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Home My WebLink AboutCouncil Information Memorandum 10-05-2017CITY OF PLYMOUTH COUNCIL INFO MEMO October 5, 2017 EVENTS / MEETINGS Environmental Quality Committee Agenda for October 11th ............................................................. Page 2 Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Agenda for October 12th ............................................. Page 3 Official City Meeting Calendars ......................................................................................................... Page 4 Tentative List of Agenda Items ........................................................................................................... Page 7 CORRESPONDENCE Halloween at the Creek Set for October 27th ..................................................................................... Page 8 Reguiding, Rezoning, Preliminary Plat and Site Plan for Cranberry Ridge Located at 18140, 18220, and 18240 State Highway 55 (2017075) .................................................................. Page 9 Home Occupation License for Charles Carlson Located at 440 Zinnia Lane North (2017080) ....... Page 10 Rezoning, Conditional Use Permit, Site Plan and Variance for Property Located at 17405 and 17435 County Road 6 (2017087) ................................................................................. Page 11 REPORTS & OTHER ARTICLES OF INTEREST The Sky May be the Limit Local Drone Regulation and Federal Preemption, Dorsey .................... Page 12 St. Cloud Could Become Third MN City to Raise Legal Tobacco Sales Age, Twin Cities Business Page 13 Overwatering Lawns - and Pavement - is the Norm in the Twin Cities, Star Tribune ...................... Page 14 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE AGENDA October 11, 2017 WHERE: MEDICINE LAKE ROOM Plymouth City Hall 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 CONSENT AGENDA All items listed on the consent agenda* are considered to be routine by the Environmental Quality Committee and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Committee member, or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered in normal sequence on the agenda. 1.7:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER 2.7:00 P.M. PUBLIC FORUM – Individuals may address the Committee about any item not contained in the regular agenda. A maximum of 15 minutes is allotted for the Forum. 3.7:20 P.M APPROVAL OF AGENDA - EQC members may add items to the agenda for discussion purposes or staff direction only. The EQC will not normally take official action on items added to the agenda. 4.7:25 P.M. CONSENT AGENDA* A. B. Approve September 13, 2017 EQC Meeting Minutes (Asche) Authorize Staff to Submit Application and Sign Agreement with the City of Plymouth for Continuing the Adopt-a-Street program (Asche) 5.7:30 P.M. GENERAL BUSINESS A.2017 Annual Report and 2018 Work Plan (Asche) 6.REPORTS AND STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS A. 7.FUTURE MEETINGS: November 8, 2017 •TBD 8.8:30 P.M. ADJOURNMENT Page 2 NEXT REGULAR MEETING – December 14, 2017 – City Hall PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA 1.CALL TO ORDER 2.APPROVAL OF MINUTES 3.OPEN FORUM: 4. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS (NON-ACTION ITEMS): 4a. New PIC Manager 4b. PIC Operations/Usage 5.NEW BUSINESS (ACTION ITEMS): 5a. 6.COMMISSIONER/STAFF UPDATE Medina Road Trail Gap Open House Upcoming Community/Special Events Tour 7.ADJOURNMENT DATE & TIME: Thursday, October 12, 2017 7:00pm LOCATION: Plymouth Ice Center 3650 Plymouth Blvd, Plymouth, Minnesota 55447 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 5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Tour of Public Works Maintenance Facility 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Discuss minimum age to purchase tobacco Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 October 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 5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Small Cell Wireless Ordinance Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers 7:00 PM PARK & REC ADVISORY COMMISSION (PRAC) MEETING Plymouth Ice Center 7:00 PM HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (HRA) MEETING Medicine Lake Room SUN TUES MON WED THUR FRI SAT CHANGES ARE NOTED IN RED 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Fire Department Open House Fire Station III CHA 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE (EQC) MEETING Medicine Lake Room 6:30 PM Volunteer Recognition Event Plymouth Creek Center 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM Halloween at the Creek Plymouth Creek 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 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 November 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 5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Budget Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE (EQC) MEETING Medicine Lake Room THANKSGIVING 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers 5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Median/Beautification Projects Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers SUN TUES MON WED THUR FRI SAT THANKSGIVING Observed CITY OFFICES CLOSED CITY OFFICES CLOSED VETERANS DAY Observed CITY OFFICES CLOSED Plymouth Arts Fair Plymouth CreekCenter Plymouth Arts Fair Plymouth Creek Center Page 5 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 5 6:00 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Board & Commission Interviews Medicine Lake Room 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 December 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 5:00 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Hotel Licensing Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers 7:00 PM PARK & REC ADVISORY COMMISSION (PRAC) MEETING Council Chambers CHRISTMAS DAY CITY OFFICES CLOSED 7:00 PM HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (HRA) MEETING Medicine Lake Room SUN TUES MON WED THUR FRI SAT 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE (EQC) MEETING Council Chambers 7:00 PM CHARTER COMMISSION MEETING Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Old Fashioned Christmas Plymouth Creek Park 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM New Years Eve Event Plymouth Ice Center 31 CHRISTMAS EVE Observed CITY OFFICES CLOSED AT NOON Page 6 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 October 17, Special, 5:30 p.m. •Tour of Public Works Maintenance Facility, 14900 23rd Avenue North, Plymouth October 24, Special, 5:30 p.m. Medicine Lake Room •Discuss minimum age to purchase tobacco October 24, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers •Approve 2017-2018 snow removal for parking lots, trails, and sidewalks •Approve name of Horseshoe Hill Park •Approve name of Harvest Park •Present Photo Contest winners November 14, Special, 5:30 p.m. Medicine Lake Room •Budget November 14, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers November 28, Special, 5:30 p.m. Medicine Lake Room •Median/beautification projects November 28, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers •Public hearing on tobacco ordinance December 5, Special, 6:00 p.m. Medicine Lake Room •Board and Commission interviews •2018 Council Coordinating Representatives •2018 Deputy Mayor •Schedule Board and Commission Recognition Social •Quarterly City Manager’s Update December 12, Special, 5:00 p.m. Medicine Lake Room •Hotel licensing December 12, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers •Recognize Police Citizen Academy graduates •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 January 9, Special, 5:30 p.m. Medicine Lake Room •Goals and Legislative Priorities for 2018 Page 7 City of Plymouth News Release For Immediate Release Oct. 4, 2017 Contact: Jessica Koch Recreation Supervisor City of Plymouth 763-509-5223 jkoch@plymouthmn.gov Halloween at the Creek set for Oct. 27 Plymouth, Minn. – The City of Plymouth’s annual Halloween at the Creek event is set for 6-9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27 at the Plymouth Creek Center, 14800 34th Ave. N. The event features carnival games, inflatables, entertainment, prizes, treats and activities geared toward preschool- to elementary-age children. Costumes are encouraged, but no scary costumes, please. Cost is $5 for adults. Cost per child is $10 if pre-registered by 4:30 p.m. Oct. 27, or $12 at the door. Ages 2 and younger are admitted at no charge. A pizza slice and beverage are included in the cost of admission. The event is sponsored by Abbott Northwestern-WestHealth and TCF Bank. To register in advance, call 763-509-5200 or visit plymouthmn.gov/recreation. Cutline: Halloween at the Creek Oct. 27 features carnival games, inflatables, entertainment, prizes and treats for preschool- to early elementary-age children. Registration is required. -30- Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 TECHNOLOGY COMMERCE SEPTEMBER 2017 The Sky May Be the Limit: Local Drone Regulation and Federal Preemption Just over one year ago, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) promulgated regulations governing the commercial use of drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), weighing less than 55 pounds. These small UAS (sUAS) regulations cleared the way for American businesses to benefit from the many commercial uses for drones. But one question unresolved by the sUAS regulations was the extent to which federal law preempts state and local laws governing drone use. Recently, in a case of first impression, a federal district court held federal law preempts certain provisions of a city ordinance attempting to regulate drone operations. The decision is important because it further defines federal preemption and the authority that states and municipalities have to regulate drones. 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Page 12 St. Cloud Could Become Third MN City to Raise Legal Tobacco Sales Age St. Cloud’s city administrator called the city council’s current version of the ordinance a “hybrid” of its existing law and of what had been enacted in Edina. SEPTEMBER 27, 2017 SAM SCHAUST St. Cloud may soon become the third Minnesota city to outlaw tobacco sales to anyone less than 21 years of age. During a city council meeting Tuesday evening, St. Cloud representatives approved plans for a study session in October, followed by a public hearing for the possible ordinance in November. If the ordinance is enacted, St. Cloud would join the ranks of Edina and St. Louis Park, both of which raised the age to buy tobacco products from 18 years old to 21 years old earlier this year. “We did take a look at the Edina ordinance and we utilized language from the city of Edina,” said St. Cloud city administrator Matthew Staehling during the city council meeting Tuesday. “We incorporated it into the framework of our existing ordinance. So what you see is primarily our existing ordinance but it does include language that was utilized by the city of Edina.” Staehling went on to call St. Cloud’s potential ordinance a “hybrid” of its existing law and that of Edina’s. Specifically, the ordinance in its current form would ban the sale of tobacco to people under the age of 21, but wouldn’t stop them from using tobacco or buying it elsewhere, such as a neighboring city, St. Cloud mayor Dave Kleis told MPR. Notably, Kleis does not support the city’s plan to change its tobacco sales law. Citing an 18-year-old’s right to vote and serve in the military, Kleis said they should have the same right to buy cigarettes or other tobacco products. Entire states have taken a similar stance against tobacco access for young adults. So far, California and Hawaii have a 21-year minimum in place. New Jersey also passed a law for a 21-year minimum (set to go live in November), while Maine and Oregon each have 21-year minimum laws set to start next year. As of September 13, over 260 localities nationwide have raised the legal sale age for tobacco products from 18 to 21 years. Last May, shortly after Edina became the state’s first city to raise the age to buy tobacco to 21, Minnesota Senate representative Carla Nelson introduced a bill to take the measure statewide. The bill, however, arrived late in the legislative session and was not adopted. Page 13 STATE + LOCAL 449134343 Overwatering lawns — and pavement — is the norm in the Twin Cities A survey of 1,000 homeowners shows thirsty turf is sucking down the metro's water. On average, residents watered 500 square feet of pavement. By Josephine Marcotty Star Tribune OCTOBER 2, 2017 — 7:55PM Jerry Holt Sam Bauer, who studies lawns and grasses checked a water meter while working in the experimental growing fields at the UMN St. Paul campus Monday October 2, 2017 in St. Paul, MN. Most homeowners overwater their lawns — to say nothing of their pavement — and have a love affair with a type of grass that doesn’t really belong in Minnesota. That’s the wrap-up from a survey of 1,000 Twin Cities residents conducted in an effort to reduce the pointless lawn watering that is draining the metro area’s aquifers and was one of the major issues behind a legal battle over shrinking White Bear Lake. Page 14 Conducted by University of Minnesota researchers and the Metropolitan Council, the survey found that more than half of homeowners leave their sprinkling systems on the automatic cycle. That means their lawns get watered whether they need it or not. Three-fourths of the systems had at least one leaking sprinkler head. On average, residents watered 500 square feet of pavement — which doesn’t need it and increases runoff and water pollution. And the majority of lawns are planted with Kentucky bluegrass. It needs more water, fertilizer and maintenance than other types of grass more suited to Minnesota’s weather that are now being developed at the U. Jerry Holt Ryan Schwab, a graduate research assistant rated the different grasses while working in the experimental growing fields at the UMN St. Paul campus Monday October 2, 2017 in St. Paul, MN. “I don’t know if alarming is the right word,” said Sam Bauer, a turf expert the U’s Extension Service who conducted the survey. “Eye-opening anyway.” One of the most important findings, he said, is that most people never check their irrigation systems for leaks. The survey also provides evidence that the water use problems at the heart of the contentious lawsuit over White Bear Lake are not exclusive to that part of the Twin Cities. Page 15 Groundwater use around White Bear Lake has doubled since the 1980s, and today 30 percent of it is devoted to lawns just in the summer. That leads to a lopsided — and costly — ratio in which communities use three and four times more water in summer than in winter. “A higher ratio is more expensive for a city,” said Brian Davis, an engineer with the Met Council. “It means there are more wells that need to be drilled so summer peak can be met — like sizing freeways for rush hour.” The overuse of water was found to be the primary reason White Bear Lake, which is unusually dependent on groundwater, shrank during dry years. In what may prove to be a landmark decision if it survives the expected appeals process, a Ramsey County judge ruled in August that the state had failed to adequately protect the lake from overuse of water. Officials from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said they dispute Judge Margaret Marrinan’s conclusions and will appeal her decision. Still, she imposed restrictions on groundwater pumping, which may become a new reality for suburban homeowners around the Twin Cities if existing water use trends continue. The metropolitan area could swell by more than 400,000 people in the next 25 years, much of it in suburban developments where irrigation systems for wide, green lawns have become an expected perk in a new home. At today’s water-use rates, that means aquifer levels in some areas could drop more than 40 feet by 2040, according to Met Council estimates. Overwatering lawns is primarily a problem in the suburbs, where big lots and social pressure drive enormous efforts to have lush grass, Bauer said. Mow once a year? “That’s what homeowners want,” he said. “A really nice lawn and they think they need an irrigation system to have that.” Page 16 In the cities, with smaller lots and older homes, irrigation systems are less common and weeds are more accepted, he said. “Which is fantastic, because you don’t need an irrigation system to have a nice lawn,” he said. One of the worst problems is that homeowners tend to set their systems to automatic, which means the sprinklers turn on every other day, rain or shine. Often, they are set for early morning, which means homeowners never see the water that falls uselessly onto pavement or puddles that form around leaky sprinkler heads. And Kentucky bluegrass, the standard turf in Minnesota, surrounds three-fourths of homes. But it doesn’t do well in the temperature swings and precipitation typical here. Kentucky bluegrass became the norm, Bauer said, because the dark black soil that grass needs is often scraped off during construction of suburban developments and not adequately replaced when the homes are finished. Contractors simply spread rolls of Kentucky bluegrass over poor soils, which then require copious amounts of water, mowing, fertilizing and weed killer to flourish, he said. Bauer said there are better, hardier grasses that are also far less trouble for homeowners. More are on the way through research he and others are conducting at the U, where they are testing different varieties for drought tolerance. Some low-grow, low-maintenance fescue mixes are increasingly available at garden stores, like the ones he uses for his lawn. “I mow once a year, pull 10 weeds and fertilize once a year,” he said. “I haven’t watered it in five years.” josephine.marcotty@startribune.com 612-673-7394 marcotty Page 17