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Letter to Jennifer Larranaga dated May 21,2001. Chanhassen Fire Department Fie/Rescue Call Sheet dated May 7 - May 13L, 2001. Chanhassen Fire Department Fie/Rescue Call Sheet dated May 14 - May 20, 2001. Letter to Thomas Kelly dated May 21,2001. Letter to Jack Spizale dated May 21,2001. LMC Friday Fax dated May 18, 2001. AMM Fax News dated May 14-18, 2001. Letter to Todd Hoffman dated May 15,2001. Fax from Decision Resources, Ltd. dated May 17, 2001. AMM Bulletin dated May 15,2001. LMC Friday Fax dated May 11,2001. Memo from AMM dated May 22, 2001. Letter from the Avalon Group dated May 22, 2001. AMM Fax news dated May 21-25,2001. Letter from the Metropolitan Council dated May 22, 2001. Memo to Todd Gerhardt dated May 24, 2001. CITYOF CHANHASSEN ~90 City Ce, ter Ddve, PO Box' 147 Chanhassen, Minnesota 55317 Phone 612.937.1900 Ge,eral Fax 612.937.5739 E,gi, eering Fax' 612. 93Z 9152 · h~blic SafeO' Fax' 612. 934. 2524 It~b u,ww. cl. c/;anl;asse,.,m, us May 21,2001 Ms. Jennifer Larranaga 2318 Boulder Road Chanhassen, MN 55317 Dear Jennifer: Thank you for coordinating the installation of the Stone Creek Park Playground Addition. From all accounts, the project went very well! I stopped by on Thursday afternoon and spoke to Bill Johnson and a few of the neighbors. Turns out that not only are you an efficient project chairperson,but one of the hardest working laborers in the neighborhood! I will follow up with Bill and the City crew, on the few missing components. If there is anything else I can assist with, please let me know. Again, thank you for all the hard work! Sincerely, Todd Hoffman Park and Recreation Director Th:gmb C: Todd Gerhardt, Assistant citY Manager 'Mayor and City Council Park and Recreation Commission G ?,park~thXLarranaga-StoneCreek CHANHAS SEN FIRE DEPARTMENT FIRE/RESCUE WEEK OF MAY 7, - MAY 13, 2001 MoB Tues Tues Tues Tues Weds Weds Weds Fri Fri Sat Sun Sun May May May May May May May May May May May May May 7 2:01 PM 8 9:13 AM 8 9:25 AM 8 4:29 PM 8 8:17 PM 9 6:25 PM 9 6:50 PM 9 10:26 PM 11 1:24 PM 11 2:12 PM 12 1:26 PM 13 11:23 AM 13 1:44 PM Alisa Lane Clover Court Chan View West Village Road Coulter Boulevard Market Boulevard Chaska Fire Dept City Center Drive Minneton. ka Fire Dept Heidi Lane Bluff Creek Drive Co Rd 17 & Lyman Blvd Car accident with injuries Medical - knee injury Fire alarm - false alarm, no fire Medical - unknown problem Medical - possible heart attack Weather watch Medical- injury from fall Mutual aid - house fire Medical - broken ankle Mutual aid - stand by Fire alarm - false alarm, no fire Medical - possible stroke Car accident with injuries mon Mon Mon Tues Tues Weds Weds Weds Weds Thurs Fri Sun Sun May 14 9:57 AM May t4 12:49 PM May 14 6:14 PM May 14 2:03 AM May 15 11:30 AM May 16 3:23 AM May 16 6:18 PM May 16 9:24 PM May 16 9:38 PM May 17 4:42 PM May 18 9:57 PM May 20 10:36 PM May 20 10:50 PM CHANHAS SEN FIRE DEPARTMENT FIRE/RESCUE WEEK OF MAY 14, - MAY 20, 2001 Audubon Road Highway 5 & Market Blvd Pipewood Curve Lakeview Road East Audubon Road Meadowgreen Park Longacres Drive Highway 101 & Twilight Cologne Fire Dept Fire alarm - false alarm, no fire Car accident- cancelled, no injuries Medical - person choking Medical- abdominal pain Fire alarm - false alarm, no fire Portable toilet fire Medical - high fever Car accident with injuries Mutual aid - ammonia spill Carver Beach Road & Hopi Rd Bike accident - head injury Audubon Road Fire alarm - false alarm, no fire Chan View Medical - difficulty breathing Stratford Ridge Medical - diabetic reaction CITYOF CI H SE 590 Gff Center Ddve, PO Box' 147 Chanhassen, Minnesota 55317 Phone 612.93Z 1900 General Fax 612. 93Z 5739 Engineering Fax 61Z 93 Z 9152 ?ublic Safety £ax 612.934.2524 ! l13b lt,WlV, ci. chanhassen, mn. us May 21,2001 Mr. Thomas Kelly 9100 Overlook Court Chanhassen, MN 55317 Dear Mr. Kelly: Congratulations on your appointment to the Chanhassen Park and Recreation Commission. I look forward to working with you! As we discussed, next Tuesday's meeting will start on location at Herman Field Park, 2591 Forest Avenue, at 6:30 p.m. Carver County Sheriff's Sergeant Dave Ports will meet us at the Park to discuss strategy for mitigating the problems we have experienced at this location. The meeting will reconvene at 7:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. I will assemble a packet, of information for. you by next Tuesday. Upon looking through it, please contact me to discuss any questions you have.-I am also available to meet with you to talk about your goals and ideas. Please remember that the role of Park and Recreation Commissioner is advisory in nature. You investigate issues relating to park and trail operations, maintenance, and development prior to making recommendations to the City Council. Having another set of individuals with their eyes and ears focused on recreational issues helps the City Council do their job better. Again, welcome to the Commission. Sincerely, Todd Hoffman Park and Recreation Director TH:gmb C.' Scott Botcher, City Manager Todd Gerhardt, Assistant City Manager Mayor and City Council Park and Recreation Commission G:\park\lhkKellyWelcomeCommissionLtr CITYOF CHANHASSEN 690 Ci0, Ce,ret Dr~ye, PO Box 147 Chanhasse,. Mi,,esota 55317 P/;o,e 612.93Z 1900 Ge,er~] Fax 612.93Z 5739 ~g/,eet'i,g F~v 612.937,9152 htb//c SafeO, Fax 612.93<2524 It3b wwt~: c/.c/.~a,hasse,, m,.~s May 21, 2001 Mr. Jack Spizale 8141 Maplewood Terrace Chanhassen, MN 55317 Dear Mr. Spizale: Congratulations on your appointment to the Chamhassen Park and Recreation Commission. I look forward to working with you! As we discussed, next Tuesday's meeting will start on location at Herman Field Park, 2591 Forest Avenue, at 6:30 p.m. Carver County SherifFs Sergeant Dave Ports will meet us at the Park to discuss strategy for mitigating the problems we have experienced at this location. The meeting will reconvene at 7:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. I xvill assemble a packet of information for you by next Tuesday. Upon looking through it, please contact me to discuss any questions you have. I alyi also available to meet with you to talk about your goals and ideas. Please remember that the role of Park and Recreation Commissioner is advisory in nature. You investigate issues relating to park and trail operations, maintenance, and development prior to making recommendations to the City Council. Having another set of individuals with their eyes and ears focused on recreational issues helps the City Council do their job better. Again, welcome to the Commission. Sincerely, Todd Hoffman Park and Recreation Director TH:gmb c: Scott Botcher, City Manager Todd Gerhardt, Assistant City Manager ~/'Mayor and City Council %P,.gr.k and R~rea~rrrmi~on° G:\park'~th~S pizaleWelco meCommissionLtr . !Hap 18 Z881 19'.91:58 Vic Fox -> 61Z 99? 5?99 fld~inis~ro'mr ,, ' FR 'DAYFAX ~ i~,~,~,,~ ~ A weekly legislative update from the League of Minnesota Cities Page 881 Of ,8731 'b.6. Number 20 May 18, 2001 How (or when) will it end? Only 84 hours remain in 2001 session One of the most bizarre legislative sessions in recent memory took a step closer to meltdown Wednesday and Thursday as the House, Senate, and governor apparently failed to reach any agreement on tax and spending targets--just four days before the constitutional end of the session. On Thursday, the governor announc- ed that if the Legislature could not complete its work, he would not call a special session until after the state's fiscal year begins on July 1. If that occurs, state agencies would run out of money and would not be able to continue operations. The lack of a state budget will not directly affect the appropriations for LGA and HACA distributed to cities. These programs contain separate, ongoing appropriation language in Minnesota statutes. However, the Department of Revenue would apparently have no staff to issue the LGA and HACA warrants to cities. Other state appropriations to cities, such as road funds distributed under the municipal state aid (MSA) formula, would apparently not be made without new appropriation language. Even if an agreement can be reached today, closure of the session may be logistically impossible. Legislative staff have openly discussed the difficulty in processing the massive amount of language contained in the eight omnibus spending bills and the omnibus tax bill. Compounding matters, several of the major conference committees, including the transportation and the environ- ment omnibus conference commit- tees canceled meetings on Thursday evening. The Tax Conference Committee met until shortly after 7 p.m., but only discussed and acted on relatively minor provisions that were consis- tent between the House and Senate positions. The State Departments Committee met until after midnight, but without targets they could not reach any final agreement on any major components of their bills. Apparently, House and Senate leadership are still discussing a plan to pass what amounts to a state "continuing budget resolution" that would provide minimum appropria- tions to state agencies to continue operations until the Legislature reconvenes next February. However, as of late last evening, there was no agreement between House and Senate leadership on this strategy. This morning, the House and Senate are scheduled to take up their redistricting bills during their floor sessions. Given the conten- tiousness of these bills, we expect several hours of floor debate. This means conference committees will not convene until later this afternoon. In addition to the potential impacts on LGA, HACA, and MSA men- tioned above, failure to enact tax and spending measures before June 30 would have mixed impacts on cities. No action on the PERA deficiency wou Id increase the unfunded liability of the fund by an estimated $70 million. State funding for wastewater p rog rams wou Id not be available. The omnibus tax bill contains few, if any, essential elements for continued operation of local governments. Probably the greatest impact would be the indirect effects of having state agencies close. However, the potential negative political repercussions of failu re to enact a state budget will likely push the Legislature to enact at least a stopgap solution. Staytuned. For more information on city legislative issues, contact any member of the League of Minnesota Cities Intergovernmental Relations team, (65]) 28]-]200 or (800) 925-]122 AMM FAX lie May 14-18, 2001 Association Hetropolitan HunjcipalitJes Legislature nears adjournment: closure in dc)ubt As the legislature nears the constitutional deadline of Monday (May 21), the lack of a budget agreement between the House and Senate could result in the major conference committees not completing their work. In an effort to resolve their differences legislative leadership has been meeting frequently and several options are being considered. Among them is the passage of continuing budget resolutions with an inflation factor, a budget pack- age that has minimal expenditure increases and a tax bill that has property tax reform. The continuing budget resolution option would have the legislature pass a base budget bill that would authorize spending for a portion of the biennium. During the 2002 session the legislature could complete the budget. The budget/ A/klM News Kax is foxed to all AMM city manager., attd ad~nlstratom; legls&tive contacts and Board ~mbe~. Plem'e share this fitx with your mayors¢ coun~l~mbem and staff to keep them abreast of i~or- tant metro dO' issues. 145 University Avenue West St. Paul, MN $5103-2044 Phone: (65]) 215-4000 Fa~': (65D 281-1299 E-nmi/: am~mmI 4£org tax psckage is also being consid- ered but given the time constraints, the bills could be streamlined to inclucle "core" provisions. Core provisions include but are not limited to property tax reform, the rebate, and appropriations, As more information becomes available, we will keep you in- formed through a Fax/News. Status of Several Bills: Update Pensions (PERA). The PERA provisions in the omnibus state departments bill (SF 2360) are being discussed and could be pas~sed this session. Sl'reamlining Development. SF 1619 authored by Senator Rest has been amended onto HF1310, the fees bill. HF 1310 as amended has, been sent to the House. Rep, Abrams, the House author, can either accept the bill or request a conference committee. At this time the bill has not been discussed on the House floor. Tax Bill. The conference commit- tee on HF2498, the omnibus tax bill, has been meeting, To date the committee has reviewed the bill and has engaged in discussions re;larding levy limits and tax incre- ment financing. The Senate is opposed to the levy limits and reverse referendum. The TIF articles of each bill are significantly different and the chairs have indicated that they will probably attempt to resolve the TIF issues. Economic Development and Housing Onmibus Bill, The bill's (HF2486) conference committee has been meeting and has taken extensive testimony on several issues including inclusionary housing. The committee has begun to agree on language but the housing policy issues have not been resolved. Transit Funding. Transportation Bill. The conference committee on SF2340 has met and discussed bill differences and similarities but has not discussed compromise. Sev- eral meetings have been cancelled due to the lack of targets. The House version has no transit increases and little for highways except the 60% MVET constitu- tional amendment. The Senate provides a reasonable transit increase but with a full rebate of $850m being discussed its unclea just where transit and highway funding will end up. 15 May 01 Todd Hoffman Park and Recreation Director City of Chanhassen 690 Center Drive P.O. Box 147 Chanhassen, MN 55317 RECEIVED MAY 3 i 2001 CITY OF CHANHASSEN Dear Todd, I am sending this email in response to your recent letter regarding the possible removal of the Herman Field Park Playground in Chanhassen. My husband, Dean Paxton, and I live at 2611 Orchard Lane in Chanhassen, just north of Herman Field Park. I'm sure you're familiar with our names: we have cornmi[ted ourselves to assistamg the city in improvLrtg the conditions of this park -- for both those that use the park and those that live nearby. In addition to attending city council meetings and distributing flyers to the neighborhood on the city's behalf, our daily "park patrol" continues. We are the ones (and to be honest, it seems like we're the only ones) that make a point of walking down to the park to pick up garbage (broken beer bottles, cigarette butts, fast food wrappers and the occasional used condom) and continue to put ourselves on the line by calling the police to investigate underage drinking, broken curfews and reckless driving. I can not keep track of the number of times during the afternoons and evenings (and I'm not talking about weekends) that cars go whipping down to the park -- so fast that they literally can not stay on the winding curve of the access road to the park, and I watch in fear that a small child on a bike or neighbor walking their dog will find themselves in the path of these extremely reckless drivers. It is with regard to this situation that I agree with the reasoning behind the city's proposal: Herman Field Park does indeed continue to be vandalized and to be a destination for illegal and inappropriate behavior. But I do not believe your proposal is the answer. I strongly disagree on two points. First of all, we rarely - if ever -- see any sort law enforcement patrol at the park. Now, obviously we're not always home nor are we always watching who drives down to the park. But what you refer to in your letter as a "higher than average patrol schedule" simply does not happen. And it's certainly not happening during times when there's high activity in the park (for example, right after school gets out and later in the evenings after curfew). The only "regular" patrol at Herman Field is provided by my husband and I. As mentioned before, we make a point of cleaning up and checking out suspicious behavior. And we also simply want to establish a presence in the park and send a message: it's not just a place to hang out and drink or smoke; it's a recreational park used by the families and children of the neighborhood. (I must let you know that these efforts on our part make me very uncomfortable because it puts my family and home in a vulnerable position. But at the same time, we can't just sit there and do nothing and witness the overtaking of this park by a handful of disrespectful teens. For the record, it's the same kids and the same.cars that we see almost daily, and in spite of the fact that we've provided license plate numbers and car descriptions to the police, the same cars and the same kids continue to frequent the park and threaten us and our neighbors with their dangerous driving and verbal abuse.) Even more disturbing is that in the instances when we do witness illegal behavior, every time we call 911 to report this suspicious activity (as we have been encouraged to do by the city), the operator answering the call never even knows where Herman Field Park is! Each and every time we have to explain where the park is located and literally have to give directions to the park. And even then, no one comes in any sort of timely manner. It's ridiculous -- and frightening. What if there was a serious medical emergency? If this park is truly on a regular patrol schedule and the police have been alerted to the ongoing problems in this park, how can no one seem to know what it is or where it is or who these perpetrators are? Secondly, I also disagree with your statement that "the playground is lightly used." Yes, it could (and should) be used more but the neighbors want to use Herman Field Park and, even with the existence of a dangerous and destructive element in this park, they make the effort to do so. I see mothers with strollers, young children on bicycles and scooters, and people walking their dogs on a regular basis. More and more families with young children are moving into the neighborhood and I've spoken with many of the mothers. Time and again I am told that one of the reasons they've chosen this neighborhood is because of the close proximity to the park. Unfortunately, though, once they've lived here for a while and witnessed the ongoing problems in the park and seen the cars driving recklessly in and out of it, many parents (especially young mothers) feel intimidated and threatened and don't want themselves or their children down there alone. On a related note, I believe the current condition of the playground equipment is a deterrent for children and keeps them from using it. For example, following an arson incident on the slide almost a year ago, h-he slide ,,*,,as boarded up rather than being immediately repaired. Granted, I'm sure this was initially done to avoid another attempt at arson or vandalism but it has been months and the slide is still boarded up. Obviously this prevents play. My greatest fear is that the removal of the playground equipment from Herman Field Park will be the next step toward the ultimate decline of this beautiful park. In addition, by doing so, you'd be letting the teenage kids that are destroying this park "win." Our neighborhood truly needs your help in bringing this area back to the people and taxpayers that live there. We need more patrol and more interaction with law enforcement personnel. We need to know and feel your presence! I believe that if families and children felt comfortable and safe, they would use the park and playground more often. But until the city of Chanhassen really makes a commitment to law enforcement in Herman Field Park, the Citizens of the neighborhood will continue to feel threatened and intimidated by those that feel they can get away with anything down there (and for now, they seemingly can and are). Thank you for asking for our input and feelings regarding this issue. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or for additional information and assistance. We continue to be committed to our neighborhood and sincerely appreciate the ongoing efforts by the City Council and the Park and Recreation Commission in helping to make Herman Field Park a better place for all to enjoy. Sincerely, & Jessica Paxton /470-589~ cc: Jan Lash, Park and Recreation Commission Chair Scott Botcher, City Manager Linda Jansen, Mayor !05/17/2001 THIT 10'16 FAX 612 920 1069 DECISION RESOL~CES ~001/023 Decision Xesources F A C S I M. I L E Company: Fax Number: Phone Number: r)at~: O~tn Subject and Comments: Total Pages:_ . Cmduding co~er page) Dec[s-i-on Resom~ees, Ltd."' 3128 Dean Conr~ MJlllaeapo]is, Minnesota 55416 Yhone: (612) 920-0337 Fax: (612) 920-1069 0S/l?/2001 THU 10:16 FAX 612 920 1069 DECISION RESOURCES ~002/02 DECISION RESOURCES, LTD. 3128 Dean Court Minneapolis, Minnesota 55412 200! CITY OF ~SSEN Residential Survey FINAL May 2001 Hello, I'm Of Decision Resources, Ltd., a pollin~ firm located in Mirgleapolis. We've been retained by the City of Chanhassen to speak with a random sample of residents about issues facing the city. The survey is bein~ taken because your city representatives and staff are interested in your opinions and suggestions. I want to assure you that all individual responses will be held strictly confidential; only summaries of the entire sample will be reported. (DO NOT PAUSE) Approximately how many years have LESS T~t~N ONE YEAR ...... you lived in the City of Chart- ONE OR TWO YEARS ........ 2 hassen? T~REE TO FIVE YEARS ..... SIX TO TEN Y~ARS ........ ELEVEN - TWENTY YRS ..... 5 OVER TWENTY YEARS ....... 6 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 7 2. Thinking back to when you moved to Chanhasse~, what factors were most important to you in selecting the city? 3. Where did you live prior to moving to Chanhassen? How would you rate the quality of EXCELLENT ............... 1 life in Chanhassen -- excellent, GOOD .................... 2 good, only fair, or poor? ONLY FAIR ............... 3 POOR .................... 4 DON'T K~OW/REFUSED ...... 5 What do you like most about living in the City of Chanhas- sen? 6. And, what do you like least about it? 08/17/2001 TtH3 10:16 FAX 612 920 1069 DECISION RESOL~CES ~003/023 7. What do you think is the most serious issue facing3'the City of Chanhassen today? IF A RESPONSE IS GIVEN, ASK: 8. Why do you feel that way? . 10. 11. 12. When you think of Chanhassen, do you see it as a small town or a suburban community? SMALL TOWN .............. 1 SUBURBAN COM~ITY ...... 2 BOTH (VOL) .............. 3 NEITgSR (VOL) ........... 4 DON' T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 Which of the these two statements STATEME~ A ............. comes closer to your feelings- STATEMRNT B ............. 2 (A) I call Chanhassen "home." BOTH (VOL) .............. 3 (B) Chanhassen is just a place to NEITHER (VOL) ........... live; I'd be just as happy else- DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... where. How would you rate the general sense of community amon9 Chanhas- sen residents -- excellent, good, only fair, or poor? EXCELLENT ............... 1 GOOD .................... 2 ONLY FAIR ............... 3 POOR .................... 4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 In your opinion, should the City YES ..................... of Chanhassen spend tax dollars NO ...................... to promote a better sense of com- DON'T KNOW/REFUSED munity among residents? IF "YES," ASK: 13. What actions would you recommend? On another topic ....... 14. Mow safe would you feel walkin9 alone in your neighborhood after dark -- very safe, reasonably safe, somewhat safe, or very un- safe? VERY SAFE ............... 1 REASONABLY SAFE ......... 2 SOMEW~IAT SAFE ........... 3 VERY D-NSAFE ............. 4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 05/17/2001 THU 10:17 FAX 612 920 1069 DECISION RESOURCES ~004/02t Are there any areas in the City of Chanhas~en wher~ you would be afraid to walk alone at night? (IP "YES," ASK:) where would they be? 16. During the past three months, were YES ..................... 1 yOU or anyone in your household NO ...................... 2 the victim of crime in Chanhassen? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 17. Have you participated in a neigh- borhood block party in the last year? YES ..................... 1 NO ...................... 2 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 As you may know, property tax revenues are divided among the City of Chanhassen, Carver County, and your local public school dis- ~rict. 18. For each dollar of the property taxes you pay, about what per- centage do you think goes to city 9overnment? {READ TEN PERCEI~T OR LESS ..... 1 10.1 TO 19.9 PERCE~TT .... 2 20 TO 29.9 PERCENT ...... 3 30 TO 39.9 PERCENT ...... 4 40 TO 49.9 PERCENT ...... 5 $0 PERCENT OR MORE ...... 6 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 7 The actual percentage of your property taxes going to the City of Chanhassen is about twenty percent. I would like to read you a list of a few city services. For each one, please tell me whether you would rate the quality of service as excellent, good, only fair, or poor? EXCL GOOD FAIR POOR D.K. 19~ Police protection? 1 2 3 4 5 20. Fire protection? 1 2 3 4 5 21. Emergency medical services? 1 2 3 4 5 22. Sanitary sewer service? 1 2 3 4 5 23. Accommodation and control of storm water run-off? 1 2 3 4 5 24. Animal control? 1 2 3 4 5 25. Park maintenance? I 2 3 4 5 26. Condition of trails? 1 2 3 4 5 27~ Recreational programs? 1 2 3 4 5 28. Street lighting? 1 2 3 4 5 29. Issuance of building permits? 1 2 3 4 5 30~ Building inspection? 1 2 3 4 5 31. Property maintenance enforce- ment? i 2 3 4 5 ' 05/17/2001 Tt{U 10'17 FAX 612 920 1069 DECISION RESOL~CES 005/023 TF "ONLY FAIR" OR "POOR" ON A/%IY OF ABOV~ CITY SERVICES, ASK: 32. Why do you feel that way? Roadways in the City of Chanhassen consist of both city streets, county roads, state highways, and one U.S. Highway. County roads in the city include Lyman Boulevard, Galpin Boulevard, Powers Boulevard, and Pioneer Trail. State Highways in the city include Highway 41, or Hazeltine Boulevard, Highway 101, or Great Plains Boulevard, Highway 5, or Arboretum Boulevard, and Highway 7. The U.S. Highway is Flying Cloud Drive or Highway 212. In the follow- ing questions, please consider only city streets and none of these county, state, or U.S. highways. Again, please tell me whether you would rate the quality of the followin~ services as excellent, good, only fair, or poor? 33. 34. EXCL GOOD FAIR POOR D.K. Pavement repair and patching on city streets? 1 2 3 4 5 Snowplowing of city streets? 1 2 3 4 5 Changing topics .... 35. Would you favor or oppose an in- FAVOR .......... ~ 1 crease in YOUR city property tax OPPOSE 2 if it were needed to maintain city DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 services at their current level? "ASK. IF "OPPOSE, . 36. What services would you be willing to see cut to keep property taxes at their current level? 37. Would you favor or oppose a reduc- FAVOR ................... 1 tion in city services if your city OPPOSE .................. 2 property taxes could be reduced? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 IF "FAVOR," ASK: 38. What services would you be willing to see cut to reduce your property taxes? I would like to read you a short list of city service additions or expansions. In each case, the change would require a moderate 05/17/2001 THU 10:17 FAX 612 920 1069 DECISION RESOURCES ~006/023 _- property tax increase to fund it, Please tell me if you would strongly support a property tax increase for that purpose, some- what support, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose a property tax increase for that purpose. If you have no opinion, just say s© .... STS SMS SMO ST0 DKR 39. More rigorous enforc~nent of city pet ordinances, on violations such as off-leash dogs? 1 2 3 4 5 40. More aggressive control of wild geese and deer? 1 2 3 4 5 41. Better enforcement of sidewalk snow removal codes? 1 2 3 4 5 42. Expansion of city-sponsored senior activities? I 2 3 4 5 43. Enhancement of city-sponsored co~aunity events, such as Fourth of July or Arbor Day? 1 2 3 4 5 44, Do you consider city property taxes in Chanhassen to be very high, somewhat high, about aver- age, somewhat low, or very low? VERY HIGH ............... SOMEWHAT HIGH ........... 2 ABOUT AVERAGE ........... 3 SOMEWHAT LOW ............ 4 VERY LOW ................ 5 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 6 45. When you consider the property taxes you pay and the quality of city services you receive, would you rate the general value of city services as excellent, good, only fair, or Door? EXCELLENT ............... 1 GOOD .................... 2 ONLY FAIR ............... 3 POOR .................... 4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 For your information, the City of Chanhassen's portion of the average property tax rate for 2000 ranked 30th out of 109 Metro- politan Area cities. 46. Other than voting, do you feel YES ..................... 1 that if you wanted to, you could NO ...................... 2 have a say about the way the City DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 of Chanhassen runs things? 47. How much do you feel you know about the work of the Mayor and City Council -- a great deal, a fair amount, or very little? GREAT DEAL .............. 1 FAIR AMOUNT ............. 2 VERY LITTLE ............. 3 DON'~ KNOW/REFUSED ...... 4 48. From what you know, do you approve STRONGLY APPROVE ........ 1 or disapprove of the job perform- APPROVE ................. 2 ance of the Mayor and City Coun- DISAPPROVE .............. 3 cil? (WAIT FOR RESPONSE) And do STRONGLY DISAPPROVE ..... 4 you feel strongly that way? DON'T KI~0W/REFUSED ...... 5 05/17/2001 THI! 10:17 FAX 612 920 1069 DECISION RESOURCES 007/023 IF OPINION STATED IN QUESTION #48, ASK- 49. Why do you feel that way? 50. Si. 52. Prior to this survey were you aware that four of the five City Council members were newly elected to their positions last November? YES ..................... 1 NO ...................... 2 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 How much first-hand contact have you had with the Chanhassen City Staff -- quite a lot, some, very l±ttle, or none at all? QUITE A LOT ............. 1 SOME .................... 2 VERY LITTLE ............. 3 NONEATALL ............. 4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 From what you know, how would you EXCELLENT ............... 1 rate the job performance of the GOOD .................... 2 Chanhassen City Staff -- excel- ONLY FAIR ............... 3 lent, good, only fair, or poor? POOR .................... 4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 IF RATING IS GIVEN IN QUESTION #52, ASK- 53. Why did you rate city staff as ...... Moving on .... At present, the City spreads a mixture of sand and salt on icy roads. Some residents think the amount of sand spread on roads is excessive. Others are concerned about the cost of sweeping up the sand in the spring to keep it from washing into wetlands, streams, and lakes. When properly applied, salt seems to be more environmentally friendly than a mixture. However, increasing the amount of salt and decreasing the amount of sand used on icy roads could hasten the corrosion of vehicles. 54. HOw supportive would you be of VERY SUPPORTIVE ......... 1 switching to using 100 percent SOMEWHAT SUPPORTIVE ..... 2 salt on icy roads -- very sup- NOT TOO SUPPORTIVE ...... 3 portive, somewhat supportive, NOT AT ALL SUPPORTIVE...4 not too supportive, or not at all DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 supportive? 05/17/2001 THU 10:17 FAX 612 920 1069 DECISION RESOL~CES ~008/02t: IF "VERY SUPPORTIVE" OR "SOMEWHAT SUPPORTIVE," ASK~ 55. If the cost were to increase YES ..................... 1 by about one-third, would you NO ...................... 2 still favor using 100 percent DON'T KNOW/REPUSED ...... 3 salt rather than a mixture of sand and salt? The City of Charthassen contracts with the Carver County Sheriff's Department for policing services in the Community. 56. During the past nwelve months have YES ..................... 1 you had any contact with the Car- NO ...................... 2 vet County Sheriff's Department? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 IF "YES," ASK: Overall, how would you rate the contact with the Carver County Sheriff's Department -- excellent, good, only fair, or poor? EXCELLENT ............... GOOD .................... 2 ONLY FAIR ............... 3 POOR .................... 4 DON'T If~0W/REFUSED ...... The City of Chanhassen offers a curbside recycling program. Anyone who moves to the community receives a free recycling container and is asked to place recyclable items in the container and leave it at the curb for collection. 58~ DO you participate in the curb- side recycling program by separ- atin~ r~yclable items from the rest of your garbage? YES ..................... l NO ...................... 2 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 59. Are there any changes or improvements in the curbside recy- cling program which could be made to better meet the needs of your household? (IF "YES," ASK:) What are they? Every Spring and Fall, the City of Chanhassen offers a Community Waste Disposal Collection Day that 9ives residents the opportuni- ty to dispose of waste materials ~- such as tires, appliances, automobile batteries, used oil and filters, and scrap metal. 60. Have you participated in Chan- YES ..................... hassen's Community Waste Disposal NO ...................... Collection Day? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED Moving on .... 05/17/2001 TRI~ 10:17 FAX 612 920 1069 DECISION RES0~CES 009/023 61. 62. 63. .' How would you rate the general EXCELLENT ............... 1 condition and appearance of homes GOOD .................... 2 in your neigb_borhood -- excellent, ONLY FAIR ............... 3 good, only fair, or poor? POOR .................... 4 DON'T KNOW/Pd~FUSED ...... 5 HOW would you rate the general EXCELLENT ............... condition and appearance of yards GOOD .................... 2 in your neighborhood -- excellent, ONLY FAIR ............... good, only fair, or poor? POOR .................... 4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 Do you feel the City is too tough, TOO TOUGH ............... 1 abou~ right, or not tough enouqh ABOUT RIGHT ............. 2 in enforcing the City Code on NOT TOUGH ENOUGH ........ 3 such nuisances as junk cars, messy DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 4 yards, weeds or tall grass, and outside storage? IF "TO0 TOUGH" OR "NOT TOUGH ENOUGH" IN QUESTION ~63, ASK: 64. Why do you feel that way? 65. Have you obtained a permit for a YES ..................... 1 home improvement project, such as NO ...................... 2 a deck, shed, porch, fireplace, DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 fence, or lower level finishing from the City's Inspection Depart- ment in the last five years? IF "YES," ASK: I would llke to ask you about various aspects of the permit process. For each one, please tell me whether you would rate it as excellent, good, only fair, or poor. If you have no opinion, just say so EXCL GOOD FAIR POOR DK/R 66. Explanation of building codes and zonin~ require- ments during the applica- tion process? 1 2 3 d 5 67. Timeliness of the permit process? 1 2 3 4 5 68. Timeliness of building in- spections? 1 2 3 4 5 69. Clear explanation by the in- spector of the need for required corrections? 1 2 3 4 5 70. Courtesy of the staff? 1 2 3 4 5 05/17/2001 THU 10:17 FAX 612 920 1069 DECISION RESOURCES ~010/02[i 71, Did you receive an informa- YES ' 1 tional handout regarding your NO ...................... 2 home improvement project? DON'T K~OW/REFUSED ...... 3 IP "YES," ASK: 72. How would you evaluate EXCELLENT ............... 1 this handout's content GOOD .................... 2 -- excellent, good, only ONLY FAIR ............... 3 fair, Or poor? POOR .................... 4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 73. Based on sta[f contact EXCELLENT ............... through the permit process, GOOD .................... 2 how would you rate the City's ONLY FAIR ............... 3 Inspection Department -- ex- POOR .................... 4 cellent, good, only fair or DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 poor? 74. Based on your recent home im- TOO TOUGH ............... 1 provement project, do you ABOUT RIGHT ............. 2 think the City's Inspection NOT TOUGH ENOUGH ........ 3 Department's enforcement of DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 4 the State Building Code re- quirements is too tough, about right, or not tough enough? Changing topics .... 75. How would you rate your ability EXCELLENT ............... 1 to get where you need uo So in SATISFACTORY ............ 2 Chanhassen in a reasonable amount MARGINAL ................ 3 of time -- excellent, saris- Poor .................... 4 factory, marginal, or poor? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 IF "MARGINAL" OR "POOR," ASK: 76. Why do you feel tham way? 77. How would you rats ~ransit servi- EXCELLENT ............... ! ces in Chanhassen? GOOD .................... 2 ONLY FAIR ............... 3 POOR .................... 4 DON' T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 IF "ONLY PAIR" OR "POOR," ASK: 78. Why do you feel that way? 05/17/2001 THU 10:18 FAX 612 920 1069 DECISION RES0t~CES ~011/023 79. What is your occupation and, if applicable, the occupation of your spouse or partner? F: DO NOT ASK T}{E FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IF BOTH ARE "RETIRED." If you work outside of the home, please answer the next questions about your own job; if you do not work outside of the home, please answer the next questions in terms of the job of your spouse or partner, if applicable. 80. What is the average commute to that job location? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 0 5 MINUTES OR LESS ....... 6 TO 10 MINUTES ......... 2 11 TO 15 MINUTES ........ 16 TO 20 MINUTES ........ 4 2~ TO 30 MINUTES ........ 5 31 TO 45 MINUTES ........ 6 46 TO 60 MINUTES ........ 7 OVER 60 MINUTES ......... 8 NOT APPLICABLE .......... 9 81. In what city is the job located? 82~ which major roadway do you or your spouse use when you leaving Chanhassen to travel to that worksite? 83. How do you normally commute DRIVE ALONE ............. 1 to work -- drive alone, ride VAN OR CAR POOL ......... 2 in a van or car pool, take TAKE BUS ................ 3 a bus near your home, use a PARK AND RIDE LOT ....... 4 park and ride lot, walk or WALK/BIKE ............... 5 or bike, or something else? S0MET~ING ELSE .......... 6 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 7 IF "DRIVE ALONE," "VAN OR CAR POOL," OR "WALK~BIKE," ASK: 84. If it were convenient, YES ..................... 1 would you be willin9 to NO ...................... 2 commute using public DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 transit? 85. What changes would make public transit more con- venient for you to use? 10 05/17/2001 THU 10:18 FAX 612 920 1069 DECISION RESOURCES ~012/0231 ASK EVERYONE: 86. Have you or any member of your household used Southwest Metro Transit in the past year? YES ..................... 1 NO ...................... 2 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 87. If you could choose, would you prioritize (ROTATE) the widening of major roadways to accommodate more automobiles OR expanding public transit services between Chanhassen and other points WIDENING ROADS/STRONG...1 WIDENING ROADS .......... 2 BOTH EQUALLY (VOL) ...... 3 EXPAND PUBLIC TR3ZNS ..... 4 EXP PUB TRANS/STRONG .... 5 NEITHER (VOL) ........... 6 throughout the Metropolitan Area? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 7 (WAIT FOR RESPONSE) Do you feel strongly that way? Moving on .... 88. How would you rate the water qual- EXCELLENT ............... 1 ity in city lakes -- excellent, GOOD .................... 2 good, only fair, or poor? ONLY FAIR ............... 3 POOR .................... 4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 89. From what you have seen or heard, DO MORE ................. 1 should the City of Chanhassen be DOING ENOUGH ............ 2 doing more to improve the quality DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 of water in city lakes, or is it already doing enough? 90, In general, do you think the City TOO MUCH ................ 1 of Chanhassen's emphasis on ABOUT RIGHT ............. 2 environmental concerns is too TOO LITTLE .............. 3 much, about right, or too little? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 4 91. During the past year have you YES/YES ................. 1 contacted the City Forester for YES/NO .................. 2 information or on any issue? NO/YES .................. 3 (WAIT FOR RESPONSE) Have you con- NO/NO ................... 4 tacted the City's Wetland Special- DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 ist? Let's talk about the availability and quality of tap water in the community. For each of the following, please rate that aspect of city water as excellent, good, only fair, or poor. If you have no opinion, just say so .... EXCL GOOD PAIR POOR D.K. 92. Taste? 93. Smell? 94. Presence of rust and/or manganese? 95. Consistent water pressure? 1 2 3 4 5 i 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 I 2 3 4 5 11 05/17/2001 THU 10:18 FA~ 612 920 1069 DECISION RESOL~CES ~013/023 The City of Chan/%assen could build a water treatment plant to reduce or eliminate water quality and clarity problems. The cost of construction and operation would be funded through an increase in household and business water rates. 96. Would you favor or oppose the con- STRONGLY FAVOR .......... struction of a water treatment plant in Chanhassen, if it would require a 1S% increase in your water bill to cover the costs of construction and operation? (WAIT FOR RESPONSE) Do you feel strongly that way? FAVOR ................... 2 OPPOSE .................. 3 STRONGLY OPPOSE ......... 4 DON'T Elq0W/REFUSED ...... 5 97. Are you aware the City of Chanhas- YES ..................... 1 sen has a lawn sprinkling policy? NO ...................... 2 DON'T KlqOW/REFUSED ...... 3 The policy currently states that odd-numbered addresses may water only on odd-numbered days and even-numbered addresses may do so only on even-numbered days. The policy attempts to reduce the amount of water the city takes from underground aquifers and to minimize the chance of shortfalls during times of peak water use and the loss of water pressure for residents and businesses. 98. DO YOU agree or disagree with this AGREE ................... 1 policy? DISAGREE ................ 2 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 The current city practice is to issue tickets in the amount of $25.00 for first time violators. 99. Would you favor or oppose an in- AGREE ................... 1 crease in the fine for first time DISAGREE ................ 2 violators to $100.00 to provide DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 a more significant penalty? There has been some discussion about changing water rates to a tiered system to encourage conservation. Currently, water bills are based on a fixed cost for each gallon used, regardless of the amount. Under this plan, the more water a household used, the higher the per gallon cost would become. There would be a clear cost incentive to conserve. 100. Would you favor or oppose the City of Chanhassen switching to a tiered rate structure to en- courage conservation? (WAIT FOR RESPONSE) Do you feel strongly that way? STRONGLY FAVOR .......... 1 FAVOR ................... 2 OPPOSE .................. 3 STRONGLY OPPOSE ......... 4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... S 12 05/17/2001 THU 10'18 FAX 612 920 1069 DECISION RESOURCES ~014/02 101. Would you be willing to pay more NO ...................... I for water usage if the city did YES/10% MORE ............ 2 not have an odd/even policy? (IF YES/20% MORE ............ 3 "YES," ASK:) How much more would YES/30% MORE ............ 4 you be willing to pay for water? ¥ES/40% MORE ............ 5 Let's say, would you be willing to YES/50% MORE ............ 6 pay percent more? (CHOOSE YES/UNSURE .............. 7 RANDOM STARTING POINT; MOVE UP OR DON'T FA~0W/REFUSED ...... 8 DOWN DEPENDING ON ANSWER) How about __ percent more? (REPEAT PROCESS) Changing topics .... 102. As you age, if you reached the point you needed care provid- ed by others, which of the following type of living arrange- ment would you most prefer for yourself? (READ LIST #1-#6) In your current residence with live-in home care ..... 1 Live with a f~mily member ............................ 2 In a senior group home ............................... 3 In a senior apartment complex ........................ 4 In your current residence with regular care visits...5 In a nursing home .................................... 6 DEPENDS ON HEALTH (VOL) .............................. 7 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.. .................................. 8 103. Does tile developmenh through out YES ..................... i the City seem well-planned for the NO ...................... 2 future of Chanhassen? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 IF A RESPONSE IS GIVEN, ASK: 104. Could you tell me one or two reasons why you feel that way? 105. Would you say the rate of develop- TOO FAST ................ merit in the City of Chanhassen is ABOUT RIGHT ............. 2 too fast, about right, or too TOO SLOW ................ 3 slow? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 4 I would like to read you a list of characteristics of a con, uni- ty. For each one, please tell me if you think ChaD_hassen cur- rent!y has too many or too much, too few or too little, or about the right amount. 13 !05/17/2001 TBU 10:18 FAX 612 920 1069 DECISION RESOURCES 015/023 MANY FEW/ ABT DK/ /~CH LITT RGHT REFD 106. the number of people residing in the community? 107. apartments? 108. higher cost housing oppor- tunities? 109. condominiums and townhouses? 110. affordable housing, defined by Metropolitan Council as a single family home costing less than $137,0007 111. housing opportunities for seniors? 112. starter homes? 113. parks and open spaces? 114. trails and bikeways? 115. service and retail establish- menns? 116. entertainment and dining oppor- tunities? 2 3 4 2 3 4 2 3 4 2 3 4 2 3 4 2 3 ~4 2 3 4 2 3 4 2 3 4 2 3 4 2 3 4 117. During an average week, about how NONE .................... 1 often do you eat dinner out at a ONCE A WEEK ............. 2 sit-down restaurant? TWICE A WEEK ............ 3 ~HREE TIFIES A WEEK ...... 4 FOUR OR MORE TIMES ...... 5 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 6 118. And, during an average week, about NOI~S .................... 1 how often do you qet take-out or ONCE A WEEK ............. 2 fast-food? TWICE A W~EK ............ 3 THREE TIMES A WEEK ...... 4 FOUR OR MORE TI/~IES ...... 5 DON'T KNOW/KEFUS~D ...... 6 119. What retail, restaurant, or business services do you feel are lacking or are limited in Downtown Chanhassen? 120. Excluding gasoline and food, what do you consider to be your principal retail shopping area? Some people believe the reconstruction or replacement of streets, trails, and curbs make the city more livable and attractive, and should therefore be funded through the property taxes of all residents. Others believe these projects are only of value to people residing near them, and should be paid for by special 14 05/17/2001 THU 10:18 FAX 612 920 1069 DECISION RESOL~CES ~016/02 assessments on adjacent and affected property owners. Keeping in mind the typical assessment is approximately $5,000 per home .... 121. How do you feel? Should street, TAXES ON ALL ............ 1 trail, and curb reconstruction and SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS ..... 2 major maintenance be funded by BOTH (VOL) .............. 3 citywide property taxes or special NEITHER (VOL) ........... 4 assessments on affected property DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 owners? One proposal calls for cost-sharing of street, trail, and curb reconstruction and major maintenance, A percentage of the cost would be funded through general property tax revenues; the remainder would be funded through special assessments on affected property owners. If you could set the portion that general city revenues would fund .... three percent, fifty percent, sixty-six percent, seventy-five percent, or one hundred percent? 122. What would it be -- none, ten per- NONE .................... 1 cent, twenty-five percent, thirty- TEN PERCENT ............. 2 25 PERCENT .............. 3 33 PERCENT .............. 4 50 PERCENT .............. 5 66 PERCENT .............. 6 75 PERCENT .............. 7 100 PERCENT ............. 8 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 9 Changing topics .... 123. During the past year, have you telephoned a Chanhassen City Facility? YES ..................... NO ...................... 2 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 IF "YES," ASK: 124, On your last te!eDhone call LAW ENFORCEMENT ........ 01 to the City, which Department FIRE DEPARTMENT ........ 02 did you contact -- Law Eh- PUBLIC WORKS ........... 03 forcement, Fire Department, WATER RESOURCE ......... 04 Public Works, Water Resource, PARKS AND REC .......... 05 Parks and Recreation, Build- BUILDING INSPECT ....... 06 ing Inspections, Engineering, ENGINEERING ............ 07 Planning, Administration, PLANNING ............... 08 the Recreation Center, the ADMINISTRATION ......... 09 Finance Department, the mayor RECREATION CENTER ...... 10 and City Council, or the Gen- FINANCE OPPZCE ......... 11 oral Information Desk Recep- MAYOR/CITY COUNCIL ..... 12 tionist? GENERAL INFORMATION .... 13 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ..... 14 Thinking about your last telephone call to the City, for each of the following characteristics, please rate the service as excellent, good, only fair, or poor .... 15 05/17/2001 THIT 10:18 FAX 612 920 1069 DECISION RESO[~CES ~017/023 125. Waiting time for the reception- ist to answer your call? 126. Courtesy of city staff? 127. Ease of your business trans- action with city staff? GOO FAI' PO0 DKR 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 128. Was your request handled by NO ...................... 1 leaving a voice mail message? YES/YES ................. 2 (IF "YES," ASK:) Did you re- YES/NO .................. 3 ceive a timely response? DON'T KNOW/R~FUSED ...... 4 129. During the past year, have you contacted the City of Chanhassen by e-mail? YES ..................... 1 NO ...................... 2 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 IF "YES," ASK: 130. Did you receive a response by YES ..................... 1 e-mail? NO ...................... 2 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 131. Were you satisfied or dissat- SATISFIED ............... 1 isfied with the way your e- DISSATISFIED ............ 2 mail communication was BOTH/NEITHER ............ 3 handled by the City? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 4 Moving on .... 132. How would you rate the City of EXCELLENT ........... Charihassen's park and recreational GOOD .................... 2 facilities -- excellent, good, ONLY FAIR ............... 3 only fair, or poor? POOR .................... 4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 The Chanhassen Park System is composed of smaller neighborhood parks designed to serve nearby residents; larger community parks such as Lake Ann, Lake Susan, and City Center, dedicated to active uses such as ballfields and ice rinks; and trails, in boulevards, around lakes, and through parks and natural areas. For each one, please tell me if you or members of this household have visited that facility during the past year. Then, for each one you or members of your household have visited, please rate it as excellent, good, only fair or Door. If you have no opinion, just say so .... NOT EXC GOO FAI POO DKR 133. Smaller neighborhood parks? 1 134. Larger community parks? 1 135. Trails? I 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 4 5 6 On another topic .... 16 0~/17/2001 THU 10:19 FAX 612 920 1069 DECISION RESOURCES 136. Are there any recreational facilities not currently in the City of Chanhassen which you would like to see here? (~F "YES," ASK:) What are they? ~018/02 - 137. Do you Or members of your household regularly leave the City of Chanhassen to use leisure-time recreational facilities or programs in other cities? (IF "YES," ASK:) What types of facilities or programs are you using elsewhere? !38. Specifically, how would you rate the appearance of the city's park and recreation facilities? EXCELLENT ............... 1 GOOD .................... 2 ONLY FAIR ............... 3 POOR .................... 4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 As you may know, several city parks contain natural areas where vegetation is allowed to grow wild. 139. Would you favor or oppose expand- FAVOR ................... 1 ing the amount of existing land in OPPOSE .................. 2 the parks left unmowed as natural DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 areas? 140. In the past twelve raonths, have YES ..................... 1 you or any members of this house- NO ...................... 2 hold used any city-sponsored rec- DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 reational programs or facilities? IF "YES," ASK: 141. Which ones? 142. Were you generally satis- fied or dissatisfied with the program(s)? SATISFIED ............... l DISSATISFIED ............ 2 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 I would like to read you a short list of proposals for additional park and recreational facilities in the community. If the City could partner with a private or public organization through providing development incentives or reducing city fees, would you strongly support that recreational development, somewhat support, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose that recreational develop- ment. If you have no opinion, just say so .... STS SMS SMO STO DKR 143. Development of a municipal golf course? 1 2 3 4 5 17 i05/17/2001 THU 10:19 FAX 612 920 1069 DECISION RESOL~CES ~019/023 ST$ $M$ SMO' STO DKR 144. Construction of an outdoor swimming pool? 145. Construction of an indoor swimming pool? 146. Construction of a full-service Community Center, including in- door family leisure-fun pool, walking/running track, gymna- siums, aerobics room, racquet- ball courts, and exercise equip- ment and weight room? 147. Construction of an indoor ice arena for hockey and figure skating? 148. Development of a water park, featuring pools, slides, and other water-related activities? 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 149. Should any of these recreational facilities be constructed and operated solely by the City of Chanhassen using property tax revenue? (IF "YES," ASK:) Which ones? 150. If the City were to build a recre- NONE/WOULD NOT USE ...... 1 ational or community center in FIVE MINUTES OR LESS .... 2 Chanhassen, how many minutes would 6-10 MINUTES ............ 3 you be willing to spend driving to 1%-15 MINUTES ........... 4 the facility -- five minutes or 16-20 MINUTES ........... 5 less, 6-10 minutes, 11-15 minutes, DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 6 or 16-20 minutes? Snowmobiling is currently permitted on city streets and designat- ed trails in Chanhasgen .... 151. Do you or anyone in your household YES ..................... 1 own a snowmobile? NO ...................... 2 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 152. Would you support or oppose ban- SUPPORT ................. ning snowmobiles in residential OPPOS~ .................. 2 areas, so that snowmobilers would DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 be required to trailer their snow- mobile to specific parking areas in the City for access to desig- nated trails? 153. Would you support or oppose a total ban of snowmobiling in the City of Chanhassen? SUPPORT ................. 1 OPPOSE .................. 2 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 Moving on .... 18 05/17/2001 THU 10:19 FAX 612 920 1069 DECISION RESOI~CES ~ 020/0~ 154. Do you own or have access to a modem-equipped p~rsonal computer at home? (WAIT FOR RESPONSE) Do you have access to one at work? YES/YES ................. YES/NO .................. 2 NO/YES .................. 3 NO/NO ................... 4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 IF "YES/YES," "YES/NO," OR "NO/YES," ASK: 155. Are you aware the City of YES ..................... 1 Chanhassen has a home page on NO ...................... 2 the World Wide Web? DON'~ KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 IF "YES," ASK: 156. Have you accessed this web page? YES ..................... 1 NO ...................... 2 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 IF "YES," ASK: 157, What type of information were you seeking on the web page? 158. Did you find the information you were looking for? YES ..................... 1 NO ...................... 2 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 159. What type of information would you like to see on the City's web page? i would like to read you a short list of transactions which could be completed on-line. For each one, please tell me how likely you would be to do so -- would you be very like- ly, somewhat likely, not too likely, or not at all likely to conduct that transaction on-line? VIIY SMW NTO NAL DKR 160, Purchase a dog license? 161. Complete a building permit application? 162. Register for a City park and recreation program? 163. Apply for a lawn watering permit? 164. R~ceiv~ and pay your water bill? 2 2 4 5 2 3 4 5 2 2 4 5 2 3 4 5 2 3 ¢ 5 19 05/17/2001 THU 10:19 FAX 612 920 1069 DECISION RESOURCES ~021/023 165. If the City were to offer residents uhe option of receiving the newsletter, "The Chanhassen Community News," electronically by e-mail instead of by mail, how likely would you be to switch to the on-line ver- sion -- very likely, ~ome- what likely, not too likely, or not at all likely? VERY LIKELY ............. 1 SO~IEWHAT LIKELY ......... 2 NOT TOO LIKELY .......... 3 NOT AT ALL LIKELY ....... 4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 The City newsletter, called "The Chanhassen Community News" is published four times per year and mailed to all residents. 166. Do you re~uarly read and receive this newsletter? YES ..................... ! NO ...................... 2 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 IF "YES," ASK: 167. How much of the newsletter do ALL OF IT ............... 1 you read -- all of it, most HOST OF IT .............. 2 of it, some of it, or very SOFiE OF IT .............. 3 little? VERY LITTLE ............. 4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 168. How would you rate its format -- excellent, ~ood, only fair, or poor? EXCELLENT ............... 1 GOOD .................... 2 ONLY FAIR ............... 3 POOR .................... 4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 169. Does your household subscribe to cable television? YES ..................... l NO ...................... 2 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 170. How would you rate the City's EXCELLENT ............... 1 overall performance in communicat- GOOD .................... 2 ing key local issues to residents ONLY FAIR ............... 3 in its publications, website, POOR .................... 4 mailings, and on cable television DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 -- excellent, good, only fair, or poor? IF A RESPONSE IS GIVEN, ASK: 171. Could you tell me one or two reasons why you feel that way? 20 05/17/2001 Till! 10'19 FAX 612 920 1069 DECISION RESOURCES ~ 022/02= 172. If you could choose the best way ~or you to receive informa- tion about City government and the issues facing the commun- ity, what would it be? Changing topics .... 173. How would you rate relations and cooperation between the City of Chanhassen and your local school district -- excellent, good, only fair, or poor? EXCELLENT ............... 1 GOOD .................... 2 ONLY FAIR ............... 3 POOR .................... 4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 174, In what public school district do MINNETONKA .............. you reside -- Minnetonka Public CHASK3k AREA ............. 2 Schools or Chaska Area Public DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 School District 1127 175. How would you rate the quality of EXCELLENT ............... 1 education provided by the Public GOOD .................... 2 School District in which you re- ONLY FAIR ............... 3 side -- excellent, good, only POOR .................... 4 fair or poor? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 Now, just a few more questions for demographic purposes .... Could you please tell me how many people in each of the following age groups live in your household. Let's start with the oldest, Be sure to include yourself. 176. First, persons 65 or over? NONE .................... 0 ONE ..................... 1 TWO OR MORE ............. 2 REFUSED ................. 3 177. Adults under 65? NONE .................... 0 ONE ..................... TWO ..................... 2 THREE OR MORE ........... 3 REFUSED ................. 4 178. School-aged or pre-school children? NONE .................... 0 ONE ..................... 1 TWO ..................... 2 THREE OF MORE ........... 3 REFUSED ................. 4 179. Is a full-time or part-time home- YES ..................... 1 based business operated out of NO ...................... 2 your residence? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 21 05/17/2001 TtRT 10:19 FAX 612 920 1069 DECISION RESOURCES ~023/023 .180. 181. Do you reside in an apartment, townhouse, or single-family home? What is your age, please? (READ CATEGORIES, IF NEEDED) 182. What is the last grade of school you completed? APART~ ............... 1 TOWNHOUSE ............... 2 SINGLE-FAPIILY HOFIE ...... 3 SOMETHING ELSE (VOL) .... 4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 18-24 ................... 1 25-34 ................... 2 35-44 ................... 3 45-54 ................... 4 55-64 ................... 5 65 AND OVeR ............. 6 REFUSED ................. 7 LESS THAN HIGH $CH ...... 1 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE .... 2 VO-TECH SCHOOL .......... 3 SOME COLLEGE ............ 4 COLLEGE GRADUATE ........ 5 POST-GRADUATE ........... 6 REFUSED ................. 7 And now, for one final question, keeping in mind that your answers are held strictly confidential 183 . Is your pre-tax yearly household income over or under $100,0007 IF "OVER," ASK; Is it over $150,0007 (IF "YES," ASK:) Is it over $200,0007 IF "UNDER," ASK: Is it under $50,000? UNDER $50,000 ........... 1 $50,001-$100,000 ........ 2 $100,001-$150,000 ....... 3 $Z50,000-$200,000 ....... 4 0VE~ $200,000 ....... - ....5 DON'T KNOW .............. 6 REFUSED ................. 7 Thank you very much for your time. Good-bye. 184, Gender (DO NOT ASK) MALE .................... 1 FEMALE .................. 2 185. REGION OF CITY (PRECINCT) LIST: TELEPHONE NUMBER: INTERVIEWER: DATE/TIME: 22 A so¢iation of Metropolitan Municipalities 2001 CiTY BULLETIN DATE: TO: FROM: RE: May 15, 2001 Member city officials Terry. Schneider, AMM president AMM policy committees NEED YOUR HELP-- SERVE ONA POLICY COMMITTEE! Please consider serving on one or more AMM legislative policy committees and make a big impact on the AMM legislative effort. Enclosed are committee descriptions and a sign-up form. To ensure your city's representation, complete and return the sign-up form TODAY! The tentative committee schedules are included in the committee descriptions. Each committee will meet four times during July, August and September to develop AMM policies. If necessary, committee meetings may be called during the legislative session to respond to changing conditions. As city officials, we cannot afford to speculate and anticipate what the governor and the legislature may do. In the past, the AMM has been included in the development process of important legislation such as the Omnibus Tax bill, Tax Increment Financing (TIF) policy, the Livable Communities Act, the Metropolitan Land Planning Act, housing policies and others because AMM had specific, well-defined policy and persistent presentation. This must continue, and only through active participation by all city officials can decisive, insightful and well-reasoned positions on critical metro issues be developed and achieved. Thank you in advance for your participation. Regardless of whether or not you are currently serving on a committee, please mail or fax the enclosed form to the AMM by Monday, June 18, 2001. If you have any questions, please call Roger Peterson at (651)215-4002. NOTE: This bulletin was mailed to mayors, managers/administrators, councilmembers and current committee members only. However, other city employees such as finance directors, planning directors or city engineers, etc., are also welcome to serve on a committee -- so please route the enclosed form to these people. 145 University Avenue West Saint Paul, Minnesota 55103-2044 Telephone: (651) 215-4000 Fax: (651) 281-1299 E-maih amm@ amm 145. org AMM POLICY COMMITTEES ~ ,~- %~:~.~,3-~. ~e [ollo~ing Co~iuees annUally-de~-~'~ ~' ~ .OHSl~ · ~."'~.:.,"~.~'--..('velOppolicy baSed'Oninputfrommember.- .~ ~_ ~-f~,..~,~_ -~-., . , _ ,...'-..:. .... . ci~ rePbesenmtives. ~e Comminees sUb2':- ~,~.( ~ _7 L onoxxn .0' : ~ Board ofDirect~rsf°r'rev~ew} mOd~a'~':}~- .__, ":"' tion and distributi°n to the general mem-'~ '.: '- .... .~-. ~no~C development-~dh0u'sing; · bersh¢. ~e membersh¢ meets in No- cluding subsidiZedhousing;" affordable~L~ vember before each legislative session to housing ~d activities of the debate and ~opt the ~M policies. (Housing ~d RedevelOpment Authofi~). It flso reviews ~ ~endments to the Met Council's Housing Guide Policy Chapter Metropolitan Agencies ~a develops poScy defling with eco- no~c develOPment issues, ~s. t~ in- Oonsiders legislative issues ~d other crement fin~cing (T~) ~d develOpment ~policies related to ~e Met Council authorities. Will meeton ~urs~ys~om ~d metro agencies. It monitors the stmc- 11:30 a.m. t° 1:30P. m.' (July 19, Aug. 2, ture ~d relations~p between the regionfl Aug.'23 and sept, 6)~ ' ~d loc~ units of government ~d reviews -- 'n& mendments to ~e Me~o Development Transponatio ..... . Guide Policy Chapters. It hm previously developed policy on l~d use planing, General Government solid waste m~agement ~d the Met Council selection process. It reviews the ~onsiders ~1 major issues related to Council's ye~ly budget ~d monitors ~air ~d surface transpo~ation, in- other Council po~cies ~d plus berg cluding ~nding sOurces at ~ goVernment developed. Will meet on Tuesdays ~om. levels, ~d issues w~ch have ~ impact on 11:30 a.m. - l:30p, m. (July 17, July 31, me~°po~m gea cities but ~e outSide . Aug. 21 a~ Sept. 4) . .the scope of other ~~ comttees..~v- · . ~ ~,. , , :.. :..,..: ~ ~' ~. ~ ~ ~ members_~°f"the~Tr~sp°~ati°n:~'~;'.~_~ MuniciPal ReVenues : . -Ad iSo* B0 d ~) ~dTechniC~ "-:' ' ~.o~h~' 2,~'2,-~.'~2,~;_z'~;~;-:'-:' aged t° join, ~ong:with o~er ciW · '-"',-:': ' . . .-. -'~ .' ,- ". : onissuessucnm~spo~fion ' ". .... pen&tums, ~nclu&ng sram md fo~ul~,,':~, '~,--, -.,:-_-.-~-. .... -_~...: .... .? ~_,~.,.~_,.._:,_. ::,:_~ ..... ,_ .... -' ' "-~ ":"' ~,..o ~ ....,_:,'~ ..... ~, ,.~,_-~, ..... -. - '-' region~ '~sit,' ~c'- law . '-; :~,t,-:.:-'-,, ..... - ' . .. ' ' - .':~:' - ~a ~on noise ~figation' Willmeeton sessments ~dfisc~ ~sp~ues. Will meet ...... ..... ..: ....."· · - Wednes~yspom noon to 2p m (July 18, on Tues~ys pom 2 to 4 p.m. (July 17, : - - ' ' July 31, Aug. 21 and Sept. 4) Aug. L Aug. 22 and Sept. 5) .. ' .'. -~;;~.;'.~¢/L~:T~ -::'zt~:;3tC-'. ' · - -..c ' - ' ~ ' AMM COMMITTEE SIGN-UP FORM Name: Title: City: (Street Address or P. O. Box) (City) (ZIP code) (Phone) (Fax) (E-mail) Committee Choices: (Please indicate your first and second choices) Municipal Revenues (Tuesdays' 2-4 p.m.) Metropolitan Agencies (Tuesdays: l ! '30 - 1_ '30p. m.) Housing & Econ. Dev. (Thursdays' 11.'30-1.'3012. m.) Transportation & General Govt. (Wednesdays: noon to 2 p.m.) Issues which should be studied: Please mail or fax completed form to: A TTN: Laurie Jennings Association of Metropolitan Municipalities (AMM) 145 University Avenue West St. Paul, MN 55103-2044 Fax: 651-281-1299 ~ Phone: 651-215-4000 A ociation of Metropolitan Plunicipalitie Reminder! AMM's 2001 Annual Meeting is Thursday, May 31! Four Points Sheraton -- Minneapolis Metrodome 1330 Industrial Blvd., Minneapolis, MN 55413 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. All mayors, councilmembers, administrators & managers and city staff are encour- aged to attend. This is a great opporttmity to dialogue with your metro-area peers and cast your vote in the election of Board officers and directors. This year's meeting will feature Senator Roy Terwilliger (R-Edina) as the keynote speaker. Senator Terwilliger will recap the 2001 legislative session, with special attention to issues important to the metro area - such as transportation. The cost is $30 per person and guests are welcome. We will start with a social hour at 5:30 p.m. and buffet dinner at 6:30 p.m. The business meeting and program will follow at 7:30 p.m. If you have not already done so, please R.S.V.P. by faxing back this form or calling Laurie Jennings at (651) 2154000 no later than Thursday, May 24. Please specify special dietary needs when you make your reservation. There is no fee if you only attend the business meeting, but please R.S.V.P. so a chair can be reserved for you. Name(s)' Title: City: Yes, I/we will attend FAX BACK to the AMM at (651) 281-1299 ~ag 11 2001 14:32:07 ~ia Fax · ~ i'Ve -> fl12 93? 5?39 fld~inistratlnr ~ Page BB1 g£ 002 F YFA A weekly legislative update from the League of Minnesota Cities May 11,2001 Senate Tax Committee passes tax bill On Wednesday, the Senate Tax Committee adopted their version of the omnibus tax bill with $609 mil- lion of tax relief and spending. The bill will be considered on the Senate floor today and conference commit- tee could begin as early as tonight or Saturday. The Senate tax bill will increase the overall state share of K-12 education costs by $100 million. That amount is significantly lower than the House proposal to assume 100 percent of the state's general education costs, which is closer to $900 million per year. Unlike the House bill and the governor's recommendations, the Senate bill does not establish a new state property tax to generate general fund revenues. The largest piece of the Senate property tax reform and relief article is the reconstituted and expanded homestead credit. Under current law, the education homestead credit pays 83 percent of the general education levy on homes, up to a $390 maximum. The new Senate homestead credit is equal to .5 per- cent of the market value of each home up to a $620 maximum. The bill will also provide property tax relief by increasing the appropriation for LGA by $30 million. The LGA formula will include several factor changes that will modify the distribu- tion of the LGA pool. In contrast to the House tax bill that will eliminate HACA for cities, the Senate will preserve HACA by folding a signifi- cant amount of the base appropria- tion into the LGA formula. The Senate bill does not contain the governor's recommendation for the general sales tax exemption for local governments, nor does it contain any of the specific local government capital project sales tax exemptions. The bill does contain authority for local sales taxes for the cities of Cloquet, Hermantown, Beaver Bay, Fairmont and the joint proposal for the cities of St. Cloud, Sartell, Sauk Rapids, Waite Park, St. Joseph, and St. Augusta. Unlike the House tax bill, the Senate's property tax reform article does not currently contain levy limits or a reverse referendum provision. The Senate bill will focus much of its property tax relief on mid-value homes. In addition to the revised homestead credit, the Senate bill increases the first tier of home value at the 1 percent tax capacity rate from the current ,$76,000 to $200,000. The value over $200,000 is reduced from the current 1.65 percent to 1.5 percent. The House places all homestead value at 1 percent. Smaller tax cuts will be provided to businesses, cabins, and apartment properties. The first tier preferential commercial and industrial class rate would be raised to the first $300,000 of market value and reduced from 2.4 percent to 2.0 percent. The value over $300,000 would have the class rate reduced to 3 percent. The class rate for large apartments would be reduced from 2.4 percent to 1.8 percent. The showdown between the House and the Senate could begin as early as this weekend. Given the differ- ences between the House and Senate tax bills, reaching a compro- mise may be difficult. Today, the House Tax Committee is consider- ing a revised Twin's stadium bill and three other tax-related bills that could become vehicles for the House to send portions of their tax bill to the Senate should conference committee negotiations break down. The next 10 days will undoubtedly be very interesting. Senate Finance Committee approves PERA bill On Thursday, the Senate Finance Committee approved the omnibus pension bill that includes provisions to address the PERA funding deficiency. The bill increases employer and employee contributions by .7 percent over two years, includes a state appropriation of $2 million per year, transfers non-teaching school employees from PERA to the Teachers Retirement Association (TRA), implements pro-rated service credit for PERA, and extends the full funding target date to 2031. Under an amendment added by Sen. Larry Pogemiller, an additional $5 million of one-time money was added to the state appropriation. There was disagreement among staff and observers as to whether the $5 million state appropriation in the amendment was intended to replace or supplement the existing $2 million annual appropriation. We expect the intent of the amend- ment will be clarified on the Senate floor. The House pension provisions currently reside in the omnibus state departments appropriation bill. The House version does not transfer the school employees to TRA, includes $18 million of one-time funding, and includes only a .35 percent employer For more it~formatiot~ o. city legislative issues, contact any member of the League of Alinnesota Cities Intergovernmental Relations team, (651) 2814200 or (800) 925-1122 Ma~ 11Z001 14:33:03 Via ?ax -> G1Z 93? 5?39 Administrator Page 00Z .=RIDAYFAX MAY 11, 2001 ~ PAGE and employee contribution increase. We expect a separate conference committee will be convened to reconcile the differences between the House and Senate positions. House amends keg registration onto omnibus liquor bill Earlier this week, the full House tool< up the omnibus liquor bill (SF 1752) and tacked on several provisions, including the language of HF 58 that provides for registration of beer kegs. The keg registration bill was introduced in both bodies, but did not go through the commit- tee process in the Senate. The message containing the new lan- guage was sent over to the Senate and the Senate refused to concur. A conference committee comprised of Sens. Solon, Metzen, and Lessard and Reps. Stang, Davids, and Entenza will work out the differences between the two bills. Conference committee members appointed With less than 250 hours remaining in the 2001 session, the Legislature has become serious about conference committee worl<. After weeks of waiting, most of the conferees on the major omnibus finance bills have been appointed. Environment & Natural Resources Bill - SF 2351 Senators: Lan Price (DFL-Woodbury) Jane Krentz (DFL-May Township) Linde Higgins (DFL-Minneapolis) Dennis Frederickson (R-New UIm) Steve Dille (R-Dassel) Representatives: MarkHolsten (R-Stillwater) Tim Finseth (R-Angus) Dennis Ozment (R-Rosemount) Elaine Harder (R-Jackson) Tom Osthoff (DFL-St. Paul) State Departments Bill- SF 2360 Senators: Dick Cohen (DFL- St. Paul) Jim Vickerman (DFL- Tracy) John Marry (DFL- Roseville) Jim Metzen (DFL-So. St. Paul) Dave Knutson (R-Burnsville) Representatives: Phil Krinkie(R-Shoreview) Jim Rhodes (R-St. Louis Park) Bruce Anderson (R-Buffalo Township) Tony Kielkucki (R-Lester Prairie) Sondra Erickson (R-Princeton) Transportation & Public Safety Bill - SF 2340 Senators: Dean Johnson (DFL-Wilmar) Randy Kelly (DFL-St. Paul) Jane Ranum (DFL-Minneapolis) Mark Ourada (R-Buffalo) Roy Terwilliger (R-Edina) Representatives: Carol Molnau (R-Chaska) Tom Workman (R-Chanhassen) Mary Liz Holberg (R-Lakeville) Rich Stanek (R-Maple Grove) Mary Murphy (D-Hermantown) For phone numbers, addresses, or e-mail addresses, go to the Legislative web site (www. leg.state.mn.us) or follow the link through the LMC web site (www. lm nc.org/llbrary/llnksdl recto~.cfm#mnleg). DATE: TO: FROM: SUBJECT: May 22, 2001 Chief Administrative Official Eugene Ranieri, Executive Director 2001 AMM Municipal License and Permit Fee Survey Enclosed is a copy of the 2001 Municipal License and Permit Fee survey. Each AMM member city receives one copy free and additional copies may be obtained for $20.00 each. We hope you will find this data useful as benchmark information. We sincerely appreciate the time and effort each participating city put forth to make this survey possible. Again, thank you and please call Laurie Jennings in our office (651) 215- 4000 if you have questions or want additional copies. Have you signed up? AMM Annual Meeting Thursday May 31, 200! 5:30- 8:30 p.m. Four Points Sheraton--Minneapolis Metrodome 1330 Zndustrial Blvd., Minneapolis, MN 55413 If not, there's still time, call Laurie at (651) 215-4000 145 University A venue West Saint Paul, Minnesota 55? 03-2044 Telephone: (65'1) 2'15-4000 Fax: (651) 281-'1299 E-mail: amm@amm'145, org AVALON May 22, 2001 Dear Neighbor: As you know, the owner of Shorewood Village Shopping Center is pursuing a redevelopment of that property to incorporate a Cub Foods store. On April 18,2001, a meeting was held at City Hall to describe the project. We are inviting you to join us for an open house follow-up on Monday, June 4, 2001 at 6:00 p.m. at the Shorewood Senior/Community Center. We look forward to seeing you there. Sincerely, Barbara Van Auken Executive Vice President Kevin Brazner Executive Vice President 5500 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 1045 Minneapolis, MN 55416 '(763)591-4422 ~ .... (763)591-4420 www@the-avalon-group.com ,'--, :,'-':-~'~/?~.: ,'.:':,:..":::t, .,'f:,'~? :: ','?/: AMM FAX May 21-25, 2001 Session nds Working Groups Begin The 2001 legislative session officially ended on Monday May 21, 2001. Of the tax and spending bills, the early childhood appropriation was the only one passed and sent to the Governor. Working groups, which are the conference committees, are meeting or are Scheduled to meet this week, Meanwhile legislative leaders and the Governor are attempting to reach agreement on the overall budget and spending targets for individual bills. If there is a budget agreement this week it is possible that a special session could be called within the next two weeks. AMM will use the FAX NEWS to keep you informed. If you need additional information or have any questions please contact Gene or Roger at the AMM, AM.M Nev,!s Fax is faxed to all AMM city manager., and adteffnistrators, legislative contacts and Board members. Please share th/s far with your mayor& councilrnembers and staff to keep, them abreast of lmflor- rant metro airy issues, 1,t5 University Avenue West St. Paul M/¥ 55103-2044 .Phone: (6.51) 215-4000 .Fax: (651) 28]-I299 E-ma~l: antt.(~kzJnmI 45. org Public Finance (SF 2208) and Fee.,;/Streamlining Development Bills (HF1310) Pass The public finance bill and the fees bill were passed on Monday. The public finance bill is an annual bill that contains proposals related to bonds, financing of public facili- ties, The bill is prepared by the Minnesota Institute of Public Fi- nance (MIPF). MIPF's membership consists generally of bond counsels; fisc~J consultants and other public finance professionals. The bill as passed includes the following provisions of interest to cities; · Modifies the federal tax exempt bond allocation act (section ,¢74A) to incorporate the in- crease in federal allocation and 'to allocate a portion of the new allocation for housing. · Permits cities under certain conditions to finance a portion of public maintenance facilities with utility bonds. · Allows cities to divide a bond referendum issue. The bill's other sections refer to county financing and special laws providing for economic development autllorities in Scott and Carver Counties. The fees/streamlining bill (HF'1310) contains a provision that allows for simple majority for rezonings except for the conversion of residential use to commercial or A ociation of Hetropolitan Municipalitie industrial use. The bill does not include specific authority for cities to include affordable housing require- ments in official controls and poli- cies. Metropolitan Council to Discuss Regional Growth Strategy, Land Supply Study and Blueprint Update At its May 30, 200i meeting the Metropolitan Council will begin deliberations on three separate but interrelated documents. The re- gional growth strategy will be pre- sented to the Council as a "work in progress" paper. The draft paper has had input from the AMM, the Builders Association of the Twin Cities (BATC), and environmental groups. The paper attempts to define the challenges - housing, environmental protection, transpor- tation, and land supply - facing the region and proposes solutions to the challenges. The land supply study is a coop- erative effort between the Council and BATC. The study, which reviews land in five fast growing cities, raises concern about the decreas- ing amount of available land for residential development. The blueprint discussion will not only be an update of work to date but also a discussion of the direc- tion of the blueprint and its impact on the region. aatla~°E ~°°S 6E&S gE6 Zig <- xe~ u!fi EE:EE'fi0 I00Z BZ fi~W Metropolitan Council Improve regional competitiveness in a g]oba[ economy May 22, 2001 Robert Generous, Senior Planner City of Chanhassen 690 City Center Drive PO Box 147 Chanhassen MN 55317 Re: Comprehensive Plan Amendment - Land Use Revision - Arboretum Village Metropolitan Council Referral File No. 18363-2 Metropolitan Council District 4 Dear Mr. Generous: At its May 9,2001 meeting, the Metropolitan Council reviewed the comprehensive plan amendment submitted for a land use change for the Arboretum Village residential development. This comprehensive plan amendment proposes to change land use designations from low density residential to medium density in order to facilitate the development of the 342-unit Arboretum Village in Chanhassen. Approximately 76 acres of the 122-acre site will be replanned for the higher densities. The site is located in the northeast corner of Highway 5 and County Road 41. The city's willingness to work out an agreement with Pulte Homes to transfer density, increase density and strike a compromise on park dedication issues is an effort consistent with the community's long-term housing diversification objectives. Its requirement that the development include at least 30 percent of its units as affordable to households at 80 percent of median income is an example of the kind of inclusionary housing efforts encouraged of cities by both the Council and the Mayors' Regional Housing Task Force. The Council found the proposed amendment in conformity with metropolitan system plans, consistent with the Regional Blueprint and has no impact on the plans of other units of government. Therefore, the city may place the amendment into effect, and no plan modification is required. The amendment and explanatory materials supplied will be appended to the city's plan in the Council's files. If you have any questions regarding this review, please contact, Tom Caswell, Principal Reviewer, at 651-602-1319. n, Acting Supervisor Comprehensive Planning Cc: Julius Smith, Metropolitan Council District 4 Tom Caswell, Sector Representative Linda Milashius, Referral Coordinator wx~v. metrocouncil.org Metro Info Line 602-1888 230 East Fifth Street * St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1626 * (651) 602-1000 * Fax 602-1550 * ~291-0904 CITYOF CHAN SEN 690 OO, Center Drive, PO Box I47 Chanhassen, Min,esota 55317 Phone 612.937.1900 Ge,eral Fax' 612.937.5739 £,gi,eeri,g Fax 612.937.9152 &~b/ic SafeO' £ax 612.934.2524 Web wwtt: ci. c/)a,hassen, mn. us MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: Todd Gerhardt Scott Botcher ~~ DATE: May 24, 2001 SUBJ: Acting City Manager Compensation In my experience, when an individual is placed in an "Acting" position, compensation for taking on the extra duties may be paid while in the position. In an effort to appropriately grant compensation when it is earned, I have decided to establish an increased compensation level for you during your service as Acting City Manager. A conversation with Mr. Knutson confirmed that I possess this authority. To that end, should you be appointed Acting City Manager following my departure, your compensation shall be increased to an annualized amount of $80,000. If you have any questions how this affects your bi-weekly pay, please contact Mr. DeJong.