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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Information Memorandum 03-13-1998r—lk\ MARCH 13,1998 1. COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE.- NOTE: CHEDULE.NOTE: Ward 1 Councilmember Tim Bildsoe meets with residents and receives their comments in the Administration Library, beginning at 6:00 PM before each Regular Council meeting. MARCH 18, 7.- 00 PM APRIL 1, 7: 00 PM 2. TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 7:30 AM 3. TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 7.- 00 PM 4. THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 7: 00 PM S. THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 6.00 PM 6. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 7: 00 PM 7. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 5:30 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers TWINWEST — STATE OF THE CITY— PLYMOUTH COFFEE BREAK, Council Chambers PLANNING COMMISSION, Council Chambers Agenda is attached. (M-3) PUBLIC SAFETYADVISORYBOARD, Public Safety Training Room. Agenda is attached (M-4) HRA, Plymouth Towne Square. NOTE SPECIAL LOCATIONAND TIME. A reception for outgoing commissioner John Edson will be held, with the meeting immediately following. Agenda is attached. (M -S) PACT, Hadley Lake Room BUSINESS RELATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE, Medicine Lake Room CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMO MARCH 13, 1998 b) Invitation to the grand opening celebration of the Mailboxes, Etc. operation at Plymouth Town Center on Tuesday, March 17. (I -1b) c) Announcement of the Minnesota Prevention Resource Center forum on underage alcohol use, scheduled for noon, Tuesday, March 24, at the Minneapolis Precinct Police station. (I -1c) d) Announcement and preliminary entertainment schedule for the Second Annual Primavera Arts Festival, April 17-19, at Plymouth City Hall. (I -1d) e) Winter edition of the Employment Action Center newsletter. EAC is one of the organizations the City of Plymouth contributes to. (I -1e) Star Tribune news story following up the domestic incident in Plymouth on March 10-11. (1--1j) g) Public Safety news flyer announcing a neighborhood meeting 7:00 PM, on Monday, March 16, at Fire Station III, 3300 Dunkirk, to update neighbors and answer questions about the March 10-11 domestic incident and subsequent police action. (1--g) Z STAFFREPORTS a) Report from Public Works Director Fred Moore about plans for the Yd Annual Environmental Quality Fair, scheduled for April 13 at the Sunset Hill Elementary School, 13005 Sunset Trail. (I --2a) b) Update from Assistant Manager Kathy Lueckert on the ownership of King Videocable. (1-2b) 3. MINUTES a) Plymouth Human Rights Commission March 5 meeting. (I --3a) 4. CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS POLICY— CORRESPONDENCE A status report on the most recent correspondence is attached. (I--4) to CITY CO UNCIL INFORMATION MEMO MARCH 13, 1998 S. CORRESPONDENCE a) Letter from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency with notification of file closure on a petroleum tank release at 10705 40`h Avenue. (I -5a) b) Welcome letter from the Northwest Suburban Chamber of Commerce. (I -Sb) 6. LEGISLATIVE NEWS ITEMS CONSENT AGENDA All items listed with an asterisk (') are considered to be routine by the Planning Commission and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Commissioner, citizen or petitioner so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered in normal sequence on the agenda. Z. CALL TO ORDER 7:00 P.M. 2. PUBLIC FORUM 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES S. *CONSENT AGENDA A. Daniel and Ann Marie Arnold. Lot Division/Consolidation and Variance for land subdivision in the FRD Zoning District located at 1745 and 1755 Troy Lane North. (98004) B. Robbinsdale Area Schools (ISD #281). Site Plan Amendment to erect scoreboards at the baseball and softball fields at Armstrong High School located at 10635 36' Avenue North. (98023) 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Hennepin County Sheriff's Office. Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment to allow public safety communication towers, Site Plan Amendment, and Conditional Use Permit for a 350 foot communication tower at 1145 Shenandoah Lane. (97155) B. Kenneth R. Streeter Companies. Site Plan, Conditional Use Permit and Variances for two commercial buildings totaling 21,700 square feet for property located at the southeast comer of 34' Avenue North and Plymouth Boulevard. (97183) C. Lawremce Begin. Interim Use Permit to allow filling of property located south of 43' Avenue (extended) and approximately 600 feet east of Fembrook Lane. (97185) D. Oppidan, Inc. PUD (Planned Unit Development) Amendment for a Master Sign Plan for "Plymouth Station" shopping center located at the southeast quadrant of Highway 55 and County Road 24. (97187) E. Forestview Montessori. Conditional Use Permit Amendment to increase the number of children permitted and extend the hours of operation for Forestview Montessori located at 105 Forestview Lane North. (98001) F. Untiedts Vegetable Farm. Amend the text of Chapter 21 of the Plymouth City Code, the Plymouth Zoning Ordinance to allow a seasonal farmer's market and produce stand in the C-2 Zoning District. (98012) G. Zahl Equipment Co. Conditional Use Permit Amendment and Site Plan Amendment for the addition of two gas pumps and a canopy extension at the Amoco Station located at 3855 Plymouth Boulevard. (98013) H. Hans Hagen Homes. Interim Use Permit to place 13,000 cubic feet of fill from the Plymouth Station site onto the Len Busch Roses site located at 4045 Highway 101 North. (98016) 7. NEW BUSINESS A. Elim Care, IncJRottlund Homes. Planned Unit Development Sketch Plan for Cornerstone Commons, a primarily senior housing development located at the northeast corner of County Road 101 and Medina Road, south of Highway 55. (98032) 8. OLD BUSINESS 9. ADJOURNMENT PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA rp) TUESDAY, MARCH 17,1998 WHERE: Plymouth City Center 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS CONSENT AGENDA All items listed with an asterisk (') are considered to be routine by the Planning Commission and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Commissioner, citizen or petitioner so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered in normal sequence on the agenda. Z. CALL TO ORDER 7:00 P.M. 2. PUBLIC FORUM 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES S. *CONSENT AGENDA A. Daniel and Ann Marie Arnold. Lot Division/Consolidation and Variance for land subdivision in the FRD Zoning District located at 1745 and 1755 Troy Lane North. (98004) B. Robbinsdale Area Schools (ISD #281). Site Plan Amendment to erect scoreboards at the baseball and softball fields at Armstrong High School located at 10635 36' Avenue North. (98023) 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Hennepin County Sheriff's Office. Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment to allow public safety communication towers, Site Plan Amendment, and Conditional Use Permit for a 350 foot communication tower at 1145 Shenandoah Lane. (97155) B. Kenneth R. Streeter Companies. Site Plan, Conditional Use Permit and Variances for two commercial buildings totaling 21,700 square feet for property located at the southeast comer of 34' Avenue North and Plymouth Boulevard. (97183) C. Lawremce Begin. Interim Use Permit to allow filling of property located south of 43' Avenue (extended) and approximately 600 feet east of Fembrook Lane. (97185) D. Oppidan, Inc. PUD (Planned Unit Development) Amendment for a Master Sign Plan for "Plymouth Station" shopping center located at the southeast quadrant of Highway 55 and County Road 24. (97187) E. Forestview Montessori. Conditional Use Permit Amendment to increase the number of children permitted and extend the hours of operation for Forestview Montessori located at 105 Forestview Lane North. (98001) F. Untiedts Vegetable Farm. Amend the text of Chapter 21 of the Plymouth City Code, the Plymouth Zoning Ordinance to allow a seasonal farmer's market and produce stand in the C-2 Zoning District. (98012) G. Zahl Equipment Co. Conditional Use Permit Amendment and Site Plan Amendment for the addition of two gas pumps and a canopy extension at the Amoco Station located at 3855 Plymouth Boulevard. (98013) H. Hans Hagen Homes. Interim Use Permit to place 13,000 cubic feet of fill from the Plymouth Station site onto the Len Busch Roses site located at 4045 Highway 101 North. (98016) 7. NEW BUSINESS A. Elim Care, IncJRottlund Homes. Planned Unit Development Sketch Plan for Cornerstone Commons, a primarily senior housing development located at the northeast corner of County Road 101 and Medina Road, south of Highway 55. (98032) 8. OLD BUSINESS 9. ADJOURNMENT P, � AGENDA City of Plymouth �ibl�c JAMW Api,1014'r Board Thursday, March 19, 1998 7:00 p.m. Training Room of the Public Safety Building - 2"d floor I. Call to order II. Selection of Chair and Vice -Chair III. Approval of minutes from January 15, 1998 meeting IV. Animal Ordinance - A. Review information B. Proposed charges (how to publish) C. Date for next public meeting V. Adjournment 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of January 15, 1998 and February 19, 1998 Minutes 3. Allocation from HRA General Fund in Support of the Proposed Village At Bassett Creek Development, Tax Increment Financing District 7-5 4. Loan to Advance Funds to CommonBond Communities for HUD 202 Senior Apartments 5. Application for Community Activity Set -Aside (CASA) First Time Homebuyer Program 6. Plymouth Towne Square Monthly Housing Reports 7. Nomination and Election of Officers 8. 1997 Affordable Housing Activities 9. Other Business 10. Adjournment Please note that both the HRA meeting and the reception to honor former HRA Commissioner John Edson at 6:00pm will be held at Plymouth Towne Square. Please call Barb Peterson at 509-5411 to RSVP for the reception. A light supper will be served. 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PAUL, MN -- Youth from over 20 suburban communities and nearly every neighborhood in Minneapolis and St. Paul will meet at Concordia University to participate in a regional training conference with the Minnesota Alliance with Youth... Fulfilling America's Promise on Monday, March 9, 1998. The conference will take place from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Herbert P. Buetow Music Center auditorium. Lieutenant Governor Joanne Benson, co-chair of the Alliance, will work with the local delegates and invite them to take action to become a "Community of Promise". Pre -registration results indicate that approximately 400 youth will interact in groups that represent families, faith communities, government, non -profits, schools, and businesses to work on their local community's infrastructure for youth. "The Minnesota Alliance with Youth helps communities link young people to mentors and learning and service opportunities that lead them to productive and healthy lives," said Lt. Governor Joanne Benson. "Over the next several months, active citizens will assess their local communities, decide what they need, . and outline plans that make positive experiences available to every young person in their Community of Promise." Participants of the St. Paul regional conference will learn how to become a Community of Promise, how to identify their community's needs and capabilities, and how to build and integrate resources for youth. Throughout the state, thousands of youth and adults are engaged in creating their own Community of Promise and are working to secure commitments from every sector of the community. This inter -generational movement started at the 1997 President's Summit held by retired General Colin Powell and all the living Presidents and First Ladies. The goal of America's Promise is to integrate the five fundamental resources into existing youth -oriented programs and institutions. These five resources are identified as ongoing relationships with a caring adult; safe and structured activities during non -school hours; healthy starts; marketable skills through effective education; and opportunities to give back to the community. Over the next three years, the Alliance plans to mobilize 250 Communities of Promise around the state. A Web site for information exchanges and local incentive grants ranging from $500 to $3,000 are some of the community -building tools that are available through the Alliance. Other regional conference sites include Bemidji, Faribault, St. Paul, Alexandria, and Marshall. The Alliance with Youth can be reached at the Minnesota Office of Citizenship and Volunteerism at 117 University Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55155-2200; or by phone at 612-296-4738 or 1-800-234-6687; or on the Internet at www.mnyouth.org. On request, this information can be made available Ina erna arma Release also available on a or Wide Web: http:Awww.govemor.state.mn.us Phone: 612-296-3391 Fax: 612-296-0056 ib J MAIL BOXES ETC. You are cordially invited to be our guest at a GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION Tuesday, March 17, 1998 7:30 - 10:00 AM Plymouth Town Center 3500 Vicksburg Lane North Your Host: David Estep ■ ■ ■ Op THE ti • • • .M COMMUNITY !E5urce ti ZMINNESOTA C O A L I T I O N minnesota center . "It's Just Too Easffor Keds D A AI M Patty Bowler Director of Policy and Advocacy, Minneapolis Department of Health and Family Support Gayle Geber Director of Research, Minneapolis Department of Health and Family Support Jeff Nachbar. . Project Director, . Minnesota Join Together,, Coalition Hennepin County Community Health Department 525 Portland Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55415 612/348-5618 FAX: 612/348-7548 to GetAlcoboff,919 At a news conference on March 5th, Minneapolis Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton discussed her "outrage" at the findings from a report on underage alcohol use in Minneapolis. The comprehensive assessment was conducted by the Minneapolis Department of Health and Family Support (MDHFS) in collaboration with the police and other city departments. The series of four studies uncovered a tremendous amount of information on where, how, and why underage youth obtain alcohol, and the cost to the City of Minneapolis. At the Prevention Forum, MDHFS staff will present the findings from the ,assessment and discuss recommendations presented to the City Council. Jeff Nachbar, project director from Minnesota Join Together, will describe the statewide implications of the Minneapolis study. He will also provide information about mini -grants available to communities to research alcohol availability and to promote policy solutions. When: Tuesday, March 24,1998 Where: Minneapolis Police — 4th Precinct Station* Community Room 1925 Plymouth Av. N., Minneapolis (free parking available in lot across the street) Time: 12:00 noon — 1:30 pm Cost: FREE — no pre -registration required Lunch: Bring your lunch, or call 348-5618 to request a box lunch ($6.00). Beverages will be provided at no charge. * Directions to 4th Precinct Police Station The 4th Precinct Station is a large gray building on the south side of Plymouth Avenue. It is located two blocks east of Penn Ave. and about one mile west of I-94. Free parking is available in the lot across the street. (Phone: 673-5704) '�•1' R 0 iAqvcrcl Entertainment Schedule Frida April 17 (5-8p.m.) Opening Reception 5:00 - 6:45 Mike Bond, pianist 7:00 - 7:30 Official Welcome and Presentation by Mayor Joy Tierney 7:30 - 8:00 Plymouth Westside Players aturda April 18 (10 a.m.-4 p.m.) 10:30 - 11:00 Youth Ballet of Minnetonka 11:30 - 12:00 To be determined 12:30 - 1:00 Plymouth Westside Players 1:30 - 2:00 Plymouth Rockers 2:30 - 3:00 Marie Jeannotte-Cur, soloist/pianist Sunda April 19 (12 noon -4 p.m.) 12:30 - 1:00 To be determined 1:30 - 2:00 Plymouth Recorder Ensemble 2:30 - 3:00 Plymouth Westside Players 3:15 - 3:45 AWARDS PRESENTATION Entertainment schedule subject to change Second Annual RD� �r'a A Springtime Celebration of Fine Art April 17-19 Plymouth City Hall 3400 Plymouth Boulevard, Plymouth, ASN Friday Opening Reception 5-8 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday 12 noon4 p.m. P L Y M 0 U T M1- FINE ARTS COUNCIL Free Admission Call 509-5223 for more information Emp,loyment Action Centerve 925-9195 1 TDD 924-1279 volume 15 1 NUMBER ONE www.eac-mn.org winter 1997-1998 EAC is a key player in implementing welfare reform in Hennepin County n recognition of its past success in providing welfare -to -work services, Employment Action Center has received the largest Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP-S) contract in Hennepin County to provide employment services to welfare recipients. Services will be provided through EACs WINGS and Suburban Pathways programs. Because a lot of confusion exists about welfare reform and what it will mean to the families on public assistance, it may be helpful to begin with a few highlights of the changes that are occurring: • As of July 1, 1997, AFDC was replaced by Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF). The key word here is "temporary." A TANF recipient and her/his children can receive TANF for only 60 months during their entire lifetime. • Between January 1, 1998 and March 31, 1998, all Minnesota TANF recipients will be oriented to the MFIP-S program, which is Minnesota's version of welfare reform. • Within four months of enrolling in TANF, participants will be required to participate in the employment service portion of MFIP-S unless they are already working at least 30 hours a week and actively seeking full-time employment another ten hours a week. • Most TANF recipients will be expected to participate in an eight-week job search. At EAC, participants will get lots of help with job -seeking and job -keeping skills, as well as job -placement assistance. • If a person is unable to find work by the end of the eight weeks, they must receive an in-depth assessment to determine what is,,` keeping them from finding work—personal, or skill barriers, for instance. A plan to overcome these barriers will then be �a' "•. developed with the help of their job counselor. • The goal of MFIP-S is to help TANF recipients take the most direct route to employment. This means that most people will be expected to get work quickly. There are significant financial penalties if people do not follow through on their MFIP-S employment plans, and there are significant financial incentives built into MFIP-S to reward work. In a nutshell, a person can keep their earnings and a portion of their public assistance benefits until they reach about 120% of the poverty level. continued on I PAGE TWO An Invitation to" Employ a s.. t ." During the current year, EAC will be assisting at least 2 55 agents pn we fare` : "a in seeking employment in Minneapolis and suburban Hennepin County21ail-i re` , are two ways that employers can benefit from this largerpool„of potentt > employees: ;5 { 1) If you have full-time jobs with good benefits and competitive wages -and an ; interest in helping employees advance in your company, we can provideyo'd � �`, with prescreened job applicants who meet your hiring needs„and who have ,;' received job -retention services. Interested Minneapolis'employersrnay call Julie _ Benthin-Kizlik at 521-8750. Suburbanem ' Hennepin County ploy ers may call Sara ” Hergott at 924-1256. 2) If you have a need for a particular number'of employees skilled in a specific new technology, we may be able to apply for training money through the =, Minnesota Job Skills Partnership's Pathways program to custom train individuals to meet your needs. Interested employers may call Betsy McMillan at' EAC Job Fair An EAC Job Fair will be held on April 8 at Zuhrah Shrine Center in southMinneapolis. Employersinterested in participating may call Julie Benthin-Kizlik at 521-8750. page two Employment Action Center : ► WELFARE REFORM I continued from page 1 EAC's role During the first three months of 1998, Hennepin County will orient over 17,000 current welfare recipients to the MFIP-S program and allow them to choose from among 23 service sites. Four of those sites are operated by EAC. Individuals who choose one of the EAC sites will receive an initial assessment to identify their personal strengths and skills and any barriers that may prevent them from being employed. Next, most participants will begin an eight-week job search, which will consist of Job Club meetings, individual job -seeking activities, and a three-day "Ready -Set -Work!" workshop. The workshop will introduce them to the resources available in the EAC Job Search Room and teach them how to use the computer job -listing systems. Participants will also receive assistance on resumes, cover letters, thank you notes, cold calling, and job interviews. If an individual does not find a job within eight weeks, EAC staff will help them overcome the barriers that are preventing them from finding employment. EAC changes intended to increase the rate of success Because EAC has been providing employment services to parents on AFDC for many years, its staff is highly skilled at helping welfare recipients reach their employment goals. In order to mesh with the new welfare -reform requirements and further enhance the success of EAC welfare -to -work services, EAC has made a number of changes in its services. A few of them include: • EAC has created a new workshop called "Ready -Set -Work!" which helps participants identify their strengths and skills which can lead to employment quickly. • Because most MFIP-S participants are expected to be employed during the day, EAC will begin offering services during the evening to help people retain their jobs and work toward long-term employment goals. After a person has been on the job for six T_i e, months or a year, some will be candidates for income -upgrading services from EACs Women Achieving New Directions program. The goal of these services is to help individuals increase their incomes to a level that will support their families comfortably. • EAC is participating actively in the McKnight Community Partnerships in north Minneapolis, south Minneapolis, and the northern and western suburbs. These partnerships fund services not covered by MFIP that are needed to help parents on TANF obtain and retain employment. • Thanks to a grant from the Dayton Hudson Foundation, EAC has been able to purchase badly needed computer equipment which will significantly improve EACs ability to assist participants in their job searches at our Minneapolis and suburban sites. • McKnight Foundation funding for MRC's F1exWork customer service training program has permitted several EAC welfare -to -work clients to obtain short-term training leading to good jobs. • EACs New Chance program and MRC's FlexWork program are collaborating in providing office technology and customer service training and placements to 40 young parents on public assistance. The project is funded by the Hennepin County Welfare Innovative Solutions to Employment (WISE) program and the City of Minneapolis. Conclusion Welfare reform poses many challenges both for recipients and the agencies assisting them. The strength of the local economy is a great asset for these efforts. But the difficulty'of dealing with the multiple problems confronting unemployed parents, who often do not have work experience, are sobering. When EAC staff become discouraged, they remind themselves that, "If it were easy, it would already have been done." "No one will work harder than our dedicated and highly competent staff to see that families receive the best help possible," pledges Betsy McMillan, director of EAC Women's and Welfare -to -Work Programs. IM Employment Action Cent Oo. 4. WINGS helps mother of two to. succeed Stephenie Williams first learned of EAC's WINGS program through a flyer. "I called them up and went in for an interview," she recalls ``s i; = "They helped me with my resume and taught me what to;do at a fob interview. They also taught me how to go in on the computer and job leads. Then I called to set up interviews." Williams received six weeks of customer service training through the FlexWork program at the Minneapolis Rehabilitation Center That _VV, . training helped her obtain a job working as a loan and collateral clerk at First Bank. She began that job six months ago and was able to get v completely off welfare a month and a half ago, an accomplishment, she is justifiably proud of. She is on the verge of purchasing a duplex, which will permit her to move out of the public housing project where r�. she and her two sons have been living. a ' Someday Williams hopes to own her own business. In the Stephenie Williams with her two sons, D'ontrell (4) and DaMondre (3) meantime, she likes her current job. "There is a lot of room for job 1. am,doing and then moved up. I'm definitely going back to growth here," she says. "There are a lot of people who have been school when my student loan is paid. Like they say, 'If you don't got working here for ten years or so and they say they started' doing the t no education, you don't get no money," she laughs. • A Male Responsibility and Fathering Grant from the State of Minnesota will allow EAC's Young Dads program to provide young males, ages 10-21, with information regarding male responsibility and fatherhood. Presentations will be given to at least 300 young men, and a smaller number will receive an opportunity to interact one-to-one with positive role models. • Women Achieving New Directions has received funding from Ramsey County to provide income -upgrading services to welfare recipients at the neighborhood employment hub located at the Fairview Community Center in Roseville. • Suburban Pathways is joining together with the Hennepin County Economic Assistance Department and Hennepin County Child Care Unit to provide integrated welfare -to -work services at EAC's Lenox site in St. Louis Park. As a result of this collaboration, financial, employment, and childcare services will all be available to EAC's suburban MFIP-S participants. The EAC/Methodist Hospital Employment Intervention Program will train 15 low-income Hennepin County residents for jobs as certified nursing assistants or home health aides earning $8.50.9.50/hour plus benefits. The project is funded by the Hennepin County Training and Employment Assistance Department. • An EAC Dislocated Worker Project has been created recently to assist 40 laid -off workers from EBP Life Insurance in finding new jobs. Among those assisted by the project will be underwriters, managers, analysts, and system programmers. • US West, Bruegger's Bagels, several other companies, and many individuals helped make the holidays of 28 families brighter by providing gifts for family members as part of the EAC Welfare -to -Work Programs "Adopt a Family Project." US West alone adopted 12 families, providing just about everything on the children's wish lists including bikes, rollerblades, and much more. KO page three [—RESOURCEful People fter working for seven years as an employment specialist with the WINGS welfare -to -work program, Julie Benthin-Kizlik was promoted last fall to employment coordinator. Her new job incorporates many of the services to jobseekers of her previous job plus services to employers, which is an area that Benthin-Kizlik has long excelled in. "I still do lots of employment specialist stuff and work closely with program participants," she explains. "I help people focus on job options and get ready to find a job, and I continue to support them through their self- directed job search. "Actually, I emphasize job retention more than job placement," she continues. "It's silly to have people go get a job if it doesn't work out. From the beginning, we focus on the question, 'Is this the right job for you?' Then, once someone finds a job, I help on the transition - to -work piece." That transition involves such things as child care arrangements, financial planning, and time management. "1 lend a hand if problems arise on the job or if the person needs to find new day care," she says. "Participants are with us for as long as they want to be. They can always call back and get a resume update or Employment Action Center : ►� i referral services. Benthin-Kizlik is also responsible for maintaining the Job Search Centers at the WINGS sites in north and south Minneapolis. She keeps the resources current and ensures that the centers are comfortable and user friendly. When new job -search software becomes available or workplace technology changes, she is the person who makes sure that the new technology is available for participants' use. Benthin-Kizlik also has primary responsibility for organizing three EAC job fairs a year and coordinating EACs involvement in another 4-6 job fairs organized by various community organizations. 'This year, we are also going to be organizing mini job fairs involving just a single employer at both our north and south Minneapolis sites," she says. "At these events, the employer can collect applications, conduct interviews, and actually do hiring." "The thing I like best about my job," she says, "is working with all the different people and helping them see the potential they have inside of themselves. When they get a job and are excited about it, I am thrilled. Seeing their eyes sparkle is one of the greatest rewards of this job." UO Julie Benthin-Kizlik EAC • 6715 Minnetonka Blvd 9 Minneapolis, MN, 55426 s- �F METRO ENO Pub5shed Friday. March 13. 1998 Police think they know how teen eluded them Jim Adams / Star Tribune Plymouth police believe they have solved the mystery of how a 19 -year-old man eluded a dozen startribune.com officers surrounding his house Tuesday night after he allegedly threatened his mother with a knife. i Metro It started with a wrong number. Neal B. Dalton, who is still missing, was charged Thursday with second-degree assault and making terroristic threats. He's believed to be in the Twin Cities, and bulletins were sent to metro -area police to be on the lookout for him. Plymouth Sgt. Joel Franz said police haven't been contacted by anyone who has spoken with Dalton since he fled. Kolin Brierton, 19, a friend who attended Wayzata High School with Dalton and has known him since grade school, said in an interview Thursday that he has talked to Dalton. He said Dalton told him that he left the house before police arrived and "feels he has been wrongly pursued." Brierton said Dalton told him that the marks police found in Dalton's bedroom door and in the hall were made when his shotgun went off accidentally while he was cleaning it. Dalton told him that he had the shotgun because he's interested in hunting. "I think they are blowing this way out of proportion," Brierton said. "Everybody has their bad days." Police haven't found the shotgun, the knife or a handgun Dalton's family had seen. Police also think that Dalton left the house before they arrived about midnight Tuesday, said Franz, the sergeant from Plymouth. Initially, they assumed Dalton was in the house because they thought a negotiator spoke to him on the phone about 3 a.m. Wednesday. So they were surprised he wasn't there when they stormed the house about seven hours later. Police had asked the phone company to change the family phone number to one that only police could call. That was done shortly after midnight Wednesday, said U S. West spokeswoman Mary Hisley. The first time police called the new number, the person who answered hung up. During the next call, a few minutes later, the negotiator identified himself and asked for Neal. A male voice said Neal wasn't there and hung up, Franz said. There is a strong possibility that the officer misdialed, Franz said. The other possibilities were that the phone company gave police the wrong number or that police wrote it down incorrectly. Franz said he has subpoenaed telephone records to find out what happened. The U S West spokeswoman said, "It is unlikely we gave it to'them wrong." She noted that police called U S West back after 3 a.m. to check the number. Police started guarding the house about midnight Tuesday after Dalton's mother called. They entered briefly, then left after finding the hole in the bedroom door apparently made by a shotgun. While waiting for an emergency response team, patrol officers were stationed at each corner of the house and could clearly see any movement because the moon was almost full and lights were on in the area, Franz said. A tactical team of a dozen officers took over about 2 a.m. and watched all sides of the house. Charges tell of dispute The charges against Dalton say he argued with his mother about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. Then she heard noises coming from his bedroom that sounded like he was assembling his shotgun or swinging his large pocket knife open and closed. Worried, she took her 16 -year-old daughter to a friend's home. After calling her son, they returned to get clothes for overnight. When his mother entered the house, court records say, Dalton came around a corner saying angrily, "I told you not to call the police. You called the police." He allegedly ran down the stairs in the entryway to the split-level house with his knife pointed at his startnbune com mother. He chased her and his sister out the front door, and the pair jumped in the car of the friend metro who drove over with them. After they left, he allegedly slashed some of the tires of the family cars in the driveway. The court documents say that if Dalton is arrested, he must post bail, have no contact with his mother or sister, stay away from their home, use no illegal drugs and remain on medication and under a doctor's care. ® Copyright 1998 Star Tribune. All rights reserved. Neighborhood Meeting: 'T, Monday March 16th, 7:00 P.M. Fire Station III, 3300 Dunkirk Ln. PLYMOUTH POLICE UPDATE In the late evening of March 10, 1998, the Plymouth Police Department was contacted regarding a domestic assault at 15820 49`h Avenue North. The domestic involved a mother and her adult son. The mother left the scene and contacted the police department from a different location. She advised officers that her son had threatened her with a knife and slashed the tires on two vehicles parked in the driveway. She told police that she believed that her son was still at the home. When the initial officers responded and entered the home to check on the circumstances surrounding the domestic assault, they discovered what appeared to be a shotgun blast through a bedroom door, which left pellet marks in the hallway. With this information, the officers exited the home, secured the area, and initiated an emergency call out shortly after 1:00 a.m. The mother confirmed that her son did have access to a shotgun. Police made numerous telephone contacts to the home and the line was either busy or unanswered. On March 11, 10:15 a.m., members of the emergency response unit initiated a tactical operation which included the use of gas. During a subsequent search of the residence, no one was located inside of the home. The Department later received a report that the suspect was sited in Medina. Neither the Plymouth Police or the Medina Police were not able to confirm this report. SUSPECT: NEAL BERTONE DALTON DOB 02/22/79 The suspect's actions have been directed only toward his family. At this time, we do not believe that he is a danger to the community. Because it is not known if he is armed, we encourage RESIDENTS TO: 1. Contact the Plymouth Police Department at 525-6210 if they have information regarding the whereabouts of the suspect. 2. Call 9-1-1 for immediate police assistance. 3. Direct any, other questions to the Plymouth Police Department at 525-5192. jA, Join the Neighborhood Watch Program: NEIGHBORS are the best defense against crime. Join the Neighborhood Watch Program. It is easy, effective and flan. ➢ Rapid Communication Between Neighbors & Between Neighbors & the Police. ➢ Employ Block -wide Crime Prevention Strategies. Help Look Out For One Another. PROGRAM BENEFITS: • Understand Crime Patterns And Trends In The City • Assess Your Personal Crime Risks; Learn To Reduce The Opportunity For Crime • Work Together To Watch Out For One Another • Introduce Your Children To An Officer Who Works In Their Neighborhood • Receive First Notice On Upcoming Events: Bike Rodeos, Police Auctions, Canine Demonstrations, Fire Department Open Houses, National Night Out, Etc. YOU ALSO WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF OTHER CRIME PREVENTION OPPORTUNITIES. • Minnesota State -Wide Fax Alert Network • Sexual Offender Notification Program • McGruff House Program • National Night Out Program To learn more about Neighborhood Watch and Crime Prevention Programming, please call 509-5198. Did you know that 50% of all homes in America have at least one gun on the property. Three out of five of these weapons are loaded and kept unlocked. Lock/secure weapons in a safe or cabinet. Separate weapons from ammunition. Talk to your children about gun safety. DATE: March 10, 1998 TO: Dwight D. Johnson, City Manager FROM: Fred G. Moore, P.E.;birector of Public Works SUBJECT: ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY FAIR, 1998 The planning is well underway for the 3`d Annual Environmental Quality Fair. This event has been held by Plymouth to raise awareness of our citizens regarding environmental issues and water quality issues. The first fair was held in 1996, at City Hall. We had a poster contest involving all the elementary schools to generate interest. In 1997, the fair was held at Plymouth Creek Elementary School and the school personnel and the PTA were directly involved with the planning and conducting the event. This year the fair will be held on April 13, 1998, at Sunset Hill Elementary School. In addition to the school and the PTA from Sunset Hill, the City Environmental Quality Committee and City staff, including Water Resources, Solid Waste, and Forestry are involved with this event. We feel this has been an exceptional educational program for the citizens of Plymouth. For your information, I am attaching copies of the notes from planning meeting #3 and #4 for the event. This gives a more detailed description of what will be taking place and people and sponsors involved. I will keep you and the Council informed as the exact program is determined. You and Councilmembers may wish to mark this on your calendars and plan to attend. Please let me know if there are any questions. attachments G:\pw\Engincering\\VTRQLTY\MEMOS\Dwight—From_Fred.doc La ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY FAIR, 1998 HOW'S THE WATER? Notes of planning meeting #3 8 a.m. Sunset Hill Elementary School Present: Karla Thompson, Lara Newberger, Margie Vigoren, Kathy Marshall, David Jackson, Kim Nowicki, Nancy Heuer, Paul Buck, Beth Doll, Shane Missaghi, and Jane Reynolds. Sponsors: Nancy Heuer's former employer will sponsor "Nature's Critter", and Parkers Lake Association will sponsor the Science Museum's water quality trunk (with the stipulation that the trunk will be shared with Birchwood Elementary). Kim will schedule both, and will contact the Parkers Lake Association to see if they will sponsor a trained Science Museum presenter for the night of the Fair. Birchwood would be invited to have a volunteer work with the trained presenter along with a Sunset volunteer in order to learn how to make the best use of the trunk. The trunk would remain at Sunset through Wednesday, and would be available for use at Birchwood on Thursday, and Friday. Confirmed participants: Culligan will bring bottled water for Fair participants, and will also have a water hardness test available. Glenwood -Inglewood will bring bottled water for Fair participants. Borders Books Gregor Farms Minnesota Mosquito Control University of Minnesota Paper Sciences Shingle Creek Watershed District Nature's Critters Science Museum trunk Foth and VanDyke will present a water sampling activity Basset Creek Watershed District City of Plymouth Environmental Quality Committee City of Plymouth Recycling City of Plymouth Forestry the GIANT WHALE Likely participants: Metropolitan Environmental Council Minnesota Lakes Assocition Sunset Hill choir EQ Fair Meeting #3 Page 2 Water quality activity: Jane has worked with a science teacher at Wayzata High School to design a learning activity that will illustrate the consequences of choices that effect water quality (see description below.) Margie has a contact who has offered 900 vials for use at the Fair. Shane, Margie, Paul and Kris will select and write the six questions, and will produce the information piece with better choices for the final station. Nancy will contact the interested Girl Scout troop to recruit volunteers to create and staff the stations under committee and/or City staff direction. By next meeting: Recontact (if necessary) and confirm all exhibitors. Continue search for other participants for entertainment and "pizzazz." .Margie will have samples of the vials. Have all confirmed exhibitors respond to Sunset Hill. Next meeting: March 9.8 a.m. at Sunset Hill media center. Finalize exhibitor list. Review other attractions and entertainment: TV weather personality (Karla has contacted), storyteller, children's choir (school music teacher), Good Earth samples (Paul has made contact), Disney Radio (Paul has made contact), "mascot", magician (Kris has an idea, but there would be a cost), etc. Plan promotion. Water Quality Activity Each attendee will have an opportunity to make six choices that effect water quality. Upon entering the Fair attendees will each receive a small covered vial of clear water. They will visit six separate stations throughout the Fair to make a choice between one or more activities. A chemical that changes the color of their water will either be added or not, depending on the choice they make. For example - at one station the choice may be between using phosphorus -containing or phosphorus -free fertilizer. The chemical additive used to denote decreased water quality would be added to the vial of individuals choosing the phosphorus -containing fertilizer. The final stop for participants would be at a station to evaluate their choices. They will compare the color of the water in their vials to charts designating water quality. A deeper yellow color to their water would indicate that the individual made choices that degrade water quality. At the same time participants will receive information on making better choices for water quality. ENVIRONMENTALQ UALITY FAIR9 1998 r "HOW'S THE WATER?" Notes of planning meeting #4 March 9 - 8 a.m. Sunset Hill Elementary School Present: Beth Doll, David Jackson, Sarah Storvick, Kim Nowicki, Kathy Marshall, Paul Buck, Susan Felix, Cheri Pancratz, Jane Reynolds, Shane Missaghi, Margie Vigoren and Karla Thompson. Exhibitors: Several exhibitors who have given a verbal commitment to participating have not yet submitted booth reservation forms. Shane will send letters to all potential exhibitors requesting written confirmation by March 18. A final confirmation letter, including maps of and to the site will be sent to all exhibitors by April 4. Kim reported that the Science Museum does not have a staff person available to send out with their trunk. On the other hand, the school may be able to get the trunk earlier, and have it longer. This would give time for a volunteer or teacher to review the contents, and make plans for its use at the Fair, and during the school day. Kim will finalize the schedule with the Science Museum. Kim will also contact the Bell Museum to reserve an "Exotic Aquatics" trunk. Sunset Hills will have the trunk to use during the week, along with the Science Museum trunk. Paul offered to pick up either trunk if that would save on the cost. Kim will check on this. Promotion: Cheri Pancratz, school communicator, will submit information on the Fair for publication in the Lakeshore Weekly News and the Sun Sailor newspapers. She will feature it in the school's newsletter, The Communicator, and will attempt to get coverage through Cable 12. Karla will note the Fair on the school's WEB page, and the City will promote the Fair in the "Environmental Extra" of the April Plymouth News. Entertainment/Special attractions: Mike Mann, storyteller, will be hired to tell stories related to water and the environment at the Fair. For a cost of $100 ($150?), he will provide entertainment and Wuollet Bakery cookies for the duration of the Fair. School/PTA funds and the City will split the cost of his fee. The 55 foot long inflatable whale will be set up with music and books inside for quiet exploration. Susan will check books and videos related to water out of the Plymouth Community Library. Sunset Hill's art teacher will provide an art activity for participants. Sunset Hill's second grade choir will perform. Woodsy Owl will be the mascot. Paul Buck is looking for a high school student who could wear the costume. Beth Doll will check into special software relating to water quality for computer lab use during the Fair. EQ Fair Meeting #4 Page 2 r- Za A poster "contest" will be announced at Sunset Hill and other city schools, with names of all participants entered into a prize drawing. Posters will be displayed throughout the school on the night of the Fair. Paul is still awaiting word from Radio Disney. Water quality learning activity: Kim took the sample jar and will refine the process of adding the color -changing chemical to illustrate the degree of pollution (or lack of it.) Shane, Paul and Margie will formulate six questions to form the basis of the learning stations. The questions will be forwarded to the Girl Scout troop that has volunteered to help with the activity. They will design six stations (one for each question), and will staff those stations. Next meeting: 8:00 a.m. on Monday, March 30 at Sunset Hill. DATE: March 13, 1998 TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Kathy Lueckert, Assistant City Manager ac SUBJECT: Ownership of King Videocable During the past months the Northwest Suburbs Cable Communications Commission has been involved with the sale of King Videocable. In 1996, King was purchased by US West. However, due to FCC regulations on cross -ownership by telephone companies of telephone and cable service, US West had to sell King within eighteen months of the original purchase. In 1997, the sale of King Videocable to Charter Communications was announced by US West. With the announced sale, the Cable Commission began the process of approving the sale to Charter. A new franchise agreement also was developed, and approved by the commission in November. The City Council took action to endorse the franchise agreement in December 1997. While this process was underway with Charter, US West announced that it had created a new and separate company, Media One Communications, to provide cable television service and ownership. US West believed that the "separateness" of Media One met the ownership criteria of the FCC, and petitioned that body for relief on the original order to divest King Videocable. The cable commission took a position in support of US West/Media One's petition to the FCC. In late February, the FCC granted the US West petition for relief, and Media One is now the owner of King Videocable. Media One ownership of King will have significant benefits to Plymouth residents. A complete upgrade of the entire cable system will be completed within three years. The upgrade will add at least 15 more channels to basic service, include high speed internet access, and digital channels and technology. Media One's plans to upgrade the system are aggressive, and they have the ability and willingness to invest in the upgrade. I'll keep you informed as more information becomes available. Please call me if you have questions. Documenf2 Plymouth Human Rights Commission March 5, 1998 Plymouth Ice Center Minutes Present: Jeff Richards, Jackie Fraedrich, Jessica Timman, Akash Srisvastava, Nathan Michael, Anna Richey, Laurie Levi, Gordon Ortler Assistant City Manager Kathy Lueckert Excused: Frenchie Henderson, Mitzi Heath, Ramon Gonzalez, Becky Wheeler Absent: Ruth Ruffin, Art Johnson Call to Order Jeff Richards called the meeting to order at 4:10 p.m. Minutes The minutes of the February meeting were approved as presented. Report on Human Rights Award Kathy Lueckert reported that the 1997 Human Rights Award was presented to Pat and Bob Woodey at the March 4 city council meeting. Jackie Fraedrich suggested trying to find businesses which have taken actions to further human rights and diversity in the community. The Commission had general discussion about issues surrounding self -nomination. Gordon Order agreed to come up with ideas and criteria for the award which would be acceptable for businesses. Spring Student Workshop Jeff Richards indicated that he had been unable to get the subcommittee together, and he recommended postponing the student workshop until the fall. The HRC agreed to postpone, but wanted to make certain that the purpose of the workshop was made clear. Nathan Michael said that the workshop should focus on student leaders, who can then teach other students. The HRC's four student members agreed to identify better contact names. Other Business Kathy Lueckert brought up the recent news attention given to the settlement of a human rights issue at Ryerson Steel, a Plymouth company. She asked if the Human Rights Commission should respond. The HRC discussed possible actions. Jeff Richards will write a letter to Ryerson Steel, introducing the Plymouth Human Rights Commission and indicating the Commission's willingness to help. Next Meeting The next meeting of the Plymouth Human Rights Commission will be Thursday, April 2, 1998 at 7 p.m. at Plymouth City Hall. Adjourn The Plymouth Human Rights Commission adjourned its official meeting at 4:45 p.m. Human Rights Commission Retreat March 5,1998 Present: Jeff Richards, Jackie Fraedrich, Laurie Levi, Anna Richey, Nathan Michael, Akash Srisvastava, Jessica Timman, Gordon Ortler Councilmember Saundra Spigner, Assistant City Manager Kathy Lueckert, Unable to Attend: Frenchie Henderson, Mitzi Heath, Ramon Gonzalez, Ruth Ruffin, Art Johnson The Plymouth Human Rights Commission held a retreat on March 5, 1998 at the Plymouth Ice Center. The retreat began at 4:50 p.m., and concluded at 8:15 p.m. The retreat was facilitated by Patty Wilder, Executive Director of the Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council. The HRC discussed the following questions: Why are you here at the HRC retreat? What are common misconceptions about the HRC? What are the strengths of the HRC? What are the weaknesses of the HRC? What are the opportunities for activities for the HRC? HRC answers to the questions are attached. Those suggested activities receiving the most votes by the HRC for follow-up action are: • Publish articles on human rights in various places. • Continue relationships and focus on schools. • Focus on emphasizing diversity/human rights issues with city staff. • Have the city council adopt a resolution on diversity which would become a policy for the entire city. Why are you here at the Human Rights Commission retreat? Extension of personal interests and work interests Help to make to world more fair for all people. Help other people, also help to make the world more fair for all people. Want to improve the world. I wanted to be involved with the community, these are serious issues. My children will live in this world, want to have a positive impact on this world. Not everything is good in Plymouth, I want to help change that. Life long work on diversity and race -related issues. '' li, C What are common misperceptions about the Human Rights Commission? Human Rights Commission is not needed in Plymouth. People don't know the Human Rights Commission exists. The Human Rights Commission is only for minorities. People don't know what human rights are. The Human Rights Commission only investigates and punishes. The Human Rights Commission is looking to "stir things up." Diversity is divisive. "Won't have apple pie if you eat ethnic food." What are the strengths of the Human Rights Commission? The diversity of the members and their experiences. Commitment to make things better. City is interested by virtue of creating the commission. Open minded. Supportive city council. Good ideas. Willingness to try different things. What are the weaknesses of the Human Rights Commission? No perceived need for the commission. Desire, but hard to focus. Complex, not well defined topic. Hard to find the time and energy. Resources—not sure how much money the HRC has to work with. Low community visibility, lack of identity. People always agree—"yes" people. Diversity might mean including a conservative perspective. Only meet once a month, no tasks or homework in between times. 1:r3 - What are opportunities for activities for the Human Rights Commission? Publicize the charter and mission of the HRC to the community. Publish articles in various places looking at diversity. Identify a theme, or tie in with existing partnerships to harness the energy of existing groups. Continue to focus on the relationship with schools, this is unique to Plymouth. Dialog with Plymouth City Council to identify human rights related concerns. Hold discussion groups for city employees and businesses, hold diversity training. Focus on city policies and on city staff, make certain that all departments are responsive to and knowledgeable of diversity. Raise awareness, make presentations on diversity. Hold training for city staff on respect in the workplace. Host a big community event about diversity. Have the city council adopt a resolution on diversity which would become a policy for the entire city. Opportunities receiving the most votes: Have the city council adopt a resolution on diversity which would become a policy for the entire city. Continue relationships with schools, hold student human rights workshops. Focus on emphasizing diversity/human rights issues with the city staff. 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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 I1ccessarll\' itX2111 that all petroleum contamination ila, 1)ee11 re moved frolll thl> Sit:'.. IIO\\'C\'CI 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 . nonpetroleu*n) 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. 1997) 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 (1996), the Minnesota Superfund Law. 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. Ms. Mary Jo Weissman Page 2 March 6, 1998 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 MPCA fact sheet #3.35 Leak/Spill and Underground Storage Tank File Request Form (August 1997) 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 612/297-8594 or the site hydrogeologist, Stephen Geyen, at 612/297-8581. Sincerely, X;S4- Jessica Ebertz Project Manager '✓Cleanup Unit II li� /JuSCA Stephen Geyen F/ Hydrogeologist Cleanup Unit II Tanks and Emergency Response Section Tanks and Emergency Response Section JIvfE: SGG: lh cc: Laurie Ahrens, City Clerk, Plyrriouth Richard K1ine;Fire Chief, Plymouth Greg Lie, Hennepin County Solid Waste Officer Paul Meneghini, Peer Environmental, Minneapolis Minnesota Department of Commerce, Petrofund Staff Northwest Suburban Chamber of Commerce 8200 Co. Rd. 116 Corcoran, MN 55340 (612) 420-3242 • Fax (612) 420-6056 190iP -)Wight- JC: nSC._ 7 ...a.,:e 7cu- 1n eti ..... __ - `__ �.. ,. _. G...w.e c..__ VinL_. _ en r - C.... env .. .,lvr :i^/Es _ `J ...... .. y: C_ ...... �.. ."_.._..- are ._e':. aper _ vG.^...-� "-at new Mel=er a ._i.. .. } W-.:'-',. f..ne c--- _ ....._ n'.. G.-iC..... ..ne ,:ti C.�t-..r G at cu,_ 3e Z-e-iew.`1i...C..-..e.c..J l..e. _t con^....... s c'u.. ..•..JS�C. =oma `=SC.^_� _ ;_ __:�__._�_=CS ?� �v. 47a� ._Cr -aUesti ons , -0 ea- - CI -1- . �^f - --. c 10 su r e _ The Plymouth Civic hea�tte 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth. Minnesota 55447 Dear City of Plymouth: On behalf of the Plymouth Civic League, we would like to thank the City of Plymouth for its generous contributions that helped make the 1997 Music In Plymouth concert an overwhelming success. The 1997 annual summer concert was attended by over 10,000 people who enjoyed a wonderful summer evening of great entertainment, good food and outstanding fireworks. This year's event will be held on Wednesday, July 1°c The Minnesota Orchestra may only participate in two outdoor concerts other than the Music In Plymouth and we consider ourselves most fortunate to have been able to continue our relationship with them for 25 years. We are asking that you continue your support of this wonderful tradition. A great deal of time and effort goes into the planning for each year's concert. The Board of Directors are committed to making the 26th Annual concert the very best ever. This can only be made possible through the continued generosity of contributors. We would greatly appreciate and sincerely request that you keep this event in mind as you make your contributions for 1998. Due to the popularity and growth of the event, the Plymouth Civic league is requesting a contribution from the City of Plymouth in the amount of $20,000. A special thank you to the 1997 Platinum Guarantors: Platinum Guarantors Americana Fireworks City of Plymouth US Bancor Franklin National Bank Holiday Station Stores Honeywell, Inc. LIFE TIME Fitness North Tec, Inc. Norwest Foundation Omega Lithograph, Inc. Plymouth Tire & Auto Center Prudential Strgar-Roscoe-Fausch, Inc. US WEST Foundation Daily Printing, Inc Anchor Bank McQuay, Inc. Turck, Inc. Checks payable to the Plymouth Civic Leaguc may be seat to our League Treasures, Sue Jackson at Food Engineering Corp., 2765 Niagara Lane, Plymouth, MN 55447. All contributions are acknowledged in the concert program. To ensure inclusion of your firm's name in the program, your check should be received by June 5th. Invoice/receipts will be sent upon request. 100% of the contributions go towards the cost of the event. We look forward to receiving your contribution to support the Music in Plymouth and -thank you in advance for your support. If you have any questions, feel free to call Kris St.Martin at 694-2706. , . I . _ >- . Sincerely, Kris St.Martin Co -Chair - Finance Committee Jean Skomoroh Co -Chair - Finance Committee March 6, 1998 4:05 PM From: AMM Fax #: Page 2 of 2 AMM FAX HEWS 1#1/&,feari ,&efpe#A&#'dNX dtywail8e�ran®a®�inimatmr the kfi mation if AmAe4to be (hard wth may olf, a ffollmlditafill ordatitewe1ddlr Amaft of ilopm /ltmeh'o &I iffer © <op mwe7ffAff 74S 11111Yefilylor l✓a rt ft Gaul, MdSPo32044 Ideyhonc. 27f4000 fax 281-1199 Email dVm0amm74S R7 a1 Association of Metropolitan Municipalities March 2-6,1998 (no. 3) Senate Capital Improvement Bill directs some money to metro projects The Senate approved a $954.2 million capital improvements bill Thursday. It's funded by a combination of general funds, trunk highway funds and user fund proceeds. The general fund contribution is $813,287,000. There are no bonds authorized in the bill. The Senate bill contains sev- eral items related to the metro area. Among them are: ♦ $33.4 million for planning, land acquisition, design, devel- opment and completion of four metro magnet schools. Part of the funds will be used to complete the downtown integration magnet in Minne- apolis, while the remaining funds will be used for metro integra- tion magnets in Edina, Robbinsdale and the east metro area. ♦ $9.8 million for metro regional parks. ♦ $38.2 million for flood hazard mitigation grants. Of the statewide program, funds could be available for projects in several metro cities. ♦ $3.6 million for continuation of the ice arena (Mighty Ducks) grant program. ♦ $46.0 million for transit ways. The funds are to match federal and local efforts to plan, design and construct transit ways. Of the amount, $40.0 million is for the Hiawatha Corridor. Other transit way appropria- tions are for the Riverview Corridor (St. Paul to the airport), Northstar Corridor (St. Cloud to Minneapolis), Cedar Avenue Corridor, Northwest Corridor (Minneapolis to Northwest suburbs) and a commuter line from St. Paul to Hastings. ♦ $31.0 million statewide for local bridge replacement and rehabilitation. ♦ $1,7 million to construct the South Metro Joint Public Safety Training facility. ♦ $5.0 million for a redevelop- ment grant program. Of the total, 35 percent must be for sites located in metro cities other than Minneapolis and St. Paul. Forty percent of the total must be for sites in cities of the first class (Minneapolis, St. Paul and Duluth). In addition, the Senate bill includes funding for several projects in individual cities such as St. Louis Park, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Hastings, Bayport and Savage. The House bill will be com- pleted next week. Within two weeks, the conference commit- tee should begin its delibera- tions. The final bill will probably be much different than the Senate bill because the governor has indicated that the bill does not include certain projects or underfunds higher education. MAR 09 '98 08:52RM LEAGUE OF MN CITIES P. 1 fr W FRIDAYFAx NEWNEMEF� Vol. 3, No. 8 A weekly legislative update from the League of Minnesota Cities March 6, 1998 House Tax Committee working on tax bill As we send this FridayFax, the House Tax Committee is working on its ver- sion of the omnibus tax bill. Committee members have more than 60 amend- ments prepared, including several league -supported provisions. After work is completed today, the bill will go to the Ways and Means Committee on Monday, and then likely to the House floor next Tuesday or Wednesday. Possible reverse referendum requirement We believe several onerous amend- ments could be offered on the floor. Most notably, it appears likely that an amendment could be offered that would require levy increases proposed by local units of government to be subject to a reverse referendum re- quirement (see discussion of levy lim- its below). Under the reverse refer- enda requirement offered last year, as few as 5 percent of registered voters could trigger an election to approve a local govemment levy increase. Please contact your House members before Tuesday and tell them that a reverse referenda require- ment ignores the responsibility of total elected officials, and is a major policy change that could make Minnesota more like Califomia. Levy limit repeal Rep. Ann Rest (DFL -New Hope) of- fered an amendment to remove the House tax bill provision that would ex- tend levy limits for an additional year. Another amendment that would have repealed levy limits altogether was pulled after it became apparent the amendmentdid not have enough sup- port among committee members. After discussion where Speaker Carruthers (DFL -Brooklyn Center) criticized the amendment, the committee approved the amendment on a 19 to 4 vote. The only four members to vote against the amendment were Car- ruthers, Rep. Commers (R -Eagan), Rep. Kraus (R -Albert Lea) and Rep. Van Dellen (R -Plymouth). Rep. Abrams (R -Minnetonka) and Rep. Milbert (DFL -South St. Paul) original ly voted against the amendment, but switched theirvotes at the last minute. In statements after the vote, both Abrams and Milbert suggested they will likely offer other levy control mechanisms on the House floor. Abrams publicly mentioned the re- verse referendum concept he floated last year, and seemed to suggest he may offer the amendment on the House floor. The Senate tax bill in - dudes the full repeal of levy limits. The differences between the House and Senate tax bill versions will likely be resolved in conference committee. Sales tax repeal Rep. Kraus and Rep. Skare (DFL - Bemidji) offered an amendment to re- peal the sales taxon local govemment purchases. The amendment was criti- cized largely because it would create a hole in the committee's budget tar- get. The amendment was defeated on a voice vote. New apartment aid In earlier action, the committee ap- proved an amendment to address problems created in the 1997 omnibus tax bill by the new apartment 4d classi- fication. The amendment will provide a state -paid aid and a credit for tax base lost as a result of the new class 4d apartment properties. Under the 1997 law, owners of apartment property can chose to abide by certain rent restric- tions, renter income limitations, and code compliance provisions in ex- change fora greatly reduced property tax classification. The cities of Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn Center are concerned that a large percentage of their rental hous- ing could choose to participate in the program, and the lost tax base would translate into higher property taxes for all other property in the community. Underthe amendment, the state would pay an aid to communities that lose more than 1 percent of their tax base as a result of the preferential treatment of 4d apartments. In addition, all 4d apartment property built after Jan. 1, 1999, would be classified at the higher rate, with a 60 percent credit paid by the state. The provision has no appro- priation cap like that contained in the original House bill or in the Senate tax bill. Check next week's Cities Bulletin for a full update on the outcome of the House tax bill. r .,. _ i -r io:-._._v. r Woe rworrsewrnn[enral Rela60105 ream. MAR 09 '98 02:03PM LEAGUE OF MN CITIES Association of Metropolitan munidpalities DATE: March 8, 1998 TO: Legislative Contacts City Administrators/Managers Board of Directors FROM: AMM Staff BULLETIN AMM MEMBERS: CALL YOUR LEGISLATORS AND OPPOSE LEVY LIMITSI P.1 The House Tax Committee completed work on their Omnibus Tax Bill on Friday. An amendment to that bill deleted an extension of levy limits by one year through payable 2000. Levy limits will still be in effect for 1999. However, during the debate, several members (Rep. Abrams, Rep. Carruthers, Rep. Miibert) promised a floor debate on either reinstating the one-year levy limit for 2000 or adopting a reverse referendum provision. On the other side, Rep. Ann Rest is very supportive of the city position. Neither option is acceptable. We believe the bill will be heard on the House floor Tuesday or Wednesday so it is imperative that the AMM membership act quickly. P1easC uuutact your representatives as soon as possible and urge them to vote against either a levy limit extension or a reverse referendum. If you have any questions, please contact either Gene Ranieri at 215-4001 or Roger Peterson at 215-4000. LEVY LIMITS: BACKGROUND Levy limits were imposed at a time prior to the establishment of several policies that have increased public awareness and input. The Truth -in -Taxation process has provided citizens with an early warning regarding levies. In addition to the Truth -in -Taxation process, cities provide their residents with input and information through newsletters, cable television access and the Internet. Cities have and will continue to be responsible for their actions and are responsive to citizens' concerns. Levy limits may increase tax levies. Concerned about legislative action, such as extension of the limits, cities often levy at the limit. Levy limits make it difficult to respond to special circumstances, such as disasters (natural or otherwise). Cities have been prudent with the tax levy and spending. For example, since 1990, an era of no levy limits, city per capita spending as expressed in constant dollars, has declined. The reverse referendum proposal disregards the responsibility 14 U imft ►AYM N6t of elected officials. A small number of citizens could initiate the Shat Ih�d, �i00W spoil* referendum. The reverse referendum is a major policy change @1t)IIS-4000 for the state and should be opposed. lk 3Et-11" ,FROM MESSERL I & KRAMER ST. PAUL (MON) 1 9'98 10: 24/10: 15/NO. 4261 1 241 26 P Messerh N NOrwo . wacwoum, tout-, smm D$I rti'"IM A711W D.G QWD Gtnaxwo Kramer A nun+iYs Ar law LE%w cu.18pQ Ewn Cnw mimawa Starz 450,115 UNIIvr+wrrr ,fir w1:c SPFs i. $T. rAWk. MD+D�OfAS510)-ION Itusuo.'a 1613) 228-975-, FACscwi�. (612) 23-9187 MEMO DATE: March 9, 1998 TO: MLC Operating Committee FROM: Bob Reiner. Jr. RE: House Omnibus Tax Bill 04, I ~� Mrarerc¢a 0MCE 16DQ hrm 3Twr,rr Tuwm I 5 50ow Wm Sir Mmewcus. 4tmEwa 554(12-!218 TkraP' Wsi; (613) 672-3600 FAcwmL (613) 67Z-5777 The House Omnibus Tax Bill is scheduled for consideration on the House Floor for Tuesday, Marcb 10 (tomorrow). City organizations were successful in lobbying for"an amendment in Tax Committee that deleted an extension of levy limits far property taxes in pay 2000. There will likely be attempts on the House Floor to (1) extend levy limits for another year; and (2) create a reverse rcfcrcrdum process for citizens to utilize if a city exceeds the previous year's spending. Please inform your mayors and other elected officials, Ask that they contact your legislators to express their opposition to the extension of levy limits and the institution of a reverse referendum process. Thank you for your assistance. If you or any of your local officials have any questions, please call me at 228-9757 or a -mail me at RRENNER@MANDKLAW.COM. FROM MESSER.LI & KRAMER ST. PAUL TUE 3. 10'98 12:00/11 :45/NO. 4261124152 P 2 MUN 1C.;!l 11. League of Ntinnebota c.at,eS nULaIng T 1~f,,TCT A' l45 University Avenue West, Suite 450 L GISLl'� St. Paul, Minnesota 55104 COMMISSION Telephone: (612) 228-9757 Facsimile: (612) 228-9787 MEMO DATE: March 10, 1998 TO: MLC Operating Committee FROM: Bob Renner, Jr. RE: House Omnibus Tax Bill At about 10:30 p.m, last right, the House Ways and Means Committee amended the Omnibus Tax Bill by re -instituting the extension of levy limits through pay -2000 property taxes. This amendment was offered by Representative Phil Carruthers. Speaker Carruthers was reportedly angry that this provision had beery removed in the Tax Committee. The amendment was approved on a voice vote with little opposition. There will now likely be an amendment offered on the House Floor to delete the levy limit extewsiun. The bill is currently scheduled to be heard by the full House on Wednesday, March 11. Yesterday afternoon, prior to the Ways and Means Committee hearing, I delivered a memo to the entire MLC House delegation. This memo, signed by Mayor Jean Harris, reminded our legislators that the MLC opposes any extension of levy limits. i have attached a copy of this memo for your review. I have received copies of letters, faxes etc. that some of you have sent to our legislators and appreciate your assistance. Please feel free to con=t me at 228-9757 if you have any questions. Member Cities: Apple Valley, llloomingum, Burnsville. Eagan, Eden Prairie, Edina, Lakeville, Maplewood, Minnetonka, Plvmouth, Roseville, Shvreview, Woodbury FROM MESSER.LI & KRAMER ST. PAUL TUE) 3. 10' 98 12:01/11 :45/NO. 4261124152 P 3 /t ( t (� 1 !( •� League of Minnesota Cities Building LY1L.�1V1��.. T�� 145 University Avenue West, Suite 450 St. Paul, Minnesota 55103 EMISSION Telephone: (612) 22$9757 Facsimile: (61 2) 226-9787 I MEMO DATE: March 9, 1998 TO: MLC House Legislative Delegation FROM: Mayor Jean Harris, Eden Prairie MLC Chairperson RE: House Omnibus Tax Bill The MLC is generally pleased with the property tax reform efforts contained in the House Omnibus Tax Bill, particularly the rate reduction for homes in the second tier. The MLC is also supportive of the property tax rebate. However, the provision which sets a maxiarum rebate of $1,500 causes concern because a large portion of the sales and income tax surplus the state is enjoying is paid by taxpayers who live in MLC cornmunities while the cap (which will effect homes beginning at approximately $330,000) will primarily effect those same taxpayers. Therefore, the MLC supports an amendment eliminating the rebate nuvdmum. The MLC also has very strong positions on levy limits and reverse referenda for property taxes. The MLC supports a repeal of levy limits, and is opposed to an extension of levy limits. Levy limits are unnecessary because, like state representatives, locidly elected officials must answer to their constituents; if taxes are too high, constituents will vote their mayors and city councihnembers out of office. The MLC is also opposed to institution of a reverse referendum for city spending increases. City officials are elected by citizens to run their cities without the state's constant involvement. We all have had experiences with a disgruntled constituent or two. The reverse referendum would be harmful for many Minnesota cities. In small communities. a relatively few number of constituents could impede the governmental process. I have attached a chart that illustrates this effect on small corrununities. While MLC convnutiities an much larger, the reverse referendum process could be used for politically motivated purposes rather than reasons motivated by fiscal prudence. While it may sound good politically. instituting a reverse referendum is not good public policy. Please call Bob Renner at 228-9757 or e-mail him at RRENNEROMANDKLAW.COM if you have any questions or need further information. Thank you for your attention to our positions. Member Citie6: Apple Valley, Bloumington, Burnsville, Eagan, Eden Prairie, Edina, Lakeville, Maplewood, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Roscvillc, Shoreview, Woodbury MAR 10 '98 11:19AM LEAGUE OF MN CITIES LMC Leagae of minnaeota Cities Cider pmmot ".q amenanca March 10, 1998 P.1 145 University Avenue West, St. Paul, MN 55103-2044 Phonc; (612) 281-1200 • (800) 925-1122 Fax: (612) 281.1299 • TDD (612) 281-1290 House tax bill update: Levy limit extension back in Late last night the House Ways and Means Committee amended the omnibus tax bill (H.F. 3840) to extend levy limits through taxes levied in 1999, payable in 2000. The amendment, offered by Speaker Phil Carruthers (DFL -Brooklyn Center), reversed a move by the Tax Committee on Friday to allow levy limits to expire after next year. Speaker Carruthers reiterated the rationale many legislators used to justify levy limits last year: some spending constraint must be in place as the state puts additional money into reducing school levies. He and others seem to believe that without such a constraint, cities and counties would be tempted to increase their levies to make up for the decreases in school levies, thereby eliminating any savings to taxpayers. After his levy limit extension amendment was adopted, the Speaker withdrew an amendment which would have subjected levy increases to a reverse referendum requirement upon petition by 5 percent of voters in cities over 5,000 in population. The Speaker stated that as long as the levy limit extension was in place, he did not feel the reverse referenda language was necessary. He was clearly sending a message: remove the levy limit extension from the House bill and you may get a reverse referenda requirement instead. The House will take up the tax bill Wednesday. The Senate tax bill includes the full repeal of levy limits and no reverse referenda requirement. The differences between the House and Senate tax bill versions will be resolved in conference committee. MAR 10 '98 12:03PM LEAGUE OF MN CITIES go Association of Metropolitan Municipalities DATE: March 10, 1998 TO: Legislative Contacts City Administrators/Managers Board of Directors FROM: AMM Staff LEVY LIMITS EXTENDED TO YEAR 2000 BULLETIN P.1 Late Monday night, the House Ways and Means Committee reinstated the one-year extension of levy limits for the year 2000. Rep. Carruthers, DFL -Brooklyn Center, indicated that if the extension amendment was not reinstated, he would then offer a reverse referendum. Things change fast and it is now anticipated that the House Omnibus Tax Bill will be debated on the floor sometime Wednesday. We are still concerned that the reverse referendum may be offered. Please contact your representatives and ask them to sti-ongly resist a reverse referendum attempt on the floor. You may also indicate that you would appreciate their support if an attempt is made to delete the levy limit extension. However, at this time, neither the AMM nor the LMC plan to initiate such an amendment. Instead, we will work at the conference committee level since the Senate bill does repeal levy limits altogether. Thank you for your help! If you have any questions, please contact either Gene Ranieri at 215-4001 or Roger Peterson at 215-4002. 14S lfiin 14 k0ut Wtit Saint N4 Minoucota SPR244 (611) its 40 hx 7 " MAP 12 '98 11:36AM LEAGUE OF MN CITIES 1-9— of miww1XiL:mc �itior yrorMoling oxevll�nw P.1 --FRIDAYFAx ---- Vol. 3, No. 9 A weekly legislative update from the League of Minnesota Cities March 12, 1998 House passes tax bill Little for cities—levy limits for three more years After nearly 11 hours of contentious debate, the House adopted its version of the omnibus tax bill. The bill now includes an immediate reduction of the property class rates for nearly every class of property including low value homes, levy limits for three more years, and an aggressive limited market value provision. The bill does not include a repeal of the sales tax on local governments. The business community pushed for an accelerated reduction in the class rate for commercial, industrial, and public utility property. The original tax bill included a three-year phase-in of the class rates. The amendment. offered by Rep. Ron Abrams (R - Minnetonka) was adopted on a 75 to 58 vote. The amendment created concerns about potential shifting tax burdens. As a result, House tax chair Dee Long immediately offered a counter amendment that reduced the class rates for nearly all other classes of property. Her amendment was also adopted. The effect of the long amendment was to reduce and perhaps even eliminate much of the class rate advantage contained in the original version of the House tax bill. We will have to wait until the bill is fully analyzed by House Research to understand the implications of ail of the Manges contained in the two amendments. Rep. Bob Milbert (DFL -South St. Paul) offend an amendment that extended the limited market value provisions to all classes of property for taxes payable in 1999, 2000, and 2001. For 1999, the provision would limit the market value increase to the increase in the consumer price index. For the following two years, the increases would be limited to the lesser of 5 percent or the increase in the consumer price index. New construction market value increases would not be covered by the limitation. Attached to the amendment was language offered by Rep. Abrams which extends levy limits through taxes payable in 2002. The amendment passed on an 89 to 44 vote. Late in the evening, Rep. William Kuisle (R -Rochester) offered an amendment to delete each of the nine local sales tax provisions with a local income tax. The amendment was defeated by a 110 to 23 vote. Rep. Ron Kraus (R -Albert Lea) offered the amendment to repeal the sales tax on local and state govem- ment purchases. After 10 minutes of debate, the vote was taken. The Speaker was forced to keep the vote board open for at least 10 minutes because the amendment clearly had sufficient votes to pass. After some dramatic arm twisting, the vote board was closed and the amendment failed on a 66 to 66 vote. Ina subsequent amendment, Rep. Bill Haas (R -Champlin) would have eliminated construction materials and capital equipment purchases of local governments from the sales tax. After a brief speech where he supported cities by citing the need to address the issue in the near future, Rep. Haas withdrew his amendment. The amended bill ultimately passed by a wide margin (93-40). The House bill will now go to the Senate where they will likely replace the House language with the Senate bill. The House will likely refuse to concur and a confer- ence committee will be appointed. We expect that the conference committee will not meet until late this week or early next week. We will fully summarize the House tax bill in next week's Bulletin. C.... r..w J..! ..r..w......_ ..JI.. law:-lwlJ..- J ow . --s-0 .... r Ir n%N.i l awase of MinnPWRIn rJI/IC %Ml/I'Favammental Re%ar%ONS team FROM MESSERLI & (THU) 3. 12'98 1 4 AI, a* t = m PYAC11Cf. )AW kimnsm-A, WWk*'sly, Iow*, Sov=H DAWTA, WASHMU-MX U.C. wv cm'm wo K RAM E R :48/14:23/NO. Messerli Kramer proj-90"d 050dadm ArTwTm !Q LAW ST. PAUL 4261124176 P 2 Wax or vNNuvr.4 Cmu IWLAAv Surre 43A 145 7A7YmrrY Mkmuz R$dT ST. 1 mx. MMCguPA 5 S 10)-2W4 TELUNot.-s (al's) III -97f7 PAC== (612) ZZe-97Y^ MEMO DATE: March 12, 1998 TO: MLC Operating Committee FROM. Bob Renner, Jr. RE: House 0lmtibus Tax Bill VZ7iF.1BC)fJ$ oftXXX UN0 F1Fra ftm TowEks 156 Sarix F WTW STRUT HP -T`' VOW, MWNT .4 55462-4219 -iRi.Crmn (612) 672.3600 FACm (612) 672-3777 Yesterday at 2:10 p.m. the House began debating its Omnibus Tax Bill. They finally completed their debate and passed the bill at about 1:00 a.m. A number of anticipated amendments were never offered, i.e. an amendment to create a reverse referendum and an amendment to repeal levy limits. However, the House did debate 47 amendments during the 11 -hour marathon. There were some charges, though, and not all are good for cities. Representative& Ron Abram (R -Minnetonka) and Dec Long (DFL -Minneapolis) began the day with a contentious debate over clans rate reductions. Representative Abrams offered an amendment to the bill that would accelerate reductions in a variety of class rates. This amendment was actively supported by the business community and amendment passed on a roll call vote of 75 — 58. The class rates in the Abrams amendment, which would be effective for property taxes payable in 1999, are as follows: 1) second-tier homes reduced to 1.7 percent 2) C-1 reduced to 2.5 for the first tier and 3.5 foa- the second tier 3) large rental (> 4 units) reduced to 2.5 percent; small rental (< 4 units) reduced to 1.7 percent Representative Long was noticeably angered by the Abrams amendment, and followiu3g its passage she offered an amendment to nullify any impacts on the property tax system. Her amendment, which passed on a roll call vote of 70 - 63, reduced class rates as follows: FROM MESSERL I & KRAMER ST. PAUL (THU) 3. 12' 98 14:48/14: 23/NO. 4261 1 241 76 P 3 1) first-tier homes reduced to 0.875 percent; second-tier homes reduced to 1.619 percent 2) first-tier C -I reduced to 2.365 percent; second-tier C -I retained at 3.5 percent 3) large rental (> 4 units) retained at 2.5 percent; small rental (< 4 units) reduced to 1.7 percent The amendment effectively removed any shifts by adjusting class -rate ratios. It is unlikely, that this amendment will survive the conference committee process, especially the reduction on first-tieT homes to 0.875 percent. Soon after the class -rate debate, Representative Bob Milberi (DFL -South St. Paul) offered an amendment to limit market value increases to the CPI. His amendment also contained a provision that would extend levy limits three more years - through pay -2001 property. This amendment passed on a roll call vote of 89 - 44. After midnight, Representative Ron Kraus (R -Albert Lea) offered an amendment to exempt local governments from payment of the state sales tax. Representative Abrams spoke against this issue stating that the additional money available for cities would cause higher property taxes and would defeat the purpose of levy limits by giving cities mDre spending power. Representatives Abrams, Betty Folliard, Mindy Greiling, Mark Mahon, Betty McCollum and Mary Jo McGuire were the MLC legislators who voted against this amendment. The amendment failed on a tie vote of 66-66. To summarize, the House Omnibus Tax Bill is headed to conference committee with the class rate reductions as amended by Representative Long. The bill also includes: (1) a $500 million Property tax rebate to be paid with income tax refunds in 1999; (2) a $250 million "no -wait" rebate to be paid in October of this year; (3) an extension of levy limits through pay -2001; and (4) no repeal of the Iaw requiring local governments to pay state sales taxes. The House and Senate bills differ greatly with regard to class Tates, levy limits and rebates, so the coofercnca committee will have a substantial amount of work to do. The conference committee is scheduled to begin its work early next week. For your information, I have attached the votes Por each amendment discussed above and the vote for final passage of the House bill. Please call me at 228-9757 if you have any questions. FROM MESSERLI & KRAMER ST. PAUL 1-6 (THU) 3. 12' 98 14:48/14: 23/NO. 4261 1 241 76 P 4 8174 v JOtPruaW 189M DAY S ayy\Z The questiew rcturM on the Abrams est al'a&cwhw t and the roO was called. Thm wrere 75 ywa add 58 nays as follows: 'Biose V bo voted in tete affirmative weft~ • • • K lath Neu Rboda Tompki d Anda um. B. Erklman Rguftz +,Tri vcbcrosaaa tusa:tb Xraua • ' Ntuam . Rostbaa T mheon Bisbw • NOW ! LW* ohm M. Schwa a Van Boudm w t3oosfao abs OPM • Seth Vaadeve+er �� SeQat wuvw a EbumkcrDraft Naas vi�yW Ommsb% K v shma westfall Ctadi. J. Harder • Leppa ozomm stain wesham a contmen Holsten Liodaw 0Pasties it Stanek . wolf Daspa Jobawn, R. • Maddin a PEWIMW staa` . wwi a Davids Juhaka mw" Asdlowssi sbispm • McEL-py Ran �' �Pny -Kieudd Mo Rculw a � Those: wbo vomd m the ncgmvs, were.: Audm m. t Evan JeffiQaoa ► Kam Orfrid 7omass4;si — Rkmat c a+cis Jo3A Madw Paymm T mheon Cation ardenfiew Kahn o mgcwmo Pcroasao Wwwas cha+dbu' v anans N"'mp Kalis. xww r mwo ms Mgbat Pobb w Rubtvloa scum WeNd %%off Delamt Daae Imy Lida BW -skm 3;k c rtutbas Entmul Jens �6 O� . Sat The modem prevailed and the amendsrmm was adopted 1=9 moved to aotead H. P. No, 3940, the first e:apv uzat. a ==dad."fellows: Pap& 1 to 16 of rite Abmw et al au=dmea4 deleae satin 3 to 9 and insert Sec. 9. Minnesota Stwulm 1997 Suppl lb=t: wcdon 273.127, subdivisim 3, is ameaod tp nod: Subd. 3. (CLASS 4C pROpMT pS_l per &e m yket value of pmperdes that meet else criteria of subdivision 2, PeMM* (a), sad which no loo -r tltulifyO a ms&of the cft-bsgity criteria spwifted in section 273.126, a class mit of 2.4 pc=nt tt PUN for eyes papble in 1099 and a class rate of" 21 pwcmg gpp$ce far teats peyablc in 2000. Sot. l 0. Mi mlm Statutes 1997 SuPPleott L section 273.) 3. subdivision 2.2, is amended to read: Subd 22. [CUM I J (a) F-xoept at provided m essbdiivisiom 23, real txmte whicb is residrb" end usod for bmcatead pmpom is class 1. The market value of class I a property music be dctemned bused ,spots the valve of the hmm, gmp, and ]and , mm first $75.0m of market value of class is propezty has a net class rate of ora Ull paroent of its market value; read the marloei value of c u la pr+aperty that scanned, $75,000 bas a class rate Of +-45 112 Pest of its uwket vWw, Y s FROM MESSERLI & KRAMER ST.PAUL (THU) �3- 1`2',98 14:49/14:23/NO. 4261 1 241 76 P 5 �l -G 897t U,ky] WE"GW^Y, MAPXH 11.1993 $183 Kotkbm Marko 01909. H. Peeeroan So bas wintm Xwbly Mc'conumm oput Poo Taumsooi Spk. Canut m Leagbtan Mccube OrSeld Ruksvitla Trimble Liedcr Lnng Miumt blullNy DIQwff 0ttembu, M. sekbon SUM Tu lmisn Waaenius Ma�at�.ai do ItIrpRILLM jcmn v ee�flted t fmgphy sw SUW& _lbe mqp did Dat pmvail W the amradomt to the—raft eat was ooa adopted The question retuned w the Long wovndment and the Lull cru calla. Then Wert 70 yeas aml 63 izy9 as follows: 7bo t who VOW in tht: affirmative win: Arderma, L 0Fo td loimwn. R. mwkui 0demba6 M. 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Ager theperiod iaaetrt >B i bg m &Nh UWK ism ZU-12t xddbC W L Rl1al�X � ibti ! � a�attr aaE a�GL liltt�,[ 1hi6 iloczioa if f � 3bC. d8�tdl'� 7.4 � a iCsld�aot<. fLl t >� iE R �iaaosl� aald Rl SiiE 144fl c 1i3fa lm Page S, lino 34, alter the period itt = 72t nE=3dmg IlMlalftak z2ft mcdo M-124-&Rb&dji= L Aammuk Ld Saw fm It XQRGUS&L abate aabgmmm lima as= if W mt l�fllim 11 lm=a0 Uuun62,1= dC=121 i� iia a a �¢ � � A�lliallt htut �iid l lg is�Z immr�t U" 2B The mcOm did ant prsvail and dw omendwAt was sot adoplrd FROM MESSERLI & KRAMER ST. PAUL (THU) 3. 12' 98 14:49/14: 23/NO. 4261 1 241 76 P 6 by) u vyy T f " tv CA-) SIG Bali{ DAY] wEDMEt?AY, MARM 11, 1498 8185 The question was talma on the &filbert CL a1 aEoczlmeot lmd the roll wu callod. Thm was 39 yeas and 44 flays as WOWS: 1boge who voted in tbo affrroative were: Andeiaoo. B. T+nlenWG IC.1ia fi mccofi= P • t3aiaelc Hailc Bcuwm= ' Erbrtdt Kelso r mcouue pebwWd Stora Bienat Bridcsm Kieumcw Knt Meawmt 1 Swenson, H .Bvw FkrftU MplD&y MuldQ Rout" RhWu Ti4pehadBoud_aKaiot Meo C)—&OffWY Fm Taoaassouir • Tompkins Ouamer 1{ s KAwde KvWy Neu Noreen R fthviaa IN Van DeUm • C0mnm' HusLamF • 14[= otsoa.M. Schwucba Vaadmeer aD„'y jam s Lev* i acidi OpLU 0 Sea O Wcaver Dshlrl jmi p . os� S wcvm DcbD= Dompaey Jokme m. A. Jols"M6 R mmrs marwd ovamba, be • p"Isco • Si" Sam wesnamo s DOM Jubatm Melo • Pawjmrf Sdba; Wa.kmaa lbose wbo votod itt the m*a ive were: s 'Abn ms AndemaL L Uotsi _ Jcffe sm Kahn• a tvLboa ties[ w ejcnuw g"h°p c:neolicld 1Caael.ob wor a SeddoeD tdalkry MVW Skogk and Sv1Wm •SIM Spa Cattudm C^7_ K lira Hwems � O10m B. GO syl�oocLaL Dawkins M My � �, gwld .. r F*11�md H=Ucy Long Foutson R)astnitu TUC mo cm prvvailod w d the ameodmeat was mdopted. DJ)16�Rm H624 weaver and Cbsut77moved to amead A F. 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FROM MESSERLI & KRAMER ST.PAUL (THU) 3. 12' 98 14:49/14: 23/NO. 4261 1 241 76 P 7 8238 JOURNAL OF MW H(A" [89of D Y :s aj_Q,S ' ,jet e Lel � Y UCA� The question was talon oo do Kress a at arvadmcm aosd the roll wU called wumr moved lost those sot voting be owuaed fi= voting. 7be. motion prevailed. Tbcrc were 66 yew and 66 oW u follows_ Tbose wbo voted in the affirmative were: Andmm. B. Dempuy KwblaAeh Maw Rhodes sytoro usum mans r£mamdt Ktatu Mulder Rifdsbmj T-mam d Bisbop ETkkxoa # Kii Ak Neu Ro tws a Ta®plons Bradley GOO& Ktti okm M. scant v Van DWko o Bmoow [Jundw I Lrxs Oukvpp sone Vandcveec [2.& J. HBO • Lapp& Obctoba. lK so o weaver PC:crmorrs Harder Lindner Hermans r 3taaek womb rhum Holsaes •Macklin s Paalsen Stang West= Davids Kiellorcl i Mertes as pawkcty bosom v Wolf Dehkr aKnigbt • MCEkuy Ream Swmwn. R eWalcman Tbm .fie voted in the ncst6vc were: v Abnau Evan Jef ema UAW Oboe, E. u0s3wed Anderson, L iber.Il Jeuniop X449 Opm Shwik Dakk • Folliud Jobesoa. X .Mahca 01co d Solbmw Biaaat oucia Johmum R. Matisai Dsbclf Tor omW Cabm Oreeofield Juhnk Mute Paytaff Trimble (gamy w C=Tmg Kolm omocaIDrm rcknv&ld Tunbomt Clark K. Hasslmmp Kalis • mcouie Peuesm wasemos Dawkins Hiwoom Kelso Mime,t Pugh Wepaao Delcomt m ty Kids] MUSHY Rat Weuarl Dan Hundcy Kookkm Moria Rulmvias winlR saved a Jam Lm*btom muq" Sekhm Spic Catrotbom Ile handles did sot prevoil and the ammdment ova: trot adopted. Krialde and Van Dellm moved to a nmd H. F Na 3640, the fimt eaVmmeat. u amendedu follow:: Page 112, ales line 19, iamat: "Som 10. [290.06751 [AUT V?4A71C REMMJ J $ 5�I fax of saw tz�al Yom[ >RO�G tai lI mm= h= wu C:sd m ba mid �>� tlt>l<m l�>�t1>tl� Itlbe >� � tcalt[lX a�lmd is a �i»>:gt�t � am�ll� rstimttar�II itx l� >l�t s� a� >� aommi:aiooa ��ati ah■ti iatwc s t� m tlrith i� ��t. >� � ftlw�s t� tc>otal 1112[ l �aca� 1p2 mat d" >�11�:10 iitl i�sod ma altl�lrs." Page 122, k mo 3). a8 r the period, insert ".gym1Q isAedn fere AVAI == hOMlia An IlamZLW Reawnbw the a mtim it sequeoca sad eoarvct inpernal rolmu t a Amend ft d1k a000t"y A rollcal was roquaeed and propaly s0000ded FROM MESSERLI & KRAMER ST.PAUL (THU) 3. 12' 98 14:49/14: 23/NO. 4261 1 241 76 P 8 .-�.S Sic �.- C-) 9244 JQMNAL OF TM HOUM 189M DAY 124.961; 270.67, wbdiviAom 2; 272.02, subdivision 1; 272.115. subdiviskKu 4 sod 5; 273-124, subdivisions 14; 273.127, subdivision 3; 273.13. subdivision 22, 23, 24, 25, as ammdod. and 31; 273.1362, subdivisions l and 3.275.065. subdivi 3 and 15� 275.70. subdivision 5, and by adding s sttbdWzim, 275.71, subdivisions 2,3", and 4.287,08-.289A.02. subdivision 7;*289A.11. subdivisica 1; 289A.19, subdivision 2; 290.01, subdivisions 19-199, 19b. 19c, 19f, and 31; 290.0671, subdivisions 1; 290.0673, PAdivisioo 2; 290.091, subdivision 6; 290.371, subdivision 2; 290A.03. subdiviaous 11.13, mod 1S; 290b.03, subdiviaioo 1; 2908.04, subdivisions 1, 3, and by adding subdivision; 290B.05, subdivisions 1, 2, and 4; 29013.06; 290B.07; 2903.08, sabdivision 2; 290B.09. subdivision 1; 291.005. subdivision I. 297A.01. ftbdivisioos 4 sod 16; 297A.14. subdivision 4,.297A.25, subdivisiam 3.9. and 11; 297A.256. subdiviai m 1; 297A.48, bystidmg a subdivision; 297B.03; 2970.01, by ad fta aibdivisio� 297G.03, subdivision 1; 297H.04, by adding a subdivisions; 349.19, `ubdivisioo 2a; 462A.071, subdivisions 2, 4, and 8; and 477A.013. subdivision 36; Laws 1971, chapter 773, sections 1. as amended. ind 2. as amended; LAws IN4, chqft 380. sections 1. as uuca" and 2; LAws 1992, chapbfr 511. articks 2, section 52, as amended- and 9, radion 33. subdivision 5; Lav+s 1994, chspcor 587, article 11. by adding 9 secdo ; laws 1995, duptor 255, article 3, section 2, subdivisions 1, as amended. and 4, as an nded; laws 1997, chapter 231, articks 1. section 16, as amtoded; 2, sectinms 63. subdivision 1. and 68, subdivision 3; 3, se ticm 9; 5. section 20; 7, section 47; and 13, radion 19; and IAM 1997, S000nd Spacial Seaim chapter Z, section 33; proposing nod* for sew law it Knwsota SWI*s, chapters 16A; 273; 290; and 365A; repcaliag Miaacsota Statutes 1996, sections 124A.697; 124A.698; 124A.70; 124A.71-, 124A.711, subdiviiim 1; 124A.72; 124A.73; 299A.50, subdivisions 6; and 365A.09; Miuoesata Stamm 1997 Suppktaent. soctioos 3.987, subdivision 3; 14.431; 124A.711. subdivision 2; and 273.13, subdivision 32; laws 1992, chapter 499, article 7, aec•tivo 31. The bill was g=ad for the !bird time, as amended, a4d planed upon its Oral passage. The question was taken an the passage of tba bill and the roll wtss called. Thm were 93 yeas and 40 nays as follows: Tboae why voted is tba affi=tive were: • Abrams * Pltsarslt Pdawsl° TiD SCIAW Agdeesoo, L Evan. J=A u ami Bahlc ARIKdr )oimsm R. .MoC',oauat paPe A 41 lT,� ins WOMM f Feuiud Mink $�0Q andIC Ou Kahn • Md3aire RHosles To ma 1 L7 t KaW Miertiffis VeIrUs Cbo►hay .aRIUDS :. a te w- Ganrher IC ldoea Murpby. NM scow wental _ --- trom aetoom ChUL [C DaJmw His � rl, Names O011M.011M. B. Slues SI<os,6Ooo W winter lk �y Hundey Lung orticid � • C artstboss DOM laws • Mahon aatae SAM8ntenu Jeffor m Maros Ooemba, M swe no m. H. 7b= wbo voted in the aegadvc went: Andenou. B. BenwWAM Psickm Pas7ell KMN ee Muldcr OOy� X xz= ItlFsob=x *Van Dellen Vamkvu Boudreau V Coovoxis Hass Harder RiCumt . w _ ►ltppik Oststavat • 5940Ck •wplf Dealer D&TWS* lti• * Pa.%�Iww Sv�iM= •w@bnnn KaoblKb l401han 1'ap9aar , syaors The bill was passed, u amended, sad its tide a ived to. . ... :::,.ter 's�y►•5��� ..