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Home My WebLink AboutCouncil Information Memorandum 04-11-2003APRIL 11, 2003 Dummy Youth Advisory Council April 14 meeting........................................................................................ Page 3 Official Meeting Calendars for April, May, and June 2003............................................................. Page 5 Tentative list of agenda items for future City Council meetings ..................................................... Page 11 FUR INFORMATION.. ; NEWSARTICLES, RELEASES, PUBLICATIONS, ETC. Minnesota Real Estate Journal story on the increase in multi—use development projects in urban and suburban communities; submitted by Councilmember Bildsoe................................ Page 12 Notice from MN DOT of proposed work on I-494 from 1-394 to 1-94 ........................................ Page 15 Notice of a conference on developing Minnesota's bioscience industry ........................................ Page 17 Star Tribune news story on the League of Minnesota Cities "Day at the Capital" ......................... Page 18 STAFF REPORTS Hennepin County Adult Correctional Facility Population Report .................................................. Page 19 CORRESPONDENCE Letter to residents regarding a public information meeting on proposed changes to the City's subdivision Regulations and Engineering Guidelines ................................................... Page 20 Thank -you letter from Grandma's Restaurant Company CEO for the license discount awarded the Plymouth restaurant for its successful participation in the Best Practices program.......................................................................................................................................... Page 21 Letter from Elmer Otto regarding a legislative proposal to use traffic cameras at street intersection lights.................................................................................................................. Page 22 Letter to State Representative Jeff Johnson indicating Plymouth's support for proposed state law changes that would affect the Plymouth Firefighter's Relief Association ...................... Page 23 CITYCOUNCIL INFORMATION MEMO April 11, 2003 Page 2 Letter from Community Development to residents with notice of a request for a Variance for Kevin and RebeccaPfeiffer (200303 1) ............................................................................................................ Page 24 Letter from Community Development to residents with notice of a request for Comprehensive Plan Amendment and rezoning for the City of Plymouth (2003022) ............................................ Page 25 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS Municipal Legislative Commission Legislative Update................................................................. Page 27 "UNDER SEPARATE COVER" Too large to fit in the Council Information Memo, these items will be included in the weekly packet. 1. Staff report on Ice Rink Operations and Hours 2. Ice sheet maintenance information 3. Update on catering service issues YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL APRIL 14, 2003 7:30 PM COUNCIL CHAMBERS Time Allotment 1. Approvals: 7:30-7:35 a) Agenda b) March 31 meeting minutes 2. Guest Speakers and Special Items: 7:35-8:05 a) Discuss Youth Center facility options b) Recommend Citizens Academy program proposal 3. Committee Updates: 8:05-8:15 a) Youth Services Awards Committee b) Intergenerational Committee c) Marketing Committee 4. Future agenda items 8:15-8:20 5. Adjournment 8:20 6. Additional Materials: a. Youth Advisory Council 2002-2003 attendance b. April, May, and June Official City Meeting Calendars OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS April 2003 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION, Council Chambers 3 7:00 PM HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION - Council Chambers 4 5 6 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS COMMENCES- set docks ahead I hour 7 8 5'.30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING DISCUSS POND CLEANING OPTIONS AND POLICY FOR HANDLING DRAINAGE CONCERNS, Public Safety Training Room 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Councd Chambers 9 7:00 PM EVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE (EQC), Plymouth Creek Center LMC CITY DAY AT THE CAPITOL 10 7:00 PM HOUSING 8 REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (HRA), Medicine Lake Room 7'.00 PM PARK B REC ADVISORY COMMISSION (PRAC), Council Chambers PRIMAVERA PLYMOUTH FINE ARTS COUNCIL SHOW Plymouth Creek Center 11 12 PRIMAVERA PLYMOUTH FINE ARTS COUNCIL SHOW Plymouth Creek Center PRIMAVERA PLYMOUTH FINE ARTS COUNCIL SHOW Plymouth Creek Center 13 14 7:30 PM YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, Council Chambers PRIMAVERA PLYMOUTH FINE ARTS COUNCIL SHOW, Plymouth Creek Center 15 T:pOPMBOARDOF EOUALRATION,Council 011L1°"' Top PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING BD. OF DIS USS EG2001l AUDIOTNREPORT; REPORT ON 3RD SHEET OF ICE, CcurKa chembere PRIMAVERA PLYMOUTH FINE ARTS COUNCIL SHOW, Phrtwlh Creek center 16 Passover be g ins at sunset 17 18 Good Friday 19 20 Easter 21 22 530 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING: DISCUSS POSSIBILITY OF ESTABLISHINGA BUSINESS COUNCIL AND A SENIOR COUNCIL, Public Safety Training Room 7'.00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers 23 800 AM -130 PM - HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION STUDENT WORKSHOP, Plymouth ice Center 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION, Council Chambers 7:00 PM PLYMOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRANSIT (PACT) - Medicine Lake Room 24 25 26 9:00 AM -2:00 PM LAWN & GARDEN EXPO, Plymouth Creek Center 27 Q 2(i 7:30 PMUS45 YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, Council Chambers 29 AM PLYMOUTH-IATKA BUSINESS COUNCIL, Sheretan R"gem" 7'.00 PM RECONVENE BOARD OFEOUACLVATION cwna 30 Mar 2003 S M T W T F S May 2003 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (IM MEDIATELY FOLLOWING BOARD OF EG UALIZATION): DISCUSS WITH P SUSS PROPERTYERTY modified on 4/10/2003 5 OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS May 2003 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Jun 2003 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 7:00 PM HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION - 2 3 Apr 2003 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Council Chambers 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 27 28 29 30 29 30 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7:00 PM 7:00 PM PARK & 10:30 AM - 4:00 PLANNING REC ADVISORY PM COMMISSION, Council Chambers COMMISSION (PRAC), Council Chambers PLYMOUTH HISTORY FEST, Parkers Lake Park 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 7:30 PM YOUTH 500 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING- NTERVIEW YOUTH 7:00 PM EVIRONMENTAL 630 PM B30 PM ENVIRON MENTALOUALITY FAIR,OakwooEElemenlary School. 17WCo Rd s 9:00 AM -3:30 PM PLYMOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, Council Chambers APPLICANTS, DISCUSS PROPOSED EXPANSION OF PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING Public Safety Training Room QUALITY COMMITTEE (EQC), Plymouth Creek Center 790 PM HOUSING REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY HRA) ) CLEAN-UP DAY, Public Works Maintenence Facility 700 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers ]:00 PM YOUTH SERVICE AWARDS RECEPTION, Ph— Creek Center 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 11:00 AM CITY EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION LUNCH, Plymouth Creek Center 6:00 PM GREENWOOD SPORT FIELD RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY, 3635 CO, Rd, 101 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION, Council Chambers 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 MEMORIAL DAY ll ^SAM COUNCIL, BUSINESS COUNCIL, BORN 7:00 PM (Observed) - City Offices Closed canfw.nc.R—,301 c,lsonPxkway.ahM PLYMOUTH ADVISORY 5.30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING. CONSIDER POLICY FOR TOBACCO USAGE ON COMMITTEE ON TRANSIT (PACT) - PARK PROPERTY, Pudic Medicine Lake Safey, T..W Room 7 WPM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chamb.n Room modified on 4/11/2003 OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS June 2003 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7:00 PM 7:00 PM HUMAN PLANNING RIGHTS COMMISSION, COMMISSION - Council Chambers Council Chambers 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 7:30 PM YOUTH 7:00 PM REGULAR 7:00 PM EVIRONMENTAL 7:00 PM PARK & REC ADVISORY Flag Day ADVISORY COUNCIL, Council Chambers COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers QUALITY COMMITTEE (EQC), Plymouth Creek Center COMMISSION (PRAC), Council Chambers 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION, Council Chambers r7:0o PM HOUSING b REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (HRA), Medicine Lake Room LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE, St. Cloud Civic Center 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 7:30 PM YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, Council Chambers 11:45 AM PLYMOUTH-MTKA BUSINESS COUNCIL, Sheraton Ridgedale 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, Council Chambers 7:00 PM PLYMOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRANSIT (PACT) - Medicine Lake Room 29 30 Jul 2003 May 2003 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 31 27 28 29 30 31 modified on 4/10/2003 April 22 May 13 Tentative Schedule for City Council Agenda Items • Presentation of 2002 Volunteer Services Report, Volunteer Coordinator Nancy Anderson • Public hearing on Vacation of 2"d Avenue within Greendale Addition • Public hearing on refunding of housing revenue bonds for Regency Pointe (Harbor Lane) Apartments • Award bid on Street Reconstruction Project • Approve rezoning, preliminary plat, and site plan for construction of "Bass Lake Villas" an 18 unit development to be located south of Bass Lake Road (County Road 10) and east of Trenton Lane. Lifestyle Properties, Inc. (2003004) • Approve interim home occupation license to operate a beauty salon at 18415 31St Avenue North. Amy Slaughter. (2003013) • Approve site plan amendment and conditional use permit for a columbarium, courtyard, and trail to be located behind St. Barnabas Lutheran Church located at 15600 Old Rockford Road. St. Barnabas Lutheran Church. (2003014) • Approve rezoning from C-2 (Neighborhood Commercial) to PUD (Planned Unit Development) and a PUD general plan for the existing Plymouth Shopping Center located at 11255 State Highway 55. GEMEnterprises. (2003015) • Approve conditional use permits to allow construction of 1) a single family home on property that does not front a city street and 2) an attached garage in excess of 1,000 square feet for property located at 235 Black Oaks Lane North. Stonewood Design Build. (2003018) • Approve lot consolidation for Lots 2 and 3, Block 1 at Fernbrook Townoffice Park. DaVern 11, Inc. (2003020) • Approve conditional use permit to allow 56.7 percent office use within a building located in the I-2 (General Industrial) zoning district for property located at 15020 27th Avenue North. Insurance Advisors Inc. (2003023) • Public hearing on adoption of 2003 5 -year Street Reconstruction Plan and issuance of bonds • Appoint At Large Representative to Aquatic Vegetation Management Group • Appoint alternate director to Shingle Creek Water Management Organization • Announce Arbor Day (Forester Paul Buck) • Swear -in new Police Officer • Hearing on Vacation of a street easement in Lots 6 & 7, Block 1, Fazendin- Krogness Addition • Approve renewal of 2003 League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust property/casualty insurance Reprinted from RE)ournals.com Monday March 31 2003 Multifamily an important cog in mixed-use developments DEVELOPMENT TREND WITH 'STAYING' POWER Staff Writer RE7ournals.com Multi-use projects seem to be all the rage, as many cities and suburbs in the metropolitan area have such developments under way or in the planning stages. In some cases, cities are turning to multi -use plans to revitalize blighted commercial areas that once thrived. In other rapidly developing suburbs, cities and developers are using multi -use projects to create either a new downtown, or an area with a "sense of place" out of former open spaces, farms or other uses. Cities with multi -use projects -- either under way or in the planning stages -- include Maple Grove, Burnsville, Brooklyn Park, St. Louis Park, Woodbury, Mendota Heights, Savage, and possibly, Roseville. While development trends are sometimes just fads, today's mixed-use projects are being designed to have staying power. And one key element to ensure their longevity is multifamily residential, which, according to planners and developers, will keep the areas vital and thriving for years to come. Why do city planners and developers believe multifamily is such an important part of mixed-use projects? There are several reasons, including adding a higher density of housing and population to a specific area; broadening the tax base of a suburb that is almost fully developed; creating a downtown or an area with plenty of energy; cutting down on urban sprawl and overuse of automobiles; ensuring the financial success of a multifamily project; and creating a transition from single-family to retail areas. In addition, as noted by Ross Fefercorn, whose firm, RMF Entities Ltd., is developing the mixed-use Village at Mendota Heights, it would be "boring" to use prime properties in certain locations and cities to develop projects that are pure housing or some other single use. "In our case, we're putting a lot of things on a 23 -acre site at a prime location in Mendota Heights," Fefercorn says. "The city had a great vision in approving this development, as opposed to having it developed solely as housing, or as retail, which would have been too much retail in this case. This really creates a sense of place for Mendota Heights." Ralph Sanjurjo, a Florida -based consultant for the potential developers of Woodbury's mixed-use City Walk project, also called on the word "boring," saying, "Building a mixed-use project where things are happening and people live right there keeps it from being boring. Let's face it, in years past most of the multifamily housing developments in Minnesota were just rows upon rows of three-story apartment buildings set apart from commercial districts. The people who lived there had to get in their cars to go anywhere." Planners and developers say the multifamily housing units in mixed-use developments are attractive to a variety of users, including young professionals, older professionals or retirees, and even families, some of whom desire a more urban way of life, even in the suburbs. Prime examples A look at many of the state's well-publicized mixed-use projects show that multifamily is often a key element. Maple Grove's Arbor Lakes mixed-use project, which once was home to acres upon acres of gravel mines, includes a newly developed area that looks like an old-fashioned downtown, with retailers, restaurants and services lining pedestrian friendly streets. Within a short walk of the downtown area are 125 units of rental townhouses and apartments, as well as 50 units of senior apartments. 21 Kathy Anderson, an architect on the project and part of a team -- including Opus and the city -- that developed the master plan for Arbor Lakes, says it might have been easier to leave multifamily out of the mix. "In the case of the Main Street area in Arbor Lakes, we set out to design a pedestrian friendly project, and to do so without housing nearby would not have been in keeping with that vision," says Anderson, who was part of a team that traveled the country studying mixed-use developments. "And if you are going to have housing next to or in the development, having multifamily housing that is designed to be architecturally in keeping with the area makes sense. It allows more people to be close to the retail shops and restaurants." Bob Waibel, Maple Grove's director of community development, says the multifamily units, developed by Hans Hagen Homes, also creates a transition between an undeveloped area next to Arbor Lakes that will someday have a mixture of housing -- thousands of units. Nearby are office projects, a community center, a possible library, parks, ponds and other amenities. "We've gotten such positive feedback on this -- people really enjoy living so close to all of these options," Waibel says. "So far, one medical office building has been developed, and another potential office site is in the area. We could well have people who live, work and recreate right in the Arbor Lakes area." In Burnsville, the under -construction Heart of the City redevelopment project includes retail, housing, transit stations, parks and other uses on 54 acres just off Highway 13. Eventually, the area will be home to more than 700 units of housing, from rental apartments to owner occupied-town homes, condos and rowhouses. Some of the residential units will be in vertical mixed-use buildings, with the apartments located above retail space lining the streets of the commerce area. One of the ways in which Heart of the City benefits Burnsville, says Judy Tschumper, the city's economic development director, is by bringing more residents to the area and the city. Burnsville, she notes, is nearly fully developed and Heart of the City will add to and broaden the city's tax base. "For one thing, such projects can really create an urban feel in what is otherwise known as a bedroom suburb," Tschumper says. "The Heart of the City area used to be the city's downtown, until the Burnsville Mall was built, and then that kind of became the destination. But the mall area really isn't a downtown in the traditional sense of the word because it's not pedestrian friendly." She adds: "What makes a mixed-use project like Heart of the City attractive to certain types of residents is that they can live right in an area where many of them can walk to work because there will be jobs generated. Or, if they work in downtown Minneapolis, they'll just have a short walk to a transit station. And when they aren't working they'll have a lot of options at their fingertips." In St. Louis Park, the first phase of the mixed-use project Excelsior & Grand, which is part of the city's larger redevelopment concept called Park Commons, is currently coming on line with 65,000 square feet of retail and popular restaurants, 340 units of luxury multifamily housing, as well as plenty of outdoor community gathering spaces. Eventually, Excelsior & Grand, which is east of Highway 100 on Excelsior Boulevard, will have up to 660 units of residential, ranging from rental studio apartments to luxury apartment homes with multi-level floor plans, 82,000 square feet of retail, and 37,500 square feet of offices. The total Park Commons area also has plenty of trails connecting to such amenities as the Minneapolis chain of lakes, outdoor parks and recreational spaces, and, eventually, a community amphitheater. After years of planning the Park Commons area, St. Louis Park approved Eden Prairie -based TOLD Development Co.'s plan for Excelsior & Grand on 15 acres of the area. As far as TOLD's Bob Cunningham is concerned, multifamily, in this case vertically integrated in the first four buildings in the project, adds vitality to the area. "In addition to all of the other things this project does, what the residential portion does is bring a lot more residents to St. Louis Park than some other development could have - eventually there will be more than 1,000 people living there," Cunningham says. "Prior to the redevelopment, there were 17 homes and a few older businesses on this land." In Woodbury, plans are still in the works for the future City Walk, which would include about 30,000 square feet of retail and up to 550 or so apartments in a wide range of sizes and prices, including some affordable units. In addition to having its own retail areas and potential restaurants, folks who move into City Walk would be in the heart of an area already rife with retail and restaurant options, such as a new Sam's Club and the Prime Outlets center, which is visible from Interstate 94 and is in the process of being remodeled and updated. "While retail will be a part of the project, one of the keys to City Walk is that it will be right in the middle of many other options," Sanjurjo says. "And new subdivisions are planned for land right nearby." In Brooklyn Park, work is progressing on the $157 million Village Creek redevelopment area, a mixture of retail, office, public improvements along Shingle Creek, and multifamily just south of Brooklyn Boulevard. The project entails the demolition of several older buildings, including the 188,000 square foot Village North shopping mall, in order to open up views and access to Shingle Creek, bring in new retail users for 70,000 square feet of space in Market Square, add about 100,000 square feet of offices, and to initially build 120 units of owner -occupied attached and detached homes and townhomes at Hunt Associates' Town Gardens, which is within walking distance of all of the new redevelopment. In order to inject the area with an initial shot of vitality, the city did a $3 million rehab of the 90 -unit Creekside Gables market -rate apartment building. "The idea is to create an area where people can walk about easily, gather in open spaces and the outdoor square, have access to amenities along the creek, as well as live and possibly work in the area," says Jason Aarsvold, Brooklyn Park's economic and redevelopment project facilitator. "It is like creating a downtown in an area that was once considered a destination retail area. The idea is to have something that will maintain itself over the years, and this is a project with a combination of uses that we think can do that. Adding new housing and having residential nearby, such as the refurbished apartment complex, adds a lot to that." In Mendota Heights, construction continues on Village at Mendota Heights, a mixed-use project on the northeast side of Highway 110 and Dodd Road. There, Fefercorn of RMF Entities is constructing 45,000 square feet of retail, 40,000 square feet of offices, 75 units of for -sale residential units, including rowhouses, townhomes and loft condos, and structured parking. The Dakota county HRA is also adding 60 senior apartments. "A project like ours creates staying power," Fefercorn says. "This small amount of residential does not support the retail, but it adds a backdrop and character. And for the people who live there, it brings some services, including possibly two or three restaurant concepts, right to where they live. We're also adding a neat park piece, with a water feature that will really accent the area." Multifamily does not fully support retail While multifamily is one of the keys to a mixed-use project, planners and developers are fully aware, as Fefercorn notes, that residential cannot fully support the retail portion of an overall multi -use development. But Cunningham of TOLD says: "There's a saying that rings true and it's that pedestrian traffic begets even more pedestrian traffic. With a built-in base of residents at Excelsior & Grand, many of whom will be mulling about, dining at the restaurants, walking through the parks and on the trails, even more people will be attracted to the area." Daniel Hunt of Hunt Associates says, "There is not a housing development big enough to fully support retail within in a mixed-use project - but it can help." Hunt Associates is developing for -sale multifamily in Brooklyn Park's Village Creek mixed-use area, and is the developer of vertical mixed-use project called the Village at St. Anthony in Minneapolis. Burnsville's Tschumper says the people who move into Heart of the City will most likely do so because of all of the options nearby. "As a result, they will be some of the regular users of the coffee shops and the other retailers," she says. "Of course the retail will depend on people driving in from other areas as well. But they'll have a nice base of customers to begin with." And Sanjurjo notes: "In most cases, where a project is well done and there's lots of energy, the multifamily units sell out or rent out a lot better than more isolated residential developments. That's why it makes sense from a developer's perspective. And if an area is successful, with people always out and about, retailers will do well as well." Reprinted from REJournals.com 4%"Esor� Minnesota Depar!msnt of Transportation gff Metropolitan Division ' Waters Edge 1500 West County Road 132 Roseville, MN 55113 Friday, March 28, 2003 Council Member Sandy Hewitt City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, Minnesota 55447-1482 C_ j 01 Re: SP 2785-330 (1-494) Reconstruction of 1-494 and addition of Third Lane In the Cities of Minnetonka, Plymouth, Maple Grove, and Hennepin County Dear Council Member Hewitt: Attached is an exhibit depicting the proposed work on 1-494 from 1-394 to 1-94. This project provides for the reconstruction of 1-494 from 1-394 to approximately CSAH 6 and from approximately TH 55 to the 1-94 /1-494 /1-694 interchange. The proposed project will also add a third lane in each direction throughout the corridor. The project will also construct water quality ponds and address safety along the corridor The project is currently in Mn/DOT's 10 -year program for 2011+. However, we are starting the project delivery process in order to have the project ready for an earlier letting if funding becomes available. The exhibit is small in scale and not very detailed. However, I have added text to better explain the number of lanes between interchanges and text to show the cross streets. We have not begun coordination with the three cities along the corridor at this point in time, but I would anticipate that this process would begin soon. The work that we have done up to this point addresses Mn/DOT's concerns and not that of the cities and or county. If you would require additional information or want a more detailed picture, please feel free to contact me at (651) 634-2087. 1 have also enclosed a business card for future reference. Sincer Scott A. Pedersen, P.E. Metro District — Resource Section Design Engineer Cc: Chris Roy Victoria Nill File An equal opportunity employer 15 Scott A. Pedersen, P.E. M ~ METRO DIVISION - RESOURCE SECTION +°ao s DESIGN ENGINEER �s to Metro Division - Waters Edge Building 1500 West County Road B2 Roseville, MN 55113 Phone: (651) 634-2087 Fax: (651) 634-2162 E-mail: scott.pedersonCdot.state.mn.us Re: SP 2785-330 (1-494) Reconstruction of 1-494 and addition of Third Lane In the Cities of Minnetonka, Plymouth, Maple Grove, and Hennepin County Dear Council Member Hewitt: Attached is an exhibit depicting the proposed work on 1-494 from 1-394 to 1-94. This project provides for the reconstruction of 1-494 from 1-394 to approximately CSAH 6 and from approximately TH 55 to the 1-94 /1-494 /1-694 interchange. The proposed project will also add a third lane in each direction throughout the corridor. The project will also construct water quality ponds and address safety along the corridor The project is currently in Mn/DOT's 10 -year program for 2011+. However, we are starting the project delivery process in order to have the project ready for an earlier letting if funding becomes available. The exhibit is small in scale and not very detailed. However, I have added text to better explain the number of lanes between interchanges and text to show the cross streets. We have not begun coordination with the three cities along the corridor at this point in time, but I would anticipate that this process would begin soon. The work that we have done up to this point addresses Mn/DOT's concerns and not that of the cities and or county. If you would require additional information or want a more detailed picture, please feel free to contact me at (651) 634-2087. 1 have also enclosed a business card for future reference. Sincer Scott A. Pedersen, P.E. 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About 150 local elected officials raised concerns about proposed cuts to revenue-sharing programs, such as Local Government Aid, and criticized proposals that would restrict the imposition of levies and how much a local government can bond for. "City officials know the particular circumstances of their communities and they are the people they serve," said Michael McCauley, city manager of Brooklyn Center and president of the League of Minnesota Cities. "The state should not undermine the trust residents place in their local elected officials to make solid decisions on their behalf." City officials from Plymouth to Moorhead and Duluth to Chatfield spoke of the impact of potential cuts and decried what they said was the disproportionate share that would be forced on cities. Although local state aids make up 5 percent of the state budget, the cuts to local government would make up 10 percent of the budget fix proposed by Gov. Tim Pawlenty. "City officials have always been mindful of the family budget, the business budget and working to do more with less," said Plymouth Mayor Judy Johnson. "Let us do the job we were elected to do." Mark Brunswick is at >mbrunswick@startribune. con. Copyright 2003 Star Tribune. All rights reserved. MEMO CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MN 55447 DATE: April 9, 2003 TO: Dwight Johnson, City Manager FROM: Anne HurlbJt�- unity Development Director SUBJECT: Hennepin County Adult Correctional Facility (HCACF) Population Report Hennepin County Community Corrections staff has submitted their monthly report on average daily population for the month of March 2003. The average daily population reported for the Plymouth facility in March was 507, less than the occupancy limit of 601 set by the Conditional Use Permit. The chart below shows the average monthly population since we began receiving reports in June of 1998. 700 NNEW01ft 500 c j 400 m 2 300 Q a 200 100 0 HCACF Monthly Population Report CO CO O O O O O O - N N N M O) O O p O O O O O p O 0 LL 0 LL ) 0 L.L - 0 LL � 0 Li- Month/Year i Month/Year �6 5 0 CUP Limit ■Average Count ; j M:ir.27 '03 16:52 ELMER OTTO FAX 952-496-2493 P. 2 March 27, 2003 Mayor and City Councllmembers City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Blvd, Plymouth, MN 55447 Hello, In 2001, Senator Roy Terwilliger from Edina sponsored a bill, Senate File 1017, to authorize cities to use the red light traffic camera, for extra enforcement. The House bill, File 663, was sponsored by Representative Len Biernat. The Senate bill passed all three committee hearings. The House bill was turned down. Today, we have a Senate bill, File No. SF 439, authored by Senators Claire Robling, Bill Belanger, Scott Dibble, Ellen Anderson and Ann Rest, and a House bill, Dile No, HF 508, authored by Representative Alice Hausman. There is a problem in the House. I was at the Capitol on Thursday, March 20`h, and met with Representative Ron Erhardt, Chair of the House Transportation Policy Committee, Ron Erhardt is from Edina. He said he is not going to give the House bill a hearing. His reason is, "We are taking away people's freedom." 1 really can't agree with him. I don't think people should have the freedom to run red lights, do you? I am asking if you could ask your State Representatives Steve Smith, Jeff Johnson, Ron Abrams and Lynne Osterman to speak with Representative Ron Erhardt, asking him to change his mind and hear the bill. That way, the Committee can bring out the good points and the bad points of the red light traffic camera system, and take a fair vote on the bill. Representative Steve Smith's phone number at the State Office Building is: (651) 296-9188. Jeff Johnson's phone number is: (651) 296-5511. Ron Abrams' phone number is: (551) 2969934. Lynne Osterman's phone number is: (651) 296-4176° Roy Terwilliger had good intentions when he sponsored his Senate bill for the red light traffic camera. Now, I am asking you for help to get this authorization approved, to make traffic safer for everyone. This is a public service project. Sincerely, Elmer Otto 1057 Eastview Circle Shakopee, MN 55379 Phone or Fax: (952) 496-2493 M:ir.27 '03 16:52 ELMER OTTO FAX 952-496-2493 P. 2 March 27, 2003 Mayor and City Counclimembers City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Blvd, Plymouth, MN 55447 Hello, In 2001, Senator Roy Terwilliger from Edina sponsored a bill, Senate File 1017, to authorize cities to use the red light traffic camera, for extra enforcement. The House bill, File 663, was sponsored by Representative Len Biernat, The Senate bill passed all three committee hearings. The House bill was turned down. Today, we have a Senate bill, File No. SF 439, authored by Senators Claire Robling, Bill Belanger, Scott Dibble, Ellen Anderson and Ann Rest, and a House bill, File No, HF 508, authored by Representative Alice Hausman. There is a problem in the House. I was at the Capitol on Thursday, March 20'h, and met with Representative Ron Erhardt, Chair of the House Transportation Policy Committee. Ron Erhardt is from Edina. He said he is not going to give the House bill a hearing. His reason is, "We are taking away people's freedom." I really can't agree with him. I don't think people should have the freedom to run red lights, do you? I am asking if you could ask your State Representatives Steve Smith, Jeff Johnson, Ron Abrams and Lynne Osterman to speak with Representative Ron Erhardt, asking him to change his mind and hear the bill. That way, the Committee can bring out the good points and the bad points of the red light traffic camera system, and take a fair vote on the bill. Representative Steve Smith's phone number at the State Office Building is: (651) 296-9188. Jeff Johnson's phone number is: (651) 296-5511. Ron Abrams' phone number is: (651) 2969934, Lynne Osterman's phone number is: (651) 296-4176. Roy Terwilliger had good intentions when he sponsored his Senate bill for the red light traffic camera. Now, I am asking you for help to get this authorization approved, to make traffic safer for everyone. This is a public service project. Sincerely, Elmer Otto 1057 Eastview Circle Shakopee, MN 55379 Phone or Fax: (952) 496-2493 t� April 10, 2003 CITY OF PLYMOUTH - State Representative Jeff Johnson 401 State Office Building St. Paul, MN 55155 Dear Mr. Johnson: We have reviewed the H.F. No. 253 as introduced, and are in agreement with the proposed changes for the Plymouth Firefighter's Relief Association. The changes appear to get the Plymouth Firefighter's Relief Association in line with the State laws, which we believe is appropriate. If you have questions, please feel free to call any one of us. Sincerely, 4�� a, Dwight D. Johnson, City Manager -763-509-5051 Rick Kline, Fire Chief -763-509-5121 Dale E. Hahn, Finance Director -763-509-5301 cc: Mayor & City Council 23 PLYMOUTH A Beautiful Pface to Live 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD - PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 -TELEPHONE (763) 509-5000 0_ :_ www.d.plymouth.mn.us April 11, 2003 CITY OF PLYMOUTH SUBJECT: VARIANCE FOR KEVIN & REBECCA PFEIFFER (2003031) Dear Owner/Occupant: This letter is written to inform you that Kevin and Rebecca Pfeiffer, under file 2003031, submitted a planning application requesting approval of a variance for redevelopment of an undersized lot to allow construction of a new home at 2344 Ives Lane North. While a formal Public Hearing is not required, it is the City's policy to inform adjacent property owners/occupants of such applications. Hennepin County records indicate your property is within 200 feet of the site of this proposal. You are hereby notified of and cordially invited to attend a meeting to be held by the Plymouth Planning Commission at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 23, 2003, in the City Council Chambers at the Plymouth City Hall, 3400 Plymouth Boulevard. INFORMATION relating to this request may be examined at the Community Development Information Counter, at Plymouth City Hall 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. If you have any questions about the specifics of this proposal, please contact the Community Development Department at (763) 509-5400. Sincerely, %'��rA �_hr\,k Barbara G. Senness,-AICP Planning Manager 2003031 propnotice E) —1; t— - PLYMOUTH A' Beautiful Place to Live 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 • TELEPHONE (763) 509-5000 is SUBJECT: COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT AND REZONING FOR THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH (2003022) Dear Property Owner: Pursuant to the provisions of the Plymouth Zoning Ordinance, this letter is to inform you of a request by the City of Plymouth, under file 2003022, for a Comprehensive Plan Amendment and Rezoning that would reguide and rezone certain parcels to achieve consistency between the City's Land Use Guide Plan and Zoning Map, as required by Minnesota Statutes 473.865; and for a Comprehensive Plan Amendment that would remove certain parcels of land from the "City - Owned Open Space" designation, for properties located west of East Medicine Lake Boulevard near 24`h Avenue. The city -owned parcels that would be removed from the "City -Owned Open Space" designation would continue to be owned by the City. The City is proposing to use the city -owned parcels for water quality ponding to assist in improving the water quality of Medicine Lake. The proposed amendments for the affected parcels are as follows: Rezone land from RSF-2 (Single Family Detached 2) to P -I (Public/Institutional): No Addresses ■ Lot 1, Jevnes Subd. of Block 17, Medicine Lake Park 3`d Division ■ Lot 2, Jevnes Subd. of Block 17, Medicine Lake Park 3`d Division ■ Lot 3, Jevnes Subd. of Block 17, Medicine Lake Park 3`d Division Reguide land from P -I (Public/Semi-Public/Institutional) to LA -1 (Living Area 1): 2375 East Medicine Lake Boulevard ■ Lot 4, Jevnes Subd. of Block 17, Medicine Lake Park 3`d Division 2365 East Medicine Lake Boulevard ■ Lot 5, Jevnes Subd. of Block 17, Medicine Lake Park 3`d Division Reguide land from P -I (Public/Semi-Public/Institutional) to LA -1 (Living Area 1) and Remove land from the "City -Owned Open Space" Designation: 2355 East Medicine Lake Boulevard ■ Lot 6, Jevnes Subd. of Block 17, Medicine Lake Park 3`d Division PLYMOUTH A q-Zau'Stifuf Place to Live 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD - PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 -TELEPHONE (763) 509-5000 www.ci.olvmouth.mn.us Rezone land from RSF-2 (Single Family Detached 2) to P -I (Public/Institutional) and Remove land from the "City -Owned Open Space" Designation: No Addresses ■ Lot 7, Jevnes Subd. of Block 17, Medicine Lake Park 3`d Division ■ Lot 8, Jevnes Subd. of Block 17, Medicine Lake Park 3`d Division ■ Park, Medicine Lake Park 3`d Division 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, April 23, 2003 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, *,%IA. ' Barbara G. Senness, AICP Planning Manager 2003022propnotice L ��o UPDATE UPDATE 2003-1 FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2003 PROPOSED DEBT LEVY RESTRICTIONS The Governor's budget balancing proposal would limit the ability of cities to increase property tax levies to service debt. Under current law, property tax levies for bonded indebtedness and most certificates of indebtedness have "special levy" status and are therefore outside of levy limits. The Governor's plan would generally allow cities to keep current debt levies as special levies, but would restrict future debt issuance under levy limits unless the city has entered binding contracts or received voter approval prior to May 1, 2003. (Exceptions: future debt issuance that requires voter approval and is spread against referendum market value, and most certificates of indebtedness.) The MLC Update is published by Elizabeth Shields Keating and Thomas J. Poul Messerli 8 Kramer P.A., 145 University Avenue West, Suite 450, St. Paul, MN 55103 Telephone: 6511228-9757 Fax: 6511228-9787 E-mail: Ikeating@mandklaw.com and tpoul@mandklaw.com City and public finance officials are concerned about the impact that debt restrictions will have on pending as well as upcoming projects. Projects such as street replacement, infrastructure improvements, and public/private partnerships to develop housing are part of a city's long-range plan, and not a rush to levy new debt. The Governor's proposed restrictions would also prohibit cities from taking advantage of historically low interest rates (saving taxpayer dollars) and would negatively impact the construction, engineering and architectural sector because public investment will slow considerably. MLC cities have a wide variety of projects in the works that are financed by debt levy supported by the property tax. It is unclear at this point which projects would be directly impacted by the Governor's proposal. See chart below. It should be clear from the dissimilarities in upcoming debt issuance by MLC cities that the need for capital investments can vary considerably from year to year, and is impacted greatly by the city's stage in the development/redevelopment process. CITY PROJECTS APPLE VALLEY - Purchase fire truck - Purchase bucket truck for Street Dept. - $1.9M in § 429 improvement bonds BLOOMINGTON - $3.2M § 429 improvement bonds BURNSVILLE - Street reconstruction bonds - CR 42/Newton Ave. improvements - CR 42/Nicollet Ave. improvements - Street rehabilitation MAPLEWOOD - $3.75M in street improvement bonds PLYMOUTH - $1.7M in § 429 street reconstruction bonds WOODBURY - $1 M to purchase fire equipment K NO LGA = NO LEVY LIMITS MLC cities believe strongly that those cities operating independently of LGA should not be subject to levy limits. Local spending decisions are best made by locally elected officials who have a clear understanding of the needs and desires of their constituents. This is especially true where local officials are cognizant that each dollar spent is a dollar raised directly from their constituents. Additionally, accountability for local units of government is derived from the statutorily defined uniform local government budgeting process. For example, the Truth in Taxation process provides taxpayers with household specific effects of budget decisions as well as public hearings at which they have an opportunity to express their concerns. Under the Governor's proposal to balance the state budget, MLC cities will lose all of the Local Government Aid (LGA) they receive from the state under Minn. Stat. section 477A.013. The specific impact of the Governor's plan on MLC cities is outlined in the chart below: 3 2003 LGA 2003 LGA under Gov's plan 2004 LGA 2004 LGA under Gov's plan APPLE VALLEY 413,540 0 413,540 0 BLOOMINGTON 295,805 0 295,805 0 BURNSVILLE 642,509 0 642,509 0 EAGAN 126,794 0 126,794 0 EDEN PRAIRIE 172,335 0 172,335 0 EDINA 0 0 0 0 MAPLEWOOD 717,385 0 717,385 0 MINNETONKA 149,032 0 149,032 0 PLYMOUTH 74,579 0 74,579 0 SHOREVIEW 31,925 0 31,925 0 WOODBURY 103,639 0 103,639 0 MLC TOTALS 2,727,543 0 2,727,543 0 3 MLC OPPOSES LGA PLAN PROPOSED BY COALITION OF GREATER MN CITIES The Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities (CGMC) has put forth a response to the Governor's budget balancing proposal that states that outstate Minnesota cities are disproportionately burdened by property taxes, and that the Governor's proposal only makes matters worse. While it is true that many suburban communities would not be significantly impacted by the Governor's proposed aid and credit cuts, this is only unfair if outstate communities are already bearing their fair share of the tax burden in relation to services received. A snapshot of property tax burden in six cities selected by the CGMC indicates that metro area residents pay more in overall property taxes, and more as a percent of household income than those in outstate Minnesota. See chart below. CITY 2002 LGA PROPERTY RESIDENTIAL AVG. HOME PER TAX ON PROPERTY PROPERTY CAPITA AVG. TAX PER TAX AS % VALUED CAPITA OF AVG. HH HOME INCOME EDINA $0 $3,522 $1,397 5.3% MINNEAPOLIS $292 $1,939 $647 5.1% ANOKA $95 $1,573 $511 3.7% ST. CLOUD $209 $1,092 $328 2.9% WORTHINGTON $302 $813 $282 2.2% REDWOOD $246 $1,038 $387 2.7% FALLS *Data from House Research and 2000 census. LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES: CITY DAY AT THE CAPITOL Mark your calendar for LMC City Day at the Capitol, April 9. City officials, business leaders and residents from throughout Minnesota will gather at the state capitol to send a resounding message that public policy proposals by the Governor and Senate don't work for Minnesota communities. City Day at the Capitol will kick off with a morning legislative briefing, to be followed by visits with legislators, a box lunch, and a 2:30 p.m. press conference on the capitol steps. A detailed agenda will be available on the LMC website: www.lmnc.org. For more information or to register for LMC City Day at the Capitol, contract Stephanie Lake at slake@lmnc.org. 4 DATE: March 28, 2003 TO: Dwight Johnson, City Manager> f FROM: Eric J. Blank, Director, Parks and Recreation SUBJECT: Ice Rink Operations and Hours Earlier this week, Mark Peterson sent you a memorandum dealing with ice rink operations throughout the City. This is additional information for your discussion with the Mayor. At our ice rinks where we have full time rink attendants, we attempt to get daily skating counts at 2 p.m., 5 p.m., and 7 p.m. We use this information to annually review the amount of skating that is taking place at our various facilities. Many years ago we were open seven nights a week until 9 p.m. at all of the skating facilities. Based on our actual numbers experienced over many years, we started changing ice hours, typically closing at 8 p.m., 7 p.m., and now 6 p.m. on Saturday & Sunday evenings due to lack of skaters. Outdoor ice skating is one of the programs that is most dramatically effected by weather. For instance, in the 2001-2002 skating season, rinks were closed 18 days due to extreme cold, too warm, or extreme snow days. Vice versa, in the 2002- 2003 season just completed, we were only closed two days due to weather. We think that we have enough funding we feel to keep rinks open later on Saturday and Sunday, if people choose to skate during those times. We typically have enough days where we are closed totally to provide the necessary funding to pick up an hour or two on five or six Saturday or Sunday evenings. We also give our warming house attendants the authority, if they have a large group of skaters at 6 p.m., to remain open for another hour or two to accommodate people's needs. We have not done our evaluation of this year's season and have not proposed any changes at this time to the published hours for next winter's skating facilities. If you, or the Mayor and Council, think that it is in the best interest of the city to remain open longer, please let us know, and we will try to accommodate these requests. EB/np Weather permitting, playfield warming houses will open Sat., Dec. 21. Parkers Lake opens around Jan. 1. Rinks close when the temperature is -10 degrees or the windchill is -25 degrees. Call 763-509-5205 for a recorded message about closings. Warming houses are at the following locations (see map above). (#) indicates the number of hockey rinks. All locations have pleasure skating rinks. Warming houses close for the season Monday, Feb. 17, 2003. A. Plymouth Playfield, 10011 36th Ave (2) B. Ridgemount Playfield, 12000 Ridgemount Ave (2) C. Oakwood Playfield, Co. Rd. 6 & 101 (1) D. LaCompte Playfield, 10805 Co. Rd. 15 (1) E. Plymouth Creek Playfield, 3625 Fernbrook Ln (2) F. Zachary Playfield, 4355 Zachary Ln (2) G. Parkers Lake, Co. Rd. 6 & Niagara Ln (1) H. Bass Lake Playfield, 5450 Northwest Blvd (1) Hours of Operation Christmas Day - Closed School Days 4:30 — 8:30 p.m. Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve — rinks School Vacation Days* 1 — 8:30 p.m. close at 5 p.m. Saturdays* Noon — 6 p.m. New Year's Day — rinks open noon to 6 p.m.; Sundays* Noon — 6 p.m. Parkers Lake open noon to 8 p.m. *Parkers Lake open from noon to 8 p.m. on Sat. & Sun. *Some rinks will have scheduled activities - times and dates for these programs will be posted. L�� Pleasure Skating Rinks Turtle Lake Park 46th & Lanewood Lane 2. Circle Park 5th & Lanewood Lane 3. Greenwood Elementary 36th & County Road 101 4. Green Oaks Park 26th & Xanthus Lane 5. Imperial Hills Park 15th & Shadyview Lane 6. Kilmer Park 27th & Kilmer Lane 7. Pilgrim Lane Elementary 37th & Pilgrim Lane 8. Queensland Park 8th & Queensland Lane 9. Sunset Hill Elementary Sunset Trail & Teakwood Lane *Rinks located on ponds or lakes may open later than Dec. 21 due to slower freezing. www.d.plymouth.mn.us r a< MEMO CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MN 55447 DATE: March 19th, 2003 TO: Eric Blank, Park & Recreation Director FROM: Mark Peterson, Superintendent of Parks SUBJECT: Ice Rink Maintenance You have indicated to me that we have been receiving some complaints regarding the ice rink maintenance or lack there of I will attempt to provide you with a history of our winter maintenance going back to the 70'5 and 80'5 up to the present day. I will include information from those earlier years. With this information I will attempt to bring you up to speed to why and where we are today. In the late 1970'5 and 1980'5 the Parks Department was solely involved in the ice rink maintenance business during the winter months. During that time we actually received complaints as to why were the rinks done before the streets. Our equipment was to small for the streets. Under most circumstances, we were able to clean and flood on almost a daily basis. We did add our playfield sites, which added building maintenance and parking lot plowing in the early 80'5. Around 1988 we began maintaining trails and providing Park Maintenance employees for street and parking lot plowing. As a result in 1990, we began prioritizing rinks and the level of maintenance we could provide. In 1992 we went to council with a rink location and maintenance proposal. Today we maintain 29 rinks and 90 miles oftrails in addition to the following. ■ Building Maintenance at Plymouth Creek Center. • Plowing and ice control ofthe parking lots at Lifetime Fitness/Ice Area, the Plymouth Creek Center and Parkers Lake. • Clearing the sidewalk and balcony at the Plymouth Creek Center. • Street Maintenance for plowing routes. • Snow removal around soccer dome at the Plymouth Creek Center. • Building maintenance at Parkers Lake Pavilion and Bass Lake Playfields for scheduled classes along with regular and routine maintenance of six additional warming houses n: \mains\parks\main[\memos\5941\icerinkmaintenance3-19-2003.doc • Garbage removal from City garage, warming houses, park parking lots and high traffic a reds. Building base ice, snow removal, flooding and grooming of 11 hockey rink5,15 general or open rinks, along with Zachary Park pond and over two acres of rinks at Parkers La ke. • Special events such as Fire & Ice, staging for ice show and assisting in other City functions. Winter Park Maintenance is accomplished utilizing the following maintenance staffing; one leadman and 14 maintenance people. During the normal course of winter operation, snow dictates our workload. When it snows our first priority is clearing streets, trails, sidewalks, and parking lots. To accomplish this, staff is normally assigned in the following manner. 1. Street Plowin . Two Park Maintenance people have a regularly assigned plow route. With a two-inch snow, this normally can be accomplished between eight and ten hours. When the Street Department is short staffed, we also assign additional Park Staff to make sure all routes are covered. 2. Parking Lots: Five Park Maintenance people are assigned to parking lot clearing. Our biggest challenge is at Lifetime Fitness and the Ice Arena. These facilities are open 24 hours a day with cars and islands that need to be plowed around and gone back to be cleaned up. They also need ice control on a regular basis, because of the high volume of traffic. A four -inch snow normally takes six to eight hours for these tasks. At the Plymouth Creek Center and at Parkers Lake, there are early morning activities that continue through out the day that need plowing and ice control. 3. Sidewalks and snow removal at the Soccer Dome: Two Park Maintenance people are assigned these tasks. At the Plymouth Creek Center, normally our first guests of the day are senior citizens. Because the balcony also doubles as the fire escape, the entire areas needs to be kept clear. The second part of this groups' duties, is the removal of snow around the soccer dome. Four inches of snow on the dome can create many feet of snow around the edge, when it slides down. Most of this snow must be hauled or blown out of the area. Time requirements for the task really vary based on moisture content and temperature of the snow. Drypowdery snow may take eight hours to clear, whereas a wet snow that freezes solid could take up to a week to clear. 4. Trails and Sidewalks: Five Park Maintenances people are assigned this task. Three use sidewalk machines and two use pick-up trucks. Routes have been established with schools and high traffic areas, prioritize above neighborhood and park trails. With a two-inch snow trails are done in the order that the operators get to them. On heavier snows, we will do the priority areas first, and then backtrack to the neighborhoods and park trails. A four -inch snow can be cleared between eight and ten hours. More than two-inch snows add to the length of time it takes to make the original clearing and the number of times we have to re -clear what is put on the trails from the street. Often we must re run the trails a few days after the storm to clear intersections and trails that run along roadways. 5. Buildings Cleaning and Garbage Pickup These are ongoing tasks that the staff is taken away from when there are other high priority tasks to accomplish. This operation normally takes two to four hours per day. 6. Plymouth Creek Center: One Park Maintenance person is permanently assigned to the Plymouith Creek Center for building maintenance from November through April. 7. Ice Rink Maintenance: Rink maintenance starts as soon as the ground freezes. Hockey rinks and the general rinks at the locations we have warming houses have a higher priority than the small neighborhood park open rinks. The Zachary pond and Parkers Lake must have eight to twelve inches of ice prior to the City going out on ice with our equipment. After a snowstorm, the crew will start at the rinks with warming houses, as they get done with their street, trails or parking lot plowing. Often this means that no rink maintenance is done until the day after a snow ends or even more then a day on large storms. Besides snow delaying, building ice has been difficult for the last two years. We have had exceptionally warm weather in December and even into )anuary. This demonstrates the basic law of ice rink building, which is that it has to be below 32° to freeze water. Then you must put down thin coats, so that you do not melt the frost in the ground. Ifthe weather is right and we are not removing snow, the crews can normally flood all the rinks at least once in an eight-hour shift. On a day that we have to clear ice shavings and light snows, we can generally get to the rinks at the warming houses and must do the other open rinks the following day or when we get a chance. 8. Special Events and Other Tasks: Fire & Ice, which is attended by thousands, takes stafftime to set-up, man during the event and to clean up afterwards. We also assist in getting stages to the Ice Arena for their events, and field painting at the Soccer Dome. This year we designed and installed safety netting at the Soccer Dome. Along with all of the above tasks, we also must conduct safety training, staff development training and equipment operation training. Lastly, with vacations, sickness and other leave, we lose close to one man per day. The priorities of the Park Maintenance Department are as follows: 1. Sidewalks, Trails, Parking Lots, Streets 2. Soccer Dome And Building 3. Ice Rink Maintenance These priorities have not change for a number of years, although the work load to priorities #1 and #2, have increased without additional staff, which means that it takes longer to get to priority #3, ice rink maintenance. What this means is that on an average week having no snow or additional activities, we may be able to flood three times per week. During snowstorms in most instances, it can be one to two days before we can get to the rinks and they may get flooded one to two times per week. ._Pla.n._For... lce._Resu rfdci_r�g._From._19�90 Weekdays: A. Playfield Rinks Mode I B. General Pleasure Rinks & Ponds Mode II Moe I High quality skating surfaces managed under a program of intense and varied ice maintenance activities. Pleasure rinks and ice hockey rinks normally subjected to consistently high levels of use during the entire skating season. Weekend use intensive during periods of favorable weather. Commonly associated with sites offering hockey rinks, pleasure rinks, permanent warming shelters and lighted parking lots. Typically programmed for organized events including hockey, broomball, skating lessons, and daytime usage. Highest maintenance priority given to Mode 1 sites. Base ice established to a depth of four inches to six inches on a priority basis. Snow removal and ice surface sealing performed five days per week, during appropriate temperature regimes. Ice surfaces subjected to routine mechanical shaving to create a uniformly smooth surface largely free of frost heaves, cracks and undulations. Edging of hockey boards performed weekly to maintain clean edges and square corners. First sites to receive snow removal following trail cleaning operations. Mode 11 Ice surface maintained at moderate quality level. Normally associated with sites offering single pleasure skating rinks only and no warming shelters. Generally not programmed for recreation events or lessons. Primary usage originating from neighborhood park service area and comprised mainly of younger children. Base ice established to a depth of three to five inches. No base flooding made on pond surfaces with pond ice not being done until it is of safe depth. Snow removal and sealing of ice surfaces made three to five times per week. Ice shaving performed at a frequency to maintain surface uniformity at a moderately acceptable level. Mode III Ice surface maintained at a moderate quality level. Normally associated with ponds offering single pleasure skating rinks only and no shelters Primary usage originating from neighborhood park service area comprised mainly of younger children. No base flooding made on pond surfaces with pond ice not being done until it is of safe depth. Snow removal and sealing of ice surfaces made as priorities allow. n:\main\parks\maint\iceprog\iceresurfacingplan.doc MEMO CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 DATE: August 26, 1992, for City Council Meeting of August 31 TO: Frank Boyles, Acting City Manager FROM: Eric J. Blank, Director of Parks and Recreation SUBJECT: 1992-93 ICE RINK LOCATIONS 1. ACTION REQUESTED: The attached resolution approves the location and maintenance level of skating rinks for the 1992-93 winter skating season. 2. BACKGROUND: With the addition of skating rinks at Bass Lake and 10th Avenue neighborhood parks this coming winter, it was necessary to re-evaluate the distribution and maintenance level of skating rinks throughout the entire City. In order to facilitate this review, a sub -committee of two park commissioners met with Mark Peterson and me to review in detail all of our current procedures with regard to the location and maintenance of skating facilities. This sub -committee made their report to the full Park and Recreation Advisory Commission at their August 13 meeting. Upon review, the Commission recommended the plan as proposed by the sub -committee for the 1992-93 skating season. The major changes from 1991-92 to this year are as follows: o Deletion of 12th Avenue Pond skating rink o Deletion of Maple Creek Pond skating rink o Addition.of a hockey and pleasure rink at Bass Lake Playfield o Addition of pleasure rink at 10th Avenue Park (South Shore Park) o Addition of a Mode III rink at Greenwood Elementary o Parkers Lake Skating facility was moved from a Mode II to Mode I Maintenance category o All elementary school rinks were moved from a Mode II to Mode III maintenance level. The net effect of these changes is that it will bring our rink total from 31 to 33 ice surfaces. Keep in mind that our ice depth policy is still in effect for all ice surfaces that are maintained on ponds and lakes. This means that until minimum ice depth .is reached (8"), in accordance with our ice rink policy, no maintenance with heavy equipment CITY OF PLYMOUTH RESOLUTION NO. 92 - APPROVING 1992-93 ICE RINK LOCATIONS AND MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE WHEREAS, a sub -committee comprised of two park commissioners, the Parks Director and the Superintendent of Parks reviewed the locations for winter skating rinks and a maintenance schedule for said rinks, and WHEREAS, this sub -committee made its recommendation to the full Park and Recreation Advisory Commission, and WHEREAS, the Park Commission recommended approval of the 1992-93 skating rink locations and the maintenance schedule as proposed, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA, that the 1992-93 skating rink locations and maintenance schedule are hereby approved as recommended by the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission. Adopted by the City Council on l SKATING RINK LOCATIONS BY MODE NODE I Plymouth Creek - 3625 Fernbrook Lane LaCompte Green - 10805 Co. 'Rd. 15 Oakwood - 1700 Co. Rd. 101. Plymouth - 10011 36th Ave N Ridgemount - 12000 Ridgemount Ave Zachary - 4355 Zachary Lane *Bass Lake - 5450 Northwest Blvd. Parkers Lake - Co. Rd. 6 & Niagara Ln. ODE 11 Circle Park - 5th Ave & Lanewood Ln Green Oaks - 26th & Xanthus Ln Imperial. Hills - 17th & Shadyview Ln Kilmer - 27th & Kilmer Ln *10th Ave - 10th Ave & South Shore Dr MODE III OCKEY GENERAL POND 2 1 _1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 Birchview Elem. - 425 Ranchview Ln 1 *Greenwood Elem. - 3635 Co. Rd. 101 _ 1 Pilgrim Lane Elem. - 3725 Pilgrim Ln 1 Queensland - 8th Ave & Queensland Ln 1 Shiloh - 27th & Jewel Ln 1 Sunset Hills Elem. - Sunset Tr & Teakwd. 1 Swan Lake - 12700 43rd Ave 1 Turtle Lake - 46th & Lanewood Ln 1 TOTAL 11 17 5 *New rink. Delete - 12th Avenue Pond, 16900 12th Ave Maplecreek, 27th & Xene Lane Plymouth PaEaril:ty Guide A, --A HOCKEY RINK GENERAL SKATING RINK i POND OR LAKE SKATING RINK I Plymouth Pak-1aeil:ty Guide v ~ HOCKEY RINK GENERAL SKATING RINK SO POND OR LAKE SKATING RINK MEMO CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 DATE: January 4, 1990 TO: Eric Blank, Parks and Recreation Director FROM: Mark S. Peterson, Superintendent of Parks SUBJECT: PRIORITIZATION OF RINKS AND TRAILS Prior to the skating season, you and I had a discussion regarding how we would be handling the combined rink and trail maintenance program. During the last two years we have gone from '0' to approximately '26' miles of trails and added a large general skating rink as well as a speed skating rink to Parkers Lake. This has begun to put some time constraints on us resulting in a rink maintenance priority system. To date our priority system is as follows: 1. Trail Maintenance (Winter snow removal of 26 miles) 2. School Sites A. Plymouth Jr. High (3 rinks) B. Wayzata East Jr. High (3 rinks) C. Oakwood Elementary (2 rinks) 3. Zachary Playfield (3 rinks) 4. Plymouth Creek Playfield (3 rinks) 5. LaCompt Playfield (2 rinks) 6. Parkers Lake - General and Speed Skating 7. Neighborhood Generals (9 rinks) 8. Ponds (4 rinks) As a result of this prioritization, some neighborhood rinks and ponds may not get the same frequency of maintenance as our more heavily utilized rinks. This may be particularly evident during periods following a snowfall. I would hope that Dan Heitke and I would have a more refined policy for the 1990-91 season. DEP: jba CC: Dan Heitke Dt' EB PLYMOUTH CREEK CENTER March 14, 2003 To: Mr. Eric Blank, Director of Park & Recreation cc: Ms. Diane Evans, Supt. of Park & Recreation From: Rick Busch Manager, Plymouth Creek Center Subject: Catering Issues This memo is in response to some catering issues that have come up. I will try to address as many as I can think of in a somewhat organized manner. During our three year partnership with Suzanne's Cuisine, Inc. (S.C.I.), we have encountered many challenges along the way. We have tried to keep our lines of communication open with Suzanne Shilling and Harry Pihl, the owners and managers of Suzanne's. I think they are making a concerted effort to meet our needs and the needs of the Plymouth community. We have increased our periodic meetings with them to biweekly sessions. We want to address any difficulties and make sure our clients are satisfied. In an operation like ours, which is rather unique, we are trying to handle groups numbering anywhere from ten to 350 people with a very diverse selection of meals using part time and on call service staff. We will always have some customers whose expectations have not been met. This would happen at any restaurant. When situations have arisen, S.C.I. has tried to satisfy the client, even offering money back when not completely at fault. At this point, I feel confident in S.C.I.'s desire to please our customers. That, combined with our staffs diligence in helping the public understand that we have a very competent and highly regarded caterer for them to work with, should minimize concerns. I am going to include a list of the most often asked questions and issues we face along with explanations. 1. Why just one caterer? We feel that by going through an application, interview and testing process, we have come up with a top-notch caterer. 14800 34Tti AVENUE NORTH, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 TEL (763) 509-5280 - FAx (763) 509-5290 - Too (763) 509-5065 �c�cw.ci.plniuulh.mn.us 2. This caterer feels ownership in our facility. They fully understand and respect our kitchen equipment and can be trusted with keys to our facility. They also know that if they want to remain here long term, they must produce and keep our clients happy. We also have the financial reimbursement of 25% on liquor sales and 12% on food sales. This yielded $47,457 for 2001 and $45,567 for 2002. 3. Why is it so expensive? We have checked many other hotel caterers and restaurant menus. S.C.I. is mid to upper middle range in their pricing. (Remember, they are giving part of it to us.) Clients may find lower prices at some hotels or ballrooms that have fulltime kitchen staffs. Labor is S.C.I.'s largest expense. Usually the smaller the group, the higher per person pricing becomes. This is because of the minimum staff required to make, serve and clean up after any meal. Our ballroom facility is a step above most Legion halls, VFW's or dancehalls who offer lower pricing on food. 4. What if they can't make the food we desire? This does happen occasionally, especially with the growing ethnic diversity we have in our community. If S.C.I. can not make the meal with their staff, they can contract with another cook to do it. This does usually incur some additional cost to the client. 5. We've had problems contacting the caterer. When Plymouth Creek Center first opened, S.C.I. had a full time event planner who had good communication with our clients. When she moved out of state, S.C.I. was already downsizing their organization to eliminate their off premise accounts in order to devote their efforts to the PCC and Maplewood Community Center. They decided to have Harry Pihl, their business manager and off site event planner, take over the PCC accounts. Early on there were some communication issues between Harry and clients. S.C.I. has since made improvements in their phone messaging system and we have seen great improvement in recent months. 6. At our event the food was taken away too early or we didn't get to take our leftover food home. Both of these are health department issues. After food is on the buffet a certain length of time it can no long be served and it must be disposed. 7. Our food was cold. Occasionally S.C.I. will have some difficulty keeping food warm especially when it is for hundreds of people. When that is the case, they have been quick to offer money back. More often than not, the client has delayed serving the food because guests are late or they just miscalculate their event schedule. Keeping food hot well beyond it's scheduled serving time is not easy. 8. Why do we have to use the caterer when we are just having a meal for a small group (over 20 people)? Can't we bring food in? Or, why can't we bring in beverages and cookies or snacks for our group? It would be much cheaper to buy it ourselves. It is difficult for any caterer to be all things to all people. S.C.I. is able to offer their best pricing and service for large events. They still do a good job for small groups, but the labor issue drives prices up. We also need to be assured that the room will be cleaned afterward and we do that by requiring all groups to use the caterer (who does have exclusive food and beverage rights to our building.) NOTE: S.C.I. has agreed to allow groups of 20 or less to bring in their own purchased, prepared in advance food. They have also made exceptions for some smaller groups or food offerings when it wasn't worth their while to cater. 9. We found many surprise costs in our bill. When we get this comment, Harry sends us a copy of that client's contract. We rarely find a case where all prices were not spelled out in detail beforehand. S.C.I. has made an effort to make sure things are quite clear in their contract proposals and on their menus. Those contracts can be quite long and aren't always read carefully by the clients. Our staff has also urged customers to read their contracts thoroughly and ask Harry any questions they might have. I have tried to hit on the major issues we face. I am also attaching a summary of our event evaluations for the past year. These evaluations are mailed out to all ballroom clients after each event. In addition to overwhelming positive response to our facility, the summaries also show 80% of the clients were either very satisfied with S.C.I.'s event coordinator (Harry Pihl) or felt he exceeded their expectations. Only two respondents of 35 said they were not satisfied. 88% were very satisfied with the food quality or felt it exceeded their expectations. Only one of 35 responding was not satisfied with the food quality. 94% were very satisfied with the beverage quality or felt it exceeded their expectations. No one responding was unsatisfied with the beverage quality. 94% were also very satisfied or had their expectations exceeded by the overall presentation and the availability of the staff. Only one respondent out of 35 was not satisfied with the food presentation or the availability of staff. One of the two people who were not satisfied with Harry Pihl was Mr. Gene Gagnon. This gentleman had hosted a wedding at PCC two years ago and had no complaints. When he came back for a birthday celebration in January, he was very upset. He screamed at me at our front counter for about five minutes before I could get him to calm down. He was upset over how he felt he was handled by Harry, the pricing and about having only one choice of caterer. He felt his two daughters who helped host the event were also very upset. When I followed up by calling his daughter, she said the event was fine. I had Harry call Mr. Gagnon to try to appease him, but there was no reconciling at that point. As you can see by the evaluations, Mr. Gagnon is an exception to the fine record S.C.I. is trying to build here. As manager of Plymouth Creek Center, I give them my full support in their efforts to establish an even stronger reputation with our customers. At this point, I think in all fairness to Suzanne's Cuisine, we need to stand behind them as their partners. We will continue to monitor their performance, but I feel they should be given the opportunity to explain their side when issues arise. Our partnership will only be as strong as the faith we show in each other. AGREEMENT FOR CATERING SERVICE THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this day of 1999, by and between the CITY OF PLYMOUTH, a political subdivision (hereinafter referred to as "City") and SUZANNE'S CUISINE, INC. (hereinafter referred to as "SCI"). RECITALS 1. Suzanne's Cuisine, Inc., represents that it is a Minnesota corporation in good standing with the State of Minnesota; and its agents, representatives and employees have the necessary, education, training, experience, certification, and licensing for purposes of servicing and performing this Catering Agreement with the City. 2. The City is a political subdivision pursuant to Minnesota Statutes. 3. The City owns and operates the Plymouth Creek Center ("PCC") which includes a 350 - seat banquet room dividable into one space seating 168 and two spaces seating 72, and two classrooms and a lounge each with seating for 50 persons. The PCC has an adjoining catering kitchen, deck area, and related amenities. 4. The PCC Community Rooms will be marketed to host meetings, business groups, weddings, special events, team parties, corporate gatherings, and other large community activities. 5. The City desires to have SCI perform the food and beverage and related catering services at the PCC, and SCI is willing and able to provide these services. In consideration of the mutual promises set forth herein, it is agreed by and between the City and SCI as follows: SECTION I SCI RESPONSIBILITIES SCI shall perform catering services at the PCC as follows: (a) SCI shall provide a selection of menus and prices for many price levels for events held at the PCC that require food and beverage. The prices and menus shall be agreed upon by the City; (b) SCI agrees to meet with PCC personnel and prospective PCC clients to agree upon menus and fees for particular events; (c) SCI agrees to provide adequate staffing to meet the demand of the PCC client at each and every catered event, including bartenders, servers, food preparers, and hosts; (d) SCI agrees to meet all local, state, federal health regulations, codes. rules. and laws concerning food and beverage service; (e) SCI shall provide the City with an operating plan, the purpose of which is to specify the undertaking of this Agreement. The operating plan shall become effective upon approval by the City; (f) SCI shall participate in the sales and marketing of catering services at PCC and shall be responsible for event arrangements as required by the City: (g) SCI shall provide all food and beverages necessary for a catered event; (h) SCI shall keep kitchen and bar areas clean and shall provide all necessary cleaning products; (i) SCI shall assist with cleaning of Community Rooms in connection with catered events; (j) SCI shall comply with all procedures and policies set by PCC pertaining to the catering services provided at the PCC; (k) SCI shall provide any additional food preparation equipment not currently located in the PCC kitchen and all necessary serving utensils, including plates, glasses, silverware, pots, pans and linens; (1) SCI shall properly secure all SCI property stored at the PCC and shall be solely responsible for all SCI property stored at the PCC, including lost, damaged, or stolen items; (m) SCI shall provide beverages consistent with the terms under any City master contract for beverage service; and (n) SCI shall serve alcoholic beverages only within Community Rooms and shall prohibit clients • and their guests from removing alcoholic beverages from Community Rooms and adjoining deck area. (o) SCI agrees to provide one event annually at no cost for marketing to the general public. (p) SCI agrees to provide up to ten events annually at cost plus service for City related functions to be approved by the PCC Manager. The City will not receive a commission for these events. SECTION II LOCATION OF SERVICES It is understood that SCI services will be rendered at the Plymouth Creek Center., 14800 34`h Avenue North, Plymouth, Minnesota, 55447. 2 SECTION III EXCLUSIVITY The City agrees to restrict the catering services provided at the PCC to SCI exclusively for the events held at the PCC, except for clients exempted by the City. SECTION IV PCC RESPONSIBLITIES A. The City agrees to provide the following: 1. Community Rooms as they exist at the PCC; 2. Kitchen facilities as they exist at the PCC; 3. Bookings to the extent that SCI service has not been assigned or accepted this responsibility; 4. Utilities; 5. Basic custodial services for set-up and clearing; 6. Desk, chair, phone and access to fax machine and copier; 7. Storage areas with locks and shelving; 8. Two portable bars; 9. Tables and chairs for the Community Rooms; 10. Ice; 11. Maintenance and support as determined by the City. B. The City and SCI jointly shall be responsible for the financial control of all catered events under this Agreement. 1. At the time a reservation for a catered event is made, an SCI representative will document the details of services required and charges for services, using permits, and invoices and setup sheets; 2. All changes to documentation will be approved by PCC representatives; 3. PCC representatives will collect all room deposits, room rental fees, and security fees, and SCI will collect all catering charges; 3 4. On -sale beverage fees shall be collected by SCI employees when each sale is made at the bar. SCI representatives will run tapes to close out and balance each cash register at the end of each event. SCI will be responsible for the safekeeping of all money from on - sale beverage service. SECTION V PAYMENT The City's percentage of the revenues generated through catering services provided by SCI will be based on the following formulas: 1. 8% of all charges, excluding bar sales, for services by SCI for events scheduled Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 2. 12% of all charges, excluding bar sales, for services by SCI for events scheduled Monday through Friday, 5:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. and Saturday, Sunday and Holidays (as defined by the City) 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. 3. 25% of all bar sale gross revenues from all events where the bar is open. 4. 3% of all additions and upgrades. Said payments will be made to PCC, in care of the Plymouth Creek Center Manager, on or before the 15th day of the following month. SCI agrees to provide appropriate documentation to the satisfaction of the PCC for review with each monthly payment. SECTION VI STATUS OF SCI This Agreement calls for the performance of -catering services by SCI as an independent contractor, and SCI, its employees, agents or representatives will not be considered employees of the City for any purposes. SECTION VII INTEREST OF SCI SCI covenants that SCI has no interest and shall not acquire any interest, direct or indirect, financial or otherwise, that would conflict in any manner or degree with the performance of services herein. 4- SECTION VII NON -ASSIGNABILITY SCI recognizes that this Agreement for food and beverage cannot be transferred, assigned or subcontracted by SCI. SECTION IX IDENTIFICATION OF PERSONNEL SCI shall provide appropriate identification of its agents, employees, and representatives during the performance of this Agreement at the PCC. SCI acknowledges and recognizes that it is a fair and equal opportunity employer and that its employees, representative, and agents have had training in sexual harassment, gender sensitivity, and cultural diversity. SECTION X WORKERS' COMPENSATION By executing this Agreement, SCI certifies that they have reviewed the provisions of the Minnesota Statutes with respect to workers' compensation, and SCI restates that it is an independent contractor and certifies that SCI will comply with the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Statute as an independent contractor before commencing the performance of work under this Agreement. SECTION XI INDEMNITY SCI shall indemnify City against any and all losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses, (including costs of defense, settlement and reasonable attorney's fees by reason of liability imposed by law upon City) for damages as a result of bodily injury, including death, at any time resulting therefrom sustained by any person or persons or on account of damaged property, including lessor, arising out of or as a consequence of performance of the services provided by SCI pursuant to this Agreement and caused by the negligent acts or omissions of SCI. 5 SECTION XII INSURANCE AND LIQUOR LICENSE Prior to performance of catering services under this Agreement. SCI agrees to provide the City with a copy of its Certificate of Insurance for both catering and liquor, naming the City as a co-insured, and all appropriate licenses, including liquor licenses issued by the City or other government. The amounts of insurance shall be: Comprehensive General Liabilitv Insurance including completed operations and product liability coverage written on an occurrence basis with the following limits: • $1,000,000 combined single limits bodily injury/property damage that will apply exclusively to the catered event occurring at the Plymouth Creek Center. • City of Plymouth listed as an additional named insured with respect to activities involving the Plymouth Creek Center. • 30 day written notice of cancellation. Automobility Liability Insurance on any automobile including coverage for hired and leased vehicles • $1,000,000 combined single limits bodily injury/property damage. Workers Compensation and Employer's Liability Insurance • Statutory limits • $100,000 each accident • $100,000 disease — each employee • $500,000 disease — policy limit Liquor Liability Insurance • Limits in accordance with State Statute • City of Plymouth listed as an additional named insured • 30 day written notice of cancellation • Plymouth Creek Center specifically shown as a covered location R SCI shall provide the City of Plymouth with a certificate of insurance as evidence of compliance. SCI shall purchase and maintain insurance to protect itself from claims under the Worker's Compensation Acts. SCI must hold a current license as prescribed in City ordinance. SECTION XIII GOALS, PRINCIPALS AND POLICIES In connection with the exercise of this Agreement, SCI shall act in a manner consistent with the City's basic goals, principals and policies. SECTION XIV GOOD FAITH In the event that any agreement, approval, consent or other action or decision is permitted or is required hereunder, the parties shall act in good faith and in a reasonable manner in connection therewith. SECTION XV IMPLEMENTATION OF AGREEMENT SCI will designate personnel whose responsibilities shall be working with the City, in coordinating and implementing this Agreement. SECTION XVI TERM This agreement shall remain in force until terminated by either party. The City may terminate the agreement on 60 days written notice to SCI, with SCI retaining the right to perform any existing contracted business beyond that 60 days. SCI may terminate the agreement on 90 days written notice to the city. 7 SECTION XVII COMPLETENESS OF ENTIRE AGREEMENT This document contains all the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and any alterations or variations of the terms of this Agreement shall be invalid unless made in writing and signed by the parties. There are no other understandings, representations or agreements, written or oral, not incorporated herein. If any part of this Agreement is declared null and void by law, the remaining paragraphs of this Agreement shall be valid. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement the day and year first above written. CITY OF PLYMOUTH!/ J ,j6y Tierney J Its Mayor By: Dwight Johnson 8 PCC EVALUATION RESPONSES It is the Plymouth Creek Center's goal to provide quality service for your event. We would appreciate your comments, compliments and criticisms so we can continually improve our service. Please take a few minutes to complete this evaluation form and return to the Plymouth Creek Center in the envelope provided. Please circle the appropriate rating/answer for each question. The ratings are as follows: 1 = Not Satisfied 2 = Somewhat Satisfied 3 = Very Satisfied 4 = Exceeded Expectations N/A = Not Applicable If you choose 1 or 2, please state the reason and how you feel the particular area could be improved on. PI mouth Creek Center 1. How would you rate the front desk & facility booking staff? Not Satisfied Somewhat Not Applicable 0% satisfied 0% 3% 4ii' Exceeded Very Satisfied Expectations 55% 42% Out of 38 evaluations 1 1-01 2-11 3-211 4-151 N/A - 0 • From the 1" day I walked through your doors, I have been treated with the utmost courtesy by your staff, who were all more than willing to help make this wedding a success! I can't say enough for how very accommodating you were to my whims! • Everyone was great! Informative, kind and helpful. • Very pleasant, however more technical expertise of the audio/visual system would have decreased our stress level. • Friendly, helpful, knowledgeable, efficient. • Very nice to work with. Sheri was great! Very helpful with my questions also. 2. Was the location set up the way it had been described to you? Yes No 97% 3% QI I Out of 38 evaluations I Yes — 37 1 No — 1 • We asked for an "out of the ordinary" head table setup & you made sure we were happy with the appearance. We were delighted! • The attendant that helped us set up was very helpful. • The seating for the ceremony was such that the center aisle was not wide enough for two people to walk comfortably side by side down the aisle — please let staff know. • Even better than expected! • Tables, etc. were situated perfectly. • We were happy that you fixed the sound system quickly after the electrical fire so we could use it. • The reserved signs were not on the tables for my family and no outside bar was set up on the deck like we (Suzanne's Cuisine) had discussed. It was a beautiful night, too. 3. How would you rate the cleanliness of the room and/or building? Not Satisfielomewhat satisfied 0% 0% Not Applicable '. .fr....., 0% Very Satisfied Exceeded 39% Expectations 61% Out of 38 evaluations 1 1-01 2-01 3-151 4-231 NIA -0 • Excellent — considering all the confetti you had to clean up from the weekend before. • Thank you — Many compliments from our guests. • The PCC is a beautiful facility and is maintained to perfection. • Pretty clean, fish tank could have been cleaner though. 4. How would you rate the PCC's staff availability during your event (e.g.f was someone there to greet you and assist you)? Not Satisfied Not Applicable 0% 0% mewhat satisfied ........ w. .,. --...... Exceeded Expectations Very Satisfied 56% 39% Out of 38 evaluations 1 1-01 2-21 3-151 4-211 N/A - 0 • Always! And if the right person wasn't right there, someone found that person! You made sure "ALL THOSE CANDLES" were lit and placed in windows, etc. Above & beyond! • Every attempt was make by staff to make sure my CD worked in your machine, it was checked twice, some of the staff were not familiar how to use equipment and it was stressful when they had difficulty at the last minute. When it did go on, the sound was turned down during the beginning & I called for help & it was turned up. • Deb was always in view and right there when needed. • Karen did an excellent job of helping us. She was very responsive and customer -focused. She made our evening very enjoyable. • Generally good but felt too rushed to get out after the party. • Building manager was great. • The entire staff was readily available for meetings and for event planning for our event. • Yes, all night. They were very nice and helpful (especially at clean up time). • To my knowledge, we didn't need people, but we saw them around. . 5. Will you consider the PCC for a future event? LVA FMOTM I Out of 38 evaluations I Yes — 36 1 No — 1 I Maybe — 1 I • Most definitely. My only regret is that I don't have another daughter to get married! • Absolutely! We had a great evening. • We were happy with the Center for our reception. • The students and staff thoroughly enjoyed the prom event at the PCC. (International School of MN). • Overall, great place, beautiful building. Everyone loved it! 6. Were there any services or facilities you needed that the PCC was not able to provide? No Maybe Yes 92% 0% 8% Out of 38 evaluations ) Yes — 3 1 No — 35 1 1 • Everything was easy to come by & accessible. • The sound system or PA system wasn't sufficient for band. Staff said it was more for speakers & presentations. 7. How did you hear about the PCC? • Attended past events. (9) • Community publicity & word of mouth. (8) • 1 live in Plymouth. (8) • Friends. (6) - • From a local wedding advertisement magazine. (4) • Family. (3) Suzanne's Cuisine, Inc. How would you rate your experience with Suzanne's Cuisine, Inc.? Event Coordinator Not Satisfied 5% Not Applicable 8% Somewhat satisfied Ing' "' 13% Exceeded Expectations Very Satisfied 34% 40% Out of 38 evaluations 1 1-21 2-51 3-151 4 — 13 N/A -3 • Harry is the best! He made this wedding so very special with his thoughtful & creative suggestions, no only with the food, but with the setup, decorating ideas & presence. • Harry was helpful & nice to work with. I had some difficulty reaching him after our party when we had a problem to discuss but eventually he took care of it. • There seems to be a problem every time we have the event here — we start out with one person & then that person hands the info. over & it gets messed up. • Harry was easy to get a hold of and pleasant, but it was very difficult to get follow through — never received suggested menu ideas and didn't get contract signed until week before event — very anxiety producing. I faxed him a room layout with number of place settings at each table along with a phone call telling him I sent the fax, but tables were still all set for 8. • Harry Pihl was very helpful & easy to work with, but sometimes I was a little confused with what was provided & what needed to get done. • Communication & response time lacking overall. • Willing to work with us to modify entree. • Unaccomodating during a time of high stress. Final walk-through was unattended (by caterer) which may have made resolution of "beverage situation" much easier. Thankfully, Harry was able to resolve and accommodate after long discussions. • Willing to answer questions — we had lots! • Harry was very helpful and had wonderful suggestions! He didn't always return calls promptly or have paperwork mailed efficiently. Overall a very good experience. • It took a lot of arguing to get what we wanted. Did not fulfill our contract (no 2nd bar outside as specified). Food Quality? Not Applicable Not Satisfied 5% 3% Somewhat satisfied 8% Exceeded Very Satisfied Expectations 34% 50% Out of 38 evaluations I 1 -1 1 2 —3 1 3— 13 1 4- 19 1 N/A - 2 1 • The garlic mashed potatoes were raved about! Very tasty meal. The salad was made to our needs (nut allergy) & it was great! • My guests stated they would have gone back for 2nd helpings but the food was taken away quickly. Dessert was not what we had requested. • Not what we ordered, but fine! We ordered a variety of desserts, but got all tarts! • Many compliments on food — had buffet. • Very tasty, many compliments. • 1 didn't get to taste the food. Waiter took my plate away & no more food was put out. • 1 felt that we didn't receive enough food considering we paid extra for a full breast of chicken & extra for a sit-down. We received many negative comments from our guests about this. • Appetizers were presented, food served hot! It tasted good. • Food was very good, guests comments also. Beverage Quality? Not Applicable Not Satisfied 13% 0% Exceeded S what satisfied Expectations 5% 21% Very Satisfied 61% Out of 38 evaluations 1 1-01 2-21 3-231 4-8 NIA -5_ • Glad we had the punch to offer guests. The bartenders were an added plus. Very pleasant & courteous. • The punch was average, but everything else was great. • 1 understood there would be iced tea available; we were told by the waitstaff there was none. • Low inventory of popular liquor brands. • We didn't serve alcohol — soft drink bar went well. • Enjoyed the beverages we chose for the reception. 0 Liked having water carafes on the table & the beverage bar during the dance. Overall presentation of food/beverage? Not Applicable Not Satisfied 8% 3% omewhatSatisfied 3% Exceeded Very Satisfied Expectations 42% 44% Out of 38 evaluations 1— 1 2 —1 3 — 16 4 — 17 N/A — 3 • Beautiful tables and all the white linens & glassware, napkins, etc. Some tablecloths we exchanged during set up due to stains in an obvious place, tho. 0 1 was told that the salmon was supposed to be centerpiece -like, but instead it was just presented as individual servings — not as a centerpiece. • Food, great. Bartenders charged for free beer! Also seen pocketing cash & displaying a negative attitude towards guests. • Dessert buffet beautifully prepared — but when fruit was added (forgotten til we reminded) it was not presented well and was not plentiful. Staff available to assist you during event? Not Satisfied Not Applicable 3% 8% Somewhat Satisfied 3% Exceeded Expectations Very Satisfied 37% 49% Out of 38 evaluations 1 — 1 2-1 3 — 19 4 — 14 N/A — 3 • The wait staff & the cake cutter were great. So helpful & willing to go the extra mile to be sure we were completely satisfied. • 1 appreciated being informed when dinner was ready, but no one let us know dessert was served, many guests never ate or even knew we had a dessert. Needed 1 or 2 more wait staff to facilitate serving. • Food — catering staff was very prompt and professional. • They were great almost all of the time. A few times they were less than helpful. • To my knowledge staff was available, but someone else was handling that situation. Misc. Comments • There are so many people to thank who made Jen & Chad's wedding such a special time. Many thanks go especially to Sheri M., Karen (event & Sat. AM cleanup!!) & Harry. I have been referring others to you already. I can' say enough. Harry, you allowed me to "color outside the lines", I had a blast! Hope you had a great, much deserved vacation! God bless. • We had a wonderful experience working with everyone. Thanks so much! • Had a great event. Thanks! — Jeff Berg, Rotary. • We got comments from guests that it was the best wedding food they have every had! • The day was absolutely wonderful & everything flowed nicely — timing of everything was good. Overall, I was very satisfied & especially enjoyed working with Sheri Moonen. One last note for Harry: It was nice to see the list of available champagne drinks, but guests got the impression that was all that was available maybe should indicate wine was also available. Also, coffee bar was too out of the way. I want to stress that these as minor comments...the day went beautifully! • Our agreement waived catering by Suzanne's Cuisine. We were not impressed with the way we were treated when attempting to deal with Suzanne's. We did not get calls returned and the caterer showed no flexibility for a non-profit/small organization. We would request a waiver again in the future to have coffee/cookies brought in from an outside vendor. Actually, this was the only negative part of our experience at PCC. — Sue Drakulic, Music Memories, Inc. • Everything was perfect! Many compliments on how beautiful your place is. Excellent food! • Everything wa$ great & it helped to make for a fund & stressfree time. Thanks! • Thank you for a wonderful, worry -free experience. • 1 was very impressed at the way things were handled when a catering staff member accidently broke one of our toasting glasses — very professional & courteous. 1 thought that both the Creek Center, it's staff and Suzanne's Cuisine were professional and ran the operation great! Thank you very much to all! • The room, tables, chairs, food table, flowers — everything was beautiful! Thank you. • Very nice job. Thanks. • We had a great time & had great food at our wedding reception. Everybody loved the place and the food. Plymouth Creek Ballroom Menu Collection The prices are based on 75 guests or more, for pricing fewer than 75, please see `Additional Information" section and contact us. Roast Turkey Both white and dark meats are freshly roasted and accompanied by homemade gravy. Swedish Apple and Raisin Stuffing is 1.45 additional 75-150 Guests: 19.851151+ Guests: 18.25 Lasagna and Manicotti Homestyle Lasagna made with Marinara Sauce, Italian Sausage and Mozzarella Cheese is paired with Manicotti Shells filled with cheeses and sauced with Alfredo. Not available as double entree and no starch choice is offered. (Oven Roasted Vegetable Lasagna is $1.00 additional per guest.) 75-150 Guests: 19.75/151+ Guests: 17.25 Pasta Bar Our pasta bar includes Chicken Marsala, Marinara and Pesto Alfredo Sauces, which are accompanied by Penne and Spinach Fettuccine Pastas. No starch choice is offered. 75-150 Guests: 20.50/151+ Guests 18.95 Additional items such as Italian Sausage and Peppers are 1.75 per guest, and Tomato -Basil Linguine is an additional .50 per guest. Chef Prepared Pasta Bar This is a custom menu, developed for you and including a variety of pastas, sauces and accompaniments such as artichokes, wild mushrooms, shrimp, Italian sausages, lobster, and others. The entrees are created by your guests and sauteed at the buffet by our chefs. There is no additional starch choice offered with this menu. Prices begin at 24.00 per guest, please inquire if this is of interest to you. Chicken Blanc de Blanc Discovered in New Orleans, this traditional French recipe is made From chicken breasts braised in a Creme -Champagne sauce. 75-150 Guests: 20.50/151+ Guests 18.50 Chicken with a Cumberland Sauce Chicken breasts are roasted and served with an orange sauce flavored with Port and almonds. 75-150 Guests: 21.95/151+ Guests: 18.50 Chicken Tarragon Chicken breasts are simmered in a "Supreme Sauce" of mushrooms, white wine, chopped tomatoes and tarragon. 75-150 Guests: 20.50/151 + Guests: 18.50 Chicken Kiev Herbs and sweet butter fill the center of these boneless, breaded chicken breasts. 75-150 Guests: 20.50/151+ Guests: 19.75 Chicken Cordon Bleu A classic recipe from Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, chicken breasts are filled with cheeses and Prosciutto, breaded and baked until golden. 75-150 Guests: 20.75/151+ Guests: 19.75 Chicken Saltimbocca Prosciutto, Mozzarella and Sage are layered over a chicken breast and roasted. It is served with a Vermouth -Lemon Pan Juices Reduction. 75-150 Guests: 20.75/151+ Guests: 19.75 Persian Stuffed Noisette of Chicken Chicken medallions are stuffed with a ginger -pistachio and apricot filling; they are roasted and served with an intense orange -lemon sauce. This is a very exciting entree, not often seen. 75-150 Guests: 20.751151+ Guests 18.95 Roasted Pork Loin Pork loin is dry -rubbed with herbs and spices, then roasted and served with a Bourbon -Mustard -Brown Sugar Sauce — or — a Sage and dried Cranberry Sauce. 75-150 Guests: 19.95/151+ Guests: 18.95 Tenderloin Bourgogne Tenderloin tips are slowly braised in red wine, garlic, shallots, onions and mushrooms. 75-150 Guests: 21.251151+ Guests: 20.25 Prime Rib We dry -rub our Primes and very slowly roast them. We offer three different cuts which are served with a Horseradish Cream and mushroom au jus. Tycoon Cut, 16 Ounces 75-150 Guests: 32.25/151+ Guests: 30.50 King Cut, 12 Ounces 75-150 Guests: 27.75/151+ Guests: 25.75 Queen Cut, 8 Ounces 75-150 Guests: 25.75/151+ Guests: 23.50 Barons of Beef Dry -rubbed and slow -roasted the Barons are served with a mushroom au jus. 75-150 Guests: 19.75/151+ Guests: 18.75 Beef Tenderloin with a Cabernet Reduction Black Angus Tenderloin Medallions are roasted with sea salt, rosemary and garlic, then served with a Cabernet Demi-glace. 75-150 Guests: 31.50/151+ Guests: 30.50 Salmon Filet Salmon filets are roasted with a lemon wash and served with Yogurt - Dill and Lemon Sauce. The pink -coral color of the salmon is a wonderful pairing with white and green of the sauce. Great for weddings! 75-150 Guests: 24.50/151+ Guests: 23.50 Salmon Piccata Salmon filets are roasted and served with a Piccata Sauce of Capers' Lemon Juice, Sherry and Dill. 75-150 Guests: 25.251151+ Guests: 24.25 South American Sea Bass Sweet, brilliant white Sea Bass is counterpointed with an Italian Salsa of Capers, Oven Reduced Tomatoes, Kalamata Olives, Red Onions And a Lemon Gremolata Sauce. 75-150 Guests: 25.00/151+ Guests 23.50 MENU ACCOMPANIMENTS Salad Selections Choice of one included, additional salads are 1.45 per guest Tossed Garden Salad with Assorted Dressings (Buffet Service Only) Italian Salad * Caesar Salad Mixed Greens Salad with Artichokes, Walnuts and a Ginger Vinaigrette Mandarin Orange and Caramelized Almond Salad with Poppyseed Dressing Salads for an additional. 75 per guest Mixed Greens with Caramelized Pears, Swiss Cheese, Raspberry Vinaigrette — or — Strawberry, Kiwi and Orange Salad - or — Caramelized Pecans, Dried Cranberries, Apples, Mixed Greens *** Starch Selections Choice of one included, additional selections are 1.45 per guest Baked Potato and Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes and Gravy Garlic Mashed Potatoes Au Gratin Potatoes Wild Rice Pilaf or White Rice Pilaf Twice Baked Potatoes Pastas and Accompaniments Buttered New Potatoes Oven Roasted Potatoes French Provincial Potatoes a All Menus Include Salad, Starch, Seasonal Vegetable, Rolls and Butter, Coffee, Tea, Wait staff and China Plates. The Tables are set with White Table Cloths, White Linen Napkins, China Coffee Cups and Saucers, Water Glasses, Stainless Flatware, Water and Coffee Carafes. Prices include: Buffet, Head Table, Gift Table and Cake Table Linens and/or Skirting when applicable. Service pricing is for buffet service only, sit-down service there is an additional charge, please inquire. Additional Information Dinner service can be delayed for up to Y2 hour past service time, additional time will be assessed a service fee. A 18% House Service Fee is attached to all events. For groups under 75 guests, there will be an additional service staff charge applied; the amount is determined by menu, guest count and service timeline. Items such as linen napkins, china plates, etc. can be removed from the menus to discount prices. This constitutes Sports Banquet and Community Group pricing, please inquire. Because of liability, event food cannot be removed from the Plymouth Creek Ballroom. This includes food on the buffet and not yet served. For double entree pricing, average the two prices and add $1.00. For more information or to place an order, please call us at 651-726-2535. Beverages General Information • All hosted liquor is charged prior to the event, unconsumed portions are refunded after the event. • Custom orders are invoiced by the case, not the bottle. No refunds are issued on custom orders. • In lieu of beverage minimums, a $200.00 bar fee is required on all bars. • All guests who look under the age of 30 will be asked to present valid identification. The bartenders reserve the right not to serve guests who appear to be intoxicated or are exhibiting disturbing behavior. • This is a banquet bar. Any specialty liquor or drinks you feel that your party may want must be purchased prior to the event. • There is a 17% House Service Fee attached to all hosted beverages. • Glassware for the bar may be purchased for $.50 - $1.20 per piece. Otherwise, clear plastic cups are served. • Full Host and Partial Host Bars are available. • Refunds: All credit card refunds will be credited to the credit card on record. All cash refunds will be issued by check. Please allow 2-3 weeks for refund processing. • Additional Charges: All events must be secured by a credit card. • All after event charges will be added to the credit card on record. Initial payment can be • be by check or credit card. Punch & Non -Alcoholic Beverages Each gallon serves about 20 punch cups. Tropical Fruit Punch 11.00/gallon Sparkling Minted Lemon 11.50/gallon Ginger -Cranberry 11.50/gallon Sparkling Apple Cider 11.50/gallon Orange Sherbert 17.00/gallon Egg-streme Nog 22.00/gallon The real thing, an antique recipe made from scratch with freshly grated nutmeg and cognac. Coffee 15.00/gallon Milk, available on request 1.50/carton Assorted Sodas, for small groups only .95/can Bottled Water 1.25/bottle Keq Beer Miller Genuine Draft Regular and Lite 235.00 per Leinenkugals, starting at 265.00 per ■ Each keg contains approximately 160 glasses. ■ All kegs are billed prior to the event. Refunds are issued based on the keg price less a 65.00 restocking charge. ■ Other bottle and keg beers are available, for a custom menu please inquire with your event planner. w. House Wines Bottle Prices, table placement only. Gandia, Chardonnay and Merlot (Spain) 18.80 btl Sutter Home, White Zinfandel (California) 18.80 btl Wycliff, Sparkling Wine 17.90 btl Asti Gionelli, Sparkling Wine 18.50 btl Rotari, Sparkling Wine (Italy) 25.50 btl Butler Service and Wine Service at Table. Gandia, Chardonnay and Merlot 3.95 per glass Sutter Home, White Zinfandel 3.95 per glass Wycliff, Sparkling Wine 3.75 per glass Asti Gionelli, Sparkling Wine 3.95 per glass Rotari, Sparkling Wine 5.25 per glass Cline, Red Zinfandel 4.50 per glass MezzaCorona, Merlot and Chardonnay 4.50 per glass For additional selections, please see our wine list or speak with your event planner. Coke, Diet Coke and Sprite Host sodas without liquor service 3.95 per guest Under 150 guests, a bartender fee is assessed Host sodas with liquor service 1.75 per guest Hors d'oeuvres Whole Poached Salmon and Lemon Creme 230.00 Served with crackers, condiments Chicken or Vegetable Quesadilla Trumpets 1.25 per Shrimp with Cocktail Sauce 2.25 per Grilled, Spindled Shrimp with Adereso Sauce 2.25 per Assorted Quichettes 1.10 per Spindled Scallops 1.95 per Waterchestnut Rumaki 1.80 per Wontons: Pork or Cream Cheese .75 per Seafood Rangoon 1.10 per Buffalo Wings with Bleu Cheese Sauce 1.20 per Terriyaki Wings or Italian Wings .80 per Thai Chicken Springrolls 1.25 per Spicy Pork Eggrolls .65 per Cocktail Burritos: Beef, Bean or Chili .95 per Chicken Eggrolls 1.00 per Mini Chicago Pizzas 1.10 per Brie en Croute 1.65 per Warm Crab Dip with Crackers .95 per Warm Bacon and Almond Dip with Crackers 1.10 per Warm Artichoke Gratin with Crackers .95 per Warm Spinach Dip with Crackers .85 per Domestic Cheese and Crackers (1.5 ounces) 1.30 per Garden Vegetable Crudite with Dip 1.30 per Foccacia wedges with Sundried Tomatoes .95 per Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce 1.45 per Blackened Chicken Satay with Cajun Creme 1.60 per Spinach-Phyllo Triangles 1.25 per Barbecued Meatballs .35 per Franks -n -Blankets with Mustard Sauce .60 per Beef Tenderloin Canapes with Horseradish Creme 1.95 per. Salmon Crepes 1.35 per Potstickers: Pork or Chicken .85 per Salmon Cucumber Canapes 1.35 per Custom hors d'oeuvres are available, please inquire. We recommend 3-5 pieces per guest for pre -dinner service. Butler service is also available. All hors d'oeuvres are sold in lots of 100 pieces; menus include buffet skirting and cocktail napkins. Staff, China and Guest Linens are additional. Events subject to a 6.5% tax and 18% gratuity. To place an order, or for additional information, please call us at 651-726-2535.