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Home My WebLink AboutCouncil Information Memorandum 06-26-1998JUNE 269 1998 1. COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE. NOTE: Ward I Councilmember Tim Bildsoe meets with residents and receives their comments in the Administration Library, beginning at 6:00 PM before each Regular Council meeting. JULY 8, 7: 00 PM JULY 22, 7:00 PM 2. TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1998 3. WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 5:3 0 PM 4. FRIDAY, JULY 3 S. THURSDAY, JULY 9, 7: 00 PM 6. THURSDAY, JULY 9, 7:00 PM 7. TUESDAY, JULY 14, 7: 00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSHOP ON NORTHWEST PLYMOUTH, Public Safety Training Room MUSIC IN PLYMOUTH, Plymouth Amphitheater INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY, City offices closed. PRAC, Council Chambers HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, Medicine Lake Room ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE, Hadley Lake Room 8. TUESDAY, JULY 14, 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION, Council Chambers CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION MEMO June 26, 1998 9. THURSDAY, JULY 16, 7: 00 PM 10. THURSDAY, JULY 16, 7:00 PM 11. Page 2 HRA, Medicine Lake Room PUBLIC SAFETYADVISORY COMMITTEE, Public Safety Training Room June, July and August Calendars are attached. (M-10) 1. NEWS ARTICLES, RELEASES, PUBLICATIONS, ETC. a) Association of Metropolitan Municipalities FAX News. (I -]a) b) City news release of League of Minnesota Cities awards for Plymouth programs. (I--1 b) c) Cardinal Ridge Homeowners Association newsletter article about the dedication of Three Ponds Park on June 13. (1-1c) d) Minnesota Pollution Control Agency notice of a petroleum storage tank release at the Texaco Station, 17435 County Road 6. (1-1d) e) Metropolitan Mosquito Control District follow–up on its notification process. (I-1 e) 2. CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS POLICY—CORRESPONDENCE a) Correspondence between Brigham Wilson and Mayor Tierney regarding mowing practices in the City. (I -2a) b) Correspondence between Cathy Bruer–Thompson and Park Director Eric Blank regarding services at Lifetime Fitness. (I --2b) A status report on the most recent correspondence is attached. (I--2) 3. CORRESPONDENCE a) Letters from City Clerk Laurie Ahrens to businesses not renewing liquor licenses. (1--4a) b) Memo to Street Divisions from City Clerk Laurie Ahrens relaying a voice mail mess which praised storm clean–up efforts. (I -3b) 4. COUNCIL ITEMS a) July 8 regular council meeting draft agenda. (I -4a) rrom. rranRnn Nauonai Gang 1v. uwiyrn Jonnovn Uarc. wc—av rage 1 01 1 USIC in PIVM001h Plymouth Amphitheater Wednesday, July 1, 1998 6: 00 PM to Dusk Food and Fun for All Music begins at 6:00 PM Fireworks begin at dusk Music provided by JD Steele and Friends And the Minnesota Orchestra Sponsored by Plymouth Civic League Supported by _ FRA NKI .IN N A TICIN A 1, R A NK Contact Franklin National Bank at 550-0500 with questions OIN o, V011INJ a v w PTO O o wU1 OD (-� I a�Q 1 = U ` l �,5 zzw � o2<z h U b E _—! r--- N CCS z•� Fm H� v,z Flu ll= 64 az� cn x� , ps r �� a=a� x p U O_ aE ay�z.a Jya �1 'I15 d x F �1 o�O.yyO cyd O G1G V]..a00 M _ --�- CCS � �i.��'�hW`-u�i I � c .�. 0-:30FO wOac U .aW:) >, '� <� =u zU z o��Iio�� a�.� ¢�•C zzOOFE wi dW z0�a08 En �80. 7 1. Qinz�-ani a`aaN a� ao myU@ �c � =E Um SOUS a.0 , � io�"E E ou 6 $UU c.ao gia3 gy o0Z ozOU r- opaiw�°o oUaC3arx I � I 0 1 � N cCi > t o N Oo I � I , I00 Ei,R i. I ,� i V] U X0.5 I Ic�m Ti �. aU•=ZO a� c i U CU Imoy Qo.. 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The purpose of the meet- ings is to brief city and county officials about the FEMA process and program require- ments. AMNfaxe4Afa&flsiA#*toaU ffdty ma�gerasAaAmiuisdatmz mr ili,ftiNoisAmffl1dhkfhdreiwithmay e/1, rgrmdlan/itdfir ffiff# tew afida/1 Areat411il Wtradiid!y&m .. 14S UnirmI, y-Anrae Wa t !t. MY,, Alfb7oY-44 fax z& -7z99 fma/l• iRRCON974M Association of Metropolitan Municipalities TIF meeting with State Auditor set for July 9 Based on responses to last week's Tax Increment Financing (TIF) questionnaire, a meeting between AMM members and the Office of the State Auditor (OSA) regarding TIF reporting has been scheduled for Thursday, July 9. The meeting will run from 8-9:30 a.m. and will be held in the St. Croix Room at the AMM offices (145 University Ave. W.). A suggested agenda for the meeting includes a question and answer discussion regarding the reporting forms and discussion of such issues as the pooling of increment generated by districts established between August 1997 and 1982, administrative costs and the time frame for audits. The development of a process to inform cities of OSA TIF policies will also be an agenda item. To facilitate the question and answer discussion, please submit to AMM any TIF -related questions you might have by Thursday, July 2. A form for your use is listed below. AM M will compile the questions and forward them to the OSA. If you plan to attend the meeting call the AMM office at 215-4000 or complete and fax the form listed below to us at 281-1299. O . —_ cy Yes, I/we will attend the TIF meeting between the 1 AMM and OSA on July 9. (AMM FAX = 281-1299) Name(s): 1 _1 1 I 1 1 1 j City: Question(s) I have regarding TIF -related issues: I 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 Coffee, juice and rolls will be provided! 1 L ------------------------J For Immediate Release Contact: June 25, 1998 Kathy Lueckert, 509-5052 League of Minnesota Cities honors the City of Plymouth's Find Lester program and Rec Center Project City of Plymouth officials took home two awards from the League of Minnesota Cities Annual Conference in Duluth, June 16 —19. The League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) recognized Plymouth with City Achievement Awards in the Public Safety and Cooperation and Consolidation categories. Plymouth took home an award in the Public Safety category for its Find Lester the Smoke Detector campaign. The smoke detector awareness campaign featured the fictional story of a neglected smoke detector named Lester who ran away from the home he was guarding and went into hiding. Through the campaign, the City worked to raise awareness of proper smoke detector maintenance, particularly during the heating season. The campaign featured stories in the city newsletter, Plymouth News, a spoof news story about the disappearance of Lester, personal visits to schools by firefighters and weekly clues in the Plymouth Sailor, City cable channel 37 and City Web site as to Lester's whereabouts. Two non-profit groups, the Plymouth Crime and Fire Prevention Fund and the Plymouth Firefighters Relief Association, posted a $1,500 reward for the return of Lester. The City's second award came in recognition of its public-private collaboration with Life Time Fitness and the Wayzata School District to build the Plymouth Life Time Recreation Center. The center, located at Plymouth Blvd. and 36'h Ave. N., features the City -owned Plymouth Ice Center, a two sheet ice arena, as well as the privately owned and operated Life Time Fitness. City and School District residents do not need to be members to use the facilities. They are available on a daily fee basis to residents. "All City Achievement Award participants deserve special recognition and congratulations for their dedication to city innovation and excellence in government," according to LMC staff member Erica Norris. -30- . PLYMOUTH A Beautifu(Place To Live 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 • TELEPHONE (612) 509-5000 0;- „ PW www.ci.plymouth.mn.us Plymouth Concerts in the Park Concerts in the Park begin at 7 P.M. Tuesday, June 16, at Parker's Lake Park, County Road 6 and Niagara Lane, Ply- mouth, and continue weekly throughout the summer. Performances by the Plymouth Puppet Playhouse will precede each concert at 6:30 p.m., except for July 21 and Aug• 11. Concerts include the following: Plymouth is July Julyy Middle Spunk Creek Boys (bluegrass). July 21 — Annual Summer Carnival featuring. at 5 p.m. children's games, 7 p.m. puppet Playhouse, and 7:30 p.m. Teddy Bear Band (children's entertainment). July 2S — Minneapolis Civic Orchestra. Aug. 4 — After Five (vocal jazz band). Aug. 11— Beach Party Night featur- ing: at 6 p.m. Puppet Playhouse, 6:30 p.m. University of Minnesota Water Ski s Lake TeamRshow on ave On Parker and 60s rock). nd 7'15 p Sponsoring the concert series are Cub Foods -Plymouth, LifeTime Fitness, Ply- mouth Coldwell Ba/Burnet Realty and the city of Plymouth. In case of rain or severe weather, call 509-5205 for concert information. Con- certs will be rescheduled whenever pos- sible. Music in Plymouth Music in Plymouth, sponsored by the Plymouth Civic League, will begin at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, in the am- phitheater at 36th Avenue North and Plymouth Boulevard, Plymouth. Featured performers will be the Min- nesota Orchestra, Kidsong and Compa- ny, J.D. Steele and Friends and the Wayzata Trojets and cheerleaders. Fire- works will conclude the evening. In case of rain, alternate entertain- ment and fireworks will take place at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 8. Fireworks Fireworks display, dusk, July Fourth, Oak Park Village, northwest co 7 er of and the intersection of Highway Louisiana Avenue. JUNE 13, 1998 rest day for the We awoke with a beautiful sunrise - what a g ribbon cutting of the 3 Pond Park. This wstheofficial opening of the new park. People started gathering A.M. Gretchen Blank and Donna Sankey were busy cerving ertainly donuts and assorted beverages and juices. They a great assortment of goodies. Mark Peterson, Superintendent of Parks and Eric Blank, Parks and Recreation Director answered a lot of questions. also went through an explanation of furthey her expansion when they can come to an agreement with the railroad. had We have the largest neighborhood park in the Plymouth Community. We have approximately 42 acres of land and water in this park. This park has been in the planning for 15 years. This park offers an open air picnic shelter, trails, playgrounds and fishing area. at 9:30 A.M., Mayor Joy Tierney, welcomed the group Promptly She had and finalized her commitment by cutting the ribbon. assistance from various other dignitaries. All the while we had a clown perform and amused all the guests. Again, WHAT A GREAT DAY!! azo: June 24, ..; Mr. Dave Johnson Texaco Station 17435 County Road 6 Plymouth, Minnesota 55447 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency RE: Petroleum Storage Tank Release Investigation and Corrective Action Site: Texaco Station, 17435 County Road 6, Plymouth Site IDg: LEAK00011,110S Dear Mr. Johnson: Notice of Release The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has been informed that a release of petroleum has occurred from storage tank facilities which you own and/or operate. We appreciate your timely notification so this site can be handled in an efficient manner. Legal Obligations Federal and state laws require that persons legally responsible for storage tank releases notify the MPCA of the release, investigate the release and, if necessary, clean up the release. A person is considered legally responsible for a tank release if the person owned or operated the tank either during or after the release, unless specifically exempted under the law. If you believe that you are not legally responsible for this storage tank release, please contact the project manager listed below. If you are not legally responsible for the release, but hold legal or equitable title to the property where the release occurred, you may volunteer to take corrective action. Responsible persons and volunteers who take corrective action may be eligible for reimbursement for a major portion of the costs of corrective action. The legislature has established the Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup Account to reimburse responsible persons and volunteers. The account is administered by the Petro Board which is part of the Minnesota Department of Commerce. Final decisions regarding the amount of reimbursement are made by the Petro Board. All questions about eligibility and reimbursement should be directed to the Petrofund staff at 612/297-1119 or 612/297-4203. Request to Take Corrective Action The MPCA staff requests that you take steps to investigate and, if necessary, clean up the release in accordance with the enclosed MPCA fact sheets. The site investigation must fully define the extent and magnitude of the soil and/or ground water contamination caused by the release. A report (excavation report and/or remedial investigation/corrective action design (RI/CAD) which details the results of the investigation or concludes that excavation was sufficient to clean up the release must be submitted to this office within 10 months of the date of this letter. Please refer to MPCA fact sheets for information pertaining to the amount of work needed at the petroleum release site(s). 520 Lafayette Rd. N.; St. Paul, MN 55155-4194; (612) 296-6300 (Voice); (612) 282-5332 (TTY) Regional Offices: Duluth • Brainerd • Detroit Lakes • Marshall • Rochester Equal Opportunity Employer • Printed on recycled paper containing at least 20% fibers from paper recycled by consumers. Mr. Dave Johnson Page 2 June 24, 1998 Sites with free product (free-floating petroleum), drinking water supply impacts, surface water impacts, indoor vapor impacts, fire or explosion hazards, or ground water impacts which pose a significant threat to public health or the environment, are considered high priority for staff review. If one or more of these situations apply to your site, an RI/CAD report must be submitted within 90 days. In addition, if you know or discover that there is free -product from a well, excavation, or borehole, you must notify the MPCA within 24 hours and IMMEDIATELY begin interim free product recovery. If you have not already done so, the MPCA recommends that you hire a qualified consulting firm registered with the Petrofund staff that has experience in conducting petroleum release site investigations and in proposing and implementing appropriate corrective actions. A list of registered contractors and consultants is available from the Petrofund staff. The MPCA reserves the right to reject proposed corrective actions if the requirements of the site investigation have not been fulfilled. Please note that, under Minn. R. 2890 (Supp. 1997), you must solicit a minimum of two competitive proposals on a form prescribed by the Petro Board to ensure that the consulting costs are reasonable. Questions about bidding requirements should be directed to Petrofund staff. Required Response MPCA staff requests a response to this letter within 30 days. Please tell us whether you intend to proceed with the requested work. If you do not respond within this time frame, the MPCA staff will assume that you do not intend to comply, in which case the MPCA Commissioner may order you to take corrective action. Failure to cooperate with the MPCA in a timely manner may result in reduced reimbursement from the Petro Board. See Minn. R. 2890 (Supp. 1997). The enclosed fact sheets will provide you with the information necessary to complete a successful investigation and cleanup. If you have any questions concerning this letter or need additional information, please contact me at 612/297-8580. Please reference the above LEAK # in all correspondence. If you are calling long distance, you may reach the MPCA St. Paul office by calling 1-800/657-3864. Sincerely, Voc- Chris McLain Project Manager Cleanup Unit I Tanks and Emergency Response Section CLM:kh Enclosures cc: Laurie Ahrens, City Clerk, Plymouth Richard Kline, Fire Chief, Plymouth Greg Lie, Hennepin County Solid Waste Officer Mike Bell, Aaragon Environmental Services, East Walpo 02032 JOSEPH F. SANZONE Director METROPOLITAN MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICT METRO COUNTIES GOVERNMENT CENTER 2099 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST ■ ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA 55104-3431 612-645-9149 ■ FAX 612-645-3246 TDD use Minnesota Relay Service Date: 6/19/98 To: City Manager From: Metropolitan Mosquito Control District Re: Follow-up to adult mosquito control notification procedures W.J. CAESAR Business Admin. In early May we sent you a letter notifying you of our intentions to provide adult mosquito control in and around your community this summer. The District provides adult mosquito control to protect the public from mosquito transmitted disease, and to make our short summer months more enjoyable. Recently MMCD has come under attack from the Sierra Club. They have started what in essence is a petition drive to have metro citizens drop out of the District's program. Their weapons in this attack are misinformation and alarmist rhetoric. In their most recent newsletter they state that MMCD "spews toxic chemicals over the landscape". The fact is the District uses the most environmentally sensitive control materials available. These materials are registered both on the federal and state levels, and are applied by licensed applicators. In addition these materials are applied only to areas that have been sampled for mosquitoes in order to provide metro citizens the most benefit. The Minnesota Department of Health has found that the adult control materials as used by MMCD do not pose a health risk to humans. The Sierra Club is trying to convince people that these materials are somehow harmful to children and the environment. To support this they are using out -of -context quotes and product label descriptions designed to caution applicators about the consequences of pesticide misuse. Please do not be misled by this groups campaign against the District. If we can provide more information, or be of further assistance please contact Jim Stark or Mike McLean at (612) 645- 9149 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER ® Printed on recycled paper containing at least 15% post -consumer paper fibers June 23, 1998 CITY OF PLYMOUTR Brigham B. Wilson 4625 Vinewood Lane Plymouth, MN 55442 Dear Mr. Wilson: Thank you for your letter regarding mowing practices in the City of Plymouth. The City Council agrees with your belief that private citizens and government should be held equally accountable for adhering to the law. On June 10, the City Council held a joint meeting with the Hennepin County Commissioners whose districts cover Plymouth to discuss this issue. At this meeting, city officials described the ordinance requirements regarding removal of noxious weeds and cutting of grass that exceeds 8" in height. Enforcement is largely done on a complaint basis. In other words, city crews do not drive around looking for weed violations, but rather respond to tall grass and weed concerns received from residents. The County Commissioners assured the City Council that they intend to abide by the City's weed ordinance and will dispatch crews to mow the area along County Road 9 when requested to do so by the City. Again, thanks for following this issue. Sincerely, J Joycelyn H. Tierney Mayor la PLYMOUTH ABeau tifulPlace?o Live 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 • TELEPHONE (612) 509-5000 www-dplymouth.mn.us hinc 2.1, 1999 � a N'Iavor oy 'l Krtlev Plymouth City Center 3400 Plymouth Blvd. Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Honorable Mayor 4 icrney: , SUBJECT:EQUAL UDDER THE LAW I read with" concern that the city is Permitting the county to violate the Plymoutl's MTeed ordinance yet expecting citizens to obey it. The issue is not N17ceds. The issue is double,. standards. By letting the county. not have to tend to weeds in the city, you set the example that citizens do not have to either. If an ordinance is for citizens in the city the county should abide by that sante rule. - , Personal_l_y, I live by Rockford Road, but I _really do not circ about havinn or not having weeds tall. Erivironnientally the taller the weeds the better thct- are for nature's sa_1:e. Nevertheless, the concern is having double standard-, Make Lin your mind, either let the citizens --roxv their weeds tall, or have the county live by the same' ules. S?ncercly, I3righam B. Milson 4625 VINE WOOD I_,N. PI:,YMOUTH, MN 55442 June 24, 1998 Cathy Bruer-Thompson 14520 456 Place N Plymouth, MN 55446 Dear Ms. Thompson: CITY OF PLYMOUTH Your letter dated June 15 to Lifetime Fitness has been forwarded to me for review and comment. The problems you described in your letter with regards to gaining admission for your daughter is not a new issue for me. I have discussed this issue with Lifetime in the past, and I believe that they have made progress during the past year in setting up a procedure which would minimize this type of event. However, it is obvious that on the day that you went the person working the counter was not in a position to provide the customer service that you deserved. Writing a letter to Lifetime Fitness is the proper procedure, and I am sure that Mr. Akradi or a member of his staff will respond to you. I meet quarterly with Mr. Akradi to discuss the operation of the recreational center, and as we have in the past, I will be sure to discuss this type of problem with him at a future meeting. In your letter, you also talked about a summer pool pass that has not been available up until this time. The city contract with Lifetime stipulates that the summer pool pass would be activated once 10,000 memberships had been sold for the club. As of this month, the club has sold approximately 9,200 memberships, and thus has not reached the threshold for the summer pool pass at this time. I am monitoring this situation, and once the 10,000 memberships have been reached, there will be a summer pool pass developed and available for all Plymouth residents. Thank you for taking the time to write the letter and copying me on it. If you have not received a response from Lifetime in a reasonable time, please let me know. I can be reached at 509-5201. Sincerely, E, —�C�Y� Eric Blank Director of Parks & Recreation cc Dwight Johnson, City Manager ✓ Braham Akradi, President, Lifetime Fitness Brian Swan, Club Manager, Lifetime Fitness PLYMOUTH A Beautiful Place 7o Live 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 - TELEPHONE (612) 509.5000 S.– www.ci.plymouth.mr.us i TO: Lifetime Fitness (Plymouth and Corporate), City Council of Plymouth 1/ FROM: Cath Bruer-Th an f -r Cathy ompson d Arthur Thompson 14520 45* Place North Plymouth, MN 55446 559-7418 RE: Abysmal Service on 6/1.5/98 DATE: June 15,1998 Today at 12:30 PM I called the Plymouth Lifetime Fitness to see what I would have to do to allow my 14 'A year old daughter to go swunming with her friends, one of whom is a member. I was told that I would have to come m a sign a Medical Release, but since she was 14-17 years old, I would NOT need to have it notarized. I took time off of work,, where I happened to also BE a Notary Public, to come in and complete the form. I was helped by Kelly at 12:55 PU She SAW me fill out the form. I told her clearly that my daughter, Megan, was riding her bike over and therefore was arriving a little later. As a matter of fact I was concerned that there were so few bike lock racks available and wrote out a note questioning this. When I arrived, Kelly told me that I needed to have the Medical Release notarized which shocked me since that is NOT what I had been told over the phone, I explained about my previous information, the fact that I was physically there today and my daughter was swimming today.... and that you already have a signed, notarized Medical Release for my younger daughter. AvvA 5 Yw "5a W, OA- I received an upset call from my daughter at 1:30 from Megan saying that they would not let her swim. I talked again to Kelly and now she was saying that the form that I had just completed was not good enough. I asked to speak to a manager. I waited on hold 5 minutes for the sales manager, Steve Larson with no response. Kelly said she would re -page him. After no answer I called back again. Aller a fruitless conversation with Kelly, I asked if there was ANY other manager or supervisor to whom I could speak and was told NO. I was put on hold again for another 5 minutes for Steve Larson who not answering his page again. I then had to call back a third time since no one ever got back on the line. I asked to talk to my daughter who was still waiting. Then I asked for the corporate number. About that time an Assistant Manager, Ryan Henning, was walking by. I asked to speak to him. Apparently there w -42 -other managerial staff around. By this time I was livid and was not very nice to Ryan. Henning I explained the situation to Ryan Henning. I do not know if Ile got all the sequencing, but he said that he would handle it and let my daughter swim today. He said that maybe the problem was that Kelly had not filed the Release yet_ I was there physically 1/2 hour prior to all of this mess and was d with Kelly the whole time. She.saw me complete the form, she knew Megan was coming in, she then told Megan then that she could NOT go swimming because the form was not notarized.... after I had left the building. I certainty believe she was trYing to act as she believed that she should given whatever information she had In the face of my increasing anger on the phone she remained composed and polite. PROBLEMS: 1. Inconsistent information from both different staff and from the same staff at different tunes. 2. If you require notarized Medical Release, then for heaven's sake have several on- site staff people licensed as Notary Publics. It only costs about $50.00/person and it would save you much more than that in negative public relations. I If you truly only have 1 manager on duty then they MUST answer pages. If you have other management on duty, then let your staff know the protocol of who can trouble -shoot problems at the time they arise. 4. Live up to the promises made to the citizens of Plymouth that we could purchase "Family Swan only, passes. As a citizen of Plymouth I feel that we were tricked into voting for Lifetime Fitness. When the vote occurred we were told that we would be able to buy "Family Swim Only" passes. The# of course has never happened. And to make matters worse we have to deal with your confusing and time consuming, non- customer friendly Medical Release Forms. As a sidebar, a friend. of my daughter went s with a few days ago. They are not members. The mother filled out a Relle a and it was ot not notarized at the time because the mother was present. Yet when the girl went back today, the form was still not notarized and she got in with no problems. 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As you were previously notified, your license will expire on June 30, and you can make no liquor sales after that date. Please feel free to call me with any questions. Sincerely, l'�Gv�-cam Laurie Ahrens City Clerk PLYMOUTH A Beautifu(Pfacc To Live 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD - PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 • TELEPHONE (612) 509-5000 fa ......... _: 1. .... _...L - - - L 1' June 25, 1998 CITY OF PLYMOUTF+ Ben Chao -Nan Liao Hon Kong, Inc. d/b/a Golden China Restaurant 3645 Forestview Lane Plymouth, MN 55441 Dear Mr. Liao: This letter is to confirm that you have decided not to renew your on -sale 3.2 malt liquor license for Golden China Restaurant at 4108 Lancaster Lane. As you were previously notified, your license will expire on June 30, and you can make no liquor sales after that date. Please feel free to call me with any questions. Sincerely, Laurie Ahrens City Clerk PLYMOUTH ABcautifulPloctToLive 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 1 TELEPHONE (612) 509-5000 MEMO CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447 DATE: June 25, 1998 TO: Street Division FROM: Laurie Ahrens, City Clerk SUBJECT: Phone Call — Good Job!! I received the following message on my voice mail this morning. It was a nice day brightener for which you guys get the credit, so I'm passing it along... "This is Tom Jablonski. I reside at 2245 Xanthus Lane. I just wanted to pass along that overnight in the storm we had a tree go down across the road. This morning I was going to call the City of Plymouth and the offices weren't open yet, but as it turned out you had a truck here, one way or another, by 7:30 this morning and by 9:00 the whole thing was cleaned up. I wanted to pass along that everybody did a great job. I had gone to work and my wife had a lot of positive things to say about the work ethic and the way all of the people on that job worked. I wanted to pass along that everyone did a great job. Thanks." �t DRAFT l 06/26/98 10:45 AM CITY OF PLYMOUTH AGENDA REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JULY 8,1998 1. CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 7:00 P.M. 2. ROLL CALL 3. PLYMOUTH FORUM—Individuals may address the Council about any item not contained on the regular agenda. A maximum of 15 minutes is allotted for the Forum. If the full 15 minutes are not needed for the Forum, the City Council will continue with the agenda. The City Council will take no official action on items discussed at the Forum, with the exception of referral to staff or Commission for future report. 4. PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION ANNOUNCEMENTS 4.1 5. APPROVE AGENDA—Councilmembers may add items to the agenda including items contained in the Council Information Memorandum for discussion purposes or staff direction only. The Council will not normally take official action on items added to the agenda. 6. CONSENT AGENDA—These items are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and placed elsewhere on the agenda. 6.1 Approve proposed City Council Minutes * Items require 5 affirmative votes of the City Council for approval. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING July 8, 1998 Page 2 6.2 Approve Disbursements 6.3 Approve Lump Sum Benefit Increase for Firefighters 6.4 Approve designation of Operating Managers by Liquor Establishments 6.5 Approve a Final Plat and Development Contract for Sandpiper Ponds located southeast of Fernbrook Lane and 43`d Avenue. Brook Park Realty, LLP. (97089F) 6.6 Approve Final Plat and Development Contract for Silverthorne 4th Addition located south of the Soo line Railroad, west of Fernbrook Lane and east of Vicksburg Lane. Laurent Development, Inc. (97133F) 6.7 Approve a Conditional Use Permit and Site Plan Amendment for building and parking lot expansion at 17805 County Road 6. Messiah United Methodist Church. (98028) 6.8 Approve a Conditional Use Permit to increase the allowable office use to 80 percent at 1405 Xenium Lane North. Carlson Real Estate Company. (98102) 6.9 Approve a Variance to increase the allowable surface square footage of a pylon sign from 96 square feet to 132 square feet, for property located at 3000 Harbor Lane North. Grandma's Restaurant Company. (98085) 6.10 Approve a Final Plat and Development Contract for Conor Meadows Plat Three located south of Schmidt Lake Road and east of Peony Lane. Centex Homes. (98092) 6.11 Approve a Final Plat and Development Contract for Fernbrook Woods 4`h Addition located southwest of Fernbrook Lane and Schmidt Lake Road. Marvin Anderson Construction. (98093) 6.12 Approve Construction Agreement for Freedom Value Center located at 4140 Berkshire Lane North * Items require 5 affirmative votes of the City Council for approval REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING July 8, 1998 Page 3 6.13 Approve Amendment to the 1998 Classification and Compensation Plan 6.14 Adopt resolution directing Public Safety staff to conduct two alcohol compliance checks per year 6.15 Accept $500 from League of Minnesota Cities Conference drawing 6.16 Approve a Conditional Use Permit to allow accessory enclosed retail activities in the I-2 (General Industrial) Zoning District for property located at 2735 Cheshire Lane North. 4 Down Skate Park. (98080) 6.17 Approve a Lot Division/Lot Consolidation for Lots 4 and 5, Block 6, Sunny Acres Second Addition, located at 17325 24th Avenue and 17315 24th Avenue respectively. J. Robert Paulson. (98015) 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS 7.1 Application of Fleming Companies, Inc., d/b/a Rainbow Foods, 16705 County Road #24, for an off -sale 3.2 malt liquor license 7.2 Application of Holiday Stationstores, Inc., d/b/a Holiday Stationstore #303, 9700 Betty Crocker Drive, for an off sale 3.2 malt liquor license 8. GENERAL BUSINESS 8.1 Presentation by Brad Brown on a proposed District 281 Youth Center *8.2 Deny Land Use Guide Plan Amendment from C -O (Commercial Office) to C (Commercial) and a Rezoning from O -R (Office Residential) to C-3 (Highway Commercial) for approximately 7.59 acres located in the southwestern portion of the property. Harstad Hills, Inc. (98018) * Items require 5 affirmative votes of the City Council for approval. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING July 8, 1998 Page 4 8.3 Approve Preliminary Plat for five lots for a future residential/ commercial development located at the northwest quadrant of Vicksburg Lane and Highway 55. Harstad Hills, Inc. (98018) *8.4 Deny Reguiding from CO (Commercial Office) to CC (City Center) and a Rezoning from O -R (Office Residential) to CC -RE (City Center, Retail/Entertainment) for the four -acre parcel on the northwest corner of Highway 55 and Vicksburg Lane, south of 35`h Avenue extended. The purpose of the reguiding and rezoning would be to bring this property into the City Center district. City of Plymouth (98086) 8.5 Reconsider denial of tobacco license application for Arkady's Market 9. REPORTS AND STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS 9.1 Respond to Letter from Nick Hyduke regarding Council Action to Remove Conditions requiring a Shared Driveway for Lot 3, Block 1, Golfview Woods Lot Division (96191) 9.2 Receive Pedestrian Crossings Report 9.3 Report from the Plymouth Charter Commission on Supermajority Alternative and Set Ballot Language 10. ADJOURNMENT * Items require 5 affirmative votes of the City Council for approval. MEMO CITY OF PLYMOUTH 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MN 55447 DATE: June 26, 1998 TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Dwight D. Johnson, City Manager SUBJECT: Summary of Events Vacation. I will be out of the office on vacation all next week and will return sometime on July 6'. This will be my main vacation for the summer, although a couple of other 2-3 day trips are planned in July and August. I will be visiting national parks in Utah and Arizona, including the Grand Canyon. Kathy will be here and has my detailed itinerary. Budget. The extra few weeks before the first budget study session on August 20' will have the benefit of improved accuracy in our tax and revenue forecasts. The figures on fiscal disparities and the latest adjustments for market values and homestead applications usually come to us about August 1' each year. Further study during the last week shows that our growth in the tax base has not been lost in state tax reform, but redistributed to business properties. In one example we looked at for the sake of simplicity, if we finish with a tax rate that happens to give no real actual dollar increase to a $1,000,000 business, then a typical home in Plymouth would see an actual dollar increase of 5.4%. Northwest Plymouth. The Planning Commission is having its study session on the options on June 30' in the Public Safety Training Room. All council members are welcome and encouraged to attend. The meeting will be posted in case four or more of you can attend. Please look elsewhere in your packets for the financial analysis of the growth options, the latest household and population forecasts for each option, and other information. The financial analysis shows that none of the growth options is likely to cost the City money, and may allow the recent trend of gradual reduction in city tax rates to continue (in years with no tax reform) for some time to come. The population analysis shows that some years out in the future, Plymouth is likely to begin to lose some population once the growth starts to taper off, because of a continuing reduction in the number of persons per household as the population ages. NAAdministration Depanment\Stafl\DWIGHnMEMO\sum626.doc MAJOR ISSUES LIST Updates as of June 24, 1998 in BOLD Item Comment First or Next Official Action 1 Rottlun_d D_e_velopment-Senior Housing Asbestos found on site; bond issue on hold. New TIF district _ --- approved. HRA has agreed to additional funding required. Common- - bond has a cash flow problem, because HUD_ reimbursement to them cannot occur until construction begins, which has taken longer than projected because of the asbestos and other site _ problems. HRA has preliminarily agreed to loan to CommonBond for _ cash flow. Property sold to John Allen. Rottlund now has a purchase agreement signed with Allen to buy residential portion. Closing to be 6/29. Grading plan application expected 711. 2 Shenandoah Townhomes Financing Request Re-siding is now underway 3 LifeTime Fitness/Plymouth Ice Arena West lot is nearly complete. City crews need to haul sand to east lot befo Parking Lot agreements contractor can begin on that lot. 4 Activity Center/Field House Architect proceeding with preliminary design. 5 New High School/Peony Bridge Project Manageable traffic congestion is occurring at beginning and end of school day. Traffic signal is installed and working well. Work to open additional lanes started but then stopped. Staff checking. 6 Zachary Lane Reconstruction Bids have been received and are below engineer's estimate. Work began on June 15th on phase 1 which is the segment from 36th to County Rd. 9. Road closed to thru traffic in this area. Contractor is C.S. McCrossan. 7 Elim Homes Sketch plan and wetland buffers decided. Applicant proceeding July 14th PC? with next steps. Public hearing next. public hearing 8 Homestead Village (residential hotel proposal) New agreement with Muellers reported that would allow parking July 14th PC? on their site and allow building to move away from wetland. Sketch plan application reviewed May 20th. Applicant proceeding. 10 Hans Hagen project-Plymouth Station Under construction. Possible opening July 24th. 11 Cavanaugh Street Reconstruction Assessments adopted May 20th. Construction began May 28th. 12 Femdale Road Project Neighborhood meeting held May 5th. Joint meeting of two councils July 8th CC held May 27th. All major design and cost sharing issues solved. Agreement Formal project agreement sent to Orono for consideration. 13 Harstad property at Vicksburg and Hwy. 55 Application for rezoning and platting received Feb. 6th. Traffic July 8 or 22 CC report completed. Includes Presbyterian homes care center, two restaurants, a funeral home, and an office area. PC initiated reguiding and rezoning of corner 4 acres to "City Center" but did not approve it on June 9th. Applicant's proposed reguiding also not recommended by PC. Applicant holding more neighborhood meetings currently. 14 Regal Cinemas Requested city conduct traffic study prior to applying for plan amendment — and rezoning for 18 screen theater at 45th and Nathan Lane. Traffic study completed. No formal application yet. Applicant considering whether or not to include a restaurant site. 15 Lutheran Bible School expansion Meeting with area residents June 11th. Guiding tabled and rezoning withdrawn. Issue to be resubmitted as a PUD. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING July 8, 1998 Page 3 9.2 Crossings Report 9.3 Report from the Plymouth Charter Commission on Supermajority Alternative 10. ADJOURNMENT * Items require 5 affirmative votes of the City Council for approval REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING July 8, 1998 Page 2 6.2 Approve Disbursements 6.3 Approve Lump Sum Benefit Increase for Firefighters 6.4 Approve designation of Operating Managers by Liquor Establishments 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS 7.1 Application of Fleming Companies, Inc., d/b/a Rainbow Foods, 16705 County Road #24, for an off -sale 3.2 malt liquor license 7.2 Application of Holiday Stationstores, Inc., d/b/a Holiday Stationstore #303, 9700 Betty Crocker Drive, for an off sale 3.2 malt liquor license 8. GENERAL BUSINESS *8.1 Deny Land Use Guide Plan Amendment from C -O (Commercial Office) to C (Commercial) and a Rezoning from O -R (Office Residential) to C-3 (Highway Commercial) for three of the lots 8.2 Approve Preliminary Plat for five lots for a future residential/ commercial development located at the northwest quadrant of Vicksburg Lane and Highway 55. Harstad Hills, Inc. (98018) *8.3 Approve Reguiding from CO (Commercial Office) to CC (City Center) and a Rezoning from O -R (Office Residential) to CC -RE (City Center, Retail/Entertainment) for the four -acre parcel on the northwest corner of Highway 55 and Vicksburg Lane, south of 35r`' Avenue extended. The purpose of the reguiding and rezoning would be to bring this property into the City Center district. City of Plymouth (98086) 9. REPORTS AND STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS 9.1 Response to Letter from Nick Hyduke regarding Council Action to Remove Conditions requiring a Shared Driveway for Lot 3, Block 1, Golfview Woods Lot Division (96191) * Items require 5 affirmative votes of the City Council for approval.