HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Information Memorandum 08-16-1996AUGUST 16, 1996
UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS
1. COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE:
AUGUST 21 7:00 P.M. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
City Council Chambers
AUGUST 28 7:00 P.M. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
Topic: 1997 Proposed Budget
Public Safety Training Room
SEPTEMBER 4 7:00 P.M. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
City Council Chambers
2. EAST MEDICINE LAKE TRAIL PUBLIC MEETING AND OPEN HOUSE,
MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 5:00-8:00 P.M., French Park Headquarters, 12615 County Road
9, Plymouth.
3. CHARTER COMMISSION MEETING, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 7:00 P.M., Public
Safety Training Room. Agenda is attached. (M-3)
4. PLANNING COMMISSION, TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 7: 00 P.M., Council Chambers.
5. PACT, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 7:00 P.M., Hadley Lake Room.
6. MEETING CALENDARS — The August and September meeting calendars are attached.
(M-6)
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I. CANDIDATE FILINGS — The city's notice of candidate filing dates and positions open
on the City Council is attached. For further information on filing requirements, contact
Laurie Ahrens, 509-5080. (I-1)
CITY COUNCIL INFORMA770NMEMO
August 16, 1996
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2. STAFF REPORTS
a. Report from Public Safety Director Craig Gerdes on community security issues
involving the Adult Correction Facility. a -2a)
3. NEWS ARTICLES, RELEASES, PUBLICATIONS, ETG
a. Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council August, 1996 newsletter. a -3a)
4. CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS POLICY- CORRESPONDENCE
A status report on the most recent correspondence is attached. (I-4)
5. CORRESPONDENCE
a. Cover letter and fact sheets from Manager Dwight Johnson on the northwest
Plymouth planning process. The letter and information packet was mailed to 247
property owners and other parties interested in planning for northwest Plymouth. a-
Sa)
b. Letter from the Mayor to the Plant Manager of the Dana Spicer Off -Highway Axle
Division, offering congratulations on the occasion of the facility's 20'h anniversarya-
5-b)
c. E-mail from Barbara Haugen regarding jet ski use on Parkers Lake. The e-mail has
been forward to staff for a review of the current noise ordinance hours for Sunday
morning. a -Sc)
d Letter from Congressman Jim Ramstad giving thanks for the recent opportunity to
meet with Plymouth City Council and staff. a -5d)
e. Letter Finance Director Dale Hahn to the City Clerks of Medina and the City of
Medicine Lake, offering to share research obtained from Plymouth's sump pump
inspection program. a -Se)
0q.03
Plymouth Charter Commission
August 20, 1996 7 PM
Agenda
I. Call to Order
H. Approval of Minutes
III. Proposed Supermajority Amendment
A. Speakers
1. Lynn Reed, Minnesota Taxpayers Association
2. Kent Sulem, League of Minnesota Cities
3. James Willis, Former City Manager (invited)
B. Discussion of Proposed Supermajority Amendment
IV. Proposed Campaign Reporting Amendment
V. Discussion of September 9 Public Meeting
VI. Other Business
VII. Adjourn
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NOTICE OF CANDIDATE FILINGS
CITY OF PLYMOUTH
Affidavits of Candidacy for election of the following offices for the City of Plymouth
may be filed with the City Clerk commencing on Tuesday, August 27, 1996, through
Tuesday, September 10, 1996:
Mayor (two-year term)
At -Large Councilmember (four-year term)
Ward 1 Councilmember (four-year term)
Ward 3 Councilmember (four-year term)
Filings may be made weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and from 8:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. on the last day of filing - September 10. The City Center will be closed on
Monday, September 2. The City election is scheduled for Tuesday, November 5,
1996. For further information on ruling requirements, please contact me at 509-5080.
Laurie Ahrens
City Clerk
DATE: August 6, 1996
TO: Dwight Johnson, City Manager
FROM: Craig C. Gerdes, Director of Public Safety
SUBJECT: ADULT CORRECTION FACILITY(ACT)
PHONE TREE SYSTEM
On August 6, 1996, I met with John P. Skavnak, Division Manager, Hennepin County ACF.
We reviewed security issues of ACF, specifically the use of the phone tree system to notify
Plymouth residents in the adjacent neighborhoods if an escape occurs.
History:
When the list was fust developed in 1982, the City and ACF contacted approximately 700
residents in the area. Twenty-four citizens of those notified attended a meeting and the list was
created.
The phone tree was last activated on October 17, 1994. No neighborhood problems resulted
from the escape and the subject was arrested without incident. At that time the entire list was
called and confirmed contact.
The current list was last updated in April 1994 and contains 19 contacts. The ACF initiates calls
to two of the listed citizens; those citizens then continue the calls.
Citizens on the contact list are provided with a basic guideline of Do's and Don'ts from ACF
regarding precautions to take if an escape occurs. (Attached.)
Background:
It is very important to note that the statutory definition of escape includes individuals who fail to
honor home detention, fail to return from a work release program, fail to return from furlough, as
well as an actual "breakout" from the facility.
The Plymouth Police is notified through radio transmissions and teletypes regarding escapes.
Mr. Skavnak provided some statistical information regarding "escapes" of persons assigned to
ACF.
According to the information the notification list has been used 7 tunes since 1982. Six of the
times were for escapes from the work release building. There have been no documented history
of escapes from the women's facility. The ACF records show the last use of the list from the
men's facility occurred as previously noted on October 17, 1994. They are unable to locate any
documentation of other uses of the list from the men's facility.
In 1995: 14 individuals assigned to ACF "escaped", 5 females, 9 males
All 14 were non -return or home detention.
There were no "breakouts" in 1995.
In 1996: To date, 8 individuals assigned to ACF "escaped", 3 females, 5 males
7 were non -return or home detention.
1 was a "breakout" from the work release facility - not the "security" facility.
The phone tree was not activated by ACF in part based on the specific individual
and a general belief that individual left the Plymouth area.
Changes:
I have been added to the civilian phone tree list. This will provide a "check" that calls are being
made and I can determine if other non -police notification, such as Council, is needed. This will
also enable the department to keep closer check on the notification process and track uses for
statistical purposes..
"Breakouts" from any building will automatically cause the phone tree to be activated unless
specific documentable information exists to indicate the individual has left the notification area.
The phone tree is not activated for home detention or "failure to return" cases. In the next two
months, the Plymouth Department of Public Safety will send a letter to area residents
(approximately 1200 feet) from the ACF explaining the phone tree notification system and
providing an opportunity for people to participate.
When the list has been updated, ACF will confirm with a second letter and establish a specific
date and time to test the system. We will also recruit citizens to help maintain the list.
The history of the relationship between ACF and Plymouth Police Department has been positive
and we will continue to develop that relationship and keep area residents informed.
Cc: John P. Skavnak, ACF
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ESCAPE
Z-Za
100-10
Attachment # 1
The following is a basic guide. It is not intended to be all
inclusive as circumstances may vary depending upon the situation.
Common sense must prevail in such cases. It is recommended that
the basic guide be followed for a period of two hours after
notification or until the "all clear" is received (whichever occurs
first) .
DO
1. Turn on your interior and exterior lights.
2. Lock all doors and windows.
3. Pull shades, blinds, drapes to cover windows.
4. Call the police emergency number if anything suspicious
is noted (911).
5. Make sure that keys are not in your car and doors are locked.
6. Turn on radio/T.V. to keep current with escape status.
7. Keep your notification list near your phone.
DON'T
S. Go outside (if absolutely necessary, notify authorities, but
don't carry firearms).
9. Answer door to strangers.
10. Call the ACF for an update.
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M SERVICES COUNCIL
Services Research, Plannin¢, and Coordination
Volume 3, Issl."' 1,116 1 4I' EV"RIEF . . AUGUST 1996
After -School Enri m
brant: $112,30
Earmarked for
Brooklyn Center
. The State of Minnesota
contacted the Council's Family
Services Collaborative to facilitate an
application process for an. after-
school. enrichment grant that
designated 5112,308 for Brooklyn
Center. Demographic information
related to juvenile arrest and poverty
-rates was examined in determining
the communities that were to receive
funding,, with emphasis on
minimizing youth problem behaviors
by increasing academic, personal and
social skills.
The Council gathered a
committee of community partners
(nonprokgovemment, schools, etc.)
who worked together to write the
grant proposal -
The fiords were allocated to
community-based " after-school
programs utilizing innovative
approaches to serving youth ages 9-
13. When firlly . implemented,
programs will be available at eight
elementary schools, one apartment
building, and a family resource
center. Additional programming may
occur at several junior high schools
as well. Some examples of the
programs forthcoming from the plan
include promoting literacy with tri-
weekly visits to the Hennepin County
library and provision of mentotshipa
through the Camp Fire Leadership
program
The yardstick by which the
program will be evaluated involves
measuring the opportunity for youth
to upgrade academic '•skills, to
develop relationships with adult and
teenage mentorstrole models, and to
learn work readiness skills. Parental
invo)vemeat is also an important part
of the program, as is locating
activities at schools and other
community sites. All activities will
include participants from diverse
racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic .
backgrounds and will provide
opportunity for ' gender -neutral
programming -
C n idation of
I_rT s tion Services
v.
Many assessments
conducted by NWHHSC have
identified transportation as a barrier
to services for persons of all ages. In
response, the agency has initiated or
has become involved in efforts that
focus on the elimination or,
minimization of that barrier.
The Northwest
Transportation Task Force,
comprised of senior service
transportation providers, has been
meeting for three years to plan for
increasing transportation.demands in
a time of declining resources. Lest
Fall, the Task Force joined forces
with the Success By 6m Northwest
Transportation Committee to become
the Consolidation of Services Work
Group. The Work Group decided to
develop a program for consolidated
transportation services.
The Work Group is
assessing existing private and
nonprofit transportation services and
is facilitating a process to study
.existing transportation 'services
within northwest Hennepin and north
Minneapolis, with the goal to develop
a plan using interagency cooperation.
to create a transportation program
that will reduce duplication, give
=Wreh=ve coverage to the entire
study area, deliver superior service,
and make significant cost savings
possible.
The Work Group has met
several times to identify the scope of
the effort and to work toward an
integration with MCTO's transit
redesign initiative. The planning
process will be broadly inclusive and
will be built. upon support,
compassion, and the realities of how
to provide comprehensive services in
an environment of diminishing fiends.'
The project will involve
extensive use of consultant services
to provide expertise in transit and
transportation system - design,
consensus building, and conflict
resolution. In June, the Work Group
unanimously endorsed a proposal
from SRF Consulting Group, Inc. The
planning process will be funded
through a $45,000 grant secured by
NWHHSC from the Minnesota Board
of Government Planning and
Innovation, $50,000 . from the
Northwest Family Services
Collaborative, and - an $1,100
contribution from North Memorial
Health Care. Completion of the study,
including an implementation model,
is expected by,September 1997.
New Human Services
Resource Directory
Underway: Updated
Information Coming Soon
The Council is updating our
(Northwest Hennepin Co". The
most recent edition was printed'in
April 1993. The information in the .
guide helps direct people 'to the
services that most appropriately meet
their needs and it also helps market
social service programs in the area.
Hundreds of agencies, churches, and
service groups receive this guide and
have found the specific northwest
Hennepin information useful.
Community . input • is
essential to the production of a
comprehensive resource guide. We
appreciate your assistance in
providing updated and accurate
community ream= information. The
new guides are expected to be
distributed in September. Look for a
flyer on how to order your copy in
August. If you have questions or
additional information for the
resource directory, please contact
Anita Shoemaker at 493-2802.
MARK YOUR
CALENDAR!
Consolidation of
Transportation Services
Work Group
KICKOFF EVENT
Tuesday, August 13
$:00-7:00 p.m
Best Wester Northwest Inn
6900 Lakeland Ave. N.
Brooklyn Park.
R`a
Family Services
Collaborative
BARRIER BUSTING
COUNCIL"
September
Details TBA
Dr. Craig Ramey
CHILDREN: AT RISK
DOES NOT MEAN
DOOMED
September 26-27
Details TBA
University of Minnesota
School Of Dentistry
Donates Expertise to
Northwest Hennepin,
The • University ' of
Minnesota's School of Dentistry's
Dental Hygiene and Dental students'
have been augmenting ibeir .
traditional curriculum by donating
their time and expertise to the
northwest Hennepin area. With the .
many partners involved in the pilot
project, collaboration has been key to
suceess! '
Last fall Dental Hygiene
students were at the WIC office at the
.Thorson Family Resouroe Center in
Crystal to teach families with young
children to begin early Proper dental
care to avoid cavities and serious
dental health problems such as baby
bottle syndrome. The project
continued through June 1996, and
152 families were consulted Besides
scre6iing children's mouths, • a
referral list of area dentists accepting
medical assistance was given to each
adult. Linking families with a dentist
was a primary goal of the project
The children ' also received :
toothbrushes thanks to area dentists.
The pilot project is the
result of work of the Success By 64D
Northwest Health Partnership and
Early Childhood Development.
committees. Both committees became
bonoerned about preventative dental
care atter reviewing the health needs'
survey "Beneath the Safety Net" .
WWHHSC, 1992). Approximately
28 percent of the respondents'
children have never had a dental -
checkup. line committees began to
explore available preventative dental
health services for -low-income
families. The University of Minnesota
Pediatric Dental and Dental Hygiene
'departments. were approached and
agreed to place students into
community education sites that serve
children 0.6. This new partnership
provides clinic experience for
students with an emphasis on
- community focused and culturally
sensitive dental care.
Enthusiasm for the project
continues to grow! Undergraduatmat
the University have agreed to take
over the responsibilities of the
graduating class. With this
commitment of volunteers, staff is
now able to arrange for new locations
for screening and dental education.
Brooklyn Center -
Family Resource Center
Up and Running
In January 1995, the State of
Minnesota awarded the Council a
Family Services Collaborative
hVIemer ation grant, a follow-up to
the initial planning grant received the
previous year. The new grant
provided start-up fimds which were
used in addition to support from
collaborative partners to move
forward with plans to strengthen
partnerships that ultimately provide
families and children in northwest
Hennepin with more integrated
services. .
A major project' that
emerged from the implementation
grant was. the opening of the
Brooklyn Center Family Resource
Center in April of this year. It is co -
located at the Brooklyn Center Police
Substation in the Humboldt Square-
Shopping
quareShopping Center. The Center was
designed to provide easy access to
information and referral services for
community residents who need
assistance with issues like housing,
child care, economic or medical
assistance, education, jobs, etc. A
full-time coordinator works with both
telephone and walk-in t bents.
. In addition to the
information. and referral services,
many programs and services are
provided on-site, including Hennepin
County Economic Assistance, 'e,
public health outreach wdrker, an
atter-school tutoring program for
youth, and access to the United Way
First Call for Help computerized
database and the Hennepin County
Library catalog.
The Resource Center
become. a reality through the
dedication of the Brooklyn Center
Family Services Advisory Council
which is comprised of members from
the public . and . private sectors,
schools, public health, and
community residents. -.For more
information on becoming involved
with this innovative program, call.
Catherine Elpers, NWHHSC Projects
Coordinator, at 493-2802.
Look for informati.on on the
Anoka -Hennepin and Osseo -Maple
Grove Advisory Councils in the next
NEWS BRIEF. ' -
Northwest Community..
Law Enforcement Projict
Receives Partnerahip-
Minnesota Award.
-A. Cooperative Public.
Service award was given to the
Northwest Community Law
Enforcement Project at the
Parmaship Mumesota Conference on
May 8, 1996. The award recognizes
outstanding examples of innovative
intergovernmental and civic
.cooperative efforts by federal, state,
and local government agencies.
Partnership Minnesota exists to
increase coopeiative - working
relationships between government
agencies for the benefit of quality
service to the public.. The Northwest
Community Law Eofonoement Project
was recognized as a collaborative
effort that provides women and
people of color the training and
education necessary to. become
police officers.
Each 9f the collaborative
partners received an award at the
eereaony, including: North Hennepin
Community College; the cities and
police departments of Brooklyn
Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, New
Hope, and Robbinsdale; -and the
Coma Governor's certificates were
given to other key agencies that have
helped make the project successful:
Hennepin County Employment
Intervention Program and the Center
for Criminal Justice and Law
Enforcement.
It is 'a great honor for.the
partners to be recognized for the
cooperation they have invested in the
Northwest Community Law
Enforcement Project
We're In Btisiness!
Success By 60 Northwest
sponsors Working Toward Success,
which is a project designed to help
small to mid-sized companies in the
northwest Hennepin area sfipport
working families.
Businesses involved in the
project receive free quarterly mailing
packets with resource information for
families. We need your help in
requiting more businesses to
participate. We now have a brochure
which explains the project and will
be used to recruit new companies.
Please call today for a brochure to
pass along to a business contact you
know. For more information, please
call Elizabeth Gardner at 493-2802.
NORTHWEST HENNEPIN HUMAN SERVICES COUNCIL
7601 Kentucky Avenue North, Suite 101, Brooklyn Park, MN 55428=1284
Phone: 612-493-2802 Voice/TDD Fax: 612-493-2713
Serving the Cities of.. .
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August 13, 1996
Dear Resident:
The July 31 meeting on beginning the planning process for northwest Plymouth
was well attended. Enclosed are the handouts from this meeting, as well as a summary of
the small group discussions.
Much of the discussion centered on upcoming Metropolitan Council decisions on
the Elm Creek sewer. Met Council decisions on the sewer are not expected until later this
year. If the sewer is constructed, Plymouth is under no obligation to connect to it.
Plymouth also has other options which could be considered to provide sewer to a portion
of the northwest area. However, the Met Council's decisions will affect Plymouth's
options and are therefore important prerequisites to beginning our planning process in
earnest. We will monitor Met Council actions closely over the next several months.
The City Council and city staff will consider the feedback provided at the meeting
and use it to develop a planning process for northwest Plymouth. We will write to all
residents again when any significant information becomes available.
Thanks again for your interest. Please call me at 509-5051 if you have questions.
Dwight Johnson
City Manager
PLYMOUTH A Beautifu(Place To Live
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 • TELEPHONE (612) 509-5000
Northwest Plymouth Planning
July 31, 1996
City Hall -Council Chambers
7:00 P.M.
Agenda
I. Welcome and Introduction
II. Northwest Plymouth Planning Overview
• Facts, current trends, and existing plans.
• Role of Metropolitan Council and the City
• Issues for Northwest Plymouth
• Goals and Timetable for the Planning Process
III. Small Group Discussions
Discussion Questions:
1. 5a
Dwight Johnson
Anne Hurlburt
Kathy Lueckert
• What goals should be most important in planning NW Plymouth?
• Who should be involved in the planning process?
• How should the City and the residents keep in communication as planning
proceeds?
• What pitfalls in the planning process should definitely be avoided?
IV.. Summarize Discussions/Next Steps
Kathy Lueckert
Northwest Plymouth Meeting
Northwest Plymouth
Planning Meeting
Plymouth City Hall
July 31, 1996
7:00 p.m.
Purpose-of.Meeting
• Respond to petitions received from deer
• Provide information on local and me
issues affecting Northwest Plymouth
• Communicate schedule for Northwest Plyn
Planing
• Begin to identify goals for the planing prc
• Not to make decision or reach a concensus
Northwest Plymoui
• 270 parcels
• Average parcel size: 11.38 acres
• 235 different landowners
• Average ownership: 13.07 Acres
• Total market value: $48,029,300
• Average home value: $205,759
Welcome arid-Introductior
• Councilmembers
• Staff
— Dwight Johnson, City Manager
— Kathy Lueckert, Assistant City Manager
— Anne Hurlburt, Community Development
Director
• Others
Northwest Plymouth Facts
• 3,072 Acres ofLand
• Existing Land Use
— Residential: 170 homes on 1,352 A
— Vacant/Ag: 79 parcels, 1,405 acres (46%
Comm/Ind.: 16 parcels, 195 Acres (6%)
— Other/Not Classified 5 parcels, (4%)
• 745 Acres of Wetland and Floodplains (24%)
Facts Plannin`g.Status
• No urban land uses planed for (Living
Area- Rural)
• Public facilities plans (sewer, water,
dbutntransportation) have been prep
determined by Land Use Plan
• Sewer plan indicates that Northwest Area won]
be served by Elm Creek Interceptor, a regional
sewer facility
I
July 31, 1996
City of Plymouth 1
Northwest Plymouth Meeting X- Sar July 31, 1996
Elm Creek Sewer Interceptor
• Regional trunk sanitary sewerto se 105 square
mile watershed; preferred route identii 1992
study
Elm Creek Se-wgr Interceptor
• Metro Council decided to build es;
deferred decision on service to Plymo d
Medina until selection of regional gro
Three` -Scenarios for
Regional G wth
• Current Trend
• Concentrated Development
• Growth Centers
Elm Creek Sewer Interceptor
• 1995 "Cluster Planning" process 1
Grove, Brooklyn Park and Medina
- devdopmaufweads-&grow onauompdan
- tnmportatioa-defarod
- hmniog- wpemeded by MWWHtam Uveble Comm"
-
-Am--W dndar& twedanis protection, --point
PAId-o-eompldad
— regioneldoal east shuing- neuing agmanent with Mal
Brooklyn Park, deferred divauiou with Plymaudr and I
Regional Grov4h Options
• State Legislature directed Metro cil to
project the likely growth pattern of
in the future
• How best to accommodate 650,000 peop
330,000 households and 380,000 jobs by
2020?
"Current Tread" Option
• Expand urban services to meet rke
demand for low-density housing
• All of Plymouth in 2020 MUSA; all
urban development beyond Plymouth
City of Plymouth 2
Northwest Plymouth Meeting #r • 502 July 31, 1996
Development'
Option
• Increase density of housing an31
expand MUSA until after 2020
• Plymouth MUSA not expanded;
density in existing urban area
"Growth Unters" Option
do not • Channel major part of growth ixed use
centers
• All of Plymouth in 2020 MUSA; les
development beyond Plymouth as dens
increases somewhat in existing urban ar
Selection -?"a Preferred
Regional Gro Option
• Metro Council to decide on pre f cenano m
August or September
• By end of 1996, will adopt changes to
Blueprint" and Metropolitan System Plans
highways/transit, parks and airports) to reflec
preferred growth option
• Cities update comprehensive plans by January 1,
1998
Plymouth Planning,
1996-b98
• 1997
— Land use/ development staging
• 1998
— Public facilities plan updates (sewer,
transportation, parks)
— Implementation (zoning, CIP)
Plymoutl.Planning,
1996-1*908
• 1996
— City Center Plan
— Housing Plan
— Water Resources Management
— Water Supply/ Water Conservation
— Zoning Ordinance Update
Issues for Nor-thkest Plymouth
• Timing and location of urban a nsions, if
any
• Impacts on natural resources
• Future land uses
• Public facility needs
• Impact on Northwest Area residents and
City as a whole
City of Plymouth
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. Northwest Plymouth Meeting
Goals for tie Planning
Proods
• Vision for Plymouth developm)to2020and beyond
• Guide for public and private devdecisions
• Facilities needed and how to pa
• Other?
Questions W -Small Groups:
• What goals are most important i
Northwest Plymouth?
• Who should be involved in the process
• How should the City communicate with
residents as planning proceeds?
• What pitfalls should be avoided?
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Planning Goals: Your Ideasl
• Examples
• Small Group Discussioi
July 31, 1996
Wrap-up; Next Steps
• Results of group discussion \
• Next meeting: late winter/ early s
1997
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Under this option:
Sin; le -family housing is the
major preferred land -use
and shaper of development.
This option assumes that accommodating housing market demand
and.mal ung public investments accordingly best assures the
economic and social health of the region. Under it, housing,
particularly single-family housing, is the major preferred land -use
type and shaper of development (See Figure 3).
It assumes demand for housing and jobs will be met through a
public strategy supporting the expansion of the urban area, and
that most new growth occurs in developing suburbs. The rurzl
area would see increased demand for rural subdivisions and estate
development—if this demand is accommodated it would limit
future urban expansion; the adjacent counties would have similar
development pressure.
New residential development density= the number of homes per
acre—would be lower in the newly developed areas, based on
current patterns and wetland protection practices, than what
occurred in the urban growth areas of the 1970s and 1990s.
During the next 25 years, new housing and businesses would
locate at the contiguous edge of today's urban area, extending ti,
concentric ring of suburban growth out from the region's center:
much as in the past.
The location of housing and jobs would occur in all sectors of
Location of housing and the region following historic patterns and market demand (See
jobs follows historic Appendix Figures A, B, C and D). Growth would not be randoi
patterns and market and haphazard. Instead, the development would be based on
demand. regional and local policies and planning that provide necessary
regional and local infrastiruchme. However, the infiasbucture is
provided in reaction to the housing market and, to a lesser
degree, to the job market.
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The MUSA would be expanded in stages based on local
comprehensive plans. Current economic incentives, such as tax
policies and infrastructure financing, would not change much.
Adjacent, land would be seen as land "on hold" in
Rural land seen as land
rural
anticipation of the next phase of urban expansion, not as land
"on hold" in anticipation
envisioned for long-term rural use. The rural area's household
of the next phase of urban
growth rate would increase, and the area would see rural.
subdivisions and "rural estate" development, which competes w
expansion.
future suburbanization. Agricultural preservation would be limn
to areas where agricultural uses are economically competitive
with urban development. Growth in the contiguous 12 counties
the region would largely follow current trends. .
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Under this Option:
MUSA line not expanded
until after 2020 in effort to
build a market for
redevelopment and
reinvestment.
This option assumes that increasing. the density of jobs and
housing in the core of the region best assures the health of the
region. In addition, it assumes that holding the line on the urban
service area will build a market for redevelopment and
reinvestment in the MUSA, and bring some economies to the
provision of sewers and transportation (See Figure 4).
Further, the demand for housing and jobs will be met by
increasing the density in the MUSA area, and local planning and
zoning will be changed to allow more density. Density would be
accomplished by construction of more townhouses or other forms
of attached single-family housing. Little growth would occur in
the rural area. Agricultural areas would be preserved. (See
Appendix Figures A, B, C and D)
The MUSA would not be expanded before the year 2020. That
means no new ire would be built in what is currently
designated as rural area during the next 25 years. The emphasis is
on full use of existing ' Maintenance and
rehabilitation of facilities would be a priority.
Housing and businesses would locate in undeveloped parts of the
Over time, overall density MUSA at the fiinge, in vacant sites in the already developed part
Of the urban part of the of the region skipped over in the initial wave of development, at
region increases. locations made available tbrough redevelopment, or by
intensifying uses on already developed land. Over time the
overall density of the urban part of the region would increase.
Competition for available land would h=ease. Existing structures
would become more valuable and experience nn and
improved maintenance. Also, land values within the urban service
area would probably increase because no service area expansion
would be allowed until after 2020.
The rural area would see very limited growth under stronger
agricultural preservation and general rural policies and controls.
Protection of natural resources would be a priority in making
land -use decisions. With reduced land options and increasing
value in the urban area, more development would probably locate
outside the seven county area, unless statewide land -use planning
is put in place.
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Under this option:
Mixed-use centers
developed.
Region & locals make
long-term commitment to
limited number of centers.
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GROWTH CENTERS
This option encourages the development of mixed-use centers. It
channels a major portion of the region's job growth into
designated centers, adds medium -to -higher density housing, and
promotes a transit- and pedestrian -friendly development pattern
within the center.
This option assumes land uses in growth centers can be
influenced by transit services and that the region and local
decision makers can make a long-term commitment to focus on a
limited number of existing and potential mixed-use growth
centers (See Figure 5). The option builds on existing job
concentrations with an emphasis on potential for mixed-use
development (See Figure 6).
Centers would become reinvestment and redevelopment sites.
Half of the region's job In newly developing areas a growth center is a way to shape
growth and 17 percent development and dampen pressure to expand the MUSA line.
household growth locates About half of the region's job growth and 17 percent of its
in centers. household growth would locate in growth centers. It assumes the
two downtowns, the core area and existing job locations would
see job growth. The centers, or nodes, could be connected to
transportation corridors.
The centers would be home to a variety of businesses,
commercialestablishments, services, entertainment and medium
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to -higher -density houuch as townhouses and garden
apartments. They would have a diversity of housing types, costs
and sizes to accommodate the changing age and household
structure of the region's population, including owner/rental,
single-family/muitifamily, and market ratel.affordable( subsidized.
The region has about four dozen existing job concentrations with
over 3,000 jobs and job density over 10 6obs/acre). Over a dozen
have potential for expansion as or change into mixed use centers
(See Figure 6 and Appendix Tables C and D).
Some parts of the MUSA would be expanded, particularly
Demand at the urban around growth centers, but the assumption is that demand at the
fringe dampened somewhat urban fringe would be dampened somewhat by channeling a
b channeling a portion of the 'obs and households into
y g portion of l'0 � growth centers. Over time
the job and household the groom centers, plus other infill development, could increase
growth into centem the overall density of the built up part of the region, but more
gradually than in the Concentrated Development option. (See
Appendix Figures A, B, C and D)
Rural area growth would be confined tD rural centers and
Freestanding Growth Centers, with some areas designated a:.
"urban reserves" for after 2020. Limited estate development
would be clustered so over the longer term it would be
compatible with a MUSA expansion. Growth in adjacent counties
could also be encouraged to locate in growth centers.
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Growth Option:
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Note: Growth Centers designation is illustrative; actual designation
Will be made in consultation with local governments
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Note: Growth Centers designation is illustrative; actual designation
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Northwest Plymouth Meeting
July 31, 1996
Summary ofSmall Group Discussions
L What goals are most important in planning Northwest Plymouth?
* Keep it the way it is.
* Taxes should be kept at 1990 levels for undeveloped properties.
* Larger tracts should be allowed to subdivide.
* Should try to preserve a rural atmosphere.
* Differences in lifestyle and household size should be taken into account.
* Have a regional park in the area.
* Consider impact of high density versus low density.
* Maximize land owner's investments.
* Avoid uncontrolled 5 acre parcels, which are difficult to pull together and develop.
* Think long term, not just what is best now.
* Preserve the rural character of the area.
* Protect environmental quality by benchmarking water quality prior to development,
during development, and after development.
* Preserve flexibility to address the failures of private wells and septic systems.
* Preserve low density, given the higher densities in other parts of Plymouth.
* Plan development, instead of allowing it to occur haphazardly.
* Consider looking at northwest Plymouth in sections, i.e. east, central, west, rather than
looking at as one whole section.
2. Wlio should be involved in the planning process?
* Principally the landowners.
* Property owners.
* Representatives from each group of property owners.
* Planning Commission.
* City Council.
* City Staff.
* Minimize the impact of special interest groups.
* No developers.
3. How should the City communicate with residents as planning proceeds?
* Involve residents early in the process.
* Hold continuing meetings with residents.
* Elected officials should return calls and answer letters.
* Regular notices to property owners of proposed actions.
* Use the City's Internet homepage.
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* Use committees and subcommittees rather than large meetings.
* Send out publications, notices, meeting reports.
* Provide written notice of meetings, perhaps 30 - 40 days in advance.
4. What pitfalls should be avoided?
* Do not make northwest Plymouth look like the rest of Plymouth.
* Keep communications between the city and residents flowing at all times.
* Be skeptical of special interest groups.
* Landowners and residents should pay attention to what is going on and stay involved.
* Don't assume that you can't have an impact on decisions at Planning Commission and
City Council levels.
* Listening only to developers.
* Get input to Met Council quickly.
August 14, 1996
Joseph S. Sober
Plant Manager
Dana Spicer Off -Highway Axle Division
PO Box 47520-6200
Plymouth, Minnesota 55447-0520
Dear Mr. Sober,
The Plymouth City Council joins me in congratulating you and the entire Dana
Spicer Off -Highway facility on the occasion of its twentiethanniversary. While I am
unable to attend the Open House, I'm certain that it will be a special day. Dana Spicer Off
Highway has been a great corporate citizen of Plymouth over the years. The City looks
forward to many more years of seeing your facility firmly anchoring the corner of
Vicksburg Lane and Highway 55.
Again, congratulations on twenty years, and many thanks for your contributions to
Plymouth.
Sincerely,
VU l/G�
Joy ierney
Mayor of Plymouth
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Date: 95438-1215:30;24 Et7T
From: hougeblalgw.startdbune,com (Barbara Haugen)
To: ngranathasol.com
K. I'm not sum If you are stilt my councilperson, but since you
were at some point and I know your email address, you're the lucky
guy who gets to fold this message,
I work late on Saturday nights dill midnight) and thus like to sleep
till 5 or so on Sundays. Yesterday, i was awakened before 7 a.m. by
some idiot out on Parkers Lake on a jet-ski.
I called the non -emergency porice number. The person who answered
called the Plymouth police, who told her that our city has NO
ORDINANCE prohibiting that kind of noise at that hour. We need onel
While obviously my immediate impetus for this letter is the noise
factor, l also am very concerned about the behavior of jetakiers
around the public beach at the north end of the lake --and the same
concern edges In the winter regarding snowmobliers and the skating
rink. The motorized vehicle users swoop awfully close to those areas,
which. of course, are often full of children. Some of the dders seem
to think it% macho or something to see how large a wave they can
toes at the beach by passing close by. In the winter, we see
snowmobilers roaring close by In the dark, while the rink is jammed
with kids and families. I would think that Is a huge liability for
the city, especially If there are no ordinances governing use of the
lake by these noisy, careless people. it's gotten so that If we hear
snowmobiles on the lake, we do not let our kids use the rink. That's
not Ulf.
I enjoy Awing on a lake that has many public uses. I love the
concerts and the pavilion activities and the trail and the park, I
love the beach and the rink, and 1 tike seeing Ice Isherliolks and
people out hNng in the summer. So It is not that I dont want to
"share" the take with others; in fact, that's a pits for us.
But the lake is small. Sound bounces around. And there Isni room
safely to get up to the speeds some people reach on their machines
and then make a sharp enough tum to avoid all possible problems.
I personally despise jet-okis and haws suffered with a friend through
the death of her young (14 years okQ cousin who was thrown from one.
My own personal preference would be to ben them (AND SNOWMOBILES)
entirely from the city. They are dangerous, noisy and Idiotic.
However, I recognize that because politics does not proceed according
to common sense, this is not realistic. Thin, 1 suggest an ordinance
restricting hours and place of uss. I would think own the most
fanatic jet skiers and snowmobilem could get their Jollies between 9
a.m. and a p.m. And their activities could be limited to the south
half of the lake p live at about the hs" mark, by the way, lest
you think I'm just trying to send them visrMwre). That would keep
them may from the beach and the rink.
Actually, l dont see why these machines could not be banned fhom
city lakes. Why am the wishes or the nolsy, Inconsiderate and
-obrmloue mora important then the wishes of the peace loving? tlsent
of these machines are obnoxloue by deAnition, because of the dangers
and nolse levels they create. Besides, jet sklers haus helped Infect
Parkers Lake with milfoil. Why should their "need" to steer s
dangerous machine around take Precedence?
Please share this with your council mates. Thanks for your attention.
Sincerely,
Barbar Haugen
141315 13th Place North
Plymouth 55447
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JIM RAMSTAD
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TRADE SUBCOMMITTEE
OVERSIGHT SUBCOMMITTEE Congregg of the Nnfteb State
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August 15, 1996
Dwight Johnson
City Manager
City of Plymouth
3400 Plymouth Boulevard
Plymouth, Minnesota 55447-1448
Dear Dwight:
WASHINGTON OFFICE:
103 CANNON HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON, DC 20515
(202)225-2871
DISTRICT OFFICE:
8120 PENN AVENUE SOUTH, #152
BLOOMINGTON, MN 55431
(812)881-4800
Many thanks for the opportunity to meet with the members of the Plymouth City Council
and staff. I greatly appreciate all the comments, questions, and ideas about the actions of the
104th Congress.
It is always important for me to receive input from community leaders like you. I
thoroughly enjoyed our discussion and I hope you will continue to keep me informed about
other issues that are important to the people of Plymouth.
Thanks again, Dwight, for the chance to meet with the City Council and staff. Please let
me know whenever I can be helpful to you or your family.
cerely,
JI MSTAD
Me er of Congress
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August 16, 1996
Jeff Karlson, City Clerk -Treasurer
City of Medina
2052 County Rd. 24
Medina, Mn. 55340
Dear Mr. Karlson:
CITY OF
PLYMOUTIt
The City of Plymouth is in the process of performing a sump pump inspection program
in an effort to reduce the amount of clear water entering the sanitary sewer system.
We believe we will be successful at reducing the volume of clear water going to the
Metropolitan treatment facility, and hope to reduce our treatment costs as well as
alleviate unnecessary strain on our lines.
Our staff has spent considerable time analyzing the problem and projecting the potential
volume reductions from the program. Since some of Medina's flows run through the
City of Plymouth, we would be happy to share our research with your staff if you are
interested in considering such a program.
Please feel free to contact me at 509-5301 if you wish to discuss this further.
Sincerely,
Ltaa"X'111-
Dale E. Hahn
Finance Director
cc: Dwight D. Johnson, City Manager
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3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD - PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 - TELEPHONE (612) 509-5000
August 16, 1996
Ms. Julie Deitte, City Clerk
City of Medicine Lake
10609 S Shore Dr.
Minneapolis, Mn. 55441
Dear Ms. Deitte:
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CITY OF
PLYMOUTI+
The City of Plymouth is in the process of performing a sump pump inspection program
in an effort to reduce the amount of clear water entering the sanitary sewer system.
We believe we will be successful at reducing the volume of clear water going to the
Metropolitan treatment facility, and hope to reduce our treatment costs as well as
alleviate unnecessary strain on our lines.
Our staff has spent considerable time analyzing the problem and projecting the potential
volume reductions from the program. Since some of Medicine Lake's flows run
through the City of Plymouth, we would be happy to share our research with your staff
if you are interested in considering such a program.
Please feel free to contact me at 509-5301 if you wish to discuss this further.
Sincerely,
4ah4n e
&DaE. eH
Finance Director
cc: Dwight D. Johnson, City Manager v
PLYMOUTH ABeautifulPlaceToLive
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 • TELEPHONE (612) 509-5000