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`r ADMINISTRATIVE SECTION Letter to Don Chmiel dated September 19, 1994. ' Memo from Jill Kimsal, Forestry. Intern dated September 21, 1994. Memo from Diane Desotelle, Water Resources Coordinator dated September 20, 1994. ' Memo from Diane Desotelle, Water Resources Coordinator dated September 20, 1994. Letter to Vicki Martinson and Mark Senn, Metro Lakes Mini- Storage dated September 6, 1994. ' Memo from Scott Harr dated September 19, 1994. Memo from Fred Hoisington dated September 16, 1994. Quote from the National Recreation and Park Magazine dated October 1994. Letter from Gregory Hayes dated September 20, 1994. Memo from Bob Generous dated September 9, 1994. Letter from Tom Scott, Campbell, Knutson, Scott & Fuchs dated August 31, 1994. Letter from Roger Knutson dated September 12, 1994. Tally of Votes from Primary Election. ' Letter from Chris Boatwright, Aagard West dated August 12, 1994. ' Letter from Douglas B. Tenpas, Mayor of Eden Prairie dated September 7, 1994. Letter to Joan and Doug Ahrens dated August 19, 1994. Resident Letter to Chanhassen Estates Neighborhood from OSM dated September 8, 1994. iLetter from "Some Seniors" received September 26, 1994. IHRA Accounts Payable dated September 12, 1994. Article from Nation's Cities Weekly dated August 29, 1994. 1.1 I i ' Mayor Don Chmiel 690 Coulter Dr. POB 147 ' Chan. MN 55317 1 1 Dear Mr. Chmiel: A few weeks ago my wife and I called you to ask for your help in working out a misunderstanding we had with Dave Hempel, Assistant City Engineer, concerning our garden running on to city property. Everything has apparently wa happy with the new arrangeme something to do with it, but thanks for the invisible hel ' Loren and Paula Veltkamp 6724 Lotus Tr. Chan. 9 -19 -94 2�- pr 91 � I ILI CITY T l I 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937 -1900 • FAX (612) 937 -5739 MEM TO: Dbn Ashworth, City Manager FROM: Jill Kimsal, Forestry Intern DATE: S tember 21, 1994 SUBJ: Invasiveness of Hackberry At the last council meeting, staff was requested to determine whether or not hackberry, a tree on the city's desirable species list, is an invasive species. In regards to the concern that hackberry, Celfs occidentalis, is an invasive species, I have found no support for that claim. Hackberry, 4a native .species of Minnesota, is a commonly planted tree beca se of its ability to surviyIe and thrive in a variety of conditions. The tree is tolerant of droug its as well as other adverse soil and moisture conditions. However, while hackberry may tl 've in a wide spectrum of conditions, it does so only when planted. Vegetative or seal reproduction is difficult for the tree b such situations, thereby holding any invasive characteristics in check. Because of its adaptability, hackberry is a very valuable tree for urban plantings and one that should definitely remain on the city's desirable tree list. ,x 0 I I 7 1 MEMORANDUM CITY OF CHANHASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937 -1900 • FAX (612) 937 -5739 TO: Don Ashworth, City Administrator FROM: Diane Desotelle, Water Resources Coordinator)D DATE: September 20, 1994 SUBJ: Lake Management The management of the City's lakes are a very important part of the Surface Water Management Plan (SWMP) and I would like to fake this opportunity to update you on the excellent progress we have made to begin to construct and implement short and long term goals for the overall management of our lakes .This is a very exciting aspect of the SWMP because it is an effective way to educate the citizens and to open the doors to their involvement. The citizens are directly connected to this resource and have a great interest in the preservation of the lakes. I am working with Steve McComas of Blue Water Science to implement a monitoring plan and to draft lake management plans for each of our lakes. We have been out on the lakes twice this year to collect chemical and plant inventory data. We have also collected a lot of historic information on the lakes This fall we will be compiling the data and writing draft management plans for Minnewas`hta, Lotus, and Riley. Mailing lists have been carefully compiled to identify all lakeshore and beach lot owners. Individuals not living on a lake are more than welcome to become involved and will be added to the mailing list as they are identified.g This fall we will be :getting out the word to lal plans through a mailing and newspaper article. management plans for Riley, Lotus; -and Minns to educate and share ideas on each lake's main, 1995. We also plan to h evening workshops be set for Spring All of the other lakes will also be included in the efforts discussed above. Eurasian Water Milfoil has not been found on any of the other lakes to date; however, prevention is the key to trying to control the weed -like characteristics of this plan. Staff is encouraging patience with vegetation that may not be aesthetically pleasing or may be causing a recreation nuisance and sound ecological practices with all of our lakes. Mr. Don A September 20, 1994 Page 2 Minnewashta A grass roots a ort has sprouted with the Lake Minnewashta residence this year due to the infestation of Eirasian Water Milfoil. They have started a non -profit organization and have collected over 20,000 for the management of the lake. The City has served as a liaison for the group and i assisting with mailings and distributing information. The City also offered to match DNR unds available for the control of Eurasian Water Milfoil and we are encouraging th se funds be used for the overall management of the lake. Part of these funds are being used or the mailings informing the group of meetings, decisions, and treatment times. The exciting ef orts of this group is bringing a large community (over 400) together for a great purpose, 1 le concern of the lake they live on. The group has done a lot of work this summer to edu ate themselves on Eurasian Water Milfoil and the alternative management methods for they plant. Two public meetings were held and over 40 to 50 people showed up at each one. TI iere have been opinions on both sides of the chemical treatment issue; however, there s an overwhelming majority that are interesting in chemical treatment. I think that the draft lace management plans and evening workshops planned for this winter will help to educate the citizens further to make an informed decision on this issue. My conversatioi with Chip Welling at the DNR indicated that the City can offer some input on their though :s about the types of treatment they would like to see; however, the lake is a public water an J the pesticide permitting is controlled by the DNR. DNR surely will consider the City's comi rients however as part of the permit application process. Furthermore, DNR would like to h ve the permit applications sponsored by the City. At this time, the group wants to do a f ill treatment to test what; might or might not work. The City is not sponsoring this permit application. At the same time, staff does not want to discourage their efforts or stifle their energy. Staff has not encouraged the use of chemicals one way or the other. Lakeshore own rs have treated over 9 acres already on the lake and the only indication the group has of these treatments are orange signs. If there is going to be any treatment at all, staff hopes that this plan will be cooperative. With the efforts of this group, homeowners will be informed by mail as well as signs and the worse areas will be treated rather than individual lots. The groups goal is to benefit the lake as a whole. Lake Riley Staff has had offered to ma and we are ei time, staff ho evening work total acres wt me contact with the Lake Riley homeowners association. The City also i DNR funds available for the control of Eurasian Water Milfoil on this lake iuraging these funds be used for the overall management of the lake. At this to make contacts with distribution of the draft lake management plan and Dp. The group did treat the lake this summer, but I am not sure how many treated. IJ L n Mr. Don Ashworth September 20, 1994 Page 3 Lotus Lake Staff has had some contact with the Lotus Lake homeowners and associations. The City also offered to match DNR funds available for the control of Eurasian Water Milfoil on this lake and we are encouraging these funds be used for the overall management of the lake. Due to the lack of staff time, a lot of energy was not put into this lake. Staff hopes that the lake can be encouraged to come together as Minnewashta did and form one association for the interest of the whole lake. At this time, staff hopes to make contacts with distribution of the draft lake management plan and evening workshop. Individual treatments were most likely done on this lake, but I am not sure how many total acres were treated. The lotus flower, a threatened species, is on this lake requiring more careful management. g:1engNdianeVakemgmNake9- 94.mem i LAKE miNNEWAstrm 1 PRESEItVA MN ASSOCIATION ,. OUR M15S10N: To oRfc"= foM nM RP Mrs of OUR � To D VMM AN o1gWMG, WN6-M" CoMMU !'ff sMtrr, , 1d�M � fl AND AcnoN To Bra I-mm itIIQN MAMA MAVnirrL AND ERRS M ITS WATU QDAUTY. Dear neighbor: , It's been quite some time since you heard from us and you're probably wondering what kind of progress has been made on getting our lake treated for Eurasian Watermilfoil. 161his letter, we will attempt to bring you up to speed on the status of our plans, collections of funds, and schedule for treatment. First of ail, who are We? For the most part We'are Randy Schwoerer, Dave Hoelke, Karel Van Langen and Bill Haugh. We're your neighbors. e're people just like you who have obligations to our jobs, families, and personal lives. (That's, part of the reason it's tak n so long to get back to you - we're all quite busy with our other activities, and this effort has required a lot more work han any of us thought at the beginning - but well worth it in the end.) We, like you, want to see something done about thi problems our lake is facingi now and in the future. Now that we've covered that, let's get on with the update. We will cove several items in detail. Collections As of this writing we have collected over $20,000 from residents around the lake. We are delighted with this level of Interest toward our lake. "his number says that the people of this lake are committed to getting this problem solved. If you have contributed, thank you! If you haven't, what's stopping you? The few objections we have encountered in our telephone conversations gave been mainly due to a lack of understanding or information. We think we've got a plan that will address the concems f all the residents of the lake. Read on.... Charitable organization We will be filing for non -p ofit charitable status in the: near future. This means that all contributions are eligible to be tax deductible! This is good i iews for those of you who have already sent your check, and hopefully it will provide the added' incentive for those of you o haven't yet. Supplemental contributi ns In an earlier letter we advised you that the City of Chanhassen, and the DNR were each contributing $2,384 to this cause. Since then, we have met ith Carver County and they have agreed to match the amount of the others. This adds up to $7,152 in addition to the contributions of the lake residents! We have also printed flyers that the park attendants are handing out which advise aily visitors of our project and solicit funds for removal of milfoil. A formal organization We have discussed a great deal among ourselves and with our neighbors the need for a formal body that represents our lake. Everyone seems to agree that we need a long term organization to look out for our needs. Among other things, we find a need to have an organization that can- , - represent our lake ar d our residents to the community and its governments, - provide a communication vehicle to keep residents informed, - establish and mainta n water quality objectives, - collect and distribute monies, and manage finances, , - foster a close knit co nmunity, with real community spirit. We came up with the name Lake Minnewashta Preservation Association' because it seems to capture the essence of what we are trying to do. We plan to send out membership cards to those who Join'by contributing to the milfoil effort. We even came up with a I tle logo and a mission statement to try and put some of our ideas into words. This is printed at the top of the first page arid will be on the membership cards. We would like to see participation in this effort grow, and welcome all comments, su gestions, and VOLUNTEERS! Call us and give us your thoughts. ' Progress to date Boy, have we leamed a lot since we got started! We have talked to and met with the DNR, two Conservation Districts, a number of other lake associations, biologists, the Park Commission,y the Sheriff's Department, and several industry professionals. There is a wealth of knowledge'available on how''to treat aquatic weed problems. These organizations have all reviewed our proposed treatment plan and there is a high level of agreement that we have put together a good ' plan. Our plan provides for both short and long term treatment for the lake. More about this later. Current status of the lake 'If you have driven around the lake lately, you probably have noticed that the miifoii level is down considerably from earlier this year. Eurasian Watermilfoil naturally grows in cycles, going attemately through growth spurts and then receding. Right now, it is at a lower level than it was in June or July. The next growth period will begin later in September. We have ' leamed from industry professionals that the best time to treat Eurasian Watermilfoil is during a growth period. Another reason the weed seems to be less visible is the presence of calcium carbonate deposits on the plant stems. These deposits weigh the plants down and make it appear that the plants are receding, when actually they are just being held down further below the surface. These deposits are significant for two reasons. The first is that they may decrease the effectiveness of this fall's treatment. The second reason is that we do not know what impact the addition of calcium carbonate may have on the lake's overall water quality. In order to fully understand the condition and dynamics of our lake, the City of Chanhassen has engaged in a comprehensive study of our water conditions, coordinated by Diane Desotelle. A full report is expected this winter, and residents will be invited to a meeting to review the report and ask questions. ' Milfoil treatment plan Our plan begins with a treatment this fall and another in the spring. We have evaluated two professional treatment companies and have chosen Midwest Aquacare/Lake Management because their active approach and track record more closely match the enthusiasm of our group. They have contacted the DNR and have been granted a permit to treat the lake with Aqua Kleen (2,4 D). We have decided to treat 45 acres the week of September 19th to establish a benchmark for the effectiveness of this type of wide -scale treatment. We have chosen to limit the treatment area due to our concems about the presence of calcium carbonate deposits on the weeds. Although we fully expect positive results, we feel it would be irresponsible to treat the entire lake without proving the concept on a limited area. We have had the entire lake surveyed by professional organizations and the DNR. They have mapped out the entire lake and have determined that approximately 180 acres of the lake have infestations of Eurasian Watermilfoil. The plant grows primarily in water that is six to twelve feet deep. This represents a large portion of the littoral zone of the lake, which is the area zero to fifteen feet deep and makes up 290 of the lake's 740 total acres. The survey map is attached, with the affected areas denoted as Al, A2, etc. The area we have chosen for treatment this fall is depicted on the map as Al and A2. This area is a good choice because it represents a significant portion of the northem bay, is well defined and contained, and will benefit the Minnewashta Landings developer, who has a critical timing need and has made a significant financial contribution to our program. Next spring, when effectiveness is more assured, we plan to treat the balance of the infested area of the lake. We will also survey the condition of the northem bay and determine whether a second treatment of this area is required. As we learn more and technology improves, we will review and refine our long term plan for ongoing treatments. The Future Our long term goal remains to eradicate Eurasian Watermilfoil from Lake Minnewashta. This is an aggressive goal that 'requires ongoing financial and community support. So far your response has been overwhelmingly positive! Let's keep the momentum going. Talk to your neighbors. Call one of us If you have questions: Randy Schwoerer 474 -6159 Bill Haugh 474 -5679 Dave Hoelke 470 -6871 Karel Van Langen 474 -1215 This lake belongs to everyone. Please get involved any way you can. if we all work together we can achieve much more than we could individually. r• 'tt 0 .• Alt ,A1 Ae-f A �,\,. `,�. '®R r t Waif* Likes- 41 ' 1�.�.�►4r � • ��� k tom, Ms. Desotell & Mr. Schwoerer page 5 26 July 1994 Lake Minneivashta, Carver County (D.O.W. 10.0009) Results of survey for Eurasian watermilfoil and selected non - target plant species conducted ' on 20 July 1994 by Wendy Crowell and Greg Rowley, Section of Ecological Services, Minnesota Depattment of Natural Resources. r• 'tt 0 .• Alt ,A1 Ae-f A �,\,. `,�. '®R r t Waif* Likes- 41 ' 1�.�.�►4r � • ��� k tom, 1 L i� Lake Minnewashta Preservation Association We wish to thank each and all of the following charter members for their generous contributions: Abraham & Dorothy Abbariao Arthur & Amy Adamson Tom & Janice Adcox Thomas & Mary Allenburg Mrs Lee Anderson Doug & Jamie Anderson Charles & Vicki Anding H.O. & Delores Ameson Steve & Sandy Bainbridge Mary Jo & David Bangasser Eric & Linda Bauer Paul & Marcie Bergstrom Martin Beukhof Jim & Sheryl Bjork James Borchart Zoe K. Bros Lynne Brown Glenn Coppersmith Elaine Dunn Ken Durr Steve Emmings Rafael Fernandez Craig & Barbara Freeman M.C. Gallery Laurie & Scott Gauer Anton Guehther Louis Guthmueller ' Annalee Hanson Bill & Renee Haugh Bob & Sally Hebeisen ' Marty Heiberg David & Jill Hempel Dave & Donna Hoelke ' Susan Jasin Hazel C. Johnson Doug Johnson C.L. & Lillian Johnson Linda Johnson Robert M. Josephs M.A. & Mary Jurewicz Ralph & Pat Karczewski Donald Knight J i I Charter Members Alan Leiding Donald & Coleen Linke John Maney Elleva McDonald Paul Modell Edward Monser Tanna Moore W. Scott Morrow Muriel Mullin William Naegele Holly & Roger Oas Ed & Judy Oathout Marvin Onken Lary & Mary Oppegaard Mark Ortner Robert Osborne John & Verna Peterjohn Michael Plehal Adelaide Prillaman Lumir Proshek Janet Quist James Reynolds Mark Rogers Robert & Judy Royer Mike Schachtede W.A. & Jackie Schott Dave & Mary Schroeder Randy & Germaine Schwoerer James & Delores Sipe Auretha Smith Ken & Ruth Smith Harvey Sobel Joe & Kirsten Stasney Craig Swaggert Bill & Marilyn Turner Ivan & Mildred Underdahl Karel & Nancy Van Langen James & Jean Way Kurt & Cindy Weimer Arnold Weimerskitch F. Denton White Jr. Ton & Sharon Wright CITY OF 1 i 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937 -1900 • FAX (612) 937 -5739 1 MEMORAND& TO: Don Ashworth, City Administrator 1 FROM: Diane Desotelle, Water Resources Coordinator DATE: September 20, 1994 1 SUBJ: ity of Chanhassen's Surface Water Management Plan and Wetland Ordinance 1 The City of Ch4nhassen should be proud of the Progressive role they have taken on the protection of th it natural resources. In particular, -the Surface Water Management Plan 1 (SWMP) and Wetland Ordinance has /is becoming a model in Minnesota and other states. Chanhassen's ni ime seems to be coming well ,*nown, I have received calls from as far as :,. 1Michigan and n merous calls within Minnesota inquu�ng about our plan and ordinance and the practical ap lication of them. Attached is a paper�yrepared by Cecilio Olivier with Bonestroo and Associates who did a large. "portion of the SWMP preparation. He is going to present the paper at the American WaterAesource Association's annual meeting in Chicago 1 in October. In iddition, Dave Hempel .d I will be joung Cecilio for a presentation on the SWMP at the Annual Water Resources' conference at the Carle Brown Center at the end of October. Most important, this presentation will include the City's perspective on the actual 1 application of the SWMP. What�s working, what is difficult to apply, and what changes may be necessary in order to make the SWMP more effective. f: 1 The City shoulc be proud of its efforts - preparing and:beguining to implement such an important document without a;state mandate ,fie jp&lature 44 recognize the, ortance of 1 local plans in eir 1994 amendment to the Wetland Conservation Act and it Is now up to the state agencies t identify 'the contents that should be included in the plan for wetland functions, value , and appropriate stormwater treatment. I will be talking to the Board of 1 Water and Soil Zesources ( BOWSR) at the elid of September where I hope to emphasize the importance of a City's SWMP in relation to xhe`'Wetland Conservation Act and other types of permitting. The BOWSR is the responsibliEyµagency for the rules and review of local plans. 1 The positive aspects of the SWMP is that staff has a working tool to refer too during this rage of development. The plan is dynamic and has been prepared to make modifications as 1 we go. We are not walking with our blinders on and we hope to be managing the water resource from a watershed perspective as best as possible. This is the most natural boundary 1 F ' Mr. Don Ashworth September 20, 1994 Page ' to work with when it comes to protection and enhancement of our natural resources. The City has been trying to encourage more of this type of planning with the state and federal ' agencies and the legislature. Staff also hopes that eventually the web of permitting and paperwork associated with the Wetland Conservation Act will be minimized by allowing one stop shopping for permits at the local level who have approved plans. ' Unfortunately the City is one of the first local units of government to prepare such a document and there is currently no rule saying that other agencies have to review and accept ' the plan. So far this has not reduced some of the permit processes. The City still has to go through permitting and paperwork because the federal and state agencies do not have a tool for reviewing our plan. They are just beginning to come up with recommendations for ' wetland inventories, functions, and values and stormwater water quality treatment suggestions. The city should have input in this process as well as provide monitoring information to show what is working and what is not working so that we are all applying the best practical imanagement technologies available. I have learned that the City of Chanhassen is by far the most advanced in the area of water resource protection. The City is a leader in the environment and should be very proud of their efforts. These types of efforts can only lead to an appealing invitation for new residences and businesses to move to the area and to stay. The effects of natural resource protection are long lasting and will hopefully help the City to maintain a strong economic base now and in the future. I thank you for the opportunity to continue to work for your ' efforts. CI! u 1 LOCAL SURFACE WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT: A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO WATER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT I ' Cecilio Olivier,l Mustafa Z. Emir? and Steven R. McComas3 ABSTRACT: Du ing the past few years, protection and enhancement of local water resources has become a major concern in fast growing urban/suburbaa communities. New legislation and increasing public awareness of , water - quality issues has forced communities to investigate practical and effective ways to deal with non -point source pollution. Water quality regulations are integrated with desired resident's use of existing water resources and incorporated i to community -wide management plan. The plan addresses short-term and long -term water quality goals and presents financial alternatives for the community. An integrated approach to optimizing the water quality syst m of a city is performed using a basinwide model. Best management practices and a successful, hands-(n approach to public education are crucial to plan implementation. The City of Chanhassen, MN, has been the ' first community in the State to integrate all major elements of surface water quality management: water quality analysis, wetlands, streams and lakes. KEY TERMS: Water Quality Analysis; Urban Water Quality; Chanhassen, MN; PondNet; Water Quality Management; Comprehensive prehensive Stormwater Planning. INTRODUCTION New Federal aiid State legislation, and increasing public awareness of water resources issues have generated two types of responses among developing communities. On one hand, some communities are only interested in basic compliance with new Surface Water Quality Legislation regarding wetlands and non -point source pollution. ' Compliance with new legislation is normally accomplished by changes in the City Ordinances . Surface Water Quality Standards in these communities are typically applied on a "per development" basis. This approach may miss the overall water quality picture and could cause proliferation of on -site treatment basins, increase of maintenance requi ements, and ineffective runoff treatment. On the other hand, there are communities that have looked to the change water enhancement. in public attitude towards water resources as an opportunity to take a more active role in Two basic are being asked by these communities: quality questions • How can we take the initiative in dealing with surface water quality in a way that complies with regulations and meets the short-term and long -term environmental goals of the community? ' • How can oi ir community achieve these goals in a practical, cost effective and affordable manner? The response to the increasing demand for surface water quality solutions has been to provide a comprehensive framework throueli which the cities can reach their goals. Local Surface Water Management Plans (SWMPs) ' = Civil Ensineers, Aquatic Biologist, Bonestroo Rosene Anderlik and Associates, 2335 West Highway 36, St. Paul, MN 55113. .1 have proven to provide tools to address these basic questions in a practical and understandable way, including water quantity and quality elements. Only the water quality element of the plan is discussed in this paper. The basic structure of the SWMP is summarized billow: 1 A CASE STUDY: CHANHASSEN, MN ' The city of Chanhassen is located in east - central Minnesota about 30 miles from Minneapolis -St. Paul. Chanhassen covers about 26 square miles and has a total population of about 15,000. Chanhassen is one of the ' fastest growing suburban communities in the Twin Cities metropolitan area with approximately 65% of the city currently either undeveloped or rural. Chanhassen is characterized by gently to steeply rolling topography with many depressions filled by wetlands 1 and Iakes. The drainage patterns are fairly complicated, since there is no overall prevailing direction for surface flow. Soils are mostly deep, well drained, loamy soils except in the depressional wetlands areas, where the soils are usually poorly drained organic soils. 1 Inventory and Classification of Water Resources Wetlands All 351 wetlands of the City were visited, inventoried, classified and approximate wetlands boundaries were determined. This inventory revised the earlier wetland map by incorporating wetland quality and potential for restoration. Three different wetland classification systems have been used in Chanhassen (Fig. 1): I Circular 39: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Circular 39 (Shaw & Fredine, 1956) distinguishes eight types of wetlands based primarily on the hydrologic regime and the vegetative structure. Cowardin: A revised U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) wetland classification system ( Cowardin et al. 1979) was adopted by the FWS in 1979. The Cowardin Classification provides a more detailed definition of wetland types by breaking wetlands characteristics into system, subsystem, class, subclass and modifiers. City's Classification: The 1991 State of Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act provides for classification of the city's wetlands according to any internal classification system that satisfies the "value and function" concept according to current conditions and how those compare to natural, unaltered conditions. Desirable use of the wetlands by the city is incorporated in the classification. • Inventory and evaluation of all existing water resources in the city. • Classification of the city's water resources (lakes, streams, and wetlands) based on: - function and values, ' - ultimate use desired by the community and, retrofit and/or restoration potential. • Recommendation of a plan that would achieve the classification goals under fully developed conditions of the city through the implementation of: a strong public education program, - best management practices and regulations, 1 - a regional water quality system and, lake and wetland improvements. • Preparation of cost estimates and recommendation of financing alternatives. ' 0 Implementation strategy. 1 A CASE STUDY: CHANHASSEN, MN ' The city of Chanhassen is located in east - central Minnesota about 30 miles from Minneapolis -St. Paul. Chanhassen covers about 26 square miles and has a total population of about 15,000. Chanhassen is one of the ' fastest growing suburban communities in the Twin Cities metropolitan area with approximately 65% of the city currently either undeveloped or rural. Chanhassen is characterized by gently to steeply rolling topography with many depressions filled by wetlands 1 and Iakes. The drainage patterns are fairly complicated, since there is no overall prevailing direction for surface flow. Soils are mostly deep, well drained, loamy soils except in the depressional wetlands areas, where the soils are usually poorly drained organic soils. 1 Inventory and Classification of Water Resources Wetlands All 351 wetlands of the City were visited, inventoried, classified and approximate wetlands boundaries were determined. This inventory revised the earlier wetland map by incorporating wetland quality and potential for restoration. Three different wetland classification systems have been used in Chanhassen (Fig. 1): I Circular 39: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Circular 39 (Shaw & Fredine, 1956) distinguishes eight types of wetlands based primarily on the hydrologic regime and the vegetative structure. Cowardin: A revised U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) wetland classification system ( Cowardin et al. 1979) was adopted by the FWS in 1979. The Cowardin Classification provides a more detailed definition of wetland types by breaking wetlands characteristics into system, subsystem, class, subclass and modifiers. City's Classification: The 1991 State of Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act provides for classification of the city's wetlands according to any internal classification system that satisfies the "value and function" concept according to current conditions and how those compare to natural, unaltered conditions. Desirable use of the wetlands by the city is incorporated in the classification. Chanhassen has 351 wetlands within the City Lake Area (acres) Natural Wa limits. The mo)ority of these wetlands are Urban. DeffnitiQns of the three classes of 240 s- Natural wstlonds are still In their natural wetlonds used by the City of Chanhassen 86 state and typically stww little sign of dm- poet from sorrow d nq and usage. The are shown bel w: 120 vega 6% cemmmit;a of these wstlonde Rice Marsh 79 on elgroctenli j by o drvenity of plant Susan 88 species with mixed domnanes of species. Riley 295 Other key factors include: presence of Minnewashta 1 700 natural indicator species, good wildlife habitat, and aesthetically pNosinq emnranrmmt. 242 Aa Urban Welland-68% Wetlonds that hov} been influenced by agricultural or urban (residential, comm rciol, or industrial) and usage are tolled Ag /Urban. Influences Include: excessive nutrient loading, soil erosion and ssdi ntolion, and woter quality degradation. As O result of these�nfluences, there is O loss Of plant Species aivtrsity, ovel ling and domination by invasive species such os reed canary p ss, and reduction in wildlife habitat. 1. City of Chanhassen I Lakes and Streams wetlands that exist in a natural state end hoes special and unusual qualities worth protecting of o high level ore eolbd Pristine. These qu0lities incude: cutstandup r"tal community, native species populations, rare or unusual species, good wildlife habitat. and . aesthetically pleasing environment. Inventory and Classification System. There are 10 lakes located partially or completely within Chanhassen. Seven of these lakes were evaluated to assess existing and f iture lake quality conditions. Total phosphorus, Chlorophyll -.a and Secchi Disc readings were used to establis a trophic state index (TSI) (Carlson et al. 1977). TSI represents lake water quality on a l to 100 scale and can be used to indicate whether lakes are eutrophic, mesotrophic, or oligotrophic. A summary of the characteristics of Chanhassen's lakes obtained from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's (MPCA) STORET data base (1980 -1992) and Minnesota department of Natural Resources (MnDNR), Division of Fisheries is shown in Table 1. Table 1. Summary of Chanhassen Lake Characteristics LAKE Lake Area (acres) Average Depth (feet) Lotus 240 10 Lucy 86 I 9 Ann 120 21 Rice Marsh 79 5 Susan 88 I 11 Riley 295 I 21 Minnewashta 1 700 16 Watershed Size (Acres) Average Secchi (feet) Trophic State Eurasian Water MINI Game Fish Community TSI Secchi TSI P (Surface) TSI Chlor: g 1062 4.91 Eutrophic yes fair 61 60 64 888 3.6' Eutrophic no poor 59 66 62 135 5.7 Mesotrophic no fair 52 48 51 813 1.1' Eutrophic no poor 73 78 72 1178 1.81' Eutrophic no fair 67 63 66 1391 3.4' Eutrophic yes fair 56 56 63 2058 11',, Mesotrophic yes good 43 47 50 Bluff Creek is the most significant stream within the city. Bluff Creek is about seven miles long with a total drainage area of 5,330 acres of mostly undeveloped land. The stream has been monitored for water quality to verify its compliance with MPCA minimum water quality standards for streams in Minnesota. I r The Surface Water Quality Plan Once the inventory and classification of the city's resources was finalized, a water quality plan was developed to protect these resources. This plan included the following elements: • Implementation of an ambitious public education program. • Incorporation of best management practices and water quality regulations. • Design of a regional water quality system. • Recommendation of lake and wetland restoration projects. Education Program Water quality education was an essential part of the Plan. Without an understanding of the basic surface water quality issues by the public, the SWNIP cannot be carried out effectively. Consequently, the City staff and residents have been the target audiences of the education program. City Residents: To obtain the necessary political and economic support for successful plan implementation, it is vital to inform city residents about basic water quality concepts, the policies and recommendations in the plan, the progress of water quality improvements in Chanhassen, and the citizen's role in improving water quality. The following information and education programs serve as first steps to achieve those goals. • Publication of two newsletters mailed to residents with their water bill. • Production of an underwater video report showing the ecology of the city's lakes. • Publication of a color poster (Lake Atlas) with information about the city's lakes and wetlands. • Press releases to local papers informing the public about the SWIVIP. • Initiation of a resident - oriented phosphorus -free fertilizer program. • Lake -side demonstrations showing homeowners what they can do themselves. • Stenciling of storm sewer inlets to remind residents where stormwater runoff goes. An example of the information presented to the citizens in the Lake Atlas is shown in Figure 2. LOTUS LAKE LAKE DATA: LIRE I.D. /: 10 -6 • SURFACE AREA 240 •en• • 11AXIMUM DEPTH: 29 It • WATER CURT': POOR (3.0 k) *PHOSPHOROUS: HIGH (51PPD) COMMON AQUATIC PLANTS: - Q •EURASM WATERMILFOIL WHITE WATERULY 'LEAFY PONOWEED •AMVW -W LOTUS (ENDANGERED) WATERSHED: (LANDING AREA DRAINING TO THE LAKE): 1033 ACRES WATERSHED TO LAKE RATIO: 4:1 1P •vn AIdR 1v �.R •W1M .••pOiR E '7�� A-N - ��f p� N Mo.a:ro1. rsr i. I«t i ur o.nw.. e.n 1 F1SH POPULATION man -t rawuro•IHna MIX 0IVK OMw[ P:00 +lMN •m• OCVAOrt NM a"M =raw A AJO•L AIOIILn Figure 2. General Characteristics of Lotus Lake LAKE CONDRION: EUTROPHIC •+ (Hr-4 NUTRIENTS) MESORTROPHIC (LOW NNLTTRIE! 5) Design of a Regions Water Quality System ' City Staff: City staff have been made aware of water quality issues through regular meetings during the preparation of the �lan. The training enables, city personnel to implement the plan and to respond to public inquiries about the plan's policies and recommendations. Specific technical training was offered in the use of the PondNet model. The City's Water Resources Department is currently using the model to review the water quality impact of new deve'�opments. The city will also modify and update the PondNet model as development occurs , and water quality d a is available through monitoring and sampling programs. computer model wa ' Best Management Practices and Regulations In addition to the public education program, other "non - structural" water quality projects have been implemented to meet regulatory standards and minimize non -point source pollution in the city: • A new Wetland Protection Ordinance, consistent with the results of the SWMP and the State of Minnesota ' Wetland Conservation Act (1991), has been adopted by the city. The adopted Wetland Ordinance establishes a policy of sound stewardship through coordination of regulations which conse e, protect, and enhance environmentally sensitive resources. Some provisions in the ' ordinances are more restrictive than the State Statute requirements. • Shoreland Management Regulations, consistent with the MnDNR provisions, were adopted. • An Erosion and Sediment Control/Best Management Practice Handbook, specifically tailored to meet the ' City's needs, has been developed and adopted by Ordinance. The handbook is intended to be used by developers, property owners, and engineers to prepare plans and operate construction sites. ''he Handbook is based oq recommendations from MPCA's "Protecting Water Quality in Urban reas" and Minnesota's Board of Water and Soil Resources' (BWSR) "Minnesota Erosion ' and Segment Control Construction Site Planing Handbook ". • A Prior ty Street Sweeping Program has been established in critical near -lake areas with follow -up testing ' o evaluate its effectiveness. • Soil Te ting for residential lots was carried out to determine fertilizer requirements and determine the pos ibility of promoting phosphorus free fertilizer use in the City. • Specifi guidelines and Plan Approval Standards are currently being applied for new developments. ' Design of a Regions Water Quality System ' While public ed cation and other watershed programs reduce pollutant loadings, there are limitations with these approaches. The uncertainties of the reliability and effectiveness of the pollution prevention measures , make wet detention f ionds a necessary safeguard, especially since the use of wet ponds to improve water quality has been shown to be very effective. This section explains the way structural watershed improvements were planned using a wet pond network approach. ' Since it is impossible to sample and monitor, the quality of all existing and future waterbodies in the City, a computer model wa necessary to estimate the water quality of ponds and wetlands under fully developed conditions. The most cost effective pond size and location was determined using this computer model. Pond Model Selecti l n: To address Chanhassen's needs, a water quality management model with the following capabilities was required: ' • Sustain the comprehensive nature of the Chanhassen Plan. • Predict noff values and phosphorus (P) loads and concentrations from different types of land uses. • Estimate total P removal efficiencies of a network of ponds as a function of pond surface area, wet volume ind mean depth. • Estimate total treatment efficiencie& at key locations. • Be versatile, reasonably accurate and easy to use. Phosphorus was selected as the modeled contaminant since it is typically the principal cause of accelerated eutrophication of waterbodies. As for other contaminants, there is a fairly high degree of correlation between P removal in ponds and the removal of many other contaminants commonly found in stormwater. A number of water quality models were evaluated during the model selection process. Among the models ' evaluated were: P -8, WASP, SLAMM and PondNet. PondNet, developed by William Walker Jr. (Walker, 1989) was selected to represent Chanhassen's surface water quality system. Design specifications for wet detention ponds (Walker, 1987) were also considered during the modeling process. PondNet is an empirical model that ' estimates average annual phosphorus removal on a series of hydraulically connected ponds. The model has been originally calibrated using EPA's Nationwide Urban Runoff Data, and input parameters have been adjusted to reflect summer precipitation and runoff quality typical of the Minneapolis -St. Paul Metropolitan Area. The model ' input variables are: • watershed area, ' runoff coefficient, • basic pond geometry, • average precipitation data, • runoff phosphorus concentration and • rate of ortho-P to total P in the runoff. 1 1 Calibration: Phosphorus export coefficients, runoff coefficient, and ortho P/Total P ratio were determined from data obtained in similar communities in the Metropolitan Area. Runoff coefficients were estimated to be equivalent to the percentage of impervious area in a given watershed. Based on land use, the average annual P export coefficients were adjusted to reflect average P concentration in the monitored ponds. Ortho- P /Total P ratios in the runoff were found to be approximately 0.325 and independent of the type of development. Table 2 shows the calibrated coefficients used in the model and comparisons with published values (Athayde et al., 1983). Table 2. Phosphorus Concentrations, Runoff and Export Coefficients Land Use Model Parameters Published Parameters Average P Concentration ( µg/1) Runoff Coefficient' ( % ) P export Coefficients (lbs /ac -year) P export Coefficients (lbs /ac -year) Agricultural 450 0.15 0.69 0.36-1.5 Industrial/Commercial 500 0.5 -0.85 2.40 -3.48 0.70-3.0 Single Family Residential 450 0.22 -0.30 1.05 -1.40 0.45-2.7 Multi- Family Residential/ High Density 550 0.30 -0.50 1.69 -2.82 0.45-2.7 Open/Undeveloped 200 0.1 -0.15 0.20 -0.30 0.1-0.3 Minneapolis -St. Paul 2 -year storm frequency (2.8" of precipitation in 24 hours) Phosphorus removal criteria: The required runoff P removal at different locations in the city depends on the classification of the waterbody immediately downstream. Generally speaking, improvements upstream from high priority waterbodies (Pristine and Natural wetlands, lakes, creeks and Agricultural/Urban wetlands with restoration potential) are designed to try to match undeveloped P loads (lbs /year). The model was modified to quantify the average annual P load into each high quality waterbody under undeveloped conditions. Subsequently, the improvements under ultimate conditions were designed to match undeveloped loads. This approach sometimes required overall P removal efficiencies up to 75% and the use of two or more ponds in series (cells). When dealing with developed areas, the criterion was to protect the high priority waterbodies by reducing runoff P concentrations below undeveloped conditions (200 µg/1). Some of the degraded Agricultural/Urban wetlands with little or no potential for restoration have been totally or partially used as treatment basins for 'unoff discharging into higher priority waterbodies. For Agricultural/Urban wetlands that are not used for treatment, the average concentration of the runoff entering the wetland was maintained about 200 -250 µg/1. Results: Modeling results include the configuration and size of ponding areas, the predicted average P removal ( %), the predicted 11 average loads (lbs /year); and the predicted average annual P concentrations (ug/1). Phosphorus removal efficiencies can be correlated to the removal of other pollutants like suspended solids, heavy metals and other nutrients. The benefits of wetldetention ponds as measured by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (Bannerman et al., 1993) is shown in Table 3. Table 3. Benefits of Wet Detention Ponds Results obtained from the model were also used to determine short-term and long -term impacts of the improvements in the water quality of the downstream waterbodies. This impact and the cost of the alternate improvement project to counter this impact were used as criteria for recommending improvements in each watershed. Figure 3 sows the short-term and long -term impacts of the proposed improvements into Lotus Lake. T GET ANNUAL LOAD = 121 Lbs/Yr Pollutarit Phosphorus Lead Zinc Diazinon Phthalate Sediment Average Reduc gioE /O d 60 70 1 70 17 80 90 Results obtained from the model were also used to determine short-term and long -term impacts of the improvements in the water quality of the downstream waterbodies. This impact and the cost of the alternate improvement project to counter this impact were used as criteria for recommending improvements in each watershed. Figure 3 sows the short-term and long -term impacts of the proposed improvements into Lotus Lake. T GET ANNUAL LOAD = 121 Lbs/Yr Figure 3. P Budget for Canterbury Area - Existing and Ultimate Conditions. ■ t_ i 150- '141 1. Figure 3. P Budget for Canterbury Area - Existing and Ultimate Conditions. Y Model verification: A monitoring and sampling program has been recommended to measure actual pond phosphorus removals and verify the assumptions made in the model. ' Lake Quality Assessment Typically, a combination of watershed runoff and in -lake processes is responsible for problems with low ' dissolved oxygen, algae, weeds, or sediments in lakes. Therefore, improving watershed runoff quality is only one part of improving lake water quality. Lake Model Selection: The PondNet model is unable to predict phosphorus concentration in large, deep waterbodies where temperature stratification and other physical, chemical and biological processes contribute to the phosphorus balance. Therefore, waterbodies larger than 20 acres or with mean depths greater than 10 feet are generally modeled using lake eutrophication models. City lakes were modeled using the Canfield- Bachmann model (Canfield- Bachmann, 1981) which better predicts average lake P concentrations for lakes with anoxic bottom waters. The resulting P concentration in the lake is a function of the water budget and phosphorus budgets. ' Water Quality Goals: Lake water quality goals were based on ecoregion P concentrations of 30 to 40g g/1 for the Central Hardwood Forest Ecoregion. Three lakes currently are within ecoregion values and the other seven ' have total P concentrations above ecoregion values. Lake water quality goals are to keep the three lakes within ecoregion values, and to bring the other lakes back to ecoregion averages. ' Lake Evaluation Results: After lake quality goals were established, city lakes were modeled using nutrient loading inputs based on ultimate development with watershed improvements and BMPs in place. Lake modeling results predicted that, for the three lakes within ecoregion values, good stormwater management practices would prevent eutrophication. In addition, for the seven nutrient - enriched lakes, the proposed watershed improvements would prevent further degradation, but would not help restore ecoregion water quality indicators. Low transparency and nuisance algae blooms would probably persist for many years after watershed improvements are ' put in place. To return these lakes to ecoregion water quality conditions, specific in -lake projects oriented to reduce P concentrations are necessary. IFinancing of the Plan ' The total cost of the water quality projects was estimated for each watershed. The cost of future watershed improvements will be financed by the developers through the ponding and/or cost dedication requirements. Enforcement of these requirements will be performed as part of the development review /approval process. In accordance with Minnesota Statute, all new developments may be required to dedicate land and construct a permanent detention facility for the purpose of treating increased pollutants in the runoff. If on -site water quality treatment is not provided by the developer where not feasible, not specified in the ' plan, or not desired by the City, cash dedication will be required. Cash dedication will also be required if the proposed water quality pond is not big enough to satisfy the phosphorus removal requirements. The cash dedication, if utilized, will be equal to the market cost of land plus the cost of excavating the wet volume needed 1 for phosphorus removal at the site. The cash dedication chart shown in Figure 4 presents an estimate of the excavation cost and the land cost for typical types for development. The chart is a graphical solution to the Walker model for a 63% removal efficiency that can be used by the city for estimating purposes. ' Proposed water quality projects in developed areas, lakes and wetlands will require additional financing. A complete discussion of Federal, State and Local financial alternatives and grants is presented in the plan. Recommendations on the use of city funds (Stormwater Utility Fund, General Fund, Special Assessment, etc.) are ' also presented. 60 50 40 35 DEVELOPMENT AREA 30 (Acres) 20 EE POND AREA (Acres) 0.2 0.5 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 i i i i i T I I I I I 0 1 �--- SFR --J-- MFR I /C ----- 0 2 3.0 4 6 WET VOLUME 8 10 12 14 (Acre —Feet) LEGEND: SFR: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL MM MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL JLG- INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL .r6N_ RUNOFF CURVE NUMBER IL XIMPERVIOUS EXAMPLE FOR A 35 AC. SFR DEVELOPMENT EXCAVATION COST: 3.0 Ac—ft x 1,613 x 22.50 /cu.yE.- - 212.100 LAND COST: 0.7 Ac. x 218.000 / Acre - 212,600 Figure 4. Water Quality Cash Dedication Chart Implementation Strategy L I� To facilitate the plan implementation andl,help in the development review and decision making process, all ' proposed water quality projects in the city have been ranked and prioritized. Watershed improvements were ranked based on their cost - effectiveness, the quality of the resources they protect, and their potential short-term impact on water quality. The short-term Capital Improvement Plan proposed in the plan reflects these priorities. ' The Capital Impro ment Plan also presents achievable goals based on an annual capital costs that can be easily financed once the p an is implemented. CONCLUSIONS 1. The regional a Dproach to Surface Water Management represents an affordable, cost - effective framework to manage the water resources of fast growing urban/suburban communities. 2. Comprehensiv Surface Water Quality Plans are very practical tools that allow proactive communities to take their water quality destiny in hand by setting their own goals consistent with watershed or regional plans. I The modeling pproach makes Local Surface Water Quality Plans flexible "living document" easy to change ' and update. 4. Because of the required public involvement in the preparation of these plans, Local Surface Water Quality Plans are excel ent public education tools. �CI�! 0 2 3.0 4 6 WET VOLUME 8 10 12 14 (Acre —Feet) LEGEND: SFR: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL MM MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL JLG- INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL .r6N_ RUNOFF CURVE NUMBER IL XIMPERVIOUS EXAMPLE FOR A 35 AC. SFR DEVELOPMENT EXCAVATION COST: 3.0 Ac—ft x 1,613 x 22.50 /cu.yE.- - 212.100 LAND COST: 0.7 Ac. x 218.000 / Acre - 212,600 Figure 4. Water Quality Cash Dedication Chart Implementation Strategy L I� To facilitate the plan implementation andl,help in the development review and decision making process, all ' proposed water quality projects in the city have been ranked and prioritized. Watershed improvements were ranked based on their cost - effectiveness, the quality of the resources they protect, and their potential short-term impact on water quality. The short-term Capital Improvement Plan proposed in the plan reflects these priorities. ' The Capital Impro ment Plan also presents achievable goals based on an annual capital costs that can be easily financed once the p an is implemented. CONCLUSIONS 1. The regional a Dproach to Surface Water Management represents an affordable, cost - effective framework to manage the water resources of fast growing urban/suburban communities. 2. Comprehensiv Surface Water Quality Plans are very practical tools that allow proactive communities to take their water quality destiny in hand by setting their own goals consistent with watershed or regional plans. I The modeling pproach makes Local Surface Water Quality Plans flexible "living document" easy to change ' and update. 4. Because of the required public involvement in the preparation of these plans, Local Surface Water Quality Plans are excel ent public education tools. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The authors wish to express their recognition to the SWMP Task Force Members and City of Chanhassen staff for their contribution in the preparation in the Chanhassen's SWMP. Their vision and dedication during almost three years of work produced such unique results. The authors would also like to thank the Chanhassen City Council and the Chanhassen residents for their continuous insight and support. REFERENCES ' Athayde, D.N., P.E. Shelly, E.D. Driscoll, D. Gaboury, and G. Boyd, 1983. Results of the Nationwide Urban Runoff Program: Volume I - Final Report. Water Planning Division, U.S.E.P.A., NTIS PB84- 185552. Bannerman, R. T., Owens, Dodds, R. B., Hornewer, N. J., 1993, Sources of pollutants in Wisconsin stormwater, Wat. Sci. Tech., Vol. 28, no. 3 -5, pp. 241 -259. Canfield, D.E., Jr, and R.W. Bachmann, 1981. Prediction of total Phosphorus concentration, chlorophyll- and Secchi depths in natural and artificial lakes, Can. J. Fish. Aquat. SCI.38, pp. 414423. Carlson, R.E., 1977. A trophic state index for lakes. Limnol. Oceanogr. 22, pp. 361 -368. ' Cowardin, L.M., F.C. Golet, LaRoe, E.T. , 1979. Classification of wetlands and deepwater habitats of the United States. U.S.D.I., FWS. Shaw, S.P., Fredine, C.G. , 1956. Wetlands of the United States. U.S.D.I., FWS, Circular 39. ' Walker, W. W., Jr, 1987. Phosphorus removal by urban runoff detention basins. Lk. & Reserv. Mngt. Proceedings, 6th Annual Conf., North American Lk. & Mngt. Soc., Vol. III, pp. 314 -326. ' Walker, W.W. Jr., 1987. Design Calculation for wet Detention Ponds, prepared for the St. Paul Walker Utility and VLAWMO. 1 7 7 CITY OF CHANHASSEN I �m'w 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937 -1900 • FAX (612) 937 -5739 September 6, 1 Metro Lakes West Mini - Storage AT1N: Vicki Martinson, Manager Mark Senn 7800 Park Drive Chanhassen, MN 55317 Dear Vicki & I would like to very substantial property. The County area, an rx: :press our thanks to both of .mount of stolen merchandi ;ms found have helped sot this additional material ha�I You are to be commended for the way the picture at the time you did so that you for your valuable assistance. Since , Scott Harr Public Safety D eiA . SH:eb gAsafe4y16h4netro1&k.1tr you for the assistance you provided in locating a >e tha 1bad been placed in a storage unit on the re a significant theft investigation in the Carver been eli( ng police for some time. 'handled the situation initially, and for bringing us into t. could act promptly and solve this case. Again, thank PgSEN fjgF CJ 1 September 20, 1994 CHANHASSEN FIRE DEPARTMENT P.O. BOX 97 7610 LAREDO DRIVE CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 BUS. PHONE 934 -9191 MINNEWASHTA STATION NO. 2 PHONE 474 -7094 1 Scott Harr, Public Safety Director ' 690 Coulter Dr. Chanhassen, MN 55317 IDear Scott, I would like to take the time to personally say thank you for all of the time and effort that you have put into the purchase of our new S.C.B.A.'s. I consider our fire department a leader in today's fire service. Without your strong support, we would not be where we are ' today. You are a tremendous asset to the fire department. If there is any way we can return the favor to you, please don't hesitate to ask. IAgain, I personally thank you for everything. I Sincerely, Y 0 Gregory C. Hayes Chairperson ISelf contained breathing apparatus committee M9TiQy�lt .eEG.r EyTiY•v In odern times of ever - increasing pop-.� ulati nand congestion, real estate devel- opeTp""U�uy I at high prices. From the com ine pressures o c m tition and % desh-e for gain, they often squeeze every lot tf, ty can into',, some labyrinthian lan...with little or no provision for park, recreation areas, or even for rea sona le "elbow room." The need for some general planning and control is app ent, and makes manifest the .wis- dom underlying the delegation of pow ers t the cities, as is done in the statutes referred to above. I i 7 L Hoisington Koegler Group Inc. M13- ©o MEMORANDUM Date: September 16, 1994 From: Fred Hoisington To: Charles Folch Subject: Letting of Pedestrian Bridge Project L4 L' Ad m-z. 91, F17& q3 - L`� (L _ .. • S C l� Vv�t wLt:` Y I received a call from Larry Erickson today (Sept. 15) indicating that MnDOT is putting the letting of the Pedestrian Bridge off until mid- December through February. Apparently, MnDOT is being overwhelmed with project reviews and cannot follow through in a timely fashion with our project. According to Larry Erickson, MnDOT has confirmed that the funding of the Pedestrian Bridge is not at all in jeopardy. It is simply a matter of them finding time to review the plans and let the project. This simply means that it will be constructed in 1995. CHANHAS \93.32\FOLSH.MEM land Use /Environmental • Planning /Design 7300 Metro Boulevard/ Suite 525 a Minneapolis, Minnesota 55439 a (612) 835 -9960 a Fax: (612) 835 -3160 CITY OF CHAWHASS�EMNI 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937 -1900 • FAX (612) 937 -5739 MEMORANDUM TO: Mark Littfin, Fire Marshal ,/Carl Barke, Mechanical Inspector FROM: cott Harr, Public Safety ,Director VP DATE: September 19, 1994 SUBJ: Chanhassen Elementary School Fject This memo is tb commend both of you for e�exc e resolution to what, for a time, seemed like an"unsol l professional in �erpretation of the building and fire cot when aggressiv -,ly challenged. I also comend you fi alternative tote dilemma which clearl :;exulted in a (the school district, the school superi ndent, the schc building inspec ors, the City Manags happy ... I am Nice job on a tpugh situation - cc: Don 8� job you did in seeking a workable problem. I commend you for your and sticking to your commitments working diligently to find an in/win" solution. When everyone principal, the building official, the i r' �I MEMORANDUM CITY OF CHANHASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937 -1900 • FAX (612) 937 -5739 TO: Don Chmiel, Mayor FROM: Bob Generous, Planner Il i DATE: September 9, 1994 SUBJ: Southwest Corridor Transportation Coalition e /" On Tuesday, September 6, 1994, I attended the Southwest Corridor Transportation Coalition meeting at the Chaska Community Center. Following is a summary of the meeting. The nominating committee nominated Diane Harberts, Rick Kjonaas, Dell Ploen, and Frank Sherwood to the Coalition Board. The nominations were approved by a unanimous vote of the attendees. The Treasurer stated that there was approximately $348.00 (I missed the exact amount) in the checking account and $3,475.63 in the savings account. Representatives David Minge and Jim Ramstad, who was represented by Lance Olson, were presented with plaques for their efforts and promoting funding for the Highway 212 project. Representative Minge gave a short presentation on his efforts in Washington and explained how this project had to compete with.9W other projects costing $34 billion, only $1.4 billion worth of projects were approved. Hinge stressed that projects needed to be unique. He stressed the uniqueness of the proposed toll road in addressing issues of alternate funding of road facilities, especially with the difficulty of passing a gas tax. He also 'linked the 212 project with the Bloomington Ferry Bridge in that these projects .will help relieve the bottle necks in Chaska and Shakopee. Minge congratulated the Coalition on its efforts. ,4 Representative Ramstad was unable to attend �.` He did send a video tape in which he congratulated the Coalition on its efforts and told the group that they had to "redouble" their efforts to make 212 a reality. Roger Gustafson, Carver County Transportation Engineer, gave a brief presentation of the Eastern Carver County Transportation Study 11. Currently, they are developing a scope of Don Chmiel, September 9, SW Transpoi Page 2 Corridor Coalition work program. The study will analyze transportation with and without Highway 212. They hope that the study will also create a brochure or video to convey the need for Highway 212 to the public. They hope to put the study under contract this fall and have it complete in early 1995. M mdon on the Carver County Transportation Study I, which was developed in conjunction wilh Chanhassen and Chaska, noted that the study had concentrated more on local roads. Study 11would build on this earlier effort. The chairman rovided a summary of how MNDOT provided $75,000 to prepare the Highway 212 f asibility study. (Rather than go through all the red tape to get federal dollars, MNDOT provi led the money.) Wilbur Smith and Associates and Strgar Roscoe were chosen as the consult& its for the study. Work has begun on the study and is to be completed by January 1995. The study is to look at alternatives with and without a toll road funding mechanism. S dy should analyze if there will be sufficient toll revenues to pay for 100 percent of the costs or will the roadway need to be subsidized. The study should also determine whe er it makes sense to push forward with the project using toll financing or whether the pa back is such that the highway should wait until regular roadway funding would become 4vailable. Ron Erickson c f MNDOT gave a presentation on the status of Highway 212 projects. He presented a map of right -of -way that has already been acquired in the corridor: approximately I ialf of the ROW in Eden!, Prairie and two- thirds of the ROW in Chaska have been acquired. The two properties in Chanhassen that are being reviewed as part of the RALF program were also shown. (At this point they asked me what Chanhassen was doing for ROW acquisition. I stated that we were attempting to purchase the first two properties, but that the ci and the property owners were not familiar with the RALF program. I stated that once we completed the initial acquisition, then the city may expedite additional ROW acquisition thr gh the RALF program, concentrating on the eastern half of the city.) (Ron Gustafson also tated that it was his understanding that MNDOT's Transportation Improvement ogram was in the process of being amended to transfer 1997 funds for ROW acquisition in a 212 corridor to 1995.) MNDOT encourages local governments to participate in a RALF program to hold down project costs and to provide an impetus for the construction of the roadway. , Gene Ranieri gave a short presentation on the establishment by the 19941egislature of an advisory group to study funding alternatives for road projects. The group was to start meeting this week and to have a report back for the 1995 legislature. State Senator rry Johnston was also in attendance at the meeting. (I sat next to her and explained Chan assen's experience with the RALF program.) She reiterated her belief that the state needs -,o look at use of the motor vehicle excise tax to fund road construction. She talked about th rift between metro and outstate legislators over the reallocation of existing 0 II Li I� n 11 u l 11 Don Chmiel, Mayor September 9, 1994 SW Transportation Corridor Coalition Page 3 funds for construction projects, outstate does not want the funds used. She said that, apparently, Governor Carlson will agree to a 3 cent gas tax increase next year. (Discussion then took place that at least 11 cents and as much as 50 cents in gas tax increases would be necessary to fund all the required road projects.) Senator Johnston also discussed the idea of indexing gas taxes. If this was done, then there would be a 4.4 cent gas tax increase in 1995 and an additional 1 cent in 1996. Roger Gustafson mentioned that the Engineering Association had be looking into the idea of nontraditional funding for roadway projects, i.e. toll roads. One of the attendees then explained that historically, the Governor how has been responsible for leading transportation funding options. Governor Carlson has shown that transportation funding is not a priority for him, unlike Governor Perpich. Much depends on the upcoming elections on the future of transportation funding in Minnesota. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact me at 937 -1900 extension 141. c: Don Ashworth, City Manager Kate Aanenson, Planning Director Charles Folch, City Engineer Thom.i, J. CamphA Rocrr N. Knut,un Thonv, M. ",cou l Marc G. Fuch, Jame> R. W'd,ton1 Elliott R. knead) Eli =aheth A. Lun_er Andrea McDowell Poehle Mr. Don Ash City Manage] City of Chan] 690 Coulter I Box 147 Chanhassen, Re: Frank Dear Don: PBELL, KNUTSON, SCOTT & FUCHS, P.A. Attorneys at Law August 31, 1994 (612) 452 - 5000 Fax(612)452 -5550 55317 Sa s o " g al /y - I' )r, Jr., et al. vs. City of Chanhassen e e a../ 17 4. This le ter will confirm that we have agreed with Mr. Beddor's attorney to payment of $ '5,651.02 as the amount of reimbursement by Mr. Beddor to the City for our out -of -po ket expenses and expert witness fees. This amount includes not only) reimbursement for miscellaneous out -of- pocket expenses and ourt testimony by our expert witnesses, but also a substantial portion of the various engineers' analysis and preparation time. A prev iling party typically does not receive reimbursement for costs of preparation th ie by its expert witnesses. We believe that Mr. Beddor's willingness to pay a substan 1 al portion of these costs reflects his concern about the Court's feelings about the meats of his claim. The de' dline for Mr. Beddor to appeal from the Judge's Order denying his request for an amended decision expires on September 7. Mr. Beddor could decide not to appeal : 'rom, that Order, and still appeal from the Judge's original decision which does not expire until October 12. f 7 7 17504 , Suite 317 • Eal'andale Office Center • ';1380 Corporate Center Curve • Eagan, MN 55121 Mr. Don Ashworth August 31, 1994 Page 2 Please call if you have any questions. Best regards, CAMPBE L, KNUTSON, & FU S, P.A. Y. Thomas M. Scott/ TMS:cjh 17504 All, Ell e �✓�,t- CAMPBELL, KNUTSON, SCOTT & FUCHS, P.A. Attorneys at Law Thomas J. Campbell (612) 452 -5000 Ro,,cr N. Knutson Fax (612) 452 -5550 Thomas M. Scutt Gary G. Fuchs ' James R. Walston Elliott B. Knetseh Eli:aheth A. Lun_cr Andrea McDowell Poehl r September 12, 1994 , TO: All Persons on the Attached Distribution List RE: W.A.F.T.A. Fire Training Facility ' RNK:srn Enclosures Suite 317 • er N. Rhutson le Office Center • 1380 Corporate Center Curve • Eagan, MN 55121 I � I � A I ' Enclosed is the final RFP that has been sent out. It took much longer to complete the document because Minnegasco and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had different ideas about its content. ' The return date on the RFP is September 28, 1994. I suggest we meet at 7: DO p.m. on Wednesday, October 5, 1994, at the Excelsior Fire Station to review thei responses we receive and to consider awarding a contract. Several concerns with the site have been brought to my attention ncluding: the top of one of the silos has sunk six feet, private vehicles are being parked on the site, a boat is parked on the site, the grass is not, being cut. We can discuss these and other issues at the October!'5th meeting. Very truly yours, ' C LL KNUTSON SCOTT •FUCHS, P. . RNK:srn Enclosures Suite 317 • er N. Rhutson le Office Center • 1380 Corporate Center Curve • Eagan, MN 55121 I � I � A I i i W.A.F.T.A. DISTRIBUTION LIST Don Ashworth, City Manager Jim McMahon, Fire Chief City of Chanhassen City of Chanhassen 690 Coulter Drive, Box 147 690 Coulter Drive, Box 147 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Dave Pokorney, City Administrator City of Chaska One City Hall Plaza Chaska, MN 55318 Carl Jullie, City Manager City of Eden Prairie 7600 Executive Drive Eden Prairie, MN 55344 -3677 Carl Zieman, City Manager City of Excelsior 339 - 3rd Street Excelsior, MN 55331 -1877 ' Brenda Fisk, Clerk City of St. Bonifacius 8655 Kennedy Memorial Drive St. Bonifacius, MN 55375 -0268 Miriam Porter, City Admr. City of Victoria P.O. Box 36 Victoria, MN 55386 Gary VanEyll, Fire Chief City of Chaska One City Hall Plaza Chaska, MN 55318 Spencer Conrad, Fire Chief City of Eden Prairie 7600 Executive Drive Eden Prairie, MN 55344 -3677 Dana George, Fire Chief City of Excelsior 339 - 3rd Street Excelsior, MN 55331 -1877 Rick Perry, Fire Chief City of Long Lake P.O. Box 606 Long Lake, MN 55356 -0606 Ray McCoy, Fire Chief City of Maple Plain 1620 Maple Avenue Maple Plain, MN 55359 -0057 Rod Maetzold, Fire Chief City of Mayer 413 Bluejay Avenue Mayer, MN 55360 -9698 Don Bryce, Fire Chief City of Mound 5341 Maywood Road Mound, MN 55364 -1687 , Paul Geyen, Fire Chief City of St. Bonifacius P.O. Box 234 St. Bonifacius, MN 55375 James Vinkemeier, Fire Chief City of Victoria P.O. Box 161 Victoria, MN 55386 LuVerne M. Hanson, Clerk - Treas. ' City of Long Lake P.O. Box 606 Long Lake, MN 55356 -0606 ' Donald E. Loebrick, Clerk City of Maple Plain 1620 Maple Avenue ' Maple Plain, MN 55359 -0057 Lois Maetzold, Clerk City of Mayer 14680 - 70th Street Mayer, MN 55360 ' Edward Shukle, Jr., City Manager City of Mound 5341 Maywood Road Mound, MN 55364 -1687 ' Brenda Fisk, Clerk City of St. Bonifacius 8655 Kennedy Memorial Drive St. Bonifacius, MN 55375 -0268 Miriam Porter, City Admr. City of Victoria P.O. Box 36 Victoria, MN 55386 Gary VanEyll, Fire Chief City of Chaska One City Hall Plaza Chaska, MN 55318 Spencer Conrad, Fire Chief City of Eden Prairie 7600 Executive Drive Eden Prairie, MN 55344 -3677 Dana George, Fire Chief City of Excelsior 339 - 3rd Street Excelsior, MN 55331 -1877 Rick Perry, Fire Chief City of Long Lake P.O. Box 606 Long Lake, MN 55356 -0606 Ray McCoy, Fire Chief City of Maple Plain 1620 Maple Avenue Maple Plain, MN 55359 -0057 Rod Maetzold, Fire Chief City of Mayer 413 Bluejay Avenue Mayer, MN 55360 -9698 Don Bryce, Fire Chief City of Mound 5341 Maywood Road Mound, MN 55364 -1687 , Paul Geyen, Fire Chief City of St. Bonifacius P.O. Box 234 St. Bonifacius, MN 55375 James Vinkemeier, Fire Chief City of Victoria P.O. Box 161 Victoria, MN 55386 Michael Ericson, City Admr. City of Watertown P.O. Box 298 Watertown, MN 55388 Scott Harr Public Safety Dr. City of Chanhassen 690 Coulte Drive, Box'147 Chanhassen MN 55317 Hubert Widmer, Fire Chief City of Watertown P.O. Box 463 Watertown, MN 55388 Richard Wing, Councilmember City of Chanhassen 3481 Shore Drive Excelsior, MN 55331 i i REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL WESTERN AREA FIRE TRAINING ACADEMY INVESTIGATION INTRODUCTION The Western Area Fire Training Academy (WAFTA) is a cooperative of eleven west -metro Minneapolis communities which purchased 20.49 acres of land in St. Bonifacius, Minnesota from the Department of Defense for use as a firefighting training site. Because of the existence of underground storage tanks and firefighting training activities and prior use by the Defense Department, the site may be contaminated. BACKGROUND INFORMATION The site is a formerly owned Department of Defense (DOD) property known as the NIKE ' Battery MSP -70 site. The NIKE Battery MSP -70 was positioned in St. Bonifacius by the United States Army to protect the Minneapolis -St. Paul metropolitan area from aerial attack. The Army controlled this site exclusively from 1958 until 1972. The city of Excelsior, ' Minnesota, acting as a member and trustee for WAFTA, purchased the property on August 14, 1974. OBJECTIVES The main purpose of this project is to update a Phase I site assessment to determine the potential environmental impacts at the site, recommend additional testing needed to determine the remediation activities that will need to be implemented at the site and the associated costs. SCOPE OF WORK This project is intended to be an investigation and analysis of the WAFTA site. The site assessment should incorporate and update the 1988 contamination evaluation prepared by Envirodyne Engineers for the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. The assessment should recommend what contaminants to test for, where to test and when to place additional monitoring wells, if any. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The project will include, but not be limited to: 16816 1 updating the report prepared by Envirodyne Engineers; ja review and compilation of all existing information regarding the site; site reconnaissance; - jinterviews with current owners and operators; recommendations for testing and sampling including monitoring wells; and 'report and evaluation. The review of: (1) existing information should include meeting with personnel familiar with the site, (2) a 198E contamination evaluation report titled "Final Engineering Report Contamination Evaluation Former Nike Battery MSP -70 St. Bonifacius Minnesota" prepared for the U.S. Army Corps of Enghieers, and (3) additional information and sources deemed to be of importance to gaining appro riate knowledge of the site with the results of this work being compiled in a report. Significant findings from the 1988 contamination evaluation report included a review of records and a visual site inspection; installation of two groundwater monitoring wells; subsurface exploration at a third borehole; collection of groundwater samples from monitoring wells and water supply ells; collection of soil samples from four locations; collection of surface water samples at several locations; and collection of samples from two aboveground tanks. Samples from each site were analyzed for petroleum hydrocarbons, volatile organics, and total metals (including arsenic, selenium, silver, mercury, barium, cadmium, chromium, and lead). In addition, grou dwater samples were analyzed for total iron, manganese, and sodium, and soil and wipe samp es were collected to evaluate transformer areas for presence of PCB's. Results of analytical sain p ling indicate contamination in groundwater, soils, and surface waters at the site. The site inves Analysis The methodol required, how 16816 ion plan should detailathe methodology to be used to assess the site. used for analysis should be described detailing what information will be information will fit together, benchmarks for comparing present site status 2 t E L n � I �I to desired site status, plus additional information as required. All laboratories, subcontractors, and additional firms which will be used should be listed along with their role in the analysis. PROPOSALS A. The proposal should detail what you propose to do and how you propose to do it. B. A proposed schedule including milestones for major activities. C. A breakdown of staffing requirements and itemized costs for: - project management - staff fees - reporting - travel - field expenses - other associated expenses D. A description of equipment to be used (heavy and light duty) including estimated costs or charges. E. A list of subcontracting services to be used, i.e., laboratory services. F. A "cost not to exceed" including the above costs and all other expenses. G The criteria used for firm selection will include: - the proposed plans for investigation and analysis; the experience of the firm and staff in (1) the investigation and (2) the remediation of former DOD and/or firefighter training or similar type sites; the working relationship of the firm and staff established with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency; references; time frame; cost. 16816 3 H. To bi Roger Campl Eagan 1380 Proposals are Notification c idered, proposals should be submitted to: C Knutson :11, Knutson, Scott & Fuchs, P.A. fle Office Center, Suite '317 )rporate Center Curve MN 55121 ine: (612) 452 -5000 lue by 4:00 p.m. central standard time, on September 28, 1994. acceptance or rejection will be made by November 1, 1994. 0 16816 1 4 1 i 447• + 1 379• + 1 367• + _ 487• + 436• + 476• + 006 2592• * e� 1411• + 52• + 1514• + 44• + 1244• + 46• + 1662• + I 64 • + / 1387• + 83. + 1395• + 47. + 012 i 8949• * i 364• + 356• + 386• + I` 276• + 305• + 308• + 006 1995• * 2592• - 8949• _ (J/ 0-2896413 AV A O. Box 115 JWX V/1qw 124 Union Street Norwood, MN 55368 WA FS10 �. Local: (612) 332 -8412 .seeiion Metro: (612) 332 -8412 RUBBISH & RECYCLING TiI 1 -800- 450 -WEST August 12,1994 WA Pack --- Wte Mike Lien , Carver County En fironmental Services ! am writing in reg rd to your departments . recent activity in Chanhassen, Chaska, Victoria, and 1 Waconia to encourage these communities to organize their hauling. Such action threatens our very livelihood an the huge investments we have made in this county. Organized proponants 1 are anti - business nd insensitive to the peoples right of free choice. In a poll of the other licensed residential Carver County haulers, three items seemed to be of 1 unamimous agreement. 1) Your activities are nothing more than a `backdoor" attempt to control the flow of waste in Carver County. iFlow control has been found to be illegal as I know you are aware. 1 2) Your activities have created an advisarial relationship between your department and the haulers after y ars of cooperation and honesty. You have shown a total disregard for the very people you s ould be treating a partners. Consider the advisarial posture of Hennepin , County and where it has gotten them. Also consider the positive, successful relationship in Anoka County'with their haulers. They have managed to obtain 100% of their goals without rattling sabers or tackdoor dealings. Do you really want Carver County to follow in Hennepin , County's footsteps 3) This isst a needs to be addressed at the next SWAC meeting. Listen to the other hauler's and memb hrs and you'll see that this is not just my concern. We can't continue to avoid , the tough issues at SWAC as has been the case in the past year. I must inform you that until such time yourdepartment changes its posture toward the haulers, 1 unquestioned cooperation with my firm has ended. I am tabling my negotiations with you to enter into a contradIt have in the �ny to process waste and will not continue to pursue processing options as I , exchanges between Environmental Services be 'to past. us and will now only the letter of the lawl'. I hope you will quic dy move to find solutions for Carver County that include the haulers. After so many years of rking together, and all the friendships that have developed, this was a hard decision for me to r iake. Put yourself in the shoes of a business person with employee's jobs 1 on the line and I'm s,,ure you'll see my point. ' Respectfully, 1 Chris Boatwright General Manager , cc: Carver County Commissioners Carver County $WAC ' "WHEN YOU WANT THE BEST... CALL AAGARD WEST" Printed on recycled paper. ' City of Eden Prairie ity Offices 8080 Mitchell Road • Eden Prairie, MN 55344 -4485 hone (612) 949 -8300 • TDD (612) 949 -8399 • Fax (612) 949 -8390 Office of the Mayor rouglas B. Tenpas September 7, 1994 Mayor Don Chmiel Chanhassen City Council 690 Coulter Drive Chanhassen, Minnesota 55317 Dear Mayor and Council Members: Admin. Section C,. Peck r/ WW Bete At the September 6 meeting, the Eden Prairie City Council reviewed a request from representatives of the Southwest Trails System to designate a snowmobile trail on a portion of the Hennepin Parks Regional Trail within Eden Prairie. The request was to allow a trail to enter Eden Prairie from the northwest shore of the middle of Lake Riley, heading southeast to the lakeshore adjacent to the Hennepin Light Rail Authority right -of -way just southwest of the old Riley Lake Road railroad crossing. From that point the trail would have followed the light rail corridor southwest into Chanhassen. After a lengthy discussion, the City Council voted to deny the request for the following reasons: 1. Riley Lake Park is under construction this year and will be seeded in early September. ' City staff are extremely concerned about encouraging snowmobiles on a trail that would cross a portion of the park. 2. This trail does not provide an alternative route around Lake Riley for early snowfalls before it is safe to snowmobile on the lake. City staff believe the proposed trail will simply encourage snowmobilers to proceed north on Lake Riley Boulevard around the east side of Lake Riley on Riley Lake Road during those times of the year. 3. The City Council members are not in favor of mixing snowmobiles with pedestrians or cross country skiers on any trail system. Hennepin Parks is leaving designation for winter use on the light rail corridor up to each city. The City of Eden Prairie will be designating winter use of that trail system for cross country skiers and pedestrians within the City of Eden Prairie. 0 Recycled Paper Mayor Don ( September 7, Page 2 The Eden Pra recreational ai Southwest Tra Eden Prairie. organization b alternate route just within the The City of Ec organization an always follow from private p follow the rule now virtually c does encourage community for within a develol City of Eden DBT:mdd f le City Council has always strongly endorsed snowmobiling as a wholesome ivity and, in fact, remained the sponsoring governmental agency for the organization for several years after the Southwest Trail was eliminated within The City Council discussed alternative routes for the Southwest Trails obtain access to the Light Rail Authority right -of -way and do support the ,ithin Chanhassen where access to the Light Rail Authority right -of - -way is made 'sden Prairie border at County Road 1. -n Prairie has always had a very good relationship with the Southwest Trails I the Eden Prairie Snowdrifters Snowmobile Club. Both of those organizations through on their commitment to sign trails, obtain proper authorization for use ' Dperty owners and haves attempted to patrol their trail to encourage users to and to stay on the trails.' Although development in southwest Eden Prairie has t off the snowmobile trails within our community, the Eden Prairie City Council 1 the Chanhassen Council to attempt to maintain snowmobile trails within your 3s long as possible. We recognize the difficulty of locating snowmobile trails ling community and strongly support the efforts you are malting to maintain this Mayor e , � i f� I� I I � I � I I CITY OF CHANHASSEN'- 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937 -1900 *'FAX (612) 937 -5739 August 19, 1994 Joan and Doug Ahrens .. ' 6601 Charing Bend Chanhassen, MN 55317 Subj: Lake Lucy Road/Charing Bend Traffic Dear Mr. and Mrs. Ahrens: This letter is to follow up on our communicatio `s' regarding traffic safety concerns along Lake ' Luc Road in the area of Charing Bend. As I have requested increased enforcement Y g P���• in the area while I conducted another radar speed su�±ey, as well as asking the City Engineer's Office to review your concerns. Regarding enforcement, I have requested th the Cary . Coun Sheriff's Department, as well as Chanhassen Public Safety, provide add monal traffic enforcement efforts in the area. I have also assigned supplemental traffic enfp�ement units in th& area. _ The results of the twenty radar surveys I had conducted o 'r the past month in this 35 m..h. e Y P P zone resulted in an average s `of 34.5 miles per hour. is should be compared with the average speed of 37.3 mileS��er hour that was recorded last in response to your September, ' 1993 letter, and, an average speed of 36.2 miles per hour obtain by the Carver County Sheriff's Department during that samtine. The conclusions I draw om,these radar surveys are that, while speeding dots , the average speeds are close to the posted" s and that traffic enforcement doesbring speeds closer to the posted limit. The is appropriate law ' enforcement response to your concerns. The City Engineer advises that this segment o a Lucy Road was designed and constructed as a Class II Urban Collector roadway consistent with its classification in the City's Comprehensive Plan. Collector roads are intended to serve intra- community trips and as such will typically carry higher volumes of traffic, including trucks, and have slightly higher posted speed limits than that associated with 30 mph local residential streets. Based on annual traffic counts and performance monitoring, this road is functioning as it was intended. Public hearings Letter Re: Lake Lucy Road/Charing Bend Traffic August.19, 1994 4 Page 2 were held prioi to the construction of this roadway and based on input, including that from the neighborhood, a City Council authorized the road as designated. All things cons }dered, Lake Lucy Road is accommodating traffic in the manner for which it was designed. I concerned about conversations I have had with Charing Bend residents, during which they have stated that Lake Lucy Road and Charing Bend are dangerous because they are used by childrei walking, biking and being in the street to retrieve roll -away balls, etc. I must stand by my position that children, and adults for that matter, should not be using these roadways for F urposes other than that. 'which they are designed to serve. On , one specific occasion, when I was personally running radar, I observed boys riding their bicycles across Lake Lucy Road into Charing Bend, with onei, bicyclist carrying a rider on his handlebars, failing to look when cros ing Lake Lucy to Charing Bend en;route to a home on Charing Bend. Even more recently a responded to a car/bicycle accident that was the result of a young bicycle rider failing to obey ffic safety laws. In situations such as this, no amount of traffic � enforcement or engineering esign could prevent accidents. As we have discussed, young people in particular need to be educ ited as to the dangers of utilizing roads in an.unsafe and illegal, manner. In conclusion, die City of Chanhassen will continue to .provide .traffic enforcement in your area, as well as to re pond to concerns you may have by requesting additional enforcement if you advise me that speeds seem to be increasing. Sincerely, Scott Harr Public Safety Director SH:eb cc: Mayor n Chmiel & City Council Public Safety Commission , City Manger Don Ashworth Assistant City Manager Todd Gerhardt City Engineer Charles Folch Assistant City Engineer Dave Hempel 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 August 19, 1994 . - CITY OF CHANHASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937 -1900 • FAX (612) 937 -5739 May Harvey 1430 Lake Lucy Road , Chanhassen, MN 55317 s Subj: Lake Lucy Road/Charing Bend Traffic _ Dear Ms. Harvey: This letter is to follow up on our communications egarding traffic safety concerns along Lake Lucy Road in the area of Charing Bend. As promised, I have requested increased enforcement in the area while I conducted another radar speed suer ey, as well as asking the City Engineer's Office to review your concerns. �- Regarding enforcement, I have requested that the Carve County Sheriffs Department, as well as Chanhassen Public Safety, provide additional traffic enforcement efforts in the area. I have also assigned supplemental traffic enforcement units in thy, area. The results of the twenty radar su eys 1 had conducted o ' zone resulted in an average s of 34.5 miles per hour. average speed of 37.3 mile hour that was recorded last 1993 letter, and, an ay erag peed of 36.2 miles per hour obta Department during W at sarnm tv'�,PMIXMZWMI r the past month in this 35 m.p.h. is should be compared with the 1 in response to your September, AM by the Carver County Sheriffs ' The conclusions I dfi'� om these radar surveys are that, while speeding— d! �s; the avera ge speeds are close to the poss`ed�speedlmit, and that traffic enforcement peeds closer '�n : ;:M, to the posted limit. Therefore, conammng traffic enforc4 net�rtrifi hi area is appropriate law enforcement response to your concerns. w; The City Engineer advises that this segment of, ke Lucy Road was designed and constructed as a Class II Urban Collector roadway consistent with its classification in the City's Comprehensive Plan. Collector roads are intended to serve infra- community trips and as such will typically carry higher volumes of traffic, including trucks, and have slightly higher posted speed limits than that associated with 30 mph local residential streets. Based on annual traffic counts and performance monitoring, this road is functioning as it was intended. Public hearings Letter Re: Lake .Lucy Road/Charing Bend Traffic.- . - August 19, 1994. — - Page 2 ` .! were held prior to the construction of this roadway and based on input, including that from the neighborhood, tie City Council authorized the road as designated. All things consi erect, Lake Lucy Road is adcommodating traffic in the manner for which it'was designed. I am concerned about conversations I have had with Charing Bend residents, during which they havc stated that Lake Lucy Road and Charing Bend are dangerous because they are used by children walking, biking and being in the street to retrieve roll -away balls, etc. I must stand by my sition that children, and adults for that matter, should not be using these roadways for p ores other than that which they are designed to serve. On one specific occasion, when was personally running radar, I observed boys riding their bicycles •across Lake Lucy Road into Charing Bend, with one !bicyclist carrying a rider on his handlebars, failing to look when Gros ing Lake Lucy to Charing Bend en route to i home on Charing Bend. Even more recently w responded to a car/bicycle accident that was the result of a young bicycle rider failing to obey waffic safety laws. In situations such as this, no amount of traffic enforcement or engineering d sign could prevent accidents. As we have discussed, young people in particular need to be educated as to the dangers of utilizing roads in an unsafe and illegal manner. In conclusion; th �e City f Chanhassen will continue to provide traffic enforcement in your. area, Y P as well as to respond to concerns you may have by requesting additional enforcement if -you advise me that seeds seem to be increasing. Sincerely, Scott Harr Public Safety in tor SH:eb cc: Mayor Chmiel & City Council Public Way Commission City Mar, ager Don Ashworth Assistant City Manager Todd Gerhardt City Engineer Charles Folch Assistant City Engineer Dave Hempel a:wlayc6Vutythv.lk I � I '. I � I 1 I i I i I L CITY OF CHAHHAS.sExi - 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 0 CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 1612) 937 -1900 • FAX (612) 937 -5739 August 19. 1994 } } ' Brian Nelson - 6551 Devonshire Drive Chanhassen, MN 55317 1 Sub': -Lake Luc Road/Charing � y Bend Traffic ' Dear Mr. Nelson: - This letter is to follow up on our communicatio : _ regarding traffic safety concerns along Lake s,. -. Lucy Road in the area of Charing Bend. As PlVomiW, I have requested increased enforcement in the area while I conducted another radar speed survey, as well as asking the City Engineer's Office to review your concerns. V}. Regarding enforcemen t, I have requested that the Carver County Sheriff's Department, as well as Chanhassen Public Safety, provide ad Tonal traffic thforcement efforts in the area. I have ' also assigned supplemental traffic enforcement units in tfie area. The results of the twenty radar su 'preys' I had conducted o e-r the past month in this 35 m.p.h. ' zone resulted in an average s „'of 34.5 miles per hour. is should be compared with the average speed of 37.3 miles ,per hour that was recorded last fall in response to your September, 1993 letter, and, an average speed of 36.2 miles per hour obtainer by the Carver County Sheriff's Department during thatsame �rrie ' The conclusions Sri om.these radar surveys are that, while speeding does occur; the average speeds are close to the posfed speednit, and that traffic enforcement rloesbrng speeds closer to the posted limit. Therefore, continuing Ztraffic enforcemenrl n ;this area is appropriate law enforcement response to your concerns. The City Engineer advises that this segment o e Lucy Road was designed and constructed ' as a Class H Urban Collector roadway consistent with its classification in the City's Comprehensive Plan. Collector roads are intended to serve intra - community trips and as such ' will typically carry higher volumes of traffic, including trucks, and have slightly higher posted speed limits than that associated with 30 mph local residential streets. Based on annual traffic counts and performance monitoring, this road is functioning as it was intended. Public hearings k Letter Re: a Lucy Road/Charing Bend Traffic August 19, 19194 Page 2 were held prior to the construction of this roadway and based on input, including that from the neighborhood, the City Council authorized the road as designated. ' All things considered, designed. I am, Lake Lucy Road is acbommodating traffic in the manner for which it was concerned about conversations I have had with Charing Bend residents, during , which they ha a stated that Lake Lucy Road and Charing Bend are dangerous because they are used by childr n walking, biking and being in the street to retrieve roll -away balls, etc. I must stand by my osition that children, and adults for that matter, should not be using these ' roadways for urposes other than that;'.which they are designed to serve. On one specific occasion, whe I was personally runnftli,radar, I observed boys riding their bicycles across Lake Lucy Road int Charing Bend, with one bicyclist carrying a rider on his handlebars, failing to , look when crossing Lake Lucy to Charing Bend en route to a home on Charing Bend.. Even more recently we responded to a car/bicycle accident that was the result of a young bicycle rider failing to obey traffic safety laws. In situations such as this, no amount of traffic enforcement or engineering design could prevent accidents. As we have discussed, young people in particular need to be educated as to the dangers of ,utilizing roads in an,unsafe and illegal manner. ' In conclusion, me City of Chanhassen win continue to provide traffic enforcement in your area, as well as to respond to concerns you may have by requesting additional enforcement if you advise me that peeds seem to be increasing. Sincerely, Scott Harr Public Safety irector SH:eb cc: Mayor on Chmiel & City Council ' Public S fety Commission City Ma iager Don Ashworth Assistan City Manager Todd Gerhardt City Engineer Charles Folch Assistani City Engineer Dave Hempel , g:%sarety*hm=ycfiw.tfc r August 19, 1994 Erik Nelson 6551 Devonshire Drive Chanhassen, MN 55317 CITY OF CHANHASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937 -1900 • FAX (612) 937 -5739 Subj: Lake Lucy Road/Charing Bend Traffic -• - = Dear Mr. Nelson: This letter is to follow up on our communications regarding traffic safety concerns along Lake Lucy Road in the area of Charing Bend. As promised, i have requested increased enforcement in the area while I conducted another radar speed surrey, as well as asking the City Engineer's Office to review your concerns. Regarding enforcement, I have requested ' as Chanhassen Public Safety, provide ads also assigned supplemental traffic enfopc+ F the Carver. County Sheriffs Department, as well al traffic enforcement efforts in the area. I have t units in the area. The results of the twenty radar s 'keys I had conducted o r the past month in this 35 m.p.h. zone resulted in an average sp e�d�of 34.5 miles per hour. his should be compared with the average speed of 37.3 mile,, hour that was recorded last fall in response to your September, e,, .. 1993 letter, and, an average speed of 36.2 miles per hour obtained by the Carver County Sheriff's Department during that sam?e timey -. N % t,3:%«�k° • a`�ic-���lt�.�'"+�5�"S•�K:4: , L "': .4� .�A'S� �.. V ": '..i. -. The conclusions I draw fr=om . these radar surveys are that, while speeding does occur; the average speeds are close to the po ed'speed,lmit, and that traffic enforcement doei'bring speeds closer to the posted limit. Therefore, continumg'raffic enforcementiin this area is appropriate law enforcement response to your concerns. 'r W The City Engineer advises that this segment otLake Lucy Road was designed and constructed as a Class II Urban Collector roadway consistent with its classification in the City's Comprehensive Plan. Collector roads are intended to serve infra- community trips and as such will typically cant' higher volumes of traffic, including trucks, and have slightly higher posted speed limits than that associated with 30 mph local residential streets. Based on annual traffic counts and performance monitoring, this road is functioning as it was intended. Public hearings 1 Sincerely, ' Scott Harr Public Safety irector SH:eb ' cc: Mayor Don Chmiel & City Council Letter Re: Lake Lucy Road/Charing Bend Traffic. August 19, 1994 Don Ashworth Page 2 t City Manager Todd Gerhardt City En ineer Charles Folch were held prior to the construction of this roadway and based on input, including that from the neighborhood, the City Council authorized the road as designated. All things considered, designed. I arn Lake Lucy Road is accommodating traffic in the manner for which it was concerned about conversations I have had with Charing Bend residents, during ' which they haI a stated that Lake Lucy Road and Charing Bend are dangerous because they are used by childr�n walking, biking and being in the street to retrieve roll -away balls, etc. I must stand by my osition that children, and adults for that matter, should not be using these ' roadways for purposes other than that which they are designed to serve. On one specific occasion, whe I was personally running radar, I observed boys riding their bicycles across Lake Lucy Road into Charing Bend, with one bicyclist carrying a rider on his handlebars, failing to ' look when crossing Lake Lucy to Charing Bend en ;route to a home on Charing Bend. Even more recently we responded to a car/bicycle accident that was the result of a young bicycle rider failing to obe traffic safety laws. In situations such as this, no amount of traffic enforcement or engineering esign could prevent accidents. As we have discussed, young people in particular need to be educated as to the dangers of utilizing roads in an unsafe and illegal manner. ' In conclusion, a City of Chanhassen will continue to provide traffic enforcement in your area, as well as to spond to concerns you may have by requesting additional enforcement if you advise me that speeds seem to be increasing. Sincerely, ' Scott Harr Public Safety irector SH:eb ' cc: Mayor Don Chmiel & City Council Public �afety Commission , City Manager Don Ashworth Assista t City Manager Todd Gerhardt City En ineer Charles Folch Assistant City Engineer Dave Hempel ' {. - a:sa(a}'cAVucychar.tk 0 following items being accomplished. A V= 6. ' The remaining Aggregate Base will be placed ............. September 12 -23 This involves the placing of an additional 5 to 7 inches of Class 5 Aggregate Base in preparation for the Concrete Curb and Gutter and the Bituminous Base paving. This material is the same material on which you are currently driving. Concrete Curb and Gutter will be placed ................. September 14-21 The concrete curb and gutter is a 6” high curb with an 18" gutter to define the limits of the roadway and to convey storm water to the storm sewer. The curb height will be depressed at your driveways to a height of 1 ". Bituminous Base will be placed .................. September 26- October 7 The Bituminous Base is the first layer of two layers of bituminous (blacktop) that will be placed to finish the roadway surface. The second layer will be placed next spring once the final restoration work has been completed. The greatest impact you will notice is when the concrete curb and gutter is placed. The concrete requires approximately one week to properly cure and reach a strength that will withstand the weight of vehicles. During this curing period it will be necessary for you to park on the street at night and at other locations during the day to accommodate the contractor as they prepare for the bituminous paving. Please contact one of the individuals on the site prior to driving on the concrete curb and gutter. Many of you have expressed interest in having the City's contractor replace your entire driveway at your expense. I have contacted the subcontractors for Brown and Cris, Inc. that will be doing the bituminous and concrete driveway repairs for the City project. Unfortunately, neither subcontractor is interested in doing any private work at this time. If you wish to have your entire driveway replaced, you will need to contact a contractor on your own. I would suggest getting quotes and references from more than one contractor prior to entering into an agreement to do the work. It may also be advantageous to get together with your neighbors to create a larger project for prospective contractors. For your 3 \SlOM \CML \CORM \0901Y J= ET.W 0"OrUmfty EmPbyw CC,Pock September 8, 1994 ssdielen HRA Pam - ----•- L =. 300 Park Place Center 5775 Wayzata Boulevard Chanhassen Estates Area Residents Minneapolis, MN 55416 -Mg Chanhassen, MN 612- 595 -5775 1- 800 -753 -5775 FAX 595-5774 Engineers Re: Resident Update Letter No. 8 Architects The 1st & 3rd Additions - Chanhassen Estates Planners ' Street Reconstruction and Utility Improvements surveyors City Project No. 93 -10 /1/074: X, fr vr. -C.4 X & s OSM Project No. 5108.00 � o „,. A ex)4- C Ie *.s 1� e we rj :: ' 0 'p''°ll + `Orrr : ,. Dear Resident: eA&V ie1' J The contractor is completing the construction of the storm sewer and the subcut on the street. Over the next few weeks we hope to see the summer's toils come together with the 0 following items being accomplished. A V= 6. ' The remaining Aggregate Base will be placed ............. September 12 -23 This involves the placing of an additional 5 to 7 inches of Class 5 Aggregate Base in preparation for the Concrete Curb and Gutter and the Bituminous Base paving. This material is the same material on which you are currently driving. Concrete Curb and Gutter will be placed ................. September 14-21 The concrete curb and gutter is a 6” high curb with an 18" gutter to define the limits of the roadway and to convey storm water to the storm sewer. The curb height will be depressed at your driveways to a height of 1 ". Bituminous Base will be placed .................. September 26- October 7 The Bituminous Base is the first layer of two layers of bituminous (blacktop) that will be placed to finish the roadway surface. The second layer will be placed next spring once the final restoration work has been completed. The greatest impact you will notice is when the concrete curb and gutter is placed. The concrete requires approximately one week to properly cure and reach a strength that will withstand the weight of vehicles. During this curing period it will be necessary for you to park on the street at night and at other locations during the day to accommodate the contractor as they prepare for the bituminous paving. Please contact one of the individuals on the site prior to driving on the concrete curb and gutter. Many of you have expressed interest in having the City's contractor replace your entire driveway at your expense. I have contacted the subcontractors for Brown and Cris, Inc. that will be doing the bituminous and concrete driveway repairs for the City project. Unfortunately, neither subcontractor is interested in doing any private work at this time. If you wish to have your entire driveway replaced, you will need to contact a contractor on your own. I would suggest getting quotes and references from more than one contractor prior to entering into an agreement to do the work. It may also be advantageous to get together with your neighbors to create a larger project for prospective contractors. For your 3 \SlOM \CML \CORM \0901Y J= ET.W 0"OrUmfty EmPbyw Chanhassen Estates Area Residents Chanhassen, MN September 8, 1994 Page 2 information, the typical cross sections that we are specifying for the City portion of the driveway repairs are; 3" of Bituminous Wear over 6" of Class 5 Aggregate Base for bituminous driveways; or 6" of Concrete over 4" of Sand for concrete driveways. If you intend to replace your entire driveway, please schedule the replacement at least one week after the new curb and gutter has been placed. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. If problems arise or if you have questions, please contact the construction observers for this project. Ph I Tipka or Bob Larson can be reached on digital pagers at 621 -3132 and 621- 3659, respectively. If you have trouble reaching either observer, you are welcome to contact me at 595-5699. OSM, the ity of Chanhassen, and Brown and Cris, Inc. appreciate your patience and cooperation as this project progresses. Sincerely, ORR -S LEN - MAYERON & ASSOC TES, INC. 004J David D. Mitchell, P.E. Project Manager C Don Phil Bob Ed Gre; es Folch - City Engineer Ashworth - City Manager r & Council ,ipka - OSM .arson - OSM mes - OSM Brown - Brown & Cds,i Inca Afth 8a ft 2�/9Y !NA Pack One Chmiel City Hall Chanhassen, Mn. Bear Mr. Chmiel: We saw in the Villager that a site for Senior housing is being considered at Santa Vera Ave. off of Laredo Ave. Many o f us seniors favor this site over one closer to downtown. In fact, we w ouldn;t want to live in a housing downtown. _We suppose there will be one and two bedroom units, air /conditioning, optional dining, a non - dennominatial chapel. We thought we'd let uou know about our favor of the Santa Vera location. Yours truly, � � I � � i I I I I ! � � ' 4) i P4 $4 I i i ! 0 i 0 $4 to 96 44 $4 r-i 0 to 0 < Oa d c 14 E- 0 ca w 0) W 134 U �-4 0 c > c m 14 to a4 04 04 K74, m a fT3 Cw k.1w EQ W W Z :0) 04 r z E- i E- ta z co U3 co E- d 3: z 94 14 ; E-- Z 04 N, bd M N W RI 3 x: ta, 0 a E- i V v U 9L4 3ri io !E E— N z m N CO' z C4 M co i- m LO to C14 0 i U: 3i I C4 1w. U': OD ba co co OI COI mi E- E--�j U U'*� i ij a a d W 0I N co ! O N j n. 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LLc,4.r . /eT S,j <1 tRrt �� n/ ue 1y •.,. engmg Current issues Wed At Summit Meeting iron ' D congrawlate the Nationd Laagoe Of Cities. for Its leuship Su melt hell b C hiog i on August 38. the four days at the Pabmer Hose iron, nearly us (mayors, csumo'imermer, aldermen. d0' derits, it few city managers and a borough prodded) ware paged and thoroughly sttrmlae& The in depth dis- woridng and Interactive learning rspaimcesYderk ssy isshrs. uch stionallyrneoo@ laedticiuhkensandpeagkienas of community ity l adership as JE Jswv and ftuela workwmiosdWkngedcistore•e=m aseaiup t our roles as leaden, re—think and latio ships. How effective as leaders arse we iw he traditional notions of power and Polkies.nst n communities with -it changizig social, eoo- political condition, what is waging? How "n we x personal power. And wW, vkhadely, is. well being and vitality dour commara estt days tiwsegnstiaos, along wftnoydben ware in dargued .'..not,asamof our speakers deac trod,. I from the notes of the profisearto the notes 'of the taut ever ertaft acid mdad delther, but dismined much thought, staring, deep feeling and awekxano fir• :. . e we lea with fvony�aswer abatractionc vkhout ipiirstion to our community. Faindaan oealatudy dalkread. is 40 arse anew In aplvhg 1C.- 7:,..a c 7b �uf�i • d •rref w.rt4: whw niS e•+t (�T'L :r� A ✓a�weJ O�w /S"o 0.0'a E7nC: �r/�gJSta+ nONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES Twin Cities; A Regional Leader Again? by WPirm 8L Pmd, Minn —A quarter ctatury ago, the Minnapolks•St. Paul region won motional fame forks caluedve approach to gw- Nor, in the '90s despite some Conteados politics, it seems the Phoenix is rid" spin. TOP on the agenda is restoring power and verve to the Metro- poftm Council, a limited re- gional authority that was the oerterpiece or nferms of the 'tics and '70s bit of late has been politically rim and feareid Of asserting itself. The Mhusesotars are focusing an an hRase(y ft issue as they plunge afresh into the regionalism debate: the growing a between haves and have- nots, the dash dpoor and at8u- amt communities pitted against each other across a single citiatate region. The Twin Cities are diversify- ing racially and seeing their por- erty rates woman. State Rep. Myron Or6eld (D) has been making a name for himself by guing ar t'a n—B y wrong for 74 percent of the region's pov- trg to be concentrated in the cities of Minneapons and St. Past and an how ring of older, working days suburbs. Flas4gpavth suburbs an the region's southwestern flack, Orfield argues, snapped up 75 permit dtihe region's new jobs, and virtually all new rnsnufac- turing lobs, in the '80s. While poverty rates rose sharply in the older c ommur ides, the wealthy suburbs actually reduced their poverty levels. Orfield twice Introduced— and Gov. Arne Carbon (R) ve- iced —bills to set affordable housing goals for the suburbs. If a koealuy, continued to Zone out medium!- and low4rwane peo- D1e, Orfield advocates, it should suffer the Penalty of rehuoed state government aid tionazy, Orfield idea was to oblige localities in the seven - coiudy metro region to contrib. uteparttithepaopat yffifrom homes valued over $150,000 to a metropolitan -wide reinvest - ma . fund for affordable hots• in& Republican attics Barged all this was punitive, that it mocked d "quota; ' that it would imply export poverty to the suburbs Odfidd's allies (in- eludingthe leafing meiopolken dailies) replied the more likely beneficiaries would be young adults and newly divorced wives who in search of affordable housing now And thenselves forced to moue out tithe subur- ban o0ouuad4m they've lived JR. Significantly, Republican Slate Rep. Tin Fawlenty and al. lies from the southwestern sub - urbs produced a metropolitan housing bill of their own. Quickly dubbed "or&m Lke," It inchnded a pilot project fr acatrered-ste, bw4neome hous- ing in wealthy Eden Prairie and an "ixpress to Success Transit System" to transport low -un- came tits residents to suburban jobs• And when the Mhmeada Leg Nam a io rn d this spring, it had approved the moat aigd& cut shakeup In Twin Cities re- gional government In a genaw tion: OrlieJds bid for popular elec- tion of mehopolten Council mambas failed. But acoori4 ab>7lty for the council's pafor'• mance was kidged clearly with tbe gouernr. Starting next jan- vary het not only appoint nrm hers but they ll save at his pies. am and can be removed at any tire. A single regional aottdnis- trator- -a :professional Akeady, 'the council has be- gin a fresh debate an whether housing should be viewed as a regional "aysten•' that assures affordable units evetywhere, or whether is enough to exhort developers and suburban cries ,to respond voladargy. Since the '70s, the eo ncilleas had power to set an urban gowd boundary to curb leap- frogging suburban develop- ment--" by its Inaction has let w1ar developers defy and walk ' around the line it set. Now there's serious talk of setting a dear, adorceable line following the model of Oregon 'a law. The legislature also expanded the council's powers, placing di. redly under it previously sepa. rate boards for metropolitan trarepotation and sewer sys tems —three agencies with 4,000 employees and a com- bined budget of $600 million. The bottom line: a much stranger council and a growing co lens s that such intimately entwined issues as housing, transit and jobs need to be ad. dressed on a coherent, regon- wide basis. And Or6eld, still at the contro- vandal leading edge, argues that the base issue remains: wealth and jobs nave to localities ttat can wall off their social respon. dbilives to an entire region. Americans first decided the is. tare by adopdnng a Cordon to replace the Articles of Con. federation fiat made urdfied rat - amw decisions virtu inPDs sbie, Orfield notes. The Civil War was fougit to orb recaki. ttaut atatea trying to go their own wry. 'GVe don't want an power - with a regional government, he says. But he insists that for citistate regions to function democratically and effectively in our time, "more power over lad use and the tax base ha to be at the ceder." Simply debst. big that issue head-on could make Minnesota again a model for citislates nationwide. ■ apsi imgton Poet W,.i _ am �W VOL 17, No.'36 Angara 29, 1994 am 0164.6936) OJScisl publiatim Of Me National League or Ci ea, Darold J. Bond, eve Director. Pabliaber. Donald J. Bout; 8dr. Jeff Pketdner, Ywgtng FAftor. Julraae Ryan Ryder; Aedatant Mamrgtag Editor. Denise Baker, Commm[ntloaa Aaaiaant: Lana Tune. 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