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Home My WebLink AboutCouncil Information Memorandum 12-07-2017CITY OF PLYMOUTH COUNCIL INFO MEMO December 7, 2017 EVENTS / MEETINGS Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Agenda for December 14th .......................................... Page 2 Official City Meeting Calendars ......................................................................................................... Page 3 Tentative List of Agenda Items ........................................................................................................... Page 6 CORRESPONDENCE MMCD's 2017 Work Summary ........................................................................................................... Page 7 Fire Department Urges Residents to Adopt a Hydrant........................................................................ Page 9 Site Plan Amendment for Buhler Inc. Located at 13105 12th Avenue (2017098) ............................ Page 10 Rezoning and Preliminary Plat for Plymouth Reserve Located East of Vicksburg Lane and North of the Canadian Pacific Rail Line (2017105) ..................................... Page 11 REPORTS & OTHER ARTICLES OF INTEREST How the Night before Thanksgiving Became the 'Biggest Drinking Day of the Year', Star Tribune ........................................................................................................ Page 12 NEXT REGULAR MEETING – January 11, 2018 – Plymouth City Hall PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA 1.CALL TO ORDER 2.APPROVAL OF MINUTES 3.OPEN FORUM: 4.PRESENTATIONS (NON-ACTION ITEMS): 4a. Recreation Operations (Kari Hemp) 5.NEW BUSINESS (ACTION ITEMS): 5a. 2018 Meeting Schedule (Action) 5b. 2017 Strategic Plan Status (Action) 5c. 6.COMMISSIONER/STAFF UPDATE Project Updates Upcoming Community/Special Events 7.ADJOURNMENT DATE & TIME: Thursday, December 14, 2017 7:00pm LOCATION: Plymouth City Hall – Council Chambers 3400 Plymouth Blvd, Plymouth, Minnesota 55446 Page 2 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 CANCELLED 7:00 PM HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (HRA) MEETING Medicine Lake Room SUN TUES MON WED THUR FRI SAT CANCELLED 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 31 CHRISTMAS EVE Observed CITY OFFICES CLOSED AT NOON 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 31 January 2018 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 OFFICIAL CITY CALENDAR Phone: 763-509-5000 Fax: 763-509-5060 7:00 PM PARK & REC ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers SUN TUES MON WED THUR FRI SAT CHANGES ARE NOTED IN RED 5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Goals/Legislative Priorities Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers NEW YEAR’S DAY CITY OFFICES CLOSED 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE MEETING Medicine Lake Room MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BIRTHDAY CITY OFFICES CLOSED 7:00 PM HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING Medicine Lake Room 5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Highway 169 Mobility Study Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers Page 4 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM Fire & Ice Festival Parkers Lake Park 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE MEETING Medicine Lake Room 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SUN TUES MON WED THUR FRI SAT February 2018 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 PARK & REC ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers 7:00 PM HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers 5:30-7:00 PM Board & Commission Social City Hall Lobby 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers PRESIDENTS DAY CITY OFFICES CLOSED 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers 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 January 9, Special, 5:30 p.m. Medicine Lake Room •Goals and Legislative Priorities for 2018 January 9, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers •Accept donation from the Wayzata Youth Hockey Association for training center at the Plymouth Ice Center •Appoint 2018 Health Officer •Appoint 2018 Council Secretary •Appoint 2018 Official Depository •Appoint 2018 Official Newspaper •Public hearing on revocation of Wine and 3.2 Malt Liquor Licenses for Bawarchi Indian Cuisine, 187 Cheshire Parkway, Suite 100 January 23, Special, 5:30 p.m. Medicine Lake Room •Highway 169 Mobility Study January 23, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers •Approve renewal of liquor licenses for 2018 February 13, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers February 27, Board and Commission Social, 5:30 p.m. City Hall Lobby February 27, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers •Recognize board and commission members March 13, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers March 27, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers April 10, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers April 24, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers Page 6 Website: www.mmcd.org rad 111111111111111111111111.11•1 METROPOLITAN MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICT Metro Counties Government Center Phone: 651-645-9149 2099 University Avenue West FAX: 651-645-3246 Saint Paul, MN 55104-3431 TTY use Minnesota Relay Service November, 2017 Dave Callister 3400 Plymouth Blvd. Plymouth, MN 55447 Dear Mr. Callister, Enclosed is a summary of work done by the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District (MMCD) in the city of Plymouth during the 2017 mosquito control season. Precipitation in 2017 was relatively low in March, April, June and July. Precipitation was higher in May and especially August with more precipitation in the southern parts of the District. This resulted in high mosquito levels in June and late August. High amounts of cattail mosquito production in sites that remain flooded by heavy precipitation in 2014 through 2016 resulted in high mosquito levels in early July. Overall, we treated about 200, 000 acres in 2017 which is significantly less than 2016 and closer to values in years with more typical precipitation patterns (2011 and 2013). In 2017 the Minnesota Department of Health reported 23 human West Nile virus (WNV) illnesses; five of those cases were reported in people who live within our District. No cases of La Crosse encephalitis were confirmed in Minnesota as of November first. Mosquito-borne disease prevention work continues as long as staff are in the field with the recycling of tires and elimination of other water-holding containers. MMCD employees also controlled immature black flies in small steams and large rivers throughout the metropolitan area. These treatments have resulted in significantly fewer adult black flies when compared to a time before we conducted treatments. MMCD staff also continued to monitor the distribution of ticks capable of transmitting disease, and worked with the Minnesota Department of Health to provide information designed to reduce the risk of tick transmitted diseases. If you have any questions, or would like to meet to discuss our agency's activities within Plymouth, please contact me. Sincer- , Step --n A. Manweiler, MMCD Executive Director Phone: (651) 643-8365 Email: mmcd_sam@mmcd.org Page 7 Metropolitan Mosquito Control District 2017 Activity Summary — Plymouth Service Summary Larval Sites Inspected = 2,132 Larval Mosquito Treatments = 6,032.55 acres Adult Mosquito Inspections = 219 Adult Mosquito Treatments = 262.92 acres Customer Calls = 41 Catch Basins Treatments = 3, 178 Disease Prevention Property Inspections = 139 Tires Removed = 12 Special Events Music in the Park National Night out Areas Regularly Treated Hilde Performance Center Pilgrim Lane Park Jaycee's Hemlock Park Lions Park Circle Park St. Mary's Park Green Oak Park Four Seasons Park W. Medicine Lake Comm. Park Page 8 City of Plymouth News Release For Immediate Release Dec. 6, 2017 Contact: Rodger Coppa Fire Chief Plymouth Fire Department 763-509-5121 rcoppa@plymouthmn.gov Plymouth Fire Department urges residents to adopt a hydrant Plymouth, Minn. – The Plymouth Fire Department urges residents to adopt neighborhood fire hydrants and keep them clear of snow and ice. After a snowfall, fire hydrants can become covered or buried, making them inaccessible to firefighters. Each year, the Plymouth Fire Department urges residents to pledge to shovel a 3-foot radius around hydrants after a snowfall, keep them clear of snow and ice through the winter and cut away grass and weeds during the summer. The program helps eliminate the need for firefighters to dig a hydrant out of the snow and ice before it can be used in an emergency situation. Firefighters will make random visits to adopted hydrants from January through March and award those residents with a prize, if the hydrants have been maintained. More than 600 households have adopted fire hydrants in Plymouth. For more information or to adopt a hydrant, call 763-509-5120 or visit plymouthmn.gov/adoptahydrant. -30- Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 EAT & DRINK 459149303 How the night before Thanksgiving became the 'biggest drinking day of the year' Also referred to as Blackout Wednesday or Black Wednesday, Drinksgiving has likely been around for decades, but it didn't get much recognition until around 2007, when the catchy term was coined. By Amelia Rayno Star Tribune NOVEMBER 22, 2017 — 5:26PM Kyndell Harkness The night before Thanksgiving, also known as “Drinksgiving,” has become one of the year’s biggest drinking holidays. And Twin Cities bars, restaurants and police departments are bracing for this season’s impact. Page 12 The Wednesday afternoon before Thanksgiving always begins the same way at Cowboy Jack’s. The staff stocks special beer tubs, then moves most of the tables out to allow for a standing-room-only crowd in the Plymouth bar. They’re getting ready for what will be the largest party of the year: Drinksgiving. Spurred by a rush of college students and young adults returning home, Thanksgiving eve has prompted some bars and restaurants — as well as police departments — to boost staffing levels for the onslaught of preholiday drinkers. “It’s our biggest drinking day of the year by far,” said Angela Waaraniemi, a manager at Cowboy Jack’s, far surpassing New Year’s Eve and St. Patrick’s Day. “Everyone is at home with their families and no one has to work the next day, so they all come out and fill their bellies with as much alcohol as possible,” she said. Also referred to as Blackout Wednesday or Black Wednesday, Drinksgiving has likely been around for decades, but it didn’t get much recognition until around 2007, when the catchy term was coined. Now it’s a national phenomenon — with its own movie, 2016’s “Drinksgiving.” According to Womply, a small business consulting firm, the day accounted for 167 percent of normal daily revenue in local restaurants and bars last year. So what’s with all the bar hopping the night before a family holiday? Toben Nelson has an idea. Bars — not homes — have become the preferred hangout for many young people, said the University of Minnesota public health professor. The night before Thanksgiving is simply a time to get together. “It’s a pervasive social expectation,” Nelson said. “These bars may be offering specials and they serve as a place to get together. Especially for folks returning from college who have recently come of age, it’s just a logical thing to do.” Joseph Rollwagen, a 27-year-old Eden Prairie native who now lives in New York, said he looks forward to Drinksgiving because it marks a rare opportunity for his friends — who have scattered around the country since high school — to catch up. “Thanksgiving is kind of a one-day deal, whereas Christmas often lasts for a week,” he said. “So the night before is kind of a second Thanksgiving for the family you’ve chosen. And I’d rather have a beer than a turkey any day.” Local watering holes are seizing on the catchy name and eager audience. In Minneapolis, Famous Dave’s and Lee’s Liquor Lounge are marketing Drinksgiving events with live bands and, in Famous Dave’s case, a $10 cover. Herkimer Pub & Brewery is advertising targeted drink specials, including a Turkey Trot shot, which it likens to a “T-Day dinner in your mouth.” Page 13 TOM WALLACE The night before Thanksgiving, also known as “Drinksgiving,” has become one of the year’s biggest drinking holidays. And Twin Cities bars, restaurants and police departments are bracing for this season’s impact. There are Drinksgiving celebrations in Victoria and Vadnais Heights, as well as shindigs in Duluth and Plymouth. Even bars that aren’t offering Drinksgiving specials are bracing for impact — and a big cash register boost. Tom Manley, a manager at Bunny’s in St. Louis Park, said he isn’t familiar with the term, but he knows that the night before Thanksgiving accounts for the bar’s highest sales of the year. This year, Bunny’s is increasing the staff from 10 servers and bartenders to 17. “We just staff, staff, staff and hope we treat people well,” Manley said. Some area police departments are staffing up, too. Maple Grove’s will increase the number of patrol officers on duty, and will have an extra unit focusing particularly on identifying potential DWIs. According to 2011-2015 data from the Department of Public Safety, 47 people are tagged for drunken driving on a typical Wednesday — but on Drinksgiving, that number jumps to 74. The festivities coincide with what is a very busy traffic period, with 45.5 million people driving over the holiday. “I don’t know if we’re on high alert, but we recognize that the night can be very popular and busy for restaurants and bars,” said Capt. Adam Lindquist of the Maple Grove department. “It’s an exciting time of the year, the start of the holidays. We just want everyone to remember that if they’re going to drink, to do it responsibly and utilize sober ride resources.” That’s what many imbibers do, according to Chapin Hansen, Lyft market manager for the Twin Cities. Page 14 “Not only do we communicate closely with drivers about the need for Lyft rides in our community, but we offer incentives to ensure that drivers who are out have an increased earning opportunity,” he said. William Doherty, a professor of family social science at the U, offers this advice for Drinksgiving-goers — and their parents. “Parents would be smart not to object to their kids going out, even if they just came home,” he said. “There will be an immersion in family the next day. It’s a trade-off.” And for their young adults? “Don’t be so hung over that you can hardly talk to anyone, and don’t act like you’re a prisoner of war. … Bring your best self to the family — just as you bring your best self to your friends.” amelia.rayno@startribune.com 612-673-4115 AmeliaRayno Page 15