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ADMINISTRATIVE SECTION ' Letter to Gerry Rose dated June 19, 1991. Chamber of Commerce notice dated June 17, 1991. Future Engineering Items for City Council Agendas. Letter from Mary Heiges, Carver County Library System dated May 28, 1991. Letter from Gerald D. Garski, Dept. of Revenue dated June 3, 1991. Article from "Keeping Up" June, 1991 Edition - Spotlight on Chanhassen. ' Memo from Scott Harr dated June 3, 1991. Memo to Animal Control Contracting Cities dated May 31, 1991. ' Memo from Scott Harr dated June 3, 1991. Memo from Paul Krauss dated June 11, 1991. Letter to Bonnie Featherstone dated June 17, 1991. ' Letter to Ceil Strauss dated June 17, 1991. Memo from Paul Krauss dated June 17, 1991. Letter to Wayne A. Kinion dated June 3, 1991. Letter to Chanhassen Rotary dated June 4, 1991. ' Letter from David G. Moeller dated April 4, 1991. Letter to Bonnie Featherstone dated June 6, 1991. Letter to Mary Anderson dated June 6, 1991. ' Memo from Paul Krauss re: Moon Valley dated June 20, 1991. Memo from Paul Krauss re: Billboard Signs dated June 20, 1991. Letter to Gordon Freeburg dated June 20, 1991. ' Letter to Karen Bowman dated June 20, 1991. Letter to John Helland dated June 20, 1991. Memo to City Council and Planning Commission from Paul Krauss dated June 19, 1991. 1 CITYOF 690 COULT R DRIVE • P.O. BOX • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 ' June 19, 1991 Mr. Gerry Rose, Director State of Minnesota Department Natural Resources Forestry ' 500 Lafayette Road St. Paul, MN 55155-4041 ' Dear Mr. Rose: I wanted to thank you again for taking the time to present the mosaic to our City and for sharing your thoughts on the Urban Tree ' Management Program. As you know, Alan Olson has been extremely supportive in our attempt to preserve what is left of our forested areas and what we are attempting to do with this project has been ' a goal of Alan's and mine since we have been working together. Chanhassen has been innovative in several environmental programs and has wanted to be able to be proactive in forest management ' instead of reactive and then find it is too late to save a valuable resource. Completion of the Urban Tree Management Program will allow us to become proactive. I have just met again with Alan to go over the next steps of the program. We have agreed on the following plan: ' 1. Complete the Inventory 0 Hire a student worker to perform on-site inventory to ' determine species, age, size, etc. 2. Write a Tree Preservation and Management Ordinance 0 Work with Jonathan Steigler and Ken Holman to draft a model ordinance to guide the city on which areas need to be preserved and how/where to reforest the city. 0 We will also work with the Builders Association of Minnesota to create an ordinance that does not ignore their concerns yet does not compromise the intent of the city. i 1 Mr. Gerry Rose June 19, 1991 Page 2 3 . Create a Management Plan 0 Work with Alan Olson on a management plan which describes ' what we have, what to do with it and how to replace where needed. 0 We will also work on educational materials for homeowners, developers, builders, etc. In the end we hope to have a model ordinance and management plan which can be used by other cities. We will keep you informed on our progress. Please feel free to call should you have any questions. Sincerely, ' Jo Ann Olsen Senior Planner JO:v pc: Alan Olson ' Planning Commission City Council I 1 I 1 11 1 , `' :a d T3.!-'+f• .-y...< .!,--A. :` 3r •, J - 1 �' �w r .`:,... tt-._.. • _ • ` •' M ;ew, "j ''''' a i'-:i.•+ .k 4TP� -, «? <:A•_'p?i:;', _ y 14- '4 -- rfi ie 1 i 1 ,9,a .z . r's- .....-1,4 .•.-Tr F:.---._k :» .I.L^1,44 .J� a :a�__s�'t*,a.^,.f � ,-rs, �=�K:.::;.� ,•�':��-- ' . I _:-;i r- >y�"..� 'i, f,Ni '.1 44 � ' �;- 'Y 4 :a ,7 ° �"�. » t, F -:.T Y 4 .' -1- .�' l �f -� ; i - �_�.�.`�j j *i* ..i ;1- '1..<--,:&,- _ - ;d.;,:.*..;..=-'•,, ' °,.:•iii° •,-t....4'„c,=t "w -.P 3 i,'-aI.*-i _ _1 N•� �t,• .,`��' =#i6ieesd ia'i7 r�`Y�a� ::�' <r;;;��L934-34Q3 Est';;' `,• r .-i ,"` �,_ -•«3= "fi >< 4' : 4- x". A-R �i MEM 'I- " ' - "ti - .....' `�1;4 ,i,.1{,id:k. -. _,, - ' _;" „`3'- �.. '>tt ,air ., *. Y • dune 17, 1991 - ' Dear Chamber Members and Friends: IMAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS TODAY Our speakers will be Cari DeWall, Uptown Association; Tim Herman, Aagarc I CHAMBER MEETING Sanitation, Inc. and Jo Ann Olsen, Senior Planner, City of Chanhassen. Chanhassen Dinner Theatre Join us if you are, interested in 1 Tuesday, June 25, 1991 saving the environment and SAVINC MONEY. I 11 :45 Registration Cost of the Lunch: 12:00 Lunch/Meeting $10. 00 per person (advance 12:05 P.M. - registration) $12. 00 at the door "CITY OF CHANHASSEN BUSINESS DISTRICT $15. 00 to be billed* TRAFFIC STUDY" II Reservations MUST be made to the Tom Workman, City Councilperson will Chamber office by Thursday, June 20. "touch" on this topic which will be discussed in depth at a future meeting * In an effort to minimize on July 2 at 6 :30 P.M. in the City administrative costs for the Chamber - CChambers . Mark your please pre-pay or plan to pay at the IIcalendars . door. Thank you. 12:30 P.M. - it, BUSINESS RECYCLING What are the benefits of business recycling and how can it be - ' accomplished? A cooperative effort in the Uptown O v ' area of Minneapolis has successfully brought together businesses that wished to recycle into an organization II that went out for bid for collection of recycleables . The businesses are now needing- less "garbage" collection and are saving money. A similar 1 project may be pursued in Chanhassen . I 1 I ----CHAMBER HAPPENINGS---- Welcome New Members Chanhassen Public Library ' Citizen and Sr. Citizen of the Year 690 Coulter Drive Awards . Chanhassen, MN 55317 93.4-8689 The Executive Board voted to seek Chamber Representative: nominations from the public via an ad Sandy Vadnais in the Chanhassen Villager for Rowena Lauterback candidates . If we receive candidates II we will present these awards at the III July Meeting. Village Flower Shoe II The of Chanhassen Map 2455 Highway 7 pp The Executive Board voted to endorse Excelsior, MN 55331 an updated map of Chanhassen through 474-6126 IMetropolitan Area Promotions Company Chamber Representative: (MAPCO) . The Chamber office Betty Diem distributes 750-1000 maps annually. ' MAPCO will be contacting all Chamber members to see if you are interested in buying an ad on the map. The IChamber will receive 10% of the total Mark Your Calendars ad revenue generated. Thursday Evening, August 1 ' Chamber-City Pig Roast 1 1 CITY OF CHANHASSEN ' FUTURE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMS ENGINEERING July 8, 1991 ' - Award of Bids for Improvements to 79th Street Fast of Trunk Highway 101 - Project No. 91-8 ' - Public Hearing on Minnewashta Parkway Feasibility; Authorize Preparation of Plans and Specifications - Project No. 90-15 ' - Public Hearing on TH 5 Frontage Road Improvements at Lone Cedar Lane Feasibility; Authorize Preparation of Plans and Specifications - Project No. 90-9 ' - Accept Feasibility Study for Watermain and Sanitary Sewer Improvements in Section 4 and Lake Riley Hills; Call Public Hearing - Project No. 90-10 ' July 22, 1991 I - Public Hearing on Watermain and Sewer Improvements in Section 4 and Lake Riley Hills; Authorize Preparation of Plans and Specifications - Project No. 90-10 ' - Receive Pavement Management Needs Report ' August 12, 1991 - Approve Plans and Specifications for Minnewashta Parkway Upgrade; Authorize Advertising for Bids - Project No. 90-15 - Award of Bids for South Leg Trunk Highway 101 - Project No. 90-20 ' - Approve Wetland Alteration Permit for West 78th Street Detachment - Project No. 87-2 ' - Adopt Assessment Role for Audubon Road South - Project No. 89-18 - Adopt Assessment Role for Frontier Trail - Project No. 89-10 - Adopt Assessment Role for Country Hospitality Suites - Project No. 89-25 - Adopt Assessment Role for Lake Ann Interceptor Sewer August 26, 1991 ' - Adopt Assessment Role for Lake Drive East - Project No. 89-6 - Adopt Assessment Role for Chanhassen Lakes Business Park 5th Addition (Park ' Place Phase II) - Project No. 85-13B I FUTURE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA I'T'EMS ENGINEERING Page 2 September 9, 1991 - Award of Bids for Minnewashta Parkway Upgrade - Project No. 90-15 ' Future Agenda Items Approve Engineering Services Contract with Barton-Aschman ' - Approved Amended Development Contract for Market Square Storm Sewer - Award of Bids for Market Square Storm Sewer ' - Consider Feasibilty Study for Extension of Dell Road from Lake Drive East South to Eden Prairie City Limits - Project No. 90-7 (Joint with Eden Prairie) ' - Approve Plans and Specifications for County Road 17 Upgrade South of Trunk - Highway 5; Authorize Advertising for Bids - Improvement Project No. 90-4 ' - Award of Bids; County Road 17 _Upgrade South of Trunk Highway 5 - Improvement Project No. 90-4 (Spring 1992) II - Approve Plans and Specifications for North Leg Trunk Highway 101 - Improvement Project No. 88-28B; Authorize Advertising for Bids (1/92) - Award of Bids; North Leg Trunk Highway 101 - Improvement Project No. 88-28B ' (4/27/92) - Revision of County State Aid Highway (CSAH) System and Transfer of County Highway Jurisdiction - Ordinance Allowing for Restricted Weight Permits During Spring Road ' Restrictions - Establish a Fee for Lot Releases ' CONSULTANTS PLEASE NOTE: Reports are due in Engineering no later than 10 days prior to the City Council meeting date, i.e. Friday. ' Copies to: City Hall Department Heads City Council Administrative Packet Karen Engelhardt, Office Manager Bill Engelhardt, Engelhardt & Associates Gary Ehret, BRW Jim Bullert, B.A. Liesch & Associates ' Bud Osmundson, OGM Scott Harri, Van Doren, Hazard, Stallings Kim Meuwissen, Engineering 1 Cc - CARVER COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM N - 1 [Ell 4 City Hall Plaza, Chaska, MN 55318 Phone: (612)448-9395 ' BRANCH LIBRARIES: Chanhassen, Chaska, Waconia,Watertown, Young America May 28, 1991 1 ' Mr. Don Ashworth, City Manager City of Chanhassen 690 Coulter Drive Chanhassen, MN 55317 ' Dear Don: ' The Carver County Library is hereby requesting reimbursement of $1,488.95 for this year's video expenditures. In addition, we are seeking reimbursement for two video towers in the amount of $285:00 to house this year's purchases. As you will note, , the total ' request of $1,773.88 is less than th $2,000 agreed to during the budgetary process. As can be seen from the attached listing, this year's allocation by the City of Chanhassen has allowed us to ' continue to expand our three basic themes: Classics: This year's purchases include David Copperfield, ' Chaplin, Lucy, Laurel and Hardy, etc. ; and Children's Selections: We now have most of the Disney series as well as other children's favorites such as Mother Goose; and How To: Approximately 20 videos were purchased ranging from 11 sport fishing to almost any type of household repair. The Library Board would like to take this opportunity to thank the ' Chanhassen City Council for their continued support of our library services. As I understand it, monies allocated from the city have been derived from your cable system. The videos are intended to supplement programming alternatives for Chanhassen viewers. Per ' our previous discussions, the videos will remain housed within the Chanhassen Library, but can be used by library patrons throughout our service area. Upon return of the video, such will be returned ' to the Chanhassen Library. Please let me know how you are proceeding with obtaining permission to air one or more of the videos over the cable system. I would ' anticipate only minor "patent" problems with the "How To" series; however, selections such as the "Disney Series" will be more Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer � v CARVER COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM 1 4 City Hall Plaza, Chaska,MN 55318 Phone: (612)448-9395 ' BRANCH LIBRARIES: Chanhassen, Chaska, Waconia,'Watertown, Young America Mr. Don Ashworth May 28, 1991 Page 2 difficult if not impossible. We stand ready to work with your Park and Recreation staff should they desire to present one or more. • videos as a part of your "Friday Night Movies" at the elementary school. Again, you are hereby advised that certain "patent" problems may exist in that arena as well. ' Thank you again. Sincerely, Mary Hei es Director ' MH:k I . , • 1 Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer RL-: iVt. STATE OF MINNESOTA JUN v r; DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE Mail Station 3340 St. Paul , MN 55146-3340 June 3, 1991 1 ' Orlin H. Schafer Carver County Courthouse 600 East 4th Street Chaska, Minnesota 55318-2189 Dear Mr. Schafer: ' We have received and carefully reviewed the minutes of the Chanhassen Board of Equalization which was held on May 20, 1991. Our review of the minutes indicates that the board has ' apparently reduced values within Chanhassen by more than the statutory one percent limit as specified by M.S. 274.01 Subd 1(c). Therefore, since the board has exceeded its authority, all changes made by the board are null and void. Please disregard any changes ordered by the board when preparing your final estimates of value. However, in fairness to the ' taxpayers of Chanhassen, all appeals presented to the Chanhassen Board of Equalization should be presented to the Carver County Board of Equalization for their consideration. Any changes ordered by the County Board of Equalization should be complied with in the usual manner. If you have any questions in this matter, please feel free to call me. Very tr ly yours /19 ,A06‘4140e: GERALD D. GARSKI, Assistant Director Local Government Services Division (612) 296-0205 GDG:vh/G1#41 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER IJune 1991 Keeping Up page 3 SPOTLIGHT Spotlight on Chanhassen Iby Todd Hoffman The City of Chanhassen Park and ground program. Recreation Department is experiencing a The Department supports the develop.. ' 1/ t rapid transition as a result of the city's ment of youth athletic associations and f/ - growth.The department operates twenty- offers staff support to five separate assaci- `_' =' four park locations totaling 400'acres. ations, which coordinate fourteen youth - -4 Community parks account for four of these sporting activities in Chanhassen. The I 111‘,t locations, all of which have experienced National Youth Sport Coaches Associa- improvement projects in the past two years. tion's certification program is utilized in These projets include grading, drainage these programs,as the community feels a and landscaping improvements at a boat strong commitment in offering quality I access, $35,000; play area and tennis instructional sports activities for youth. court revitalization,$100,000;land acqui- The City received a Consulting Engin- ""GET SMART"A RT" sition (30 acres), $200,000; addition of eers Councils Honor Award in 1983 for the I three softball fields, a soccer field and construction of a multipurpose park related site improvements,$300,000;and shelter/pump house building.Chanhassen 1991 Continuing the completion of a thirty acre community is also home to the 900 acre Minnesota Education Opportunities park site, $350,000. The City is currently Landscape Arboretum, the 500 acre reviewing plans for the construction of a Minnewashta Regional Park operated by I IN MINNESOTA $300,000 picnic/recreation shelter at Lake Carver County,portions of the Minnesota June 7 Ann Park, its largest community park. Valley National Wildlife Refuge and the Summer Program Leadership Workshop Neighborhood parks make up the other renowned Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. Bunker Hills Regional Park twenty locations, seven of which have Ten lakes are wholly or partially located I Sponsored by MRPA Programming Sec been acquired in the past three years. within Chanhassen, of which the depart- tion. The Park and Recreation Department is ment operates park sites on five and public Contact: Debi Campobasso 8:30-3:30 at currently staffed with two full-time admin- accesses on three. 572-3574 istrative positions, Park and Recreation The current population of Chanhassen I June 16-18 Coordinator and Recreation Supervisor; is 12,000 residents,twice that of ten years Community Education Multi-State and four full-time park maintenance per- ago. Chanhassen was the first township Conference sonnel,which operate under the auspices established when Carver County was Sponsored by College of St.Thomas of the Public Works Department Approxi- organized in 1855. In 1896,the Village of Location: Madden's Resort mately twenty part-time positions are filled Chanhassen was incorporated. The City Contact:Diane Poegue at 647-5352 at various times of the year to supervise of Chanhassen was formed in 1967 when July 28-21 seasonal activities. Total budgets in all a merger between the Village of Sports and Persons with Disabilities: Park and Recreation functions exceed Chanhassen and the surrounding township ' Special Olympics and Beyond $600,000. occurred. Earn 2 Quarter credits or 21/2 CEUs. The City maintains working relationships In the Dakota (Sioux) Indian language, Cost$150 with various associated agencies namely, Chanhassen means "sugar maple". For 7/18 Earle Brown Center Minnetonka Community Services,Chaska those choosing to live and work here, it ' 7/19 General Mills Community Education, the Chaska Park means "quality of life". Chanhassen has 7/20 Earle Brown Center and Recreation Department and the City of that blend of natural beauty, parks and 7/21 Scanticon Victoria.Joint cooperative programming is open space, good planning and vital For info call Dr.Allen Burton 625-0531 pursued in adult basketball,volleyball,and businesses and people,which produce a i September 20 broomball;contractural services are pur- good quality of life. Programming Section Workshop chased, i.e. beach lifeguards and swim- Outdoor Recreation ming lessons;and sold,i.e.summer play- U of M Arboretum Continued on page 6 IContact Sonja Wennblom at 559-8891 October 17-19 • • • "BluePrints for the Future" • • • • Minnesota Community Education Jerry Haffeman, Director of Parks and Lynne Sanberg,Receptionist/Secretary IPark Association State Conference Recreation in Shoreview, MN is now at on the MRPA staff has left for "greener Location:Four Seasons Hotel,St Louis home and recovering satisfactorily after pastures"in downtown Minneapolis where experiencing a heart attack. It occurred she is working for the Northwestern Contact:Bridget Gothberg at 925-4300 while fishing on opening day. His wife National Life Insurance Company.Best of ' November 20-22 reports he's impatient to be"up and doing," luck,Lynne,we miss your happy,cheerful "Quality Service-Challenging our Limits" but that is not to be until he gets doctor's presence. 1991 State MRPA Conference held at okay. . Radisson South Hotel in Bloomington. • • • • • • • • Congratulations to Rebecca Fillman on Belated warm congratulations to Ward her new position with the Itasca Family Wallin.On March 1,1991 Ward began his YMCA in Grand Rapids, MN. Rebecca I new duties as Associate Director of Parks leaves her Special Events Coordinator and Recreation for the City of Duluth.Ward position with Brooklyn Park Recreation had served for several years as Recreation and Park Department to begin her new Coordinator for the City of St. Louis Park. duties on June 3rd,1991. Ipage 6 Keeping Up June 1991 NSPR Honors - SPOTLIGHT .,�.�, , ,,.. /`'; ;;, IStudents Continued from page 3 ,, 'i-N for Excellence „ ; I i ri/�4.✓'1 I NRPA's National Society for Park f ;'°4"/;',/,%',"1-r 'fir '/�' Resources (NSPR) recently presented its >••• .o.,,.�.'.»/w,. ` •�-.% /, ;, 1991 National Student Award for Excel- Lake a., (fro,. �'' . • I IencetoAndrewJ.MowenofPennsylvania. M�;- . ' ' State University and Leslie E.Smith of the ,I o ;, , ,I 2 University of Northern Iowa. d sman/lad The award program was initiated to -- M"" y ' , I cultivate and recognize scholastic excel- -_= ; j' lence among future professionals. Each ^.^•'•a year students from qualifying colleges and ( . • universities are recognized for their -` a 3 * :,:• ; a«: achievements. -••M�.� »,.�»,,.a """" ' Mowen,vice president of the Penn State Recreation and Parks Society,coordinated \� - � - a cultural interpretive walk for university % ,�,�� - - )11,,, scholars and created and designed i gip-1/, �o '0'/, I aspects of aself-guided iron industry trail. ' While maintaining a 3.92 cumulative 'j - ,. grade point average,Mowen was a volun- 1 1 ` ` - leer for both the Department of Environ- 1 I ; - _ ' mental Resources and the University's I-1 environmental center. .1;I l q- ,.,;,,..; ,- ♦ - t I L' Smith,a senior in Community Recreation, : - �' :',/,;,1.-:;"..:",designed a day camp program for the \ "''`�""}= Conestoga Council of the Girl Scouts and V_-- /S -'-,----1 - £ conducted research on the carrying I t capacity within a local nature reserve. I '-';, -- ,e ,eeex« As liaison between Club Quality of Life -- ° : - . ___ Leisure Administrators and the Student / . Chapter of the Soil and Conservation Club, ~^ shops '' f • L__ Smith collaborates to address important e- Mu :SC m� . ' i ' (, a.: - environmental issues. This collaboration .. r—__' I _ _ f I has culminated in the successful imple- mentation of a campus Recycle Day,and a ; \ �� "." program called "Cool It", an earth day , w t EaYtl�fi' ;r�-- celebration for the University and the sur- _ _ I t s Ili"'+ y '°"�"`D'''''''s--=- ' rounding Cedar Falls,Iowa community. To participate in the 1992 NSPR National 5 ;EM w 1"ms's: TH 5 Student Award for Excellence program, - .'� ..Yx . Iapplications must be received by January 4,1992.Forms are available from NRPA by NSPR Executive Secretary Dr.Kent le ON"' MIlle` APPROVED CONCEPT J.Blumenthal at NRPA,3101 Park Center Ir711 _� : � ;t.. ;K.� ... a, Drive,Alexandria,VA 22302. _ , , w.� ,- t_:_ - _ _ Y Take Pride in the �='`4.7.- ; '` �..--. .. ' '. Park Recreation �. xr-` ' - • - Leisure Profession 1 ,"�"a, = , IGet Certified ., �,a►� _ ;'° r -O ?. In the NRPA National Certification Program �` .....41 � y=--Ire< ``' , • Be more competitive in the job market ` '� " • Advance in your chosen profession 4 ... ••,, ,""—:••%---=- " `, --- "'',_., • i Y P ._�-_ • Gain recognition ''t_ :._—.. • Certified Leisure Professional(CLP) •'°� � ° = `'` • Certified Leisure Technician(CLT) t' =` - • Know a personal and professional sense Lake Ann Park, Chanhassen, Minnesota, prior to completion of its of accomplishment expansion depicted in the diagram above. 44_ ...,...t___ I CITY of cc -,,,,,,- I ... 4- CHANHASSEN 1 \ _ ; - _ _ ,, .: 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 IMEMORANDUM • TO: Chanhassen Community Service Officers ICarver County Sheriff ' s Department , 2800 Squads FROM: Scott Harr , Public Safety Directory IDATE: June 3 , 1991 SUBJ : Parking Along Kerber In School Zone . .As many of you are aware, there has been a problem with parking II in the school zone on Kerber across from the Village Heights apartments , on the west side of Chanhassen Elementary School . Particularly during events on the ballfields , vehicles are Iparked all along the posted "no parking" areas . Having discussed this issue with our Engineering Department and Park and Recreation Department , I would like to proceed at this II point in educating people utilizing the facilities by issuing warning tags for at least the next month. I would appreciate your assistance in monitoring this area, and issuing warning tags Ion vehicles within the no parking zone. For your information, there is a proposal for an additional parking facility in that area, and I have discussed the merits of this I with the Park and Recreation Coordinator . I have also discussed this matter with the Principal at Chanhassen Elementary School , so that they are aware of our intentions as they may affect school Ifunctions . If you have any questions , please see me. Thank you for your Iassistance. cc: Don Ashworth, City Manager Sgt . Julie Boden, Carver County Sheriff ' s Dept . 11 Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Coordinator Charles Folch, City Engineer Kathleen Macy, Principal , Chanhassen Elementary School II • II 11 cg=-c, 1 CITY OFF _ A., II Ai -It,. ,i • CHANHASSEN ,,,,,,-... .,- il _ 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 II Y F' ` (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 MEMORANDUM ITO: Animal Control Cities FROM: Scott Harr , Public Safety Director IDATE: May 31 , 1991 ISUBJ : Animal Control Update I Because things continue to be moving along smoothly in the world of animal control , occasions for us to speak have been few. I did want to take this opportunity, however , to update you on several matters pertaining to our animal control contract with you. First , we are in the midst of personnel changes . Deb Rand is no longer with us , and the new Community Service Officer is Ms . Dani I Browne. While Dani has been well accepted, she has accepted a position with the Minneapolis Police Department and will be leaving on June 14 . While Bob Zydowsky is remaining with us , Iefforts to replace Officer Browne are in the works . I would also like to address a problem that seems to crop up each year at this time, but seems to be even more prevelant this II year -- WILD ANIMALS . Our policy has always been to not inter- fere with wildlife unless the situation is threatening to people or property. It has remained our belief that the majority of I people living in our areas reside here because of the rela- tionship they can establish with nature, which includes the pre- sence of wildlife that is still enjoyed. IIn situations where people believe wildlife is a nuisance, it has consistently been our experience that public education is far more productive than interferring with the wildlife. In fact , I most of the problems are generated from the people themselves . For instance, we recently had a situation where people wanted us to trap racoons in their garage, but they insisted on keeping 1 their garage door open so that their cat could get at the fbod & water that they left for it , alongside their unsecured garbage cans . In another situation, a new resident wanted us to eliminate the raccoons around her house, but said they enjoyed 1 the deer , squirrels & ducks . We have had several concerns expressed to us about raccoons that appear to be rabid. When the officer on the scene believes - the raccoons they' re dealing with appear ill , we have had them tested for rabies , with each one coming up negative. II Animal Control Cities II May 31 , 1991 Page 2 I romised each ach of you last year that I would see to it that next year ' s contract was presented to you early this year . I would like to suggest that we plan to meet at Chanhassen City Hail at 9 AM on Thursday, July 18, 1991 , to look at the 1992 contract . This will also give us all an opportunity to address any questions or concerns , etc. . This will be the third year of the three year period that we initially agreed to be looking at , and while some Councilpeople here have had concerns about the contract , it appears the majority of our Public Safety Commission and City Council are supportive. I would anticipate a nominal fee increase for next year, but no other significant changes. Again, these are all issues that can be discussed on July 18. WOULD YOU PLEASE CHECK YOUR SCHEDULES AND RSVP WITH CAROL DUNSMORE AT CHANHASSEN PUBLIC SAFETY (937-1900 , EXT.3) , SO THAT WE CAN RESCHEDULE IF THIS DOES NOT WORK WITH EVERYONE' S SCHEDULE. If you have any questions or concerns , I always look forward to hearing from you. Again, please accept my thanks for the efforts you have made to keep this program working smoothly. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 • - - 1 1 1 ih ' c C CITYOF ' I CHANIIASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor & City Council Don Ashworth, City Manager FROM : Scott Harr , Public Safety Directory DATE: June 3 , 1991 SUBJ : Traffic Enforcement On West 78th Street ' Pursuant to the direction I have received from the City Council and yourself , I have been working with Sgt . Julie Boden on traffic enforcement on West 78th Street . I am now in possession of some 20+ extensive traffic surveys on this stretch of roadway which indicate speeds between 30 MPH and 40 MPH [with some speeds being lower , and some higher ( low speed 22 MPH; high speed, 49 MPH) ] . The surveys give us an idea of what the speeds are at , and I have asked the deputies to continue working this area. It is noteworthy that all of the deputies commented on how difficult it is to work a lot of speed enforcement , particularly during rush hours , because ' it is difficult to place a squad car into position to both work radar and be in a position to stop vehicles. Nonetheless , the deputies are working in response to our concerns , and Sgt . Boden is doing a very good job of monitoring this situation for us . cc : Sgt . Julie Boden 1 I I I CITYOFCJ cc_ ,,,...4- 1 ., 1 . • 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 - 1 (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 MEMORANDUM /1A/e.. — 7:S /n 4. cw--J TO: Public Safety Commission • 1 FROM: Scott Harr , Public Safety Director (1A ,,,c^Aa1/4 chief-J, • 1/-1i.✓.w, DATE: June 3 , 1991 .j piste N -./4• A cc i{ IISUBJ: Special June Meeting Sp e c /g4• d4 Prts,. .14' Vee://AC71:17 ;7/0;GA a.. 1 City Manager Don Ashworth and I are in the process of organizing a riy„/,/.. joint City Council/Public Safety Commission meeting for June. Right now, I believe it will be scheduled for June 24 . We would 714.1 II like to have an early meeting, possibly at 6 PM with pizza, to c_.,.kl.c.f. address issues of joint concerns , including: Building Inspection . n Department staffing contingency plans ; proposed Fire Department /"'`°'- I rescue vehicle; and, Chanhassen Public Safety Department update (CSO programming, animal control contract , Emergency Preparedness Program, 1993 Drug Task Force participation, and the Fire Marshal position) . IAs soon as I know what date this meeting will be for sure, I will let you know. I did want to advise you ahead of time so that you 1 could be anticipating this evening for a joint meeting. I hope you are having a good summer--talk to you soon! cc : Don Ashworth, City Manager 1 Dale Gregory, Fire Chief 1 1 1 I 1 1 . iii _ . t . _ . • . pool/svuaw sa/ja, r 11DN01.2 Ii • OQ l ter. l is/ aunp . _ ,,,FA- - ...\,%\.".--, � ,t � II e . _ am/ �►= . e• • 'aio4yawp I a' ' al J n .. _ 1 qw� / � ' _ Rai •w.a f .. f isuellig ___; \\Nil ? ;*1 J / I f --11....../"..---- ' ---;"‘X: ----. • C----/ \_.4\ \... ).,1Y1'I _ ,-„ci i ................ c.r. , . •_,i_.)...r• -. • . .,.. . .......... " . :. . .. . ....,.. .i . ,,...„...,._..."4". f ' 4 •,:‘1, • A . , - It , ..‘,1\::\ . _ : .. 4 .4 . --?"'!!!------- 41sW _..-_,..• , .. _ , , .,/ .4, \1 . , _, .,y Or io ' �` - = : P. , : -may.1 _ \�t t, . o L ✓ •:+, ,:' -`• 1 ...i,'-,r-.. r-. '' ^ ^'F,• '' I ii• . ..‘,.,,:.,..\...,„. ., ,;� `� `_` i-_-._- J7 — " ,y `-„,,s..._- -, ., . ..._,_._,.I._...... ....-. t i ii,, .I 1 ail g ....00.jf....k,.......--.....--- _ /it,till ,Jib' --MO _ „, ,- . ."-=:••• 77.7141 I I It t r I - •�' t I �_ i i i • i I► `°, t r i /�/ / / /• 1 �^ �� r %1 niaja"4„,,,„:„ ..i 1 , ,,, , , \ „ t ,-' ! ;' , / t- I . a a CITYOF CHANHASSEN j - 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 ' MEMORANDUM TO: City Council FROM: Paul Krauss, Planning Director 61: IDATE: June 11, 1991 SUBJ: American Planning Association Article on Storm Water Utility Districts The June, 1991, PAS Memo had an interesting article on storm water ' utility districts. Apparently, their use is increasing not only in Minnesota but nationally. The article contains a comparison chart of monthly utility changes. I have added in Chanhassen's charge and find that we would tie for the lowest charge of any community ' in the survey. Most are significantly higher with the $7.45 charge in Bellevue, Washington comparing with the $1.07 charge in Chanhassen. 1 I 1 I RECE$VE( I JUN 11 JUNE 1991 PUBLIQhI -VestJ'nent AMERICAN I. �, I PLANNING - ASSOCIATION 1 A special edition of the PAS Memo published quarterly and devoted to public investment and finance ._ ~-3,u 1 A Utility Approach to There are four main"elements"in the plans: Stormwater Management ■ Source control and structural solutions to reduce pollution from commercial and industrial areas; 1 Last November, the U.S. EPA issued its final regulations • Programs to prevent illicit wastewater disposal into concerning stormwater discharge—regulations called for by the storm drain; ' • -congressional mandate in the 1987 Water Quality Act. The ■ Monitoring and mitigation measures for pollution I act will now require local governments to develop programs coming from landfills and other potential sources �., to prevent the discharge of pollutants from local sewers into of toxic discharge;and the nation's lakes, streams, and rivers.The new regulations are part of a troublesome trend of federal legislation mandat- ■ Erosion and sediment controls. „: I ing local spending without providing financial support. The requirements are likely to prove an expensive measure The regulations will affect local policymaking and bring for most local governments. At the very least,every about long-term changes in the way that municipalities do community will have to expend funds on gpplications for business,affecting everything from how roads are de-iced to I National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System(NPDES) how citizens dispose of used motor oil.The permit system permits and ongoing monitoring programs. And,in many will require administrative changes by mandating annual r cases;communities will be forced to construct budget-busting compliance reports to EPA.These changes alone will be a , - _ .. t:i-•-: ,,' •1.• --.' • FmiumivALRTSEIZOFNOTL .,_;�_4 .rte „-,•�� �• a I _, /`it •...;.1: :,!'34,,'• ' 7A°W.--• __:,.: t , ,- •;.!':, . „, -Ai , . IN. -,111-4-. 4'ic,-r.i. ict.A.4-t,ii .11.-.,.. 4 ,b,.^-. .; •. :- .. l' "se•t7..',..,...-- .-.1 N, • I ,,, {4 J. -.-- «;•,h�.,r ''p.��;r A.; �:... ..."..t.27:.- a/�F'• ,. _;.1-:‘ .:- a: . ,., ,c_: --�t ,�` � q _ .lf4�`' r� y.•l. _ is T' '' .•_"rte v4�1:5 ;, 5 \` - �' tip+ _ !i7��It��, �r .?."--1—••� z_..� ;i+1'- t� ± �` "�� �rj �_ }^ _ ``:t•a1 �- t�` ,•;. d fir- tir~_�-�. -�_C_�. r- ”` f 1,1 z ( I\ly a..4,-.31.4.11:4 r Ai(... 2.■-■-: .--7,..r,-,-%- ,......._--....._-__:..:--___ --a:._-•______;,___.-.Z-....-7—filita L (CS: s:i. I V.' - _ o W. stormwater treatment facilities.This issue of Public considerable expense for most communities,but the major 1 p Investment will give an overview of the federal requirements expense will clearly be the construction of new facilities to and discuss how some communities have financed treat stormwater effluent and monitor water quality. I stormwater treatment systems through a utility approach. Normally,storm drainage construction programs are - popular with taxpayers and politicians.Drains are frequently =fa —. New Federal Regulations built in order to prevent property damage from flooding as The most important feature of the NPDES permit system is well as to alleviate inconvenience associated with poor =*C_€- III that it places the municipality in an adversarial relationship drainage,like spot flooding that can foul up traffic and gx with EPA.Local governments,as operators of wastewater generally disrupt normal life.And,like any other public –,=Y ' treatment facilities and storm sewers, are seen as major works project,drains represent an opportunity to offer I dischargers of pollution. If a local authority is not in construction contracts and direct public resources towards -- compliance with the new regulations,it may be subject to stimulating the local economy.However,the new federal �' federally enforced fines. In order to obtain permits, regulations will require nearly every community,either . communities must develop stormwater management plans individually or as part of a consortium of communities that `1 1 aimed at controlling pollution entering their sewer systems share the same drainage basin,to fund an aspect of drainage _ Y and monitoring the quality of their discharges. with no obvious basis of political support—water quality. . I . r•v __ and would then be assessed six times the standard residential TABLE 1. A SAMPLE OF ERU CHARGES rate. A utility is an especially fair way to fund drainage I Monthly Total improvements because fees levied are based on the actual use ERU Utility of a public facility rather than simply on property values. Utility Charge Revenues Another advantage of a utility approach is that large sums I of revenue can be generated by relatively small payments by Ann Arbor,Mich. $1.52 $932,244 :property owners.In Florida, where stormwater utilities have Auburn,Wash. $2.00 $820,000 been in place for several years,fees assessed have ranged from about$1.30 to$3.00 per month for an average single- ' Austin,Tex. $1.30 $7.45 $4,300,000 family home. Property owners are charged either through Bellevue,Wash. $4,100,000 their regular water bill or through a special assessment added Billings,Mont. $1.74 $1,302,815 to their property taxes. This method keeps administrative I Boulder,Colo. $4.03 $1,536,000 costs low. A study by the engineering firm,Camp,Dresser, and McKee,estimated that a$2 monthly ERU charge would Cincinnati,Ohio $1.28 $4,480,000 raise sufficient funds for all necessary programs and new Corvallis,Ore. $2.15 $560,000 construction for a community with a population between I Everett,Wash. $1.83 $1,925,000 100,000 and 250,000. Ft.Collins,Colo. $1.80 $4,750,000 In 1990, the Maryland Department of the Environment conducted a national survey of stormwater utility rates(see Kent,Wash. $2.50 $2,500,000 Table 1)and found that small assessments could quickly I Louisville,Ky. $1.75 $8,337,000 grow to yield significant revenues. Medford,Ore. $2.95 $1,460,000 At a time when more public expenditures are being mandated,but citizens are showing great reluctance to make Montpelier,Vt. $3.00 $75,000 those public investments,pay-as-you-go approaches to I Portland,Ore. $3.45 $10,471,000 funding infrastructure by means of utility assessments hold a Renton,Wash. $2.50 $1,200,000 significant amount of promise. Orange County,Florida,for Roseville,Minn. $1.07 $594,257 example,is looking to fund road improvements with utility I assessments.The legal requirements are still being worked Seattle,Wash. $2.64 $8,700,000 out.The utility approach may well prove to be a valuable Tacoma,Wash. $2.30 $2,400,000 tool for raising funds for expensive projects in a politically Vancouver,Wash. $1.40 $482,500 palatable manner. D.B. 1 Source.Maryland Department of Environment,Stormwater Management Administration, 1990. Lh a n V. S S f:et 4 ►t - 40 l i'&,COO Colorado's Special IEstablishing a Utility May Provide an Answer District Woes One approach that many communities are looking to is the State legislators in Colorado,in turmoil over as much as I establishment of a stormwater utility.A utility approach has $500 million in debt incurred by special districts that are now the principal advantage of shifting the cost of construction in default,have proposed a bill that would pose greater directly to property owners without incurring further public regulation and oversight of these popular financing debt.The utility operates by levying a monthly assessment to mechanisms.And Colorado is not alone. Many states now I all property owners served by the drainage system.The fees realize that they have to find ways to better monitor and are based on a formula related to impervious surface area as control the operation of special districts as debt piles up and a measure of the amount of runoff that flows from any the districts fail. individual site. The September 1987 issue of Public Investment I Like any other utility,the rate structure must be highlighted the success of one kind of special district— established on the basis of need. All communities must created by the Mello-Roos Communities Facilities Act in estimate the total cost of meeting stormwater regulations, California.These districts essentially allow local I including the cost of obtaining permits as well as the cost of governments to create a"designer tax."The law provides capital improvements. After establishing need,the extreme flexibility in drawing a district's boundaries and community may decide to fund a project by issuing revenue defining its purpose.Mello-Roos districts proved to be an bonds in order to have construction money up front,or by especially attractive tool to finance projects on undeveloped I setting up a system in which improvements are made by the land. utility as the funds become available.In some communities, Colorado communities,looking for a financing tool that the fees have been introduced in two phases—first,a small would allow the same kind of flexibility,created"dirt assessment to fund planning and permits,and,later,a larger districts,"which allowed local governments to incur debt to I assessment to pay for new capital facilities. pay for infrastructure.The debt was to be paid back through In many cases,the fees are based on a standard estimate property taxes on new homeowners in the district. As the called an"Equivalent Residential Unit"(ERU).For example, state economy and the real estate market bottomed out, I each single-family residence can be estimated to cover however,many districts were forced to assess the few approximately 2,500 square feet or one ERU.A commercial property owners in the district outrageously high taxes to pay structure covering 15,000 square feet would cover six ERUs off the bonds.According to City&State(February 25, 1 2 1991),tax liabilities for individual property owners in some of facilities and coordinating their operations,items will I of these districts skyrocketed from $500 to more than move out of Utah with more efficiency,thereby increasing $10,000 per year. the state's margin of productivity. Colorado has a special problem with "metropolitan The port authority also hopes to take advantage of the districts"—districts providing two or more services. In these state's central location in the West. By making it easier for I districts, a small number of people who own land form a district to pay for improvements. Their popularity has been shippers to move products in and out of Utah,the authority is planning to turn Utah into a hub for the transhipment and phenomenal.There were only 25 in 1974;there are now 235 consolidation of cargo, and into a regional distribution . such districts, which is almost equal to the number of center. I incorporated cities and towns in the state.The majority of Inland ports are not necessarily a new development. metropolitan districts are in financial trouble because there Huntsville, Alabama,in the Appalachian foothills,has had a are not enough existing new home and property owners to dynamic international port for over 20 years.The port repay the bonds issued at the time the infrastructure was consists of a state-of-the-art intermodal terminal on the I developed. grounds of a major airport adjacent to an industrial park. The state's legislative session, which ended May 8,did Over 14,000 people are employed at the port,mostly at come up with a bill that creates state oversight of special manufacturing and assembly jobs. Huntsville's location has I districts. The bill enhances the postcard notification process made it an important regional transportation center,able to for property owners in special districts,clarifies which service distribution and export activities in Alabama, changes constitute a modification of a plan,and requires that Georgia,and Tennessee. a modification be approved by the board of county The investment in public infrastructure has been an I commissioners. It also specifies what information must be important factor in the remarkable economic growth that has included in a special district annual report,mandates that occurred in Huntsville.A report by the Chrysler Corporation county treasurers include an itemized list of taxes when cited the port and its excellent transportation facilities as a I requested, and provides procedures to dissolve special major reason it decided to locate a new plant there.The districts. It is awaiting the governor's signature. Chrysler plant alone is expected to employ 3,000 people Special districts will not go away despite the recent spate when operating at full capacity. of problems in states like Colorado and Texas. In California The development of inland port facilities has been ' I and in many other states, special districts appear to have successful in communities of all sizes across the nation. flourished because growth can and does pay for itself. But Shelby, Montana,developed its port authority in 1987 to they may also be more successful because of existing capitalize on the goods that pass through town between the regulations and controls that monitor debt and the districts' U.S. and Canada—an estimated$8 billion worth in 1990. I performance. The new Colorado legislation is a step toward The Shelby Port Authority,which has bonding authority,is making sure that Colorado local governments and citizens do currently building a bulk transloading facility as the first not end up paying the costs for new development that might phase of a$6 million construction plan. I never be built. L.L. The town of a little more than 3,000,located on the northwest plains of Montana,has big aspirations for its port. The authority also operates an industrial park that is currently being used for some warehousing as well as consolidation Inland Ports Spur and transhipment.The authority plans to have construction of Economic Growth new facilities completed in time to take advantage of an expected increase in volume that will result from the U.S./ This February,the Utah legislature gave the go-ahead for the Canada free trade agreement.According to Larry Bonderud, I development of a port authority. Although the state is a member of the authority's board of directors,"The port has completely landlocked with no navigable outlets to the sea,a so far been effective in capturing and adding value to goods port authority made perfect sense.Today,much of the that used to only pass through Shelby." D.B. world's trade is transported either by air or by containerized I shipping that uses trucking and-rail connections. Utah,which has good access to the traditional shipping ports on the west coast and an international airport at Salt Lake City,is trying Pennsylvania Revs Up I to use these advantages to become fully integrated with the Projects Despite Recession global economy. The legislation that created the authority stopped short of Pennsylvania is making a concerted effort to stop the current granting powers of taxation at this time. Supporters hope recession from weakening the state's economy.Whereas I that,as the authority grows and becomes more successful, many other states are cutting expenditures across the board, the legislature will grant bonding authority for construction Pennsylvania is accelerating its capital spending with the of new facilities. Currently,this is not an urgent concern intention!of pumping millions of dollars into its economy. I because existing facilities are now operating with excess The state will be focusing on two particular sectors of the capacity. Making more effective use of facilities in place is economy that have been hit exceptionally hard—construction seen as the most important task of the authority.Congestion and real estate. at most major ports on the coasts is responsible for adding In his State of the Commonwealth address,Governor I expensive delays when moving products out of the country Robert P.Casey ensured that, when the summer construction from Utah and has slowed the region's international trade season begins,the state will spend more than$500 million on ' efforts.The port authority hopes that,by maximizing the use capital projects.This,he claimed,will create more than 3 Ya 10,000 jobs in every corner of the state.The programs which rebuilding of entire cities in the Persian Gulf region and for all had been previously approved will now have their time the monumental task of reconstructing Eastern Europe's - _ tables pushed up. economy will outstrip western reserves by more than $200 To begin the flurry of spending,the governor directed billion per year.This will put tremendous pressure on Pennsylvania's Department of Transportation to start interest rates across the board,affecting everyone `., construction on 50 highway and bridge projects.The costs of considering a major capital expenditure,ranging from ' .-• these projects will be$232 million and will create an individual homebuyers to communities trying to raise funds estimated 6,400 jobs. In addition, PennDOT has been for_public investments in infrastructure. . ordered to commence work on new mass transit capital Strictly speaking.credit—an abstract concept to begin - construction projects that had originally been scheduled to with—can never be in short supply.As the demand for --_ begin at later dates. The ma.,.;transit projects are to total $68 capital increases,interest rates rise, attracting savings, which, million. in turn,brings capital demand and supply into equilibrium. The Department of General Services will also speed up For the private sector,this $52 million worth of construction. These projects are forces a more conservative ,: intended to upgrade 32 institutions throughout the state, Projected shortfall in Western approach to debt that makes including health,education, and correctional facilities.This capital supply, by year, in only high-quality durable _.q, will create an estimated 2,300 job positions. billions of dollars. J P f investments worthwhile.The Other state departments have been given the go ahead to Morgan Stanley report starts spending as well: '91 '92 '93 '94 '95 '96 .4 ; P g -0 estimates that savings rates >-- Center Authority will■ The Pennsylvania Convention C in the industrialized nations ,, accelerate its construction of an exhibit hall,and -50 must increase by at least nine percent in order to upgrade other sections of the complex;total cost is accomplish the needed 2F $127 million. -100 restructuring. -r� • The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency will -150 While this trend may have "<- speed up a$105 million building program that will some positive effects for the create 1,400 new jobs and provide needed housing -200 economy as a whole, it spells g'1 trouble for local for low-and moderate-income families. ` governments that must • The Department of Commerce will advance the -250 decide to finance a project starting dates on two measures that are intended to on the basis of political ' strengthen the state's various economic development -300- pressures brought about by programs.The department will administer$6 million Source Morgan Stanley and Co. immediate needs. Obtaining in grants and loans for certain economic credit for needed public -' development projects and release$2.8 million in four infrastructure is likely to become increasingly expensive. --'=T-e redevelopment assistance programs. Governments will have to finance improvements with higher yielding bonds and the resulting higher taxes that they In his address,Governor Casey emphasized the incredible require. At the same time,the economy will be contracting { savings that the state's taxpayers will realize.Not only will and points are likely to increase on floating-rate mortgages. t many programs planned for the future reach completion This combination of a slowing economy,higher costs for much sooner than expected,but these programs will be property owners,and a need for higher taxes to finance executed at a time when construction costs are lower than improvements should just about kill the public's willingness usual. C.H. to pay for infrastructure. At the same time,the need for added infrastructure will probably grow unabated. D.B. ''t' Credit Crunch May Stall =`t The PAS Memo is a monthly publication for subscribers to the Planning Advisory New Public Investments Service,a subscription research service of the American Planning Association: ••-‘,-,., Israel Stollman,Executive Director;Frank S.So,Deputy Executive Director =4.r The December 1990 issue of Public Investment discussed The PAS Memo is produced at APA.Marya Morris.Editor:David Bergman.PIN how credit quality problems were making it difficult for Editor:Fay Dolnick.Chris Harris,Carolyn Kennedy.Linda Lamb,Hollis Russinof. municipalities to issue bonds at reasonable rates to finance Amy Van Doren.Reporters;Paul Thomas,Assistant Editor;Lisa Barton,Production. infrastructure. A new study released by Morgan Stanley and Copyright©1991 by American Planning Association,1313 E.60th St..Chicago,IL L Y Y g Y 60637.The American Planning Association has headquarters offices at 1776 Co.,a large New York investment bank,points out trends Massachusetts Ave.,N.W.,Washington.DC 20036. ;.. that may further aggravate community attempts to finance All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any infrastructure improvements. form or by any means,electronic or mechanical,including photocopying.recording. :'4 or by ark information storage and retrieval system,without permission in writing ..<4,4°; The study indicates that global demands for capital for the from the American Planning Association. S'-'"t .ns :YET_ `- CITYOF CHANHASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 I (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 June 17, 1991 Ms. Bonnie Featherstone District 14 Representative ' Metropolitan Council Mears Park Centre Building 230 East Fifth Street St. Paul, MN 55101 ' Dear Bonnie: • You have asked for my comments regarding the Metropolitan Council 's re-emerging focus on housing. I have only had an opportunity to read the summary of the report entitled "Meeting the Regions Housing Needs in the 1990s". I find that I agree with its focus on ' the need for additional funding for housing. Ten to fifteen years ago when the Metropolitan Council was actively participating in the setting and realization of housing goals, the Council served as a ' conduit for a large volume of federal dollars. These dollars have not existed in a significant way for the better part of the decade. At the same time, an individual community's ability to deal with ' creating an appropriate response to housing needs has also been diminished. Tax subsidy programs used to encourage the creation of needed units through such mechanisms as housing revenue bonds have become extremely restricted or totally eliminated. In a similar ' vein, a community's ability to use tax increment financing faces a new assault every legislative session. Lastly, I would add that the Metropolitan Council's re-emerging focus on housing is not being done in a vacuum. Many communities are attempting to deal with housing needs using the limited resources available. For example, we in Chanhassen are actively looking into the creation of senior housing opportunities. We would like to offer below market cost rents without requiring the individual to qualify in the manner that most federal and state subsidy programs require at the moment. In essence, what is required today is that a senior ' citizen be destitute or spend themselves into destitution to qualify for housing. We do not support this and are looking into the potential use of tax increment proceeds to subsidize the cost of construction and allow us to charge below market rents on our own terms. We have had similar but less developed interest in providing market rate housing for the many hundreds of people who 1 Ms. Bonnie Featherstone June 17, 1991 Page 2 work in Chanhassen but cannot afford to live here. This particular type of housing program has not yet left the discussion stage. If the Metropolitan Council is to again become involved directly in housing, I believe that it should not be done without a concurrent source of funding, or at least an understanding of what communities confront. I would not want to be in a position of having a Comprehensive Plan or other request held up because of my inability to provide subsidized housing when there really is no finacially ' responsible mechanism to do so. In addition, if this program proceeds, I fear that there would be a strong focus on central cities. While these areas no doubt deserve the lion's share of ' funding, the suburban communities do offer extremely good employment opportunities, schools and residential environments. Thus, I believe that there should also be a strong focus on placing low income housing opportunities in communities that can provide these items. As to the question of funding opportunities, I really have no idea ' where the money would come from. One thing I could suggest is re- looking at tax increment financing to see if it would work in housing situations. For example, if a finding of blight was not required to create a district to construct low income housing, a ' community could put this type of development on vacant land. Again, however, this is something that the legislature becomes involved with every year, significantly changing the ground rules and closing what they believe to be loop holes. I hope you found these comments to be useful. Please let me know if I can be of further assistance. Sincerely, (Ze_ Paul Krauss, AICP Director of Planning ' PK:k 1 I I I 1 CITYOF '101r1 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 CHANIIASSEN ' (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 June 17, 1991 • 1 Ms. Ceil Strauss 1 Area Hydrologist Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources Metro Region Waters 1200 Warner Road St. Paul, MN 55106 - Re: Proposed Fish Barrier ' Lotus Lake at Trunk Highway 101 Culvert Crossing DNR Permit No. 91-6184 • File No. PW-301 Dear Ceil: We have reviewed the plans prepared and submitted by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for installation and construction of the Lotus Lake Fish Barrier at Trunk Highway 101 and offer the following conditions of approval: 1 . Complete the enclosed application for earthwork permit. The City will waive any necessary fees or financial securities 1 required with the permit. In conjunction with the permit application we would like to see a grading plan with the finished contours in relation to existing conditions . The City does have available for your use existing topographic ' maps if so desired. 2. The City recently executed a construction contract for the construction of right turn lanes on southbound Trunk Highway 101 at Choctaw and Sandy Hook Road. We anticipate the work to commence in the last week of June and completed by July 19 , 1991. We request your cooperation in coordinating work ' schedules so as not to impose conflicts with the City's contractor or additional traffic congestion. r 1 1 Ms . Ceil Strauss ' June 17 , 1991 Page 2 If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me . Sincerely, • CITY OF CHANHASSEN . David C. Hempel Sr. Engineering Technician ' DCH:ktm ' Enclosure: Earthwork Permit Application c: Charles Folch, City Engineer ' Paul Krauss , Planning Director Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Coordinator City Council Administrative Packet (6/24/91 ) 1 1 1 i ... , ... , il CITYOF 11 1111111110F CHANHASSEN 1 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN,.MINNESOTA 55317 I (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 IMEMORANDUM • TO: Mayor and City Council I Planning Commission Housing and Redevelopment Authority FROM: Paul Krauss, Planning Director I DATE: June 17, 1991 I SUBJ: Highway 5 Bus Tour, The First Step Towards Developing a Highway 5 Corridor Plan IAt the City Council 's initiative, staff organized a bus tour of the Highway 5 corridor to kick-off the long pending corridor study that was requested by the Council and Planning Commission during the I development of the new Comprehensive Plan for the city. It must be stressed that this is the start of a relatively_ long term program that will involve many individuals and a number of meetings. The I tour had representatives from the HRA, Planning Commission and City Council. Along with city staff members, the tour was supplemented by Barry Warner, who is a landscape architect with Barton-Aschmann I and Bill Morrish who runs the University of Minnesota's Design Center. Mr. Warner has already completed significant work efforts for the HRA relative to streetscape and entrance monumentation improvements along Highway 5 designed to provide a sense of I entrance into the Chanhassen CBD, then to improve the views along Highway 5 as one passes through our community. Barry is also working on several other design efforts including several open II space areas in the CBD and it is expected that he may serve in a consultant capacity to the Highway 5 Corridor Study. Staff believes it is highly imperative to have design professionals as a member of this team and willingly acknowledges that this is a I capability that we do not have in-house at this time. Bill Morrish was initially contacted by Councilman Wing and asked to attend the tour. Bill 's group at the University is specifically designated to I work with communities on urban design and related issues, and thus he is uniquely able to provide some assistance in the form of commentary and was a useful addition to our bus trip. I1. The first stop was near the corner of Dell Road and Highway 5 with a view from Lake Drive East. The importance of this Icorner as an entrance into Chanhassen was discussed. It was II ' TH 5 Corridor Study June 17, 1991 Page 2 noted that visually there is a significant point of entry into ' Chanhassen at Mitchell Lake. However, this is actually in Eden Prairie and the city line is actually at Dell Road. A very large and significant stand of trees that is found in ' this area is also unfortunately in Eden Prairie and they have a proposal to construct a shopping center on this site. It was pointed out that if Chanhassen wishes to establish a sense • of identity that there are two options. These include working ' with the City of Eden Prairie to try and maintain some of these trees and working with vacant sites that are left in this area to develop a sense of entrance into the community. ' It was pointed out that the southwest corner of Dell Road and Highway 5 is currently in negotiations for purchase by Southwest Metro Transit for a park and ride facility, while ' further down the block staff has been involved with preliminary discussions with a potential developer of a high quality cadillac sales facility where 80% of the stock would be stored indoors. 2 . The second stop was at the corner of Dakota and TH 101 in the Taco Shop parking lot. The City Manager and Barry Warner gave ' an overview of how TH 101 is going to be realigned. It was pointed out that the realignments will remove the Taco Shop and the Red-E-Mix facility as well as the southern apartment ' building which are a significant blighting influence in this area. The City Manager pointed out that the acquisitions and reconstruction of the highway is going to create significant areas of public open space as well as significant expanses of pavement for the traffic lanes. The discussion of this area was in the direction of preserving these green spaces for ponds, flower beds, green space and significant signage for ' the Chanhassen CBD. 3. The third stop was at the corner of Great Plains Blvd. and Highway 5 at the American Legion parking lot. The corner is occupied by two gas stations on the northeast and northwest side of Highway 5 while the Legion facility occupies the southeast corner. It was noted that the Legion has discussed ' selling this facility for development, which would include not only the building itself, but the baseball field located adjacent to it. Staff pointed out that Highway 101, which currently passes through this area, will be relocated to the west to align with Market Boulevard and that the southwest corner of this intersection is .the Ward Estate. The Watd Estate is classified as retail/commercial acreage according to ' the new Comprehensive Plan. Staff believes that a significant commercial tenant is likely to become interested in this area and pointed out that there are significant stands of trees on I ' TH 5 Corridor Study June 17, 1991 ' Page 3 this site as well as some fairly unique wetland areas. A primary question is how this site can be developed sensitively without destroying the significant natural amenities. ' Bill Morrish sketched the intersection and indicated that it was his belief that two anchor buildings need to be found on the southeast and southwest sides of the intersection. These buildings would be designed to focus the intersection and ' direct attention more towards the CBD. The sketch indicated the higher elevations on the hill behind the Amoco gas station and the higher elevations on the Legion property, which will allow one to look back, towards and over the CBD area. Morrish believed that it was important to visually state with development in this area that this is where the commercial ' district ends and provide a point of departure for the residential districts further to the south. 4. The fourth stop was at the corner of Market Boulevard and ' Highway 5 looking north towards the CBD from south of the highway. Staff indicated that in our view, this is Chanhassen's new main downtown street, that downtown, with the construction of Market Square, will be moving two blocks west. Ultimately, Highway 101 will be developed as a four-lane facility with an interchange on new TH 212. This will be a primary entrance into the community. Staff then pointed out that the vista of Chanhassen was an intriguing one. The higher view of the area was of pitched-roof buildings, including the church steeple, Medical Arts Building, Heritage ' Park Apartments and others set against a heavily wooded background. The lower elevations of the view were extremely unattractive, including the unadorned wall of the bowling ' alley, the rear of Frontier Center and the ponding area owned by the city off of Market Boulevard. We briefly discussed the Market Square Shopping Center and staff's attempts to have the rear of the building which faces south towards Highway 5 ' addressed architecturally. In our opinion, we were partially successful in this attempt. The group agreed that a design scheme for the CBD needs to be developed but this should ' include pitched roofs. Barry Warner again described the improvements proposed in this area as a part of the HRA's redevelopment program. Morrish ' TH 5 Corridor Study June 17, 1991 Page 4 concurred with the importance of having buildings focused so ' that th' visual panorama was an acceptable one. We believe the south side of the highway was quite attractive and had particularly high marks for the Rosemount facility and the ' wetland acreage to the north as well as the distant view out to city park property. Again, the Ward property is located to the east of this intersection and must be developed in a ' sensitive manner. 5. The fifth stop was at the corner of County Road 17 and Highway 5 looking south towards Highway 5. Staff noted that this was in the vicinity of the site that Target had been discussing with the city last year. Those on the bus discussed the difficulty of developing a sensitive site plan for a building ' that has major exposures on the north, south and at least one side. Morrishi' indicated that in his opinion if Target could be induced to provide a store similar to the Target Greatland in Apple Valley, then this might be an acceptable response. Staff agreed noting that these stores and the shopping center that surrounds it are extremely well-designed to present attractive building walls on the major traffic orientations, ' but focus parking internally into a large courtyard. Morrish was asked about the Cenvesco site up on the hill south of the commercial area. Staff described the development that had been proposed and why staff worked to kill this proposal. We noted further that not only are there significant views of this site due to its elevation, but that there are specimen ' oak trees scattered throughout. Morrish stated that it was important to keep the oak trees as focal points for the development and to develop fairly low rise buildings that are ' able to work with site grades and not require significant grading. ' 6. The tour moved west to the Natural Green site which is west of Lake Ann Park. Staff noted that a collector street is proposed in the Comprehensive Plan north and south of Highway 5 paralleling it and will go through the Natural Green site. ' Looking to the north is mature, dense stands of trees on rolling hills that are excellent sites for residential development. Looking to the south, staff noted where the MUSA ' Line was formally located and discussed the 137 acre parcel around Timberwood. We noted that we have been in discussions 1 • TH 5 Corridor Study June 17, 1991 Page 5 with Ryan Development who is interested in providing a high ' quality office park compatible with the guidelines established by the Comprehensive Plan for an alternative development scenario. Morrish and Warner believe that this could be done very attractively as long as the grades of the area are ' maintained and that significant natural areas are protected and additional landscaping brought in. Morrish believes it is: very important to bridge Highway 5 with visual and ' recreational corridors. The Comprehensive Plan denotes several trail crossings of Highway 5 in the vicinity of the two branches of Bluff Creek. It is very important that these ' areas be preserved and significant vegetative cover around it be preserved and enhanced. Morrish also believed a pedestrian tunnel underneath Highway 5 would be a valid idea to consider. ' 7. The next stop was at the Swings Golf Course looking towards the south. We briefly discussed the original Comprehensive -Plan idea of a neighborhood commercial center at the northeast ' corner of Galpin Blvd. and Highway 5. We concluded:with the thought that the proposed frontage road in this area will use up much of the available ground between Highway 5 and a low, wet, heavily treed area to the north. There was thought that ' the city may want to consider acquiring the balance of this area for protection and for additional landscaping to maintain a heavy element of green space in this area. 8 . The last stop was at the Highways 5/41 intersection. At the City Manager's request, we drove north towards the Minnewashta ' Regional Park and came south so that a feel of Highway 41 could be established. At this point, we got out and discussed the corner at some length. We noted that the ' Arboretum controls the entire western side of this intersection, although there is some occasional interest in the University's selling the north side to raise cash. Everyone agreed that it is imperative that efforts at ' producing high quality and sensitive design in this area be undertaken. We discussed the Fleet Farm corner at some length as well. Many of us came away believing that it would be ' possible to accommodate something on the order of a Fleet Farm if it were done on the city's terms. There is a significant area of trees and wetland located near Highway 5 that partially wraps the eastern side of the site. A building ' could be set back in there and with suitable architecture 1 • 1 TH 5 Corridor Study June 17, 1991 Page 6 would still have a visual presence from the intersection. Staff a] so believed that rather than have the frontage road stay along Highway 5 in this area where it would necessarily destroy many of the trees, it might be useful to run it ' somewhat further to the north where it would lie north of a building at the corner. After the eighth stop, we returned to City Hall for a summary conclusion. • 1 Summary The following comments are a synopsis of summary comments made by ' participants. The city has taken a step in the right direction. This is the beginning of a long process to identify what the city wants to achieve and develop the means to do it. It is important that heavily wooded areas along Highway 5 be preserved. The city may want to consider revisions from normal development standards, i.e. the use of narrower streets to minimize alteration of natural site ' - features. It is important to improve views of and from buildings and other prominent vistas. This must be considered ' during the site plan review process. Staff was asked to make sure that major developments be required to bring in site elevation studies and renderings and the city may ' want to look into computerized or photographic panoramic studies on Highway 5 for discussion and ordinance purposes. - Promote active pedestrian utilization in and around downtown. - Building facades should often be designed to face streets instead of having parking lots front on all sides. ' - The City Council, Planning Commission and HRA need to develop some common expectations for Highway 5 so that staff is in a position to develop regulations and to - enforce them. It was believed to be useful to have a City Council member designated to attend Planning Commission meetings as well as a Planning Commission member to attend City Council meetings. I I 1 TH 5 Corridor Study June 17, 1991 Page 7 It is important to ensure architectural unity in the ' downtown. The city should identify color ranges for buildings that are acceptable. It is important to develop :a new and high quality sign - ordinance to protect scenic views. The question must now be asked "where do we go from here?" Staff will be laying out a work program with Barry Warner, the City ' Manager and Bill Morrish and come back to you with it over the next four to six weeks. ' I welcome your comments on what you would like to see included in this study and how you would like to formulate it. I am open to any suggestions. I believe that we are at the start of an exciting and unique program that will be of extreme importance to the city. • 1 1 1 I I .r 1 CITYOF 1 � 1 " 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 CHANIIASSEN 1 (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 1 June 4, 1991 The Chanhassen Rotary Club 1 Attn: Tim Erhart and Tom Workman 775 West 96th Street Chanhassen, MN 55317 1 Dear Rotary Club Members: On behalf of the City of Chanhassen, I would like to thank you for 1 your tree planting efforts completed in the city this spring. The planting of 2, 000 trees requires a great deal of coordination and commitment from the melnbers of your organization. Through the dedication of the Chanhassen Rotary Club, in this and other worthy 1 efforts, Chanhassen will continue to prosper as a community. Again, thank you for caring enough to take action. 1 Sincerely Don Ashworth 1 City Manager DA:TH:k • 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I RECEIVE` . JUN 0 6 199 • ICiTY OF Cr-,Mwif ,r,_LDE,_: I I - 6451 Foxford Road , I Chanhassen, MN 55317 June 3, 1991 I Mr. Don Ashworth, City Manager I City of Chanhassen 690 Coulter Drive P.O. Box 147 ' .1 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Dear Mr. Ashworth: IThank you for your letter of May 23, indicating that the Chanhassen Board of Review had established the estimated market value of Parcel No. I 25.5080250 at $251,000. This is close enough to our own estimate of present markettvalue for us to accept at this time. We appreciate the relief this will give us in next year's taxes, and we appreciate the thought and effort given by city and county staff people to this matter. Sincerely, l/�* / %/i:.-cwt-:.:fir■ IWayne A. Kinion `22 ,<,:N. ..., - 7/1.,-/t yep. Z. YO-4f N�lt . I ` /1 s:V4,_ Iv 6 T. . '.,/ e- p i^.( L JM r.-J Ye. ... Mr.I Ir (v S / w i f•....c .• •I., 014 /.. c.,../ N.e.w:f ej .' ��1 t d o "so , .t r 4`-'''''' jjl.,i S ✓ /'7 mac, iii/. d-:,. Iy c a.: r!•Y/1.f.r y:a ► re.or.z r 1+1 . y.-r. I 1-0-... 04/// 46 1 DAVID G. MOELLER & ASSOCIATE C c r✓ ATTORNEYS AT LAW 1 RECEIV ft 945 TRAVELERS EXPRESS TOWER A P Q 1991 1 1550 UTICA AVENUE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55416 DAVID G. MOELLER « 9 yr l,nr:ivr`hot:EN 612/546-5405 LISA F. KINNEY FAX 612 1 5 46-5 074 1 April 4, 1991 COPY FOR YOUR INFORMATION 1 1 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 1 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 1 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 1 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 1 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, 1 1991. 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. Sincerely, ' DAVID G. MOELLER & ASSOCIATES uLd_ c , riAlzi (11,1 Lisa F. Kinney LFK/lak ' cc: Ms. Debra Carpenter-Rand • 1 t _ . CITY OF C IIANHASSEN \ - 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 i iJune 6, 1991 Ms. Bonnie Featherstone 908 Woodlawn ' Burnsville, MN 55337 -Dear Bonnie: i I want to take this opportunity to thank you personally for your efforts on our behalf relative to gaining approval of the Chanhassen Comprehensive Plan. Given the short amount of time you i have had to get up to speed on the issue, we were gratified that you were able and willing to spend so much time learning about our community and the issues before the Metropolitan Council that affect it. I am certain that the ease with which our plan was approved was in large part due to your efforts on our behalf. We look forward to having an opportunity to work with you in the future. Sincerely, er Donald J. C im el Mayor iDJC:PK:k i 1 I CITYOF cHANHAssEN \ _ 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 ' June ^6 1991 1 Ms. Mary Anderson, Chair ' Metropolitan Council Mears Park Centre Building 230 East Fifth Street St. Paul, MN 55101y Dear Mary: • ' On behalf of the City of Chanhassen, I want to personally thank you for the time and effort you and your staff spent on the review and approval of Chanhassen's Comprehensive Plan amendment. Many people labored long hours and attended numerous meetings to develop the document that we can be proud of. It is gratifying that the Metropolitan Council apparently agreed with the soundness of our efforts and your complimentary comments were particularly appreciated. We look forward to working with you and your staff in the future. We will continue to remain active in regional issues and would be pleased to work with you and your staff in the future as new initiatlives are developed. Sincerely, 1 , Donald J. C miel Mayor r% DJC:PK:k I I I 1 CITYOF 1 cHANHAssEN 1 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 - (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 MEMORANDUM • 1 TO: Mayor and City Council Planning Commission FROM: Paul Krauss, Planning Director ek_ 1 DATE: June 20, 1991 SUBJ: Moon Valley Litigation 1 As the Council is aware, last year the City passed a new grading and mining ordinance that contains a provision to allow it to be 1 retroactively applied to uses such as the Moon Valley . Gravel operation. Although Moon Valley was involved during the creation of the ordinance and in the end, in our opinion, the ordinance was designed specifically to avoid punitive action on Moon Valley, the 1 Moon Valley operator has refused to apply for a permit as required by the ordinance. The six month time period, which was established by the ordinance to obtain a permit has elapsed and staff was in 1 the process of having the City Attorney undertake litigation to enforce compliance. However, before we could do so, the Moon Valley operators sued the city to prevent application of the 1 ordinance. The judge upheld our right to regulate and dismissed Moon Valley's suit, however, the judge then gave Moon Valley additional time to comply. The date established for compliance for submitting an application to the city was May 25, 1991. Almost concurrent with this expiration date, the Moon Valley operator hired a consultant to prepare permit documents. The consultant is John Voss, an individual with whom the City Attorney and I are ' familiar with from past dealings. He is a responsible professional who has been involved in similar permit requests for other mining operators in the past. We have every expectation that he will comply with the permit submittal requirements. Therefore, in the i interests of establishing a cooperative atmosphere, the City Attorney and I have agreed that we would extend the deadline for submittal to June 30, 1991. Tom Scott of the City Attorney's 1 Office has forwarded a copy of the letter he received from Gerald Duffy, the Moon Valley operator's attorney, indicating that he expected to be able to comply with the June 30th filing date. This would have them come to the Planning Commission on August 7, 1991. 1 1 11 11 Mayor and City Council Planning Commission June 20, 1991 ' Page 2 Staff will keep the City Council posted as to the progress or lack of progress on this item. To date, the responses of the operator ' have been consistent with the expectations of the Planning Director and City Attorney to the extent that they have employed tactics to delay and make difficult city action. We expect this to continue but are pleased with the fact that they now have a responsible professional working with them and hopefully we can make some progress. • 1 1 1 I Cl VEr 1 L;*MMPBBLL, KNUTSON, SCOTT & FUCHS, P.A, Attorne,s at La\N J u;�, 4 '9� _ r 31- l'HH;kN�.c.f Ro_er\ Kn.t r. Thc�:;:.�- ',;. c�, -• (61_'1 456-9539 Fax (612) 456-a542 Gar\ F . - �n, -R. �\,I,r ,• F. Kner.ci June 13, 1991 ' Mr. Paul Krauss Director of Planning ' City of Chanhassen 690 Coulter Drive ✓vii 147 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Re: Moon Valley Aggregate, Inc. vs. City of Chanhassen ' Court File No. 90-27099 Our File No. 12668/201 Dear Paul: Enclosed please find a copy of a letter dated June 11, 1991 from attorney Gerald Duffy. Please call if you have any questions. Otherwise, we can discuss the status of the Application on or about June 30. ' Best regards. ' Very truly yours, CAMPBELL, KNUTSON, SCOTT • & FU S. P.A. (44_ iir—L 1 By. Thomas M. Scott_ TMS:rlt 1 Enclosure cc: Roger Knutson, Attorney Yank e Square Office III • Suite 202 • 3460 Washington Drive • Eagan, MN 55122 LAW OFFICES ' SIEGEL, BRILL, GREUPNER & DUFFY, P.A. FORMERLY GROSSMAN, KARLINS, SIEGEL a BRILL RICHARD SIEGEL RETIRED SUITE 1350 ' JOSIAH E. BRILL,JR M. L. GROSSMAN JAMES R GREUPNER 100 WASHINGTON SOUARE SHELDON D KARLINS GERALD S. DUFFY WOOD R. FOSTER,JR. MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55401 THOMAS H GOODMAN ALSO ADMITTED IN WASHINGTON MICHAEL A. MATCH TELEPHONE (612) 339-7131 ' K. CRAIG WILDFANG TELECOPIER (612) 339-6591 JOHN S.WATSON WM. CHRISTOPHER PENWELL SUSAN M.VOIGT ' KATHLEEN A. CONNELLY June 11, 1991 STEVEN L. SCHECHTMAN. ANTHONY J GLEEKEL SHERRI L. ROHLF BRIAN E. WEISBERG ' ROSEMARY TUOHY Mr. Thomas Scott Campbell, Knutson, Scott and Fuch, P.A. Yankee Square Office III Suite 202 3460 Washington Drive Eagan, Minnesota 55122 ' Re: Moon Valley Aggregate, Inc. v. City of Chanhassen ' Our File No. 17236-D-001 • Dear Mr. Scott: ' This letter is in response to your letter of June 5, 1991 and our recent telephone conversation. As I informed you, our client has retained the services of Urban Planning and ' Design, Inc. and its principle, John Voss, to assist in preparation of grading, phasing and end-use plans for our client' s gravel mining operation in Chanhassen. It is my understanding that Mr. Voss has had at least two discussions with Paul Krause and others employed by the City of Chanhassen. We are currently anticipating completion of necessary preliminary drawings in time for a permit application by June 30, 1991 . Mr. Voss advises me that his discussions ' with the City staff have resulted in a scheduled meeting the first week of July to review the preliminary drawings. He informs me that the City staff appreciates the need to move with dispatch on this matter, but also understands that ' accurate data is preferable to trying to get too much done too soon. In any event, our expectations are consistent with a June 30, 1991 filing date. If you have any questions, please contact me. • 11 ' Mr. Thomas Scott June 11, 1991 Page 2 I ' Yours very truly, Ae-t-s-eeQ-`4?4&--;/- ' Gerald S. Duff ' GSD:j ah cc: Mr. Tom Zwiers ' Mr. John Voss 1 I C CITYOF CHANHASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Paul Krauss, Planning Director 7C DATE: June 20, 1991 SUBJ: Chanhassen's Regulation of Billboards ' Staff is being asked to undertake redrafting of the sign ordinance as soon as possible and it is our expectation that this could be started some time this year, staff time permitting. However, of ' more immediate interest, Councilwoman Dimler has been following actions of metro area communities who are attempting to regulate the proliferation of billboards. She provided me with a copy of proposed federal legislation that would regulate billboards plus a ' list of metro area communities that currently do not allow billboards or are considering amending their ordinances to further regulate them. It should be noted that I heard on the news ' yesterday that the federal legislation has been stripped of its billboard regulatory authority since this article was published. In my reading of the ordinance, I have concluded that we already prohibit billboards and in fact have been fairly successful in doing so since the only billboards that exist in the community are one or two antiques down on Hwy. 212. However, I did ask the City ' Attorney to review our ordinance against recent court decisions to ensure that it is still legally enforceable and accomplishes what we would like to do. Attached is a memo from the City Attorney concluding that Chanhassen does effectively prohibit billboards at the present time and the manner in which this is structured in our ordinance is legally permissible. We will be reporting back to you in the near future relative to an outline of a work program that will meet the development of an entirely new sign ordinance that will incorporate these provisions. 1 1 CAMPBELL, KNUTSON, SCOTT & FUCHS, P.A. Attorneys at Law Thomas l Campbell Roger N. Knutson (612) 456-9539 ' Thomas NI Scott Fax (6121 456-Q542 Gan G. Fuchs James R. ' alston Elliott B. Knetsch June 3, 1991 Mr. Paul Krauss City of Chanhassen RECEIVED 690 Coulter Drive Box 147 JUN 04 199 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Re: Chanhassen's Billboard Ban CITY OF er-1KNHASSEi'! Dear Paul: You asked us to review Chanhassen's current sign ordinance to answer two questions: (1) does Chanhassen's ordinance ban billboards; and (2) if so, is that billboard ban constitutional? This letter is in response to your inquiry. i CONCLUSIONS ■ Chanhassen's current ordinance bans off-premise advertising signs, i.e. , billboards. This prohibition of advertising signs is valid. DISCUSSION Chanhassen's Ordinance §20-1259 prohibits advertising signs. Section 20-1 defines advertising signs as: Any sign which directs attention to a business, commodity, service, activity or entertainment not conducted, sold or offered upon the premises where such sign is located. A. Commercial Speech. An ordinance may place a time, place and manner restriction on speech if such restrictions are justified "without reference to the content of the regulated speech, . . . serve a significant governmental interest, and . . . leave open ample alternative channels for communication and information." Virginia State Board of Pharmacy vs. Virginia Citizen's Consumer Counsel, Inc. , 425 U.S. 748, 771 (1976) . 11 Yankee Square Office III • Suite 202 . 3460 Washington Drive • Eagan, MN 55122 I Mr. Paul Krauss ' June 3, 1991 Page 2 For purposes of the First Amendment, the issue is whether the on-premise/off-premise categorization in the advertising sign ordinance is a distinction based on content. Content-based distinctions in ordinances regulating commercial speech will be struck down. Consolidated Edison Company of New York vs. Public Service Commission of New York, 447 U.S. 530 (1980) . In Consolidated Edison, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Public Service Commission of New York could not prohibit public utilities from including in their monthly bills inserts discussing ' controversial issues of public policy, namely the benefits of nuclear power. Since the Commission allowed inserts on some subjects, but prohibited those in question, its action could not be upheld as a content-neutral time, place or manner regulation. 447 U.S. at 537. The United States Supreme Court, in Metromedia, Inc. v. City of San Diego, 453 U.S. 490 (1981) was asked to consider the constitutionality of a challenged San Diego ordinance. The ordinance, enacted in 1972, prohibited off-premise advertising signs, subject to 12 exceptions. The prohibition was aimed primarily at commercial billboards, although the ordinance on its face applied to other types of signs as well. The ordinance distinguished between on-premise advertising signs and off-premise advertising signs. The issue before the Supreme Court was whether such a distinction is a content based distinction. The Supreme Court held that the distinction between on-premise advertising ' signs and off-premise advertising signs is not content based. Similarly, Chanhassen's ordinance in distinguishing between on-premise and off-premise advertising signs does not favor one ' message over another. Chanhassen's ordinance presents a content- neutral distinction between on-premise advertising signs and off- premise advertising signs. Chanhassen's ordinance serves a significant governmental interest in that it protects the interest of commercial enterprises and the general public in identifying places of business and advertising the products or services ' available on the premises. Insofar as the on-premise/off-premise distinction is a regulation of commercial speech, the distinction has met with ' approval from the United States Supreme Court in Metromedia which, in discussing the San Diego ordinance, noted: In the first place, whether on-site advertising is permitted or not, the prohibition of off-site advertising is directly related `to the stated objectives of traffic safety and aesthetics. . . . 11 I Mr. Paul Krauss June 3, 1991 ' • Page 3 rSecond, the city may believe that off-site advertising with its periodically changing content, presents a ' more acute problem than does on-site advertising. B. Non-Commercial Speech. ' The Supreme Court in Metromedia struck down the challenged San Diego ordinance because of the ordinance's effect on noncommercial speech. The effect of the San Diego ordinance was to allow signs advertising goods or services available on the premises, to bar signs advertising goods or services offered elsewhere and to prohibit all noncommercial advertising that did not fall into one of several exceptions. The Supreme Court found the ordinance to be an impermissible burden on noncommercial speech: Insofar as the city tolerates billboards at all, it cannot choose to limit their content to commercial messages; the city may not conclude that the communication of commercial information concerning ' goods and services connected with a particular site is of greater value than the communication of noncommercial messages. In Metromedia, the Supreme Court noted that court's "have failed to give adequate weight to the distinction between commercial and noncommercial speech. " Metromedia, 101 S.Ct. at 2895, n. 18. One court that did give adequate weight to the distinction between commercial and noncommercial speech was the First Circuit in John Donnelly and Sons vs. Campbell, 639 Fed. 2d 6 (1st Cir. 1980) . In Donnelly, the court ruled that sections of the ' Maine Traveller Information Services Act violated the First Amendment because they too impermissibly burdened noncommercial speech. The Maine Statute was a prohibition of all signs except those specifically described in the statute. Exceptions included bus stops, memorial tablets and historical plaques; the legislature also allowed for a three-week period for signs announcing auctions ' and fairs and political campaigns. The court found that the excepticns did not go far enough, primarily because no exception was available "for signs on important public issues . . . . Messages such as "Abortion is Murder", "Save the Whales", et cetera [were] altogether banned. " Id. at 15. The Chanhassen ordinance, on the other hand, states that "signs containing noncommercial speech are permitted anywhere that business signs are permitted, subject to the same regulations applicable to such signs. " Chanhassen Ordinance Section 20-1268. Accordingly, the Chanhassen ordinance differs from the San Diego ordinance and the Maine Statute in that it places noncommercial speech on level footing with commercial speech. The Chanhassen Mr. Paul Krauss June 3, 1991 ' Page 4 ' ordinance will not have a greater impact on noncommercial speech versus commercial speech. Enclosea is a copy of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Metromedia, Inc. v. City of San Diego. ' •ery ours, CAMPBELL, i ,TSON, SCOTT CH • .A. ' °oger N. Knutson ' RNK:vlo °y I 1 1 I I The following cities do not allow any billboard advertising. In a few cities, one or more billboards remain which are either scheduled for removal or standing illegally. I Arden Hills Brooklyn Center Cottage Grove ' Deephaven Edina Golden Valley Lauderdale ' Lindstrom Mahtomedi Maple Grove Mounds View New Hope Robbinsdale I Roseville St. Anthony Village .St. Louis Park Shoreview ' Wayzata The following cities have a moratorium on new billboard ' construction: Bloomington Eagan Rochester MInnetonka bblist.doc disk E I I visual =..S ion ontroi Act of 1991 S. -5' °"'. � l e H.R. 1344 Protecting America's Roads from " . :;;, . : . . :.. , ` `VISUAL POLLUTION m . PPQ. ;, G .,_; Highway Beautification Act which we proposed to Congress i ''° 'ii'.::,:. :: . .,. `' "The g y p po rs:: :�,<::>, some twenty years ago needs to be strengthened to controrthe on$;mold ' :s td H au . !: spread of billboards,., and restore the scenic beauty of our nations. ' r an • :<:l�ia�ertc�)«ai^niland•Tiuet.::'.: :''?t I a Lady Bird Johnson and Laurance S.Rockefeller,September IL 1986 :A'Z :kaa :Forestey.As!#Ctitt orit.; ` :' a erku Hlking Society'. ti <:<: went -five ears a o,the conser- •• A moratorium is placed on the .- '!�c eiwtCcn' nstitutia?j': ci.,.,„ifs <` Ty y g , . : '' vation community, led by Lady construction of new billboards A erkanPti+anfii Johnson,introduced and eased aloe federal highways. Under -,r •.r e. ,4,..{ i. .;:t. Y,. Bird To p 8 ;.; ridt lout Rivera :.;; ;:..,. ::. �:: ' one of America's first cornprehen- the current NBA, new billboards `' .:""' =°'h:.<. �iic o,S�axulsca�a.��clil�cta sive pieces of environmental legisla• are being constructed faster then c )ii F+edia�atici%koKaYiertca ' Lion-the Highway Beautff cationAct ever before. Traveler-related in- s Tar.Sit in tt is ijcb.t%t rest.` of 1965. Environmentalists heralded formation can be conveyed ', ,,F,,. .. •. .... ,j, ,,;..:.. ..v. the Act as a victory for the preserve- through a variety of non-polluting �it*r' t[ori; a'°' Ast }' I lion of the scenic resources along our means other than billboards, in- 4 iirs.of Wildlife :s ..:M.. �,,, • chiding: state-approved "lo o" ': nation's roadways. Though initially g .>�if?�lra�iiisenial Ac�aii��`�: �: > successful in controlling the number signs,historic signs,guidebooks, '.Eiiutronmenta)De Fuzed; of billboards. the Highway Beautlf• information centers, and traveler ;1;I:4'..44 of Y t tern utdoor Clubs '.a I carton Act has been amended to the services radio stations. 1�'�rlt�e.olti►el4artli.•:tPX; • ` `;,; point that it is now little more than the • The useless destruction of thou- ::,The Garden Club of-.America billboard protection act. The most sands of trees on public and for `.:fiuretin Environment Center'1. ..i.:.,:'n•I devastating amendment prohibits the sole purpose of improved ')rxauk�YSiltgq Loague of Ai�nertca"'. states and local governments from billboard visibility is prohib- ; tittdfTrttst_Atti6et,: removing billboards using their own ited.Public trees and vegetation• `` land use powers, often planted with taxpayers'doh- LeiAgue 0 t:r�inecicac e.'eti en I The time for reform is now.Com- munities Lars are now being clearcut in L'et ue.or Californl!ti C t e ',';• all over the nation are de- order to make billboards more vis- l!'[tthigaix Untted.`Cons.,Chiba `,_'A minding that the right to regulate and ible. Ironically, many of these ;.NatlonalAssoc,ofRai l'aesengers "` remove billboards along their own trees were planted with highway `:Net: .:ofServ..&Cobs ;Corps;: I ; roadsides be returned. By enacting beautification funds in the 1960s. iiita alwAudubonSociety :''•the Visual Pollution Control Act of The public investment in trees r' Nei Catir.etstatepot;Prea:Officers 1991,Congress will at last restore the planted on federal rights-of-way • .`Nit t4`Coun:of Stitte'4ilrtten Clubs ability of localities to protect their should be protected. " communities from the spread of bill- ` National League of.Ces : , `:! L:; board blight. History: Rise Na PerksanitConservxitionAs oc Y National•People's Acti'o ° ' "' Recommendations and Fall of the rNat.Recrention&ParksAsi►oei:,, , for Reform Highway NatlonatTrugt for litstoric Pree. ,National Wildlife Federatloii:,'' ',: Significant changes to current law Beautification Act 'Natural Resources Defense:Councii� which are included in the Visual Pal- At its inception,the purpose of the 1000 Friends•of Oregoli:' ,ii;. }•,°• :•/ution Control Act of 1991 arc: Highway Beautificarion Act (NBA) ,,.'11•00 F;lencis at 4,1t;ssachusott „" ':s • Control over existing billboards was to preserve the natural beauty of :„ I g Presssryatlon.Action ;; ±„ = is returned to states and Iocali- the nation's highways, NBA's pri- ties where it belongs.The Visual mary intent was to restrict billboards )xails.to Trails Cnrixervancy .{ Pollution Control Act restores to to areas which were zoned for corn- Renew America.; ; ; states and localities the ability to merclaI and industrial use Yet, Scenic America' ;`; ;': ' I use their own laws to remove non- twenty six years later, much of our Sierra Club ::•conforming billboards through countrys cau�the outdoorr aldvebill- SogthgtxtEiiv:L awCenter '. the process of amortization, Even U.S.:Conference of Mayors •'. I so,this legislation will not require ing industry has used loopholes in the .. law to erect thousands of new signs. The Witilerriess Society ; the removal of a single legally For example, the NBA permits the World Wildlife Fund!Cans.Found. erected billboard, Sign removal construction of new billboards in " ` will be left completely to the dis- . +. Creiion of local governments. unzoned' commercial and indus- trial, areas. This loophole has re- i • MA Y — 3-- 9. 1` F R I 1 3 : 0 I.. Seen i_c. Amer i c.0____._ ____ °"i' . $►v :i-. suited in the construction of thou- pensation. The billboard Industry ' sands of new billboards in otherwise claims that amortization of bill- The'Eiliboard >< ' I scenic areas. boards is an unconstitutional taking. '..s'" ' Even with such loopholes the State and Federal Courts disagree. ra str�,, . lyth'YS.:A:. . NBA was relatively effective until According to a February 6, 1991 s1C '' ;Y - °. 1978 when it was gutted by an General Accounting Office report, "'` ``''` "; " : ' "our review indicates that a ma- 7t'Tlk1. The e Cibored'ifidusir amendment pushed through ' - y' g >'testl)<kd before CQtgress on April`; gross by the billboard industry. Be- jority of the cases hold that billboard x.24,•,Opt Chit 1Vell. over 100,0tjt2 fore 1978, local communities who amortization is*reasonable exercise I • wished to remove billboards could of the police power of the state and pizcp�lr;9re•eai➢Ioyed iix outdoor, compensate owners either by paying not violative of the constitution." advitMlptrtgand related businesses,; cash,(75%of which was provided by While the Supreme Court has never F1 ',#' According to t U:S.:C�»� the federal government),or by timer- directly addressed the issue,petitions - tireat�'only:- 2.2` people II ruing them, Amortization is a pro- to review billboard amortization pe. - vtlre:; ployed'diir '� '",out-:< cess by which a iota! government nods have been repeatedly denied. done id08s.ing services nation.: - • uses its constitutionally guaranteed Obviously,there arc factors which v t a 85 c '' land use authority to compensate the must be wei weighed b local govern- ' X 'H TIk billbuard'industr!`''is ' g by 8 t �". „ owners of billboards which do not ments before establishing amortize- -: o1f.F.,sed:,largely otsroalt;"doom, d': '''coin a Lest; <.:;r conform to local zoning laws.Local Lion periods.For example,the timer- :fop;.:,.: . D 4 .'•:.<�: ;;r , governments amortize these "non- tization period must be of a sufficient :FAC .:717 er70%of billboards area I - conforming" billboards by allowing length to fully compensate the owner owned and operated by ten bill- them to stay up for a grace period - of the billboard. Decisions regarding board companies- The three:larb-:> usually five to seven years • during the length of amortization periods "estaic. Co..and which time the billboard owner can can and should be dealt with on thedta P0-`19, • : easily recover his/her original invest- local level.Because of the rotitabil• '' • ro"i •''i. p :M'�^)i'Htttiouils�provide��alu=;. - ment in the sign,plus earn additional icy of billboards as compared to the : able.tray.eler`Informatioh: ` ;<.-1, :•; income.In 1978, the ability of local owner's costs in construction and .. ' governments to amortize non-con- leases,no billboard company has yet r AC'JE't9 oy ofthe cop l0�dve.rtis-;, forming billboards was taken away proved to a court that it has not at ;kerx.om:bDlboi;tirds are alcohol aced;; I by an industry supported amendment (cast recouped its ri i investment tobeccg compa'Hes;according.to'' pp pe o g pal 8..... . to the NBA. over the amortization period. ::Adti�errising_Age.(5eptemtxf 26;.ts9o.1: I Prior to 1983, many billboards Simplyput, `.Lpgosignprdgramshavebeetisuc. amortization is a tech- ".cesseu't to many states iii providing:I' were removed using cost-share cash pique whereby local governments " j ;xeteianfsraveler#rifo inetii>n: payments,but at a cost of over S220 can carry out their constitutionally y .oga itigltas arr'iaucbiropre:cost et-.1 I million dollars to American taxpay- guaranteed land use authority in re- iicient'tm' :advertiger and bill,' ors. Since 1983,however,no federal moving no billboards. 8` ,ciiteler 26 read,and do nn money has been appropriated for Without amortization, Iocal govern- '`devastttitit,tii e:scenerj siring:'atir billboard removal, Since few local meets have lost a basic tool for elim- trondtiidea. : q; : I communities have the resources to mating visual pollution. make cash payments for sign re- i" moval - at costs which can reach _ __ S100,000 to S200,000 per billboard- ' removal of non-conforming bill- BILLBOARD REMOVAL: 1981-1990 boards has come to a virtual stand- still. For example, from 1986 to Non-Conforming Conforming I 1988, only 2,657 non-conforming FY Re1110vrd 1 Ererreri2 billboards were removed, while an • 1990 226 ? estimated 47,500 new billboards 198c� 385 were erected. If all non-conforming ' billboards along federally aided 1988 502 16,834 highways were removed using cash 1981 1,098 15854 payments as present law requires,the 1986 1,057 14,931 cost to American taxpayers would be I in excess of S I billion. 1985 1,112 q 1984 1,429 2 Amortization and the 1983 2,235 13,5223 IConstitution - 1982 2,934 ? Tice Fifth Amendment to the U.S. 1981 4.368 - ? Constitution provides, in part, that Source; 1 federal Highway AJministre:,on,2 Congressional Research Service estimates.3 I government shall not take private Genera! Accounting Office, FtlWA figures are for federal aid highways only, C.R.S figures property for public use without corn- exclude federal aid secondary highways.state and local roads. I - CITYOF I 0: Y ClIANHASSEN II690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 I (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 IJune 20, 1991 r II Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Freeburg 3891 Lone Cedar Lane • Chaska, MN 55318 IDear Mr. and Mrs. Freeburg: • I As Planning Director for the City of Chanhassen, I received the copy of your June utility bill with your question concerning the storm water fee. I am enclosing a copy a brochure that we mailed out to home owners earlier this year explaining the program and I where the funds will be used. In general, the City Council believed it was necessary for the city to actively work to implement plans and programs designed to better manage storm water, I protect our wetlands and protect and improve water quality in our lakes. This nominal fee is being collected from every property in the city and is based upon a sliding scale that in turn is based I upon the amount of hard surface area contained within a given property. The rationale is the more hard surface coverage there is, the more storm water runs off and must be dealt with by the city. Over the past few years we have seen a significant decline II in the water quality of our lakes and impacts upon our wetlands despite our best efforts to protect them. It is expected that this program, which is an ongoing effort of at least five years, will I reverse these trends and allow the community to respond in a more positive manner. I If you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact me. Si ly, • I 0 I Paul Krauss, AICP Director of Planning PK:v . Ipc: City Council I I - ------;------ . IUTILITY BILL ..., ., 690 c H 4CNOLJA'-cTsE PE.f Pr.,.:NEN•E MINNESOTA BOX 147 . ,,,,, , ,.. 4,400"Leur II so, et? 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I , CITYOF lt CHANHASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 -' (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 June 20, 1991 Ms. Karen Bowman 9650 Flintlock Trail ' Chanhassen, MN 55317 Dear Ms. Bowman: ' As Planning Director for the City of Chanhassen, I received a copy of your June 13, 1991, letter concerning the surface water utility ' bill you received. I am enclosing a copy of a brochure that was prepared outlining the Surface Water Utility Program for your review. The program is designed to directly address issues confronted by the community dealing with managing storm water run- off, maintaining and improving water quality and protecting our wetlands. As such, this is not a rural or urban issue, it is an issue that affects all property owners in the community. The ' program also does mean that new development does not pay its own way as it always has in the past. All new development will be fully assessed for all storm water and water quality improvements t directly attributable to them. The program involves rural as well as urban residents of our community since rainwater falls on all properties equally and runs down street and must ultimately be managed or else we will continue to have problems. You indicated ' that you receive nothing in return from the city, I beg to differ with this assessment. Although the program is currently in its infancy, there will be ongoing improvements to water bodies and down stream management facilities built through the community that will be a benefit to all property owners. This program was designed and approved by the City with the best of intent and, in ' my opinion, is anything but an example of wasteful, inefficient metropolitan government. It is a dedicated program whereby all the funds that are collected will be plowed directly back into these programs. ' I hope this letter responds to your needs for information. Please feel free to contact me if you have any further questions. Sincerely, ' aul Krauss, AICP Director of Planning 1 1 1 Karen B. Bowman 9650 Flintlock Trail • Chanhassen MN 55317 June 13, 1991 RECEIVE p • 1 JitN 11991 c�ry ICity of Chanhassen UO`CygNhA 690 Coulter Drive "tit DE pTSSEN P. O. Box 147 1 Chanhassen MN 55317 1 Re: Enclosed 'Utility bill To Whom It May Concern: I would just like to let you know that we have had to spend over$600 in just the past . month on septic system/sump system repairs and additions. This RIDICULOUS charge of yours to us, a country household in which we are totally responsible for the 1 installation and maintenance of OUR OWN well/sewage/storm water systems adds INCREDIBLE insult to injury! 1 I grew up in a little Illinois town some 60 miles northwest of Chicago, and I know exactly what it's like to be a rural resident and be constantly milked by the state for the 1 support of a wasteful, inefficient metropolitan government. And although Chanhassen is no Chicago,and a quarterly payment of S322 FOR NOTHING probably won't render us destitute,the slap in the face stings no less. 1 Distgustedly, / • 1 1 1 1 1 I I IWalter N. or Karen B. Bowman _ Ph. 612-445-6171 2904 9650 Flintlock Trail I Chanhassen, Mn 55317 �S :9 9� 17-1/910 Pay to r the 74,74,,,ti order of = 3.L 2.,I 2 . CCtt�� Dollars ,r. . Norwest Bank Minnesota,N.A. ' IiORW 1I t Ill Norwest Center ESTBANKS •I iii MinneapolisSixth and ,MN Marque 55779 tte ii'ii Memo ✓E' ��%CSC� 'v!/`7gLef I 1:0910000 /9 : 9026 72511' 2904 • I . Y UTILITY BILL T 690 COULTER DRIVE • P 0 BOX 147 c+ CHANHASSEN MINNESCTA 55317 t 935 '"1-� i �" . 3-905450 3.2. b 3.5, I JUN 1 ? 1991 Crty OF IUtIL r EAsstN , •I WALTER 6 KAREN BOWMAN 9650 FLINTLOCK TRAIL CHANHASSEN MN 55317 I I I I I I r CITYOF 1 CHANHASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 . (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 June 20, 1991 Mr. John Helland ' Legislative Analyst House Research Department Minnesota House of Representatives 600 State Office Building ' St_ Paul, MN 55155 Dear John: You recently dropped me a note thanking us for our help on the Wetlands Bill during the last session. I appreciate the comments but I think you were the one who really deserves the note of appreciation. We are still reading the final draft of the Wetlands Bill and trying to determine all of its nuances. One thing is clear to us. We were gratified to find that our comments were well ' received and even more pleased with the rapid and effective response that I attribute primarily to you. I look forward to having opportunities to work with you again in the future on items of mutual interest. Sincerely, 1 Paul Krauss, AICP Director of Planning ' PK:v pc: City Council 1 - 1 r 1 II CITYOF 1 , , 1 CHANHASSEN \ . 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 I % IMEMORANDUM TO: Planning Commission and City Council IFROM: Paul Krauss, Planning Director DATE: June 19, 1991 ISUBJ: June 12, 1991, Workshop on Land Development Held At the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum IThe Planning Commission and City Council will probably recall presentations Peter Olin, Director of the Arboretum, made to both bodies relative to the Chanhassen Comprehensive Plan. Testifying I in public hearings on behalf of the Arboretum, he stated his opposition to development encroaching near the Arboretum and to paraphrase his comments, insisted that the Arboretum was a pearl I and Chanhassen had an obligation to preserve its setting. He also seemed to take a dim view of the quality of development in Chanhassen as well as the city's efforts to control growth. I Neither the Planning Commission or City Council received his comments favorably, as I recall. In spite of Mr. Olin's accusations, the city has gone to great I length to take into account the presence of the Arboretum. The Comprehensive Plan of course tries, in every way possible, to break up the industrial commercial corridor in which Eden Prairie has I developed and uses a number of techniques to accommodate this. The city also has wetland and tree preservation initiatives that will be of importance and passed a buffer yard ordinance, complimented I by the Comprehensive Plan, to improve upon setbacks and screening. Lastly, the northeast corner of the intersection between Hwy. 5 and 41 which is partially owned by Fleet Farm, has been established as a study area and the city has begun undertaking an envisioning I process for the Hwy. 5 corridor to get a better handle on all development that may occur in this area. I Last May, staff was informed that a meeting was being held at the Arboretum to discuss the impact of local land use decisions on that facility and to find new mechanisms to control growth. It is significantly important to note that Planning Staff from the City I of Chanhassen, Chaska and Victoria, which surround the Arboretum, were specifically excluded from the mailing list. I only became aware of the meeting through contacts at the Metropolitan Council 1 1 Workshop at Arboretum June 19, 1991 • Page 2 ' who had been invited. • Along with Metropolitan Council - representation, other invitees included a number of representatives of the Arboretum, the University, State Legislature, State Planning Agency, and the Minnesota DNR. I contacted Councilman Wing, who has been involved in some discussions with the Arboretum and found that he did know of the meeting and I received a copy of his letter ' of invitation. The letter, which is attached, was in my opinion, flammatory and gave misleading information such as the fact that the City was portrayed as having approved the Mills Fleet Farm on ' the north side of Hwy. 5 and 41 intersection and approved a shopping center on the south side. The tenor of the letter was also one which was designed to pit the Arboretum against the City and solicit support of outside parties. From this, I can only ' conclude that the intent of this meeting was, in essence, to create an "end-around". Mr. Olin appeared to be unsatisfied with his hearings in front of the City during the Comprehensive Plan process and was then trying to utilize state legislators to appropriate local control over planning authority so that the development pattern in the three communities would be more to his liking. I contacted Councilman Wing and outlined my concerns to him. He then contacted Peter Olin indicating that since his city's planning director was not invited to the meeting, that he would not be present either and asked him to rethink the intent of his meeting. The meeting was then rescheduled for June 12 at the Arboretum. Again, it is important to note that although the planning staff of ' the three communities were invited, we were not invited to participate in the planning for the meeting nor address those present. Materials sent out for the second meeting were identical to the first. I took it upon myself to contact the planners of ' Victoria and Chaska and organized a meeting to discuss the Arboretum's initiatives. I found that the Arboretum was not only upset with Chanhassen but was also upset with these two communities who apparently planned a road improvement project within what Peter Olin felt to be an unacceptable distance from the Arboretum. We agreed that we would attend this meeting and portray to the extent ' possible the actual facts and carry forward our community's ongoing concerns and programs. I attended the meeting along with Councilman Wing. Peter Olin introduced the meeting and gave several bits of background information in which I considered to be inaccurate and proceeded to correct. He then had Frank Martin, a landscape architect who is on 1 his staff, give a slide presentation and commentary which in my opinion appeared to imply that unless we mended our ways, Hwy. .5 would look like University Avenue in'Fridley. After he finished his presentation, I handed out a memorandum that I had prepared for the Hwy 5 visioning study outlining the numerous initiatives that the city has already undertaken and is planning on undertaking that will have a direct bearing on Hwy. 5, but more important will have I Workshop at Arboretum June 19, 1991 Page 3 a direct bearing on the balance of the city as well. I pointed out that there is a danger in taking the Arboretum out of context. I indicated that we are a community of 12,000 people and 6, 000 jobs and the Arboretum is an important element but is not the sole focus of our Comprehensive Plan and then offered. them a colored map of our Comprehensive Plan so that those present could view it for ' themselves. The meeting then • broke . up into work groups and each discussed general issues surrounding the premise that the Arboretum had ' raised valid concerns and discussed possible ways of dealing with those concerns. In my group and several others, it was stressed that the Arboretum is an important member of our communities, ' however, land use decisions are a local right and it is highly unlikely that we will accept any. attacks on our ability to deal locally with concerns raised by our residents and business ' community. It also became more evident that the cities have not been remiss on our responsibilities towards the Arboretum or environmental issues in general. What it boiled down to is that if the Arboretum is willing to participate in some sort of cooperative ' approach and make suggestions as to how development might be improved, the communities will probably be willing to participate. In my own group, I also indicated that I did not want to take Hwy. ' 5 or the City of Chanhassen out of context. The Arboretum, and in a bigger sense, the University's Urban Design Center, needs to offer a range of advice to metro area communities and not solely those located around the Arboretum. ' At the conclusion of the meeting, there was some general agreement that Peter Olin would write up some findings and conclusions and that future meetings would be held on this subject. These meetings are to be held on what would be considered more neutral ground and ideally would involve more of the participants in preparation of ' the discussion and format. Staff will keep the Planning Commission and City Council posted as to any future meetings and their outcome. Copies of materials handed out at the meeting, the invitation and a background paper prepared by staff are attached to ' this memo for your review. I 1 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Minnesota Landscape Arboretum t [ 3675 Arboretum Drive P 0 Box 39 Chanhassen,Minnesota 55317 (612)443-2460 Workshop on Land Development June 12 , 1991 ' Snyder Building Auditorium Agenda ' 12 : 30 Buffet Lunch 1: 00 Presentation - Peter Olin & Frank Martin slides and commentary what's happening surrounding the Arboretum the Arboretum's mission _ , the impact of surrounding development town growth - Chanhassen, Chaska, Victoria what others have done some possible scenarios ' - questions 1:45 11 Group Discussion ' - what do you think the impacts/problems/opportunities are other scenarios ' ' : 15 issemble - group reports 2 :45 are do we go from here? Can we create alternative development models? If studies are prepared who can do them and who can fund them? ' - Can this group help? 3 : 15 ;ur gardens or leave I Draft Project Proposal Phase One ' i. Social Contexts and Histories in the Region: individual reports Agricultural History University Fruit Growing Station Arbc retum The Growth of Towns I 2 . The Character of the Existing Landscape Historical written descriptions from journals and newspaper accounts ' Historic photos Expert Analyses of: topography vegetation/wildlife cultural geography and local architecture landscape patterns and types 3. Community Perceptions of the Existing Landscape Focus groups to identify narrative accounts of valued place qualities Participatory photography to identify valued landscape features and activities Mapping of valued places and features 4. The Sensitivity to Change Video simulation of development options for existing landscape types and valued characteristics Presentation of images to focus groups and public meetings for discussion 5. Publication of Press Releases and Report ' Documentation of public perceptions regarding existing landscape character and future development options ' Phase Two 1. Involvement of Advisory Committee in Consideration of Growth ' Scenarios Identification of desired future landscape character Identification of compatible options for economic growth Development of model municipal planning guidelines 2 . Writing a New Social Context and Narrative for the Year 2030 Involvement of Arboretum members, local residents, and committee participants in the writing of a narrative for the future that encompasses valued place characteristics and the environment that would be most suitable for their preservation. ' 3 . Report and Implications for Other Regions 1 CITYOF vo‘,, CHANHASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 1 BACKGROUND PAPER ON CITY INITIATIVES AFFECTING THE HIGHWAY 5 CORRIDOR By Paul Krauss., Planning Director 1 BACKGROUND 1 The new City Comprehensive Plan has recently been approved for adoption by the Metropolitan Council, and the City is about to 1 embark upon an exciting and hopefully fulfilling process of establishing a community vision for the Hwy. 5 corridor. Before - starting this program, I believe it would be useful to step back and gain an understanding of the tremendous amount of work that has 1 already been accomplished over the past few years. Ih a very significant way, the Comprehensive Plan and other initiatives that are outlined below have truly changed the ground rules regarding the type of development that will occur and our expectations of what the community is going to become over the next ten years. 1 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN INITIATIVES 1. General Overview 1 The new Comprehensive Plan was undertaken in part because we have a legal mandate to do so and in part because this is the only mechanism by which we are able to relocate the MUSA line. However, 1 one of the primary goals of undertaking the new Comprehensive Plan planning process is to develop a vision of what our community is and what it can become and to start the process, through the Land Use Plan and Plan Text, of enacting this vision. The new 1 Comprehensive Plan was developed with several goals in mind and these are described in further detail below. It should be stressed, however, that the Comprehensive Plan was not developed to . 1 promote growth at any cost, but rather a very conservative approach was taken whereby selected and directed growth became the strategy. Even the Metropolitan Council, in their review of our plan, 1 indicated that we could have requested up to 400 additional acres to the MUSA line; however, there was a conscious decision during the preparation of the plan to only attempt to accommodate what was believed to be in the community's best interests. 1 1 1 1 1 ' 2 . Commercial Development The Comprehensive Plan focused retail commercial development in and around the Chanhassen Central Business District. This was a conscious decision in keeping with the City's long term goals of renovating our downtown. As you all will recall, we have had ' significant pressure to develop retail commercial elsewhere along the Hwy. 5 corridor that has thus far been resisted. Chanhassen is in a unique position of controlling its retail destiny. Unlike ' many communities where development occurs just outside the city line that is destructive to the CBD, we are in a position of controlling our destiny since the potential outlying commercial area happens to be within our community. The non-CBD site most ' often discussed is the northeast 14 of the Hwy 5/41 area where Mills Fleet Farm has acquired property. The commercial focus on the CBD also allows for significant improvements in the quality of retail ' commercial that is developed and the avoidance of strip roads along or adjacent to Hwy. 5. ' 3 . Hwv. 5/41 Intersection/Hwy. 5 Study Area The Hwy. 5/41 intersection is of primary importance to the city for several reasons. It is a major entrance to our community for ' traffic coming from the south and west; it is adjacent to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, which we regard as a sensitive land use worthy of a strong emphasis of protecting the site; and, ' because there is extraordinarily high development potential in this area which should be realized only after a good deal of thought. We note that the intersection is 50% in the control of the ' Arboretum which owns land on the north and south of Hwy. 5 located west of Hwy. 41. The northeast corner is in part owned by Mills Fleet Farm, but the city has designated this area as a 1995 Study Area. This designation was done in part to control premature commercial development and in part because this land was excessed to the city's needs for land consumption at this point in time. On the south side of the intersection, the city envisions high quality office industrial development that is consistent with what is being developed on adjacent parcels in the City of Chaska, although hopefully of higher quality. 4. North Side of Hwy. 5 In preparing the Comprehensive Plan, the Planning Commission was extremely sensitive to a desire to avoid the development of a commercial or industrial strip road along Hwy. 5. In general, it is believed that the higher quality residential land was located north of Hwy. 5 due to topographic features and proximity of other residential neighborhoods. Thus, the Comprehensive Plan envisions the entirety of the north side of Hwy. 5 as being developed for residential uses. The south side of Hwy. 5 was broken down into a ' mix of residential and office/industrial uses designed to use, 2 I 11 wherever possible, natural features to separate the different uses. • 5. Middle School Site The City worked with the Chaska School District to define their growth needs during the 1990s and it is believed that by 1995 they will have a need to develop a new middle school. We worked with the school district to identify potential sites and eventually settled on one located in the southeast quadrant of the ' intersection of Galpin Boulevard and Hwy. 5. In this location, the school site has fairly good proximity to much of Chanhassen as well as to other communities that will be served by the school. It also is uniquely positioned to help bridge the Hwy. 5 corridor with residential-type development which was intentionally done to avoid making a residential island out of Timberwood Estates and the surrounding area. In addition, the school site represents considerable open space. Out of approximately 40 acres being looked at, 10 acres would be in building and hard surface with the remaining area permanently set aside as recreational open space. The city is now conducting additional meetings with the school district and with potential developers of the area in an effort to get the site set aside for eventual construction of this facility. 6. Timberwood Area This area was intensively studied during preparation of the Plan. The result was that the area located between Hwy. 5 and the subdivision was guided for low density residential uses. However, the Plan would allow for office/industrial uses only if they were ' of particularly high quality from a standpoint of architectural, landscape and site design, preserved the school site and environmentally sensitive features and developed to a relatively low density. Whichever way this area is developed, we believe that ' there will be a positive influence on the Hwy. 5 corridor. 7. Buffer Yard Concept SAfter extended discussion, the Planning Commission settled on the concept of establishing buffer yards to allow for more sensitive development and separation between land uses of differing ' intensity. The buffer yard concept requires an additional 50 feet of landscaped and screened setback area along external rights-of- way and 100 feet internally. . These areas exist around the ' Timberwood subdivision and around the Arboretum, in addition to occurring in a number of other places. The buffer yard is established by the Comprehensive Plan and an ordinance amendment I requiring its implementation has already been adopted in the city zoning ordinance. 8 . Public Open Space 11 3 1 11 i The city already contains a huge amount of public open space. Included amongst these are Lake Minnewashta Regional Park, the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, the Minnesota River Wildlife Refuge which the city is working on with the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service to expand the park boundaries and last, but not least, a very extensive park system which is proposed for expansion, most notably Lake Ann Park, which represents a significant open space on ' the Hwy. 5 corridor. Preservation of all of these areas is outlined in detail in the Comprehensive Plan. 9. Preservation of Natural Features ' The Comprehensive. Plan provides directions for preservation of a recreational corridor along Bluff Creek, city parks, the Minnesota River Valley, the Minnesota River Bluff Line and mature trees and creeks. Preservation of natural features is outlined in the Comprehensive Plan and these areas, plus significant wetlands, are used to separate incompatible land uses wherever possible. It is ' hoped that in conjunction with high quality landscaping plans which would be required with new development, that preservation of natural features can be used to significantly break up the intensity of use along the Hwy. 5 corridor and maintain a feel for Chanhassen's natural environment as one travels through the community. In some cases I firmly believe we can do better than what currently exists today. For example, the Bluff Creek Corridor along Hwy. 5 has basically become an agricultural fence line with a few scattered trees. I believe that if this is acquired and protected by the city as outlined in the Comprehensive Plan and developed as a recreational amenity, that we can offer significant improvements over the status quo. ' 10. Surface Water Quality/Wetland Preservation Program The Comprehensive Plan outlines the Surface Water Utility Program, which is the City's water quality vehicle. In point of fact, we were able to get this program off the ground in advance of the Comprehensive Plan and I might add that this significantly aided our ability to get the plan adopted by the Metropolitan Council. ' Work undertaken under this program will be used to refine our wetlands protection methodology along with water quality improvements and flood control efforts. Along the way there are ' going to be opportunities for the city to use funds generated under the program to protect numerous water bodies that occur throughout the area which will then also serve as permanent open space. Of course it goes without saying that this plan will be used to significantly refine our efforts of protecting the natural environment from impacts that might otherwise have occurred from new development. 11. Hwv. 5 Corridor Study 4 The Hwy. 5 Corridor Study upon which we are currently embarking is a direct result of the visioning process that was started by the Comprehensive Plan. Initially this grew from an effort to define what the Hwy. 5 1995 Study Area should be planned to accommodate, but has grown into a visioning study for the entire highway corridor. It is a good example how a comprehensive plan and the work undertaken to complete it enables people to get their thoughts ' together on Laeir community and take an active role in determining how it is to develop in the future. ' RECENT AND PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE CHANHASSEN ZONING ORDINANCE 1. Site Plan Review Requirement Last year the city adopted a new site plan review ordinance complete with significantly improved standards. These standards demand higher quality developments and more accurately define the ' city's role in this process. This ordinance should play a major role ensuring that the city's desire to obtain quality development is achieved. 2 . Wetland Protection The city has had a strong no-net-loss wetlands program for over 8 ' years. As you are aware, no-net-loss wetlands protection is now a requirement of state law and your city planning staff played a role in drafting this legislation. Through the Surface Water Quality ' Program, we are proposing to officially map wetlands and revamp and update our wetland protection policy. Approval of our Comprehensive Plan by the Metropolitan Council was in part aided by the fact that we have a no-net-loss wetlands program. Because of ' city initiatives like the no-net-loss wetlands protection, Chanhassen tends to develop at a considerably lower densities than have been experienced in Eden Prairie or Bloomington, for example. This feeling of openness that results from no-net-loss wetlands is a significant factor 'in the feel of existing Chanhassen neighborhoods and it will be perpetuated and improved upon in the future. ' 3. PUD Ordinance ' The Planning Commission recently recommended approval of a new PUD Ordinance for by the City Council. Staff has been pushing the development of a new PUD ordinance since we believe it will be a ' primary and highly effective tool for developing large tracts of land in the expanded MUSA area. The new PUD ordinance provides for a definition of the city's expectations for quality/sensitive development in exchange for the improved design freedom and potential cost savings provided for the developer through the use of this ordinance. The new ordinance also has some very well defined development standards to ensure that we get quality development consistent with city goals. 5 • 4 . Bluff Line Preservation ' While not directly related to Hwy. 5, the Planning Commission and staff are currently working on new ordinance measures designed to ' protect the Minnesota River bluff line and tributary creek bluff lines. It is believed that this is a significant .visual and environmental area worthy of special protection and the ordinance ' seeks to do this. 5. Improved Landscaping Requirements I Staff and the Planning Commission are currently working on improved_ landscaping requirements for all developments subject to site plan review in our community. These standards would also require enhanced landscaping for residential plats which are viewed under a separate section of the ordinance. Improving landscaping requirements plays a significant role in the quality of development ' that results during the site plan review process. 6. Tree Preservation Requirements The city has long- maintained efforts to protect stands of mature trees. We have been working with the DNR on what is for them an experimental program of identifying tree stands worthy of special ' protective measures. Ordinance changes designed to accomplish this goal will be proposed in the near future. Preservation of mature trees along with plantings of new material along Hwy. 5 will allow the community to avoid the strip road vista that occurs elsewhere. 7. New Shoreline Protection Regulations ' Staff is currently in the process of working with the DNR to develop new and improved shoreline protection ordinances. ' HRA INITIATIVES 1. Highway 5 Design Effort ' The HRA has been actively involved in design improvements to be incorporated on mainline Hwy. 5 in conjunction with its expansion from two to four lanes. These design elements include special ' paving treatments, monumentation, landscaping and signage, all designed to ensure that the driver knows that he or she is passing through a special community. It is not unreasonable to think that as Hwy. 5 is expanded further to the west that similar elements ' should be incorporated. 2. Clearance or Improvement of Blighted Sites The HRA is actively involved in the clearance of a number of sites which are visually blighting influences and improvements to others ' that are to remain in place. Among these properties include the 6 • • Taco Shop and Apple Valley Red-E-Mix which are scheduled to be ' acquired in part or entirety with the realignment of Hwy. 101. Additionally, the HRA has recently acquired property around the perimeter of the Hanus building and it is in the process of ' cleaning up these sites as well-- as working with the owner to renovate the Hanus building and landscape the exterior. The HRA participates directly in our downtown renovation program and ' through the use of tax increment financing in the form of subsidies, can exercise considerable control over new development of this area in the future. In a similar vein, if tax increment financing is used on developments new to this area, this financing ' mechanism can be used to exact site design improvements beyond those required by the ordinance in exchange for the financial. • considerations. ' 3. CBD Redevelopment ' The long years of working to redevelop Chanhassen's CBD as the vibrant center of our community is now achieving its goals. The overall design effort has made the importance of this area clear to all who experience it. There has already been a considerable amount of new and renovated development and it is now appearing likely that work on Market Square and a new bank will start later this -year. 7 1 p lC_ ' : i r UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Minnesota Landscape Arboretum L L. 3675 Arboretum Drive P,O Box 39 Chanhassen,Minnesota 55317 (612)443-2460 1 &, April 30, 1991 f ' Mr. Paul Krauss City of Chanhassen 690 Coulter Drive Chanhassen, Mn 55317 Dear Paul: ' Since a majority of you were not able to attend the May 9 meeting (copy of lette _attached) , I have rescheduled it for Wednesday afternoon, uice 1?', 1991. The same schedule (attached) will apply and you are -Invited to be my guest for lunch on that day. After some initial feedback, I have added our three local planners ' to participate as well. Though this is still just an introductory meeting to determine wider community interest in doing a project, it is important to keep the channels of communication open. ' I hope you will be able to attend. Please call Shirley Fragale to confirm your intention to participate. Thanks. Sin rely, - I i Pete J. Olin ' Dire tor PJO:sf 1 ' RECEIVED MAY a 3 1991 CITY OF CHANHASSEN UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Minnesota Landscape Arboretum 3675 Arboretum Drive P O Box 39 Chanhassen Minnesota 55317 (612)443-2460 • April 11, 1991 Mr. Paul Krauss ' City of Chanhassen 690 Coulter Drive Chanhassen, Mn 55317 ' Dear Paul: Since its inception in 1958, the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum has ' grown from a 160 acre farm site to over 900 acres of research plantings, plant species collections, landscaped displays and model gardens. In 1990, (with a budget of over $3 , 000, 000) , we were visited by 191,000 people, reached 20, 000 children with our plant science curriculum, employed over 110 people during the summer months, and saw a membership grow to over 10, 000 people. Each year, Arboretum membership and visitorship has grown by ' approximately 10%. Our largest single day now draws 7,000 people (Dayton's sponsored Mother Nature Day) . ' Our educational programs range from horticultural and natural science classes and workshops to conferences addressing planning and landscape design issues. Our research is focused on developing hardy landscape plants (trees and shrubs) and will expand to ' propagation of natives. The Arboretum's Andersen Horticultural Library, with 10, 000 volumes, is our publishing arm and an important resource center of public horticultural information. Our ' gardens inspire and delight visitors and provide an effective passive educational tool. The Arboretum is a regional resource and a place of beauty and recreation. It is one of the prominent institutions which create the cultural necklace that gives us our high quality of life in the Twin Cities and Minnesota. As we continue to grow, we strive to ' serve the Twin Cities, the state, and the region more effectively. The effect of urbanization on the Arboretum is profound - affecting ' the relationship it has to its physical site and its ability to maintain quality programs. Massive road construction on all sides of the Arboretum property and extensive commercial, industrial and residential development threaten to isolate the Arboretum property - leaving it in the future a lonely, isolated island of green. I I I 11 i Page Two 111 � R Nevertheless, tiese pressures also can provide the challenge that ' promotes creative positive change. With increased environmental understanding : and sensitivity, perhaps the Arboretum and our neighbors in Eden Prairie, Chanhassen and Chaska can preserve the quality of life in our area and continue to inspire, delight and educate. Open space planning, scenic easements and incentives to preserve valuable farmland in production are the environmental values that can effect such change. The Arboretum would like to involve your expertise and influence to develop better plans and opportunities for our future and the future of our surrounding communities. Together we might serve as ' a leadership force creating environmentally sensitive policy to urban/suburban growth. The proposed study (attached) may serve as a model for alternative growth planning in Minnesota. ' I have set aside the afternoon of Thursday, May 9, 1991, to discuss the development issues around the Arboretum and to determine if we can create a better future in this corner of the metropolitan area ' by aiding the local planning process. Would you join me at the Arboretum on May 9th and help seize the ' opportunity to effect change and perhaps develop better prototypes for development? As we move forward, we hope to invite - representatives of government and local citizens to future � • meetings. Please contact Shirley Fragale or myself at the Arboretum, 443-2882. I look forward to seeing you on May 9th. Thanks. Sinc rely, 1 Peter Olin Direct k Enclosures: (1) Agenda (2) Proposal for discussion -(3) List of people invited (4) Map 1 1 1 1 IAGENDA 12:30 p.m. Lunch and slide show of development problems Iadjacent and near the Arboretum 1:30 - 2 :30 p.m. Small group discussion of opportunities to effectuate change. 2 :30 p.m. Coffee break. ' 2:45 - 4: 00 p.m. `Presentation of ideas - discussion of future . scenarios - potential role of the Arboretum, other organizations, projects to move forward on. r I 1 t 1 I I 1 • A Proposal ' p for Discussion Topics at the Regional Planning Workshop ' May 9, 1991 • Overview Since its founding in 1958, the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum has been located in a rural landscape of exceptional ' ecological and topographic diversity. With the rapid westward growth of the Twin Cities metropolitan area, this landscape, encompassing the towns of Chanhassen, Chaska, and Victoria, faces inevitable change. While expansion of the urban infrastructure and ' the growth of housing and commerce in the western suburbs cannot, and perhaps should not be halted, the environmental sensitivity of this urbanization will have profound impact on the environment and character of the Arboretum in the years to come. • Although landscape change and development cannot be frozen in time, it can be managed in ecologically and socially responsible ways. As a University unit dedicated to extension and research, the Arboretum has an opportunity to create an experimental program for citizen participation in the management of metropolitan growth. IWorkshop Objectives At this time, the Arboretum is in need of input from experts from ' various fields regarding the desirability, scope, and strategies for such a project. The first discussion group/workshop is being planned to include representatives from the public, private, and educational sectors. We hope to include business people, government representatives from state and local levels, planners, faculty from the University of Minnesota, and Arboretum staff and trustees. Our goals for this discussion include: ' 1. To identify the nature and extent of the development pressures that are now affecting the municipalities of Chanhassen, Chaska, and Victoria. ' 2. To discuss the appropriateness of the Arboretum's potential role as an advocate of alternative growth strategies and public perception research. 3. To evaluate an optimal case study area (such as the Highway 5 corridor or the Highway 5 & 41 intersection) for possible public opinion research and development options within the ' region. . . 4. To develop strategies of citizen involvement and University ' outreach that could create a new political climate for environmentally-sensitive growth management. Included here are research techniques, public participation methods, ' research funding mechanisms, and the identification of important local and regional participants. With the Arboretum 'region as a case study district, our proposed ' general goal is to integrate resident perceptions of valued places and landscape features with the development of new planning guidelines for this preservation. Central to this project is the ' attempt to identify and develop a consensus of understanding between the Arboretum and its neighbors concerning the character of the existing landscape. This shared understanding would encompass the existing environmental values that contribute to the quality of life of residents and assist in the Arboretum's pursuit of its mission. ' Using information generated research such as historical studies of landscape change and simulations of options for urban development on local sites, a potential multi-disciplinary research program could eventually encompass input and participation from local I politicians, planners, business owners and residents. With the involvement of the University and other government units, this process could serve as a model for cooperative landscape ' documentation and planning efforts in other parts of metropolitan Minnesota. 1 - 1 LIST OF PEOPLE INVITED ' Arboretum Staff David Stevenson, Curator Susan Fitzgerald, Development Officer ' Sandra Gatzke, Assistant to the Director Frank Martin, Project Consultant Peter Moe, Superintendent of 'Buildings and Grounds t Department of Horticultural Science Dr. Gary Gardner, Department Head Dr. Wesley Hackett, research scientist ' College of Agriculture and Landscape Architecture Roger Clemence, Professor, Architecture ' Patrick Condon, Asst. Professor, Landscape Architecture Roger Martin, Professor, Landscape Architecture Joan Nassauer, Professor, Landscape Architecture Lance Neckar, Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture Dr. David Pitt, Professor, Landscape Architecture Peggy Sand, Director, Center for Community Studies Robert Sykes, Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture Urban Design Center Catherine Brown, Landscape Architect William Morrish, Architect, Director Humphrey Institute Dr. 'John Borchert, Professor Emeritus, Planning Barbara Lukermann, Professor, Land Use Planning University of Minnesota ' Clinton Hewitt, Associate Vice President, Planning Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation Elmer L. Andersen, Trustee Laura Chandler, Trustee, President Arboretum Auxiliary W. John Driscoll, Trustee, Past President, Board Helen Hartfiel, Trustee, President, Board t Kenneth Lindgren, Trustee Sam Morgan, Honorary Trustee 1 I Minnesota State Planning Alan Robinette, state planner . Metropolitan Council Marcel Joseau, regional planning Ann. Huriburt, comprehensive •planning ' Legislators Becky Kelso, Representative District 36A Larry Bodahl, Representative District 35B Earle Renneke, Senator, District 35 Terry Johnston, Senator, District 36 Interested Parties Humphrey Doermann, President, Bush Foundation Paul Olson, President, Blandin Foundation Tom Redmond, President, Redmond Products, Inc. , George Sherman, Developer Nick Boosalis, Developer Richard Wing, Chanhassen City Council Paul Verret, President, St. Paul Foundation Marion Etzwiler, President, Minneapolis Foundation Workshop on Land Development June 12, 1991 Minnesota Landscape Arboretum IPURPOSE OF MEETING: I The purpose of this invitational planning workshop is to determine if there is interest in pursuing studies to explore alternative development scenarious for land use surrounding the Arboretum in particular, and which 1 might offer neighboring towns ideas for enhancing other development. If there is interest from the planning community in pursuing such I studies and funding is made available, there will be increased involvement of local officials and townspeople. No studies will begin directly as a result of this meeting. Further discussion will ensue with interested parties to develop a plan of action to complete studies. I REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS: INAME AFFILIATION Elmer L. Andersen • MLA Foundation Honorary Trustee Rep. Larry Bodahl State Representative I Pat Condon y • U of M, Dept. Landscape Architecture Humphrey Doermann Bush Foundation John Driscoll ♦ MLA Foundation Trustee I Susan Fitzgerald • MLA Staff Sandra Gatzke , MLA Staff Dr. Welsey Hackett U of M, Dept. Horticulture Science Helen Hartfiel MLA Foundation President II Clinton Hewitt • U of M, Vice President for Planning Sen. Terry Johnston State Senator Rep. Becky Kelso State Representative II Paul Krauss Chanhassen City Planner Ken Lindgren Q MLA Foundation Trustee Barbara Lukermann • U of M, Humphrey Institute II Frank Martin , MLA Volunteer Roger Martin • U of M, Dept. Landscape Architecture Edie Meissner St. Paul Foundation John Melin Chaska City Planner I Peter Moe o MLA Staff Sam Morgan . MLA Foundation Trustee William Morrish • U of M, Urban Design Center I Lance Neckar 4P U of M, Dept. Landscape Architecture Kurt Oakes Victoria City Planner Peter J. Olin * Director, MLA I Paul Olson Dr. David Pitt Blandin Foundation , U of M, Dept. Landscape Architecture Tom Redmond Resident Sen. Earle Renneke State Senator I Alan Robinette State Planning Office David Rodbourne MN Public Radio Peggy Sand • U of M, Dept. Landscape Architecture I David Stevenson , MLA Staff Steve Taff • U of M, Dept. Agricultural Engineering Dick Thompson Metropolitan Council Richard Wing Chanhassen City Council I6r' 4+'bore•++ e 11 Ir■hcksse.if\ Ui L.c....prGc:rc._ (c -20-9 I H Arboretum seeks to preserve CHEVROLET 1 green space beyond its borders ' By LaVonne Barac Arboretum should develop a differ- tried to bring Olin in on some discus- GeO CH They came together to discuss the ,eat or secondary entrance. sions relating to future Highway 18, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum's Highway 5 wasn't the only road but they did not find someone willing preservation in a sea of development. at issue, however. The other three to work with them. They left the room agreeing lines sides of most of the Arboretum site "It started so innocently," was of communication needed improve- are bounded by Bavaria Road,High- bow Shirley Bruers,Chaska's com- ment.Many left agreeing that a col- way 41,and a future east-west-exten- munity development director, de- laborative planning effort was needed. sion of County Road 18(somewhere scribed a meeting with Olin. "We Some left ackm,wledging that they between today's 82nd and 86th met with Peter(Olin)and he came in needed to know more about current Streets). that room and he-was loaded for bear' LOW conditions,before beginning to de- In the small group meetings,some According to David Pokomey, fine the future.They also left know- talked of the problems highway po!- Chaska's city administrator, Olin I in4 tensions are high between the lution would cause the Arboretum's "doesn't like what we've had happen Landscape Arboretum's director, plants,while others talked simply of along Highway 41 with industries." NO .00 Peter Olin,and local planners for the the noise that traffic and develop- Pokomey suggested the city's plan cities surrounding the Arboretum. Intent brought. for large corporate users, such as • The purpose of the meeting,which Humphrey Doermann of the Bush IDS,with a lot of open space around drew about three dozen invited guests , Foundation asked,"Is there anything their facilities was probably the best last Wednesday,according to Olin that can be done to inhibit road devel- use of the West side of Highway 41. was."to determine if there is interest' opment?" can't expect cities to prohibit in pursuing studies to explore alter- To which Steve Taff,University development because it's next to the et native development scenarios for land Department of Agricultural Engineer- Arboretum." _ . , use surrounding the Arboretum in ing, said, "1'm not convinced road Last week,Olin told the group ; I particular, and which might offer development is going to hurt the about expected changes at the inter- -^�' neighboring towns ideas for enhanc- Arboretum."Taff,who called road- section of Highways 41 and 5,expec- :f—'� ing other development." way plans a"done deal,"also told his tations that Chanhassen's planner. small group that his department has Paul Krauss,said were not correct. •.1 Arboretum feels Itself losing '_ been successful conducting research While Krauss was saying Chanhas- ' green space buffer - projects in high pollution areas and, sen's comprehensive plan did not CHEVY LUMINA Olin began the day by exhibiting as for the Arboretum's plants, he allow for the kind of development a map of the Arboretum and stir- added, "We're teaching people to being described by Olin,Olin was WOK AT THESE LUMINA H •rounding communities and roadways. plant urban gardens." countering that developers would have 3.1 L VS Engine Intermitter He was followed by Frank Martin,an As for new roadway development, their way. Automatic TmnamIuton Electronic I Arboretum volunteer, who did a Pat Condon,from the University's Opening the program to the floor, , Air Conditioning Tw "' hoto a hic travelogue of the strip Landscape ArchitectureDe Department, Olin commented,"I know some of hit Sl"rpgOL� Luggage i P 8r P o8 P Pe P near window Defogger Cergo Nei development along Highway 5 west suggested the issue wasn't one of you people from the local towns want Power steering Front I ni to the Arboretum. Martin's visuals preventing road construction, but to say what's correct and what's not." Power Brakes A MUCH I included the growing number of new working with highway planners to Richard Wing,a council member - ' subdivisions next to farm fields and develop designs that prevented caul- from Chanhassen,had been included ,,..,,E,,,.."G.,.wrGYE,T Wft a'ROOD rsnrsn GKO96,.0.T-MI DU MD r,e.wwr. windbreaks, along with roadside ronmental degradation. on the invitation list. He acknowl .,."...,..".TYYE DID industrial and commercial develop edged the friction by asking his brain meat. Is Arboretum doomed to become storming group,"Did anyone pick up - According to many,part of the an'island'? any animosity between the planners charm of coming to the Arboretum An often repeated concern was and the director?"He told his group r. I has been that the drive prepared a that the Arboretum was about to that Chanhassen already was work- » , ` person for the arrival.Several people become an island of green surrounded lag with one resource that had been ' :$ commented last week this is no longer by development.Various suggestions suggested by Olin,but he added theme the case.Martin's slides brought the emerged which would provide some city was open to suggestions,saying, message home. Arboretum input into decisions about "You tell me what we should do." You want an approach to the surrounding development.One sug- To Olin's suggestion before the 4' Arboretum,an experience,"said Stan gestion was simply to encourage group that computer models could be t. Morgan, an Minnesota Landscape devefoopment"whose goals fit in"with used to help make some development CHEVY SlO TAHOL Arboretum Foundation trustee. those of the Arboretum. decisions,Bruers said,"I'd love_to Seeming to underscore the im- A worst case scenario was of- see us do that. At the same time, LOOK AT THESE ITI portance of that statement,was an- fered by Driscoll,who spoke of a 30- we're in the middle. Some people /� other made during the small group story building being constructed out- think we're already too restrictive as 2.8 L V 6 E N V brainstorming portion of the meet- side the boundaries of the Arnold it is." , Mg.Said one group leader,"A member Arboretum in Boston, resulting in Krauss also worried about weigh- AM PM Stereo Cassette Uwe TM of our group said, Ninety-five per- some plants being shut off from the in the Arboretum's interests against Sliding Rear Bumps case scen cent of the experience comes from sun. all the other competing interests of power Steering a MUCH I I behind a windshield.'" Sam Morgan,an Arboretum form- home owners,landowners and devel- dation trustee suggested that One opers."This is one aspect—we must a nn,,.n,.T,,..N+"Lw•.,".VS.a IN MID, •r.11EW %USK"G,,,,DUD DT DUD eOM,G Containment and pollution of answer, if money were available, put it in context." e,eurim WORM ODOM MU MS TAD roww• roads discussed might be to buy up surrounding land - - Nnp"trWF�YTI.ttiYlee Roadways are a problem in the or key parcels and then resell them What next? • ' HURR eyes of many who attended the Olin with development stipulations or Those attending the meeting 8 meeting. t covenants.Other suggestions included agreed that it was imppoortant to gather -I • _ _.,_ ._ • Martin, for instance; acknow9- -working with the local sties.'- . again formally or.lnfoixnany to cop- • t.r,.-- edged the congestion on Highway 5, •r : �- •` ' �=-' � e discussing the local land use - -, ,. - saying,"The highway is very,very Tension displayed between Olin issues that arose. - "r crowded even in the middle of the and cities t ` 1 day." Working with the locals has be- (TMornarlapic corrir3,uted to this, uses based on 60,006 miles It The traffic and possible future come a touchy matter for Olin and ortick.) widening of Highway 5 to four lanes local planners. prompted one person to ask if the Some planners suggested that they •--- ' •• ' ^' 1990 GEO •_ Auto,PS,PB,air,stereo cassette, t Olin worried about sprawl News briefs rear defog'==,se77 f By Thomas Lapic Peter Olin,director of theUniver- � •�► +`' Child council `�f�`l' �►- ' sity of Minnesota Landscape Arbo- ;^• w w` retuminChanhasseniswomedabout ~-. , _j . seeking members __ ^= � land development in Chanhassen. .,_ ,, '� ars Chaska and Victoria.- The Scott and Carver Child Care• He is concerned about increased Advisory Council is seeking norm- ' • highway use around the Arboretum nations for members from parents UNDER$1,000 cruse anddleeffectincreasedpollutionwill �; " \., businesses,the clergy and providers ,82 Toyota Corona 4 Or„ have on Arboretum research• who either care for sick children ors AT,PS,PB,stereo cans.,. • - - are interested in sick-child can. 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