. No additional information. O. 01-020 Rogers High School, Rogers. Pond outlet design has not been finalized. Technical committee will meet again to resolve issues between the City of Rogers and Hassan Township. P. 01-023 Dick Theis Wetland/Floodplain Fill, Corcoran. The fill has been removed from the floodplain. Q. 01-026 Rogers Industrial Park 9th Addition, Rogers. Contingent approval was granted. City staff will send revised plans covering the contingency issues. According to the City's consultant, the site was seeded under a City contract. There has been no construction on the site; any new submittal would be reviewed by the Commission as a new submission. R. 01-031 Stormwater Study for DNR Wetland 289W, Rogers. Policy issues from the Commission may need to be considered if the two controlling government agencies (Hassan Township and the City of Rogers) cannot come to agreement on appropriate flow levels into and out of these areas. City of Rogers sent some correspondence re establishment of outlet elevations for the wetland. S. 01-042 Fox Creek North, Rogers. This is a six -lot single residential development in northwest Hassan, in an area surrounded by the City of Rogers. Contingent approval was granted at the September 2001 meeting. According CHAMPLIN . CORCORAN . DAYTON . 3 EDINA . PLYMOUTH , ROGERS Minutes (revised) elm creek Watershed Management Commission December 11, 2002 page 4 to the City's consultant, this project is complete. The grading has been done and the site has been seeded. The silt fence has been installed. This item will be removed from the agenda. T. 01-053 Mary Soligny Property, Corcoran. Staff is awaiting the grading plan. U. 2002-013 Caverly Cease and Desist Order, Hassan Township. A wetland violation was reported east of Grass Lake just north of 133rd Avenue. DNR issued a cease and desist order March 5, 2002. Staff met with Caverly on June 20 and discussed the process with him. A restoration order was drafted and provided to DNR. The completion date on the order is August 1, 2002. The DNR Enforcement Officer extended the deadline to February 28, 2003. V. 02-023 Joseph Scherber Property, Hassan. This is a 6 -lot single-family residential subdivision proposed on 13.6 acres on Tucker Road by Henry Lake. At this time no recommendation can be given because complete drainage and erosion control information has not been received. W. 02-025 Elm Creek Interceptor EAW-Medina Leg, Medina,Plymouth, Maple Grove. Staffcompleted review of the plans and provided comments to the project engineer. Follow-up response to our concerns from the engineer is to be provided. X. 02-038 Dayton River Estates, Dayton. Preliminary plans were received for review of a six -unit, two -acre town home development on the Mississippi River. An unofficial review of the plan was provided to the City. No action is necessary until a completed plan is received. Y. 02-039 Winchester Trail - Daniel Patnode, Corcoran. Staff will conduct a site inspection to confirm that the remaining material has been removed from the wetland per the restoration plan. Z. 02-040 Sioux Drive Culvert, Medina. Staff has been instructed to review the original and revised flood profiles for this area to determine if the culvert size and elevation discrepancy would affect the established flood profile. AA. 02-043 Medina Town Offices, Medina. This is a ten -acre site on CRI 6, north of Highway 55, proposed for an office development. The project is partially in the Elm Creek floodplain. At their August meeting, the Commission granted administrative authority to Staff to approve the plans if they meet the minimum requirements of the Watershed. Staff, prior to the 60 -day decision deadline of October 2, 2002, received no additional information. Staff contacted the applicant and extended the deadline an additional 60 days. On October 2, 2002, Staff informed the applicant that a decision on their application was extended to December 2, 2002. Pursuant to action at the Commission's November 18, 2002 meeting, rhe Applicant was asked to submit a written request for an extension or acceptable plans by December 2, 2002, or the application would be denied. No information was received by that date. Notification that the application is denied was mailed to the applicant. AB. 2002-046 Sunnyslope Ridge (formerly Meadow Ridge), Maple Grove. A revised plan was received October 10, 2002. Staff reviewed the plan and found that the pond would not provide the treatment necessary for Critical Lake Drainage Basin requirements. This information was provided to the project engineer and the City on October 22. A new plan with an acceptable pond was received October 28, 2002. The City of Maple Grove and Hennepin County were not agreeable with the layout and agreed to work with the developer to design and locate the pond on City property. This could not be accomplished prior to site grading this fall. Staff recommended that contingent approval be granted provided the applicant utilizes his current pond layout as a temporary sediment pond and that Staff separately reviews and approves the final layout and design of the permanent stormwater pond. These conditions were approved at the November meeting of the Commission. AC. 02-049 Hassan Hills and Rogers High School Culvert Replacement, Hassan. The technical subcommittee met October 2, 2002. The issues remain unresolved. Staff has received some information from both parties and is reviewing them. A second meeting will be scheduled in the future. AD. 02-050 CSAH 101 (SAP 27-701-09) (CP 9823), Maple Grove, Corcoran, Plymouth and Medina. This project involves improvement of CR101, starting north of CR47 and ending at Highway 55. Staff has not completed the review and has no recommendations at this time. AE. 02-056 Natures Crossing, Dayton. This is a 46 -acre, 102 -lot residential subdivision located at the southwest side of Goose Lake Road and Elm Creek Road. A new set of plans with a different layout and stormwater CHAMPLIN . CORCORAN . DAYTON . HAS JA . PLYMOUTH . ROGERS Minutes (revised) elm creek Watershed Management Commission December 1 l , 2002 page 5 system was received November 22, 2002. Deadline for the initial 60 -day review is January 22, 2003. A Findings of Fact for the old plans and an email message outlining comments for the new plan were sent to the engineer and the City. Staff requested revisions and has no recommendations at this time. AF, 02-057 Hoppe Cease & Desist Order (9815 Rush Creek Boulevard), Corcoran. Staff has received a C&DO from the DNR. Staff is working with the property owner and DNR to have the site restored. The DNR Wetlands Enforcement Officer extended the deadline to February 28, 2003. AG. 02-058 Horseshoe Trail Acres 2nd Addition, Corcoran. This project involves verification of a wetland delineation on the subdivision. Staff determined that the delineation accurately reflected the wetland boundary. The Commission at their November meeting approved the finding by Staff. Official WCA noticing was mailed November 25, 2002. This item will be removed from the agenda. AH. 02-060 Shannon Lough, Maple Grove. Staff has received preliminary plans but has not completed its review. Al. 02-061 Freedom at Gleason Farms, Maple Grove. Incomplete plans for review were received in November. Verbal and written notices to the applicant and City have been provided. No new information has been received. AJ. 02-062 Fox Hollow Golf Course Dike Construction,,Iassan. This is a proposal to revise the FEMA regulatory floodway alignment on Crow River on the Wright County side (Letter of Map Revision-LOMR). The site is located just east of the 1-94 bridge over Crow River in Otsego. Revision of the floodway "will allow improvements and future developments of the adjacent golf course." In other words, it will facilitate the construction of a dike or levee in the floodplain that is currently designated as floodway. The application material is very complex. Staff is reviewing the packet to determine if all the necessary material has been submitted. The process requires letters from affected communities and the State of Minnesota. The packet was sent to the Commission by Hassan Township. There being no further business, motion by Merickel, second by Stieg to adjourn. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 1:20 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Judie A. Anderson Executive Secretary JAA:tim ):\CUENTS\E\ELMCREEKW2MTGS\DECMNS. WPD CHAMPLIN . CORCORAN . DAYTON . HASSAN . MAPLE GROVE , MEDINA . PLYMOUTH . ROGERS SHINGLE CREEK WATERSHED MANOGEMENT COMMISSION 3235 Fernbrook Lane • Plymouth, MN 55447 TEL (763)553-1144 • FAX (763)553-9326 MINUTES December 12, 2002 A meeting of the Shingle Creek Watershed Management Commission was called to order by Chairman Tom Mathisen on Thursday, December 12, 2002, at 12:45 p.m. at Lancer at Edinburgh, 8700 Edinbrook Crossing, Brooklyn Park, MN. Present were: Graydon Boeck, Brooklyn Center; Kevin Larson, Brooklyn Park; Mathisen, Crystal; Gerry Butcher, Maple Grove; Marilyn Borea, Minneapolis; Mark Hanson, New Hope; Sarah Schield, Osseo; Erik Aamoth, Plymouth; Mike Liles, Robbinsdale; Charlie LeFevere, Kennedy & Graven; and Judie Anderson, Recording Secretary. Also present: Scott Brink, Brooklyn Center, Wayde Lerbs, BCCA; Rick Lestina, Maple Grove; Alison Fong, Minneapolis; Ron Quanbeck, Plymouth; Jim Larsen, Met Council; and Chris Meehan, Diane Spector and Ed Matthiesen, Wenck Associates, Inc. I. Minutes. Motion by Hanson, second by Schield to approve the minutes of the November meeting of the Commission. Motion carried. H. Treasurer's Report. Motion by Boeck, second by Butcher to approve the Treasurer's Report. Motion carried. The West Mississippi Watershed Management Commission will transfer funds to the Shingle Creek Commission to cure a short-term cash flow situation. III. Approval of Claims. Motion by Boeck, second by Mathisen to approve the claims. Claims were approved by roll call vote: ayes - Boeck, Larson, Mathisen, Butcher, Borea, Hanson, Schield, Aamoth, and Liles; nays -none. IV. Correspondence. The Commissioners received copies/notice of the following: A. Communications Log. No action required. B. Meehan November 11, 2002 memo summarizing MN Dept. of Health Report on the Joslyn Site. V. Water Quality. A. In his December 14, 2002 email Matthiesen described his visit to a homeowner in the "Mallard Creek Townhome Association," to discuss pond shoreline restoration and stormwater runoff BMP implementation. He recommended to the Association that it develop a managementplan forthe project for presentation to the Commission so the Commission can make a monetary or labor commitment for possible grant applications. B. Chloride TMDL. The Commission received a November 21, 2002 letter from Mn/DOT stating they would like to help advance the study by contributing to the sampling effort. They propose to collect additional samples to provide a more thorough characterization of chloride loading. BROOKLYN CENTER • BROOKLYN PARK e CRYSTAL 9 MAPLE 1V HOPE a OSSEO • PLYMOUTH • ROBBINSDALE Minutes SHINGLE CREEK WATERSHED MANAGEMENT COMMISSION December 12, 2002 page 2 C. USGS Cost Share for Queen Avenue Station. Joe Bischoff s November 14, 2002 memo outlines the costs associated with a cost share plan to maintain a long-term database and provide real-time data for developing monitoring efforts throughout the year. The data collected will also be valuable for the current chloride TMDL study. The Commission's share for installation and a full year of operation would be $3,800 and would come from the Commission's 2003 budget. Motion by Butcher, second by Hanson to approve this expenditure. Motion carried. D. Lake TMDL Grant Proposal. Bischoff s December 11, 2002 memo stated that ten lakes in the Shingle Creek watershed have been designated as Impaired Waters due to excess nutrients -- Bass, Crystal, Eagle, Magda, Meadow, Pike, Pomerleau, Ryan, Schmidt, and Twin. A TMDL must be prepared for each of these lakes with a targeted completion by 2009-2012. It is recommended that the Commission and member cities consider a partnership with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) whereby MPCA would be asked to fund the diagnostic portion of the studies ($30-50,000/lake) while the Commission and cities fund the implementation plans ($20--30,000/lake) as part of the Commission's overall Lake Management Plans. It is important to prepare and submit a proposal to MPCA for cost -share funds as soon as possible. Expenditure of $2,500 from the 2002 Budget ($1,500 from Insurance and Bonding, $500 from Contingency, and $500 from Phosphorus Management) is requested in order to prepare a proposal for submittal. Motion by Butcher, second by Boeck to more forward with the application. Motion carried. Spector will check with MPCA re availability of funds. If a commitment is received from MPCA, this strategy would be further developed as part of the 2003 Water Quality Plan budget. E. Twin Lake Shoreline Restoration Project. Last month the Commission authorized submission of an application to the DNR Shoreline Habitat Grant Program for this project. The application has been recommended by the Metro district for funding and will be considered by a statewide committee on December 16-17. Spector's December 11, 2002 memo included a more detailed budget and concept plan. VI. Project Reviews. A. SC2002-01 France Avenue Relocation, Brooklyn Center. Motion by Boeck, second by Hanson to adopt Resolution 2002-08 Making Findings of Fact and Order on Wetland Replacement Plan for Project Review SC2002-01. Motion carried. Anderson will notice the Commission's decision. B. SC2002-18 Palmer Lake/Shingle Creek Regional Trail Reconstruction, Brooklyn Center. Todd Shoemaker's November 26, 2002 letter informed the City that this application is not complete and will not be reviewed by the Commission at this time. VII. Wetland Conservation Act. The Commissioners reviewed the fee structure and policy. Motion by Butcher, second by Boeck to send the documents back to Staff for a work session to address Commission concerns. Motion carried. VIII. Second Generation Plan. A. Resolution SC2002-06 Calling for a Public Hearing of Its Second Generation Plan. Motion by Mathisen, second by Hanson to adopt this resolution. Motion carried. The hearing will take place at 7:00 p.m. tonight in the Council Chambers of the City of Brooklyn Park. B. Spector's December 2, 2002 memo outlined the nnhl;o 1"aring process. It also contained BROOKLYN CENTER • BROOKLYN PARK • CRYSTAL • MAPLE J HOPE a OSSEO a PLYMOUTH s ROBBINSDALE Minutes December 12, 2002 page 3 SHINGLE CREEK WATERSHED MANAGEMENT COMMISSION draft responses to comments received from various cities and agencies. IX. Education and Communication Program. The Commission received the following Water Quality Education Grant applications: A. St. Vincent de Paul, Brooklyn Park - Rain Garden. B. St. Vincent de Paul, Brooklyn Park - Coon Rapids Dam. C. Odyssey Charter School, Brooklyn Center - Water Testing Project. Motion by Boeck, second by Butcher to receive the applications. Motion carried. Motion by Mathisen, second by Butcher to approve the application from the Odyssey Charter School and one submittal from St. Vincent de Paul School. Motion carried. St. Vincent de Paul must choose which project they want to fund in 2002 and may resubmit the other project in 2003. X. Other Business. A. The Commissioners received a list of respondents to the Commission's solicitation of letters of interest for legal, technical and administrative services for 2003-2004. The Commissioners learned that Montgomery Watson Harza has closed its Minneapolis office and the water resources section has been hired by Wenck Associates, Inc. It was the consensus to retain Wenck as the Commission's engineers for the remainder of 2002 and to hold over until a new consulting firm is selected. 1. Motion by Butcher, second by Boeck to receive the interest proposals. Motion carried. 2. Motion by Butcher, second by Boeck to retain the legal services of Kennedy and Graven for 2003-2004. Motion carried. 3. Motion by Liles, second by Boeck to retain the technical consulting services of Wenck Associates for 2003-2004. Motion carried. 4. Motion by Butcher, second by Schield to retain the administrative services of JASS for 2003-2004. Motion carried. B. The cities of Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park and Crystal must solicit applicants to serve as representatives and alternate representatives to the Commission. C. Adjournment. There being no further business before the Commission, motion by Larson, second by Schield to adjourn. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 2:45 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Judie A. Anderson Recording Secretary JAA: tim J:\CLIENTS\S\SHINGLEC\02MTGS\DECMINS. WPD BROOKLYN CENTER • BROOKLYN PARK • CRYSTAL 9 MAPL _ _ _ _W HOPE 9 OSSEO * PLYMOUTH 9 ROBBINSDALE January 10, 2003 SUBJECT: 2003 STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT PROJECT INFORMATION MEETING CITY PROJECT NO. 3101 Dear Property Owner: As you may be aware, the streets in your area are being considered as candidates for reconstruction in the summer of 2003. This project was identified for reconstruction and drainage improvements by the City's annual pavement management report. The first step in the process was for the Engineering Department to prepare a preliminary engineering report which investigated the existing conditions in the area, recommended proposed improvements and estimated costs associated with street reconstruction. This report has been submitted to and accepted by the City Council at their January 7, 2003 meeting. The next step in the review process is to hold an information meeting to discuss the project with the residents. This meeting has been scheduled for Monday, January 27, 2003 at 7:00 PM, and will be held in the City Hall Council Chambers located at 3400 Plymouth Boulevard. This meeting will include a presentation by City staff on construction issues followed by a question and answer period. The final step before the project may be ordered to proceed is for the City Council to conduct a public improvement hearing. The Council has set February 11, 2003 as the date for the public hearing for this project. Enclosed is formal notification of the public hearing and your estimated assessment amount. Final assessment amounts will be determined at an assessment hearing which will be held at a later date. If you have any questions or cannot attend the information meeting and wish to discuss the project, please contact me at 763-509-5538. Sincerely, Ross A. Beckwith, P.E. Civil Engineer enclosure cc: Daniel L. Faulkner, P.E., Director of Public Works Ronald S. Quanbeck, P.E., City Engineer John M. Hagen, P.E., Assistant City Engineer InfoMtg3101.doc lT EXHIBIT "A" Plat Name Sec Twp, Rng 0/0 Suffix Mission Ridge 3`d Addition 14 118 22 41 0003 through 0013 Mission Hills 3`d Addition 14 118 22 41 0016 through 0031 Mission Ridge 3`d Addition 14 118 22 42 0004 through 0015, 0097 Mission Ridge 14 118 22 43 0001 through 0041 Mission Ridge 2"d Addition 14 118 22 43 0044 through 0069 Mission Ridge 14 118 22 44 0001 through 0009 Mission Hills Park 14 118 22 44 0012 through 0014 Mission Hills Park 14 118 22 44 0017 through 0021 Mission Hills Park 2"d Addition 14 118 22 44 0025 through 0064 Mission Hills Park 14 118 22 44 0069 through 0070 Mission Hills 3`d Addition 14 118 22 44 0071 through 0078 Mission Ponds 14 118 22 44 0079 through 0086, 0135, 0136 Mission Ponds 211d Addition 14 118 22 44 0117 through 0133 Unplatted Sec. 23 (Hazelden) 23 118 22 11 0003 NApw\Engineering\PROJECTS\2000 - 2009\3101\Pubhrg\PubHrgNotice3101_Exhib_A.doc i � fZti� ,ate-cru��