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Home My WebLink AboutCouncil Information Memorandum 07-13-2017CITY OF PLYMOUTH COUNCIL INFO MEMO July 13, 2017 EVENTS / MEETINGS Official City Meeting Calendars ......................................................................................................... Page 2 Tentative List of Agenda Items ........................................................................................................... Page 5 CORRESPONDENCE Wayzata Public Schools Referendum Questions ................................................................................. Page 8 Variance for Wayzata High School Located at 4955 Peony Lane North (2017060) ........................ Page 11 REPORTS & OTHER ARTICLES OF INTEREST Dayton Tries to Heal Rift with Law Enforcement over Push to Name Training Fund for Philandro Castile, Star Tribune ..................................................................................... Page 12 Cities Adapt to Citizens' Hunger for Info, Add Communication Jobs, Star Tribune ........................ Page 15 Entellus Paying $81M for Nasal-Implant Maker Spirox, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal... Page 18 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 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 MEETING CANCELLED 7:00 PM HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (HRA) MEETING Medicine Lake Room Page 2 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 3 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 September 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 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE (EQC) MEETING Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers SUN TUES MON WED THUR FRI SAT CHANGES ARE MADE IN RED LABOR DAY CITY OFFICES CLOSED 5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Median/Beautification Projects Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers 5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Consider minimum age to purchase tobacco Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers 10:30 AM - 3:00 PM Plymouth on Parade Celebration City Center Area 7:00 PM HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (HRA) MEETING Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM PARK & REC ADVI- SORY COMMISSION (PRAC) MEETING Park Maintenance 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM Best of the West Local Business Sampler Hilde Performance Center Page 4 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 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 • Adopt Ordinance amending Chapter 11 of the City Code concerning solicitors and peddlers • Approve PUD amendment to increase the number of care units within The Waters of Plymouth located at 11305 State Highway 55 (2017036) • Approve Variance to the rear yard setback for a porch addition on property located at 5144 Black Oaks Court (Rosalind and David Ward – 2017047) • Approve Conditional Use Permit for a sports and fitness club on property located at 2800 Vicksburg Lane (Tiger Athletics – 2017058) • Accept donations and sponsorships to the City • Approve Temporary Liquor License application of Hopkins Area Jaycees for event at the Hilde Performance Center on August 19 • Accept Streets for Continual Maintenance for Aspen Hollow (2014008) and Enclave on the Greenway (2014004) • Approve Sub-grant Agreement with the Bassett Creek Watershed for the Plymouth Creek Stream Restoration Project (16007) • Public hearing on Vacation of Street Easements on Lancaster Lane Southwest of County Road No.9 and Highway No. 169 (Agora project) • Public hearing on conveyance of land to Rock Hill Management, LLC • Consider appeal of denial of fence permit (Jacqueline Sullivan – 2017066) • Approve Refuse Hauler License application of Buckingham Companies August 8, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers • Discuss crosswalks for the Schmidt Lake Road from Peony Lane to Fernbrook Lane Mill and Overlay project (ST179002.001) • Consider Ordinance amending Section 1201.49 of the City Code regarding hours of operation for on-sale liquor establishments 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 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 Page 5 • 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 6 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 7 WPS COMMUNICATIONS 7/11/2017 School Board Approves Three Referendum Questions for November 7, 2017 Election After months of reviewing enrollment and budget data, working with community-based enrollment growth and finance advisory groups and assessing how best to maintain the Wayzata Public Schools commitment to academic excellence, the Wayzata School Board has approved placing three school funding requests on a November 7, 2017 ballot: •Question 1: Operating Levy - Renew and Increase This funding would stabilize the district budget, maintain class sizes, manage growing enrollment and provide students with needed support services. •Question 2: Bond Funding This funding would address the district's growth and facilities needs, including building a new elementary school and addressing additional capacity, safety and academic needs. •Question 3: Technology Levy - Renew Continuing this existing funding would help maintain technology for students and staff to provide a personalized education and access to real-time educational resources. "We work hard to be financially prudent on behalf of our students and our community," said Wayzata School Board Chair Chris McCullough. "These funding requests are in response to our growing enrollment and based on the advice of our Citizen's Finance Advisory Council and a community- based Growth Task Force. Our goal is to maintain the academic excellence our community expects and our students deserve, while always being mindful of and sensitive to the concerns of our taxpayers." If all three requests are approved by voters in November, the tax impact on an average homeowner ($350,000 home) would be less than $15 per month. Excellence. For Each and Every Student. Page 8 Prior to making the decision to place the funding requests on the ballot, the School Board reviewed the following information presented by Superintendent Chace Anderson: Budget Pressures •Inadequate state funding is putting increased pressure on the district's operating budget, which funds teachers, classrooms and other district operating costs. State funding has not kept up with inflation nor increasing costs - forcing the district to cut more than $16 million from its operating budget over the past eight years. •Wayzata's operating levy is lower than most neighboring districts and nearly $500 less per student than the amount allowed by state law. •The last time the district asked residents to increase the operating levy was more than a decade ago. •Without an increase in the operating levy, WPS will face annual budget cuts of $1 million. Growth and Facilities Needs •If current housing trends continue, WPS can expect approximately another 1,000 new students K-12 by 2019. •New housing developments are going up 2-3 times more rapidly than developers had projected in the north, and there is stable growth in the southern part of the district as older homes turnover to young families. •Without a new elementary school, all elementaries would become crowded and all elementary class sizes would increase. •While there are elementary level capacity issues, there should be adequate space at the middle schools and high school for several years due to the recent expansion of Wayzata High School and moving early childhood programs out of Central Middle School to make space for middle school students. •Additional facilities needs include traffic safety issues at some schools, cafeteria space concerns at Central Middle School, outdated elementary media centers and performing arts space improvements needed at East and West Middle Schools. Technology for Teaching and Learning •A district technology levy will soon expire, which provides $4 million per year to support personalized Page 9 education and access to real-time educational resources for students. •Renewing this levy will have no tax impact. The school district will begin preparing informational materials for residents about the funding requests, including a website, video and print materials to help residents make an informed vote. These materials should be ready by the start of the school year. Wayzata Public Schools 210 County Road 101 N | PO BOX 660, Wayzata, MN 55391 Phone: 763-745-5000 Fax: 763-745-5091 www.wayzata.k12.mn.us Connect WITH THE DISTRICT Page 10 Page 11 LOCAL 433182023 Dayton tries to heal rift with law enforcement over push to name training fund for Philando Castile The governor said he didn't expect backlash for suggesting fund be named after Castile. By David Chanen Star Tribune JULY 8, 2017 — 6:47AM Jerry Holt, Star Tribune Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton, with members of Philando Castile's family, spoke Thursday about a $12 million state police training fund that he wants to name after Castile. A day after Gov. Mark Dayton drew their criticism by calling for a new $12 million police training fund to be named after Philando Castile, he met with law enforcement officials Friday to discuss how to improve race relations and other aspects of crime and policing. Page 12 Dayton called the private, one-hour meeting constructive, and once again stressed his support for law enforcement. They also discussed what he said was unexpected backlash over his choice to name the fund after a black motorist fatally shot by a St. Anthony police officer during a traffic stop. “I made a suggestion. I don’t want that becoming the focal point of what I’m trying to do here,” the DFL governor said. “This being one of several meetings over the last couple weeks to meet with people, different stakeholders, and get their ideas and perspectives on how we move forward. And that’s what I want to do, is go forward.” The meeting was attended by seven police chiefs, Department of Public Safety Commissioner Mona Dohman, representatives from the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association, Minnesota Sheriff’s Association and the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) board. Plymouth Police Chief Michael Goldstein said the meeting addressed a number of issues that affect crime and policing. They discussed improving diversity, the failure of the mental health system, sharing best practices, economics and transportation problems. With the new pool of money for training, he said police departments can no longer use the excuse that they can’t afford it. “The training money is a good start, but we are all asking what’s the next step?” Goldstein said. “We talked about enhanced training before an officer starts on the job and how to make the profession more attractive to all people.” Thursday marked the anniversary of the death of Castile, 32, who was shot and killed by St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez during a traffic stop. Yanez was acquitted of manslaughter last month. Dayton gathered with Castile’s family and recommended naming the training fund in his memory. Prominent police unions called that suggestion an insult and that it should have been named after an officer killed in the line of duty. “It’s very difficult to have candid conversations about diverse communities, not just between police and communities of color,” said Dayton. “Emotions are deeply felt, and they are very close to the surface.” Friday’s meeting was planned before the backlash. Law enforcement had previously criticized Dayton for comments he made the day after Castile was killed. “Would this have happened if the driver were white, if the passengers were white?” Dayton asked last year. “I don’t think it would have. ... On behalf of all decent-minded Minnesotans, we are shocked and horrified. This kind of behavior is unacceptable.” On Friday, Dayton said his earlier statement wasn’t a judgment of all police. “I regret that my remarks were reported or construed by some as being in any way a criticism of law enforcement in Minnesota,” said Dayton. “It’s just totally untrue.” Andy Skoogman, executive director of the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association, said in a statement Friday that the loss of life under any circumstance is tragic and the natural inclination is to remember the person who died. Page 13 “But there are 10,000 men and women in Minnesota who put their lives on the line every day as peace officers and many of them view this as undermining their dedication to community policing and the citizens they serve,” he said. Dayton included the naming request in a formal letter to the POST board, the group of law enforcement officers and community members that will sort out how to use the new training money. The board must also sign off on Dayton’s request. POST Board Executive Director Nate Gove said the board has never named a fund, and its 15 members must vote on its approval. “No matter what the board decides, increased training in these crucial areas is something we at the POST Board have been advocating for,” Gove said. Dayton called on law enforcement officials and community leaders to recognize how their actions and their members’ actions affect the community at large, he said. Dayton said the law enforcement group pointed out that many of their already-established initiatives get little attention. St. Cloud Police Chief Blair Anderson discussed having a years-old program for mentoring kids who hadn’t committed actual crimes, but were identified by their officers through their interactions as being at risk, he said. “So that kind of outreach, that kind of real concern for the betterment of their communities, is something that they certainly deserve great credit and recognition for, and it’s important for me to gain that perspective,” Dayton said. Dayton also appointed Castile’s uncle, Clarence Castile, to serve on the board. In a statement, Castile said there is a need to spend some money on civilian training that focuses on crisis intervention and management and de-escalation. “That entails learning how to comply with law enforcement,” he said. “I know that will hurt some feelings to hear that, but I’d rather have feelings hurt than someone else losing their life.” Rep. Rena Moran, DFL-St. Paul, said the naming of the fund in Castile’s memory is a first step to heal some of the anger, frustration and mistrust communities of color feel toward law enforcement. Having four young black sons, she is concerned how police would engage with them, she said. “The name on the fund doesn’t mean people are against police officers,” she said. dchanen@startribune.com 612-673-4465 Page 14 WEST METRO 433348423 Cities adapt to citizens' hunger for info, add communication jobs By Kelly Smith Star Tribune JULY 8, 2017 — 4:38PM Few metro cities had communications teams when Helen LaFave started her job in Plymouth 30 years ago. Now almost every suburb has staff members running social media, boosting marketing and taking media requests. In an era of 24/7 news and information, counties and city governments across the Twin Cities have beefed up their communication teams. And while those spokespeople may not be well-known to citizens, they're often the ones behind updated websites, text alerts and Facebook or Twitter posts. "The expectations over the years [have] changed," said LaFave, who now works with two other communications staffers in Plymouth. This year, Minnetonka added a third staffer to deal with increased demands, and Ramsey County added a graphic designer. As officials overhaul Hennepin County's child protection system, a new communications specialist will help respond to public inquiries. "There's never been more demand for information and in real time," said Carolyn Marinan, public relations officer for Hennepin County and president of the Minnesota Association of Government Communicators, which has 270 members statewide. "We want more engaged residents, and with that comes a demand for increased communication." During the Great Recession, some government agencies didn't have the resources to hire a communications or public affairs staff. The state auditor and some legislators pointed in 2011 to the Metropolitan Council's public affairs spending as a way for government agencies to cut costs. And in 2014, Prior Lake considered cutting communications jobs as one way to save money. Page 15 But as government finances have stabilized, cities and counties have added jobs and changed the way they communicate with residents, from instant text alerts to social media updates. The roles of communications officials also have evolved — becoming part administrative, part clerical and part promotional. The profession of communications has grown in a generation," said John Siqveland, Ramsey County's public communications director. "As organizations have changed it's become increasingly important to have people who understand what you do and communicate what you do." The public sector, he added, is following the private sector, where public affairs jobs have become more in demand in recent years. As services in the public sector have grown, he said, more communications staffers are needed to convey that to residents. Growing need Years ago, people in Siqveland's job would work the phones to alert reporters or answer their questions. Now Ramsey County has 12 communications staffers — including those working for the parks department and library system — who are charged with updating websites, e-mailing news releases, taking media calls, communicating with employees and running social media. "Everyone wants to communicate more and more," said Marinan, who left TV news in 1998 to work for the county. "I think it's so critical. Without it, people make their own truth." The rise of public relations jobs in the public sector coincides with a drop in journalism jobs as news organizations cut back. According to the latest federal labor statistics, there were 54,400 journalists in 2014 vs. 240,700 public relations specialists — and the median pay was nearly $20,000 more than what journalists made. Some communications professionals say the downsizing trend of media outlets, which often results in fewer meetings being covered and less general coverage of public bodies, is exactly why local governments need to feed more information to residents. Hennepin County spends about $2 million a year on communications, a relatively small slice of its $1.9 billion budget. The county, the state's most populous with 1.2 million residents, has 17 communications staffers along with 20 communications specialists embedded in departments such as the Sheriff's Office and child protection. Page 16 According to state data, there are nearly 300 public relations specialists and managers, marketing specialists and media and communications workers in local government. Most of them work in the metro area, but even some outstate counties and cities have added communications officials. State agencies from the Department of Natural Resources to the Transportation Department have their own communications staffs. "The expectations to receive timely information just grows and grows," said Kari Spreeman, Minnetonka's communications and marketing manager. "As it's evolved, government tried to evolve with it." Not everyone is convinced a communications team is needed; some think that city managers and administrators should field media requests and relay information to residents. In Maple Grove, for instance, Mayor Mark Steffenson said city leaders thought it made financial sense to keep communications assignments with current staffers. And journalists have spoken out locally and nationally when public information officers restrict information, monitor interviews or block reporters' requests to speak to staff. Don Gemberling of the Minnesota Coalition on Government Information hears from residents when they're frustrated in trying to get access to information and have to go through communications staffers or lawyers. The increase in communications staff "says something about priorities," he said. "I don't think people realize how many people are employed in that capacity." kelly.smith@startribune.com 612-673-4141 kellystrib Page 17 INDUSTRY NEWS > MANUFACTURING Entellus paying $81M for nasal-implant maker Spirox Jul 11, 2017, 7:00am CDT Entellus Medical is buying Spirox, a California-based maker of an absorbable nasal implant, in a deal worth $81 million. MassDevice has a report on the agreement between Plymouth-based Entellus and Redwood City, Calif.-based Spirox, which happened late last week. Entellus is paying $25 million in cash and 3.4 million shares of stock (worth more than $56 million at current prices). The deal also includes payouts based on future sales of Spirox's Latera device, which is intended to treat nasal obstructions and won FDA 510(k) clearance last year. Christopher Galluzzo Entellus Went Public in 2015. Page 18 The Star Tribune reports on the outlook for Entellus post-deal; the company said its revenue could reach $95 million this year, a 26 percent year-over-year jump, assuming the acquisition comes together (it still needs approval from regulators and shareholders). Prior to the deal, Entellus was forecasting an 18 percent revenue rise. Mark Reilly manages daily and weekly coverage at the Business Journal newsroom. Page 19