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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Information Memorandum 02-13-1997FEBRUARY 13,1997 UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS 1. COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE: NOTE: Beginning March S, Ward 1 Councilmember Tim Wold will begin holding sessions in the Administration Library, beginning at 6:00 p.m. before each Council meeting to meet with residents and receive their comments. FEBRUARY 18 6:00 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Topic: Goals and Objectives Session Public Safety Training Room FEBRUARY 19 7:00 P.M. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers FEBRUARY 24 5:30 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Maintenance Building tour and presentation on City snow and ice control operation 14900 23`d Avenue N. MARCH 4 5:30 P.M. BOARD AND COMMISSION RECOGNITION RECEPTION Council Chambers MARCH 5 7:00 P.M. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers 2. PRAC, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 7:00 P.M., Council Chambers. Agenda is attached.(M-2) 3. WAYZATAIPLYMOUTH AREA CHEMICAL HEALTH COMMISSION, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 7:00 A.M., Wayzata Administration Building Conference Room, 210 County Road 101 N. 0 CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMO February 13, 1997 Page 2 4. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMISSION, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 7:00 P.M., Hadley Lake Room. 5. SUB -COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY POLICING, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 5:30 P.M., Medicine Lake Room. Agenda is attached. (M -S) 6. HRA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 7:00 P.M, Council Chambers. 7. PLANNING COMMISSION, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY25, 7:00 P.M., Council Chambers. 8. PACT, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY26, 7:00 P.M., Hadley Lake Room. 9. SUB -COMMITTEE ON STREET ASSESSMENTS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 7:00 P.M., Medicine Lake Room. 10. MEETING CALENDARS — February and March meeting calendars are attached. (M-10) 1. STAFF REPORTS a. Report from Dale Hahn summarizing key 1996 technology developments within the City offices. (I -1a) b. Report to Public Works Director Fred Moore from Solid Waste Coordinator Margie Vigoren of the 1997 spring phosphorus -free fertilizer sale as part of the Special Recycling Day on Saturday, May 17. (I -1b) 2. AGENDAS a. Shingle Creek Watershed Meeting, Thursday, February 13, 12:45 p.m., St. Andrews Club, 8700 Edinbrook Crossing, Brooklyn Park. (I -2a) b. Bassett Creek Water Management Commission, Thursday, February 20, noon, Holiday Inn, 9970 Wayzata Boulevard, Minneapolis. (I -2b) 3. MINUTES a. Shingle Creek Watershed Management Commission meeting of December 12, 1996. (I -3a) b. Bassett Creek Water Management Commission meeting of December 19, 1996. (I -3b) 49 CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMO February 13, 1997 Page 3 c. Park and Recreation Advisory Commission meeting of January 9. (I -3c) d. Sub -committee on Community Policing meeting of December 18, 1996. (I --3d) 4. NEWSARTICLES, RELEASES, PUBLICATIONS, ETC. a. Notice from Transit Administrator John Sweeney regarding the March 13 Commute West Plymouth Job Fair. (I -4a) b. Notice from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency of closure of the file on a petroleum release at the Prudential site, 13001 County Road 10. (I -4b) c. Invitation from Congressman Jim Ramstad to Minnesota Prayer Breakfast, March 26, at the Radisson Hotel in St. Paul. (I -4c) d. Fourth quarter 1996 Plymouth Domestic Assault Intervention Project statistical report from Home Free. (I --4d) e. St. Paul Pioneer Press February 11, 1997 editorial by Minneapolis Congressman Myron Orfield expressing a viewpoint on regional development. (I -4e) f. Star Tribune news article about the resignation of Plymouth -based Select Comfort's CEO, Mark DeNary. (I --4f) 5. CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS POLICY- CORRESPONDENCE a. Letter to Gary Hughes from Manager Dwight Johnson responding to comments about snowplowing in Plymouth. Attached is Hughes' original letter. (I -5a) b. Letter to Robert Videen from Public Safety Director Craig Gerdes responding to comments about snowmobiling in Plymouth. Videen's original letter is attached. (I --5b) A status report on the most recent correspondence is attached. 6. CORRESPONDENCE a. Letters to the Gleason Lake and Bass Lake Improvement Associations from Risk Management Coordinator Bob Pemberton with notice of insurance as part of the placement of aerators in the respective lakes. (I -6a) b. Letter from Susan Tish McMorris to Manager Dwight Johnson responding to comments about the proposed rezoning of the land at Highway 55, Medina Road and County Road 24. Also attached is Manager Johnson's response. (I -6b) FROM (WED) 02. 12' 97 16:50/ST. 16: 49/NO. 3560142810 P 2 M- i February 12, 1997 TO: Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Tim Bildsoe As you know, most of the current development in the city (some very controversial) is taking placc in ward 1. Not to mention the planning and subsequent development of northwcst Plymouth. Since taking office T have received numerous phone calls and have attended many ncighborhood meetings. In an effort to allow citizen comment regarding events in Ward I, I have decided to devote an hour before each City Council meeting for citiaen input. I have reserved the library room before each council meeting beginning at 6:00p.m. The attached letter will appear in the next edition of the Plymouth Sun -Sailor. This is an experiment! Jf you have an interest in participating please join me. FROM (WED) 02. 12' 97 16: 50/ST. 16: 49/NO. 3560142810 P 3 M I On January 8, 1997, I took the oath of office as a new member of the Plymouth City Council representing Ward I (northwest portion of the city). During this time, I have had the privilege of meeting with numerous residents to discuss issues which affect their lives and the lives of others in our city. Getting to know you and listening to your concerns enables me to represent you more effectively. Please contact me with any questions or comments that you might have regarding any community issue that is of importance to you. Remember, we are members of a partnership workiztg together toward making the City of Plymouth the community it has the potential to be. In an effort to strengthen this partnership, beginning on March 5, I will be available at City flail one hour before each City Council meeting to discuss concerns that you might have. Topics of discussion could include real estate development, planning of northwest Plymouth, public safety and crime prevention, or items on the City Council meeting agenda, just to mention a few. Council meetings arc held on the first and third Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Please plan to come to City Hall at 6:00 p.m. on the night of the council meeting. I welcome the oppomutity to meet you. Tim Bildsoe PIymouth City Councilmcmber, Ward 1 Voice Mail: 509-5001 Home Phone: 476-4732 DATE: February 12, 1997 TO: , Mayor and City Council FROM: Fred G. Moore, P.E., Director of Public Works SUBJECT: VISIT OF MAINTENANCE BUILDING AND PRESENTATION ON SNOW AND ICE CONTROL OPERATION Several Council Members have mentioned to Dwight Johnson that they would like a tour of our Public Works Maintenance building and also a brief presentation on our snow and ice control operation. In order to coordinate this effort, we have arranged a meeting, and hopefully, all interested Council Members can attend. The meeting will be held ,Monday, February 24 at 5:30 p.m. at the Maintenance building, 14900 23' Avenue. We would expect the meeting to last approximately one hour with 30 minutes to tour the building and about 30 minutes for a briefing and questions and answers on our snow operations. Staff will continue to be available for any members who arrive late or if more time is necessary. If there are any questions ahead of the meeting, please do not hesitate to contact me (509-5501) in order that we can have the necessary information. cc: ✓Dwight Johnson, City Manager Kathy Lueckert, Assistant City Manager Tom Vetsch, Public Works Superintendent G:XENMGENERAUMEMOS%FREDkVISITMNT.DOC M1i The Plymouth City Council and city sta4 invite �ou and a guest to a reception for members of citizen boards and commissions. Tues., March 4, 5:5 0-- 7 P.m. Cita Council Chambers, 5-00 Plymouth 51vd. Hors d'oeuvres and beverages will be served Please RSVP by feb. 26 at 509-5053. I f bwl'Ifit Regular Meeting of the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission February 13, 1997, 7 p.m. AGENDA 1. Call to Order 2. Election of Chair and Vice Chair 3. Approval of Minutes 4. Visitor Presentations a. Athletic Associations b. Staff c. Others 5. Report on Past Council Action a. Approved dasher board advertising b. Approved Zamboni advertising contract c. Approved ice center behavior policies d. Approved activity center sub -committee 6. Unfinished Business a. West Medicine Lake Park phase 3 - approve final plan b. Ice arena/Life Time Fitness update c. Open spaces update d. Elm Creek playfield update e. Continue golf course discussion f. East Medicine Lake regional trail update g. Approve 1996 annual report and 1997 work plan h. 7. New Business a. Review and approve 1997 rental fees and policies b. Skate board park grant update C. 8. Commission Presentation 9. Staff Communication 10. Adjourn Next regular meeting - March 13 parks�smffieric\prac\agendas%feb97.doc G- - W - AGENDA City Council Subcommittee on Community Po/icing Wednesday, February 19, 1996 5:30 p.m. I. Selection of chair and an alternate 111. Future Committee organizational make-up M, p 00 � N ou - C W Y c 'E ow> N N 00 c>1 > 12 U ;F C) r i h N m N y E 43 V y L y o y = ----------- I� ca. OUB $ ax z .� SOU° ozouSO a} gF� o0Z ozoU y -�N __,;7LE X0.1023 ]\C) WUzzozzON N I ~ 00Cd N N I� co l� d- -N 00 ti N N F r •a3 <F a �o N m rvry n < b N �V;o aU IxU v lei C14 ON o rr Vi i0 E V N AFI so, p- •� o AFI <_�� ,n ,n en oxx fAi nP�ON U H �zu Oo N j� I� �d �o� R p�z �; Ck.Zz' >x w Ow• i - '7 0 � � ti. � IMO OU � � Duaz ( $y 80 ODU C� O I� T C Y1 I i� i DATE: February 10, 1997 TO: City Council Joy Tierney FROM: Dale Hahn SUBJECT: Key 1996 information technology developments I thought you might be interested in having a copy of our report to the Information Systems Steering Committee summarizing 1996 activities. We had an exciting year, with a lot of key developments and completed projects. Some of the most important accomplishments include the following: • Implementing new financial and payroll systems, including moving our financial data and software from the older, proprietary Unisys mainframe to industry -standard, cost-effective Unix minicomputers. The City also launched a broad range of process improvements as part of this implementation. • Enhancing the City's utilization of GIS (the City's work implementing GIS technology has provided a model implementation to other cities in the metro area) • Rewriting our assessing software so that the assessor's data complies with industry -standard conventions and Hennepin County requirements. This tasks will position us well for the migration to the new system in 1997- 1998. • Enhancing the capability of the City's data networks and workstations, including providing Internet access to all desktops. I have appreciated the Council's commitment to developing the kind of information infrastructure that positions us for our future. I welcome any questions you have about the activities described in this report. 1996 YEAR-END Information REVIEW Technology Report to the Information Systems Steering Committee January 1997 Introduction 1996 was a year of rapid change for information systems. Key projects in- cluded implementing the City's new financial software, the first of four project phases moving the City to new software running on industry -standard platforms, as well as significant change to the City's network and desktop systems. The commitment to technology investment shared by both the City Council and the city's management team facilitated this aggressive timetable. This review of 1996 activities corresponds to a four -tiered conceptual under- standing of the City's information architecture, represented by the following diagram: Each layer of the architecture requires its own development path: 1. Data is the primary resource in any system and represents the greatest long-term value to the organization. Key developmental activities in- volve improving the quality of data, acquiring new data to support or- ganizational goals and protecting the value of this resource. 2. Applications provide the primary tools that meet end-user and business needs. Because applications eventually fail to meet needs (and become obsolete), the "life cycle" of an organization's application portfolio needs close monitoring and management. The constantly increasing rate of business and environmental change tends to shorten the life cycle of most applications. 3. Hardware also suffers from ever shortening life cycles as the rate of technology change (and increased price/performance ratios) continues. Key development activities include maintaining high-performance and high reliability for all desktop computers, servers and associated equip- ment. 4. Communications capability has become increasingly important as knowl- edge workers seek to share information with one another inside the or- ganization as well as outside the organization. 1996 Year -End Review Report to the ISSC Information Technology page I Key developments: Data communications hardware applications 1996 Year -End Review Report to the ISSC Information Technology page 2 converted assessing data from simplifies field appraisal proc- complex, non-standard format ess, decreases cost of managing to simpler, industry -standard assessing data and positions format City for new land information systems (1997-1998) acquired critical information GIS system can perform more supporting City's GIS system, effective analytical functions in including Parks data, compre- support of City activities hensive street/addressing in- formation and partial indexing of projects data financial and payroll data data from new systems avail - hosted on industry -standard able to third -party tools, in - database cluding report writers redesigned financial chart of new chart better supports City's accounts financial monitoring require- ments enhanced data protection strate- City can relocate key opera- gies, including testing capabil- tional functions at alternate data ity of off-site recovery center in case of electronic or physical damage to main data center (at City Center building). 1996 Year -End Review Report to the ISSC Information Technology page 2 Key developments: Applications implemented new financial and payroll systems redeveloped assessing system to meet industry standard practices planned implementation of new public safety systems (police and fire) planned implementation of new Parks system migrated all users to most cur- rent version of Microsoft Office (for Windows 95) 1996 Year -End Review Information Technology communications hardware data City software better able to support required functions, comply with external reporting requirements and accommodate future business changes and process improvements. City's assessing practices now conform to Hennepin County standards anticipate significant improve- ment in public safety person- nel's access to data required to support operations enhance customer service op- portunities and support opera- tions of Ice Arena version control strategy main- tained, facilitating easier shar- ing of files, standardizing training, etc. Report to the ISSC page 3 Key developments: Hardware communications applications data MV . . esu added second Windows/NT network able to support new server, enhanced Windows/NT applications and resource re - resources (disk and memory) quirements acquired and installed new Unix low-cost, industry -standard minicomputers (supporting new platform now hosting core ap- financial applications plications managed workstation replace- strategy to replace equipment in ment plan (within budgetary a timely way is in place (City's constraints), upgrading ap- "fleet" of computers at end of proximately 50 computers 1996 is 50% Pentium -based) designed "high-performance" hardware platform supporting desktop environment (using applications like computer aided Windows/NT workstation soft- design, GIS, and desktop pub - ware) lishing available in standard configuration at the desktop 1996 Year -End Review Information Technology Report to the ISSC page 4 Key developments: Communications hardware applications data provided desktop access to the all system users have access to Internet's "world wide web" "web" sites (whose content has proved critical for supporting a broad range of City activities) facilitated development of Ply- general public has 24-hour per mouth's Internet "home page" day on-line access to key City information extended fiber -based network will permit Ice Arena staff to link to Ice Arena utilize all resources of City's networks (link scheduled to "go live" in spring 1997) 1996 Year -End Review Report to the ISSC Information Technology page 5 DATE: February 11, 1997 TO: Fred Moore, Director of Public Works FROM: Margie Vigoren, Solid Waste Coordinator SUBJECT: SPRING PHOSPHORUS -FREE FERTILIZER SALE We are finalizing plans for this spring's phosphorus -free fertilizer sale to be held in conjunction with the Special Recycling Day on Saturday, May 17. We are investigating two wholesale sources that supply phosphorus -free fertilizer. The wholesale price quoted to date is within ten cents of last year's price of $7.16 per 40 -pound bag. Last year we sold the fertilizer for $13 per bag, including tax, and recommend doing the same this year. We sold 400 bags at the recycling event last spring, held on the same weekend as planned for this year. Volunteers from the Environmental Quality Committee worked with City staff to sell and load the fertilizer. A separate cashier was dedicated to serving the residents who came to purchase fertilizer, minimizing the wait. Promotion for the sale will include notice in the City newsletter, letters to homeowners' associations and to area churches that have been previously involved in the project. This continues to be a good way to promote the use of phosphorus -free fertilizer on lawns in the City. Local garden centers (e.g., Bachman and the Hennepin Coop and Seed Exchange) are stocking more phosphorus -free fertilizer as well. cc: Kris Hageman, Solid Waste Coordinator Dmumrn@ SHINGLE CREEK WATERSHED MANAGEMENT COMMISSION 3001 Harbor Lane • Suite 150 • Plymouth, MN 55447 2 !� Telephone (612) 553-1144 • Fax (612) 553-9326 y A regular meeting of the Shingle Creek Watershed Management Commission will be held Thursday, February 13, 1997, at 12:45 p.m. at the Saint Andrews Club, 8700 Edinbrook Crossing, Brooklyn Park, MN. An agenda for that meeting follows: 1. Call to order. 2. Roll call. 3. Minutes of January meeting.* 4. Reports from officers. 5. Approval of claims. 6. Consideration of communications. a. Communications Log.* b. MPCA questionnaire re nonpoint source pollution issues. (M -W will complete and have available at meeting.) C. North Weaver Area Drat Alternative Urban Areawide Review document from Maple Grove. d. Met Council Water Resources Management Policy Plan. e. Met Council Summary of Proposed Amendments to MC's Policy Plans/Metropolitan Development Guide Chapters. L 1997 Montgomery Watson Agreement.* 7. 1997/ Water Quality Program. a. 1996 Stream Monitoring Results.* b. C. 1996 Rapid Bioassessment Sampling Report. ** d. e. 1997 Met Council WOMP Grant Agreement.* f. 8. Project Reviews. a. SC97-01 St. Alphonsus Parish, Brooklyn Center.* 9. Wetland Conservation Act. 1996 Lake Monitoring Results.* HCD Macroinvertebrate presentation. 1997 Water Quality Monitoring proposal.* 10. Local Plans. a. Brooklyn Center. 1) Copy of Met Council's review comments.* 2) Resolution approving plan. b. Resolution re New Hope. C. Questionnaire re future role of Commission re project reviews.** 11. Other Business. a. Twin Lakes/Ryan Lake Agreement. b. Appointments. C. Election of officers. d. Request by Crystal to change meeting site.* e. Selection of auditor, depositories, deputy treasurer. 12. Adjournment. *Copy in packet. **Copy to Commissioners. BROOKLYN CENTER • BROOKLYN PARK • CRYSTAL • MAPLE GROVE • MINNEAPOLIS • NEW HOPE • OSSEO • PLYMOUTH • ROBBINSDALE Call to Order Presentation of December 1996 Minutes Presentation of Financial Statements Presentation of Invoices for Payment Approval Authorization to pay Treasurer's Bond Organization Meeting Nomination for Chairman Nomination for Vice Chairman Nomination for Secretary Nomination for Treasurer Appointment for Deputy Treasurer Appointment for Official Depository Appointment of Executive Committee Communications Chairman Counsel Corps of Engineers Commissioners Engineer New Business • Appointment of New Commissioners/Alternates (cities of Crystal, Golden Valley, and Medicine Lake) • Minneapolis Public Works Facility Old Business • Commission Meeting Location • Citizens Advisory Committee • Corps of Engineers Brochure • North Rice, South Rice and Grimes Pond Lake and Watershed Management Plan • 1996 Lake Water Quality Study • Biotic Index Evaluation Adjournment SHINGLE CREEK WRTERSHEO MANSGEMENT COMMISSION 3001 Harbor Lane • Suite 150 • Plymouth, MN 55447 Telephone (612) 553-1144 • Fax (612) 553-9326 �' 3 a MINUTES December 12, 1996 A meeting of the Shingle Creek Watershed Management Commission was called to order by Chairman Fred Moore, on Thursday, December 12, 1996, at 12:50 p.m. at the Saint Andrews Club, 8700 Edinbrook Crossing, Brooklyn Park, MN. Present were: Diane Spector, Brooklyn Center; Kevin Larson and Doran Cote, Brooklyn Park; Anne Norris, Crystal; Gerry Butcher, Maple Grove; Craig Cooper, Minneapolis; Mark Hanson, New Hope; Dave Callister, Osseo; Fred Moore, Plymouth; Eric Thompson, Montgomery Watson; Curt Pearson and Charlie LeFevere, Kennedy & Graven; and Judie Anderson, Recording Secretary. I. Minutes. Norris moved and Cooper seconded a motion to approve the minutes of the November meeting of the Commission. Motion carried. II. Treasurer's Report. Spector moved and Norris seconded a motion to approve the Treasurer's Report. Motion carried. M. Approval of Claims. Spector moved and Norris seconded a motion to approve claims totaling $8,246.36. Claims were approved by roll call vote: ayes - Spector, Larson, Norris, Butcher, Cooper, Hanson, Callister, and Moore; nays - none; absent - Robbinsdale. IV. Correspondence. The Commissioners received the following: A. Communications Log. No action was required. B. Copy from the City of New Hope of Resolution 96-223 Adopting Fits] Surface Water Management Plan and Directing Implementation of Said Plan. C. Copy from Metropolitan Council of a letter to the City of New Hope advising the City that its Management Plan should be submitted to the Council concurrently with its submission to the Commission. Pearson will review the rules as they pertain to local plan submissions. D. Copy of a request from Lt. Patrick A. McGuire, wetland enforcement officer for the DNR, requesting that his name be included on a list of people to be notified whenever exemption determinations or no loss determinations are made under WCA. He also requested copies of replacement plans approved by the Commission as LGU. V. Water Quality. Butcher moved and Cooper seconded a motion to authorize participation in the Metropolitan Council's 1997 CAMP program with two lakes. Motion carried. Thompson will advise which lakes are selected. VI. Project Reviews. 96-21 Brookdale Mitsubishi, Brooklyn Center. Construction of an automobile dealership on a seven acre parcel currently occupied by a commercial building and restaurant. Following development, 3.9 acres of the site will be converted to impervious area, an increase of approximately one acre over existing BROOKLYN CENTER - BROOKLYN PARK - CRYSTAL - MAPLE GROVE - MINNEAPOLIS - NEW HOPE - OSSEO - PLYMOUTH - ROBBINSDALE Minutes December 12, 1996 page 2 conditions. The site is divided by Shingle Creek which flows along the south edge of the site. There will be floodplain fill which will require compensatory storage associated with this project. The grading plan identifies a WCA jurisdictional wetland on the site. Two on-site detention ponds have been designed to treat runoff from the entire site. Review was tabled at the November meeting pending receipt of various documents/plans. Montgomery Watson has since received and reviewed this material. Spector moved and Callister seconded a motion directing the consultant to notify the City of Brooklyn Center that approval of 96-21 is hereby granted pending receipt of the following: 1. Legal document conveying easements to city over all ponding areas, floodplain, and wetlands. 2. An operation and maintenance plan which will maintain the outlet control structure 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 designed operation and maintenance procedures will be faithfully executed. Motion carried. VII. Local Plans. The City of Brooklyn Center is doing some final edits to its plan. It should be ready for approval at the January meeting. Time for the approval process has been extended. VIII. Other Business. A. Twin Lakes/Ryan Lake. The agreement is being reviewed by the City of Robbinsdale, after which it will be returned to the Kennedy law firm. B. Citizen Involvement. Commission will recite in its Annual Report activities which include citizen participation. C. Creek Inspection Report. Thompson gave an overview of his December 6 report. In November Montgomery Watson inspected the entire length of Shingle Creek and the reach of Bass Creek between MH169 in Plymouth upstream to its confluence with Shingle Creek at I-694 in Brooklyn Park and the entire reach of Eagle Creek from the outlet structure in Maple Grove to its confluence with Shingle Creek at I-694 in Brooklyn Park. The inspection revealed five problem areas which require attention. The problems included blockages to flow in the form of deadfalls, beaver dams, or culvert obstructions. The size and nature of the blockages could be sufficient to cause significant drainage problems. No significant threats to water quality or bank stability were noted. Moore moved and Butcher seconded a motion directing Thompson to send a letter to the affected cities and Hennepin County apprising them of the problem areas and requesting them to respond re remedial action. Motion carried. D. Appointments. The cities of Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, and Crystal must post for and appoint representatives and alternative representatives to the Commission for terms of three years. Current terms expire January 31, 1997. There being no further business before the Commission, the meeting was adjourned at 1:45 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Judie A. Anderson Recording Secretary JAA:tim Call to Order: The Bassett Creek Water Management Commission was called to order at 12:05 p.m., Thursday, December 19, 1996, at the Golden Valley Country Club by Chairman Enck. Roll Call: Crystal: Commissioner Steve Peaslee Counsel: Curt Pearson Golden Valley: Alternate Dean Chenoweth Engineer: Len Kremer Medicine Lake: Not represented Recorder: Pat Schutrop Minneapolis: Alternate Jodi Polzin Minnetonka: Commissioner Lee Gustafson New Hope: Commissioner Peter Enck Plymouth: Commissioner Fred Moore Robbinsdale: Commissioner Maria D'Andrea St. Louis Park: Alternate Carlton Moore Also present: David Anderson, Alternate Commissioner for the City of Crystal Charlie LeFevere, Kennedy & Graven Approval and/or Correction of Minutes: The minutes of November 21, 1996 were presented. Mr. F. Moore moved and Ms. D'Andrea seconded approval of minutes. Carried unanimously. Financial Statements: 1. Mr. Chenoweth presented the Treasurer's Report as of December 19, 1996. The checking account balance is $39,418.56. The investment balance is $196,050.80, plus one commercial paper in the amount of $100,323.49 (due April 15,1997) for a total investment balance of $296,374.29. The construction account is as follows: Construction Account Balance .................................... $126,284.31 Commercial Paper ............................................ $200,626.67 tong= Perm Investment ........................................ $l'oo11,000.00 Money Held for Medicine Lake ..................................... $5,0()(1;(1;) Total Construction Account Balance .............................. $1,331,91098 The construction escrow amount held by the City of Minneapolis is $292,961.13. The Treasurer's report was accepted as presented and ordered to be tiled subject to audit. Presentation of Invoices to be Paid: The following invoice was presented for approval: 1. An invoice was received from Barr Engineering Company for professional services during the period of November 2, 1996 through November 29, 1996, in the amount of $17,366.33. Page I Mr. Enck moved and Mr. Chenoweth seconded approval for payment of claim as set forth on the above-mentioned invoice. Upon call of the roll, the vole was unanimously carried. _ Communications: Chairman: 1. Mr. Enck had a discussion with Amy Middleton of the Citizens for Better Environment concerning flyers being prepared by the St. Paul Neighborhood Energy Consortium, Citizens for Better Environment, and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. The flyers include information concerning Bassett Creek. One flyer has already been distributed and two more are planned for distribution. The flyers are entitled: (a) Clean Up Bassett Creek Without Leaving Your Yard; (b) Clean Up Bassett Creek Without Leaving your Driveway, and (c) Clean Up Bassett Creek by Getting to Know Your Watershed. The brochure includes space for a contact person for individuals to call with questions concerning Bassett Creek and Ms. Middleton is asking who the Commission would like listed. Discussion followed. Mr. F. Moore wanted to know how much space will be allowed and, if possible, to list each commissioner and representing member community. During a break in the meeting, Mr. Enck called Ms. Middleton and asked her about listing all commissioners on the back of the brochure. Ms. Middleton informed him that since the text in the brochure was being cut back, there would be room to list only one contact. The flyers are now geared for distribution in the City of Minneapolis. It was suggested that the text be more generic in context to include all of the Bassett Creek watershed. If the flyer continues to focus on the Bassett Creek area located in the City of Minneapolis, Mr. Kannankutty would be the logical person to list as the representative for the Commission and his staff can redirect inquiries to either the Commission's engineer or legal counsel. Ms. Polzin will follow up with Ms. Middleton concerning the Commission's suggestions. 2. The City of New Hope Citizens Advisory Committee is holding an open forum to discuss Northwood Park stormwater quantity/quality issues. 3. Correspondence was received from the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources concerning an urban sprawl and watershed management workshop. 4. Mr. Enck and Mr. Pearson met with Mayor Mary Anderson, City of Golden Valley, on Friday, December 13, 1996, to discuss suggestions made to the Commission concerning forming a citizen advisory committee and the time and loc.-ition of the Ccximmission meetings. Mayor Anderson is going to contact all Commission member city mayors for their input. Mr. Enck asked the Commissioners to also talk with their mayors concerning day meetings versus night meetings, location of meetings, and the benefit of forming a citizen advisory committee to the Commission versus citizen input through the individual municipalities. 5. A second article was printed in the Crystal/Robbinsdale/New Hope Golden Valley Suis Post stating the Golden Valley City Council's support of establishing a citizens group for the Commission. 6. The City of New Hope Public Works Director received correspondence from the Metropolitan Council, Environmental Services Section, with comments on the New Hope Stormwater Management Plan. Page 2 7. A brochure was received from the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services entitled "Water Managing for Today, Preserving for Tomorrow." 8. A Minnesota Wetland Report (1995) was received from BWSR. Mr. Pearson made copies of the report summary and distributed to Commissioners for their interest. Counsel: 1. A letter was sent to Mayor Mary Anderson, City of Golden Valley, acknowledging receipt of her letter to the Commission which was discussed at the November meeting. Corps of Engineers: 1. The completion of the brochure being prepared by the Corps of Engineers concerning the Highway 100 project performed with the City of Crystal and the Commission continues to be delayed. Mr. Kremer asked the Commission for authorization to help the Corps complete the brochure. Mr. Kremer estimates it would take a technical writer approximately three to four hours. Mr. Enck asked that Mr. Kremer prepare a letter under Mr. Enck's signature, to Mr. Spychalla asking him for a timeline in completing the brochure. If the Corps is unable to respond by the January meeting, the Commission will reconsider taking over completion of the brochure. 2. The claim made by Park Construction concerning the jacking portion of the Highway 100 project has been settled. The Corps reports the final settlement was for $81,000 which reduced the contract price by about $60,000. The original claim was for $215,000. At one time, the Commission discussed possibly setting up an item in the financial report to cover future construction of this portion of the project. '['his was not discussed further at this meeting. Engineer: No communications. New Business: 1. In October, the City of Minnetonka sent its stormwater management plan to the Commission for review, c/o Mr. Enck, and the plan was not received. The plan was also sent to other regulatory agencies and water management organizations within the City of Minnetonka for their review. The city has already received review comments frorn the Metropolitan Council and Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. Since the Commission engineer would normally review the management plan and the City of Minnetonka's plan was prepared by the Commission engineer, Barr Engineering Company, Mr. Kremer asked the Commission to consider a review of the plan by another consultant. Minnetonka's stormwater management plan is designed to exceed the Commission requirements and is the first comprehensive wetland management plan prepared by -a community in the metropolitan area. BWSR is reviewing the plan at this time and is considering asking the Corps of Engineers to approve the plan which will enable the City of Minnetonka to issue 404 permits for wetlands up to a certain size within their community. The Minnetonka plan is considered a "model" for other communities Nvho want to administer wetland permits. Page 3 Mr. Gustafson commented that the City of Minnetonka has an agreement in place with the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District to have the plan completely through the approval process by June 1, 1997. f Discussion followed. Wenck Associates was discussed as the possible review consultant of Minnetonka's plan. Mr. F. Moore moved and Ms. Polzin seconded the motion to request a proposal from Wenck Associates for review of the City of Minnetonka's Stormwater Management Plan. The proposal would be referred to the Executive Committee (Commissioners Enck, Silberman, F. Moore, and Gustafson, and Mr. Kremer) for consideration. Mr. Pearson will contact Wenck Associates. Carried unanimously. Old Business: 1. Citizens Advisory Committee. Mr. Pearson and Mr. Kremer met with Mr. Ron Harnack, Mr. Bruce Sandstrom, and Mr. David Johnson of BWSR. BWSR indicated a letter would be prepared and sent to Mr. Pearson in time for the December 19 Commission meeting. Mr. Harnack said a resolution would be requested setting forth the position of the Commission and its method of citizen participation which has been through the municipalities, lake testing programs, etc. 'file subject of a citizens advisory committee was deferred to the January 16, 1997 meeting. Note: The letter from BWSR arrived via fax when the Commission meeting was ready to adjourn. Mr. Pearson will copy and distribute the letter to the Commissioners for their review. _ DNR Permit Application 97-6094 Schaper Recreation Area: Golden Valley. The Schaper property (former White House site) is about 38 acres and is located along the east side of the Sweeney Lake Branch of Bassett Creek and south of the railroad at the south end of Sweeney bake. This project has been previously discussed by the Commission. The project consists of closing a former dump, removing accumulated sediment from 111DNR Protected Wetland 27-649W (Bassett Creek Wetland SL1C), constructing three sedimentation basins, and construction of two softball fields and a parking lot. The City of Golden Valley has been working with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to determine the cleanup solutions for the dump. The MPCA agrees that capping the site would be an appropriate cleanup remedy. The debris will be leveled out and fill material will be placed over the top of the area as a cap. Golden Valley's proposal includes building baseball diamonds on top of the cap and making improvements to the wetlands to enhance the quality of runoff to Sweeney Lake. Tile regulatory agencies involved concur with the wetland enhancement proposed and agree with the City of Golden Valley's proposal for this site. Their review is continuing at this time. Mr. Gustafson moved and Mr. Peaslee seconded the motion for preparation of a letter to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources indicating the conceptual plan is consistent with the recommendations discussed in the Commission's Sweeney Lake Water Management Plan for this area. Carried unanimously. 3. Hidden Lakes Planned Unit Development. A request was received for review of an Environmental Assessment Worksheet for this project. A previous submittal for this parcel of property was presented to the Commission. The original plan proposed Page 4 52 single-family homes, 156 townhomes, 240 luxury apartments, and 60 senior housing apartments on 92 acres. The new plan proposes 41 single-family homes and 135 multi- 2 �, family units on 68 acres. r J The development of the peninsula between Sweeney Lake and Hidden Lakes forced the revision of the original plan. The DNR and other environmental agencies are opposed to development of the peninsula. The Commission's water quality requirements have been discussed with the developer. A portion of the EA W presents a discussion of water quality issues and a conceptual plan for water quality enhancement. The Commission previously communicated its concern of the impacts to Twin Lakes because of the existing high water quality in the lake. The Commission has further water quality concerns because the City of Golden Valley does not have a stormwater management plan in place at this time and the EAW does not discuss the long-term commitments to maintain the ponds proposed. Design details associated with the encroachment impact to the floodplain, mitigation, and pond maintenance will need to be discussed when the project comes back to the Commission as part of the final approval process. The initial review is in compliance with the Commission's water quality policy as submitted. Mr. C. Moore moved and Mr. Gustafson seconded the motion to send a letter to the City of Golden Valley stating the Commission's acceptance of the initial review of this project and stating the requirements for more detailed information concerning water quality issues when the project comes back for review in the final approval process. Carried unanimously. 4. Flood Control Project: Operation and Maintenance Plan. This plan was discussed at the Commission November meeting and comments were sent to the Corps of Engineers. The Corps indicated the Commission will be listed in the manual as the Superintendent responsible for inspections, submittal of reports, and submittal of project modifications. The Corps requests official contact names for the Commission, Minneapolis, Golden Valley, Crystal, and Plymouth to include in the manual for notifications. The commissioners agreed that the director of public works of each community be listed as the contact person for the cities and the Commission engineer be listed as the contact person for the Commission. Mr. Kremer will communicate this information to the Corps of Engineers. On a yearly basis, the Commission recording secretary will remind communities to furnish inspection reports to the Commission on a date designated by the Corps of Engineers to comply with their reporting requirements. 5. Mr. Kremer discussed the Medicine Lake grant application submitted to the MPCA under the Clean Lakes Partnership Program. The preparation of the Medicine Lake plan is a ,joint effort with the City of Plymouth and Hennepin Parks. The Clean Lakes Partnership Program's grant process is two -fold: (a) Phase I—diagnostic, and (b) Phase II—implementation. The Medicine Lake application was rejected under the Phase I grant. Hennepin Parks met with the MPCA to see what could be done to make Medicine bake eligible for a Phase II grant. Mr. Bruce Wilson, project manager for the Clean Lakes Partnership Program, indicated that under the Phase I portion, monitoring would need to Page 5 be performed to calibrate the models necessary in the Phase II portion. John Bartell, Hennepin Parks, suggested that an application for the Phase II implementation grant be prepared. Hennepin Parks offered to provide staff to perform the monitoring in cooperation with the MPCA who would provide the monitoring equipment. Hennepin Parks would collect the samples .and have them analyzed by an analytical lab. The cost would be about $7,000 to $8,000 in time and $2,000 to $3,000 for analytical costs. On the day before applications were due, Mr. Wilson called Barr Engineering Company and Mr. Barten and asked that an application for a Phase I grant be prepared. On behalf of the Commission, Barr Engineering Company prepared the application asking for $15,000 to cover the cost of sampling and testing. As part of the application, the MPCA required a resolution from the Commission stating compliance with certain requirements and accepting responsibility for implementation. Because there was not enough time to obtain a resolution from the Commission, the application was disqualified. However, Mr. Barten and the Commission engineer agree the continuous monitoring should be performed for preparation of the Phase II grant application submittal in two or three years. Hennepin Parks agreed to collect the samples and is requesting the Commission consider paying the analytical costs of the samples. Mr. Barten estimates the cost to the Commission to be $3,000. This amount would be deducted from the amount allocated for preparation of the Medicine Lake plan. Mr. Gustafson moved and Ms. Polzin seconded the motion to authorize $3,000 of the funds budgeted for the Medicine Lake plan preparation be used to cover sample analytical costs in participation with Hennepin Parks. Carried unanimously. Adjournment It was moved by Mr. Gustafson and seconded by Mr. C. Moore that the meeting adjourn. Chairman Enck adjourned the meeting at 2:00 p.m. W. Peter Enck, Chairman Pat Schutrop, Recorder Date: Lee Gustafson, Secretary Page 6 Minutes of the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting January 9, 1997 Page 1 Present: Chair Anderson, Commissioners Wahl, Fiemann, Willegalle, Johnson, Thompson, Priebe; Councilmember Wold; staff Bisek, Blank and Pederson 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Anderson called the January meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. in the Council Chambers. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A motion was made by Commissioner Wahl and seconded by Commissioner Fiemann to approve the minutes of the December meeting as presented. The motion carried with all ayes. 3. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS a. Athletic Associations. b. Staff. Mary handed out a sweatshirt order form for Fire and Ice. The logo location has changed. It will be on the left chest instead of across the entire front. The color will be the same royal blue with orange and white. Sweatshirts can be ordered until January 15. We are advertising that there will be a softball tournament at Fire and Ice. A new event at this year's Fire and Ice is a winter camping demonstration. One of our soccer referees and his boy scout troop will camp out in Parkers Lake Park over night before the Fire and Ice festival. They will build some hollowed out snow caves for people to tour the day of the event. Another new attraction is a pig roast that will be held for three or four hours during the day, along with the regular concessions. In 1997, our volunteer coordinator position was expanded to 32 hours per week from 20. Another staffing change involves our part-time clerical position, which has been a part-time position since its inception. It will go to full-time in March. The person currently in the position is retiring, so we will be looking for someone new. Rinks opened on December 21, but have been closed a number of days since then due to bad weather or poor ice conditions. The first day of outdoor skating lessons had to be canceled, not because of cold, but because of rain and sleet. Parkers Lake rink hasn't opened yet, because the ice is not safe enough for equipment to drive on. There is a layer of water under the snow. Our Plymouth Middle School's first ski trip of the season, planned for Friday, has been canceled because of cold weather. PRAC Minutes/January 1997 Page 2 Mary stated that for three days this week, staff was trained on new software for registration. We will go live with that in February. We have over 300 facilities where we hold programs. Mary announced that Rick Busch is going to be inducted into the softball Hall of Fame this month. Commissioner Wahl asked what that was. Director Blank said it's USSSA affiliated. Rick has spent 17 years with the City involved in sports in many different ways. He's been a referee, coach, teacher, participant and has hosted numerous tournaments on both national and state levels at Zachary Playfield, as well as scheduled thousands of fields and other facilities for many different groups, agencies and organizations over the last 17 years. c. Others. There were no others. 4. PAST COUNCIL ACTION a. The Council approved new park dedication fees for 1997. b. They approved not buying the Johnson Bros. open space parcel. c. They approved the CIP as submitted for 1997-2001. d. They approved policy changes on playground enhancements as recommended by PRAC. e. They approved a $700,000 contribution to Wayzata gym, and they also ratified agreement with Armstrong on their gym. f. They approved an agreement with Coca Cola to be the supplier of beverages at the Plymouth Ice Center. Coke will give us $75,000 up front. They offered a better deal than Pepsi. Bids for scoreboards were awarded also. 5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a. West Medicine Lake Park presentation by. Barton Aschman. Director Blank introduced staff from Barton Aschman. Kenny Horns gave an update on Phase I and Phase 2 construction. Phase 1 work is substantially complete. It began in late fall '95, when a surcharge was placed on the roadway due to the poor soils. The roadway is now open, and that was one of the major elements of phase 1. Utility work was another substantial part of phase 1. Previously, run-off flowed directly into the lake. Now there are three small sediment basins where storm water is routed prior to discharge into a creek/wetland complex. Remaining work items include grading behind the curb, on-site wetland mitigation, removing the old Forestview Lane roadbed, turf establishment, and new sidewalks along West Medicine Lake Drive. The bridge needs to be stained. The parking lot needs to be completed. The phase 2 contract has been awarded, and work will begin when weather is appropriate. Tom Johnson asked if the pedestrian bridge will have a flat surface, so skaters can use it. Director Blank said it will be a wood surface. Commissioner Johnson asked about the trees on the point and the grove of trees. Mr. Horns said it is planned to save as many of the trees as possible. Phase 2 will be underway in the next week or two if weather improves. PRAC Minutes/January 1997 Page 3 Beach excavation should be complete by April. Phase 3 work is subject to approval by the Council. The intent is to have phase 3 underway in the summer. The next part of the presentation was given by Scott. He explained that board 1 detailed the design constraints. Some critical things include the area between the wetland delineation and the floodway. We are required to do a one for one volume mitigation. Where ever we filled in a wetland, we had to create an equal amount of wetland in another area. Another issue is the 50 foot setback from the shoreline, where no construction is permitted to take place. Phase 3 is a limited area to work in. The second board he explained was the relationship diagram. This displayed all the vehicular entrances and showed how the various recreational components of the park are related to each other and how you get from one place to the next. Commissioner Priebe asked about the boat access shown in the concept plan. Director Blank explained that the City maintained an access on the west side for many years, but when French Park opened, the City closed the access, so now all boat access is controlled by French Park. The access at French Park is shallow, and deep hulled boats cannot use it. Because of that, we have allowed these boats to use the west beach as a place to get on and off the lake. Commissioner Priebe asked how we control the access where we allow the deep hulled boats? Director Blank said we have a steel gate that we staff on one or two Saturdays in the spring and again in the fall. Scott then displayed the Concept A and Concept B designs which contain phase 3 elements. These designs are almost identical, except that the play area is shaped somewhat differently. In concept A, all of the smaller picnic shelters are located near the beach/swimming area, and there is no tennis court or sand volleyball. In concept B, one of the small picnic shelters has been moved to the northern end of the park, near the boat access, and a tennis court and sand volleyball court are shown down near the playground area. Commissioner Fiemann asked about boardwalk corners? Worried about little kids taking off running and falling into the wetland. Scott said the boardwalk has curbs. Commissioner Wahl asked if there are areas where you can just throw a frisbee, etc. Scott explained that the area around the play equipment would be more casual and unplanned, approximately 150 x 200 feet. Commissioner Johnson commented that where third parking lot is proposed is the nicest piece of land. He thinks we're over building park. He wondered if that lot had to take up the entire area there? Director Blank said we have been downsizing parking lots as we go along. Our long range concern is that we have enough parking. We don't want park visitors to end up parking in surrounding neighborhoods. Director Blank explained that he needs direction from the Commission on how to proceed now. There are no tennis courts west of Medicine Lake, until you get to Parkers Lake, so we wanted to get two courts in at this location. Director Blank displayed an aerial of West Medicine Lake Community Club. He said that one PRAC Minutes/January 1997 Page 4 option is to explore putting a court on the West Medicine Lake Community Club property. We have two ballfields there now, but only one is being used. It might be possible that the other field could be turned into a tennis court. Director Blank stated that other options include not installing tennis courts, building them where shown on Concept B, or finding another location near the park. Director Blank said there is time to go back to community and show them this plan before making a final decision. Tennis was in the bottom third of the list of wants. Commissioner Johnson stated that he was concerned that Concept B showing the tennis courts was too crowded in that area. He also commented that there is no place for a basketball court. He would like to see it in the north parking lot someplace. Director Blank said he thought it would be possible to place a hardcourt in the north parking lot, however, the consultant commented that that might no be the safest place for it. Other commissioners felt that tennis might have to be sacrificed in order to get in a sand volleyball court and a hard court. They commented that the really serious tennis players go to Northwest Racquet Club. The consultant will research a place in the park for a hard court. Director Blank said he needs a decision in February, so that the plan can go to the Council at their second meeting in February if possible. The Commission suggested that staff send out to the residents a letter inviting them to the February meeting, along with a description/graphic of Concept B, taking out the tennis courts, leaving in sand volleyball, moving the playground to where it is in plan A, and adding a hard court somewhere. b. Ice arena/pool complex. Director Blank stated that crews are working everyday. The roofer is scheduled to begin soon. The inside of the arena is being heated now. Crews are laying block walls in the rinks. Director Blank stated that we are getting a nice upgrade on the bleachers because of a donation by the Wayzata Hockey Assoc. Director Blank did not have a projected opening date. c. Open space update. Director Blank said the City will continue to negotiate with property owners. The City will not be buying the Johnson Bros. property. Director Blank said he will soon reconvene the Open Space committee to start looking at operational policies. d. Elm Creek Playfield update. Director Blank announced that the school district will go out in two weeks with a re -bid on the building, fencing, football stadium, etc. Classroom wing of the building will be done by September. The cafeteria and auditorium will not be done when school starts. e. Golf course discussion. A development north of the railroad tracks, north and west of Hollydale golf course, has been proposed. Because they submitted a plat, the City had to look at the alignment of Holly Lane. The City worked cooperatively with the owners of Hollydale on this project. f. East Medicine Lake regional trail. There was nothing new to report on this item. PRAC Minutes/January 1997 Page 5 g. Ice center behavior policies. Director Blank explained that the behavior policies need to be approved. Changes have been made as suggested by PRAC. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER THOMPSON AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER FIEMANN TO RECOMMEND APPROVING THE RULES AND REGULATIONS AT THE PLYMOUTH ICE CENTER AS PROPOSED BY STAFF. Commissioner Johnson noticed a place where rollerblading did not get changed to in-line skating. Commissioner Priebe said that an apostrophe needed to be added to no. 6 after the "s" in players. The motion carried with all ayes. 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Review draft copy of annual report. Director Blank explained that PRAC needed to come up with some topics for their 1997 work plan. Commissioner Priebe asked about the Dutch Elm Disease program? He thinks it's very costly, and doesn't know if we are saving any elms. Director Blank said it's an aggressive program and is prolonging the life of the City's elm trees, and allowing the City to build up other tree species at the same time. Commissioner Thompson asked about the youth sports task force report? Does it need to be updated? Director Blank said within a year he thinks a consultant will be on board to do a new overall system plan. Some suggestions for the work plan include making the ice arena operational, Greenwood Elementary field improvements and upgrading the old high school site, issues related to the field house at the new high school, planning for the activity center that will be added to the Life Time Fitness complex, a golf course, and open space. Commissioners asked about future in- line skating rinks? Director Blank said that further research is also needed on skateboard parks. A draft work plan will be put together and sent to Commissioners within a week. b. Senior citizen needs. Director Blank explained that the City Council disbanded many of the subcommittees from 1996 and may form a new subcommittee to study the future activity center. Henry Willegalle, Ron Fiemann and Don Anderson will volunteer from PRAC. Councilmember Wold said that the Council needs to make a decision about the senior citizen needs report. The activity center will be a multi -generational facility. Councilmember Wold said that one of the challenges will be narrowing the activity center down to just one building. c. Advertising at the ice arena. Eric explained where all the scoreboards will be, the message boards, clocks, etc. Within the contract awarded to Coca-Cola, they are allowed to have two advertising panels. The hockey rink boards are set up to allow advertising. There will be room for 31 advertisements. There is potential net revenue of $25,000 to $35,000 per year from this program. Staffs recommendation is to allow an advertising program at the new ice arena. A medical group wants to pay us $45,000 to advertise on the Zamboni. This is intended to be a revenue producing facility. Commissioner Priebe said that he PRAC Minutes/January 1997 Page 6 hates to see it commercialized, but realizes it's good revenue. Graphics would be done under our control. We will keep it simple, uniform, etc. The groups that would likely advertise include local banks, restaurants, motels, hotels, sporting goods stores, etc. Panels are 10 feet long, 36 inches high. Graphics would be covered by plexiglass to protect them from scuffing, etc. The Commission was okay with the idea of board advertisement. 7. COMMISSION PRESENTATION None. 8. STAFF COMMUNICATION Director Blank congratulated re -appointees, and reminded the Commission that they will need to elect a chair and vice chair at next month's meeting. 9. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 9:25 p.m. Plymouth Subcommittee on Community Policing Minutes of Meeting December 18, 1996 5.30 p.m. Present at the meeting were CouncilmemberTim Wold, City Manager Dwight Johnson, Citizen Kim Koehnen, Chief Craig Gerdes, Sgt. Mike Goldstein, and Public Safety Tech Svcs Supervisor Barb Cox. Also attending the meeting were Councilmembers Tim Bildsoe and Saundra Spigner, Sgt. Joel Franz, Investigator Craig Lindman, Public Safety Education Specialist Sara Cwayna. The Chief noted that the first item on the agenda was a presentation of the new community notification of sex offenders legislation which takes effect on January 1, 1997. He stated that the Public Safety Department has put together a team of individuals to deal with this law and they are present tonight and will give an overview of the procedures the department has compiled to comply with the law. A package of handouts was given to each person present and an overview of the law and the three risk levels for offenders was reviewed. The Chief noted that Sgt. Franz would be giving his part of the presentation first as he had a conflicting meeting and would need to leave shortly. Sgt. Franz noted that in the Level II and III notifications, we would notify day cares. In checking with the State of Minnesota, there are four categories of day care providers; family child care, child care, pre-school, and school age. The list of family child care providers updates regularly so we have decided we will request a current list when we need to perform a notification. This will ensure an up-to-date list. He noted that Hennepin County has sent out a letter to this group notifying them of the law and its implications to them. He stated the County informed him that they will also be notifying the child care and pre-school groups of the law shortly. He stated the school age group should be getting their information through the schools already. Franz noted that the County gave helpful information on dealing with kids and putting out this type of information. He stated the only day care facilities we would not have listed would be those in-home, not licensed day care facilities. Councilmember Wold asked if the day care facilities within the community are being trained in doing backgrounds on potential employees. Staff responded that they are required by law now to do backgrounds on all potential employees. Wold stated he would like the City to offer training to this group similar to what we now teach apartment manager to do on renters. Sgt. Franz noted that an official notice will be made on the offenders and these notices will be public information that will be maintained at the police department. He stated in the information the police department receives from the Department of Corrections, there will be two fact sheets on the offender. One will be a law enforcement agency fact sheet that will contain detailed, non-public information, which we are already receiving on offenders. The second notice will contain only public information and we will only get these on Level II and III offenders. He stated these public notices must be available to the public at the information counter of the police department on request. He reported on Level I offenders there is no public information and only a law enforcement fact sheet will be provided. Kim Koehnen asked what information is available if the offender is a juvenile? Staff responded that normally juvenile information is confidential, unless the juvenile has been adjudicated as an adult, then all the same rules apply. Sgt. Franz then left the meeting. The Chief then noted that a copy of the department's policy number 905 is included in the handouts this evening. He stated the department worked from the model policy provided by the POST board. He stated there were a few items he would like to bring to the group's attention. First, on page 3 at the bottom, number 5a, was a section about required registration. He stated he would like the group to understand that registration and notification are two completely different processes. He stated individuals are required to register that will not be evaluated and assigned a risk level under the notification act. He also noted on page 8, subdivision B, first paragraph, by State Statute the Department of Corrections makes the evaluation and classification of the risk level and law enforcement and the community have no control over this part of the process. They then provide the offender fact sheet and what can be included in the sheet is outlined in the policy. The Chief noted that the department has made the decision that wherever State Law states we "may" notify, we "will" make those notifications. Councilmember Wold asked how the officers feel about this. Do they also feel the more information the better? The Chief and Sgt. Goldstein both responded that generally the department all feels this way. Councilmember Bildsoe inquired whether the school districts have been involved in the process at all. Chief Gerdes responded that he has met with the Wayzata School District, #284 and done some preliminary work. He added Inv. Lindman is working with the Robbinsdale District #281 and will also be following up with 284. Gerdes also stated he will be meeting with Chief Otto from Maple Grove regarding the Osseo School District and will also be setting up something with a representative from the Hopkins Schools. Kim Koehnen noted that there is a huge need for education for the parents and schools on what to do with the information. Councilmember Spigner arrived at 6:10 p.m. 2 Inv. Lindman stated that the law gives us a 14 -day period of notice that is required if an offender is coming to the community; however, if an offender is moving from another community, there may be an exception where we only get 5 days notice. He also noted that this law is not retroactive and will not cover any offenders that are already living in the community. The next item for discussion was the public meeting that will be held on Level III offenders. Inv. Lindman noted in the packets there is a draft agenda for a notification meeting, which was overviewed. City Manager Johnson commented on the welcome by the Mayor and City Council. He stated he felt it would be better in this situation to have the Chief give the welcome and just introduce the Mayor and any Councilmembers present. Councilmember Wold questioned the wisdom of Councilmembers presence at the meeting with a limited knowledge base. Chief Gerdes stated this would have to be an individual decision of the Councilmember. Wold stated his concern is that there may be an indication just by their presence of some control, when in fact they have no control over the process. Koehnen stated the citizens may just have a good feeling of a collective "we" that you are there with them and one of them. Wold stated it has been his experience if he is there the citizens expect him to do something. If you say you cannot, they just get angrier. Spigner stated the Councilmember would be acting more as a concerned staff person informing the community of the information act. Koehnen stated the meeting we are discussing is once we know an actual offender is coming to an area and not just informing them of the process. Gerdes stated he understands the concern as he has experienced the same problem with being the Chief and the expectations that creates. He stated he has decided he will attend the Level III meetings, at least at the beginning, to see how it goes. Wold stated if any Councilmembers are present, he would hope we could evaluate after a couple meetings to see if it was a good idea. He added if the notification was to his neighborhood he would attend as a citizen., not in an official capacity. Inv. Lindman continued with information on the community meeting. He stated there would be a panel format. The Chief will overview the law for those present. Lindman then provided general information about sexual offenders to the group. He then gave information on the fact sheet, along with a sample notice which Bloomington Police put together. Lindman stated at the beginning of the meeting, they intend to distribute 3 by 5 cards for those present to use to jot down information or any questions they might have. They will ask all to hold all questions until the end. Lindman stated he attended mock community meetings held at both Bloomington and St. Louis Park. He stated although he did gain some information and suggestions from these, our group did not feel a mock meeting in Plymouth would be useful. He stated at this time we plan our panel to consist of a legislator, a representative of the Jacob Wetterling Foundation, along with our staff. He stated the only other state with similar program is the State of 3 Washington and there it seems to be working well, but we need to protect against any vigilante activities. City Manager Johnson questioned the wisdom of having a formal break right before the question period. He stated this may give individuals an opportunity to talk with their neighbors and work off each other to get more upset. Koehnen agreed and stated she felt there should be no formal break. Lindman stated at the mock meetings they did have a break and stated it was mainly to give them the opportunity to write down their questions. Sara Cwayna then gave a presentation. She stated we currently have about 235 Neighborhood Watch contacts and 78 McGruff houses. She stated we will pitch participation in these programs and their benefits to the community, along with how to get information. She gave an overview of three safety guides which were included in the handout packets which we will give out within the community as well as at these meetings. She stated the blue pamphlet is directed primarily at adults for safety. The orange booklet contains tips directed towards parents, and the pink encourages individuals to create an environment where kids can talk openly with their parents regarding all information. Cwayna stated in an ideal world we would have a Neighborhood Watch group on every block. She added that currently to be a McGruff house, we require you be part of a Neighborhood Watch group. Koehnen stated she had a couple of questions regarding these community meetings. First, she stated she had a real concern for the people running the meeting and having to deal with all the hostility from the citizens. She also wondered how long we planned the educational segment to be as she felt this was very important. Cwayna stated we planned about 30 to 45 minutes for this segment. Koehnen stated she was concerned if they have questions to ask and have to wait these 45 minutes to ask them they may get even angrier. She agreed it was not necessary to have a mock meeting, but wondered if our staff need training on how to diffuse the anger. Sgt. Goldstein stated this is what the police department does every day and they continually train in this. Gerdes added that all officers are trained in this area and need to practice the skills every day. He stated he felt Koehnen raised a good point and perhaps we need to get the question and answer feedback first and then close with the safety information. Wold stated this was possibly true, but the education segment could also have the effect of being a cooling off period. Wold asked if we should emphasize that legally this is what we can do. Lindman stated in the mock meetings they took the approach that this is how to keep safe all the time, no matter what. He added maybe we need less time on this at the meeting. Gerdes stated he sees the meeting as an evolving one in which we will react to the circumstances at the moment. Goldstein added we need to be conscious of the paranoia danger. Also, we have these individuals living in the 4 community already and our community is relatively safe. Wold stated he is comfortable that our police department is doing all in its power in this area. Johnson stated he believed it is important to update the other members of the City Council on this issue and thought we should schedule a presentation at the January 8th Council meeting to benefit both them and the public. Councilmember Bildsoe agreed. Chief Gerdes asked if anyone had any further concerns. Councilmember Spigner noted that she has one concern that because of her involvement on the POST board she is aware of that others on the committee do not, is that there are a lot of sexual offenders the community will not know about even after this law takes effect. She stated this law addresses primarily individuals who have been in some type of treatment program and/or been through parole. She stated she really like the pink safety brochure provided and would like to see the Public Safety Department concentrate on giving this type of education separately throughout the community. Chief Gerdes stated the department does provide much educational material through its Neighborhood Watch Groups and that is part of why we will emphasize participation in these groups. Gerdes also stated he agreed that this law is directed at a bit of a wrong target as many low level offenders are not covered and they are the most likely to re -offend. He stated we need to work with State Legislators on this item. Councilmember Wold asked City Manager Johnson to put this item on the agenda for the upcoming legislative meeting. Sara Cwayna added that the Crime Free Multi -Housing Program will help with these low level offenders somewhat as the program of conducting background checks on potential applicants should make it difficult for them to secure housing in the community, at least in these facilities. Councilmember Wold asked how many of our apartment communities are participating in this program. Cwayna replied that over half the complexes have certified their managers in that piece of the program. In the CPTED (Community Policing Through Environment Design) piece the numbers are much lower and this piece is more involved. She stated that 9 complexes participated in the National Night Out event. Councilmember Wold asked if anyone from Public Safety is trained in the CPTED piece. Cwayna stated that our two Crime Free Multi -Housing officers have received some training in this field in pieces such as lighting, but we do not have an officer that has been through the formal CPTED training. Wold asked if we have budgeted for this. The Chief replied that we have budgeted for this in the 1997 Public Safety Budget request. Koehnen stated that she is confident in the process as long as staff members who will facilitate the process are comfortable. Lastly, the Chief added that we have decided we would attempt to use a neighborhood church as the environment to hold the meetings and hopefully this will help the demeanor of the meeting. He stated our second choice would be a school setting. F1 The next item on the agenda was a meeting date for January. The Chief noted that because of the holidays in January the Council will be meeting on the 8" and 22nd Our meeting would normally precede the meeting on the 22nd; however the Council has a special meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. on that date. The group also got into a discussion of the third item on the agenda regarding the future of the committee and its make-up. There have been discussions in the past regarding how many Council and citizen representatives should be on the committee. Councilmember Wold noted that the Council would be deciding the Council representatives to the various Commissions and Subcommittees at its first meeting in January. Chief Gerdes stated that Councilmember Preus had called him to state he may be late, but wanted his interest in expanding this committee and elevate the level of this group, perhaps to a Commission. Wold stated he likes the idea of making the group a Commission, but he definitely believed Mary Biermeier should be present before any decisions are made. He added that this issue is more than enough for a meeting and he preferred that we not have the meetings regularly before the Council meeting. Johnson stated he agreed that we usually need more time at the end of the meeting and these should probably not be regularly scheduled before anything else. Chief Gerdes stated he would poll the members for a time for the next meeting. He stated he agreed with Councilmember Wold that this group needs to structure what we will be then bring on any new people. The meeting was adjourned. 0 Wor l��lfOUIiY�E71P0!/rY�Y January 10, 1997 Dear Dwight Johnson, -COMMUTE WEST - PLYMOUTH JOB' FAIR As you are aware, Plymouth. Metrolink and- the Neighborhood Eniployment. Network (NET) job- banks Ied by New Unity are sponsoring a Reverse Commute Job. Bair for the Plymouth and New Hope communities. We have now set our date as Thursday,, March 13, 1997 and respectfully invite you to attend our opening program at 9:00 a.m, to address the participating businesses and' representatives of the press. I have also invited Minneapolis Mayor.Sharon Sayles Belton and other local dignitaries interested in employment and transit issues. Our primary goals are to provide job- opportunities for inner city .workers and to. assist local businesses in their efforts to attract and retain employees by demonstrating how the existing transit system makes employers in the Plymouth and N.ew Hope areas easily accessible from other metro locations. The Reverse Commute' bus.system currently operating is highlighted because it is specifically designed to transport people from downtown Minneapolis west for the work day. Employers must offer full-time regular positions with a benefit package in order to participate at the job Fair, but part-time and short-term positions will also be presented. Both entry level and semi -skilled positions will be offered, but we anticipate a majority of the job openings to be in the $6.00 to $8.00 wage ranges. We expect several hundred job candidates to attend, many of which will have been pre-screened through employment and training agencies throughout Hennepin County. Our Job Fair will be held at the Radisson Hotel and Conference Center, 3131 Campus Drive in Plymouth, and will be open to job applicants from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Plymouth Metrolink is providing free bus transportation from designated sites in north and downtown Minneapolis for applicants. In addition to the employer booths, we will offer information on all transit services, local housing, day care facilities, and adult education programs. We look forward to your participation* in our opening program, and with your permission, would like to announce to. the. press in advance if you will be able to attend. 'Please contact me at 509-5521 orJane Norling, who will be arranging for our press coverage, at 472-7155. Thank you for your interest in our community event. cerely, C_�1� n Sweeney ransit Administrator /enclosure Plymouth Metrolink Nk Express, Reverse Commute, and Dial-A-Ridc '3400 Plymouth Boulevard - Plymouth, MN 55447.1482 - Phane 612.509-5521 Fax 612.509-5060 0 Printed on recycled paper containing at least 15% post -consumer fiber. February 5, 1997 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Ms. Maggie Paradise Peterson Croup Property Management 7340 Gallagher Drive Edina, Minnesota 55435 RE: Petroleum Tank Release Site File Closure Site: Four Seasons Villa Apartments, 3631 Lancaster Lane North, Plymouth Site ID#: LEAK00008556 Dear Ms. Paradise: We are pleased to let you know that the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Tanks and Emergency Response Section (TERS) staff has determined that your investigation and/or cleanup has adequately addressed the petroleum tank release at the site listed above. Based on the information provided, the TERS staff has closed the release site file. Closure of the file means that the TERS staff does not require any additional investigation and/or cleanup work at this time or in the foreseeable future. Please be aware that file closure does not necessarily mean that all petroleum contamination has been removed from this site. However, the TERS staff has concluded that any remaining contamination, if present, does not appear to pose a threat to public health or the environment. The MPCA reserves the right to reopen this file and to require additional investigation and/or cleanup work if new information or changing regulatory requirements make additional work necessary. If you or other parties discover additional contamination (either petroleum or nonpetroleum) that was not previously reported to the MPCA, Minnesota law requires that the MPCA be immediately notified. You should understand that this letter does not release any party from liability for the petroleum contamination under Minn. Stat. ch. I I 5 (Supp. 1995) or any other applicable state or federal law. In addition, this letter does not release any party from liability for nonpetroleum contamination, if present, under Minn. Stat. ch. 115B (1994), the Minnesota Superfund Law. 520 Lafayette Rd. N.; St. Paul, MN 55155-4194; (612) 296-6300 (Voice); (612) 282-5332 (TTY) Regional Offices: Duluth • Brainerd • Detroit Lakes • Marshall • Rochester Equal Opportunity Employer • Printed on recycled paper containing at least 20% fibers from paper recycled by consumers. Ms. Maggie Paradise February 5, 1997 Page 2 Because you performed the requested work, the state may reimburse you for a major portion of your costs. The Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup Act establishes a fund which may provide partial reimbursement for petroleum tank release cleanup costs. This fund is administered by the Department of Commerce Petro Board. Specific eligibility rules are available from the Petro Board at 612/297-1119 or 612/297-4203. If future development of this property or the surrounding area is planned, it should be assumed that petroleum contamination may still be present. If petroleum contamination is encountered during future development work, the MPCA staff should be notified immediately. For specific information regarding petroleum contamination that may remain at this leak site, please call the TERS File Request Program at 612/297-8499. The "Leak/Spill and Underground Storage Tank File Request Form" (TERS Fact Sheet #35) must be completed prior to arranging a time for file review. Thank you for your response to this petroleum tank release and for your cooperation with the MPCA to protect public health and the environment. If you have any questions regarding this letter, please call me at 612/297-8658. Sincerely, t�lBonnie J. Mallory Project Manager Cleanup Unit II Tanks and Emergency Response Section BJM:smm cc: Laurie Ahrens, Plymouth City Clerk Richard Kline, Plymouth Fire Chief Greg Lie, Hennepin County Solid Waste Officer Thomas Greene, Applied Engineering, Inc. Minnesota Department of Commerce Petrofund Staff THIRD DISTRICT MINNESOTA February 3, 1997 The Honorable Joy Tierney Mayor City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, Minnesota 55447 Dear Joy: Jim RAMSTAD MEMBER OF C9.N0i2EjS As a member of the Minnesota Prayer Breakfast Committee, I enthusiastically want to extend an invitation to you to set aside time to attend 1997 Minnesota Prayer Breakfast. The prayer breakfast is set for 6:30 - 9 a.m. on Wednesday, March 26, at the Radisson in St. Paul. The Minnesota Prayer Breakfast is a tremendously uplifting event that brings together in a unique, ecumenical setting a wide array of leaders from the business community, religious organizations, government and citizens from all over our great state. This year's keynote speaker is Dolphus Weary, President of Mendenhall Ministries in Mississippi. Weary has dedicated his life and organization to ministry to the poor. After achieving success in his professional life, he selflessley directed his considerable energy, ideas and leadership toward the inner city to make a difference in the lives of others. He has developed a unique and highly effective ministry that can serve as a lighthouse of an example to other cities all across the country. Weary's message promises an especially uplifting and motivational challenge to everyone who attends the 1997 Minnesota Prayer Breakfast. As in the past, the Prayer Breakfast is expected to sell out very fast. The cost $10, or $100 for a table of 10. If you are interested in attending, please let Shari Nichols (881-4600) know as early as possible. If you have not attended a Minnesota Prayer Breakfast in the past, you are in for a very special experience. I know you will find this breakfast personally fulfilling and highly stimulating. I look forward to hearing from you. 'ncerely, STAD Me ber. of Congress NOT PRINTED OR MAILED AT GOVERNMENT EXPENSE. PAID FOR BY THE JIM RAMSTAD VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE. Home Free Domestic Assault Intervention Project February 10, 1997 Dwight Johnson, City Manager City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Blvd. Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Mr. Johnson: 3409 Kilmer Lane N. Plymouth, MN 55441 Telephone Business (612) 545-7080 Crisis Line (612) 559-4945 Enclosed is a copy of Plymouth's Domestic Assault Intervention Project statistical report for the fourth quarter of 1996. I would also like to take the opportunity to introduce myself as the new Community Programs Coordinator. It is my responsibility to oversee the day-to-day operations of the Community Program, which includes the services we perform in conjunction with the City of Plymouth. I have worked in the field of domestic violence for seventeen years. I began working as a volunteer in a shelter in Mankato and was soon hired as an advocate. I have worked in the capacity of a shelter advocate, legal advocate, volunteer coordinator, and community educator. I held the position of Executive Director of the Committee Against Domestic Abuse (a nineteen county program that serves victims of domestic violence in south central and south western Minnesota) for five years. most recently held the position of Executive Director of the Minnesota Coalition of Battered Women, a statewide membership agency. I am very excited to be a part of the Home Free program and have the opportunity to work in the communities it serves. I hope my past experience can be of benefit to victims of domestic violence in this area. Please feel free to call me if you have any questions regarding Home Free. I look forward to meeting you and developing a strong working relationship. The City of Plymouth is to be commended for its commitment in taking an active role, striving to make the community safe and free of domestic violence. Respectfully Yours, Terri Taylor Community Programs Coordinator cc: Craig Gerdes, Director of Public Safety Joe Franz, Liaison Officer Elliot Knetsch, Prosecutor PLYMOUTH CITY QUARTERLY REPORT DOMESTIC ASSAULT INTERVENTION PROJECT FOURTH QUARTER 1996 I.LAW ENFORCEMENT Printed: 01/21/97 Home Free DAIP Page 1 by Safe Town QTR TR YTD Assault (Felony) 1 2 Assault (Felony)/Terr/Threats Felony 0 1 Assault (GM) 1 3 Assault (GM)/Crim.Prop.Dam./Disorderly Conduct 1 1 Assault (GM)/Disorderly Conduct 0 1 Assault(5th) 15 65 Assault(5th)/Crim.Prop.Dam. 0 1 Assault(5th)/Disorderly Conduct 2 10 Harassing phone call/Disorderly Conduct 0 1 Juv.case 3 8 Juv.case/Assault (Felony) 1 1 Juv.case/Crim.Prop.Dam. 0 1 Juv.case/Terroristic Threats/Crim.Prop.Dam. 1 1 OFP Violation 4 10 Pros declined chrg 0 1 Terr/Threats Felony/Assault (Felony) /Assault (5th) 0 1 Terroristic Threats/Disorderly Conduct 1 1 TOTALS 30 109 DUAL ARRESTS < 2> < 12> JUVENILE ARRESTS < 6> < 12> COMPLAINTS Assault(5th) 0 6 Assault(5th)/Disorderly Conduct 4 20 Harass/Stalking GM/Harassing phone call/OFP Violation 0 1 Harassing phone call/Harass/Stalking GM/Disorderly Conduct 0 1 OFP Violation 3 17 OFP Violation/Disorderly Conduct 0 1 OFP Violation/Harassing phone call/Disorderly Conduct 1 1 P D Nonreferral 14 31 Pros declined chrg 0 1 Pros declined chrg/Stalking/Felony 1 1 Stalking/Felony/Harassing phone call/OFP Violation 0 2 TOTALS 23 82 ALLEGED ASSAULT/CHARGES PENDING 5 10 Printed: 01/21/97 Home Free DAIP Page 1 by Safe Town PLYMOUTH CITY QUARTERLY REPORT DOMESTIC ASSAULT INTERVENTION PROJECT 4-6 FOURTH QUARTER 1996 II.INTERVENTION PROJECT SERVICES VICTIM SERVICES QTR YTD Arrest Response Face/Face 0 1 Home Visit 1 1 Hospital 0 2 No contact 2 2 No -C COI 2 6 No -C F/F 2 4 No -C Lette 6 16 No -C Phone 4 23 NoCont-Juv 1 1 Not N - Ph 0 4 Not N- F/F 1 2 Not Notifi 1 1 Not-N/COI 0 1 Phone 11 46 TOTALS 31 110 Civil Court Advocacy-OFP Filing/Hearing 6 51 OFP Only < 4> < 24> Harassment Orders < 0> < 9> Other Advocacy 35 155 Rides 1 16 PERPETRATOR CONTACTS QTR YTD Jail Visit 0 0 No Contact 31 110 Bailed < 0> < 5> Hennepin Co. < 26> < 89> Juvenile Detention < 5> < 11> Plymouth < 0> < 3> Release/pending comp < 0> < 1> To Court < 0> < 1> TOTALS 31 110 Printed: 01/21/97 Home Free DAIP Page 2 by Safe Town PLYMOUTH CITY QUARTERLY REPORT DOMESTIC ASSAULT INTERVENTION PROJECT FOURTH QUARTER 1996 III.CRIMINAL COURT ADVOCACY AND MONITORING DISPOSITION Assault Occurred Currnt 077 Prior QTR QTR YTD Guilty Plea 10 7 17 51 Guilty Plea -Amended Charge 2 1 3 33 Cont. for Dismissal 0 8 8 41 Dismissed 0 0 0 4 Juv.case 5 0 5 11 P D Nonreferral 13 0 13 30 Pros.Decl.to Charge 1 0 1 3 Dismissed 1 4 5 36 No Disposition. -Case Open 21 28 49 49 TOTALS 53 48 101 258 SENTENCING Assault Occurred urrnt QTR Prior QTX QTR YTD Fine Pd/DAC/NOSS 1 0 1 4 Fine Pd/Fine Styd/Time Srvd/Time Styd/DAC/NOSS 0 0 0 1 Fine Pd/Fine Styd/Time Styd 0 0 0 1 Fine Pd/NOSS 2 3 5 17 Fine Pd/Time Srvd/Time Styd/DAC/NOSS 1 2 3 3 Fine Pd/Time Srvd/Time Styd/NOSS 1 2 3 5 Fine Pd/Time Styd/CD/DAC/NOSS 0 0 0 1 Fine Pd/Time Styd/CD/DAC/Rest/NOSS 0 0 0 2 Fine Pd 0 0 0 11 Fine Pd/Time Styd/DAC/NOSS 1 2 3 8 Fine Pd/Time Styd/NOSS 0 0 0 7 Fine Styd/Time Styd/NOSS 0 0 0 1 Fine Styd/Time Styd 0 0 0 2 Time Srvd/CD/DAC/NOSS 0 0 0 1 Time Srvd/Time Styd/CD/DAC/NOSS 0 0 0 1 Time Srvd/Time Styd 0 0 0 1 Time Srvd/Time Styd/DAC/NOSS 1 0 1 2 Time Srvd/Time Styd/NOSS 0 0 0 3 Time Styd/CD/DAC/NOSS 2 0 2 3 Time Styd 0 0 0 1 Time Styd/DAC/NOSS 0 0 0 4 Time Styd/DAC/Rest/NOSS 0 0 0 1 Time Styd/NOSS 0 0 0 4 } CD/DAC/NOSS 0 1 1 1 } CD/NOSS 1 0 1 1 } DAC/NOSS 2 2 4 14 } NOSS 0 3 3 19 12 15 27 119 Printed: 01/21/97 Home Free DAIP Page 3 by Safe Tow►r . POINT 'R,awed�:�'rcrl Unfettered sprawl: Metro area should stop following this foow, Economic growth and devel- opment at the edge of the region are good. Land -wasting, unregulated urban sprawl is.. bad. This sprawl unnecessarily, eats up farmland and natural spaces. Because people live so far apart on such large lots, a car is nec- essary to do, virtually, anything. MYRON Sprawl lengthens commuting ORFIELD times, prevents children from GUEST COLUMNIST walking to see friends and neighbors from getting 0 know _ each other. Sprawl allows affluent communities that want jobs, but do not want affordable housing for workers, to force unnecessary commuting and thus increase the region's traffic congestion. Finally, sprawl draws the life blood from the core of the region. As . edge cities invite all the people with means and businesses -to leave .the. ..central cities and older suburbs, but not those with social and economic needs, the older suburbs and cities become the poor houses of the region — with increasing problems and declining resources. Two regions in the nation, both under moderate Republican governors, tried to ' come to terms with this problem. Portland implemented its Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) ' and the Twin ,Cities estab- lished our Metropolitan Urban Service; Area (MUSA) in the early 1980s. We enacted stronger: legislation; Portland had an elected. and., responsible Metro Council. Portland has pulled its belt . strap .tighter by allow- ing only 233,000 acres for 1.2;'million people (for a 1995 density of ,about` five :people per acre). We adjusted ours. more generously with approximately 580,000 acres for 2 j = million people (or a 1990 densi• ty of 3.6 • people per acre). During the last 10 years, both regions grew by . about 15 percent. During this:,interval, Portland cheated by adding about 2,500 acres. Between 1987 and 1993 alone, the Metro. Council, with our much looser waist band, added about. eight times that much land. Recently, in almost the same week, the Portland and Twin Cities metro,councils debated the expansion of their respective boundaries. Between now and 2020, both regions project growth .of, approximately 650,000 people. In a ferocious battle between sprawl and planning forces, Portland decided to add a: maximum of 18,000 acres. Environmentalists and the older suburban com- munities cried betrayal. The vote was -'close. Such a battle would have been anathema locally in our land of, political warmt� and harmony. Our metro region — in a thoroughgoing, hand -shaking, late -1990s public wastetut strategy �, 4 policy consensus — unanimously agreed to add 80,000 acres .immediately and 200,000 acres by 2040. In 1990, our region, .with 2 million people residing on 450,130. acres, has. about one-third the population of the Chicago region 'and two-thirds of the land area. .Of the, top 25 largest metropolitan areas, the Twin Cities ranks as the third most sprawling and has the third highest number of roadway miles per 10,000 people. The Metro Council , builds each year between $50 million and . $100. million of sewers and treatment plants through a funding system in which the core of the region. subsidizes the periphery. Even.before the recent 200,0004cre addition, there were 103,900 empty ,acres that are ready for develop- ment. Along with many, I believed that was enough land — an amount equal 18 percent of the presently developed region. However, because environmentalists, planners, older suburban and urban communities are so woeful- ly outnumbered at the Metro Council by sprawl advo- cates, we would compromise. We would compromise not out of principle, but political expediency and allow some more land in the . MUSA in exchange for somewhat- more transit -friendly, inclusive type of development:'. We also . proposed statewide land use planning and/or a broader regional framework to deal with a growing leap -frog development problem. The Metro Council,' in a recent decision, voted to add up to 200,000 acres to the region, so that now we will have, 300,000 acres fully serviced and ready for development. This decision will almost double the size %of the present region, with no rules and no strings attached. They.; have argued that they must do this because�.of leap -frog_ development, but they have pro- posed no" plan to `counter this problem and have opposed, all . efforts thus far to come to terms with extra -regional growth.' In a very Orwellian way, the Metro Council claims that this land -wasting, restric- tively zoned sprawl strategy is for the good of the region A community sprawling against. itself cannot long endure, a small part enjoying the benefits of growth and development, the majority shouldering the costs and burdens.: It -is now time to fulfill the intent of our statutes and, if 'necessary, to enact stronger laws in order 'to protect.;dur; environment and ensure the future of our region. There are* those with great political and .financial power who oppose responsible development. It is our obligation to reason-. with them and seek all possible compromise that can assure progress. But if they become untractable and oppose us without reason and without quarter, we must be prepared to fight for our future. Or'rl-td, DFL. -Minneapolis, is a member of the Mii`,esota House who has been vocal on regional development issues. Ir starTrbineonrme Mark de Naray, the chief executive who transformed Plymouth --based Select Comfort Corp. from a start-up company to the fifth largest mattress manufacturer in the United States in five years, said Tuesday that he is resigning to put the rapidly growing company in the hands of a more experienced manager. De Naray, 46, said it would be better for him to take a back seat as the company tries to take the next leap in the $7 billion U.S. mattress market, of which it has $100 million in annual sales. When a company grows from a medium 4==:::*P size company to a large one, De Naray SELECT COMFORT - said, "You end up spending more of your energy dealing with outside influences versus dealing with your people and the vision. Some people love the spotlight. My satisfaction comes more from inside the four walls." De Naray built Select Comfort from a company of just $400,000 in annual sales and nine employees in 1992 into one with 1996 sales of $100 million and a workforce of 1,200. Select Comfort makes a patented air mattress, which is supported by air-filled I -beams, instead of inner -spring construction. "I want to spend my energy building a business," De Naray said, adding that he expects to stay in the Twin Cities area and find a new entrepreneurial proj ect. De Naray will stay with Select Comfort to help find a new executive by April 30. Afterward, he will remain as a director and maintain a substantial ownership position, he said. The company said Patrick Hopf, president of St. Paul Venture Capital, will take on the additional position of cochairman of the board to ensure a local board presence during the transition. The other chairman, Ervin Shames, lives in Connecticut. Hopf, whose venture capital firm has put in $8.5 million of Select Comfort's $28 million in start-up money, calls the investment "one 40 starTribuneenkx of the three best, if not the best investment we've ever made." 40 Swinen Ordinarily, St. Paul Venture will cash out of its investments in six to seven years through a public stock offering. But there are no immediate plans to take Select Comfort public, Hopf said, because he still anticipates growth rates of 50 percent a year. Copyright 1997 Star Tribune. All rights reserved. �a 1)EA2 1erj A, .16d OSod � r 1'�ym�UT"I� /t%Cu�s d T466 /T �S T'o OOT -Mi�jlcam /FAIL �)C'L1Vd t� Wgl j ' !� %i� �T %'S OSB L_ l C��4� ,s % c IV�xT it fn d/)) i TT,�:D 00- hT Lc -AS t IJO lC 1�o t? ()p yoc) Z)a I)o T U)OT ro )WOW SA)ccrclt- . Y t �1.�Indl) J;I MA) 73 I f CITY OF PLYMOUTR February 10, 1997 Mr. Gary Hughes 16820 28' Avenue North Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Mr. Hughes: Your letter of February 6' inquired as to whether or not it is the City's obligation to plow curb to curb, especially since the February Plymouth News stated that "it is the homeowner's responsibility to keep the mailboxes clear of snow to ensure mail delivery." The City attempts to plow curb to curb whenever it is reasonably possible to do so. However, the large amount of accumulated snow during the first couple of months of the Winter currently prevents us from clearing curb to curb in many areas. I do not know of any law or regulation that requires streets to be cleared from curb to curb. Our maintenance crews attempt to get as close as they can to mailboxes without causing damage to them. Currently, the problem is that the hardened snow might itself damage many mailboxes if it were pushed against them by attempts to clear a wider path. If you know of a specific street or area where you think we could get closer to the curb without causing more damage to mailboxes, I would invite you to inform Public Works Superintendent Tom Vetsch or Street Supervisor Roger Wenner at 509-5950 and they will check into it. Sincerely, ko, AZ..V- Dwigh?b. Johnson City Manager cc: Tom Vetsch, Roger Wenner PLYMOUTH A BeautifufPfaceTo Live 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 • TELEPHONE (612) 509-5000 CITY OF PLYMOUTI+ February 12, 1997 Mr. Robert A. Videen 1151 Kingsview Lane North Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Mr. Videen: Thank you for your letter regarding snowmobile safety and your concerns for the safety of pedestrians on the Luce Line pedestrian path and Parkers Lake Park. I agree that snowmobile enforcement is difficult. The police department is interested in pursuing these violations to the best of our ability. Please continue to report violations to the department. If you know of someone who regularly drives their snowmobile in these illegal areas, let us know. Even if we cannot issue a citation, we can go speak with these individuals and warn them. We will also contact the Hennepin County Sheriffs' Snowmobile Patrol and request assistance in these areas. Any information you can provide on days of the week and times of day these violations occur most frequently would be most helpful to them. If you do have this type of information, please call Lt. Twaddle at 509-5193. He will see that our patrol officers and the Hennepin County Sheriffs' Snowmobile. Patrol also receive it. We will also continue to work with Park and Recreation on problems in the park. Again, I would like to thank you for taking the time to help us with this issue. Sincerely, Cra' C. Gerdes Director of Public Safety PLYMOUTH POLICE DEPARTMENT 0. PLYMOUTH sABeaululPlace?o Live 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 • TELEPHONE (612) 509-5000 Robert A Videen 1151 Kingsview Lane North Plymouth, MN 55447 ' _V January 29, 1997 Mayor Joy Tierney " City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 RE: Snowmobile Safety Dear Mayor Tierney: I wish to bring to your attention the large amount of unsafe snowmobile activity that occurs in and about Parkers Lake Park. One only needs to walk along the south side of Parkers Lake to witness the large number of snowmobile markings in the snow within the Park. On two occasions during the past week, I witnessed snowmobiles driving either on the Luce Line pedestrian path just south of Parkers Lake or on Parkers Lake Park land. On one occasion a snowmobile was traveling at high speed on the Luce Line in a dense fog. My wife called the police to report this occurrence, but I'm sure the snowmobile was long gone when the police ever showed up. It is quite possible from the direction these snowmobiles are heading that they probably live in close proximity to the Luce Line. I know of at least one snowmobile operator who lives east of the lake who regularly drives his snowmobile down the Parkers Lake pedestrian path to access the Lake in spite of the posted signs indicating "no motorized vehicles." All this snowmobile activity on trails and park land is not only unsafe for pedestrians, but it obviously doing damage to the vegetation within the park. I realize that snowmobiles are legal on the lake surface itself, however most of these operators are accessing the lake by way of park land and pedestrian trails. The incompatibility of snowmobiles and pedestrians is quite obvious. The nature of the snowmobile violations make enforcement very difficult, because of their mobility and high rate of speed through the snow. Identification of them is almost impossible as license numbers are too small to be discernible at the speeds they are traveling. I request the City of Plymouth look into better enforcement methods to assure the safety of pedestrians walking within the city park paths. If enforcement can not be attained, perhaps an outright ban on snowmobile operation within the city parks is the safest solution. Sincerely, copy: Craig Gerdes, Public Safety Dir. Dwight Johnson, City Manager Robert A. Videen Eric Blank, Park & Rec Dir. m/aAsnowmob1.&c Mark Peterson, Supt. of Parks 1 1 1 1 N M C}' r- 1 Q� C� O� O� M 4 O M N N N N N N N M 1 1 .� r', n N N N M M 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I:t 1 CN 1 ON 1 wVl W 3 G 0 � C O � > aao 3 3 coo c7xti Q� C� O� O� M 4 O M N N N N N N N M 1 1 .� r', n N N N M M o a O � wVl W 3 G 0 � C O � > aao 3 3 coo c7xti �-- N M[� 00 ON fV M February 7, 1997 -xr IQ pl,;;w } CITY OF Walter T. Richards ru muuTFF Committee Chairman Bass Lake Improvement Association 11655 57th Avenue North Plymouth, MN 55442 RE: DNR PERMIT FOR AERATION DEVICES Dear Mr. Richards: We attach a copy of the Certificate of Insurance, issued by the City's Insurance Carrier to the Bass Lake Improvement Association. Coverage of your association with the City's insurance policy is conditioned upon continuous compliance with all safety and inspection requirements set forth in your correspondence dated August 7, 1979 and modified on October 21, 1994. Once the aerators are in place you will furnish me with a bi-weekly report verifying that the protective devices and warning lights are in place. The requirements are intended to protect the association, the City and the general public from the possibility of accidents associated with aerator operation. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 509-5370. Thank you and members of the association for your desire to preserve the precious natural resources found in Plymouth. Sincerely, Robert J. Pemberton Risk Management Coordinator Attachment Mark Peterson, Superintendent of Parks Mark D. Lenz, T.C. Field & Company HOA File PLYMOUTH A Beautifu[PCace To Live 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 • TELEPHONE (612) 509-5000 14 February 7, 1997 CITY OF Kenneth S. Campbell PLYMOUTR Committee Chairman Gleason Lake Improvement Association 16820 9th Avenue North Plymouth, MN 55447 RE: DNR PERMIT FOR AERATION DEVICES Dear Mr. Campbell: We attach a copy of the Certificate of Insurance, issued by the City's Insurance Carrier to the Gleason Lake Improvement Association. Coverage of your association with the City's insurance policy is conditioned upon continuous compliance with all safety and inspection requirements set forth in your correspondence dated November 5, 1996. Once the aerators are in place you will furnish me with a bi-weekly report verifying that the protective devices and warning lights are in place. The requirements are intended to protect the association, the City and the general public from the possibility of accidents associated with aerator operation. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 509-5370. Thank you and members of the association for your desire to preserve the precious natural resources found in Plymouth. Sincerely, Robert J. Pemberton Risk Management Coordinator Attachment Mark Peterson, Superintendent of Parks Mark D. Lenz, T.C. Field & Company HOA File PLYMOUTH ABeautifulPlaceToLive 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD - PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 - TELEPHONE (612) 509-5000 CITY OF PLYMOUTR February 10, 1997 Susan Tish McMorris 3255 Garland Lane North Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Ms. McMorris: Thank you for your letter by fax to me concerning the rezoning of land adjacent to your neighborhood. I have been following this issue before the Planning Commission as well as through reports from City staff members. Please be assured that the staff will be working hard to develop ideas and alternatives for helping to minimize the impact of any future development on the adjacent residential neighborhoods. We will be paying particular attention to the traffic and how to direct it away from the residential neighborhood whenever possible. As the planning process continues, we will keep your specific comments in mind. I am forwarding your letter to the Community Development Department for inclusion in the official record for this project. Thank you for your letter, and we look forward to making progress on your concerns. Sincerely, a? (01 Dwight D. Johnson City Manager cc: Anne Hurlburt, Fred Moore PLYMOUTH A Beautiful Place To Live 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 • TELEPHONE (612) 509-5000 FEB -10-97 MON 11:34 Priesz Lau FAX N0, 6123990855 P.01 -L—G b 3255 Garland Lane North Plymouth, MN 55447 February 10, 1997 Mr. Dwight Johnson city Manager City of Plymouth Plymouth, MN 55447 BY FACSIMILE ONLY RE: Parcel bounded by Highway 55, Medina Road and County Road 24 Dear Mr. Johnson: I am writing to ask for your support in rezoning the parcel of land described above to Office/Residential. As you know, the current zoning for this property is PUD and, with the development Hans Hagen is proposing for this parcel, it would require a traffic signal at the end of my street, Garland Lane. Additionally, the proposed development would bring an increase in traffic to our area of 350% plus (as indicated by the City's recent traffic study). This increase does not even include traffic that would result from a proposed 64,000 square foot grocery store on the site. Not only would it make it exceedingly difficult to exit our street (this is our only way out as Garland is a dead end), it would also bring an unacceptable amount of truck and automobile traffic to our neighborhood. Additionally, a traffic signal is proposed at County Road 24 and Medina Road, which is only 200 feet from the intersection of our street, Garland Lane, with Medina Road. This would create a bottleneck of traffic at the end of Garland Lane and would endanger children and pedestrians, in addition to the increased potential for traffic accidents. Please help us keep our neighborhood --we have enjoyed living here for five years, and I ask for your support in maintaining the serenity and the SAFETY of our neighborhood. Thank you for your time. If you have any questions or would like to discuss this matter with me further, my home telephone number is 476-1025 and my work number is 399-0850. Sincerely, Susan Tish McMorris cc: Plymouth City Council DATE: February 13, 1997 TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Anne Hurlb rt, Community Development Director SUBJECT: Southeast Quadrant of Highway 55 and County Road 24 At their January 28 and February 11 meetings, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on a proposed Land Use Guide Plan amendment to reclassify 26.1 acres of land at the southeast corner of Highway 55 and County Road 24 from C (Commercial) to CO (Commercial Office.) The Commission has recommended that the property be reguided. They tabled a recommendation on a proposed rezoning from PUD (Planned Unit Development) to OR (Office/Residential.) One of the most important concerns about the development of this site is traffic. The original PUD plan, as well as a site plan recently submitted by the property owner (Hans Hagen) indicated that access to the site would be from Medina Road at Garland Lane and Dunkirk Lane, with a right turn in and right turn out on County Road 24. The traffic study prepared by the City's consultants (SRF) indicates that with commercial development, the Garland Lane/ Medina Road intersection would need to be signalized. Council members and others present at the February 11 hearing have asked whether or not it would be feasible to allow a full intersection on County Road 24 as the primary access to the site, and whether or not the Garland Lane access could thus be eliminated. The traffic study prepared for the reguiding did not address this option. There is another traffic study near completion on the Hans Hagen proposal that will look a full access intersection to County Road 24 intersection. The study has not, however, considered the possibility of eliminating the Garland Road access. Because it appears that it will be very important to answer the question about access prior to making a decision about the guiding, staff will be undertaking the following actions: the traffic study will be expanded to consider whether or not the Garland Lane intersection could be eliminated, and staff will meet with Hennepin County staff to discuss a full -access intersection on County Road 24. Tentatively, we planned to schedule Council consideration of the Land Use Guide Plan Amendment for the March 5 City Council meeting. Depending upon our progress on this additional study, the matter may need to be rescheduled to a later date. We will keep the Council informed. cd\plan\staffrep\cc\96181 a. doc A DATE: February 13, 1997 TO: Plymouth City Council FROM: Barbara Senness, Planning Supervisor 'I)b? SUBJECT: IProposed Rental Apartment Development in Parker's Lake PUD The attached petitions raise concerns about a proposed rental apartment development at 22"d and Shenandoah. The developer of the affected parcel has met informally on several occasions regarding this proposed development. However, the developer has not as yet submitted a formal application. The plans that staff has reviewed are for 120 units in two buildings of three stories each. The number of units proposed is consistent with the approved PUD plan. The HRA Supervisor has been working with the developer to see that the project meets Ctiy housing goals. Planning staff has provided numerous suggestions for changes in the site plan and elevations to make them consistent with City standards. The developer has made revisions based on these suggestions. The PUD zoning of the affected parcel gives the City substantial control in requiring the developer to build a project that will be architecturally compatible with the rest of the Parker's Lake PUD. The developer has indicated to staff that he intends to hold a neighborhood meeting to discuss his plans, answer questions and address concerns. He has also indicated that he will be bringing in a Sketch Plan of his project in the very near future for Commission and Council feedback. February 13, 1997 TO: City of Plymouth Planning Commission and City Council Re: Proposed Development at the northwest corner of 22nd Avenue and Shenandoah Lane Attached are petitions signed by residents of some of the communities within Parkers Lake, namely Parkview, Ashburne, Uplands, Suncourt I, and Pintail. The other communities couldn't organize in time to circulate a petition. All of the petitions were distributed to members of the Board of Directors of the above-mentioned communities on February 7th. All the petitions were collected by February 11th. Therefore, the signatures were collected within in a very short time frame. Nevertheless, the response was overwhelming. Given a longer period of time, I feel sure we would have collected even more signatures. Please keep us up to date on the procedure involved with the planning of this development. Sincerely, lien B. Wiese 473-4024 (nights) 474-4406 (daytime) t..__ E: FEB 13199 CITY OF P M i Petition to the City of Plymouth Re: Development of the land located at the northwest corner of 22nd Avenue and Shenandoah Lane We, the undersigned, have some serious concerns about the proposed development for the land located at the northwest corner of 22nd Avenue and Shenandoah Lane. We all live in the various communities within the Parkers Lake development. We have been told by individuals in the planning department of the City of Plymouth that informal discussions have taken place between the City of Plymouth and a developer. We have been told of preliminary plans for a 126 -unit, 3 -story rental apartment complex that would, at least partially, be publicly funded. While we realize that this plot of land has been zoned for high density residential housing for quite some time and that any efforts by us to stop development altogether would be over broad and fruitless, we do hope our concerns will be properly addressed by those who have an input in what ultimately will be built on the land in question. The first issue is density. For the communities in Parkers Lake, the approximate acreage and number of units for each is as follows: Suncourt I-- 135 units on 27.03 acres Uplands --68 units on 8.7 acres Suncourt II and Ashbume--143 units on 21.19 acres Promenade -48 units on 7.9 acres Pintail --144 units on 11.77 acres Parkview --136 units on 19.58 acres Lakeview Commons --64 units on 4.83 acres Parkers Lake Apartments --268 units on 15.8 acres Our understanding is that the proposed development would consist of 126 units on 6.12 acres. As you can see this far exceeds the density of all other Parkers Lake communities. Furthermore, this high density community would be right in the middle of the whole Parkers Lake development. This would create major traffic problems, especially along Shenandoah Lane. We are also concerned that any new development will be architecturally dissimilar to the other Parkers Lake communities. One of the many attributes of our community is that although every development is unique, all conform to a basic architectural scheme. We want this to continue. We have looked at police reports for the entire City of Plymouth for the period of July 1, 1995 to June 30, 1996. To our surprise, Lakeview Commons had an inordinately high number of police calls per unit. We don't know why that is the case, yet have serious reservations about another rental property being situated in the midst of so many ownership communities. A large number of us are singles and adults living without children. We worry that a high-density apartment complex will draw many children. Again, in and of itself this is not a problem; what concerns us is the placement of a complex with many children among communities with mainly adults. The whole Parkers Lake area, as is, is a very diverse residential community. We have everything from subsidized rental units to high-end single family homes. We have empty- nesters, first-time homeowners, and homes with minor children. We feel our communities have greatly contributed to the overall diversity of Plymouth. The only link we believe to be missing is senior citizen housing. Based on some rudimentary research, we found that Plymouth is sorely lacking in senior housing. In fact there is only one available option for seniors and it has a three to five year waiting list. We firmly believe that based on our above -listed concerns for the use of the land located at the northwest corner of 22nd Avenue and Shenandoah, a viable alternative to a 126 -unit, 3 -story apartment complex would be a low-density senior housing community. A low-density senior citizen community would effectively eliminate our traffic and crime concerns as well as maintain, instead of multiply, the number of children in the Parkers Lake area. In conclusion, the undersigned hope that the above -articulated concerns will be properly addressed by the City of Plymouth. We have not only stated our concerns but proposed what we consider to be a feasible alternative to what has preliminarily been discussed for the land in question. Please carefully consider this petition when addressing the proposed development. Signed By: ---�_ 1. 617s� 3. 5. �1 7.i-=—/. K 4 n 30. 32( 34. V v / 36. 61 38. c 40. 42. 44. 46. 48. 50. 52. 54. 56. 58. 60. 62. 64. 66. 68. 70. 72. 74. 31. 33. 35. 37: 39. 41. 43. 45. 47. 49. 51. 53. 55. 57. 59. 61. 63. 65. 67. 69. 71. 73. 75. nesters, first-time homeowners, and homes with minor children. We feel our communities have greatly contributed to the overall diversity of Plymouth. The only link we believe to be missing is senior citizen housing. Based on some rudimentary research, we found that Plymouth is sorely lacking in senior housing. In fact there is only one available option for seniors and it has a three to five year waiting list. We firmly believe that based on our above -listed concerns for the use of the land located at the northwest corner of 22nd Avenue and Shenandoah, a viable alternative to a 126 -unit, 3 -story apartment complex would be a low-density senior housing community. A low-density senior citizen community Would effectively eliminate our traffic and crime concerns as well as maintain, instead of multiply, the number of children in the Parkers Lake area. In conclusion, the undersigned hope that the above -articulated concerns will be properly addressed by the City of Plymouth. We have not only stated our concerns but proposed what we consider to be a feasible alternative to what has preliminarily been discussed for the land in question. Please carefully corysider this petition when addressing the proposed development. Signed B': 2 Q ll 1: 15.� 17. 19. 21. 23. 25. 27. 4 0 8. 10. 12. 14. 16. 18. 20. 22. 24. 26. 28. 29. 29. X nesters, first-time homeowners, and homes with minor children. We feel our communities have greatly contributed to the overall diversity of Plymouth. The only link we believe to be missing is senior citizen housing. Based on some rudimentary research, we found that Plymouth is sorely lacking in senior housing. In fact there is only one available option for seniors and it has a three to five year waiting list. We firmly believe that based on our above -listed concerns for the use of the land located at the northwest corner of 22nd Avenue and Shenandoah, a viable alternative to a 126 -unit, 3 -story apartment complex would be a low-density senior housing community. A low-density senior citizen community would effectively eliminate our traffic and crime concerns as well as maintain, instead of multiply, the number of children in the Parkers Lake area. In conclusion, the undersigned hope that the above -articulated concerns will be properly addressed by the City of Plymouth. We have not only stated our concerns but proposed what we consider to be a feasible alternative to what has preliminarily been discussed for the land in question. Please carefully consider this petition when addressing the proposed development. 21. 23. 25. 27. 29. ►1 4. 6. 8. 10. 12. 14. 16. 18. 20. 22. 24. 26. 28. 29. nesters, first-time homeowners, and homes with minor children. We feel our communities have greatly contributed to the overall diversity of Plymouth. The only link we believe to be missing is senior citizen housing. Based on some rudimentary research, we found that Plymouth is sorely lacking in senior housing. In fact there is only one available option for seniors and it has a three to five year waiting list. We firmly believe that based on our above -listed concerns for the use of the land located at the northwest corner of 22nd Avenue and Shenandoah, a viable alternative to a 126 -unit, 3 -story apartment complex would be a low-density senior housing community. A low-density senior citizen community would effectively eliminate our traffic and crime concerns as well as maintain, instead of multiply, the number of children in the Parkers Lake area. In conclusion, the undersigned hope that the above -articulated concerns will be properly addressed by the City of Plymouth. We have not only stated our concerns but proposed what we consider to be a feasible alternative to what has preliminarily been discussed for the land in etition when addressing the proposed development. 9. 11. 13. 15. 17. 19. 21. 23. 25. 27. 2. 4. 6. 8. 10. 12. 14. 16. 18. 20. 22. 24. 26. 28. 29. 29. nesters, first-time homeowners, and homes with minor children. We feel our communities have greatly contributed to the overall diversity of Plymouth. The only link we believe to be missing is senior citizen housing. Based on some rudimentary research, we found that Plymouth is sorely lacking in senior housing. In fact there is only one available option for seniors and it has a three to five year waiting list. We firmly believe that based on our above -listed concerns for the use of the land located at the northwest corner of 22nd Avenue and Shenandoah, a viable alternative to a 126 -unit, 3 -story apartment complex would be a low-density senior housing community. A low-density senior citizen community would effectively eliminate our traffic and crime concerns as well as maintain, instead of multiply, the number of children in the Parkers Lake area. In conclusion, the undersigned hope that the above -articulated concerns will be properly addressed by the City of Plymouth. We have not only stated our concerns but proposed what we consider to be a feasible alternative to what has preliminarily been discussed for the land in question. Please carefully consider this petition when addressing the proposed development. 19. 21. 23. 25. 27. 29. 2. 4. 6. 8. 10. 12. 14. 16. 18. 20. 22. 24. 26. 28. 29. nesters, first-time homeowners, and homes with minor children. We feel our communities have greatly contributed to the overall diversity of Plymouth. The only link we believe to be missing is senior citizen housing. Based on some rudimentary research, we found that Plymouth is sorely lacking in senior housing. In fact there is only one available option for seniors and it has a three to five year waiting list. We firmly believe that based on our above -listed concerns for the use of the land located at the northwest corner of 22nd Avenue and Shenandoah, a viable alternative to a 126 -unit, 3 -story apartment complex would be a low-density senior housing community. A low-density senior citizen community would effectively eliminate our traffic and crime concerns as well as maintain, instead of multiply, the number of children in the Parkers Lake area. In conclusion, the undersigned hope that the above -articulated concerns will be properly addressed by the City of Plymouth. We have not only stated our concerns but proposed what we consider to be a feasible alternative to what has preliminarily been discussed for the land in question. Please carefully consider this petition when addressing the proposed development. i 27. 20. 22. 24. 26. 28. 29. 29 nesters, first-time homeowners, and homes with minor children. We feel our communities have greatly contributed to the overall diversity of Plymouth. The only link we believe to be missing is senior citizen housing. Based on some rudimentary research, we found that Plymouth is sorely lacking in senior housing. In fact there is only one available option for seniors and it has a three to five year waiting list. We firmly believe that based on our above -listed concerns for the use of the land located at the northwest corner of 22nd Avenue and Shenandoah, a viable alternative to a 126 -unit, 3 -story apartment complex would be a low-density senior housing community. A low-density senior citizen community would effectively eliminate our traffic and crime concerns as well as maintain, instead of multiply, the number of children in the Parkers Lake area. In conclusion, the undersigned hope that the above -articulated concerns will be properly addressed by the City of Plymouth. We have not only stated our concerns but proposed what we consider to be a feasible alternative to what has preliminarily been discussed for the land in question. Please carefully consider this petition when addressing the proposed development. F d y: E 7 2. 4. 3q6 o o 1 ? `1!- w/ AJ V 9 IN V�_4nk fs7n - (7 "-� 41., M -J&/? 0 1L-40.at,�,,�, r�.Cly ►, «-reo -,�*c it. it 7/0 13. 1:5 - l 7-14-4 15. �' c 4cs� �i RUe - A 17. i wi3a ow AA t4. 1 1 1 IV' 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 29. l6� nesters, first-time homeowners, and homes with minor children. We feel our communities have greatly contributed to the overall diversity of Plymouth. The only link we believe to be missing is senior citizen housing. Based on some rudimentary research, we found that Plymouth is sorely lacking in senior housing. In fact there is only one available option for seniors and it has a three to five year waiting list. We firmly believe that based on our above -listed concerns for the use of the land located at the northwest corner of 22nd Avenue and Shenandoah, a viable alternative to a 126 -unit, 3 -story apartment complex would be a low-density senior housing community. A low-density senior citizen community would effectively eliminate our traffic and crime concerns as well as maintain, instead of multiply, the number of children in the Parkers Lake area. In conclusion, the undersigned hope that the above -articulated concerns will be properly addressed by the City of Plymouth. We have not only stated our concerns but proposed what we consider to be a feasible alternative to what has preliminarily been discussed for the land in question. Please carefully consider this petition when addressing the proposed development. 1. 3. 5. : V1� 21. 25. 27. 29. 24. 26. 28. 29. nesters, first-time homeowners, and homes with minor children. We feel our communities have greatly contributed to the overall diversity of Plymouth. The only link we believe to be missing is senior citizen housing. Based on some rudimentary research, we found that Plymouth is sorely lacking in senior housing. In fact there is only one available option for seniors and it has a three to five year waiting list. We firmly believe that based on our above -listed concerns for the use of the land located at the northwest corner of 22nd Avenue and Shenandoah, a viable alternative to a 126 -unit, 3 -story apartment complex would be a low-density senior housing community. A low-density senior citizen community would effectively eliminate our traffic and crime concerns as well as maintain, instead of multiply, the number of children in the Parkers Lake area. In conclusion, the undersigned hope that the above -articulated concerns will be properly addressed by the City of Plymouth. We have not only stated our concerns but proposed what we consider to be a feasible alternative to what has preliminarily been discussed for the land in question. Please carefully consider this petition when addressing the proposed development. Signed By: <' r 3. 5. 19. 21. 23. 25. 27. 29. 2. 6. 8. H 1: 1� R 18. 20. 22. 24. 26. 28. 29. ? M. nesters, first-time homeowners, and homes with minor children. We feel our communities have greatly contributed to the overall diversity of Plymouth. The only link we believe to be missing is senior citizen housing. Based on some rudimentary research, we found that Plymouth is sorely lacking in senior housing. In fact there is only one available option for seniors and it has a three to five year waiting list. We firmly believe that based on our above -listed concerns for the use of the land located at the northwest corner of 22nd Avenue and Shenandoah, a viable alternative to a 126 -unit, 3 -story apartment complex would be a low-density senior housing community. A low-density senior citizen community would effectively eliminate our traffic and crime concerns as well as maintain, instead of multiply, the number of children in the Parkers Lake area. In conclusion, the undersigned hope that the above -articulated concerns will be properly addressed by the City of Plymouth. We have not only stated our concerns but proposed what we consider to be a feasible alternative to what has preliminarily been discussed for the land in question. Please carefully consider this petition when addressing the proposed development. r.{7 x i 1'. 1� 2: 2' 24 2' 2! . IL. L1 4. 20. 22. 24. 26.. 28. U A - 8r G X- /✓.. nesters, first-time homeowners, and homes with minor children. We feel our communities have greatly contributed to the overall diversity of Plymouth. The only link we believe to be in is senior citizen housing. Based on some rudimentary research, we found that Plymouth is sorely lacking in senior housing. In fact there is only one available option for seniors and it has a three to five year waiting list. We firmly believe that based on our above -listed concerns for the use of the land located at the northwest corner of 22nd Avenue and Shenandoah, a viable alternative to a 126 -unit, 3 -story apartment complex would be a low-density senior housing community. A low-density senior citizen community would effectively eliminate our traffic and crime concerns as well as maintain, instead of multiply, the number of children in the Parkers Lake area. In conclusion, the undersigned hope that the above -articulated concerns will be properly addressed by the City of Plymouth. We have not only stated our concerns but proposed what we consider to be a feasible alternative to what has preliminarily been discussed for the land in question. Please carefully consider this petition when addressing the proposed development. Signed. 1. l 3.��- 5. D G 9. 11. 13. 15. 17. 19. 21. 23. 25. 27. 29. 2 4 6 8. 10. 12. 14. 16. 18. 20. 22. 24. 26. 28. nesters, first-time homeowners, and homes with minor children. We feel our communities have greatly contributed to the overall diversity of Plymouth. The only link we believe to be missing is senior citizen housing. Based on some rudimentary research, we found that Plymouth is sorely lacking in senior housing. In fact there is only one available option for seniors and it has a three to five year waiting list. We firmly believe that based on our above -listed concerns for the use of the land located at the northwest corner of 22nd Avenue and Shenandoah, a viable alternative to a 126 -unit, 3 -story apartment complex would be a low-density senior housing community. A low-density senior citizen community would effectively eliminate our traffic and crime concerns as well as maintain, instead of multiply, the number of children in the Parkers Lake area. In conclusion, the undersigned hope that the above -articulated concerns will be properly addressed by the City of Plymouth. We have not only stated our concerns but proposed what we consider to be a feasible alternative to what has preliminarily been discussed for the land in question. Please carefully consider this petition when addressing the proposed development. 15. 17. 19. 21. 23. 25. 27. 29. 2. 4. 6. 8. 10. 12. 14. 16. 18. 20. 22. 24. 26. 28. 29. 1 nesters, first-time homeowners, and homes with minor children. We feel our communities have greatly contributed to the overall diversity of Plymouth. The only link we believe to be missing is senior citizen housing. Based on some rudimentary research, we found that Plymouth is sorely lacking in senior housing. In fact there is only one available option for seniors and it has a three to five year waiting list. We firmly believe that based on our above -listed concerns for the use of the land located at the northwest corner of 22nd Avenue and Shenandoah, a viable alternative to a 126 -unit, 3 -story apartment complex would be a low-density senior housing community. A low-density senior citizen community would effectively eliminate our traffic and crime concerns as well as maintain, instead of multiply, the number of children in the Parkers Lake area. In conclusion, the undersigned hope that the above -articulated concerns will be properly addressed by the City of Plymouth. We have not only stated our concerns but proposed what we consider to be a feasible alternative to what has preliminarily been discussed for the land in question. Please carefully consider this petition when addressing the proposed development. 13. 15. 17. 19. 21. 23. 25. 27. 29. 2. <,(�, 4. 6. 8. 10. 12. 14. 16. 18. 20. 22. 24. 26. 28. 29. nesters, first-time homeowners, and homes with minor children. We feel our communities have greatly contributed to the overall diversity of Plymouth. The only link we believe to be missing is senior citizen housing. Based on some rudimentary research, we found that Plymouth is sorely lacking in senior housing. In fact there is only one available option for seniors and it has a three to five year waiting list. We firmly believe that based on our above -listed concerns for the use of the land located at the northwest corner of 22nd Avenue and Shenandoah, a viable alternative to a 126 -unit, 3 -story apartment complex would be a low-density senior housing community. A low-density senior citizen community Would effectively eliminate our traffic and crime concerns as well as maintain, instead of multiply, the number of children in the Parkers Lake area. In conclusion, the undersigned hope that the above -articulated concerns will be properly addressed by the City of Plymouth. We have not only stated our concerns but proposed what we consider to be a feasible alternative to what has preliminarily been discussed for the land in question. Please carefully consider this petition when addressing the proposed development. Signed By: f 2. 4. 6. "40- ') 9. 1�11f.- 10. 11. ti /� X71. �''�r� ,. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 29. nesters, first-time homeowners, and homes with minor children. We feel our communities have greatly contributed to the overall diversity of Plymouth. The only link we believe to be missing is senior citizen housing. Based on some rudimentary research, we found that Plymouth is sorely lacking in senior housing. In fact there is only one available option for seniors and it has a three to five year waiting list. We firmly believe that based on our above -listed concerns for the use of the land located at the northwest corner of 22nd Avenue and Shenandoah, a viable alternative to a 126 -unit, 3 -story apartment complex would be a low-density senior housing community. A low-density senior citizen community would effectively eliminate our traffic and crime concerns as well as maintain, instead of multiply, the number of children in the Parkers Lake area. In conclusion, the undersigned hope that the above -articulated concerns will be properly addressed by the City of Plymouth. We have not only stated our concerns but proposed what we consider to be a feasible alternative to what has preliminarily been discussed for the land in question. Please carefully consider this petition when addressing the proposed development. 1 I 25. 27. 29. 2. 4. 6. 8. 10. 12. 14. 16. 18. 20. 22. 24. 26. 28. 29. nesters, first-time homeowners, and homes with minor children. We feel our communities have greatly contributed to the overall diversity of Plymouth. The only link we believe to be missing is senior citizen housing. Based on some rudimentary research, we found that Plymouth is sorely lacking in senior housing. In fact there is only one available option for seniors and it has a three to five year waiting list. We firmly believe that based on our above -listed concerns for the use of the land located at the northwest corner of 22nd Avenue and Shenandoah, a viable alternative to a 126 -unit, 3 -story apartment complex would be a low-density senior housing community. A low-density senior citizen community would effectively eliminate our traffic and crime concerns as well as maintain, instead of multiply, the number of children in the Parkers Lake area. In conclusion, the undersigned hope that the above -articulated concerns will be properly addressed by the City of Plymouth. We have not only stated our concerns but proposed what we consider to be a feasible alternative to what has preliminarily been discussed for the land in question. Please carefully consider this petition when addressing the proposed development. ell 1. e17 _ ,1 I �1. 23.24. 18. iii%1 _ _ 20. 22. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 29. nesters, first-time homeowners, and homes with minor children. We feel our communities have greatly contributed to the overall diversity of Plymouth. The only link we believe to be missing is senior citizen housing. Based on some rudimentary research, we found that Plymouth is sorely lacking in senior housing. In fact there is only one available option for seniors and it has a three to five year waiting list. We firmly believe that based on our above -listed concerns for the use of the land located at the northwest corner of 22nd Avenue and Shenandoah, a viable alternative to a 126 -unit, 3 -story apartment complex would be a low-density senior housing community. A low-density senior citizen community would effectively eliminate our traffic and crime concerns as well as maintain, instead of multiply, the number of children in the Parkers Lake area. In conclusion, the undersigned hope that the above -articulated concerns will be properly addressed by the City of Plymouth. We have not only stated our concerns but proposed what we consider to be a feasible alternative to what has preliminarily been discussed for the land in question. Please carefully consider this petition when addressing the proposed development. M 5. 9. 11. 13. 15. 17. 19. 21. 23. 25. 27. 29. N 12. 14. 16. 18. 20. 22. 24. 26. 28. 29. nesters, first-time homeowners, and homes with minor children. We feel our communities have greatly contributed to the overall diversity of Plymouth. The only link we believe to be missing is senior citizen housing. Based on some rudimentary research, we found that Plymouth is sorely lacking in senior housing. In fact there is only one available option for seniors and it has a three to five year waiting list. We firmly believe that based on our above -listed concerns for the use of the land located at the northwest corner of 22nd Avenue and Shenandoah, a viable alternative to a 126 -unit, 3 -story apartment complex would be a low-density senior housing community. A low-density senior citizen community would effectively eliminate our traffic and crime concerns as well as maintain, instead of multiply, the number of children in the Parkers Lake area. In conclusion, the undersigned hope that the above -articulated concerns will be properly addressed by the City of Plymouth. We have not only stated our concerns but proposed what we consider to be a feasible alternative to what has preliminarily been discussed for the land in question. Please carefully consider this petition when addressing the proposed development. Signed Ry: ,904 2-1 Z5 G I 4. I�v11Y�N11�1/i'�t,i'1 21�t �P GI 8 wo "TU -. 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We firmly believe that based on our above -listed concerns for the use of the land located at the northwest corner of 22nd Avenue and Shenandoah, a viable alternative to a 126 -unit, 3 -story apartment complex would be a low-density senior housing community. A low-density senior citizen community would effectively eliminate our traffic and crime concerns as well as maintain, instead of multiply, the number of children in the Parkers Lake area. In conclusion, the undersigned hope that the above -articulated concerns will be properly addressed by the City of Plymouth. We have not only stated our concerns but proposed what we consider tc; be a feasible alternative to what has preliminarily been discussed for the land in question. Please carefully consider this petition when addressing the proposed development. M I I " M � yam_ 19. 21. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 29.