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Home My WebLink AboutCouncil Information Memorandum 07-12-2018CITY OF PLYMOUTH COUNCIL INFO MEMO July 12, 2018 EVENTS / MEETINGS Planning Commission Agenda for July 18th ...................................................... Page 2 Official City Meeting Calendars .................................................................... Page 3 Tentative List of Agenda Items ..................................................................... Page 6 CORRESPONDENCE Bassett Creek Watershed Management Commission Notice of Hearing ...................... Page 9 Water Ski Show Set for July 17th ................................................................ Page 10 Conditional Use Permit and Site Plan Amendment for Grizzly's Restaurant at 220 Carlson Parkway (2018031) ................................................................ Page 11 Rezoning, PUD General Plan and Preliminary Plat for Timbers Edge PUD (2018044) .... Page 12 Variance for Plymouth Hills Shoppes at 3355 Plymouth Boulevard (2018046) ............. Page 14 REPORTS & OTHER ARTICLES OF INTEREST Developer Wants to Build 48 Homes in Plymouth, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal ....................................................... Page 15 Twin Cities Suburbs Try Licenses to Deal with Problem Hotels, Star Tribune ............. Page 16 PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA WEDNESDAY, July 18, 2018 WHERE: CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 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 Planning Commission and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Commissioner, citizen or petitioner so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered in normal sequence on the agenda. 1. CALL TO ORDER – 7:00 P.M. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. PUBLIC FORUM 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 5.CONSENT AGENDA A.Approve the June 20, 2018 Planning Commission meeting minutes. B. John Bradley Construction. Approve a variance to allow an additional dumpster enclosure within a front yard at Plymouth Hills Shoppes located at 3355 Plymouth Boulevard. (2018046) 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Studio M Architects. Site plan and conditional use permit for a building addition and parking lot expansion at Grizzly’s Restaurant located at 220 Carlson Parkway. (2018031) 7. NEW BUSINESS 8. ADJOURNMENT Page 2 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 INDEPENDENCE DAY CITY OFFICES CLOSED 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 July 2018 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 OFFICIAL CITY CALENDAR Phone: 763-509-5000 Fax: 763-509-5060 CITY COUNCIL FILINGS OPEN Mayor, At Large, Ward 2 and Ward 4 SUN TUES MON WED THUR FRI SAT 7:00 PM HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING Medicine Lake Room 5:30 PM - 10:30 PM Music in Plymouth Hilde Performance Center 5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Economic Development Strategic Planning Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers 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 5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Budget and CIP Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers 29 30 31 August 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 8:00 AM-4:30 PM ABSENTEE/DIRECT BALLOTING Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM EQC MEETING Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers 7:00 PM HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING Medicine Lake Room SUN TUES MON WED THUR FRI SAT 5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Budget and CIP Medicine Lake Room CHANGES ARE NOTED IN RED 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Kids Fest Hilde Performance Center 8:00 AM-4:30 PM ABSENTEE/DIRECT BALLOTING Medicine Lake Room PRIMARY ELECTION Polls Open 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM 8:00 AM-5:00 PM ABSENTEE/DIRECT BALLOTING Medicine Lake Room 8:00 AM-4:30 PM ABSENTEE/DIRECT BALLOTING Medicine Lake Room 5:00 PM CITY COUNCIL FILINGS CLOSE 5:00 PM CITY COUNCIL FILINGS DEADLINE TO WITHDRAW 8:00 AM-4:30 PM ABSENTEE/DIRECT BALLOTING Medicine Lake Room 10:00 AM-3:00 PM ABSENTEE/DIRECT BALLOTING Medicine Lake Room 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 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 September 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 7:30 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers SUN TUES MON WED THUR FRI SAT CHANGES ARE MADE IN RED LABOR DAY CITY OFFICES CLOSED 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers 10:30 AM - 2:00 PM Plymouth on Parade Celebration City Center Area 6:00 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Budget and CIP Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM PARK & REC ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING Public Works Maintenance Building, 14900 23rd Ave. N. ABSENTEE VOTING BEGINS FOR GENERAL ELECTION 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 July 24, Special, 5:30 p.m. Medicine Lake Room •Economic Development Strategic Planning July 24, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers •Oaths of Office for Police Officers Glenn Gerads and Danielle Walbridge •Oaths of Office for Firefighters Matthew Palm, Joseph Sobotta, and Jamel Anderson •Present 2017 Comprehensive Financial Report •Present Certificate of Achievement for Financing Reporting for 2016 •Announce Plymouth winning the Hennepin County Step to it Challenge •Update on the community engagement process for the Plymouth Creek Center •Approve increase to competitive bidding threshold and purchasing limit •Approve Site Plan Amendment and Variance for site improvements at 15405 Medina Road (Comlink Midwest LLC – 2018023) •Approve Final Plat to allow the two-lot subdivision of a 1.67 acre parcel in the RSF-1 Zoning District for property located at 1740 Oakview Lane (LDK Builders, Inc. – 2018027F) •Approve Variance to allow an additional dumpster enclosure within a front yard at Plymouth Hills Shoppes located at 3355 Plymouth Boulevard Plan Mod for (John Bradley Construction – 2018046) •Approve Site Plan Amendment and Conditional Use Permit for a building addition and parking lot expansion at Grizzly’s Restaurant located at 220 Carlson Parkway (Studio M Architects – 2018031) •Award Contract for 2019 Concrete Replacement Project (ST199002.001) •Approve Final Payment for the Quail Ridge Drainage Improvement (WR16017) •Approve Final Payment for the 2017 Pond Maintenance (WR179001.002) •Approve Final Payment for the 2017 Sanitary Sewer Lining Project (SS179001.001) •Approve Master Partnership Contract with State of Minnesota •Accept Utilities for Continual Maintenance in Enclave on the Greenway 3rd (2017023) and Accept Streets for Continual Maintenance in Summers Edge (2015030) •Approve Wetland Replacement Plan Application for Plymouth Commons •Public hearing on Wine and 3.2 Percent Malt Liquor License applications of Compadres Inc. d/b/a Taco Teresa’s, 10100 6th Avenue North #102 •Public hearing on granting a one-year extension to meet the job and wage goals provided for in the Loan Agreement between the City and Smiths Medical •Public hearing on Wellhead protection plan •Consider amendment to Resolution 1996-188 approving Preliminary Plat, Final Plat, and Variance and Site Plan for Carlson Real Estate Co. for property located at the southwest corner of Cheshire Lane and Carlson Parkway (Twin Realty Investment Co. – 95008) August 21, Special, 5:30 p.m. Medicine Lake Room (If necessary, conduct regular meeting at 7 p.m. and then recess back to Study Session) •Budget and CIP •Quarterly City Manager’s update August 28, Special, 5:30 p.m. Medicine Lake Room •Budget and CIP Page 6 August 28, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers September 4, Special, 6:00 p.m. Medicine Lake Room (if needed) •Budget and CIP September 11, Special, 5:30 p.m. Medicine Lake Room •Use of drones by City staff September 11, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers •City Manager’s 2018 Financial Overview •Consider 2019 proposed budget, preliminary general property tax levy, HRA levy and setting budget public hearing date September 25, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers October 9, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers October 23, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers November 13, Special, 5:30 p.m. Medicine Lake Room (if needed) •Budget and CIP November 13, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers •Canvass 2018 General Election results November 27, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers December 11, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers •Recognize Police Citizen Academy graduates •Public hearing on 2019 budget, general property tax levy, HRA levy, and 2019-2023 Capital Improvement Program Page 7 BUDGET PROCESS Budget Calendar 2018-2019 Biennial Budget Preparation & 5-yr Capital Improvement Plan Date Category Description April 23, 2018 Budget Departments receive budget instruction June 12, 2018 Budget Council Study Session – Budget Goals April – June 2018 Budget Departments prepare budgets May 7, 2018 Budget Personnel changes submitted to HR June 11, 2018 Budget Budgets submitted to Finance July 9 – July 13, 2018 Budget Department meetings August 10, 2017 Budget Council receives budget materials for upcoming meeting August 21, 2018 Budget & CIP Council study session (Budget & CIP meeting #1) August 28, 2018 Budget & CIP Council Study Session (Budget & CIP meeting #2) Council Regular Session (Financial Overview) September 4, 2018 Budget & CIP Council Study Session (Budget meeting #3) (if needed) September 11, 2018 Budget Council adopts preliminary levies & budget (Budget meeting #4) October 3, 2018 CIP Planning Commission public hearing November 13, 2018 Budget Council Study Session (Budget meeting #5) (If needed) December 11, 2018 Budget & CIP Budget Public Hearing, CIP, Budget & Levy Adoption December 26, 2018 Budget Levy is certified with Hennepin County Page 8 BASSETT CREEK WATERSHED MANAGEMENT COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Proposed Improvement Contained in the Bassett Creek Watershed Management Commission’s 2015 Watershed Management Plan NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Bassett Creek Watershed Management Commission (BCWMC) will hold a public hearing during its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, August 16, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. at Golden Valley City Hall, 7800 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley, Minnesota. Interested persons are invited to attend. The purpose of the public hearing is to hear testimony and comments from the public and cities regarding the capital improvements proposed for 2019 contained in the BCWMC’s September 2015 Watershed Management Plan. The proposed capital improvements involves the following: Medicine Lake Rd and Winnetka Ave Long Term Flood Mitigation Plan Implementation: DeCola Ponds B & C Improvement Project: This project addresses a significant flooding issue in the City of Golden Valley by developing 22 acre-feet of additional flood storage, lowering the 100-year flood elevation in the area, and eliminating a 12- unit condominium building from being at-risk for flooding. The project also improves water quality in downstream Bassett Creek and results in 1.7 acres of wetland and 1.0 acre of upland habitat restoration. This project has a total estimated cost of $3.8 million including the initial study, design, construction, and administration. Funding for the project is proposed to come from multiple sources including city and county funds, a State grant, and $1,531,500 of the BCWMC’s Capital Improvement Program funds through 2019 and 2020 ad valorem property taxes by Hennepin County on property within the Bassett Creek Watershed. Westwood Lake Water Quality Improvement Project: This project will provide water quality and educational benefits as part of the larger city project to reconstruct the Westwood Hills Nature Center in the City of St. Louis Park. The project will collect stormwater runoff from the roof of the new interpretive building, routing it through a linear water feature and improving water quality before it enters adjacent Westwood Lake. The feature will include interactive education opportunities for the center’s 36,000 annual visitors. This project has a total estimated cost of $404,500 including the initial study, design, construction, and administration. Funding for the project is proposed to come from the BCWMC’s Capital Improvement Program funds through a 2019 ad valorem property tax by Hennepin County on property within the Bassett Creek Watershed. More information is available at www.bassettcreekwmo.org/projects. BASSETT CREEK WATERSHED MANAGEMENT COMMISSION Jim de Lambert, Chair Page 9 City of Plymouth News Release For Immediate Release June 29, 2018 Contact: Cindy Anderson Recreation Supervisor City of Plymouth 763-509-5222 canderso@plymouthmn.gov Water ski show set for July 17 Plymouth, Minn. – The City of Plymouth will hold a water ski show featuring the Shockwaves Shakopee- Prior Lake Water Ski Association at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 17 at Parkers Lake Park, 15205 County Road 6. The beach-front show will feature music, colorful costumes and a variety of water ski entertainment, including jumps, pyramids and other choreographed moves. Viewers are invited to bring lawn chairs, blankets and a picnic dinner. Ice cream and kettle corn will be available for purchase. The event is free and open to the public. Staff recommends viewers arrive early to claim a good seat, as beach-front space and event parking is limited. A second water ski show is set for Monday, Aug. 6. For more information, call 763-509-5200. Event sponsors include the City of Plymouth, TCF Bank, Abbott Northwestern-WestHealth and Renewal by Andersen. To check for cancellations in the event of inclement weather, call the weather hotline at 763-509-5205. Cutline: The City of Plymouth will hold free water ski shows featuring the Shockwaves Shakopee-Prior Lake Water Ski Association July 17 and Aug. 6 at Parkers Lake Park. -30- Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 7/12/2018 Developer wants to build 48 homes in Plymouth - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2018/07/05/developer-wants-to-build-48-homes-in-plymouth.html?s=print 1/2 CITY OF PLYMOUTH Most homes in Timbers Edge will have three to four bedrooms and at least three bathrooms. From the Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal: https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2018/07/05/developer-wants-to- build-48-homes-in-plymouth.html Developer wants to build 48 homes in Plymouth  SUBSCRIBER CONTENT: Jul 5, 2018, 12:56pm CDT A developer has submitted plans to build 48 homes in Plymouth, according to city documents. Bergeron Homes and Development, which is based in Plymouth, wants to build a 48-unit housing development called Timbers Edge on an 18-acre parcel. If the city approves it, it would be located near Schmidt Lake Road and 46th Avenue, across from Hollydale Golf Course. The one-level houses will generally run 2,500 to 2,800 square feet in size, said Mike Bergeron, owner of Bergeron Homes and Development, the project's developer. Home prices will start at $500,000, he said. Most homes will have three to four bedrooms and at least three bathrooms. The development has not been approved by the city yet but the Plymouth Planning Commission plans to take it up on Aug. 1. The Plymouth City Council will discuss the development plans in late August. If approved, construction could start in the fall. Bergeron estimates that sales for the development would end in three to four years. Britt Johnsen FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF BLANDHAUSER@PLYMOUTHMN.GOV MENU  Account  Page 15 7/12/2018 Twin Cities suburbs try licenses to deal with problem hotels - StarTribune.com http://www.startribune.com/cities-try-licenses-to-deal-with-problem-hotels/487575391/1/2 WEST METRO Twin Cities suburbs try licenses to deal with problem hotels It's one way cities across metro are dealing with excessive police calls. By Erin Adler (http://www.startribune.com/erin-adler/195633361/) Star Tribune JULY 7, 2018 — 9:22PM Many of bartender Kaylie Hagg’s customers at Broadway Pizza in Plymouth stay at one of five nearby hotels. But gazing out the window at the Red Roof Inn, she said she’s just as likely to see blue and red flashing lights as customers strolling over to her place for a slice of pizza. “I’ve seen shady activity over there,” Hagg said. “The cops are over once per shift.” City officials found that though the Red Roof Inn offers 12 percent of the city’s hotel rooms, it accounts for 43 percent of police calls to hotels. While some online reviews say the hotel is clean and call it “a good value,” others note the scent of marijuana and syringes left in rooms. So the Plymouth City Council took action, requiring licensing for each of the city’s seven hotels. Now city officials can strip a hotel’s license if they find too many police calls there. From Brooklyn Center to Chaska, suburbs are cracking down on problem hotels by requiring them to get a license, giving the cities leeway to intervene at crime-ridden establishments that drain municipal resources. “Calls at our hotels and motels were escalating, and there was really no remedy that we had other than … taking care of the issue and coming back a couple hours later,” said Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon. Some hotel managers and owners welcome the regulations. But others contend that policing hotels is part of law enforcement’s job, and that tracking 911 calls could discourage hotels from calling for help when needed. “The cities keep adding more and more fees,” said Bill Foussard, owner of the Best Western Plus in White Bear Lake. “You’d think that some of the things you get for the taxes you pay would cover police, fire.” While some wonder whether licensing will make a difference, experts said the strategy has worked elsewhere. “It’s a wonderful tool in a city’s arsenal,” said Craig Waldron, who teaches public administration at Hamline University and is North St. Paul’s interim city manager. “If management isn’t taking care of the drugs and prostitution and so forth, licensing … gives you a way to solve these problems.” Guards and cameras That hotels — especially low-budget inns — attract criminal activity long has been accepted. With customers paying for privacy, some by the hour, it’s hard for law enforcement to keep tabs on activity. The 24-hour nature of the business, and floor plans that allow patrons to enter from outside, only add to the challenge. In the metro area, the licensing trend started in 2015 with Minneapolis, in an effort to penalize hotels for keeping poor records and allowing illegal activity, said Dan McElroy, president and CEO of Hospitality Minnesota. Brooklyn Center was among the first suburbs to license hotels, in December 2016. The city had assigned a special police unit to hotels, but frequent hotel management turnover led to “a return to excessive police calls and high profile violent crime” at the same places, a city memo said, including a homicide at the Quality Inn in 2017. The city’s ordinance created a three-tiered system for hotels, based on the number of police calls per room. Those with the most calls are required to have security guards 12 hours a day and issue parking passes. Noncompliance results in a downgraded license and a higher fee, and the City Council can eventually revoke the license. (http://stmedia.startribune.com/images/1530998968_10022702+ SARAH JARVIS Brooklyn Center was among the rst suburbs to license hotels, in December 2016. The goal is to ensure that hotel managers “are doing the… STAR TRIBUNE FILE, STAR TRIBUNE (http://stmedia.startribune.com/images/1530998930_1 Dan McElroy of Hospitality Minnesota said that while his organization hasn’t taken an official position on hotel licensing, he’s not convinced… Page 16 7/12/2018 Twin Cities suburbs try licenses to deal with problem hotels - StarTribune.com http://www.startribune.com/cities-try-licenses-to-deal-with-problem-hotels/487575391/2/2 Chaska and Plymouth city leaders have instituted a similar system in the past six months, and Roseville officials are interested. The goal is to ensure that hotel managers “are doing the kinds of things that have been proven to reduce police calls,” said Brooklyn Center City Manager Curt Boganey. One reason Chaska sought a licensing ordinance, according to Nate Kabat, assistant city administrator, is that it’s drawing more interest from hotel developers. Officials want them to understand the city’s expectations regarding hotels. “We want to be a place people want to come and stay,” he said. The most common reason for calls to hotels by Ply mouth police was suspicious activity; prostitution ranked fifth. City officials even created graphs tracking the number of calls in proportion to a hotel’s property taxes. “It really comes down to how do we spend our tax dollars?” said Steve Juetten, Plymouth’s community development director. One size fits all? Not everyone is on board with increased regulation. McElroy said that while his organization hasn’t taken an official position on hotel licensing, he’s not convinced that it’s effective. “I get a little frustrated with a one-size-fits-all solution,” he said. Burnsville city officials, unhappy with having received 2,100 police calls from hotels in a single year, weighed whether to pursue licensing this spring but decided against it. Police Chief Eric Gieseke admitted that police calls at five of the city’s nine hotels were “excessive” but said it was too soon to tell whether licensing works. Other city officials noted that most issues stemmed from one hotel, and that a licensing program wouldn’t be budget-neutral. Nathan Kremer, manager at the Best Western Premier Nicollet Inn, said his hotel’s police call total “was up there a little more.” But he said he likes to call with any problems. “I do feel like we’re getting penalized as a good property, I really do,” Kremer said. The licensing ordinances in Brooklyn Center, Plymouth and Chaska only count calls placed about criminal activity at a hotel, not calls made by hotel employees. Waite Park approved licensure last year to deal with its only hotel, the site of hundreds of police calls and a homicide several years ago, said Shaunna Johnson, Waite Park city administrator. She said it has helped so far. “We’ve finally gotten [hotel management] to the table,” Johnson said. But time will tell whether it succeeds long-term, she said. Mike Zimmerman of Minnetonka has stayed at the Red Roof in Plymouth three times while he was working nearby construction jobs. He said he’s noticed that police come around often, but that makes him feel safe. Still, he supports hotel licensing: “I think that’s a fantastic idea.” Erin.Adler@startribune.com 612-673-1781 erinStrib Page 17