Administrative SectionADMINISTRATIVE SECTION
Memo from Diane Desotelle dated April 16, 1996.
Invitation to Vote, Minnetonka School District Referendum.
Southwest Metro Transit Newsletter dated April 1996.
Workers Memorial Day to Honor Those Killed or Injured at Work.
Letter to Roman Roos dated April 9, 1996
Letter to Donald Dyer dated April 9, 1996.
Letter to Gene Borg dated April 9, 1996
Letter to Scott Molencamp dated April 9, 1996.
Letter to James Knutson, Barton - Aschman dated April 5, 1996.
Letter from Elizabeth Glaccum dated March 25, 1996
Chanhassen City Hall Project Schedule dated April 4, 1996
Letter from Carole Kron, Dunbar Development dated March 26, 1996.
Letterfrom John Dietrich, RLK Associates dated March 25, 1996
Letter from Cheryl Messner dated April 4, 1996.
Memo from Scott Harr dated April 10, 1996.
Memo from Scott Harr dated April 8, 1996.
DESOTELLE CONSULTING I
Memorandum from Desotelle Consulting I
To: hate Aanenson, Planning; Director '
Phillip Elkin, Water Resources Coordinator
From: Diane Desotelle '
Date: April 16, 1996
Re: Christmas Lake Management Plan and Bud6et L P date ,
This memo is to update you on the status of the Christmas Lake Management Plan and ,
budget for the task. Last fall. the Christmas Lake Association requested the City of
Chanhassen to write a management plan for Christmas Lake as the City has been doing for
other Chaffllassen Lakes. The City responded that the had planned to write one. but it
vas not as high a priorit< since oril� half the �� is in Chanhassen. The City
agreed. however. to make it a high priority if the City of Shorewood and the Association
were N illing to split the costs with Chanhassen. There is a lot of entliusiasm and energy
on the lake for education. monitoring. and projects to protect the lake to the highest
degree. The Association agreed to pay a third the costs and requested the same to the
Shorewood City Council. The Shorewood City Council also approved to pad a third the
costs.
The budget for the Christmas Lake ?Management Plan was approximately S - based on
the efforts put in for Lakes Minnexvashta. Riley. and Lotus. However. the budget is 110VV
estirnated to be S9.600 due to additional meetings. a change in report format. time
necessary to search for data outside of the CAN and an overall Greater demand for specific
inforunation to an informed Association.
The report is now being polished and editted and «will be presented to the Christmas Lake
Association on April 30, 1996 at their arinual meeting. The Association is going to see if
the can contribute more money to the managment plan and Shorewood Nvill also be
approached. At this time. the Cite of Chanhassen is asked to still contribute a third the
costs. This is still less fiuiiding than is necessary for the other lakes (approximately
S1200) and there is an energetic group of citizens willing to volunteer their time and '
contribute money for this plan, monitoring. and in -lake projects. Please inform the City
Council of staffs efforts to work with the Christmas Lake Asssociation as part of our
support of the Surface Water Management Plan's direction. '
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MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Our children really are the future of our communities. Thank you
for allowing us to present the referendum proposal to meet high
and middle school students' needs for adequate space, up -to -date
' buildings and technology —all essential for quality teaching and
learning to take place.
' We hope you and your members now have the information you
need to make an informed decision April 23. If you do, please
share the information and encourage others to vote. If you don't,
' ple call us with your questions at 470 -3404. Thanks again!
Si ere ,
Dan Jett, Superin n ent Bruce Taher, Chair
' Minnetonka Publi chools Minnetonka School Board
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VOTE APIUL 23, 1996
"0 SOUTHWEST METRO TRANSIT
VOLUME 3, IYO. 3
COMMISSION '
ARTICULATOR
EXPRESS SERVICE CHANGES
MADE ON APRIL 1
Southwest Metro implemented several express service
changes on April 1. Changes were made to the morning
routes to provide better regional connections and to
provide service for customers who start work at 7:00 am.
Afternoon route changes were made because of
customer requests and to reduce the standing loads on
the 5:03 53K bus.
JOB FAIR AROUND THE CORNER
Southwest Metro Transit will participate in the Southwest
Metro Community Job Fair scheduled for April 30. The
job fair is designed to match people seeking entry level
positions with employers from Chanhassen, Chaska,
Eden Prairie, and Edina. Southwest Metro staff will be
available to answer transit questions and to hand out
complimentary bags of popcorn. Staff from MCTO will be
on hand to answer questions about regional bus service
and route connections with SMTC buses.
The job fair is scheduled to run from 9:00 am through
3:30 pm. Southwest Metro Transit will provide free
transportation to and from the job fair for participants
again this year.
Commissioner Patricia Pidcock and Eden Prairie Mayor
Jean Harris plan to attend the kickoff breakfast from
8:00 - 8.45 am.
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CHAMBER COFFEE BREAK A
SUCCESS
Southwest Metro hosted the Eden Prairie Chamber of
Commerce "Coffee Break" on March 27. Staff was on
hand to .discuss SMTC services, give tours of our offices,
and present the plans for the future Transit Hub
development.
Approximately 65 people stopped by to learn more
about us including Jules Smith, the Metropolitan Council
Representative from Eden Prairie, Chanhassen, and
Chaska.
Thank you Commissioner Patricia Pidcock for hosting the
event!
CONSERVATIVES COULD BACK
TRANSIT IF FREE MARKET
CONTROLS, REPORT SAYS
A new conservative think tank study suggests transit
agencies might be able to find support among the
nation's conservatives with the right public appeal.
The Free Congress Foundation study says even
conservatives might use high quality public transit.
Transit also can transport low- income persons to jobs,
thereby relieving the tax burden of welfare, the study
says. (We call it Reverse Commute!)
Conservatives traditionally have preferred use of cars,
thinking of public transit as the transportation mode of
low - income persons. Government subsidies for transit
were considered similar to welfare, But the Free
Congress Foundation points out that the traditional
negative perceptions of transit subsidies were based on
incorrect assumptions.
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' "The dominance of the automobile is not a free market
outcome but the result of massive government
intervention on behalf of the automobile," the report
says. 'That intervention came at the expense of privately
' owned, privately funded, tax - paying public transit
systems. Without government intervention, public
transit might have a substantially higher market share
than it now enjoys."
Instead of too much government intervention in
' transportation funding, more free market techniques
should be*used. They include reducing subsidies, not
only for public transit but also automobiles. "There is
reason to think cwality transit can compete with the
' private automobiie in terms of consumer choice, so long
as government does not tilt the playing field too strongly
toward the automobile, as historically it has done in this
' country,' the report says.
Other suggestions from the Free Congress Foundation
' include giving government support only to transit
projects with strong local support and a secure source of
local funding, promoting publiclprivate joint ventures,
avoiding unproven high -tech transit solutions, and
' supporting only rail projects that begin with "starter" lines
and expand if ridership is high.
(Urban Transport News, March 27,19%)
PRESIDENT PROPOSES SIX
' PERCENT INCREASE IN TRANSIT
SPENDING
' In spite of gloomy predictions for federal transit spending
in 1997, the Clinton .Administration proposed budget is
6% higher than last years proposal. The President is
' asking for $4.3 billion for the Federal Transit
Administration (FTA), including $2.2 billion for formula
grants, $1.8 billion for discretionary grants, and $86
million for planning and research. The budget allocates
$500 million for operating assistance for urban transport
systems, $800 miltion for new fixed - guideway starts, and
' $725 million for discretionary grants for bus purchase
and repair, light and heavy rail improvements, and other
faciffies.
TRANSIT HUB UPDATE
The Transit Hub project continues to progress. Some
action coming up soon:
• The Developers Agreement for the Transit Hub will
go before the Eden Prairie City Council on May 8.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation
(MNDOT) and Southwest Metro Transit joint
construction plans are nearly complete. MNDOT
and SMTC are working together on soil corrections
for the Transit Hub site and the future Hwy. 5 /Prairie
Center Drive improvements in -3n effort to share
resources.
• Staff will present the Transit Hub plans for the City
Council of Chanhassen on April 22.
You will notice construction activity on Technology Drive
this Spring. MNDOT will be completing the re- alignment
of Technology Drive over the next few months and laying
the final road surface in the Fall.
Jottings:
The Metropolitan Council has passed a proposal to
increase bus fares. The fare increases will be
implemented in July, 1996.
• SMTC participates in city events:
The agency has provided bus service for tours of
Eden Prairie for new city employees.
' The President's proposed budget is far from winning
Congressional approval. Leaders in Congress called the
President's budget "dead on arrival," noting the lad* of
Social Security and entitlement reforms. House
Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman
Franc Wolf (R -Va.) said the best transit can expect is a
freeze at $4.05 billion, the same as fiscal year 1996.
(Urban Transport News, March 27,1996)
SMTC participated in the February Winterfest in
Chanhassen.
SMTC will participate in the Chaska River City
Days again this summer.
If you have any questions or comments about what
you hays read, please call Kate Garwood or John
Kragness at 934 -7928.
1 Souftoest Afto Transit C amssbn is a ,Rant Powers Agreernent between the abes of Chanhassen, Chaska, and Eden Prairie
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Workek s Memorial Day '�o honor
those killed, injured at work
In cooperation with AFSCME and the AFL -CIO, Mn/DOT will observe Workers
Memorial Day on Monday, April 29, by recognizing employees who have been injured
or killed on the job. April 28th has been recognized nationally and locally by AFSCME
and the AFL -CIO as Worker Memorial Day since 1989.
The day will be held on April 29 because April 28 is a Sunday.
In the last five years there have been approximately 13,000 reported street and highway
work zone accidents in Minnesota. They caused 45 fatalities and more than 5,800
injuries to maintenance and construction workers, pedestrians and motorists.
In addition to acknowledging and remembering coworkers killed or injured on the job,
the day presents an opportunity to raise awareness of work zone safety among coworkers
and the public.
A moment of silence will be observed at 2 p.m. on April 29 to honor employees who
have lost their lives on the job. Various activities are being planned for Worker
Memorial Day throughout the state. They include a news conference at Mn/DOT's
Oakdale facility where representatives from Mn/DOT, Public Safety and the unions will
recognize workers and remind the public of the need for a safety partnership between
motorists and workers.
For more information on this event and work zone safety public awareness programs,
please contact Marilyn Brick, work zone safety project coordinator, Mn/DOT Office of
Communications, 612/296 -1701.
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CITY OF
CHANHASSEN
690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 9 CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317
(612) 937 -1900 • FAX (612) 937 -5739
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Mr. Roman Roos, President
Chanhassen Lions Club
1727 Green Crest Drive
Victoria, MN 55386
Dear Roman:
The Chanhassen Park & Recreation Commission believes strongly in providing quality local
parks and recreation. However, in recent years, ballf eld availability has not kept pace with our
expanding population. To this end, the commission has initiated a project to install athletic field
lighting on Field Nos. 5 and 6 at Lake Ann Community Park. An investment of approximately
$100,000 is necessary to sponsor this project. The commission has dedicated $60,000 in its 1996
capital improvement budget for this project. Is the Chanhassen Lions Club in a position to invest
$10,000 in this project in 1996?
The commission is also sending this letter to the Chanhassen Athletic Association, Chanhassen
American Legion Club Post 580, and the Victoria Lions Club. With your commitment, the
commission proposes to commence this work in May or June�'of 1996. Members of the
commission or I am available to meet with you and/or your organization to discuss this proposal
and answer questions.
The following
' "A single weekend softball tournament hosting 50 teams can generate in excess of
$50,000 for the local economy."
The National Recreation and Park Association/
Pacific Northwest Regional Council
"The time has come to recognize and promote collaborative efforts in parks and
recreation which are committed to our nation's youth."
' Attorney General Janet Reno, February 15, 1996
Mr. Roman Roos
April 9, 1996
Page 2
"Local governments are the primary providers of every day recreation facilities and
services. They provide about 50% of recreation activities available; the federal
government provides about 13 %."
Colorado Parks & Recreation Association
The Economic Impact of Recreation, Parks & Leisure Services
Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to your response.
Sincerely,
Todd Hoffman, CLP
Park & Recreation Director
TH:k
c: Mayor and City Council
Park & Recreation Commission
Don Ashworth, City Manager
CITY OF
CHANHASSEN
690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317
(612) 937 -1900 • FAX (612) 937 -5739
' Mr. Donald Dyer
Victoria Lions Club
' 6530 Aster Trail
Excelsior, MN 55331
' Dear Don:
The Chanhassen Park & Recreation Commission believes strongly in providing quality local
parks and recreation. However, in recent years, ball&ld availability has not kept pace with our
' expanding population. To this end, the commission has initiated a project to install athletic field
lighting on Field Nos. 5 and 6 at Lake Ann Community Park. An investment of approximately
' $100,000 is necessary to sponsor this project. The commission has dedicated $60,000 in its 1996
capital improvement budget for this project. Is the Victoria Lions Club in a position to invest
$10,000 in this project in 1996?
The commission is also sending this letter to Chanhassen Lions Club, Chanhassen Athletic
Association, and the Chanhassen American Legion Club Post 580. With your commitment, the
' commission proposes to commence this work in May or June of 1996. Members of the
commission or I am available to meet with you and/or your organization to discuss this proposal
and answer questions.
' The following quotations exemplify the need for local arks and recreation:
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' "A single weekend softball tournament hosting 50 teams can generate in excess of
$50,000 for the local economy."
' The National Recreation and Park Association/
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Pacific NorthwesfRegional Council
' "The time has come to recognize and promote collaborative efforts in parks and
recreation which are committed to our nation's youth."
' Attorney General Janet Reno, February 15, 1996
Mr. Donald Dyer
April 9, 1996
Page 2
L governments are the primary providers of every day recreation facilities and
services. They provide about 50% of recreation activities available; the federal
government provides about 13 %."
Colorado Parks & Recreation Association
The Economic Impact of Recreation, Parks & Leisure Services
Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to your response.
Sincerely,
-:; �
Todd Hoffman, CLP
Park & Recreation Director
TH:k
c: Mayor and City Council
Park & Recreation Commission
Don Ashworth, City Manager
CITY OF
CHANHASSEN
690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317
(612) 937 -1900 • FAX (612) 937 -5739
Mr. Gene Borg, Commander
Chanhassen American Legion Post 580
7995 Great Plains Blvd.
Chanhassen, MN 55317
Dear Gene:
The Chanhassen Park & Recreation Commission believes strongly in providing quality local
' parks and recreation. However, in recent years, availability has not kept pace with our
expanding population. To this end, the commission has initiated a project to install athletic field
lighting on Field Nos. 5 and 6 at Lake Ann Community Park. An investment of approximately
' $100,000 is necessary to sponsor this project. The commission has dedicated $60,000 in its 1996
capital improvement budget for this project. Is the Chanhassen American Legion Post 580 in a
position to invest $10,000 in this project in 1996?
' The commission is also sendin g this letter to the Chanhassen Lions Club, Chanhassen Athletic
Association, and the Victoria Lions„Club. With your commitment, the commission proposes to
' commence this work in May or June of 1996. Members of the commission or I am available to
meet with you and/or your organization to discuss this proposal and answer questions.
' The following quotations exemplify the need for local parks and recreation:
"A single weekend softball tournament hosting 50 teams can generate in excess of
' $50,000 for the local economy."
The National Recreation and Park Association/
' Pacific Northwest Regional Council
' "The time has come to recognize and promote collaborative efforts in parks and
recreation which are committed to our nation's youth."
Attorney General Janet Reno, February 15, 1996
Mr. Gene Borg
April 9, 1996
Page 2
"Local governments are the primary providers of every day recreation facilities and
services. They provide about 50% of recreation activities available; the federal
government provides about 13 %."
Colorado Parks & Recreation Association
The Economic Impact of Recreation, Parks & Leisure Services
Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to your response.
Sincerely,
Todd Hoffman, CLP
Park & Recreation Director
TH:k
c: Mayor and City Council
Park & Recreation Commission
Don Ashworth, City Manager
CITY OF
690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317
(612) 937 -1900 • FAX (612) 937 -5739
Mr. Scott Molencamp, President
Chanhassen Athletic Association
8137 Dakota Lane
Chanhassen, MN 55317
I Dear Scott:
The Chanhassen Park & Recreation Commission b
parks and recreation. However, in recent years,
expanding population. To this end, the commissio
lighting on Field Nos. 5 and 6 at Lake Ann Commi
' $100,000 is necessary to sponsor this project. The
capital improvement budget for this project. Is the
to invest $10,000 in this project in 1996?
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d availability has not kept pace with our
initiated a project to install athletic field
Park. An investment of approximately
mission has dedicated $60,000 in its 1996
nhassen Athletic Association in a position
The commission is also sending this letter to the Chanhassen Lions Club, Chanhassen American
Legion Club Post 580, and the Victoria Lions Club,. With your commitment, the commission
proposes to commence this work in May or June of 1996. Members of the commission or I am
available to meet with you and/or your organization to discuss "this proposal and answer
questions.
The following quotations exemplify the need for local parks and recreation:
"A single weekend softball "tournament hosting 50 teams can generate in excess of
$50,000 for the local economy."
The National Recreation and Park Association/
Pacific Northwest Regional Council
"The time has come to recognize and promote collaborative efforts in parks and
recreation which are committed to our nation's youth."
Attorney General Janet Reno, February 15, 1996
Mr. Scott Molencamp
April 9, 1996
Page 2
"Local governments are the primary providers of every day recreation facilities and
services. They provide about 50% of recreation activities available; the federal
government provides about 13 %."
Colorado Parks & Recreation Association
The Economic Impact of Recreation, Parks & Leisure Services
Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to your response.
Sincerely,
Todd Hoffman, CLP
Park & Recreation Director
TH:k
c: Mayor and City Council
Park & Recreation Commission
Don Ashworth, City Manager
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CITY OF
CHANHASSEN
690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317
(612) 937 -1900 • FAX (612) 937 -5739
Mr. James Knutson
Barton - Aschman Associates, Inc,
111 Third Avenue South, Suite 350
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Re: Arboretum Boulevard Project from Powers Boulevard (CSAH 17) to Lake Ann Park
Project No. 95 -21
Dear Jim:
Having conferred with appropriate City officials regarding the existing overhead electrical power
service along this proposed roadway corridor, it is clear that it is the City's desire to see this utility
relocated to an underground facility as a part of this roadway improvement project. It is also my
understanding that the costs associated with the undergrounding work less the normal costs associated
with relocating the overhead line should be less than all the costs that would have been incurred just
relocating the power poles out of the roadway. The costs will be the responsibility of the City. Please
coordinate this work effort with the appropriate representatives from Northern States Power Company.
I would also like to compare the cost of corten poles versus fiberglass poles (both with shoebox
luminaries) in order to make a determination for the street lighting. Please advise me of cost
comparison when available. Thanks, Jim.
Sincerely,
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
Charles D. Folch, P.E.
Director of Public Works
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c: Dave Warzala, Barton- Aschman
Don Ashworth, City Manager
Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Director
Dave Hempel, Assistant City Engineer
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Ms. Laura Ekholm
Mr. Bradley Wirt
Miller & Schroeder Financial
220 South Sixth Street
Suite 200 Pillsbury Center
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Re: Carver County Housing and Redevelopment Authority
Housing and Redevelopment Gross Revenue Bonds
(Chanhassen Apartments Project)
Dear Ms. Ekholm and Mr. Wirt:
Pursuant to _section 4.13 of the Indenture for the above referenced bond
issue, enclosed please find the quarterly report of construction status.
The contractor is on schedule to deliver the building for occupancy as
scheduled on June 30, 1996. Following is a brief summary of
construction highlights through March 26, 1996.
GENERAL BUILDING STATUS
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Building is fully sheathed. Roof shingles, windows installed.
Installation of insulation in attic is in process.
Decks at units are waterproofed.
SITE
No site work done since last report due to winter conditions.
GARDEN LEVEL.
Bathtubs and magic paks (HVAC units) stored in units, not yet
installed.
Trash chute in place.
FIRST LEVEL
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Plumbing and electrical rough -ins complete.
Bathtubs in place.
Sheetrock and taping in process.
5000 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 200 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55422 -5146 (612) 377 -7090 FAX (612) 3777089
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Ms. Laura Ekholm
Mr. Bradley Wirt
March 26, 1996
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SECOND FLOOR
All k.i';_chens and baths have been gypereted.
Sheetrock in process.
HVAC complete
Fire sprinklers installed.
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All kitchens and baths have been gypereted. Installing vinyl
flooring.
All units are sheetrocked, taped and painted.
Light fixtures installed in units.
Units are 90% trimmed out (wood base, caps at half -walls and
windows sills installed).
Sheetrock in process in corridors and public spaces.
Interior design plans and furnishings for public areas have been
completed and approved. Furniture has been ordered for installation by
completion date.
MARKETING
Model unit will be ready by April 29, 1996. Great Lakes Management has
arranged for an area furniture store to provide the furnishings for the
model apartment.
IntTrest in the building continues to be good. As of March 26, 1996, 46
units are reserved (710).
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Please do not hesitate to contact us if you would like any additional
information concerning Centennial Hill.
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Sincerely,
Carole Kron
Vice President
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Don Ashworth ✓
Lisa Geringer
Frank Dunbar
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ASSOCIATES LTD
March 25, 1996
CIVIL ENGINEERING e URBAN PLANNING o TRANSPORTATION • ENVIRONMENTAL
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE a CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT e LAND SURVEY
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Mr. David Hempel
Assistant City Engineer
City of Chanhassen
P.O. Box 147
Chanhassen, MN 55317 -0147
Re: Letter of Appreciation
CSM and First Industrial Sites
Dear Dave:
On behalf of CSM Corporation, First Industrial Realty Trust, L.P., and RLK Associates, Ltd., I
wish to extend our sincere appreciation to you for all of the assistance you provided on the
engineering review /fees and credits of the above mentioned sites. Throughout the City approval
process, you consistently extended yourself and accommodated the tight schedule our clients
demanded. Up until the time Datasery asked the projects to be tabled, you kept the projects on
schedule for final plat approval of both projects for March 11, 1996, as we had asked months
previously. Hopefully, both of these projects will be back before the City Council in the near
future in the format originally presented.
Thank you for your professionalism, engineering review, assistance on the fees and credits for
ponding and stormwater, and assistance in meeting CSM's and First Industrial demanding schedule
for City approval.
Sincerely,
RLK Associates, Ltd.
John Dietrich, ASLA
cc: Tom Rocheford, CSM Corporation
Todd Geller, First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.
Charles Folch, City of Chanhassen
Don Ashworth, City of Chanhassen
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(612) 933 -0972 • 6110 Blue Circle Drive • Suite 100 • Minnetonka, MN 55343 • FAX (612) 933 -1153
220 High Avenue - PO Box 569
Gaylord MN 55334
April 4, 1996
Chief of Police, City of Chanhassen
Department of Public Safety `
690 Coulter Drive - PO Box 147 1
Chanhassen, NIN 55317
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I live in Gaylord, MN and commute to my job at Redmond Products in Chanhassen every
day. I have come to love Chanhassen as much as my own small town.
On the night of March 21, I had an experience that further endeared me to your city.
' I worked late and was buying groceries at Festival Foods. At 9 PM I went out to my car
in their parking lot and discovered I had left my keys in the ignition and the doors were
locked.
I called the Chanhassen police and they immediately sent out Dan Ekholm, your
' Community Service Officer. By 9:15, Dan arrived and had retrieved my keys in minutes.
Dan was very courteous and made what could have been a very bad experience into a
minor delay.
Thanks again to Dan and the quick response by the City of Chanhassen Police
De partm e nt!
' Sincerely,
Cheryl Messner
MEMORANDUM
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690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 '
(612) 937 -1900 • FAX (612) 937 -5739
TO: Public Safety Staff
FROM: Scott Harr, Public Safety Director
DATE: April 10, 1996
SUBJ: Acknowledgment from Faye Hedtke
Attached please find a very kind note from Faye Hedtke, whose husband died recently of a heart attack,
This was a situation where we did what we could to be at the funeral, etc., and as can be seen from the
note, these actions really mean alot to people. Whether or not you were involved, I share this pride with
the entire department.
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PC: Don Ashworth, City Manager
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A Special Thank You
The family of Joel Hedtke acknowledges our heartfelt appreciation to
relatives, friends and acquaintances for your sympathy, prayers,
thoughts and acts of kindness.
Although Joel was a retired Chanhassen fireman since 1990, he
served 20 years with respect and dedication as many persons do so
now. Our many thanks go out to the Chanhassen Fire Dept. regarding
emergency care given Joel during the 911 call The honor guard giving
their respect and tributes to a fellow Fireman during the revnewal and
j funeral. The presence of a particular fire truck at the funeral and the
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We also thank the Carver County Sheriff's Department and the
Chanhassen Public Safety Department for their escort participation.
Our thanks to neighboring fine dept. persons giving tribute to Joel.
If class act is the proper expression to use, then that is what it was.
Joel would have been very proud and honored to be remembered by
so many. We will miss him each in our own way. As one dear friend
said "He was a Gentle Giant."
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CHANHASSEN
690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317
(612) 937 -1900 • FAX (612) 937 -5739
TO: Don Ashworth, City Manager
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FROM: Scott Harr, Public Safety Director -
DATE: April 8, 1996
SUBJ: 1996 Contractors Seminar
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I am pleased to report that the April 3, 1996, Contractors Seminar was a success. We had 45 contractors
attend. Of these, 24 returned the evaluations indicating that the program was well received.
Under the coordination of Building Official Steve A!. Kirchman, Assistant Building Official Steve Torell
and the remainder of the Building Inspections staffdid an excellent job in planning, preparing for and
presenting this seminar. They met with other cities that have had similar seminars, and based on their
recommendations, we provided lunch for those in attendance, and kept the program down to 2 hours so
that those attending could get back to work. Inspections staff made the determination that it would be
best to have a presentation for building contractors one year, and plumbing /mechanical contractors the
next year, so that we would be providing seminars on an annual basis. Each area of the trades would
have the opportunity to attend every other year.
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CODE CHANGES AND
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LANDSCAPING, TREE AND
CONSERVATION EASEMENTS
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CONTRACTORS LUNCHEON
WEDNESDAY. APRIL 3. 1996
12°00 NOON
SCOTT HARR
PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR
STEVE TORELL
ASSISTANT BUILDING OFFICIAL
MARCUS ZBINDEN
CARVER COUNTY
DAVE HEMPEL
ASSISTANT CITY ENGINEER
JILL SINCLAIR
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
SPECIALIST
CONTRACTORSLUNCHEON
APRIL 3, 1996
EZZ"ALUZ�.TZON RESULTS
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Total evaluations received: 24
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1)
Overall estimate of program:
(poor) 1 -0
2 -0
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4-12
(very good) 5 - 5
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The information presented is of value to me:
(poor) 1 -0
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3 -6
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(very good) 5- 8
3)
Is this a good time of the year to hold the program?
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Yes - 21
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Better Time: Feb.
Feb. /March
So if there are changes in process, it is time to make adjustments
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4)
How often should we have an event like this?
Annually - 24
Semi - annually - 0
Other: Or at new major changes w /code or city requirements
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Send out code changes prior to meeting. This would give us more time to look at these changes and come
with questions.
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Invite more inspectors from other cities.
* Steak & lobster next time!!
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* Thanks for including me.
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This was directed more towards new homes.
* Have packets available ahead of time for reviewal, but this was good.
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* Great idea - nice presentation