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CorrespondenceFire/Rescue Calls for September 30 - October 13, 2002. Fire/Rescue Calls for October 14 - October 20, 2002. AMM's 2002 Policy Adoption Meeting Notice and Draft. Memo from Linda Walton, Chanhassen Chamber of Commerce dated October 15, 2002. Chanhassen Public Library Progress Meeting #17 held on October 14, 2002. Chanhassen Public Library Progress Meeting #18 held on October 24, 2002. Carver County Sheriff's City of Chanhassen Reports. Mort Tues Tues Tues WecLs Thurs Fri Fri Fri Sat Sat Sat Sat Sun Mon Tues Tues Weds Weds Thurs Thurs Fri Fri Sat Sat Sun Sun Sept 30 11:35 AM Octl 11:35AM Oct 1 5:24 PM Octl 9:12 PM Oct2 12:32 PM Oct3 i:llPM Oct4 8:02AM Oct4 8:20AM Oct4 3:03 PM Oct 5 5:33 AM Oct5 9:1lAM Oct 5 9:33 AM Oct 5 10:40 AM Oct 6 7:54 AM Oct7 ll:48AIvl Oct 8 5:26 AM Oct 8 9:39 PM Oct 9 6:09 AM Oct9 8:24AM Oct 10 7:54 PM Octl0 9:12 PM Oct 1i l:55PM Ocrll 6:12 PM Octl2 4:llPM Oct 12 6:00 PM Oct 13 7:46 AM Octl3 9:27PM CHANHASSEN FIRE DEPARTMENT FIRE/RESCUE WEEKS OF SEPTEMBER 30- OCTOBER 13, 2002 West 78th Street Chaska Fire Department Kurvers Point Road Canyon Curve Pointe Lake Lucy Road Audubon Road Audubon Road Lake Drive West Audubon Road Galpin Boulevard Flintlock Trail West 78th St & Kerber Blvd Meadowlark Trail Market Boulevard Highover Court North West "78th Street Cartway Lane South Shore Drive Arboretum Boulevard Dakota Lane Santa Vera Drive West 78th Street West 79t~' Su'eet Lakeview Road Homestead Lane Deerwood Audubon Circle Fire alarm- false alanrk no fire Mutual aid - stand by Medical- trouble breathing Medical- possible allergic reaction Bobcat roll over Medical- possible heart attack Fire alarm- false alarm, no fLre Carbon Monoxide problem Fire alarm-false alarm, no fn:e Medical - um'esp onsive p ers on Fh'e alarm-false alarra no fire Medical - broken ankle Fire alarm-false alarm, no fire Elevator rescue Medical - person down Medical - person passed out Medical - unknown problem Fire alarm-false alan~ no fn'e Gas line break Medical - chest pains Medical - person fell Medical- chest pains Broken sprinkler pipe Fire alarm- false alarm, no fire Grease fire in the garage Medical- difficulty breathing Leaves burning mon Tues Tues Tues Tues Tues Weds Weds Thurs Fri Fri Sat Sat Sun Oct 14 4:30 PM Oct 15 2:19 AM Oct 15 9:00 AM Oct 15 10:23 AM Oct 15 3:02 PM Oct 15 9:03 PM Oct 16 2:14 PM Oct 16 3:35 PM Oct 17 6:40 PM Oct 18 6:31AM Oct 18 10:47 PM Oct 19 10:30 AM Oct 19 10:36 PM Oct 20 ll:01PM CHANHAS SEN FIRE DEPARTMENT FIRE/RESCUE WEEK OF OCTOBER 14-OCTOBER 20, 2002 Bent Bow Trail Longacres Drive Sommergate Orchard Lane Park Lane Chan View Audubon Road Powers Boulevard Baneberry Way Blue Sage Lane Murray Hill Road Kurvers Point Road Pond Promenade Audubon Road Fire alarm- false alarm, no fire Medical - chest pains, cancelled em'oute Smell of electrical smoke Medical - unconscious person. Medical -person passed out Medical - person fell Medical- possible heart attack Medical - person fell Fire alarm - false alarm, cancelled enroute Carbon Monoxide alarm Medical- possible heart attack Gas line break Smell of smoke, unfounded Fire alarm-false alarm, no frre AssOciation of Metropolitan Municipalitie 2002 Po!icy Adoption Meeting thursday, Nov. 7, 2002/J- 7 p.m. 145 Un/wr~/~y A w. l¥, .qt. ?ad, kin Munic~l/~/~ ~MM) hold~ ~ch y~r for YOU-- t~ m~mb~r~hip. ~ll m~yor~, councilm~mb~r~, f~aturin~ h~hZ hor~ d'o~uvr~ wzll b~Ein at E p.m., follow~d by th~ bu~z~ m~ti~g from th~ top priority ~u~ that tMM ~,/ll ~p~nd much of it~ ti~ and re~ourc~ on dur/~ th~ 2003 ~o th~ policy d~Jc~ion. Vote on tMM'~ 2003 Leg'~l~t~we ?o/icier. ~l~:i:l~ Oeterm/~e Aki~ 2003 lobbyi~9 approved by &e ~oard of Directow at &eir hst meet/a~. Zhose ~e~bers a~Zen~ the Po~?y Adop?/~n ~ee~/n~ /s requ/red ~o adopt o~/~/ f/ease R, 5, V,P, by ca/h'n.q L~uHe Jennin~Ts ~ 65/-215-4000 by Friday, Oc~. 25, 145 Un/vers/tyAve. 14~ ~ St, Pau/, /'4N 55/03 ~ Phone: G5/-2/5-4000 ~ Fax,: 651-28I- /299 ~ Ema//: amm~amm 145. or~q LMC Building A~odat/on of/v/etropol/tan hlunicipalitie~ 145 Un/ver~ity Ave. Phone: G~ I-2IE4000 ~ F~' G~J-28f-1299 Ema/i' amm~amm f d~ or~ .~ Highway 36 Maryland Ave. Sherburne Ave. University Ave. ,~ State I Capitol ¢~ Office ~- Bldg 0 ' >--- 1_~4. Located one-ha/£ mile north of !-94 at 'the corner of/7ice Street and University Avenue. P/ease path in the z/est parking7 lot and enter the 6uilff/'n~7 throu~7h the I~est entrance. January 2003 LegJslatJve POLICIES Association of Metropolitan Municipalities. 145 University Ave. ~'. ~ St. Paul, Minnesota 55103-2044 Phone: (651) 215-4000 ~ Fax: (651) 281-1299 E-mail: amm@amm 145. org Table of Contents I-C I-D I-E I-F I-G I-H I-K I-L Municipal Revenue & Taxation (!) I-A Levy Limits ....................................................................................................... 1 I-B Local Government Aid ...................................................................................... 1 Sales Tax on Local Government Purchases ...................................................... 1 Price of Government ......................................................................................... 2 Fiscal Disparity Fund Distribution ..................................................................... 2 Personal Property Taxation: Electric Utility ........................................................ 2 Revenue Diversification Class Rate Tax System .................................................................................... 2 ..................................................................................... Limited Market Value ........................................................................................ 2 City Revenue Stability & Fund Balance ............................................................. 3 Public Employees' Retirement Association (PERA) Under-Funding .................. 3 Agg~gate Mining Fee ............................... ,' ...................................................... 3 Stat~. Property Tax: Oppose Extension to OLher Property ................................... 3 II-B II-C II-D II-E II-F General Legislation !i-A Mandates & Local Authority .............................................................................. 5 Public Right-of-Way .......................................................................................... 5 911 Telephone Tax ............................................................................................ 5 800 MHz Radio System .... ~,..., .......................................................................... 5 Perm t Approval: Zoning/D~nial Findings .......................................................... 6 PERA Opt-in for City Managers ........................................................................ 6 Compensation Limits State Paid Police and Fire Medical Insurance ................................................... 6 Housing & Economic Development (11I) III-A City Role in Housing ......................................................................................... 7 City Role in Lifecycle and Affordable Housing ................................................... 7 III-B III-C III-D III-E III-F III-G III-H II1-1 III-J III-K Livable Communities ........................................................................................ 8 Inclusionary Housing ......................................................................................... 8 State Role in Affordable Housing ...................................................................... 9 Federal Role in Affordable Housing .................................................................. 9 Economic Development Responsibilities ........................................................ 10 Tax Increment Financing (TIF) ......................................................................... 10 State Role in RedevelopmentJReinvestment ..................................................... 11 Authority to Issue Capital Improvement Bonds .................................................. 11 ':This Old Shop". .............................................................................................. 11 2003 Legislative Policies Contents Metropolitan Agencies (IV) IV-A Purpose of Metropolitan Governance .............................................................. 1 IV-B Roles & Responsibilities of the Metropolitan Council ....................................... 1 IV-C IV-D V-E V-F V-G V-H V-! V-J V-K V-L t V-[VI 3 3 Selection of Metropolitan Council Members .................................................... 14 Funding Regional Services ............................................................................. 14 Regional Systems .......................................................................................... 14 Review of Local Comprehensive Plans ........................................................... 15 Local Zoning Authority .................................................................................... 1 5 Implementation of B/ue?/'int 2030 ................................................................... 15 Comprehensive Planning Schedule ................................................................ 16 Adjacent Counties .......................................................................................... 16 Natural Resource Protection ........................................................................... 17 VVater Management ........................................................................................ 17 Funding Regional Parks & Open Space ......................................................... 18 'i'r~.l~s portation (V) I9 V-A V-B V-C V-H V-J V-K V-L Transportation Funding ................................................................................... Regional Transit System ................................................................................ 19 Road Access Fee .......................................................................................... 20 Transportation Utility ....................................................................................... 20 Highway Turnbacks & Funding ........................................................................ 20 '3C' Transportation Planning Process: Elected Officials ~ole ..........................20 Motion Imaging Recording System (M.I.R.S.): Traffic Law Compliance ............ 21 Airport Noise Mitigation .................................................................................. 21 Cities Under 5,000 Population ........................................................................ 21 County State Aid Highway (CSAH) Distribution Formula ................................. 2 I Miunicipal Input (Consent) for Trun!( l~lighv,5/as .................................................. 22 Municipal 8rate Aid Rules for Urban Road Systems ........................................ 22 Comn~ittee Rosters Housing and Economic Development Policy Committee ........................................... 23 Metropolitan Agencies Policy Committee .................................................................. 23 Municipal Revenue Policy Committee ........................................................................ 24 Transportation and General Government Policy Committee .......................................24 Association of Metropolitan Wiunicipalities Municipal Revenue & Taxation (I) I-A Levy Limits The :M\..lh I slrongly opposes lexT limits and umes die legislature 1o not m-enact them For 2004 and beyond. ~e AMM also opposes tl~e imposition oFm'fificia] n:echanism-s such as valuation freezes. payroll fi'cozes, reverse referenda, super majorib, requirements for ]ex),, or other lflnitations to the local gox'cmmcnt budget and taxing process. Expenditures For capital hnprovements such as infi'asu-ucmre rcconslruction should not be stfltject to le¥~' limits. I-B Local Government Aid (LGA) A:x Th'l sul;pons the continuation of Local Government Aid (~GA), wl~ch provides for revenue sharin~ between cJti cs and the slate, compensates cities for the cost ofcan~Sn~-out state mandates mid helps pmx'ide all Minnesoians wifl~ an adequate level of basic nub!Jo se~Mces at a~ ....... ,&,le cost. ax'er. ~];c !;:'o~4ram should be revised so that: ~,3!'i~iUiL', i~' Sill]]3]dl' 2D.d C~i$I,3Y [O ~,~t~, ~u,'~u f'.~ A_i COl-il]~lt!l)!C~i[t~: < il;o' ibi'mulri l~cite]' reflects city "need." and utilizes mo;'e reasonable ..... , ]~eea'al~: ~ v-. ~-~,~x, criteria: < "]x~;'t]o,,~ ofll:e fftnds are distributed on a per capita basis: < t!;e:-c is an established mechanism bywhich tJ'...e ~ ' . ............... v-:'~, inI]a~ion and tiao economy. ' tota~ amo~,,,l ~l',,,nn.~;, appropriated for LGA ~rows Given the lhct that thc 2001 Omnibus Tax Bill increased the appropriation for LGA by $140 million, no city staould have received less LGA in 2002 than they did in 2001. Therefore, if the L'e~oislamre elects - not ~o undertake an in-depth review and updating of the LGA formula, it should, at the yoU' least, return those cities that lost LGA to their 2001 LGA levels. This will cost less than S4 million. Also, the legisla- lure needs to determine which census, 1990 or 2000. more accurateh, reflects the actual percentaae of pre- 1940 housing, since it is improbable that pre-1940 housing could increase in 270 cities. I-C Sales Tax on Local Government Purchases legislature should reinstate the sales te.~x exemption for all local govermnent purchases without :'equil'in,2 a reduction in other aids. 2003 Legislative Policies =. Revenue & Taxation I-D Price of Government The p.l'iCe of oovenmaent= calculation in re~zard~, to local ~aovernmcnts should be based on (]) changes in thc sum of the levy and state aids. and (2) examination of!ong-tem~ trends, not single yepa' events. In aacttt~on, consideration shouhl be uiven to sen'ice provision transfers between govermnental units. ' -~ · ,-' -- demand For se~'ic, c5 by citizens and leeislative mandates or tax nuc c!Tzn2e:;. !-E Fisca! Disparity Fund Distribution Tine Ah'ih'1 opposes the use of fiscal disparities to JUnd social o,'~ ~,~W<i~"~,.. ~..~,, naetroi::.,~,ii~'::7...r,,'<,,:'n:'u<_~ .. ~ since it xo.~lon' Electric Lltility !-F Pers'.onal Property Ta '""' Jhi opiooscs p~'oposats flor exempting Investor Owncd Utilities (IOUs) from the personal tax. U:~dcr no circumstances should local units ofgox'crnment and their' taxpayers be required reduce ,',-lianc~: on the p:.',ol)ci't)' tax. Tax System 'l'lnc Ah1~,1 ©l>poscs a change from thc class rate tax system io n. marl.:.et value Tstcm. which would ' . .. ;unncr complicate the proi)crtv tax SvStCl]] I-1 Limited Market Value (LMV) ]-i2o .:-Ux.iM su'ongl>' opposes extension o£at-tificial limits in valuing properly at market For taxation purposes to additional prope~7F classes since such limitations shift tax burdens to other classes of nro,,~e:'tv ?.:d c:'catc disparit~ es bctv,-ccn properties of equal value. The Legislature should monitor the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities Revenue & Taxation effects of the LlX&f phase-out to avoid excessive tax burden increases to cun'entlv benefiting properties. The AMM believes that enhamced tm'geting for special circmnstamces better serves the tax system. l-J City Revenue Stability & Fund Balance The state should not attempt to control or restrict city fm~d balances. These Funds are nec. essmw to :,nai ntain I5 seal viability, meet unexpected or emergency resource needs, purchase capital zoods and infi'astlx~cttu-e, provide adequate cash flow and maintain high-level bond ratings. Public Employees' Retirement Association (PERA) Under-Funding The ,( 01 legislature increased employer and employee contributions to PEP,~;\ by 0.35 percent each, made some administrative changes in qualification, and extended the mnortization period fi'om 20 to 30 >'cars to deal with PERA's long-term fundin~o deficiency. Recent analysis has indicated that some of the trends leading to the deficiency have slowed or possibly reversed. 'l-!',c slate should carefully analyze furore actuarial reports and experience studies to determine if the 3001 contribution rate increases m~d plm~ modifications are, mnc~en~ to coYe~ tho Dian s deficiency. The st'a~,: should assist local g'overnmenls in cox'erin,, any deficiency *~,n~, ..... still exist. I-L Aggregate Mining Fee In order to provide an incentive for the extraction of local a~m'e~ate resources prior to urbanized clex'elopment and in order to help offset d~e negative impacts ofa~m'e~ate n2inino on loca! conm:mSties. .. tl~e stale should authorize cities and loxx~ships to collect a host community fee of not !ess than 30 cents per ~on fi'om ll~e operators ofa,g,?ogate mines, xx'id~ the l%e proceeds to be deposited in the State Property Tax' Oppose Extension to O,,~,;r Property The 2001 Property Tax ReJbrm Act shi12ed general education fundin~o to the state, and funded it, in with a staie property tax on comn,er~cal/mdustr~al m~d cabin prope~xv. Since cities' only source of general hinds is tl]e property tax. >kMM would oppose extension of a state levied prope~xv tax to additional classes of properly. " 2003 Legislative Policies Revenue & Taxation A~so,~ation of Iv~etropolitan ICi unicipalities General Legislation Mandates & Local Authority The :.x,N I:M opposes statutory chan~oes which erode local control ~,- -~ authority ~ ~ or crea!c nlandated additio:ml tasks requirin~ new or added local cosls -' - " ' · ' ~ xx ~thout a con'espondmo state appropriation or fundine mechanism. New unfunded ......~o< ~ ,<,~ ,._. , Public Right-of-Way :-~N,l,Xl supports the continued effort of the League ~ ':", ,, . oI M~,nesom Cities (LN ~C) to protect the r~uflaoritv ofcities to maintain jurisdiction over mm~cipal public rights-ogway, to establish relevaat and to obtain reasonable compensation for its degradation and to retain franchise and fee !ec~ion authority for ~< electric and cable services. II-C 9'il Telephone Tax The .&MM suptoorts an increase in ll~e cm2'ent charge per phone line 911 access fee to provide neces- sar5' and mandated upgrades and modifications to 9I 1 systems in public safety answering point (PSAP) lnca li o~qs tl~rougho ut lI~e state. This fee increase is needed to mah}tain reliable emeraencv corn munication services and to compjy with the FCC mandate for cell phone automated location identification. The ii,el cased ~lt]ds should be distributed to the local PSAPs in a fair and appropriate mariner. The Loaisla- lure shot~ld also rcslore thc Commissioner of:kdmJnJstradon's aulhorhv to establid~ die ~t, rch~,-o~ II-D 800 MHz Radio System 'l'he :-\%i.Xi suppo~ls the continuation of the Metropolitan 800 MHz Radio System leaislation and bom'& as long as cities are not forced to modi~, their cun'ent systems or become pa~ ofth~800 MHz Radio System until they so choose. ~e system should provide a ph~ed tl'm~sition gum'alteeing m(nte~pted se~x'ice and be technically capable ofalloxx,~g conm~mfities the fle~bili~, to fom~ vm'ious coord~ated arrangements for dispatching and se~x.'ice provision. In that one of the prime adv~mges oftNs system is ibc fact flint local public safeb' agencies m~d other m~ts of local govelunnent ttn'ouahout the reaion will be able ~o communicate with each other, regional funding of the entire system should be considered. 2003 Legislative Policies General Legislation II-E Permit Approval' Zoning/Denial Findings The t3ermit approval statute delineating time lilnit requirements should be modified so that in the case of a residentiaI to conm~ercial rezoning requh'ing a super-ma5 ority vote. a motion to table (simple mai ority) that extends action beyond tine 60 day time requirement constilutes a denial. Current law provides automatic approval il'no action is taken. In addition, if an approval resolution l~i] s Ibr an.v permit xequesl, tho city should bo allowed, by statute, to provide n u ~: .... .... ial resolution with ~ndin~s~ of fact at the next re~ular~ meed:,.~=,, o1' ~.'-'ranted an automatic ti?ne ii?nit c>.:tcnsion. IfF PERA Opt-ln for City Managers in 1981. when vesting was at 10 years, city managers were allowed to opt-out o£I?EIL,\ since many did not stay at their positions fora full ten years. Now that vesting in ?ERA is three years, city managers ~houid be allowed to opt back in to PERA. ,i~, .,.., r-__ C r;m pc-,n~-ation~ .... ., ~_ imits ,,,,,>~just sclxool disu'icts, must i-,o connpctitive in rccruithng and ~'etaip&~g uppe~-!oval management employees. In addition, there is no con'elation between the compensation of citizen volunteers and career public sector professionals. Therefore. t!qc slate should repeal or modify laws limiting thc compensation ora person employed by a 5,tatmorv or ]nome role clnarter city to the governor's salary. I!-H State Paid Police and Fire Medical Insurance 1 · :'equired the line '> , ' '=, il(uries incurred prior to JtlllO. 1 < ~l'he Legislature must clarify- v,-hcthol'M.S. ~99A.4d, applies to . · 1997 (thc eflkctive date of the law). The Legislature must clarif,' the amount of an employer's contribution under M.S. 299A.465 and whether it chm~ges over time. TiTe Legislature must identi£v a single public entity ~ the authol'ib' £or malting the disability determi- nation 1bt purposes of the benefits assigned under M.S. 299A.465. establish the minimum criteria 1 - c-,~,II 1 ~:>~a to ac ~ermme ability to woi'k, and sel a pel'Cel~tage tN'eshold of disability for eligibilit7 into program. Assodation of Metropolitan Munidpalities Housing & Economic Development (111) Introduction \\Thile the provision ofhoush~g is p','edominantly a private-sector, m~'ket-drive activiD,; all levels of ~ovemment- federal, state and local have a role to playin ~ ' ' "~ ~ . - ~acd~taan~ the production and presen,ation ofaflb:'dablc housing in Minnesota. :'x :\-L\4' s h oust ng poll cies recognize the intergovernmental nature ofthi s issue -- starting v, dth policies A through D. which outline the role of cities. Cities m'e responsible for much of the ground-level housing policy in Minnesota- including land-use plmmhlg, building code ent'orcement, and often times, the packaging of financial incentives. However, the state must also play a major role by empowedno Iocal units of government mid providing a varieU, of funding progrmns and tools. Policy E addresses the state's responsibility to provide financial resources mid establish a general dh'ection for housing policy. Finally, policy F spe~,:s to the urgent need for the federal govenm~ent to increase its financial support for thc' production and preservation ofaflbrdable housing. III-A City Role in Housing ha the state of Minnesota, the provision of housing is predominm~tly a private sector, mm'kef-driven aclivitv. Hov,'ever, all cities facilitate the developmeltt of housing via responsibilities in the m'e~ of land- use plamfing, zoning ordinances and subdMsion regulations mad mmay cities choose to play an additional role bs' providing finm~cial incentives m~d regulato~T relief, participating in state mtd regional housh~g ' =' ' = ' ' - ' ,'-" "' =andRedevelopmentAuthont~es. Cities ~ residents and the structural soundness and Iix'ability of the local housing stock via buildNg permits ~d inspections. Ah I*.] su'ongly opposes any effort to reduce, alter or interfere with cities' author/c,' to carry out these functions in a locally determined maturer. ' ' III-B City Role in Lifecycle and Affordable Housing AMM suppo~ls lifecycle and affordable housing and recoglzizes that it is kev to the economic mid social well being ofindMdual communities and the region. Cities can facilitate the production mid presen'ation of lifecycle aa~d af£ordable houshag by: ~ ..'q)p]yJng for ffmding fi'om applicable ~'ant mid loan pro~'ans; 2003 Legislative Policies Housing and Economic Development , \Vorking with developers and local residents to blend affordable houshag into ney,? and existing neighborhoods; ~: E..-,:p~.dlUn= review processes; and <. V,'orldng to reduce locally-imposed development costs. III-C Livable Communities Livable Communities Act (I.CA 31-:rogra~n operated by tho h.letropolita~.'.~ c-'--,u' c ii t;,rc, vicks a .. untarv, incentive-based approach to affordable housing development, brov, q~field clean-up and c,,-u,uJ.'--' _ ~. trm~s~t-lnenaly' " ' develolmnent,'redeveloioment. Ahem strongly supportstlne continuation -~.x~ aJa, which has been wideh' accepted and is fulh' utilized by lo~,1 communities. C un-c:',thv the LCA l>ro~'am is l~.rimaril.v 2reded ,,'ia a Metropolitan Council property tax lex9', which ~:ubject to levv. limits. AMM suppo~s tine loosening or removal of these lew limits as well as the :mp,-oi~riation of additional stale Funds Ibr tl~is program in order lo allow it 1o more Fully meet the dem- onstrated need that currenth' exists in the metropolitm~ area. carol:ms from ! CA Pxnds should be limited to covering the costs ofadministerin~ thc . . ' and usea to lh~ncl ~rant "~"' .... <~ < Iro:u th established LCA accounts ..... , B~u~din,z criteria. -i'i.,c }, Jctropoiitan Coutncii= in cooperation v,'ittn the I~C.& participants, should develop a benchmark to · ' l ......... The bcnchmarl.c s!nould replace the :~fibrciable ,,,,-~ - tv'. c2b~xs ~n regards to afibrdablc x~u~;,,o I!I-D Inclusionary Housing , ' 1 ' ! 1 ' i , 1 I 1 out a city and u'ould support enabling legislation that authorizes cities to utilize new and innovative means ofachievin2 this goal. However, >LNSN,i docs not SUplOOrt passage ora mandatory inclusiona~' housing law that would require a certain percentage of units in all new housing developments to be a~,ol d.btc to households at a particular income level. Advocates ora mandatory inclusionary housing lax,,' often point to its use in Montgomeo' CounU', Man'land. However, AMM does not believe the simaion or experiences of Montgomeo' County are bro~dh' applicable or transferable to the Twin Cities lnetropolitan region, given tNs area's development sta2e. ~:ousina market a~d state. - local government structure. Funhem~ore, a dose look at the Mont- 2o~7~e~. Comfy experience shows that the production of affordable housing re:its has fallen-off sigl~fi- ~antlv 55'om the levels achieved in fl~e mid- 1980's to the point where, today, it is not achieving large- sc~7!e pi'oauc,lon o1'affordable housing units. Association of Metropolitan Municipalities Housing and Economic Development Mandato17 inclusional7 housing policies are based on the assmnption that in eveo~ new housing devel- opment cities are capable of providing enough regulatou, relief, via tkings such as density bonuses and/ or fee waivers, £or the developer to produce below market rate units without a direct financial subsidy or cross-subsidization fi'om the other houses in the development. \Vhile AMM does believe there are cost savings to be achieved through regulatory reform, density bonuses, and fee waivers. AMM does · not believe a mandato~7 inclusiona~7 housing approach can achieve the desired levels ofaffordabilitv solely through these steps. lll-E State Role in Affordable Housing Bv establishing and funding statewide housing progrzuns,, to be administered by the Mim~esota Housing Finance Agency (MHFA), the legislature establishes a general dh'ection/prioritization for the state on housing issues. The state's financial support of homeless shelters, transitional housing, supportive settlor housing, and ]ov,'-income family housing is essential to commuldties throughout the state mid should be continued. In recent years, tlle State of Milmesota has been an active partner in addressing lifecycle and affordable housing issues. I-Iowever, ,~MM believe~ the state's continued, and increased pa~xicipwion is essential ,o aclclreqsin~ fi]is on~oin~ issue. ']-hcrefbrc. fl:e s~ate should: Increase t"m~ding ~O1' MHFA's developmem and redevelopn~ent, supportive housing and housin~ preservation programs and appropriate new funds to help establish affordable housing land trusts. Mod i~- lhe property lax law regarding rental property so flint the mallet value of low and moder- ale-income units reflects the reduced rents paid ~o quali~: for subsidized financing. ..'u~lcnd the lax exempt bond allocation statute to m~ximize its availability r%r affordable remal Provide exemptions fi'om or reductions to fl~e sales, use and u'ansaction rexes applied to the devel- opmeni and production ofafibl'dable housing. Continue the policy oFnot reducing a person or household's Milmesola Fmttily Invesunent Program mo]]lh]y gl'an~ ifll~e5- are residents of public or Section 8 housing. Aml~orize cities ~o amend theh' comprehensive pImis, in order to facilitate incre~ed lifecycle mid al%rdable ]~ousing, wid~ a simple majo~Sb' vote of the cib' com~cil, rather thm~ a super majofib,. Ill-F Federal Role in Affordable Housing The AMM strongly believes that the financial support of the federal govenunent is necessary in order to address tl~e affordable housing challenges facing tkis. and other, met2'opolital~ m'eas. Nis~oricallv fl~e £ederal govemmem has been a major partner in the provision ofafl'ordable housin~o for low and moderate-income individuals m~d fm~lilies. However, dm'lng the last twenU, Fern's, the fec~eral -- 2003 Legislative Policies Housing and Economic Development government has significantly reduced its con~nnitment and its Cma_ncial support - reducJag the mnom~t of funds available £or the production of affordable housh~g and eliminating key tax credit progrmns. A recent report by the Congressionalls;-commissioned Millennial Housh~g Connnission reaffnuns that there is a Federal role in the provision of low and moderate-income housing, and calls for new or ex- panded programs in the re'cas ofhousing production, trax-exempt bonding, and federal tax credits, as well z:s increased flexibility for states spending federal block gra~t dollm's. AMM believes the Commission's report should SelTe as a slaxling point 1bt a federal l~ousing polio)' that rcinsens tl~e . ~'cae~ al government as an active pa~lner with state m~d local oovemmcnts and the -,' .... uraes thc Governor. the Legislature and local govenm-~cnts throughout tho region to adopt (M':q ' ...... lizinc resolutions and utilize other means, such as public fOl'tllllS paid roundtablc discussions. federal oi'ficials and members of Minnesota's Congressional delegation office re'gent need !;cderal SUl)po;'t. tll-e Economic Development Responsibilities J i-~c sro, re ofh~mnesota should contimte to recognize cities as t~:.? i>'::marv unit of 2ovemment :~dopt 13o1 lc ?e.'3 that encourage cities to jointlT plan Jbr and innplczment economic dc, c,o~o:n~,~ projects. New or amended economic dcvclopmcn! programs designed to address specific economic circum- ?t:~ncc5 within cities or counties should use problem definition as the criteria rather' than geographic lc, cation, citT size or similar criteria. Ill-Id Tr;..'.: li~crement Financing TaN Increme,nt Financing (I'IF) lnas been and continues to be the primary tool available to local commu- ~':Sties-~ "~ o," assisting economic dcveloioment, rcdevelOl?.ment and housin~,~ = projects. Howeven recent ]udicizfl clccisions~ and propcn>' tat>: re£o;'ms have raised severn! issues tl'..at could require lcgis!ative action. /tmong the issue are fi;e changing nature o£redeveloi;ment, such as thc emergence of mixed-use developments and the concept o£economic obsolesce vs. blight; the challenge to the findings to cstab- !isln a disuict' potential shortlhlts resultin2 fi'om the tax refomxs and the scheduling o£activities within the TIF district.. Du,:ing the 2003 session, the legislature should: Amend the TiF statute to provide a time fi'rune for bringing a cause of action regm'ding the findings to establish a district. The adoption oga time Ikame could also include provisions requiring in- c~'ct~secl public notice and public meetings to discuss the findings. Association of Metropolitan Municipalities Housing and Economic Development Continue to monitor the impacts of tax refom2 on TIF districts m~d, ifwatTanted, provide cities with additional authority to pa3' forpossible TIF shortf'alls. Such authorib, might h~clude, but should not be limited ~o. an extension of district dm'ation limits. Define "mixed-use" developments and allowable uses of TIF in sucli developments. Eliminate tine five-year rule and provide fo.'.' plan amendments to be al~j:,:--oved by a certain date but allow implcmc~tation to occur after that date. ' State Role in Redevelol)mei~t / Reinvestment ~ ;;c necci to undertake redcvclopmcnt,.5'einvestment activities is a natural pa~x ofl!~c development cycle experienced by all cities. Redex'elopment allows local conmaupJties to adjust to chaagh~g mm'ket condi- tions, better utilize existing public infi'aslmcture, and maintain a viable local tax base. However. due to . the ]nigher up-fi'chi costs of redevelopment, as compa'ed to gree~eld development, desirable redevei- ol3~aae~al prqiects ellen require public assistance. -l'he .State of N!ilmesota ]nas a responsibility to xvorl< xx'ith local aox'emnnents ~o provide a i;,ractical. ~?cxible fund multi-purloOSe mix of tools, resources and autl~orities that xxS]! allow local con~n~u~a~t~es to ':. ;':" '--< the challen ~,cs and take advantage of the opportunities of redevelopment. [lI-J /;,uthot'ity to Issue Capital lmpl'ovement Bonds Cuz-rcnltx'. !vlinncsota ,Statule 3 73.q0 gi'a]~ts counties the ~,ut]~o. 10 to develop Eve-year capital improve- i~]?:'ox-omcnls include the const~'uction a]&/or mail:lei]anco of roads and blSdgcs and public faci!itie< 5'..ic!~ as acl:~3i i:i>:ti'ativc buildings, public safety lhci!ities, librm'ies and parlcs. Cities oCall sizes and at a x':u'ictx' o!'dcvclopmcnt staaes need to make similar capital in?rox'cments in ordci' to mai nta i la and improve the economic viabiliU- oftlneh' commm~ities. Tl-ierefore. cities should Iaave. · tlne same authorit,' that counties currentl5- possess to develop and fund capital improvement proora~s III-K "This Old Shop" AN/IN'i SUl3pOrtS the passaae cfa "Tints Old Shop" lax,,,, similar to the existing "This Old House" lax,,, (M.S. 273.11, Subd. 16), ~'vlnich would allow owners of older conm~ercial/industriai propel-tv to defer an increase in assessed value as the result ofsignificm~t reinvestment in their propel%,. 2003 Legislative Policies 11 Housing and Economic Development Ass ~"~" o.,l~on of ldetropolitan Municipalities Metropolitan Agencies (IV) IV-A Purpose of Metropolitan Governance 'Die statuto]'ilv-defined Twin Cities metropolitan region is made up of 193 cities and to~lsbips covering ox'er 3.000 square miles in seven counties. ~:e effective and efficient delive~- of certain m~blic sez~,ices nnd d:e cominucd economic groxx~h of this region is e~mnced by the existence ora reuional entity to prox'ide coordination and facilitate cooperation. ' Therefore. ;,x, h.'lh :I supports the continued existence ora metropolitan governance system for the pul'- pose of: ' /-:aci]italing long-tern] region-wide tola.tming with the cooperation and consideration of the affected local units of government; and tbr and providipo those public services that a.:.'e, ..... ~, , ~_~,,_:,. ,~ .,~x by thc,' .... ;'~" ~tut cannot be and efficJcnt]yprovidedby~ , ,oc~J goven~noms or the state. V,'itll ,>r without thc Mctn~polilan Council as it exists today, the ,-oo;~.,, needs some entity to perform tiiesc fu~lctions. However. the Tu,'in Cities' metropolitan governance structure should not be. granted, nor should i~, assume, general local govemmem or state agency powers. IV-B Roles 8: Responsibilities of the l",rietropolitan Council Thc ];ri~nary responsibilities oFthc -.¥letropo!itan Council are to' Plan fi)]' the orderly and economical development of the 'metropolitan area by preparing a compre- hensive development guide that includes long-range comprehensive policy plm~s for the transporta- ti on; avj ati on, wastewater n'eatment and l'ecreationat open space systems. ]?,ex'iow local conaprehensive lOl~s for compatibilib? xxSth the plmzs ofnei_ohborh]g connnmfities. consistency with Metropolitan Council policies and c. onfonniw with metropolitan system plzms. Provide specific regional services and administer select re~oional re'ant pro~orams as assim~ed by state or federal lax,,'. .... < P]'ovido ie,.:hp, ical assistance, research and infom]ation to local m~ts of government. 2003 Legislative Policies Metropolitan Agencies .~.-,, additional responsibilities t~;en on by, or authoriLv ~ranted to, the Metropolitan Council should be the result ora specific statutoo' assignment or grant. IV-C Selection of IVietropolitan Council Members . j . ~, ~ ' 1 _,,e:,,~.~_,. of thc hSeu'ot3olitan Council should be selcctca via a:: open I:~ ~,~css that ~ncluaes an opportu- IV-D Funaina T "'") h · ~. I ~ , o (:~ [ '~ 1C O,-~ ,~e,.,lona~ e ..,. ' 1 N]lt)Llid bt] s8'[ bv the \ leWOlsolitan Council via an open and xml q] rile process that includes public notice and public ]]e21'JllgS, USel' fees shotild be uni[ol'n7 b)' tFpe o!?uscr and sot at a lex'el that will' 1 ) iV,.E [:~egiona! Systems The system i~lau.~.'statcments p:'eparcd bv the h 5ctropolit'an Cotu~ci! fbi' tl~csc rcgionxl systems should be ~pecifio in tonus of the size. location and timing of regional investments in order to allow lbr consider- ation in local comprehensive planning. System plans should clearh' state the criteria by which local plans will be judged lbr consistency and the criteria that will be used to find that a local plan has a substantial impact on or contains a substantial depmTure fi'om thc mcn'opolitan system pl~2. Additional regional systems should only be established i£thcre is a compelling metropolitan problem concern that can best be addressed through the designation. Common characteristics of the four ex'sting regional systems include public ovmership of the system and its components and an established ~m new regional system float ~ = ~ ~,.,,--...:~ .... ! or st.~'.- fl, ndinn,. ~ source. These characteristics should be present in Association of Metropolitan Municipalities IV-F Review of Local Comprehensive Plans Metropolitan Agencies reviewh~g local comprehensive plans and plan amendments, the Metropolitm~ Co~cil should: Recognize that its role is to review and conm]ent, m~Iess there is a substantial impact on or depam~re fi'on] one of the four system plans. Be aware olhhe statutory time constrai,ats imposed by tile ]cg~3mta!-e on plan amendments ~ ~ ~' ~] 41 development applications. Provide for in,mediate efl'ecmation of plan amendments dmt have ,-,n potemial For substmatial L,.baj Require ll~e information needed £or the Metropolitan Council to complete ils review, but not pre- scribe additional content or format beyond that which is required bv the Metropoiitma Lm~d Use Plzmning Act (LUPA). ' IV-G L -" OCo.! Zoning Authority J_ocal gox'crnmcms are responsible Jbr zoning. Local zoning decisions should not be conditioned upon thc apl~,rox.al of the Metropolitan Council o1' any other govemmemal agency. ~x,-'IM stronalv oto~0°se~, · ~, t]:c C]'cil[lOl'l O~'al-l? appeals b'oard w/th the amhority to supe,, ~ede c~t5? 1)!amm~g or zoning decisions. IV-H Implementation of Blueprint 2030 Thc latest mctropolilan deve/opmc~t auide-B/ue_pri;~[2020 ~' ~q , · · , , - * ~ - ~orec~,~ts an aa&t~onm 9~0 000 people :mci 4 60.000 households for iI~e seven-count5- metropoliian area by the year 2030. ~" In order to acco~u'.nodate this grov, d~ in a roamer thai preserves thc re,ion's high qualib' of life: < natural resource prolection will have to be balanced with groxx~h and developmentfi'einvestment: significant new resources will have to be found for trmlspo~ation and trm~sit; m~d new households will have to be incoqoorated into the core titles, first and second-ring suburbs, and developing cities through both development and redevelopment. order £or regional m~d local plamaina to result in the successful implementation o£Bluepri~r_2030 !3:.indples: '- 2003 Legislative Policies Metropolitan Agencies the state of Minnesota must contribute additional financial resources - particulm'ly in the are~ of u'm~spo~ation m~d transit, reh~vestlnent, affordable housing development, and fl~e prese~,ation of parks and open space; the Metropolitan Council must recognize the limitations of its attthofitv and continue to work with cities in a col} aborative, incentives-based mtmner: and < meu'o!>olit~t counties and >5d-~ool districts must l~0 brought rnc,:'c thor< :u?fiy into the it is thc Metropolitan Council's role, through BhWl;H;~/2030 and its accompanying policF to set broad regional goals ancl then provide cities with technical assistance and incentives to those goals. Local <ovemmcnts m'e ultimateh' re<nonsible For zoning, land use plan',nln,~ aud dcvclol01nent decisions xvififin x!~ci~' borders. IV-! Comprehensive Planning Schedule Cities are scheduled to complete new comprehensive pla,as in 200S. The adoption ora new mctropoli- :",,nv future chan~cs to the schedule for local con;i)rehcnsive 13lalming'should be accompanied b7 the statutory establis'hment cfa COml3lementm'v schedule for regional plamfing. ~is schedule should' (1) . , i::'otect cities; from being forced into a state of perpetual planning in response to regional actions' and (2) ensure sufficient time Ibr cities to understand and incorporate regional policies h~to their local ]3lam~ng iV-J Adjacent Counties As ti~e "I-v,-in Cities region continues to grow and e.',zl)and outwa~'d, it will become '~-~creasing!:,' important ~o;' rite traditional seven-county resion to work collaboratively with the 1 2 adjace,~t counties i~'~ ;x finne- s. ota and \Vi sconsin, m~d the cities witMn those counties. There are environmental, transpo~-tation and land-use issues that cannot be soh'ed by the seven-county area alone. There£ore. h,linnesota Nam-ting, thc Metropolitala Council, and thc counties adjacent to tlxe Tv,'in Cities . metropolitan m'ea should begin meetin_o~_ on a re2ulm',., b~is reoardino=. =~m'ovcth lnanao~ement~ strate2ies~ for the Minnesota counties. The \Visconsin counties should be included when aPpropriate. These strate- :ies should focus on policies that cm~ be implemented by local govermnents wiffkin the adjacent counties and by state aaencies, rather than b,' extension of the Met Council's jurisdiction to additional corn\ties. All st,.'ate2ies should complement and recognize grov, od~ management policies cun'ently being imple- mented v,'hhin the sex'en-counD' metropolitan area. 16 Association of Metropolitan Municipalities Metropolitan Agencies Regional services should be extended to cormntmities in the adjacent counties oNy if there is a specific problem that can be best resolved b,' extending the sen,ice. The area receMng the sen, ices must pay for the service extension and agree to growth management strategies consistent with tttose of the seven- counb, metropolitm~ re'ea. IV-K Natural Resource Protection The .,'\ssociation of Metropolitan Mtmicipalities supports the*' * _ ' ' ' ~,'~etropohmn Com:cd's effo~s to compile and maintain a~ inventou, and assessment of regionally significant nattu-a! resources for fl~e puq~ose of provid- ing local communities xvifl~ additional h~onnation mad technical ~sistance. However.. any. additional steps taken bv lhe Metropolitan Council regarding lt~e protection of natural resources must recoa~ze that: 'l*]~e .staTe has a significant role to play in the protectio:.a of natural resources - especially when those ;'cso'arces are significant to a multi-county area that is home ~o more than 50 percent of the state's pop'alafion and a travel destination for many more. Given the limited availability of resources and the arti ficial nature o£the metropolitan area's borders, neither the region nor individual met,'opolitan com- munities would be well served by assuming prinaary responsibilib, for financing and protecting these !'CSOUI'COS. The co~-.,:l)letion of local Natural Resource Inventor/es and Assessments ~qRI,,z,) qv~tcm ~o~'is it a required c , , ~. , ' ....... ompo~.~at of local comprelaensive plans under the ~vlc c~ upoh~an L<;d Use -l'b.e proiection of natural resources will have to be balanced with the need to accommodate ffl'Oxxih :~:;ct dcvct,:~pmcnt, reinvest in established communities.., encourage niore aa'o~a~,o~e~':' '~°~ ' housing a~d pro- vide tra~sportalion and transit co,anections. Decisions about the zoning or land-use desim~ations o£ · ?cc, tic' parcel s of land not al, c,ax contained wifl~in a public park, nature prese~.--e or other protected :,'cz~ arc. :'.nd slnould remain, the responsibility o£1ocaI units ofgovernme;~t. IV-L Water Management ..\nv future changes to state statute and/or administrative rules pertaining lo surface water and groined- water management should seek to elto'iS' responsibilities m:d reduce duplicalion mnong the various levels of government involved. :iMM opposes mV changes that will result in additional u~nnded mandates being placed on local units ofgovenm~ent or in the reduction of cities' authority in the area of lmad-use plalmin,, ]n order £orc ities to pm'ticipale in their local \Vater Management Organizations (\~4Os) to the best of fl~eir abilib', individual eib.' councils should have the authoriU, to appoint a l'epresentative of their choice to lhejr local \VMO Board. Therefore, legislation enacted in 1999, limiting who may represent cities on Y,:MO boards should be repealed. 2003 Legislative Policies Metropolitan Agencies IV-M Funding Regional Parks & Open Space In the seven-county metropolitan m'ea, regional pm'ks essentially serve the role of state parks. There- fore. thc state, should continue to provide capital fimding for the acquisition, developn~ent m~d improve- mcnt of these parks. State funding should equal 40 percent ofllac operating budget for regional parks. 18 Association of Metropolitan Municipalities Transportation (V) V-A Tra~sportation Funding The A;\,'IM strol~21v supports increased fu,adinu for transit and highv,'ays, both ,-. ~. o~ wn,ca are a c~5tical nc'cJ in the metropolitm~ re'ea. In addition, funding for mass transit, includi~m . ~ t~,a~zt ways. ii,hr rail or heavy rail in existing corridors, should be dedicated in a manner consisteni with CLU~'e~X Nghw%' fz~nding. ,-~tnas al!cea!ed ~o tl~e n~elropoli~an area should be flexible so that the n~ost c~c,t and cost effective ' ~'a~:~spo:'tatio~q so!u~ion may be chosen and ~!~e main metropolilan problem (co~gestio~ relief) teal be :~ddressed. The ..'\h'lM suppo~-ts a constitutional mnendment dedicating the moior vel~cle sales tax m-~d.,"'or other revenue source lo a new Surface Trm~spo~tation Multimodal Fund fi'om which an appropriate amount is allocated to the Highway User Tax Distribution Fund to replace the auto license tab fee reduction of 2000. and the ~'emaining amoum to be used for transit a~.d/o;' highv,'ay needs as priority dictates. · : :':' ~';"'~"~S a EcJlel'a] ,,a-- · .......... ~-, tax increase. ,,o< tax~dexin~, aha ,d .... ,~,,=,- ,. ........ q~ ..... ,,~nal~-for transit. Suloports a metropolitan area re,_erenuu:t~ for a~ ,~dcuuonal halJ~-ccnt or n~ll-ce,at sales tax n~aior hi ~hxvay and transit needs in the metropolita,~ area. with the caveat tliat cu~u'e~t .~ qndi~ a and percentages lbr the meu'opolitan area are p,'mi~ttained. \.;-B Regional Transit System To prox'ide trax'el choices ~o reduce congestion aad auion,,obile dependency., the regional transit system should be n combination o£intem'ated= trafl']c mana~oement systems V,'l~ich include use o£HOV iaffes. express buses, exclusive transit ways, light rail transit~ and conm~uter rail corridors built to cockateel residents to.job, ~'etail and commercial centers, plus a variety of other transit modes, including taxi. bus. pedestria~ and bicycle. Shi fling maj or transit funding fi'om the prope~%, tax to a percentage ofh~ST may not provide enough ~'evenue grovcth ~o serve the region's grov, Sng population. Therefore, the AMM supports mn~ual fm~ding increases for the metropolitan lransit system that not o~ly support the cun'ent system but also increase h 1et,:o Transit's abilit,,' to exiend service to existing m~d growing conm:u~ities mid to provide much ~eeded congestion relief. 2003 Legislative Policies Transportation Park-a~d-ride facilities for mass transit modes adequate to core,oct regional centers, major trip genera- tots and communities, both urball and sub.ban, should have integrated feeder systems to acconmao- da~e local buses, automobiles, vel pools, and bicycles, as well as wal~nCg facilities. ]'he :-'~L IM is opposed to legislative directives that constrain thc ability of metropolitan transit providers to prox'ide a full range of transit services, including rovci'SC-COiliHlOt¢ I'OL![OS. 5Llbul'b-io-stlbul'b fOLlieS. ' ~,~ ....... ,-,,~ - - , ..... ~ operatin~cost t:'ansJt line fo .... ~ sen,ices o]' new, ~..w~.ri:ncntaI scr~'~cc~, that may show a Iow ,-~,c ,-~' :'ucox-crv fi'om thc fm'cbox. The htictropolitan Council should v,'orlc with local units ol?~ovcrnmcnt to ..... ', ....... Z'" appropriate land ~.~..:o controls alon,~_ designated transit corridors to l'.,,rc.:~;otc' transit ridership. ',,/~C Road Access Fee ii~ ,O1Z1CI' tO l~irly provide for mai or street improvements of priming' benefit to a lmrticula' suDdnqsmn development I0ut not directly assessable and 1o allocate cost so that new growth pays ils fair sba'e, the legislature should authorize cities ~o establish, at flmir option, a road development access charge to be V-D Transportation Utility ]'hc ,.h~x 2x,l supports legislation to atuthorize cities to establish a transportation utility Jbr street const~Eic- imp:'oved facilities can be more lhirlv charged to tine users rather than Ilia general population as a whole. \/-E l~lighway Tuff, backs 8: Funding classification and other appropriate criteria subject to a eon'esl\maline n2echanism for adequate funding of roadway improvements and continuing maintenance. Cities do not have the financial capacity, other the2 significant t0ropert5' tax increases, to absorb the additional roadway responsibilities without new fi_mding sources. The e.'dsting municipal tm2~back fund is not adequate based on contemplated lumbaclcs. V-F '3C' Transportation Planning Process' Elected Officials Role 'l'he AMM supports continuation of the Transportation Advisor,' Board (TAB), a majority of local elected officials membership on the TAB itself and thc TAB process, which was developed to meet z' . ~cde~a, l'COLlirc!2~O12tS ford~ '~' ~ ' ~ , ~Sl~mmOn of thc Metropolilan Council as the Metropolitm~ Plm~i~n~ Ommxiza- 20 Association of Metropolitan Municipalities Transportation tion that is responsible for the continuous, comprehensive and cooperative (3C) transportation plmming process to allocate federal funds among metropolitan m'ea projects. This process requirement was reinforced by the 1991 Intennodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) and the 1998 Trm~sportation Efficiency Act for the 21 st Cenmu, (TEA21). V-G Motion Imaging Recording System (M.I.R.S.)' Traffic Law Compliance 'l'ho AN~/I requests l egi sl ative action authorizing utilization of motion imaging recording system teclmol- ogy for govermnental units, including cities, on streets mad highways to assist in the promotion ofsafeu, and traffic law enforcement. The tectmology has been proven and is curt'early used for !aw enforcement by numerous states, municipalities and other countries. At a minhnum, the state should authorize a pilot prqicct or lW(~iccts on municipal streets in the metropolitan area. V-H Airport Noise Mitigation :':~;x iN ~ SUpl_~OrtS noise abatement progrmns and expenditzu'es designed to minimize the impacts of h L~C-opera~ed Facilities on neighboring commmlifies. The Metropolitan Airports Conmdssion should Jeterm ine the design and geographic reach of these programs only after a thorough public input process tha~ considers the priorities and concerns of the impacted cities m~d their residents. ~e ~ ~ M~C and state should seek long-term solutions to fund the full mitigation package as adopted in 1996 for at! homes in thc' 64-60 DNL impact area. Noise abatement effo~s should be paid for by fees and charges collected iS'om airport us,ers, as wall as state and 9ederal funds. V-I Cities Under 5,000 Population Currently cities under 5,000 population receive no state funding or MSA fimds £or collector or arterial streets regardless of traffic volume, orJ_oination~ ~'did,'or' dc.,d~ka~Oll.=<'" ~" Current CSAH distribution to metro- po! iran counties is inadequate to provide for the needs of smaller cities in the lnetropolitan re'ea. Criteria such as the number of average daih' trips should be established in a small city local road improvement l~.rog':am For funding qualification and a distribution method devised. Possible funding sotu'ces include the five- percent set-aside account in the Highwa), User Distribution Fund, modification to county municipal accounts and/or state general fund. V-J County State Aid Highway (CSAH) Distribution Formula The AMM supports modification of the Counb' State Aid Highway (CSAH) distribution formula to more faMy account for total vehicle miles traveled on metropolitm~ county CSAH Funded roads. A1- d~ough only 10% of the CSAH roads are in the metro area they account for nearly 50% of the vehicle ,miles traveled. The metro counties receive less thm~ 20% of the CSAH distribution m~d have hlstituted city cost participation, whereby cities are nov,? forced to pa)' up to 45% ora CSAH road project cost in SOD*lO ~t l'e ~qs. 2003 Legislative Policies Transportation V-K Municipal Input (Consent) for Trunk Highways The previous municipal COl'~Sel!t statute for tlq. ulk highways was tmclem', allowed lnultiple sign-off times illClLldJ !~gjLlSt prior to bid letting m~d allowed project delay. M~OT never invoked m: appeal. ~te current statute, as totally re-xwitten in 2001, provides for MnDOT to submit detailed plans with cost estimates at a point one and a half to two years prior lo bid letting, at which time public hearings ::r~~ held for citizcn"tmsiness/municJl0a[ input. IFMnDOT does not concur with, ~:t ...... d thin,gus, M~DOT may appeal. CUlTently, that process wou~a tale a maximum oi fi~ree and :t ~,,,1 cmc~nths and the ;'~'su]~s ofti~c apl>oal board are binding on both fi~e city and MnDOT. TI~c :'x.',~., ~ OF, i?oscs any change to the currcp, t statute that would allow MnDOT to totally di~rc~za,'n the appeal bom'd rulim,= ]bt statc u'unl' highways., ~ . 7lte result of such a cla~a~o~ would si~rzi~ificant'lv, minimize MnDOT's desire or need to negotiate in good faith with tl~e city for appropriate project access and :dign~ucnl. Plus it would make the public heating and appeal process meanh~gless. 'V-L Mui'~icipal State Aid F~ules for Urban Road Systems and standards governing MSA cxl)enditures impact the efficient use of these Jbnds be- ., . ' Chalqgt_u tO ac- take into account v,'ban road constraints. These rules need to be .... ~ thc tcchnical and practical rcsu'~ctions on construction and rooonstruotion o~ Llt'oa12 road s~.c aid design st~.~dat c,s should not . to l'econstmction of existing state , · I ' 1 ci'J:zi~qailx' construclc-=1 under oifl~rent standards. Futut'e cl~anges to state a~o ]'u]es should Association of Metropolitan Municipalities Committee Rosters (VI) lqou~ing and Economic Development Policy ~" ~L~.~e Ten; Goodwin. (Tm~.ncil, zcmber. ,4p])le l'allc~, (Cozm;~iz;ce r-'z, -,;..~ .lanis Cai lJson, (_.'ozmcil, wmber. Sharon Cassen. Cozmci/,wml~er. )~?~./]ope Nancy Haas. ]UR Dh'ec~or. .~[. Regina I{an'is./fR,4 Director. N ' Yale Norwick, :~fa3'or, Ron Rankin. Co,mzzm. Dex'. Dir., Bob Sireotnr. Co/,m~m. De~,. Dir... .' ~ ~ . .'~,75'15'{(11 i{ .'j (Uti [ll l ?ii'dh ()/', [:~etropol,~i] Agencies Policy Committee ]7ran]< Boy]es. Ci[~' ~/~',za~4~.,r ~'iarv ]-lam]iq a n- Roland, :.~.fr¢'m',. ,&nnc I-]urlburt. D/rec'/or (f Coz;;mzmiO' To]ii Link. Director o/'Co,z,zz,da, DeYe/opmenr, lin'er Grow Terry S c h n eld er. Cuz, wi/, ze, zber. ~ fi;-,zelonka Blair Tremerc, Counc//me,z/;er. Go/den [.'~//e~: 2003 Legislative Policies Committee Rosters Municipal Revenue Policy Committee Jim Smith. Cou~wihne,~ber. l~do])o~de~ce ('Co,m~i~oe Choir) Oreg Andrews. Direclo; of ?i~a~ce, Bi il B arnha~. Govem~e~t Rel~rio~.s' Rep., Pat Harris. C'ozo~cilmembor. Barbara Johnson. Coz~/wil, w,~ber, }(ira Kamper, h~zeHm Cio' Jim ICnutson. ]:i~c~we Direc~o;. Don Rambov,'. ]://Tcz~;cc' Dh'c'c/o/'. /~Tzizc' B~c,' ,]ciTv %plintcl'. ' ~ c, .~,.., c, ,~- -~ ~'s'/s'lc~7i Transportaton and General Government Policy Co~v~n-'iittee Oic:'~ Burke..-i~l?ort .\~cmc~$cr. .?o'~dz .fi/. Pa~d Dave Callister, CleHc-.4ch~iJ~i.s'~J'oto;, Os.s'oo Charlie Crichton, Co~mcil,~ombor, B~ov~.rHlle Chucl,: DeVote, Cozmcil,~e,~be;, ffT~ifc Boor Dan Donahue, :ticmager, :h'b~' Hope Steve Elkins. C:otmci/,~c,~ber. Bloomhtgto~ Sharon Feess, Co~2c//,~ember.. ]~l'O0/~!'ll ~Ol'k 24 Association of Metropolitan Municipalities Committee Rosters Marcia Gl Jck, M'a, age~; Robbi~sdale Bill Hargis, JY/a)'or, I~'roodbz,y Jori Haukaas, Direc[or of P~blic If'~rD, D'idlo., ,ion I--Iohenstein, ~xla~'x' Johnson, ~17a3'o~5 ]~depe~de,ce Mike Klassen. ?xlarv McOomber. Cozmc:il,;c,,z~er, Oa!: ~7/'/: z_~- 'o' · - Mark McNcill..4~tmiJzislraloJ', Pete Mcintsma, ~]cO.oz.' 03..xla/ .l,o~n Molenaar. Councilmember, Chnmplin Bruce Nav, Tocki. Co~,~cilmc,~Per, Ed Nelson, C~)z,zc'i/,~embe~', Dan Niziolek, Ell sxvo:'th Slein. Gc~ udc Ulricla, D 1 ' '" 2003 Legislative Policies ~t~ll~ CHAJ~iBER of COMMERCE CHANHASSEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 2002 OFFICERS Chair Susan Jespersen Americlnr, Chanhassen Chair-Elect Steve La:zke Living Christ Lutheran Church YJce Chair Nancy LipJnski Nancy S. Lipinski, CPA Secretary Hark Bentrup Edina Real Es~te .Services Treasurer Vernelle Clayton Lotus Realty Services Past Chair Vernelie Clayton Lotus Realty Se~qces City Liaisons Corey Hoen Todd Gerhardt Executive Director Linda Walton MEMBERS AT LARGE Joan Andrew Edward'JOnbS 'Investments May'Jan Carpenter Aon Consulting. lac Members of the Chanhasscn Chamber of Commerce will be voting o~t the 2003 Board of Directors at the General Membership Meet- ing scheduled for Tuesday. October 22nd. Please plan to attend this important meeting. Below are n()minafions !bt thc 2003 Board. Chair~-Steve I..atzke. ~ ;,,;,~-, Christ Lutheran Church Chair Elect--James Haugen, M & I Bank Vice Chair---Nancy Lipinski. Nancy S. Lipinski CPA Secretary---Mark Bcntrup, Edina Realty Treasurer----Vcrnellc Clayton, Lotus Realty Services Members At Large Joan Andrew. Edward Jones investments Marian Carpenter, Aon Consulting, Mar.¥ Kay Rasmussen. Thc Chanhassen Bm~k Ann Van Epren, Ridgeview Chanhassen Clinic i*a~e.: Square, ~.'~°1 ?,'e<~, ?Sth Street , Chanhassen , P,%nesota 55317 , 952.934.3903 , fax: 952.934.2129 , email: linda@chanhassenchamber, org Chanhassen Public Library Progress Meeting #17 Meeting Held: Oct. 14, 2002 Page 2 OLD BUSINESS: ITEM 1.11 Although the bldg. permit has been issued, the bldg. inspection dept. still needs to address some issues that Steve Torell itemized in his e-mail to Barry Petit on June 4, 2002. MS&R gave Steve Torell a letter addressing issues No. 1 - 24. Response to the remaining items will be forthcoming. Steve Torell's letter dated August 6, 2002 was distributed at the progress meeting wherein he addresses his original March 20, 2002 plan review letter and MS&R's response to that letter which was given to Steve at last week's progress meeting. MS&R will review Steve's comments and will respond to open issues accordingly. MS&R distributed their letter dated August 21,2002 to Justin Miller who will forxvard it to Steve Torell, which is a response to the City's plan review letter addressing open issues. There are still some issues, which cannot be addressed due to potential modifications recently initiated. These will be addressed when the final scope has been established. Barry Petit indicated that the energy calculation for the building envelope is perhaps the most significant outstanding item yet to be submitted to Steve Torell. Barry Petit presented requested information to Justin Miller at the meeting which will be forwarded to Steve Torell. Steve Torell stated the following items are still outstanding: 1. ASI l& 3 2. CCD No. 2 3. PR4&5 4. The signature page to the Specification and Addenda 1 & 2. ACTION DATE BY REQ'D MS&R 1.12 7.3 7.4 MS&R provided additional information and documents to the City. Although not present at the meeting, Steve Torell stopped by prior to the meeting and indicated that he has not seen Items 1-4 yet as well as the structural engineer signed CCD #6. Larson Electric is awaiting response for their RFI requesting clar/fication for the parking ramp lighting configuration. The Owner is contemplating installation of a retail coffee shop within the library and was advised that under floor piping required for this installation xvill be needed by Sept. 1,2002. Melissa Brecbon and Barry Petit attended a planning meeting with the "Friends of the Library" group prior to the progress meeting held this morning. More information to follow. Mechanical and electrical rough-ins, if any, in masonry walls above grade that may be affected by the proposed retail coffee shop, should be provided to the contractor immediately as these walls are being constructed. The coffee shop proposal concept will be submitted and reviewed at the City Council meeting to be held on Oct. 14, 2002. The City indicated that the coffee shop proposal would not be presented to the City Council until after their budget process is completed. K-A indicated this should not have any impact on the construction activities. Steve Torell stated that all remaining smoke/fire dampers may be deleted from the project. Per the code, these elements are not necessary. Steve will speak with the mechanical engineer in this regard. Barry Petit will verify with Steve Torell if he has had conversation with the mechanical engineer regarding the dampers. Barry Petit indicated that Steve Torell has talked to the mechanical engineer and is of the opinion that no smoke or fire dampers are needed on the project. Smoke detectors however, are required. A proposal request will be issued.by MS&R to formally delete the smoke and fire dampers which were previously added to the scope of work and subsequently struck from the returned CO #1. A proposal request is forthcoming from MS&R that will document final status of the smoke and fire dampers. Steve Torell spoke to Sebesta Bloo~nberg & Assoc. on Wed., Oct. 9 regarding the smoke and fire dampers and detectors. Proposal Request No. 6 was issued on Oct. 3, 2002. MS&R Info. I n fo. Chanhassen Public Library Progress Meeting ttl 7 Meeting Held: Oct. 14, 2002 Page 3 OLD BUSINESS (Cont'd.): ITEM 8.3 K-A requested that the structural engineer review the extent of soil correction work at the south property line. As the location of the utilities and fiber optic cabling is further to the north than originally indicated on the documents, the soil correction work now encompasses the area where the utilities are located. Avoiding these lines xvill reduce the cost of soil correction in these areas. Jim Packard has for~varded types and locations of existing utilities running along the south property line and has forwarded this information to the structural engineer. It may be necessary to temporarily support the sanitary sewer line as the soil correction work is underway. Also, the structural engineer may drop footing elevation at the porches adjacent to the fiber optic line so if there is work to be performed on this line at a future date, there xvould be no concern for undermining the footing. The contractor a~vaits final decision in this matter. Barry Petit indicated that the structural engineer was axvaiting information from GME Consultants prior to finalizing any documentation. Barry will contact Meyer, Borgrnan & Johnson after the meeting to see if they have received this information from GME. MS&R indicated that the forthcoming information xvill be general in nature as far as the concept is concerned and the extent of xvork xvill be determined by the existing conditions encountered which will be closely monitored by GME. K-A indicated that this work will start immediately after the ground becomes more ~vorkable and therefore requires this information as soon as possible to advise and coordinate their sub-contractors. A meeting with GME and MB&J has tentatively been scheduled for Fri. morning to review additional 6" piping found in the utility trench running westerly towards Kerber Blvd. This piping appears to have stubbed off the water main running north and south in the utility trench. GME's concern is that the soil below the pipe may require soil correction similar to what we are experiencing in the north and south utility trench. GME has requested that xve excavate along the newly discovered pipe to determine the soil conditions. If the pipe extends to any length to the west it may run under thd masonry toxver recently constructed. Discussions of this issue together with the south foundation wall concerns adjacent to the existing utility easement will be reviewed. The City located documents which delineated the extent of piping recently found. Two runs extend to the west approximately 20' and two runs extend to the east approximately 10'. All pipe terminations had gate valves in anticipation of future development of the property. All piping has been removed and no additional soil correction was required below the piping runs. K-A requested a copy of the historic document for incorporation into their documents. Three proposals xvere received from the structural engineer addressing the corrective xvork along the south building line. They consisted of the following: 1. Over excavation 2. Sheeting 3. Drilled reinforced concrete piers. Additionally, a meeting was held on Tues., Sept. 10 wherein GME proposed a fourth option with the use of a geopier system. All options are currently under review but it appears that the geopier system is the most viable. We are awaiting a cost proposal from the Geopier Foundation Company which should be received no later than the end of the week. A cost proposal from Geopier Foundation Co. was received and the contractor was directed to proceed with this method accordingly. K-A requested a modified cost proposal excluding design liabilities which Geopier has agreed to do. A separate design proposal will be submitted to MS&R which was agreeable with Barry Petit. K-A indicated the installation would take approximately one day and that crews could be available next week after execution of the contract agreement and insurance certificates have been submitted. A CCD will be issued to direct us to proceed with this work. K-A stated that the Geopier technical documents have been issued to MS&R directly. MS&R will forward these documents to K-A for their use. K-A also understands via Email that the design proposal for the Geopier system has been received and approved by MS&R. Contracts have been executed and insurance certificates received and technicians and equipment are mobilized and should be arriving at the jobsite this afternoon for commencement of work on Friday. The Geopier installation was completed earlier this week and was approved by GME. Steve Torell requested confirmation of approval by GME for his records. ACTION BY GME DATE REQ'D Chanhassen Public Libra~? Progress Meeting #17 Meeting Held: Oct. 14, 2002 Page 4 OLD BUSINESS (Cont'd.)' ITEM 13.1 K-A expressed potential concern for frost getting under the interior column pads xvhich are currently shallo~v in case the building is not enclosed prior to freezing weather. Bill Cox indicated that he would request a budget estimate from the excavator and concrete subcontractors to drop the footings to frost elevation. K-A presented a cost proposal in the amount of approximately S IO,O00.O0 to lower all interior column pad footings to frost elevation. Another alternate is being reviewed to include rigid insulation installed at the edges of the interior column pads extending out approximately 2-3 ft. xvhich will prevent frost from infiltrating under the concrete structure. MS&R will advise if this alternative method is acceptable. The rigid insulation system to protect the interior column pad footings from frost has been approved. A band of 2" rigid insulation shall be placed around the perimeter of the column pad footing 2'. The top of the insulation shall be recessed to accept sand cover which will hold the insulation in place. 16.1 16.2 K-A requested clarification of the extent of granular backfill material at the parking ramp wall structure. MS&R indicated this question should be directed to GME Consultants. Granular backfill material will be placed against the outside face of the parking ramp foundation wall as indicated in GME's detail which is incorporated into CCD #5, Sheet SK 151 dated Sept. 20, 2002. K-A requested clarification of an earlier comment made by GME regarding additional sand cushion under the slab on grade at the exterior chiller location. K-A will reviexv this item with GME. 16.3 16.5 K-A indicated that when the backfilling activity starts at the north ramp wall, vehicle parking will be limited to allow truck access and equipment activity until the wall has been backfilled. K-A will coordinate in advance this activity with the City. The City has requested a minimum of one week's notification for parking restrictions north of the new parMng ramp structure to coordinate with their employees. The CiB' also requested that no activity occur in this area on Nov. 5 which is election day. The City inquired if there was any need for the use of milled bituminous material on the jobsite as the City has acquired this material from one of their projects. K-A will review the City's offer and will contact Mike Wegler at 952-227-1303 if applicable. K-A will contact their bituminous subcontractor to see if the milled bituminous material can be used in lieu of Class 5 material. 16.6 A meeting will be held with the City and Architect regarding locks and security. Steve Torell requested to be invoh'ed in the meeting which will be held to discuss locks and security. ACTION BY Info. K-A/GME K-A/GME K-A K-A Info. DATE REQ'D NEW BUSINESS' ITEM 17.1 K-A suggested that it may be appropriate to relocate the gas line that services City Hall which runs from Kerber Blvd. easterly along the north side of the vacated Coulter Blvd. then running north to the south side of City, Hall due to the shallowness of the gas line installation as well as running under the new circle drive. If the existing gas line runs continuous to Market Blvd., the existing line could possibly be vacated at the area of concern. The CiB' indicated they would contact the gas company to review the options. 17.2 K-A requested that City e~nployees again check in with the project superintendent prior to walking within the bnilding construction limits. Construction hard hats and vests will be issued to those who desire to tour the site while construction activities are in progress. ACTION BY city City The next Progress Meeting will be Thursda% October 1% ~ 9:00 a.m. at the Kraus-Anderson jobsite office. All present are asked to attend. DATE REQ'D Chanhassen Public Library Progress Meeting #18 Meeting Held: Oct. 24, 2002 Page 2 OLD BUSINESS' ITEM 1.11 Although the bldg. permit has been issued, the bldg. inspection dept. still needs to address some issues that Steve Torell itemized in his e-mail to Barry Petit on June 4, 2002. MS&R gave Steve Torell a letter addressing issues No. 1 - 24. Response to the remaining items xvill be forthcoming. Steve Torell's letter dated August 6, 2002 was distributed at the progress meeting wherein he addresses his original March 20, 2002 plan review letter and MS&R's response to that letter which was given to Steve at last week's progress meeting. MS&R will review Steve's comments and will respond to open issues accordingly. MS&R distributed their letter dated August 21,2002 to Justin Miller who will for~vard it to Steve Torell, xvhich is a response to the City's plan review letter addressing open issues. There are still some issues, which cannot be addressed due to potential modifications recently initiated. These will be addressed xvhen the final scope has been established. Barry Petit indicated that the energy calculation for the building envelope is perhaps the most. significant outstanding item yet to be submitted to Steve Torell. Barry Petit presented requested information to Justin Miller at the meeting which will be forwarded to Steve Torell. Steve Torell stated the follo~ving items are still outstanding: 1. ASI l& 3 2. CCD No. 2 3. PR4&5 4. The signature page to the Specification and Addenda 1 & 2. ACTION BY MS&R DATE REQ'D 1.12 MS&R provided additional information and documents to the City. Although not present at the meeting, Steve Torell stopped by prior to the meeting and indicated that he has not seen Items 1-4 yet as well as the structural engineer signed CCD #6. Larson Electric is awaiting response for their RFI requesting clarification for the parking ramp lighting configuration. MS&R 7.3 7.4 The Owner is contemplating installation ora retail coffee shop within the library and was advised that under floor piping required for this installation will be needed by Sept. 1, 2002. Melissa Brechon and Barry Petit attended a planning meeting with the "Friends of the Library" group prior to the progress meeting held this morning. More information to follow. Mechanical and electrical rough-ins, if any, in masonry walls above grade that may be affected by the proposed retail coffee shop, should be provided to the contractor immediately as these walls are being constructed. The coffee shop proposal concept will be submitted and reviexved at the City Council meeting to be held on Oct. 14, 2002. The City indicated that the coffee shop proposal xvould not be presented to the City Council until after their budget process is completed. K-A indicated this should not have any impact on the construction activities. Steve Torell stated that all remaining smoke/fire dampers may be deleted from the project. Per the code, these elements are not necessary. Steve xvill speak with the mechanical engineer in this regard. Barry Petit will verify with Steve Torell if he has had conversation with the mechanical engineer regarding the dampers. Barry Petit indicated that Steve Torell has talked to the mechanical engineer and is of the opinion that no smoke or fire dampers are needed on the project. Smoke detectors hmvever, are required. A proposal request will be issued by MS&R to formally delete the smoke and fire dampers xvhich xvere previously added to the scope of work and subsequently struck from the returned CO #1. A proposal request is forthcoming from MS&R that will document final status of the smoke and fire dampers. Steve Torell spoke to Sebesta Bloomberg & Assoc. on Wed., Oct. 9 regarding the smoke and fire dampers and detectors. Proposal Request No. 6 was issued on Oct. 3, 2002. Info. Info. Chanhasseu Public Library Progress Meeting #18 Meeting Held: Oct. 24, 2002 Page 3 OLD BUSINESS (Cont'd.): ITEM 8.3 K-A requested that the structural engineer review the extent of soil correction work at the south property line. As the location of the utilities and fiber optic cabling is further to the north than originally indicated on the documents, the soil con'ection work now encompasses the area where the utilities are located. Avoiding these lines will reduce the cost of soil correction in these areas. Jim Packard has forwarded types and locations of existing utilities running along the south property line and has for~varded this information to the structural engineer. It may be necessary to temporarily support the sanitary sewer line as the soil correction work is underway. Also, the structural engineer may drop footing elevation at the porches adjacent to the fiber optic line so if there is work to,be performed on this line at a future date, there would be no concern for undermining the footing. The contractor awaits final decision in this matter. Barry Petit indicated that the structural engineer was awaiting information from GME Consultants prior to finalizing any documentation. Barry will contact Meyer, Borgman & Johnson after the meeting to see if they have received this information from GME. MS&R indicated that the forthcoming information will be general in nature as far as the concept is concerned and the extent of work will be determined by the existing conditions encountered which will be closely monitored by GME. K-A indicated that this work will start immediately after the ground becomes more workable and therefore requires this information as soon as possible to advise and coordinate their sub-contractors. A meeting with GME and MB&J has tentatively been scheduled for Fri. morning to review additional 6" piping found in the utility trench running westerly towards Kerber Blvd. This piping appears to have stubbed off'the water main running north and south in the utility trench. GME's concern is that the soil below the pipe may require soil correction similar to what we are experiencing in the north and south utility trench. GME has requested that we excavate along the newly discovered pipe to determine the soil conditions. If the pipe extends to any length to the west it may run under the masonry tower recently constructed. Discussions of this issue together with the south foundation wall concerns adjacent to the existing utility easement will be reviewed. The City located documents which delineated the extent of piping recently found. Two runs extend to the west approximately 20' and two runs extend to the east approximately 10'. All pipe terminations had gate valves in anticipation of future development of tile property. All piping has been removed and no additional soil correction was required below the piping runs. K-A requested a copy of the historic document for incorporation into their documents. Three proposals were received from the structural engineer addressing the corrective work along the south building line. They consisted of the following: 1. Over excavation 2. Sheeting 3. Drilled reinforced concrete piers. Additionally, a meeting was held on Tues., Sept. 10 wherein GME proposed a fourth option with the use of a geopier system. All options are currently under review but it appears that tile geopier system is the most viable. We are awaiting a cost proposal from the Geopier Foundation Company which should be received no later than the end of the week. A cost proposal from Geopier Foundation Co. was received and the contractor was directed to proceed with this method accordingly. K-A requested a modified cost proposal excluding design liabilities which Geopier has agreed to do. A separate design proposal will be submitted to MS&R which was agreeable with Barry Petit. K-A indicated the installation would take approximately one day and that crews could be available next week after execution of the contract agreement and insurance certificates }lave been submitted. A CCD will be issued to direct tis to proceed with this work. K-A stated that the Geopier technical documents have been issued to MS&R directly. MS&R will forward these documents to K-A for their use. K-A also understands via Email that the design proposal for the Geopier system has been received and approved by MS&R. Contracts have been executed and insurance certificates received and technicians and equipment are mobilized and should be mTiving at the jobsite this afternoon for commencement of work on Friday. The Geopier installation was completed earlier this week and was approved by GME. Steve Torell requested confirmation of approval by GME for his records. ACTION BY GME DATE REQ'D Chanhassen Public Library Progress Meeting #18 Meeting Held: Oct. 24, 2002 Page 4 OLD BUSINESS (Cont'd.): ITEM 13.1 16.2 K-A expressed potential concern for frost getting under the interior column pads which are currently shallow in case the building is not enclosed prior to freezing weather. Bill Cox indicated that he would request a budget estimate from the excavator and concrete subcontractors to drop the footings to frost elevation. K-A presented a cost proposal in the amount of approximately $10,000.00 to lo;ver all inter/or column pad footings to frost elevation. Another alternate is being reviewed to include rigid insulation installed at the edges of the interior column pads extending out approximately 2-3 ft. which will prevent frost from infiltrating under the concrete structure. MS&R will advise if this alternative method is acceptable. The rigid insulation system to protect the interior column pad footings from frost has been approved. A band of 2" rigid insulation shall be placed around the perimeter of the column pad footing 2'. The top of the insulation shall be recessed to accept sand cover which will hold the insulation in place. Clarification: In lieu of spending $10,000.00 to drop the interior column pads as previously stated, consensus of those present including Crosstown Masonry, K-A, and the Architect, agreed that based on previous experience and the performance of rigid insulation as an alternative method of concrete pad protection, this method is a viable alternative. This method is also based on a short-term measure until temporary or permanent enclosure with heating is in place. K-A requested clarification of an earlier comment made by GME regarding additional sand cushion under the slab on grade at the exterior chiller location. K-A will review this item with GME. ACTION BY Info. K-A/GME DATE REQ'D 16.3 K-A indicated that when the backfilling activity starts at the north ramp ,,vail, vehicle parking will be limited to allow truck access and equipment activity until the ``,,,all has been backfilled. K-A will coordinate in advance this activity with the City. The City has requested a minimum of one week's notification for parking restrictions north of the new parking ramp structure to coordinate with their employees. The City also requested that no activity occur in this area on Nov. 5 which is election day. Backfilling activities at the ramp will commence on Mom 10/21/02 and will take approximately three days to complete weather permitting. The Owner agreed to provide access for truck activity at the upper part of the new parking ramp area. K-A 16.5 The City inquired if there was any need for the use of milled bituminous material on the jobsite as the City has acquired this material from one of their projects. K-A will review the City's offer and will contact Mike Wegler at 952-227-1303 if applicable. K-A will contact their bituminous subcontractor to see if the milled bituminous material can be used in lieu of Class 5 material. K-A 16.6 A meeting xvill be held w/th the City and Architect regarding locks and security. Steve Torell requested to be involved in the meeting which ``vill be held to discuss locks and security. A meeting has been scheduled to discuss locks and security following today's Progress meeting. Info. 17.1 K-A suggested that it may be appropriate to relocate the gas line that services City Hall which runs from Kerber Blvd. easterly along the north side of the vacated Coulter Blvd. then running north to the south side of City Hall due to the shallowness of the gas line installation as ;vell as running under the new circle drive. If the existing gas line runs continuous to Market Blvd., the existing line could possibly be vacated at the area of concern. The City indicated they would contact the gas company to revie;v the options. The City has attempted to reach the gas company for potential relocation however, has not been successful in reaching them. Dan Remer with the City Engineering dept. will continue to make attempts to contact the gas company. City Chanhassen Public Library Progress Meeting #I 8 Meeth~g Held: Oct. 24, 2002 Page 5 NEW BUSINESS: ITEM 18.1 The CiD' will perform a bug test for the domestic water system prior to activation. City Engineering stated that the plumber should be aware of this City test, however, a reminder should be given to Buchman Plumbing to ensure this test is performed. 18.2 The CiD' indicated that mechanical and electrical rough-ins minimally should be installed to support the proposed coffee shop equipment if the fully developed proposal has not been approved by the time that the other contractual rough-ins have commenced. 18.3 K-A requested that a CCD be issued to include the damp proofing at the foundation walls of the parking ramp structure not originally included in the scope of work but now required due to the moisture content of the soil. 18.4 K-A stated that temporary enclosures will be required prior to installation of all final exterior building systems. Attempts will be made to minimize the extent of the temporary euclosures as job progress permits. Cost for temporary enclosures will be borne by the Owner as stated in the contract agreement. ACTION BY Info. Info. MS&R Info. DATE REQ'D The next Progress Meeting will be Thursday~ October 24~ ~ 9:00 a.m. at the Kraus-Anderson iobsite office. All present are asked to attend. DO. C CITY OF CHANHASSEN CITY REPORTS Office of County Sheriff ~ Cap.,er County Governmeat Center ~ Justice Cen:,er CARVER soo East Fourth Street COUNTY Chaska, Minnesota 55318-2190 Bud O!son, Sheriff Emergency: 911 SheriffAdmin' (952'~ 36!-1212 .*drain. Fax: (952) 36t-1229 Dispatch: (952) 361-1231 (Non-Emergenc.v) ,, Listed belosv is a description of each of the different classification of calls for semice which the Car,'er County Sheriff's Office received and processed for your area. Criminal Assault Burglary Drug Violation Homicide Traffic/Alcohol Misc. Criminal Property Damage Robbery Sex Crime Theft Theft Related Vehicle Theft Non-Criminal Disturb Peace/Privacy Misc. Non Criminal Lock out Alarm Domestic Missing Persons/-Runawav Animal Medical House/Business Check Assist other Agency Fire Call Prowler Mental Health Civil Process Transport Warrant Service Boat and Water Snowmobile Gun Permit/Acquire Gun Pe,.Tn. it/Cam/ Lock Post Office Suspicious Activity Open door Auto Accd-Prop Damage Auto Accd-Injury Auto Accd -Fatal Traffic Special Traffic Altercation bem/een pa~ies where actual physical harm occurred Breaking into a residence or business All drug violations, possession of, sale of, manufacture of or under the influence of. T~ing of a persons life Traffic stops or accidents involving a driver under the influence Minor offenses which include order of protection violations, warrant service, threats and harassment, tobacco violations. All damage to property includir3g vandalism' and trespassing on property Taking of property in the presence of another with use of force Rape, sexual abuse, indecent exposure and pornography Taking of property Credit card fraud, issuance of bad checks, counterfeiting, theft by swindle Theft of a motor vehicle Noise, harassing phone calls, Citizen assists, lost and found property, general law enforcement questions, civil matters, delivery of council packets, juvenile disciplinary problems etc. Unlock doors of automobiles, residences or businesses for owners Checking on an alarm at a private residence or business. Verbal argument between parties Juvenile runaways or missing persons Animal bites, stray animals Assist persons with medical issues, natural cause deaths Check on houses or businesses when owners are away from property, Assist other law enforcement offices; state patrol or government departments Fires and assist fire departments Person on property who does not belong Suicides, 72 hr holds for mental health issues. Service of civil papers, assist with civil stand by situations Transport persons for various reasons Service a ~varrant for Carver County and other counties All incidents involving boats or lakes All incidents involving sno.wmobile Issuance of a permit to purchase a handgun Issuance ora permit to carry a handgun Dep~.tties lock post office buildings Suspicious persons, acts or vehicles Locating an open door to a business Auto accident when only property damage occurred Auto accident when injury,' and property damage occurred Auto accident in which a fatality occurred Ail traffic stops and calls, stalled vehicles, debris on the roadway Radar wagon, special traffic details ,4f77rmative Actior,/Equal .OpportuniO' £mployer CARVER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AREA REPORT FOR CITY OF CHANHASSEN CALLS FOR SERVICE FOR MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2002 2002 2001 2001 MONTHLY YTD MONTHLY YTD CRIMINAL 'Assault 2 37 12 38 Burglary 1 30 6 36 Drug Violation I 16 3 24 Homcide 0 0 0 0 Traffic/Alcohol 9 119 11 123 Misc. Criminal 23 171 24 195 Property Damage 28 220 32 266 Robbery 0 0 0 4 Sex Crime 0 5 1 10 Theft 40 306 71 327 Theft/Related 5 22 2 22 Vehicle Theft 2 21 1 20 TOTAL CRIMINAL 111 947 163 1065 NON-CRIMINAL Disturb Peace/Privacy 39 363 52 381 Misc/Non criminal 54 524 69 592 Lock out 21 273 41 468 Alarm 80 658 75 701 Domestic 6 69 13 111 Missing Person/Runaways 4 49 4 58 'Child Abuse/Neglect 0 12 2 45 Motorist Assist 27 288 27 267 Animal 35 279 40 305 Medical 40 328 23 350 House/Business Check 2 23 0 23 Assist other Agency 7 80 8 60 Fire Call 16 169 25 198 Prowler 1 13 0 8 Mental Health 6 24 3 34 Civil Process 0 4 0 2 ~Transport 0 10 I 5 Warrant Service 0 20 7 36 Boat & Water 4 95 1 51 Snowmobile 0 26 0 20 Gun Permit/Acquire 8 59 8 83 Gun Permit/Carry 1 1 0 3 Lock Post Office 0 0 0 0 Suspicious Activity 81 663 69 634 Open Door 1 24 1 20 Auto Accd- Prop Dam 44 388 43 396 Auto Accd - Injury 4 55 10 78 Fatal Auto Accd 0 2 I 1 Traffic 185 2058 137 2030 Special Traffic 7 68 1 43 TOTAL NON-CRIM 673 6625 661 7003 ITOTAL REPORTED ? .0 ~ ~ .~ ~ o ~ ~ ~ ~ 0 0 0 0 0 '- o o o '.u o o o o .~ o o o o o o o ~ "."~ ?'4 ~ ~. · ............................... 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