CC Packet 2011 06 13AGENDA
CHANHASSEN CITY COUNCIL
MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2011
CHANHASSEN MUNICIPAL BUIL DING, 7700 MARKET BOULEVARD
5:30 P.M. - CITY COUNCIL WORK SE SSION, FOUNTAIN CONFERENCE ROOM
Note: If the City Council does not complete th e work session items in the time allotted, the
remaining items will be considered after the regular agenda.
A. Discuss Carver County Fiber Ring Project.
B. Discuss 2011 Chanhassen Public Safety Plan.
C. Discuss Support for Safe Routes to School Grant Application; TH 41 at Minnetonka
Middle School West Pedestrian Crossing Enhancement.
D. Review City Variance Process.
E. Discuss Performance Measures Created by Council on Local Results and Innovation.
7:00 P.M. – REGULAR MEETI NG, CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CALL TO ORDER (Pledge of Allegiance)
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
F. Invitation to KleinBank Summer Concert Series
CONSENT AGENDA
All items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine by the city council and
will be considered as one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If
discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered
separately. City council action is based on the staff recommendation for each item. Refer to the
council packet for each staff report.
1. a. Approval of Minutes:
- City Council Work Session Minutes dated May 23, 2011
- City Council Summary Minutes dated May 23, 2011
- City Council Verbatim Minutes dated May 23, 2011
Receive Commission Minutes:
- Park & Recreation Commission Summary Minutes dated May 24, 201
- Park & Recreation Commission Verbatim Minutes dated May 24, 2011
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b. TH 101/Pleasant View Road Intersection and Trail Improvements; Approve
Resolution Concerning Right-of-Way Acquisition.
c. Approve Letter of Support for Phase III Reconstruction of Lyman Boulevard
Between Galpin Boulevard and TH 41.
d. Approve Resolution of Support for Safe Routes to School Grant Application;
TH 41 at Minnetonka Middle School West Pedestrian Crossing Enhancement.
e. Lift Station #11 Rehabilitation: Approve Quote.
VISITOR PRESENTATIONS
PUBLIC HEARINGS - None
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
2. Consider Approval of Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of General Obligation Water
Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2011B (Refunding Water Revenue Bonds 2004B &
2005B).
NEW BUSINESS
3. Approve Consultant Contract for Water Tower in the High Zone.
COUNCIL PRESENTATIONS
ADMINISTRATIVE PRESENTATIONS
CORRESPONDENCE PACKET
ADJOURNMENT
A copy of the staff report and supporting documentation being sent to the city council will be
available after 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Please contact city hall at 952-227-1100 to verify that
your item has not been deleted from the agenda any time after 2:00 p.m. on Thursday.
GUIDELINES FOR VISITOR PRESENTATIONS
Welcome to the Chanhassen City Council Meeting. In the interest of open communications, the Chanhassen City
Council wishes to provide an opportunity for the public to address the City Council. That opportunity is provided at
every regular City Council meeting during Visitor Presentations.
1. Anyone indicating a desire to sp eak during Visitor Presentations w ill be acknowledged by the Mayor.
When called upon to speak, state your name, address, and topic. All remarks shall be addressed to the City
Council as a whole, not to any specific member(s) or to any person who is not a member of the City
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Council.
2. If there are a number of individuals present to speak on the same topic, please designate a spokesperson
that can summarize the issue.
3. Limit your comments to five minutes. Additional time may be granted at the discretion of the Mayor. If
you have written comments, provi de a copy to the Council.
4. During Visitor Presentations, the Council and staff liste n to comments and will not engage in discussion.
Council members or the City Manager may ask questi ons of you in order to gain a thorough understanding
of your concern, suggestion or request.
5. Please be aware that disrespectful comments or comments of a personal nature, directed at an individual
either by name or inference, will not be allowed. Personnel concerns should be directed to the City
Manager.
Members of the City Council and some staff members may gather at Houlihan’s Restaurant & Bar, 530 Pond Promenade in Chanhassen
immediately after the meeting for a purely social event. All members of the public are welcome.
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CITY OF
CHANHASSEN
7700 Market Boulevard
PO Box 147
Chanhassen MN 55317
Administration
Phone 952 227 1100
Fax 952 227 1110
Building Inspections
Phone 952 227 1180
Fax 952 227 1190
Engineering
Phone 952 227 1160
Fax 952 227 1170
Finance
Phone 952 227 1140
Fax 952 227 1110
Park Recreation
Phone 952 227 1120
Fax 952 227 1110
Recreation Center
2310 Coulter Boulevard
Phone 952 227 1400
Fax 952 227 1404
Planning Natural Resources
Phone 952 227 1130
Fax 952 227 1110
Public Works
7901 Park Place
Phone 952 227 1300
Fax 952 227 1310
Senior Center
Phone 952 227 1125
Fax 952 227 1110
Web Site
www ci chanhassen mn us
MEMORANDUM
TO Mayor City Council
FROM Todd Gerhardt City Manager
DATE June 13 2011 d
SUBJ Carver County Open Fiber Update
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As part of our Key Financial Strategies the city council requested an update on
the progress of the Carver County Open Fiber Project Attached is a tentative
timeline prepared by the county for staging the project The county is expected
to award the bid to a construction vendor in the next 3 5 weeks
Staff has invited Randy Lehs the Broadband Fiber Project Manager to
Monday s meeting to update the city council and answer any questions about the
project or the timeline
ATTACHMENTS
1 Tentative 2011 Project Timeline
2 Maps of the Fiber Line in Carver County and the Fiber Laterals in
Chanhassen
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Tentative 2011 Projected Project Timeline
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Complete Environmental Assessment and receive FONSI
Select construction vendor and begin work with vendor on contract
Complete contract negotiations with Jaguar
Begin staging for construction
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Complete permitting as appropriate
Begin ring construction
Prepare equipment bid
Begin data closet builds at ring sites
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Complete tower site construction
Issue equipment bid and select equipment vendor
Continue ring and lateral construction as long as weather permits
Begin but construction
Begin initial equipment installations
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Memo
To Mayor
City Council
From Jeff Enevold Lieutenant
Date 6 2 2011
Re Items for June 13 work session
Discuss the 2012 work plan and staffing recommendation
Summary The Chanhassen Public Safety Plan has 5 safety goals
1 To provide public safety services in a manner consistent with the values of the
citizens of Chanhassen City of Chanhassen Chanhassen Public Safety and
the Carver County Sheriffs Office
2 Empower the businesses schools and citizens of Chanhassen as partners in
identifying and solving community problems
3 Identify and address traffic issues concerns within the city
4 Identify crime trends and issues affecting the quality of life in our community
and develop a strategy to address resolve them
5 Provide Public Safety Services in an efficient and cost effective manner
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2012 Staffing Recommendation
1 Replace 2 patrol corporals with two patrol liaison sergeants
The sergeants would assist the liaison lieutenant in scheduling of
employees employee performance issues employee evaluation
managing the daily operations developing strategies to address
Resolve crime trends and implement the public safety plan
The addition of two sergeants would allow the liaison lieutenant to focus
on evaluating the effectiveness of the Public Safety Plan identify and
implement plans that would improve the safety and security of our
citizens and visitors educate and connect with the residents and
businesses in the community expand the crime prevention program and
focus on customer service and satisfaction
2 Replace two deputies with two patrol liaison corporals
The corporals would be responsible for traffic safety and education
school liaison business liaison neighborhood liaison park and rec
liaison special event liaison crime prevention liaison and other tasks as
necessary
2012 Costs
With the addition of two sergeants in Chanhassen we are able to make an
adjustment to the contract formula reducing the overhead costs for
supervision resulting in a 19 000 reduction over last year s contract
2011 contract 1 474 001
2012 contract 1 454 985
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Chanhassen Public Safety Plan
In partnership with the Carver County Sheriff s Office
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Chanhassen is a Community for Life Providing for Today and Planning for Tomorrow
The Carver County Sheriff s Office mission is to serve everyone with respect and dignity and to do so with
honor integrity and pride
Chanhassen Public Safety Plan JDE May 2011
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Introduction
i ne vurxic 5arety clan is aesignea as a guide for the delivery oT
Law Enforcement Services and coordination with City resources The Public Safety Plan
allows for input from the City and Sheriff s Office to develop a list of goals objectives work
direction and focus areas
Section I Background
The City of Chanhassen has partnered with the Sheriff s Office to provide Public Safety
Services since 1966 We have worked together over the years to build a Public Safety Model
that is unique to the City of Chanhassen
2010 Public Safety Citizen Survey The National Citizens Survey TM
Residents of Chanhassen were asked to evaluate their feelings of safety from violent crimes
and property crimes
1 Evaluate safety in your neighborhood during the day
a 2005 96 felt very or somewhat safe
b 2007 97 felt very or somewhat safe
c 2010 99 felt very or somewhat safe
2 Safety in your neighborhood after dark
a 2005 89 felt very or somewhat safe
b 2007 88 felt very or somewhat safe
c 2010 95 felt very or somewhat safe
3 Safety in Chanhassen s downtown area during the day
a 2005 99 felt very or somewhat safe
b 2007 98 felt very or somewhat safe
c 2010 99 felt very or somewhat safe
4 Safety in Chanhassen s downtown after dark
a 2005 89 felt very or somewhat safe
b 2007 88 felt very or somewhat safe
c 2010 91 felt very or somewhat safe
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5 Safety from violent crimes e g rape assault robbery
a 2005 87 felt very or somewhat safe
b 2007 89 felt very or somewhat safe
c 2010 95 felt very or somewhat safe
6 Safety from property crimes e g burglary theft
a 2005 72 felt very or somewhat safe
b 2007 70 felt very or somewhat safe
c 2010 88 felt very or somewhat safe
The residents were also asked to rate City public safety services to include traffic
enforcement
a 2005 67 rated it excellent or good
b 2007 71 rated it excellent or good
c 2010 76 rated it excellent or good
All Sheriff s Office services rated by The National Citizens Survey were much above the
benchmark comparison
Section II Public Safety Services
The City of Chanhassen and the Carver County Sheriff s Office have
developed a public safety plan that recognizes the unique identity and
changing public safety needs of the community We are committed to enhancing the
security safety and the quality of life for the citizens businesses and visitors of
Chanhassen
Current Public Safety Contract Services Include
1 Liaison Lieutenant
2 Patrol Corporals
10 Patrol Deputies
1 Investigator
1 School Resource Deputy Total Cost 1 474 001
Chanhassen Public Safety Plan JDE May 2011
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Section III Public Safety Goals
1 To provide public safety services in a manner consistent with the values of the
citizens of Chanhassen City of Chanhassen Chanhassen Public Safety CPS and the
Carver County Sheriff s Office CCSO As partners in providing public safety the CPS
and CCSO
a will focus on the quality of service to all who look to us for assistance
b will deliver services in a professional timely objective and impartial manner
c will respect the diversity of our community
d will treat everyone with respect and dignity
e will maintain regular communication with the City Manager and City Council to
ensure we are meeting our goals
2 Empower the businesses schools and citizens of Chanhassen as partners in
identifying and solving community problems As partners in providing public safety
the CPS and CCSO
a will send out crime alerts to inform citizens businesses and schools of crime
trends and how they may take precautions to avoid being a victim
b will organize and attend crime prevention events such as neighborhood watch
groups safety camps senior safety seminars national night out and other
events as needed
c will work closely with the school officials to identify and resolve issues in our
schools
d will conduct business checks to inform and educate businesses on crime
trends and issues that may impact their business or employees
e will utilize the CCSO web site to monitor crime tips and use the Facebook site
to solicit assistance from our citizens in solving crimes or identifying suspects
f will look for opportunities to work with the media to help solve crimes identify
suspects and promote community crime prevention events
3 Identify and address traffic issues concerns within the City As partners in providing
public safety the CPS and CCSO
a will use the traffic safety squad to educate and enforce laws in the City
b will publish traffic safety articles in City publications and local media to
educate our citizens
c will utilize the PROP squad to assist in traffic education and awareness
d will utilize the radar trailer to inform and educate the public
e will look for creative solutions to solve traffic issues with an emphasis on
prevention and education
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4 Identify crime trends and issues affecting the quality of life in our community and
develop a strategy to address resolve them As partners in providing public safety the
CPS and CCSO
a will identify crime trends and develop a strategy to address resolve them
b will identify issues affecting the quality of life in the community and develop a
strategy to address resolve them
5 Provide Public Safety Services in an efficient and cost effective manner As partners
in providing public safety the CPS and CCSO
a will be good stewards of the taxpayer s money and minimize costs without
compromising safety
b will use the Community Service Officers to relieve sworn officers from
responding to calls not requiring sworn authority or skills
c will maximize the use of volunteers and other non sworn individuals to
perform functions that do not require a sworn deputy
d will partner with the CCSO and other Law Enforcement Agencies to collaborate
and share resources whenever possible
Section IV Vision 2012
Recommendation
1 Replace the two patrol corporals with two patrol sergeants The sergeants would
assist the Liaison Lieutenant in the scheduling of employees employee performance
issues employee evaluations managing the daily operations developing strategies
to address resolve crime trends and implementing the Public Safety Plan The
addition of two patrol sergeants would allow the Liaison Lieutenant to focus on
evaluating the effectiveness of the Public Safety Plan identify and implement plans
that would improve the safety and security of our citizens educate and connect with
the residents and businesses in the community expand the crime prevention
program and focus on customer service and satisfaction
2 Replace two deputies with two corporals The corporals would be responsible for the
following tasks Traffic Safety and Education School Liaison Business Liaison
Neighborhood Liaison Park and Rec Liaison Special Event Liaison Crime
Prevention Liaison and other tasks as necessary
Chanhassen Public Safety Plan JDE May 2011
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Current Public Safety Contract Services Include
1 Liaison Lieutenant
2 Patrol Corporals
10 Patrol Deputies
11 nvestigator
1 School Resource Deputy
Recommended 2012 Public Safety Contract Services
1 Liaison Lieutenant
2 Patrol Sergeants
2 Corporals
8 Patrol Deputies
1 Investigator
1 School Resource Deputy
Total Cost 1 474 001
Total Cost 1 454 985
The 2012 Public Safety Plan will be monitored evaluated and modified as necessary
to meet the changing needs of the community The Carver County Sheriff Office remains
committed to provide effective efficient and flexible public safety services to the City of
Chanhassen
Chanhassen Public Safety Plan JDE May 2011
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CITY OF
CHANHASSEN
7700 Market Boulevard
PO Box 147
Chanhassen MN 55317
Administration
Phone 952 227 1100
Fax 952 227 1110
Building Inspections
Phone 952 227 1180
Fax 952 227 1190
Engineering
Phone 952 227 1160
Fax 952 227 1170
Finance
Phone 952 227 1140
Fax 952 227 1110
Park Recreation
Phone 952 227 1120
Fax 952 227 1110
Recreation Center
2310 Coulter Boulevard
Phone 952 227 1400
Fax 952 227 1404
Planning
Natural Resources
Phone 952 227 1130
Fax 952 227 1110
Public Works
7901 Park Place
Phone 952 227 1300
Fax 952 227 1310
Senior Center
Phone 952 227 1125
Fax 952 227 1110
Web Site
www ci chanhassen mn us
MEMORANDUM
TO Todd Gerhardt City Manager
FROM Paul Oehme Director of Public Works City Engineer
DATE June 13 2011
SUBJ Consider Approving Resolution of Support for Safe Routes to School
Grant Application for Trail and Pedestrian Crossing Enhancements on
TH 41 at Minnetonka Middle School West
PROPOSED MOTION
The City Council approves resolution in support of a Safe Routes to School Grant
Application for trail and enhanced pedestrian crossing improvements on TH 41 at
Minnetonka Middle School West
City Council approval requires a simple majority vote of the City Council present
BACKGROUND
The Minnesota Department of Transportation is accepting applications for Safe
Routes to School infrastructure projects Approximately 4 2 million is available for
infrastructure projects to be approved for the years 2012 and 2013 The selected
projects will be in the 2012 2015 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program
The Safe Routes to School SRTS program was created in Section 1404 of the Safe
Accountable Flexible Efficient Transportation Equity Act A Legacy for Users Act
SAFETEA LU The program provides communities with the opportunity to
improve the existing conditions and promote bicycling and walking to school with
infrastructure and non infrastructure projects The goals of the program are threefold
1 To enable and make a safer opportunity for children to walk and bicycle to
school
2 To make bicycling and walking to school a safer and more appealing
transportation alternative and
3 To facilitate the planning development and implementation of projects and
activities that will improve safety and potentially reduce traffic in the vicinity
of schools
STRS projects are funded at 100 with no local match required The SRTS
Program is a reimbursable grant program meaning that recipients of the funds will
front the cost of the project and will be reimbursed during the course of the project
All costs submitted for reimbursement are subject to eligibility requirements The
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Todd Gerhardt
Approve Resolution of Support for Safe Routes to School
Grant Application
June 13 2011
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grant notice was released on May 2 2011 and applications are due on June 15 2011 so the
turnaround time for this application is very quick
The Minnetonka School District has expressed concerns about the pedestrian crossing TH 41 in the
past City staff the School District and MnDot has met in the past to discuss what can be done to
improve the crosswalk MnDot completed a pedestrian and traffic movement count study on
September 25 2007 The counts showed 8 bikers and 3 walkers used the existing crossing between
8 00 a m and 9 00 a m Similar counts were recorded in the PM A signal is not warranted at the
entrance to Minnetonka Middle School West With the new trail improvements on TH 41 this
crossing is anticipated to be used more and should have additional safety enhancements included
The speed limit on TH 41 at this location is 55 mph
DISCUSSION
Carver County is planning to construct a trail on the west side of TH 41 from the south side of the
Minnetonka Middle School West entrance drive to Longacres Drive The project also includes an
underpass into Minnewashta Regional Park The existing at grade crosswalk at TH 41 is not planned
to be modified under the Carver County plan The construction of the project is planned to start in
the fall of 2011 and be completed the summer of 2012
Since a signal is not warranted at the entrance to the Minnetonka Middle School West an enhanced
pedestrian crossing and trail improvements north of Minnetonka Middle School West are
recommended This recommendation has been detailed by MnDot traffic and pedestrian staff the
Minnetonka School district representatives and City staff The proposed SRTS project would extend
a trail north of the intersection of Chaska Road and have a crosswalk near this intersection The trail
would then be extended on the west side of TH 41 to connect to the existing trail on 64 Street and
to the north to the existing trail at the intersection of TH 7 A raised concrete median is proposed to
create a safe zone for pedestrians between the two lanes of traffic Also additional signage
enhancements are proposed including a mast arm for the pedestrian signs and rapid flash LED
yellow beacons that would be push button activated when pedestrians are at the crosswalk The
existing crosswalk at the Middle School entrance would be eliminated
PROJECT COST
The SRTS project is estimated to cost 170 000 If the grant is approved 100 of this cost is
eligible for grant funding This estimate does not include engineering costs of approximately
35 000 which the City would be responsible for The cost to construct the trail and raise the median
on TH 41 is estimated at 130 000 This cost does not include the 400 000 the City has agreed to
pay to help pay for a portion of the Carver County Trail project
The City would be responsible for plowing and trail and median Also future maintenance of the
sign enhancements would be the City of Chanhassen s to maintain
Attachments
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June 6 2011
Mr Paul Oehme P E
Director of Public Works City Engineer
City of Chanhassen
7700 Market Boulevard
P O Box 147
Chanhassen MN 54317
Re Pedestrian Crossing near Minnetonka Middle School West Chanhassen Carver County
Safe Route to School Application
Dear Mr Oehme
Please accept this letter of support from the Minnesota Department of Transportation Mn DOT
Metro District to the city of Chanhassen for the Safe Routes to School Grant Application The grant
application proposes a new trail crossing on TH 41 and a raised center median at the intersection of
TH 41 and Chaska Road The grant application will include a pedestrian actuated beacon mounted
on a pedestal but will also include a mast arm extending over the roadway to enhance the safety and
visibility at this crossing Mn DOT agrees that this project would greatly benefit the overall
transportation operation in this neighborhood
We understand that the city of Chanhassen will be the project manager including facilitating
maintaining and financing the entire project Mn DOT s role in this project would be to issue the
necessary permits upon completion of the review and permitting process for any crossing
construction in Mn DOT right of way If successful with the grant application please work with
Nicole Peterson Area Engineer for Carver and Scott Counties on the final details on the traffic
control device and obtaining the appropriate permits
Also please note that the city or the school will be responsible for snow and ice removal on the
median Mn DOT Metro Traffic has stated that the crosswalk school access to the south of the
proposed crossing should be removed in order to channel pedestrians to the signalized crossing
Also they encourage the development and implementation of a program to help educate students on
the proper use of the crossing
We fully support this crossing as it would give a safer alternative for getting students to and from
school It would also help reduce congestion pollution and fuel consumption for students that
would otherwise drive if this sidewalk was not available If you have a need for more information
from Mn DOT please contact Lynn Clarkowski South Area Manager at 651 234 7729
Sincerely
Scott McBride P E
Metro District Engineer
An equal opportunity employer
CITY OF CHAUNHASSEN
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Building and Grounds
District Service Center
Minnetonka Public Schools
May 31 2011
SERVING THE
COMMUNITIES OF Paul Oehme PE
Director of Public Works City Engineer
MINNETONKA CITY OF CHANHASSEN
7700 Market Boulevard
CHANHASSEN P O Box 147
DEEPHAVEN Chanhassen MN 55317
5621 County Road 101
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Minnetonka MN 55345
952 401 5037
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Dear Paul
EXCELSIOR
Please consider this letter my full endorsement of the proposed Safe Routes to School infrastructure GREEN D rant application for the City of Chanhassen to i m p lement a proposed safety p pp Y p p p Y near P j
SHOREWOOD Minnetonka West Middle School We support the proposed improvements to increase the safety of
students as they cross TH 41 by enhancing the safety and visibility of our students as they travel
TONKA BAY to from school
VICTORIA The construction of a new trail connection along TH 41 and installation of a center median with
WOODLAND upgraded signage and a flashing beacon at the intersection of TH 41 Chaska road will increase the
safety of our students crossing this major roadway by creating a common point for routing students
to and from school at a highly visible location
If the City of Chanhassen is selected to receive this grant my role as part of the Safe Routes to
School project would include awareness of the project and support for the school as they work with
the city and Mn DOT on the development and construction of the proposed improvements
On behalf of Minnetonka Schools Independent School District 276 I strongly endorse this
application If you have any questions regarding this application please contact me at
952 401 5039
Sincerely
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Mike Condon Supervisor of Buildings Grounds
Minnetonka Public Schools
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES MINNESOTA
DATE June 13 2011 RESOLUTION NO
MOTION BY SECONDED BY
2011
RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR A SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL GRANT
APPLICATION FOR TRAIL PEDESTRIAN CROSSING ENHANCEMENTS ON
TH 41 AT MINNETONKA MIDDLE SCHOOL WEST
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WHEREAS MnDOT is accepting applications for Safe Routes to School SRTS
infrastructure projects which provides communities with the opportunity to improve existing
conditions and promote bicycling and walking to school with infrastructure and non
infrastructure projects and
WHEREAS SRTS projects are funded at 100 with no local match required The
SRTS Program is a reimbursable grant program meaning that recipients of the funds will
front the cost of the project and will be reimbursed during the course of the project All costs
submitted for reimbursement are subject to eligibility requirements and
WHEREAS the Minnetonka School District has expressed concerns about the
pedestrian crossing at the middle school in the past The proposed SRTS project would extend a
trail north of the intersection of Chaska Road and have a crosswalk near this intersection The
trail would then be extended on the west side of TH 41 to connect to the existing trail on 64
Street and to the north to the existing trail at the intersection of TH 7 A raised concrete median
is proposed to create a safe zone for pedestrians between the two lanes of traffic Also
additional signage enhancements are proposed including a mast arm for the pedestrian signs and
rapid flash LED yellow beacons that would be push button activated when pedestrians are at the
crosswalk
NOW THEREFORE be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Chanhassen
Minnesota
1 Approve a resolution for support of a Safe Routes To School grant application for
trail and pedestrian crossing enhancements on TH 41 at Minnetonka Middle School West
ATTEST
Todd Gerhardt City Manager Thomas A Furlong Mayor
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MEMORANDUM
CITY OF TO Planning Commission
CHMNSFN FROM Angie Kairies Planner I
7700 Market Boulevard DATE June 13 2011
PO Box 147 4 1
Chanhassen MN 55317 SUBJ Review Variances
Administration
Phone 952 227 1100 One of the priorities in the City Council s Key Financial Strategies was to review
Fax 952 227 1110 variances The strategy is stated below
Building Inspections Competitiveness Phone 952 227 1180
Fax 952 227 1190
Create an environment for innovation and change building on our strengths
Engineering creativity and skills
Phone 952 227 1160
Fax 952 227 1170 Review Variances
Finance Following is a discussion of the variances that have been approved in Chanhassen Phone 952 227 1140
Fax 952 227 1110 from 1990 to 2010 the response of the June 2010 Supreme Court ruling that
redefined the role local government and variances
Park Recreation
Phone 952 227 1120 BACKGROUND
Fax 952 227 1110
On May 5 2011 the Governor signed the new law amending Minnesota Statutes Recreation Center
2310 Coulter Boulevard 2010 sections 394 27 subdivision 7 462 357 subdivision 6 which regulates the
Phone 952 227 1400 standards for granting a variance and applies to counties cities and towns with
Fax 952 227 1404 zoning controls to allow local government more flexibility in granting variances
Planning In June 2010 a Supreme Court ruling of the Krummenacher vs City of atural Resources
Phone
l Res rce Minnetonka variance case changed the standards for granting variances by local
Fax 952 227 1110 municipalities The ruling redefined the term hardship stating a municipality
does not have the authority to grant a variance unless the applicant can show that
Public Works the property cannot be put to a reasonable use without the variance e g
7901 Park Place construction of a single family home on single family lot This standard does
Phone 952 227 1300 not allow the local government flexibility in granting variances Therefore staff
Fax 952 227 1310 advised applicants that the city could not grant a variance under the new law
Senior Center The preceding variance standard was determined in the 1989 Rowell vs City of Phone 952 227 1125
Fax 952 227 1110 Moorhead case In this ruling hardship was interpreted as the applicant would
like to use the property in a reasonable manner that is prohibited by the
Web site ordinance e g expansion of a nonconforming structure This standard
www ci chanhassen mn us allowed cities flexibility in granting variances
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June 13 2011
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During the no variance time frame staff catalogued variances in the city from 1990 to 2010 to
determine if there was a re occurring request or area of the city that could result in an ordinance
amendment to resolve the issue
Variance requests include
Accessory structure area
Beach lots Docks
Building Architecture Height
Fence height
Hard surface coverage
Lighting standards
Lot area width frontage depth
Mother in law Apartment
Multiple principal structures on a single lot
Parking requirements
Subdivision Private streets Right of Way width Flag lots
Setbacks front side or rear yard bluff shoreland wetland collector street Bluff Creek
Overlay District
Signs
OPTIONS
Like several cities staff looked at several options to accommodate the 2010 Supreme Court
Ruling and provide reasonable use to residents
Create an Expansion Permit legal nonconforming situations
Revise City Code based on common requests
Develop an overlay district in areas with multiple requests
Wait for the new state variance law to be enacted
Cities that adopted interim measures such as an expansion permit will probably leave then in
effect because they provide relieve form the variance process
In Chanhassen from 1990 to 2010 the request for a setback variance far exceeded any other
request Of the setback requests the front yard setback variances are the most frequent request
One of the reasons the front yard setback variance request is so numerous was due to the
requests to add a front porch as an architectural feature to define the entrance into a residence on
homes that existed prior to 1987 Rather than continue to process so many similar requests the
City Code was amended in 2000 to permit the front porch to encroach into the required setback
on homes built prior to February 1987
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similar requests in one specific area of the city therefore based on the findings of the survey
staff opted to wait for the new variance law to be enacted
LEGISLATIVE FIX
On May 5 2011 the Minnesota State Statute governing variances went into effect The statute
allows local government more flexibility in granting variances by eliminating the term
hardship and allows a zoning authority to issue a variance based on practical difficulties
Practical difficulties are described as follows
the property owner proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner not permitted by
an official control
the plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to the property not created by
the landowner and
the variance if granted will not alter the essential character of the locality
Finally a variance may be issued only if it is in harmony with the general purposes and intent
of the ordinance and consistent with the comprehensive plan
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The table below illustrates the differences between the old variance standards and the new
variance standards
VARIANCE LEGISLATION
RECOMMENDATION
Amend City Code consistent with Minnesota State Statute governing Variances
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OLD NEW
1 Undue Hardship cannot be put to a Practical Difficulties a reasonable use of the
reasonable use property
2 In Keeping with Spirit Integrity of In Harmony with General Purpose and Intent
Zoning Ordinance of Zoning Ordinance
3 Consistent with the Comprehensive Plan
4 Economic Consideration Alone Not Same Sufficient
5 Use Variances Prohibited Same
6 Not Alter Essential Character of the Same Locality
7 Not a Self Created Hardship Same
Can Impose Conditions to Ensure Conditions Must be Directly Related to Any
8 Compliance and to Protect Adjacent and Must Bear A Rough Proportionality to
Properties the Impact Created by the Variance
RECOMMENDATION
Amend City Code consistent with Minnesota State Statute governing Variances
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Building Inspections BACKGROUND
Phone 952 227 1180
CITY OF MEMORANDUM
CHA NSEN TO Mayor and City Council
7700 Market Boulevard
FROM Greg Sticha Finance Director PO Box 147
Phone 952 227 1130
program was designed with the intent to have standard measures for performance
Chanhassen MN 55317
that residents taxpayers and the legislature could review on an annual basis
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ATTACHMENTS
DATE June 13 2011 6kP
Administration
Phone 952 227 1100 SUBJ Performance Measures Created by the Council on Local Results
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and Innovation
Building Inspections BACKGROUND
Phone 952 227 1180
exemption for 2012 the city council would be required to pass a resolution by
Fax 952 227 1190 In 2010 the legislature created the Council on Local Results and Innovation
Fax 952 227 1404
This board was given the assignment of setting standard performance measures Engineering
Phone 952 227 1160 for all local municipalities to report annually Over the past year this group has
Fax 952 227 1170 created a list of ten performance measures that are part of the program The
Phone 952 227 1130
program was designed with the intent to have standard measures for performance
Finance that residents taxpayers and the legislature could review on an annual basis
Phone 952 227 1140
ATTACHMENTS
Fax 952 227 1110 Participation in the program is voluntary Those municipalities that choose to
Park Recreation participate are eligible for 0 14 per capita in local government aid and also
Phone 952 227 1120 would be exempt from levy limits in 2012 and years thereafter for continued
Fax 952 227 1110 participation
Recreation Center In order to participate in the program and receive the local aid and levy limit
2310 Coulter Boulevard exemption for 2012 the city council would be required to pass a resolution by Phone 952 227 1400 July 1 2011 indicating their intention to participate in the program Fax 952 227 1404
Planning Staff will be reviewing the pros and cons of participating in the program on
Natural Resources Monday night in the work session If the city council decides to participate a
Phone 952 227 1130 resolution will be included on the June 27 agenda Fax 952 227 1110
ATTACHMENTS
Public Works
7901 Park Place
Phone 952 227 13 1 Letter dated June 1 2011 from the Council on Local Results and Innovation
Fax 952 227 1310 and Required Performance Measures to Participate
Senior Center
Phone 952 227 1125
Fax 952 227 1110
Web Site
www ci chanhassen mn us
f gregs counci1 201 I performance measures work session 6 13 docx
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STATE OF MINNESOTA
OFFICE OF THE STATE AUDITOR
REBECCA OTTO
STATE AUDITOR
June 1 2011
SUITE 500
525 PARK STREET 651 296 2551 Voice
SAINT PAUL MN 55103 2139 651 296 4755 Fax
state auditor@ state mn us E mail
1 800 627 3529 Relay Service
Dear City Clerk Finance Officer County Auditor
In 2010 the Legislature created the Council on Local Results and Innovation In February 2011 the Council released a standard set of ten performance measures for counties and ten
performance measures for cities that will aid residents taxpayers and state and local elected
officials in determining the efficacy of counties and cities in providing services and measure
residents opinions of those services By February of 2012 the Council must create
comprehensive performance measurement systems for cities and counties to implement in
2012 Cities and counties that choose to participate in the new standards measure program
may be eligible for a reimbursement in LGA and exemption from levy limits
Participation in the standard measures program by a city or a county is voluntary Counties and cities that choose to participate in the standard measures program must officially adopt the
corresponding 10 performance benchmarks developed by the Council and implement them in 2011 They will be required to communicate the results of the measures to their residents the
following calendar year A county or city that elects to participate in the standard measures
program for 2011 is eligible for a reimbursement of 0 14 per capita in local government aid not to exceed 25 000 and is also exempt from levy limits under sections 275 70 to 275 74 for taxes
payable in 2012 if levy limits are in effect
In order to receive the per capita reimbursement in 2011 and levy limit exemption for calendar year 2012 counties and cities must
File a report with the Office of the State Auditor by July 1 2011 This report will
consist of a declaration approved by the city council or county board stating that the city county has adopted the corresponding 10 performance measures developed by the
Council
Annual reporting will be required by the cities and counties that participate in the program By
July 1 2012 cities and counties will be required to report to the OSA that they have adopted both the performance benchmarks and the performance measure system released by the Council in February of 2012 A declaration will be required that the city county has reported or will
report the results for calendar 2011 of the 10 adopted measures to its residents before the end of
calendar year 2012
To meet the reporting requirements for 2011 a copy of the declaration in a PDF format can be
attached to an email and sent to gid @osa state mn us Beginning next year the Office of the
State Auditor will be using the State Auditor s Form Entry System SAFES for the local performance measurement and improvement program reporting
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Legislative Report
February 14 2011
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February 14 2011
To the Property and Local Sales Tax Division of the House of Representatives Taxes Committee
and the Taxes Division on Property Taxes of the Senate Tax Committee
Per the requirements of 2010 Minnesota Laws Chapter 389 Article 2 Sections 1 and 2 the
Council on Local Results and Innovation is submitting its recommended standard set of
approximately ten performance measures for counties and ten performance measures for cities
that will aid residents taxpayers and state and local elected officials in determining the efficacy
of counties and cities in providing services and measure residents opinion of those services
The recommended model performance measures are attached Local government and public
feedback was solicited on the proposed benchmarks
The members of the Council include
Patricia Coldwell Association of Minnesota Counties
John Gunyou City of Minnetonka
Mark Hintermeyer City of Moorhead
Jay Kiedrowski Humphrey School University of Minnesota
Katie Nerem Blue Earth County
Rebecca Otto Minnesota State Auditor
Jay Stroebel City of Minneapolis
Matt Stemwedel City of Woodbury
Wendy Underwood City of St Paul
Tim Walsh Scott County
Ben Woessner City of Pelican Rapids
The Council received no funding to conduct their work Meeting minutes were taken by
volunteers and the Office of the State Auditor posted all meeting materials and meeting dates on
the Office of the State Auditor website All meetings were open to the public
The Council sees value in having all counties and cities in Minnesota develop performance
measures that they use to manage their jurisdictions and having results of those performance
measures shared with citizens and property tax payers Our recommended performance
measures should be considered examples to assist counties and cities in developing their own
performance measures The Council was concerned about the misuse of these performance
measures by the legislature or others in the appropriation of funds or for comparisons among
counties and cities The general performance measures recommended are simply inadequate for
those purposes
The Council on Local Results and Innovation is proceeding to meet the additional requirements
of the statute which is to develop recommended minimum standards for comprehensive
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performance measurement systems by February 15 2012 We interpret performance
measurement system to mean more broadly a performance management system that uses
performance measures to manage counties and cities
Representatives of the Council would welcome the opportunity to discuss the Council s work
our recommended model performance measures and our concerns about the use of these
measures
Sincerely
Jay Kiedrowski Chair
Minnesota Council on Local Results and Innovation
Cc House Speaker House Minority Leader Senate Majority Leader and Senate Minority
Leader
Attached Model Performance Measures for Counties Model Performance Measures for Cities
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Model Performance Measures for Cities
The following are the recommended model measures of performance outcomes for cities with
alternatives provided in some cases Key output measures are also suggested for consideration
by local city officials
General
1 Rating of the overall quality of services provided by your city Citizen Survey
excellent good fair poor
2 Percent change in the taxable property market value
3 Citizens rating of the overall appearance of the city Citizen Survey excellent good
fair poor
Police Services
4 Part I and II crime rates Submit data as reported by the Minnesota Bureau of
Criminal Apprehension Part I crimes include murder rape aggravated assault
burglary larceny motor vehicle theft and arson Part II crimes include other
assaults forgery counterfeiting embezzlement stolen property vandalism weapons
prostitution other sex offenses narcotics gambling family children crime D U I
liquor laws disorderly conduct and other offenses
OR
Citizens rating of safety in their community Citizen Survey very safe somewhat
safe neither safe nor unsafe somewhat unsafe very unsafe
Output Measure
Police response time Time it takes on top priority calls from dispatch to the first
officer on scene
Fire Services
Insurance industry rating of fire services The Insurance Service Office ISO issues
ratings to Fire Departments throughout the country for the effectiveness of their fire
protection services and equipment to protect their community The ISO rating is a
numerical grading system and is one of the primary elements used by the insurance
industry to develop premium rates for residential and commercial businesses ISO
analyzes data using a Fire Suppression Rating Schedule FSRS and then assigns a
Public Protection Classification from I to 10 Class I generally represents superior
property fire protection and Class 10 indicates that the area s fire suppression
program does not meet ISO s minimum criteria
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Citizens rating of the quality of fire protection services Citizen Survey excellent
good fair poor
Output Measure
Fire response time Time it takes from dispatch to apparatus on scene for calls that
are dispatched as a possible fire
Emergency Medical Services EMS response time if applicable Time it takes from
dispatch to arrival of EMS
Streets
6 Average city street pavement condition rating Provide average rating and the rating
system program type Example 70 rating on the Pavement Condition Index PCI
1W
Citizens rating of the road condition in their city Citizen Survey good condition
mostly good condition many bad spots
7 Citizens rating the quality of snowplowing on city streets Citizen Survey excellent
good fair poor
Water
8 Citizens rating of the dependability and quality of city water supply centrally provided system Citizen Survey excellent good fair poor
Output Measure
Operating cost per 1 000 000 gallons of water pumped produced centrally provided
system Actual operating expense for water utility total gallons
pumped 11 000 000
Sanitary Sewer
9 Citizens rating of the dependability and quality of city sanitary sewer service
centrally provided system Citizen Survey excellent good fair poor
Output Measure
Number of sewer blockages on city system per 100 connections centrally provided
system Number of sewer blockages on city system reported by sewer utility
population 100
Parks and Recreation
10 Citizens rating of the quality of city recreational programs and facilities parks trails
park buildings Citizen Survey excellent good fair poor
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6 91 LOCAL PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING
Subdivision 1 Reports of local performance measures
a A county or city that elects to participate in the standard measures program must report its
results to its citizens annually through publication direct mailing posting on the jurisdiction s
Web site or through a public hearing at which the budget and levy will be discussed and public
input allowed
b Each year jurisdictions participating in the local performance measurement and improvement
program must file a report with the state auditor by July 1 in a form prescribed by the auditor All
reports must include a declaration that the jurisdiction has complied with or will have complied
with by the end of the year the requirement in paragraph a For jurisdictions participating in the
standard measures program the report shall consist of the jurisdiction s results for the standard set
of performance measures under section 6 90 subdivision 2 paragraph a In 2012 jurisdictions
participating in the comprehensive performance measurement program must submit a resolution
approved by its local governing body indicating that it either has implemented or is in the process
of implementing a local performance measurement system that meets the minimum standards
specified by the council under section 6 90 subdivision 2 paragraph b In 2013 and thereafter
jurisdictions participating in the comprehensive performance measurement program must submit a
statement approved by its local governing body affirming that it has implemented a local
performance measurement system that meets the minimum standards specified by the council
under section 6 90 subdivision 2 paragraph b
Subd 2 Benefits of participation
a A county or city that elects to participate in the standard measures program for 2011 is 1
eligible for per capita reimbursement of 0 14 per capita but not to exceed 25 000 for any
government entity and 2 exempt from levy limits under sections 275 70 to 275 74 for taxes
payable in 2012 if levy limits are in effect
b Any county or city that elects to participate in the standard measures program for 2012 is
eligible for per capita reimbursement of 0 14 per capita but not to exceed 25 000 for any
government entity Any jurisdiction participating in the comprehensive performance measurement
program is exempt from levy limits under sections 275 70 to 275 74 for taxes payable in 2013 if
levy limits are in effect
c Any county or city that elects to participate in the standard measures program for 2013 or any
year thereafter is eligible for per capita reimbursement of 0 14 per capita but not to exceed
25 000 for any government entity Any jurisdiction participating in the comprehensive
performance measurement program for 2013 or any year thereafter is exempt from levy limits
under sections 275 70 to 275 74 for taxes payable in the following year if levy limits are in
effect
Subd 3 Certification of participation
a The state auditor shall certify to the commissioner of revenue by August 1 of each year the
counties and cities that are participating in the standard measures program and the comprehensive
performance measurement program
b The commissioner of revenue shall make per capita aid payments under this section on the
second payment date specified in section 477A 015 in the same year that the measurements were
reported
c The commissioner of revenue shall notify each county and city that is entitled to exemption
from levy limits by August 10 of each levy year
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INVITATION TO KLEINBANK SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
l With summer weather finally here its time for the
KleinBank Summer Concert Series Join us on Thursdays from
June 16 August 4 at City Center Park Plaza All concerts are
free for all to enjoy featuring music from Tim Mahoney The
Splatter Sisters and many more Most concerts begin at
7 p m however there are two children s shows that begin at
11 30 a m We ll kick the season off on Thursday June 16 at
7 p m with Big Walter Smith and the Groove Merchants a local
blues band
This event is presented by the City of Chanhassen and
sponsored by the local K1einBank Bring your family and friends
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CHANHASSEN CITY COUNCIL
WORK SESSION
MAY 23 2011
Mayor Furlong called the work session to order at 5 40 p m
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT Mayor Furlong Councilwoman Ernst Councilwoman
Tjornhom and Councilman McDonald Councilman Laufenburger arrived after discussion of
items A and B
STAFF PRESENT Todd Gerhardt Kate Aanenson Paul Oehme and Todd Hoffman
A REVIEW OF RENTAL LICENSING PROGRAM
Todd Gerhardt reviewed the process conducted by staff in adopting the rental licensing program in 2002 Kate Aanenson provided background information on why the program was initiated
explaining that the city ordinances are based on models from other communities and the
International Property Maintenance Code She discussed the number of city licenses issued
compared to census numbers Todd Gerhardt asked staff to explain how the program works with
the number of licenses issued versus the actual number of rental units commercial and residential Mayor Furlong asked for clarification of what constitutes a violation Kate
Aanenson discussed the benefits and disadvantages of the program explaining that code
compliance and conduct on premises are the two primary issues Councilman McDonald asked
why the City is getting involved with property maintenance issues Mayor Furlong asked about
the number of staff hours needed to manage this program Councilman McDonald voiced concern that in today s economic times the City should be using the nuisance ordinance for
enforcement Councilwoman Ernst stated her biggest concern was with the 50 00 per unit
licensing fee Todd Gerhardt explained how the fee was determined and suggested ways of
lowering that fee Mayor Furlong asked about the public benefit versus city cost to manage this
program Lisa Peilen Director of Municipal Affairs with the Minnesota Multi Housing Association offered her assistance in investigating what other communities are doing with their
inspection and tiered fee programs
B CONDUCT COMPARISON OF COST OF DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AND
DEVELOPMENT FEES
Todd Gerhardt explained the process used to review development patterns and cost of
development for commercial and residential in the city related to building permits plan check
and sewer and water connection fees Councilwoman Tjornhom asked staff to explain how
comparable cities were chosen Todd Gerhardt explained that cities with comparable population and rate of growth were used for comparison purposes Councilwoman Ernst asked for
clarification of why Shakopee s building permit numbers were so much lower than every other
city Mayor Furlong asked how service levels for plan review compared with other cities
Councilwoman Ernst asked how sewer and water fees compared with other cities Staff
explained the difficulties of comparing these numbers because of infrastructure differences between cities Councilwoman Ernst expressed concern with the water and sewer fees and asked
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staff to identify differences with other cities numbers and other development fees not on this
schedule
Councilman Laufenburger arrived at this point in the work session
C DISCUSS NEED FOR ADDITIONAL WATER STORAGE IN THE HIGH ZONE
Paul Oehme introduced Douglas Klamerus with SEH who worked on the Comprehensive Water
Study update before reviewing the need for expanded water storage in the high zone due to
increased growth He outlined possible locations and explained staff s recommendation of Site
5 The estimated cost for site improvements on Site 5 are 2 112 000 with possible bid
alternates which could help drive down the cost
The work session was recessed at 7 00 p m It was reconvened at 7 35 p m
Paul Oehme resumed his presentation outlining staff s recommendation of Site 5 with a photo
showing a scale model of the proposed tower Councilman McDonald asked about keeping the Melody Hill tower Staff explained that it wouldn t make sense due to maintenance and costs
associated with having two towers so close together Mayor Furlong asked about cost savings
associated with different sized tanks Council discussed differences between concrete
construction versus steel Councilman Laufenburger asked for clarification of the 2 hour fire
flow and ISO requirements the area being serviced by this tank hydrology consumer complaints with current situation funding sources and the effects on utility rates Mayor
Furlong asked about the proposed tank handling future and ultimate build out in this area Todd
Gerhardt explained that he and Paul Oehme met with the Minnetonka School Board who
approved an agreement for the City to move ahead with the public process Paul Oehme
reviewed a preliminary schedule for public meetings and construction Todd Gerhardt explained staff is preparing a permanent easement agreement for the School Board s approval at their
meeting in June Council expressed no concerns with staff proceeding with the process
Councilwoman Ernst asked for clarification of the bidding process
Mayor Furlong adjourned the work session meeting at 8 10 p m
Submitted by Todd Gerhardt
City Manager
Prepared by Nann Opheim
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CHANHASSEN CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
SUMMARY MINUTES
MAY 23 2011
Mayor Furlong called the meeting to order at 7 00 p m The meeting was opened with the
Pledge to the Flag
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT Mayor Furlong Councilwoman Ernst Councilman
Laufenburger Councilwoman Tjornhom and Councilman McDonald
STAFF PRESENT Todd Gerhardt Kate Aanenson Paul Oehme Todd Hoffman and Roger
Knutson
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS None
Councilman Laufenburger moved Councilman McDonald seconded that the City Council
approve the following consent agenda items pursuant to the City Manager s
recommendations
a Approval of Minutes
City Council Work Session Minutes dated May 9 2011
City Council Verbatim and Summary Minutes dated May 9 2011
Receive Commission Minutes Planning Commission Verbatim and Summary Minutes dated May 3 2011
Park and Recreation Commission Verbatim and Summary Minutes dated April 26 2011
b Flamingo Drive Basswood Circle Draintile Project Nos SWMP 11 01 and 11 02
Approve Quote
Resolution 2011 28 c Pioneer Pass Outlot C Approve Deferred Assessments
Resolution 2011 29 d 2012 Street Improvement Project Approve Consultant Contract
with a change in the resolution reflecting the amount of 171 509 for engineering services
e Approve City Code Amendments to Chapter 18 Subdivisions and Chapter 20 Zoning
and Summary Ordinance for Publication Purposes
Section 18 57 Concerning Streets
Section 20 407 3 Concerning Wetland Protection
Section 20 505 e Concerning Hard Surface Coverage
Section 20 1502 Concerning Building Permits
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f Approval of Fireworks Display Permit for Private Display on Lake Minnewashta July 4
2011 American Fireworks Display Company
g Code Amendment Chapter 19 Article IV Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems and
Approval of Summary Ordinance for Publication Purposes
All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 5 to 0
VISITOR PRESENTATIONS None
LAW ENFORCEMENT FIRE DEPARTMENT UPDATES
Lt Jeff Enevold reported on a significant event that happened at the intersection of TH 101 and
South Shore Drive where three suspects were charged with disorderly conduct for shooting at
each other with Air Soft guns He also outlined the curfew regulations Chief Roger Smallback
reviewed the year to date statistics the live fire training that Chanhassen fire fighters have been
doing over the last two weeks at the City of Edina Fire Department Training Center and first in drills that will be conducted in June
PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDER VACATION OF A PORTION OF LYMAN
BOULEVARD RIGHT OF WAY
Paul Oehme presented the staff report on this item Councilman Laufenburger asked if the
drainage from the Reflections neighborhood would be affected by this vacation Mayor Furlong
asked if the trail along Lyman Boulevard Mayor Furlong opened the public hearing Nobody
spoke and the public hearing was closed Mayor Furlong invited the applicant John Klingelhutz
to speak Mr Klingelhutz stated he felt the City was getting the better end of the deal but just wanted to see the issue go away
Resolution 2011 30 Councilwoman Ernst moved Councilman McDonald seconded that
the City Council approve the vacation of a portion of Lyman Boulevard right of way
subject to the following conditions
1 The gas line must be relocated within the proposed drainage and utility easement before
the vacation is recorded
2 The drainage and utility easement dedication must be recorded prior to the right of way vacation
All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 5 to 0
COUNCIL PRESENTATIONS
Councilman McDonald informed the council that the rider rep from Chanhassen was moving out
of town and that Southwest Metro Transit Commission was accepting applications for his
replacement Mayor Furlong reported on two ribbon cuttings he attended over the weekend
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One at Buffalo Wild Wings and the other at Master of Mind and Body Rejuvenation
Councilman Laufenburger provided highlights of two upcoming Chanhassen Red Birds games Senior Citizens Appreciation Day on June 5th and City Employee Recognition Game on June th 24
ADMINISTRATIVE PRESENTATIONS Todd Gerhardt reminded everybody of the
upcoming Memorial Day events and an open house being held by MnDOT at the Chaska th Community Center on Tuesday May 24 to discuss river crossing options
CORRESPONDENCE DISCUSSION None
Councilwoman Tjornhom moved Councilwoman Ernst seconded to adjourn the meeting All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 5 to 0 The City
Council meeting was adjourned at 7 25 p m
Submitted by Todd Gerhardt
City Manager
Prepared by Nann Opheim
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CHANHASSEN CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
MAY 23 2011
Mayor Furlong called the meeting to order at 7 00 p m The meeting was opened with the Pledge to the Flag
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT Mayor Furlong Councilwoman Ernst Councilman
Laufenburger Councilwoman Tjornhom and Councilman McDonald
STAFF PRESENT Todd Gerhardt Kate Aanenson Paul Oehme Todd Hoffman and Roger
Knutson
Mayor Furlong Thank you and welcome everybody Appreciate those who have joined us here
in the council chambers and those watching at home as well Glad that you joined us this evening Let me start with requesting of the council whether or not there are any changes or
modifications requested of the agenda If not without objection we ll proceed with the agenda
as published
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS None
CONSENT AGENDA
Todd Gerhardt Mayor council you should have received a revised resolution for 1 d There
was a typo on the amount The true amount should be 171 509 for engineering services
Mayor Furlong Okay Was that correct in the staff report or just
Todd Gerhardt Yes It just wasn t in the resolution
Mayor Furlong Okay very good Any questions on that If not without objection we ll
include the corrected resolution in with that item Are there any other items that anyone would
like to discuss separately from our consent agenda
Councilman Laufenburger moved Councilman McDonald seconded that the City Council approve the following consent agenda items pursuant to the City Manager s
recommendations
a Approval of Minutes
City Council Work Session Minutes dated May 9 2011 City Council Verbatim and Summary Minutes dated May 9 2011
Receive Commission Minutes
Planning Commission Verbatim and Summary Minutes dated May 3 2011
Park and Recreation Commission Verbatim and Summary Minutes dated April 26 2011
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b Flamingo Drive Basswood Circle Draintile Project Nos SWMP 11 01 and 11 02
Approve Quote
Resolution 2011 28 c Pioneer Pass Outlot C Approve Deferred Assessments
Resolution 2011 29 d 2012 Street Improvement Project Approve Consultant Contract
with a change in the resolution reflecting the amount of 171 509 for engineering services
e Approve City Code Amendments to Chapter 18 Subdivisions and Chapter 20 Zoning
and Summary Ordinance for Publication Purposes
Section 18 57 Concerning Streets
Section 20 407 3 Concerning Wetland Protection
Section 20 505 e Concerning Hard Surface Coverage
Section 20 1502 Concerning Building Permits
f Approval of Fireworks Display Permit for Private Display on Lake Minnewashta July 4
2011 American Fireworks Display Company
g Code Amendment Chapter 19 Article IV Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems and
Approval of Summary Ordinance for Publication Purposes
All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 5 to 0
VISITOR PRESENTATIONS None
LAW ENFORCEMENT FIRE DEPARTMENT UPDATES
Mayor Furlong This evening we receive our monthly update from our police and fire
departments so we ll start with Lieutenant Enevold with the Carver County Sheriff s Office
Good evening Lieutenant
Lt Jeff Enevold Mr Mayor council good evening
Mayor Furlong Good evening
Lt Jeff Enevold I know in your council packet you have the April stats for the city of
Chanhassen I saw nothing out of the ordinary in there that I need to address tonight but if you have some specific concerns I d be happy to address those the best I can I would like to update
you on a significant event that happened tonight in the city of Chanhassen at about 5 30 we got a
call for a man with a gun at 101 and South Shore Drive in the tennis court area there I happened
to be in the office so I responded with the deputies There was 3 of us there initially We had
the it said there were 3 suspects We had them at gunpoint By the time the whole thing was
over there was 3 Eden Prairie cops and 3 other county police there so we had it covered very well We handcuffed the young men Put them in the back of the squad car and found out that
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they were yielding Air Soft guns One of them was showing off his Air Soft gun to his buddy
Decided to take a shot at him His buddy went and got his Air Soft gun Starting shooting him so they re running around the parking lot shooting at each other so they were charged with
disorderly conduct and sent on their way They were 3 adults believe it or not so So that s the
significant event
Mayor Furlong By age
Lt Jeff Enevold Yes
Mayor Furlong Adults by age
Lt Jeff Enevold Yes sir So if you have any questions about that I d be happy to yes sir
Councilman McDonald Can I ask what s an Air Soft gun Is that a paint ball gun or
Lt Jeff Enevold It shoots a little pellet that s shot from you know compressed air and it shoots out Some of those guns look very realistic and the person who saw this obviously was
concerned Called 911 Came in over the radio to us as a male with a gun so we responded
appropriately One other quick thing I d just like to with school letting out here there s going to
be more juveniles out there They re going to want to stay out later I just wanted to remind the
council and the citizens of Chanhassen that there is a curfew A county curfew and a curfew for the city of Chanhassen There s an ordinance that regulates that so be aware if you re under the
age of 12 you need to be home by 9 00 on Sunday through Thursday 10 00 on Fridays and
Saturday If you re 12 to 14 10 00 p m Sunday through Thursday 11 00 on Friday and
Saturday And then juveniles 15 to 17 need to be home at 11 00 Sunday through Thursday and
12 01 on Friday and Saturday There are some exceptions to that and you can find that on the website If you re accompanied by an adult you re responding to an emergency situation or if
you have some lawful employment that you re going to or coming from so that s all I have for
the council and Mr Mayor Any questions of me
Mayor Furlong Any questions for the Lieutenant this evening
Lt Jeff Enevold Very good thank you
Mayor Furlong Very good thank you
Todd Gerhardt Mayor council Those times and ages are also on display on Channel 8 so it s
kind of detailed so if anybody has an opportunity or wants to know they can either go to our
website or Channel 8
Mayor Furlong Very good thank you Chief Smallback is here this evening with the Chanhassen Fire Department Good evening Chief
Chief Roger Smallback Good evening Start with the statistics as usual Year to date we re at
197 calls for service We ended the month of April with 44 calls for service and month to day as
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of today with 27 calls for service in the month of May All of these numbers are pretty much
consistent with historical averages There were no fires No significant calls in the past 30 days for us which is certainly a very good thing So we don t have any fires to talk about but maybe
take a moment or so and talk a little bit about the training that we ve been doing For the last 2
weeks we ve been training at the Edina training center The Edina City of Edina Fire
Department Training Center doing live fire training I think it was about a year ago that several
of you had an opportunity to go with us when we out there doing a training But the last 2 weeks we ve been out there doing live fire training again And if you had a chance to see the Sunday
paper last week the Sunday Star and Tribune had a very good article about the Edina Training
Center and what goes on out there and it was a very good article Very well written and very
descriptive of the training and stuff that we do there For the two training Mondays in June
Actually three training Mondays in June One is going to be operations of our grass fire truck Brush truck and then we ll also be doing what we call first in drills First in drills where we
practice rolling into an address Pulling hoses off and deploying hoses and setting up to a
simulated fire We call that a first in drill because the first truck due to the first new truck on a
structure fire and that is the most important unit to check in on scene and what those people do in
the first 5 minutes that they re on the scene really determines what everybody else is going to do for the next 2 hours so every year we practice this on several occasions and we re doing that in
June Any questions
Mayor Furlong Questions for Chief this evening No In terms of the numbers you said
they re consistent with averages but they seem to be down a little bit from last year and I know
Chief Roger Smallback Right
Mayor Furlong As I recall last year they had been elevated
Chief Roger Smallback Yeah The historical averages if you flatten it out over many years but
last year was kind of an anomaly in that we ended up last year running about 20 increase of
calls for the overall year Now this year now we ve kind of dropped back down to more of a
historical averages so as you say last year was kind of an anomaly
Mayor Furlong Okay Very good Thank you
PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDER VACATION OF A PORTION OF LYMAN
BOULEVARD RIGHT OF WAY
Mayor Furlong This will be a public hearing but let s start with the staff report please
Paul Oehme Sure Thank you Mayor City Council members The property owner that owns
this piece of property it s basically at the corner of Lyman Boulevard and Riley Boulevard
Kind of the southeast corner here shown on the drawing It s right adjacent to the lake Show you here The roadway right of way for Lyman Boulevard used to come through this area and
they re usually dedicated when Lyman Boulevard was first constructed Then in 1990 Lyman
Boulevard was widened and realigned at this location As a result of the realignment a portion of
the right of way as shown on this drawing here is no longer needed for roadway purposes As
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such the property owner has requested that this portion of the easement be vacated There are
some private utilities through this area that would have to be relocated if this area would be vacated That s shown on this drawing here so there is some drainage utility easement that
would have to be dedicated and specifically I believe the gas utility would have to be relocated
into this dedicated easement So if the vacation were to be approved tonight staff would
recommend that this drainage utility easement would be dedicated before the vacation takes
place So with that pretty straight forward on this item I think so if there s any questions I ll be happy to try to answer them and I request that a public hearing be opened on this item
Mayor Furlong Thank you Any questions for staff
Councilman Laufenburger I just have one Mr Mayor
Mayor Furlong Please
Councilman Laufenburger Paul does the development called Reflections which is just to the
north and west of that I know that there s a wetland area there Does is any of that drainage going to go over or near this right of way that s going to be vacated Can you speak to that a
little bit
Paul Oehme Yeah let s see There is a culvert that runs I believe it s just north of here and
outside of the vacation
Councilman Laufenburger Outside of that area
Paul Oehme Yeah so I think that is outside of the limits that we re talking about here
Councilman Laufenburger Okay Thank you Mr Mayor That was my only question
Mayor Furlong Question I have I was trying to look it up under JS Couldn t find it Maybe
Mr Hoffman this is a question for you but future trail locations There s a trail on the north side
of Lyman Boulevard in this area
Todd Hoffman It s on the south side
Mayor Furlong It is on the south side Does a trail go through this easement area or not
Todd Hoffman It does but it would be within the roadway easement I believe This roadway
probably at this location
Mayor Furlong Okay so this is is the trail existing in this location
Todd Hoffman It s in
Mayor Furlong Okay and so the easement area that we re vacating does not include any section
of the trail
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Todd Hoffman Not to my knowledge
Mayor Furlong Is that
Kate Aanenson That s correct
Mayor Furlong Okay Okay Alright Any other questions at this point If not I ll open up
the public hearing and invite all interested parties to come forward and address the council on
this matter Seeing nobody without objection we ll close the public hearing I should have
mentioned too Mr Klingelhutz is here this evening Good evening John If anybody has any
questions for the application Is there anything you want to add at this point Mr Klingelhutz
John Klingelhutz Well I guess the only thing I ve really got to say is when Lyman Boulevard
was repositioned you know we never did get we never had an agreement on who got paid what
and that still was hanging out there and I guess I think the City is getting the better part of the
deal here Because our appraiser said 116 000 118 000 a number like that and the City appraiser said 18 so this clears that all up and it all goes away
Mayor Furlong Okay Any questions of Mr Klingelhutz Alright very good Thank you
John Klingelhutz Okay thank you
Mayor Furlong At this point assuming nobody else wants to make comments after that I ll
assume the public hearing is still closed unless there s any objection to that and I ll bring it to
council for discussion Any thoughts or comments Yep given the conditions in place I think
it seems pretty straight forward Would somebody like to make a motion
Councilwoman Ernst I will
Mayor Furlong Councilwoman Ernst is recognized
Councilwoman Ernst I make a motion to vacate the portion of Lyman Boulevard right of way
described on the attached and subject to the conditions within this report
Mayor Furlong Thank you Is there a second
Councilman McDonald I ll second
Mayor Furlong Motion s been made and seconded Any discussion I guess what I would say
is given the comments and I d like to thank staff and Mr Klingelhutz for working together to
find a solution here to this area and to come up with something that seems to be a reasonable solution for everybody so thank you to all involved to get this done If there s no other
discussion a motion s been made and seconded Let s proceed with the vote
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Resolution 2011 30 Councilwoman Ernst moved Councilman McDonald seconded that
the City Council approve the vacation of a portion of Lyman Boulevard right of way subject to the following conditions
1 The gas line must be relocated within the proposed drainage and utility easement before
the vacation is recorded
2 The drainage and utility easement dedication must be recorded prior to the right of way
vacation
All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 5 to 0
COUNCIL PRESENTATIONS
Councilman McDonald Yeah what I wanted to bring to everybody s attention is that you know
I m a member of the Southwest Transit Board representing the City and one of the things that
we ve had happen it s made up of city members and also actual residents bus riders and one of our members of the board who is the rider s rep has taken a job in another area so he s actually
turned in his resignation and is moving I think out of state I won t swear tothat but he got
definitely got a better job offer out of the area so what that s done is it s created a opportunity
there s now an opening on the board and one of the things that we re taking is applications for a
new rider s rep What that would be good for is you know anyone who rides the bus on a regular basis or is very familiar with the operation of bus services and those types of things would be
welcome to serve on the board and help give guidance and direction as we continue to try to
make you know Southwest Transit a very good service that all the communities and all the cities
can be very proud of So we re very user oriented and you know anyone who s got some
comments or ideas is always welcomed so what I d like to do is say anyone that s interested should probably make application here at the City I believe Mr Gerhardt s got the applications
so you could contact the City for an application and then what he will do is forward them onto
the board for our selection at that point but I d encourage anyone within the city of Chanhassen
that rides the bus to definitely apply
Mayor Furlong Thank you and when how quickly is that deadline closed Did you mention
that
Councilman McDonald No I didn t mention that
st Mayor Furlong Okay I think it s is it June 1
st Councilman McDonald June 1 I believe It s coming up and yeah at our next meeting I think
is a time that we re going to start looking at that but that won t be until July The end of July so
yeah anyone interested should contact you know the city staff immediately and get your application in so you can be considered
Todd Gerhardt Mayor and council I ll also add that to our Facebook page We get quite a few
hits there and some people may be interested in seeing it there
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Councilwoman Ernst Question
Mayor Furlong Yes Councilwoman Ernst
Councilwoman Ernst Mr Gerhardt have we had any applications at this point
Todd Gerhardt I have not received any calls Not to say that Len Simich hasn t received
applications because I know they advertise on a couple of the different routes in the area
Councilwoman Ernst I was wondering because I did talk to a couple of the riders that were
possibly interested I ll follow up with them and see if they re still interested
Todd Gerhardt I can email you those the application too
Councilwoman Ernst Great
Mayor Furlong Yeah I think as Mr McDonald said this is a great opportunity for someone who
utilized the bus services on a regular basis that wants to be involved in helping this organization
grow upon it s successes You know to try to get involved There s a couple weeks here or a
week and a half maybe only to get those applications in so very good Thank you Other
council presentations Had an opportunity to attend a couple ribbon cuttings this last week at on Friday I believe it was Friday Buffalo Wild Wings had a ribbon cutting They ve remodeled
and reinvested back into their restaurant and it looks very nice there They added more TV s and
more taps so I guess that s their catering to their clientele but it s nice to see that businesses like
that that have been successful continuing to invest here in town And then on Saturday I also
attended a ribbon cutting for the Master of Mind and Body Rejuvenation They just opened up right here at Market Square Therapeutic massages and other things Got a great location I
think Really made a nice investment in there and would encourage people to check that out
Both of them are members of the Chamber and you know those organizations that are supporting
helping our businesses be successful We have multiple organizations that are doing that We
appreciate being involved and wish everyone a great success here in town With that if there are no other council presentations Mr Gerhardt Oh Councilman Laufenburger did you have
something
Councilman Laufenburger Yeah I do Thank you Mr Mayor As a part of my additional
duties in the city is I serve on the board of the Chanhassen Red Birds and the Red Birds are having a phenomenal season They have not lost a game yet in River Valley League play Of
course they ve only played one because of
Mayor Furlong How many rain out s
Councilman Laufenburger Six Yeah Weather is ahead Weather beats out the Red Birds 6 to
nothing Anyway there s an upcoming game Two games that I want to highlight First of all th on June 5 that s Sunday at 2 00 p m the Red Birds will be hosting Senior Citizen Appreciation
Day and Red Bird I call them alumni They affectionately refer to themselves as the Old
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Timers So we will once again recognize the Red Bird Old Timers and senior citizens can get in
free so we invite all the senior citizens of Chanhassen and if you can claim to be a senior citizen th we ll let you in free And then also on June 24 I believe that s a Friday night if I m not
mistaken that is City Employee Recognition Game All city employees volunteer fire fighters
fire fighters policemen commissioners if you do anything for the City then you re going to get
into this game free and we re looking for somebody to throw out the first pitch Mr Mayor
Mayor Furlong Okay
Councilman Laufenburger Okay It was either that or sing the National Anthem and I think
we ll ask you to throw out the first pitch
Mayor Furlong Have you heard me sing
Councilman Laufenburger Yes I have
Mayor Furlong Okay
Councilman Laufenburger You ll do a great job throwing out that first pitch
Mayor Furlong Where s my gavel
Councilman Laufenburger Anyway the Red Birds are we re having great fun with the town
baseball team and except for the weather which seems to be playing havoc not only with
Chanhassen but also with Chaska Some of the Chaska Cubs games are going to be played
actually at Red Bird Storm Red Bird Stadium so anyway great part of the fabric of the
community the Chanhassen Red Birds so I encourage all the council and all city employees and all anybody watching come on out to a game
Mayor Furlong And if they re looking for the schedule where can they find it
Councilman Laufenburger The best way to find it is on our web site which is www chanredbirds org Chanredbirds org Chanredbirds is all one word and we should
probably put a link on the city page just to make it a little bit easier for people to find it too
Mayor Furlong Okay Very good thank you Any other council presentations Mr Gerhardt
ADMINISTRATIVE PRESENTATIONS
Todd Gerhardt Well to keep up with all the activities going on in the area we have our
Memorial Day celebration this coming Monday at noon at City Center Park In front of the
Veterans Monument so the Legion is organizing another fantastic Memorial Day and it should be a great experience so anybody that has time stop by City Center Park around noon We also
have kind of an important meeting tomorrow where MnDOT is organizing an open house at the
Chaska Community Center from the hours of 4 00 to 6 00 to talk about the different river
crossings and potentially upgrading either Highway 101 41 and 169 Again that s from 4 00 to
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6 00 at the Chaska Community Center and we will have staff representation there Mayor and
council you re all invited and so to talk about the different alternatives and benefits of each And that s all I have
Mayor Furlong Thank you Any questions for Mr Gerhardt or his staff No Very good
CORRESPONDENCE DISCUSSION None
Mayor Furlong If there s nothing else to come before the council this evening we will continue
our work session It should not be too long but we will continue our uncompleted business items
under the work session immediately following so if there s nothing else to come before the
council this evening is there a motion to adjourn
Councilwoman Tjornhom moved Councilwoman Ernst seconded to adjourn the meeting
All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 5 to 0 The City
Council meeting was adjourned at 7 25 p m
Submitted by Todd Gerhardt
City Manager
Prepared by Nann Opheim
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REGULAR MEETING
SUMMARY MINUTES
MAY 24 2011
Chairman Daniel called the meeting to order at 7 30 p m
MEMBERS PRESENT Jeff Daniel Steve Scharfenberg Elise Ryan Tom Kelly Peter
Aldritt and Brent Carron Cole Kelly arrived late
STAFF PRESENT Todd Hoffman Park and Rec Director and Jerry Ruegemer Recreation
Superintendent
APPROVAL OF AGENDA Scharfenberg moved Tom Kelly seconded to approve the agenda amended to include a staff update regarding the Dugout Club signage request and
an update by Commissioner Ryan on the Red Birds All voted in favor and the motion
carried unanimously with a vote of 6 to 0
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS Todd Hoffman reminded the commission of the Memorial th Day ceremony being held on Monday May 30 in City Center Park and an update on meetings
with area homeowner associations regarding invasive species signage at public launches
VISITOR PRESENTATIONS None
APPROVAL OF MINUTES Carron moved Scharfenberg seconded to approve the
verbatim and summary Minutes of the Park and Recreation Commission meeting dated
April 26 2011 as presented All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a
vote of 6 to 0
HIGHWAY 101 SOUTH VEHICLE AND PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
OVERVIEW
Todd Hoffman provided an update on the planning for the federal improvement project on
Highway 101 south and the possible purchase of additional properties at Bandimere Park In discussing Bandimere Park Commissioner Ryan asked about the timeline for approvals of
purchasing the second lot Commissioner Carron asked about the timeline with the park
redesign Commissioner Cole Kelly asked about costs associated with purchasing and
redeveloping the additional properties This was an informational item only No commission
action was needed
ESTABLISH CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT TOUR SCHEDULE JUNE 14
2011
Todd Hoffman reviewed projects in the five year Capital Improvement Program The commission decided to meet on Tuesday June14th to tour Pioneer Pass Park Bandimere Park
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the underpass project at Minnewashta and Highway 41 Riley Ridge Park skate park and
Pleasant View Road and Highway 101 trail project
RECREATION PROGRAM REPORTS
LAKE ANN PARK SUMMER SCHEDULE Jerry Ruegemer provided updates on the
concession stand boat rentals group picnic reservations and lifeguard schedule Commissioner Aldritt asked for clarification of how watercraft rentals are handled
2011 SUMMER PROGRAMS REPORT Jerry Ruegemer discussed the various summer
programs being offered through the City and highlights from the Summer Concert Series
2011 EASTER EGG CANDY HUNT EVALUATION Jerry Ruegemer discussed the changes
associated with moving the event back to City Center Park Commissioner Cole Kelly asked
staff to comment on the reason for the increase in participation Chairman Daniel suggested
doing a golden egg contest in the future
SELF SUPPORTING PROGRAMS 2011 ADULT SOFTBALL UPDATE Jerry
Ruegemer provided an update on the 2011 adult softball program noting that due to low
participation the Tuesday and Wednesday leagues will not play this year Chairman Daniel
suggested staff research forming one pitch leagues
COMMISSION MEMBER COMMITTEE REPORTS Commissioner Scharfenberg asked
for an update on the Dugout Club s signage request for Lake Susan Commissioner Ryan th provided a reminder that on Friday June 24 the Red Birds have invited all city employees and
volunteers to the game
ADMINISTRATIVE PACKET Todd Hoffman provided highlights of groups doing volunteer
service in the community this summer
Scharfenberg moved Tom Kelly seconded to adjourn the meeting All voted in favor and
the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 7 to 0 The Park and Recreation Commission meeting was adjourned at 9 00 p m
Submitted by Todd Hoffman
Park and Rec Director
Prepared by Nann Opheim
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REGULAR MEETING
MAY 24 2011
Chairman Daniel called the meeting to order at 7 30 p m
MEMBERS PRESENT Jeff Daniel Steve Scharfenberg Elise Ryan Tom Kelly Peter
Aldritt and Brent Carron Cole Kelly arrived late
STAFF PRESENT Todd Hoffman Park and Rec Director and Jerry Ruegemer Recreation
Superintendent
APPROVAL OF AGENDA Scharfenberg moved Tom Kelly seconded to approve the
agenda amended to include an staff update regarding the Dugout Club signage request and Commissioner Ryan will give an update on the Red Birds All voted in favor and the
motion carried unanimously with a vote of 6 to 0
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Daniel Any public announcements Todd
Hoffman Two this evening Memorial Day Monday at noon is the ceremony at City Center
Park with the Veterans Monument That will be hosted by the Legion and then they ll have a
lunch afterwards at the American Legion Post 580 Second is invasive species are in the news specifically the zebra mussel and the fact that now it is in Lake Minnetonka and Prior Lake and
other lakes in the metro area A few lakes in the state The homeowners associations especially
Minnewashta you ve seen in the news Lotus and we re meeting staff is meeting with those
associations They would like to see additional signage which is going up at the landings that the
city operates at public launches at Lotus and Susan Lotus their association continuing to look for the gatehouse to be go back up They re doing some voluntary inspecting at the so we re not
sure if that is a viable option The gate house was originally installed at South Lotus Lake by the
City Council to limit the access when the parking lot was full At that time the City Council
closed the gate which was against State Statute to the DNR so the gate had to go away and
eventually the gatehouse went away So if you hear rumblings about zebra mussels that s what s going on and people are very concerned about this invasive species getting in their lake
It attaches to boats docks vegetation rocks It s not very pleasant so it s around the area and
people are trying to keep it out of their lake
Daniel Okay thank you
VISITOR PRESENTATIONS None
APPROVAL OF MINUTES Carron moved Scharfenberg seconded to approve the
verbatim and summary Minutes of the Park and Recreation Commission meeting dated
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April 26 2011 as presented All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a
vote of 6 to 0
HIGHWAY 101 SOUTH VEHICLE AND PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
OVERVIEW
Hoffman Thank you Chair Daniels and members of the commission This item is for your information to keep you informed of what what will be happening in 2013 down on Highway
101 It s a federal project What s called an STP grant Paul Oehme our City Engineer and
Public Works Director is heading up the project along with Carver County and State of
Minnesota So we just want to run you through what s been going on I sit on the project team
representing trails and underpasses and those type of things This presentation was given to the council back in March That tells you who s working on it Kimley Horn and SEH It s such a
big project that they put two of these agencies together Two engineering firms and in the rough
set I talk about the agency reps Chan Carver County MnDOT I m not sure who s going to bid
this job yet but it might be the City It s a State highway It has not been turned back to the
County Through this process this improvement process it will probably be turned back to the County but I m not quite sure who s going to bid the job yet but I suspect that will be the City
It s a two lane undivided highway Steep grades Sharp turns You all know what 101 is like
They want to improve safety improve the capacity into that connectivity down to Pioneer and
then try to minimize the environmental impacts That s why the road is staying where it s at
You could straighten this section of road but it would be running in through wetlands or up and over wetlands or through hillside or through trees and so it s going to stay on the existing
alignment and when we re done with the presentation we ll take a look at the map It s going to
be 4 lane divided design It s going to flatten curves and grades Add a number of turn lanes
Storm drainage is a big part of the project We ll take a look at the map Improvement project of
this nature now you ve got to bring it up to water quality and water quantity standards and so you ve got to put these storm drainage ponds in Lots of pedestrian and bicycle improvements
and then in the underpass and so you ll have trails on both sides of 101 from Lyman to Pioneer
Trail and underpass at Pioneer or an underpass at Bandimere Park and globally the concept for
parks in this part of the region are that Bandimere will be on the east side of 101 The Fox
Woods will be on the west side and then these two neighborhoods will cross back and forth to a nature park and to an active park using that pedestrian underpass that is planned for at this
location Bandimere Park improvements The entrance to the park The current entrance is not
ideal There was some safety improvements installed immediately after the opening of
Bandimere We had a number of accidents due to sight line issues at that location There was a
concrete pork chop put out there which really as simple as that plan was really helped It initiates vehicles traveling south to have to go all the way forward before they can turn and once
they get all the way forward then they can see down over the hill Without that concrete median
in there they were taking that turn early and turning in front of traffic which they did not see
coming up the hill But it is still an ideal location The new or proposed access is much better
Takes the access farther north and then it aligns it with the other access will be across the
Daniel Will it be a controlled intersection or just Okay
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Hoffman Stop signs on the two signs And then trunk water will go all the way down Trunk
water line from Lyman to Pioneer to service future development to the south So design work is being completed in 2011 Final design in 2012 and then construction starting in 2013 and
concluding in 2014 There s been public meetings Soil borings have been taken Traffic
forecasting Preliminary layout design which you see here Drainage analysis and environment
review have all been completed These are the key issues that we have to deal with Bandimere
Park access and the reconfiguration we ll be talking about both the new access There are two properties there The front house there owned by the Nettesheim family Both are owned by the
same family The front house if it s acquired will be acquired by the road project to
accommodate the future improved access The back property would need to be acquired by the
park commission through park fees Trail system underpass Significant improvements I guess
a blessing that you could if you take a look at it that way is that all of these trail underpass pedestrian improvements currently are being proposed to be sponsored by the project itself so no
park funds being involved Whereas for example Lyman Boulevard you re on the hook for
600 000 for those improvements over there so this is much more than 600 000 so maybe you
can you know if you wanted to buy that property just you can take a look at you re not being
called out to invest a whole lot of money so you can take those resources and invest them in and it s more it s a sense of leveraging You re getting a lot done but you can take 400 000 or
500 000 more and acquire that last piece of property for Bandimere for the future Hey Cole
Cole Kelly Hello
Hoffman Leaving it landlocked is probably not a good thing for the owner or future owner or
the City We have enough issues already if we surround them on three sides we re going to have
additional issues Like Commissioner Kelly has experienced I spoke with the family about their
particular instance and you know she was acknowledged that it can be an issue with the dog but
they specifically purchased the dog to try to keep people off of their property from the park because they ve experienced a lot of issues with teams in their driveway Taking turns up at
their hose to drink water People using their property as a restroom and a bathroom and other
things so not that that s any excuse for experience but having that many people next to your
house in a public park setting can prove a challenge as well for that property Storm drainage
we ll talk a little bit about that Soil corrections Soil corrections primarily underneath the wetland and a large wetland on the west side And then it s also just out of interest I think
you ll understand what s going on here is this road s going to primarily stay on it s current
alignment but there will be places where like it shifts over for a full lane and then you have
compaction issues with that new soil that you re using for roadway compared to the fraction of
the road that s been there for 40 50 60 years and so they re real concerned about how they equalize those compaction rates underneath that roadway to make sure that this holds up
Tom Kelly I did find that the runoff in the early spring was the worst this year than it s ever
been I don t know if it s because of the work they ve done around up top of the park but the
101 was treacherous at that point in terms of ice on the roads
Hoffman Yeah Yeah From over the winter months
Tom Kelly Yep
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Hoffman So this should improve that Design speed right of way acquisition and what s next We re into finishing up complete drawings Public involvement The second newsletter
Second open house has taken place already So there s the project funding Federal 5 4
million of federal Local matching 1 3 million And MnDOT turn back funds Currently no
park funds involved in the project You have a diagram of the specific improvements at
Bandimere but then the rest of the configuration I m not showing up here To fix trails on both sides All the way down to the intersection West side and east side So primarily like this
neighborhood is really excited about not having to cross the pedestrian right at this intersection
If they want to go south they can go down here and cross at a controlled stop light and if they
want to go to Bandimere they can stay on their side of the road and then come underneath the
underpass This kind of a crossing for a pedestrian especially with young children or kids in strollers or kids on bikes very challenging so they re very excited about that Same goes for the
residents on this side They can utilize the underpass to get to the other side Eventually we see
these properties being acquired and kind of combined as the development and hopefully you see
there s not a north leg to this underpass from this side It will be developed when this road goes
in and one of the thoughts is that this trail could continue down along the low side and then come up and then get to the cross with where you d have a direct access but that s yet to be
determined You ll see a number of walls 101 you can understand the character of the terrain in
that area There s a large wall here There s large walls in the area of the underpass to make that
option viable And there s some smaller walls There s the ponding area worth noting There s
three big ponding areas One right here on the Erhart property One in a private lot in this location and then one in a private lot right in the center Those will all have to be acquired so the
project will be paying for those properties to allow that storm water to be placed in those areas
The park is a benefactor of this pond Water from the park will make it s way to that pond and
so the project also benefits Or water runoff leaving Bandimere Park This map over here is the
right of way impacted or all the orange We can take a look at this and it s all the right of way impacts Part of the park is being taken out and the reason that this can be acquired through the
project is that this park taking will be balanced by this park addition so they are taking property
from the park and they ll be replacing it with this lot Otherwise that transition of the project
purchasing that property would be a little bit more challenging
Scharfenberg So Todd looking at the map that we have and then compared to the big one up
there will that trail coming out of the underpass remain on the south side of 101 or the west side
all the way or does that cross over again because I know the trail down by 101 or by the yeah
by Pioneer is on the east side
Hoffman Yep it s here
Scharfenberg Right
Hoffman And so this trail will come and it stays all the way on the west side All the way down And then if you wanted to cross you d cross at the stop light
Scharfenberg So it will stay on the west side
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Hoffman West side
Scharfenberg But there will remain will there remain the trail on the east side as well
Hoffman Yes
Scharfenberg Okay
Hoffman This trail stays in the park and then it gets extended It gets actually all gets rebuilt
with the project This section of trail from the once it leaves the park this whole section of trail
comes out and gets rebuilt as a part of the project The one that is currently existing And then
there is a gap section of trail here We priced it out the park priced it out It s very expensive because of all the constraints in that area so someday Pioneer will be upgraded and it s eventual
condition and that trail will be added at that time
Daniel Now Pioneer s a county road right
Hoffman Yes
Daniel Alright
Hoffman So that s what I have for the commission today It s a fairly involved project It does impact Bandimere Park and as a commission you need to make some decisions to be able to
make recommendation to the City Council on primarily on the acquisition of the second lot If
you want to acquire the second property The appraisals have been completed Those appraisals
are basically at the taxable value that they currently are at on those properties and as a seller they
have a cash buyer and you also if you sell to the City you have a relocation that goes along with it That s a benefit that they wouldn t have if they sold it to a private party And also if the
commission makes a recommendation to the council and the council acts on it to acquire this we
can negotiate with them where they could stay for you know a certain period of time One year
Two years Three years Five years Depending on when they re ready to move out That s a
great negotiation point that a private buyer probably would not have So that would be something else that we could offer a property owner for acquisition
Ryan And what s the timeline for purchasing and how does that work
Hoffman Timeline would be
Ryan To make the recommendation When would they need that recommendation
Hoffman Well you would need to make it as a part of this year s CIP
Ryan Okay
Hoffman So June and July and then if the council feels that it s something that they want to
approve then we would move forward with the acquisition All of these acquisitions there s 18
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or 19 takings that need to be acquired and so they would all be orchestrated as a part of the 2013
project Most of that work would be done in 2012 so 2012 would be the likely timeframe for that
Aldritt On the lot that s being purchased is there any is there going to be a ballfield in there
Is there any ideas on what s going to be placed in that
Hoffman The one where the road is or the second one
Aldritt Yeah the one where the road Yeah that one
Hoffman That s a tennis court outline
Aldritt Okay
Hoffman Double tennis court
Aldritt Oh I see
Hoffman So that could go in there
Carron Follow up with that Todd looks like with the tennis court in there you re going to have a new layout basically of the parking lot Is there anyway that we can adjust or before they go
into final design of 101 for the Kimley Horn or what not so that they can somehow mirror the
image that you have here with the tennis courts
Hoffman Well the original concept is probably a couple years old and that was based on if both projects were acquired if we reach a point when we know we re going to acquire it it could be
modified We reach a point of when we know they re both going to be acquired but the project
the project really had to move forward without acquiring this second lot The project had to be
designed just acquiring this front lot That s all the obligation that the road project has to to the
acquisition Depending on how fast this moves forward this could be modified There s really no this is the secret point right here There s nothing secret about that design
Carron I guess just to save some money on our part if we do make a recommendation to buy
that second lot we d want to do it before the final design so that we don t have to pay for a new
parking lot
Daniel Okay Cole
Cole Kelly What is the do we know what the appraised value is then
Hoffman About 4 440 450 000 Something like that
Cole Kelly Have we talked to the owners at all
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Hoffman Yes We don t know if they re willing to sell it at that price but they re willing to at
least enter into conversations to sell both properties
Cole Kelly Okay and would they be paid upon when they moved out or would we buy it and
then let them stay or what you know you said there s some negotiation there
Hoffman We don t know
Cole Kelly Okay
Hoffman They could be paid up front and stay Pay half up front and half when they leave
That s all based on future negotiations
Cole Kelly And then what is our vision for that parcel of property
Hoffman There s a concept plan That s the original vision The concept plan shows ice
hockey and then tennis Additional parking Additional trails and additional ponding Bandimere Park when it was acquired it was acquired in really 1 2 3 well a bunch of pieces
here but the original park was down here Kiowa Then the second piece was bought for about
185 000 Then all these parcels were acquired as a part of the Springfield neighborhood so
those are the first acquisitions These would be the last acquisitions if they happen But the
priority at the time of the original development was ballfields Lots of things were in the discussion and so this group sat here and talked about ballfields tennis hockey The
neighborhood was in That they would like to see hockey That they would like to see tennis
It s a community park That s where we put those kind of facilities But there just wasn t room
At that time the commission and the community really wanted to maximize ballfields and so the
ballfields were all put in You could have easily kept one of these ballfields out and constructed tennis courts and hockey at the time but it wasn t a priority so that s when you would go back
and finish
Cole Kelly Now would we destroy the house then or what would we do with the home
Hoffman That would be the most likely scenario yeah
Cole Kelly Now is there anyway to like save the garage to use as a warming house and possibly
sell items out of especially when groups
Tom Kelly Storage
Daniel Storage
Cole Kelly And or storage
Hoffman It s a possibility It depends on the grading in that particular area It s I believe it s
an attached garage so you d have to kind of detach from the house demolish it and continue to
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build around it In that type of scenario a lot of times you get into a situation where it would it d
just it makes more sense to take it all out and if you want to rebuild something rebuild it
Cole Kelly Okay Then do we know what the costs are for demolishing the home
Hoffman No
Carron On average about 10 000
Cole Kelly Okay And do we have any groups that might want to take that home away from
us
Daniel That s a nice house
Cole Kelly Like Habitat for Humanity or something like that
Hoffman Typically the people that take these homes are contractors that like to move and try to sell houses and they have to have a lot nearby
Cole Kelly I know it s expensive to move a house Very expensive
Hoffman Yeah if somebody had a lot nearby they might move it out We would offer it up
Daniel I m sure wouldn t hesitate We ve done it And that was not cheap but nonetheless it s
certainly practical
Hoffman They moved an apartment out of Chanhassen to Carver
Daniel I remember that as well That was interesting
Hoffman In four pieces
Daniel Yeah
Hoffman If you talk to him today he wishes he would have never done it
Daniel But I do think you know certainly a house of that value could get something At least be able to get something back that we could possibly reinvest into our CIP fund and offset It s not
much I mean we re talking pennies on the dollar but nonetheless it s something
Hoffman Yeah I don t think anyone s going to buy it from you to move it They would take it
off your hands probably It s not a very it s not a really well designed house to move It s kind of stacked up from top to bottom and half buried It s not like a long layout rambler that you can
just jack up and haul away There d be a lot of foundation work that would have to get rebuilt in
some location
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Cole Kelly Yeah I was just thinking if we could get some taken off our hands it d save us
10 000
Daniel help as well
Hoffman We can put a sign out there Free house See how that works You move
Scharfenberg Todd will the changes moving the road a little bit closer by the one ballfield
will that impact at all the design that we had for the possible Frisbee golf course
Hoffman It makes it a little tighter down in that particular location I m not sure if we designed
it that that hole would wrap around and now you re going to probably want to stay away from a 22 foot wall
Daniel Lost Frisbees
Hoffman Lots of scared cars
Scharfenberg And no impact on the ballfield itself
Hoffman No
Scharfenberg Okay
Daniel Elise
Ryan Nope
Daniel Tom
Tom Kelly One question with making it a 4 lane road Is there going to be any pressure to
Kiowa a through street
Hoffman It ll be talked about
Tom Kelly It ll be talked about okay That s the only one
Hoffman It would be wonderful for those neighbors to have that connection
Tom Kelly We ll do that and we ll do lights and everything We ll do at once Yep Yep
Ruegemer One time pain
Tom Kelly Yep
Hoffman It s not a part of this project
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Tom Kelly It isn t okay
Hoffman If you recall when it was closed there was some language by the council at the time
that it would be looked at or at least when Highway 101 was upgraded we d need to go back and
take a look at it
Tom Kelly Okay And the homeowners are going to they will have to sell that first house I
mean they will take the first house away Because I was confused how that works So I know
that they own 2 houses but they have to definitely get rid of 1 is that true
Hoffman Well that it s all yet to be approved by the City Council so they have to approve the design and the taking and if they approve the design and the taking then the first house will go
And then there would be if the second house stays you can see the one you have in front of you
doesn t have the complete road design and Brent and I were talking about it before If this house
stays then you have a driveway that comes out onto a park road and not onto a city street and that
gets to be a little bit cumbersome It adds another layer to the you know basically the City if this stays the City s in the future you re not only going to be managing a park you re going to
be managing a single family residence in the middle of a park which historically there s lots of
examples around it just gets a little bit complicated
Daniel Alright anything else
Hoffman You have 500 people in that park on a daily basis If there s ever an issue they go to
that house and so pretty soon those homeowners felt like you might as well pay me to be a park
ranger
Ruegemer Get another dog
Hoffman Gets them to do that Yeah get another dog yeah
Daniel Alright and actually Cole actually asked a few questions I had on my mind as well so I m pretty much covered on my end If not anything else let s move onto establish capital
improvement for the project tour schedule in June Before we do that I just want to obviously
announce that Commissioner Cole Kelly is now in attendance so we re at the full strength
ESTABLISH CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT TOUR SCHEDULE JUNE 14 2011
Hoffman Chair Daniels members of the commission this is a recommendation that the
commission establish a tour to take a look at projects and again that s solely up to the th commission If you don t have the time on June 14 we don t have to schedule the tour It s touring these potential projects is one of the best ways to get a hands on look of what s going on
in the community and so if that s something you re interested in doing Basically what I d like
to do is just go through a brief recap of all the projects that we have out there Before we start
that I want you to take some notes on things that are not in here Bandimere batting cage you
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have that plan on your desk That s a 10 000 addition I don t believe that s programmed on
the program sheet The Bandimere acquisition So the acquisition is not programmed on the program sheet and put whatever number you like 450 500 500 s probably a good number
based on closing costs and relocation and demolish The demolition Pioneer Pass development
The development of Pioneer Pass Park is not well we did we find what Is there 350 000
programmed
Scharfenberg Yep 2013
Hoffman In the future But Riley Ridge is not in there Is Riley Ridge in there
Scharfenberg No
Hoffman The acquisition is but the development is not so Riley Ridge Park development
Those are at least 3 new items that you would want to discuss as a part of the conversation The
current park fund cash balance is under 200 000 Or excuse me under 2 million
Daniel we re done for the year
Hoffman And that cash balance combined with reduced park revenues it really puts us in a
situation where currently we have an average CIP expenditure of 502 000 per year so we
probably should be lowering that down to a level of something more in the area of 300 000 annually and you can bunch that up so you can put 600 000 one year and zero the next and
600 000 the next year I mean you can move it around But I don t think we want to push that
fund much under a million dollars and so you have to balance what we have coming in for
revenues As you re aware the Pioneer Pass neighborhood and then the Lyman Boulevard
neighborhood The Reflections we have zero cash coming in from those because of the land acquisition Last year the park fund did perform over a quarter million so that was a pleasant
surprise We probably won t do that again this year but 250 000 next year we saw that first
bump back after the downturn so that was good And then the sheets themselves are categorized
Street improvements I think it s a little bit cumbersome to take a look at what s going on in all
the different projects but street improvements from time to time and more often than not have some park funds in there and two that are currently programmed are that Highway 41 It s the
first page Trunk Highway 41 to downtown Victoria Trunk Highway 5 improvements and
there s 80 000 in the park dedication fund and basically that s matching funds back to the
State s million Project that you reviewed recently last month or the month before the 101 north
There s 95 000 in that project for that trail and roadway improvement And then these active projects and these are all the sheets add up to the 502 000 that you currently have programmed
so there s going to be Brent and I were chatting before the meeting I think he said cuts and I
said deferrals They re pushing out so some of these things are probably going to have to be
pushed out Some projects are going to have to be pushed out or cut in order to get back down to
that 300 000 annually And so we have an allocation for benches and trees 10 000 and 25 000 The 400 000 for the Highway 41 that s that money s basically spent It s not being
it s not out of the fund yet but that s the County project If you re wondering where that
project s at it s going to be delayed until September and so the Highway 41 trail and underpass
will start this September and will be constructed primarily in 2012 not in 2011 There s
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125 000 for tennis court work in 2012 but you ll notice that s capital replacement fund
Always look at the funding source line That s a capital replacement fund Pioneer Pass Park acquisition That s occurred That s taken place Fitness equipment again that s a capital
replacement fund We just purchased our 2011 in the last allocation of 10 000 of equipment
We ll have it in 2012 The council approved a 5 year spruce up at the Chan Rec Center for new
fitness cardio equipment in the Rec Center room And next year will be the last year of that 5
year installment The Bluff Creek Drive that trail 390 000 out in 2014 And I think this is one that you can safely deferred We are applying for a transportation enhancement grant for
this project This section of trail starts up at where the 212 project and Pioneer kind of come
together and heads down to the river valley to the LRT trail Hopefully it has good promise as a
T fund funded project because you re connecting to regional trails You re connecting to the
Minnesota River Valley It has regional significance Not just local significance and so I think you ll see that this points our fairly well And then if that transportation enhancement grant is
approved then you ll be down in more of the range of 90 000 or 80 000 for matching funds to
go into the project
Carron Is there any talk about reconstruction of that remaining road from 212 down to
Hoffman Bluff Creek Drive
Carron Yeah
Hoffman It was reconstructed a few years back It s a fairly sensitive section of roadway It
was narrowed for traffic calming It s a 30 miles an hour zone It carries a lot of traffic
Carron Right
Hoffman That doesn t like to go 30 miles an hour and so that s the reason it s a fairly narrow
section There s no plans that I ve heard of it s a local street It s a city street To upgrade it to
anything more than it is today Disc golf course construction is in 2011 but currently not
programmed Skate park ramp replacement and asphalt surfacing Have you been receiving the
correspondence on that The council s been getting some comments on that and there s 110 000 all in the capital replacement fund Not out of the park fund The park fund bought
the original park The park fund bought the original ramps and now when you go do
maintenance or replacement you re looking to the capital fund Capital replacement fund to do
that The asphalt is basically pitted and the oils are out and it s really rough and so the kids are
complaining When you try to kick them out of the parking lot they say they re skating down there because it s smoother than the skate park And then the ramps are starting to really come
apart and we ve worked on them The original installation date of the skate park was 1995 so th you re on your 16 year Pedestrian trail to the Arboretum Again we re working on you have
250 000 You re going to have to leave something in there but I think you can again defer this
project We re working on that transportation enhancement grant not only for the trail but the underpass and I just don t think that projects of this size this is just a trail and 250 s not even
going to cover that trail That trail s closer to half a million and then the underpass you re closer
to a million and a half so this project is really not a 250 000 project It s more like a million
and a half You re going to have to get some to get that million dollar transportation
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enhancement fund then you re back in the game looking at you know working with the
Arboretum Lifetime Fitness is interested in this project as well And Nature Preserve trail final phase 90 000 That project is that s that final little leg and it will be built once that lot
develops Are you familiar where the last piece went in when Mamac Systems is So Mamac
went in and the development contract for that entire area says that trail will be built when that lot
is developed So when that lot is developed the contractor comes in We sit down and they say
okay well you re building the parking lot You re building the building You need to build this trail We ll pay for it We don t know when that s going to happen so you can just keep pushing
this 90 000 out all the way out to the back side so it can go out to 2016 this time around If that
lot sold then the money s just got to come back down and be put into service to make that final
connection It s a very economical way to build the trail All the soft costs are on their side of
the equation We pay for asphalt and rock and they build the trail as part of the development contract Lyman Boulevard north park acquisition That s already taken place so you can delete
that one off of the sheet The Reflections at Lake Riley or Riley Ridge Park acquisition
Highway pedestrian underpass at Minnewashta That project is programmed and scheduled to
occur with that million dollar grant We re on the hook for that 80 000 One thing I want to
point out If you go back to your the front sheet where it has all the projects by funding source That 80 000 is in two different places You should cross out one Go to year 2012 on the left
hand sheet You ll see the 80 000 down at TH5 pedestrian underpass at Minnewashta Cross
out that 80 because you ll also see that s repeated on the sheet with just two items and so that
program is or that expenditure was programmed both under parks and engineering so you need
to cross out one And as our finance clerk said today there you just found 80 000 for the day That s under the right under the cover sheet So the cover memo and you go to the next page
and that 80 000 is doubled up Pioneer Pass Park development is currently in 2013 I think if
you do take a tour that s one of the sites you definitely want to see The houses are going up
The neighbors are going to start moving in and right now we have an 8 7 acre dirt field that
they re going to be hoping something happens on That scenario occurred in Shakopee where they waited a number of years and homeowners are very frustrated but there was Shakopee
basically spent all it s park fund money when it put it s park fund 2 million in the hole and they
didn t have money to develop this neighborhood park so they were really in a bind So a new
council and finance director came in and maybe even a new finance director and new council and
they said we can t continue to let this neighborhood not have a neighborhood park They ve got to so they found the money to make it happen That s the kind of scenario you know we can put
it in long grass and let it sit there until the entire neighborhood is developed but you re going to
start to hear a lot of door knocking from people that say hey where s our park And not just in
that neighborhood but the other neighbors around there so
Ryan Todd was this the park that you were communicating with that woman who was asking
Hoffman Yes
Ryan Okay
Hoffman The only reason she was buying because of the park and if the park s not going to be
developed she s not buying her house
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Ryan Right and this was the park that she was referring to Okay
Hoffman Yes Highway 41 trail extension and stairway That those dollars are out there
They re being expended in 2011 2012 There currently is a project that may bring some of this
money back in Our engineering division is taking a look at a safe crossing at the Minnetonka
Middle School West If they do the safe crossing with some improved lighting then the trail
extension to the north would be included in that grant application and it probably would be funded out of that and so then you would just be looking at the stairway at this particular
location And the stairway s down in the Highover neighborhood to connect the Highover to the
underpass So that 250 000 it s always good to know that you re not going to go up In this
case it might that might actually go down Get cut in half Bandimere Park tree replacement is
in 2012 for 60 000 Bandimere when it was developed half the trees were put in and now we have about half the trees that were put in that are healthy and about half of those are ash and so
you re down to you know about 12 of the trails that you originally proposed to have in
Bandimere Park are currently going to be there and survive into any future type of a tree and so
we took a look at investing above and beyond the 25 000 so it s a 60 000 tree planting plan for
2012 in Bandimere I know that will be difficult based under their current budget to keep in there but it s something you probably want to at least take a look at the plans Trees that are one
of those long term investments that you have to start and so potentially if we don t do the 60 we
are going to be moving down there probably with the Arbor Day thing and some of the 25 000
allocations could also be could go to Bandimere for a little bit of that every year
Scharfenberg Todd did the tree replacement at Lake Ann come from our CIP Where did that
come from
Hoffman Comes from the environmental resources group
Scharfenberg And would there be the potential to ask them to do part of that as part of the
Bandimere project as well
Hoffman Yes Once we finish up at Lake Ann they ll be looking to move to another park and
be going down to one more year at Lake Ann Fields 2 1 and 2 and then they could move down to Bandimere
Ryan And do they have to complete Lake Ann before they move to Bandimere or is there any
flexibility
Hoffman Don t have to but it would make sense since we ve gone two thirds of the way to
complete the plantings and so they grow up evenly but you could move at any time
Ryan Okay
Hoffman And the last one is the Herman Field Park half court basketball That s 10 000 next
year and that came out of that neighborhood meeting Variety of other sheets Highway 101
North Pleasant View Road construction That s happening And this is called 2016 active
These were projects that were deferred or pushed out the last time you did your CIP through
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2015 Rice Marsh Lake trail That one s got to happen eventually Eden Prairie is building their
section so Eden Prairie is building their section of trail Sandwiched between Highway 212 and Rice Marsh Lake and then coming over to the bridge that goes down to Bearpath And so our
piece is the last piece to be constructed and that would come around I m not sure where Do
you see Rice Marsh Yeah right here
Tom Kelly You said it goes to Bearpath
Hoffman Yep There s bridge here underneath and the trail will go to Bearpath and then come
right down to Lyman Boulevard so the Eden Prairie trail will come on the far west border of
Bearpath and on our eastern border right here And there s a bridge underneath Highway 212
right there Eden Prairie s building the trail from the bridge over to their park which is called Rice Marsh Lake Park just like our s is Rice Marsh And then we have one more section to build
right here and once we build this piece on our side of the city boundary then you can go all the
way around Rice Marsh Lake
Daniel Theoretically
Hoffman Yep
Daniel Except for that one 150 foot section
Hoffman Oh yes Yeah it s still not going to be
Tom Kelly Complete yeah
Daniel It will never be complete
Hoffman Oh it probably will at some point but yeah not I think the City quit mowing it because
they mowed it and he didn t the property owner didn t care but then somebody stepped in a
gopher hole Sued the City and got a chunk of money because they were mowing it and
maintaining it so thus it was a valid trail so now I think the City s actually put signs up that says this is this trail stops or doesn t go through
Tom Kelly It s all matted down and rutted and everything
Hoffman Yep They keep going through there
Daniel Oh yeah
Tom Kelly When are they going to build that trail
Hoffman This year
Tom Kelly Really
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Hoffman Yeah this year To the bridge Tom The piece along Bearpath that s been
negotiation fiasco The development contractor of Bearpath said that that trail will be constructed but the people who developed Bearpath are no more so they re bankrupt and gone
and there s no development contract that s valid so Eden Prairie is having a tough time getting
that section constructed But eventually it will happen on their side of the equation So then you
could cross walk out your front door and cross right up here and go and run all the way around
Rice Marsh
Carron This project cost of 375 is that all park dedication funds then or
Hoffman It would be under this scenario It d be new and it would probably be more than that
That s probably a number that s light There might be a bridge in there
Daniel For crossing that creek
Hoffman So you have to that s one that s already deferred but when the time is right Liberty
at Creekside trail That s been pushed out past the 2016 And that is development driven That s the section of trail You know where the barn is with all the writing on it That s where
that one is So that will connect that s the final development from Degler s property to Highway
212 Right down in this neck of the woods right down here It currently dead ends and when
Liberty at Creekside develops then we ll build it with the developer Some docks in there and
Manchester Park Phase I development Manchester Park you won t know where that is probably but that s the west water treatment plant site up on Galpin Have you seen a sign up
there
Daniel Oh How did they come up with Manchester as the name
Hoffman It s Manchester Way or Manchester Road that s going in So and you know there s a
story to everything and the story to Manchester Park and the water treatment plant is that people
don t necessarily like water treatment plants but if you throw a park in on it it s kind of like
putting a little icing on the water treatment plant And then in addition to that that acquisition
was pretty tumultuous as well and the park funds were added into it to make the cashflow all work and so park funds were used into that acquisition for that water treatment plant site So
now you have a water treatment plant and a park up on top
Daniel Is that the Carlson property
Hoffman Yep The Carlson property
Scharfenberg Is there any timeline Todd with that
Hoffman No
Scharfenberg Water treatment plant being built
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Hoffman Well yeah they keep pushing that out as well based on the development down turn
So that s one that can be pushed out Roundhouse Park Phase II playgrounds Again you know those can happen at any time And City Center Park band shell That can happen at any time in
the future And then the inactive projects I doubt there s anything in here that you re going to
bring back If we were telling you to spend 300 000 more than the 500 000 you might be
taking a look in this category but under the current scenario you re probably not going to be
taking a look at inactive projects
Daniel You know when we look at the amphitheater with a little with some heavy equipment
and a little bit of grading I mean is there an opportunity just to put something in there and run
some electrical I mean is there a way in which we could set up something to accept temporary
or short term solution to do that
Hoffman Yep
Daniel That we could look at possibly
Hoffman You could do that and
Daniel Because I assume that cost would be you know a tenth if not less than that You re just
moving dirt around and re seeding
Hoffman Correct It becomes a programming thing If there s this amphitheater at Lake Ann
would be very large and it would be something or significantly larger than what we have down
here so it would be something like in Plymouth or Maple Grove and I m not sure that we re at
the programming level for that so if we don t have the programming for it then we ought not to
be spending any money on it The Arboretum is looking at putting in an amphitheater If they do that then I think we re set
Daniel I think we re good
Hoffman I think the real blessing in that is the site s always there Jeff if somebody wants to do it That s a great amphitheater site at Lake Ann if somebody wants to do it at some future park
board and council and the City wants to see that happen but right now the concert series here is
working pretty well
Daniel Oh yeah yeah I agree Okay Any discussions on this
Tom Kelly I have one question about you mentioned that Pioneer Pass you may want to do
that sooner rather than later I know for the Lake Riley one too they re starting They ve got
machines out there right now and is that something that those homeowners would probably want
to see their park
Hoffman Same thing Probably year after Yeah so a year Maybe a year or two after
Pioneer Pass is ahead at least a year and maybe two
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Tom Kelly It is okay
Hoffman There s going to be a lot of homes there shortly And again I want to ensure that the
commission this is your CIP process yeah you can go on the tour We ll be glad to take you
around Show you a lot of these sites so you can start that debate process or you can just come
back here on your regular meeting in June and staff will have a recommendation prepared for
you based on any comments tonight or we ll take comments on the 20 June meeting and make a recommendation in July You really have until August and so you can meet seriously on this in
July and August and make a recommendation in either one of those two months to the City
Council
th Ryan And what times is it on June 14 The tour
Hoffman That s to be determined
Ryan Oh okay
Hoffman We d probably go 6 00 to 8 30 something like that Back to you Jeff
Daniel Alright any other comments Alright thank you Todd Oh go ahead
Tom Kelly Should we decide right now if we want to do the tour as opposed to not
Scharfenberg I think we do decide now
Cole Kelly Yeah I think we have to
th Daniel What about All I m asking is do you want to do it on the 14 or do we want to meet
early at our next meeting which will be June
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th Scharfenberg I ve got something going on on the 28 early so I d prefer
st Daniel June 21
Tom Kelly Yeah I think to do it justice we should do it on a non meeting night
th Hoffman 28
th Daniel It is the 28 I thought it d be the fourth Oh I see yeah
th Cole Kelly It is the fourth I think the 14 is a good idea actually It gives us some time to
think about it too and develop some thoughts
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Daniel I ll be able to meet you about halfway into tour That d be fine I ll get your phone th number Todd and find where you guys are at Outside of that do we want to do the 14 then
Carron I would like to
Cole Kelly I m good with that
Daniel Okay Let s go ahead and do that then
Hoffman And what do you want to see for sure
Tom Kelly I d like to see Pioneer Pass I d just like to see the stuff that I d like to see Pioneer Pass for sure
Daniel We probably want to evaluate the ones that are within our I think we should yeah We
obviously discussed Bandimere Minnewashta I think we should head over to Highover and see
that project and see where the stairs are going in since we re going to be getting some free beer at Brent s house
Hoffman And Bandimere we ll look at both the acquisition and the tree project and the batting
cage
Tom Kelly And play disc golf there again like we did last year You going to set up the
temporary holes
Hoffman Yeah We ll take a look at that as well
Tom Kelly I don t think there s much to see at Lake Riley It s a pile of dirt At the new
Hoffman Riley Ridge
Tom Kelly I don t think there s much to see there right now
Hoffman Yeah but we re so close
Tom Kelly Okay
Hoffman We might as well look at it You can know
Ryan And we don t have to do this necessarily as part of the tour since it s right here but I think
we should all take a look at the skate park Skate park to familiarize ourselves with the you
know where it s at and the condition of it
Hoffman Yeah let s start right there as long as we re here Just walk right up there
Ryan Okay
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Hoffman Basically what we ve been telling the kids is that there s a Facebook response so we had a Facebook comment and we responded back and it s kind of like a car or a refrigerator or
anything else You have to wear it out until it s done before replacing and it s not as nice to
drive an old car as a new car but it s still you have to wear it out until it s done and that thing
we ve been patching up and patching up and it s getting to the point where some would say or a
lot would say that it s past it s wear out stage and now we re just eating them up
Daniel Did you ever go see that skate park over in Mound
Hoffman I ve driven by it Didn t stop in there but yeah I know what it s about The whole
concrete thing yeah
Daniel Yeah
Hoffman We re not going to see that here
Daniel No no I just was curious what something like that would cost
Hoffman That s 300 000 Quarter of a million
Daniel The thing s just I mean it s packed too constantly I mean it s phenomenal
Hoffman Yeah I think for the value you know we re in the same kind of use here and the
110 s going to do ramps hopefully and the asphalt We still don t have a hard budget on that but
that s the number that s currently
Carron That s all capital replacement fund too though
Hoffman Yep
Daniel Alright Oh Todd did we also want to stop by and do we want to tour Pleasant View and 101 since that s going to fall into the project
Hoffman Sure
Daniel Budget this year Is it this year or next year
Hoffman This year
Daniel This year so This fall
Hoffman Okay we ll put that together We ll have a box lunch for you and 6 00 and we ll
wrap it up at 8 30
Daniel Okay
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Aldritt Meet here at City Hall
Hoffman Meet here Right out here and we ll take vans and we ll have a box lunch for you and
then we ll have a packet on the tour
RECREATION PROGRAM REPORTS
LAKE ANN PARK SUMMER SCHEDULE
Ruegemer Thanks Chair Daniels I just want to give everybody kind of a quick update on the
Lake Ann Park We had staff training tonight We have four brand new employees out at Lake Ann this summer so we did went through about 2 hours and 20 minutes of training tonight out at
Lake Ann Kind of showed everybody how to pop popcorn and boats and hook up trolling
motors and just a lot of those type of details so we re pretty excited we re going to be opening
up this weekend Saturday morning starting at 11 00 So we will be open Memorial Day
through probably about the second third week in August at this point Lifeguards are going to be th starting the 11 of June with that As you all know we took a look at that contract here I think it
was February if I m not mistaken with that so same hours out there with that They ll be 11 00
to 7 00 weather permitting That ll be every day with that I did mention here too I m not sure
if the commission s aware but we did purchase two canoes Sorry two kayaks for Lake Ann
watercraft rental operation here this year so they re on the racks and ready to go So pretty excited about that so to have two new boats in our fleet so to speak out there so they re open face
canoes Or open kayaks That should be extremely easy to use Very user friendly If you tip
over you won t be stuck in the cockpit so to speak so you just basically hop right out so we re
pretty excited about that I think staff is pretty excited about having that Offering an option out
there as well along with our 6 paddleboats 3 canoes and 2 fishing boats out there as well so it s going to be a great summer I think we have about 6 spots left on the canoe racks out there for
personal canoes that are out there for rent so those are pretty popular again out there
Hoffman Do you remember what the rate will be on the kayaks
Ruegemer 10 an hour for that That s the same as paddleboats and with that so we re pretty
excited about that It s a lot of group picnic phone calls We have our intern started this
actually last week Lindsey Litrenta from Lacrosse so I m busy training her on the facility phone
calls so she s been handling a lot of the picnic phone calls and coordination of picking up keys
and entering in payments and permits and that sort of thing so great to have her here and helping out with that It s been pretty popular again with picnic phone calls and have a lot on the books
already Some have started already but we have a couple this weekend and then really
graduation parties are going to be starting here the first part of June with that and we have some
schools coming out again Minnetonka Middle School West will be out at Lake Ann and they
always bring a pretty big group and they ll be doing watercraft rentals and buying items at the concession stands Chapel Hill Academy will be coming out this coming Friday out at Lake
Susan St Hubert s will be out next week for that They do their end of the year schools Chan
Elementary will be coming out to Lake Ann and also Meadow Green Park with that so it s a lot
of kind of wrap up the school year parties here coming up here too so it ll be pretty popular so
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Lake Ann is already busy with activity with ball games and other people I was out there quite a
bit here today and a lot of people jogging through and walking and playing on the equipment so it s really shaping up to hopefully being a great summer
Daniel Okay Any questions for Jerry on Lake Ann Park
Aldritt Can you as far as renting the paddleboats and kayaks can you call ahead to rent them or how do you go
Ruegemer Typically if you have large groups will rent ahead and put some aside for you If
you have a company picnic or individually but if you call ahead we can take care of stuff
Aldritt Okay I didn t know if it was a first come first serve
Ruegemer And a lot of times I really try to talk to you know big companies and that sort of
thing we can too reserve the some watercraft here It s nice revenue for us too And we can
invoice companies so it s real easy Try to become easy for people
Daniel Okay
2011 SUMMER PROGRAMS REPORT
Ruegemer I m sure a lot of the commissioners have taken a look at their summer Connection st that went out around April 1 here A lot of the program offerings that we do have were
obviously listed in the Connection Just have a lot of variety you know from field trips to
preschool to youth programs out there Sports camps There s just a lot of offerings again this
year We re just really trying to get into the camp areas as well Lake Ann Adventure Camp is extremely popular again this year with that so Rec Center Sports will be starting up with T ball
program here next week for that so that s getting good numbers again for that Playground
Summer Discovery Playground is going to be starting up here the week after school gets out so
been busy registering individuals for that and also with Summer Sensations We tried to do
some more programming out in our picnic shelters as well for that so we re trying to kind of get outdoors a little bit more with that I think that people have been pretty happy with that so
Concert series is going to be starting up here pretty soon I also have magnets for everybody
I m not sure if everybody has seen these yet but pass these around if you don t mind
Daniel Could use plenty of refrigerator art
Ruegemer So we ve got a quantity of magnets here that we re going to kind of pass around and
advertise the Summer Concert Series so kind of thought that was a nice picture taken here and
put on the magnets itself so you can have that for promotions Feel free to put them on your
refrigerators at home and tell all your friends So we have a couple during the day this year We changed the time to help with stay at home parents with nap times and that sort of thing but
we ll also be doing a number of events at night as well so we re pretty excited about that starting
up here pretty soon
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Hoffman And remember wine and beer is welcomed Bring your picnic basket People are
starting to do that Especially the evening concerts
Scharfenberg Are they going to have anybody
Hoffman Selling concessions
Scharfenberg Concessions this year
Ruegemer I believe staff will be
Daniel Tim Mahoney
Carron He was feeling the Voice
Ruegemer We booked him before the Voice
Carron He totally sounds like a girl though
Tom Kelly Yeah
Carron Saw that one
Ruegemer So there s kind of a quick snapshot of the summer for the commission to kind of
show you kind of what s going on with programs and a lot of activities
Daniel I m just amazed Jerry by all the activities you guys are sponsoring though I mean when it gets consolidated onto one sheet like this it s a lot to manage Alright any questions for
Jerry If not let s move onto the Easter Egg Hunt evaluation
2011 EASTER EGG CANDY HUNT EVALUATION
Ruegemer Doesn t that seem so long ago But I guess it was only about a month ago here now
but seems longer Had a great number again this year We had 271 kids you know pre register
and sign up that day We did move it for the first time away from the Rec Center Since the Rec
Center opened in 1995 we moved everything out there Now this was the first that we moved
this event back up to City Center Park So not that kind of knowing how it would turn out it actually turned out I think pretty well We did have a little bit of rain and some overcast weather
but you know what people really enjoyed kind of being outside you know We kind of changed
the format a little bit here and got rid of the entertainment for that and just kind of had the main
focus on you know kind of the candy hunt and door prizes so everybody got there They had a
bag with some goodies in it Some gift certificates and some coupons and along with that they also had a door prize ticket in there so we didn t have to tear out you know 271 door prize tickets
and your ticket in here Put it in here Put it there type of thing and mess with names so I think
people really responded to the 25 door prizes that we had We gave away a couple you know a
couple bikes and value baskets from Culver s and other types of plush animals and stuffed
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animals and some other good things so you know what it really seemed like it worked out great
back up here It was a little nerve racking since we didn t have initially indoor back up space but you know what it really worked out great and I think we had some pretty good response on that
so we re going to continue that into the future with that
Ryan Jerry I had given Todd some feedback on it that I m sure he passed along to you so I
won t repeat what he already shared but just to commend you It was a great event Lots of fun Having the Easter Bunny and that Little Kitty was the highlight for our girls They loved having
their picture taken with them and it just went really really smoothly so you guys did a great job
Ruegemer Yeah thank you
Ryan Really nice job
Ruegemer Thank you very much So you know two a couple things You know we tired to
kind of keep give everybody a wrist band that had showed up so we re not doubling up on you
know door prize tickets and that sort of thing but you know what it really was I think more of a hassle than it was worth so we re going to look to kind of streamline the registration process
Get rid of the wrist bands and just really kind of get people through quicker As far as I know
people didn t miss the entertainment with that We certainly could save that expense Wrap it
back into the event itself and you know we just about broke even on that
Daniel 14 bucks
Ruegemer So I think we did pretty good
Carron That s breaking even to me
Daniel Yeah
Ruegemer So we re very happy with the way everything turned out We had great volunteers
again from the Key Clubs and we re going to continue up here in the future
Ryan Well the way you did the door prizes the raffle that was really fun
Ruegemer Yeah
Ryan And we were really bummed we didn t win the bike They were great prizes They were
really nice Yeah and everybody stuck around and it was great Really nice
Daniel Okay Any other questions for Todd Or for Jerry
Cole Kelly Jerry would you say the reason for the big increase in participation was due to the
location change or due to the inserts you put in the Villager I don t know if you did that before
or did we have good weather that made a difference
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Ruegemer Yeah wish I could pinpoint it you know with that but you know we were I guess a
little bit concerned about the format change and I think just being later I think what really helped us too was this was different days You know different from Chaska and different from
other the people that kind of did that weekend before so in a lot of ways I think we were the only
thing kind of happening with that We were early It was convenient You know kind of an in
and out You didn t have to stick around for the entertainment so I think we had a lot of things
going for us I don t know if potentially the format or the location change but we re really trying to kind of look at you know existing programs and can we reinvent them a little bit to kind
of get some new blood and momentum with that and maybe that was as simple as that
Hoffman We do find in our programming that downtown is a draw Any downtown location
library senior center City Hall is a draw I think people feel like if they go to the Rec Center it s a singular trip whereas if they re down here for a program then they can go to the grocery story
or they go do something else
Daniel Yep
Hoffman or something else so I think it is a positive
Cole Kelly Okay good job
Daniel Jerry any discussion at all having like a similar I think we do a medallion contest I forget which event
Hoffman The library does it on the
Daniel The library does it Maybe doing like a golden egg contest I mean within City Center Park and give a couple clues out and maybe I mean it s such a huge park you could certainly
make a little more attractive prize and the kids can really go I mean once they re going they
just kind of cobble up the eggs Maybe they can have an opportunity for that one as well Get
them outside dispersed They really start to walk through the park And then you could come
out in the middle of the night Hide it You ll know where it s at Just so no one sees Or some time during the week I m just saying that way it kids think about pull some clues and keep it
age centric so adults don t go screaming out Alright Anything else Alright Thank you Jerry
SELF SUPPORTING PROGRAMS 2011 ADULT SOFTBALL UPDATE
Ruegemer Just kind of a quick update Monday we have an 18 double header league It s a
nice night People really enjoy the double header league formats that we do have for that
Unfortunately for Tuesday and Wednesday this is the first time in 21 years that I ve been here
that we didn t have enough teams for Tuesday and Wednesday night to form leagues which is
strange this year As you know in the past the Tuesday night we have combined that with Eden Prairie so not that long ago we had a high of 12 to 14 teams and we couldn t get 3 this year so I
think
Daniel Between Eden Prairie and Chanhassen
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Ruegemer Yes Well we ve combined leagues since I think 1998 with that because our numbers were kind of the same we combined it and had a great nice league for lots of years and
this year it just I think with people aging and doing other things and kids activities the numbers
just continue to dwindle and for whatever reason so And the adult over 40 was kind of the same
way You know we had probably high of probably 12 to 14 teams when I first started and it s
been at anywhere from 5 to 8 for quite a few years now and you know some teams left and some teams aged so I could definitely have 3 teams for that as well It just wasn t worth doing so
looking ahead to next year we d certainly like to add some additional leagues again for those
nights Change the format on that I d like to offer some potentially a church league on one of
those nights for a lot of the churches that we have here in town I ve had some feedback from
that that you know maybe it could be co rec format for a church league We re going to take a look at that and I d also like to add another additional double header league for that and see if we
can get that on the ground I did try to make that happen this year but just didn t get enough
teams at such late notice to make that happen
Daniel May I make a suggestion
Ruegemer Sure
Daniel And the feedback I got from us aging softball players One of the leagues that a friend
of my are playing in now out in Burnsville It s a one pitch league and they love it They say it s fantastic I don t know if anyone s ever played it but you get one pitch
Tom Kelly But you pitch to your own team
Daniel You pitch to your own team and they said they cannot they quit playing summer ball and they re only playing fall ball now
Tom Kelly It s fast too
Daniel Yep and it s 9 innings too So it quick You get one pitch and you re done and I would highly highly suggest taking a look at that as well One pitch league
Ruegemer Is there an umpire or a mat
Tom Kelly There s no strike It s one pitch
Daniel You get one pitch
Ruegemer You call the bases and
Tom Kelly You pitch to your own team
Ruegemer Yeah but how does that work on the bases if there s
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Carron I ve always played it when you still had an umpire there You just don t count
up Savage does that
Daniel Is that what they do I think it was Savage then I think it was Burnsville or Savage
where they were playing but that s where they re at now and they said it s they re finally
enjoying softball after all these years because I mean even all these muscle head teams they just
don t get the opportunity They re not getting the perfect pitch all the time and they have no choice If you re not swinging you re out
Hoffman The pitcher does not play defense
Daniel No Well that s a good question Probably not
Tom Kelly I wouldn t
Daniel I would probably say it might be in self defense mode but that s about it So yeah it
makes sense consider one pitch league and
Hoffman Yeah there must be some rules
Daniel You might want to make a look at some other communities
Ruegemer At Burnsville Thanks for the suggestion Thursday nights we had 17 teams We
did split that into two divisions with that so and I did schedule a double header for the odd team
for that so you guys will probably see that There are no bye s in the schedule for that and
Friday night we have 6 teams again and that is that format is double headers every other week so
that seems to work out pretty good with that so you have every other Friday off with that so we try to time that along with Memorial weekend there won t be any games this Friday night or the th 4 of July weekend That sort of thing here so really try to make it convenient for people and
hopefully it s a good format people are liking
Daniel Okay
Hoffman So on Tuesday and Wednesday night are those fields sitting empty
Ruegemer They are Not right now
Hoffman Eventually I would image they ll be kids moving onto those fields You re not
holding them open are you
Ruegemer Any other questions
Carron Can I reserve it for practice
Hoffman There s fields out there
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Daniel Alright well thank you Jerry and like I said you know as these two leagues certainly I
guess come to a close I consider it also an opportunity to look at other ways in which we can bring people back in town because it s not just having the leagues dissolve but it s also the
revenue that comes the sponsorship as well as people coming into the city here as well so
Yeah like I said we certainly should kick around some ideas That d be great Thank you Jerry
COMMISSION MEMBER COMMITTEE REPORTS
Daniel I think we had two commissioner committee reports One actually Steve had
mentioned you wanted an update I think the commission could get an update on that signage
issue with Lake Susan
Hoffman Be glad to Chair Daniels members of the commission Both Mr Jeff Olson and Mr
Todd Neils did attend the next City Council meeting after your meeting and I think you got a
copy of the staff report and so they presented their request Made a very nice presentation that
evening to the City Council The City Council thanked them for coming in but they were not in
a position or not ready to authorize advertising It s currently against City Code to put advertising in these park locations and so you would have to amend that which they can do
They requested that the group work with staff Come up with a proposal which we have not seen
as of yet and bring that proposal back to the park commission for further review prior to making
any future recommendations to the City Council so We talked about a variety of issues I met
with both Jeff and Todd the Wednesday night after the council meeting Their desire is to work on the fields on behalf of all the teams from the youngest teams to the Red Birds and to that goal
I did meet with the District DeeDee Kahring is the Director of Operation and Finance and Carl
Mattson is the head custodian and we talked about how their increasing the maintenance out at
that facility We re all going to meet as an internal group and then we re going to meet with this
group the Dugout Club and others to talk about what are the expectations I think what really has to happen is that where the current maintenance is and where the current expectations are
both of those have to kind of come to the middle so we can reach some consensus on what s
going to happen What s going to happen out there for long term maintenance So there s a
variety of things set in motion If we do receive a written proposal for the advertising fees we
will bring that back to the park commission and other than that we are working with the District representatives and then we ll be going back to the Dugout Club to work with them for
maintenance materials maintenance equipment you know volunteer labor those type of things
to see how that can all be coordinated One of the challenges is that you just can t have all the
groups attacking some special project at the facility without some overall maintenance plan so
the school district recognizes that They ve very willing and happy to work with folks and I think a couple of things that at least happened this spring were the associations tried to get the
snow off the field and then the association did some slit seeding of the field as well this spring
so The drainage issue is one they re going to work on right away where the draintile s clogging
the you know clogging up with aggregate and so they need to work on that system They
flushed that draintile out twice already and it just continues to get clogged with aggregate so that s kind of a design maintenance issue If you continue to drag aggregate into the drains
they re going to clog so they re going to be working on that system The grass seems to be
coming along fine They re investing about 8 000 to 9 000 annually in professional outside
turf management at that location so they re putting some money back into it
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Scharfenberg Todd with regards to your conversation this doesn t have to do with the baseball field at the high school but in your conversations with the school board or school
representatives can you make clarification on what they re going to do with those two softball
fields in the back as well I know there was talk that they were going to put in drainage tile this
spring I don t think that that was done
Hoffman We ll talk about it at our meeting We didn t talk about it last week but we re going
to meet in the next week or so with all of the officials in the district so I ll find out what s going
on
Scharfenberg Thank you
Hoffman I was under the assumption it was either fixed or
Ruegemer As was I It was supposed to be done this spring
Scharfenberg That s what I thought too but they re when I was back there one several weeks
ago and there was still water you know coming across the fields so I haven t been back there
with the rain this weekend to see what it s like now but I don t know if they did anything or not
Hoffman Bad year not to have a drainage system
Daniel Okay Anything else Steve
Scharfenberg No
Daniel Any other questions for Todd on the signage Alright Elise you want to talk about the
Red Birds
th Ryan Sure just a quick update and reminder that on Friday June 24 the Red Birds have
invited all city employees and volunteers to the game and it s a 7 30 p m game It s free admission and I gave Todd incorrect information last time Tried to up the ante and get you guys
a hot dog and soda but
Daniel We can cover that
Ryan Right so they re not going to do that but they did welcome the suggestion of offering a
free bag of popcorn so it ll be admission and a bag of popcorn if you go and you will be
recognized and they welcome everybody to come and encourage your participation at the game
The second thing that they re doing this year and a letter s going to go out to all local
businesses is they re offering a group sales discount so for groups over 10 people or over each ticket is 2 and you can also pre purchase concession dollars so you can for your business or
your group you can buy concession dollars You can t get cash back for them but you can at
least get everything taken care of prior to the game so if you re interested in that you can
certainly contact me or you can talk to get in touch with Terre Kemble so And they had a rough
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go so far this season They re undefeated They ve only been able to play one game as Todd
was talking about earlier but they ve had 6 rain out s so So it s been a tough go but
Daniel My little son has been practicing for a month and they ve got 2 games and both of them
were played in god awful miserable weather just so they can say they played them and the rest
have all been cancelled
Ryan Yeah it s tough so
Daniel Alright I think we went through the presentations Anything that needs to be covered
Todd in the Administrative Packet
ADMINISTRATIVE PACKET
Hoffman There s a lot of great news in there about volunteers and I want to highlight that
There s at least five groups doing volunteer service in the community this summer and there will
be more by the time we re done Minnetonka Senior Service Day The last two days of schools the seniors do not go to class They come out into the community and do service work Our
park maintenance division has worked with them for the last half a dozen or more years and
they ll mostly be doing wood chipping of our trees that day Eastern Carver County schools and
their summer co op program they re going to come out and right now they ve slated they re
going to paint any graffiti on any public underpass bridge something of that nature so that s a project they re taking on Choice Inc is an employment for adults that are in our parks daily in
the summer 3 days a week and they clean up Bandimere and they clean up Lake Ann and Lake
Susan and so they re out in our parks 3 days a week Camp Serve is a new organization and
they ll be working one week every day out at Lake Ann in August and then St Hubert s Summer
Stretch that s been going on for probably around 10 years where St Hubert s kids in the summer basically their summer school program They come out and they work every
Wednesday in July with staff members so we welcome all the participation Some of your kids
may serve in some of those organizations or go to those schools and it s really a satisfying It
does take a little additional staff time but you get well worth the investment back
Daniel Okay great Thank you Todd That being said if there s nothing else to be discussed
why don t we go ahead and make a motion to adjourn
Scharfenberg moved Tom Kelly seconded to adjourn the meeting All voted in favor and
the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 7 to 0 The Park and Recreation Commission meeting was adjourned at 9 00 p m
Submitted by Todd Hoffman
Park and Rec Director
Prepared by Nann Opheim
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MEMORANDUM
TO Todd Gerhardt City Manager
FROM Paul Oehme Director of Public Works City Engineer
DATE June 13 2011
SUBJECT TH 101 Pleasant View Road Right of Way Acquisition
Project No 11 05
M
PROPOSED MOTION
The City Council is recommi nded to authorize the following for TH 101 Pleasant View Road Rigl t of Way Acquisition Project No 11 05
a Staff to proceed with the temporary and permanent trail easement
acquisitions and
b The City Attorney to commence eminent domain proceedings pursuant
to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 117 to acquire the necessary easements
and
c The City Attorney to acquire the necessary property interests pursuant to the quick take provisions of Minnesota Statutes Section 117 042
and
d The Mayor and the City Manage are authorized to execute all
documents necessary in the opinion of the City Attorney to effect the
acquisition of the necessary property interests
City Council approval requires a simple majority vote of the City Council
present
BACKGROUND
On June 28 2010 Council directed staff to apply for State of Minnesota grant
funds for roadway and trail improvements at the TH 101 and Pleasant View Road
intersection
In January 2011 the City was awarded grant funds for the project
At the February 14 2011 Council meeting staff gave the Council an update on
the project
On February 28 2011 the Council approved a limited use permit authorization to
construct the future trail extension in the TH 101 right of way
Chanhassen is a Community for Life Providing for Today and Planning for Tomorrow 89
Todd Gerhardt
TH 101 Pleasant View Road Right of Way Acquisition
June 13 2011
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On March 3 2011 a neighborhood meeting was held in
the Council Chambers One Hundred Thirty Four 134
notices were sent out and 13 property owners attended
from both the City of Chanhassen and Eden Prairie
In general the improvements include adding left turn
June 13 2011
City Council Approves Plans and Specifications Authorizes Ad for Bids
lanes on northbound and southbound TH 101 at Pleasant
Council Considers Award Contract August 22 2011
View Road A right turn lane from eastbound Pleasant
August 12 2011
View Road to southbound TH 101 is also planned
Construction Substantially Complete End of October 2011
While a signal is not warranted by MnDOT standards at f A
this time the improvements are expected to improve
safety and traffic circulation at the intersection The
project also includes trail improvements The current
gap in the trail between Pleasant View Road and
Townline Road will be completed along the west side of
TH 101 The plan also calls for extending the trail on
the north side of Pleasant View Road from TH 101 to
the existing trail crossing at the Near Mountain Trail connection Along with the trail concrete
curb and gutter is also planned to improve drainage and better separate the vehicle traffic from
the new trail
Appraisals have been obtained to determine the cost for the easements The impact of the
easements to the affected properties has been minimized to the maximum extent practicable
Copies of the appraisals are available in the Engineering Department Staff intends to work with
the property owners to come to terms on acquiring the easements If a mutually agreed to
easement reimbursement cannot be worked out staff would like to reserve the use of
condemnation as a last resort so the project can move forward
SCHEDULE
The preliminary schedule is as follows
Plans and Specifications to MnDOT for Final Review June 13 2011
City Council Approves Plans and Specifications Authorizes Ad for Bids June 27 2011
Council Considers Award Contract August 22 2011
Bid Opening August 12 2011
Start Construction September 6 2011
Construction Substantially Complete End of October 2011
Attachments Resolution
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES MINNESOTA
DATE June 13 2011 RESOLUTION NO 2011
MOTION BY SECONDED BY
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONDEMNATION
OF LAND FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES
PROJECT NO 11 05
WHEREAS the City Council of the City of Chanhassen does hereby determine that it is
necessary and for a public use and purpose to acquire easements over the property identified on
the attached Exhibit A subject to engineering modifications if any for purposes in connection
with City Trail Project No 11 05 and
WHEREAS City staff and consultants have and will continue to work with the property
owners to acquire the necessary easements and
WHEREAS the City Council finds that the construction timing makes it necessary to
acquire title to and possession of the easements as soon as possible in order for the project to
proceed in an efficient cost effective and expeditious manner
NOW THEREFORE be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Chanhassen
Minnesota
1 That the City Attorney is authorized to commence eminent domain proceedings
pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 117 to acquire the necessary easements over the property
identified on the attached Exhibit A subject to engineering modifications if needed
2 That the City Attorney is authorized to acquire the necessary property interest
pursuant to the quick take provisions of Minnesota Statutes Section 117 042
3 That the Mayor and the City Manager are authorized to execute all documents
necessary in the opinion of the City Attorney to effect the acquisition of the necessary property
interests
4 The City has obtained appraisals of the property being acquired The Council
hereby authorizes the City Manager to approve the appraisals and staff to continue negotiations
with the property owners relating to the acquisition of the easements
ATTEST
Todd Gerhardt City Manager Thomas A Furlong Mayor
YES NO ABSENT
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EXHIBIT A
Parcel 1 6500 Chanhassen Road
Parcel 2 91 Olympic Circle East
Parcel 3 88 Olympic Circle East
Parcel 4 90 Olympic Circle East
Parcel 5 91 Shasta Circle East
Lot 3 Block 1 Metzig Addition
Lot 28 Block 2 Near Mountain
Lot 27 Block 2 Near Mountain
Lot 26 Block 2 Near Mountain
Lot 19 Block 2 Near Mountain
Parcel 6 88 Shasta Circle East Lot 18 Block 2 Near Mountain
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Capital Improvement Program 2011 thru 2015
City of Chanhassen MN
Project ST 027
Project Name TH 101 Pleasant View Rd Intersection Trail Imp
Department Street Improvements
Contact Paul Oehme
Type Improvement
Useful Life
Category Streets Highways
Account 1 Account 3 Priority n a
Account 2 Account 4
Description Total Project Cost 765 000
be City has applied for state funds to make improvements to the intersection of TH 101 and Pleasant View Road These improvements include
urn lanes shoulder drainage and trail improvements The project would widen the intersection so left turn lanes can be constructed and curb and
utter on TH 101 would be constructed where necessary A 10 wide bituminous trail would be constructed on the west side of TH 101 from
leasant View Road to Town Line Drive A trail would also be constructed on the north side of Pleasant View Road to connect to an existing trail
I Justification
To improve safety access and mobility in the project area
Expenditures 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
Construction 765 000 765 000
Total 765 000 765 000
Funding Sources 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
Other Agency Contribution 560 000 560 000
Park Dedication Fund 95 000 95 000
Street Pavement Management 90 000 90 000
Surface Water Utility Fund 20 000 20 000
Total 765 000 765 000
B udget Impact Other
suture maintenance of trail
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Capital Improvement
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lvl City of Chanhassen Contact Paul Oehme
eject SWMP 032 Type Improvement
Useful Life
eject Name Stormwater Pond Improvements Category SWMP
Account 1 720 7025 4751 Account 3 Priority n a
Account 2 Account 4
scription Total Project Cost 245 000
project will provide inspection and cleaning if required of all City stormwater ponds on a rotating four 4 year schedule to identify any
iagement needs and perform needed repairs and improvements This may include sediment removal placement of blanket rip rap or other
ion control BMP s vegetation management and assessment repair and replacement of inlet and outlet structures
Justification
There are over 170 stormwater ponds in the City of Chanhassen all requiring regular maintenance to assure they function to National Urban Runoff Program recommendations This measure has also been identified in Chanhassen s National Pollution Discharge Elimination Municipal
Separate Storm Sewer System permit
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Total Total 25 000 35 000 25 000 35 000 40 000 160 000
Prior
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Funding Sources
Other Agency Contribution
2011 2012
10 000
2013 2014
10 000
2015 Total
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Total Surface Water Utility Fund 25 000 25 000 25 000 25 000 40 000 140 000
Total 25 000 35 000 25 000 35 000 40 000 160 000
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7700 Market Boulevard FROM Paul Oehme Dir of Public Works City Engineer
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P Box 147 6 Chanhassen MN 55317 DATE June 13 2011
Administration SUBJ Approve Support Letter and Resolution for Federal Funding Application for
Phone 952 227 1100 Reconstruction Widening of Lyman Boulevard from TH 41 to Galpin
Fax 952 227 1110 Boulevard Project No 12 02
Building Inspections
Phone 952 227 1180
Fax 952 227 1190
Engineering
Phone 952 227 1160
Fax 952 227 1170
Finance
Phone 952 227 1140
Fax 952 227 1110
Park Recreation
Phone 952 227 1120
Fax 952 227 1110
Recreation Center
2310 Coulter Boulevard
Phone 952 227 1400
Fax 952 227 1404
PROPOSED MOTION
The City Council approves a resolution and letter of support for federal funding
application for the Reconstruction Widening of Lyman Boulevard from TH 41 to Galpin
Boulevard
City Council approval requires a simple majority vote of the City Council present
BACKGROUND
In odd numbered years the Metropolitan Council and its Transportation Advisory Board
TAB selects projects for federal SAFETEA LV funding in the following programs Surface
Transportation Program STP Transportation Enhancements Program TEP and Congestion
Mitigation Air Quality CMAQ programs The two year selection process involves
solicitation of projects from MnDOT cities counties and transit providers evaluation and
ranking of these projects by the Transportation Advisory Board TAB and Technical
Advisory Committee and selecting a list of approved projects
Attachments
G ENG PUBLIC 2tli l 2 1 11915G I h CialpirY 1Y Y 4 106131 l 6k d PI 1 Cil Apps support letter doc
Prior to selecting projects the funding level will be reviewed to ensure fiscal balance of the
Planning Transportation Improvement Program The selected projects and programs will be
Natural Resources programmed for construction or implementation in 2015 and 2016 as part of the region s
Phone 952 227 1130 Transportation Improvement Program TIP Notification of applicants to proceed that
Fax 952 227 1110 would be awarded funding is anticipated to occur in early 2012
Public Works This year Carver County is planning to make application again for Lyman Boulevard Carver
1591 Park Road County will be submitting a federal funding grant application for improvements from TH 41
Phone 952 227 1300 from Galpin Boulevard A letter of support and resolution are necessary for this application
Fax 952 227 1310 This is the last segment of Lyman Boulevard that is needed for improvement in Chanhassen
The segment of Lyman Boulevard from Audubon Road to Powers Boulevard is planned for
Senior Center reconstruction in 2014 The roadway upgrade would look similar to the improvements
Phone 952 227 1125 constructed by the Chanhassen High School The estimated construction cost for this
Fax 952 227 1110 segment of roadway is 6 513 050 In the application Carver County will agree to fund the
required 20 local funding costs However if the grant funding application is successful
Web Site Carver County will ask the Cities of Chanhassen and Chaska to participate in the cost of the www d chanhassen mn us project
Attachments
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May 5 2011
Ms Pat Bursaw
Director of Planning Program Management and Transit
MN DOT METRO DISTRICT
1500 West County Road B2
Roseville MN 55113
SUBJECT CSAH 18 LYMAN BLVD RECONSTRUCTION PHASE 2B LETTER OF SUPPORT
REQUEST
Dear Ms Bursaw
Carver County requests a letter of support from the Minnesota Department of Transportation
Mn DOT for Phase 2B of the CSAH 18 Lyman Boulevard Reconstruction from Trunk
Highway TH 41 to CSAH 19 Galpin Boulevard application for Surface Transportation
Program funding The proposed project is part of a three phased reconstruction of CSAH 18 from
TH 41 to CSAH 17 Powers Boulevard consisting of multimodal capacity geometric and
access management improvements which will improve the overall operations and safety along
the corridor see Figure 1 The proposed improvements would directly impact TH 41 a state
highway see Attachment 2 as the intersection of CSAH 18 and TH 41 is included in the project
limits The proposed project is consistent with the Metro District Highway Investment Plan
HIP and will not adversely affect trunk highway operations
Phase 1 of the project from CSAH 19 to CSAH 15 Audubon Road was completed in 2009
Phase 3 from CSAH 15 to CSAH 17 is currently under construction The proposed project
focuses on Phase 2B of the CSAH 18 project from TH 41 to CSAH 19 Galpin Boulevard This
future stage of reconstruction builds upon Phases 1 and 3 by providing continuous
reconstruction ftom a two lane undivided to a four lane divided roadway between TH 41 and
CSAH 17 Powers Boulevard The proposed project calls for installing a center median which
will improve traffic flow and increase levels of safety by minimizing full access along the CSAH
18 corridor In addition the installation of left turn lanes will reduce the potential for rear end
type crashes by separating turning vehicles from through traffic The proposed project also
includes a two way trail along the north side of the corridor connecting to Phase 1 and 3 trail
segments and to the City of Chaska City of Chanhassen and Carver County trail systems
Addressing capacity safety and mobility concerns in the project area is a high priority for Carver
County and the City of Chanhassen All three phases of the project implement identified capacity
needs in the Carver County Transportation Plan and the City of Chaska and City of Chanhassen
Transportation Plans Future plans include the intensification of commercial development south
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the additional potential for development of a major commercial area near the east end the
corridor at CSAH 17 improvements to CSAH 18 are a critical element in overall growth plans
In addition the connection of CSAH 17 to TH 212 will place greater demands on CSAH 18 to
provide a better connection from TH 41 to TH 212
The proposed project includes operational improvements at the CSAH 18 and TH 41 intersection
which will require use of Mn DOT right of way The total estimated construction cost for this
project is 6 513 050 Carver County plans to apply for funding for 2015 construction in the
amount of 5 210 440 with a 20 percent local match No financial contribution from Mn DOT is
expected
If you have questions or comments about the project please contact me at
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES MINNESOTA
DATE June 13 2011 RESOLUTION NO 2011
MOTION BY SECONDED BY
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF CARVER COUNTY S APPLICATION FOR
FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION AND WIDENING OF
LYMAN BOULEVARD FROM TH 41 TO GALPIN BOULEVARD
PROJECT NO 12 01
WHEREAS The City of Chanhassen has been contacted by Carver County
regarding support of the reconstruction and widening of Lyman Boulevard from TH 41 to
Galpin Boulevard in the cities of Chaska and Chanhassen and
WHEREAS this project is needed to better serve the transportation needs of this
developing area
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council supports the
Carver County Application for Transportation Enhancement TE Funds for the
reconstruction and widening of Lyman Boulevard from TH 41 to Galpin Boulevard in the
cities of Chaska and Chanhassen
Passed and adopted by the Chanhassen City Council this 13 day of June 2011
ATTEST
Todd Gerhardt City Manager Thomas A Furlong Mayor
YES NO ABSENT
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CITY OF
CAANHASSEN
June 7 2011
7700 Market Boulevard Metropolitan Council
PO Box 147 Metropolitan Council Transportation Advisory Board Chanhassen MN 55317 390 Robert Street North
St Paul MN 55101
Administration Re Reconstruction Widening of Lyman Boulevard from TH 41 to Galpin Phone 952 227 1100
Fax 952 227 1110 Boulevard Project No 12 02
Building Inspections To Whom It May Concern
Phone 952 227 1180
Fax 952 227 1190 Carver County has contacted the City of Chanhassen asking for support for the
reconstruction and widening of Lyman Boulevard from TH 41 to Galpin
Engineering Boulevard in the cities of Chaska and Chanhassen This project is needed to
Phone 952 227 1160 better serve the transportation needs of this developing area Fax 952 227 1170
Public Works
1591 Park Road
Phone 952 227 1300
Fax 952 227 1310
Senior Center
Phone 952 227 1125
Fax 952 227 1110
Web Site
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g eng public 2012 projects 12 02 Lyman blvd im galpin th41 chanhassen su port letter 060711 doc Chanhassen is a Community for Life P p roviding for Today and Planning for tomorrow
We support the construction of the proposed project and Carver County s
Finance application for federal funding We encourage the Transportation Advisory Phone 952 227 1140 Board of the Metropolitan Council and the Metropolitan Council to give favorable Fax 952 227 1110 funding consideration to this project
Park Recreation Sincerely Phone 952 227 1120
Fax 952 227 1110 CITY OF CHANHASSEN
Recreation Center
2310 Coulter Boulevard
Phone 952 227 1400 Thomas A Furlong Fax 952 227 1404 Mayor
Planning
Natural Resources
Phone 952 227 1130
Fax 952 227 1110
Public Works
1591 Park Road
Phone 952 227 1300
Fax 952 227 1310
Senior Center
Phone 952 227 1125
Fax 952 227 1110
Web Site
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CITY OF
CHANHASSEN
7700 Market Boulevard
PO Box 147
Chanhassen MN 55317
Administration
Phone 952 227 1100
Fax 952 227 1110
Building Inspections
Phone 952 227 1180
Fax 952 227 1190
Engineering
Phone 952 227 1160
Fax 952 227 1170
Finance
Phone 952 227 1140
Fax 952 227 1110
Park Recreation
Phone 952 227 1120
Fax 952 227 1110
Recreation Center
2310 Coulter Boulevard
Phone 952 227 1400
Fax 952 227 1404
Planning
Natural Resources
Phone 952 227 1130
Fax 952 227 1110
Public Works
7901 Park Place
Phone 952 227 1300
Fax 952 227 1310
Senior Center
Phone 952 227 1125
Fax 952 227 1110
Web Site
www ci chanhassen mn us
MEMORANDUM
TO Todd Gerhardt City Manager
FROM Paul Oehme Director of Public Works City Engineer
DATE June 13 2011
SUBJ Consider Approving Resolution of Support for Safe Routes to School
Grant Application for Trail and Pedestrian Crossing Enhancements on
TH 41 at Minnetonka Middle School West
PROPOSED MOTION
The City Council approves resolution in support of a Safe Routes to School Grant
Application for trail and enhanced pedestrian crossing improvements on TH 41 at
Minnetonka Middle School West
City Council approval requires a simple majority vote of the City Council present
BACKGROUND
The Minnesota Department of Transportation is accepting applications for Safe
Routes to School infrastructure projects Approximately 4 2 million is available for
infrastructure projects to be approved for the years 2012 and 2013 The selected
projects will be in the 2012 2015 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program
The Safe Routes to School SRTS program was created in Section 1404 of the Safe
Accountable Flexible Efficient Transportation Equity Act A Legacy for Users Act
SAFETEA LU The program provides communities with the opportunity to
improve the existing conditions and promote bicycling and walking to school with
infrastructure and non infrastructure projects The goals of the program are threefold
1 To enable and make a safer opportunity for children to walk and bicycle to
school
2 To make bicycling and walking to school a safer and more appealing
transportation alternative and
3 To facilitate the planning development and implementation of projects and
activities that will improve safety and potentially reduce traffic in the vicinity
of schools
STRS projects are funded at 100 with no local match required The SRTS
Program is a reimbursable grant program meaning that recipients of the funds will
front the cost of the project and will be reimbursed during the course of the project
All costs submitted for reimbursement are subject to eligibility requirements The
Chanhassen is a Community for Life Providing for Today and Planning for Tomorrow 102
Todd Gerhardt
Approve Resolution of Support for Safe Routes to School
Grant Application
June 13 2011
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grant notice was released on May 2 2011 and applications are due on June 15 2011 so the
turnaround time for this application is very quick
The Minnetonka School District has expressed concerns about the pedestrian crossing TH 41 in the
past City staff the School District and MnDot has met in the past to discuss what can be done to
improve the crosswalk MnDot completed a pedestrian and traffic movement count study on
September 25 2007 The counts showed 8 bikers and 3 walkers used the existing crossing between
8 00 a m and 9 00 a m Similar counts were recorded in the PM A signal is not warranted at the
entrance to Minnetonka Middle School West With the new trail improvements on TH 41 this
crossing is anticipated to be used more and should have additional safety enhancements included
The speed limit on TH 41 at this location is 55 mph
DISCUSSION
Carver County is planning to construct a trail on the west side of TH 41 from the south side of the
Minnetonka Middle School West entrance drive to Longacres Drive The project also includes an
underpass into Minnewashta Regional Park The existing at grade crosswalk at TH 41 is not planned
to be modified under the Carver County plan The construction of the project is planned to start in
the fall of 2011 and be completed the summer of 2012
Since a signal is not warranted at the entrance to the Minnetonka Middle School West an enhanced
pedestrian crossing and trail improvements north of Minnetonka Middle School West are
recommended This recommendation has been detailed by MnDot traffic and pedestrian staff the
Minnetonka School district representatives and City staff The proposed SRTS project would extend
a trail north of the intersection of Chaska Road and have a crosswalk near this intersection The trail
would then be extended on the west side of TH 41 to connect to the existing trail on 64 Street and
to the north to the existing trail at the intersection of TH 7 A raised concrete median is proposed to
create a safe zone for pedestrians between the two lanes of traffic Also additional signage
enhancements are proposed including a mast arm for the pedestrian signs and rapid flash LED
yellow beacons that would be push button activated when pedestrians are at the crosswalk The
existing crosswalk at the Middle School entrance would be eliminated
PROJECT COST
The SRTS project is estimated to cost 170 000 If the grant is approved 100 of this cost is
eligible for grant funding This estimate does not include engineering costs of approximately
35 000 which the City would be responsible for The cost to construct the trail and raise the median
on TH 41 is estimated at 130 000 This cost does not include the 400 000 the City has agreed to
pay to help pay for a portion of the Carver County Trail project
The City would be responsible for plowing and trail and median Also future maintenance of the
sign enhancements would be the City of Chanhassen s to maintain
Attachments
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Roseville MN 55113 3174
June 6 2011
Mr Paul Oehme P E
Director of Public Works City Engineer
City of Chanhassen
7700 Market Boulevard
P O Box 147
Chanhassen MN 54317
Re Pedestrian Crossing near Minnetonka Middle School West Chanhassen Carver County
Safe Route to School Application
Dear Mr Oehme
Please accept this letter of support from the Minnesota Department of Transportation Mn DOT
Metro District to the city of Chanhassen for the Safe Routes to School Grant Application The grant
application proposes a new trail crossing on TH 41 and a raised center median at the intersection of
TH 41 and Chaska Road The grant application will include a pedestrian actuated beacon mounted
on a pedestal but will also include a mast arm extending over the roadway to enhance the safety and
visibility at this crossing Mn DOT agrees that this project would greatly benefit the overall
transportation operation in this neighborhood
We understand that the city of Chanhassen will be the project manager including facilitating
maintaining and financing the entire project Mn DOT s role in this project would be to issue the
necessary permits upon completion of the review and permitting process for any crossing
construction in Mn DOT right of way If successful with the grant application please work with
Nicole Peterson Area Engineer for Carver and Scott Counties on the final details on the traffic
control device and obtaining the appropriate permits
Also please note that the city or the school will be responsible for snow and ice removal on the
median Mn DOT Metro Traffic has stated that the crosswalk school access to the south of the
proposed crossing should be removed in order to channel pedestrians to the signalized crossing
Also they encourage the development and implementation of a program to help educate students on
the proper use of the crossing
We fully support this crossing as it would give a safer alternative for getting students to and from
school It would also help reduce congestion pollution and fuel consumption for students that
would otherwise drive if this sidewalk was not available If you have a need for more information
from Mn DOT please contact Lynn Clarkowski South Area Manager at 651 234 7729
Sincerely
Scott McBride P E
Metro District Engineer
An equal opportunity employer
CITY OF CHAUNHASSEN
G3EF C FEN
JUN 0 7 2011
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Building and Grounds
District Service Center
Minnetonka Public Schools
May 31 2011
SERVING THE
COMMUNITIES OF Paul Oehme PE
Director of Public Works City Engineer
MINNETONKA CITY OF CHANHASSEN
7700 Market Boulevard
CHANHASSEN P O Box 147
DEEPHAVEN Chanhassen MN 55317
5621 County Road 101
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Minnetonka MN 55345
952 401 5037
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Dear Paul
EXCELSIOR
Please consider this letter my full endorsement of the proposed Safe Routes to School infrastructure GREEN D rant application for the City of Chanhassen to i m p lement a proposed safety p pp Y p p p Y near P j
SHOREWOOD Minnetonka West Middle School We support the proposed improvements to increase the safety of
students as they cross TH 41 by enhancing the safety and visibility of our students as they travel
TONKA BAY to from school
VICTORIA The construction of a new trail connection along TH 41 and installation of a center median with
WOODLAND upgraded signage and a flashing beacon at the intersection of TH 41 Chaska road will increase the
safety of our students crossing this major roadway by creating a common point for routing students
to and from school at a highly visible location
If the City of Chanhassen is selected to receive this grant my role as part of the Safe Routes to
School project would include awareness of the project and support for the school as they work with
the city and Mn DOT on the development and construction of the proposed improvements
On behalf of Minnetonka Schools Independent School District 276 I strongly endorse this
application If you have any questions regarding this application please contact me at
952 401 5039
Sincerely
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Mike Condon Supervisor of Buildings Grounds
Minnetonka Public Schools
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES MINNESOTA
DATE June 13 2011 RESOLUTION NO
MOTION BY SECONDED BY
2011
RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR A SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL GRANT
APPLICATION FOR TRAIL PEDESTRIAN CROSSING ENHANCEMENTS ON
TH 41 AT MINNETONKA MIDDLE SCHOOL WEST
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WHEREAS MnDOT is accepting applications for Safe Routes to School SRTS
infrastructure projects which provides communities with the opportunity to improve existing
conditions and promote bicycling and walking to school with infrastructure and non
infrastructure projects and
WHEREAS SRTS projects are funded at 100 with no local match required The
SRTS Program is a reimbursable grant program meaning that recipients of the funds will
front the cost of the project and will be reimbursed during the course of the project All costs
submitted for reimbursement are subject to eligibility requirements and
WHEREAS the Minnetonka School District has expressed concerns about the
pedestrian crossing at the middle school in the past The proposed SRTS project would extend a
trail north of the intersection of Chaska Road and have a crosswalk near this intersection The
trail would then be extended on the west side of TH 41 to connect to the existing trail on 64
Street and to the north to the existing trail at the intersection of TH 7 A raised concrete median
is proposed to create a safe zone for pedestrians between the two lanes of traffic Also
additional signage enhancements are proposed including a mast arm for the pedestrian signs and
rapid flash LED yellow beacons that would be push button activated when pedestrians are at the
crosswalk
NOW THEREFORE be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Chanhassen
Minnesota
1 Approve a resolution for support of a Safe Routes To School grant application for
trail and pedestrian crossing enhancements on TH 41 at Minnetonka Middle School West
ATTEST
Todd Gerhardt City Manager Thomas A Furlong Mayor
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CITY OF
CHANNASSEN
7700 Market Boulevard
PO Box 147
Chanhassen MN 55317
Administration
Phone 952 227 1100
Fax 952 227 1110
Building Inspections
Phone 952 227 1180
Fax 952 227 1190
Engineering
Phone 952 227 1160
Fax 952 227 1170
Finance
Phone 952 227 1140
Fax 952 2271110
Park Recreation
Phone 952 227 1120
Fax 952 227 1110
Recreation Center
2310 Coulter Boulevard
Phone 952 227 1400
Fax 952 227 1404
Planning
Natural Resources
Phone 952 227 1130
Fax 952 227 1110
Public Works
1591 Park Road
Phone 952 227 1300
Fax 952 227 1310
Senior Center
Phone 952 227 1125
Fax 952 227 1110
Web Site
wwad chanhassen mn us
MEMORANDUM
TO Todd Gerhardt City Manager
FROM Paul Oehme Director of Public Works City Engineer
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DATE June 13 2011 Q
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SUBJ Lift Station No 11 Approve Quote for Electrical Panel and Pumps
PROPOSED MOTION
The City Council approves quote in the amount of 25 035 00 to Quality Flow
Systems Inc for pumps electrical equipment and installation of equipment at
Lift Station 11
City Council approval requires a simple majority vote of the City Council
present
BACKGROUND
Annually the City considers replacement of equipment for lift stations that are
old unreliable or of in need of upgrades These replacements are designed to
make the sanitary lift station network more reliable and reduce the likelihood of
emergency calls and the potential for sewer backups Currently the City
maintains 31 lift stations in the system The repairs for the lift station were
generally identified in the 2008 Sanitary Sewer Comprehensive Plan and have
recently been refined based on recent identified needs in the system
DISCUSSION
This year s proposed improvement is to replace the electrical panel at Lift Station
11 Lift Station I I is located on Utica Lane next to Lake Ann Staff had
planned to replace the electrical panel at Lift Station 10 as well this year
however after reviewing the needs of this station more electrical and piping work
is necessary than what was budgeted for It is proposed to delay the work on Lift
Station 10 until 2012 Lift Station 1 i electrical panel is 12 years old however
the electrical components are in need of replacement so the controls can better
communicate with the SCADA system and replacement of level transducers are
needed at this time Lift station 11 s controls are unable to transmit the station s
wet well level to the supervisory control system This information is critical in
power outages to determine which of the 31 stations needs to be generated and
pumped down to avoid sanitary sewer over flows This information enables City
utility staff to generate stations only when needed rather that just dedicating one
generator full time to the station This mode of operation allows generators to
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cover more area with less equipment and more efficiently during power outages The upgraded
controls also allow a utility operator access to historical pumping and level trend data at the
station to aid in trouble shooting The proposed panels are of standard city specification
constructed of stainless steel for low maintenance and contain parts interchangeable with the
majority of Chanhassen s lift stations
Staff has received two quotes for this work as follows
Funding for the replacement of the electrical panel and pumps was budgeted for in the 2012
Capital Improvement Plan SS 017
Attachment 1 CIP sheet
2 Resolution
Kevin Crooks Utility Superintendent
gAeng public pw055 lift stations general bkg Is annual rehabs lsl l pump doc
Pumps and Electrical Panel
Quality Flow Systems
Inc USEMCO
Lift Station 11 25 035 00 43 940 00
Funding for the replacement of the electrical panel and pumps was budgeted for in the 2012
Capital Improvement Plan SS 017
Attachment 1 CIP sheet
2 Resolution
Kevin Crooks Utility Superintendent
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Capital Improvement T P 2011 thru 2015 Department Sanitary Sewer Improvements
1Y1 City of Chanhassen 1 1 Contact Paul Oehme
Project SS 017 Type Improvement
Useful Life Unassigned
Project Name Sanitary Lift Station Rehabilitation Program Category Utilities
Account 1 701 7025 4751 Account 3 Priority n a
Account 2 Account 4
Description Total Project Cost 585 000
The sanitary lift station rehabilitation program is designed to minimize sewer backups and emergency calls due to failed lift station equipment The
City currently maintains 31 lift stations Many of these lift stations are high service pumps and need frequent servicing The program will service
or replace pumps pipe gallery and electrical components as needed The proposed lift stations scheduled for improvements over the next 5 years
are as follows
2011 10 and 11
2012 16 and 21
2013 1 22 and 25
2014 23
2015 17
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Reduce emergency calls and potential sewer backups
Prior Expenditures
300 000 1 Maintenance
Total
Prior Funding Sources
300 000 i Sewer Utility Fund
Total
Budget Impact Other
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
90 000 50 000 65 000 40 000 40 000 285 000
Total 90 000 50 000 65 000 40 000 40 000 285 000
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
90 000 50 000 65 000 40 000 40 000 285 000
Total 90 000 50 000 65 000 40 000 40 000 285 000
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES MINNESOTA
DATE June 13 2011 RESOLUTION NO 2011
MOTION BY SECONDED BY
A RESOLUTION APPROVING A QUOTE FOR
LIFT STATION 11 REHABILITATION
PW055K1
WHEREAS quotes were received for the Lift Station 11 Rehabilitation Project and
WHEREAS it appears the quote from Quality Flow Systems Inc in the amount of
25 035 00 is the lowest responsible quote
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Chanhassen City Council
1 The mayor and clerk are hereby authorized and directed to approve the quote from Quality
Flow Systems Inc in the amount of 25 035 00 for the Lift Station 11 Rehabilitation
project PW055K1
Passed and adopted by the Chanhassen City Council this 13 day of June 2011
ATTEST
Todd Gerhardt City Manager Thomas A Furlong Mayor
YES NO ABSENT
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Living in Chanhassen Photo Book
Presentation by Terri Kelly
The book titled Living in Chanhassen is a book of photographs which were taken by
Chanhassen resident Terri Kelly Terri Kelly is an amateur photographer actively
involved in taking photographs as a volunteer for many organizations such as
Chanhassen Athletic Association Chanhassen High School Redbirds Baseball
occasionally used in the Villager Newspaper and recently included in the Dockside
magazine article featuring the Chanhassen Redbirds
She came up with the idea to create a book of photographs featuring life in Chanhassen in
June 2010 Spending the last year taking over 1000 pictures specific to life in
Chanhassen developed a 66 page book with the intent of donating it to the City of
Chanhassen Covering most City sponsored events over the past year with the final
event being the Memorial Day Ceremony the book is complete and she has requested to
present it at the June 13 2011 City Counsel meeting This is her way of saying thanks
to the City of Chanhassen for all that they do and to illustrate what a great place we live
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CITY OF
CAANHASSEN
7700 Market Boulevard
PO Box 147
Chanhassen MN 55317
Administration
Phone 952 227 1100
Fax 952 227 1110
Building Inspections
Phone 952 227 1180
Fax 952 227 1190
Engineering
Phone 952 227 1160
Fax 952 227 1170
Finance
Phone 952 227 1140
Fax 952 227 1110
Park Recreation
Phone 952 227 1120
Fax 952 227 1110
MEMORANDUM
TO Mayor and City Council
FROM Greg Sticha Finance Director
DATE June 13 2011 6
SUBJ Resolution Approving the Authorization of the Issuance of
General Obligation Water Revenue Refunding Bonds Series
2011B
a
PROPOSED MOTION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt the following motion
The City Council adopts a Resolution Approving the Authorization of the Issuance
of General Obligation Water Revenue Refunding Bonds Series 2011 B
Approval of this item requires a simple majority vote of City Council members
present
BACKGROUND
Recreation Center 2004B 2005B Water Revenue Bonds Staff has been monitoring the 2004B 2310 Coulter Boulevard 2005B Water Revenue Bonds for a potential advanced refunding In Phone 952 227 1400 September the city council authorized the mayor and the finance director to Fax 952 227 1404 proceed with an advanced refunding if rates met the 4 net present value
Planning savings as required by the city s debt policy Over the past nine months rates
Natural Resources did not get to a point that would have achieved those savings but currently they
Phone 952 227 1130 are approaching amounts that are close to the 4 net present value savings Fax 952 227 1110 This is very similar to the advanced refunding in 2010 for the library bonds
Public Works The 2004B 2005B Water Revenue Bonds were issued for the construction of 7901 Park Place
Phone 952 22 the water treatment plant and some other smaller water system improvements
Fax 952 227 1310
The attached resolution calls for the sale of advanced refunding bonds and
Senior Center allows the mayor and finance director to execute a bond sale if rates achieve the
Phone 952 227 1125 net present value savings as required by the city s debt policy The resolution Fax 952 227 1110 authorizes the sale to be conducted within the next calendar year only and if the
Web Site required savings are not reached within that time staff would have to come back
www ci chanhassen mn us to the city council and extend the authorization In addition if the sale is
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conducted staff will come back to council for affirmation of the results and
ratification of those results
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the city council adopt the attached Resolution Approving
the Authorization of the Issuance of General Obligation Water Revenue
Refunding Bonds Series 2011 B
ATTACHMENTS
1 Resolution Approving the Authorization of the Issuance of General
Obligation Water Revenue Refunding Bonds Series 2011B
f gregs bonding 2011 bonding trigger res memo 2004b 2005b water rev bonds 6 13 1 Ldocx
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EXTRACT OF MINUTES OF A MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN MINNESOTA
HELD Monday June 13 2011
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular meeting of the City Council of the City
of Chanhassen Minnesota was duly held on Monday June 13 2011 at 7 00 p m
Member introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption
RESOLUTION
APPROVING THE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF
GENERAL OBLIGATION WATER REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS SERIES 2011B
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chanhassen Minnesota the
City as follows
The City Council hereby finds and declares that it is necessary and expedient for the City
to sell and issue its fully registered general obligation water revenue refunding bonds in
the total aggregate principal amount of not to exceed 9 150 000 herein the Bonds
The proceeds of the Bonds will be used together with any additional funds of the City
which might be required for crossover refunding of the City s a 7 930 000 original
principal amount of General Obligation Water Revenue Bonds Series 2004B dated
August 10 2004 which mature on and after February 1 2015 and b 5 465 000
original principal amount of General Obligation Water Revenue Bonds Series 2005B
dated November 16 2005 which mature on and after February 1 2014 and c pay the
costs associated with issuing the Bonds
2 The City Council desires to proceed with the sale of the Bonds by solicitation of bids to
be undertaken by Ehlers and Associates Inc Ehlers
3 The Mayor and the Finance Director are hereby authorized to approve the sale of the
Bonds in an aggregate principal amount of not to exceed 9 150 000 and to execute a
bond purchase agreement for the purchase of the Bonds with the lowest responsible
bidder provided the present value of the dollar amount of the debt service on the Bonds
computed to their stated maturity dates after deducting any premium is lower by at least
4 percent than the present value of the dollar amount of debt service on the refunded
bonds
4 Upon approval of the sale of the Bonds by the Mayor and the Finance Director the City
Council will take action at its next regularly scheduled meeting thereafter to adopt the
necessary approving resolutions as prepared by the City s bond counsel
Ehlers is authorized to prepare an Official Statement related to the sale of the Bonds
6 If the Mayor and Finance Director have not approved the sale of the bonds and executed
the related documents by one year from the date hereof this resolution shall expire
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The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Member
and upon vote being taken thereon the following voted in favor thereof
And the following voted against the same
Whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted
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CI9 II OF
CHANHASSEN
7700 Market Boulevard
PO Box 147
Chanhassen MN 55317
Administration
Phone 952 227 1100
Fax 952 227 1110
Building Inspections
Phone 952 227 1180
Fax 952 227 1190
Engineering
Phone 952 227 1160
Fax 952 227 1170
Finance
Phone 952 227 1140
Fax 952 227 1110
Park Recreation
Phone 952 227 1120
Fax 952 227 1110
Recreation Center
2310 Coulter Boulevard
Phone 952 227 1400
MEMORANDUM
TO Todd Gerhardt City Manager 1
UT 615 Paul Oehme Director of Public Works City Engineer
DATE June 13 2011 SO
SUBJ High Zone Water Storage Project 11 05 Approve Consultant
Contract
PROPOSED MOTION
The City Council approves a contract for design and construction administration
services in the amount of 141 920 to Short Elliott Henderson Inc SEH
City Council approval requires a simple majority vote of the City Council present
BACKGROUND
In November 2008 the City completed an update to the Comprehensive Water
Plan As part of the plan a storage analysis was performed that recommended
additional storage be constructed in the existing high service zone The high zone
water area has seen significant growth in recent years which has driven the need
for additional storage capacity
Fax 952 227 1404 On May 19 2011 staff discussed water storage needs in the high zone with the
Planning Minnetonka School District and presented a proposal to the board to construct a new
Natural Resources water storage tower in the southwest corner of the Minnetonka Middle School West
Phone 952 227 1130 campus
Fax 952 227 1110
On May 23 2011 staff presented a water storage needs analysis in the high zone to Public Works the City Council at the worksession 7901 Park Place
Phone 952 227 1300
Fax 952 227 1310 On June 8 2011 staff held a neighborhood meeting to discuss the proposed water
tower at the southwest corner of the Minnetonka Middle School West campus
Senior Center
Phone 952 227 1125 DISCUSSION
Fax 952 227 1110
Web Site The City completed an update to the Comprehensive Water Plan in 2008 As part
www ci chanhassen mn us of the plan a storage analysis was performed that recommended additional
storage be constructed in the existing high service zone The high zone water area
has seen significant growth in recent years which has driven the need for
additional storage capacity
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The City has two main pressure zones The low zone area services about 88 of the current city
demand Two water towers service this area along with the East Water Treatment Plant The
high zone area is serviced by two wells and a 200 000 water tower located next to Minnetonka
Middle School West This tower was constructed in 1971 The population of Chanhassen in
1970 was 4 875 Today the population of Chanhassen is 22 952 The high zone is mainly in a
residential service area which has seen significant growth in the past 15 years Currently the
demand in the high zone area can be as little as 100 000 gallons per day during the winter
months and as much as 1 800 000 during peak summertime usage 2007 The continuous
cycling puts stress on pumps and motors needed to supply the tower and is a very inefficient way
to supply water Also the undersized storage facility leaves little time for utility staff to respond
to power outages and start auxiliary power generation In addition the tank at this time is
undersized for fire flow design
CONSULTANT SELECTION
On June 3 2011 proposals from SEH and WSB Associates for this project were received at the
City The scope of work included design bidding and construction services necessary to complete
the project Also included in the proposal are geotechnical borings and soil and materials testing
The proposals are summarized as follows
Short Elliott WSB
Henderson Inc Associates Inc
Submitted prior to the deadline
Proposal format
Transmittal letter submitted
Understanding of project
Total Fee 141 920 166 251
Short Elliott Henderson Inc has worked on City water projects in the past and their work has been
satisfactory
SCHEDULE
Authorization for Design Approve
Agreement with Minnetonka School District
Bidding
Soils Correction
Foundation and Tank Construction
Tank Construction Substantial Completion
Remove Melody Hill Tower
FUNDING
July 2011
September 2011
October 2011
June September 2012
June 2013
June 2013 contracted out separately
Budgets for the proposed work have been included in the 2011 CIP
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The City has two main pressure zones The low zone area services about 88 of the current city
demand Two water towers service this area along with the East Water Treatment Plant The
high zone area is serviced by two wells and a 200 000 water tower located next to Minnetonka
Middle School West This tower was constructed in 1971 The population of Chanhassen in
1970 was 4 875 Today the population of Chanhassen is 22 952 The high zone is mainly in a
residential service area which has seen significant growth in the past 15 years Currently the
demand in the high zone area can be as little as 100 000 gallons per day during the winter
months and as much as 1 800 000 during peak summertime usage 2007 The continuous
cycling puts stress on pumps and motors needed to supply the tower and is a very inefficient way to supply water Also the undersized storage facility leaves little time for utility staff to respond
to power outages and start auxiliary power generation In addition the tank at this time is
undersized for fire flow design
CONSULTANT SELECTION
On June 3 2011 proposals from SEH and WSB Associates for this project were received at the
City The scope of work included design bidding and construction services necessary to complete the project Also included in the proposal are geotechnical borings and soil and materials testing
The proposals are summarized as follows
Submitted prior to the deadline
Proposal format
Transmittal letter submitted
Understanding of project
Short Elliott WSB
Henderson Inc Associates Inc
Total Fee 141 920 166 251
Short Elliott Henderson Inc has worked on City water projects in the past and their work has been
satisfactory
SCHEDULE
Authorization for Design Approve
Agreement with Minnetonka School District
Bidding
Soils Correction
Foundation and Tank Construction
Tank Construction Substantial Completion
Remove Melody Hill Tower
FUNDING
July 2011
September 2011
October 2011
June September 2012
June 2013
June 2013 contracted out separately
Budgets for the proposed work have been included in the 2011 CIP
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Capital Improvement Program 2011 art 2015
City of Chanhassen MN
Project W 042
Project Name Hi Zone Elevated Storage Tank
Account 1 700 702511751
Account 2
Account 3
Account 4
Department Water System Improvements
Contact PaulOehme
Type Improvement
Useful Life
Category Utilities
Priority n a
Total Project Cost 1 900 000
ed on current and projected system demands the high zone should have additional storage capacity The 2008 water comprehensive plan rnmends a total of 750 000 gallons for storage Currently the high zone only has 200 000 gallons of storage Thelocation of the tank has not been determined but a few locations were identified in the 2008 comprehensive plan A tank siting study should be completed to identify the
tlocation
Justification
To meet current and future water demands for the high zone area and to meet recommended fire flow storage requirements
Expenditures 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
Construction 1 900 000 1 900 000
Total 1 900 000 1
Funding Sources 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
Water Utility Fund 1 900 000 119W 000
Total 1 900 000 1 900 000
Budget Impact Other
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