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II IIADMINISTRATIVE SECTION Letter to Mr. Roger Zahn dated March 22, 1990. IMemo from Paul Krauss to Don Ashworth dated March 13, 1990. . ILetter to Ms. Jennifer Emswiler dated March 22, 1990. Memo to Mayor don Chmiel from Todd Hoffman dated March 22, 1990. IILetter to Mr. Greg datillo dated March 23, 1900. Letter from the National Society of Professional Engineers dated March 15, 1990. IILetter to Gary Warren from AEC-Engineers and Designers dated March 28, 1990. ILetter fromthe Minnesota League of CIties dated March 16, 1990. Memo to Don Ashworth from Todd Hoffman dated March 26, 1990. IILetter to Mr. Greg Datillo dated March 20, 1990. Letter to "Resident" from Dave Hemple RE: Pleasant View Road closure dated March 30, 1990. ILegislative alert from the Minnesota Transportation Alliance dated April 2, 1990. Letter from Mn. Dot dated March 27, 1990. II Letter to gary warren from Mn. Dot dated March 29, 1990. IILetter to Mr. Paul A. Melchert dated March 29, 1990. Memo to Jo Ann Olsen from Scott Harr dated March 27, 1990. I "Thank-you" note from the Chaska High School. Letter to Board of Directors dated March 30, 1990. IIMemo to Public Safety Personnel from Jim Chaffee dated March 21, 1990. ILetter to Metropolitan Waste Control Commission dated March 29, 1990. Letter to Mr. Willard Johnson dated April 03, 1990. IILetter of Ms. Carol Watson dated April 3, 1990. Letter to Mr. Mike Sorenson dated April 3, 1990. IIBurning Ban issued and dated March 27, 1990. ' "Accounts Payable" dated April 9, 1990. Meeting Announcement from the Lake Lucy HOA dated April 1990. IMemo to Don Ashworth from Paul Krauss dated March 23, 1990. Memo to Don Ashworth from Sharmin Al-Jaff daed April 4, 1990. II ,(c 1 CITYOF (:2— 1 , ., ., A44 \1:1 A V:?,if CHANHASSEN n . , , „ % , , , , ,1 „ , r „ . . �” ` 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 Q y (612)937-1900 * FAX (612) 937-5739 IMarch 22, 1990 • 1 Mr. Roger Zahn Seven Forty-One Partnership 1010 Pleasant View Road Chanhassen, MN 55317 1 Re: Seven Forty-Qne Retail Center - Street Lighting Project No. 88-17 (pvt) IIDear Mr. Zahn: The City has received complaints regarding the absence of street lights at the II main entrance to the retail center/Superamerica from Trunk Highway 41. A recent site investigation by MnDOT revealed ed that street lights should be 1 placed at the turn lane of Trunk Highwa 7 into the center as well as on Thunk Highway 41 to illuminate the main entice. - These street lights are necessary due 1 to your development; therefore, the costs involved with the installation will be your responsibility. The City will be responsible for the cost of electricity. The contract person at NSP is Mr. Larry Fortun (470-3318). Mr. Fortun can assist you in the type and coordinate 1 placement of the street lights. . These street lights may be put in MnDOT's right-cif-way with a permit. To obtain 1 a permit, please contact Bill Warden at MnDOT, 593-8449. Permits take up to 4 to 6 weeks to process. If-you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. 1 Sincerely, s CITY OF CHANHASSEN David C. Hempel ` ' •-,,; Sr. Engineering Technician 1 , DCH:ktm IAttachments: 1. Street lighting plan. 2. Letter from MnDOT dated March 16, 1990. IC: Paul Krauss, Director of Planning Jim Chaffee, Public Safety Director Gary Warren, City Engineer 1 Dan Chmiel, Mayor Larry Fortun, NSP 1 1 CITY QF 1 CHANHASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 • 1111fr (612) 937-1900 • FAX(612)937-5739 111 1 1 MEMORANDUM ' TO: Don Ashworth, City Manager FROM: Paul Krauss, Planning Director (7., 1 DATE: March 13, 1990 ' SUBJ: Request for Vacation Leave 1 This is to inform you that I am planning to be on vacation from Friday, June 29 and returning to work on Monday, July 16, 1990. The July 4th holiday occurs during this time period. Please let me know if you have any problems with this request. 1 1 ' itaion by City Adrn'n'str,r, 1 Date 1 Date <<)' to C._ 1 1 i CITY OF 1 .,;__ CHANHASSEN <r �r „Age 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147• CHANHA SEN MINNESOTA S 55317 (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 March 22, 1990 !b(74',- 2/2 '0 Ms. Jennifer Emswiler ' 830 Pontiac Lane Chanhassen, MN 55317 Dear Ms. Emswiler: Thank you for your call regarding the litter at Meadow Green Park. ' I am always impressed to find those few people who see a problem and take the time to do something about it. Our park maintenance crew has a lot of property to keep up with and your picking up the park was a great help. ' Thanks for your conscientious effort in helping to keep our parks beautiful! ' Sincerely, 1 ri Sietsema Park and Recreation Coordinator ' LS:k 1 • 1 I 1�-Jr CITYOF cc. /v., I CHANHASSEN I 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 I (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612)937-5739 IMEMORANDUM: TO: Don Chmiel, Mayor / IFROM: Todd Hoffman, Recreation Supervisor , i1 DATE: March 22, 1990 ISUBJ: Chaska Boys Basketball Welcane Hare I To confirm our earlier conversation, Chuck Achter, Principal of the Chaska Senior High School, has requested your presence at the welcane home event for the boys basketball team. It will be starting at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 25th at the Chaska Senior I High School in the gymnasium. Two fire trucks, one from Chanhassen and one from Chaska, will be bringing the team fran the Jonathan Center to the High School at the start of the event. The boys basketball team plays their first state game on Thurs- day, March 22, 1990. The welcane home ceremony will take place regardless of their performance at the state tournament. The City and the Chanhassen Dinner Theatres will be providing a complinentary ticket to attend a performance of "Damn Yankees" I for each one of the individuals being recognized at the Welcome Hare Night. These tickets will include the performance and dinner. The tickets will be available for you to distribute on ISunday night. These are the names of the individuals being recognized. Boys Basketball Team H Eric Hanson ° Jason Pelowski Nate Streed c welter �" L„.Jeff Kunze Toby Anderson Brooke Miller MarkMallou I Andy Bertas Chad bilks Tony Leonard Jacob Kjcme Chris Brawn Lance Brawn I Coaches - Dennis Welter Dan Pelowski I I I Page 2 IChaska Boys Welccme Hare IManagers - Matt Shaw Shane Bachmann I Cheerleaders - Erin O'Hara Jodi Kettler Nicole Kusske I Kathie Tinmers Kim Narkie I 1 j,�� r'f t Ijr7, ■-e.,?Pr 7,00e47-,17z- e.a-fe-4% / d.,r ,,r q 4 p ..AI ,' a y'.81"- I ar D . I 706-0 , II Gr,,, ja ? , ierece _d 1 . /Ldece( ' ... or-er -of/I 7i,&----. 1 irecee/e I I I I I , 1 Crr{ OF ,,t4/ _,,,. ,v,,,.,,h()_: 1 CHANHASSIN 1 690 COULTER DRIVE• P.O. BOX 147• CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900• FAX(612) 937-5739 1 March 23, 1990 I 1 Mr. Greg Datillo, President Red Cedar Point Homeowners Association 7201 Juniper Avenue Excelsior, MN 55331 IDear Greg: 1 This is just to follow up on our telephone conversation today regarding the proposed trail along Minnewashta Parkway. As I stated, Minnewashta Parkway is scheduled to be upgraded in 1 1991. The City Engineer, Gary Warren, is aware that there is an interest in including a trail with that project. The Council has allocated funds in the 1990 Capital .improvement Program Budget 1 for the trail portion of the feasibility study, scheduled to be prepared later this year. 5 have on file the petition that was presented by the residents II in your area and do not feel that an additional petition is necessary at this time. As everything seems to be in place, you can comfortably sit back and relax until the public hearings are 1 held following the feasibility study. If for any reason a change should occur in the trail plan or something changes, I will be sure to notify you. IIThank you for your concern and your input an this matter. It always helps to know we are beading in the direction the 1 residents want. Please feel free to -call=,me •if you wive any additional questions or concerns. °; _ • ki. - 1 Lor Sietsema Park and Recreation Coordinator 1 cc: Don Ashworth, City Manager Don Chmiel, Mayor Gary Warren, City Engineer 1 1 d C kArN 1 y PAGE7-7 INATIONAL �C if ' '" CITY OF CHANHASSEN REEPTS IO March 15, 1990 PEAR 2 7 1990 mismo ENGINEERING DEPT. I Dear Fellow NSPE Member: We are writing to ask for your help in alleviating a problem that seriously affects the • 9 Y P 9 P Y engineering profession and the society we live in. ' Our nation's colleges and universities are not producing enough engineers to meet the demands of a technologically advanced society. Far too many high school students are discouraged by the demanding curriculum in engineering school, the prospect of IO spending five years earning their engineering degrees, and extremely high tuition costs. If current trends in declining engineering school enrollments continue, a shortfall of •150.000 engineers is predicted for the year 2000. Can there be any doubt that this will have a damaging impact on both the engineering profession and our nation's economic future? II' �� In 1958, the National Society of Professional Engineers created the NSPE Education IMMO Foundation Scholarship Program to encourage talented young people to study engineer- ing. It is now the largest scholarship program sponsored by an engineering society,having Iawarded more than $9 million in scholarships to 6,000 students over three decades. In the earl y y ears of the program, scholarship awards covered 100% of tuition, plus a I portion of room and board costs. As the Scholarship Program grew in the 1970's. its funding base could not keep pace with an inflation rate that often climbed well into the double digits. During the 1980's, colleges and universities imposed annual tuition hikes Pr that were double the nation's general inflation rate, making it even harder for the wScholarship Program to meet the financial needs of its applicants. I Though the demand for engineering scholarships has increased many times over the last thirty years, funding levels have increased only modestly. Thirty years ago, a $500 or$1,000 scholarship covered 100%of a student's annual tuition payment. Today, with I student loan burdens as high as some home mortgages, this same scholarship award represents only a token level of support. I As active members of the National Society of Professional Engineers, we are MC 8T6EfT concerned that NSPE's Engineering Scholarship Program is not living up to its full WAWA potential to provide financial support to aspiring young engineers. If practicing members I11111/1A of the engineering profession cannot provide leadership for the next generation of 22314 7131314-2100 engineers, then our profession will be in serious trouble. I I P IAEC • ENGINEERS do DESIGNERS sit ®w.nth avenue south it allnimpeiii,M1nnsect.55415 • 512 2.ajo5 - r' CC �m, r '4( ��� I Gary warren .. . t:Ity of Chanhassen E'er • I 690.Bo D1iv�e Aed P.O Box x 1 147 H Chanhassen,Minnesota 55317 -s]RAC. I R= Lead Paint "'-�s A 200 MMPeaestai Spheroid I, ��✓„+^ - IMurry Hill Tower �,.` AEC Project No.: MN 901 7 U .,,Q 1 / '' 'VP lam►Do+City Project No.: 89-24 , 1�%,��,� O �% IDear Mr.warren: e 4 ? -'�y 4,v o,� � N' tzK; an Sr ab I have reviewed your fax received March 27,1990 regarding lead content and containment concerns regarding . Ithe paint removal for the above referenced tower. It is Jack Kollmer's opinion that the bid date should be extended one month to Monday,May 7,1990(Instead r of the originally scheduled April 6,1990)to allow AEC time to perform the necessary tests and,possibly, rewrite the proposals and/or specifications as required. IThe tests necessary to ascertain the content of lead in the paint on this specific tower would be twofold. The first test is a proms performed on the actual paint on the tower to determine the lead content of the paint(measured in parts per million). IThe other required test would entail blasting a paint sample for laboratory analysis to determine the actual leachable lead content of spent abrasive and paint chips. The sample would need to include equal amounts of I - top coat and primer and be representative of all areas to be repainted. Both tests can be performed for appoximately 51,500 including removal and IPlease contact Jack Koimer or John Buzek regarding scheduling or technical questions. Please feel free to call CI can answer any questions Le p*. Slimly, . I . AEC.ENGINEERS&DESIGNERS r. IMelissa T.Knock Contracts Administrator rcorr _ . I Breech Office: 13507 Wefts WI Mee • 1akilotW,. .23113 • ansare-3044 Fez 904479-41193 A ert from the Lea ue o Minnesota Cities g f 183 University Ave. E., St. Paul, MN 55101-2526 ` (612) 227-5600 c A C T I O N A L E R T ' TO: Mayors, Managers, Clerks and HRA or Community Development Directors in Cities Represented by Senate Tax Committee Members FROM: Donald A. Slat- ' RE: S.F. 2469, Tax Increment Financing Bill Within the next week the Senate Taxes Committee is likely to ' consider provisions contained in S.F. 2469 (introduced by Sens. Peterson, Merriam, Reichgott, and Benson) , legislation that would severely restrict the use of tax increment financing by cities. ' This bill, if enacted, would financially threaten most existing TIF districts as well as make the creation of new districts far more difficult and costly. ' Since your state senator serves on the Senate Taxes Committee, it is critical that you contact your Senator and urge him to oppose the bill. In doing so, please try to explain specifically how the ' restrictive provisions of S.F. 2469 would have prevented successful TIF projects in your city from going forward. It would also be helpful if you could demonstrate how S.F. 2469 might nullify future 1 projects which you are planning. A detailed analysis of the bill is enclosed. If you have any questions about the bill, please do not hesitate to call Andrea ' Lubov on our staff (612-227-5600) . After contacting your senator, we would appreciate your providing us with feedback on what position your senator might take on the bill. ' IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU MAKE THIS CONTACT IMMEDIATELY SINCE ACTION ON THIS LEGISLATION COULD COME QUICKLY! ' On the House side, companion legislation (H.F. 2209) is still pending before the House Taxes Committee. It has been amended significantly to soften some of its original provisions. Nevertheless the bill remains a threat to cities' continued use of tax increment. MAR 191990 Gal QE CHANHASSEN I - - Li 1 AIM � . 183 University Ave.East I - St.Paul,MN 55101-2526 League of Minnesota Cities (612)227.5600(FAX:221-0986) ISUMMARY AND ANALYSIS OF SF 2469 An onerous tax increment financing bill, SF 2469, was I introduced in the House by Sen. Randy Peterson (DFL-Wyoming) , Sen. Gene Merrian (DFL-Coon Rapids) , Sen. Ember Reichgott (DFL-New Hope) , and Sen. Duane Benson (IR-Lanesboro) . The bill is a I companion to HF 2209, which was amended and passed out of the House Economic Development Committee and Property Tax Subcommittee. The Senate bill is identical to the House bill in its original form. Even as amended, the House bill will do serious damage to cities' ability to do further tax increment financing. In its original form, the bill -will almost certain411 stop further use of -the tool..- ^, It - - : _ -"The bill includes the-following provisions. - Comments about T. it - 1 _ - - the most restrictive provisions are in bold type. -•: IGA/HACA CUTS FOR CITIES WITH TIF DISTRICTS I LGA and HACA payments to cities will be reduced to offset a portion of the (presumed) increased school aid payments resulting from tax increment financing. The aid reduction depends on the Inumber of years for which increment has been collected and the _ _ type of district. . Cities may transfer unencumbered tax incremegp �_ or they may levy to-cover the _aid reductions. - s_ - - - _ - There are at -least-two problems with this -section. First, it is' •based on the-assumption that •all the-development would have 4 �-- occurred without any TIF assistance. "Second it applies retroactively. Cities with existing districts will lose LGA andIF HACA, even though no one has budgeted for this purpose. THE LGA AND HACA CUTS ARE ESTIMATED TO EQUAL AT LEAST ONE-FOURTH I AND AS MUCH AS ONE-THIRD OF THE INCREMENT FROM ALL TAX INCREMENT DISTRICTS. IBLIGHT TEST TIGHTENED SF 2469 stipulates that a building is not substandard unless it does not comply with the building code applicable to new buildings I or if the cost of modifying it to comply with the building code is less than 25% of the cost of constructing a new structure of the Name square footage and type` (Underlining added. ) IThis new definition of substandard will make redevelopment in small communities impossible and it will probably make consultants I rich. In many small communities buildings that are presentl y I ' considered substandard are worth so little, that the cost of bringing them up to code often exceeds the current value of the building and it still is less than 25% of the cost of constructing 1 a new building. If cities want to replace a substandard building with a new I building of a different type, under this provision they will have to estimate the cost of bringing the existing building up to code, the cost of constructing a building that is similar to the one they want to replace, in addition to estimating the cost of the I structure that they want to have on the site. These estimates are the type that is usually made by a structural engineer, not the city building inspector. IECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MADE MORE DIFFICULT When creating an economic development district. SF 2469 requires ik the municipality to find that the project will expand or preser employment or tax 'baseS in the state (underlining added) , rather than the municipality. - - t - - - et This provision will be extremely difficult to satisfy, rticularl iven _the �_ Pa Y q reverse referendum and litigation ••: - - - provisions of the bill. :If •a city=makes this finding and it is _ li- not true, the bill -allows suits by the county, the commissioner of revenue. IBUT FOR TEST SUBSTANTIALLY MODIFIED The bill substantially modifies the "but for" test. Under present law, the but-for test is satisfied if the city finds that the proposed development would not occur solely through private - investment in the seasonably forseeable future. The bill requi ps :az% the city to .make both findings A and B_.below. ILFinding •A On _ - development .or redevelopment of. 'the site would .not occur without public assistance; - development or redevelopment of the site would occur without I public assistance but that the market value of the proposed development less the present value of the projected increment revenues for the maximum life of the district exceeds 130% of I the market value of the development that would occur without public assistance. Finding B IIThe site will not be developed without public assistance and the failure to develop is not caused by unrelated that restrictions such as zoning or land use restrictions. I I I Finding A will be impossible to satisfy. No one could certify that development or redevelopment would never occur without public assistance. ICOUNRY ROAD COSTS SF 2469 extends the application of the county's authority to II charge the cost of road improvements to a TIF district to all types of districts, rather than just soils condition districts. ' A number of metro cities are doing this voluntarily, or they are capturing increment on a project for the sole purpose of constructing a county road. Interestingly, one project that has been considered an abuse of tax increment by some legislators captured increment on a project in order to construct a county road. - REDEVELOPMENT CRITERIA TIGHTENED i - -_ The bill -defines they-prod eet area #or---a redevelopment and - -renovation and renewal ;districts. .Each .redevelopment district -- _renewal and renovation _district must:be .ocated -in •a redevelop:It T. and renewal project -areas. - These project areas-must be IF -contiguous -and compact..and:must in clude.a -minimum-of 30 acres. AAt least half of the area must be or have been occupied by buildings or improvements during the last five years. 1 The project area must meet two of three blight criteria: - Property values in the area have declined by 5% or more over the last 5 years. -- The area-is-characterized-by one lof -the following-: excessive: - vacant land that previously had been occupied by -buildings, IL - '- vacant.buildings,. substandard -buildings, or delinquent proper - taxes. -- - IF - - A substantial -portion=of -'the .area :is :residential and five percent or more of the buildings met the criteria of the 1989 law denying the preferential classification to substandard I buildings (regardless of whether they have been cited under the law) . Characteristics of project areas have never been defined before. I If there is general inflation, property that is declining in value in real terms would fail to meet this 5% test. If the area is substantially residential, the district must include a good deal I of commercial property in order to capture enough increment to do any redevelopment. There are almost no areas that could meet the either the first or the third of these tests. The 30 acre requirement would preclude redevelopment in virtually every Ioutstate downtown. I • II REVERSE REFERENDUM AND INITIATIVES TO DECERTIFY PROPOSED IUnder provisions of SF 2469, creation of new TIF districts and amendment of existing districts is subject to a reverse referendum I if 5% of the people who voted in the last general election petition the municipality within 60 days after a city approves the district. A district cannot be effective until after the 60 day period. The election must be held 30-90 days after receipt of the I petition. If the referendum is successful, the city may not include the area in another TIF district for 2 years. II The bill also allows the voters in the municipality, county or school district to petition to decertify existing districts. In order to trigger a vote, a petition must be filed by 5% of the people who voted in the last general election. During the time I the vote is pending, the development authority may not incur additional liabilities for the district. If the voters approve - decertification, all increment revenues must be ,used to pay offs_ I bonds and outstanding contracts. * When all, bonds have, been paictr defeased the districtLmust: be decertified, . If-the vote fails, - another vote may :not be held-on -decertifying the-district -for tir - -years. .-The.provision--applies,'to-pre-1979 .districts. - • -Reverse referendum-anti initiative are counter to the notion of '.,t _-representative government.-- .The process will.be costly because .., I will add at least two and as many as five months to the time it takes to create a district. Given the short construction season in Minnesota, it could bring about delays of a year. It will be much easier to obtain. signatures of 5% of the voters in a small Icity than in a large one. DURATION LIMITS LOWERED IEThe bill reduces .the'turation -Limits for.-housing districts "and redevelopment districts from 25 to 20 years. Renewal and IV= - °Z renovation districts -(the obsolescence and nonconforming use provisions of current redevelopment districts) are allowed a l5 year duration. . is hard enough to do without shortening the life of I- Redevelopment the district. Shortening the life of the district reduces the amount of assistance that can be offered. Correcting obsolescence Iis as difficult as redevelopment. JIEVY LIMITS REDUCED II Provides that distributions of excess increments will be deducted in calculating the recipient governmental units' levy limits. I Distributions of 'excess increments' are not considered 'new money' by the city and county receiving them. Levy limits will be reduced accordingly. II IIECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS RESTRICTED SF 2469 provides that economic development districts can be used II only for manufacturing and warehousing and for tourism projects outstate. Ten percent of the buildings and improvements may be for other uses. IIf a city uses TIF to. improve "speculative" sites, and nonqualifying projects end up using more than 10% of the site, owners of the sites must pay back 90% of the benefit they receive I from the improvements. These payments will be treated as excess increments and distributed to all taxing jurisdictions. II The bill fails to allow TIF for office buildings where no manufacturing occurs. Not allowing retail may be very hard on small cities. The amount of nonmanufacturing is not enough to accommodate many businesses with a large office or laboratory ,_ itt component. _ LAND WRITE-DOWNS ELIMINATED . , it The bill eliminates-land-write-downs-below fair market value irill all types of districts.. - _. " - _ - - - _ _ - - ._ _ • I Land writedown below fair market value is precisely what TIF is about. IIVOLUME CAP IMPOSED SF 2469 imposes volume limitations on TIF. The cap is between 10% and 15% of tax capacity. Cities with relatively low tax capacity have-a higher{cap. _ .If°-a-city's-population is greatest _ than 20,000 .and at=least -25% _of _its housing"stock-was construct* before -1940, its cap is 15% of tax capacity. If a city exceeds. IL - ,,its cap, it must-obtain-approval of.both, the ,county and the school board :in order' to add TIF districts. wiW . A cap on TIF makes=no.sense,unless you can also cap blight. Some '- counties and school boards are likely to veto TIF districts "on - principle. IPOOLING RESTRICTED The bill imposes restrictions on pooling and requires binding II legal commitments for spending on TIF activities to be made within 5 years of certifying` the district. These provisions apply to all districts, including pre-1979 districts. At least 85% of the revenue of a district must be spent within the district or to pay ' bonds. •r I Five years is not long enough to amend a TIF plan. It is only 2 I years of increment. It takes longer than that to understand what is and is not workinglin a district. The section would also I prohibit staged development where increment from each stage is I used to secure development in subsequent stages. This is the most conservative form of development. IIDEVELOPER REPAYMENTS CONSIDERED EXCESS INCREMENTS The bill requires that if a developer repays assistance provided II through tax increments, the repayments will be treated as excess increments that are distributed to all taxing jurisdictions. This provision could affect revolving loan funds and other forms I of city assistance that are funded through tax increments. The city would not have much incentive to require developer repayments if they could not receive them. A more reasonable requirement is to allow cities to keep developer repayments if they spend them for purposes outlined in their TIF plan. TAXPAYER LAWSUITS AUTHORIZED t h IL . Taxpayer suits are authorized. , Costs and attorneys fees will - -- - awarded to the prevailing party-:in.taxpayer,suits. - -• If' - - I 41 f the development authority is found to be in violation of the n law, they must-repay 110% of the amount illegally collected to spent. These amounts are distributed as excess increments, except 1r the city gets no part of the distribution. These provisions apply to all districts. IIWhat we need is another excuse for litigation! -It • EFFECTIVE_DATES _ - - The bill will be.effective May 1, 1990, -except where -noted. - -k IL _. aat II II II - I CITY OF I -- V CHANHASSEN ' 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147• CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 -41k16-; (612) 937-1900• FAX (612) 937-5739 IAction by City Administrator MEMORANDUM Endorse y II Modi'icd TO: Don Ashworth, City Manager Rejected Date J& �f Date Submitted to Commission II FROM: Todd Hoffman, Recreation Supervisor ! — DATE: March 26, 19 9 0 Date s r—t:d to Council I SUBJ: Hiring of Recreation Program Specialist cc _ r„ x_e .e„ri mow,,,) I As you are aware, the temporary full time position of Recreation Program Specialist was approved as part of the Park and Recreation Department's 1990 Budget. The hiring process for this position has I been completed and Gerald Ruegemer has been chosen to fill the position. Jerry recently finished an internship and part time position with the City of Maple Grove. It is my belief that Jerry will be a valuable addition to the Park and Recreation Department. Please find attached a temporary employment form for your signature and a job description and Jerry's resume for your information. The I six month term of employment and $8.00 ,per hour salary corresponds with the guidelines of this position. Other necessary forms for Jerry's employment have been completed and forwarded to the Finance II Department. 1 cc: City Council II t Lori Sietsema, Park and Recreation Coordinator _n...,s >,aii x-s.F,xSY-`.#L..:':....a_>'-:: ,r,z,i.:^v :-. I 1 I I I . CITY OF c /lc K _ ', - i ' ... 1 0041, CHANHASSEN , . 10 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147• CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 1 (612) 937-1900 • FAX(612) 937-5739 March 20, 1990 i 1 Mr. Greg Datillo President Red Cedar Point 1 Homeowners Association 7201 Juniper Avenue Excelsior, MN 55331 1 Re: Minnewashta Parkway Upgrade File No. PW-067B 1 Dear Mr. Datillo: II Mayor Chmiel has provided me with a copy of your March 12, 1990 correspondence concerning the upgrade of Minnewashta Parkway. The five-year schedule for utilization of State-Aid funds approved by the City Council calls for the upgrade of Minnewashta 1 Parkway in 1991. This item will be brought before the City Council in late summer/early fall of 1990 for consideration and authorization to proceed with the preparation of a feasibility 1 study for upgrade of this roadway. If authorized by the City Council, the project will proceed. As a part of the feasibility study, all aspects of the project will 1 be reviewed including the walk/bikeway element. Lori Sietsema, Park and Recreation Coordinator, has confirmed that the Park and Recreation budget which she administers includes funding for this 1 walkway element. - This is important:since the walk/bikeway construction is not a State-funded element. You should work directly with Lori concerning your Association's input. IIThe public improvement process regu`irei` that the City hold a public hearing as a part of the feasibility study to receive public input, especially if any local assessments are involved. 1 As always, public input is encouraged as a part of this process. The details of the project will be worked out in the design phase. An additional public information meeting will be held IIwhen the plans are in draft form. 1 1 Mr. Greg Datillo ' March 20, 1990 Page 2 I trust this information addresses your items of interest. If I can be of further assistance, please call . ' Sincerely, CITY OF CHANHASSEN .Gary . Warren, P.E. City ngineer GGW:ktm ' c: Mayor Don Chmiel Don Ashworth, City Manager Lori Sietsema, Park and Recreation Coordinator I I CITY OFm 6 (. (1 ..."- i lil , C .0°4 `1 ' I690 COULTER DRIVE• P.O. BOX 147• CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 5531 7� (612)937-1900• FAX(612)937-5739 I March 30, 1990 I • I Re: Pleasant View Road Closure File No. 89-27 (pvt) IDear Resident: As you may or may not be aware, Vineland Forest Addition, a 21-lot single-family development located south of Pleasant View II Road and west of Fox Chase, is currently under construction. In order to extend sewer and water service to the project it will be necessary to close Pleasant View Road between Peaceful Lane and I Fox Path to through traffic. The toad is proposed to be closed between 8:30 a.m. and 3: 30 p.m for two days, weather permitting, Monday, April 10 and Tuesday, April 11, 1990. Access will be II maintained for those residents between Peaceful Lane and Fox Path. The actual point of closure will be at 950 Pleasant View Road. 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ILEGISLATIVE Air ERT CITY OF CHANHASSEN R.EC( I V E D For Alliance Members APR 0 31990 April 2, 1990 II The Minnesot#�lk I cs now in the final stages of the I session and will attempt to pass legislation to balance the biennium budget before the scheduled adjournment date of April 9. This Alert will update you on three subjects of interest to II Alliance members. We hope you will contact your local legislators to indicate your interest in any legislation affecting transportation. IMotor Vehicle Excise Tax (MVET) 1 The MVET Transfer will always be a target for reduction when there is a deficit in the budget, and this year is no exception. While the Governor recommended no reduction of the MVET transfer II to transportation in his budget, the House and Senate have each addressed the subject differently. I The full House voted to put a cap on the transfer of MVET at $175,500,000 for the 1990-91 biennium. This cap leaves the formula (35%) in place and the amount is based on the anticipated revenue for the biennium. This legislation would impact funding II only if revenues exceeded projections, at which time 100% of any excess revenues would stay in the General Fund. II On the Senate side, a bill was passed out of Committee which would change the existing transfer formula and reduce the transfer of MVET from 35% to 27% of revenues, resulting in a I reduction of $19.4 million during this biennium. The impact would be much greater in future bienniums - probably $45 million in the 1992-93 biennium. The Senate Bill would probably replace any loss of revenues to transit with a General Fund appropriation. 4 , r il Both Houses have included language that would force Mn/DOT to make the cuts from its operating budgets, not from projects. The final resolution of these differences between the House and il Senate will be tied to the question of whether the House will prevail in its desire to reduce the "Rainy Day Fund" to make up part of the shortfall. g 1: 3402 UNIVERSITY AVEPIUE, S.E. Fred Corrigan 1111 1EAPOLIS 55414 . (612)379-7227 Executive Director I I The House version should be supported by Alliance members for two reasons: First, the bill is revenue neutral for transportation; secondly, and probably more importantly, the bill does not change the 35% formula we have worked so hard to achieve. Both bills do include numerous reductions in certain programs outside of the MVET transfer and members will need to review the final legislation carefully. Bridge Bonding The final bonding bill will probably include some state bridge bonding for local bridges . Both Transportation Committees passed bills calling for $32 million in bonding ($8 million per year for ' four years) . The final number will more likely be at the $15-20 Million level for four years. There still remains some bonding from last year which is not committed, but hopefully will be sold ' in July of this year. Light Rail Transit ' While a bill including $10 million in bonding passed out of the House Transportation Committee, there was no action taken by the Senate Transportation Committee before the committee deadlines. ' It would appear there will be little, if any, state funding committed this year for light rail. The Legislature will probably wait for a recommendation from the Transportation Study Board before proceeding in 1991. This session was not expected to be a busy one for ' transportation. We should be encouraged by our success in defending the MVET transfer from a significant raid. We will continue to focus our attention on the activities of the Transportation Study Board and look forward to a very busy session in 1991. Don't forget to discuss these issues with your local legislators ' right away. Budget bills are huge documents and if you don't draw their attention to the transportation portions, they may inadvertently overlook those items. Remember, the sunset of MVET ' to local government was added at the last moment in 1988 by a conference committee. Few House members were aware of that language in the final version of the bill. ' - 2 - II 1 r I , I IS.F. 2617 Introduced by Merriam for the Committee on Finance Transportation & Semi-State Aporopriations & Budget Cuts I Amends Minnesota Statutes 1989 Supplement, Section 297B.09, I Subd. 1, relating to allocation of motor vehicle excise tax revenues. Reduces allocation to highway user distribution and transit assistance funds, to 22 percent for fiscal 1991 (now 30%) I and to 27 percent (now 35%) for later years. Transportation and semi-state agency appropriation and budget cut bill, cutting county state aid highway fund appropriations by $4,400,000, municipal state aid street funds by $1,400,000, transit I assistance funding by $3,408,000 in fiscal 1991, trunk highway funding by $7,375,000, and changing appropriations for the regional transit board, transportation regulation and study Iboards, and the Department of Transportation. I 1 • I I II II a1 3 i - 3 )1 t F' IUPCOMING EVENTS May 2-3 • , - , _ , University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies Annual Transportation Research Conference, IMinneapolis, (612) 626-1077 May 7-9 The Midwest Regional Transit Conference and Expo; I and Minnesota Transit Laboratory International Workshop, Minneapolis Hyatt Regency, (612) 338-7323 May 17 Alliance Southern Chapter Annual Meeting - Owatonna IMay 31 Alliance Northern Chapter Annual Meeting tact)- Breezy Point IMay 31 Alliance Board of Directors meeting (PM)-Breezy Point ;'..'• • I I A ' a/E AAp �..-'■ - OkA I N THE MINNESOTA TRANSPORTATION , 993 -~ 1 k 3402 UNIVERSITY AVENUE S.E. MINNEAPOLIS.MINN.55414 I t -• IZ� Gary Warren y - _;:. ,s Chanhassen City Engr. 1'>;y= 3}t • =$VIP` 690 Coulter Dirve ''" �d Box 147 _. _ �, s+ Chanhassen, MN 55317 - 5. . =.- 1 <i,N4•�- y oomEsor41b � Minnesota Department of Transportation IMetropolitan District Transportation Building I St. Paul, Minnesota 55155 TaP�y Oakdale Office, 3485 Hadley Avenue North, Oakdale, Minnesota 55128 Golden Valley Office, 2055 North Lilac Drive, Golden Valley, Minnesota 55422 IReply to:5801 Duluth Street, Golden Valley, P? 55422 Telephone No. 591-4605 I March 27, 1990 ,&r G a / onfiv 3/4// if 1 4 )--. Re: Olympic Festival Torch Run IJune 3 to July 6 As you may be aware, a torch run is planned as part of the II 1990 Olympic festival. The run will be escorted by the State Patrol and will include segments where the torch is carried by runners (blue on the attached map) and by motor vehicle (red) . (An "X" indicates an overnight stay. ) As Iyou will note, part of the route is located in your city. I am writing to request that you review the route to determine if there may be any problems of which we should be aware I including construction or closure (particularly if any of the roads are under your jurisdiction. ) Construction on state roads has already been reported to the festival IIofficials. We would appreciate your forwarding any comments directly to Lt. David Stout who is coordinating the Patrol escort and to I Duke Hall, Olympic Festival Torch Run Coordinator at the following addresses: I Lt. David Stout Duke Hall District 2400 1290 World Trade Center 3489 Hadley Ave. No. 30 East 7th Street IOakdale, MN 55109 St. Paul, MN 55101 We are especially interested in your suggestions for an alternate route if you believe one is necessary. For your I information, I have also enclosed a schedule and facts about the run. IYour help is appreciated. Sincerely, I i..1%, C ``J.S. Kati, P.E. SS CITY OF CHANHASSEN M District Traffic Engineer MOW Icc: Lt. Stout APR 0 2 1990 Duke Hall r---, ENGINEERING DEPT. ��� IAn Equal Opportunity Employer 1 ' DATE: 1/30/90 FROM: TORCH RUN DEPT. RE: "SOME" ANSWERS FOR FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS F A C T S A B O U T T H E T O R C H R U N * The run begins June 3 , :?90 in Duluth. ' * The torch is run every day through the state until July 6 opening ceremonies in Minneapolis Metrodome . ' * The torch enters the metropolitan area July 1 and will remain in the area until completion at the opening ceremonies ( July 6 ) . ' * The first step to run is to register! This is happening at all McDonald' s restaurants until mid March ' * Every means will be made to accommodate all registrants but in some areas it may not be possible . * Runners will be notified in mid April if they are selected to run and where they will be running. ' * Each individual community where the torch passes has a local organizing committee to organize runners once the runners are selected. ' * There is a fee of S15 . 00 to run the torch. Payment is not necessary until runner is notified of selection and the fee payment is confirmation of runner' s ' desire to run. * The $15 fee includes a t-shirt. ' * Only runners that have been selected and have paid the fee will get t-shirt and carry the torch. ' * The average individual distance torch will be carried will be about a city block. ' * We encourage everyone to register. Handicap and physically disabled are enco':raged also. 1 I ' TORCH RUN DAILY SCHEDULE DAY / DATE Sun. June 3 PM - DULUTH & CLOQUET Mon. June 4 AM - VIF.GINIA & EVELETH Noon - HIBBING ' PM - GRAND RAPIDS ITue. June 5 AM - BEMIIDJI PM - LAKE ITASCA Wed. June 6 AM - THIEF RIVER FALLS PM - EAST GRAND FORKS ' Thr. June 7 A:. - DETROIT LAKES PA - MOOR! EAD Fri . June 8 AM - F E:GUS FALLS PM - ALEXANDRIA Sat. June 9 AM - BENSON PM - WILLMAR • Sun. June 10 AM - OLIVIA Noon - REDWOOD FALLS PM - GRANITE FALLS 1 Mon. June 11 AM - MARSHALL ' PM - PIPESTONE Tue. June 12 AM - SLAYTON r:4 - WORTHINGTON I ' Wed. June 13 AM - LAKEF1ELD u JACKSON PM - FAIRMONT Thr. June 14 AM - ALBERT LEA PM - AUSTIN Fri. June 15 AZ - AUSTIN TO ROCHESTER PM - ROCHESTER Set . June 1,-; All day in ROCHESTER Star Of North State Games/Opening Ceremonies ' Sun. June 17 AZ - ST. CHARLES P:! WIN N :une : . An - 79TABA:HA PM - RED WING Tue. 3u:._ 19 AM - CANNON FALLS AM - NORTHFIELD ' Non - FARIBAULT PM - OWATONNA Wed . June 20 AM - WASECA PM - MANKATO tThr. June 21 AM - LE CENTER AM - ST. PETER PM - NEW ULM ' Fri. June 22 AM - GLENCOE PM - HUTCHINSON 1 ' Sat . June 23 AM - LITCHFIELD PM - ST. CLOUD 1 Sun. June 24 AM - LITTLE FALLS ' PM - CAMP RIPLEY ' Mon. June 25 AM - BAXTER PM - ERAINERD Tue . Jui.e 26 AM - C_ROSE Y ' PM - ..- hI a'.,t.sN Wed. Jug,, 27 AM - MILLE LACS LAKE AREA PM - MLLE LACS LAKE AREA Thr. J: 22 AM - PINE CITY ' PA - RUSH CITY PM - NORTH BRANCH Fr=. June 29 AM - TAYLOR' S YLOR S FALLS ' PM - FOREST LAKE Sat. Jur.e 30 AM - ELK RIVER AM - BIG LAKE ' AM - MONTICELLO Noon - BUFFALO PM - ROGERS PM - MINNETONKA t I ' Sun. Jul AM - EXCE'_SIOR AM - EDEN PRAIRIE mr ›AM - CHANHASSEN Noon - CHASKA PM - SHAKOPEE PM - PRIOR LAKE Mon. July 2 AM - SAVAGE AM - BURNSVILLE ' AM - LAS:EVILLE ' Noon - APPLE VALLEY ?= - L A GAN L r l J N F':. - FAMINGT'O.. ' PM - HASTINGS Tue . July 3 AM - WEST ST. PAUL I AM - SOUTH ST. PAUL AM INVER GROVE HEIGHTS ' Noon - COTTAGE GROVE PM - WOODEURY ' PM - LAKE ELMO PM - STILLWATER 1 Wed. July 4 AM - WHITE BEAR LAKE 1 AM - MAPLEWOOD AM - LITTLE CANADA AM - ARDEN HILLS ' AM - NEW BRIGHTON Noon - ROSEVILLE ' P:•: - FALCON HEIGHTS PM - ST. P;UL ' PM - "Taste of Minnesota" ' T.._ . .T.. 5 AM - ''MTNN C_ APLIS -1 Noon - METRODOME PM - MINNAPCL=C/LAKES AREA PM - RICi•:FTELD PM BLOOMINGTON Fri . Jul.. 6 AM - FRIDLEY ' AM - BLAINE AM - COON RAPIDS ' AM - ANOKP. 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L ---. poor AI /.f ...a (.......---i f:::,.. ..-- wee •um gal 1111111 NM MR INIIII Ell • NM MI MN Eli OM MI INIII ' NiN$ESOrq Minnesota Department of T CV rallspOrtati011 Admin.Section a Metropolitan District C.C.Pack 4 - V/p/90 Transportation Building NRA Pack I ; St. Paul, Minnesota 55155 pate Y/� /90 I.OF Oakdale Office, 3485 Hadley Avenue North, Oakdale, Minnesota 55128 Golden Valley Office, 2055 North Lilac Drive, Golden Valley, Minnesota 55422 IReply to Golden Valley Office Telephone No. 593-8422 I IMarch 29, 1990 i cCc.i y IVAR 3 0 19,90 Mr. Gary G. Warren x OF CHANHASSEN City Engineer I City of Chanhassen 690 Coulter Drive Chanhassen, MN 55317 IRE: S.P. 2701-40 (T.H. 5) South Frontage Road West of Dell Road IDear Mr. Warren: In response to your letter of March 19, 1990, I met with Leonard Sandstrom I and Bruce Mikkelson of Mn/DOT's Utility Agreements Section concerning the 600 feet of 12-inch watermain and two fire hydrants. It was determined that roadway construction would require the relocation of the watermain and that I since the watermain is on property which Mn/DOT is acquiring for this project, it can be considered a first move. However, if Mn/DOT were to do the relocation as part of our project, which we are not, we would move the watermain just outside the right of way line. This would require the I relocation of 420 feet of 12-inch watermain and one fire hydrant. Since the City is building the frontage road, this is what we would pay for in the agreement. IIf you have any questions, please call me. ISincerely, I Michael J. Spie nn P.B. District Consultant Design Engineer I . IMIS:sas cc: Dave Warzala, B.A.A. L Leonard Sandstrom/Bruce Mikkels am�ESOra Bruce Jindra »o IAn Equal OPP0#unity EmPluyer CAMPBELL, KNUTSON, SCOTT & FUCHS, P.A. Attorneys at Law Thomas J. Campbell Roger N. Knutson C.C.For Thomas NI. tit.-)11 HRA � (hl_') Gary G. Fuih. }, James R. Walston ' Elliott B. Knet,.h Dennis). Unger March 29, 1990 r"-CL!VLD ' MAR 3 01993 41TY OF CHANHASSE Mr. Paul A. Melchert Attorney at Law First National Bank Building ' P.O. Box 150 Waconia, Minnesota 55387 RE: NordicTrack, Inc. Real Property Purchase ' from City of Chanhassen Dear Mr. Melchert: ' This letter is a follow up to the correspondence of March 15, 1990, that I had sent to you. In the correspondence I requested certain documentation regarding a special account at the State Bank of Chanhassen wherein your client was to deposit $20,000 in a special account. Please provide me with documen- tation that your client has in fact deposited the $20,000 in the ' special account. In addition, please contact me once you have reviewed the abstract of title so we may complete the closing of this transaction. ' Very truly yours, CAMPBELL, KNUTSON, SCOTT & FUCHS, P.A. BY: IJRW:srn James R. Walston cc: Don Ashworth Yankee Square Office III • Suite 202 • 3460 Washington Drive • Eagan, MN 55122 I N I ;Ai CITYOF i i: .' CHANHASSEN , , . _ f1„ •,, A, 4,..,..,. . • c. „., • • ,,, , ,.., , , . ,. .,,e...,, v._. .„4„,_. ,. 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317•I -.--” (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 Adm.^ E's, 1 MEMORANDUM C.C.FLUZE:�_ 9a HRA Cate ITO: Jo Ann Olsen, Senior Planner �ss����,, A. FROM: Scott Harr , Assistant Pa'lic Safety Direct . ' , I 1 DATE: March 27, 1990 SUBJ: Lowell Carlson Property I E Per our discussion, please be advised that I did sign the complaint I against Lowell Carlson for illegal storage, etc. , last week. I would anticipate that the Clerk -of Courts would be getting a sum- mons out soon, and I will be asking Elliot Knetsch to be certain I to be to the arraignment to see to it that the court is made aware of our on-going efforts to gain voluntary compliance. Thank you. I cc: Don Chmiel , Mayor Don Ashworth, City Manager Paul Krauss , Planning Director I Gary Warren, City Engineer Jim Chaffee, Public: Safety Director Elliot Knetsch, City Attorney I I ,. . I • y-. I I I I I I CITY T 1 , i ,z' 4-',. ' 4 iiip CHANHASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 I (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 IMEMORANDUM L!..-.--. F.-::21 TO: Don Ashworth, City Manager �� ::_ I .Jim Chaffee, Public Safety Director :. . �!/3 ?°• Scott Harr , Assistant Public Safety Director Steve A. Kirchman, Building Official �� �� ((�� IFROM: T. Mark Cooney, Building Inspector *`�l�X DATE: April 2, 1990 ISUBJ: A. S .T.M. Meeting of March 27 - 29/1990 1 As you know, I have returned from the past meeting of the B-08 Committee of American Society of Testing and Materials held in II New Orleans this past week. I attended four formal meetings and several spontaneous smaller discussions as well . At the Execu- tive Committee meeting my nomination as Chairman of Sub Committee B-08-15 was confirmed. It was also decided to expand the scope I of sub committee to include other diffusion coatings of titanium, boron, carbon, tungsten and nickel for construction fasteners . I was assigned to begin the formation of task groups to initiate I efforts in these areas . At the sub committee I presented the first white paper outline for chrome diffusion coatings for construction fasteners and substantial comments, deletions and additions were made. The scope, terminology and required test I methods were the primary areas covered. The second sub committee meeting was held in conjunciton with the construction fastener committee and the discussion centered on their test requirements 1 and including them in our document . This is an important liaison to ensure the acceptance by the construction industry. At the final executive committee meeting I gave a progress report and I formally introduced the first white paper outline. The general direction of the document was discussed and agreed upon. In short , a great deal of progress was made and I want to again I thank you. With your support .I will continue to work hard to be a credit to the Public Safety Department and the City of Chanhassen. I r II 1 I 1 1 Y/ianhiou Thank you for your support the past two Sundays at our ' Welcome home celebrations for our Girls & Boys State Basketball Teams. It is such a neat feeling to have the support for our program from our communities. Thanks for helping make our teams & school feel special! ! uck Achter HOLMES & GRAVEN CHARTERED IAHeffier as Law CO Ills ri Calm MireapM‘Himmel MID Rani A.ALSOr HID 33743114 DAVID J.KENNEDY PALL D.SAERTNCHI Tankage(p2)33743N I RONALD H.BATTY JOHN R.LARSON MART J.SRENDEN WELLINGLON E L� STEIMES J.KABUL JULIE A. I..LE t ROSEBY C.CARLSON CHARLES L.LEFEYEtE CIMIinm M.CHAIR JOHN M.LEFEYRLSL I ROOM L DAVIDSON WRITERS DIRECT DIAL LAUEAT K. UNDALL JOHNS.DEAN LAURA K.MOTLEY Sown J.DUKE DANIEL R..Po T MARY G.DOttINS BARIUM L.roRn000 JEFFREY ENG MARY FRANCES SEALA I ST[FAI17E N.GALEY LN STEVEN M.TAJAMES M.STROMMEN OAV�L GRAVEN LL COtsmt A.HUNE JAMES J.THOMSONJR JOHN C.HOESCHLER LARRY M.Warning's JAMS HO ^MES RONNIE L WILKINS IMarch 30, 1990 IBoard of Directors Southwest Corridor Transportation Coalition IRE: Demonstration Grant for New U.S. 212 Our File No. LN400-51 IDear Board Members: Enclosed is a letter dated March 26, 1990 from Congressman Bill I Frenzel to Congressman William Lehman expressing Congressman Frenzel's support for our proposed demonstration project. Dick Feerick spent Monday, March 26 in Washington seeking support for I the project. Jerome Carlson and Jane Shanard also were in Washington this week and made contacts on behalf of the project. Todd Vlatkovich and his firm have also been making contacts for I us. Thank you all for your efforts on behalf of the Coalition. Clearly, Congressman Frenzel's letter is very supportive. Thank you also to Dick Feerick and Tom Workman for their help in preparing the grant application. ILet's all keep our fingers crossed that we are successful! IYou very tp y, � /, ! - IRobert J.Lindell RJL/lmb I Enclosures cc: Tom Workman Len Levine APR 02 1993 I Bill Crawford Jim Povitch WI OFCHANHASSEN Carl Jullie Don Ashworth IIDave Pokorney Roger Gustafson RILL IRENZEL a>wMN►a on= ' 1 Danscr.Mww it ►a Row NO •• ammemmomm 1120 Poo Mums Sant keerwao�w OOl .3?O Ni toeowon Imm o ton-m-2171 Congre, of tbt ?nniteb otttti 812-881-41100 *oust of itpreintatibal ' i asbinstO, MC 20515-2303 March 26, 1990 COPY The Honorable William Lehman ' 2347 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 ' Dear Bill: • I am writing to inform you of my wish to pursue a highway demonstration project for U.S. Highway 212 in my district. ' (See Attachment #1.) Unfortunately, the construction history of a new U.S. 212 is ' long. Construction of this project has been a goal of state and local officials since 1953. A timeline of the 37 year progression is attached for your review (Attachment #2) . ' Strong local support has been a unique facet of this project. Not only are they enthusiastically pursing construction, they are also contributing local money to their cause. The Southwest ' Corridor Transportation Coalition has already facilitated the widening of T.H. 5 from I-494 to Park Drive in Chanhassen, MN. The cities of Eden Prairie, Chanhassen, Chaska, and Hennepin and ' Carver counties together have contributed $254,000 to the design of these improvements. The same cities and counties together contributed $150,000 to the funding of the Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed U.S. 212 project. The EIS is currently being reviewed and will be complete after the public hearing process. A new Highway 212 is important to my district for many reasons. First, it will provide a major market artery. Currently, ' southwestern Minnesota is the only region of the state not connected to the Twin Cities by a four-lane road. Looking at western Minnesota there is only one artery in the northwest from St. Cloud. Secondly, a new highway 212 would aid traffic 1 congestion, safety and access. The current road is inadequate for the heavy traffic. Attachment #3 contains existing traffic counts and forecasts for 2010. Rapid industrial and residential growth in the surrounding areas continues to increase the demands - on the regional two-lane roads. Improvements in safety, capacity, and access, among others, all dictate the need for ' construction of a larger, four-lane, limited access roadway. MN- DOT studies report that safety would improve - 50% less accidents and the rate of return in user travel times would be substantial. 1 II The Honorable William Lehman March 26, 1990 Page 2. The Minnesot1a Department of Transportation has committed funds ' for construction of the first few portions of Highway 212. However, it is crucial that there be no extended period during which there is promotion of use without completion of future segments. ' I am requesting the Congress to fund the amount of $12 million to facilitated thenearlyidesign and in construction of remaining segments, early design Mad This is necessary to ensure the nearliestypossible tconstructioonof a continuous new, four-lane, limited access U.S. 212 from I-494 to in-place 212 West of Chaska. The current Minnesota budget ' deficit threatens all current highway projects. Attachment #4 describes the purpose and amounts necessary to achieve this goal. I have some idea of the number of requests that come your way this time of year. Even so, I hope that you will be able to support this project. • Best regards, 1 • ' Bill Frenzel Member of Congress enclosures I t 1 : _ .yzi2,...,,.._ 1 _ CHANHASSEN il,, ,, , . .../., . CITY OF .. - W�: . .. • . . .. ,. .:. .,..,,,„„_. . .„, 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 I (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 1 MEMORANDUM ITO: All Public Safety Personnel FROM: Jim Chaffee, Public Safety Director 1 DATE: March 21 , 1990 SUBJ: Teton Lane Closure II t Please be advised that I have researched the Teton Lane closure 1 as best I can, but understand that it is mired in a ream of paperwork. Nevertheless , it was a decision that city council made several years ago and was upheld by the present city 1 council . I understand that several residents in the area have complained recently about the closure of Teton Lane. I would ask that when 1 a complaint is received regarding this closure, that the complainant be identified so we may track exactly where these complaints are stemming from and the mature of the complaint . I 1 have also spoken with Gary Warren who Indicated that the closure is not completely barricaded by jay barrier and that there are timbers that can be easily snapped by the high bumper of II responding fire vehicles. Please let me know if you have any further concerns or comments regarding this matter . 1 cc: Dale Gregory . , r;,.- Don Ashworth, City Manager I 1 I I 1 I CITYOF 1 . ,,,.,0 4 .„: , \„. A f -,./rr 1 r „.. . CHANHASSEN �., . . �_, -�, 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 I : (612) 937-1900 * FAX (612) 937-5739 March 29, 1990 IMetropolitan Waste Control Cammnmission y: . Attn: Mr. Gordon 0. Voss f 1 Chief Administrator C,L x'10 _... Mears Park Centre 230 East 5th Street St. Paul, MN 55101 1 Dear Mr. Voss: II have noted in my review of the Wastewater Treatment aid Handling Implementation Plan, Years 1990 to 2010, that Objective A-6 (pp)(n-1) relating to Infiltration/ Inflow (I/I) includes a task to evaluate incentives and disincentives to local 1 governments for I/I reduction. If there is an opportunity for local community involvement on this task force, I would appreciate an opportunity to serve. As Director of Public Works/City Engineer for the City of Chanhassen for the 1 past 3# years and with my previous private consulting experience, I have an extensive background in infiltration/inflow discovery and elimination. I have been involved with I/I studies throughout the country and, in particular, served 1 as project manager on several studies here in Minnesota, including Minneapolis/St. Paul. I have a strong background and interest in trying to strategize innovative approaches to dealing with this nemesis of a problem. 1 Enclosed please find a copy of my resume for your use. As noted therein, I have recently been privileged to support the MWCC as a member of the Technical Advisory Committee providing input on the recent hydraulic testing which was 1 done on partial flushes at the St. Anthony Falls Hydraulics Lab. Thank you for your consideration and I welcome the opportunity to discuss this 1 further at your convenience. Sincerely, 1 CITY OF CHANHASSEN psW IJury Warren, P.E. Direct° of Public Works/City Engineer 1 GGW:ktm Enc. 1 c: Mr. Raymond Payne, Z4 CX Don Ashworth, City Manager 1 C 1TY OF CHANHASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 April 3, 1990 1 Mr. Willard Johnson 1660 West 63rd Street ' Excelsior, MN 55331 Dear Willard: 1 This is to formally notify you that the City Council reappointed you to the Board of Adjustments and Appeals for the 1990 term. We appreciate your time and interest in serving on the Board. We 1 look forward to working with you this year. Congratulations! 1 Sincerely, I ' -4aüi Krauss, AICP Planning Director cc: City Council 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 CITY OF 1 CHANHASSEN 444 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 April 3, 1990 Ms. Carol Watson 7131 Utica Lane ' Chanhassen, MN 55317 Dear Carol: ' This is to formally notify you that the City Council reappointed you to the Board of Adjustments and Appeals for the 1990 term. We appreciate your time and interest in serving on the Board. We ' look forward to working with you this year. Congratulations! Sineerely, aul Krauss, AICP Planning Director cc: City Council I I CITY OF CHANHASSEN 4- 411?:1113 I 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 April 3, 1990 CERTIFIED MAIL ' Mr. Mike Sorenson 7606 Erie Avenue Chanhassen, MN 55317 ' Dear Mr. Sorenson: On February 22, 1990, the City sent you a letter in regards to your ' request for a conditional use permit to expand your storage facility on Hwy. 212 . The letter listed items that must be completed prior to the Planning Commission reviewing any expansion ' of your site. Staff has not been contacted by yourself to confirm whether or not you are moving ahead with resolution of these items. Since some of the items are necessary to be completed for your site ' to be in compliance with the original conditional use permit, staff is setting a date of June 29, 1990, as a deadline for you to come into compliance with the original conditional use permit. If you are in the process of bringing your site into compliance, please ' contact staff to advise us of your schedule. In summary, if your mini storage is not in compliance with the original conditional use permit by June 29, 1990, and it appears that you are not making an ' effort to do so, staff will bring the item before the City Council for review of your existing conditional use permit. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. ' Sincerely, Jo Ann Olsen Senior Planner cc: Engineering Dept. Building Dept. ' Paul Krauss City Council I I ' CHANHASSEN FIRE DEPARTMENT ISSUES BURNING BAN Due to lack of heavy snows this winter and the abundance of dry grass, the Chanhassen Fire Department has issued a total ban on ' all outside burning effective March 27, 1990. This would include both permit burns and recreation fires. Questions regarding ' burning permits can be directed to the Chanhassen Fire Marshal at 937-1900. 1 1 1 MI 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11111 1 1 1 1 11111 1 1 1 CHANHASSEN H.R.A. A C C O U N FS P A Y A CI 1 I 04-09 -90 NAL,L 1 CHECK # A M O U N T C L A I M A N T P U R P O S E 040229 293.40 SHARM I N AL-JAI 1 TRAM L F TRAINING 040230 3,117.43 DRW, INC, I-LCS, SERVICE 040231 27.00 CITY BUSINESS PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 040232 18.00 E 0 S CORPORATION FEES, SERVICE 040233 171 .25 HOLMES & GRAVEN FEES. SERVICE 040234 11,093.00 NORTHERN STATES POWER CO OTHER ACOUISITION COSTS 040235 50.00 WORM'S REPAIR FEES, SERVICE 7 14,770.08 CHECKS WRITTEN TOTAL OF 7 CHECKS TOTAL 14,770.08 Lake Lucy Home owners Association tion ' Meeting Announcement Chanhassen City Hall, Council Chambers , April ,1990 Thanks to all those who sent in your$100 contribution to help pay Del Hogan, our hired biologist, for summarizing our data, testing samples, and doing the Aeration Feasablity ' Study. So far we have collected a total of$1300 from 13 lakeshore owners, with more pledged contributions on the way. Our goal is 100% support! ' This packet of information includes: • Measurements we took last February • Aeration Feasability Report and Highlights • Summary of costs • Matrix of Nutrient Contributors and Cleanup Beneficiaries ' • List of Lakeshore owners and amount of estimated shoreline • Summary of financing options Please review the information, and make every attempt to be at this meeting. We need your attendance now to help make decisions on whether ortnot to go ahead, and if so, how should it be financed and the project be controlled. ' A special thanks to Joe Morin for helping to compile the muck/water volume and create slides for Del's presentation to the Watershed District meeting on March 7. This saved us ' from using several more hours of Del's time. Warmest regards, ' Special considerations brought to our attention so far: If we decide to go ahead,what division of contributions would be the most equitable and fair to everyone? Should we incorporate to make contributions tax deductible and other reasons? Since having a public access(Ouch!) may allow us to use public funds,should we revive this issue and resolve it with our initiative? How will we best keep control over our lake's treatments? ' How will the City and Watershed District respond to our plans and to the need for careful attention to watershed management practices? Should the non-lakeshore residents in the watershed also share the cost because they share the pollution and some of the benefits? What happens when the number of lakeshore lots increases? The Watershed District has recently been severely criticized by the Metro Council for not addressing water quality issues in the 1990 comprehensive plan.They are required to reduce significantly the non-point ' source pollution entering the Minnesota River. How will this influence our strategy? ' highlights of the Aeration Fe_asabllity Report 1. There is about 923,900 cubic yards of water volume, and about 1,615,800 ' cubic yards of muck. There are four deep basins up to 36 feet deep, with up to 28 feet of muck on the bottom! ' 2. The major contributor to algae blooms and fishkills are the large quantities of nutrients being recycled from the muck in the process called eutrophication. 3. Lake Lucy needs an aggressive management plan to reverse that process that is killing our lake. 70% of that muck can be decomposed with aeration alone, the most ' effective and economical alternative. 4. Substantial muck reduction will result in an excellent deep water fishery even in shallow areas, and a substantial reduction of nutrients discharged into Lake Ann. Fish kills were due to lack of oxygen, used up in the decomposition process. Oxygen levels were high this year due to lack of snow cover, causing the surface algae to continue living and producing oxygen. 5. There is a good possibility that the deepest parts have 1-1/2 more feet of ' muck than 10 years ago. 6. Anticipated high density development in the remaining undeveloped ' watershed could cause a loss of 25% of the area to absorb water runoff, dumping more nutrients into the lake. To ensure success of the rehabilitation, holding nutrients in ponding areas before they enter the lake will go a long way. Careful attention to lake ' management practices must be the rule if the lake water quality is to maintained as the region develops. Today, enforcement of erosion control laws are lax, and better designs for developments have to be legislated by the City and the Watershed District . ' 7. It is likely that water levels are maintained more from groundwater seepage than from runoff, since the lake is only 6" below normal, and 1' below ordinary high water mark, when all other lakes in the region are substantially below normal. 8. If the lake is not aerated in the winter, it may still not support game fish for several years. • 1 ' Summary of Costs ' Products and services provided by Clean-Flo Labs 1. Aeration systems with 32 diffusers ' Includes 6 pump cabinets with 4 pumps each, hoses, noise reduction, 230 Volt option, cooling fans. $56,892 2. Equipment installation 10,019 3. Spare parts 1,338 ' 4. Travel 8 expenses xpe 1,200 5. 14 ice vents with 4 signs each 15,164 (negotiable, could be leased thru City) ' 6. Engineering, permits for 5 years 11,500 (negotiable-could be admin. by City) 7. Sales tax 4.403 (could be purch.by City to , ' avoid) $100,516 Additional 1st year expenses ' 1. Electrical hookup to cabinets 4,000 2. Insurance 1,100 ' 3. Incorporation costs and fees 2,000 ' 5. Est. Annual power costs (half year) 5500 12,600 ' Estimated total expenses first year $113,116 ' Note: At least 4 pump cabinets are recommended to be installed on the large island to keep hose length and power requirements at a minimum. Power to the island would be underground with a meter at Lake Lucy Road.The other two could be located at the Greenwood Shore park where there is already power and reasonable proximity. Anticipated min. Annual expenses ' 1. Energy $11,826 • 2. Insurance 1.100 $12,926 Possible ways to finance the lake restoration 1revisedl ' 1. LCMR Grant 2. Special Assessments ' 3. Lake Lucy Improvement Fund or Association 4. Fund Raising 5. 213 financed wih Clean-Flo ' 6. Fair share division of costs 1. LCMR Grant (fromlo__ttery dollars. S5 million available) ' - Even though it can be argued it is an excellent project for the public benefit, even though by law we do not require an access, the ' issue of public access would have to be resolved because arguments can be made against project because we lack an access -February 16 deadline for proposal is past, have to try again next ' time. Probably 2-3 years before aerators could be put in. -DNR, other agency or individuals could argue to stop project at some point. -If accepted, would require lobbying time to convince legislature. ' -Dollars would be administered and controlled by city, the real applicant. The city is submitting other LCMR proposals, the best the City has done is 75% LCMR funded but typical is 50% - with the rest coming from us anyway. Future ' funding is always at mercy of the govt. -Expanded program has to add full testing and monitoring costs, could add $50,000 to cost of program. At only 50% funding, we may not end up saving any ' money. -City may be ineligible for consecutive grant approvals. -Locally funded portion set and regulated by City, giving up financial control, especially ' if we needed quick response for changes in the lake treatments -May result in much less control over our desires. 2. Special Assessments -A special assessment district could be set up through the City similar to lndianhead Lake model in Edina. Lakeshore owners decide what treatment is needed then askcity to get work done, and assess each lakeshore owner equally for the cost. -May not need to incorporate or worry whether everyone would pay their fair share. -Would be on our tax statements, and add to the value of our properties, is tax deductible. ' 3. Lake Association Funded -Basically, private funded from lakeshore owners ' -Maintain the most control, may be least costly overall -Response for time treatments questionable -Need near-unanimous approval and ability to contribute in time and money ' -Need to incorporate for financial and liablility reasons. -Non-profit status for tax deductible contributions. -Could have three classes of voting members allow outside donations - Lakeshore ' owner, corporate, and offshore -Insurance is mandatory, might be picked up by city in their blanket policy 1 4. Fund-raising -Could set a goal of $20,000 in donations of those who contribute nutrients or receive benefits- residents and businesses in the whole Riley watershed. -Could be easier to solicit if we had a public access -Corporate and offshore members could make deducible contributions 5.2/3 Financed wih Clean-Flo 1 -Interest rate to ate at 2% over prime 1 -May ease financial burdens if it is necessary, even though we will all pay more in the long run. -Our investment risk is lower, but if the aerators are turned off, the lake will suffer. 6. Fair share Division of costs If the cleanup is funded from our own pockets in whatever way, we will have to resolve the enequities we face in the division of costs. Some lakeshore owners have a lot of 1 shoreline (up to 34% for Prince, 22% for Sanda's including the newly purchased island), and some have less than 1%. Yet some with the 1% have clean or easily accessable lakeshore and would benefit more from a cleanup than those with poorer quality 1 lakeshore. How could we take into account factors such as length of shoreline, quality of shoreline 1 before or after the cleanup, number of lakeshore lots which could change, or even ability or desire to pay? 1 Merely dividing costs equally or basing them solely on lineal footage would make it cost prohibitive for those with long lakeshore, and/or unfair to those who can never enjoy the same value of the restoration equally. So does anyone have a proposal? 1 We need your ideas that splits the costs fairly and consistently, regardless of time or amount. Please bring your ideas to the meeting. Feel free to review them with Don ' Ashworth (937-1900) or someone else he could refer you to for advice. Tom Workman (448-3800) is the City's representative on this project, he may help you work out an idea. The city is used to finding creative ways to divide up public project costs. 1 If outside donations are made, they would be subtracted from the total before everyone's shares would be figured. i 1 1 1 1 I I I I I I I 1 I IInstrumental Research,Inc. IZ..142,Z iro,Latts S7rmmaar IAsral/an Aw.liVlity I I I I I I INSTRUMENTAL RESEARCH, INC. INTRODUCTION: Lake Lucy is a eutrophic lake at the heed of the Riley Creek watershed. The lake has 92 ' acres of open water, with a mean depth from the surface to the top of the detritus of 5.8 feet. The littoral area of the lake is 85.2 acres, however most of the lake basin has an additional detritus depth of between 15 and 20 feet to hard bottom. The lake basin volume is 1,575 acre feet of which only 573 acre feet remains as open water. The remaining 1,002 ' acre feet is filled with detritus with measured density ranging from 14.5%to 50.7%. ' Since the last two years have been dryer than normal, Lake Lucy has not contributed a significant amount of water to Lake Anne since the spring of 1987. It is likely Lake Lucy ' receives most of its makeup water from ground water,since the lake is currently only about six inches below its normal high water mark. ' According to the data collected by the MPCA in 1985, the lake sediments are releasing large quantities of phosphorus from the anarobic sediments. This is apparently the major contributor to the summer algae blooms and the fishkill problems. Because the lake basin ' consists of large areas of relatively shallow water with nutrient rich surface sediments, the majority of the lake is covered by vegetation beds during most of the summer. ' The lake is listed by the MDNR as 83%littoral zone, which is the area of the lake bottom capable of supporting rooted aquatic vegetation. There are aquatic plants capable of growing in more than twenty feet of water depth. The only thing preventing the growth of ' vegetation over the entire lake bed is the anarobic,or oxygen deficient,condition of the water below the twelve foot depth during the summer season. ' During the winter months the decomposition of the vegetation and algae from the previous open water season consumes sufficient dissolved oxygen to have caused several fish kills. There have been several occasions when the MDNR has determined that Lake Lucy was ' going to lose the fish population and the lake was opened to promiscuous fishing. The watershed of Lake Lucy is relatively undeveloped except for the eastern side of the ' INSTRUMENTAL RESEARCH, INC. lake which has a housing de velopme nt along the entire shoreline. There is no evidence of ' any stormwater holding ponds anywhere along the eastern lake shore. Individual homesites on relatively large segments of land surround the remainder of the lake. It does not appear that any of the Lake Lucy watershed, with the exception of the high density ' housing development along the eastern shore, has access to the sewer line. This area is slated to be included in the sewer district soon,allowing the area to be available for high density housing development . With this anticipated development, the area will lose 25% to 30%of its capacity to absorb runoff water from precipitation oc snow melt. Therefore ' most of this water will become Increased runoff to the lake. The new developments will need to be served by stormwater holding ponds which have the designed capacity to absorb ' nutrients before they reach Lake Lucy. This nutrient retention is necessary to ensure the success of the planned rehabilitation work. The Lake Lucy watershed has been farmed extensively in past years and portions of it are ' still being farmed today. Agricultural runoff may have contributed to the present nutrient load of the the lake, but it is not now and will not be the major problem in the future. The lake has now settled back into the natural aging processes which means most of the ' nutrients driving the biological processes within the lake are being internally recycled from the bottom sediments. This is the process which must be reversed. The presently poor water quality condition of Lake Lucy can be changed by the use of an aeration process which can,at the same time,produce a deeper basin copal,. apable of sustaining ' future fish populations. ' The current condition of Lake Lucy as a total fishldil lake,the fish barrier installed by the Lake Lucy Homeowners Association,and the low lake level(one foot below the overflow) can be used to good advantage at this time. Because there is not a fish population,an aggressive aeration program can be installed which will produce an initial biological oxygen demand exceeding the replenishment capacity of the current design. A fisheries population ' would suffer from low oxygen . The elevated oxygen demand will soon be reduced and INSTRUMENTAL RESEARCH, INC. stabilize as the microbial populations adjust to the changed environment. Sediment testing within the lake basin,described later,has shown that several aerator heads could be water jetted as deep as twenty feet into the sediment bed for the purpose of oxygenating and thus aerobically degrading significant volumes of the predominately ' carbonaceous sediments to a biological ash. As the lake basin opens up, the areation heads should be moved to new sites to reinitiate the process. Over time significant parts of Lake Lucy could be renewed to depths approaching thirty feet of water. The sediments could be reduced on an average of 35%in mass and 70%in volume. The most dense sediments sampled from the lake bed were about 50%solids and 50%water. After microbial degredation of the hydrocarbon compounds the water content of the sediments will drop to about 5%allowing the natural compaction of the sediments. ' The estimates discussed here are based on laboratory experiments done by Instrumental Research, Inc. for the Pelican River Watershed District. WATER QUALITY DATA: ' MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY The following data comes from the MPCA Storet system . The data was collected by the ' MPCA in 1985 and analyzed at the Minnesota Health Department Laboratory. The ' following data pertains to this discussion. The data selected is a list of secchi disc readings, dissolved oxygen, total kjeldahl nitrogen,and total phosphorus. Chemical parameters are in mg/I(milligrams per liter) 5/8/85 6/8/85 7/11185 8/6/85 9/11/85 secchi disc(feet) 8.2 7.9 3.0 3.6 4.9 surface dissolved oxygen 10.2 0.3 7.8 7.4 6.8 total kjeldahl nitrogen 1.300 1.300 2.100 1.880 1.550 total phosphorus 0.030 0.040 0.065 0.055 0.065 16 foot depth ' dissolved oxygen 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.7 total kjeldahl nitrogen 1.450 1.600 1.800 3.650 1.800 total phosphorus 0.090 0.170 0.080 0.470 0.150 .4,wi/1afirs iiiheormifte Manc:nr 22. 100A PAM S INSTRUMENTAL RESEARCH, INC. ' ENVIRONMENTAL AND FISHERIES DATA: MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES The most recent MDNR survey was done in June of 1985. Three other surveys or test nettings were done in 1980,1975,and 1958. In June of 1980 the surface water was ' supersaturated with oxygen, but was below 4 mg/liter by the nine foot level ,and was essentially zero by thirteen feet. The secchi disc reeding was 2.7 feet. ' In 1985 the lake contained species well in excess of the local median. These were Northern pike, Black bullhead, Yellow bullhead,and Bluegill sunfish. Yellow perch and Black crappies were considerably below the local median. All other species were within the local ' ranges, which includes other rough fish. The report lists known winterkill dates of: 1955-56,196364,1964-65-1974-75,1977-78, and 1978-79. No fish species have been stocked since 1969. Lake Lucy is listed as a regular winterkill lake, presumably due to a lack of dissolved ' oxygen beneath the ice. ' The lake is listed as having four potential inlet points, three natural stream beds and one storm sewer from the east side on Utica Lane. There is only one outlet from Lake Lucy and it flows to Lake Anne. There is a one foot outlet structure listed as an old beaver dam site. Coontail,and Canada waterweed are listed as the dominant and abundant species of submerged vegetation, both are indicators of high nutrient content within the sediments. The 1975 MDNR report written for a May 27 sampling date lists a secchi disc of 1.5 feet and dissolved oxygen less than 4 mg/I at the ten foot level . ' SEDIMENT MEASUREMENT DATA: LAKE LUCY HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION The Lake Lucy Homeowners Association surveyed the lake in two hundred foot grids and then measured the water depths to the sediment and the sediment depths to hard bottom, sand or clay. The resulting data was then plotted out and put on digital grids for mapping. The grid maps, which accompany this report, were surveyed and developed by the Lake t ,.. - - ----- -- --- — - - - I INSTRUMENTAL RESEARCH, INC. Lucy Homeowners Association. They are the most accurate hydrographic maps currently ' available of the lake and sediments. The following number and letter designations are for sampling sites on Like Lucy and were taken from the lake map. Water samples were taken at J-10 and L-3. The samples were collected one meter down ' from the surface and one meter up from the bottom at both sites. Sediment samples were collected at sites E-6, L,-4.5,and K-9. The samples were taken from electrical conduit ' which was forced into the sediment as a core sampler. Sample E-6 was taken from about a six foot depth, K-9 from about twelve feet in to the sediments,and L-4.5 from about eighteen feet into the sediments. A fourth sample was collected from twenty two feet down ' but was not analyzed. The fourth sample appeared to consist of primarily clay and a small amount of dark soil or detritus. The lake has four deep basins, which range from sixteen to eighteen feet of water depth, and additional depths of fourteen to eighteen feet of highly carbonaceous sediment. Lake Lucy has a water volume of 923,900 cubic yards(573 acre feet)and an additional sediment ' volume of 1,615,800 cubic yards(1,002 acre feet). The actual lake basin has very steep banks with three to four feet of detritus at the shoreline. ' The Lake Lucy Homeowners Association profiled the lake in four of the five deep basins for dissolved oxygen and found measurable dissolved oxygen in all four sites. The isolated ' basin north of the main lake had a dissolved oxygen content 431 0.6 mg/t in 10 feet of water but a strong odor of hydrogen sulfide from the open hole. The resulting dissolved oxygen ' profiles are on the accompanying map. SEDIMENT ANALYSIS AND WINTER WATER CHEMISTRY ' INSTRUMENTAL RESEARCH, INC The water and sediment samples were collected by members of the Lake Lucy Homeowners Association and laboratory analysis was preformed by Instrumental Research, Inc. All chemical parameters except pH ate in milligrams per liter(mgil) .s., ti.iatedinikre 14(41n{'!Y4M 10Ofl PIAR/G I IINSTRUMENTAL RESEARCH„ INC. IWATER SAMPLES SITE I . X10 SURFACE BOTTOM Total phosphorus 0.079 0.104 Total kjeldahl nitrogen 1.268 1.630 I Ammonia nitrogen 0.804 0.894 Nitrate nitrogen 0.070 0.094 Total Alkalinity 158 163 pH 7.12 6.62 ISURFACE BOTTOM L-3 I Total phosphorus 0.083 0.0% Total kjeldahl nitrogen 0.749 1.420 Ammonia nitrogen 0.536 0.816 Nitrate nitrogen 0.085 0.101 I Total Alkalinity pH 161 165 7.34 6.83 BOTTOM SEDIMENTS I E' Percent Solids 14.5 Percent Ash 2.1 Percent Chemical Oxygen Demand grams/Idlogram (wet) 9.1 I Total Phosphorus grams/kilogram (wet) 0.8 Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen granhs/Idlogram (wet) 14.0 I K-9 Percent Solids 41.8 Percent Ash 11.6 Percent Chemical Oxygen Demand grams/ldlogram (wet) 13.1 I Total Phosphorus grams/kilogram (wet) 0.36 Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen Nitrogegrams/kilogram (omet) 5.0 L-4.5 I Percent Solids 50.7 Percent Ash 4.2 Percent Chemical Oxygen Demand grams/kilogram(wet) 11.5 Total Phosphorus grams/kilogram(wet) 0.42 ITotal Kjeldahl Nitrogen grams/kilogram(wet) 7.2 SUMMARY: IComparison of the 1985 MDNR and MPCA data for Lake Lucy indicate it is possible that Ithe secchi disk readings for the season showed relatively good water quality. The lake had a large amount of aquatic vegetation, both submergent and emergent,which utilized much Iof the available nutrients. It may also be that,except for the developed east shoreline, the lake is currently well protected from its watershed by the surrounding perimeter of wetland Iand floating bog. This undoubtdly helps absorb the nutrients which would normally be 41i. .rfw Iiabavare• '/lei 1411•WW"19 •OM 0•AO 07 INSTRUMENTAL RESEARCH, INC. washed directly into the lake basin. In 1985 the lake depth was listed as 21 feet., which was three feet deeper than the Lake Lucy Homeowners Association members measured this winter. The lake was known to be up considerably that year due to the heavy spring and early summer rains. Therefore the ' lake should have been discharging water to Lake Anne and the channel between Lake ' Lucy and Lake Anne would have been flowing about 3 feet deep in June of 1985. The cross section of the stream bed with three feet of flowing water would be about 33 square feet. At a moderate flow rate of 1 foot per second, this would be a mass flow transfer of 33 cubic feet per second to Lake Anne. Lake Lucy was discharging about ten pounds of phosphorus and two hundred and thirty pounds of total nitrogen per day, into Lake Anne. ' The maximum depth of the lake appears to have come up from twenty feet in 1980 to eighteen and on half feet in 1990. Although this difference may be due to measuring ' methods, there is also a good possibility that the deepest basins may now have a foot and a half more sediment than ten years ago. This does not mean that the entire lake is one and ' one half feet shallower because the sediments tend to slough from the shallows into the deeper water RECOMMENDATIONS: ' Lake Lucy needs an aggressive management plan to reverse the current trophic trend. The mats of floating vegetation and the floating boggy along the shoreline are great nutrient ' interceptors but are also dosing in the open water area of the lake. VEGETATION PA'RVESTINO It may be worth while to mechanically harvest some of this floating bog material as a method of reducing inlake nutrients. This was done on Clearwater Lake near Annandale, 1 Ate, icatactisihv MARGIE 22 140[) PAflER INSTRUMENTAL RESEARCH, INC. MN several years ago. One cubic yard of this bog contains a very lar$e quantity of nutrients and can be cleanly removed with a back hoe and some boats to move the bop to a harvesting position. The harvested vegetation then needs to be removed to a place where it can be composted without the nutrients returning to the lake. ' SEDIMENT DFiEDG T uc_ ' Dredging of the lake sediments would quickly renew the lake basin, but is extremely expensive and requires a deposition site near the lake where it can dewater over a long Uperiod of time. Again the nutrients must be captivated in ordei not to return to the lake. Another problem with this approach is that there are no obvious dredge spoil sites adjacent to Lake Lucy . ALUM TAEATMENT ' Alum treatment of the sediments would temporarily stop the recycling of phosphorus into ' the water column from the deep sediments, but the entire lake bottom would need to be treated to effect a significant change in the apparent trophic state of the lake. An effective ' treatment would cost about$400,000.00 for the alum in addition to manpower and equipment costs. This treatment process would lay down about one half an of compacted ' alum flock over the entire lake bed. ' IRON CRrl I WRWT TAEATlt___ ' Incorporating a large amount of elemental iron into the sediments would help alleviate the phosphorus problem . The material is inexpensive, less than one tenth the cost of the alum ' and could be spread over the ice. This treatment has not been tried in a Minnesota lake before but lab experiments show that it should work well. The effectiveness of the addition will be dependent on the amount of sulfur, available as hydrogen sulfide gas in the top fifteen centimeters of the bottom sediment. The experiment could be tried in one of the a�.,..�:�.. .�ii..... ,.irk. t►2* v "f9 1000 0AJa1e 0 INSTRUMENTAL RESEARCH, INC. 1 small ponds close to the lake and the input and output nutrient load monitored to determine the cost effectiveness. ' AERATION ' The only reasonably priced method of renewing the lake basin depth and clearing away the hydrocarbons from the near shore areas is aeration. Based on the analysis of the sediment samples, water chemistry, environmental data, and fisheries condition we recommend that the lake be aerated with a minimum of eight horsepower for compressors and a sufficient 1 number of aerators to maintain high oxygen levels throughout the rest of the lake. ' The deep aerators will need to deliver about two hp to each of the four basins and one head ' for the nearly isolated fifth basin. The heads for the deep aerators need to be jetted into the sediments, attached by a quick release, to a frame with directed water nozzles. The intent ' is to position each head as deep into the sediments as possible and leave them to develop a large cone angle. The maximum diameter of each basin is unknown.wn. Annual measurements would ' indicate any significant increase in the diameter of the hole,allowing the heads to be moved into new positions to start the process over. These moves should be made until the ' desired basin has been opened and then a maintenance Dow be set up to sustain the ' oxygen levels. With the aeration heads at the thirty five to forty foot depths the water turned over will be about twelve times the input air flow. Initially much of the lake may not ' receive the full effect of the aeration,because the holes will be narrow and deep. However in a short time the basins will begin to open and then the entire lake turnover period will be ' about two days. ' The initial biological oxygen demand probably will be very high because a large amount of sediment will be suspended and an aerobic microbial population will develop quickly in ,f...s thr. FLi .di ifte %SAWN',, 10011 P5r2R 1A ' INSTRUMENTAL RESEARCH, INC. response to the new nutrient sources. For this reason, the shallow aerator heeds should be ' started first to develop a high oxygen content in the water before the deep heads are turned on. Because there is presently no fish population in the lake, there cannot be any adverse ' startup impact to the lake. In a short time the lake system will begin to settle down and the natural biological processes will begin to break down the sediments. The aerobic condition should be maintained throughout the year in order to sustain the high ' populations of aerobic bacteria which will activated by this process. In the winter months, the number of aerators can be cut back to about one half of the summer power to maintain a high dissolved oxygen content in the water column. If the current testing proves satisfactory, there is a device marketed by Clean-Flo Laboratories, Inc. called an Ice Vent, which restricts the bubble column to the area within a riser ring This should prevent the errosion of the ice which presently leaves a lareg open hole in the ice. The riser ring will ' prevent entrance from the outside and a grid over the top will prevent accedantal entry from above. Shutting down the aerators in the winter months will kill the aerobic bacteria,and allow ' their replacement by anerobic species which will reverse much of the previous summers gains. Inoculation with aerobic decomposition bacteria should only be considered if the aerators cannot be maintained over the winter months. Aeration will activate the lakes microbial populations to hyper levels which can only be maintained by aeration. The ' aerators in Moore Lake in Fridley were shut down in the winter several years ago,causing ' the entire fish population to die in a matter of four to six days. In a natural lake condition, even a very eutrophic lake, this kind of fish kill would not take place for several months. If the lake is not maintained over the winter months with by aerators distributed over the lake, Lake Lucy may still not be able to sustain a game fish population for the first few winters. .4ersdrr,Atiespiletv MARCH 22. 1990 PAGE 11 I IINSTRUMENTAL RESEARCH, INC. I The Wisconsin DNR states that the b�' ological ash, a product of the aeration, which will Icover the remaining sediment , inhibits the recycling of nutrients from the sediment to the water column. Placing the heeds deep in the lake sediments will bring a maximum area in Icontact with the oxygenated water and should speed up the process considerably. IThe sediments at the bottom of Indianhead Lake in Edina have changed from the typical black sediments to a light tan during the aeration process. There are still large quantities of Iaquatic vegetation in that lake, but the algae populations have been dramatically reduced Iand the lake now sustains a large fish population,primarily Bass and Sunfish. As the watershed of Lake Lucy is developed, the urbanization of the present soils can Iincrease the nutrient loading by more than one hundred times its current level during the Iconstruction period. The increased level can stabilize at more than thirty times current loading, after the development processes have ended. Ponding areas and designed runoff Iwill go a long way toward alleviating this loading to the lake. 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BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 1 ` ' so (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 1 MEMORANDUM TO: Don Ashworth, City Manager ' FROM: Paul Krauss, Planning Director DATE: March 23, 1990 1 SUBJ: Response to Reaction from the Timberwood Neighborhood on Comprehensive Plan Issues 1 Most of the City Council is by now aware of the reaction generated 1 from the Timberwood neighborhood relative to the draft Comprehensive Plan. These concerns were brought out during a special Planning Commission work session on the Comprehensive Plan during which John Shardlow, a planner with the firm of Dahlgren, 1 Shardlow and Uban, who is also a property owner along Highway 5 presented an alternate land use plan for the Planning Commission's review. There was a good deal of confusion in the neighborhood as ' to who Mr. Shardlow was, what his interests were, and what sort of relationship he had with the City. Staff spoke to a large number of residents in the area, both individually, on the telephone and 1 at the meeting, and we believe there is now a general understanding that Mr. Shardlow is a private individual working in what he perceives to be his own best interests and has no connections, either real or perceived, that influenced the Planning Commission 1 or Planning staff in the preparation of the draft Land Use Plan. In fact, we made it clear to the residents that the Planning Commission has spent many hours revising the draft Land Use Plan ' out of concern that the Timberwood neighborhood should be protected from uses that were not considered to be consistent with the low density residential development that occurs in that area. Furthermore, it was made clear at the special meeting that Mr. 1 Shardlow's plan is significantly divergent from the Planning Commission's plan in several areas, but most importantly around Timberwood where the Planning Commission draft plan illustrated ' surrounding that area with low density residential uses. Staff will continue to provide information using whatever means possible to area residents regarding the plan and giving their input leading up to official public meetings and hearings that we anticipate holding in late spring. However, we became aware that a petition is being circulated throughout the Timberwood area and Mr. Don Ashworth March 23, 1990 Page 2 ' surrounding neighborhood. Although we have not yet received the petition officially, I believe that we eventually will. We also ' believe that the petition contains a number of misstatements that are not representative of events that have actually taken place or plans as they currently exist. A copy of this petition text was ' given to me by Dave Pedersen of the Chanhassen Villager. I wanted to use this opportunity to discuss items that are mentioned in this petition since they will probably relate to questions we will eventually hear from individuals and groups in this area. A copy ' of this petition is attached to this memo. The first point deals with a statement that the City has told individuals that no sewer and water or land subdivision would occur for twenty years. I have ' spoken to my staff about this to get an idea what information might have been given out in past years. At this point in time, I am certain that no one would say with any certainty that something would or would not happen for an exact period of years since we ' simply do not know. It is my understanding that information was given out over the years indicating that the area around Timberwood was outside the present MUSA Line and was in fact outside the ' anticipated Year 2000 MUSA Line so that nothing in terms of development appeared to be imminent. I am afraid what we have here though is a fairly common suburban dilemma whereby people that move ' out to an area would like to assume that everything else around their new home will remain in an undeveloped state. The City Council could determine that no more development should be allowed to occur, and this could be reflected in the Comprehensive Plan, ' but this is not the direction that we have received thus far. A lot of the confusion that neighborhood residents seem to be ' operating under appears to relate to John Shardlow. The petition that was circulating appears to lump him in with myself, two members of the City Council, four members of the Planning ' Commission and the Assistant City Manager, with the implication that we all concur in the vision that we have for the community. This is simply not the case and this was made clear to individuals who contacted staff and to individuals who attended the meeting. It was made clear that Mr. Shardlow is operating on his own and is in fact rather upset with the way the Planning Commission's plan has been developed, as well as with Planning staff's attempts to limit his input so that he and his group are placed on equal footing with every other resident in the City of Chanhassen, i.e. that they will be given the same opportunity for input as anyone else. There are a series of statements 1-9 that further confuse the issue. No one was ever told that the maximum residential lot size is 15,000 square feet. In fact, the inverse is true, the minimum residential lot size is 15,000 square feet. As far as "having little sympathy for large lot owners and a downright poor attitude towards us", I am not sure what this means. As I said earlier, the 1 I ' Mr. Don Ashworth March 23, 1990 Page 3 Planning Commission has devoted significant amounts of time to the Timberwood issue and have developed a plan that, frankly, ' compromises the City's ability to capture industrial office development in favor of protecting this neighborhood. Under item 5 it states that we believe that no one would ever buy a house that sides or backs onto a busy highway. While this is Mr. Shardlow's opinion as voiced in the meetings, it is certainly not ' staff's or the Planning Commission's. Again I point to the fact that the plan developed by the Planning Commission seeks to buffer the Timberwood neighborhood with low density development. The Planning Commission was also very sensitive to wanting to avoid having an industrial office corridor along Highway 5 as currently exists in Eden Prairie. ' We do not have an opinion on the balance of the neighborhood coalition's data and recommendations. I simply wish to stress that we have attempted to manage the comprehensive planning process in a manner that is fair and equitable to all property owners and ' residents of the City. In so doing, I strove to give the Planning Commission and opportunity to develop a plan that they believe serve the community's best interests. This is not a plan that will ' make all land speculators or all existing residents happy. That is a virtual impossibility. Furthermore, the issue of tax base expansion, while it has been discussed by the Planning Commission, ' is not the only motive that is driving the Comprehensive Plan. Far from it. As I said above, if that were the only motive, the Timberwood area would not be receiving the consideration it currently is. In summary, my purpose in presenting this information to you is so that we may discuss this matter and respond to any questions that ' you may have relative to it. In addition, as you are aware, the Comprehensive Plan is still at a stage where it can relatively easily be amended to accommodate new information and directives which provides additional rationale for requesting your input at ' this juncture. I I I • PETfflON i Chanhassen is growing.Residential devet housing se bis gro ava�lable as the opmentexceeds Projected density zoning MUSH line shifts west and W ,thews' Family units came here to five in houses,not the fa m9 change for lands on either side of Highway 5,(�• We'�undersigned reise these stories. More Audubon Road to Highway 4t and north of a industrial, asks: sal or high Ii.Chanhassen has spent hum and for land north of ifra railroad tracks: relocation C nh Chanhassen loose money of thousands to millions of dollars I etc.) costs, any commercial by selling land back for less than we've o the downtown area b revitalize etsp it(condemn,buy buildings is enterprises etc.)Allowing rdal zoning past the downtown area will only draw o it create away redo streets,Provide utilities,put in om of land s surrounding would compete with existing small�businesses. People away from D�^�Chanhassen. ��� small towns(Victoria.Shorewood,Chaska,Excelsior and would only hasten have death.And. si also need e . courteous 'tea)' have atrugglir9 businesses as well. rteous of the I I 2.Stringing the length of Highway 5 with factories.o driving through Savage,Colombia Heists, does,industrial and high density Nvirg units will produce an containing hroughs savage,gees and tar are visually Shakopee to name a '.Poured con buildings,examples are available of the ung o van trash contra , unesthetic.Not to mention Parking or countless c s,a and glaring s, buildings contain g with flat roofs 111 machinery and parts stoic aN of which is typically a vises•and gla tights at night The rear 3.With Commercial and or industrial co ��to the sunoundi in T� come noise and or Pollution. rt neighbors. Highway mm Odors also permeate the air from Presently the Parrs of Oval-Tech,in I nay industrial uses and are an offence to the residents the wa up t��night in houses north side of sense Traffic will increase.When we are trying to find I aggravate the problem. g ways of reducing truck and car traffic alor More industrial or office uses will only draw more 9 an already y congested road,it makes no 5.It is a significant departure from the comprehensive expectations of home owners and ad' Plan,which the speculators are Inegative impact on the permanent owneerrsnt land owners when they made a decision to purchase and rlocate in this area.There would contrary to the bee 6•The contribution to the tax base is only a future item,with The tax payments going tax base tem,as evidenced by the HRA's with all with ) and with the EDD's(8 years of taxes opment Tm more district these years districts bonds new industrial,leaving us with 8 going to HRA). How many nos are paid, created it with these businesses to keep years of no present tax relief? What y more°f these EDD districts would be eep them from moving out? Is tax benefit happens 8 or fu15 ture years from now?Do we wind u I 7.There would be only a distant ftnure issue.again? P having to future land available around the along.Th present 169/212,efuture es land traffic will decrease proposed Highway 212 near the County Road need interchange.develop the n future land continue our rapid residential growth when the freeway is built. Does all Indus could be zoned Ia. g owth in the next ten years,is it not proble the need tD� P in the next 10+years?If we The vacant farm land in the areas in MUSA line would head south? question,would make ideal residential sites, and some trees,although these are not necessary for with many is evidenced es for walk-outs.e numerous There are a few creeks nd I eloPments with no outstanding arketing a residential subdivision.This ed b ng amenities.One such is Saddebrook, r the numerous housing ������^t alb raise the above major objections to zoning the land for anything ���2 major traffic arteries. I Ything other than low density residential to and some limited medum I $the;des. es I us wr I I n. I I I , NEIGHBORHOOD COALITION DATA Many of us have heard from City Hall over the past years: We sewer/water for 20 years and no land subdivision smaller than 10 acres.' IBut,now the MUSA tine is proposed to go down to highway 41.With this change anticipated,absentee land speculators have come forth with LARGE Sn signs in their eyes as they lobby city hall to change the zoning on Galpin,and State Highways 5 and 41.They want to fine our streets with factories, Ioffices,commercial and other industry from Audubon west to Highway 41. The City Planning(zoning)Dept and the Planning Commission are now deciding how to change the zoning on the agricultural/residential land. This has been going on for months without any notification to the permanent residents. On Wednesday,March 14th at 7:30 pm the paid lobbyist for seven of Ithese investors has been invited to present their alternate land use plan in a public forum at the City Hall of Chanhassen.Please attend that meeting. There are 53 residential owners that have been contacted One is a developer with hopeful future plans.The balance are all agreed that they do not I want change(corn stocks and trees are pleasant neighborsll)For those of us on the larger sites(acreage)the potential zoning changes spells the end of a quality of fife we sought out when we moved here. I In the past week the following persons have been spoken with to determine where they stand on the whole issue: a. The chief city planner d. Assistant city manager b. Two city council members e. A lobbyist for the investors. a Four planning commissioners(these folks have some good ideas). IAll of the above persons have echoed this: 1. Progress will go forward,like it or not. I 2. Zoning changes will be made to the adjacent land. 3. They want a MAX.residential lot size of 15,000 sq.ft.(per ordinance) 4. They have little sympathy for the large lot owners and some of these people had a down right poor attitude toward us. 5. They believe that NO one will ever buy a house that sides,fronts or backs up to a highway/busy street.And,no developer would want to I try per their argument.(Evidently they must be blind to the new residences that have been build on highways and freeways in Eden Prairie,Edina and Chaska) 6. They have been programed to think the ONLY thing one can do is to zone for factories,commercial,apartments,condo's,high density I town houses(T.H.'s),medium density T.H.'s,offices and Quad T.H.'s. 7. They use the argument about industry generating taxes.(But neglect to say that presently 90+percent of all commercial/industrial in Chanhassen HAS NOT and IS NOT contributing one penny to the schools,city,or county,due to HRA's TIF districts. I 8. They say none of us would be happy being surrounded by homes on regular sized lots(without asking our opinion.) And,we would obviously be better off with a factory or commercial business next door or near us(which is a false assumption.) 9. They misguidedly think they are doing the residents a service by'shielding'the view of a busy street or highway with an eyesore of industrial or commercial buildings.To the contrary,such industrial uses actually devalue adjacent and nearby residential properties more Ithan a highway does,not to mention ruining the esthetics of the area. The planning commission portrays their main concern is for our town. Their plans are not final,yet.We have an opportunity to propose alternatives and Imasons for dismissing the speculators plans. The land speculator's main motive is not Chanhassen's welfare.They are investors and sales agents that have big profits at stake.They don't have to I five in the mess they create.But,all is not lost The city council has the final approval of zoning changes. This is an election year,at least for the mayor. Every piece of ground that is lost to IND/COM becomes one more domino that falls.If a speculator can get a foothold,the property next door will be the I next victim to fall(domino theory).Moreover,they threaten to sue to get their way and use the excuse that the zoning change on the other sites justifies another change. I If we sit by apathetically,the speculators will push for industrial and commercial and high density zoning that will ultimately ruin the area None of us want to change the surrounding area.There is a BIG gap between the desires of the neighborhood residents and what the speculators want for our community. Uniting for the purpose of negotiating and compromising Is going to be our beat defense. IThis Wednesday is NOT a time for a verbal fight It is a time to listen learn,and stand up and be counted. Your property values,as well as Chanhassen's future are at stake.Please have at least one person per home come this Wednesday at 7:10 PM at City Hall and sign the petition. Numbers count in this battle. I I CITY OF CHANHASSEN 1 �. .. 't 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 1 MEMORANDUM TO: Don Ashworth, City Manager FROM: Sharmin Al-Jaff, Planner I 1 DATE: April 4, 1990 SUBJ: Senior Citizen Needs Assessment Task Force Committee The Senior Citizen Needs Assessment Task Force meets once a month. ' The first meeting was on February 5, 1990. Since then the Task Force has met three times. The senior citizens have been introduced to available services in Carver County and some of the neighboring communities. Two of their complaints have been lack of transportation and activities in Chanhassen. On March 16, 1990, the Senior Citizen Task Force visited the South 1 Shore Senior Citizen Center in Excelsior and Minnetonka Senior Citizen Center to show the senior citizens what other communities have done to service their seniors and types of activities that take place in such centers. Thirty percent of the senior citizens 1 at South Shore Center were from Chanhassen. South Shore Senior Citizen Center will be closing permanently in November and at the present time they are looking for a new location to conduct their ' activities. Within the next two weeks, a survey will be sent out to all the senior citizens in Chanhassen of age 60 and above that will be addressing their needs and concerns. Attached you will 1 find minutes of the past meetings and interviews conducted by the consultant, Judy Marshek. I will keep you updated on the progress of the Task Force. 1 1 1 1 1 1 • . ' J. M. RESEARC1'. £SSOCIATES, INC. CHANHASSEN SENIOR NEEDS STUDY MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 5, 1990 MINUTES FEBRUARY 5, 1990 i. Attendance ' The first meeting of the Senior Needs Assessment 9 ss ent Task Force was attended by five committee members,two city staff and one consultant. The roster of ' members of the committee can be seen in Attachment A. Attending the first meeting were: ' Chanhassen Residents City Staff ' Selda Heinlein Charmain Al Graff Barbara Montgomery Paul Krauss Dick Nieland Einar and Val Swedberg Consultant Floyd Tapper Judy Marshik ' IL Sharing Ideas on Sources of information ' As a part of introductions, Task Force members shared some background on themselves, their reason for joining the Task Force and their hopes for the Task Force. As a part of this discussion, mention was made of a variety of services targeted to seniors and offered in the area. ' in addition, several resources including people and places were mentioned. The list included the following references: p p ' 1. First Call For Help: This service is sponsored by the United Wa y and offers Information and Referral in response to telephone ' inquiries. First Call for Help also publishes a book listing a variety of services. i The Task Force recommended that a copy of this reference be obtained. A 1990 copy has been ordered and received. ' 2. Carver County Directory: Carver County Community Services has constructed a wallet size card which lists several services for seniors. Copies of the card have been ordered and received. ' 3. The Community Action Agency for Scott-Dakota-Carver (Kathy, porfiner): The Community Action Agency sponsors a variety of services. Kathy is most familiar with the housing services in this three county area. Joan Lynch works with the meals program. ' 1 • J. M. RESEARCF '►SSOCIATES, INC. ' CHANHASSEN SENIOR NEEDS STUDY MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 5, 1990 4. Al Klingehutz. County Commissioner: Al is familiar with a variety ' of local activities and services. 5. dina Community Center: Edina is a nearby community with an ' operating senior center. Perhaps a visit to this center in the future would be educational for Task Force members. Sue Weigle is the Executive Director at the Center (920-1115). ' 6. St. Hubert's Church: St. Hubert's has some of the oldest parishioners in the city. As they are not currently represented on 1 the Task Force, the members would like to have them represented. III. Listing the Names of People Who Serve Seniors Who Should be Interviewed ' The Task Force then spent some time thinking of the people they would like to see interviewed during this project. The following represents a listing of these ' people. At the next meeting, the list will need to be reduced to 10 names. 1. Paula Bore, Director, Adult Day Care, Westview Acres, Waconia (1-442-2322) 2. La Vonne Gilbertson, Director, Carver County Senior Center, ' Young America (448-1208). According to the Community Services Department at the county level, La Vonne is about as close as we will get to a"head of senior groups in the county". ' 3. Community Action Agency for Scott-Carver-Dakota, Kathy Dorfmer (496-2125) states that she is most familiar with housing and that Joan Lynch (496-2125) would be most familiar with meals and ' Katy Mc Graw (Community Services at the County) would be most familiarity with transportation. 4. St. Hubert's, Father Barry Schneider 5. "Red" Joreson and his wife (possibly as Task Force members?) 6. Colonial Church of Edina funds a lot of programs. Call Rev. Rouner and ask for the person who works most with seniors. At ' that church,there is no staff assigned to seniors but there is a self- motivated group called The Prime Timers. Contact Joanne Metcalf at 925-2711 for more information about the group. • ' 7. Contact persons for the Chanhassen Seniors' Group Include: • Marian Stolz (writes up activities for paper) ' • Leon and Joe Henderson (President of Club) 1 2 I J. M. RESEARCP. iSSOCIATES, INC.• CHANHASSEN SENIOR NEEDS STUDY MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 5, 1990 ' 8. Joann Kvem, Director, South Shore Senior Center, Excelsior (933-9311) 9. Moravian Church next door to Chaska Senior Center (used to be active with seniors) ' 10. Senior Housing sites including: • Castle Ridge (brochure procured) ' • Jonathan • South Minnetonka • Housing next to church (?) 11. Elaine Evans, Excelsior Community Services ' 12. Shirley Brewer, City of Chaska, could get names from her of senior citizen contacts for this study ' 13. Community Education Programs sponsored by St. Thomas 14. People familiar with health care issues of aging and disabilities ' such as Dr. Mc Collum IV. Questions to be Asked During the Face to Face Interviews ' Task Force members then brainstormed the questions they would like to get answered by means of the interview process: ' 1. How many elderly people live in the area currently? How many are expected to live in the area in five-ten years? (Some of these questions will be answered by the Stage I report which ' summarizes demographic reports. 2. How much money do these folks have available to spend on ' needed services? 3. How big a problem or issue Is transportation? ' • What is needed? • Is there a need for vans? • How can caregivers who drive for old/frail people best be supported in their task? • Would a shopping bus be helpful? • What about buses for social/recreational trips? ' • Do people know the Dial-A-Ride routes and do they use them? 1 3 'I . • J. M. RESEARCh ASSOCIATES, INC. CHANHASSEN SENIOR NEEDS STUDY MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 5, 1990 I I 4. How adequate are the information and referral services? Should the City of Chanhassen create and circulate a directory of services for senior adults? I5. What is the seniors' reaction to shopping outside of Chanhassen for groceries, daily needs? I6. What is the current location of senior housing? I 7. What is the reaction to the idea of a Chanhassen Community Center or a Chanhassen Senior Center? 8. Where are the people who are using senior services coming from? I Are Chanhassen seniors using existing services and are they being well served? I9. Is any priority being given to Chanhassen residents needs by the various organizations which serve seniors? I 10. Are seniors well served by the current array of educational offerings or are the hours, days, times inconvenient or inaccessible to them? IThese questions will be included in a structured interview guide which will be distributed for the Task Force's review at the next meeting. IV. Next Meeting Date and Agenda I The Task Force agreed to meet again on February 26. At that time,the Stage I Report which will include a discussion of the area demographics will be shared with the Task Force. The report will also include a brief discussion of area resources. I Joanne Kvem has agreed to join the group as an ex-officio member and will I also select a senior from the South Shore Senior Center, who is a Chanhassen resident, to accompany her. The senior will be a full member of the Task Force. Although both Joan Lynch and Kathy Dorfmer were invited to attend the next Imeeting of the Task Force on February 26, neither can come at that time. Kathy is out of town for several days and Joan has a day long meeting. They both agreed to come to a future meeting. I 1 4 J. M. RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. CHANHASSEN SENIOR NEEDS STUDY MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 26, 1990 ' MINUTES FEBRUARY 26, 1990 ' 1 . Attendance The second meeting of the Senior Needs Assessment Task Force was attended ' by all the members of the Task Force, a representative from Southshores Senior Center, two city staff and one consultant. Jo Ann Kvem, from Southshores, brought two new members of the Task Force with her, Betty Bragg and Emma St. John. Jane Kubitz attended her first meeting. ' See the attached roster for the names and addresses and phone numbers of the Task Force. ' 2. Review of the Minutes of February 6, 1990 ' There were no changes to the minutes of the previous meeting. 3. Discussion of the Stage I Report Judy Marshik distributed the Stage I Report and several supportive documents which discussed the needs for services in Carver County. In addition, she ' distributed some demographic information describing the population changes which were occurring in the county and especially in Chanhassen. Task Force members all received a copy so they are not attached here. After a review of all of the documents, the Task Force members agreed to read them between this meeting and the next. Each member will identify two or three ' things which they think are interesting findings and pertinent to the role of this Task Force. 4. Selection of Names for the Interview The Task Force reviewed the list of names which had been generated at the ' previous meeting and added some more names to the list. The contract with J. M. Research Associates, Inc. included ten interviews so some of the names had to be eliminated. After discussion, the Task Force selected the following ten persons for interview: 1. Kathy Dorfiner, Community Action Agency, Share-A-Home ' 2. Joan Lynch, Community Action Agency, Congregate Meals 1 ' J. M. RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. CHANHASSEN SENIOR NEEDS STUDY MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 26, 1990 p3. La Vonne Gilbertson, Director, Carver County Senior Center 4. Kathy McGraw, County Social Service, Transportation 5. Father Barry Schneider, St. Hubert's 6. Leon and Jo Hendrickson, President of Chanhassen Senior Club 7. Jo Ann Kvern, Director, Southshore Senior Center 8. Margaret Winter, Auburn Manor (Focal Center in Chaska) ' 9. Elaine Evans, Excelsior Community Services 10. Beverly Miller, Southwest Metro Transit These interviews will be completed before the next meeting and the results of them will be summarized in the Stage II Report. ' 5. Review of Interview Guide The Task Force reviewed the draft of the interview guide prepared by the ' consultant and made suggestions for some minor changes. The finalized guide is attached to these minutes. ' 6. Planning for the Field Trip The Task Force discussed visiting several senior centers and agreed to ' schedule a tour to Southshores and to the new center in Minnetonka. The group scheduled a visit to Southshores for lunch on March 16 and to Minnetonka after that. Jo Ann Kvern and Sharmin Al-Jaff will work out the ' details. 7. Next Meeting Date and Agenda ' The next meeting will be on March 29, Thursday, from 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon. The agenda will be a full one since the Task Force will review the findings from ' the Stage I report, will receive the Stage II report and will generate items for the mailed survey. 8. Adjournment The meetin 9 adjourned at 10:50 a.m. 2 I ISenior Services Needs Assessment Task Force Roster of Members and Frequent Guests I March 26, 1990 MEMBERS GUEST. CITY. CONSULTANT 1 1. Selda Heinlein 1. Sharmin Al-Jaff 420 Chan View Planning Department I Chanhassen, MN 55317 City of Chanhassen T: 937-5440 T: 937-1900 I 2. Dick Nieland 2. Paul Krauss 8510 Great Plains Boulevard Director of Planning Chanhassen, MN 55317 City of Chanhassen I T: 934-3543 T: 937-1900 3. Floyd Tapper 3. Jo Ann Kvem I 632 Santa Vera Drive Chanhassen, MN 55317 Southshore Senior Center 441 Oak Street, Box 2 T: 937-9144 Excelsior, MN 55331 IT:4. Einar Swedberg 933-9311 8016 Cheyenne Avenue 4. Judy Marshik I Chanhassen, MN 55317 J. M. Research Associates T: 934-7323 P. O. Box 373 Mound, MN 55364 I 5. Barbara Montgomery T: 472-9449 7017 Dakota Avenue Chanhassen, MN 55317 T: 934-5507 6. Jane Kubitz 7492 Saratoga Drive I Chanhassen, MN 55317 T: 934-0401 I 7. Betty Bragg 6320 Stetler Circle Chanhassen, MN 55331 I T: 8. Emma St. John I 1621 West 63rd Street Chanhassen, MN 55331 T: I I I CHANHASSEN SENIOR SERVICES ' TASK FORCE TASK FORCE- Chanhassen Senior Services Report of Field Trip, ' Established Senior Community Centers On March 16, 1990 members of the TASK FORCE met at the Southshore Community Center at Excelsior. Chanhassen has contributed Block ' Grant monies for the past several years to this Center, along with five other neighboring communities (Deephaven, Excelsior, Greenwood, Shorewood and Tonka Bay) in order to provide congre- gate dining, transportation, and other senior services. The following members were present: Cathy Dorfner, Val and Einer Swed- berg, Jan Kubitz, Paul Krauss, Barbara Montgomery, Floyd Tapper, Sharmin Al-Jaff, Dick Nieland, Emma St. John and Betty Bragg. ' The Southshore is the nearest Congregate Dining site and serves a nutritionally planned hot meal along with 42 other dining sites in the metropolitan area. The tables were appropriately decorated for St. Patrick's Day by the volunteers who attend, and the meal was to be followed by a movie, "Brigadoon" on VCR, and a card party with prizes followed. Prior to the noon meal, an ' exercise class, "55 and Fit" especially designed for seniors, was observed in session in the gymnasium. The center is open three days per week with accompanying activities. ' This site consists of two converted classrooms in the old Excelsior High School, built in 1929. There are no architectural barriers, and there are two exits to the hallways and three emergency exits from the building. A van is provided, which pro- vides transportation to the center and trips to local shopping centers scheduled for days when the center is not open for dining. Governing of activities is by an elected executive board and an appointed advisory board of active participants. A paid coordinator is provided by Hennepin County Community Services and a part-time food service worker monitors the dining program and ' instructs the volunteer servers who assist. Janitorial services, heat and light are paid by the district Community Services. The building is also used by latch and day care centers and other ' rooms rented to private persons teaching music, art, fitness, etc. After lunch, the group boarded the Dial A Ride van to visit ' Minnetonka Community Center. This is a new building, occupied for 2 1/2 years, and part of a large campus of services to the City of Minnetonka. Neighboring buildings were Police, Fire, Skating and ' Hockey Rink, etc. The Center houses the mayor' s office, council chambers, kitchens, meeting rooms, lounges, serveral classrooms, etc. An elevator makes the two story building barrier free. Rooms ' are rented out for meetings and private parties, but during the five-day week, it is utilized by the Seniors for a variety of activities. The building is open 24 hours, daily, seven days weekly for approved purposes. Congregate dining here is another ' of the sites served by the Volunteers of America Senior Nutrition Program. It was beautifully landscaped, spacious and tastefully furnished. I I ' Task Force Field Trip Report Page 2 Impressive differences : the Minnetonka Building is a new, spe- cially designed building, which is an outgrowth of a small center near Glen Lake. The original building was an old church building, later demolished. The classrooms were being used by an intergenerational group, who were interested in the activity ' presented: e.g. woodcarving, oil painting, quilting, etc. The Southshore Center was physically smaller, less deluxe but we observed a full-service program and saw happy, "hugging" seniors. About 30% of that day' s attendees were from Chanhassen. The mem- bers knew each other, called each other by name and showed mutual concern. This center is in danger of closing because the school district has other needs for the property and this use is no 11 longer appropriate Both centers provide access to the Skills Bank and other senior services, which help to counsel and keep our seniors living at their highest level in their housing-of-choice, and out of expen- sive long term care facilities. The Skills Bank lists services like housekeeping, companions, yard-work, "fix-it" and miscella- neous provided by volunteers. Both centers have their own van. The Southshore van is equipped for boarding wheelchairs. The TASK FORCE was impressed by both the "Cadillac" and the "Ford" because they were meeting the needs of seniors. Agreement appeared to center around doing a needs assessment of Chanhassen seniors, obtaining a census count of those 55 and older who would 1 use the center if a full program was provided. It was suggested that if multi-communities would "pool together" , the costs could be borne by several cities . Submitted by, Betty Bragg ' 474-4034 I I 14 - J. M. RESEARCH ► SOCIATES, INC. I CHANHASSEN CITY SENIOR NEEDS ASSESSMENT SPECIAL DEMOGRAPHICS MARCH 29, 1990 I INAME OF THE CITY CENSUS TRACT NUMBERS Greenwood/Excelsior 275.01 ITonka Bay/Shorewood 275.02 Chanhassen 905,906,907 IVictoria/Laketown 904 IWaconia 903 Chaska/Chaska Township 908,909,910 IEden Prairie 260.01, 260T2 I PROJECTED GROWTH IN NUMBERS OF SENIORS 55 AND OVER I 1980 1989 1994 CENSUS PROJ. EST. IGreenwood/Excelsior 1,012 1,122 1 ,193 Tonka Bay/Shorewood 670 1,336 1 ,790 I Chanhassen 690 1,389 1 ,958 IVictoria/Laketown 452 552 694 Waconia 938 998 1,089 I Chaska/Chaska Township 1,074 1,335 1,546 I Eden Prairie 1,118 3,289 5,285 I I I 1 I J. M. RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. CHANHASSEN CITY SENIOR NEEDS ASSESSMENT I SPECIAL DEMOGRAPHICS MARCH 29, 1990 I I NAME OF THE CITY CENSUS TRACT NUMBERS Greenwood/Excelsior 275.01 ITonka Bay/Shorewood 275.02 IChanhassen 905,906,907 Victoria/Laketown 904 IWaconia 903 IChaska/Chaska Township 908,909,910 Eden Prairie 260.01 , 260.02 I PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN NUMBER OF SENIORS OVER AGE 55 I - 1980-89 1989-1994 I % Change % Change Greeenwood/Excelsior 10.9% 6.3% I Tonka Bay/Shorewood 99.4% 33.9% ' Chanhassen 101.3% 40.9% Victoria/Laketown 22.1% 25.7% IWaconia 6.4% 9.1% I Chaska/Chaska Township 24.3% 15.8% Eden Prairie 194.1% 60.7% I I I 2 J.M. RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. CHANHASSEN CITY SENIOR NEEDS ASSESSMENT ' KEY RESPONDENT INTERVIEW - FINAL DRAFT MARCH 12, 1990 ' KEY RESPONDENT INTERVIEW GUIDE FINAL VERSION MARCH 12, 1990 ' 1. Tell me a little about yourself and your organization. What types of services does this organization provide to senior adults? How do the ' services offered to senior adults fit within the range of services offered by your organization? What role do you play in the delivery of these services? ' 2. What is the range of ages of mature adults that you serve through your organization? Have you targeted a particular age group for service, and if so, why have you? 3. Does your organization serve many seniors from Chanhassen and ' surrounding communities? What would you describe as your service area? ' 4. What changes have you noticed in your senior clients over the past five years? What is unique about the clients you serve compared to the senior clients of other organizations providing services to this same age group? ' 5. Is your organization planning to expand either the number or type of mature adults it serves? What two changes would you like to make to ' improve the service you offer to senior adults? 6. What do you believe is the largest gap in your current programming for ' mature adults? Why do you believe it is a gap? 7. What is unique about the seniors which reside in Chanhassen and the ' surrounding area? How do they differ from seniors who reside in other parts of the Twin Cities? ' 8. What changes have you seen in the past ten years in the seniors residing in the Chanhassen area? ' 9. What changes would you expect to see in the next ten years in the seniors residing in Chanhassen? 1 ' 1 I J.M. RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. CHANHASSEN CITY SENIOR NEEDS ASSESSMENT KEY RESPONDENT INTERVIEW - FINAL DRAFT I MARCH 12, 1990 I I 1a. What are two or three services which you think are most needed by the seniors residing in the Chanhassen area? Is payment for service a problem, in your judgement, for most of the seniors who need health or social services? 11. The City of Chanhassen is studying the needs of seniors for a service delivery site close to downtown Chanhassen. Tell me two things you like Iabout this idea and two things you wish could be different. 12. Please tell me a little bit about the transportation services which your I agency offers and/or uses as necessary to support service delivery to your senior clients. Is the transportation adequate to meet their needs? What types of transportation services need expansion? I13. Please tell me a little bit about the information and referral services which you agency offers and/or uses as necessary to support service delivery to I your senior clients. Is this information and referral service adequate to meet the needs of your senior clients? What types of information and referral services need expansion? I14. What other organizations are you aware of which offer services to senior adults in the area of Chanhassen or within Carver County? I15. Do you know of any agencies or organizations which are currently planning to start offering services within this area, or are expanding the services they offer to senior adults? I 16. Do you know of any other ersons, studies or documents which might P g provide information concerning the needs of senior adults in the IChanhassen area? . 17. Is there any other advice which you would like to give to the Task Force I from the City of Chanhassen which is studying the needs of seniors in the area? I I I I 2 I b J. M. RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. CHANHASSEN CITY SENIOR NEEDS ASSESSMENT KEY RESPONDENT INTERVIEWS - SUMMARY REPORT IMARCH 29, 1990 I SUMMARY REPORT KEY RESPONDENT INTERVIEWS IDuring March of 1990, ten people who had been identified by the Chanhassen Senior Services Study Task Force were interviewed by J. M. Research I Associates, Inc. The results of those interviews are summarized in this report. The report is in the following order: I 1. A list of each of the ten respondents with a brief profile of their backgrounds and a brief description of the agencies they represent. I2. A discussion of each of the questions included in the interview guide, including excerpts of verbatim remarks made by the I respondents. In this discussion, the remarks of the respondents have been disidentified and put in a random order so as to protect their anonymity. I3. A summary of the findings which emerged from this stage of the research. I A. A Listing of the Key Respondent Interview Candidates and Their Background I 1 . Kathy Dorfner, Coordinator of Share-A-Home, Sponsored by Lutheran Social Services, Located at Community Action Agency in Shakopee IThe Share-A-Home service is a ten year old program which just started in Shakopee in September, 1989. The interest in the program was a result of a I study performed by Kay Pranas, an independent housing consultant, who found that there was a low amount of senior housing in Scott and Carver Counties. I The Housing Needs Study was performed in 1989 by the Community Action Agency which is the landlord for the Share-A-Home service. Funding for the service comes from the Metropolitan Council. Lutheran Social Services was I asked to coordinate the service locally because of their history in offering this program in other cities in the metro area. Share-A-Home matches an older person who are running into problems with Ilack of ability to keep up their homes, but want very much to remain in them. Younger persons who are will to do several household chores are matched to I these older persons who offer them a bedroom rent free in exchange for the chores. People are carefully screened and monitored to assure a good match for both parties. I 1 I • J. M. RESEARCH .SSOCIATES, INC. CHANHASSEN CITY SENIOR NEEDS ASSESSMENT KEY RESPONDENT INTERVIEWS - SUMMARY REPORT I MARCH 29, 1990 2. Elaine Evans, Community Education Coordinator, Minnetonka Community Services ' Elaine has been the Coordinator of Community Education for the past seven years. The Senior Skills Bank began in 1980. It was the first such program in ' the nation which matched retired people who were willing to work part-time with frail elderly people. Following its initiation, the program expanded to recruit younger people who were more able to do some of the chore services which ' some of the retired persons no longer could or wanted to do. Two or three years ago, Elaine felt the need to expand beyond practical ' services so she added some educational options. She wanted to serve younger adults with aging parents. For the past three years, she has sponsored a fall Rake-A-Thon which attracted 225 workers in 1989. The rakers clean up the yards of the elderly in return for a treat. She ways this event is fun, gets a chore done, raises awareness about the needs of the elderly and creates a strong sense of community. In 1989, she sponsored a play called, "If You Live, You Get Old". The e play focused on an aging couple, and their child. When one of the couple dies, the ' son assumes a new role with his father. More than 600 people attended one of the five productions of the play. She is interested in continuing to raise the awareness of the entire population about issues of aging. 3. LaVonne Gilbertson, Center Supervisor, Carver County Senior Center (County Sponsored Adult Day Care) This Center was previously located in Chaska and began ten years ago. In 1988, the Center was relocated to Young America and that is when LaVonne became the Center's Director. The program is the only County funded day care program for adults in the ' country. Services are offered to eligible seniors on a sliding fee scale and transportation to the Center is also provided through the County's Transportation Program. The Center serves about 19 seniors a day. Funding is ' available from the United Way and through Title Three. Evidently, Title Three funding will expire this year making the financing of these services more difficult. ' Two other day care centers for senior adults exist within Carver County but they are both private. One is located at Westview Acres in Waconia and the other at Auburn Manor is Chaska. ' 2 J. M. RESEARCH SSOCIATES, INC. CHANHASSEN CI) Y SENIOR NEEDS ASSESSM=NT KEY RESPONDENT INTERVIEWS - SUMMARY REPORT MARCH 29, 1990 4. Leon and Josephine (Jo) Hendrickson, President of the Chanhassen Seniors' Club ' Mr. and Mrs. Hendrickson have lived in Chanhassen for 21 years. In 1982, shortly after Leon retired, they visited and then joined the Chanhassen Seniors Group. Shortly after they joined, Leon was elected President and has been President of the Club ever since. About 40 or more members of the Club, which has a roster of about 50 ' members, attend the once weekly meetings. The Club meets in the elementary school lunchroom on Thursdays, from about 1:00 p.m. to 5 p.m. On the first Thursday of every month, the Club has a formal meeting. On the second Thursday of every month, it bring food for the local food shelf. ' In addition to playing cards, the Club sponsors both one day and three day trips. These trips could be to local events such as plays at the Old Log Theater or the Chanhassen Dinner Theater or they could be bus trips to the northern part of ' Minnesota for a three day period. The group used to sponsor an annual bazaar but dropped that event about ' three years ago. The group reports difficulty in attracting younger seniors and with the space its occupies, which is becoming more in demand. ' 5. Jo Anne Kvern, Director, Southshores Senior Center Southshores Senior Center was established in September of 1983. It was ' started after the Excelsior Senior Citizens Group approached Senior Community Services,'a social service agency, and asked them to initiate a Center in the area for seniors. ' The Executive Director of the Minnetonka Community Education Department offered the Center free space in an old elementary school. The Center has remained in this space which is rent free and utility free. The first three years of ' the Center, administrative costs were funded under Title Three by the Metropolitan Council. However, Title Three monies are limited for this use to a three year period of time. Since 1986, the city has been funded by the six cities ' its serves: Chanhassen, Excelsior, Tonka Bay, Shorewood, Deep Haven and Greenwood. The cities have taken the monies from their Community Block Grant Funds. Excelsior takes its portion out of the general revenue fund. ' In November of 1990, the Center will need to vacate its space. The Director has been speaking with local churches about the possibility of occupying some ' fellowship space pending the location of a more permanent site. She thinks there are good chances that a church will serve as a temporary Center. 3 J. M. RESEARCH SSOCIATES, INC. I CHANHASSEN CI f SENIOR NEEDS ASSESSMINT KEY RESPONDENT INTERVIEWS - SUMMARY REPORT MARCH 29, 1990 F ' Senior Community Services is an agency with a strong presence in the Western Suburbs. It runs senior centers in five communities including Minnetonka, Delano, Mound, Long Lake (opening in May) and Southshores in Excelsior. It ' also provides staff in communities which have no centers such as Wayzata, Plymouth, Hamel, Maple Plain and St. Bonifacius. ' Jo Ann Kvern has been the Director at Southshores since it began almost seven years ago. ' 6. Joan Lynch, Senior Nutrition Coordinator, Community Action Agency, Shakopee Joan supervises ten congregate dining sites in Carver and Scott Counties. She has been with the agency for three years. Four of the sites are in Carver County and are located in Chaska at Auburn Manor, Waconia in Old City Hall (an apartment complex), Waconia in Evergreen Apartments (a satellite site served by the Old City Hall kitchen) and in Watertown. She would like to be offering meals in Chanhassen and in Norwood/Young ' America but states that locating a site has been a problem. There have been no buildings available which are handicapped accessible. In addition, Title Three monies which fund the congregate dining have slowly been decreasing and ' funding congregate dining is more complex than it used to be. Meals have been paid for on a sliding fee scale in the past with the full charge ' being $1.25. Charges will go up to $1.75 on April 1 of 1990. The Community Action Agency itself used to be the Scott-Carver County ' Economic Development Agency. It is now an agency which serves Scott, Carver and Dakota counties. It offers many programs which target the poor including fuel assistance and Head Start for pre-schoolers. ' 7. Cathy McGraw, Supervisor of Transportation Program, Carver County ' The County Transportation Program began in 1969 and was first sponsored by the Community Action Agency. In 1976, the transportation program was switched to County sponsorship and Carver and Scott worked together on the program. In 1987, the two counties each took over responsibility for transportation within their own boundaries and Cathy McGraw was hired to run the Carver County Program. 1 4 I J. M. RESEARCH SSOCIATES, INC. I CHANHASSEN Cll Y SENIOR NEEDS ASSESSMtNT KEY RESPONDENT INTERVIEWS - SUMMARY REPORT MARCH 29, 1990 -=.2ArLAIS)-- c$L-JS 6"1( 4/{j4- (-('-'4'1 ' The Carver County Program includes service to Chanhassen. The County owns a fleet of lift-equipped buses which it uses to meet fixed route and demand response needs. The funding for the program comes through the ' Regional Transit Board which includes a mix of state, county and consumer fare revenues. ' Transportation is offered to the elderly and the handicapped. About 60% of the ridership is for medical appointments. A large number of these appointments are in the metro area as there are a limited number of medical services ' available in the immediate area. Service is offered to congregate dining sites both by buses and by volunteers ' driving their own cars. Grocery shopping services are also provided through the same two sources. ' Cathy was previously in charge of the Information and Referral services for the County. Funding for that program was terminated and there is no current position for County I and R. 8. Beverly Miller, Administrator, Southwest Metro Transit Southwest Metro Transit began in 1986 when three cities including ' Chanhassen, Eden Prairie and Chaska voted to opt out of the Metropolitan Transit Commission. Apparently, all communities who are a part of the MTC service area fund the service with property taxes. When a city joins the MTC, it ' forfeits control over how these funds are expended on behalf of its citizens. In an effort to maintain control of the funding, the three cities established ' Southwest Metro Transit. Each of the three cities provides two commissioners who sit on the Board and there is one "floating" commission position. Up to 90% of the funds allocated to transportation can be used by the commission ' which maintains total control of that portion of the funds. The services offered by Southwest include local public transit including express ' services, commuter services, fixed route services and demand transportation such as that sponsored under Dial-A-Ride. There are no services presently offered on week-ends or evenings. 1 5 1 I J. M. RESEARCH .SSOCIATES, INC. CHANHASSEN CITY SENIOR NEEDS ASSESSMENT KEY RESPONDENT INTERVIEWS - SUMMARY REPORT MARCH 29, 1990 ' 9. Father Barry Schneider, Pastor of St. Hubert's Catholic Church in Chanhassen ' Father Barry Schneider has been pastor at St. Hubert's for about six years. He has attempted to expand the outreach to seniors in his parish during his ministry by hiring a pastoral minister and by soliciting volunteers to do homebound visits. There are currently 13 volunteers doing this ministry. The parish serves about 900 families. It funds Meals-on-Wheels and also provides volunteer drivers to the program. It is in the process of developing a companion ministry for the elderly and homebound in which people who are interested in visiting these homebound elders would visit 3-5 times a week and promise this commitment for one year. Father is interested in building a 32 unit apartment building on the NE corner of ' the churches property, behind the church, for the parishioners of St. Hubert's. This retirement dwelling would be connected to the school and the church and would offer a small number of seniors the opportunity to become more closely tied with the church's ministry and life. However, there is some concern that the church would have to pay property ' taxes on this building, which would make the rents unaffordable to most of the seniors which are targeted for residence. These and other issues make the housing uncertain at this time. The church offers no special services to the elderly however there is a card club which meets to play 500 locally. ' 10. Margaret Winter, Director of Auburn Manor's Focal Center in Chaska Auburn Manor is about 12 years old. For the first ten years of its life, it was located in Victoria in a 22 bed facility. However, there were several problems with the building in which it was located, and two years ago it was moved to Chaska adjacent to Talheim senior housing. The new facility is a 62 bed, non- certified Board and Care facility. The Talheim housing building contains 59 apartments. ' Auburn Manor is sponsored by the Western Division of the Moravian Church as is Talheim housing. Both are managed out of a separate, non-profit corporation. 6 ' J. M. RESEARCH ,..SSOCIATES, INC. CHANHASSEN CITY SENIOR NEEDS ASSESSMENT KEY RESPONDENT INTERVIEWS - SUMMARY REPORT ' MARCH 29, 1990 ' The administrator of Auburn Manor, Marvel, sits on the Board of Aging. When she heard about the focal centers, she initiated one at Auburn Manor. A more ' typical focal center might actually provide the services which are offered at the Center. Auburn Manor assures that the Center has needed services but attempts to offer existing providers the chance to serve seniors through the Center. Thus, Auburn Manor has set up a Committee of 12 area providers to ' provide governance to the Center. Services offered at the Center include case management, classes through ' Community Education, a quilting club sponsored by the Historical Society, congregate dining offered by the Community Action Agency, Meals-On-Wheels and recreational services offered by the County. The focal center feels it is prudent to permit the providers decide who is to offer which services at the center to avoid turf wars and bad feelings. For example, ' there are four home health agencies in the area (Olsten, Waconia, St. Francis and the County) and a recent health fair used the services of all. B. Summary of Findings from the Interview ' Question 2: What is the range of ages of mature adults that you serve through your organization? Have you targeted a particular age group for service, and If so, why have you? 1. The Focal Center serves the post retirement age group, with ages ranging from 65 to 95. We have recently been targeting the younger age ' group, 65-75, because they are important to the future of the Center. As a practical matter, most of our clients tend to be in their seventies and eighties, with an average age of about 78. ' 2. We serve ages 45-92. The Carver County Day Care average age is mid-70s. We target the lower income elderly person over age 65. This is ' due to our funding source. 3. The Grant states that we serve anyone over 55 or handicapped. The ' mid-80s tends to be the age served. They are older and sicker. 4. We make visits to seniors ranging in age from 60 to 92. We don't target by age. 7 I J. M. RESEARCH SSOCIATES, INC. CHANHASSEN CI1 Y SENIOR NEEDS ASSESSMENT KEY RESPONDENT INTERVIEWS - SUMMARY REPORT ' MARCH 29, 1990 ' 5. Southwest Metro doesn't have any demographic data on its riders. The fare data shows that seniors are a low percentage of the riders. About 1/6 or 1/7 of all riders use the senior fare. 1/5 of the riders are students under age 18. They are most likely all people who live and work in the area. ' 6. Results of the County's survey of riders shows that the modal age for riders is 80-84 and median is 75-79. We also have a ridership under 60, which represents 9% of our riders. These are handicapped people. We have some riders over 90 years of age. The transit dependent person is our target audience. If a person is ' handicapped or elderly, they are likely to be a fit with our funding purpose. ' 7. Initially, 55 and on up. Sometimes, the requests outnumber the opportunities to serve, so we may raise the minimum age to 60. The range is from the minimum through to the late 80s. We have had some in ' their 90s. In the 70s, they come in for cooking and companionship. In the 60s, the younger seniors call in for yard work help. Our target is the isolated, frail elderly person, the people who fall through the cracks. Our service area includes a small portion of northern Eden Prairie, ' northern Chanhassen, Shorewood, Tonka Bay, a small portion of eastern Victoria, Excelsior, Deephaven, Greenwood and the western half of Minnetonka. 8. We serve those who are 60 and older and their spouses, who can be younger than 60. As people have aged, the younger persons are not ' coming any more and the average age is about 70-75. At the Waconia dining satellite, the average age is 80 or older. We have served persons who are 90 years old. We have no income guidelines as of this date. Home-delivered meals are offered on a sliding fee scale basis. 9. We target those who are 60 or older. The majority of the people are between 74-84 years old. 1 8 J. M. RESEARCH SSOCIATES, INC. I CHANHASSEN CITY SENIOR NEEDS ASSESSMENT KEY RESPONDENT INTERVIEWS - SUMMARY REPORT MARCH 29, 1990 I IQuestion 3: Does your organization serve many seniors from Chanhassen and surrounding communities? What would you Idescribe as your service area? I 1. The Focal Center's service area includes Victoria, South Chanhassen, Carver, Shakopee and Chaska. Most of the clients come from the Chaska area. I2. Most of the members of the Chanhassen Club are from Chanhassen. Some of our mailings go to Excelsior and Chaska. Some have relocated out of the area so they drive back. Some have moved to Wayberry, a Isenior high rise for lower rents. 3. We don't have a lot of seniors at Carver County Center from I Chanhassen. We have more from the larger communities such as Chaska, Carver and Waconia. The clientele is slowly shifting west as our location is more western. We draw some from Scott County as well since Ithey have no services there. 4. Share-A-Home includes all of Carver County. Matches between elderly I and younger people have been made for ten couples. Some of the seniors expect to get rent from the younger person and are disappointed at the arrangement. . I5. Our service boundaries are the parish boundaries. We serve some seniors from Eden Prairie, Chaska, Minnetonka and Excelsior. We don't I go so much to the west. We visit seniors in the hospitals in St. Louis Park and Shakopee. I 6. Southwest Metro serves more riders from Chaska than from any of the other two city sponsors. Then next are riders from Eden Prairie with Chanhassen in third place. IDial-A-Ride is very popular, having begun three years ago. It goes beyond the three cities to Shakopee, which is a very popular shopping spot for people from Chaska. We also go to Southdale. Our bus system I connects with the MTC at Glen Lake. They get a transfer which is honored in that system,just as we honor their transfers. I I I 9 I J. M. RESEARCH ...SSOCIATES, INC. CHANHASSEN CITY SENIOR NEEDS ASSESSMENT KEY RESPONDENT INTERVIEWS - SUMMARY REPORT MARCH 29, 1990 I I There are four different transportation providers in Carver County. These include: I .• The county Southshores Senior Center and the Eden Prairie have a van I Metro Mobility operates here but the rider must meet their criteria • Dial-A-Ride and other Southwest Metro bus services I7. We have done some surveys which show that about 2.9% of our riders are from Chanhassen. That compares with 29.7% from Chaska and I about 40% from Waconia, Watertown and Young America combined. Our service area is Carver County. I 8. We pull from our six community sponsors at Southshores. We served about 80 different people from Chanhassen during the past year. This compares with an overall clientele of 600 persons. We have had people I come from St. Louis Park and Navarre. Many come for our AARP driving class which targets people 55 and older. They can take the class and then get a discount on their car insurance. I9. Our mission is to serve the Minnetonka School District and part of Chanhassen is in the district. We mail our notices to the Chanhassen newspaper. If we can find workers in Chanhassen, we will match up Ineedy seniors with younger seniors to help them. 10. I really don't know. We haven't marketed to the seniors of Chanhassen I because we didn't want to compete with the Southshores Senior Center's meal program. We do offer meals in all of Carver and Scott County. I I I I I 1 10 I J. M. RESEARCH .SSOCIATES, INC. ' CHANHASSEN CITY SENIOR NEEDS ASSESSMENT KEY RESPONDENT INTERVIEWS - SUMMARY REPORT MARCH 29, 1990 I IQuestion 4: What changes have you noticed in your senior clients over the past five years? What is unique about the clients you I serve compared to the senior clients of other organizations providing services to this same age group? I1. Nothing in particular. I2. I suspect that the population is becoming more frail and older. 3. With the work age extended, we are seeing a change in retirement age to Ian older age. 4. With the advent of the Alternative Care Grant, there are more people with heavier service needs remaining in the communities. This increases the Ineed for special services such as transportation. 5. The residents of this area have a strong German background. They tend I to be more serious and tend to followers rather than leaders. They are not innovators or early adopters. They like accepted traditional services such as card playing and meals. I6. Often their health is deteriorating. Most do live alone and their spouse has died. The kids may be distant. They are fairly elderly. They own itheir own homes and want to stay in them very badly. 7. They seem a little more flexible and open to change than they did earlier. IThey are letting go of some of their traditions. 8. I think they have a little deeper fear of the future because of the tax I increments which have been levied. This erodes their independence. There is a little bit of resentment of the people who are moving in...they "improve" the community and then they present the bill. The elderly have Ia need for financial security. 9. Our clients tend to be active (want to go to senior centers), very caring and supportive of one another and unable to drive. IIn general, we are seeing more people who are older in the rural areas. They are dependent on our transportation services. Some of the grocery I stores in the smaller towns have closed such as in Victory and Cologne. That means the older person now has to travel to shop. They have fewer family members closeby as resources. I I 11 J. M. RESEARCH 3SOCIATES, INC. ' CHANHASSEN CITY SENIOR NEEDS ASSESSMENT KEY RESPONDENT INTERVIEWS - SUMMARY REPORT MARCH 29, 1990 ' 10. The clients are much more frail and elderly. They are staying in their own houses longer. This is due to the enriched services for the elderly including meals, public health nursing, chore services and more senior ' housing. Seniors can't go to the nursing home as easily as they used to be able to. The criteria are much stricter and this helps keep people in their own homes. 11. We serve all kinds of seniors. More clients are on limited incomes and lots are single women, widows. We serve a few single men and a few married couples. We could be serving some more affluent people as well since this depends on the service manager. We also look for the socially isolated who don't want to cook for themselves. We work on offering good food and special diets for those who need them. We also provide programming on site. 12. Some people have aged on site. It's difficult to attract the younger old ' person to a senior center. Southshores is in an older building and may be less appealing to younger seniors, who expect nicer physical surroundings. Minnetonka has been able to attract younger seniors and ' they have a nice physical plant. 13. The age group which comes here is about 74-84. The majority are single ' and there are many more females. Younger women may come for the exercise classes whereas older people come for the meals and the transportation services. ' 14. There's no question about the fact that people are living longer. Because of the services, they are also staying in their homes longer. People want to stay in their own homes. Excelsior is an older city. When they did a ' survey in 1977, they found out that people wanted to stay home and that survey helped initiate this program. ' 12 • J. M. RESEARCH .SSOCIATES, INC. • CHANHASSEN CITY SENIOR NEEDS ASSESSMENT KEY RESPONDENT INTERVIEWS - SUMMARY REPORT MARCH 29, 1990 IQuestion 5: Is your organization planning to expand either the number or type of mature adults it serves? What two changes I would you like to make to improve the service you offer to senior adults? I1. The Focal Center will not be increasing the number of services or types of services it offers. We wish we could add more live entertainment and programming. We also wish we had more staff to do case management. 2. The elementary school has been good for the Chanhassen Senior Club. I The gym is starting to get crowded. The space is used heavily. There is no dedicated space however. Some of our members would like a space where they could go more often, including week-ends. I3. No, we are licensed to serve only the county. We are the only county provider in the entire state. We would like transportation options which I would permit shorter rides and more day at the Center. We have had committed funding for many years and have not had to worry. But, Title Three is discontinuing in 1990. I4. I would like more information and referral. It's frustrating for seniors. The array of services is confusing, hard to locate, and hard to cost. The seniors don't know where to start. West Metro got a grant last year to Iwork on information and referral but I haven't seen anything yet. 5. We would like to serve healthy seniors who don't need an outreach I program. There are seniors who want to center more on the church as an active part of their life as they age. We use them as school volunteers, for yardwork and in the greenhouse, they like to feel useful and Icontributing. 6. We like to make the church more visible and available to the elderly. I7. We would like to expand bus services to those who work in the area. We are talking to employers about this. We would like to expand Dial-A-Ride I services and are talking with Shakopee about this. We would like to add more fixed route services. I We would like to work with some group which could represent seniors and serve as an agent for helping us plan more services for them. We need some agency to put together a plan which would attract senior riders and meet their needs, then we would create the service. I 13 I . J. M. RESEARCH 3SOCIATES, INC. CHANHASSEN CITY SENIOR NEEDS ASSESSMCNT KEY RESPONDENT INTERVIEWS - SUMMARY REPORT MARCH 29, 1990 I8. We are set up to meet the basic needs of the elderly. Our outreach to the community is extensive. We are keeping in touch with needs and will add services as needed. I9. Wheelchair users are the most needy at this time. It's hard to get volunteer drivers for the handicapped because the driver has to do so Imuch personal care. It takes the driver out of the bus. 10. We need more County run vehicles for demand response transportation Ineeds. 11. We are trying to get some funding for a program entitled GIFT I (Generations in Friendship Together). The younger people in this program commit to a one hour visit a week with an older person for a year. There may be a way to use at-risk youth for this program. I12. We'd like to do more hands on, closer follow up on service delivery. A lot of our work is done by phone and we'd like to get out there, face to face, Ito deal with requests for services. 13. The idea of raising awareness of aging issues throughout the entire I community is something we'd like to work one. This need exists especially among the younger people. We need to push intergenerational awareness and respect. I14. The needs of adult children of aging parents is a new area. 15. We like some new space for our program, space that would communicate I our respect and regard for our older citizens. I'd also like real dishes and linens for our meal service, rather than paper and plastic. I 16. The Met Council is setting a priority on serving minorities which is something we should be looking at in the future. We are close to a reservation. I17. I wish we had more money for marketing, to raise awareness of the services which already exist. I would like to see more information and I referral being done at the congregate meal sites, which would be a perfect place for it. I would like to see more programming at these sites. I I I 14 ' J. M. RESEARCH SSOCIATES, INC. CHANHASSEN CITY SENIOR NEEDS ASSESSMENT KEY RESPONDENT INTERVIEWS - SUMMARY REPORT ' MARCH 29, 1990 Question 6: What do you believe is the largest gap in your current programming for mature adults? Why do you believe it is a gap? ' 1. We would like to have diverse programming which would attract a lot of different kinds of seniors. What do we offer beyond crafts, tours and classes on history? We are beginning to look at a program for seniors in which they could volunteer their time. 2. Transportation is a problem. Twenty years ago the bus ran down the highway. Now, we would have to transfer three buses to go downtown. ' The new bus also doesn't have senior rates. .I know of one person who had to stop riding the bus because she couldn't afford it. ' Lots of seniors use the Excelsior stop because the Chanhassen route doesn't work. Then they say we have no demand in Chanhassen. ' Waiting on Hennepin Avenue doesn't feel safe for lots of seniors. 3. There is a gap in serving day care clients. We serve some clients here ' who could really use the services of a senior center but the option doesn't exist. Some of the senior clubs focus on card playing and are interest based, not need based. ' I would like to see the community education people and the community health people work with the senior centers. 4. Currently, the County only provides Directors to the Centers, but not other resources. No one oversees the Directors and the cities don't have ownership, because they are not funding the positions. 5. If it's a person that doesn't want to 9 o to a nursing home but the house 9 can't accommodate another person, it's hard to know what to do. Home ' health can't provide similar support. 6. Housing is a gap; otherwise, we take pride in the fact that as we see a ' need, we move to meet it. 7. Demand responsive transportation services for the handicapped and ' wheelchair bound person. 8. There are service gaps in geographic areas in Carver County. We need ' a congregate meal program in Young America/Norwood. It's a long drive to Waconia's program. ' 15 J. M. RESEARCH S`SOCIATES, INC. I CHANHASSEN CI1 i SENIOR NEEDS ASSESSM=NT KEY RESPONDENT INTERVIEWS - SUMMARY REPORT MARCH 29, 1990 I I 9. I would like to see more involvement of the younger elderly and the newly retired. I would like to see that at our own center where they could serve as volunteers or work in a program. I10. Transportation is a need. Currently, the ICA provides emergency transportation only. They have a grant to serve the area and work with volunteer drivers. However, a person needs to give 4 days notice to get I the service. Often, this is too long to meet the needs of the person. I need to then work with them to see if I can find another source of transportation. This means lots of phone calls and is frustrating to the Iolder person. 11. Another need may be getting good workers as volunteers who also have I people skills. This is a tough combination to find, especially women with housecleaning skills. 1 12. Marketing the program is an ongoing need so that people are aware of it. IQuestion 7: What is unique about the senior which reside In Chanhassen and the surrounding area? How do they differ from Iseniors who reside in other parts of the Twin Cities? 1. We are outside the metro area here. There are more seniors, especially Ithose who are older, with only an eighth grade education. They have less education, less experience and are less cosmopolitan. They are not likely to want to take classes or travel. They want to play cards. IThere are three distinct segments: I . those who are older off the farm • those who are younger off the farm v • the younger yuppie retiree I2. They are more friendly. The belong to several centers. They are characteristic of the rural senior. I3. Nothing. I 4. Assume they are higher income. Chanhassen has a reputation for being wealthier and younger. I 16 II J. M. RESEARCH .,SSOCIATES, INC. CHANHASSEN CITY SENIOR NEEDS ASSESSMENT KEY RESPONDENT INTERVIEWS - SUMMARY REPORT MARCH 29, 1990 ' 5. Smaller community seniors tend to be more independent. They are reticent to use programs. Planned recreation is also a problem for them. ' Their recreation tends to be more old-fashioned, such as card playing. 6. They are more mobile and more active. They have more resources available, with the exception of Chaska, which has older and more ' entrenched seniors. 7. They are loving and caring people. They are community minded people. They are involved in their communities. Some of the communities have tight boundaries. Their residents are independent and don't like to ask for help. I'm thinking of New Germany. 8. There are some seniors in new housing in Chanhassen. These people are in a new state of their lives. This differs from the older women who ' are living in their homes of many years and are overwhelmed by the big changes in Chanhassen. e 9. A lot of these seniors have a rural background, especially for Chanhassen and Excelsior. They have a very independent personality and are maybe somewhat harder to convince that they need services. ' 10. They might be somewhat more affluent. Question 8: What changes have you seen in the past ten years in g Y P Y the seniors residing in the Chanhassen area? 1. The seniors are better educated. They are more involved in outside ' groups. They used to be more strictly involved with their families. 2. Not applicable. ' 3. Are they somewhat more segregated? You don't see a lot of seniors except on Thursday afternoon. That's why people think it's a town of pre- schoolers. 4. Nothing. They seem a little uncertain, however, about what has ' happened to our peaceful, little hamlet. How did it change so fast ---they feel like displaced people. 5. Recently, we have been hearing from them more. 17 I ' J. M. RESEARCH 3SOCIATES, INC. CHANHASSEN CITY SENIOR NEEDS ASSESSMENT KEY RESPONDENT INTERVIEWS - SUMMARY REPORT MARCH 29, 1990 ' 6. They've gotten far more metropolitan. There's been more development which has attracted some younger seniors. Seniors in Chanhassen may have lost some influence, due to the influx of new seniors who are younger and more flexible. 8. They didn't use to have the services which they have today. They had no dining services or transportation. ' 9. They have had the Chanhassen Seniors Club for many years. This has been positive and negative. It has served local seniors but it has also segmented them from other senior activities from around the area. ' Question 9: What changes would you expect to see in the next ten years in the seniors residing In Chanhassen? 1. There will be more people interested in expanding their horizons. They will want to create and learn. They will be looking for ways to express ' themselves and their own individuality. 2. The senior centers need some new blood. The older members are dying ' off. 3. Not applicable. ' 4. Neighborhoods will age. People stay after their kids leave - there will be more seniors. ' 5. They will want to do it all. 6. They will be more metropolitan. They will include migrants from the city. ' They will be more cosmopolitan. ' 18 ' J. M. RESEARCH ..SSOCIATES, INC. CHANHASSEN CITY SENIOR NEEDS ASSESSMENT KEY RESPONDENT INTERVIEWS - SUMMARY REPORT MARCH 29, 1990 Question 10: What are two or three services which you think are ' most needed by the seniors residing in the Chanhassen are? Is payment for service a problem, in your judgement, for most of the seniors who need health or social services? 1. Chanhassen needs meals. There is no congregate dining site there. It's 1 a good place to start. It gets people in the door and helps people to get comfortable with a new place. ' Chanhassen could probably use case management as well. 2. Transportation. One thing that would be helpful would be to train older persons how to ride the bus. Many don't know how. We've personally ' trained some seniors by riding with them and showing them how and where to transfer and so on. We've taught bus literacy. ' Some seniors have problems getting by. The fares of buses have gone up. The bus drivers seem less accommodating and friendly. ' 3. Educational opportunities are needed in a way in which the senior doesn't have to search too hard for it. Support groups are needed. There are special needs groups such as the stroke group at Methodist. There are hard to get to for Chanhassen residents. The idea of the Auburn Manor Focal Center is good. I don't know if it's working, but we need more in Carver County. ' It would be nice to have a listing of housing for seniors. They differ so much in services. The one in Young America has no meals or dining. ' I think the County is doing o.k. providing services to lower income seniors. ' 4. Services are limited. There is: a. No place for social or recreational purposes. ' b. No congregate dining which requires a dedicated space. c. A need for transportation. 19 J. M. RESEARCH ..SSOCIATES, INC. CHANHASSEN CITY SENIOR NEEDS ASSESSMENT I KEY RESPONDENT INTERVIEWS - SUMMARY REPORT MARCH 29, 1990 5. Transportation is needed to get around. They need to get around and they can't get around. They will use the agency for this. ' Companionship for isolated people. People need to be wanted - needed for their usefulness and praised for their contributions. ' ft's important to find jobs for retirees. Growing old is consider a weakness - they blame themselves for being alone - they need affirmations from the community as to their worth and value. Some of the seniors are dealing with depression 6. Medical, because now they have to travel to obtain services. ' 7. I think of Chanhassen as one of the wealthier cities. Housing may be needed. It's difficult for seniors to leave the city where they aged. I don't think payment for services is a big problem. Question 11: The City of Chanhassen is studying the needs of ' seniors for a service delivery site close to downtown Chanhassen. Tell me two things you like about this idea and two things you wish could be different. THINGS I LIKE 1. Having a place downtown is important. It's important for seniors to have it centrally located. It should be close to other place where people travel ' to do their errands. 2. It's sometimes better to locate the center in a "neutral zone" rather than in ' a neighborhood. 3. It would benefit some seniors. Some would eat here that now go to Chaska or Excelsior. Some seniors live alone and the meal becomes a source of social activity. ' 4. It's nice for seniors to be able to identify a spot that is theirs. They feel included, accepted and welcome. ' 5. Any city who wants to commit to seniors is making a positive move. It is better to serve before the need rather than wait until it is too big to manage. 20 ' J. M. RESEARCH .SSOCIATES, INC. CHANHASSEN CITY SENIOR NEEDS ASSESSMENT KEY RESPONDENT INTERVIEWS - SUMMARY REPORT MARCH 29, 1990 THINGS I LIKE 6. It's convenient to Chanhassen. It's closer than Excelsior. ' 7. It would be closer to downtown. They need parking and easy access. ' 8. As I've travelled, I've noticed seniors like meeting places for breakfast and coffee. We need something like a morning coffee shop - they have the time for routines and visits. ' 9. It would be easier to plan transportation for a group that would have a common destination or start point, such as the Center. ' 10. The Senior Center now meets in the elementary school. This dictates the hours which they can meet. ' 11. The range of activities would very likely broaden. The current senior club only appeals to a limited number of seniors. If you don't enjoy playing cards,there's not much for you to do. ' THINGS I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT 1. Make sure that there is plenty of parking that's accessible. Remember that the audience is frail and can't walk far. ' 2. The parking needs to be "guarded" parking. Use permits to guarantee access. If transportation is a problem and they need to walk, the won't ' come. Think about a valet parking service with a drive through entrance. 3. Look at cooperating with the Focal Center in Chaska. We would be 1 willing to work with the City of Chanhassen. 4. What impact would this have on the taxes of seniors? Some could not ' afford an increase and live on fixed income. 5. Make sure that within the Community Center there are other age groups. Watch out for age-ism and segregation. 6. Pay for a Director with education and skills, not just someone with a ' pleasant personality. Directors without skills create programs without direction or a philosophical base. 7. Make sure than non-seniors don't decide what seniors want. ' 21 I J. M. RESEARCH .SSOCIATES, INC. CHANHASSEN CITY SENIOR NEEDS ASSESSMENT KEY RESPONDENT INTERVIEWS - SUMMARY REPORT I . MARCH 29, 1990 ITHINGS I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT I 8. Make sure that the seniors are involved. Find out what kinds of activities, furnishings, etc. that seniors would like. I 9. Be careful that transit is not an afterthought. A place to wait for buses, which is comfortable and makes it easy to see the bus come should be a part of the Center. There should be easy access to the bus and the Center from the bus. I 10. A drop in senior center just doesn't work. You will need someone to organize programming and regular activities to draw the seniors. I Question 12: Please tell me a little bit about the transportation services which you agency offers and for uses as necessary to support service delivery to your senior clients. Is the transportation I adequate to meet their needs? What types of transportation services need expansion? I1. We are served by Carver County transportation. The frequency of stops could be more often. I2. Because we are a County service, we use the CART service and get priority. The drivers are cooperative and we have the free use of two ' buses. I'm not sure how long the volunteer system will continue to work. The I volunteers age with the clients. Some drivers are getting more leery of the liability. They currently furnish their own insurance. I I I I I 22 I J. M. RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. CHANHASSEN CITY SENIOR NEEDS ASSESSMENT KEY RESPONDENT INTERVIEWS - SUMMARY REPORT MARCH 29, 1990 I Question 13: Please tell me a little bit about the information and I referral services which your agency offers and/or uses as necessary to support service delivery to your senior clients. Is this information and referral service adequate to meet the needs of your I senior clients? What types of information and referral services need expansion? I1. The Focal Center is just starting to offer information and referral. We are just starting to do a brochure. I2. There are brochures from the county and various telephone numbers. It's difficult to relate to the county for many seniors. Also, they are not patient when they get transferred around. The staffing is volunteer. I3. We link into County Social Services. The main referral source for us is public health nursing. We get out printed information to doctors' offices Iand churches. We use lots of word of mouth. A more central system could help us. Each agency or program would Ihave to spend less time on information and referral. 4. We get the word out through the Community Action Agency. We use the Imedia, newspapers and speeches to various groups. 5. We announce our activities in the weekly church bulletin. The Pastoral I Minister is our referral person. We have given many activities to lay leadership to manage. I 6. Southwest Metro uses two bus companies, the MTC and Morley Bus which manages Dial-A-Ride. Our dispatcher may refer riders to other transportation if we cannot help them. We don't get lots of complaints I about requests not being met, so the service to refer riders must be working. 7. This function is housed in social services. There are community Ieducation brochures and periodic press releases. We go to the county fairs, the health fairs and do outreach. We have connections with the senior housing sites and the senior centers. Word of mouth is big. I I 23 I J. M. RESEARCH 3SOCIATES, INC. CHANHASSEN CITY SENIOR NEEDS ASSESSMENT KEY RESPONDENT INTERVIEWS - SUMMARY REPORT I • MARCH 29, 1990 I I Question 14: What other organizations are you aware of which offer services to senior adults In the area of Chanhassen or within Carver County? 1. Adult Day Care: Chaska's Auburn Manor I Carver County's at Young America Westview Acres Doctor's offices Waconia has a hospital and St. Francis in Shakopee Community Social Services through the County Community Health Services Home Health offered through the hospitals IAdult protection services through community social services Community education from Dakota, Scott and Carver Counties I2. There are active senior clubs in the following cities: Victoria Young America Watertown I Waconia Mayer Excelsior Norwood Carver I 3. There is a volunteer program coordinated by the County. Liz Thompson staffs it. There is an Alzheimer's Support Group at Auburn Manor. I There are Grief Support Group at Westview Acres. The County does case management and teaches seniors independent living. I Title Five hires Older American Workers and this is operated by Social Service at the County. The Friends of the Library at Waconia have an interest in seniors. I There is the Stiftung's Club which goes on outings. It's in Young America. I I I 1 24 J. M. RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. CHANHASSEN CITY SENIOR NEEDS ASSESSMENT KEY RESPONDENT INTERVIEWS - SUMMARY REPORT MARCH 29, 1990 4. County Social Services Pre-admission Screening ' Home Health Community Health CART Community Action Agency Meals - home delivered and congregate Share-A-Home ' Elementary School Chanhassen Card Playing Community Education - District 112 ' Sponsors senior trips and classes 5. Geri Beckman, in Eden Prairie, runs an organization called PROP ' (People Reaching Out to People). They offer food shelf services, emergency shelter and so on. They refer people to us as needed. ' 6. I and R was dropped by the County three years ago. There is no First Call for Help in this part of the metro area. There are senior centers in Chaska and Chanhassen with county personnel staffing them. In Chaska, it is Geane Derus at 448-4692 and in Chanhassen, we have full time bus driver who works with the senior club part time. Her name is Marilyn Kuhl. ' Volunteers offer Senior ,Com anion Friendly Visitors and Tele-Visitor P Y Programs. 1 ' Question 15: Do you know of any agencies or organizations which are currently planning to start offering services within this area, or are expanding the services they offer to senior adults? 1. No ' 2. I don't know what Elim Homes is doing in Watertown. I heard that they had added housing and that they might add Adult Day Care. ' 3. Home extension is talking about some new services. 1 25 I J. M. RESEARCH _ .SSOCIATES, INC. CHANHASSEN CITY SENIOR NEEDS ASSESSMENT KEY RESPONDENT INTERVIEWS - SUMMARY REPORT I MARCH 29, 1990 1 Question 16: Do you know of any other persons, studies or ' documents which might provide information concerning the needs of senior adults in the Chanhassen area? 1. Terry Clay, the Volunteer Coordinator for the County Pat Parson, the social worker at Waconia Hospital ' 2. West Metro Coordinated Transportation, Kathy Ferris 430 Oak Grove, Suite 105 ' Minneapolis, MN 55403 T: 874-7339 They published the specialized transportation service directory in 1987. ' 3. Community Education in Chaska. Gayla Madson - check to see what their interests are in outreach to seniors. 1 Question 17: Is there any other advice which you would like to give to the Task Force from the City of Chanhassen which is studying the needs of seniors in the area? 1. Make very sure that the seniors in the area are willing to be supportive of ' the programs. Don't duplicate services that aren't needed. Be sure the base of support exists before starting a new service. There is a shortage of money and a failed start-up is harder to fund the second time. ' 2. Resources are limited. Look at sharing. ' 3. Think of ways to serve all various kinds of seniors and get many to come. 4. if you do a mailing to seniors, be sure to include all seniors, especially those who no one has heard from. ' 5. See what the real needs are. 6. Try to avoid from getting only a small segment of opinions from seniors. 7. I would recommend that the community get all the resources for seniors ' in a single booklet with a nice index. We do a lot of referral and good use a good reference. 1 26 I J. M. RESEARCH .+SSOCIATES, INC. CHANHASSEN CITY SENIOR NEEDS ASSESSMENT KEY RESPONDENT INTERVIEWS - SUMMARY REPORT MARCH 29, 1990 8. Keep the elderly involved in the development. ' 9. Use some caring guidelines when approaching humans who have grown old. People need affection and hugs. Use photos of events for helping them feel connected to others and past happenings. 10. My biggest concern is fragmentation. Be careful not to do too much too ' fast. There needs to be a focal point or group to help facilitate the planing. Try to coordinate with others. ' 11. I'm glad to hear that the Task Force is composed of seniors. Tell them to keep their ears open for awhile. Respond to real needs, not trendy or perceived needs. 1 1 1 1 t 27 CITY OF ;, ,0-. CHANHASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 Allot (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 March 27, 1990 Ms. Sue Boyt 7204 Kiowa Circle Chanhassen, MN 55317 ' Dear Sue: On behalf of the Park and Recreation Commission, Staff, and ' myself, I would like to thank you for all of your hard work, energy, enthusiasm and initiative as you served on the Com- mission. It has been interesting and enjoyable working with you over the past few years. The Commission will miss your ideas and insight as well as your spirit. ' I am sure that you feel a sense of accomplishment as you drive through the City and see the fruits of your labor, i .e. Lake Ann Park development, Lake Susan Park development, trails along Laredo, Carver Beach Road, Kerber Boulevard, and other areas. ' Your dedication helped to make the development of facilities around the City possible. ' I look forward to working with you in the future on park/trail related issues as they affect your neighborhood and/or your area of interest. Please feel free to contact me if you have concerns or ideas regarding park facilities or recreational programs. Please accept the attached Certificate of Appreciation as a small ' token of our appreciation. Again, thanks for all the hard work. We are going to miss you (especially during after meeting socials! ! ) . ' Sincerely, 1:- , Lo i Sietsema Park and Recreation Coordinator ' LS:n I 1 CITY OF 1 CHANHASSEN • 1 1 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 or; (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 1 March 27, 1990 1 Mr. Ed Hasek 1 6570 Kirkwood Circle Excelsior, MN 55331 1 Dear Ed: On behalf of the Park and Recreation Commission, Staff, and myself, I would like to thank you for all of your hard work, 1 energy, enthusiasm and initiative as you served on the Com- mission. It has been interesting and enjoyable working with you over the past few years. The Commission will miss your ideas and 1 insight as well as your spirit. I am sure that you feel a sense of accomplishment as you drive 1 through the City and see the fruits of your labor, i .e. Lake Ann Park development, Lake Susan Park development, trails along Laredo, Carver Beach Road, Rerber Boulevard, and other areas. Your dedication helped to make the development of facilities 1 around the City possible. I look forward to working with you in the future on park/trail 1 related issues as they affect your neighborhood and/or your area of interest. Please feel free to contact me if you have concerns or ideas regarding park facilities or recreational 1 programs. Please accept the attached Certificate of Appreciation as a small token of our appreciation. Again, thanks for all the hard work. 1 We are going to miss you (especially during after meeting socials! ! ) . Sincerely, 1 Lori Sietsema Park and Recreation Coordinator 1 LS:n 1 1 Iad„ 444742,4",t- C ITY OF q-—,., 1 ., . ';, •r CHANHASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 I (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 IIMEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and City Council IFROM: Don Ashworth, City Manager DATE: April 5, 1990 1 SUBJ: Finalize Pay Compensation Plan IThe update process for the compensation plan includes the preparation of goals for each of the departments, submitting such the City Council for adoption/revision, and authorizing an Ito adjustment to the Manager's compensation. The goal process that we adopted was one of having this office continuously review each of the departmental goals. Staff is currently placing time lines on I each of the departmental listings. In addition, we have established an on-going process by which staff can receive feedback from Council members regarding current and long range work items. II would anticipate our next work session will concentrate on how we can best work with the school district to meet future school facility needs as well as the hearing process for the Comprehensive Plan. The Mayor, Councilman Workman, Paul Krauss and myself had an l interesting meeting with the school district and I look forward to presenting (with Tom and Don) ideas that we may wish to pursue. In the meantime, I would propose that we close out the Pay I Compensation Plan process and approve a salary adjustment for the Manager equal to the average offered to all other employees (4 . 5%) . I will process this adjustment unless the Council directs II otherwise. ila) I ._.7.}61-Lc I I I