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JUNE 69 1997
UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS
1. COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE.
NOTE: Ward I Councilmember Tim Bildsoe meets with residents and receives their comments in the
Administration Library, beginning at 6: 00 p.m. before each Council meeting.
JUNE 16 6:00 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
MEET WITH WAYZATA SCHOOL BOARD
Public Safety Training Room
JUNE 18 5:30 P.M SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
MEET WITH ROBBINSDALE SCHOOL
BOARD
Public Safety Training Room
JUNE 18 7:00 P.M. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
Council Chambers
JULY 9 7:00 RM. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
Council Chambers
2. EAST MEDICINE LAKE REGIONAL TRAIL OPEN HOUSE, MONDAY, JUNE 9, S-7
P.M., French Park Headquarters, 12615 County Road 9. The public is invited.
3. GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY. There will be a Groundbreaking Ceremony on
Tuesday, June 10, at 10 a.m. at Armstrong Senior High School, 10635 36`h Avenue N., for
construction of a new gymnasium.
4. PLANNING COMMISSION, TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 7:00 P.M., Council Chambers. (M-4)
5. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE, TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 6:00 P.M., Hadley
Lake Room. Please note time change. Agenda is attached. (M -S)
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6. PRAC, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 7:00 P.M., Council Chambers.
7. BOARD AND COMMISSION INTERVIEWS, MONDAY, JUNE 16, 7:30 P.M., Medicine
Lake Room.
8. HRA, THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 7:00 P.M, Medicine Lake Room.
9. MEETING CALENDARS — May, June and July meeting calendars are attached. (M-9)
1. MINUTES
a. Environmental Quality Committee April 8, 1997 meeting. (I -1a)
b. Environmental Quality Committee May 13, 1997 meeting. (I -1b)
c. Wayzata -Plymouth Chemical Health Commission May 9, 1997 meeting. (I -I c)
d. Shingle Creek Watershed Management Commission April 10, 1997 meeting. (I -1d)
e. Plymouth Human Rights Commission June 5, 1997 meeting. (I -le)
f Standing Committee of the Minneapolis City Council on Community Development
April 28, 1997 land rezoning meeting. (I -1j)
2. NEWSARTICLES, RELEASES, PUBLICATIONS, ETC.
a. Notice of Northwest YMCA family activity trail grand opening on Tuesday, June 17,
11:30 a.m. (I -2a)
b. Agenda for the Wayzata -Plymouth Chemical Health Commission June 13 7:00 a.m.
meeting. (I -2b)
c. Notice from the Metropolitan Council of the formation of Minnesota HEALS (Hope,
Education And Law & Safety), a group of business, government and community leaders
whose goal is to fight crime in the state. (I -2c)
d. Agenda for the Shingle Creek Watershed Management Commission June 12 12:45 p.m.
meeting. (I -2d)
e. Notice of Personal and Workplace Safety Week — June 9-13, and special workshops
for Plymouth City employees. (I -2e)
f. News release about the Wayzata Soccer Club 20`x' Annual Invitational Tournament, June
20-22. Tournament headquarters are at Oakwood Elementary School. (I -2f)
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g. Findings from the Northwest Community Television 1997 Subscriber Survey. (I -2g)
h. Summary results of the 1997 TwinWest Chamber of Commerce "Executive Visits". (1-
2h)
3. CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS POLICY- CORRESPONDENCE
A status report on the most recent correspondence is attached. (1-3)
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
® TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1997
WHERE: Plymouth City Center
3400 Plymouth Boulevard
Plymouth, MN 55447
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CONSENT AGENDA
All items listed with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine by the Planning Commission and
will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a
Commissioner, citizen or petitioner so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the
consent agenda and considered in normal sequence on the agenda.
1. CALL TO ORDER 7:00 P.M.
2. PUBLIC FORUM
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
5. *CONSENT AGENDA
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. M. A. Mortenson Company. Sign Variance for a 63 -square foot sign where the maximum
allowed is 32 -square feet for Wayzata Senior High School located at 4955 Peony Lane.
(97049)
B. Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church. Site Plan Amendment for additional parking, Rezoning
from FRD (Future Restricted Development) to PI (Public Institutional), Conditional Use
Permit for off-site parking, and three Variances for setbacks for property located at 12235
Old Rockford Road. (97052)
C. David Bearman. Variance for a 10.5 foot side yard setback where 15 feet is required, and
a Variance for a 18.75 foot front yard setback where 25 feet is required to build an addition
to an existing garage and home at 3725 Wellington Lane North. (97062)
7. OLD BUSINESS
8. NEW BUSINESS
A. Request from City Council to Appoint Member to "Transitions" Subcommitte.
B. Establish Special Meeting to Review Results of May 15 Public Forum on Northwest
Plymouth Planning.
C. Appoint Member(s) to Park and Recreation Advisory Committee for Balance of the Year.
9. ADJOURNMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE
AGENDA MEETING NO. 62
Tuesday, 6:00 P.M. June 10, 1997
Hadley Lake Room, Plymouth City Hall
6:00 P.M. Call to Order/Chair - Martin Frank
David Johnson, BWSR: Presentation on Watershed Management
7:00 P.M. Review & Approval of Minutes
P.M Reports/Updates
• GAP Budget.
• Water Resources Management Plan
Review of Goals and Policies
Budget and Update
New Realistic Time Line
Review of Completed Sections vs Plans
Method of Public Input
• Environmental Fair
• Plymouth Environmental Business Partnership (PBEP) Update.
• Letter of Support for Grant
• Request Letter of Support for Grant
• Off month
8:30 P.M. New Business
• EQC 1997 Annual Plan and EQC Mission/Organization Statement.
Discussion
9:00 P.M Adjourn
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ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMAHTTEE
Meeting No. 60
Tuesday, April 8, 1997
7:00 p.m.
Members Present: Martin Frank, Bob Swanson, Jeffrey Johnson, David Shea, Rita
O'Donnell, and Bridget Jodell.
Members Absent: Ward 1 is open
Others/Staff
Present: John Barten, Hennepin Parks, Staff Ex -officio Shane Missaghi and
Mayor Joy Tierney and Kathy Marshall.
Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Martin Frank at
approximately 7:05 p.m.
Review and Approval of Minutes: Minutes of Meeting No. 59 were read, reviewed
and approved with the following correction: on Page 2, Medical Lake was changed to
Medicine Lake. David Shea made a motion to approve the minutes, it was seconded
by Jeff Johnson. The minutes were unanimously approved.
Our Erosion Control Policy fines for its violation and contractor's supervisions were
briefly discussed and members will be update of any changes.
Mr. Frank updated the committee on GAP (Global Action Plan) activity. He talked to
GAP's official and they will wait for our budget in June to include their proposal for
1998. Members agreed that we should make an agenda item for the month of June to
review the 1998 budget, which would include GAP's proposal.
Native and Aquatic Project: EQC members reviewed the agenda item submitted to
the City Council which recommended to allow EQC to use the funds from the
phosphorus free fertilizer sale. The City Council is expected to approve the
recommendation
Fertilizer Sale Arrangement and Fund:. We will not provide delivery of fertilizer as
suggested previously, however, the sale will be done as in previous years. Bridget and
Rita have volunteered to attend the first half of the day, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.,. Bob,
Martin and Dave have volunteered to attend the second half of the day, 12:00 p.m. to
3:30 p.m. Martin also volunteered to be at the Environmental Fair to sell phosphorus
free fertilizer. The Phosphorus Free Fertilizer Sale is set for May 17 from 9:00 a.m. to
3:30 p.m.
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Plymouth Business Environmental Partnership: Shane gave an update on the
committee activity and shared the results of the survey which was prepared by Margie
and Kris. Margie has acquired a software program which will allow the committee to
publish a bi-monthly newsletter to send to various businesses. Also Kris will be
facilitating the PBEP meeting in the future.
Water Resources Management Plan: Shane updated the committee on the various
meetings the staff has had in carefully reviewing the Water Plan as well as continuous
meetings with the consultants to complete the Water Plan. Most likely the Water Plan
will be submitted to the City Council and EQC before it is made available to the public.
As soon as a working copy is completed it will be available for the EQC to review.
Wetland Management Plan: Our Wetland Management Plan is in process and is
going smoothly.
Environmental Fair Update: We will continue to work with the School district to
plan and organize the activity. Most members agreed to be available during the
Environmental Fair to talk to the public. There were suggestions as to promoting the
event, such as contacting the Star Tribune; sending flyers home with the students;
specific presentation on recycling such as the top ten things to do and not to do.
Information to East Parkers Lake Improvement Association and Association of
Medicine Lake Area Citizens (AMLAC) and Parkers Lake Annual Newsletter:
Everyone felt that it was important to continue to keep in contact with these groups.
Both these groups have shown interest in reviewing our water plan sections which
pertain to their area. It was decided to investigate the dates of publication of their
newsletter and to inform them once our water plan is completed.
Later in the meeting Mayor Tierney joined us to discuss Bassett Creek Watershed
issues. She explained the issues involved with Golden Valley. She further explained
some working history between the City of Plymouth and the Bassett Creek Watershed.
She explained that the watershed minutes were traditionally provided to the City
Council for review, although there have been some gaps in recent months. She also
stated that she has met with other mayors of the cities in the Bassett Creek Watershed
where they have discussed the need for citizens to be involved with Bassett Creek
Management.
After much consultation and discussion, some suggestions were offered to promote
better communication:
1. Perhaps the Bassett Creek Watershed Meeting Minutes could be provided for
review and studied to see if direct citizen involvement is needed.
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2. To promote greater participation of area citizens.
3. To better advertise and promote the meetings of all the four watersheds within the
City of Plymouth.
4. Continue receiving the minutes of the watersheds by the Council.
5. Perhaps some EQC members can attend watershed meetings to assess citizen input
if direct input is necessary.
Rita suggested that a possibility would be to form a Watershed Advisory Committee.
After further discussion it was agreed for the present, it would be sufficient to get
monthly brief reports of the watersheds activities as well as providing the EQC with the
minutes of the watersheds.
Motion by David to adjourn the meeting at 9:20 p.m. The motion was seconded by
Rita.
Respectively Submitted,
Shane Missaghi
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Environmental Quality
Committee Meeting
DATE: 05/13/97
EQC Minutes
May DRAFT
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Engineering Department
Hadley Lake Room
Plymouth City Hall
MEMBERS PRESENT: Martin Frank ABSENT: Bob Swanson ( Excused)
Ginny Black
Bridgette Jodell
Jeffrey Johnson
Rita O'Donnell
David Shea
OTHERS PRESENT: Shane Missaghi, City of Plymouth
John Barten, Hennepin County
Sandra M. Walline
(7:00) Call to Order - The meeting was called to order by Mr. Frank at 7:00 PM.
It was then suggested by Mr. Frank that the following changes be made to the Agenda:
• Items regarding Bassett Creek Watershed Update and Native & Aquatic Landscape Project
be tabled for the June meeting.
• Move Sustainable Communities to a discussion item.
• Insert recognition presentation as a discussion item.
• Insert Mr. Frank's Hamline presentation remarks as a discussion item.
• Discuss minute taking format.
(7:05) Review & Approval of Minutes - There were corrections and additions made to the
minutes of the April meeting. Mr. Frank moved, it was seconded by Mr. Johnson and
unanimously approved that the minutes be approved as corrected and subsequently distributed at
the June meeting.
(7:45) Water Resources Management Plan - Mr. Missaghi explained that the Plan has been
under review on a twice weekly basis since the last meeting but the review has not been
completed to date. It is hoped that the review of the policies and goals will be completed by next
week. Mr. Frank moved, it was seconded by Ms. Black and unanimously approved that a copy
of the review working materials, budgetary and time frame expectations for the Plan be provided
to the Committee at the June meeting.
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There was discussion about the general progress being made on the Plan with concerns voiced
regarding budgetary outlines being met and the most appropriate approach in discussing the Plan
with the public. It was suggested by Ms. Black that information on the Plan be shared with
appropriate groups as it becomes available.
(7:50) Environmental Fair Report - Mr. Frank reported that the Fair had been a great success
with an attendance of 600 - 800 people. It was suggested by Mr. Missaghi that there seemed to
be a need for more children's activities. Ms. O'Donnell volunteered to be responsible for
formally thanking staff members who worked on the Fair.
(7:55) Plymouth Environmental Business Partnership (PBEP) - Mr. Missaghi stated that
work is progressing on the newsletter and that there are no new meetings scheduled for this
group at present.
(7:58) Fertilizer Sale - Mr. Missaghi reported that Ms. Jodell, Ms. O'Donnell and Mr. Frank had
volunteered to coordinate fertilizer sale activities for the morning of Saturday, May 17th and Mr.
Sorenson and Mr. Shea had volunteered to coordinate those activities for the afternoon.
According to Mr. Missaghi, the sale will be held at the City of Plymouth Public Works building
at 23rd and Fernbook. There will be 500 - 600 40 pound bags of fertilizer available at $13.00
each. Ms. O'Donnell reminded the Committee that the phosphorous free pamphlets should be
distributed with the fertilizer.
(8:00) New Business
• Mr. Frank reported on his Hamline University Biology Class presentation of May 6th. He
also informed the Committee on the exemplary plant and bird study at multiple lake locations
currently underway by the Biology Class at Hamline.
• A special thank you to all volunteers was made by Mr. Missaghi through the presentation of
specially designed coffee mugs to volunteers present.
• Mr. Barten asked the Committee to support his request for a Metropolitan Council grant to
fund a water flow control study. This study already has the support of the DNR, Hennepin
County, and the Hennepin Conservation District. Mr. Barten specifically asked .that the
Committee direct a letter requesting support from the City Council prior to their May 28th
meeting. It was moved by Mr. Martin, seconded by Ms. Jodell and unanimously approved
that Mr. Missaghi present a letter to the City Council requesting their support of Mr. Barten's
study.
• Ms. O'Donnell advised the Committee of a meeting which would be held regarding the
undeveloped area of northwestern Plymouth. Mr. Frank and Mr. Shea agreed to attend the
meeting with Ms. O'Donnell and report back to the Committee on their observations.
• An extensive report was made by Ms. O'Donnell and Ms. Jodell regarding their Bassett
Creek canoe trip. This trip was made to document sediment build up, erosion control issues,
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denuded slopes, residential and industrial littering. One of the key problem areas was found
at Golden Valley Country Club which will be personally addressed by Ms. O'Donnell. A
follow up report will be made on this topic at the June meeting.
• Mr. Shea moved, it was seconded by Mr. Johnson and unanimously approved that the
Committee ask the four watershed committees and the one district to provide minutes to this
Committee for review and updating.
• It was recommended that David Johnson, Board of Soil and Water Resources, address the
June 10th meeting and that the meeting time therefore be reset for 6:00 P.M.
• Mr. Missaghi updated the Committee on the status of the open 1st Ward position.
Ms. O'Donnell moved, it was seconded by Mr. Johnson and unanimously approved that
discussion on Sustainable Communities be tabled until the June meeting.
Mr. Johnson moved, it was seconded by Ms. Jodell and unanimously approved that the meeting
adjourn at 9:10 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Sandra M. Wallin
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WAYZATA—PLYMOUTH AREA
CHEMICAL HEALTH COMMISSION
Minutes
May 9, 1997
Members present: Jeyn Hofacker, Mandy Little, Barbara Hickock, Sharon
Gehrman-Driscoll, Bill Nelson, Martha Anderson (recorder), Dave Hadden, Jan
LaBreche, Tim McCarthy, Bill Albinson; Craig Gerdes
Guests: Gina Byers (Anhueser-Bush), Kerrie Blevins and Randy Zutz (Teens
Alone).
Agenda: School Updates, College Issues, Public Safety, Long Range Planning,
Teens Alone, Community Values, Future Agenda.-.
The minutes of April 11, 1997 were approved. The Treasurer reported a
balance of approximately $2,000 and is expecting to'pay out $1,000 for
chemically free Prom parties.
School Updates. � So far IT requests for. $100 sponsorships of chemically free
Prom parties have been received at:146'High.School;' a committee is reviewing.
them.
The report of Safe and Drug Free Schools and the budget for same is due June
30. This will involve a flexible four-year plan and the -Committee (mostly school
personnel) is meeting May 19 -to finalize its It needs to have broad community
(not just school) support, and to include alternative and non-public schools.
Letters to graduating Seniors regarding their chemical choices are being sent by
both the Plymouth Police Chief of Public Safety and several local ministers and
pastors.
College Issues: Barbara Hickock has had several showings of the video
"Without Warning" and has addressed several High School groups and will be
attending a national health and safety meeting in June.
Public Safety. Craig Gerdes reported a collaboration with the Toxicology
Department of the University of Minnesota and the Plymouth Police Department
to publish and distribute a primer of how to do compliance checks. The intended
audience is police departments.
He also is sending letters to High School Seniors regarding chemical abuse and
legal consequences.
Tim McCarthy and Craig Gerdes and Bill Albinson reported on a joint meeting
between their police departments and several ministers from local churches.
They established networks for police speakers to the Ministerial Association,
and began to establish an interface between the two for grief and crisis
counseling. In addition groundwork was laid to use churches for community
meeting for such future topics as sex offender notifications. Discussion also
touched on developing a community values statement.
Long Range Planning. The School Advisory Committee is developing a plan
linked with the Safe and Drug Free Schools plan. It will be presented next time.
Teens Alone. Kerrie Blevins and Randy Zutz presented the current Teens Alone
program. The program is community-based, free to all and flexible. It serves
teens and their families and is accessible through school, church, police referral
as well as self referral. It helps parents and adolescents work through times of
crisis. Counseling is done over the phone, in homes, schools or public places.
It is short-term. It also works in the schools, facilitating chemical health groups.
Community Values: this discussion was tabled.
Other Business:. Jeyn Hofacker reported that the Role Models Program was
being reinstituted.. Sharon Gerhman-Driscoll reported that some (but not all)
limos would enforce a chemically -free policy for underage, ride: vW"agm4W that .
this needed to be investigated and publicized. She also pfid the
possibility of staginga Mock- event through MADD and Jeyn Hofacker
agreed to put that irr.to the SafeandDrug Free Schools plan.
The next meeting will- be June 13. On the agenda is Gina Byeri p6quor-
manufacturer. representative), D: Herzog from the. Drug Policy ghd Violence
Prevention Strategies.to discuss Safe and Drug Free Schools, and the draft of
the four-year school plan.
SHINGLE CREEK WATERSHED MONAGEMENT COMMISSION
3001 Harbor Lane - Suite 150 - Plymouth, MN 55447
Telephone (612) 553-1144 - Fax (612) 553-9326
MINUTES
April 10, 1997
A meeting of the Shingle Creek Watershed Management Commission was called to order by Chair Maria
D'Andrea on Thursday, April 10, 1997, at 12:45 p.m. at the Saint Andrews Club, 8700 Edinbrook
Crossing, Brooklyn Park, MN.
Present were: Diane Spector, Brooklyn Center; Kevin Larson, Brooklyn Park; Tom Mathisen, Crystal;
Gerry Butcher, Maple Grove; Craig Cooper, Minneapolis; Jeannine Clancy, New Hope;
Dave Callister, Osseo; Fred Moore and Ron Quanbeck, Plymouth; Maria D'Andrea,
Robbinsdale; Eric Thompson, Montgomery Watson; Charlie LeFevere, Kennedy &
Graven; and Judie Anderson, Recording Secretary.
I. Minutes. Mathisen moved and Spector seconded a motion to approve the minutes of the March
meeting of the Commission. Motion carried.
H. Treasurer's Report. Spector moved and Butcher seconded a motion to approve the Treasurer's
Report. Motion carried.
M. Approval of Claims. Spector moved and Cooper seconded a motion to approve claims totaling
$13,392.41. Claims were approved by roll call vote: ayes - Spector, Larson, Mathisen, Butcher,
Cooper, Clancy, Callister, Quanbeck, and D'Andrea; nays - none.
IV. Correspondence. The Commissioners received the following:
A. Communications Log. No action was required.
B. Commission mailing list dated March 26. Updates were noted and a revised list will be
distributed with the May meeting packet.
V. Water Quality.
A. Kloiber has requested permission from the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to
install a stream monitoring station on Park property adjacent to Shingle Creek at approximately 45th and
Dupont Avenues.
B. The 1997 Watershed Outlet Monitoring Agreement has been transmitted to Met Council
for signature.
VI. Project Reviews. There were no projects.
VII. Local Plans.
A. Future Role Subcommittee. The subcommittee will reconvene to further discuss the
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subject of the Commission's role as cities adopt their local plans. LeFevere will also review the
applicable Statutes to determine the options available to member communities/the Commission.
D'Andrea will schedule the subcommittee's first meeting.
B. Resolutions. The Commissioners received copies of the following:
1. Resolution 97-1. Reconfirming Approval of the Local Plan of the City of New
Hope.
2. Resolution 97-2. Approving the Local Plan of the City of Brooklyn Center.
3. Resolution 97-3. Reconfirming Approval of the Local Plan of the City of
Robbinsdale.
C. Status of Local Plans. Thompson distributed a summary of the status of local plan
development. The summary will be modified for incorporation in the Annual Report.
VIII. Other Business.
A. Twin Lakes/Ryan Lake. D'Andrea informed the Commission that the plans for work
on this project have been put out for bid for a second time. Bid opening will be April 23.
B. Meeting Location. After further discussion of possible public meeting sites, and the
Clubhouse at Edinburgh being a public facility, it was the consensus of the Commissioners to continue
meeting at the present location. Anderson will respond to the City of Crystal's January 29 letter.
C. Moore Honored. Moore was recognized with a plaque for his years of service to the
Commission. Moore was part of the steering committee created in 1983 to do the groundwork to form
the Commission.
D. 1996 Annual Report. Anderson will transmit a draft of the 1996 report for review and
comment prior to the May meeting.
E. 1998 Budget. Formation of a budget for the coming year will begin at the May meeting.
Letters to member cities requesting tax capacities will be mailed this month.
There being no further business before the Commission, the meeting was adjourned at 1:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Judie A. Anderson
Recording Secretary
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Plymouth Human Rights Commission
June 5, 1997
Minutes
Present: Jeff Richards, Harvey Guttmann, Claudelle Carruthers, Mitzi Heath,
Laurie Levi, Assistant City Manager Kathy Lueckert
Excused: Frenchie Henderson, Howard Sigal
Absent: Jackie Fraedrich
Call to Order
Jeff Richards, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 7:45 PM.
Approval of Minutes
The minutes of the May meeting were approved as presented.
Approval of Agenda
Jeff Richards added an item under New Business. Claudelle Carruthers asked to
report on her meeting with Mort Ryweck under New Business. Mitzi Heath asked to add
an item under New Business, and under For Information. With these additions, the
agenda was approved.
Old Business
Calendar of Events. Jeff Richards called the HRC's attention to the calendar of
events, and noted the events scheduled in the coming months.
Report on Regional Workshop. Mitzi Heath reported on the May 9 Regional
School Workshop. She said it was a great success, with nearly 100 students and staff
attending. The evaluation sheets indicate that the students want a much longer time
frame for future workshops, perhaps 4 hours to as much as an entire day. Staff members
attending also indicated a preference for their own activities. Mitzi Heath reported that
she and Frenchie Henderson will serve as mentors to the Wayzata student group, and are
still trying to meet with the Wayzata superintendent. Mitzi Heath suggested that the HRC
may want to explore sponsoring a full day workshop in conjunction with the League of
Minnesota Human Rights Commissions. The HRC agreed to explore this as an event for
the coming year. Mitzi Heath also suggested that the HRC consider giving an award to
teachers who further human rights. The HRC agreed to discuss this further.
Community Education. Mitzi Heath reported that she has met again with the
volunteers, and shared information from the League. She will not meet again with this
group until after she and Frenchie Henderson have met with the Wayzata Superintendent.
Student Members. Kathy Lueckert reported that the City Council approved the
addition of four students to the Human Rights Commission. She suggested that the HRC
spend time at its July meeting discussing a recruitment and appointment process.
New Business
July Meeting. The July HRC meeting will be on July 10 at 7:30, rather than July
3, due to vacation plans of most members.
Information from Mort Ryweck. Claudelle Carruthers shared information from
Mort Ryweck about HRC programming ideas. Mort suggests working with other
commissions for big events, doing a video, and having regular mailings to the community
network list. Claudelle Carruthers shared information on a diversity photo contest which
had been sponsored by the St. Louis Park HRC. The HRC expressed interest in a similar
contest, and Kathy Lueckert agreed to get more information.
Willow Creek Apartments. Jeff Richards reported that he had spoken with a
resident of Willow Creek Apartments, who has major concerns about how the disabled
are treated at the complex. This is the same individual the HRC had worked with in
1995. The individual raised issues about speed bumps and parking in front of curb cuts,
and other issues. Jeff Richards is pursuing the curb cut issue, and Kathy Lueckert will
check with the Public Safety department about possible parking violations. The HRC
also suggested that Jeff Richards pass along to the individual information from the Fair
Housing Coalition and from SHARC about housing discrimination.
For Information
Mitzi Heath asked that copies be made of an article on race from the Star Tribune
and distributed to all HRC members. She also noted the recent articles on Elroy Stock,
who sent harassing mail to an Armstrong High student.
Adjournment
With no other business, the meeting adjourned at 8:50 PM.
JUN 05 '97 08:51AM CITY CLERK
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STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL ON
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
MINUTES
Regular Meeting
Apr1128,1997
A quorum being present, the meeting was called to order at 9:35 a.m. in Room 319 City Hall, Council
Member Niland In the chair.
Present: Council Members Wand, Scott, Blemat, Herron, McDonald, Mead - 8.
Staff present: Jeff Schneider, Management Analysis, Finance Dept; Daryl Stokesbary, Planning Dept;
Nikki Newman, Asst City Atty; Rebecca Yanlsch, Executive Director, Mpls Community Development
Agency.
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b. Plymouth Land - Proposed rezoning of City -owned land in Petri No 282707
Plymouth: Recm auth staff to challenge decision, including See Report
litigation & to auth hiring outside counsel
(Not On Printed Agenda)
The Community Development Committee had before it the following recommendations of the MCDA staff:
(1) Authorize staff to pursue a challenge, up to and including litigation, of the City of Plymouth's proposed
rezoning of the commercial land holding of the City of Minneapolis In the City of Plymouth; & (2) Authorize
the Mple Community Development Agency (MCDA), as agent for City of Mple, to hire outside counsel to
handle this challenge, both at the administrative hearings and any subsequent litigation.
Staff present: Kaymarfe Colaizy, Project Coordinator, MCDA; Mike Schwab, Development -Counsel,
MCDA.
Colalxy reviewed the staffs written recommendation and gave background Information as follows: Last
Tuesday evening the Plymouth City Planning Commisison voted to have Its staff set a public hearing to
consider amending their comprehensive plan to downgrade our land In Plymouth to either low density or
medium density residential. People living there had heard about the zoning and went to the Planning
Commission to have it changed because they did not want commercial In their land. They were somewhat
successful. The Commission did not vote to consider whether the change was appropriate. They voted to
change the zoning. At the point at which Mple is standing ready to reap the benefit of our Investments,
Plymouth changed the zoning. The City of Mple should consider that a taking and should be compensated
for that. MCDA staff wants to know whether the Council wants us to challenge this matter and, If so,
whether to hire outside counsel. Staff is confident we have a number of things in place to support our
case.
Scott asked for further details on the Plymouth Planning Commission meeting.
Colaizy reported that Agency staff; the proposed purchaser and a Mpls City Attorney had attended.
Colaizy said she spoke at the meeting, summarizing the Information in her staff report of today, and saying
MCDA staff did not believe rezoning was an appropriate action. Plymouth Planning Commissioners hung
their hat on the new State law that says that by Dec 1998 all cities must conform their comprehensive
plans and their zoning codes. Colalzy explained that the Planned Unit Development (PUD) was laid on
top of the existing zoning that was there in Plymouth at the time. The underlying comprehensive plan has
always been different from the residential. Plymouth Planning Commission Is utilizing that as changed
circumstances. Colalzy reported that she had suggested to the Plymouth Planning Commission that the
JUN 05 '97 08:52AM CITY CLERK
appropriate thing to do was to amend the comprehensive plan to be in line wkh the commercial r.
designation and the PUD, and requested that they do that, but the request was not well received.
Scott recalled that Plymouth went through the same business In 1994,
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Colaizy responded: In 1994, their City Attorney essentially told them that it would be a taking. I don't
know whether they had an attorney advising them last Tuesday. Their staff report Bald they were trying to
find the attorney's report from 19114.
Scott exprssed surprise that a suburban city had the authority to change the zoning with so little notice.
Schwab said it would be appropriate at this time to direct legal counsel to review the situation, to
determine what issues it gives rise to and how the City's interest could be best represented,
Scott agreed but wanted to know the cost.
Schwab said MCDA had gotten Indirect notice, which was also short notice, and had asked Plymouth to
delay until MCDA staff had time to discuss It with City staff.
Scott asked whether there had been changes -in the Plymouth elected officials and City Attorney since
1994.
Colaizy said there had been a significant change In the City Council since 1994 and believed they had a
different City Attorney,
Scott advised staff to keep Council Members Informed of how the action goes In Plymouth S thought
some Mpls Council Members might speak to Plymouth officials. She suspected there were differences
between what cities of first class and other cities can do to restructure their zoning codes. She Bald she
didn't understand relationship of PUD to the zoning code if the zoning is at a certain level.
Colaizy said that is one of the issues staff is grappling with. She said PUDs are a different sort of animal.
Basically, the PUD is on top of the comprehensive plan, much as zoning is in Mpls, but it is a very different
type of zoning control than traditional zoning. it is better described as a comprehensive development plan
than zoning.
Mead asked whether any of the Mple owned land is under a purchase agreement.
Colalzy said it Is all under purchase agreement and one site has a purchase agreement for high density.
THE CHAIR MOVED TO APPROVE STAFF RECOMMENDATION. ADOPTED.
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Northwest YMCA
760142nd Avenue North
New Hope Minnesota 55427 phone: 535-4800
For Immediate Release
Wednesday, June 04, 1997
Contact: Tim Bergstresser, Executive Director _
FAMILY ACTIVITY TRAIL GRAND OPENING
Tuesday, June 17th 1997,11:30 a.m.
The Northwest Branch of the YMCA of Metropolitan Minneapolis is proud to announce the Grand
Opening of the new FAMILY ACTIVITY TRAIL.
This special trail is a 1997 National Youth Service Day Project. The project enhances the Family
Playground built on Youth Service Day in 1996. The trail is 1/3 mile in length and is located adjacent
to the Family Playground on 42nd at Quebec Avenues in New Hope on the YMCA site.
The Family Activity Trail will provide families and youth in the community a safe place to walk, run;'
roller -blade or ride bicycles. Like the Family Playground, the Family Activity Trail will be accessible
to all members of the community and provide long-term benefits to the New Hope area.
The YMCA is grateful to the Prudential Companies for sponsoring this special project with a $30,000
grant. The Prudential Companies' investment in the community will make a world of difference to
the children and families of the neighboring communities.
Please join the Northwest YMCA as we dedicate this project and honor the volunteers who built it.
There will be food, refreshments and fun activities for the whole family. Come on down to the
Family Activity Trail on Tuesday, June 17th at 11:30 a.m. See you there!
Contact Northwest YMCA -Executive Director Tim Bergstresser at 535-4800 for further information.
WAYZATA/PLYMOUTH AREA CHEMICAL HEALTH COMMISSION
600 RICE STREET • WAYZATA, MINNESOTA 55391 • 612/473-0234
Meeting Notice
Friday, June 13, 1997
7:00 A.M.
Wayzata School Administration Bldg.
Conference Room
210 County Road 101 North
Plymouth, MN
A. Introductions
B. Review Agenda
C. Review and Approve Minutes, Secretary's Report.
D. Treasurer Report
E. School Updates and Youth Leadership Strategies
F. D. Herzog from the Drug Policy and Violence Prevention Strategies
G. Gina Byers - Resource Material Presentation
H. Public Safety Update
I. Offices
J. College Issues
K. Other Business
L. Future Agenda Items
M. Adjournment
NEXT MEETING IN THE FALL OF 1997
HAVE A GREAT SUMMER EVERYONE
PLEASE DON'T DO NOTHING
Metropolitan Council
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Working for the Region, Planning for the Future
June 4, 1997
Joy Tierney
Mayor
City of Plymouth
3400 Plymouth Blvd.
Plymouth, MN 55447-1482
Dear Mayor Tierney:
As you are aware, crime continues -to be the number one concern of residents throughout the
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initiated by the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul to improve safety:
The Governor asked the Metropolitan Council to help in anyway possible in a regional effort to
restore the civility and safety of our neighborhoods. Real help is emerging from all sectors of
our community. Here's what is happening:
In February, a group of corporate and civic leaders initiated a series of meetings to lay the
groundwork for a major law enforcement and community -building initiative.
The goal of the group is to ensure a safer summer in 1997, along with long-term strategies to
decrease crime and improve our quality of life. Attached for your benefit is a brief summary of
the broad action plan being pursued.
Many business, community and law enforcement leaders have contributed to this effort,
however, we realize that not everyone has been fully informed about the scope of these activities.
This letter is the first of many communications you will receive about the initiative, as well as
briefings that will begin within the next two weeks.
If you have any questions regarding the initiative, please contact my office.
Sincerely,
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Curt
Johnson
Chair
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Enclosure
230 East Fifth Street St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1634 (612) 291-6359 Fax 291-6550 TDD/TTY 291-0904 Metro Info Line 229-3780
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Minnesota HEALS
Mope, Education, And Law & Safety)
VISION
Through the active involvement of a committed group of business, government and community
leaders, we will develop both short-term strategies to insure a more peaceful summer in 1997,
and long-term strategies to decrease crime and improve the quality of life in the Twin Cities
metropolitan area and Minnesota generally.
ACTION PLAN
To fulfill this vision, a variety of partnership actions are being undertaken in two broad
categories—law enforcement and community building.
Law Enforcement
• Crime Analysis - experienced crime analysis experts will conduct a concentrated effort to
analyze crime patterns, particularly major violent crimes, such as homicides and shootings.
• Strategic Initiatives - a group of local, state and federal law enforcement authorities will
review crime data and devise specific strategies.
• State -Local Law Enforcement Communications Links - improve/enhance exchange of
criminal justice information between state and local agencies.
• Focus Federal Law Enforcement Role - strategically target federal resources, particularly
against gangs and firearms trafficking.
• Probation and Truancy - enhance and refine cooperative efforts between law enforcement
and probation to reduce recidivism.
Community Building
• Expand Summer Jobs - collaborative effort between corporate, foundation and public
sectors to expand summer job offerings.
• Expanded Park Programs - selected parks will have more programming and additional
hours of service, along with enhanced supervision.
• Community Initiatives - analyze needs; publish "youth yellow pages" directory of services.
• Corporate and Community Mentors - expand existing programs with additional
commitment from business community.
• African American Community Summit - establish goals for productive, healthy, moral,
intergenerational culture.
• Focus on Youth - develop, expand after-school programs to fill 2:00-6:00 p.m. timeframe;
support extended school day.
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SHINGLE CREEK WOTERSHED MRNOGEMENT COMMISSION
3001 Harbor Lane - Suite 150 - Plymouth, MN 55447
Telephone (612) 553-1144 - Fax (612) 553-9326
A regular meeting of the Shingle Creek Watershed Management Commission will be held Thursday, June 12,
1997, at 12:45 p.m. at Lancer at Edinburgh, 8700 Edinbrook Crossing, Brooklyn Park, MN. An agenda for that
meeting follows: -
1. Call to order.
2. Roll call.
3. Minutes of May meeting.*
4. Reports from officers.
a. 1996 Audit Report.**
5. Approval of claims.
6. Consideration of communications.
a. Communications Log.*
7. Water Quality.
a. 1997 Monitoring Projects - update.
8. Project Reviews.
a. 97-04 Five Star Realty, Brooklyn Park.*
1) Handout.**
b. 97-06 Select Comfort Direct, Plymouth.*
C. 97-07 Spiritual Life Church, Brooklyn Center.*
d. 97-08 5000 Winnetka 2nd, New Hope.*
9. Wetland Conservation Act.
10. Local Plans.
a. Subcommittee Report.
11. Other Business.
a. Twin Lakes/Ryan Lake Agreement.
12. Adjournment. * in meeting packet.
** to Commissioners and staff
BROOKLYN CENTER - BROOKLYN PARK - CRYSTAL - MAPLE GROVE - MINNEAPOLIS - NEW HOPE - OSSEO - PLYMOUTH - ROBBINSDALE
DATE: June 2, 1997
TO: All City Employees
FROM: Kathy Lueckert, Assistant City Manager
SUBJECT: Personal and Workplace Safety Week—June 9 - 13, 1997
Keeping safe—personally and in the workplace—is important to all of us. Personal and
workplace safety will be emphasized during the week of June 9 - 13. The Public Safety
Department has planned a variety of activities to make all of us more aware of being
safe. Please plan on attending one of the following workshops to learn more about
these issues:
June 10 7:15 AM Maintenance
June 12 2:00 PM City Hall (Council Chambers)
June 13 9:00 AM City Hall (Council Chambers)
I look forward to seeing you. Keep alert next week, because there will be surprises!
Wayzata Invitational Soccer Tournament
June 20 - 22, 1997 "
NEWS RELEASE Contact: Gary Wichterman
JUNE 1, 1997 (612) 550-0225
Jon Swierzewski
5 (612) 476-1400
' V ' zata Soccer Club Hosts 20th Annual
Invitational Tournament
You cer Tournament Attracts Over 4,500 Players from Region
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6--, to Icer Club is set to host its 20th Annual Invitational Tournament from
tb•?�: gh 22, 1997. The tournament represents the largest youth soccer tournament
held on a single, weekend in the state of Minnesota. The tournament will be comprised of
over 250 boys and girls teams, attracting over 4,500 competitors ranging in age from nine
to 19 years old. In addition to a number of teams participating from other youth soccer
organizations in the local metropolitan area, this year's tournament will include teams
representing clubs from Wisconsin, and North and South Dakota.
The tournament begins on Friday evening, June 20, and continues throughout Saturday,
June 21. Final championship games are scheduled for the afternoon of Sunday, June 22.
Approximately 450 games will be played on over 35 soccer fields located in the
communities of Wayzata, Plymouth, Orono, Maple Grove, New Hope and Hopkins.
Games in the under -nine and under -10 age groups consist of a three -game round robin
series with no playoff or championship games. Under youth soccer rules, younger age
groups are limited to non -championship play in order to focus on developing players'
skills, and all players at this age level receive medals for participating in the tournament.
Games in the under -11 and higher age brackets will result in championship playoffs on
Sunday. These older players receive awards for first-, second- and third-place finishes.
The tournament headquarters will be located at Oakwood Elementary School in Plymouth
at the intersection of Highway 101 and County Road 6. The under -9 and under -10
tournament mini -headquarters will be located at Parkers Lake Playfield on County Road 6
in Plymouth.
The Wayzata Soccer Club, founded in 1977, is a non-profit youth sports organization
affiliated with the Minnesota Youth Soccer Association and the US Youth Soccer
Association. In the 1997 season, the club has fielded 14 boys teams and 16 girls teams,
with a total of over 450 players. The club has annually had teams advance to the finals and
the championships in numerous other club -sponsored tournaments in Minnesota and
throughout the Midwest, as well as in the USA Cup Tournament and the MYSA State
Championships.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Methodology:
This study contains the results of a survey of 400 randomly selected cable subscribers in the King
Videocable service area of Hennepin County. Survey responses were gathered by professional
interviewers between March 26 and April 8, 1996. The average telephone interview took twenty-
one minutes. Random samples such as this one yield results projectable to the entire universe of
King Videocable subscribers within f 5.0 percent in 95 out of 100 cases.
Major Findings:
Awareness of Northwest Community Television set a ten year record. Seventy-six percent of
cable television subscribers reported being aware of the organization. Between 1996 and 1997,
awareness increased twenty-three percent, shattering a previous three year "plateau" of
approximately fifty-five percent.
Seeming to cast the decline in Northwest Community Television audience in 1996 as an
aberration, viewership in 1997 rose eight percent, to sixty-five percent. This viewership level
was the second highest encountered during the ten year period. "Frequent" viewership continued
to increased from twenty-five to twenty-eight percent, continuing the seven year upward trend.
Cable subscribers, then, have been polarized into two basic groups -- roughly thirty percent
regular viewers and about forty percent non -viewers.
Actual viewership of City Council and School Board Meetings continued to decline. A three
year trend has witnessed the number of cable subscribers watching City Council Meetings from
sixty percent to thirty-eight percent; in the case of School Board Meetings, viewership decreased
from thirty-two percent to fifteen percent.
Subscriber Demographics:
Demographically, the cable television subscriber universe was somewhat heterogeneous. Forty-
three percent of the households contain either school -aged children or pre-schoolers; sixteen
percent contained senior citizens. Twenty percent rented their current residences. Twenty-five
percent were below the age of 35, while twenty-two percent were above the age of 55; the .
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majority of subscribers, however, were between the ages of 25 and 44. Sixty-three percent had
attended college, but not necessarily graduated from it. The median household annual income
was over $50,000.00, a little higher than the Metropolitan Area suburban average. Female
subscribers and male subscribers were even in the sample. The largest group of subscribers,.at
twenty-four percent, resided in Plymouth; Brooklyn Park and Maple Grove -Osseo subscribers
followed at twenty percent and seventeen percent, respectively. Brooklyn Center posted ten
percent of the subscribers, while Crystal, Golden Valley, and New Hope were eight percent each.
Robbinsdale subscribers were the smallest group, at five percent.
Fifty-seven percent of the subscriber households contained home computers; thirty-six percent of
the households reported working modems. Twenty-six percent of the subscriber households
currently belonged to an on-line service, such as Prodigy, Compuserve, American Online, or
Netcom; twenty-seven percent had used electronic mail. Looking at Internet resources, twenty-
seven percent had browsed the World Wide Web, fourteen percent accessed computer bulletin
boards, and seven percent subscribed to usenet newsgroups. Twenty-two percent thought their
city had a web site or home page on the Internet; only six percent, though, had viewed it.
Twenty-three percent had considered subscribing to "Direct Broadcast Satellite." They were
attracted by "more channels," at sixteen percent, and "cost," at three percent. Only one percent
actually subscribed; non -subscribers sited "cost," at ten percent, "no local channels," at five
percent, and "apartment residence," at three percent.
The median monthly cable charge was $28.10, a 65¢ increase since last year. A sizable plurality
of subscribers were found in the $25.00-$30.00 range. The average subscriber had been on the
system for 5.4 years. Twenty-two percent had been subscribers for two or less years, while
twenty-seven percent had subscribed to cable television for over ten years.
Northwest Community Television Recognition:
As noted earlier, more people knew about the role of Northwest Community Television in
community programming this year. The awareness in this survey was seventy-six percent, as
opposed to fifty-three percent last year. Thirty-one percent had become aware of the NWCT role
through cable television advertising, a two percent increase since the previous survey. Word-of-
mouth accounted for six percent, while thirty-three percent had learned about it through "channel
surfing," a twenty-eight percent increase since the 1996 study. For a point of contrast, seventy-
one percent reported awareness of "Cable 12," an amount almost identical to the NWCT name
recognition.
Fifty-three percent expressed awareness of public access opportunities, stabilizing a fourteen
percent increase since the 1995 study. In fact, forty-two percent knew Northwest Community
Television provided this service, up five percent from last year.
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Program Viewership:
Sixty-five percent reported "frequently" or "occasionally" watching community programs on
Channel 12 or Channels 34 through 37 during the past six months. Only four percent "rarely"
did so, while thirty-two percent "never" watched these programs. Looking at specific channels,"
forty-seven percent "frequently" or "occasionally" watched Cable 12, while another ten percent
"rarely" did so. Northwest Community Television Channels 34 through 37 had a "frequent" and
"occasional" viewership of twenty-three percent; a "rare" viewership of twenty-four percent.
Educational Channles 38 through 40 posted a "frequent" and "occasional" viewership of sixteen
percent, and a "rare" viewership' of twenty percent.
Thirty-two percent reported watching high school sports events on "Cable 12" during the past
month. Seventeen percent watched these events at least "weekly" during the appropriate season;
fifteen percent watched them less often. Only seven percent watched the whole game; twelve
percent viewed one-quarter, while eight percent watched one-half of the game. Viewers split
nearly evenly in preferring' a half hour sports program featuring scores, highlights, and profiles of
coaches and players over a tape -delayed high school sports event from their area. On a similar
note, twelve percent had watched school concerts during the past month.
"Cable 12 News:
"Cable 12 News" drew thirty-nine percent of the cable subscriber audience during the past
month, up four percent from last year. Twenty-two percent of the subscribers tuned in at least
weekly, while nineteen percent reported watching less frequently. Twenty-nine percent also
reported watching the five minute segment of "Channel 12 News" at least "occasionally" on the
CNN Headline News Channel.
The news segment proved to be more popular than the sports segment, although the former also
possessed a good sized audience. Thirty-three percent watched the news segment, while twenty-
two percent tuned in on the sports segment. Sixteen percent watched only the news segment, and
five percent viewed only the sports segment.
Non -viewers were asked for one or two reasons they did not watch the program. Twelve percent
reported "watching other channels," while four percent "don't watch television." Three percent
each, though, said they were "not interested" or "not aware of the program."
"Northwest Cities:"
"Northwest Cities" drew twenty-four percent, up eight percent from 1996. Twelve percent
watched on a weekly or bi-weekly basis; twelve percent, less frequently. In many ways, the
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"Cable 12 Mornings," "Community Journal, and Other Programs:
Two percent of the sample reported watching"Cable 12 Mornings".during the past month. Half
did so on a weekly basis, while the other half tuned in monthly. Nine percent had watched
"Community Journal" during the month previous to the survey. Three percent viewed the show
weekly, while six percent did so less frequently:
"At Ease with Cooking" drew eleven percent during the month previous to the survey. Nine
percent reported watching "Fantasy Football/Fantasy Sports" during the same time period. Six
percent each viewed "Tuesday Night Trivia" or "Dave's Super Tasty Video Show." Five percent
had tuned in to "The Truth — As I See It" during the previous month, while three percent had
watched "Music Around the World" or "Polka."
Technical Aspects of "Cable 12".-
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Thirty-six percent of the subscribers felt the quality of the picture and sound on "Cable 12" was
"about the same as other channels. But, twenty-four percent considered it "not as good as
most. Only two percent reported it was "better than most." Technical aspects, then, were a
problem for many subscribers.
Local Government Meeting Telecasts:
Eighteen percent had watched their City Council Meetings either "frequently" or "occasionally"
during the past month, down from the twenty-two percent of the 1996 study. Only five percent
had similarly watched their School Board Meetings, an insignificant decrease of two percent
from the previous study. As for additional types of telecasts, two percent'stated they would
watch Planning Commission Meetings in their communities.
Value of Northwest Community Television.-
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elevision:
If subscribers could allot a portion of their payment to provide local programming and public
access, the average amount would be $1.77. This is higher than the $1.44 average posted in 1996
and sits at about the average of the past five surveys. One very noteworthy change was in the
number of households which would allot "nothing" to community programming and public
access: it had jumped from sixteen percent in 1995 to twenty-nine percent in 1996 and to thirty-
one percent in 1997.
In comparison with other channels, however, Northwest Community Television fared relatively
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well. CNN would be allotted an. average of $1.54, up from $1.20; ESPN, an average of $0.97,
identical with last year's results. The differences were primarily due to the changing numbers of.
people saying they would allot "nothing" to each channel. When informed of the actual cost of
Northwest Community Television, seventy-seven percent felt it was a good value, while only
fifteen percent disagreed.. ' Subscribers, once again, were basically satisfied and see great value in
the current level of service provided byNWCT.
Broadcast Channel Newscasts:
Fifty percent of the cable subscribers watched a television newscast between 5:00 PM and 7:00
PM the day prior to taking the study. Eighteen percent watched Channel l l KARE News, while
fifteen percent tuned in Channel 4 WCCO News 'and fourteen percent viewed Channel 5 KSTP
News. Forty-six percent reported watching a 10:00 PM television newscast the day prior to the
survey. Channel 11 KARE News drew twenty percent, while Channel 4 WCCO News attracted
fifteen percent and Channel 5 KSTP News was viewed by eight percent. But, only twenty-six
percent reported watching a television newscast between 6:00 AM and 7:30 AM the morning of
the survey. Channel 11 KARE News drew eleven percent, while Channel 4 WCCO News
attracted five percent and Channel 5, KSTP News was viewed by eight percent.
Forty-nine percent of the sample had also viewed "Cable 12 News" during the past year. In
comparing "Cable 12 News" and broadcast station news, the latter was deemed better because it
"covered more topics," cited by thirteen percent, "included national news," mentioned by eight
percent, possessed "better color and sound quality," cited by six percent, and had "better
broadcasters" and "included Metropolitan Area coverage," both at five percent. "Cable 12
News" was viewed as superior because it had "more on their community," mentioned by thirty-
five percent, and was "more honest," at four percent.
Reach of Local News Sources:
A number of local news sources were tested for their regular readership or viewership. The
"Minneapolis Star -Tribune" was regularly read by seventy-nine percent of the sample, down nine
percent in one year. The "Sun -Post" newspaper was regularly read by forty-four percent, down
five percent, while the "Plymouth Sun -Sailor" and "Osseo -Maple Grove Press" drew audiences
of eighteen percent and twelve percent, respectively, each one down six percent from the 1996
level. The "Northwest News" posted.a readership of twelve percent, up three percent. City
newsletters were regularly read by thirty-three percent, an increase of six percent since the 1996
study.
KARE News on Channel 11 was watched regularly by seventy-seven percent, up three percent in
one year. WCCO News on Channel 4 and KSTP News on Channel 5 drew fifty-nine percent and
sixty percent, respectively; KSTP News had increased by a solid eleven percent in one year.
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Forty-two percent reported watching KMSP News on Channel 9, up nine percent since the 1996
study. CNN Headline News was regularly watched by fifty-eight percent, down five percent. .
"Cable 12 News" or "Northwest Cities" drew an audience of thirty-five percent.
When respondents were asked what they considered the best source of daily news and.
information about their city, school district, and neighborhood, seventeen percent chose the
"Star-Tribune," while seventeen percent chose the "Sun-Post" newspaper. Fifteen percent
pointed to Channel 11. KARE News, while eleven percent cited Channel 4 WCCO News. Ten
percent each liked the "Plymouth Sun-Sailor" or Channel 5 KSTP News. Five percent cited
"Cable 12 News" or "Northwest Cities," and four percent considered "city newsletters" to be
best. At the bottom of the list two percent pointed to "CNN Headline News," while one percent
each cited the "Northwest News" or Channel 9 KMSP News.
Twenty-five percent reported watching the City bulletin board on Channel 37, mostly to find out
about information on area events; this was an eight percent increase in viewership since the 1996
study.
Summary and Conclusions:
The declines in awareness, value, and viewership noted last year have been reversed. In fact, in
several categories the current figures established new highs for Northwest Community "
Television. The driving force behind the increases was "Cable 12" programming, especially
"Cable 12 News. The 1997 survey also detected a shift -- albeit minor --'out of the "never
watch category into one of the viewership levels. This results suggests that the "ceiling" in
viewership, posited in earlier studies, may be somewhat elastic; however, only marginal gains in
overall viewership may be possible. Instead, the major movements in viewers will most likely
occur between regular -- frequent viewers- and sporadic viewers. Since the core audience of
Northwest Community Television is now over twice as high as any cable system in the
Metropolitan Area, the challenge ahead will be to increase the amount of viewership among this
existing audience:
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Dear Mayor:
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June 3,1997
Enclosed please find the summary results of the 1997 Twin�iamber of Commerce's "Executive Visits".
Responses from businesses in your community are marked with an asterisk.
The Economic Development Council's Business Retention sub -committee began these calls several months
ago. The process engaged more than 25 volunteers and provided an opportunity for T- in'JVest to gauge the
business climate in its member communities.
No surprises were uncovered in the process, but suspicions were confirmed. Labor continues to be a
business challenge, as does transit and daycare.
In many instances city staff partnered with a business volunteer for the visits. The goal of the Council was to
do five visits per city. Twenty visits were completed.
While we recognize this data is by no means scientific, we are confident it represents the general mood of the
business communities in the western suburbs.
Call with any questions.
Re ds,
Sterling Patterson
Director of Community Development
cc: City Manager
10550 WAYZATA BOULEVARD ♦ MINNETONKA, MINNESOTA 55305 ♦ (612) 540-0234
Crystal, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Medicine Lake, Minnetonka, New Hope, Plymouth, St. Louis Park
TwinWest Chamber of Commerce r,
1997 Executive Visit Questionnaire Summary
What services do you need now? And how can we help you?
• None
•Efforts to help retail to expand work with local shopping centers landlords/tenants to fill empty bays and use
large business conference space.
*Looking to get involved in the community
•Business is going very well. Is looking at signage ideas and would like copy of code/speak with zoning
department. Want ideas of coordinate consistent snow removal
*Non at this time
•Local govemment- receive good support from police for regular demonstrations. State govemment-education,
environmental regulations, tax policies ( commercial real property tax reform? needed but not optimistic)
•Major concem finding competent employees. Not a problem to find technical, skilled, some hired from
colleges and some trained and work up into these positions (i.e. engineers). Always need entry level
•Need more space- no plans currently to expand here. They are currently constructing a new
building in South Bend, Indiana.
•More pools to teach diving.
*Nothing right now. Fairly new to the area. City has done a good job with their economic development efforts
*Market Excelsior Blvd. to show where Mainstreet in Hopkins is
*Nothing at the moment
Would like introduction to Plymouth economic development director
Primary need is parking space since the Plymouth headquarters employs 225 people
•The company needs child care services for it's employees which are well managed and close to the
business location. Their employee base is now close to 50% men and 50% women. Also, the
"sick child" is a problem issue—some type of day care facility that takes care of sick children is needed.
No extra space in house to provide these kinds of services—they are very cramped for space.
Further more, they do not see themselves as being equipped to handle this kind of thing in house.
*TwinWest is urged to keep lobbying for lower taxes in the State of Minnesota. The facility in Golden Valley
pays the highest real estate tax for any building owned by company in the U.S.
•May need TwinWest support and/or reference in the future
*Now active in Blitz, communication, task force, intemships = need more from colleges. Be careful of
"quantity" of programs vs. "quality" of programs
2. Do you plan on adding space? More employees? Expansion?
*Over the next three to five years = add three plus employees, don't need additional space
•Expansions. They have done several in the last few years. Can do nothing now until City of Golden Valley
decides what to do with the building ( City is landlord ). Would like 6,000 to 7,000 square feet ( now have 5,000 )
• No expansion in the State of Minnesota. All of its manufacturing operations are located
elsewhere because the most important factor in siting a new facility is proximity to market. The company is
here for historical reasons ( the companies founders where Minnesota residents) and due to "Inertia". The
other reason the company maintains its corporate headquarters here is that there is a good pool of employee
talent provided by the upper Midwest geographic region
*Expansion, et al- the company will expand in the next few years; however, they may not expand in
Golden Valley. They have bought a piece of nearby property but it is not large enough by itself for
expansion. They need to acquire additional ;and, but neighboring homes do not want to sell. The �=
company owns land in Maple Grove and is looking at the possibility of expanding in that area
Company is critically limited for expansion in Plymouth due to parking capacity and required 50'
building setback. 60,000 square feet of building will be converted to more corporate office as parts
district is moved to Vermillion, SD
*Company currently has 150 employees among 3 shifts and utilizes 55,000 square feet divided between
two Plymouth locations. Company is turning down work due to the limited space, wants to build 100,000
square feet facility in Plymouth
*Three employees, two owner currently, no problems finding labor yet
*Possibly more employees in the future- no more to expand
*Not adding space, possibly more employees, no expansion in the near future. Currently employ 30 people,
somewhat of a problem finding employees ( good ones)
*Would like to add a pool in the back
*Can not grow any further- they are renting space in Hopkins
*Just expanded 50,000 square feet in Hopkins, no more plans to expand in their own community. Also located in
other states, likely expand in Texas next
•N/A
Just moved here -will be here for at least seven years. Rental space in Golden Valley is limited
•Would like to add another 1.000 plus square feet. This would be appropriate for growth needs long term.
If can not add space may need to make a relocation decision ( 3 month time frame ) after spring
*Space needs are met- No indication at this time
*Possibly yes if increase space. Look into turning empty space in 1- 2 more theaters
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3. What do you like about this area? What areas need improvement? What works/what doesn't?
*Great Chamber, supportive City administration. Concerned about increasing traffic .
*Easy access, middle income family, standard societal woes: crime, drugs, disenchanted youth
need addressed works Police and emergency response
•St. Louis is centrally located right on Excelsior Blvd.- easy to get to
*Great location. Draws broad clientele base from St. Louis Park, Edina, Minneapolis, and other
western suburbs. Parking is tight. Consistent snow removal on Blvd. in winter. Works: high visibility,
broad market, what doesn't work: space limitations.
•Good location, good for clients. Involvement with TwinWest has provided good networking.
•N/A
*City of Hopkins was extremely helpful in facilitating the recent expansion, especially in dealing with drainage
and flood plain issues.
*Location is nice -trucking, transportation networks- close to Hwy. 169, convenient location. Negatives: Pot
holes and traffic counts are to high -however the expansion on Excelsior
*Location between other scuba shops. Minnesota taxes are hurting small business
•Walk to restaurants, decent parking available, food lease arrangement and downtown atmosphere
*Old town atmosphere and the festivals are good for business
•Good location, traffic, and projects going on downtown draw business to his business
�4 *Good suburban location with skilled workers. Reasonably close to the airport. Company conducts 50% of
business out of state. Respondent feels that high density housing is does not like the appeal of office warehouse on
Hwy. 55 -particularly near homes
J ter,
Surrounding Plymouth and west suburbs are good for recruiting employees. Restaurants and clinic facilities
are close. Happy with new life fitness center going in.
•Likes- likes the Golden Valley area. It moved there in the mid 1950's from North Minneapolis.
Needs Improvement- Taxes in the State of Minnesota. Both workers compensation and income tax rate are
to high. This puts the company at a competitive disadvantage. TwinWest should continue to lobby for
improved tax climate in the State. Also, the day care issue mentioned above
What works and what doesn't- Quality of public education is dropping in the City of Minneapolis. This
problem will eventually spread to surrounding suburbs. This problem needs to be addressed. The majority
of General Mills employees have migrated to the 3'° and 6' districts and away from the 5" district. As
these middle class citizens leave the City, the school population will continue to deteriorate. Also, the State
needs to work to attract more manufacturing companies to locate here in order to employ the B and C students
graduating from high school who will not go on to college. In other words, the State needs more blue collar jobs
*This business has been in Golden Valley for 23 years and wants to stay there. They feel a part of the
community. Their building is in "Area B" and a task force has 60 days to make a recommendation to the
city
*It is not missing anything. Like the suburb location, most customers or prospects are suburb based.
Don't have 1° link and make the internships from college
4. Does this area provide you with adequate transportation mechanisms?
•No needs
*Reasonable access to our tower
*Transportation- OK for employees, most of whom commute from area west of the company location.
Travel to the airport at certain times of the day is a problem
*Transportation- this is perhaps the company's biggest continuing challenge. There are no good public
transportation connections close to the company. They are one mile away from the nearest bus stop.
Their employees come from all over -West of Golden Valley, North, the City of Minneapolis. Without
public transportation for workers who do not have a car, the company cannot fulfill some of its diversity
requirements for government contracts
Feels that access to rapid transit would help the company's parking dilemma.
Transportation is adequate but could be improved to allow commute from downtown. Would like
to see existing rail utilized
•OK
*No, it is confusing as to where Mainstreet is and how to find it from 169. There is a lot of traffic but
people by-pass Mainstreet because they don't know where it is.
*Yes, No problems so far
*No problems so far
*Yes, on the bus lines
*Yes. Company relies on trucks to move product and materials. No problems. Employees mostly drive
cars, but bus service is available near by
*Yes
•A plus for this firm. Most of their clients and employees come by car.
Yes. Good comer location
*Right off freeway/bus line
*Not sure of bus route in Winnetka
.•Personal auto only
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5. If this were a perfect world, what would your business be/have? t
-�*We are very busy
*More corporate gatherings, more screens to compete with Hopkins theater. The city was instrumental
in building. City better appreciate concepts it has ( i.e. YMCA, Cinema Cafe New Hope Bowl )
•Find Excelsior Blvd. a very favorable bus location- would want to have more space for long term business
*Property taxes are a concern. The biggest issue for this business, workers comp is a big issue for clients
*Wouldn't need a defense industry.
*Better labor market and tax climate is bad here
*Own pool to teach diving classes
*An abundance of good employees, more business, more money, all of the things a successful business needs
*More room to expand, more customers, more money/profit. This is a silly question -what do you think
*Successful
*Adequate size facility with ample parking and green space within close commutable distance for employees
*Company headquarters would have parking and green space for employee gatherings
•Perfect World -
(1) More favorable tax climate
( 2) More efficient and smaller State government
( 3) Good transportation for employees
( 4) Good child care services available
TwinWest is urged to keep working on items 1 and 2 in particular
*The company's goal as a supplier of food products to people is to gain a larger market share
• (1 ) New free standing buildings of 6,000 to 7,000 square feet with drive through window and
outdoor landscaped area for "environmental portraits" ( 2 ) Smaller retail presence where they are and move
headquarters and production else where
Business Participants:
Freytag, McMillan
Photo fast
General Mills
Tennant Company
Polaris Industries
Watt/Peterson Inc.
MunkaBeans
Steve's Train City
Data Comm. Connection
Scuba Hut
Edco Products Inc.
Alliantech Systems
Blanski, Peter, Kronlage, & Loch
Pink Business Interiors
Cinema Cafe
Dalco Roofing
Vogue Furniture
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