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Admin section ADMINISTRATIVE SECTION ' Memo to SW Metro Transit dated April 15 , 1991 . H.R.A. Accounts Payable dated April 22, 1991. rLetter from Gary Fuchs dated April 12, 1991 and attachments. Letter from Community Education Dist. 112 dated April 5, 1991. Letter from Robert Lindall dated April 11, 1991. ' Letter from Robert Lindall dated April 11, 1991. Letter to Ms . Bonnie Featherstone dated April 15, 1991 . ' Letter to Roger Knutson dated April 4, 1991. Future City Council Agenda Engineering Items. Letter from Susan Severson dated April 8, 1991. Letter to Mr. John Shardlow dated April 10, 1991. Letter to Mr. Terry Forbord dated April 10, 1991. Memo from Paul Krauss dated April 9, 1991 and attachments. Letter from Mary Anderson, Met Council dated April 5, 1991. Letter to Mr. William & M. Boe dated April 4, 1991 and attachments. Letter to Maureen Sinkler dated April 9, 1991 and attachment. I 11 1 I 11 - c e /o u- animmisammommuSWill • • SOUTHWEST METRO TRANSIT 7600 Executive Drive April 15, 1991 Eden Prairie, MN 55344 (612)934-7928 MEMO TO: Southwest Metro Transit Commission and Other Interested Parties FROM: Diane Harberts, Administrator • SUBJECT: Legislative Update ' As you will recall, in January 1991, the Regional Transit Board (RTB) began very liberally interpreting its level of authority in the funding and managing of the opt-out transit programs. Opt-out transit programs grew increasingly concerned as the RTB changed policies without notice to or input from them. These changed policies have caused significant project delays; forced opt-out programs to intentionally breach service contracts because of withheld funds; and imposed contract terms which would increase opt-out programs' administrative costs or which contradict the opt-out legislation. The opt-out transit programs considered different options by which to clarify the roles of the RTB and that of local (opt-out board) authority. With Southwest Metro Transit taking the lead, the opt-out transit programs elected to clarify the language of the existing opt-out legislation after they were unsuccessful in achieving cooperation from -- the Regional Transit Board. Please find enclosed a report outlining our activities regarding the proposed language changes to the opt-out transit legislation. The report presents the following information: • After considerable debate, the House Transportation Committee very handily passed the proposed changes. The proposed changes will now be forwarded to the Senate. • The approved changes (1) include a provision that the RTB must consult with the opt- out programs regarding the development of performance standards and regarding those ' parts of their Five-Year Implementation Plan which affect opt-opts; (2) clarify the types of funds on which the 90 percent allocation for opt-out programs should be based; and (3) outline the schedule for transferring the funds to opt-out programs. • The approved bill includes two amendments calling for two studies by the Metropolitan Council of the funding mechanism for opt-out transit programs. ' • Another item of interest is a proposed bill that would transfer all regional transit authority from the RTB to the Metropolitan Council and Light Rail Transit from the RTB to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. ' • Please call George Bentley or me with any questions or comments you have about this report or other transit matters. Thank you. RECEIVED APR 1 61991 CITY OF ChHwnASSEN 1 1 1 11 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE ' April 12, 1991 1 Activities at the Minnesota Legislature have been fast and furious this past week regarding the opt-out legislation • we are proposing. The purpose of this report is to update you on our activities and the status of our bill. Our efforts earlier in the week were aimed toward a House Transportation Committee meeting on Wednesday, where our legislation was being introduced by Representative Kelso. Diane Harberts, Beverly Miller and myself, with help from Ed Kranz and Norbert Theis of the Regional Transit Board, and Barbara Ross from Lang, Pauly, Gregorson, our attorneys, lobbied members of the Transportation Committee, strategized, and sought input from others. Among those who we sought input from were the Metropolitan Transit Commission and the Regional Transit Board, through a series of meetings and conferences. Through these meetings we made several changes to the originally proposed legislation. These changes were: 1. Amending the language which would have exempted the opt- out transit systems from compliance with performance standards and the regional implementation plan. The bill now states that the RTB must consult with the opt-out systems regarding performance standards and regarding those parts of the implementation plan which affect opt-outs. These changes were made to address the concerns of other opt-out systems, the MTC, the RTB staff, and several legislators, and prevent the appearance that the previous language generated that the opt-outs wanted to fracture the regional transit system. ' 2. Amending the language which addressed where excess transit funds from the opt-out systems were to be deposited. Originally, these funds, which will be carried over from previous years, were to be deposited in the state general fund. Because of the nature of the legislative process which regards all general fund monies as fair game for other programs, and because of the difficulty in obtaining transit dollars in the first place, it was decided that these excess funds should be placed back with the RTB. This change does • not affect our ability to receive and direct our own funds. 3. Amending language to better specify what funds we, as opt- out systems, are entitled to. The dollars that make up the tax base which is used by the RTB in calculating what the opt-outs get ninety percent of, has historically been a II • I Legislative Update - Page 2 ' moving target. The components of the funds that we are entitled to have changed numerous times, and no one has been able to agree on an absolute equation. The new language states that we are entitled to up to ninety percent of the "certified tax levy" plus HACA aids and fiscal disparity aids. • The RTB board did meet on Monday, April 8th, to discuss this legislation, but they were unable to reach any decision on whether to support or oppose the bill, so the discussion was tabled. This means that officially the RTB board has no position at this time on our legislation. The changes to the bill outlined above answered most of the objections raised at that RTB meeting. The RTB staff, however, has continued to express concerns about the bill to numerous legislators and at the House Transportation Committee meeting, and it can be expected that they will continue their efforts as we proceed. The hearing on Wednesday was recessed while we were in the middle of testimony in support of the bill, so the House members could go into caucuses. It was reconvened on late Thursday afternoon. On Thursday, after considerable testimony and debate, the House Transportation Committee voted to approve the bill, and the amendments listed above, by a fairly sizeable margin. Representative Carlos Mariani, DFL - St. Paul, did manage to introduce and get approved amendments which call for two studies regarding whether the ninety percent figure is appropriate and to look at tax feathering for transit property taxes. His amendments also call for the opt-out systems to submit for comment and review (not approval) a budget at the beginning of each year to the RTB and the legislature, and to require the opt-out systems to hold a public hearing each year on their budgets. Representative Mariani had planned on proposing additional amendments which would have been quite onerous, but after Representatives Pauly and Kelso, and Ed Kranz and myself discussed the issues of opt-out transit with him, he agreed not to introduce those amendments. _ Due to the recess on Wednesday of the House Transportation Committee, their approval came too late for the bill to be passed on to other policy committees in time to be heard this session. What this means is that our legislation will have to be added as an amendment to another bill in both the House and the Senate. At this time it is planned to add it to the Transportation Study Board bill, but until that happens we will have to wait and see what bill, if any, it does get attached to. i 0 1 • 1 Legislative Update - Page 3 1 Representatives Kelso and Pauly will be working to get 1 our bill amended to another in the House, and our Senate delegation will be asked to do the same in the Senate. This change in the approval process of our bill is not I necessarily bad. Amending our bill to a bill that has a good chance of passing will increase our chances of a successful outcome. Another item of interest those involved in transit is a bill proposed by Senator Frank, the chairman of the Senate Metropolitan Affairs Committee, which would abolish the Regional Transit Board, and pass responsibility for regional transit to the Metropolitan Council. It would also pass responsibility for light rail transit to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. At this point it appears that Senator Frank's bill might not make it through this session • of the legislature, but we are watching it closely and will report to you on its progress. If anyone has questions regarding our legislation or any other legislative matter, please call me at 897-1919 (work) or 944-2486 (home) . I will be happy to help you in any way I can. George Bentley Legislative Liaison • I I 1 • - 1 1 ME ■ter — 1 1 1 — E 1 MI 1 1 — 1 1 1 s • N • CHANHASSEN H.R.A. A C C O U N T S P A Y A B L E 04-22-91 PAGE 1 CHECK # A M O U N T C L A I M A N T P U R P O S E 043323 3.22 CITY OF CHANHASSEN UTILITIES 1 3.22 CHECKS WRITTEN • ,0(5/9 /eX , y1,., S=am CAMPBELL, KNUTSON, SCOTT & FUCHS, P.A. RECEIVED Attorneys at Law APR 151991 Thomas J. Campbell N. Knutson CITY Or i(612)456-939$SEN Thomas M. Scott Fax (612)456-9542 Gary G. Fuchs James R. Walston Elliott B. Knetsch April 12, 1991 Gregory D. Lewis Dennis J. Unger • 1 Mr. Don Ashworth City Manager Box #147, 690 Coulter Drive Chanhassen, MN 55317 Re: Chanhassen Village Apartment Bldg. / Relocation Efforts Dear Don: Just a short letter to update you on the relocation efforts being undertaken with the tenants in the Chanhassen Village Apartments. In complying with the Federal regulations regarding relocation assistance to be afforded residential tenants, we have written -to each of the tenants informing them of their rights and obligations under the relocation laws. In addition, we have met with most of the tenants in a face to face meeting to discuss the project and 11 the eventual relocation of the tenants. We are coordinating our efforts with Marathon Management, the company that manages the apartment complex for the owners. Our ' joint efforts are primarily focused on moving the tenants from the building to be demolished to other open units in the complex as they are vacated. There are some tenants who will have to be moved outside of the complex, either because apartments will not be available or because they prefer to move elsewhere. As I am sure you recall, the City's obligations in these , matters is to pay for moving the personal belongings of the tenants to whatever comparable unit they select and to pay any rent differential that may exist between the unit they vacate and the ' new unit to which they move, assuming the new unit is "comparable". The units in the existing complex are, of course, comparable and there is no rent differential. To the extent that some of the tenants move to other projects, we may be obligated to pay them some rent differential. The amount and the extent of that obligation is currently unknown. Yankee Square Office III • Suite 202 • 3460 Washington Drive • Eagan, MN 55122 1 I Mr. Don Ashworth • • April 12, 1991 r Page 2 ' I will keep you updated on these relocation efforts. If any residents contact the City and you require information, or if you are just curious, please feel free to call me. Very truly yours, ' CAMPBELL, 4ial SON, SCOTT & FUCHS, • .A. ' By: ,.k �At, %r Gary' . u• s rGGF:clk r r r r r r r r r r r r CAMPBELL KNUTSON, SCOTT & FUCHS, P.A. Attorneys at Law Thomas J. Campbell Roger N. Knutson (612)456-9539 Thomas M. Scott Fax(612)456-9542' Gary G. Fuchs James R. Walston Elliott B. Knetsch April 12, 1991 Gregory D. Lewis Dennis J. Unger Mr. Patrick Ripley I cif:JDti r Ms. Mary Beth Pisney Apartment #265 7781 Chanhassen Road Chanhassen, MN 55317 Re: City of Chanhassen / Highway #101 Realignment Project ' Dear Mr. Ripley and Ms. Pisney: In response to your letter of April 5, 1991, the statements made'in the second paragraph of your letter are correct. • In response to the questions in your third paragraph, the City's obligations regarding relocation assistance are not affected in any way by your lease situation. Your contract (Lease) is between you and your landlord. The City has no involvement. If you "break your Lease" the consequences are to be resolved between you and your landlord without City involvement. The City will not interfere in contract agreements between landlords and tenants. The City has no right to do so and has no obligation to do so. In response to your last paragraph, you are tenants under a one year Lease that expires September 30, 1991. You and the landlord have no obligation to each other beyond that date unless you both agree otherwise. If you do agree otherwise, you do so with full knowledge of the highway project in the spring of 1992. I trust this is responsive to your questions. If not, please feel free to contact me further. Very truly yours, CAMPBELL, KNUTSON, SCOTT & FUCHS, P.A. By: ~ /S1 1 Gary G. Fuchs GGF:clk c: City of Chanhassen Marathon Management Yankee Square Office III • Suite 202 • 3460 Washington Drive • Eagan, MN 55122 1 1 Arril 5, 1991 1 ' ?'r. Gary Fuchs Suite 202 Q O r7 3460 Washington Drive ' Eacten, Pq1. 55122 Re: City of Chanhassen / Highway #101 Realignment Project Dear Mr. Fuchs, This letter is to follow up your letter which followed up on our meeting in the Club Room on the evening of Wednesday, March 27, 1991. Although the air of the March, 27, 1991 meeting might have seemed ' one of,_"Give me $5000.00 and I'll get out of your way.", I as an in- dividual left the meeting with the impression that we (Patrick and I) can move into any COMPARABLE replacement accommodations within 50 miles and the City may pay us up to 5,250.00 in rental assistance payments. ' Or, if we choose to purchase a DSS home the City may pay us up to $5,250.00 in dowm payment assistance. And though it is the City's obli- gation to make available comnarable accommodations known to us, we ' are not required to accent the replacement accommodations offered by the City. IS THIS CORRECT? Also, what is the City's obligation to us if we locate and move ' into a comnarable replacement accommodation before our lease is up? As we certainly would not have considered breaking our lease before we had the knowledge of the City's plans for the building, this new knowledge has prompted us into seeking comparable replacement accom- modations now. We would be disappointed to have to miss out on our choice of accommodations simply because we were presently tied to a lease agreement made before we knew we would be future displaced I persons. Wills the City help us out of our lease agreement under these unique circumstances? If not, why? In closing, we ask that you please help us out here, Mr. Fuchs. ' You are the lawyer, the City of Chanhassen is the client. '% hat are we? Very truly yours, Patrick Ripley & Mary Beth Pisney / • CAMPBELL, KNUTSON, SCOTT & FUCHS, P.A. Attorneys at Law Thomas J. Campbell Roger N. Knutson (612)456-9539 Thomas M. Scott Fax(612)456-9542 Gary G. Fuchs James R Walston Elliot B. Knetsch April 12, 1991 Gregory D. Lewis Dennis J. Unger - 'f Ms. Mary Pisney , Mr. Patrick Ripley Apartment #265 CHANHASSEN PHASE IV APARTMENTS 7781 Chanhassen Road Chanhassen, MN 55404 Re: City of Chanhassen / Highway #101 Realignment Project ' Dear Ms. Pisney and Mr. Ripley: As part of the City of Chanhassen's ongoing effort to assist ' you with your relocation needs, enclosed is a copy of the latest issue of For Rent magazine which includes information on apartments available throughout the Twin Cities' area. Please call me with. any questions you may have. Very truly yours, CAMPBELL, KNUTSON, SCOTT & FUCHS, P.A. By: /L ichael V. Scott 1r4f II Legal Assistant Attorney's Office for the City of Chanhassen MVS:clk Enclosure: For Rent c: Mr. Don Ashworth (ltr only) Mr. Jeff Banderski (ltr only) Yankee Square Office III • Suite 202 • 3460 Washington Drive • Eagan, MN 55122 , 1 F-- 44-, Se...1- JN�TYINE� CC / 4'. N �c q .? 12 Community Education - Independent�School District 112 Ito ,n *01.1,4 �" 1 110600 Village Road gC �� Chaska. MN 55318 \V (((JJJ�� \ GC','r �0 612-368-3688 J - ir I SON IN CO c....„. .-.:n ' :04" RECEIVE!) II `1 -� s APR 15 1991 April 5, 1991 \t;' 0 �"� CITY OF criAm-1r,,,- CJ"/ .JAN I CC" Dear Senior Program Providers: I Thanks again for meeting with us April 4 at the Senior Focal Center to look at senior citizen issues. If you wel e unable to attend, don't worry, this letter will bring you up to date. I As a group we discussed the list of priorities from our December meeting. We reached consensus on three issues and divided into three work teams to address these issues. I * Identify existing means of communication and determine how they can be utilized, improved or expanded. * Identify existing senior citizen resources, and assess needs of all seniors in eastern Carver county. II * Coordinate activities for senior citizens between agencies. I These work teams will now meet as needed to work on their goals over the next several months. We will meet as the full group around August or September to assess progress. If you were not at the meeting, we will be calling you to see which goal might be 11 of interest to you or your agency. We hope you can make a commitment to at least one of them. IISincerely, IGay Mattson Wendy Schissel Margaret Winter Community Education Chaska Park & Marvel Heath District 112 Recreation Senior Focal Center IGri/lar 1 II II II Cc ' A-A/ RECEIVED I APR 151991 SOUTHWEST CORRIDOR TRANSPORTATION COALITION, INC.CITY®F ChHivr;gss � 470 Pillsbury Center Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 612-337-9300 April 11, 1991 , James Ramstad VIA FAX AND MAIL United States House of Representatives 504 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Re: Southwest Corridor Transportation Coalition 1991 Grant , Application Our File LN400-51 Dear Congressman Ramstad: Please refer to my letter of April 3, 1991 concerning the application of the Southwest Corridor Transporation Coalition for a Demonstration Grant with the respect to the design of a new U.S. 212. I wish to clarify that the Coalition wishes to obtain authorization of 10.3 million dollars for the design and construction of new U.S. Highway 212. Last year the Coalition requested that $12.0 million be ' appropriated to facilitate the design of a new US Highway 212. In fiscal year 1991, $1.7 million was appropriated for the project. Consequently, we are requesting both authorization and appropriation of $10.3 million. Thank you for your continued efforts on our behalf. We think 11 this project is very important to your district. Please let me know if you have any further questions about this matter. n ere y, / 40' Robert J. Lin al - I President RJL:jmc I Enclosure cc: IF e eR , i VE 1991 SOUTHWEST CORRIDOR TRANSPORTATION COALITION, INC. 470 Pillsbury Center Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 ' .612-337-9300 1 . April 11, 19914:4 tt, ' /.✓ .a�v�"L 'A-a.�{y Midge Main Executive Director Q °'' ` C.o.?, 44 Chaska Chamber of Commerce 203 Chestnut Street ' Chaska, MN 55318 Re: Chamber Contribution to Coalition ' Dear Midge: As you know, I am president of the Southwest Corridor Transportation Coalition. The Coalition is composed of representatives of cities, counties and businesses in the area served by Trunk Highway 5 and proposed new Highway 212. Our organization has been instrumental in obtaining a widening of Trunk Highway 5 between Interstate 494 and Park Drive in Chanhassen, as well as in design and programming of proposed new Highway 212. The latest segment of Trunk Highway 5, between the Hennepin County border and Park Drive in Chanhassen, was let for construction on March 22, 1991. The schedule for this project was advanced by at least one year through the efforts of the Coalition in helping fund the design of the project and helping obtain right of entry permits from property owners to facilitate construction. In connection with the proposed new Highway 212, the Coalition has contributed to the cost of the environmental impact statement, has helped build a consensus concerning location of the new road, and helped obtain municipal approvals of the center line. In 1990, we sponsored a grant application and obtained a $1.7 million federal grant for a portion of the cost of designing Highway 212 between County Road 4 in Eden Prairie and Lyman Boulevard in Chanhassen. ' In order to continue our efforts we need private contributions. We would appreciate whatever help the Chaska Chamber of Commerce is able to provide in this respect. For example, if you are able to contribute $1000 to $2500 to our efforts in 1991, that would be most appreciated. • I I I am enclosing a memorandum about the Coalition to give Y ou additional background. I would be happy to provide whatever further information you may require in order to consider our request. Thank you very much for your consideration. Your ver ve:t Robert J. Lindall RJL/lmb I • cc: Board members • I i I I I I I I I 1 i CITY OF 1 CHANHASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 April 15, 1991 Ms. Bonnie Featherstone 908 Woodlawn Burnsville, MN 55337 Dear Bonnie: On behalf of the Mayor and City Manager, I would again like to take this opportunity to thank you for the time you took to spend with us last Thursday. I hope you found the meeting as informative as we found our discussion with you. As I indicated at our meeting, I spent Friday morning at our second ' meeting with Metropolitan Council staff on our Comprehensive Plan. This was a smaller work group than the first meeting and I must say the tenor of the meeting was significantly improved. The major stumbling block continues to be Mike Munson's forecasting for the city and his reluctance to consider significant changes until he is able to rerun his model sometime next year. Mr. Munson is willing to go with intermediate forecasts made approximately 3 to 4 years ' ago for the Highway 212 Study for population and households, but he has no forecasting whatsoever for employment growth. The long and the short of it is that Chanhassen, in developing our plan, was so ' conservative that we believe that we will be able to justify our MUSA line expansion for residential land based upon the lower Hwy. 212 estimates of growth even though we continue to disagree with them. On employment growth, Mr. Munson was somewhat more lenient and has stated that our expectations for growth in this are probably reasonable. Thus, we are making progress and may have even achieved an agreement but I will feel a lot more comfortable when I see the staff recommendation on paper. At our meeting you asked for a summary of points relative to our Comprehensive Plan amendment. I have tried to set this out as briefly as possible, but I believe the major points have all been hit. These follow for your review. 1 i I Ms. Featherstone April 15, 1991 Page 2 1. In 1986, Chanhassen signed a cooperative Lake Ann Interceptor Agreement. We contributed $500,000 to construct a metro interceptor for future use/planned growth. To date, we have not been able to use the pipe and currently need to assess a portion of the cost to property owners. Unless they can use the pipe, we will have difficulty recovering our costs. 2. The Lake Ann contract committed Chanhassen to change ordinances to coincide with Metropolitan Council policies and that we would undertake the development of a new comprehensive plan to support any major MUSA line amendments. We have fulfilled our part of this bargain. 3 . Chanhassen's growth has far exceeded Metropolitan Council forecasts. We were projected to have 10,000 people and 4, 500 jobs by the year 2000. We had 12,000 people and 6,000 jobs in 1990. 4 . Chanhassen's growth forecasts and land consumption projections are reasonable. In light of economic slow flown and demographic trends we used a rate approximately one-half of what has been experienced over the past 5-6 years. If anything, we are probably being too conservative but we felt this was the most responsible course of action. There is a major policy question that must be raised at this point. Is the Metropolitan Council regional modeling effort being used to determine or alter reality or should the reverse be true? We do not believe that the model was even intended to set ceilings upon a community's development but this has in fact become the case. Based upon the adoption of a carefully drafted and responsible plan, we are comfortable with our forecasts and are willing to let the future, comprised of economic and demographic trends as well as the decisions of thousands of individuals, families and businesses, determine who is right. 1 5. Chanhassen is virtually out of vacant developable land. We have a 1-3 year supply left when Metropolitan Council policy states that there should be sufficient land within the MUSA to accommodate 10 years of growth plus a 5 year overage. Lack of available land is severely limiting potential growth and probably contributing to an inflation in land cost. Chanhassen's Land Use Plan is predicated upon sound planning practices to provide an optimal mix of quality development. If necessary, we would be able to have several Twin Cities quality residential and office industrial developers testify as to their plans for the proposed MUSA expansion. I 1 1 I Ms. Featherstone April 15, 1991 Page 3 6. Chanhassen has taken the responsible course of action. We have completely redone our Comprehensive Plan so that it may serve as an effective guide for the 19901s. Many other MUSA requests considered by the Metropolitan Council are not nearly as well developed. Chanhassen is on the cutting edge of environmental protection programs as has been acknowledged by Metropolitan Council staff. We have taken a leadership I/ position in the areas of water quality, wetland protection and tree preservation. We have an extensive open space program that is coordinated with local, county, state and, in the case of the Minnesota River National Wildlife Refuge, federal ' authorities. Many of these programs were formulated during the Comprehensive Plan process. 7. We are not requesting the alteration or expansion of any regional facilities. Highway improvements are already under construction or committed in construction programs. There is If adequate sewer capacity. • 8. This plan has been in development for a number of years. Since the fall of 1989, we have worked closely with ' Metropolitan Council staff to obtain their comments as each section of the plan was completed. In fact, our growth projections were sent in for review in December of 1989. 9. The Chanhassen Plan has undergone years of development and review. Hundreds of people have directly participated in the process. Through an extensive public information program, the process has touched almost everyone in our community. We are excited about the future and want to get on with the real work of shaping our community. ' Thank you again for your help. We will certainly keep you informed as to continued progress or problems. • Sincerely, ' aul Krauss, AICP Director of Planning t PK:v cc: City Council Planning Commission ,IIri DAVID G. MOELLER & ASSOCIATES c c '-' - i ATTORNEYS AT LAW RECEIV j 945 TRAVELERS EXPRESS TOWER APP 1 0 1991 1550 UTICA AVENUE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55416011 Y yr l,nr,ivnmosr DAVID G. MOELLER 612/546-5405 LISA F. KINNEY FAX 612 1 5 46-5 074 April 4 , 1991 R INFOR COPY FOR YOUMATIO Mr. Roger Knutson City of Chanhassen 3460 Washington Drive Eagan, MN 55123 RE: Deborah Carpenter-Rand v. City of Chanhassen Dear Mr. Knutson: As we discussed in our telephone conversation of April 4, 1991, it would be our position that Ms. Carpenter-Rand is not able to return to full-time duties with the City of Chanhassen based upon the restrictions placed upon her activities by her own treating physician, Dr. Bruce Idelkope, M.D. As you know, Dr. Idelkope is a fairly conservative and well-respected physician in the Twin Cities area, and it is not unreasonable for the employee to rely on the restrictions placed upon her by her own treating physician. As you know, Debra has recently been served with an MMI opinion of the insurance company's doctor, Dr. Gilbert Westreich, on March 26 , 1991. Based upon this service date, the 90 days after MMI are still running and Debra would be entitled to temporary total disability benefits during this time. As far as Debra is concerned, she would be more than willing to accept temporary total disability if the employer is not willing to provide her with employment which is within her restrictions at this time. If the employer would possibly have a job which fits within her restrictions, Debra would be willing to return to work. As we are both aware, a rehabilitation conference on the issue of suitability of the job offered will be addressed on April 25, 1991. 1 • __ 1 1 1 1 Mr. Roger Knutson April 4, 1991 Page Two I am hoping that we can resolve part of this issue prior to that date . Please advise as soon as possible. 1 Sincerely, DAVID G. MOELLER & ASSOCIATES tLe: I riAs,4 Lisa F. Kinney 1 LFK/lak cc: Ms. Debra Carpenter-Rand 1 1 1 1 1 1 • • QTY OF CHANHASSEN FUTURE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMS ENGINEERING April 22, 1991 - Receive Pavement Management Needs Report - Authorize Preparation of Plans and Specifications for 1991 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Program; - Project No. 91-5 - Public Hearing on 79th Street Feasibility; Authorize Preparation of Plans I and Specifications - Project No. 91-8 - Accept Plans and Specifications for Improvements to 79th Street East of I • Trunk Highway 101; Authorize Advertising for Bids - Project No 91-8 - Review Traffic Control Issues - Pheasant Hill Addition I - Approve Plans and Specifications for Construction of Well No. 6 and Related Watermains and Appurtenances; Authorize Advertising for Bids Project No. 91-1 - Accept Feasibility Study for Upgrade Minnewashta Parkway; Call Public Hearing, Improvement Project No. 90-15 I - Approve Cooperative Funding Agreement with MnDOl for Auxiliary Turn Lanes on Trunk Highway 101 at Sandy Hook Road and Choctaw Circle Project No. 89-26 I May 6, 1991 - Award 1991 Sewer Televising Contract - Project No. 90-10 I - Public Hearing on Minnewashta Parkway Feasibility; Authorize Preparation of Plans and Specifications - Project No. 90-15 I - Accept Feasibility Study Watermain and Sewer improvements in Section 4 and Lake Riley Hills - Project No. 90-10 I - Approve Engineering Services Contract with Barton-Aschman. May 20, 1991 I - Approve Plans and Specifications for 1991 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Program; Authorize Advertising for Bids - Project No. 91-5 1 - Award of Bids for Improvements to 79th Street East of Trunk Highway 101 Project No. 91-8 ' - Award of Bids for Construction of We11 No. 6 - Project No. 91-1 June 24, 1991 I - Approval of Plans and Specifications for Uprgrade Minnewashta Parkway; Authorize Advertising for Bids - Project No. 90-15 I - Award of Bids 1991 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Program - Project No. 91-5 CITY OF CHANHASSEN FUTURE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMS ENGINEERING Page 2 July 8, 1991 • - Approve Plans and Specifications for South Leg Trunk Highway 101; Authorize Advertising for Bids - Project No. 90-20 July 22, 1991 • - Award of Bids Minnewashta Parkway Upgrade - Project No. 90-15 - Award of Bids for South Leg Trunk Highway 101 -Project No. 90-20 • bf-i/v./ 1-a6 eiLz ,aa ZZ7t, 44-0 dg x eQ-v' & e /Q — 9 ce,:o 151 JO ANN HALLOREN 3354 PH.474-8315 8860 EXCELSIOR,MN PARKWAY )3 7t?' �g� 75.14 /919 pCCEl310Fi,MN 55331 PAY TO THE I /1i?A ,t/ s 5 �� ORDER OF DOLLARS - ate 0 War 78th Sneer Ounhawt.NW 55311 9,&JJ x:09191458N 29 935 6n' 354 f _ IUTILITY BILL ' ,..,* 690 COULTER DRIVE • P 0 BOX 147 ACCOUNTNUMBER 1 • TOTAi1DUE CHANHASSEN MINNESOTA 55317 3-. ! 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AREMIINZNISPART—JIWITHVOURtErinillr' Atilet: 1 1 I 11 CITY OF CHANHASSEN i CITY OF CHANHASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE PH 612.937-1900 690 COULTER DRIVE PH 612-937-1900 3-904820 CHANHASSEN MN 55317 CHANHASSEN MN 55317 3-9G4860 BILLING FOR PERIOD ENDING BALING FOR PERIOD ENDING �nf 11 • METERREADING (EcoRE55ED 71.0,2;_ DS) OZ- 8_71 METER RE ADING If RE SSEC n.+„OL SA M:.5% . PREVICUS PREVIOUS PRESENT USAGE L USAGE• STORM WAT. 5. 35 STORM NAT . 5. 35 *TuTAL* 5. 35 *TOTAL* 'Qt.. 5. 35 C /1/ 4!A F0 , c/ r Op �99I CEEPARHIS STUB, f4/1),71416i Oe SS • I /7/if i__c 4 ZtC.17 - G ( V dL(, U( r/ T • • . I I Wrr I PAY TO THE �—��.',,.. $ // ,zr, . ORDER OF grarjr.' !�h J� (f I', , ,, �Cdllbdj . • ARS AM AllminabiLa." .M9 �� .: 343z3D333.- f 3 „333,„ ■ ■ Ms. Maureen Sinkler April 9, 1991 Page 2 Nevertheless, I am certainly empathetic to your situation. I will contact Scott Harr, the Public Safety Director, to request additional patrolling of this area by the County Sheriff's Department in hopes that this matter can be resolved from an enforcement standpoint. I appreciate your concern for the safety of your family and other residents of your neighborhood. If you have any further questions or comments on this matter please feel free to contact me at 937-1900. Sincerely, V CITY OF CHANHASSEN e/(M°4°‘2 Charles D. Folch Assistant City Engineer CDF:lap c: Don 'Ashworth, City Manager Scott Harr, Public Safety Director Dave Hempel, Sr. Engineering Technician • • • • aesF• . _. • P, 1 Maureen Sinkler ' b45 a ssen, MN 55317 March 25, 1991 ATTN: Charles Floch, Asst. City Engineer Chanhassen City Hall ' 690 Coulter Dr. Chanhassen, MN 55317 Dear Mr. Floch, I am writing to you because I am concerned about the speed and the amount of traffic on my street. II live on Bretton Way in the Curry Farms development. They are 17 children under the age of 8 living along our one block, and I'm concerned for their safety. Due to the road block on Teton Lane, it seems that we get many cars "flying through" Bretton Way. Some of us that live on Bretton Way have spoken to our neighbors on Teton and they seemed responsive to our cause to reduce speed. But that doesn't account for the visitors and deliveries coming to their street. (There's a recycling truck driver that I'd like to get ahold of!) Many of these vehicles propbably aren't going too much over the posted 30 mph. But due to the many curves in the road, I think even 30 mph. is too fast. Many of the children on Bretton Way are just learning or have recently learned to ride their bicycles. We don't have the luxury of a cul-de-sac for them to ride in so a lot of them arc in the street. It's not easy to master your balance on a bike when a car comes speeding around a curve and frightens you half to death --not to mention how frightened their parents are as well. What I would like to see happen, is to have a caution sign posted at the beginning of Bretton Way. The sign could be one that warns drivers of children playing and/or a sign of reduced speed limit. I honestly believe this is a serious enough problem to warrant a sign, and hope that you will too, before rather than after, someone gets hurt. Thank you for your attention on this matter. ' Sincerely, • Maureen Sinkler