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Council Information Memorandum 08-15-1997
Y AUGUST 15, 1997 1. COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE.- NOTE: CHEDULE. NOTE: Ward I Councilmember Tim Bildsoe meets with residents and receives their comments in the Administration Library, beginning at 6:00 p.m. before each Council meeting. AUGUST 18 6: 00 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING WITH WAYZATA SCHOOL OFFICIALS Wayzata School Offices; tour of new Wayzata High School. Agenda is attached (M-1) A UGUST 20 5:00 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING BUDGET STUDYSESSION Public Safety Training Room AUGUST 20 7:00 P.M. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers AUGUST 26 7:00 P.M. SPECLIL COUNCIL MEETING WITH MAPLE GROVE CITY OFFICIALS Maple Grove City Offices AUGUST 27 5:00 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (IF NEEDED) BUDGET STUDY SESSION Public Safety Training Room 2. COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE ON DOWNTOWN PLYMOUTH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 7:00 P.M., Public Safety Training Room. 3. HRA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 7:00 P.M., Medicine Lake Room. CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMO August 15, 1997 Page 2 4. PLANNING COMMISSION, TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 7:00 P.M., Council Chambers. S. PACT, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 7: 00 P.M., Hadley Lake Room. 6. LABOR DAYHOLIDAY, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1. City Offices Closes. 7. MEETING CALENDARS — August and September meeting calendars are attached. (M-7) 1. STAFF REPORTS a. Overview of police statistics in the City's Crime Free Multi -Housing program. This was presented to the Planning Commission by Public Safety Director Gerdes and Public Safety Education Specialist Sara Cwayna on August 12. (I -]a) b. Report on City Project No. 6007, the Ferndale Road improvement project between the Cities of Plymouth and Orono. A public information meeting is scheduled for August 21, 7:00 p.m., at the Redeemer Lutheran Church, 115 Wayzata Boulevard. (I -1b) c. Revision is Channel 37 Cable Schedule. (I -1c) 2. NEWSARTICLES, RELEASES, PUBLICATIONS, ETC. a. Invitation to attend an Open House event at Buhler, Inc., 1100 Xenium Lane, on September 13, between noon and 3 p.m. (I -2a) b. Information regarding the Steering Committee for the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. (I -2b) c. Honeywell notice of community meetings set for August 19 and 21, 7:00 p.m., at the Plymouth Ice Arena to discuss with residents noise reduction efforts at the Highway 55 plant. (I -2c) 3. HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ITEM a. Letter from Human Rights Commissioner Claudelle Carruthers requesting a one-year leave of absence from the Human Rights Commission. (I -3a) 4. CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS POLICY- CORRESPONDENCE a. Letter from of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis requesting community profile information about the City of Plymouth. The letter has been forwarded to Community Development Director Anne Hurlburt for a response. (I --4a) A status report on the most recent correspondence is attached. (1-4) CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMO August 15, 1997 S. CORRESPONDENCE Page 3 a. Letter to the Mayor from Steven Lemmlein praising service provided by City employees in the Public Works Department. (I -5a) b. Letter to the Mayor from Interfaith Outreach Executive Director LaDonna Hoy thanking the City Council and City staff for efforts in reviewing the Shenandoah Apartment proposal. Also attached is a commentary from the Star Tribune on affordable housing. (I -Sb) c. Letter from the law firm of Leonard, Street & Deinard, representing Homestead Village, Inc., discussing the vacation of Frontage Road along the south side of State Highway 55. (I -Sc) August 13, 1997 Dwight Johnson, City Manager CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Dwight: Paul R. Beilfuss Superintendent of Schools (612) 476-3101 The School Board members and I are looking forward to hosting the Wayzata School Board and Plymouth City Council joint meeting on August 18, 1997. Enclosed is a copy of the Schedule and Agenda. 1 call your attention to the following: Please ask everyone to arrive at the new Wayzata High School by 4:45 p.m., and park by the front entrance. Wayzata High School Principal, Craig Paul, will meet us there to guide us on the tour of the building, which will take at least an hour. A light supper will be provided by our food service department, Culinary Express. If there is anyone with any special food requirements, please get back to us as soon as you can. ,I If you have any additional agenda items, please let us know. Dwight, if you have any questions or comments, let me hear from you. Looking forward to seeing you on Monday. Truly yours, (S 271-�C� Paul R. Beilfuss, Ed.D. Superintendent of Schools PRB:LMB/l Attachment Sent by Fax (509-5060) at U.S. Mail District Administrative Offices 210 County Road 101 North P.O. Box 660 Wayzata, MN 55391-0660 FAX 476-3214 INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 284 WAYZATA, MINNESOTA BOARD OF EDUCATION IO1NT MEETING WITH PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL Monday - August 18, 1997 - 5:00 p.m. Wayzata High School 4955 -Peony Lane North, Plymouth SCHEDULE 4:45 p.m. - Arrive at Wayzata High School 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. - Tour of Building 6:00 - 6:30 p.m. - Dinner 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. - Meeting AGENDA LMB/ 1 8/13/97 Call to Order/Introductions Civics or Local Government Curriculum Development of Northwest Plvmouth Activity Center Potential Skateboard/Roller Blade/Bike Park Completion of Peony Lane Traffic Control at Wayzata High School - First Week of School School Bus Stops Greenwood and Oakwood Elementary Schools Adjourn ai 0 ii '1-7 i > 1z�'s I i� 8� IM�Cn .a C•pl I I iZZ.0 7, 5-5 o0 o�a � H u N A'$ dmv� I U s �; O UOvi E g u O Av o`�oo a" A U�gpFv a c $i�oge�o• U I � g lV � Io � ozl I i Q I� U V8 DATE: August 14, 1997 TO: Dwight D. Johnson, City Manager FROM: Craig C. 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O "', z . U 1- ia, El o O. cd 14 �--� cd .-4o C 477711*1717t; r-- la c 0 C: 41 m E �L ai D C: 0E C: 0 L C: W O o o �; ,� 42,3 0 o O p TS .�+ a P4 Cd 3 o 0 00 0 0 d r o o Cd Q U bA Q c 0 cu (UCd *03 A w ►� �� a� A a W • • • • • • • • • • Li 1 �� w r ..-moi �. Cd' -4 r -I • C (D (D cl) 73 c� C/) � (1) 1 �� w r ..-moi �. Cd' -4 r -I • C �0J -1--+ cu V 4— a� U i 0 a as L CL d �L _T , a DATE: August 13, 1997 TO: Dwight D. Johnson, City Manager FROM: Fred G. Moore, P.E., Director of Public Works SUBJECT: PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING FERNDALE ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT CITY PROJECT NO. 6007 A joint project between the cities of Plymouth and Orono has been initiated to improve Ferndale Road between County Road 6 and Highway 12. The center of this road is on the city limits line between the two cities. Both cities have designated Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik and Assoc., Inc. as the consultant for the project . Although all of the improvements are within either Plymouth or Orono, the road also serves some residents within the City of Wayzata. To receive public input early in the process, a public information meeting has been established for August 21, 1997, at 7:00 p.m. in the gymnasium of Redeemer Lutheran Church and School located at 115 Wayzata Boulevard (comer of Wayzata Boulevard and Ferndale Road). This meeting will be conducted by City staff and the consultant with a brief overview of the project and then provide an opportunity for citizens to provide early input into the proposed improvement. Attached is a letter sent to the properties within the City of Plymouth. Attached with that letter is a map showing the mailing area for Plymouth. Both the cities of Wayzata and Orono are mailing the same letter to the affected properties in their community. This meeting should be placed on the official City calendar in case several councilmembers choose to attend the meeting. attachments N:\PW\Engincaing\PROJEM1607\MEMOS\INFO MTG_DWIGHT.doc August 12, 1997 SUBJECT: FERNDALE ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT PLYMOUTH PROJECT NO. 6007 Dear Property Owner: The cities of Orono and Plymouth have retained the services of a consulting engineer to begin the planning and design for the improvement of Ferndale Road between County Road 6 and Highway 12. Both cities have programmed funding for the construction of this roadway in our 1998 Capital Improvement Budgets. To receive input from the affected and adjacent properties, a joint public information meeting will be held for all property owners within Plymouth, Wayzata, and Orono. This public information meeting will be held August 21, 1997, at 7:00 p.m. in the gymnasium of Redeemer Lutheran Church and School located at 115 West Wayzata Boulevard (enter from Ferndale Road). The purpose of this meeting is to give a brief presentation on the project and provide an opportunity for input from area residents. Construction plans have not been completed for the project. You could also provide input by providing written comments to the City where you live. During past planning, some general concepts have been developed for the roadway. This roadway is a "Minor Collector" street which serves Plymouth, Orono, and Wayzata. The following are the preliminary design concepts for the project: • The road would be a nine ton urban design standard. This means concrete curb and gutters with storm sewer system for drainage. • The road would be 36 feet wide. This would provide for two lanes of traffic, one in each direction, and one parking lane. Although this would be the standard, we would propose that the roadway be posted for "no parking" and this 36 foot width would then allow for one lane of traffic in each direction, with the other width used for turning vehicles at the numerous intersections and driveways. • The right-of-way would be 66 feet wide. • The road would be designed for a speed of 35 m.p.h. Page 2 1 • There would be a separate walking trail in the right-of-way along the east side of the road. The planning and design for this project will continue during the remainder of 1997 and early 1998. It is expected that a contractor can begin work on the reconstruction of Ferndale Road in May 1998. If you have any questions on the planned reconstruction of Ferndale Road, please contact the Engineering Department in your respective city where your property is located. Sincerely, Fred G. Moore, P.E. Greg Gappa Allan Orsen Director of Public Works Director of Public Services City Manager City of Plymouth City of Orono City of Wayzata G:\PW\Engireefing\PROJECrSM7\LTRS\Fcmdalc_Form.doc Project 6007 Project Area for Ferndale Road County Road 6 to South City Lim �ov�� DATE: August 15, 1997 TO: Kathy Lueckert, Assistant City Manager FROM: Helen LaFave, Communications Coordinator SUBJECT: REVISION IN CHANNEL 37 CABLE SCHEDULE Because the August 12 Planning Commission meeting was more than 6 hours long, I had to revise the replay schedule for Channel 37. Attached is the revised schedule. It will remain in effect until the next Planning Commission meeting on August 26. If that meeting is six hours or less, we will return to our normal six hour scheduling block which allows us to pick up programming from Northwest Community Television's Cities Network. have noted the special replay times on the Channel 37 video text. This Schedule in Effect 8/15/97through,8125197 CHANNEL 37 CABLECASTING SCHEDULE MONDAY 1:00 a.m. Replay of Plymouth City Council Meeting 9:00 a.m. Replay of Plymouth City Council Meeting 5:00 p.m. Replay of Plymouth Planning Commission Meeting TUESDAY 1:00 a.m. Replay of Plymouth Planning Commission Meeting 9:00 a.m. Replay of Plymouth Planning Commission Meeting 7:00 p.m. LIVE, as Scheduled - Plymouth Planning Commission Meeting WEDNESDAY 1:00 a.m. Replay of Plymouth City Council Meeting 9:00 a.m. Replay of Plymouth Planning Commission Meeting 7:00 p.m. LIVE, as Scheduled Plymouth City Council Meeting THURSDAY 1:00 a.m. Replay of Plymouth Planning Commission Meeting 9:00 a.m. Replay of Plymouth Planning Commission Meeting 5:00 P.M. Replay of Plymouth Planning Commission Meeting FRIDAY 1:00 a.m. Replay of Plymouth Planning Commission Meeting 9:00 a.m. Replay of Plymouth City Council Meeting 5:00 p.m. Replay of Plymouth City Council Meeting SATURDAY 1:00 a.m. Replay of Plymouth City Council Meeting 9:00 a.m. Replay of Plymouth City Council Meeting 5:00 p.m. Replay of Plymouth City Council Meeting SUNDAY 1:00 a.m. Replay of Plymouth City Council Meeting 9:00 a.m. Replay of Plymouth City Council Meeting 5:00 p.m. Replay of Plymouth City Council Meeting «4 BUHLER. BUHLER INC. 1100 XENIUM LANE • MINNEAPOLIS. MINNESOTA Rudi Gutmann President August 12, 1997 Mr. Dwight D. Johnson, City Manager City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Blvd Plymouth, MN 55447-1482 Dear Dwight, It has been some time since you and the City Council had an opportunity to visit at Buhler. I also recognize that you and the other City Council members have busy schedules. However, I would like to invite you and any members of your staff and families to an open house being held on Saturday, September 13, between noon and 3:30 p.m. We would enjoy having your presence at the open house. if you would be so kind as to distribute our invitation, we would be very appreciative. Should you plan to attend or have any questions, please contact Frank Lunetta, our Manager of Human Resources. Hope to see you on the 13th! If not, I will understand. Sincerely yours, BUHLER INC. jugann RG/Jb Mating Address: P.O. Box 94197 0 Minneapolis. Minnesota 55440 74A -E . . . . . BW hi er ra iS-1; -!'i:To v - �'- . _pI gpgt From4. Manager August 1997 '1_5 Aug BUHLER OPE m b0co'.buildini-041 not epano main of the tours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v In order to plan the event, me i The Buhler en House as been scheduled r Saturday, September 13;1997, from noon 3 -3M' -in:- -The Open 'House`i�M be`for . .i p &6dkt&ffv' members; vendors, 'imdbomjfiOjyoffi6i" employees, dieifj&e''fi m b0co'.buildini-041 not epano main of the tours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v In order to plan the event, me i Response 'Idithe Res '&61 Please complete — e dq Au'&420".1997.,; ote... e on,h. e o constmcti I sr - - -- - ------------ -- ---- - ----------- m b0co'.buildini-041 not epano main of the tours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Date: August 12, 1997 To: Cities of the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District From: Steering Committee for Cities of Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Subject: Information about the Steering Committee As a follow up to the June 4, 1997 meeting of the cities of the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, a Steering Committee made up of a cross-section of elected and appointed officials was formed to provide direction to the group. Enclosed are notes from the first (organizational) meeting of the Steering Committee and the agenda for the second meeting. Members of the Steering Committee are hoping to have a way to get official feedback from the cities following that second meeting. If you have any questions or comments, please contact any member of the Steering Committee. Sincerely, STEERING COMMITTEE FOR CITIES OF THE MINNEHAHA CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT .; 4 Michael J. Eastling, Recorder MJE:sdr Enclosures STEERING COMMITTEE FOR THE CITIES OF THE MINNEHAHA CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT August 1, 1997 DRAFT MEETING NOTES Attendees: Howard Bennis, Mayor, Deephaven Phil Zietlow, Councilmember, Medina Terry Schwalbe, Project Coordinator, Wayzata Ed Shukle, City Manager, Mound Mike Eastling, Public Works Director, Richfield The organizational meeting of the Steering Committee convened at 8:30 a.m. at the Minnetonka Community Center. 1. Each member stated reasons for requesting to be a member of the Steering Committee. Reasons included: • High MCWD tax rate • Appointed MCWD managers apparently have ability to make dramatic tax increases without vote of citizens; i.e., taxation without representation • Apparent uncooperative attitude of the managers • Too many MCWD hoops for small straight -forward single family development • Rule B - now being advanced without City agreements • Duplication of governmental function • Budgeting • Excessive administrative costs for per diems, travel, legal fees, and engineering fees • Other watershed districts bring increased value to development; MCWD has not brought increased value • Some funding for MCWD projects should be charged to benefited property The changes in the MCWD plan allows the cities to: • challenge projects through a plan amendment process • have control of surface water management unless the City delegates control to the District • seek alternatives to funding projects only through MCWD and ad valorem taxes • MCWD "not doing the job;" i.e., instead of effectively protecting the environment, they are blindly applying rules Page 1 of 2 STEERING COMMITTEE FOR THE CITIES OF THE MINNEHAHA CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT August 1, 1997 DRAFT MEETING NOTES • MCWD too hung up on the single solution of adding additional ponding instead of trying alternative solutions such as maintenance techniques and active treatment • Ponding solution is a funding mechanism rather than an all-purpose water treatment tool • Use of technical data has not been accurate • Because watershed districts are effective elsewhere, this may be a people problem, not a system problem • Delays in projects caused by review of issues which are not under MCWD control • Unclear role definition of managers; they are sometimes policy makers, sometimes administrators, sometimes staff 2. Steering Committee members discussed a plan of action: • Steering Committee should meet three to four times over the next two to three months. • Steering Committee should draft a resolution for cities of the District to consider (draft resolution to be approved at the next Steering Committee meeting). • Hennepin County staff could be invited to the Steering Committee meetings (to be considered at the next Steering Committee meeting). • Use on-going Hennepin County Committee on Surface Water Management as one way to voice the concerns of the cities. • Monitor and participate in selection of the Board of Managers. • Send copy of Steering Committee agendas and meetings notes to other member cities of the District. 3. Next Steering Committee Meeting: Tuesday, August 19, 8:30 a.m., Minnetonka Community Center. Prepared by: Michael J. Eastling, Richfield Public Works Director Page 2 of 2 P STEERING COMMITTEE�� FOR THE CITIES OF THE MINNEHAHA CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT SECOND MEETING 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, August 19, 1997 Minnetonka Community Center Gray's Bay Room (upper level) 14600 Minnetonka Boulevard Minnetonka, MN 55345 Members: Howard Bennis, Mayor, Deephaven Phil Zietlow, Councilmember, Medina Terry Schwalbe, Project Coordinator, Wayzata Ed Shukle, City Manager, Mound Mike Eastling, Public Works Director, Richfield Others: Charlie LeFevere, Legal Counsel, Richfield Fred Richards, Former Mayor, Edina AGENDA 1. Review: Draft meeting notes of August 1, 1997 Steering Committee organizational meeting. 2. Discussion/Possible Action: Resolution for consideration by cities of the District. 3. Discussion/Possible Action: Invite Hennepin County staff to future Steering Committee meetings. 4. New Business. 5. Next Meeting. 08/13/97 13:05 $0 PIPEFORM/CORPREI 0 002 %- -;IU-IF -2 Honeywell Solid State Electronics Center have completed .T Honeywell Inc. and have the benefit of any C2l1ALl�, 12001 Highway 55 — Plymouth MN 55441 Z w Ail*' 612 954-2300 is our intention to file the 1993 SSEC Customer Satisfaction with the City Hotline: 1-800-238-1502 improvements. August 6, 1997 Dear Neighbor: Honeywell has been a part of your neighborhood in Plymouth over the past 28 years. As our business has grown, we have continued to make improvements at our facility; and, at the same time, remained as compatible with the neighborhood as possible. We are now faced with the need to make some additional improvements that we believe will make our operation more efficient and, at the same time, help us become better neighbors. In our laboratories we use nitrogen, which is a non-toxic, non-flammable gas. Our supply of nitrogen is delivered by tanker truck on the average of 17 times per month. If we install a compressor and separation unit on site we can separate nitrogen out of the atmosphere at a lower cost and significantly reduce the number of truck deliveries to our site. In addition, reducing our deliveries from an average of 17 times per month to 3-4 times per month will virtually eliminate the sound -associated with the unloading of the trucks, which has been a source of irritation to some neighbors in the past. Also, by installing this new equipment we can remove an existing -outside receiving vessel and evaporator unit from the site. This will benefit Honeywell's operation, but we also believe these improvements will improve our neighborhood. We need the City's approval to install these improvements; however, prior to making formal application to the City Planning Commission, we would like to invite you and all interested" neighbors to have coffee with our operating staff on either August 19th or August 21st at 7:00 PM at the new Plymouth Ice Center near City Hall. At each meeting we will present plan -drawings. representative of the changes. Our staff will also be on hand to answer any questions regarding the addition of the nitrogen unit or any other operations at the Honeywell site. We know it is only natural that from time -to -tinge our neighbors wonder what we do at a facility like ours. We would like to share that information with you in hopes that we can address any concerns that you may have. After we have completed our neighborhood meetings. and have the benefit of any additional information or ideas that you might have, it is our intention to file the application with the City of PIymouth to install these improvements. Thank you. We hope to see you at one of the meetings. S' erel , Bryan Johnson Jess Cristobal Bruce Maus. Co ultant Honeywell Honeywell Corporate Real Esta C JCIVAGIS/97 PS Plymouth Ice Center.. 3650 Plymouth Boulevard; Telephone 509-5250 SSEC Customer Satisfaction Hotline: 1-800-238-1502 Claudelle A. H. Carruthers, Ph.D. 964 Zanzibar Lane North Plymouth, MN 55447 612/449-8638 August 8, 1997 Kathy Lueckert Assistant City Manager 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Kathy, This is a formal request for a one-year leave of absence from the Human Rights Commission, from September 1997 to September 1998. During this year I will teach, administrate and conduct research at Alabama State University in Montgomery. I will research whether or not racism exists on historically Black campuses; and learn as much as possible which can better inform my efforts on the Commission. My desire is to share what I learn with the Commission upon my return. Thank you for your consideration of this request. Sincerely, CAHC/pjh y�'.4ti BAN$ O� Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis w 0 h wc,` �f�TN DIS�� JO ANNE F. LEWELLEN ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OFFICER August 5, 1997 The Honorable Joy Tierney Mayor of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447-1482 Dear Mayor Tierney: 250 Marquette Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401-2171 Phone 612 340-6913 Fax 612 344-2702 The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis is preparing a community development profile of the Twin Cities area. The profile has two primary purposes: (1) to inform banks and community development agencies and organizations of needs and opportunities in the Twin Cities area and (2) to provide bank examiners with community context information to help evaluate the performance of local banks. We need the help of the local city governments to prepare this profile. First, for the needs analysis we will be interviewing a sample of key persons about local conditions and need for credit and other financial services. We may contact some of your staff for these interviews. Second, our profile will include a section describing public and private organizations that provide housing and economic development financing programs or other assistance and the types of programs or) r assistance they offer. If Plymouth has an office, agency, or programs that you would like to include in such a listing, please send available information to us. Examples of information that would be helpful include annual reports, brochures about specific programs, press releases, or other informative handouts. Our goal is to provide a general description of pertinent public offices or agencies, the programs or assistance they offer, and a contact number for the agency. Please send any information to: Richard Jamieson Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Affairs - BSD P.O. Box 291 Minneapolis, MN 55480-0291 If you have questions about what to send, please call Cindy Porter at 372-2954. We would appreciate receiving this information by August 15. Thank you in advance for your time and effort. If you have any questions about this project, feel free to call me at 340-6913. 1 hope that by providing this information we will be able to help banks and other organizations build contacts and promote community development in the Twin Cities. Sincerely, 91, V'4'N' JoAnne F. Lewellen M d�) a 67a Steve & Marcy Lammlein 5620 Evergreen Lane North Plymouth, MN 55442 (612) 550-0841 6 August 1997 Ms. Joy Tierney Mayor, City of Plymouth 17915 20" Avenue North Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Ms. Tierney: It is my pleasure to write this letter to commemorate outstanding service that we re- cently received from City of Plymouth staff. With the recent heavy rains, we became concerned about rising water levels behind our home. When I expressed this concern by telephone to Roger Wenner at Public Works, we received immediate and continued attention throughout the rainy period. Fred Moore, an employee that I know only as "Gary," and several others that I unfortunately do not know the names of kept a very vigilant watch on our water situation. They came out several times a day, not only to monitor the water level, but also to answer our many questions and provide updated advice. They also made sandbags available, and set up a means by which they could be delivered at short notice if the need arose— even in the middle of the night. Fortunately, the waters never came close to our home. The around-the-clock efforts of City staff in keeping culverts and grates clear no doubt contributed to this. Mayor Tierney, I hope that you will recognize these employees for their superb effort and service. Sincerely, Steven E. Lammlein r August 7, 1997 Mayor Joy Tierney City of Plymouth 17915 20th Ave N Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Joy: Just a note to thank you and the City Council and your terrific staff for the respectful, competent review of the Shenandoah Apartment proposal. We are, of course, pleased with the outcome. As you know, we expect to work with Jim Deanovic and his management company to link Shenandoah families and kids with IOCP services and the life and opportunities of our community via CONECT. We are committed to doing whatever we can to help Shenandoah, Lakeview Commons, Kimberly Meadows and other multi -unit complexes become model neighbors and nurturing neighborhoods. Complex and daunting as the issues of affordable housing in our suburbs are, we take heart from the leadership and commitment of the City of Plymouth evidenced in its Comprehensive Housing Plan. We look forward to continuing to work together to ensure that people of all ages and means and backgrounds will find a safe, affordable place to call home in our midst. Thanks for your leadership on this critical community issue, Joy. Sincerely, 6Q44,�� LaDonna Hoy, Executive Director INTERFAITH OUTREACH & COMMUNITY PARTNERS enc (1) 110 Grand Avenue South, Wayzata, Minnesota 55391-1872 612/473-2436 Fax 612/473-4337 Commentary: Metro area needs more affordable... - Microsoft Internet Explorer UnP10I00 Published Wednesday, August 6. 1997 j[ Commentary: Metro area needs more affordable housing options Michael O'Keefe Question: What do bank tellers, cooks, nursing aides, medical records technicians, starirbme,tom child-care workers and school bus drivers have in common? ©pmron Answer: 1) They all provide vital services for local communities, and 2) Most of their jobs do not pay enough to provide decent, safe, affordable housing in the Twin Cities area. With housing costs rising faster than incomes, the metropolitan area lacks thousands of units of housing at prices that working families can afford. This is especially true in the suburbs, where most of the region's job growth is occurring. For this reason, the McKnight Foundation recently pledged $4 million to the Family Housing Fund to support the creation of affordable housing in the suburbs. The new resources will be added to the $3 million that the foundation has already contributed for this purpose. Originally formed by the McKnight Foundation and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul to provide housing in the central cities, the nonprofit Family Housing Fund expanded its mission this year to include the seven -county metropolitan area. Since 1981 the fund, working in partnership with local agencies and private and nonprofit developers, has supported creation or preservation of more than 16,000 units of affordable housing. More than 700 of these housing units are in the suburbs. What is affordable housing? Housing is usually considered affordable if it costs no more than 30 percent of household income. Any more, and the family may be forced to skimp on other necessities such as food, health care and transportation. Currently, people in more than 50,000 households in the suburbs pay more than they can afford for housing. The average two-bedroom apartment costs about $700 per month in the southern and western suburbs. By the 30 percent measure, a family would need to earn $28,000 per year, or $13.50 per hour, to afford an apartment. However, the jobs listed above -- and many others -- pay closer to $6 to $10 per hour. Home ownership is even farther out of reach for people with lower -wage jobs. A modest three-bedroom home costs an average of $93,000 in this area. To afford one of these homes, a family would need to earn $33,000 per year or almost $16 per hour. As a result, households without two full-time workers, such as single -parent families or families in which one parent stays at home, face difficulty finding affordable housing. For those forced to pay too much for housing, an everyday crisis such as a car repair or illness can bring about financial ruin. Moreover, with apartment vacancy rates below 3 percent, the suburban rental housing supply is becoming tighter, and rents are skyrocketing. In one suburban development, a family living in a three-bedroom apartment saw its rent increase from $980 to $1,150 in just two years. In other developments, families are moving from three-bedroom apartments to smaller units because large apartments are becoming too expensive. Affordable housing in the suburbs: Why now? Ultimately, the lack of affordable housing could depress the suburbs' phenomenal employment growth. With Minnesota's unemployment rate below 4 percent, analysts predict that employers will face increasing labor shortages. If more affordable housing is not located in the suburbs, lower -wage workers may not be able to reach new job opportunities, and employers will have difficulty attracting workers. Public transit is part of the solution to the lack of affordable housing near jobs, but the creation of additional housing is another key piece. 8/13/97 2:56:01 PM Commentary: Metro area needs more affordable... - Microsoft Internet Explorer Now is the right time for a concerted regional effort to provide affordable housing for several other reasons: The federal government is no longer adding to its supply of rent subsidies for low-income families, even though only 36 percent of low-income families now get assistance. Welfare reform requires parents receiving benefits to begin working. Since new workers most likely will find lower -paying jobs, affordable housing will be critical in helping former ink star}rte.corn welfare recipients become financially independent. qr iron Minnesota's Metropolitan Livable Communities Act provides new incentives and funds for suburbs to create affordable housing. Government and the private sector will need to pool resources to fill the gap between the amount families can afford and the actual cost of housing. Equally important, local residents will need to support efforts to locate affordable housing in their communities. I urge employers who are concerned about their workers, communities that are concerned about their residents, and citizens who are concerned about their neighbors to join us in the effort to provide decent, affordable housing for working families in the Twin Cities suburbs. — Michael O'Keefe is executive vice president of the McKnight Foundation. ® Copyright 1997 Star Tribune. All rights reserved. 8/13/97 2:56:04 PM FROM LEONARD,UTREET & DEINARD NANOLD O. I.CLO. JR. ALLEN 1. SACK$ THOMASO. rE1NBEa0 1,0MA16 M. 6NCa MAN 6COROE REILLY CNARLCs N. OATTON STCPNCN a. arLAUN GMARL" A. MATS LOWiII J. NOTLOOOM GEORGE r. NeaUw MI6LC JOHN 6• NEGAN RICHARD O ►EPI". JR. wr**- C. STARNs STEVEN N. ■U61" JONM N. CMNAN sTCVCNO O.-U—C. JAM66 a. OOROCT STEPHEN J. DAVIDSON STEIHEN R. LITMAN EDWARDM. MOERSFELDCR ROBERT LEWIS BARROWS RICHARD J. W609NEa DANIEL J. MCINCRNCT, JR "VOM M. MAYNARD raessa.eK.._ "v++•6 JOHN C. KUCHN BRADLEY J. CILLAN . MICMACL A. NCKICM. MARTHA C. BRAND DAVID N. HAYNES PIC"ARP ". NAATI. 'IQ" MAM66R ROBERT L. OCMAY A+DELA +. 60N "ANN TIMOTHY j,#—ASST RO6EAT 0. TMAVIS JAMCC O OULLARO JOSEPH MI.LET LAWRENCE J. FIELD O^V1D W. KCLLCY MARKS WEITt (MON) 8.11'97 14:58/ST. 14:56/NO. 4260433986 P 2 LAW OFFICES LEONARD, STREET AND DEINARD PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION -Oscar J MUaco DAVID KANTOR JON. M. SMEMN 6AROARA L. PORTW000 ANGELA M. CMRILTT MAN. A. IINQGREN NAAIANA R. GMVISTAO LOWELL V. ETORTZ DOUGLAS B. GREENSWAO ELLE. 0.6A"as0. JOHN T. ROBERTS R03ANN9 NATNANSQN "ICMAAL O. TAYLOR JON. W. GETEINGEP IwOMA6 P. SANDERS R06941 ZCGLOVITCM TIMOTHY WELCH GREGG J. CAYANAa SUSAN N. RO6INCR ORAOLCI J. CVNN 6LAKE SHCPARO. IN, NANCY A W/LTGCN YMILIAM L. GREEN6 STEVE.L. 6CLTON NMC 6. 61"160" SHAUN C. MtCLMATTON 4AM66 J. BERTRAND OAVIO R. MELLON CAROLYN V. WOLSEI STEVEN R. LIMOCMANN AILLIAN N. ROCK RONALD J. SCHULTZ e"CN O. WOER JCRR s. " KDPACE T ILLIAN N. aortic\ JAMA H..RIt WENOY C EIIJERVEN ROOERT H, TORDER60N JAMES r VOEGELI TIMOTHY A, JO""soft SUITE E300 150 SOUTH FIFTH STREET MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55402 TELEPHONE (6121 335.1500 FACSIMILE (6121 339-1657 SUITE 2270 MINNESOTA WORLD TRADE CENTER 30 EAST SEVENTH STREET ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA $5101 TELEPHONE (512)222-7456 FACSIMILE (6121222-7644 August 11, 1997 Ms. Anne Hurlburt VIA FAX Director of Community Development City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 C- Sc, OCBRA G. STRCNLaW THOMAS J. CORLEY JOSHUA J. KAMA ISATEOA JAM" M. CIC"LCRIIN/T. ANDREW 0. LCE I. OANICL COLrON NIC*LC A- CNGUTCM TAMMIE O. ►TAC" MICHAEL J. WURSER JCrrR6V E. GRE" BARBARA POOLUCKY BERENS KEITH S. MOREOaN ALAN W. VAN *CL SM JAMS .. GOOrRSY ERIC N. OALATZ NOSANNE JACUM OANICL L. 6ALMOUIST CATHERINE A. MKMROE JOHN C. RING DANIEL OSEROORFER JEYFRET A. EMIEE SVSAN S. rAUVER MANS I. E. BJORNSON KATHLCCN L. RVEML 6TCVEN P.M. rL OAVIO a. CGOY JCAMNC M. COCHRAN MICMA[L A.O. RORtNa*u* TMAO J. C6WMs ELIZABETH A. CUNNING TOO* A. MOTESOOM DAVID M. OAN►SCLL OMAN S. rELTON ORCGORY R. rITZK&AR.S -AVL A. VANOER VORT *Oscar L. B►RIKC11 TIMOTHY P. OLVNR VALERIE G. OLATNIK-SIGEL SUSAN M. HVNISTOR SUSAN THOMPSON RACHEL E. JOHNSON J1164 MVTCMINSOM OOLI{TTIERI ROREMT M. HOOK JA"6E L. MEINE THOMAS C. SNOOK GEORGE B. LEONARD Ostr4s6o ARTHUR L.M. STREET 118774911111 BENEDICT DEINARD /1666166" ANDS S. OCIMARO V666.166M 640 MILT LOMOCR SIONCT BAITRQWO DAVID G. SARATTI BARRY McGRATM LARRY 0. BTARN= r iwN.rL WRITER'S DIRECT DIAL NUMBER (612) 335-1949 Re: Vacation of Frontage Road along the South Side of State Highway 55 Dear Anne: As I discussed with you this morning on the phone, my client, Homestead Village, Inc., hereby formally requests the vacation of the frontage road along the south side of State Highway 55 east of Nathan Lane. The property to be vacated is legally described on Exhibit A attached hereto. I understand that the City of Plymouth would normally charge fair market value for a vacation of this type. However, as we discussed this morning, it is Homestead's desire that its Medicine Lake peninsula parcel, when dedicated for park purposes, will more than adequately compensate the City for the vacation as well as providing wetlands mitigation. Please let me or Paul Crabtree (214/689-1835) know as soon as possible what further information you will need or what additional steps we will need to take in order to commence FROM LEONARD, STREET & DEINARD (MON) 8-11'97 14:59/ST. 14:56/NO, 4264433986 P 3 Ms. Anne Hurlburt August 11, 1997 Page 2 and complete this vacation as expeditiously as possible. Thank you for your consideration of this matter. Very truly yours, LEONARD, STREET AND DEINARD By AWVllms Alan W. Van Dellen cc: Mr. Paul Crabtree (via fax) John Herman