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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Information Memorandum 03-12-2020CITY OF PLYMOUTH COUNCIL INFO MEMO March 12, 2020 EVENTS / MEETINGS Planning Commission Agenda for March 18 ....................................................... Page 2 Official City Meeting Calendars .................................................................... Page 3 Tentative List of Agenda Items ..................................................................... Page 6 CORRESPONDENCE Water Efficiency Rebate Program Offers Rebates for Replacing Inefficient Devices ....... Page 8 City Partners with Nonprofit to Offer Low-Cost Rain Barrels, Compost Bins ................ Page 9 Learn CPR at No Cost through Heart Safe Plymouth .......................................... Page 10 REPORTS & OTHER ARTICLES OF INTEREST Transit Ridership Slipped Last Year, but Not on Light Rail or Rapid Transit, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal .................................. Page 11 1.CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 2.PUBLIC FORUM 3.APPROVE AGENDA 4.CONSENT AGENDA-These items are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Commissioner or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and placed elsewhere on the agenda. 4.1 Approve proposed March 4, 2020 minutes. 4.2 Don and Deborah Dolezal. Approve a variance to the side-yard setback for a home addition at 13414 1st Avenue North. (2020002) 5.PUBLIC HEARINGS 6.NEW BUSINESS 7.ADJOURNMENT CITY OF PLYMOUTH AGENDA Planning Commission March 18, 2020, 7:00 PM Page 2 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 March 2020 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 OFFICIAL CITY CALENDAR 763-509-5080plymouthmn.gov 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE MEETING Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING Council Chambers 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers SUN TUES MON WED THUR FRI SAT 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION PRIMARY ELECTION Polls Open 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM 8:00 AM-5:00 PM ABSENTEE/DIRECT BALLOTING Medicine Lake Room 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 April 2020 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 OFFICIAL CITY CALENDAR 763-509-5080plymouthmn.gov 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE MEETING Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers SUN TUES MON WED THUR FRI SAT 5:00 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING HRA Interviews Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers CHANGES ARE 9:00 AM—2:00 PM Discover Plymouth Plymouth Creek Center 5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Board and Commission Social Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers 7:00 PM HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING Parkers Lake Room 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers 7:30 AM—12:30 PM Drop-Off Day Maintenance Facility 5:00 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Update on Plymouth Creek Center Remodel and Expansion Project Medicine Lake Room 3:00 PM—7:00 PM Drop-Off Day Maintenance Facility 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 May 2020 3400 Plymouth Boulevard Plymouth, MN 55447 OFFICIAL CITY CALENDAR 763-509-5080plymouthmn.gov 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers 7:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE MEETING Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM PARK & REC ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING Council Chambers 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 MEMORIAL DAY CITY OFFICES CLOSED 7:00 PM REGULAR COUCIL MEETING Council Chambers 5:30 PM SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Human Rights Committee Medicine Lake Room 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers 31 12:00 PM-2:30 PM Kids Garage Sale Plymouth Creek Center 10:00 AM-1:00 PM Bark in the Park Hilde Performance Center 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 March 24, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers •Oaths of Office to Police Officers Tommy Satele and Paul Freng •Recognize Police Officer Bill Dane and Canine Odie •Announce Primavera: Springtime Celebration of the Arts •Accept donation of Fire Engine 1 from Plymouth Fire Relief Association •Approve water treatment chemical prices for 2020 •Approve hot mix asphalt prices for 2020 •Accept plans and specifications and order advertisement for bids for the 2020 Xenium Lane Watermain Lining Project (WA200001) •Approve Joint Powers Agreement with the City of Minnetonka for the Ridgemount Avenue Rehabilitation Project (ST210002) •Designate Municipal State Aid (MSA) Streets for 2020 •Approve lease renewals with T-Mobile Central LLC •Order and Accept Preliminary Engineering Report, Order and Accept Plans and Specifications, Call for a Public Hearing, Order Advertisement for Bids, Declare Costs to be Assessed, and Set Assessment Hearing for the Schmidt Lake Road and Zachary Lane Pavement Rehabilitation Project (ST209005) •Approve permanent West Medicine Lake Park Boat Launch closure •Accept utilities for continual maintenance in Beacon Ridge 1st Addition (2017053) •Accept streets for continual maintenance in Camelot Nine at Begin 2nd Addition (2017013) •Accept streets for continual maintenance in Camelot Nine at Begin 3rd Addition (2017056) •Accept streets for continual maintenance in Enclave on the Greenway 3rd Addition (2017023) •Public hearing on On-Sale Intoxicating Liquor License application of Elmars NY Pizza LLC dba Elmar’s NY Pizza, 15725 37th Avenue North, Suite 5 •Public hearing on establishing a Tax Increment Financing District to assist 61 unit multi-family planned unit development located at Highway 55 and South Shore Drive (Plymouth Element, LLC) •Public Improvement and Special Assessment Hearing and award contract for the 2020 Mill and Overlay Project (ST209002) April 7, Special, 5:00 p.m., Medicine Lake Conference Room •Update on Plymouth Creek Center Remodel and Expansion project April 14, Board and Commission Social at 5:30 p.m., Medicine Lake Room April 14, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers •Recognize board and commission members •Announce Discover Plymouth on April 18 April 28, Special, 5:00 p.m., Medicine Lake Conference Room •Interview applicants for Housing and Redevelopment Authority vacancy April 28, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers •Approve appointment to the Housing and Redevelopment Authority May 12, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers Page 6 May 26, Special, 5:30 p.m., Medicine Lake Room •Human Rights Committee May 26, Regular, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers Page 7 City of Plymouth News Release For Immediate Release March 9, 2020 Contact: Ben Scharenbroich Interim Water Resources Manager City of Plymouth 763-509-5527 bscharenbroich@plymouthmn.gov Plymouth’s Water Efficiency Rebate Program offers rebates for replacing inefficient devices Plymouth, Minn. – To encourage water conservation, the City of Plymouth offers rebates for completing water efficiency improvement projects. Property owners must apply for the rebates, which are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Eligible projects may include replacing existing inefficient devices with WaterSense or Energy Star devices, or completing an irrigation system audit. All residential and commercial property owners who are customers of the municipal water supply could be eligible. Rebates are available for 75% of the cost of the item, up to a maximum of: •$50 for WaterSense® toilets •$100 for Energy Star® washing machines •$200 for residential WaterSense® irrigation controllers, or $500 for commercial/multi-family controllers •$15 per WaterSense® sprinkler head replacement up to $500 (minimum 10 sprinkler heads) •$125 for soil moisture sensors •$200 per irrigation system audit conducted by a WaterSense® Certified Irrigation Professional Rebate funds are limited and will be issued until June 30, 2022 or until fund are exhausted, whichever comes first. Devices must have been purchased after March 1, 2020 to qualify for a rebate. Rebate items must be installed within the City of Plymouth. The program is funded, in part, by a grant from the Metropolitan Council to establish a program to reduce municipal water use in both residential and commercial properties within the city. For more information or to obtain an application, visit plymouthmn.gov/waterefficiencyrebate. -30- Page 8 City of Plymouth News Release For Immediate Release March 9, 2020 Contact: Ben Scharenbroich Interim Water Resources Manager City of Plymouth 763-509-5527 bscharenbroich@plymouthmn.gov City partners with nonprofit to offer low-cost rain barrels, compost bins Plymouth, Minn. – To promote environmental stewardship, the City of Plymouth has partnered with the Recycling Association of Minnesota to offer low-cost rain barrels and compost bins to residents. Orders must be placed online at recycleminnesota.org by Thursday, May 7. Orders must be picked up between 8 a.m. and noon Saturday, May 9 at the Plymouth Maintenance Facility, 14900 23rd Ave. N. Cost to purchase a compost bin through this sale is $66. Cost to purchase a 45-gallon rain barrel is $79. Rain barrels can help conserve water and save money by capturing and reusing rain water for landscaping and other purposes. They also help reduce stormwater runoff, which can add pollutants to lakes and streams. Using a compost bin can help reduce household waste by more than 25 percent and prevent it from being dumped into a landfill. Using the material generated by composting is also a natural way to fertilize and add nutrients to gardens and landscaping. For more information about composting in Plymouth, visit plymouthmn.gov/compost. -30- Page 9 City of Plymouth News Release For Immediate Release March 11, 2020 Contact: Mike Goldstein Public Safety Director City of Plymouth 763-509-5129 Learn CPR at no cost through Heart Safe Plymouth Plymouth, Minn. – Members of the Plymouth community are invited to take a free CPR/AED training course through Heart Safe Plymouth. The one-hour training sessions are open to teenagers and adults who are interested in learning to help save lives. Participants learn hands-only CPR – chest compressions without mouth-to-mouth breaths – and how to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). The course is free, but registration is required. Wednesday Evening Training Sessions Training sessions are set for 7-8 p.m. the following Wednesdays on the second floor of the Plymouth Public Safety Building, 3400 Plymouth Blvd., adjacent to City Hall. To register, visit heartsafeplymouth.eventbrite.com. •April 15 •May 13 Saturday Morning Training Sessions Training sessions are set for 9-10 a.m. the following Saturdays and times at Plymouth Fire Station III, 3300 Dunkirk Lane N. To register, visit heartsafeplymouthsat.eventbrite.com. •April 18 •May 16 Heart Safe Plymouth Background Heart Safe Plymouth training courses are available through a partnership between the Plymouth Public Safety Department and Rotary Club of Plymouth. More than 6,315 participants have been trained. Plymouth was designated a Heart Safe Community in 2013 by the American Heart Association. The program recognizes efforts to improve systems for preventing deaths caused by sudden cardiac arrest. To schedule a free training session for a group or business, call CPR/AED Instructor Norm Okerstrom at 763-238-8443 or email heartsafeplymouth@gmail.com. Cutline: People interested in learning a life-saving skill can register now for a free one-hour CPR/AED training course. Classes will be offered in April and May. -30-Page 10 TRANSPORTATION Transit ridership slipped last year, but not on light rail or rapid transit Local bus service ridership declined at Metro Transit and other agencies last year, though rapid bus service and light rail lines did better. METRO TRANSIT By Mark Reilly –Managing Editor, Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal Mar 9, 2020,8:26am EDT Transit agencies across the metro reported a drop in ridership in 2019, despite growth on a few high-profile lines, as more commuters opted for cars, scooters — or maybe just walking — instead of taking the bus. The Pioneer Press reports on the numbers from Metro Transit, the region's biggest transit provider, which said it gave 91.5 million rides in 2019, down 2.7 percent from the year before. Other transit agencies, including Maple Grove Transit, Minnesota Valley Transit Authority, Plymouth Metrolink and SouthWest Transit, also reported slight declines in ridership, while the University of Minnesota said business was steady. Page 11 The numbers come from a transit report by the Metropolitan Council, the regional planning organization, which said that some bus riders had likely shifted to cars due to lower interest rates and gas prices. Competition from scooters and ride-hailing services was also likely eating into local bus service. And the construction of thousands of apartment units in and around downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul also probably had an effect, simply by letting commuters live to their workplaces. The Star Tribune also has a story, noting that construction in downtown Minneapolis may have discouraged riders from taking the bus. “We have heard from some downtown bus riders that construction reroutes have caused them to use their cars more,” Jonathan Weinhagen, president and CEO of the Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce, told the paper Not all services saw a decline. The Green Line light rail service, which connects the Twin Cities' two downtowns, had a 3 percent increase in ridership. while the Blue Line between the Mall of America and downtown Minneapolis was steady. And two rapid-bus service lines — the three-year-old A Line and newer C Line — both reported strong traffic. The Met Council is hoping for legislative funding to add two new rapid lines, connecting the Uptown neighborhood with Lowertown St. Paul and the other linking Brooklyn Center and the Mall of America. Page 12