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Home My WebLink AboutCouncil Information Memorandum 07-20-2017CITY OF PLYMOUTH COUNCIL INFO MEMO July 20, 2017 EVENTS / MEETINGS Official City Meeting Calendars ......................................................................................................... Page 2 Tentative List of Agenda Items ........................................................................................................... Page 5 CORRESPONDENCE Citywide Test of Alert Plymouth Set for 5 p.m. Tuesday, August 1st ................................................. Page 8 City Set to Celebrate Night to Unite August 1st ................................................................................. Page 9 Kids Fest Set for August 3rd ............................................................................................................. Page 10 Reguiding, Rezoning and Preliminary Plat for Beacon Ridge for Land Located at 5225, 5305 and 5325 Dunkirk Lane (2017053) ......................................................... Page 11 Variances for Property Located at 2700 Quaker Lane North (2017061)........................................... Page 12 REPORTS & OTHER ARTICLES OF INTEREST St. Louis Park Becomes Second City in State to Raise Tobacco Sales Age, Star Tribune ............... Page 13 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 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM Night to Unite Kickoff Event Plymouth Creek Center 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 Tentative Schedule for City Council Agenda Items 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) 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 •Recognize Senator Paul Anderson on receiving Legislator of Distinction by the League of Minnesota Cities 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 Page 5 •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 City of Plymouth News Release For Immediate Release July 19, 2017 Contact: Mike Goldstein Public Safety Director City of Plymouth 763-509-5129 mgoldste@plymouthmn.gov Citywide test of Alert Plymouth set for 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1 Plymouth, Minn. – The City of Plymouth will conduct a citywide test of the Alert Plymouth system at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1. Alert Plymouth, the City of Plymouth’s emergency notification system, is able to call, text or email residents – and allows the city to inform the public of community-wide and localized emergencies. Plymouth Public Safety Department encourages everyone who lives and works in Plymouth to sign up with their cell phone numbers at plymouthmn.gov/alertplymouth. Residents Encouraged to Update Contact Information Those who previously signed up should check to make sure their contact information is current. Launched by the City of Plymouth in 2015, all landline phone numbers listed in the White and Yellow Pages were added to the Alert Plymouth system – but the city did not have a database of cell phone numbers or email addresses. Subscribers are asked to include their address, as it enables the system to geographically notify them of emergencies near their home or business. More Information, Sign Up The system is not used to relay weather forecasts or information about city events or news. Alert Plymouth is only used to issue public safety and emergency messages. All information provided is confidential and will not be shared with any other organizations. For more information or to sign up for Alert Plymouth, visit plymouthmn.gov/alertplymouth. -30- Page 8 City of Plymouth News Release For Immediate Release July 19, 2017 Contact: Sara Lynn Cwayna Public Safety Education Specialist City of Plymouth 763-509-5198 scwayna@plymouthmn.gov Plymouth set to celebrate Night to Unite Aug. 1 Plymouth, Minn. – The City of Plymouth is set to celebrate Night to Unite Tuesday, Aug. 1 with a kickoff open house, followed by neighborhood block parties. What started as an event focused on crime prevention has evolved into a popular night for community bonding. Night to Unite provides an opportunity for residents to get to know their neighbors and the public safety staff that serve the community. Kickoff Event Plymouth will kick off Night to Unite with an open house 2:30-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1 at the Plymouth Creek Center, 14800 34th Ave. N. The kickoff event is free and open to the public. The event provides an opportunity for the community to interact with staff from the Plymouth Police and Fire departments, as well as representatives from county and state law enforcement agencies. The event will feature the SWAT team, K9 unit, DARE program, fire trucks, police vehicles, a helicopter, an ambulance, and local health and wellness organizations. Attendees can view live safety demonstrations and enjoy games and free refreshments. Attendees can also safely discard of unused prescription medications at the event. Block Parties Later that evening, residents are encouraged to step outdoors to meet their neighbors. Gatherings can be elaborate or simple and include ideas such as music, games, potlucks, pizza parties, dessert buffets and cookouts. Night to Unite is promoted nationally by neighborhood watch groups as a way for neighbors to bond with each other, help prevent crime and promote safety. Plymouth Police or Fire department personnel will visit many registered block parties throughout the city. Cutline: An annual event focused on crime prevention and community bonding, Plymouth will celebrate Night to Unite Tuesday, Aug. 1 with a free kickoff open house, followed by neighborhood block parties. -30 - Page 9 City of Plymouth News Release For Immediate Release July 18, 2017 Contact: Paul Pearson Recreation Supervisor City of Plymouth 763-509-5228 ppearson@plymouthmn.gov Kids Fest set for Aug. 3 Plymouth, Minn. – The City of Plymouth will hold Kids Fest 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3 at the Hilde Performance Center, 3500 Plymouth Blvd. A summer carnival with a splash of learning, Kids Fest returns to Plymouth featuring inflatables, games and prizes, eco-friendly activities, insects, animals, entertainment and face painting. Food, snacks and beverages are available for purchase from food trucks at the event. Schedule 6-6:45 p.m. – Lowry Nature Center Raptor Show Guests can observe live raptors and learn about the characteristics that set them apart from other birds, as well as what makes them great hunters. 6-9 p.m. – Games, Activities Games and activities will be held on the lawn at the Hilde. Game tickets cost 25 cents each, and games require one to four tickets. Unlimited wristbands are also available for purchase. Wristbands cost $7 if purchased by Monday, July 31, or $8 at the event. To purchase a wristband before the event, call 763- 509-5200 or visit plymouthmn.gov/recreation. 6:30-7:30 p.m. – Dazzling Dave: National Yo-Yo Master A professional yo-yo performer and one of 16 Yo-Yo Masters officially recognized by the National Yo-Yo League, Dazzling Dave will stroll through the Hilde performing tricks and entertaining attendees. 7:30-8:30 p.m. – The Bazillions Family-friendly rock ’n’ roll group the Bazillions will perform at 7:30 p.m. during Kids Fest. This popular Twin Cities-based band is a crowd favorite, engaging children with singing and dancing. The group has released three albums – and its second, “Heads or Tales,” was honored with a 2013 Parents’ Choice Silver Honor from the Parents’ Choice Foundation. Cutline: A summer carnival with a splash of learning, Kids Fest is set for Thursday, Aug. 3 at the Hilde Performance Center. The event features inflatables, games, face painting, animals and entertainment. -30- Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 WEST METRO 435205223 St. Louis Park becomes second city in state to raise tobacco sales age St. Louis Park's action follows in the footsteps of neighboring Edina. By Miguel Otárola Star Tribune JULY 18, 2017 — 8:18PM A teen smokes a cigarette. Istock St. Louis Park on Monday became the second city in Minnesota to approve raising the age at which people can buy tobacco from 18 to 21. The City Council passed the measure on a 5-0 vote as part of its consent agenda. Mayor Jake Spano and Council Member Tim Brausen were not present. The ordinance will go into effect Oct. 1. Page 13 It increases the fines for tobacco vendors who sell to underage buyers from $250 to $500 for an initial violation and from $500 to $1,000 for a second. On a third violation in three years, the city would revoke a vendor’s license for 30 days. “Sometimes cities need to lead, and I am proud my city was willing to take this important step,” said Matt Flory, president-elect of the Minnesota Public Health Association and a St. Louis Park resident. “This will prevent a new generation of kids from taking up a dangerous habit.” St. Louis Park’s approval is the latest development in a growing movement to restrict the sale of tobacco in Minnesota. Edina first voted to raise the sales age from 18 to 21 in May. North Mankato and Mankato leaders are currently negotiating a proposal to raise the age, and Bloomington City Manager Jamie Verbrugge has mentioned that his city was interested as well. Meanwhile, some Minneapolis leaders are looking to limit the sale of menthol cigarettes to adult-only tobacco shops. The city already restricts the sale of flavored tobacco products, something St. Louis Park is trying to do citywide. Studies show that raising the sales age to 21 means children under 18 are less likely to have access to tobacco and therefore less likely to pick up the smoking habit. “The underlying rationale was that this is really a public health issue,” Spano said late last month. A proposal to raise the sales age statewide was introduced late in the legislative session. Gov. Mark Dayton was wary about the move. “There doesn’t appear to be any interest to move on this at the state level,” Spano said. “It’s something we would like to see our county commissioners look at.” motarola@startribune.com 612-673-4753 motarola123 Page 14