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Home My WebLink AboutCouncil Information Memorandum 06-15-2017CITY OF PLYMOUTH COUNCIL INFO MEMO June 15, 2017 EVENTS / MEETINGS Planning Commission Agenda for June 21st ....................................................................................... Page 2 Official City Meeting Calendars ......................................................................................................... Page 3 Tentative List of Agenda Items ........................................................................................................... Page 6 CORRESPONDENCE Neighborhood Meeting for Plymouth Creek Stream Restoration Project ........................................... Page 9 Happy Birthday America Parade for Children Set for June 28th ...................................................... Page 11 Farmers Market Opens June 28th at Parkers Lake Playfield ............................................................ Page 12 Sketch Plan for an Apartment Building at 18140, 18220, and 18240 State Highway 55 (2017055) Page 13 REPORTS & OTHER ARTICLES OF INTEREST Maple Grove City-Owned Gun Range Looks to Expand to Keep Up with Demand, Star Tribune .. Page 14 Hennepin, Ramsey Counties Raise Transit Tax, Star Tribune .......................................................... Page 17 Page 2 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Bark in the Park Hilde Performance Center 4 12:30 PM Northwest Green- way Ribbon Cutting Vicksburg Lane Pedestrian Bridge 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 June 2017 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 OFFICIAL CITY CALENDAR Phone: 763-509-5000 Fax: 763-509-5060 7:30 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers NOTE CHANGE IN MEETING TIME 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE (EQC) MEETING Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM PARK & REC ADVISORY COMMISSION (PRAC) MEETING Plymouth Creek Center 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers SUN TUES MON WED THUR FRI SAT MEETING CANCELLED 7:00 PM HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (HRA) MEETING Medicine Lake Room CHANGES ARE NOTED IN RED 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Music in Plymouth 5K Run/Walk Hilde Performance Center 5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Police Body-Worn Cameras Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers Page 3 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NO REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 July 2017 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 OFFICIAL CITY CALENDAR Phone: 763-509-5000 Fax: 763-509-5060 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE (EQC) MEETING Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (HRA)MEETING Medicine Lake Room 5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Lodging Tax Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers SUN TUES MON WED THUR FRI SAT 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers 30 31 INDEPENDENCE DAY CITY OFFICES CLOSED 5:30 PM - 10:30 PM Music in Plymouth Hilde Performance Center Page 4 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 6:00 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Budget and CIP Medicine Lake Room 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 6:00 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Budget and CIP (if needed) Medicine Lake Room 30 31 August 2017 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 OFFICIAL CITY CALENDAR Phone: 763-509-5000 Fax: 763-509-5060 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE (EQC) MEETING Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers 7:00 PM HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (HRA) MEETING Medicine Lake Room SUN TUES MON WED THUR FRI SAT 5:00 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Budget and CIP/Review Future Trail Projects Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers CHANGES ARE NOTED IN RED 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM Kids Fest Hilde Performance Center Page 5 Note: Special Meeting topics have been set by Council; all other topics are tentative. EDA refers to the Economic Development Authority Tentative Schedule for City Council Agenda Items June 27, Special, 5:30 p.m. Medicine Lake Room •Police body-worn cameras June 27, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers •Recognize Police Department for receiving Medal of Honor, Excellence in Innovation, and Richard W. Schaller Awards from the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association •Proclaim August 1 as “Night to Unite” •Oaths of Office to Police Officers Krystal Beauchane, Mitchell Martinson, and Brian Flynn •Quarterly City Manager’s update following the meeting •Public hearing on Brewer Taproom License application of Cargill, Inc., 14800 28th Avenue North •Approve PUD amendment to increase the number of care units within The Waters of Plymouth located at 11305 State Highway 55 (2017036) •Public hearing on a resolution authorizing the submission of a Minnesota Investment Fund application in connection with Energy Management Collaborative, LLC •Approve Temporary Liquor License application of Mount Olivet Lutheran Church for an event on August 5 •Approve Temporary Liquor License application of Hopkins Area Jaycees for an event on July 29 •Authorize renewal of Radiological Response Contract •Approve payment number 4 and Final, Water front Lift Station, CP 15014 •Approve plans and specifications and order advertisement for bids for the 2018 Pedestrian Ramp and Concrete Replacement Project (ST179004.001) •Public Improvement and Special Assessment Hearing and award contract for the 2017 Contractor Mill and Overlay Project (ST179004.002) •Award contract for the 2” and under diameter emergency utility line repairs and replacement •Award contract for the over 2” diameter emergency utility line repairs and replacement •Accept utilities for continual maintenance for Creek Ridge (2013018) and Elm Creek Place (2016014) July 25, Special, 5:30 p.m. Medicine Lake Room •Lodging Tax July 25, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers •Announce Kids Fest on August 3 August 8, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers August 15, Special, 6:00 p.m. Medicine Lake Room •Budget and CIP August 22, Special, 5:00 p.m. Medicine Lake Room •Budget and CIP •Review future trail projects Page 6 August 22, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers August 29, Special, 6:00 p.m. Medicine Lake Room (if needed) •Budget and CIP September 12, Special, 5:30 p.m. Medicine Lake Room •Median/beautification projects September 12, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers •Announce Plymouth on Parade on September 23 •Approve 2018 proposed budget, preliminary general property tax levy, HRA levy and budget hearing date September 26, Special, 5:30 p.m. Medicine Lake Room •Consider minimum age to purchase tobacco September 26, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers October 10, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers October 24, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers November 14, Special, 5:30 p.m. Medicine Lake Room •Budget November 14, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers November 28, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers December 12, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers •Public hearing on 2018 budget, general property tax levy, HRA levy, and 2018-2022 Capital Improvement Program •Approve 2018 Target and Trap Shooting License renewal •Approve 2018 Amusement License renewals •Approve 2018 Tobacco License renewals Page 7 Budget Calendar 2018-2019 Biennial Budget Preparation & 5-yr Capital Improvement Plan Date Category Description April 17, 2017 Budget Departments receive budget instruction May 23 at 5:30 p.m. Budget Council Study Session – Financial Plan & Budget Goals April – June 2017 Budget Departments prepare budgets June 2, 2017 Budget Personnel changes submitted to HR June 12, 2017 Budget Budgets submitted to Finance June 26 – July 14, 2017 Budget Department meetings August 4 Budget Council receives budget materials for upcoming meeting August 15 at 6 p.m. Budget & CIP Council study session (Budget & CIP meeting #1) August 22 at 5:30 p.m. Budget & CIP Council Study Session (Budget & CIP meeting #2) Council Regular Session (Financial Overview & Audit Presentation) August 29 at 6 p.m. Budget & CIP Council Study Session (Budget meeting #3) (if needed) September 12, 2017 Budget Council adopts preliminary levies & budget (Budget meeting #4) October 4, 2017 CIP Planning Commission public hearing November 14 at 5:30 p.m. Budget Council Study Session (Budget meeting #5) (If needed) December 12, 2017 Budget & CIP Budget Public Hearing, CIP, Budget & Levy Adoption December 26, 2017 Budget Levy is certified with Hennepin County Page 8 June 14, 2017 SUBJECT: NEIGHBORHOOD INFORMATION MEETING PLYMOUTH CREEK STREAM RESTORATION PROJECT CITY OF PLYMOUTH - PROJECT NO. 16007 Dear Resident: The Bassett Creek Watershed Management Commission (Commission) in cooperation with the City of Plymouth is proposing restoration of Plymouth Creek from Annapolis Lane upstream 2,500 linier feet and into Plymouth Creek Park. Restoration proposed includes bank stabilization, erosion repair, tree removal, and vegetative restoration. A neighborhood information meeting is scheduled for June 26, 2017 from 4-6pm in the Medicine Lake Room at Plymouth City Hall, 3400 Plymouth Blvd., Plymouth, MN, 55447. Draft plans will be available for review and the design team and City staff will be available to answer questions and take comments. If you cannot make this meeting but would like to discuss the project please feel free to contact me directly. This stream restoration project is being considered in this area to reduce nutrient loading downstream, improve the biology within the creek, and assist the City of Plymouth in meeting required water quality improvements established by the State of Minnesota. Updates and information on the project can be found on the City of Plymouth website at: http://www.plymouthmn.gov/departments/public- works/project-spotlight/water-resources-projects/plymouth-creek-restoration-project. Information can also be found on the Commission website at: www.bassettcreekwmo.org If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me directly at 763-509-5526 or via email at dasche@plymouthmn.gov. Sincerely, Derek Asche Water Resources Manager Enc Cc: Laura Jester, Commission Administrator Jim Prom, City Councilor and Bassett Creek Watershed Management Commissioner Jerrod Brunelle, Parks and Forestry Manager Paul Buck, City Forester Page 9 Page 10 City of Plymouth News Release For Immediate Release June 13, 2017 Contact: Alyssa Fram Recreation Supervisor City of Plymouth 763-509-5225 afram@plymouthmn.gov Happy Birthday America Parade for children set for June 28 Plymouth, Minn. – The annual Happy Birthday America Parade in Plymouth is set for Wednesday, June 28 at the Hilde Performance Center, 3500 Plymouth Blvd. Festivities begin at 10 a.m. with decorations for the parade. Children are invited to participate in the parade and are encouraged to bring and decorate their bicycles, tricycles and strollers. Patriotic attire is also encouraged. Decorations of streamers and balloons will be provided, but participants may also bring their own materials. The parade begins at 10:30 a.m. with the Star Spangled Banner and other patriotic music, led by the Hamel Veterans of Foreign Wars. Entertainment will follow, with an 11 a.m. performance by Kidpower with Rachael and Shannon at the Hilde small stage. Beverages and peanut-free snacks will be served. The event is free and open to the public. No registration is required. This year’s sponsors include Abbott Northwestern-WestHealth and TCF Bank. In the event of inclement weather, the concert may be canceled. Call the weather hotline for more information at 763-509-5205. Cutline: The free annual Happy Birthday America Parade for children is set for June 28 at the Hilde Performance Center. Following the parade, Kidpower with Rachael and Shannon will take the stage. -30- Page 11 City of Plymouth News Release For Immediate Release June 14, 2017 Contact: Jessie Koch Recreation Supervisor City of Plymouth 763-509-5223 jkoch@plymouthmn.gov Plymouth Farmers Market opens June 28 at Parkers Lake Playfield Plymouth, Minn. – The City of Plymouth will kick off its annual Farmers Market Wednesday, June 28 at Parkers Lake Playfield parking lot, 15500 County Road 6. The market will be open 2:30-6:30 p.m. each Wednesday through Oct. 11. More than 20 vendors provide fresh, locally grown produce and prepared food. Market visitors are encouraged to bring cash, as well as reusable bags to the market. Mayor Kelli Slavik will sound the horn on opening night to signify the market commencement. A variety of local musicians will be featured at the market. A weekly drawing for a Farmers Market reusable bag filled with market produce or prepared foods will be held at the information table. With the exception of service dogs, dogs are not allowed at the market. Donations for the Interfaith Outreach food shelf will be collected. Donations can be previously bought or purchased at the market. A community table is available to charity and non-profit organizations for fundraising, promotional and educational purposes. To apply, call Recreation Supervisor Jessie Koch at 763-509-5223 or email jkoch@plymouthmn.gov at least two weeks in advance. Community table applications are available at plymouthmn.gov/farmersmarket. A weekly newsletter is published online to spotlight vendors, provide news and upcoming events for the market, and offer a recipe featuring ingredients available at the market. This year’s farmers market sponsor is Renewal by Andersen. For more information or to view the weekly newsletter, visit plymouthmn.gov/farmersmarket. Cutline: The annual Plymouth Farmers Market will open June 28 at Parkers Lake Playfield. The market is set for 2:30-6:30 p.m. each Wednesday through Oct. 11. -30- Page 12 Page 13 WEST METRO 427849313 Maple Grove city-owned gun range looks to expand to keep up with demand Law enforcement agencies, private gun owners vie for training time. By Kelly Smith Star Tribune JUNE 11, 2017 — 11:11PM Jeff Wheeler, Star Tribune Brooklyn Park investigator Janese Brown fired her pistol under the supervision of Kent Nielsen, Brooklyn Park Police training officer. Some cities have municipal liquor stores, others own community centers. In Maple Grove, it's a city- owned gun range that draws crowds. Four years after the gun range reopened following a destructive fire, the city wants to expand the North Metro Range at a cost of $8 million to keep up with demand. The range, while open to the public on Saturdays, is proving increasingly popular with law enforcement officers — ranging from local police to FBI agents — who use it weekly. Page 14 "We're nearly at capacity," Police Chief Eric Werner said. "We've seen the benefits of a high-quality facility." In the past few years, gun ranges across the Twin Cities have seen a surge in interest from Minnesota's growing numbers of gun owners, which has led to the opening of new ranges across the metro area. Most of the 400-some archery and gun clubs in Minnesota are privately owned. There are only a handful of public safety facilities in the metro area, such as Maple Grove's North Metro Range, or the South Metro Public Safety Training Facility jointly owned by Edina, Eden Prairie, Bloomington and the Metropolitan Airports Commission. That may be changing. As Minnesota's 10,500 law enforcement officers are required to undertake more training, agencies say there's increased competition for training space and a need for more public safety- specific facilities, especially for smaller agencies outside the metro area. A state Department of Public Safety report in 2009 said that the largest law enforcement agencies in Minnesota own or share indoor and outdoor firing ranges, while smaller agencies rely on gun clubs. The report recommended that the state consider funding regional facilities that many agencies can share. A regional need That's exactly what Woodbury and Cottage Grove want to do in the east metro. The police departments plan to build a $19 million facility that would include virtual training space and a shooting range. They will seek nearly $9.8 million in the 2018 state bonding bill to help fund the facility. Woodbury and Cottage Grove police have to book space a year and a half in advance at area ranges — and even then, Cottage Grove Police Capt. Greg Rinzel said, there's no guarantee of getting in. Years ago, police would train at private gun ranges or even gravel pits. But training needs have grown and become more sophisticated, he said. "Nationwide, these training facilities are all over," Rinzel said, adding that Minnesota hasn't kept pace. "We believe this is a state need, a regional need. We need this type of facility in our area." Maple Grove city leaders also are putting in a request for $4 million in state bonding funds to help expand their gun range. Page 15 The facility, built in 1992, initially hosted firearms training for Maple Grove police and the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office. Now the range is used by about 20 local, state and federal agencies including the FBI, Brooklyn Park and Plymouth police, emergency crews and law enforcement classes. The Maple Grove facility reopened in 2013 after fire destroyed the building and was opened to the public that same year after being bombarded with residents' requests. A state law the year before was changed to require publicly funded ranges to open for youth gun training. The revamped facility featured a redesign of the 12-lane shooting range in a $2.2 million renovation. It's open to the public from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays. Adding 17,000 square feet of space, Werner said, would provide another set of shooting lanes and more space for nonlethal firearms training for police. Rooms could be divided to represent a house in training scenarios. "It's just a really good example where you have this need and you're able to bring agencies from all levels in," he said. Twitter: @kellystrib kelly.smith@startribune.com 612-673-4141 kellystrib Page 16 LOCAL 428273953 Hennepin, Ramsey counties raise transit tax But the outlook for any matching federal funding remains uncertain. By Janet Moore Star Tribune JUNE 13, 2017 — 11:44PM David Joles, Star Tribune The sales tax increases came after Republican state lawmakers balked in recent years at funding expensive metro-centric transit projects, particularly new light-rail lines. Both Hennepin and Ramsey counties voted Tuesday to increase a sales tax to pay for metro-area transit projects, but the outlook for critical federal transportation funding under the Trump administration appears murky at best. The action was prompted after Republican state lawmakers balked in recent years at funding expensive metro-centric transit projects, particularly the proposed Southwest and Bottineau light-rail lines. Page 17 Faced with an impending shortfall in state money, planners decided to retool the way big transit projects are funded locally. That involves the dissolution of the little-known Counties Transit Improvement Board (CTIB), which currently levies a quarter-cent metro sales tax and a $20 fee for new cars to help pay for transit projects such as the Green Line LRT. With CTIB disbanding, Hennepin and Ramsey counties increased their transportation tax to a half cent, a move permitted under state law. In doing so, Hennepin will raise an additional $65 million annually, while Ramsey County will collect about $41 million the first year. The new tax goes into effect Oct. 1. While the Ramsey board’s action was unanimous, Hennepin County’s 5-2 vote was a bit more prickly. Commissioner Jeff Johnson, a Republican candidate for governor, said his negative vote was the “most- emphatic” one he’s cast in eight years. “It’s very frustrating the ease at which we raise taxes on our constituents,” he said. “This is a $65 million tax increase; it is a big deal.” Hennepin County will assume responsibility for building several new transit lines and operating existing ones — a good number of them operate within the state’s most-populous county. The county will pick up $1.2 billion in costs that were previously covered by CTIB and the state to build the Southwest and Bottineau light-rail lines and part of the Orange Line bus-rapid transit along Interstate 35W and the Riverview line, which would connect Union Depot in St. Paul to the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. If these lines are built, Hennepin County will pay $53 million more in annual operating costs, in addition to $22 million for the existing Blue and Green LRT and Northstar commuter rail. Hennepin County officials say these numbers are estimates and will depend on actual tax collections. They also note that the sales tax will be collected from anyone who spends money in the county, not just residents. And the beefed-up sales tax revenue can be used on a variety of transportation projects, including roads and bridges. Board Chair Jan Callison said the new sales tax would result in an extra $23 to $60 a year for a household earning $37,000. “The right thing is to give people [transportation] choices,” she said, offering grudging support for the tax hike. “I wish we did not have to make this choice.” Page 18 Hennepin County’s Regional Railroad Authority has already committed $335 million to build Southwest and Bottineau — money that will be backed by the county’s property tax. Metro Transit Deputy General Manager Mark Fuhrmann, who served on a press panel Monday, said $250 million in local money has already been spent on the Southwest and Bottineau lines. These machinations could be for naught if the Federal Transit Administration’s budget is cut in Washington, a possibility under President Trump’s spending plan. Typically, the federal government coughs up half the construction costs for new transit projects, but only after local authorities raise the other half. At a news conference Monday, the American Public Transportation Association said the possible cuts threaten 38 transit projects nationwide. On Tuesday, Anoka County voted to keep its transportation tax at a quarter cent. The remaining CTIB members, Washington and Dakota counties, are expected to vote on a quarter-cent tax next week. janet.moore@startribune.com 612-673-7752 Page 19