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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Information Memorandum 01-03-1997JANUARY 3,1997 UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS 1. COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE: JANUARY 8, 1997 6:00 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Medicine Lake Conference Room Topic: Consider financial participation in mitigating a potential nuisance at Ameridata. JANUARY 8, 1997 7:00 P.M. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers JANUARY 22, 1997 6:00 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Public Safety Training Room Topic: Presentation from Springsted, City's Financial Advisor JANUARY 22, 1997 7:00 P.M. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers 2. CHARTER COMMISSION, MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 7:00 P.M. Public Safety Training Room. Agenda is attached. (M-2) 3. PLANNING COMMISSION, TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 7:00 P.M., Council Chambers. 4. PRAC, THURSDAY, JANUARY9, 7:00 P.M., Council Chambers. 5. CITY CENTER SUBCOMMITTEE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 7:00 P.M. Public Safety Training Room. Topic: Review and recommend a course of action on proposals received for development of the city -owned parcel at Vicksburg Lane and Highway 55. 2 CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMO January 3, 1997 Page 2 6. HRA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 7:00 P.M., Council Chambers. 7. MARTINLUTHER KING DAY, MONDAY, JANUARY 20, City offices closed. 8. MEETING CALENDARS — January and February meeting calendars are attached. (M-8) 1. STAFFREPORTS a. Report from HRA Supervisor Ed Goldsmith about the Housing Improvement Area Petition from Shenandoah Homeowners 2. NEWSARTICLES, RELEASES, PUBLICATIONS, ETC. a. Notice of extension for Association of Metropolitan Municipalities Board nominations deadline until January 8. (I -2a) b. December 23, 1996 Wall Street Journal On-line Interactive Service news story about Troy, Michigan municipal efforts to regulate and levy telecommunications development in the community. (I -2b) c. Notice and background information on The Metropolitan Council January 22 and 29 public meetings to consider appointments to the Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission. (I -2c) 3. CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS POLICY -.CORRESPONDENCE a. Internet communication to `Batcave9@aol.com" with e-mail addresses for Plymouth Public Safety officials. (I -3a) b. Internet correspondence between City staff and Charlie Holmes regarding recycling. (I - 3b) c. Letter from Assistant Manager Kathy Lueckert to Charlene Snyder regarding City Office hours at Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. Snyder's original comments are attached. (I -3c) d.. Internet correspondence between HRA Supervisor Ed Goldsmith and George Wilson regarding parking at Plymouth Towne Square. (I -3d) A status report on the most recent correspondence is attached.. (I--3) r Plymouth Charter Commission January 6,1997, 7 p.m. Agenda Call to Order II. Approval of November Minutes III. Discussion of Terms of Office IV. Other Business V. Adjourn M EWE CINO M N A 0 'r ti N Cl M O r C� I� I� b N OM >, z � H c� U E E V] aU� xH �U V 0 exp I� c O pML�� oU oU oo C,3 U] co O a ON ch Lil C I z ^ }O Icz�w U � �mE joUOUv) o.Y 3 Z oc I� rh r 00 IZa'- I' C� z�— ¢ aOU� �U TUU , E; L a3I �r_a_r 0 z L! ioz0U: p v z QZOU: IOD I U en^ C _O W.2 U 0 < j G V :7: Ell '• u�-.nonN� !Lon y N N EWE CINO M N A m -g M °0 ti N C13 n ti CK) c� i t\ zg w ;�r CN cd a U > d ^+ QO �h �' ;z4 Cl? z4— C1,0� 0� iC,O o(u � a VU oc�zs oc�zs�. ;ozo� LC>13 T o I N I C13 "Cl Z/1 M DATE: December 27, 1996 TO: Dwight Johnson, City Manager FROM: Edward Goldsmith, HRA Supervisthrough Anne Hurlburt, Community Development Director SUBJECT: Housing Improvement Area Petition from Shenandoah Homeowners The City has received petitions signed by 79 owners from 78 (36%) of the 219 homes in the Shenandoah Townhomes requesting that the City hold a public hearing to adopt an ordinance to designate Shenandoah Townhomes as a Housing Improvement Area under Minnesota Statutes 428A for the installation of new siding on the buildings. Shenandoah Townhomes are located at the southeast corner of Vicksburg Lane and 28`' Avenue in Ward 1. The Housing Improvement Area legislation was adopted in 1996 and became effective August 1, 1996. Under this legislation a minimum of 25 % of the housing owners in an area of the City may petition the City Council to hold a public hearing to consider adoption of an ordinance to establish a Housing Improvement Area within which the City may impose fees on the housing owners for the cost of certain housing improvements, including any City administrative costs. If 35% of the residents or housing owners file an objection to the designation of the Housing Improvement Area with the City before the effective date of the ordinance, the ordinance cannot become effective. According to the City Attorney, any housing improvements subject to this legislation that are approved. by the Council must be. done by City staff or under City contracts. The City can use any of its unencumbered or non -designated funds or sell bonds to cover the cost of the improvements. The fees imposed on the property owners would be used to re -pay the City for its costs and to make any bond payments associated with the improvements. The ordinance must describe the basis for the imposition of the fees and the number of years that the fees are to be in effect and must include findings that without the housing improvement area, the proposed improvements could not be made by the condominium association or housing owners and that the improvements are needed to maintain and preserve the homes in the Area. After adoption of the ordinance establishing the Area, a second public hearing is required before any applicable fees can be imposed upon the properties. Before a resolution approving the fees can be adopted, any condominium association located in the Area must submit to the City an acceptable financial plan that provides for the future financing of maintenance and operation of the common elements and capital improvements of the condominium. Before the Council considers holding a public hearing we will need to confirm that the petitioners represent at least 25 % of all housing owners and obtain information from the Shenandoah Townhome Association regarding the need for the siding improvements, the Association's inability to undertake the improvements, its intentions regarding submission of the required financial plan and any other information that it can provide relevant to the proposed improvements. By separate letter I will request this information from the Association. \\cityy1y\vo1I\cd\housing\hralstaffrep\Osh_108.doc Decem4er 30, 1996 4:16 PM From: AMM Association of Metropolitan Municipalities December 30, 1996 Fax #: 281-1299 Page 2 of 3 TO: Mayors Managers/Administrators FROM: Vern Peterson, Executive Director RE: AMM Board Vacancies J -2a BULLETIN BOARD NOMINATIONS DEADLINE EXTENDED We are extending the deadline for AMM Board of Directors nominations. You now have until Wednesday, January 8 to either fax (281-1299) or mail (145 University Ave. West, St. Paul, MN 55103-2044) your nominations to the AMM office. Nominations should be in written form and include a brief resume of the nominee. They should be sent to the attention of Vern Peterson. Three seats on the AMM Board are available effective January of 1997. The officials selected to fill these vacancies will serve the balance of the terms and then will be eligible for re-election. (Two terms end in June of 1997 and the other ends in June of 1998). Nominations are solicited from all parts of the metro area and can be either elective or administrative officials. The AMM Board consists of 19 city officials and is responsible for the overall direction of staff, approval of the annual budget and work program, establishment of the annual dues schedule, determination of yearly legislative priorities and appointments to the Transportation Advisory Board (TAB), Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), the Metropolitan Radio Board and the Metro GIS Policy Board. The Board meets the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. If you have questions, call Vern at 215-4000. 145 Unwenity Avenue West Saint Paul, Minnesota SAo;-zo44 (bit) VS -4000 Fax. z8t-izqq The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition -- December 23, 1996 Exemption of Old Utilities Irks the Potential Rivals By BRYAN GRULEY Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL TROY, Mich. -- On the road to competition in the telephone business, this Detroit suburb wants to set up a tollbooth. Troy hopes to collect hefty new fees from cable operators, long-distance telephone companies and others seeking to compete against the local phone monopoly. But it has a tough fight on its hands, one being watched across the country. Many other municipalities plan to impose similar fees on new telecommunications rivals that want to dig up streets and sidewalks to put telephone wires underground or on utility poles. The companies are resisting, and at stake nationwide could be billions of dollars. The would-be providers of phone service say these rules and fees, many of which wouldn't apply to already -entrenched phone companies, could forestall the local competition envisioned by the telecom law passed by Congress this year. "If the new guy has significant burdens the old guy doesn't have, you're not going to have competition," says John Liskey, director of government affairs for Tele-Communications Inc. in Michigan. `"The consumer winds up losing." Two Other Groups But cities are defending their right to manage -'- and tax - the' tangle of wire and conduit under public rights of way. And the longstanding monopolies contend that they should be excused from new rules because they hold statewide franchises, some a century old, and are state -regulated. Troy's new ordinance, passed a year ago, is already affecting companies' plans. Long-distance carrier MCI Communications Corp. is routing its local phone network around the city rather than pay to put lines through it. TCI, the country's largest cable operator and the sole cable provider for the city of 80,000, says paying the new fees would cost up to $700,000 a year. "We just won't do it," snaps Michael Cleland, TCI's local general manager. That leaves two fewer rivals for Ameritech Corp., the Baby Bell that has had a monopoly here for decades. So far, the city hasn't enforced the ordinance on Ameritech, but last week it wrote a letter to the company saying it intends to do so. In a landmark case, TCI, MCI and the cable industry have asked the Federal Communications Commission to strike down Troy's ordinance and declare anything like it illegal. They call it a "barrier to entry" that violates federal law. And they say Troy and other cities want to get revenue for their depleted coffers, not improve rights-of-%vay management. The Cities' Contention The cities contend that they aren't gold -digging, just seeking fair compensation for having their property repeatedly torn up to install the new telecom networks. Long used to dealing with sole providers of electric, water and other utilities, they face unprecedented demands for access to their land. "It's a $20 billion issue," says Nicholas Miller of the Washington law firm of Miller & Van Eaton, which represents communities supporting Troy. "We are looking at perhaps the largest public -works project ever over the next 20 years. The cities can't simply step aside." Boring into rights of way can cost cities big bucks in street repairs, traffic controls and business disruption. Each dig reduces a road's useful life, increasing taxpayers' maintenance and replacement costs. And the more wires that are installed, the harder it is for city workers to repair water and :gas lines. "Water mains never choose a sunny afternoon to break," says Frank Gerstenecker, the retired city manager who drafted Troy's ordinance. Burdens on City iA brief drive through Troy shows the burdens caused by service providers. A utility truck's tires have torn up city grass near a roadside power box. Near a shopping mall, a safety fence has collapsed into a hole in the sidewalk. City Attorney Peter Letzmann says he doesn't know which utility its responsible but concedes, "The city's going to have to fix this, and we'll probably wind up paying for it." ,Cities have long charged nominal fees for digging on public land, and some have levied additional user fees on regulated industries, such as cable TV, that occupy rights of way. Even where state -franchised phone companies .avoid paying user fees, they must meet other requirements, such as :providing service to everyone. Now, aided by groups such as the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the National League of Cities, dozens of municipalities are adopting or ,considering rules like those regulating cable TV. Some aren't satisfied with merely recouping the cost of tending rights of way. They believe that users of public land should also pay "rent" in the form of fees that reflect market value. "Wake up, cities!" Minneapolis lawyer Thomas Creighton exhorted a group of city officials last year. "The communications industry wants access to and occupancy of [our] lands for free for the sole purpose of making a profit. Profit ... is not the exclusive purview of the private sector." In a recent Chicago presentation, Mr. Miller compared rights of way to shopping -center rents, which he said typically run 10% of stores' sales. :Estimating the annual revenue of the U.S. wired -telecommunications market at $184 billion, the lawyer calculated that the rights of way should be valued at $18 billion, about five times what cities currently collect in user fees. Adds Bradford Detrick, deputy city attorney of Tucson, Ariz.: "It's really no different than if someone wanted to have a car lot or a grocery store on ;public property; you wouldn't just give that property away." Tucson has ;begun levying user fees on new phone providers. ommunities in Maryland, Illinois, New Jersey, Arizona, Minnesota, [ichigan, Idaho and other states also are drafting ordinances. Several [innesota cities have formed a task force to coordinate efforts to protect .eir control of rights of way. Michigan cities are helping Troy battle >mpanies that oppose the new rates; a letter seeking contributions of 5,000 to $25,000 to pay their legal and administrative fees says "money >ent wisely now can protect your rights to future revenues." More than 150 ties, counties and municipal groups from 28 states have written to the LC in support of Troy. Such orchestration is needed, Mr. Miller says, "so e don't get rolled" by big companies with influence in Washington. Firms' Objections But cable operators and others object to any new local rules now that federal law is supposed to deregulate the phone industry. They also don't want to face a patchwork of different rules in hundreds of towns. And they are especially upset because many of the new rules and fees don't currently apply to existing monopolies. For example, Tucson's ordinance excludes U S West Inc., the Denver-based Bell company whose 1877 territorial grant was affirmed in Arizona's 1910 constitution. GST Telecommunications Inc. of Vancouver, Wash., has sued Tucson on the ground that this exclusion violates the federal requirement that fees be "competitively neutral." n Troy, Messrs. Cleland and Liskey of TCI say Ameritech enjoys favorite -son" treatment because it employs 1,200 workers here. But ,meritech doesn't defend Troy's ordinance; Harry Semerjian, vice president ,f corporate planning, calls it a "competition inhibitor." Anyway, the ompany says it is exempt because of its statewide franchise. That 1904 locument is silent about fees but carries other obligations, such as providing ervice to all Michigan residents, "that no other carrier wants to touch," Mr. iemer ian says. He says Ameritech is "confused" by the city's sudden merest in enforcing the ordinance because Mr. Letzmann assured him it 't affect the company. Not so, Mr. Letzmann says. Troy hasn't enforced the rule until now because it has focused on the TCI dispute, he adds. The city sent a letter Dec. 16 tasking Ameritech to apply for a telecom franchise "as a courtesy," because that very day a lawyer for Troy was debating the matter with TCI at the .FCC. "We're not trying to make it a big issue," Mr. Letzmann says. 'Ameritech is a super corporate citizen." -E- Zb Troy doesn't relish its role as flagbearer for municipalities; it considers itself 'friendly to business. Hugging Interstate 75 six miles north of Detroit, Troy ,hosts the headquarters of Kmart Corp., the retailing giant, and Kelly Services Inc., the temporary -help company. General Motors Corp.'s Delphi parts -making unit is building its world headquarters here. A Need for Revisions But when TCI, MCI and MFS Communications Inc. sought permits to install cable two years ago, city officials felt unprepared. "We looked at our ordinances and said, 'Holy Toledo, it may have worked for the past, but it's :not going to work for the future,' " Mr. Letzmann says. So, officials reworked a broad rights-of-way ordinance, then wrote new rules "to bring some order to the chaos of all the people in the telecommunications Lindustry," says Mr. Gerstenecker, the former city manager. That riled local businesses and residents; they feared new fees would raise the price of phone service. The Chamber of Commerce organized 'opposition, precipitating threats like one from David Hoover, vice president and general manager of Regulus Corp., a local telecom -engineering firm. He warned the city that firms "may rethink their geographic locations and 'relocate to a neighboring place where such nonsense is considered absurd." The new ordinance set a one-time, $10,000 franchise "formation" charge, Plus annual user fees pegged largely to the "acquisition cost" of rights of :way. The fees were set at 5% of annual revenues or, at the carrier's choosing, 40 cents per foot of buried wire or 25 cents per foot of overhead wire, existing or new. 'The battlefield was set as the city council passed its ordinance. James Harlan, an MCI lawyer responding to a comment by Councilman Randy Husk, said, "When Mr. Husk says you don't have enough money to ..challenge big companies in court, you're right." Replied Mr. Husk: "I'm not .sure this will ever go to court, but if it does, believe me, we won't go there ';alone. We'll be joined by cities we never heard of" By then, TCI and Troy had been fighting for months over the company's desire to install fiber-optic cable. TCI said the upgrade would enable it to `offer more channels and better reception, and it denied also planning to offer phone service in competition with Ameritech. Officials' Suspicions 'City officials suspected otherwise. They focused on a squiggly line on a drawing of TCI's cable -laying plan. Rather than follow a direct north -south (path, the wire jogged eastward through a string of office buildings. "I doubt :they want to sell those people HBO," Mr. Letzmann quips. TCI says the detour reflects a desire to sell video services to businesses. Mr. Cleland says the company might offer phone service "at some point" but has no plan now. Nevertheless, the city last February declined to let TCI lay no plan now. Nevertheless, the city last February declined to let TCI lay .cable until it obtains a telecom franchise. In response, the company filed its :FCC complaint. Now, TCI can't upgrade its cable service even though Ameritech plans to offer cable next year. MCI gave up seeking a franchise :and is routing its phone network around Troy. MFS did reach an agreement with the city "unenthusiastically" and is asking for a rule change, an MFS lawyer says. Under the new federal law, the FCC can nullify local rules that could hinder competition. FCC Chairman Reed Hundt says the commission must balance "appropriate compensation" for municipalities against "a process that allows competition to prosper." roy's Mr. Letzmann, steering his car past another utility dig, hopes gulators recognize more down-to-earth problems. "We just can't let these ;ople dig willy-nilly in our streets," he says. "Mr. Reed Hundt, you come it here and fix one of these broken water mains and fight your way rough all this cable and see what the little communities face. And you iswer the calls from people who don't have water or can't watch the Super owl." Copyright © 1997 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Metropolitan Council Working for the Region, Planning for the Future �� C December 20, 1996 s • S TO: Metropolitan Area City, Township and County Administrative Staff As you were previously informed, the Metropolitan Couticil will be making five appointments to the Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commisgion for terms that expire in January 1997. Minnesota laws require that the appointment process include holding public meetings to invite participation and recommendations on the appointments from local government officials and the general public. These public hearings have now been established as follows: Wed., January 22,1997 - 7 p.m. Golden Valley City Council Chambers 7800 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley Wed., January 29,1997 - 7 p.m. Chanhassen City Council Chambers 690 Coulter Drive, Chanhassen For your information, enclosed is a list of the names, addresses and background of each of the candidates who have applied for these positions. A map showing the geographic make-up of each of the districts is also enclosed so that you can identify the district in which your city is located. The districts where terms are expiring are mostly in the western and southern portions of the region, but since the term of the chair of this Commission, which is appointed at -large from throughout the metropolitan area, also expires at this time, all local governments in the region must be contacted to seek recommendations on this appointment. In addition to testifying at the public meetings, local governments may submit their recommendations on any of the expiring positions in writing to the Metropolitan Council at the address below. Written recommendations and advice should be submitted to the attention of Julie Opsahl, administrative assistant to the Council. The deadline for written comments is January 31, 1997. The Metropolitan Council seeks the advice of local officials on these appointments and invites your participation and recommendations. I also want to point out that this information is being sent to you as the chief administrative official for your local unit of government, and would appreciate your assistance in bringing it to the attention of the elected officials in your governmental jurisdiction. Sincerely,_ (:Zohnson Chair 230 East Fifth Street St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1634 (612) 291-6359 Fax 291-6550 TDD/TTY 291-0904 Metro Info Line 229-3760 An Equal Opportwiity Employer PARKS AND OPEN SPACE COMMISSION 2 APPLICANT SUMMARY COMMISSION DISTRICT A (Metropolitan Council Districts 1-2) JOHNSON, Duane 7609 Brooklyn Park Drive, Brooklyn Park, MN 55444; Legis- lative District 48; Metropolitan Council District 2. Mr. Johnson resides and works in Hennepin County, is a practicing architect, and a citizen concerned about all aspects of our environment. *SCHNITKER, Kirk 11212 Xenia Ave. N, Champlin, MN 55316; Legislative District 48A; Metropolitan Council District 1. Mr. Schnitker is the current Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission (MPOSC) representative for Commission District A and is seeking reappointment. His background includes experience as both an appointed and elected official. COMMISSION DISTRICT B (Metropolitan Council Districts 3-4) *MCMILLAN, Janet 1274 Tealwood Place, Long Lake, MN 55356-9498; Legislative District 34B; Metropolitan Council District 3. Ms. McMillan is the current MPOSC representative for Commission District B and is seeking reappointment in order to use the knowledge she has gained through Commission work, local visits, workshops and out - of -area travel to continue promoting and protecting our parks and reserves. An active lobbyist for parks at the Legislature, Ms. McMillan also attends meetings of Hennepin, Scott -Hennepin, Carver, and Dakota County parks agencies. COMMISSION DISTRICT C (Metropolitan Council Districts 5-6) ANDERSON, Karen (Kay) 3412 Irving Ave. S, Minneapolis, MN 55408; Legislative District 60B; Metropolitan Council District 6. A lifelong resident of Hennepin County, Ms. Anderson is a licensed teacher, licensed public accountant, leadership attendant --Dayton Hudson, former tax and investment planning V.P., "Friend of Parks" award recipient, and active volunteer. *BOSANKO, Michael 8407 Penn Ave. S, Bloomington, MN 55431; Legislative District 40; Metropolitan Council District 5. Mr. Bosanko is the current MPOSC representative for Commission District C and is seeking reappointment. Knowledgeable in the regional park system, he is an active participant in promoting the Commission's legislative agenda at the Capitol, contacting all legislators within his Council district's during each legislative session. - over - --Z-- Z o-, *JOHNSON, Barbara 4318 Xerxes Ave. N, Minneapolis, District 58; Metropolitan Council Distract X412; Legislative on is current MPOSC representative for CommissionlDistrict s. sD andlis seeking reappointment. She is employed as a charge nurse at Riverside Medical Center and is a current member of the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area Coordinating Commission and the Upper River Citizens' Advisory Committee. Association affiliations include: the Minnesota Recreation and Park Assoc., National Recreation and Park Assoc., Minnesota Nurses Assoc., Victory Neighborhood Assoc., and Camden Planning Council. WINN, Melissa 4242 Irving Ave. N, Minneapolis, AN 55412; Legislative 58A; Metropolitan Council District 7. A Northside' resident since t 1986, Ms. Winn has been a paralegal for 20 years, most recently at Faegre & Benson in business litigation. Affiliations include: Grand Rounds Citizen Parkway Commission, Minneapolis Park Board (1994-95); Audubon Chapter of Minneapolis, board member (1996-98); Hennepin County French Park - Bluebird Trail Monitor (1996). MPOSC CHAIR at -lar e a ointment *GALE, Edward 7210 County Road 110W, Minnetrista 11 5 64; Legislative as chair of the MPOSC since July 1993 and is seeking has sery District 34; Metropolitan Council District ed reappointment to this position. * Current MPOSC member seeking reappointment. 12/18/96 Pune 1995 Metropolitan ""'•"'- Commission .Y.w, ;°•.•.•Y.l Members -and ANORA CO. Districts ••+•lr I ...a.<t E w•.t•x <x• INx G•e+r•r•ef jtnaa<tal te•tN•. +•nt G<ea /p/ I I wear..• a scarf•• N(NN(rIN CO. i 11•N•a r• : V.Ntr<. tgfta Ixetllx•I •<( •tela• ( KrYYYfx M0115 �=e -r- 2 - IMetropolitanit council — — — — Worktng for the Region. 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District A, districts l k 2; 11, 1.444; C. 5 .kh; D, 7 ,44 :4; E, 1) .k ill; l', 11 St 12; C, 13 .44 1•1; H, 15 .k 16 C3 Jean Lyons From: Helen LaFave Sent: Monday, December 23, 1996 1:35 PM To: Jean Lyons Subject: FW: Internet Request From Barb Cox To: 'batcave9@aol.com' Cc: Helen LaFave Subject: Internet Request Date: Monday, December 23, 1996 1:11 PM Your request for Public Safety Administrative Staff internet e-mail addresses was forwarded to me for response. The following individuals are administrative staff for Public Safety. All individuals listed can either respond to your inquiries or forward your question to the appropriate individual to get them answered. These individuals also are regular computer users and check their e-mail throughout the day when they are working. Chief of Police/Director of Public Safety, Craig Gerdes cgerdes@ci.plymouth.mn.us Patrol Lieutenant, Dan Twaddle dtwaddle@ci.plymouth.mn.us Professional Standards Lieutenant, John Ward jward@ci.plymouth.mn.us Operations Lieutenant, Tom Saba tsaba@ci.plymouth.mn.us Fire Chief, Richard Kline rkline@ci.plymouth.mn.us Technical Services Supervisor, Barb Cox bcox@ci.plymouth.mn.us Page 1 Jean Lyons From: Helen LaFave Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 1996 9:08 AM To: Jean Lyons Subject: FW: Recycling FYI. Can you copy the portion of Margie's message directed to the resident and forward it on to -him. Also, if this a message you entered in the correspondence table, please update the table and give a copy to Kurt for the CIM. Thanks. From: Marjorie Vigoren To: Internet Contact Cc: Helen LaFave Subject: RE: Recycling Date: Monday, December 30, 1996 2:58PM You are correct - it is not necessary to separate cans, glass and plastic bottles from each other. They can all go together in your container. Newspapers should then go in one paper bag and "miscellaneous paper' in a separate paper bag. The hauler actually prefers that you prepare your materials in this manner, rather than completely separated. I'm glad to hear that this makes it easier for you. If you have any more questions, you know how to find me on the Internet. Otherwise, you can call me at 509- 5506. Margie Vigoren, Solid Waste Coordinator From: Internet Contact Sent: Monday, December 30, 1996 11:31 AM To: Marjorie Vigoren Subject: FW: Recycling The following is a message received via our Web site. Kathy has asked me to handle e-mail from the Web site in the same manner we handle other citizen inquiries. Consequently, I have acknowledged Mr. Holmes's message via e-mail and have informed him that you or someone from the Recycling staff will get back to him by Tues., Jan. 7. Because we are tracking these e-mail inquiries, please be sure to copy me on your response so that we may include it in both the tracking table and council Information memorandum. Thanks, Helen From: Charlie Holmes[SMTP:cvholme@ibm.net] Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 1996 1:17 AM To: Internet Contact Subject: Recycling U In reviewing the recycling information, I got the impression that it is not necessary to seperate metal, glass, and plastic containers. Is this true? If so, it would make my life easier. Does it make any difference to you? Charlie Holmes Page 1 CITY OF PLYMOUTR December 31, 1996 Charlene Snyder 4140 Terraceview Lane North Plymouth, MN 55446 Dear Ms. Snyder, Thank you for completing a customer comment flyer during your recent visit to city hall. I'm glad to know that you were pleased with the service you received when you obtained your dog license. I also appreciate your comments on keeping city hall open on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. On these two days, we try very hard to balance the service needs of citizens with the wishes of employees. We are able to let our employees go home early on either Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve. However, I believe that we must continue to provide service on those days, and so the city will be open for business. Thanks again for taking the time to give us your comments. Best wishes for a happy and healthy new year. 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Q -� r« CD �- m `< n o.N.O m V .+ Q. cD • �}J CD o 0 CL -n c- � . p 0 0 I- 3� Jean Lyons From: Helen LaFave Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 1996 4:39 PM To: Jean Lyons Subject: FW: Parking at Plymouth Towne Square Jean - Please update log and copy CIM. Thanks. From: Ed Goldsmith To: 'georgewilson-opa@world net. att. nef Cc: Helen LaFave Subject: Parking at Plymouth Towne Square Date: Tuesday, December 31, 1996 4:00PM Mr. Wilson - Please excuse the delay in following up on your inquiry. I had intended to have a response to you by December 18th, however when I received your e-mail message of December 17th, we had to take additional time to consider the information that you provided. I hoped that the building manager, Melody Burnham would have had our response to you before she left for vacation last week. Unfortunately that did not occur and she is preparing the response today. She will be advising you that your mother will be able to obtain a short term parking permit from the office, that you can use in the spaces reserved for resident parking. If you have any questions when you receive the response please contact Melody Burnham at 550-9525. Have a Happy New Year. Sincerely, Ed Goldsmith HRA Supervisor Page 1 Internet Contact From: Internet Contact Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 1996 10:37 AM To: George Wilson Cc: Ed Goldsmith Subject: RE: E-mail about parking at Plymouth Towne Square Mr. Wilson - Please be informed that a copy of your e-mail was forwarded to Housing Supervisor Ed Goldsmith. He will be getting back to you regarding your concerns. Helen LaFave Communications Coordinator From: George Wilson[SMTP:georgewilson-opa@worldnet.att.net] Sent: Monday, December 30, 1996 6:47 PM To: Internet Contact Subject: E-mail about parking at Plymouth Towne Square A month or more ago I wrote you about lack of parking at PTS at times. You had the housing director reply to me, I was under the impression I would hear more from him by 12/17, its now two weeks past that date and I have heard nothing more. With the snow the problem is worst than ever. My mom had the flu so on Christmas afternoon I took her dinner and her presents. I had to park on 37th Ave and walk in. My mom is 80, does not drive. It's not right when one resident because they have a car can park on site and another resident paying the same rent or more who does not have a car, his or her family has to park off site. This problem needs to be addressed before that Fitness Center/Ice Arena opens in the spring. I understand there will be no parking on 37th so where am I going to park?????????????????????????????????????? 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