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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Information Memorandum 04-11-1997APRIL 11, 1997 UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS 1. COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE. NOTE: Ward 1 Councilmember Tim Bildsoe meets with residents and receives their comments in the Administration Library, beginning at 6:00 p.m. before each Council meeting. APRIL 12 9:30 A.M. COUNCIL & DEPARTMENT HEAD TOUR OF ICE ARENA AND LIFETIME FITNESS, Project Site APRIL 16 7:00 P.M. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers APRIL 23 7:00 P.M. BOARD OF REVIEW (RECONVENED) Council Chambers MAY 7 7:00 P.M. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers MAY 14 7:00 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING INTERACTIVE SURVEY WITH NORTHWEST PLYMOUTH RESIDENTS Council Chambers 2. COUNCIL SUB—COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS RELATIONS, TUESDAY, APRIL IS, 6:00 P.M., Medicine Lake Room. Agenda is attached. (M-2) 3. HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION SUBCOMMITTEE, THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 7:00 P.M., Bass Lake Room. CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMO April 11, 1997 Page 2 4. CITY OF PLYMOUTH AUCTION, SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 10:00 A.M. Public Works Maintenance Facility, 14900 23`d Avenue N. (M-4) 5. PLANNING COMMISSION, TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 7: 00 P.M., Council Chambers. 6. PACT, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 7: 00 P.M., Hadley Lake Room. 7. MEETING CALENDARS — April and May meeting calendars are attached. (M-7) 1. MINUTES a. Shingle Creek Watershed Management Commission, February 12, 1997 meeting. (I -1a) 2. AGENDAS a. Wayzata District 284 School Board April 14, 1997 meeting. (I -2a) 3. NEWSARTICLES, RELEASES, PUBLICATIONS, ETC. a. Metropolitan Council public hearing notice for meetings related to the 1998-2000 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). (I -3a) b. West Suburban Mediation Center first quarter report for 1997 on closed cases for Plymouth. (I -3b) c. AMM fax on legislative activity regarding levy limits. (I -3c) d. Solicitation for nominations for AMM officers and Board of Directors. (I -3d) e. Invitation to the Hennepin County State of the County Address, Tuesday, April 29, noon, at the Mall of America Playhouse Theatre. (I -3e) f. Star Tribune March 24, 1997 editorial about teenage drinking, with a note about the increased efforts of Plymouth police officers to get tough on teenage drinking. (I-3fi 4. CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS POLICY- CORRESPONDENCE a. Internet communications from David Eggum commenting on deer traffic near Vicksburg Lane and 46`h Avenue. The communication has been forwarded to Public Works Director Moore and Sergeant Larry Rogers for a response. (1--4a) q CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMO April 11, 1997 Page 3 b. Letter to Geoff Wagner from Park Director Eric Blank responding to comments about the City's policy on tree removal. The original Wagner letter is attached. (I --4b) c. Letter to Peter Tysdal from Public Safety Director Craig Gerdes responding to comments about overnight parking in Plymouth. The original Tysdal letter has been attached. (I -4c) d. Letter to Audrey Reid from Transit Administrator John Sweeney, responding to comments about the Plymouth transit system. A copy of the original Reid letter is attached. (I --4d) A status report on the most recent correspondence is attached. (1-4) 5. CORRESPONDENCE a. Letter to the Mayor from Victor Krauze praising the efforts of Water and Sewer Supervisor Greg Cook. (I -5a) b. Letter to Wayzata District 284 Finance and Business Executive Director Natalie Malphrus from Park Director Eric Blank regarding property surrounding Greenwood Elementary School. (I -Sb) c. Letters to the City Council and Community Development Director Anne Hurlburt from Donald and Marie Butler with comments about the Moen/Leuer construction project at 36th and Vicksburg Lane (97012). (I -Sc) 1 ' 2-- " Plymouth City Council Business Relations Subcommittee April 1 S, 1997 6 PM, Medicine Lake Room L Call to Order II. I Appoint Chair III. Discussion of Committee Purpose and Direction a. General Issues of Interest b. Committee Composition IV. Possible Areas of Involvement a. Plymouth Business Environmental Partnership Project b.. Review City Policies on Sewer and Water Connection Fees V. Set Next Meeting; Adjourn AUCTION Saturday, April 19, 1997 10:00 a.m. Items on view at 9:00 a.m. Annual auction of unclaimed and abandoned property including Suburban Alliance Office and miscellaneous City equipment. PLYMOUTH PUBLIC WORKS MAINTENANCE FACILITY 14900 23RD AVENUE NORTH Official List of Property to be auctioned will be published in local newspapers. The auction list will be available at the auction and at the Plymouth Police Department. M -q M4 m� OZ i-� w u F- ` V1 a uj i�a �oFLu o�aw •r 00 �1 d ::0:, ISN>z b r3 -ter U�� LU I� I�l Cd z ¢ •U �U I i0 lau BVI MUCO n._I .� i0.20� a�! a�0 c' GI oa� oUj ooC� gCN x 'E777 :s:- '� N c 1 M fS : o� o ! 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Present were: Diane Spector and Laura Schwaninger, Brooklyn Center; Kevin Larson, Brooklyn Park; Tom Mathison, Crystal; Gerry Butcher, Maple Grove; Craig Cooper, Minneapolis; Mark Hanson, New Hope; Dave Callister, Osseo; Fred Moore, Plymouth; Maria D'Andrea, Robbinsdale; Steve Kloiber and Steve Woods, Montgomery Watson; Charlie LeFevere, Kennedy & Graven; and Judie Anderson, Recording Secretary. I. Minutes. Butcher moved and Callister seconded a motion to approve the minutes of the January meeting of the Commission. Motion carried. II. Treasurer's Report. Spector moved and Cooper seconded a motion to approve the Treasurer's Report. Motion carried. III. Approval of Claims. Spector moved and Butcher seconded a motion to approve claims totaling $5,699.99. Claims were approved by roll call vote: ayes - Spector, Larson, Mathison, Butcher, Cooper, Hanson, Callister, Moore and D'Andrea; nays - none. IV. Correspondence. A. Communications Log. No action was required. B. The Commissioners reviewed the following: 1. MPCA questionnaire re nonpoint source pollution issues. Woods completed the questionnaire and will transmit to MPCA. Maple Grove. 2. North Weaver Area Drat Alternative Urban Areawide Review document from 3. Met Council Water Resources Management Policy Plan. 4. Met Council Summary of Proposed Amendments to MC's Pokey Plans/Metropolitan Development Guide Chapters. C. 1997 Agreement from Montgomery Watson. Callister moved and D'Andrea seconded a motion to approve the 1997 rate schedule and authorize the Chairman to sign the agreement. Motion carried. BROOKLYN CENTER - BROOKLYN PARK - CRYSTAL - MAPLE GROVE - MINNEAPOLIS - NEW HOPE - OSSEO - PLYMOUTH - ROBBINSDALE Minutes February 13, 1997 page 2 V. Water Quality. A. 1996 Stream Monitoring. Kloiber summarized his February 4 report of the 1996 monitoring results. The program was partially funded through a 75-25% cost -share grant from Met Council for the purpose of determining the relative magnitude of the contribution of Twin Cities metropolitan area streams to the overall pollutant loading to the Mississippi River. Three sites were included in the Commission's monitoring program -- at the Queen Avenue bridge near the border between Minneapolis and Brooklyn Center; at the Zane Avenue bridge near the Brooklyn Park -Brooklyn Center border; and Bass Creek downstream from Cherokee Drive near the New Hope -Brooklyn Park border. B. 1996 Lakes Monitoring. Six lakes were enrolled in the Citizen Assisted Lake Monitoring Program -- Eagle, Pike, Pomerleau, Meadow, Ryan and Success. In addition Met Council included the three basins of twin Lakes in their monitoring program. C. 1996 Rapid Bioassessment Sampling. The purpose of this program was to develop baseline information on the abundance and diversity of invertebrate and fish species at various sites on Shingle Creek. Montgomery Watson also performed a habitat assessment at each sampling site. D. 1997 Water Quality Monitoring. Kloiber's February 4 memo presented alternatives and costs for recommended projects. Lakes recommended for the Met Council's Citizen Assisted Monitoring Program (CAMP) for 1997 include Bass, Crystal and Magda. The monitoring will be partially subsidized through Met Council and was previously approved by the Commission. Because last year's outlet monitoring program began too late to capture spring runoff events, it was recommended that monitoring at Queen Avenue be continued in 1997. It is also recommended that the Ryan Lake outlet be monitored to provide a more complete picture of the watershed outlet loading. This project is also eligible for the 75% cost share from Met Council. Since the 1996 program found that results from drainage areas to the Bass Creek and Zane Avenue sites were quite similar, it was recommended that the Bass Creek site be relocated to Ryan Creek and that monitoring be continued at Zane Avenue. Hanson moved and D'Andrea seconded a motion to receive the reports. Motion carried. Butcher moved and Mathison seconded a motion to approve monitoring at the Queen Avenue site. Motion carried. Mathison moved and Hanson seconded a motion to monitor six lakes -- Eagle, Pike, Bass, Crystal, Magda, and Middle Twin, including salts testing at Magda, at a cost of $860 each. Motion carried. Watershed reconnaissance projects will be presented and discussed at the March meeting. A representative from the Hennepin Conservation District will also make a presentation of its macro - invertebrate monitoring program. E. 1997 Met Council Watershed Outlet Monitoring Program (WOMP) Grant Agreement. Butcher moved and Callister seconded a motion approving the agreement and authorizing the Chairman to execute the Agreement subject to addition of language as follows: Nothing herein shall be deemed a waiver by either party of the limitations of liability set forth in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 466. Motion carried. Minutes February 13, 1997 page 3 VI. Project Review. A. SC97-01 St. Alphonsus Parish, Brooklyn Center. Redevelopment of a portion of 14.7 acre existing church facility located at 7025 Halifax Avenue. Approximately 0.5 acres of new imper- vious area will be created, half of which is parking area. Site drainage will be treated by an onsite pond which receives runoff from approximately one acre of parking area. The pond will be equipped with a beehive outlet structure surrounded by washed gravel which will allow the pond to drain dry between storm events. The structure will be wrapped in a geotextile filter fabric to limit discharge to approxi- mately 0.3 cfs. This configuration, which approximates infiltration, should retain nearly 100% of sediment within the pond. The pond's total storage column and residence time are in excess of Commis- sion standards. An analysis comparing the nutrient removal efficiency of the pond to a pond designed to Commission standards is being completed by the Commission's engineer. If the pond does not suf- ficiently conform to those standards, a variance will be required prior to project approval. There are no wetlands on the site. D'Andrea moved and Cooper seconded a motion directing the consultant to notify the City of Brooklyn Center that approval of 97-01 is tabled pending receipt of the following: 1. Analysis by Commission's engineer of water quality treatment efficiency of proposed stormwater treatment pond. 2. Documentation granting easements over ponding areas and other hydraulic/ hydrologic features. 3. An Operations and Maintenance Plan which will maintain the outlet control structures and permanent pool in the stormwater treatment pond. The plan shall be provided to the City in the form of a recordable agreement that assures the designated operation and maintenance procedures will be faithfully executed. The Maintenance Plan shall call out replacement of the washed gravel and filter fabric surrounding the pond outlet every two years to preserve the infiltration capacity of the outlet structure. Motion carried. VII. Local Plans. A. Brooklyn Center. The City is continuing to make final edits to its Plan. The Commissioners received a copy of Met Council's comments re the Plan. Brooklyn Center will present the Plan to the Commission at the March meeting. Time for the approval process has been extended. B. New Hope. Butcher moved and Hanson seconded a motion to adopt Resolution 97-1 Reconfirming Approval of the Local Surface Water Management Plan of the City of New Hope. Motion carried. C. Future Role Questionnaire. Three responses have been received. A reminder will be sent to non -respondents so the questionnaire can be tallied in time for the March meeting. VIII. Other Business. A. Twin Lakes/Ryan Lake. The agreement continues to be reviewed by the City of Robbinsdale, after which it will be returned to the Kennedy law firm. Minutes r February 13, 1997 page 4 B. Appointments. The cities of Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, and Crystal have appointed representatives and alternative representatives to the Commission for terms expiring January 31, 2000. C. Election of Officers. The Nominating Committee presented a slate of candidates for officers for the coming year. They are: Maria D;Andrea, Robbinsdale, Chairman;. Gerald Butcher, Maple Grove, Vice Chairman; Diane Spector, Brooklyn Center, Treasurer; and Craig Cooper, Minneapolis, Secretary. There being no further. nominations, Cooper moved and Callister seconded a motion to close nominations and cast a white ballot. Motion carried. D. Deputy Treasurer. Spector moved and Butcher seconded a motion to appoint Sue Rice, City of Brooklyn Center, as Deputy Treasurer. Motion carried. E. Depository. Spector moved and Cooper seconded a motion appointing Norwest Bank Crystal as the Commission's depository for the coming year. Motion carried. F. Annual Audit. Spector moved and Butcher seconded a motion to appoint Babcock Langbein to perform the 1996 audit at a cost of $305. Motion carried. G. Meeting Location. Butcher moved and Cooper seconded a motion to receive a January 29 letter from the City of Crystal requesting that the Commission change its meeting site. Motion carried. Mathison moved and Spector seconded a motion to consider this request at the March meeting. Motion carried. Anderson will canvass the sites available in the communities which reside in both the Shingle Creek and West Mississippi watersheds and report in March. There being no further business before the Commission, the meeting was adjourned at 2:20 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Judie A. Anderson ter` Recording Secretary JAA:tim INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 284 WAYZATA, MINNESOTA BOARD OF EDUCATION Regular Meeting - April 14, 1997 - 7:30 p.m. District Administration Building - Board Room AGENDA - I. Cap to Order 11. Approval of Agenda and *Consent Agenda Items Consent Agenda items (indicated by an asterisk*) are considered to be routine In nature and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Board member or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and addressed in sequence. *III. Approval of Minutes IV. Recognitions A. Employee of the Month B. Others V. Audience Opporu nits to Address the School Board A. Student Councils B. Parent-Teacher Groups C. Others Vl. SumdritendenCs Reports and Recommendadont A. Superintendent 1. New Wayzata High School Construction Project a. Progress Report b. Bid Awards C. Change Order 2. Proposed Board Policy CFD "Shared Decision Making" - Second Reading * 3. Agreement with Hennepin County for Communities in Collaboration Grant B. Curriculum and Instruction 1. Resource Teacher Reports a. Science b. Social Studies 2. 1997-1998 School Year Calendar C. Finance and Bushvw Services 1. Monthly Financial Reports * 2. Finance and Business Recommendations D. Human Resource Services 1. Resolution Relating to the Termination and Nonrenewal of the Teaching Contracts of Named Teachers * 2. Human Resource Recommendations Vii. Other Board Acdon Vlll. Board Reports IX. New Business X. Adjourn LMB/1 POSTED: 4/9/97 NOTE This School Board regular meeting will be preceded at 6:00 p.m. by a Special/Closed Board Meeting to discuss negotiation strategies. IV Metropolitan Council ," Working for the Region, Planning for the Future PUBLIC MEETINGS ON PROPOS: IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE �;rR METROPOLITAN AREA The Metropolitan Councirs Transportation Advisory Board will hold four events in the next three months to provide background information and receive public reaction to the proposed 1998- 2000 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. The first two meetings will provide information on the process and a draft of the TIP. The third meeting will be an open house for discussion of the proposed program, and the fourth will be a public hearing to accept public comments on the 171P. All four meetings will be held at the Metropolitan Council offices, Mears Park Centre, 230 East Fifth St. , downtown St. Paul. The program will include highway, transit, bikeway and pedestrian enhancements, and air quality projects proposed for federal funding throughout the seven -county metropolitan area over the next three years. The program is prepared annually in accordance with federal requirements and must contain all projects that are to be implemented with federal transportation funding assistance. The TIP is prepared jointly by the Metropolitan Council and the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Projects contained in the TIP reflect the region's priorities and help implement the region's transportation and growth management plans. Projects will be analyzed to determine impact on regional air quality. The program will be adopted by the Transportation Advisory Board and approved by the Metropolitan Council. • Informational Meeting on the TIP Process Wednesday, April 16, 1997, 2:10 p.m., Metropolitan Council Chambers • Informational Meeting on the draft TIP Wednesday, May 28, 1997, 2:10 p.m., Metropolitan Council Chambers Open House for TIP discussion Wednesday, June 11, 1997, 4-6 p.m., Conference Room 1-A • Public Hearing for Comments on the TIP Wednesday, June 18, 1997, 4 p.m., Metropolitan Council Chambers All interested persons are encouraged to attend the above sessions and provide comments. Upon request, the Council will provide reasonable accommodations to persons with disabilities. -over- 230 East Fifth Street St. Paul. Minnesota 55101-1634 (612) 291-6359 Fax 291-6550 TDD/TIY 291-0904 Metro Info Line 229-3780 An Equal Opporfuni[y Employer Comments, which must be received by Monday, July 14, 19979 may also be submitted as follows: • Send written comments to: Emil Brandt, Metropolitan Council, Mears Park Centre, 230 East Fifth Street, St. Paul, MN 55101 • FAX comments to Mr. Brandt at 229-2739 • Record comments on the Council's Public Comment Line at 291-6536 • E-mail comments to: data center@metc.state.mn.us • Send TTY comments to Mr. Brandt's attention at 291-0904 Free copies of the draft 1998-2000 Transportation Improvement Program will be available on May 28, 1997 at the Council's Data Center. Call 291-8140 or 291-0904 (TTY) to request a copy. Other materials describing the Council's transportation efforts are also available. Questions about the meetings or the transportation issues may be directed to: Emil Brandt (229- 2721) or Carl Ohm (229-2719), Metropolitan Council, 230 East Fifth St. , St. Paul, MN 55101. WEST SUBURBAN MEDIATION CENTER 1011 First Street South., Suite 200, Hopkins, MN 55343 (612) 933-0005 Fax: (612) 933-6046 April 4, 1997 -f— - -b Mayor and City Council 't7 to City of Plymouth - t 3400 Plymouth. Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 y Dear Mayor and City Council: First.•quarter-report, 1997,. on closed cases for residents, businesses and.city staff . of -Plymouth: I . Juvenile theft, Operation de Novo (OdN) referral, mediated with signed agreement 2. Business/consumer, Conciliation Court mediation, mediated with no signed agreement 3. Juvenile vandalism, OdN referral, mediated with signed agreement 4. Juvenile vandalism, OdN referral, mediated -with signed agreement 5. Housing Court mediation, mediated with signed agreement Our last year's Annual Report will soon be ready for distribution. WSinc ely, Susan A. Nelson . Executive Director ' April 8, 1997 3:47 PM From: AMM Fax 9: Z51-1299 Page z of z AMM FAX NEWS AMM far ft A fartd pa/a r to dAMM drywa+�ar a�aa�id�ratatx Ihra- NoMt elmdtA&W ►Omaha, offIAo410/0a4at0tgro aftiv -ekfartao mem &X&AI'a 0 teoMte ipflAMM r4ff 6t,►ha*A►a►ot MV It- Gaul MA'S�ro3z4q Idgfhaot 21.(- ao far.- 2&-12gy &,ff &fffAaoO&ff( f April 7-11, 1997 �N - Association of Metropolitan Municipalities Are levy limits a done deal? According to several House and Senate members, including Tax Committee chairs Rep. Dee Long (DFL -Minneapolis) and Sen. Doug Johnson (DFL - Tower), the House Republi- can Caucus and Governor Arne Carlson, levy limits are indeed a done deal. The legislature and the governor clearly would like to provide significant edu- cation property tax relief and/or education home- stead credit. In so doing. and for "legislators's comfort" they want to insure against levy "creep" by cities or counties to fill the property tax void. The insurance will come in the form of levy limits. What is still open for discussion is how strict will the limits be and for how long. The tax bills in both the Senate and the House are being put together now. They are targeted for completion by the end of next week (April 18). City officials need to act now! You must try to con- vince legislators that levy limits are a bad idea, and/or that many exceptions are needed. and voter refer- enda or reverse referenda are not only bad policy. but costly. Between legislative man- dates and natural disasters. city spending increases could be significant in the next year or two. These increased costs will be due to: ♦Pot hole repair ♦ Snow removal ♦ Flood damage/repair ♦ Welfare costs imposed by state law ♦ Enforcement/prosecution costs (if DUI goes from .1 to .08) ♦ Increased employer PERA contribution (if uniform pen- sion plan adopted) ♦ Mandatory comprehensive plan updates The issues in the various tax bills are: ♦ Inflation at Implicit Price Deflator (IPD) ( about 2.8%) ♦ Inflation at IPD minus 1% ♦ No growth or growth for households ♦ Bonded debt within levy or special levy ♦ Referendum for levy above inflation ♦ Reverse referendum for any levy increase ♦ Length of time -- no time limit (ie permanent) or levy limit for two years only 40 1 Association of Metropolitan Municipalities April 7, 1997 7, TO: Mayors, Managers/Administrators FROM: Tom Egan, AMM President RE: NOMINATIONS FOR AMM OFFICERS AND BOARD DIRECTORS WANTED I. ANNUAL MEETING, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 29,1997: If you have not done so already, please mark your calendars now for Thursday evening, May 29 for the 1997 AMM Annual Meeting. The meeting will kick off with a 5:30 p.m. social hour, a dinner at 6:30 p.m. and the business meeting to follow at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Minneapolis Sheraton Metrodome Hotel in northeast Minneapolis. One of the major functions of the Annual Meeting will be to elect a President, Vice -President, and eight Board Directors. A detailed meeting notice and program agenda will be mailed in early May. II. NOMINATIONS FOR OFFICERS AND BOARD POSITIONS WANTED: As noted above, the offices of president, vice-president and eight board directors are up for election. Your input is needed in suggesting good candidates for vice-president and board directors. If you or if you know of a city official you would like to have considered for nomination, please forward the name and a brief resume to the AMM office, attention Vern Peterson no later than Monday, April 22. continued... 14 uflknky Amut West Saint Pain Minnesota Dgic44 (614Its-4000 hx I& ttgq 15 Current AMM OfficersBoardmembers A. Boardmembers whose terms expire in May of 1997 • Officers: Tom Egan (1), President, Mayor, Eagan Jim Prosser, Vice -President, Manager, Richfield Joan Campbell (1), Past President, Councilmember, Minneapolis • Directors: Jack Denzer (2), Mayor, Cottage Grove Susan Hoyt (2), Administrator, Falcon Heights Bill Huepenbecker, Dir.. of Intergovernmental Relations, St. Paul Nancy Jorgenson, Mayor, Fridley Ann Lenczewski, Councilmember, Bloomington Janice Rettman (3), Councilmember, St. Paul Pat Scott, Councilmember, Minneapolis Donn Wiski, Councilmember, Roseville (1) Upon election of a new president, the immediate past president remains on the Board and the current past -president leaves the board. (2) Have completed two two-year terms and not eligible to be re -nominated as a Board Director. (3) Elected Ramsey County Commissioner -not eligible to be re-elected. B. Board Directors whose terms expire in May of 1998: Frank Boyles, Manager, Prior Lake Lynn Moratzka, Councilmember, Hastings Gerald Otten, Councilmember, New Hope Mark Sather, Manager, White Bear Lake Terry Schneider, Councilmember, Minnetonka Charlotte Shover, Councilmember, Burnsville Bill Thompson, Councilmember, Coon Rapids John Weaver, Councilmember, Anoka < C a-- r.� � L.. s~ apt/ 4�6Z w W G ~. w V z I Parkino �L O U N o � U z a r+ w d z W a o d ZO d W �+ ° z d F' OW w p." p w a 3 x z a ° a H A 3 o -..14W Ln M f— 03 R l apt/ 4�6Z w W G d W V z I Parkino �L O W o � W d W a O a d W d F' � E•, p w a 3 x a Oa a H O 3 3 U w -..14W Ln M f— 03 R l apt/ 4�6Z w �XL • ';.. d vi I Parkino �L O Teenage drinking Crack down on access Drinking and driving make a dan- gerous, deadly combination, whatever the age of the driver. But it is an especially bad combination in teen- agers, as their higher car crash mortal- ity rates indicate. Underage alcohol use is related to public safety concerns such as violent crime, safe snowmobile use and school behavior problems. Youth alco- hol consumption is also a major con- tributor to risky sexual behavior, de- pression and suicide. Alcohol abuse by teenagers begins with the first sip, as it is illegal for them to either purchase or consume alcoholic beverages in any form. De- spite the law, it is extraordinarily easy for teenagers to obtain liquor. That is why Sen. Ember Reichgott Junge, DFL -New Hope, authored a measure to strengthen enforcement regulations and reduce underage ac- cess to alcohol. The proposal would wisely set tougher minimum penalties for selling to minors; require compli- ance checks where liquor is sold; fine underage drinkers for violations; re- quire server training and hold retailers responsible for making sure home de- liveries are received by adults. Junge's bill passed in Senate com- mittee, but the House version was de- feated last week. Still, further restric- tions on underage access to liquor should to remain on the public policy radar screen. Lawmakers should con- 1�, *'I) � tinue to press for more responsible selling practices from retailers. That said, even proponents .of tougher access laws recognize that di- rect sales to minors is just part of the problem. If every direct sale to an underage person was eliminated to- morrow, teens would still get their hands on plenty of fuel for keggers and chug -a -lug parties. Drinking until you drop is almost a ritual rite of passage for far too many teenagers. They can indulge in that ritual be- cause most kids get booze from adults who purchase it legally — including from parents who believe it is better to have teens drunk and safely at home than drunk and on the road. What's really better is for them not to drink at all. Parents who serve alco- hol to anyone other than their own children must understand that they are breaking the law. To their credit, some metro -area cit- ies are getting tougher on enforcement even without stronger state regula- tions. For example, Plymouth police officers are no longer just breaking up beer parties by sending intoxicated. kids home with a warning. They are ticketing them and contacting parents. That is the type of attitude change which ultimately will have an impact on teen drinking. Parents, other adults and retailers must let young people know unequivocally that underage drinking is a dangerous mistake. Internet Contact From: David Eggum[SMTP:eggums@woddnet.aft.net] Sent: Saturday, April 05, 1997 4:53 PM To: Internet Contact Subject: Deer Dear Mayor Tierney, My name is Jayme Eggum. I am fifteen years old and live at 4555 Weston Lane. My family and I have lived here in this house for about seven years now, and have always enjoyed the wildlife in our backyard. Besides the various kinds of birds and pheasants, we take pleasure in the large number of deer that cross through our yard. We see them most often around dusk or evening. There have been at least two killed in the last two weeks right where our yard bumps up to Vicksburg. My family and I have become concerned over this for a couple reasons. First, we obviously are saddened at seeing the deer killed. But secondly, we are worried that someone will get senously inJured. People go way too fast on this stretch of Vicksburg from County Road 9 to Schmidt Lake Road and don't take heed of the speed limit or the one deer crossing sign near Plymouth Covenant Church. I am asking that the city consider putting an additional deer crossing sign in this area and/or put a stop sigr. at 46th and Vicksburg to help slow down traffic. This would also benefit the large number of people who cross this intersection on foot or on bikes. We would hate to wait until someone is seriously injured or killed before something is done about this stretch of road. We ask you to please protect the wildlife and also the citizens of Plymouth by seriously considering this. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Jayme Eggum Page 1 April 8, 1997 Geoff Wagner 4840 Ranchview Lane Plymouth, MN 55446 Dear Geoff: CiTv OF PLYMOUTFF Thank you for your letter dated March 31. On behalf of the City Council, Park Commission and staff, I'd like to reassure you that the City takes very seriously the responsibility to maintain our existing tree cover and supplement it with additional new trees. Although it is not within our power to stop all new development within the community, we do have very strong ordinances which require the developer to maintain existing tree cover wherever possible in their developments and/or to replace trees that do come down. The City has a full time forestry department which does year round care and maintenance of all our trees. This year, I am pleased to tell you that we will be planting over 1,000 trees in the community in an effort to beautify our city. I also want to assure you that the City Council has been very supportive in developing a park program for the entire community of Plymouth. Thank you for your time and interest in this matter. Sincerely, ev-v- CA,< Eric J. Blank, Director Parks and Recreation EB/np cc: City Manager PLYMOUTH :1 Beauti(ul'Place'To Live Unn PI Yk,10(ITH Rnl II PVApn . PI venni iTu Kninimc&%Te 9Z9Znn7_iea1) . TM counnic fa,' -)N cnn cnnn Plymouth City Council 3400 Plymouth Blvd. Plymouth, MN 55447 Geoff Wagner 4840 Ranchview Ln N Plymouth, MN 55446 March 31,1997 Dear Council Members, My name is Geoff Wagner and I'm from scout troop 477. 1 go to Plymouth Creek Elementary and I am concerned about the rate of trees being cut down in Plymouth. We need to preserve the trees that we have. The trees are part of this community just like we are. We also need to stop the fast rate of building because that leads to cutting down more trees. I also think that we should have more money put into the park service to make Plymouth a nicer place to live. Sincere y, Geoff Wagner j -4c� CI1Y OF PLYMOUTFF April 9, 1997 Mr. Peter Tysdal 3015 East Medicine Lake Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55441 Dear Mr. Tysdal: A copy of your letter of March 24, 1997 to several Councilmembers was forwarded to me for my review and a response. The City of Plymouth has an ordinance, 1310.07, subdivision 1 which restricts parking on any public streets or alleys within the City for more than 12 consecutive hours and always during the hours of 2 to 5 a.m. This ordinance has been in effect since January 9, 1984. All City ordinances have a public hearing before they are adopted by the Council. All citizens may voice their opinions and/or objections to ordinances under consideration at that time. As this is a current ordinance for the City of Plymouth, the police department will continue to enforce violations across the City, whenever we become aware of them. The tags that have been issued to you are a matter for the courts. Sincerely, / r Crai 'C. Gerdes D12tor of Public Safety PLYMOUTH POLICE DEPARTMENT be PLYMOUTH ABeau tifulPlace'To Live 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 • TELEPHONE (612) 509-5000 Peter Tysdal 3015 East Medicine Lake Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55441 (612) 545 1 178 March 24, 1997 Judy Johnson Councilmember at Large 12950 30th Ave. N. Plymouth, MN 55441 0 n�YG/� C YtVl112 YfUtii�.f bra: Jud�,l �hr✓i�rl J ss�-�us Dear Council Member Johnson: L 4C, On March 16, 199.7, 1 and my tenant received parking tickets -tor violating the Plymouth parking ordinance which prohibits parking between the hours of 2.00 and 5:00 A.M. I regard this as blatant harassment. The facts are as follows. Last month Hennepin Parks was unable to garner the votes to force an eminent domain proceeding of my 2 adjoining properties, as well as the other remaining developed property at 3045 East Medicine Lake Boulevard. Being that my properties are wedged between the boulevard and the lake, in a steep embankment, I have no place to park my second car. More importantly, my above stated tenant, as well as my tenant at 3005 E.M.L.B., have no other place to park than next to the boulevard. I also realize that Plymouth wishes to widen the boulevard, and believe the city was counting on Hennepin Parks prevailing in taking our homes. I believe these parking tickets are simply attempts to make my life miserable and cause me to sell. If my 2 tenants are also harassed by the police for such parking they will move. This in turn this will reduce the value of my properties, particularly the one at 3005 E.M.L.S. This is because I would only be able to rent to a minute segment of society who walks, bicycles, or uses public transportation. That segment probably could not afford the rent, while an extreme hardship on me as landlord. Consequently, this property would become near worthless. Plymouth was not even a township, let alone a city, until 1955, well after my homes were built. Thereafter the City of Plymouth, with its ordinances, began to encroach on their owners. It seems reasonable to presume that at the time the properties were built the owners had a reasonable expectancy of a right to reasonable access to their properties. I do not believe anything on the part of Plymouth government, such as parking restrictions, could have been objected to-untit the present. •FoF the -city to be allowed to deny one's use -of ene'S land by; in effect, disallowing the owner's access to his land, without just compensation, is wrong. I believe the only proper and legitimate option the city has is to force its own eminent domain proceeding, instead of continuing this under handed way of dealing with its citizens. Until then, I and my tenants would like to be left alone in peace. Can one or all of you stop the city from trampling on our rights? Your truly, Peter Tysdal c:c: Council Member Saundra Spigner c:c: Council Member Christian A, Preus . A6 Lin -11 J�v � �Jqq z5a r April 10, 1997 Ms. Audrey J. Reid 4385 Trenton Lane #201 Plymouth, MN 55442 (I* CITY OF PLYMOUTF+ J I✓ SUBJECT: RESPONSE TO LETTER TO MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS DATED MARCH 14, 1997 Dear Ms. Reid: Your letter referenced above has been referred to me for response to the portions pertaining to the questions and/or concerns you raised about the City's transit system. As you indicated in your letter, we have corresponded back and forth on several occasions, and additionally have had a few telephone conversations regarding the City's transit system. It is my hope that this letter will provide you with some updated information and assure you that the City Council is working diligently to improve the City's transit system. As the Mayor indicated to you in her response dated March 17, 1997, the City Council has formed a Transit Subcommittee that is currently meeting periodically to examine a wide range of transit issues and the City's transit system in general. The Transit Subcommittee consists of the Mayor, and Councilmembers Tim Bildsoe, Ginny Black, and Judy Johnson. Again, I would like to reiterate to you that it is my opinion the City is doing everything within its power to ensure accessible transportation to everyone in the community, as evidenced by the fact that one year ago, in April of 1996, we placed nine new lift -equipped vehicles in service in the Metrolink system as well as four new lift -equipped vehicles in the Dial -A -Ride system. Additionally, on October 7, 1996, we implemented a Fixed Route Circulator in the city, also using lift -equipped vehicles. The Circulator consists of two vehicles that run on fixed routes from 8:50 a.m. to 3:48 p.m., Monday through Friday. As I previously indicated to you, it is our hope that over time we will be able to expand the hours of operation of the Circulator known as the Plymouth Rider, as well as decrease the round trip times for this service. GAENG\TRANSML11MREID2. DOC PLYMOUTH .1'Beau 4u!'Place'Ta Live 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH. MINNESOTA 55447-1482 • TELEPHONE (612) 509-5000 Ms. Audrey J. Reid Page 2 The City Council is placing a high priority to serving the disabled community, seniors, and low income individuals wishing to remain independent. This is evidenced by the quality of vehicles, the Dial -A -Ride service, as well as the Plymouth Rider. Additionally, we are the recipients of a federal grant appropriated through MnDOT to receive a small bus that is lift - equipped and will be operated by the City of Plymouth with special emphasis on providing service to meet the needs of the disabled, seniors and low income residents. The details of this service are still being worked on by the Transit Subcommittee and an exact delivery date for the vehicle has not been determined, however, it is my belief that the vehicle will be delivered late this summer or early Fall. You mentioned in your letter problems during the afternoon with the Dial -A -Ride service, especially between the hours of 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. and the fact that it is difficult to find a ride at that time because the vehicles are taken up by picking up school children. I think this statement needs some clarification. The hours you mentioned are considered peak hours and no doubt there are school children using the Dial -A -Ride service at that time, but by no means are all of the vehicles full of school children during those times each day. There are . many people that use the Dial -A -Ride service for transportation to and from work on a daily basis at those times also. You are correct in saying there is no service after 4:30 on Saturday until Monday morning or after 5:30 p.m. on weekdays. We have experimented in the past and found that additional hours, even though desirable by a few, are not utilized by enough passengers to make that service cost effective. In fact, at one time we provided Sunday service which subsequently was dropped due to lack of ridership, and as you indicated, we have cut back from two vehicles on Saturday to one vehicle because the demand is not there. We have also run later evening hours during the Holiday Season from Thanksgiving until- Christmas, but again have found that the demand is not there to justify the cost of the service. As you may recall, the City's hands are somewhat tied in providing the service due to the fact that we have to account to the Metropolitan Council for the cost of any service we provide, and actually justify a subsidy per passenger cost that is in accordance with guidelines established by the Metropolitan Council for that type of service. You again mentioned the survey being sent out in the Plymouth News Letter and perhaps you recall that I previously indicated to you that I thought your idea of a community -wide survey was a good idea, and that we would make every effort to accomplish that sometime during 1997. However, we will continue to survey the riders of the respective Metrolink and Dial -A - Ride services as well as focus heavily on the new Circulator system in its first six months of operation to ensure that we are meeting as many needs as possible of those able to use that particular service. G: \ENGURA NS IT URS\ R EI D2. DOC Ms. Audrey J. Reid Page 3 4J I also know that you are well aware of the efforts that the City Council has made to continue Metro Mobility service in Plymouth and did in fact enter into a cost sharing agreement whereby service would be continued, even though hours of service were reduced system wide due to inadequate funding at the state level. Even though you perceive that the service being provided in the City of Plymouth is not adequate for the needs of many, it is my belief that the City is doing a good job of providing the best variety of transportation to serve the needs of many residents and still comply with guidelines established by the Metropolitan Council, yet, no doubt there is always room for improvement. There are many suburban communities that do not have the ability to provide service such as ours and have expressed disappointment and frustration because of that. You may recall I mentioned to you in a letter last Fall that we are coordinating and hosting a group of Plymouth transportation providers, including all social service providers, public transit operators, and Metro Mobility. This group has been meeting on a regular basis and we are coordinating our efforts with the Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council, a consolidation services program. We will continue to meet on a regular basis and input from that group will be analyzed and evaluated when we are formulating the service plan for the new vehicle that will be placed into service sometime in 1997. You are more than welcome to attend those meetings and if you have a desire to do so, please contact me at 509-5521 and I will make every effort to arrange transportation for you so that you may attend the meetings. Again, I hope you can see from the above information that the City of Plymouth is continuing to work on problems addressed in your recent letter as well as previous letters and do desire to provide the best transportation services possible within the guidelines established for us by the Metropolitan Council. Thank you for taking the time to communicate your concerns to the Mayor and Council. I hope that I have addressed all of your concerns in a satisfactory manner, and please rest assured that we are working on the concerns you have raised. Sweeney Administrator cc: Mayor Joy Tierney and members of the City Council Kathy Lueckert, Assistant City Manager (97-23) G:\ENG\TRANS MLTRS\REI D2. DOC L �- 4 d a'`q 9 7 t ,- YT? 7; : i'�=Yvi otit,�i GZ�rciit�% • is , . L �+ 'u„7 .4. cay 0 a� 7r4yyL � '� • - �� (, - .G _Mi4 � 4-ey" All e aze7,1 6 G 17 bD a kn 00 r- M r- V 1 Vy �N-i .�-� .�-� o r- 9 9 T T o r- r - ON a%C% ON ON C� C% O\ ON C\ O\ Q\ G" O i .--� i 4 i l-. i C7, I �--� i .-� 1 '.0%0 1 i 00 NN i ON w 4 a� 0 N N N N aax O N N , 0 0 M M M M M M M M M M M M �F M M M Ncc M M t•�r bD a kn 00 r- M r- V 1 Vy �N-i .�-� .�-� r- a� r -t- � o r- r - ON a%C% ON ON C� C% O\ ON C\ O\ Q\ G" O i .--� i 4 i l-. i C7, I �--� i .-� 1 '.0%0 1 i 00 N i ON w 4 a� 0 Ey w a > NN aax N N N , 0 0 M M M M M M M M M M M -4 tfi %C c� . + O N Ncc ., t•�r —+ N y b c� . N E O� D\ O� ON ON ON OS CN O% aN ON ON o t.' O �--� �--� r� O\ 4 4 � b 00 —,N � Oi 0 — .-1 N N N N N M O M M M M M M M M M M M M l A bD a O a� � o a 00 00 G" 3 N w 4 a� 0 Ey w a > > aax a N p rn o a bA x �ca� N .14 -4 tfi %C c� . + O N Ncc ., t•�r —+ N y b c� . N E N '">, N M M M oA o Cs. A 0 A. ° O w `� 0 0 0 oa>aAC� WD Cd "-4 ocd oo A a,9 w W AE-'N O a0.4 A4 H� cA � Ci Gn w cd 0cc 3 C� `d b `. a� tw O� C'sw O 0 �. U 0 i >, H xxa ¢A wtiw) A a>i a°i bo al bD a 3 N 0cc ° x x aax �x xxC7x x �ca� N M -4 tfi %C l- 00 O\ —+ N N N N N N N N N N M M M bD a April 3, 1997 Ms. Soy Tierney Mayor City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Blvd. Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Joy, I just wanted to send a note letting you know how much I appreciate the efforts of Greg .Cook. - - We recently experienced a collapse of the sewer line from our house. You can imagine how difficult of a situation that is. We were unsure of how to proceed, who was responsible for repairs, and how long it might take before our house was "livable" again. 1 called the city and quite honestly expected minimal assistance, and perhaps bureaucratic delays. We experienced quite the opposite! Greg Cook listened to our situation and was extremely helpful. He advised us of the procedures to follow and made sure that people were available almost immediately to review the situation and advise us as to appropriate actions. He was available as necessary, and was truly interested in helping us correct the problem as soon as possible. When city employees were required to be present, Greg made sure he was available. To make a long story short, Greg made a potentially very difficult. situation much easier, and repairs were effected within 48 hours. We bave been residents of Plymouth for 5 years, and while we've always enjoyed living here, we never thought too much about how the city compares to others. Dealing with people like Greg makes one realize what a great city Plymouth is, and makes you take a different view of paying taxes. Working with people like Greg has caused me to realize that if we ever did move we would want to stay in Plymouth. Than You, i Victor Zra 18220 20th Ave. N. Plymouth, MN 55447 April 3, 1997 C1v OF PLYMOUTR Natalie Malphrus . Executive Director of Finance and Business 210 Co. Rd. 101, Box 660 Wayzata, MN 55391 Dear Natalie: I'm writing this short note to confirm our conversation with regard to the future community use of Greenwood Elementary School property. As you are aware, just over a year ago, the City finished its youth sports study looking ten years into the future for the needs of additional sports facilities in our community. The recent development of the new Wayzata High School gymnasiums, the Elm Creek Playfield and the Armstrong High School gymnasium are all the results based on our needs analysis completed at that time. Our needs analysis also indicates that as the community grows and participation in youth and adult sports continue to grow, we will need to continue to develop new facilities to meet our growing community's needs. We have been studying for some time the property that is surrounding Greenwood Elementary School. The acquisition of the additional residential property at Greenwood School would allow the city and school district to cooperate on further developing this site for youth baseball, softball, football and soccer facilities. We believe this would be the most economical way to develop new facilities in a growing part of our community. The city is very interested in exploring these opportunities with the school district and moving forward at the right time together to make the necessary improvements. Sincerely, Eric J. Blank, Director Parks and Recreation EB/np cc: Dwight Johnson City Council PRAC PLYMOUTH A Beautiful Place'Io Live 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 • TELEPHONE (612) 509-5000 April 9, 1997 Members of the City Council Plymouth, Minnesota Subject: i ro Action taken 4/8/97 --Planning Com meeting regarding Moen/Leuer Cons Dear Council Members: At the above captioned hearing, action taken was to table the development proposed and recommend a traffic study be completed before further votes were taken. Prior to this decision, there was considerable written and oral data submitted by various interested parties. The planning staff based their approved recommendations on earlier studies which do not include many of the changes made recently. Traffic conditions on 36th Street between Vicksburg Lane and County Road 9 have changed and are continually changing. The additions to the City Center area, the new high school and the planned theatre complex will increase the impact. It is our understanding that the City is concerned about funding for a traffic study. It is respectfully suggested that the City look to the owner/developer for financial assistance as they have most to gain and to date they have not contributed to costs for 36th Street. We would like to request that all meetings regarding the proposed project be open to the public, in accordance with the law, and that we be advised of all such meetings. Your consideration in this matter will be greatly appreciated. Very truly yours, e Via% J �D�NAIdW • BUTLER 3640 Black Oaks Lane North Plymouth, M. 612-557-6876 cc: Anne Hurlburt, Community Development Director April 9, 1997 Anne Hurlburt, Community Development Director City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth, MN. 55447 Subject: Moen/Leuer Construction (97012) Proposed Access to Development from 36th Street Dear Ms. Hurlburt: We attended the Planning Commission Hearing on 4/8/97 with reference to the above matter. As you are no doubt aware, the decision was made to continue the matter of.approval until a traffic study has been completed. Several matters were brought to our attention, which we were not aware of, i.e., it appears that while there are other options open to give access to the contractor to his property, these options were not explored completely. It was also brought out that the planning department recommendations were based upon information that was several years old, rather than current and projected information. There were many suggestions made by those attending the meeting, and combining those with our own observations, we would like to suggest the easiest solution to this problem: 1. Several homeowners suggested dead -ending 36th Street. It would make sense to close off the entrance to Vicksburg Lane where so many accidents are occurring. This would force Sugar Hills residents to go out on County Road 9, something we feel sure they would not object to. 2. One of our major concerns after listening to City personnel, is that the owner of the parcel on Vicksburg Lane and 36th Street will soon want to develop his site. The City has indicated that his entrance would be off of Vicksburg Lane, however, if the 36th Street entrance is approved for the above development, the City is much more likely to suggest that ALL traffic be routed onto 36th. It would make much more sense to approach the owner now and have ALL the traffic go out onto Vicksburg Lane, after closing off 36th Street. This solution would be the most economical for the City, the developer would pay his fair share for the street and all the Page Two 4/9/97 Sugar Hills residents, townhome owners and single home dwellers would be supportive. It would also remove all safety considerations for 36th Street and stop it from becoming a speedway for the projected highschool traffic in the fall. One of the statements in the Planning and Zoning Application Staff Report states:"...(Page 5) Most of this truck traffic would occur during weekdays when residents are at work...." It should be noted that over half of the reisdent of both Sugar Hills Townhomes and the single family homes have one or more persons at home ALL DAY. Two of our owners have adult impaired children living at home. Many of the older residents have health problems. The single family residences have at last count 12 children at the bus stops: The statement in the report was incorrect and certainly was not researched by anyone. Everyone at the Planning Commission hearing felt that the buildings were acceptable, although they preferred office only for the complex. I believe that even this reservation would be eliminated by routing the traffic off of Vicksburg Lane. With 36th Street closed off, the impact would be considerably lessened. It is impossible to understand how anyone can say that 400 cars, plus vistor's cars, plus trucks, added to what is already a traffic hazzard on 36th Street, can be considered "safe". The only possible reason for allowing 36th Street to be used for the proposed development would be if NO OTHER OPTION WAS AVAILABLE. Until the most obvious solution has been pursued, this matter should be put on hold. Thank you for your consideration. Very truly yours, MARIE BUTLER, Homeowner 3�6ka Black Oaks Lane No. Plymouth,MN. 55446 cc: City Council Members M i DATE: April 11, 1997 TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Dwight D. Johnson, City Manager SUBJECT: Summary of Agenda Items for April 16, 1997 Note: I will be absent from Tuesday evening through Thursday evening next week. Assistant City Manager Kathy Lueckert will be Acting Manager at this meeting. 6E. City Water Supply Plan. This plan is required by the Met Council. It covers both emergency rationing if a major part of our water system goes down, and also various aquifer conservation steps the City could take. Staff believes that the current odd -even summertime sprinkling restriction does not conserve water so much as it evens out the use for our water towers. It may not be needed in a year when our new Vicksburg water tower comes on line. However, we may wish to consider a tiered water rate system in the future to discourage over use without over regulation. 6G. Hoyt Development, Schmidt Lake Road and I-494. This is a large development of almost 214,000 square feet of office/industrial uses. The item before us is whether or not to eliminate several acres of commercial guiding. The applicant seems to have made a good case that the absence of an interchange as well as the uncertainty about extending Fernbrook Lane north at this time limits the commercial viability of this site. In any case, much of the immediate area is within one mile of other commercial areas. 6H. Lot split at 17105 24"' Avenue. The Planning Commission and staff have recommended denial because: • the record shows a clear intention that this lot not be developed further • neighbors have lived for years with a clear expectation that it will not be developed • the resulting lots and setbacks would be significantly incompatible with the immediate surroundings • there is no hardship to support the variance 6I. West Health 2nd Building. This second medical building is another significant addition to the City and generally follows the original plan, except that this building is a little bit smaller. i 6J. Amend O -R zoning regulations to allow extended stay hotels. A regular hotel would often not be appropriate in a transition zone to residential uses. However, an extended stay hotel would be more residential or apartment -like in character, and would be compatible as defined. Therefore, an extended stay hotel is defined and would be allowed in the O -R zoning district. 6K and 6L. These items make corrections to the zoning map adopted early this year. 6W. Vicksburg Lane street reconstruction. The street rating for the area south of County Road 6 is in the 60's, indicating a need for reconstruction. North of County Road 6, the rating varies from the upper 60's to the upper 70's, indicating a need for reconditioning (milling 1 '/2 inches and resurfacing). Only a few homes have driveways onto Vicksburg and would be assessed. No storm sewer, curb and gutter, or utility assessments are contemplated, so the assessments would be under $1,000. A neighborhood meeting is planned for the evening of April 30`h. The source of funding is proposed to be interest earnings from Tax Increment Districts. Currently, our bond counsel has opined that these TIF interest earnings are not restricted and may be spent for a project such as this. However, the State Auditor has indicated her opinion that interest on TIF should be restricted, but no official rulings have been received from the State Auditor. In addition, the Legislature is considering further restrictions on TIF and TIF related revenue. If new rules or laws are made that declare interest on TIF to be restricted to TIF laws and procedures, and if these laws and procedures change significantly in this Legislative session, then our future ability to use these funds may be quite restricted or even eliminated. Therefore, it may be important to obligate these interest funds at this time: 6Y. Sewer Rate Increase. The sump pump program will help save about $200,000 per year. However, the annual deficit in the Sewer fund is now $400,000 per year. The proposed increase will recover about half of that shortfall, allowing the sump pump program to cover the remainder. The average user will see a 4'/z % increase. Since the last increase was in 4'/2 years ago, the increase represents about a 1% increase per year. Over 72% of our expenses are for Met Council sewer treatment charges. The Met Council expenses have increased by 22.4%, or $712,629, in the last 4'/2 years. 7A. Vacation of Easements. Another routine request with no known opposition. 8A. Lot Division at 18520 County Road 6. The two main issues for this holdover item were: (1) drainage, and (2) the City's legal position. Staff has revisited the site and determined that requiring a swale or culvert on the west side of the property prior to issuance of the building permit should successfully address the drainage issue. This has been added to the proposed resolution for approval. The City Attorney has provided his opinion for you. The motion on the floor when the subject was tabled was to deny. If council wishes to approve with conditions instead, an amending or substituting motion could be made. 8B. Approve Bond Counsel. A staff committee of the people who work with the Bond Counsel most often (Dale Hahn, Anne Hurlburt, and Roger Knutson) has selected Dorsey and Whitney as the best choice. I believe the staff committee has made the right choice after a thorough review. But, if the Council feels uncomfortable in approving staff's recommendation, I would suggest that the matter be tabled and one or both of the following be done: 1. The Council or a subcommittee meet with the staff committee to review the recommendation and the reasons for it, and/or 2. The Council or a subcommittee actually participate in a second round of interviews with all four proposers. 8C. Mann Theater Project. The final plans look very acceptable to the staff and the Council's direction for a full intersection at 35`' and Vicksburg has been accomplished. This is not on consent because there may be unusual public interest in seeing the actual plan reviewed briefly. 81). Conor Meadows Plat Two. This is located east of Peony Lane and south of the new Schmidt Lake Road, and west of the current Holly Lane. Eric Blank and the planning staff proactively worked to provide for a future realignment of Holly Lane in this area to the west, so that the long range future of the Hollydale Golf Course can be assured. Someday, it will need to expand, particularly with a new clubhouse, although there are no short-term plans to do this by the present owners. The realignment will allow this and other improvements to the golf course in the long range. The Park and Recreation Commission has had an ongoing project to determine how to support the continuation of golf available to the general public in Plymouth. Some neighbors to the north of new Schmidt Lake Road are concerned about the impacts on their driveway and property 8E Consideration of resolutions on lobbying the Chief Judge on Charter Commission appointments. Councilmember Preus has proposed a resolution which would put the Council on record as opposing the efforts of any member to lobby the Chief Judge on the appointments to the Charter Commission. After the last Council meeting, I mentioned an idea to the City Attorney and several council members that a solution might be to allow lobbying by individual council members, but pass a resolution stating that such council members should promptly disclose any such lobbying to the full Council. This would address one of the main concerns presented that the whole process by out in the open. I believe Mr. Preus may still prefer that the Council oppose lobbying, but suggested that both resolutions be prepared for consideration. CITY OF PLYMOUTH AGENDA REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 16,1997 1. CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 7:00 P.M. 2. ROLL CALL 3. PLYMOUTH FORUM — Individuals may address the Council about any item not contained on the regular agenda. A maximum of 15 minutes is allotted for the Forum. If the full 15 minutes are not needed for the Forum, the City Council will continue with the agenda. The City Council will take no official action on items discussed at the Forum, with the exception of referral to staff or Commission for future report. 4. PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION ANNOUNCEMENTS A. Recognize Plymouth Volunteers B. "Peace Rains" Project at Plymouth Middle School, Dana Anderson, Coordinator C. Plymouth Environmental Fair D.. Present Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to Finance Director Hahn and the Finance Department 5. APPROVE AGENDA — Councilmembers may add items to the agenda including items contained in the Council Information Memorandum for discussion purposes or staff direction only. The Council will not normally take official action on items added to the agenda. * Items require 5 affirmative votes of the City Council for approval. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING April 16, 1997 Page 2 6. CONSENT AGENDA — These items are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and placed elsewhere on the agenda. A. Approve City Council Minutes B. Approve Disbursements C. Approve Student Membership on Plymouth Human Rights Commission (requested by Plymouth Human Rights Commission) D. Amend Park User Fees and Policies *E. Approve a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to the City Water Supply Plan. City of Plymouth. (96106) F. Approve Final Payment for Ice Arena — American Structural Metals *G. Approve a Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Planned Unit Development General Plan, and Preliminary Plat to allow construction of five office/industrial buildings totaling 213,950 square feet on five lots for property located at the northwest quadrant of Interstate 494 and Schmidt Lake Road. Hoyt Properties, Inc. (97003) H. Deny a Preliminary Plat and Final Plat to replat Lot 11, Block 6, Sunny Acres 2"d Addition, and Outlot B, Sunny Acres 3`d Addition for the creation of two lots, and a Variance from the minimum lot size standards for property located at 17105 24`h Avenue North, east of Holly Lane. Sidney Brennan. (97004) *I. Approve a Planned Unit Development General Plan Amendment and Interim Use Permit to construct an 85,000 square foot medical building to the existing West Health complex located at 2855 Campus Drive. Tobin Real Estate Company. (97013) * Items require 5 affirmative votes of the City Council for approval. 9 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING April 16, 1997 Page 3 *J. Approve an Ordinance amending the O–R (Office Residential) Zoning District to allow extended stay hotels. Homestead Village, Inc. (97016) *K. Approve Rezoning of five commercial lots from C-1 (Convenience Commercial District) to C-2 (Neighborhood Commercial District) for 11520, 11530, 11540, 11550 and 11610 County Road 10. City of Plymouth. (97017) *L. Approve Rezoning of 12 residential lots from P–I (Public/ Institutional District) to RSF-2 (Single Family Detached Dwelling District 2) for property located south of 23`d Avenue, north of West Medicine Lake Park, and west of Medicine Lake Drive West. City of Plymouth. (97018) M. Approve a Site Plan Amendment to allow the driving range building to be relocated 45 feet east and 10 feet north of the previously approved location. The amendment would also provide for 20 additional on-site parking spaces for the Adult Correctional Facility located at 1145 Shenandoah Lane North. Hennepin County Property Services, Inc. (97020) N. Approve Change Order for Ice Arena — Ben Franklin Electric O. Approve Wetland Mitigation Plan for Conor Meadows II (less than 10,000 square feet impacted) *P. Approve Planned Unit Development Final Plat for property located at the northeast quadrant of Highway 55 and Northwest Boulevard. BRW, Inc. (96155) Q. Approve Application for Lawful Gambling Exemption for Oakwood Elementary School R. Approve Reduction of Development Contract Financial Guarantee for Savannah Addition * Items require 5 affirmative votes of the City Council for approval. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING April 16, 1997 Page 4 S. Receive Petition and Set Public Hearing on Vacation of Drainage Easement for Ponding on Lot 1, Block 2, Northwest Business Campus 4`h Addition T. Approve Construction Cooperative Agreement with Hennepin County for Street Improvements and Traffic Signal at Annapolis Lane and Co. Rd. 6. Home Depot. U. Authorize Condemnation for Schmidt Lake Road Improvements Adjacent to Conor Meadows Addition, Project No. 7005 V. Approve Change Order No. 1 for 1995 Street Reconstruction Improvement, Project No. 501 W. Receive Preliminary Engineering Report and Set Public Improvement Hearing for Vicksburg Lane Reconstruction from Hwy. 55 to Gleason Lake Road, Project No. 7010 X. Approve Certificate of Completion of Contract between the City of Plymouth, Prudential Insurance Company of America and West Suburban Health Campus Y. Approve Sewer Utility Rate Increase Z. Designate Use of Funds from 1997 Phosphate -Free Fertilizer Sale AA. Amend Payment Schedule for Sanitary Sewer Assessments on Wayzata High School, City Project No. 503 (Levy 13887 and 13888) BB. Approve Issuance of $6,000,000 of Tax Exempt Bonds for Woodland Village Investments Limited Partnership. Progress Casting Project. CC. Establish May 21, 1997 as a Special City Council meeting to meet with Hennepin County Commissioners DD. Approve Tobacco License for Mr. Gas EE. Approve Garbage Hauler License for Waste Technology Inc. * Items require 5 affirmative votes of the City Council for approval. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING April 16, 1997 Page 5 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Vacation of Utility and Drainage Easements in Lot 4, Block 2, Seven Ponds Fourth Addition 8. GENERAL BUSINESS A. Approve a Lot Division for property located at 18520 County Road 6. JEMProperties (96165) B. Approve Bond Counsel C. Approve Site Plan, Conditional use Permit and Variances for Plymouth Town Center located north of 35th Avenue and east of Vicksburg Lane. Carlson Real Estate & Mann Theatres. (97033) *D. Approve a Land Use Guide Plan Amendment, Conditional Use Permit, Variances and Preliminary Plat for 19 single family detached homes and 46 multi -family homes known as Conor Meadows Plat Two, for property located northeast of Peony Lane and the Soo Line Railroad. Janco, Inc. (96150) E. Consideration of Resolutions Relating to Lobbying the Chief Justice on Appointments to the Charter Commission 9. REPORTS AND STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS 01 10. ADJOURNMENT * Items require 5 affirmative votes of the City Council for approval.