HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Information Memorandum 05-30-2019CITY OF PLYMOUTH
COUNCIL INFO MEMO
May 30, 2019
EVENTS / MEETINGS
Planning Commission Agenda for June 5 ......................................................... Page 2
Official City Meeting Calendars .................................................................... Page 3
Tentative List of Agenda Items ..................................................................... Page 6
CORRESPONDENCE
Robbinsdale Armstrong High School Proposed Changes to Stadium ........................... Page 9
Rockford Road, I-494 Interchange Work Begins with Ramp Closures ....................... Page 10
Accepting Applications for Public Safety Citizens Academy ................................. Page 11
REPORTS & OTHER ARTICLES OF INTEREST
Wo rk on New Rockford Road Bridge over I-494 Starts Tuesday, Star Tribune .............. Page 12
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2019
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 May 15, 2019 Planning Commission meeting minutes.
B.Brendan Cooney. Approve a variance to the side yard setback for property located at
14720 41st Avenue. (2019038)
6.PUBLIC HEARINGS
7.NEW BUSINESS
A.Dominium Development. Pre-application sketch review for redevelopment of the Four
Seasons Mall site with apartments, park and ride, and retail uses for property located
at 4200 Lancaster Lane. (2019026)
8.ADJOURNMENT
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June 2019
3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447
OFFICIAL CITY CALENDAR Phone: 763-509-5000 Fax: 763-509-5060
5:00 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Preliminary Budget Discussion Snow/Ice Policy Medicine Lake Room
7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
Council Chambers
7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE MEETING
Medicine Lake Room
5:00 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Economic Development Workshop Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM PARK & REC ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING Plymouth Creek Center
5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Plymouth Creek Center Expansion Medicine Lake Room
7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
Council Chambers
SUN TUES MON WED THUR FRI SAT
CHANGES ARE NOTED IN RED
5:00 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Plymouth Creek Center Expansion Medicine Lake Room
5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Fire Station Space Needs & Design Recommendations Medicine Lake Room
7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
Council Chambers
7:00 PM HOUSING AND
REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY
MEETING
Parkers Lake Room 30
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July 2019
3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 OFFICIAL CITY CALENDAR Phone: 763-509-5000 Fax: 763-509-5060
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AUTHORITY
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Parkers Lake Room
5:00 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
Plymouth Creek Center Expansion Medicine Lake Room
7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers
INDEPENDENCE DAY
CITY OFFICES CLOSED
7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE MEETING Medicine Lake Room
5:30 PM - 10:30 PM Music in Plymouth Hilde Performance Center
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SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
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August 2019
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 HOUSING AND
REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY
MEETING
Parkers Lake Room
SUN TUES MON WED THUR FRI SAT
7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers
CHANGES ARE NOTED IN RED
5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Budget/CIP Medicine Lake Room
7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers
7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
Council Chambers
7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE MEETING Medicine Lake Room
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Tentative Schedule for
City Council Agenda Items
June 11, Special, 5:00 p.m. Medicine Lake Room
• Snow/Ice Policy
• Preliminary Budget Discussion
June 11, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers
• Presentation of Awards of Excellence to the Parks and Recreation Department
• Announce Music in Plymouth and 5k run
• Accept musical instrument donation from the Plymouth Rotary Club for the Zachary
Playground renovation
• Order and Accept Preliminary Engineering Report, Order and Accept Plans and Specifications,
Approve Joint Powers Agreement with City of Orono, Order Advertisement for Bids, Declare
Costs to be Assessed, Setting Assessment Hearing, and Authorize “No Parking" for the
Vicksburg Lane Full Depth Reclamation (ST199005) and Ferndale Road Mill and Overlay Project
(ST199002)
• Approve Wetland Replacement Plan application for Timbers Edge
• Approve Tobacco License application of I Mart Stores LLC d/b/a I Mart Stores USA, 4140
Berkshire Lane North
June 13, Special, 5:00 p.m. Medicine Lake Room
• Economic Development Workshop
June 18, Special, 5:00 p.m. Medicine Lake Room
• Plymouth Creek Center expansion
June 25, Special, 5:30 p.m. Medicine Lake Room
• Fire Station space needs and design recommendations
June 25, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers
• Public Hearing on Bodycam Policy
(CANCELLED)July 9, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers
July 23, Special, 5:00 p.m. Medicine Lake Room
• Plymouth Creek Center expansion
July 23, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers
• Presentation of 2018 Comprehensive Financial Report from Malloy, Montague, Karnowski,
Radosevich & Co., PA)
August 13, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers
August 20, Special, 5:30 p.m., Medicine Lake Room
• Budget/CIP
August 27, Special, 5:30 p.m., Medicine Lake Room
• Budget/CIP
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August 27, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers
September 3, Special, 5:30 p.m., Medicine Lake Room
• Budget/CIP (if needed)
September 10, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers
• 2020 proposed budget, preliminary general property tax levy, HRA levy and setting budget
public hearing date
September 24, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers
October 8, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers
October 22, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers
November 12, Special, 5:30 p.m., Medicine Lake Room
• Budget/CIP (if needed)
November 12, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers
• Adopt polling locations for 2020 elections
November 26, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers
December 10, Regular, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers
• Recognize Police Citizen Academy graduates
• Approve 2020 Target and Trap Shooting License Renewal
• Approve 2020 Amusement License renewals
• Approve 2020 Tobacco License renewals
• Public hearing on 2020 budget, general property tax levy, HRA levy, and Capital Improvement
Plan
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BUDGET PROCESS
Budget Calendar
2020-2021 Biennial Budget Preparation & 10-yr Capital Improvement Plan
Date Category Description
June 10, 2019 Budget Budgets submitted to Finance
June 11, 2019 Budget Council Study Session – Budget Goals
July 8 – July 17, 2019 Budget Department meetings
August 9, 2019 Budget Council receives budget materials for upcoming meeting
August 20, 2019 Budget & CIP Council study session (Budget & CIP meeting #1)
August 27, 2019 Budget & CIP Council Study Session (Budget & CIP meeting #2)
Council Regular Session (Financial Overview & Utility Study)
September 3, 2019 Budget & CIP Council Study Session (Budget meeting #3) (if needed)
September 10, 2019 Budget Council adopts preliminary levies & budget (Budget meeting #4)
October 2, 2019 CIP Planning Commission public hearing
November 12, 2019 Budget Council Study Session (Budget meeting #5) (If needed)
December 10, 2019 Budget & CIP Budget Public Hearing, CIP, Budget & Levy Adoption
December 27, 2019 Budget Levy is certified with Hennepin County
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City of Plymouth
News Release
For Immediate Release
May 23, 2019
Contact: Michael Thompson
Public Works Director
City of Plymouth
763-509-5501
mthompson@plymouthmn.gov
Rockford Road, I-494 interchange work begins with ramp closures
Plymouth, Minn. – A project to replace the Rockford Road (County Road 9) bridge over I-494 and
improve the interchange is underway. Both north ramps are set to close at 2 a.m. Tuesday, May 28.
Phase 1 Begins May 28
Phase 1, which is expected to be complete by early July, involves widening and improving the north
ramps. The north ramps include the ramp from County Road 9 to northbound I-494 and the ramp from
southbound I-494 to County Road 9.
The pedestrian bridge over I-494 is expected to close in early June and a detour route will be available
for pedestrians and bicyclists.
The roadway bridge will continue to be open to traffic during Phase 1.
Phase 1 Detour
Motorists should follow the posted detour route. The primary detour for this phase is I-494 and Highway
55.
Local traffic detour routes include Highway 55, Northwest Boulevard (County Road 61) and Rockford
Road (County Road 9).
Project Overview
The project will improve traffic flow and increase the capacity of the interchange.
The Rockford Road bridge will be closed to traffic for roughly 100 days during Phase 2. Removal of the
existing bridge is tentatively planned in late June, which may require the closure of I-494
(nights/weekends). After the completion of this phase, the new bridge will be open to traffic by early
October.
In addition to replacement of the bridge, the project includes a wider bridge with dual, dedicated left
turn lanes onto I-494, wider ramps with improved turn lanes onto Rockford Road and improvements for
pedestrians and bicyclists.
For more information or to sign up for eNotify email updates, visit the project webpage at
plymouthmn.gov/CR9BridgeProject.
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City of Plymouth
News Release
For Immediate Release
May 28, 2019
Contact: Jim Long
Community Relations Officer
Plymouth Police Department
763-509-5135
jlong@plymouthmn.gov
Plymouth accepting applications for Public Safety Citizens Academy
Plymouth, Minn. – Plymouth Public Safety Department is accepting applications for the Public Safety
Citizens Academy – a free 36-hour, 12-week course geared toward expanding public knowledge of the
Plymouth Police and Fire departments.
The 2019 Citizens Academy meets 6:30-9:30 p.m. Thursdays, beginning Sept. 5.
Each week, a different aspect of policing will be featured through lectures and hands-on
demonstrations; one week will be dedicated to Fire Department operations. Topics include:
•Overview of the Police Department, including a tour
•Patrol operations
•Police tactics
•Opportunity to ride along with an officer
•Narcotics enforcement and trends in the community
•Conducting investigations
•Crime prevention
•SWAT
•Tour of the Hennepin County 911 Dispatch Center in Plymouth
The academy helps strengthen the partnership between public safety professionals and the community
by sharing information and promoting a better understanding of public safety services.
Applicants must be 18 years of age or older and live, work or own a business in Plymouth. All
participants must undergo a criminal background check.
For more information or to apply, contact Community Relations Officer Jim Long at 763-509-5135 or visit
plymouthmn.gov/citizensacademy.
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LOCAL 510453202
Work on new Rockford Road
bridge over I-494 starts Tuesday
By Tim Harlow, Star Tribune MAY 27, 2019 — 12:04PM
PROVIDED
The plans for the new Rockford Road overpass at I-494 will feature two traffic lanes and both directions and dual left
turn lanes at interchanges on each end of the bridge. The new bridge is expected to improve traffic flow.
Motorists who use the Rockford Road overpass to cross Interstate 494 in Plymouth know the trip can
be challenging. Traffic piles up daily during rush hours, and crashes are common.
Relief, in the form of a new bridge, is finally on the way.
On Tuesday, the city of Plymouth, with Hennepin County and the Minnesota Department of
Transportation, begins a $16 million project to replace the bridge with one that will be wider and safer
and feature dual left-turn lanes at intersections on both ends, said Michael Thompson, Plymouth’s
Public Works director.
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“This is going to relieve capacity issues and bottlenecks and help [reduce] crashes,” he said.
The bridge was built in 1965. It has two lanes in each direction, but it does not have dedicated left-turn
lanes for motorists traveling from Rockford Road onto I-494.
Traffic queues up behind the left-turning drivers, creating long lines that stretch across the bridge and
beyond during peak travel periods. Impatient motorists weave in and out of traffic, passing on the right
or trying to sneak through a red light, only to be hit from behind or T-boned, Thompson said.
Over the past five years, police have been called to an average of 33 crashes on the bridge annually, or
approximately three wrecks a month, according city data. The crashes resulted in minor fender
benders to serious injuries.
The bridge now handles 39,000 vehicles a day, which is 26 times the volume of traffic for which it
was built. The new bridge is expected to improve traffic flow, Thompson said.
The new bridge will feature two traffic lanes in each direction, dedicated left-turn lanes and pedestrian
and bicycle facilities on both sides.
Construction will occur in three phases:
Tuesday through June 28: Ramps from southbound I-494 to Rockford Road and from Rockford Road
to northbound I-494 will be closed.
June 29 to about Oct. 4: The bridge itself will be closed and replaced.
Early October to early November: Ramps from northbound I-494 to Rockford Road and from
Rockford Road to southbound I-494 will be closed.
“We see this as short-term pain,” Thompson said.
The bridge is owned by MnDOT, but Plymouth took the lead in the project, which has been identified
as “one of the city’s top priorities,” Thompson said.
Last year, the west metro suburb was awarded $9.7 million in state bonding money. The city is
kicking in $4.1 million, with Hennepin County chipping in $2.1 million and MnDOT $200,000.
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It’s unusual that a city would push a project like this forward when the infrastructure is owned by
another agency, but Thompson said it is becoming more common.
“Priorities of cities, counties and the state are not always aligned,” Thompson said. “Cities are able to
jump in and solve problems, so for us this is a unique project. We were willing to go to bat and take on
the risk.”
Cuts coming to Route 535
Metro Transit is ending weekend service on Route 535 starting June 8. Weekday service on the line
running between downtown Minneapolis, Richfield and Bloomington will continue. The agency is
dropping weekend service due to low ridership. Saturday and Sunday trips averaged five or fewer
riders, Metro Transit said.
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