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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Information Memorandum 01-04-1996JANUARY 4, 1996 UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS .... 1. COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE FOR JANUARY: JANUARY 9 7:00 P.M. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING City Center Lunchroom, Lower Level JANUARY 23 7:00 P.M. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING City Center Lunchroom, Lower Level 2. HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 7:30 P.M. Medicine Lake Meeting Room, Upper Level. 3. COUNCIL SUB -COAD TTEE - BOARD AND COMIVIISSION INTERVIEWS, MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 6:00 P.M., City Center Lunchroom. 4. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 7:00 P.M., Hadley Lake Meeting Room, Engineering Dept. 5. PLANNING COMMISSION, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 7:00 P.M., City Center Lunchroom. 6. PRAC MEETING, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 7:00 P.M., Mooney Lake Meeting Room, Park & Recreation Dept. 7. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. HOLIDAY, MONDAY, JANUARY 15. City offices closed. 8. PACT, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 7:00 P.M., Hadley Lake Conference Room (City Center, Lower Level). CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION M RMO January 4, 1996 Page 2 9. METRO MEETINGS - The weekly calendar of meetings for the Metropolitan Council and its advisory Commissions is attached. (M-9) 10. MEETING CALENDARS - The January meeting -calendar is attached. (M-10) 1. CITY COUNCIL NOTICES A. Memo from Councilmember Nick Granath to the City Manager regarding the report on pay to Councilmember Helliwell (I -la) b. Report from Finance Director Dale Hahn outlining key 1995 information technology developments within the City. (I -lb) 2. NEWS ARTICLES, RELEASES, PUBLICATIONS, ETC. a. TwinWest Coffee Breaks January program schedule. (I -2a) b. Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council December 1995 newsletter.. (I -2b) c. Metropolitan Council schedule of area meetings to discuss draft guidelines and questions about the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act. (I -2c) d. Star Tribune news obituary article noting the life of Parks and Recreation Director Eric Blank's mother, Lucille Blank. (I -2d) e. Article on sump pump programs from the January/February Metropolitan Council newsletter Council Directions. (I -2e) 3. CITIZEN COMM MCATIONS POLICY - CORRESPONDENCE a. Response from Public Safety Director Craig Gerdes to Nicholas Walker, addressing his concerns about overnight street parking citations. (I -3a) b. Response from Public Works Director Fred Moore to Mr. and Mrs. Whitcomb, responding to concerns about -chlorine levels in -the -city water supply. (I -3b) - c. Response from Public Works Director Fred Moore to Mark Reichel about snow removal in the City. (I -3c) d. Response from Public Works Director Fred Moore to Post Office Branch Manager Michael Larson about concerns over potential safety hazards. (I -3d) A status report on all correspondence is attached. Dwight Johnson City Manager ! �q 1 ► iia, 1 5 c5N METRO MEETINGS 1 •6` t� Alva" sof meetings and agenda items for the Metropolitan Council, its advisory and standing committees, and three regronet�ces: Metropolitan Airports Commission, Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission, and Metropolitan Spats Facilities Commission. Meiling times and agendas are cocasionally changed. Questions about meetings should be directed to the appropriate organization. Meeting information is also available on the Metro Information Line at 229-3780 and by computer modem, through the Twin Cities Computer Network at 337-5400.- — DATE: December 29,1995 WEEK OF: January 1- January 5, 1996 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL New Year's Day Holiday - Monday, Jan. 1. Council offices will be closed Sewer Rates/Cost Allocation Task Force - Tuesday, Jan. 2, 7:30 am., Chambers. The task force will continue their discussion on sewer availability charges (SAC). Transportation Technical Advisory Committee to the Transportation Advisory Board - Wednesday, Jan 3, 9 a.m., Chambers. The committee will consider. Metro System plan; Transit Redesign Study; 1995 accomplishments and overview of 1996 activities; transportation demand management; transit capital funding procedures; committee rosters; commits on draft EIS for dual track airport planning process; and other business. (Rescheduled to Jan. 12 at 9 a.m.) -- Information and Discussion Meeting on Draft Guidelines and Criteria for the Livable Communities Demonstration Program, Livable Communities Tax Base Revitalization Program and Livable Communities Housing Incentives Program - Friday, Jan 3, 9 am., Maplewood Community Center, Room A, White Bear Ave. and Co. Road B, Maplewood. Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee - Wednesday, Jan. 3,1 p.m., Room lA. The committee Will consider. Transportation/Legislative Team update; 1996 ADA Plan update comments; Mn/DOT special transportation services regulations; Metro Mobility trip denials update; Metro Mobility operations reports; and other business. (Rescheduled to Jan. 11 at 9 a.m.) Information and Discussion Meeting on Draft Guidelines and Criteria for the Livable Communities Demonstration Program, Livable Communities Tax Base Revitalization Program and Livable Communities Housing Incentives Program - Thursday, Jan. 3,1:30 p.m., Golden Valley City Hall, Highway 55 and Winnetka Ave., Golden Valley. Special Meeting/Providers Advisory Committee - Thursday, Jan. 4,1:30 pm, Chambers. The committee will consider the Transit Redesign Study. �1 •q Livable Communities Advisory Committee - Thursday, Jan. 4,3 pan., Room 1A. The committee will consider: -= discission of conflict of interest provision in committee bylaws; en oftfflows; numMi, s-on-t>see candidate projects for the Livable Communities demonstration program; and other business. Fina enano Committee -Thursday, Jan. 4, 4 pan., Room 2A The committee will consider approval of outplacement services and other business. The nod portion of die meeting may be closed to the public pursuant to MN slimes 471.705, subdivision 1A to discuss labor negotiation issues. The meeting may be re -opened to the public following the labor negotiation issues. The nod portion may be closed to the public pursuant to MN statutes 471.705 1d for consideration of litigation and settlement issues. The meeting will be reopened again for consideration of a proposed sit of workers compensation claim regarding George Ferguson. Committee of the Whole - Thursday, Jan 4, 4:30 p.m. or immediately following the Finance Committee meeting, Room 1A. The committee will consider approval of growth options report for submittal to the legislature and adoption of Transit Redesign recommendations. Metropolitan Radio Board - Friday, Jan 5, 9 a.m., Metropolitan Mosquito Control District.OfBce, 2099 University Ave., St. Paul. The board will consider update on technical design issues; memoranda of understanding (MOU) between the MRB, Mn/DOT and other entities; committee organization and schedule for development of MOU, update on state bonding request for first phase system; update on legislative issues; and other business. TENTATIVE MEETINGS THE WEEK OF JANUARY 8 THROUGH JANUARY 12,1995 Community Development Committee - Monday, Jan 8, noon, Room IA. Public Meeting/On Draft Guidelines for Livable Communities Act Funding Accounts - Monday, Jan 8, noon, Room IA. Regional Blueprint Blue Ribbon Task Force - Monday, Jan 8, 2 p.m., Room 1A. Transportation Committee - Monday, Jan. 8, 4 p.m., Chambers. Sewer Rates /Cost Allocation Task Force - Tuesday, Jan. 9, 7:30 am., Chambers. Environment Committee - Tuesday, Jan. 9, 4 p.m., Chambers. Legislative Management Committee - Wednesday, Jan 10, 3:30 p.m., Room IE. Executive Committee - Thursday, Jan, 11, 8 am., Nicollet Island Inn, 95 Merriam St., Minneapolis. Information and Discussion Meeting on Draft Guidelines and Criteria for the Livable Communities Demonstration Program, Livable Communities Tax Base Revitalization Program and Livable Communities Local Housing Incentives Program - Thursday, Jan. 11, 9 am., Golden Valley City Hall, Highway 55 and Wimnetka Ave., Golden Valley. Land Transportation Committee - Thursday, Jan. 11,1:30 p.m., Room 2A. Legislative Committee - Thursday, Jan. 11, 2:30 p.m., Roan IA. Livable Communities Advisory Committee - Thursday, Jan 11, 3 pan., Room 2A. Metropolitan Council - Thursday, Jan. 11, 4 p.m., Chambers. Committee of the Whole - Thursday, Jan. 11, immediately following the Council meeting, Roan IA. Information and Discussion Meeting on Draft Guidelines and Criteria for the Livable Communities r! Demonstration Programs Uvable a -Tax- $ase Revitalization Paogarrm and Livable Communities Local Housing Incentives Program - Friday, Jan. 12,9 a.m., Maplewood Community Center, Room A, White Bear Avg,. and Co. Road B. Maplewood. The Metropolitan Council is located at Mears -Perk Center, 230 E. Fifth St., St. Paul. Meeting times and agenda are subject to change. For more information or confirmation of meetings, call 291-6447, (T.DJ291-0904). Call the Metro Information Line at 229-3780 for news of Council actions and coming meetings. METROPOLITAN PARKS AND OPEN SPACE COM IISSION Commission Meeting - Tuesday, Jan. 2, 4 p.m., Chambers. The commission will consider: regional park system fimding request as response to LCMR 1997 request for proposals; continued discussion on regional trails policy plan ami; and other business. _ The Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission offices are located at Mears Park Centre, 230 E. Fifth St., St. Paul, MN 55101. Meeting times and agendas occasionally may be changed To verify meeting information, please call 291-6363. 1. METROPOLITAN AIRPORTS COMMISSION Planning and Environment Committee - Tuesday, Jan. 2,1 p.m., Room 301, West Mezzanine, Lindbergh Terminal, Wold -Chamberlain Field The committee will consider: January ADNE levels; final contract payments for ULR demolition, ULR caissons, Mount Calvary school sound attenuation, maintenance building reroofing at Airlake airport, and 1994-95 Part 150 sound insulation program; December bid cycle contract bid for Part 150 sound insulation program; construction program status update; review of upcoming construction project bids and discussion of NWA development proposal for Lindbergh terminal area, the dual track financial analysis, and MSP 1996 pavement rehabilitation program. Management and Operations Committee - Wednesday, Jan. 3,1 p.m., Room 301, West Mezzanine, Lindbergh Terminal, Wold -Chamberlain Field The committee will consider. November budget variance; approval of purchase for two 40 foot transit buses; public appearanoe--Crystal tenant request; legislative update and discussion; Heads Up; and other business. Metropolitan Airports Commission offices are located at 6040 28th Av. S., Minneapolis. -MN 55450. For more information, call Lynn Sorensen at 726-8186. Cd 1- I a PL'YMO X CITY COUNCIL Nicholar P. Granath, Councilmember, Word 3 Plymouth City Hall 3400 Plymouth Boulevard ripcF Plymouth, MN 55447 PLYMOUTI+ City Voke Mail 509.5003 Direct (w) 945-9563 (fax) 945-9567 • • DATE: Friday, December 22,1995 TO: City Manager SUBJECT: Report on Pay to Councilmember Helliwell CC: Mayor, City Councilmembers, Public and Press While I concur with your conclusion that Councilmember Helliwell is required to forfeit her December pay check under the required attendance ordinance -- and it is my understanding that she has not refused to do sn — this should not detract from recognition of Councilmember Helliwell's contribution over a six year period on the Council. December `95 was Councilmember Helliwell's final month in office and in the context of the six years she has spent on the Council I can personally attest that she has contributed time far beyond that required to merely attend public meetings. The battle to preserve land near French park is one recent example where Councilmember Helliwell spent a great deal of time with private citizens individually and collectively, above and beyond her participation in public meetings. Her involvement in this particular issue ultimately helped shape City policy on the environment for the better. In fairness to Councilmember Helliwell, I believe the record will reflect a cumulative attendance over the years as least as good if not better than myself or others on the Council. While it is true that the required attendance ordinance allows no exceptions, and I make no plea for one in this matter, as Mayor Tierney stated at the opening of the meeting on the 19th, Councilmember Helliwell had given notice of her absence in advance and the reason for this which was in order to allow her to attend her child's music recital, Finally, the fact that I as well as others on the Council, have at times had vocal disagreements with Councilmember Helliwell should not lessen the fact that she has demonstrated her commitment to public service over the years, endured the heat and fire of public dispute, and in my opinion is owed a note of gratitude extended her upon her return to private life. Nick Granath Page 2 For Information Only. • See, Memo, D. Johnson, Dec. 21, 1995 to Mayor and City Council § 200.23 of the Plymouth Code requires forfeiture of pay -"for failure to attend not less thaw— one regular meeting of the Council each calendar month." I - (b DATE: January 9, 1996 TO: Dwight Johnson, City Manager FROM: Dale Hahn, Director of Finance and Information Technology SUBJECT: Key 1995 information technology developments cc: Mayor City Council I thought you might be interested in having a copy of Stan Birnbaum's report to the Information Systems Steering Committee summarizing 1995 activities. We had an exciting year, with a lot of key developments and completed projects. Some of the most important accomplishments include the following: • Developing a long-term strategy to replace core City software systems, including completing most of the work toward selecting a key vendor and product for the future • Launching a city-wide GIS system which permits combining mapping capability with analysis of data from our property management system. GIS technology will prove critical to manage significant activities not just in Community Development and Public Works, but throughout the City. • Connecting our network to the Internet, including full integration of all City staff with Internet electronic mail and launching our process to design and support a "world-wide web home page," providing significantly greater on- line information both to Plymouth residents and other parties with interest in the City of Plymouth • Enhancing our computer network, including acquiring new servers, strengthening the network design, and standardizing our software tools throughout the City I have appreciated the Council's commitment to developing the kind of information - infrastructure that positions us for our future. I welcome any questions you have about the activities described in this report. Report to the ISSC Stan Birnbaum Manager, Information Technology January 2, 1996 Introduction 1995 was a year of significant development for the City of Plymouth's informa- tion systems. Filling the newly created position of IMS Manager helped the city -better organize and focus the activities of the division, which had already been well staffed by a complement of four professionals with a broad range of skills. The commitment to technology investment shared by both the City Council and the city's management team facilitated rapid development in many key areas. This review of 1995 activities corresponds to a four -tiered conceptual under- standing of the City's information architecture, represented by the following diagram: Each layer of the architecture requires its own development path: 1. Data is the primary resource in any system and represents the greatest long-term value to the organization. Key developmental activities in- volve improving the quality of data, acquiring new data to support or- ganizational goals and protecting the value of this resource. 2. Applications provide the primary tools that meet end-user and business needs. Because applications ultimately fail to meet needs (and become obsolete), the "lifecycle" of an organization's application portfolio needs - close monitoring and change management. The constantly increasing --- rate of business and environmental change tends to shorten the lifecycle of most applications. 3. Hardware also suffers from ever shortening lifecycles as the rate of technology changes. Key development activities include maintaining high-performance and high reliability for all desktop computers, servers and associated equipment. 4. Communications capability has become increasingly important as staff seek to share information with one another inside the organization as well as outside the organization. 1995 Year -End Review Report to the ISSC Information Technology page 1 Key developments: Data communications hardware applications 1995 Year -End Review Information Technology Report to the ISSC page 2 T -lb communications Key developments: I hardware Applications data 1995 Year -End Review Report to the ISSC Information Technology page 3 Key developments: Hardware communications applications data 1995 Year -End Review Report to the ISSC Information Technology page 4 Key developments: Communications hardware applications data 1995 Year -End Review Information Technology Report to the ISSC page 5 Coffee Breaks -January ST. LOUIS PARK — Wednesday, January 3 techline office system, 4412 Excelsior Blvd. (1 /2 mile east of Hwy.100, office system across from Dairy Queen) IumNun and cabinetry for the office techline - Minneapolis represents the complete line of techline furniture and cabinetry. With techline components, our designers can create or redesign a custom office - or home office - to maximize your work and storage space. GOLDEN VALLEY — Tuesday, January 9 A & L Glass Company, 2534 Winnetka Avenue North, (Located in the / southeast corner of Winnetka Avenue and Medicine Lake Road) `5 I Full service glass with Gold Star Servicel CRYSTAUNEW HOPE — Wednesday, January 10 Country Kitchen of New Hope, 7849 - 42nd Avenue North, (Located on ' the southeastern corner of Winnetka Avenue and Co. Rd. 9 in front of the YMCA) Serving the community for over 15 years with country hospitalityl PLYMOUTH — Tuesday, January 16 HAMP/ON Champion Printing, 3650 Annapolis Lane, Suite 160, (Exit Hwy. 55 from Hwy. 494 west to Fernbrook Lane, (J.P. Mulligad's) north to Plymouth PRINTING, INC. Business Center, left to first drive - Building 3650) Business and Commercial Printing A full service printing firm providing assistance with conception to execution! Proud publishers of the 1996 Twin West Directory. il-hopkins, FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER WestRidge Medical Clinic MINNETONKA — Wednesday, January 17 Schoell & Madson, Inc., 10580 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 1, (Located behind Cattle Company Restaurant, lower level, north entrance) Come help Schoell & Madson, Inc. celebrate our 40th year of providing Engineering, Surveying, Planning and Environmental Services. HOPKINS — Thursday, January 25 Hopkins Area Family Resource Center, 915 Mainstreet, (Between 9th and 10th Avenue, between Bethesda Thrift Shop and Preferred Travel. Come around to back of the building to park free!) Providing Information and Referral Services to area residents as well as a co - location for eight different organizations offering services to the community. ............ WAYZATA — Friday, January 26 WestRidge Medical Clinic, 12450 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 123, (Located across from Ridgedale Shopping Center, in the Rasmussen Business College plaza) Providing comprehensive medical care for your entire family. Coffee Breaks run from 7:30-9:00 a.m. with no reservations! wig Volume -2, Iss0eA T Brooklyn Ce Resource After lots of planning a'llti- hard work, the Brooklyn Center Planning Team of the Family Services Collaborative is excited to annotmee that a Family Resource Center will be opening at - the Brooklyn Center Police Sub -station in the Humboldt Square Shopping Center in January. The Brooklyn Center police and Sub -station volunteers have generously allowed us to share their space, and we are excited about working together to provide resources for the community. Melody Turcotte, Center Coordinator, with the assistance of community volunteers, will coordinate activities and -provide information and assistance to families who need help with issues such as housing, child care, economic or medical assistance, education, or jobs. Center staff can direct you to the right place to get help for you and your family. Initially, the ' Center will be open from 10:00 am: to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Specific services and activities will be announced monthly. We are looking for volunteers to help get the word out to the community about the Center, provide information or services to families who call or visit the Center, and help organize or staff events. If you are interested in helping in any way, call Patty Wilder at 493-2802. We will train. volunteers. Do we want donations? Of course! We would be happy to take the following items off your hands: • Toys •Books • Carpet • Microwave • Computer or printer • Neutral paint MARK YOUR CALENDARS ORAD b Success By 60 Northwest Children's Advocacy Network Training Session January 29, 1996 4:30-7:30 p.m. Crystal Community Center Call 493-2802 _10500 2-� HUMAN SERVICES COUNCIL Human Services Research, Planning, and Coordination - BRIEF I =0r Northwest l' a 'ifegional Housing Plan A coordinated action plan to meet housing needs in the cities of Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, New Hope, and Robbinsdale has been finalized and is in the process of being adopted in each of the cities. The plan sets forth goals, policies, and strategies for meeting the housing creeds of current and future populations, preserving the existing housing stock, and building stronger communities. It will likely serve as a basis for a joint funding proposal through the Liveable Communities Demonstration Program. Direction Selling Meeting This fall CO-OP Northwest members met to discuss successes and challenges during 1995 and to set a course for 1996. A number of recommendations came out of this meeting, including: 1) creating linkages with other initiatives; 2) reactivating the Community Investment Principles Task Force; 3) enhancing neighborhood stability by enhancing the housing stock and providing access to support services for apartment residents, and; 4) increasing public relations and legislative efforts. CHDO NEWS The First Time Homebuyers Program is making homeownership affordable by providing low interest loans to households with incomes below $40,800, adjusted for family size, who have chosen a home in Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, New Hope, or Robbinsdale. This special financing is available through .the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency Community Activity Set -Aside (CASA) Program. NWHHSC has raised $1 million in CASA funds on behalf of the CHDO. Extra help may also be available for down payment assistance and closing costs. The CHDO has sold its fourth property, a new four-bedroom home in Robbinsdale. The homeowners will move into the house at the end of December. This project was financed through the federal HOME Program, the CASA Program, and the Robbinsdale Economic Development Authority. For information on CO-OP Northwest, call Dave Greeman at 493-2802. DECEMBER 1995 Hear ye! Hear ye! Success By 60 Northwest Speakers Available Starting immediately, volunteers are available to speak at local churches, civic organizations, and businesses with the revised Success By 60 Northwest presentation. . Thanks to the Success By 60 Northwest Public Awareness Committee, the video and presentation have been updated with current demographics and success stories: The number one goal of Success By 60 Northwest is to build community awareness about the crisis facing young, children. Many young children are lacking the necessary physical, social, and emotional skills to succeed in school and life. Often that lack of readiness is evident when then arrive in kindergarten. ' We need your help to spread the word about the importance of healthy, early childhood development. Please call Elizabeth Gardner at 493-2802 to schedule a speaker for your special event or meeting or to participate in the Speaker's Bureau training session. Northwest Hennepin Transportation Summit Convenes Nearly 1.00 citizens, city officials, transit planners and providers, business representatives, and transportation advocates convened for the Northwest Hennepin Transportation Summit October 11 to learn about the transportation issues facing this region and to discuss possible collaborations between programs and services. Natalio Diaz, Director of Transportation Planning foc the Metropolitan Council, explained the tenuous status of transportation funding and said that community involvement in the planning process is crucial to the suooess of transit in any community.. It was evident that planning and delivering transportation is complex; the need for collaboration was clear. To continue the debate, a follow-up session was conducted November 16 to examine three issues: transportation funding, service consolidation, and land/use design. Three workgroups have been formed and will set their respective agendas in January. It is not too late to join the process! The Transportation Funding Workgroup will meet January 24 at 8:00 a.m. The Land/Use Design Workgroup will meet January 25 at 1:00 p.m. Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council will host both meetings. ' Participants at the follow up meeting indicated support for a planning grant application, to the Minnesota Board of Innovation and Cooperation for $50,000. The funds would be used to study existing traznsportation services within the 15 cities and develop a plan that uses intergovernmental and interagency cooperation in forming a consolidated transportation service pram. . Pending notification of the grant application, NWHHSC is securing funding to conduct a consensus -building process that would bring together all transportation stakeholders to discuss a consolidated transportation systerri for .this area. Input from the community and local city goverttment for these transportation initiatives will be imperative to their success. For more infoimation, call 493-2802. Mental Health Committee Continues Outreach Efforts The Northwest Mental Health Advisory Committee had a busy fall, sponsoring three education outreach 'programs and one round table discussion on contemporary mental health issues. The fust two programs in late September combined. to form a series on vulnerable youth entitled, "Kids at Risk: Children and Adolescents Living with Disabilities.'. Dr. Jonathan Jensen and Dr. Gerald August, both with the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota, presented programs on depression, mood disorders, and anxiety in youth and the characteristics of youth with learning disorders, attention deficit disorders, --and conduct disorders. The annual mental health round table discussion held on October 2 featured a panel of six mental health professionals who discussed how to -achieve greater treatment ' effectiveness with wraparound services. Dr. Richard Immeler, Board Certified Psychiatrist, lead the discussion whigh focused largely on the inequities in the funding of community mental health programs and the effect this has on levels of consumer follow-up care. Depression was the topic fpr a November 30 workshop lead by Dr. Paula Johnson, Board Certified. Psychiatrist. This annual, holiday season program was attended by over 90 people who }Heard Dr. . Johnson speak on depression and its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. The Mental Health Committee is hoping to schedule two workshops- for early in 1996 on post-traumatic stress disorder and the role of attachment in the development of children's problems. The committee, co-chaired by June Audette and Chris Vorhes, has a mission of educating the community on mental health issues .and advocating for the funding and expansion of community mental health support programs. For more information on the work of the committee, contact Patrick Peters at 493-2802. -L--;- 2-b Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council Staff Patricia Wilder Executive Director Anita Shoemaker Emergency Services Coordinator/Receptionist David Greenan Projects Cooed /Planner Kathryn Langva ' . Seerruu)VBookkeeper Colleen Eggerichs Point Northwest Counselor . Leslie Abadie Community Organizer/Asst. Projects Coordinator _ Elizabeth Gardner Projects Coordinator Paula Hastings Grades R Us Coordinator Patrick Peters Community Planner Danielle Ricciardi Asst Projects Coordinator Katherine Welty Projects Coordinator Suzanne Staudenmaier Point Northwest Counselor David Beeksma Point Northwest Counselor Clara Case Point Northwest Supervisor Melody Turcotte Family Resource Center Coordinator Job Bank: Need Help Finding A Job? Call Mary Lou Morrisette at 536-0777. The Job Bank goes to sites in the community. Call to make an appointment r Point Northwest for Runaway Youth Helping families and youth work toward conflict resolution. Call 493 -3052,24 -hours. 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.. . Brooklyn Center Corcoran Golden Valley Maple Grove Plymouth Brooklyn Park - Crystal Hanover New Hope Robbinsdale Champlin Dayton Hassan Osseo Rogers Metropolitan Council Working for the Region, Planninq-oi' thetwe December 28, 1995 Dear Local Official: Attached you will find the draft criteria for y-2 e Metropolitan Livable Communities Act funds: 1. Tax Base Revitalization Account (Hal Freshley - 291-6467, FAX 291-6464) 2. Livable Communities Demonstration Account (Joanne Barron - 291-6385, FAX 291-6464) 3. Local Housing Incentives Account (Linda Milashius - 291-6541, FAX 291-6442) We have prepared these drafts based upon previous comments from cities throughout the region. The Metropolitan Council is preparing to finalize the guidelines and criteria which will constitute the 1996 annual spending plan for the Metropolitan Livable Communities fund. The following meetings have been scheduled to discuss and answer your questions on the draft guidelines and criteria: The Metropolitan Council Community Development Committee will take public testimony on the proposed guidelines and criteria at its meeting on Monday, January 22, 1995, at noon, in Room IA, Mears Park Centre, 230 E. Fifth St., St. Paul. The committee will take final action on the guidelines on February- 5, 1996, followed by Metropolitan Council action on February 8 at 4:00 p.m. `Ne look forward to your comments on these criteria at the workshops and public meeting, and we appreciate your continuing support in this important partnership. Sincerely, Craig R. Rapp Director, Community Development Division CRR/kp Attachments 230 East Fifth Street St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1634 (612) 291-6359 Fax 291-6550 TDD/TrY 291-0904 Metro Info Line 229-3780 An Finuil Onnoriunitu Fmnlnuer Thursday, January 11, 1996 Friday, January 12,1996 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 ' 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 Golden Valley City Hall Maplewood Community Center, Rm. A Hwy. 55 and Winnetka Ave. White Bear Ave. & County Road B just south of Highway 36 The Metropolitan Council Community Development Committee will take public testimony on the proposed guidelines and criteria at its meeting on Monday, January 22, 1995, at noon, in Room IA, Mears Park Centre, 230 E. Fifth St., St. Paul. The committee will take final action on the guidelines on February- 5, 1996, followed by Metropolitan Council action on February 8 at 4:00 p.m. `Ne look forward to your comments on these criteria at the workshops and public meeting, and we appreciate your continuing support in this important partnership. Sincerely, Craig R. Rapp Director, Community Development Division CRR/kp Attachments 230 East Fifth Street St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1634 (612) 291-6359 Fax 291-6550 TDD/TrY 291-0904 Metro Info Line 229-3780 An Finuil Onnoriunitu Fmnlnuer Obrmer commissioner of Ramsey. County, °Lucie Blank; was 85 By Pat Pheffer Star Tribune Staff Writer When Lucile E. Blank cam- paigned for a seat on the Ram- sfy County Board, she asked people to throw coffee parties. I "Then she'd go around and db one in the morning, one in the afternoon and one at night," sat$ her daughter, Ellen Blank, 4 Roseville. "She sold herself to s#all groups. It worked, be - c use she defeated an incum- eeat who had held that seat for q Ate a while." Blank, 85, served as a Ramsey unty commissioner from 1P54 to 1958 and, in the 1960s, as associate director of the Rrdmsey County Corrections De- ;. She died Tuesday at the Pres- byterian Home of Roseville. She suffered from Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases. T -As commissioner, Blank was chairwoman of a committee that studied health and welfare Pis for county employees. She was chairwoman of the building facilities commission and, for three years, was on the resolu- tion committee of the Minneso- t State Association of County Commissioners. ,"I worked on every single new thing that came up," she recalled in a 1966 newspaper article. "It was almost a full- time job." Blank's daughter said she ac- quired a broad understanding of government and decided to run for state senator in 1958. She was defeated. In 1961, Bernard Troje, direc- tor of county corrections, asked her to be associate director. Blank oversaw the building of the Woodview Detention Home for juveniles and worked with the city/county workhouse, Woodview and Boys Totem Town. She retired in 1967 and then was appointed by Gov. Harold LeVander to the Youth Conser- vation Commission. At that time, all people under age 21 who had been found guilty of a felony or a gross misdemeanor were committed to the com- mission, which decided on ap- propriate punishment. She served for 14 months. Blank was born in Trego, Wis., and graduated from high school in nearby Spooner when she was 16. She taught in rural schools and went to what is now the University of Wisconsin -Riv- er Falls. She finished her degree in political science and history at the University of Minnesota, teaching during the school year in New Richmond, Wis., and go- ing to school in the summer. She left teaching when her first son, Garley, was, born in 1942. She and her husband, Tay, moved. to St. Paul in ' the mid - 1940s and then to Roseville. She was a °charter member of the Roseville League of Women Voters. She was a master gardener, a voracious reader and a member of book clubs -for many years. When her husband retired, they split their time between Florida and a lake cabin in Wisconsin. Her husband died in 1993. In addition to her daughter, Ellen, and son Garley, she is survived by another son, Eric, of Plym- outh; a brother, Arnold Garley, of Centerville, and three sisters, Adaline Rench, Joyce Schwich- tenberg and Bunny Johnson, all of Florida. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Roseville Memorial Chapel, 2245 N. Hamline Av. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. F' Also noted r' r� 'Hamish Imlach, 55, a leading fig.gre in Scotland's folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s, dita Monday in the Glasgow suburb of Motherwell. Imlach recorded more than three dozen , A.. Gil Hodges, 80, a news corre- spondent, producer and an- nouncer for more than 40 years with ABC radio and television, died Friday. Hodges also was a co-founder of TV Guide. from the "Star Tribune" January 4, 1996 v N N O > O c > U L U +� N L •�, i O C Q ro E c 0U u w ,n N O CD C fA 0 W Q � 0 � U N _O U v U 0 ICA H - Y El U G 0 ai U U O w 4jri r -i r♦ i+ p. u � U h � - N 0 r� nVJ cu E c u S Z L N Q C L C 0 O -0 cts w c6 0 .` m 'p 0 f4 n c `. ,u c E u v E€ Lo cu v v _� H u 3 N E s L �, .� c c 0) -� O O C V U n OL .O. >- Q 41 O L ,, E. U '> ° M 3 o S E a o 0 w E C0 00' a v LL d c E _ a� v c Cl is .= a� a� •- v> v •� N U ro 2 . N 0 p C Q LO �. 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L i s a) '� °- C vii `A A-0 r O T N .2 � :=' U Q � C L C 0 GJ N — V E 0 O 0 L L C L H 0 0 M O •.n -Q v L 00 0 O O O «•' •E ccs H w Chi c C c r- ,L4), 's' E -� yrg V 1 -1 Y` C 00 L CU V s I Q) 3, v L- •c E c o O c O O ,, E C O v cLo N L O w Q c w O fu -C`^ = cu N NL 'L- L co 'D N O O OV 0 N U U E o-0 c c 3 v cu > �' o c H •� Q) 7 a Y m O E — .s. m C O O ccs (n E 0 Ln c v 'cL9 L a:+ T C L Ln E O u -0 a) `J U-0 >- C 3 c to • V T L LM Q, a o C N O v E c 0 0 CL CL L " 'E N w0 4J C O cEo Q V L U C Q v� O 3 y 1 O. L N +�-. ,H '•' >` E 0 O N 0 Q .s.+ y =0 L y L O -C 0 L S > +• O WD "6 0 Q -0 Q E s o ra 0 Q 7 Q Q le O O L L O E 3 a O 0E E v io ca G) ^ O y O T T c"C v ro O O Ln O Q 3 2 m N; Q. a 3 E L o Z -3a CITY OF PLYMOUTFf January 2, 1996 Mr. Nicholas Walker 220 East Butler Street Litchfield, MN 55355 Dear Mr. Walker: I received a copy of your letter expressing your concerns about a citation you received in Plymouth for overnight parking. Plymouth's ordinance restricting parking on any street between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. was adopted by action of the City Council on January 9, 1984. Parking is also restricted anytime snow exceed 2-1/2 inches until plowed. The City has posted 35 signs containing these restrictions. The content of the signs and their locations are listed on the attached sheet. I have also included a map of Plymouth for your ease in identifying these locations. Every new homeowner in Plymouth receives a packet which contains information on these restrictions. Reminder information is also distributed via the Plymouth Newsletter delivered to every home and the local cable channel. The Plymouth Police Department believes this to be a valuable ordinance. If you wish to contest the issuance of this citation, I must refer you to Hennepin County Court, Division 3 at Ridgedale, their phone number is on your citation. You may present your views to a court referee or judge in the case. The court system is the appropriate location to resolve the issue, if you believe you received an inappropriate citation. Sincerely, Crai C. Gerdes Director of Public Safety PLYMOUTH POLICE DEPARTMENT be PLYMOUTH :I Beau :ifu"Place'To .ise 3aCO 7-1— /10CUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH. MINNESOTA 55447-1482 • T__—: -PHONE o"2; ^C;% January 3, 1996 Mr. and Mrs. Whitcomb 14920 - 18th Avenue N. Plymouth, MN 55447 • CITY OF PLYMOUTI+ SUBJECT: CITY WATER SUPPLY Dear Mr. and Mrs. Whitcomb: I am responding to your comments on the chlorine levels in the city water supply. A City Water Department employee stopped by your home last week, talked with Mrs. Whitcomb and ran a test on the chlorine level of the water at your home. The test indicated that the chlorine level was 1.0 p.p.m. (parts per million). To ensure that we are delivering a safe water supply to our customers, we are required to carry a chlorine level throughout the system of 0.2 to 0.5 p.p.m. Chlorine levels decrease with the length of time that water remains in our system before use. In some areas of the city water must travel three or four miles through the piping system before it reaches customers at the limits of our system. It is for this reason that when the water leaves the treatment plant, it has a chlorine level of approximately 1.0 p.p.m. At distant points in the system, the levels decline to 0.1 to 0.3 p.p.m. Since your home is only a few blocks from the Water Treatment Plant, you would experience a higher level. Chlorine levels at the Water Treatment Plant are monitored on a daily basis. Several other tests are also performed to give assurance that we are delivering water in accordance with the established State guidelines. These guidelines are established by the Minnesota Department of Health. Samples are continually being submitted to an independent testing laboratory to monitor our compliance. I would suggest that you keep a pitcher of water in The chlorine which the City must put in our water period of time when left standing in a pitcher. Sincerely, Fred G. Moore, P.E. Director of Public Works the refrigerator for drinking or cooking. supply will disappear within a very short cc: Greg Cook, Sewer and Water Supervisor .Kathy Lueckert, Assistant City Manager C/R. File 95-61 PLYMOUTH A Beauli%u! Ftace lfo [;izve O:%ENO%OENERAL%LTRS\FRM%WHrrCOMB.DOC 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 • TELEPHONE (612) 509-5000 January 4, 1996 Mark Reichel 2320 Larch Lane N. Plymouth, MN 55441 SUBJECT: SNOW REMOVAL Dear Mr. Reichel: 11.00 3c,, CC, TV OF PLYMOUTH I am responding to your letters to Roger Wenner, Street Supervisor, Mayor Joy Tierney, and myself concerning snow removal within your area. As you state in your letter, the streets are paved to a very narrow width (approximately 16 to 20 feet wide). This is an area which was established before Plymouth was incorporated as a city. When sanitary sewer and water was installed in the late 1960's or early 1970's, the streets were paved to the widest width possible to stay within the city -owned right-of-way, in most cases 33 feet, and to avoid removal of, a large number of trees. Also, there is no curbing on the roadways within this area. There are many trees, fences, walls, parking areas, and garages in addition to mail boxes which provide a challenge for snow removal. Because of these many obstructions which are close to the paved roadway, it is very difficult in the winter time to clear the snow from the complete paved surface and an additional area adjacent to the street. As you state in your letter, the City must use smaller sized equipment in this area in order to maneuver. Several of the streets are dead -ends which also requires considerable backing of the equipment. The City is divided into many areas in order that during snowplowing operations, service begins at approximately the same time in all parts of the city and is completed about the same time. If one area, for some reason such as equipment breakdown, falls behind, then other equipment is moved into the area to help complete the routes. We use this method to try to provide the same level and type of service throughout the city. The equipment must also be assigned to fit the needs of the street system. Because of the standards which were in place when the development took place in your area, it does look substantially different from other areas of the city. Although it may look different, the City strives to provide the same level of maintenance in all areas of the city. Sincerely, Fred G. Moore, P.E. Director of Public Works cc: Roger Wenner, Street Supervisor vlKathy Lueckert, Assistant City Manager C/R. file (95-59) PLYMOUTH :1' eawi%ul'!'luce'fo1'ive 0:%ENOWENERAL%LTRS�FREDUMCHEL.DOC 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD • PLYMOUTH. MINNESOTA 55447-1482 • TELEPHONE (612) 509-5000 S -3d a: CITY OF January 4, 1996 PLYMOUTR Michael Larson, Manager LOST LAKE BRANCH, USPS 9705 45th Avenue North Plymouth, MN 55442-9998 SUBJECT: 2400 - 2600 WEST MEDICINE LAKE ROAD Dear Mr. Larson: I am responding to your letter concerning potential safety hazards in the 2400 - 2600 area of West Medicine Lake Road. Medicine Lake Road winds along Medicine Lake and has many hills and curves throughout the area. The roadway is posted for a 30 m.p.h. speed limit and there are also warning signs warning motorists of the curves in the roadway. Along the portion of the roadway which your letter addressed, there are seven mailbox locations. At four of the locations there is an adequate shoulder that the delivery vehicle is not stopped within the traveled lane of the roadway. At the remaining three locations your delivery vehicle would encroach in the traveled lane when stopped at a mailbox. At all three of these areas in order to widen the road and provide a full shoulder would require the construction of retaining walls. To construct these retaining walls, it would be a substantial investment for the City. It would also require several trees to be removed from the properties. This roadway has been in existence in the same condition for many years. This road used to be a County road and since that designation has been removed, traffic volumes have actually decreased. Accident reports do not indicate any accidents associated with delivery vehicles within this area. I cannot recommend the City make the investment to construct retaining walls. As I previously mentioned, the road is posted with the appropriate sign for a winding road. There is no appropriate sign that would warn motorists that there might be a delivery vehicle on the shoulder. The signs posted are to warn motorists that they should use caution. There could be many hazards which a motorist would be required to slow or stop to avoid. PLYMOUTH :Z Beuuti/id Y'We'Io Live G:%ENC\GENERALU.TRSIFRMU-ARSON.DOC 3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD - PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447-1482 - TELEPHONE (612) 509-5000 y -3d I,, Michael Larson, Manager Page Two To increase the safety for your vehicle, I would like to suggest a possible solution. Many vehicles, including City maintenance vehicles, that are required to slow or stop on the traveled roadway have an "amber" beacon at a very visible point on the vehicle. This beacon attracts the motorist's attention and warns them that they should use caution. 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