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Home My WebLink AboutCouncil Information Memorandum 02-08-2018CITY OF PLYMOUTH COUNCIL INFO MEMO February 8, 2018 EVENTS / MEETINGS Environmental Quality Committee Agenda for February 14th ........................................................... Page 2 Metropolitan Council Meeting ............................................................................................................ Page 3 Official City Meeting Calendars ......................................................................................................... Page 4 Tentative List of Agenda Items ........................................................................................................... Page 7 CORRESPONDENCE Proposed 2018 County HRA Activities ............................................................................................... Page 8 Free Wedding Open House Set for February 22nd ........................................................................... Page 10 Variance for 18520 39th Avenue North (2018001) ........................................................................... Page 11 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE AGENDA February 14, 2018 WHERE: MEDICINE LAKE ROOM A 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.Approve January 10, 2018 EQC Meeting Minutes (Asche) 5.7:30 P.M. GENERAL BUSINESS A. B. C. EQC refresher, Orientation, and Organization Election of Committee Chair and Vice Chair Recycling Contract – Review and provide comments to staff (if approved by Council on 2/13) 6.REPORTS AND STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS 7.FUTURE MEETINGS: March 14, 2018 •Surface Water Management Plan Updates 8.8:30 P.M. ADJOURNMENT Page 2 G olden Valley, Crystal, New Hope E. Plymouth, Council of Metropolitan Area Leagues of Women Voters (CMAL) Saturday, February 24, 2018 Brookview Community Center, Valley Room North (lower level) 316 Brookview, Golden Valley 9:30 a.m.(coffee), 10 – 11:30 a.m. Free – open to the public Metropolitan Council: Issues of Governance Speakers: Steve Dornfeld, public affairs writer and former Public Affairs Director for Met Council Chris Gerlach, Commissioner for Dakota County, District 7, former State Senator District 37 Our speakers served as members of the 2016-17 Citizens League Task Force to look at the Council’s performance against its goals and to discuss some of the changes that have been suggested to preserve the Council’s regional effectiveness. Their report can be found at https://citizensleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Final-Report.pdf. The League of Women Voters Inter-League Organization (Council of Metropolitan Area Leagues) follows the issues and concerns of the metropolitan area. CMAL supports the Metropolitan council as the decision-making body for metropolitan needs in accordance with efficiency and economy, equitable financing, citizen control and responsiveness to the electorate. Page 3 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 5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Plymouth Creek Center improvements Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers 5:30-7:00 PM Board & Commission Social Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers PRESIDENTS DAY CITY OFFICES CLOSED 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers Page 4 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Healthy Living Fair Plymouth Creek Center 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 31 March 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 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE MEETING Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers SUN TUES MON WED THUR FRI SAT 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers Page 5 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers 5 6 7 8 9 10 5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Hotel Licensing Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 7:00 PM HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING Medicine Lake Room 27 28 29 30 April 2018 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 OFFICIAL CITY CALENDAR Phone: 763-509-5000 Fax: 763-509-5060 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE MEETING Medicine Lake Room 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM Hennepin County Open Book Meeting Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers SUN TUES MON WED THUR FRI SAT CHANGES ARE NOTED IN RED Primavera Plymouth Creek Center 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers Primavera Plymouth Creek Center Page 6 Tentative Schedule for City Council Agenda Items February 27, Board and Commission Social, 5:30 p.m. Medicine Lake Room February 27, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers •Recognize board and commission members •Legislative update •Update from Hennepin County Sheriff Richard Stanek •Announce Healthy Living Fair on March 4 •Authorize purchase and installation of a new playground at East Medicine Lake Park (PR189003.001) •Quarterly City Manager’s update following regular meeting March 13, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers March 27, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers April 10, Special, 5:30 p.m. Medicine Lake Room •Hotel licensing April 10, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers April 24, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers May 8, Special, 5:00 p.m. Medicine Lake Room •Fire Department update May 8, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers May 22, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers Page 7 HENNEPIN COUNTY HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY January 29, 2018 The Honorable Kelli Slavik Mayor of the City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 RE: Proposed 2018 Hennepin County Housing and Redevelopment Authority Activities Dear Mayor Slavik: The Hennepin County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HCHRA) was created under Minnesota Statute 3836.77 in 1987. The HCHRA has all the powers granted by the statewide HRA Act" (MS 469.001 to 469.047). MS 383B.77 requires the HCHRA to notify municipal authorities by January 31 of each year as to the activities the HCHRA may administer/facilitate within communities during the upcoming year. Communities may opt out of one or more HCHRA activities by notifying the HCHRA in writing to that effect within 45 days of the date of this notice. Using a mix of federal, state, local, and private funding sources, the HCHRA has identified the following activities for program year 2018: Activity Name Description HCHRA Contact Minnesota Housing Assists low-income homeowners in financing basic home Linda Lee Rehabilitation Loan improvements that directly affect the safety, habitability, (612-348-8955) Program energy efficiency or accessibility of their homes. Minnesota Housing Assists low-income homeowners in addressing Linda Lee Emergency and emergency conditions in the home or essential 612- 348-8955) Accessibility Loan accessibility needs for a disabled resident. Program Home Accessibility Ramp Provides financial and technical assistance for the Kelly Koch Program construction of accessibility ramps and/or low-riser stairs (612-348-9793) for low-and moderate-income disabled homeowners. Affordable Housing Provides capital funding to assist in the development of Spencer Agnew Incentive Fund Program long-term affordable housing units. Projects are selected (612-348-2205) AHIF) through a competitive Request for Proposals (RFP) process and require a supporting city council resolution before receiving assistance. Minnesota Housing Lead Deferred loans to assist low-and moderate-income home Melisa lilies and Healthy Homes Loan owners with lead-based paint and healthy homes hazards (612-348-2020) Program Housing Alignment Assist Hennepin County priority populations obtain/retain Margo Geffen Strategy affordable housing. Implementation TBD. 612-543-1965) Hennepin County Housing and Redevelopment Authority Hennepin 701 Fourth Avenue South,Suite 400, Minneapolis, MN 55415 hennepin.us/hchra Page 8 Naturally Occurring Supports acquisition of at-risk naturally occurring Margo Geffen Affordable Housing Fund affordable housing through a third party provider(Greater (612- 543-1965) Minnesota Housing Fund). Tax Forfeit to Affordable As funding permits, provides gap funds to purchase and Melisa lilies Home Ownership rehabilitate tax forfeited property,which is resold to a land (612- 348-2020) trust to sell to a low income homebuyer. Tax Forfeit Reinvestment As funding permits, provides gap financing for acquisition Margo Geffen Initiative of tax forfeit vacant lots and construction of single family (612-543-1965) homes. Fair Housing Programs As funding permits, supports various recommendations Margo Geffen from the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice. (612- 543-1965) These may include, but are not limited to, homebuyer education,fair housing testing,and programs supporting tenants and landlords. Transit Oriented Provides capital funding to assist development and Elise Durbin Development Program development-supportive infrastructure projects proximate (612-348-4191) TOD) to priority transit corridors and hubs. Projects are selected through a competitive RFP process and must be in a recognized redevelopment area and receive a supporting city council resolution before receiving assistance. Open to Business Provides matching funds to cities to offer small business Simran Aryal technical assistance to their entrepreneur community 612- 348-4926) through the nonprofit Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers(MCCD). Economic Gardening Provides technical assistance to companies that have Elise Durbin grown beyond the startup phase and need access to 612-348-4191) information and decision-making tools typically only available to larger companies. McKinney Vento Provides tenant-based rental assistance to low-income Melisa lilies Homeless Assistance households through a third party provider(Hearth 612- 348-2020) Grants Program Connection). We look forward to continuing to work with you in implementing these programs and to develop additional innovative approaches to address housing and community development needs. Please feel free to contact the staff person listed at the end of each program description for further details on the programs or specific funding allocations. Sincerely, Carl Michaud Deputy Executive Director cc: Commissioner Linda Higgins, Chair Commissioner Debbie Goettel, Vice Chair Commissioner Mike Opat Commissioner Peter McLaughlin Commissioner Marion Greene Commissioner Jan Callison Commissioner Jeff Johnson David Hough, Executive Director Dave Callister, City Manager Jeff Kulaswiez, HRA Chair Jim Barnes, PHA Page 9 City of Plymouth News Release For Immediate Release Feb. 6, 2018 Contact: Angie Dehn Rental Coordinator Plymouth Creek Center 763-509-5285 adehn@plymouthmn.gov Free wedding open house set for Feb. 22 Plymouth, Minn. – The City of Plymouth will hold a wedding open house 5-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22 at the Plymouth Creek Center, 14800 34th Ave. N. A great way to begin the wedding planning process, brides and grooms are welcome to stop by the free event. Guests may gather ideas, engage with vendors, taste catering samples and more. For more information, call the Plymouth Creek Center at 763-509-5280. -30- Page 10 Page 11