CorrespondenceE-mail from Liz S. Keating, Messerli & Kramer PA re: 2002 Session.
Letter to Todd Hoffman, 2001 Jack Niles Award recipient dated January 28, 2002.
E-mail from Shad French, New Hope Parks & Recreation dated January 23, 2002.
Letter from Bruce Anderson, Maplewood Parks & Recreation dated January 24, 2002.
Fire/Rescue Calls for the week of January 21 - January 27, 2002.
Letter from John Kragness, So'West Metro Transit Commission dated January 24, 2002.
Letter from Martin Wal'sh, Carver County Parks dated January 24, 2002.
Letter from Morton Aaronson, Aerie Networks dated January 25, 2002.
Suburban Transit Association Legislative RepOrt dated January 25, 2002.
AMM Fax News dated January 21-25, 2002.
Description ~of Governor's Aid Reduction Recommendation (revised).
Letter frOm Jay Karlovich, re: Park Commission Term dated January 30, 2002.
Memo to Todd Gerhardt re: Resolution of Adzick Easement dated February 4, 2002
District 112 Facilities Study Process.
SW Corridor Transportation Coalition-January 25 Agenda.
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Liz S. Keating [Ikeating@mandklaw.com]
Wednesday, January 30, 2002 4:52 PM
Beverley Miller; Bill Schreiber; Cathy Busho; Eliz Kautz - work; Elizabeth Kautz; George
Bentley; Len Simich; Jansen, Linda; Margaret Schreiner; Meg Tilley; Michael Leek; Mike
Opatz; Nancy Tyra-Lukens; Robert Renner; Robin Selvig; Scott Harstad; Thomas Poul
initial bill introductions
The 2002 session kicked off yesterday with a flurry of bill introductions.
If the first couple days are any indication, the 2002 session is going to be
fast and furious!
Legislation of potential interest to STA:
SF 2421 (Vickerman)/HF 2574 (McElroy): providing incentives for the use of
biodiesel fuel in the production of electricity
SF 2453 (Reiter): constitutional dedication of 100% of MVET to highway user
tax distribution fund
HF 2631 (Molnau): cancels 2000 session appropriation for exclusive busway
(Riverview)
HF 2632 (Molnau) : allows all buses to use sho~lder lanes if transit buses
are allowed to. "Bus" is defined as any motor vehicle that can carry at
least 16 people, incl. driver, and is intended to transport people. Tom
spoke with Sen. Ourada (Senate author) and Sen. Robling, who stated that
MnDOT was not consulted re: this legislation.
HF 2671 (Hackbarth) : $300,000 in bonding for Met Council to build
park-and-ride lot in Anoka County (Hwys. 65 & 22)
HF 2680 (Leighton): Gas tax increase to pay debt service on $1.25 billion
over 10 years for major projects, including transit advantages
Text of all bills can be found at the following website: (use box marked
"Enter bill number" under either House or Senate)
http://www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/legis.htm
Please call if you have any questions!
Liz Shields Keating
Messerli & Kramer P.A.
145 University Avenue West
Suite 450
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55103
651/228-9757
!keating@mandklaw.com
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Mr. Todd Hoffman
6891 Utica Lane
Chanhassen, MN 55317
Dear Todd:
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you on being named the
2001 Jack Niles Award recipient. ! am very proud of your dedication and
commitment to the Parks and Recreation profession.
There is no truer testimony to your dedication than to be recognized by your
peers and colleagues. You have accomplished many exciting projects for the
City of Chanhassen. That should make you proud.
Again, congratulations on your recognition. I look forward to your continued
professional commitment to the City of Chanhassen.
Todd Gerhardt
City Manager
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Kate Aanenson, Community Development Director
Bruce DeJong, Finance Director
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Shari French [Sfrench @ ci.new-hope.mn.us]
Wednesday, January 23, 2002 11:55 AM
thoffman @ ci.chanhassen.mn.us
Congrats!
Congratulations on being named the 2001 Jack Niles Award recipient.
It's certainly most deserved! I enjoyed seeing your family last Friday.
Those kids were so well behaved. It must have been a bit boring for
them once their dad got his award!
I look forward to giving you my 2 cents worth on board issues over the
next 2 years. I do have a few opinions and I don't mind sharing them!
Again, I was pleased to see you so honored!
Shari French
New Hope Parks and Recreation
Together We Can
January 24, 2002
Mr. Todd Hoffman, Director
Chanhassen Parks and Recreation Department
690 City Center Drive
Chanhassen, MN 55317
Dear Todd:
This is a short note to formally congratulate you on your recent selection as the 2001 Jack
Niles award recipient. As a past recipient, I understand the honor and humility that comes with
receiving this professional recognition. Your acceptance speech was extremely eloquent in
recognizing that this honor would not have been possible without the support of your family,
colleagues, peers and staff.
You are an extremely deserving recipient of this award and I am pleased that your
accomplishments have been publicly recognized. It has been my pleasure to have worked
with you for the past 15 years and I look forward to continuing to hear of your exploits and
innovative, cutting-edge projects in Chanhassen.
Our best friends live on Lake Riley and last fall we walked the new athletic complex and trail
system behind their property. They were extremely positive in their Comments about the
Chanhassen program and the excellent facilities you have brought to fruition.
I am especially excited to work with you and your fellow board members in the coming months
as we work to develop goals, objectives and work plans to make MRPA an even better and
stronger organization. Congratulations on your recognition and I look forward to working with
you during the coming months. As always, if ! can ever be of assistance, please contact me
directly at (651)770-4573.
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Joel Jenkins
7305 Frontier Trail
Chanhassen, MN 55317
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JAN ~ 5 2002
Dear Mr. Jenkins,
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
I did not get a chance to personally meet you on Wednesday at the Rotary breakfast, as I had to
leave to attend another meeting. However, I wanted a chance to respond to a concern you raised
at the meeting regarding public transit. My impression was that you were concerned about local
residents.__funding Southwest Metro Transit and the Metropolitan Council. I was not sure if it was
related directly to the Market Boulevard Park & Ride or transit in general. Allow me a moment
of your time to explain a few things about our agency.
We are publicly supported through taxes. Until January 1 of this year, we were funded through
the local property taxes of Chanhassen, Chaska, and Eden Prairie. Chanhassen provided
approximately $630,000 or 14% of our annual budget revenue- Eden Prairie provided 55% and
Chaska 7% respectively. As of January 1, public transit will be funded through a portion of the '
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax (MVET), which is the tax collected by the state on every vehicle sold.
Todd Gerhardt noted the transition from local property tax funding to MVET at the meeting.
Capital expenditures such as buses and transit facilities are funded through regional and federal
grants. Wehave been very successful in securing funds for the purchase of our transit station in
Eden Prairie including our parking ramp on the site. Most of the funding came through federal
grants. In addition, we have secured over $7 million in funding for the purchase of vehicles and
construction of a park & ride facility in Chanhassen. Both will allow the agency to meet the
growing demand for transit service in the Southwest suburbs over the next 5 - 7 years.
Southwest had to compete for this funding. This year alone, the agency's federal applications
placed # 1, #2, and #3 out of 40 for capital projects in 2005 and 2006.
Capital projects are still funded through taxes, but we feel that we are competitive in bringing
that money back to the residents we serve, and then some.
So, what does this mean for taxpayers, like you? That's subject to personal interpretation. Some
would say that not one nickel should be spent on transit, while others say we should all ride
trains and buses, and there are millions of opinions in between. I am biased because I work for
Southwest Metro Transit, but I believe we deliver a transit service that is second to none in this
state. We work hard to provide a great service for our residents from clean buses to courteous
drivers. However, we can always improve. There are some routes that are not performing well
and we plan some service changes this year to improve our efficiency.
CARVER COUNTY PARKS
10775 County Road 33
Norwood Young America, Minnesota 55397
Phone (952) 467-4200 Fax (952) 467-4355
Division of Public Works
Government Center
Administration Building
600 East Fourth Street
Chaska, Minnesota 55318-2192
Phone (952) 361-1010
Fax (952) 361-1025
January 24, 2002
Todd Hoffman
690 City Center Drive
Chanhassen, MN 55317
Dear Mr. Hoffman:
I am pleased to invite you to the first meeting updating the Lake Minnewashta Regional
Park Master Plan. The meeting will take place Wednesday, February 6, 2002 at 6:30
p.m. and will be held in the Lake Minnewashta meeting room of the Chanhassen
Recreation Center located at 2310 Coulter Blvd. in Chanhassen.
The consulting landscape architects and I will be on hand to facilitate discussion and
begin the process for a master plan revision.
I look forward to our meeting. Should you have questions you are welcome to call me at
(952) 467-4590.
Sincerely,
Martin J. Walsh
Parks Director
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networks
January 25,2002
Morton C. Aaronson
President, Chief Executive Officer
Aede Networks, Inc.
1400 Glenarm Place
Denver, Colorado 80202
303-572-1082 office 1303-572-1300 fax
rnaaronson@aedenetworks.com
Scott Botcher
City Manager
City of Chanhassen
690 City Center Ddve
Chanhassen MN 55317-9634
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JAN ,?,, 8.200
O/TY OF CHANHASSEN
Re: Reactivating the Ricochet Network and Request to Maintain Equipment at Your Site (MIN)
Dear Scott Botcher,
Ricochet Networks, Inc. (www.ricochet.com), a subsidiary of Aerie Networks, Inc., acquired the
RicochetTM intellectual property and certain network assets from Metdcom on November 7, 2001. Since
then, we have spoken to many owners of equipment abandoned by Metdcom and have received a lot of
good ideas as well as interest in working with us to reactivate the network throughout the 21 major
markets built by Metricom.
Each major market includes a combination of municipalities, utilities and property owners who have
possession of the Ricochet Pole Top Radios (PTRs) and Wired Access Points (WAPs) infrastructure that
was abandoned by Metdcom. We have assessed the factors contributing to Metdcom's demise and
determined that it built too many markets too fast and did not acquire enough customers to support the
infrastructure. Its capital and operating expenditures, combined with poor marketing and overpriced
services, led to its failure to generate sufficient revenue to cover its costs. As a consequence, you were
left with agreements and leases that Metdcom could not perform, accounts receivable, claims and/or
other liabilities as a result of the bankruptcy court orders allowing Metdcom to abandon the equipment on
your pole tops, buildings or towers and to reject the agreements or leases that it had with you.
The good news is that we want to tum your liability into an asset. However, this will take time. We need
your cooperation and ask for your patience.
The key to reactivating Ricochet in each market is to turn up incrementally the neighborhoods; the
approximately 10 square miles served by a WAP and 20-30 pole top radios, prioritized by market analysis
that predicts that Ricochet will obtain enough subscribers to pay for the operating costs of the
infrastructure.
In order to expedite this process, we are talking to strong potential market partners or affiliates who are
interested in working with us to reactivate one or more of the major markets. We are also talking to
potential channel partners who will act as resellers or agents to market the Ricochet service in select
areas.
While the Ricochet equipment you now own is basically the same in each market, the disposition, timing
and issues that Ricochet must resolve in each area are different.
We anticipate that the market recovery effort will evolve as we receive and digest the input from you and
other equipment holders. We ask that, in the interim, the existing assets be maintained in place in order
to expedite the re-activation of your market.
AERIE
networks
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January 25, 2002
Morton C. Aaronson
President, Chief Executive Officer
Aede Networks, Inc.
1400 Glenarm Place
Denver, Colorado 80202
303-572-1082 office / 303-572-1300 fax
maaronson@aerienetworks.com
We have assigned a single contact person for each market with whom you can work directly regarding
Ricochet network infrastructure development, partnership opportunities and service availability in your
area. The attached Market Profile sheet identifies your contact person.
We are interested in hearing more from you regarding the status and availability of the network equipment
previously deployed at your site. We know that to be successful, we must make your participation
financially rewarding and convenient to manage. We appreciate your continued interest and look forward
to the opportunity to work with you.
Sincerely,
Morton C. Aaronson
President and CEO
Encl: Market Profile
For more information, contact www.ricochet.com
www.ricochet.com
MARKET PROFILE
RICOCHET NETWORKS, INC.
A subsidiary of Aerie Networks, Inc.
MSA > MIN
MARKET ANATOMY
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL
Market Demographics
2.9 million total population <
62% home PC penetration <
38.1% home Internet penetration <
Network Infrastructure
77 Wired Access Points <
2,743 Pole Top Radios <
Network Coverage
1.8 million total population <
62.7% of total population <
690,000 PC households/businesses <
Ricochet Networks
> Provides network facilities, operations, provisioning and maintenance
> Operates, maintains, removes, reattaches, reinstalls, relocates, repairs and/or
replaces Pole Top Radios (PTRs) on light poles or towers and Wired Access
Points (WAPs) on rooftops
Sells subscriptions and services through Affiliate, Market and Channel partners
Utilities
Provide pole top sites for PTRs and/or rooftop sites for WAPs
Supply electric power to PTRs and/or WAPs
Exchange for services and/or graduated rent
Municipalities
> Provide pole top sites for PTRs and/or rooftop sites for WAPs
> Provide Right Of Way access to network infrastructure, where needed
> Exchange for services and/or graduated rent
WAP Site Owners '> Provide sites for WAPs
> Exchange for services and/or graduated rent
Affiliate, Market and Channel Partners
> Own and/or operate network in select markets
> Sell subscriptions and services
> Share in costs aqd/or revenue
> Market exclusivity and/or performance guarantees
CONTACT
Network Infrastructure
Steve Falk
(303) 542-1247
sfalk@ricochet.com
Market Partnerships
Greg Englerth
(303) 542-1264
genglerth@ricochet.com
General Information
info@ricochet.corn
MARKET APPROACH
In each market, Ricochet Networks enters into business arrangements with local
municipalities, utilities and private landlords covering network infrastructure. We also enter
into agreements with local service providers to market Ricochet services. Business
structure options include:
> Exchange of network services for all or part of rent payments
> Simple rent arrangement with graduated and/or deferred rent payments that
track growth in network subscriptions. Ricochet provides estimated breakeven
analysis to municipalities, utilities and private landlords for consideration
> Affiliates, market and channel partnerships with options to: owns & operate
network; cost share, revenue share and/or earn commissions; commit to
revenue performance guarantees; provide customer acquisition and retention;
and/or gain market exclusivity.
Copyright 2002 Ricochet Networks, Inc.
SUBURBAN
TRANSIT
ASSOCIATION
LEGISLATIVE REPORT
REPORT 2002-1
FRIDAY, JANUARY 2,5, 2002
RECEIVED
JAN 2 8 2_002
OITY OF CHANHASSEN
STA ADOPTS 2002 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
The STA Board of Directors adopted its 2002 Legislative Agenda on January 8, 2002.
(The first three paragraphs outline the challenges facing opt-out service providers,
specifically with the unknowns relating to the transition from the property tax to MVET for
operating revenue.) The STA's top three priorities for 2002 are, in no particular order:
· $50 million in regional bonding authority for transit capital
· Preservation of MVET dedication for transit operating costs, including 20.5% in
2002 and additional 2.0% in 2003
· Support for comprehensive long-term transportation funding package, with transit as
an integral component
2002 STA LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
Since their inception, opt-out transit service providers have been very successful at
attracting and retaining large and growing numbers of suburban riders. Opt-out ridership
has increased over 100% since 1991 for each of the four opt-out transit service providers.
This success has not come without challenges, though. Opt-out transit service providers
are frequently faced with overcrowded buses and overflowing park-and-ride lots, with
many of these riders coming from outside the transit taxing district.
The STA Leqislative Report is prepared by Tom Poui and Liz Shields Keating
Messerli & Kramer P. A., 145 University Avenue West, Suite 450, St. Paul, MN 55~03
Telephone (651)228-9757 Fax (651)228-9787
Because of this high demand for service, it is imperative to preserve the initial 20.5% of
MVET dedicated to metro area transit operating costs in order to maintain existing service.
The MVET dedication should not be jeopardized in efforts to balance the state budget.
The additional 2.0% of MVET scheduled to become available in 2003 is critical to providing
service to meet increasing demand, specifically in areas outside of the transit taxing
district.
Because of the transition schedule, the full impact of MVET as a revenue source will not
be known until the fall of 2002. The Suburban Transit Association will continue to evaluate
the projected level of funding, and determine whether or not a request for additional
funding will be necessary during the 2002 session.
A. BONDING FOR TRANSIT
REGIONAL BONDING
Regional bonding authority refers to bonds issued by the Metropolitan Council and
backed by the property tax. The Metropolitan Council will be seeking regional
bonding authorization for transit capital projects for FY2003-04 for mandated and
service preservation needs. The Legislature authOrized $45 million in bonds' in
2001. The Metropolitan Council may be seeking authorization of $50 million per
year in 2002. However, formal approval from the Governor and Met Council has not
yet occurred. The STA strongly supports significant regional transit bonding
authority to provide for basic transit investments such as bus fleet replacement,
garage upkeep and construction, park-and-ride, transit hubs and other passenger
facilities. Opt-out projects that would benefit from this authorization include:
MVTA
Midlife bus overhauls - $85,000
Replace buses- $10,854,643
SMTC
Add buses - $156,246
Midlife bus overhauls- $692,250
Replace buses- $3,125,000
Maple Grove Transit
· Transit hub - $1,724,983
Shakopee Area Transit
· Add dial-a-ride vans- $210,000
STATE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDING
The STA strongly supports the use of state general obligation bonding to expand
the number of hubs, stations, and park-and-ride facilities in the region. This funding
would supplement the revenue available from regional bonding to meet additional
transit capital needs.
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PRESERVATION OF MVET DEDICATION LEVELS PASSED BY 200'1
LEGISLATURE
The 2001 Legislature statutorily dedicated 20.5% of the sales tax on motor vehicle
sales (MVET) for transit operating revenue in the metropolitan area, and 1.5% for
Greater Minnesota. An additional 2.0% of MVET revenue is dedicated to
metropolitan area transit operating costs beginning in 2003, and the STA strongly
supports dedicating this funding to bus transit. Because of the funding shortfall
during the transition period from the property tax to MVET, some out-opt transit
service has already been eliminated. If the level of dedicated funding declines, it is
highly likely that additional service will be eliminated.
FUNDING FOR TRANSIT SERVICE OUTSIDE THE TRANSIT TAXING DISTRICT
Because there is a significant funding shortfall due to the transition from the
property tax to MVET for transit, there is currently no funding available for service
expansion outside the transit taxing district.
However, due to an increasing demand for express service from areas outside the
taxing district, and because the resources of the opt-out system and Metro Transit
are being strained, a feasible solution must soon be found to provide adequate
revenue to address this critical problem.
There is a general perception that there should be an expansion of service areas
now that funding for transit operating costs comes from a statewide fund, however
the funding for transit capital remains on the property tax and is only levied within
the transit taxing district. In order for expansion of service to become a reality,
additional funding is needed for both operating and capital expenses.
1) Additional revenue is needed to fund operations of expanded express service
routes.
2) The capital levy should be spread on the whole 7-county metropolitan area in
order to provide transit facilities and buses in areas outside the current transit
taxing district.
3) Expansion of transit service should be handled in a systematic fashion in order
to avoid inefficient geographic leapfrogging of service provision.
LONG-TERM TRANSPORTATION FUNDING OPTIONS
The STA supports a comprehensive transportation funding package that considers
and plans for transportation and transit needs well into the future. The STA
believes that the solution must include a multi-modal approach encompassing
highways, bus transit and rail options. The STA supports implementation of the
Hiawatha Avenue light rail transit corridor and implementation of commuter rail lines
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as part of an overall, integrated metropolitan transit system that provides convenient
and seamless transit service to suburban residents. Some of the funding sources
that the STA would support to meet these transportation and transit needs include:
HIGHWAY FUNDING · Increased and/or indexed gas tax
· Dedicated metro area sales tax
· Trunk highway bonding
TRANSIT FUNDING · Additional MVET
· Dedicated metro area sales tax
· General fund
SUPPORT TRANSIT ADVANTAGES ON HIGHWAYS
Suburban transit service relies on transit advantages in order to provide timesaving,
convenient travel options. Convenient transit options encourage ridership, and
therefore decrease overall congestion by reducing single occupant vehicles on
highways. The three advantages that provide the most effective utilization are bus-
only shoulder lanes, HOV lanes and ramp meter bypass.
BUS ONLY SHOULDER LANES
The STA supports the expansion of designated bus-only shoulder lane miles as
a cost-effective means to make transit a timesaving alternative to driving.
HOV LANES
The STA strongly supports the ongoing use of the high occupancy vehicle
(HOV) lanes on 1-35W and !-394. HOV lanes provide effective mass transit
advantages, especially efficient travel times on some of the most congested
highways in the region. This efficient travel time draws an increasing number of
riders to mass transit services, which further reduces Congestion. The STA will
closely monitor the HOV lane study mandated by the 2001 Legislature, in
whatever form it occurs.
RAMP METER BYPASS
The ramp meter bypass system allows transit vehicles the opportunity to bypass
stagnant traffic, and provides efficient ingress to the highway.
DEDICATED BUSWAYS
The STA supports the use of dedicated busways in efforts to make transit a
timesaving alternative to driving.
F. BIODIESEL INITIATIVES
STA service providers use nearly 1 million gallons of diesel fuel per year, and as
such are very interested in learning more about alternative fuel blends such as
biodiesel. At the present time, the STA is concerned that there may not be
sufficient long-term data available on the effects of biodiesel on fuel injection system
durability, engine oil degradation, and combustion deposits. In light of these
concerns, and because of the impact that biodiesel use could have on engine
warranties, the STA urges a cautious approach in implementing a biodiesel
mandate.
If a biodiesel proposal is brought forward that would allow transit service providers
the option of participating in a biodiesel pilot program, at no cost to the provider,
some STA members may be interested. STA service providers would need to be
held harmless with respect to the additional cost of biodiesel fuel, the additional
administrative costs associated with participating in a study, costs associated with
fuel delivery and storage, and the potential for additional engine maintenance needs
in order for this to be a palatable option.
STA ELECTS NEW OFFICERS FOR 2002
On January 8, the STA Board of Directors elected officers to lead the association for
calendar year 2002.
Mayor Nany Tyra-Lukens (Eden Prairie), who served as 2001 STA Vice Chair, was elected
Chair. Her duties include presiding over all meetings of the Board and Legislative
Committee, as well as representing the STA at the Legislature as needed.
Councilmember Meg Tilley (Eagan), one of the newer members of the STA Board, was
elected Vice Chair. Her duties will include filling in for Chair Tyra-Lukens as needed, and
assisting with leading the association.
Executive Director Beverley Miller (Minnesota Valley Transit Authority) was elected
Secretary-Treasurer. Her duties will include managing the finances of the STA and
assisting the other officers as needed. Congratulations to all new officers!
The STA thanks outgoing officers Mayor Elizabeth Kautz, Burnsville (Chair), and
Councilmember Scott Harstad, Plymouth (Secretary-Treasurer) for their hard work and
dedication during the long and difficult 2001 legislative session.
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January 21-25, 2002
MHFA Releases Inclusionary Housing Recommendations
On Wednesday, Jan. 23, Commis-
sioner Kit Hadley of the Minnesota
Housing Finance Agency (MHFA)
released her draft recommenda-
tions to the Legislature regarding
inclusionary housing. The
Commissioner's recommenda-
tions were developed through dis-
cussions with an advisory commit-
tee (which included representa-
tives from AMM) and research on
programs throughout the country,
The recommendations will be
transmitted to the legislature and
a bill incorporating the recommen-
dations will be introduced this ses-
sion.
The Commissioner's recommen-
dations include:
· Adoption of a Mixed Housing
Development Bill.
· Expanding the tools and chang-
ing the methods by which cities
pay for road projects, including
collector streets.
Association 0r
He~ropolitan
Piunicipali[ies
145 Untver$ffy Avenue West
S~ Paul, MN $$105-2044
Phone; (651) 215-4000
Fax: (651) 2~1-2299
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~. MM Fax News is faxed to all AMM city
managers and administrators, lel~islatlve con-
taas and Board members. Please share this
fax ~vith youe mayors, counciln~mbers and
staff to keep them abreast of important metro
clty issues.
· Changing the burden of proof
in disputes between developers
and cities. In cases where a pro-
posed development is consistent
with the city's zoning ordinance the
burden would be on the city to
prove health or safety concerns.
· Requiring a cost impact state-
merit when (1) a city imposes regu-
lations on a housing development
that are in excess of the state's
building code; (2) a city amends
its zoning ordinance; or (3) a city
requires a developer to reduce a
project's' density even though the
development complies with the
city's zoning ordinance.
· Establishing a technical advi-
sory group of the Construction
Codes Advisory Council to de-
velop model ordinances that re-
duce the costs of compact, mixed
use, new development and in-fill re-
development.
The Mixed Housing Development
bill would provide that if a devel-
oper proposes a mixed housing
development, then the city must, in
good faith, offer"reasonable regu-
latory accommodations" to facili-
tate the economic feasibility of the
development. "Reasonable regu-
latory accommodations" would in-
clude increased density, smaller
set-backs, smaller street widths
and smaller lots. A "mixed hous-
lng development" would be de-
fined as a development that in-
cludes at least one of the following
(1) both for-sale and rental hous-
ing, with at least 20 percent of the
units rental; (2) rental housing
where at least 20% of the units are
affordable to households earning
50 percent of the median income
or at least 40% of the units are af-
fordable to households earning
60% ofthe median income; (3) for-
sale housing where at least 20%
of the units have a selling price
below the area's median selling
pdce.
The legislation would exempt cit-
ies in counties with a population of
30,000 or less and cities that have
adopted an inclusionary housing
ordinance. The legislation would
also provide a high priority for
MHFA funding for developments
located in a city having an
inclusionary housing ordinance or
built under the provisions of the act.
AMM is in the process of review~
lng the recommendations and
would appreciate input from mem-
ber cities. The complete MHFA
recommendations are posted on
the AMM web site at
www.amm145.org, if you have
questions or comments, please
call Gene Ranieri at (651) 215-
4001.
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' A~sod/ation of Metropolitan Municipalities News Fax
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GTS Offers New Format for
Advanced Zoning Course
The Government Training Service (GTS)is now of-
fering its "Advanced Zoning" course in four- sessions
over the course of four months. The course will be
held in the LMC building during the lunch hour (11:30
a.m. to 1:00 p.m.) on February 13, March 13, April
10 and May 15. The new format is designed to ac-
commodate busy schedules and is in addition to
the traditional full day session, if you are interested
in either format for this course, please contact GTS
at (651) 223-5307 for additional information,
NRi Update: The Metropolitan Council and
its partners continue to work on a natural resources
inventory for the seven-county metropolitan area.
Maps illustrating "regionally significant" natural re-
sources are scheduled to be completed March 6.
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January 2'l-25, 2002, page 2 of 2
Met Council Announces
2030 Population Forecasts of
an Additional 930,000 Residents
The Metropolitan Council has released new popula-
tion forecasts that project 930,000 new residents for
the seven-county metropolitan area between 2000
and 2030. The previous forecast, which only went
out to the year 2020, had projected 500,000 new
people in the region. The new forecast also projects
that the region will be home to 460,000 new house-
holds and 550,000 new employees by the year 2030.
The projections would result in a regional population
of 3.6 million in 2030, as compared to the current
population of 2.6 million, and approximately 1.5 mil-
lion households in 2030, as compared to 1 million
today. While births still represent a majority of the
growth, migration is becoming an increasingly im-
portant source of new residents.
The new forecast projects 75,000 more households
by 2020 than cities currently have planned for in their-
comp plans.
The Council is expected to see sub-regional break-
downs of this forecast at their Jan. 30 meeting.
TOTAL P,O3
Description of Governor's Aid Reduction
Recommendation (revised)
CY02 Aid Reduction:
II.
CY 02 Levy + Aid Growth Based Aid Reduction
Cities are exempt if population is less than 1,000
Cities and Counties are exempt if their Levy + Aid increase for Cy02 is
less than 4.5% (3yr state average change in households + inflation)
Growth Based Aid Reduction equals the difference between:
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Actual CY 02 increase in Levy + Aid, and
The hypothetical increase equal to previous 3yr aVerage household
growth + inflation times 125%.
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Also, if a jurisdiction had a negative 3yr average household growth
rate, then the hypothetical increase would equal the statewide
average change in inflation (2.95%).
For cities, the growth based aid reduction is first taken from LGA and
then fi'om the Market Value Credit Reimbursement Aid. :
For counties, the growth based aid reduction is first taken from the
Market Value Credit Reimbursement Aid and then from Homestead
Agricultural Credit Aid (HACA).
CY02 Uniformed Aid Reduction
All cities are subject to a uniformed aid reduction equal to 2% of Levy +
Aid and all counties are subject to a Uniformed Aid reduction equal to
1.5% of Levy + Aid.
For cities, the uniformed aid reduction is first applied to LGA and then
to the Market Credit Reimbursement Aid. For counties, the uniformed
aid reduction is first applied to HACA and then to the Market Credit
Reimbursement Aid.
CY 03 Aid Reduction
Total aid reductions in CY03 can not exceed 6% of Adjusted Net Tax
Capacity (ANTC) for cities and 5% of ANTC for counties.
The CY02 Growth-Based Aid reduction is carried forward to CY03. For
cities, the aid reduction is applied to the LGA and Market Value Credit
Reimbursement aid and for counties the aid reduction is applied to
Homestead Agricultural Credit Aid (HACA).
The CY03 Uniformed aid reduction is equal to 1.75% of a city's ANTC
and 1% of a county's ANTC.
The Uniformed aid reduction for cities is first applied to LGA and then
to the Market Value Credit Reimbursement Aid. The Uniformed aid
reduction for counties is applied to HACA.
City Police / Fire Amortization Aid is eliminated, however, if this
additional aid cut results in a total aid reduction greater than 6% of
ANTC, then the marginal reduction amount attributed to the
amortization aid would be added to the city's grandfathered LGA base.
Q: Can cities increase their levy in 2003 to cover the loss of state aids?
A: Not entirely. The uniform aid cut could be replaced through council-
approved increases in the property tax levy. The replacement of revenues
lost through the "growth-based" cut would require voter-approval.
Q: Are dries being penalized for increasing their levies to cover the loss of
HA CA ?
A: Generally, the answer is no. The focus of the governor has been on
growth in total levy plus state aids, By measuring city revenue growth in this
manner, the loss of HACA and any resulting levy increase is factored out of
the figures.
Q: We issued bonds for the construction of a public facility last year and the
debt service payments will begin this year. Does the "growth-based" cut
exclude these debt service levies?
A: No. The growth-based cuts are computed on the total proposed property
tax levy for each city and do not make any distinction for debt service levies.
Q: Our city is challenging the federal census figures because we believe
there was an error in our population and household counts. If our appeal is
upheld, will this impact the cuts?
A: The answer'depends upon when the counts are corrected. To a degree,
the three-year average growth in households will offset a miscount in the
federal census. However, some of the appeals that are pending are
significant and could significantly alter the calculation of the cuts.
(2: The governor has proposed eliminating police and fire amortization aids
beginning in 2003. Are these the aids that help pay PERA police and ?ire
contributions for our police officers and the aids that go to our volunteer
relief association ?
A: No. The governor has proposed eliminating only the amortization aids
that are currently targeted to cities that had consolidation accounts or have
local police and full-time fire department relief associations still in operation.
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145 University Avenue West, St. Paul, MN 55103-2044
Phone: (651) 281-1200. (800) 925-1122
TDD (651) 281-1290
LMC Fax: (65i) 281-1299 LMCIT Fax: (651) 281-1298
Web Site: http://www, lmnc.org
Governor's Proposed Local Aid Cuts:
Frequently Asked Questions
Note: This document reflects some of the questions we have received over the past several
days. Although our responses are based on our careful reading of the supplemental budget
materials, we have not yet seen a draft of the legislation. Some of the details of the
governor's proposal could change before the bill is introduced.
How does the governor's plan impact c/ties?
A: The governor is proposing two distinct aid cuts for 2002, The first cut is
called a "growth-based" cut and is based on the increase in total levy-and
aids in each city. Larger increases in levy plus aids will generally result in
larger cuts although there are adjustments for rapidly growing communities.
The second cut is called a "uniform" cut that-will reduce each city's aid by 2
percent of its 2002 levy plus aids.
Q' My city lost most of/ts LGA and ali of its HACA under the 2001 tax bill.
Are we insulated from these cuts?
A: Probably not, The cuts would first be made from LGA and then from the
state reimbursement to your city for the new market value homestead
credit.
(2: What is the rationale for the governor's "growth-based cut?"
A: The governor has suggested that some of the large proposed property tax
increases is an indication that some cities can afford more pain because they
are raising more total revenue,
Q: Our city council reduced the final property tax levy in December. Will this
action affect the cuts?
A' Yes, the estimates that have been prepared by the Department of
Revenue are based on the September 15 preliminary property tax levies for
.each city. A reduction in the property taxes would reduce the city's aid cuts.
MESSAGES FOR LEGISLATORS ON THE GOVERNOR'S "BIG FIX"
II.
III.
IV.
Summary of major points
A. Cities should not be asked to disproportionately contribute to Solving the
state's budget shortfall. Aid to cities comprises 10 percent of state
revenues, but cities are being asked to absorb 30 percent of the revenue
cuts.
B. Cutting aids to cities will have consequences on city services.
C. Cutting fund balances is not an effective solution.
Cities did not proportionately benefit during the state's economic growth
A. In the decade from 1992 -2002, aid to cities has grown by about 10%
while state general fund revenues have increased by over 60% during that
time.
B. Aids to cities were cut by 10% for 2002 alone.
C. Cities have paid a sales tax since the early 1990's. This was imposed
during the last recession to help the state, but never removed. Cities and
counties now pay over $100 million per year in sales tax.
Cutting aid to cities will have consequences
A. Aids and taxes pay for city services. Reducing aids will affect the level of
services citizens receive.
B. The largest expenditure category for cities is public safety. Depending on
the extent of aid cuts, public safety expenditures could be impacted at a
time wh_en citizen demands for increased public safety are rising.
C. Financial advisors have indicated that city bond ratings could be adversely
affected depending on the nature and severity of cuts. Preserving bond
ratings is as important to cities as to the state; they directly affect the cost
of government.
All of these impacts could be compounded in cities with low property
values because they cannot as easily compensate for aid cuts.
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Cutting fund balances should not be part of the solution
A. The reasons cities have varying amounts of fund balances are very
different.
B. Most cities maintain about one-half of their budgets in reserve simply to
avoid borrowing because property tax settlements and aid payments do not
occur until mid-year.
C. Use of fund balances is a one-time source of revenue; it does not solve the
ongoing problem.
D. Looking at city fund balances on December 31 is very deceiving since
cities have just received state aid payments and property tax settlements.
It is akin to looking at your checkbook on payday and believing you have
a lot of money, not accounting for the bills that must be paid.
E. Financial advisors have indicated that bond ratings could be adversely
affected.
V,
Principles for solutions
A. Any state actions should provide as much certainty and long term financial
stability as possible. Service changes that may result because of state
actions take time to implement and cannot always be quickly reversed
once implemented.
B. Cities should not be disproportionately affected by the states actions.
Given the points raised in (II.) above, cities should not be asked to do
more than other recipients of state funding.
C. Any actions affecting cities should be as equitable as possible. Any
reductions should not disproportionately undermine the revenue base of
any types of cities.
D. Cities must have the ability to balance service reductions with tax
increases if necessary.
E. Unlike the sales tax experience, whatever cuts that are imposed should be
restored when the state's financial condition recovers.
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LEVANI~ER,
GILLEN &
MILLER, P.A.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
January 30, 2002
_
ROGER C. MILLER
TIMOTHY J. KUNTZ
DANIEL J. BEESON
ROLLIN H. CRAWFORD
KENNETH j)ROHLF
*TONETT~' T. DOVE
STEPHEN H. FOCI=ILER
**JAY E K~RLOVICH
ANGELA M. LUTZ AMANN
KORINE L. LAND
ANN C. O'REILLY
TROY G. KEPLER
ERIC H. SAGVOLD
DARCY M. MOHR
Mr. Todd Hoffman
Director of Parks &'Recreation
Chanhassen Parks and Recreation Department
City of Chanhassen
690 Coulter Drive
Chanhassen, MN 55317
HAROLD LEVANDER
1910-1992
'ARTHUR GILLEN
RETIRED
*ALSO ADMITTED IN WISCONSIN
**ALSO ADMITTED IN NORTH DAKOTA
RE: Park Commission Term Expirations
Dear Todd:
I received the enclosed e-mail regarding Park Commission Term Expirations. I regret to
inform you that I will not be re-applying for appointment.
As you already know, my children are 10 years olds and 7 years olds. My wife and I have
decided that I need to spend as much time with our children over the next few years until they
reach that age when they want nothing to do with their parents.
I thank you and the City Council for the opportunity to serve our community over the last three
years, i will miss working with you, a person whom'I consider to be one of the most talented,
dedicated and respected public servants in the Twin Cities. I will also miss my fellow
commission members/friends. I am confident, however, that you will continue to direct the
Commission to further enhance the "first rate" park system that is enjoyed by the citizens of
Chanhassen.
'As a (soon to be) demanding Chanhassen resident, I hereby demand that the Bluff Creek trail
under Highway 5 be extended/connected as soon as possible.
633 SOUTH CONCORD STREET. SUITE 400 · SOUTH SAINT PAUL MINNESOTA 55075 · 651-451-1831 ° FAX 651-450-7384
Mr. Todd Hoffrnan
Page 2
January 30, 2002
Lastly, I kindly request that you forward this letter to the Commission and Council, and please
pass-on my gratitude and regrets.
fi Jay P. Kaflovich
JPK/so
Enclosure
Jay P. Karlovich
From:
Sent:
To:
Cc:
Subject:
Hoffman, Todd [thoffman@ci.chanhassen.mn.us]
Tuesday, January 29, 2002 2:15 PM
David Moes; Jack Spizali (E-mail); Jan Lash; Jay Karlovich (E-mail); Michael Howe (E-mail);
Rod Franks (E-mail); Tom Kelly (E-mail)
Gerhardt, Todd
Term Expirations
Good Afternoon
Wanted to make sure all are aware that Jan's, Mike's and Jay's terms expire
on April 1st. Please contact me if you would like to reapply and I will get
you an application. You will see notification of the open seats in the
Villager. To date I have received one application.
The City Council approved the 2002 Trail Connection Project last evening and
ordered plans and specifications.
Todd H
C1TYOF
CHAN SEN
690 Cio, Center Drive
£0 Box 147
Chad;assen, Minnesota 55317
2Phone
952.937.1900
GeneraI Fax
952.937.5739
£~giu ee~'ing Depm'tm ent Fax'
952.937.9152
Building Depamnent Fax'
952.934.2524
Web Site
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MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Director
February 4, 2002
SUB J:
Resolution of Adzick Easement Matter
In 1998 the City sought to obtain over a dozen easements along Powers
Boulevard to allow construction of a trail. One particular easement was
needed from a parcel that did not have a property identification number. The
ownership of this parcel was researched by Independent Abstracting Services
that identified the owners as Charles and Susan Teeter. Upon contacting the
Teeters, it was their belief that they had transferred ownership to George and
Lisa Adzick.
To expedite the trail project, our attorney's office prepared easement papers
for signature by the Teeters. The documents were executed and payment of
$2,206.00 was made to the Teeters. Upon discovery of these transactions, the
Adzick's protested contending that they were the owners of the trail easement
parcel. Upon investigation, the attorney's office confirmed that the easement
parcel was much larger than what we needed and did, in fact, act as the side
yard of the Adzick's new home. To that end, Mr. John Kelly, representing the
City, has prepared a limited warranty deed transferring ownership of this
property to the Adzick's. The City will retain'the full 10-foot easement we
originally paid for and the Adzick's will be required to combine the parcels.
Approval of the limited warranty deed transfelTing ownership of this property
from the City to George Adzick and Lisa Adzick is recommended.
Thomas J. Campbell
Roger N. Knutson
Thomas M. Scott
Elliott B. Knetsch
Joel J. Jamnik
Andrea McDowell Poehler
Matthew K. Brokl*
*Also licensed in Wisconsin
Bradley N. B¢isel, Esq.
Hoeschler & Beisel, LLP
282 US Trust Center
730 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55402-2444
CAMPBELL KNUTSON
Professional Association
Attorneys at Law
(651) 452-5000
Fax (651) 452-5550
January 29, 2002
John F. Kelly
Matthew J. Foli
Soren M. Mattick
Marguerite M. McCarron
· Gina M. Brandt
RECEIVED
JAN ~ 1 ZOOZ
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
Re:
City of Chanhassen/Adzick Easement Matter
Your File No. 8107
Dear Mr. Beisel:
I have enclosed herewith a proposed Grant of Permanent Easement ("Easement")
between your client and the City of Chanhassen for the bike trail along the westerly edge of the
property that the City would be deeding back to the Adzicks per your letter of January 19, 2002.
The easement is for a ten foot strip, although the bicycle path may be slightly less than that along
that edge of the property.' The City did not have an exact location on a per foot basis, however,
they do know that it is ten feet or less all along that edge of the property.
In addition to the Grant of Permanent Easement, I have enclosed a Limited Warranty
Deed that I propose the City use to deed the property to your client. I have also enclosed a copy
of the Warranty Deed from the Teeters to the City of Chanhassen to show you what was
originally deeded to the City. At the time the City issues their deed, the City would get the
Easement and would also require that your client provide the City with a letter to the County
requesting that this parcel and their other parcel be combined for tax purposes.
After you have had a chance to review this letter and the documents, please contact me
with any questions or comments.
Very truly yours,
JFK:slc
Enclosures
CAMPBELL KNUTSON
Profess'on Association .
Mr. Todd Hoffinan
(Enclosures)
Suite 317 * Eagandale Office Center * 1380 Corporate Center Curve * Eagan, MN 55121
(Reserved for Recording Data)
GRANT OF PERMANENT EASEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT made this ~ day of February, 2002, by and between
GEORGE ADZICK AND LISA ADZICK, husband and wife, hereinafter referred to as
"Grantors", and the CITY OF CHANHASSEN, a municipal corporation organized under the
laws of the State of Minnesota, the Grantee, hereinafter referred to as "City".
WlTNESSETH:
PERMANENT EASEMENT
The Grantors, in consideration of the sum of One Dollar ($1.00) and other good and
valuable consideration to them in hand paid by the City, the receipt and sufficiency of which is
hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant and convey to the City, its successors and assigns,
forever, a permanent easement tbr public trailway purposes over, on, across, under and through
the land situated in the County of Carver, State of Minnesota, legally described on the attached
Exhibit "A".
INCLUDING the rights of the City, its contractors, agents, servants, and assigns, to enter
upon the easement premises at all reasonable times to install, reinstall, inspect, repair, and
maintain said public trailway system over, across, on, under, and through the permanent
easement premises, together with the right to grade, level, fill, drain, pave, and excavate the
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easement premises, and the further fight to remove trees, bushes, undergrowth, and other
obstructions interfering with the location, construction, and maintenance of said public trailway
easement.
The above named Grantors, for themselves, their heirs and assigns do covenant with the
City, its successors and assigns, that they are well seized in fee title of the above described
permanent easement premises; that they have the sole right to grant and convey the easements to
the City.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the Grantors hereto have signed this Agreement the day
and year first above written.
GRANTORS:
George Adzick
Lisa Adzick
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this ~
2002, by George Adzick and Lisa Adzick, husband and wife, Grantors. -
day of February,
Notary Public
THIS INSTRUMENT WAS DRAFTED BY:
CAMPBELL KNUTSON, P.A.
1380 Corporate Center Curve, Suite 317
Eagan, Minnesota 55121
Telephone: (651) 452-5000
[JFK]
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EXHIBIT "A"
A Permanent Easement for public trailway purposes over, on, across, under and through the
westerly ten (10) feet of the following described property:
That part of Government Lot 2, Section 2, Township 116 North, Range 23 West
of the 5th Principal Meridian described as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the west line of said Government Lot 2
with the southwesterly extension of the southeasterly line of Lake Road
(now known as 62na ~treet) as dedicated in "Crane's Vineyard Park",
according to the recorded plat thereof; thence northeasterly, along said
southwesterly extension, to the easterly right-of-way line of the Excelsior
and Eden Prairie Road as dedicated in said "Crane's Vineyard Park";
thence southerly along said easterly right-of-way line to the northeasterly
right-of-way line of County State Aid Highway No. 17; thence
northwesterly along said northeasterly right-of-way line to the west line of
said Government Lot 2; thence north along said west line to the point of
beginning.
Which lies southerly of"Line 1" and northerly of"Line 2". Said "Line 1" and
said "Line 2" are described as follows:
"Line 1" is a line commencing at the northeast comer of the Northwest
Quarter of said Section 2; thence westerly, along the north line of said
Northwest Quarter, a distance of 279.40 feet to the center line of County
State Aid Highway No. 17; thence southeasterly, along said center line, a
distance of 605.54 feet to the beginning of the line to be described; thence
northeasterly, deflecting to the left 83 degrees 51 minutes 00 seconds a
distance of 250.00 feet and said line there terminating.
"Line 2" is a line commencing at the northwest comer of Lot 7 in said
"Crane's Vineyard Park"; thence on an assumed bearing of North 78
degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds East, along the northwesterly line of said
Lot 7, a d/stance of 14.00 feet; thence South 15 degrees 56 minutes 00
seconds East a distance of 435.40 feet to the beginning of the line to be
described; thence South 87 degrees 41 minutes 00 seconds West a distance
of 500.00 feet and said line there terminating.
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(Reserved for Recording Data)
LIMITED WARRANTY DEED
STATE DEED TAX DUE HEREON: $1.65
Dated: February ,2002
FOR VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, CITY OF CHANHASSEN, a Minnesota
municipal corporation, Grantor, hereby conveys and quitclaims to GEORGE ADZICK and
LISA ADZICK, husband and wife, as joint tenants, Grantee, real property in Carver County,
Minnesota, described as follows:
That part of Government Lot 2, Section 2, Township 116 North, Range 23 West
of the 5th Principal Meridian described as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the west line of said Government Lot 2
with the southwesterly extension of the southeasterly line of Lake Road
(now known as 62na Street) as dedicated in "Crane's Vineyard Park",
according to the recorded plat thereof; thence northeasterly, along said
southwesterly extension, to the easterly right-of-way line of the Excelsior
and Eden Prairie Road as dedicated in said "Crane's Vineyard Park";
thence southerly along said easterly right-of-way line to the northeasterly
right-of-way line of County State Aid Highway No. 17; thence
northwesterly along said northeasterly right-of-way line to the west line of
said Government Lot 2; thence north along said west line to the point of
beginning.
Which lies southerly of"Line 1" and northerly of"Line 2". Said "Line 1" and
said "Line 2" are described as follows:
"Line 1" is a line commencing at the northeast comer of the Northwest
Quarter of said Section 2; thence westerly, along the north line of said
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Northwest Quarter, a distance of 279.40 feet to the center line of County
State Aid Highway No. 17; thence southeasterly, along said center line, a
distance of 605.54 feet to the beginning of the line to be described; thence
northeasterly, deflecting to the left 83 degrees 51 minutes 00 seconds a
distance of 250.00 feet and said line there terminating.
"Line 2" is a line commencing at the northwest comer of Lot 7 in said
"Crane's Vineyard Park"; thence on an assumed bearing of North 78
degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds East, along the northwesterly line of said
Lot 7, a distance of 14.00 feeti thence South 15 degrees 56 minutes 00
seconds East a distance of 435.40 feet to the beginning of the line to be
described; thence South 87 degrees 41 minutes 00 seconds West a distance
of 500.00 feet and said line there terminating.
together with all hereditaments and appurtenances belonging thereto. Grantor covenants and
represents that:
(2)
This Deed conveys after-acquired title; and
Grantor has not made, done, executed or suffered any act or thing whereby the above-
described property or any part thereof, now or at any time hereafter, shall or may be
imperiled, charged or incumbered in any manner, and Grantor will warrant the title to the
above-described property against all persons claiming the same from or through Grantor
as a result of any such act or thing, EXCEPT: the lien of all unpaid special assessments
and interest thereon; and
The Grantor certifies that the Grantor does not know of any wells on the described real
property.
The total consideration for this transfer was less than $500.00
Afl'o: Deed Tax Stamp Here
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
By:
Linda C. Jansen, Mayor
By:
Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
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STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF CARVER
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this ~ day.ofFebruary,
2002, by Linda C. Jansen and Todd Gerhardt, the Mayor and City Manager, respectively, of the
City of Chanhassen, a Minnesota municipal corporation, on behalf of the corporation and
pursuant to the authority granted by its City Council.
Notary Public
Tax Statements for the real property
described in this instrument should be sent to:
GEORGE and LISA ADZICK
Chanhassen, MN 55317
THIS INSTRUMENT WAS DRAFTED BY:
CAMPBELL KNUTSON, P.A.
317 Eagandale Office Center
1380 Corporate Center Curve
Eagan, Minnesota 55121
(651) 452-5000
[JFK]
98718
HOESCHLER & BEISEL
ATTORNEYS
Bradley N. Beisel
Ph: 612-436-2222
Fax: 612-338-6600
Toll-Free 1-800-422-0819
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LLP
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730 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55402-2444
Lm~ye rs. c o m/be ise l law
January 7, 2002
Chanhassen City Council
City of Chanhassen
P.O. Box 147
Chanhassen, MN 55317
Re:
Adzick Easement Matter
Our File No.: 8107
Dear Council Members:
I represent George Adzick and Lisa Drill, the owners of 1155 Willow Creek in Chanhassen.
They recently discovered that title to the land between their property and County Road 17
appears in the name of the City of Chanhassen. This was a surprise to my clients, who thought
that they had bought land all the way to the road. Enclosed is a map of the area showing the
names of the deed-holders.
Investigation into this matter has revealed that the City obtained a deed to the "Chanhassen
Parcel" tSom Charles and Susan Teeters in August, 1998. Teeters had no idea prior to that time
that they had retained title to any land in the area. Teeters thought that they had deeded all of
their property to the Swansons who later deeded to my clients. When contacted by the City in
1998 Teeters were told that they had retained a very small parcel, worth around $2,000.00 that
the city may need for a trail. Based upon the City's representations, Teeters deeded the
"Chanhassen Parcel" to the City for $2,206.00.
It is clear to us that the deeds from Teeters to the Swansons, and from Swansons to my clients
contained mutual mistakes as to the legal descriptions. Both deeds were intended to convey
both the "Adzick Parcel" and the "Chanhassen Parcel" but through mutual mistake deeded only
the "Adzick Parcel". It also seems clear to us that the City dealt unfairly, and perhaps
fraudulently, with the Teeters in 1998 when it persuades them to deed to the City a very valuable
piece of property for far less than it was worth, based upon false statements as to its size and
value ....
City of Chanhassen
January 7, 2002
Page 2
This is to notify you that if the City of Chanhassen does not agree to deed to Mr. Adzick and
Ms. Drill the property shown on the enclosed map as the "Chanhassen Parcel" that we intend to
seek title to this property through litigation, in which case we will explore all available additional
remedies as well.
Please contact me, or have the City Attorney contact me upon your review of this letter.
Very truly yours,
HOESCHLER & BEISEL, LLP
B~e~y eis' BNB/rgb ~
Cc, w/eno.:
Roger Knutson, City Attorney
George Adzick
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Thomas J. Campbell
Roger N. Knutson
Thomas M. Scott
Elliott B. Knetsch
St,esan Lea Pace
CAMPBELL KNUTSON
Professional Association
Attorneys at Law
(651) 452-5000
Fax (651) 452-5550
October 8, 1999
Joel J. Jamnik
Andrea McDowell Poehler
Matthew K. Brokl*
John F. Kelly
Matthew J. Foli
Marguerite M. McCarron
?Als. licensed in ~Viscons.,
Mr. Todd Hoffman
City of Chanhassen
690 City Center Drive
P. O. Box 147
Chanhassen, Minnesota 55317
Re;
Chanhassen 1998 Bike Trail Project
- Teeter/Adzick Parcel No. 54
Our File No. 12668/490
Dear Todd:
Enclosed for your information is a memo directed to the above-described file. If you
have any questions regarding the above, please give me a call.
Very truly yours,
Campbell Knutson
Professional Association
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Enclosure
Joel J. Jamnik
OCT 1 g 1999
CITY OF C!i/~NHASSEN
Suite 317 · Eagandale Office Center · I380 Corporate Center Curve · Eagan, MN 55121
Memo
To;
From'.
CC:
Date:
Re:
File
Joel Jamnik
Todd Hoffman, Chanhassen Park and Recreation Director
10~05~99
1998 Bike Trail Project (Teeter/Adzick Parcel-No. 54)
As part of the 1998 Bike Trail Project, the City's Consulting Engineers, Howard R. Green, identified a
portion of the Powers Boulevard Trail Segment which needed to be constructed outside the Powers
Blvd. Right-of-way. That parcel, identified as Parcel No. 54 on the project maps, is located near the
City's northern boundary in Crane's Vineyard Park.
The parcel, identified on County maps but not assigned a P.I.N. by the County, was researched by
Independent Abstracting Services, Inc. (lAS) and lAS prepared an Ownership and Encumbrance
(O & E) Report which identified Charles B. Teeter and Susan M. Teeter, husband and wife as joint
tenants, as the owners of record for the parcel.
The O & E Report also included an Abstractor's Note showing a warranty deed dated December 28,
1988 executed by the Teeters to Bruce A. Swanson and Tauna A. Holasek "because it appears
subject property was inadvertently left off this deed."
When our office contacted the TeeteCs, they expressed surprise that they were still the record owners
of the parcel, thus confirming the Abstractor's note that the parcel was intended to be sold by the
Teeters in 1988. Once informed of this issue however, the Teeter's indicated that they were entitled to
compensation for the proposed easement, and also that they were interested in selling the property to
the City.
Because time constraints necessitated the prompt acquisition of right-of-way, and because any
resolution of the title issues in the parcel between the Teeter's and the current owners of the parcels
deeded by the Teeters to Swanson/Holacek was likely to be difficult and time-consuming, it was
determined to proceed to acquire fee title from the TeeteCs. On October 5, 1998 the Teeter's executed
a warranty deed conveying the parcel to the City of Chanhassen, in consideration of $2206.00 (this
amount was calculated by Bill Waytas of Lyle Nagell & Associates as the value of the easement
needed by the City). Thus, the City acquired fee title, by warranty deed, for the entire parcel for the
estimated value of the easement over a portion of the parcel.
· Page 1
The deed was recorded by the County, a P.I.N. was assigned to the parcel, and Carver County
Abstract and Title Co. confirmed by letter dated September 29, 1999 that record title to the parcel is
held by the City of Chanhassen.
It seems likely that the Adzicks believe that some or all of the subject parcel is owned by them.
Eventually, a dispute may develop between the Adzicks or their successor(s) in interest and the City
over ownership of the parcel. It is for this reason that this memo documenting the background of the
City's acquisition of the parcel from the Teeter's has been prepared.
· Page 2
. WARRANTY DEED
Individual to Corporation
No delinquent taxes and transfer
entered; ~ertificate of Real Estate
Value (~') filed ( ) not required
Certificate of Real Estate Value
f dS01 3
- ,
OSunty Auditor
Deputy
STATE DEED TAX DUE HEREON: $ 8.25
Dncument No. OFFICE OF THE
A235982 COUNTY RECORDER
Filing Fee: S 19.50 Chect¢: 2478
Certified filed and recorded on 10-05-1998 at 02:00 F-~ AM~]
10-05-98 ,~
. County Recorder
(reserved for recordinq data)
Dated: August 22, , 1998
FOR VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, CHARLES B. TEETER and SUSAN M. TEETER, husband
and wife, Grantors, hereby convey and warrant to the CITY OF CHANHASSEN, a
Minnesota municipal corporation, Grantee, real property in Carver County,
Minnesota, described as follows:
That part of Government Lot 2, Section 2, Township 116 North, Range 23 West
of the 5th Principal Meridian described as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the west line of said Government Lot
2 with the southwesterly extension of the southeasterly line of Lake
Road (now known as 62nd Street) as dedicated in "Crane's Vineyard
Park", according to the recorded plat thereof; thence, northeasterly,
along said Southwesterly extension, to the easterly right-of-way line
of the Excelsior and Eden Prairie Road as dedicated in said "Crane's
Vineyard Park"; thence southerly along said easterly right-of-way line
to the northeasterly right-of-way line of County State Aid Highway No.
17; thence northwesterly along said northeasterly right-of-way line to
the west line of said Government Lot 2; thence north along said west
line to the point of beginning.
Which lies southerly of "Line 1" and northerly of "Line 2". Said "Line 1"
and said "Line 2" are described as follows:
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"Line 1" is a line commencing at the northeast corner of the Northwest
Quarter of said Section 2; thence westerly, along the north line of
said Northwest Quarter, a distance of 279.40 feet to the center line
of County State Aid Highway No. 17; thence southeasterly, along said
center line, a distance of 605.54 feet to the beginning of the line to
be described; thence northeasterly, deflecting to the left 83 degrees
51 minutes 00 sec~An~d~a distance of 250.00 feet and said line there
terminating. N0,~_.~_J-~.-~
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Ca~cr Ccv~%' Trcasurer
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"Line 2" is a line commencing at the northwest corner of Lot 7 in said
"Crane's Vineyard Park"; thence on an assumed bearing of North 78
degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds East, along the northwesterly line of
said Lot 7, a distance of 14.00 feet; thence South 15 degrees 56
minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 435.40 feet to the beginning of
the line to be described; thence South 87 degrees 41 minutes 00
seconds West a distance of 500.00 feet and said line there
terminating.
THE GRANTORS CERTIFY THAT THE GRANTORS DO NOT KNOW OF ANY WELLS ON THE
ABOVE DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTY.
together with all hereditaments and appurtenances belonging thereto,
subject to the following exceptions: ~
~FIX DEED T~ ST~P HERE ~ ~~ .......
Susan M. Tee~e~
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
) SS.
COUNTY OF Hennepin)
-, The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this c-~ day of
"(~..~,~/, 1998, by Charles B. Teeter and SUsan M. Teeter, husband
and Qtife, Grantors.
~"v'~"~"--~'~v'~'~' Tax Statements for the real property.
~ ~,~"~"~"*' . ..
described in this instrument should be sent
to (include name and address of Grantee):
City of Chanhassen
S90 City Center Drive
Box 147
Chanhassen, MN 55317
THIS INSTRUMENT WAS DRAFTED BY:
CAMPBELL KNUTSON
Professional Association
317 Eagandale Office Center
1380 Corporate Center Curve
Eagan, MN 55121
Telephone: (612) 452-5000
JJJ
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Long Range Facilities Plan
· Process is part of the Long-Range Plan Key
Strategy: Manage Rapid Growth & Change
· 200:1.-02 District 112 Goal: Plan for both
short-term and long-term enrollment
increases.
· Board approves facilities planning process
11/01 - Goal: Produce Master Facility Plan
..
:1:.'-.', Long-Range Facilities Plan
· Major Research Pieces:
· Lukermann Enrollment Projections- ~.1/0~.
· CARE[ Report on Relevant Research - :1./02
· ~.~. Long-Range Facilities Plan
· Study Group comprising representatives
from each school and the community
at-large will review research on .January
28 and .January 30 to create options for
staff and community to consider
· Community dialogue on options in
February and March
~.. Long-Range Facilities Plan
· ]:nput will help shape one option
- ;, A group representing cross-section of
the community will review the option in
late April
· Final recommendation to Board in June
Long-Range Facilities Plan
· Today's Purpose: Share information on
. demographers r_eport and CARE]: study
with staff in preparation for gathering
your response/thoughts at future
meeting.
-~ Demography Report
· Next 20 years will be "boom years" with
population of District 1:[2 communities
almost doubling
· Current population: 38,000
· 20:1.0 population projection: 56,000
· 2020 population projection: 73,000
Demography Report
· Current percentage of population
between .5-17 years of age:
· District :1.12 23%
· Eden Prairie 22%
· Edina :1.71
· Roseville 141
· Expect District 112 to maintain ils high
percentage through 2020
Demography Report
· City planners report shift from large,
single family homes to more affordable
options
· Shift will mean increase in families with
school-age children
:,,.~..,~ . Demography Report
. Kindergarten Enrollment
· More than 800 four-year olds currently live
in District 112
· Kindergarten class size could rise to 770 by
2006 compared to 633 this year
.~'Demography Report
· Short-Term Projections - 2006 enrollment
based on Lukermann Report:
'. K-5 4,707
· 6-8 2,153
· 9 694 -
· 10-12 1,891
· Total 9,445 CToday: 7,416)
.-~ Demography Report
· Increase of 2,000
students in five years.
· ]~. Demography Report
· Long-Term Projections -less reliable
· Enrollment peak projected for 20].4 at
11,100 studenLs
· Kindergarten 785
· Gr. 1-5 4,186
· Gr. 6-8 2,653
· Gr. 9 890
· Gr. 10-12 2,598
Demography Report
· Classroom Capacity September, 2002
· Kindergarten 864
· Grades J.-5 3,250
· Grades 6-8 2,000
· Grade 9 700
· Grades J. 0-~.2 J.,500
CAREI Report
· Research compiled b~ the Center for
Applied Research and Educational
Improvement - University of Minnesota
· Presents a balanced view of research -
no preconceived agenda
· Limited to issues directly affected by
space thus influencing facilities planning
CAREI Report ...
· Reflects research on seven topics:
· School size
· Class size
· Planning & design
· Grade organization & transitions
· Full-day kindergarten
· Multiple use facilities
· Technology in schools
-
,-~ CAREI Report
· Full report accessible at
www.districtll2.orq under Current
Events and then Long-Range Facilities
Plan
'"'"'k~ Research Findings..
· Make schools accessible to the
community & pursue partnerships
· Schools should be located where people
live and offer resources (e.g. gyms,
playgrounds, meeting spaces, etc.) that
directly benefit the community.
· Schools should be designed with enough
flexibility to accommodate changing
community needs.
-.~.~._ Research Findings.. ....
· Building design impacts learning
· Smaller schools/classrooms foster
increased adult-child conriections.
· Smaller schools positively impact student
learning, behavior and teacher attitude.
· Smaller schools increase parent and
community involvement.
Research Findin. gs
· l~deal school sizes range from
· 300-400 students at the elementary level
· 400-800 students at the secondary level.
Research Findi.ngs
· Lessen the impact of transitions
· Transitions negatively impact achievement.
· Fewer transitions reduce stress in students,
teachers, parents.
· Consider restructuring to K-8 and 9-~.2
school configuration and combine
preschool with elementary grades.
· Full-day kindergarten improves early
learning.
-~. Research Findings
· Make technology an integral part
of school design
· Technology is a motivator for learning.
· Students who use computers have higher
achievement.
· Schools should be designed to incorporate
changing technology.
,-~ Research Finding_s
· :Invest in the community
· Build on existing community resources and
expand relationships between school and
community.
· Involve all stakeholders in decision making.
· Share resources,
· Maximize facility/technology potential
through on-going training for all staff.
What do you think?
· What are your questions or comments
regarding the Lukermann report on
enrollment projections and the CARE[ report
on best practices in areas affecting space?
· School representatives will bring your ideas
and questions to the Study Group where
options will be developed on .]anuary 28.
Demography Report
· Classroom Capacity September, 2002
· Kindergarten 864
· Grades ~.-5 3,250
· Grades 6-8 2,000
· Grade 9 700
· Grades ~.0-~.2 ~.,500
'~l~ CAREI Report
· Research compiled by. the Center for
Applied Research and Educational
Improvement - University of Minnesota
· Presents a balanced view of research -
no preconceived agenda
· Limited to issues directly affected by
space thus influencing facilities planning
CAREI Report ....
· Reflects research on seven topics: .
· School size
· Class size
· Planning & design
· Grade organization & transitions
· Full-day kindergarten
· Multiple use facilities
· Technology in schools
~: CAREI Report
· Full report accessible at
www.districtl:[2.org under Current
· . Events and then Long-Range Facilities
Plan
~. Research Findings._
· Make schools accessible to the
community & pursue partnerships
· Schools should be located where people
live and offer resources (e.g. gyms,
playgrounds, meeting spaces, etc.) that
directly benefit the community.
· Schools should be designed with enough
flexibility to accommodate changing
community needs.
~k~ Research Findings
· Buildin§ design impacts learning
· Smaller schools/classrooms foster
increased adult-child connections.
· Smaller schools positively impact student
learning, behavior and teacher attitude.
· Smaller schools increase parent and
communib/involvement.
Research Findings
· :ideal school sizes range from
· 300-~I00 students al: the elementary level
· 400-800 students at the secondary level.
,..
~ Research Findings
· Lessen the impact of transitions
· Transitions negatively impact achievement.
· Fewer transitions reduce stress in students,
teachers, parents.
· Consider restructuring to K-8 and 9-12
school configuration and combine
preschool with elementary grades.
· Full-day kindergarten improves early
learning.
Research Findings
· Make technology an integral part
of school design
· Technology is a motivator for learning.
· Students who use computers have higher
achievement.
· Schools should be designed to incorporate
changing technology.
Research Findings
· Invest in the community
· Build on existing community resources and
expand relationships between school and
community.
· Involve all stakeholders in decisio~ making.
· Share resources.
· Maximize facility/technology potential
through on-going training for all staff.
-~, What do you th_ink?
· What are your questions or commen~
regarding the Lukermann report on
enrollment projections and the CARE! report
on best practices in areas affecting space?
· School representatives will bring your ideas
and questions to the Study Group where
options wilt be developed on .January 28.
Long Range Facilities Plan
· Process is part of the Long-Range Plan Key
Strategy: Manage Rapid Growth & Change
· 200:1.-02 District 112 Goal: Plan for both
short-term and long-term enrollment
increases.
· Board approves facilities planning process
11/01 - Goal: Produce Naster Facility Plan
-~. Long-Range Facilities Plan
· Major Research Pieces:
· Lukermann Enrollment Projections - :1.1/01
· CARE:[ Report on Relevant Research - 1/02
Long-Range Facilities Plan
· Study Group comprising representatives
from each school and the community
at-large will review research on .January
28 and .]anuary 30 to create options for
staff and community to consider
· Community dialogue on options in
February and March
Long-Range Facilities Plan
· ]:nput will help shape one option
· A group representing cross-section of
the community will review the option in
late April
· Final recommendation to Board in .]une
:..~ Long-Range Facilities Plan
· Today's Purpose: Share information on
demographer's report and CARE]: study
with staff in preparation for gathering
your response/thoughts at future
meeting.
Demography Report
· Next 20 years will be "boom years" with
population of District :!.!2 communities
almost doubling
· Current population: 38,000
· 2010 population projection: $6,000
· 2020 population projection: 73,000
Demography 'Report
· Current percentage of population
between 5-17 years of age:
· District 112 23%
· Eden Prairie 22%
· Edina 17%
· Roseville 14%
· Expect District 112 to maintain ils high
percentage through 2020
Demography Report
· City planners report shift from large,
single family homes to more affordable
options
· Shift will mean increase in families with
school-age children
Demography Re_port.
· Kindergarten Enrollment
. More than 800 four-year olds currently live
in District 112
· Kindergarten class size could rise to 770 by
2006 compared to 633 this year
· .,.~ Demography RePOrt
· Short-Term Projections - 2006 enrollment
based on Lukermann Report:
· K-$ 4,707
· 6-8 2,153
· 9 694
· 10-12 1,891
· Total 9,445 (Today: 7,416)
Demography Report
· Increase of 2,000
students i~ five years.
Demography Rep. ort
· Long-Term Projections- less reliable
· Enrollment peak projected for 2014 at
11,100 students
· Kindergarten 785
· Gr. 1-5 4,186
· Gr. 6-8 2,653
· Gr. 9 890
· Gr. 10-12 2,598
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AGENDA
1. Corridor Projects Update- LEZLIE VERMILLION, MnDOT Metro Area Manager
2. 2002 Legislative Session (area legislators invited)
,
SWCTC 2002 Communications Plan
2002 Communications Goals and Objectives-01/25/02 (attached)
Resolutions Supporting State Legislative Action
(Sample resolution, including distribution attached)
I~ New Release - Cities, Counties and Chambers Launch 2002
Resolution Campaign (attached)
News Release- Representative Molnau's decision to mn' for
Lieutenant Governor (attached)
4. Other business:
~ SWCTC Board of Directors and Technical Advisory Committee update
(2002 list attached)
~' Discuss Next Membership Meeting- Friday, March 15th
Time to be determined
Chanhassen Recreation Center has not been confirmed
I~ 4th Annual Minnesota Drive-in - 02/7/02. (registration attached)
5. Adjoum.
Attachments
Robert J. Lindall, President
200 S. Sixth Street, 470 Pillsbury Center
Minneapolis, MN 55402
PHONE: (6'12~ 337-9300 · FAX: tR12~ .~7-9.310
SOUTHWEST CORRIDOR TRANSPORTATION COALITION
2002 COMMUNICATION GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
January 25, 2002
SWCTC GOAL STATEMENTS
2002 Goal for SWCTC: To secure an adequate level of additional state highway
funding during the 2002 Minnesota legislative session so that construction of New
Highway 212 (CR 147 to CSAH 4) can be advanced from 2011 to 2004.
Communication Goals:
Establish approval of additional state highway funding, as related to the New
Highway 212 project, as the top legislative investment priority in 2002 for ali
legislators in the TH 212 corridor (Twin Cities to South Dakota border).
Develop a high level of key constituency advocacy in support of additional state
highway funding for the New Highway 212 project throughout the TH 212
corridor. Target advocacy activity at TH 212 corridor legislators.
Secure commitments from TH 212 corridor legislators that they will take
leadership roles in securing additional state highway funding in the 2002
legislative session.
EXISTING ASSETS: NEW HIGHWAY 212 PROIECT
The New Highway 212 project has cleared all community, environmental and local
government approvals and is ready to go to design and construction phases. The
only barrier to construction of New Highway 212 beginning in 2004 is a lack of
state funding.
Mn/DOT has designated the New Highway 212 project as the top highway
expansion priority in the state and will be the first to receive necessary funding
when additional state funding is available.
Initial section of the New Highway 212 project is complete and has been well
received.
Substantially all required right-of-way for the New Highway 212 project will be
acquired by the spring of 2002.
$3 million in federal funds is earmarked and available to the New Highway 212
project for preliminary engineering.
Some $100 million in state and federal funds has already been invested in the design
and construction of improvements to TH 212 and right-of-way for the project.
Congress has identified TH 212 as part of the National Highway System.
Community, local government and key constituency support for the New Highway
212 project is strong throughout the corridor.
The New Highway 212 project enjoys strong support from corridor legislators.
.,
The New Highway 212 project enjoys strong support from Congressman Mark
Kermedy, Congressman Jim Ramstad, Senator Paul Wellstone and Senator Mark
Dayton.
Mn/DOT lists TH 212 as a major state "inter-regional" highway corridor.
There is general public support for additional state transportation funding.
SWCTC COMMUNICATION OBJECTIVES
Legislative approval in 2002 of additional state highway funding of a magnitude
that will enable construction of New Highway 212 to be advanced from 2011 to
2004. (Measurement: Quantitative based on outcome of legislative session.)
Secure expressed support from the 18 TH 212 corridor legislators for additional state
highway funding as the top legislative investment priority for the 2002 legislative
session. (Measurement: Quantitative based on the votes or actions of individual
legislators.)
Secure expressed commitments from TH 212 corridor legislators to take leadership
roles in pursuing additional state highway funding in the 2002 legislative session.
(Measurement: Quantitative based on the actions of individual legislators.)
Secure expressed support from the nine county boards and 24 city councils in the
TH 212 corridor for additional state highway funding as the top legislative
investment priority for the 2002 legislative session. (Measurement: Quantitative
based on actions by county boards.)
Secure expressed support from 13 targeted Chambers of Commerce in the TH 212
corridor for additional state highway funding as the top legislative investment
priority for the 2002 legislative session. (Measurement: Qualitative based on media
monitoring.)
Secure editorial support from all daily and major weekly newspapers in the TH 212
corridor for additional state highway funding as the top legislative investment
priority for the 2002 legislative session. (Measurement: Quantitative based on media
monitoring.)
KEY MESSAGES: NEW HIGHWAY 212
The New Highway 212 project is the state's top highway expansion priority that
only lacks sufficient funding from the Legislature to be advanced and constructed.
Additional state transportation funding to advance construction of the New
Highway 212 project from 2011 to 2004 is the top legislative investment priority in
2002 for local governments and other key constituencies throughout the TH 212
corridor.
Local governments and key constituencies throughout the TH 212 corridor will
support transportation funding proposals in 2002 that will provide the necessary
additional funding to advance the New Highway 212 project from 2011 to 2004.
Local governments and key constituencies throughout the TH 212 corridor ex~
corridor legislators and the governor to make additional state transportation
funding and the New Highway 212 project the top legislative investment priority for
2002.
The New Highway 212 project is greatly advanced in planning and approvals:
Received ail state, local government, community and environmental
approvals.
Designated by Mn/DOT as top priority for additional funding.
Ready to go to design and construction phases.
Right-of-way fully acquired by June 30, 2002.
$3 million in earmarked federal funds to completely fund project design.
With funding, scheduled construction can be advanced from 2011 to 2004.
Sample City Council Resolution
(modified for Counties and Chambers, see distribution below)
Supporting State Legislative Action in 2002
To Approve Funding for Construction of New Highway 212
In the Southwest Metro area (Eden Prairie, Chanhassen, Chaska)
Distribution:
Counties - Carver, Chippewa, Hennepin, Lac Qui Parle, McL¢od, Renvill~, Scott, Sibl~y and Yellow Medicine
Cities - Arlington, Bird Island, Brownton, Carver, Chanhassen, Chaska, Cologne, Danube, Dawson, Eden Prairie, Gaylord, Gibbon,
Gl~nco¢, Granite Falls, Green Isle, Hamburg, Hector, Montevideo, Norwood Young America, Olivia, Plato, Rcnvill¢, Sacred Heart,
Shakop~¢, Stewart, Victoria and Waconia
Chambers of Commerce: - Arlington Area, Charrhasscn, Chaska, Dawson, Eden Prairie, Gaylord Area, Glenco~,
Granite Falls, Montevideo, Norwood Young America, Olivia, Shakopee, Victoria, Wa¢onia and Bird Island Civic & commerce Club.
Resolution of Legislative Priority: State Legislative'Action in 2002
To Approve Funding to Advance Construction'of
New Trunk Highway 212 in the Southwest Metro area
WHEREAS, state Trunk Highway 212 is a critical transportation corridor serving the
economic interests of Southwest Minnesota from the Twin Cities to the South Dakota border,
and
WHEREAS, the United States Congress has designated TH 212 as part of the National
Highway System and the Minnesota Department of Transportation has officially identified TH
212 as a critical "inter-regional corridor" in the state, and
WHEREAS, reconstruction of TH 212 to a four-lane state highway from the Twin Cities to the
South Dakota border has long been recognized as one of the top transportation and economic
priorities for Southwest Minnesota, and
WHEREAS, construction of New Highway 212 in the counties of Hennepin and Carver (CR
147 to CSAH 4) represents a critical component in improving transportation service throughout
Southwest Minnesota, and
WHEREAS, the project to construct New Highway 212 has received ail necessary federal,
state, local government, community and environmental approvals and is ready to go to design
and construction, and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Transportation has designated the project to
construct New Highway 212 as the state's top highway expansion project and the first to receive
necessary state funding when such funding is available, and
WHEREAS, due to insufficient state highway funding, construction of New Highway 212 is
currently scheduled to begin in 2011, which is a schedule considered unacceptable by this
Council and the citizens it represents, and
WHEREAS, the start of construction of New Highway 212 could be advanced from 2011 to
2004 with approval of sufficient state funding during the 2002 legislative session by the
Minnesota Legislature and Governor Jesse Ventura, and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council has established as its top
legislative investment priority for 2002 the approval by the Minnesota Legislature and Governor
Ventura of sufficient additional state transportation funding to advance the start of construction
of New Highway 212 from 2011 to 2004. *****
NEWS RELEASE
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~ F Coalition Contact: Bob Lindall, president, SWCTC
612-337-9300 (o)
Highway 212 Supporters Launch 2002 Resolution Campaign
TH 212 Funding is Top Legislative Priority
(Chaska, Minn.) Cities, counties and chambers of commerce throughout the state Trunk Highway
212 corridor fi'om the Twin Cities to South Dakota are being asked to support funding for construction of
New Highway 212 in Hennepin and Carver counties as Minnesota's top legislative investment priority for
2002.
The Southwest Corridor Transportation Coalition (SWCTC), an organization of citizens, local
governments and businesses that advocates for transportation improvements in Southwest Minnesota, has
distributed sample resolutions of support for funding New Highway 212 to more than 45 county boards, city
councils and local chambers of commerce served by the highway. The SWCTC is asking the organizations
to approve the resolutions as soon as possible. The Minnesota Legislature will convene the 2002 legislative
session January 29.
"We intend to send the message to legislators and Governor Ventura that funding for New Highway
212 is the top state investment priority for all the communities along the 212 corridor," said Bob Lindall,
SWCTC president. "The New Highway 212 project is critical to the economy of Southwest Minnesota and
is ready to go to design and construction right now. Lack of state funding is the only thing standing in the
way." t
Construction of New Highway 212 - a new four-lane highway fi'om County Road 147 in Chaska to
County Highway 4 in Eden Prairie - has received all necessary state, federal, local government and
community approvals. Despite being recognized by the Minnesota Department of Transportation as the
leading highway expansion project in the state, the project is not scheduled to begin until 2011 because of a
shortfall of state transportation funding. If the Minnesota Legislature approves the necessary funding,
approximately $160 million, the project could begin in 2004.
"Southwest Minnesota has waited patiently for TH 212 improvements, but the current construction
schedule for New Highway 212 is unacceptable," Lindall said. "We hope that with the expressed support of
cities, counties and business groups, legislators will realize that 2002 is the year for New Highway 212 to be
funded."
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For more information on the New Highway 212 project, visit the web ~
wvav. dot. state, mn. us/movingminnesot a/proj ects. html#studies.
SOUTHWEST CORRIDOR TRANSPORTATION COALITION
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NEWS RELEASE
January 16, 2002
Contact:
Bob Lindall, president
SW Corridor Transportation Coalition
612-337-9300 (o)
SW Minnesota Transportation Group Applauds Molnau Selection
GOP Lt. Governor Candidate Strong Supporter of TH 212 Improvements
(Chaska, Minn.) State Representative Carol Molnau's (R-Chaska) decision to nm for
Lieutenant Govemor with GOP gubernatorial candidate State Rep. Tim Pawlenty (R-Eagan) was
welcome news to those who support state funding for improvements to Trunk Highway 212.
Molnau's candidacy was announced January 14.
"Rep. Molnau has long been a strong supporter and advocate for iml~roving TH 212 from
the Twin Cities to South Dakota," said Bob Lindall, president of the Southwest Corridor
Transportation Coalition (SWCTC), an organization of citizens, local governments and
businesses that advocates for transportation improvements in Southwest Minnesota. "Lending
her voice to the statewide debate on transportation funding during the 2002 campaign can only
help TH 212, TH 5 and other critical infrastructure projects in SouthWest Minnesota and
throughout the state."
Rep. Molnau was first elected to the Legislature in 1992 and has served as chairwoman of
the House Transportation Finance Committee since 1999. Last year Molnau co-authored
legislation to provide $60 million in critical right-of-way acquisition funding for TH 212 and
other state highway projects.
"Clearly, meeting state transportation needs will be one of the top issues of the 2002
gubernatorial campaign," Lindall said. "Fortunately, Rep. Molnau recognizes that Minnesota
faces a critical transportation funding shortfall. We look forward to working with her and all
statewide candidates to address funding needs for TH 212 and transportation projects across the
state."
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Robert J. Lindall, President
470 Pillsbury Center, 200 South Sixth Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
Phone: (612) 337-9300 · FAX: (612) 337-9310
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Attend The Minnesota Transportation Alliance.
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2002
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