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11 ' ADMINISTRATIVE SECTION Memo from Gary Warren dated December 22, 1989. Letter to US Environmental Protection Agency dated December 22, 1989. ' Letter to Ted Delancey dated December 22, 1989. ' MnDOT News dated December 22, 1989. Letter from Briggs and Morgan dated December 29, 1989. Memo to Mayor and City Council dated December 19 , 1989. Letter from BRW dated December 1, 1989. tLetter to Richard Brooks dated December 11, 1989. Letter to Clayton Johnson dated December 14, 1989. Letter to Lundgren Brothers dated December 18 , 1989. ' Letter to Howard Noziska dated December 22 , 1989. Letter from League of Minnesota Cities received December 13, 1989. ' Letter from Hubert Humphrey, III dated December 11 , 1989. New Housing Update dated January, 1990. Letter from Dr. Evan M. Maurer dated December 29, 1989. Memo to Lori Sietsema dated January 4, 1990. Memo from Paul Krauss dated December 27, 1989. IHRA Accounts Payable. 1 4c,_ ;J- 1 CITY OF , .. . i , CHANHASSEN . , I v . . ,, 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 II `�. (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 II MEMORANDUM T0: Don Ashworth, City Manager IFROM: Gary Warren, City Engineer :December 22, 1989 IISUBJ: Curry Farms 2nd Addition Security Amount IProject No. 88-5 (pvt) On December 20, 1989 you received a letter frnn Briggs & Morgan representing Centex Real Estate Corporation questioning, among other things, how the City I arrived at the $96,250 security balance addressed in my December 7, 1989 letter to the First National Bank of Chicago. The answer is relatively simple in that, as provided in the attached Special Provisions, Page 3 of the Septeniber 19, 1988 I development contract, ".. .in no case shall the security be reduced to a point less than 25% of the original amount until all improvements are camplete and accepted by the City." IIThe City was actually provided two letter of credits for this project. One in the amount of $129,690 for grading and engineering, and the other totalling $385,000 which covers the remaining security amount as provided in the develop- ' ment contract. The total security amount in the contract is $514,690. 25% of this amount equals $128,672.50. By all rights, the City could have retained this amount in force until acceptance of all improvements. Since the City I recently released the grading letter of credit, 25% of the $385,000 was used for the renewed security calculation ($385,000 X 25% = $96,250) . As you are aware, concerning the $30,000 Teton Lane easement issue, the City has I executed documents and the City Attorney is in the process of drawing $30,000 from the above-mentioned security to implement the barricade and easement acquisition effort. This is being done prior to December 31, 1989 in the event I that Centex would not renew the letter of credit as requested in my December 7, 1989 letter. IAttachments: 1. Curry Farms 2nd Addition Development Contract Special Provisions. I 2. December 7, 1989 letter to First National Bank of Chicago. 3. Briggs and Morgan letter dated December 18, 1989. IC: Roger Knutson, City Attorney Development Contract file I IV-77 CITY OF CHANHASSEN , DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT (Developer Installed Improvements) CURRY FARMS SECOND ADDITION SPECIAL PROVISIONS AGREEMENT dated � M OOC the CITY OF CHANHASSEN, a �M'i1nesota municipal-corporation, (the "City") , and CENTEX REAL ESTATE CORPORATION, (the "Developer" )e 1. Request for Plat Approval. The Developer has asked the City to approve a plat for Curry Farms Second Addition (referred to in this Contract as the "plat" ) . The land is legally described on the attached Exhibit "A" . 2. Conditions of Plat Approval. The City hereby approves the plat on condition that the Developer enter into this Contract and furnish the security required by it. 3. Development Plans. The plat shall be developed in accordance with the following plans. The plans shall not be attached to this Contract. With the exception of Plan A, the plans may be prepared, subject to Cit y approval, ' the Contract, but before commencement of any workainethenplat. If the plans vary from the written terms of this Contract, the written terms shall control. The plans are: Plan A--Plat dated "Received April 18, 1988" , Westwood Surveying Company. 988 ' prepared by Plan B--Grading, Drainage, and Erosion Control Plan dated May 18, 1988, with revisions dated July 14, 1988, ' and also dated "Received July 22, 1988" , prepared by Westwood Planning and Engineering Company. Plan C--Plans and Specifications for Improvements dated ' May 31, 1988, and also dated "Received June 22, 1988", prepared by Westwood Planning and Engineering Company. Plan D--Landscaping Plan for Kerber Property dated July 21, 1988, prepared by the Chanhassen Planning Department. Plan E--Registered Land Survey for Tracts A, B and C dated July 25, 1988, prepared by Westwood Surveying Company. Plan F--Kerber Property Grading and Drainage Improvement Plan (included in Plan B above) . 8/22/88 SP-1 1 DLVbTMmralied Imp . A-1,... _11 N 4. Improvements. The Developer shall install and pay for the following: IA. Sanitary Sewer System � ; B. Water System stem Storm Water Drainage Sy IC. D. Streets E. Concrete Curb and Gutter F. Street Signs t I G. Street Lights H. Site Grading gas , electric , I. Underground Utilities (e.g. g E telephone, CATV) J. Setting of Lot and Block Monuments K. Surveying and Staking L. Landscaping IIM. Construction, Engineering and Inspection r 5. Time of Performance. The Developer shall install II all required improvements by November 30 , 1989. The Developer may ,may , however, request an extension of time from the City. extension is granted, it shall be conditioned upon updating the security posted by the Developer to reflect cost increases and the extended completion 6. Security. To guarantee compliance with the terms of this Contract , payment of special assessments, payment pf the I costs of all public impromshallafurnishtthetCity withlapletter improvements, the Developer of credit from a bank, cash escrow, ,690) *qui equivalent ( Seofrthe" ) I for $ 385 ,000 ( $514,6 9 security was calculated as 110% of the following: I Sanitary sewer $$ 51 ,700 76 ,000 Watermain $ 44 ,600 On-site storm sewer $ 124 ,300 I Streets 2,600 Street lights and signs Erosion Control $ 11 ,475 II Engineering, surveying, $ 29 ,600 _ and inspection $__-..1.W221_____ Landscaping 115 ,100 Site Grading ITOTAL COST OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS $... 467,875 *Developer has provided the City with a separate letter of II credit in the amount of $129,690 for site grading and engi- neering as a part of the grading permit issued 7/15/88 . t This breakdown is for historical reference; it is not a restric- tion on the use of ' the security. The security shall be subject to the approval of the City. The security shall be for a term II ending December 31, 1989. The City may draw down the security , without notice, for any violation of the terms of the Contract. If the required public improvements are not completed at least 1 SP-2 / i I( thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the security, the City may also draw it down. If the security is drawn down, the draw shall be used to cure the default. With City approval, the I security may be reduced from time to time as financial obliga- tions are paid, but in no case shall the security be reduced to a point less than 25% of the original amount until all improvements II are complete and accepted by the City. 7. Notices. Required notices to the Developer shall be in writing, and shall be either hand-delivered to the I Developer , its employees or agents, or mailed to the Developer by registered mail at the following address: I Centex Real Estate Corporation Attn: Mr. Thomas Boyce 5959 Baker Road, Suite 300 II Minnetonka, MN 55345 Telephone: (612) 936-7833 Notices to the City shall be in writing and shall be either hand- , delivered to the City Manager, or mailed to the City by registered mail in care of the City Manager at the following address: IChanhassen City Hall 690 Coulter Drive P.O. Box 147 ti II Chanhassen, Minnesota 55317 Telephone: (612 ) 937-1900 II8. Other Special Conditions. Installation of 18 eight-foot and 17 six-foot IA. Black Hills Spruce and other landscaping referenced in Plan D. All landscape plantings shall be guaranteed for a period of one year and replaced as necessary within this guarantee period at IIthe Developer's expense. B. The Developer shall be responsible for II notifying prospective buyers of property in Curry Farms Second Addition of the presence of the contractor's yard on the Kerber 's property and advise these potential lot owners that the City of Chanhassen has required the Developer to provide the additional II landscaping to screen the property as noted in the attached Plan D which has not typically beep required in other plat applica- tions. This notification shall be recorded as covenants of I restriction against all lots in Blocks 3 and 4, Curry Farms Second Addition. C. All existing City utilities such as manholes, fire hydrants and gate valves which are impacted by the Developer 's grading, shall be raised at the Developer' s expense to the finished grade elevation. II I SP-3 DEC 14 '69 ,G4,L Q. on 1 P.1/1 Post-ft"brand tax transminai memo 7671 =CM ciTy a 0!!11222211111111 ' .P*. Tao . • :.tzi67 6 s s 14<c+atl Nl+v 1111 IANHASSEN WVE• P.O. BOX 147• CHANHASSEN,MINNESOTA 55317 1 ;j' (812)937.1900•FAX(612)937-5739 • 1 December 7, 1989 1 i First National Dank of Chicago . Attn: Anne Vesely 1 Trade Services Group Suite 0236 M ""~ Chicago, IL 60670 fRe: Reduction of Irrevocable Letter of Credit No. 311748 Curry Farms 2nd Addition $, Project No. 88-5 (pvt) -k" II .4 � Dear Ms. Measly:Y &x Please accept this letter as autho . .zation to reduce Letter of Credit No. 311748 by $288,754;00. This reduction is authorized because the concrete curb, gzavel base, bituminous base and wear II course have been installed Improveints remaining to be completed include installation of bars.cades on Teton Lane and correction of the Watershed District'e4water quality treatment structure. ,e, „.,.., 14. I The revised letter of credit amount the ,. remaining in force for Letter of Credit No,y-,p311748 is 9 . Since this letter of 1 credit is scheduler to expire December 3A 1989, it also needs to be renewed for5ari additional ear x-.i ,4 • ; December 31, 1990. II would appre.Ciite reCe iti zAWZIN AntameRt4w ! o ,,of this reduction for'rour, files. �� '' Sincerely, ~ .,t . `�.; � Iti III CITY OF CHANHASSEN • �' . Warren, P.H. -ineer IC - GGW:ktm IC: Centex Real Estate Corporation Development Contract File iLAW OFFICES e (%aK - Na�r1 BRIGGS AND M O R G A N — G.,, c,,,,�,. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION 8800 FIRST NATIONAL BANE SVUDINO SAINT PAUL,MINNESOTA 55101 TELEPHONE (918) 801-1816 TELECOPIER 1918) 888-4071 INCLVDINO THE POEMER FIRM OF LEVITT, PALMER, BOWEN, BOTMAN & sTrAS?F December 18, 1989 tMr. Don Ashworth City Manager 690 Coulter Drive P. 0. Box 147 Chanhassen, Minnesota 55317 Mr. Roger N. Knutson Grannis, Grannis, Farrell & Knutson P. 0. Box 57 403 Norwest Bank Building 161 North Concord Exchange South St. Paul, Minnesota 55075 i 1 Re: Centex - Chanhassen Property Our File No. 11877.34 Gentlemen: Tom Boyce asked that we write to you concerning the status of the above matter. As you know, in late 1988 , Centex requested that the City of Chanhassen release a Letter of Credit that Centex was required ' to post under the terms of the Development Contract between the City and Centex. Centex requested such release on the basis that Centex had complied with its obligations under the Agreement. The City did not release the Letter of Credit and indicated that it would not do so until the Teton Lane "Barricade" issue was resolved. There were discussions about methods of resolving the I question and during the summer, the City had a preliminary apprai- sal done in connection with the five easement holders that would be affected if Teton Lane was barricaded. Although there was no contact with the easement holders as the result of such pre- liminary appraisals, the City Council considered, as an agenda item at its meeting on September 25, 1989, whether to authorize a $30,000 draw against Centex's Letter of Credit because of the 1 barricade situation. We sent a letter to the members of the City Council concerning the proposed draw and we appeared at the DEC 20 199 0 11270 3O WORLD TRADE CENTER 1200 FIRST NATIONAL SANE SIIIIDING Awe g $4400 IDS CENTER I âiiT PAM,YDPPESOTA 66100 SAINT PAUL,KOMREOTA 06101 N 1 T 'Ct�ry� ,7G4\ mss'7mPNESOTA e6�02 10121201.1216 1421 281-1216 law 880.0061 • II BRIGGS 4N • MORGAN 1 Mr. Don Ashworth Mr. Roger N. Knutson December 18, 1989 1 Page Two meeting on September 25th in opposition to the proposed draw. 1 At the meeting, the City Council did not authorize the draw but indicated that it wanted Centex to take the laboring oar in dealing with the easement holders. 1 Although Centex did not and does not admit any liability or obligation to deal with the easement holders, it undertook Ian effort to work with the City to resolve this matter and ap- proached the various easement holders as evidenced by letters sent to the easement holders, copies of which were also sent to the City. The status of the negotiations with the easement 1 holders as of 'this time is as follows: Preliminary Easement 1 Easement Centex Appraisal Holder Holders Offer Recommendation Response I Cameron $750. 00 0 - $500 None 1 Loris $750.00 $10,000 - $12,000 $5,000 i 1 Reamer $750.00 0 - $500 $1,500 Carlson $750.00 $3, 000 - $5,000 $5,000 minimum 1 Wong $0.00 2 $2,000 - $3,000 Accepted offer, Quit Claim Deed sent but not 1 returned. As you know, Centex disagrees with the approach taken by Harvey 1 Swenson in his preliminary appraisal because no real property is actually being taken and assuming, for the sake of discussion, that there is any "taking" it is only temporary in nature since ITeton Lane will eventually be opened. We know that there is a group of Curry Farm residents and others who want Teton Lane to be open. Centex is "caught in the 1 middle" in this matter but we do think that the City is giving too much deference to a non-resident of the City who lives at 1 1 We have been told that the property is in Contract for Deed cancellation so we are not getting much cooperation. 1 2 In a telephone conversation with Tom Boyce, the owner stated he would release the easement without payment. II II - BRIGGS AND MORGAN Mr. Don Ashworth Mr. Roger N. Knutson December 18, 1989 Page Three the north end of Teton Lane who seems to be leading the fight to keep Teton Lane closed. We continue to take the position that the City should reconsider the requirement that Teton Lane be 11 barricaded. Is that requirement really serving a useful purpose? Centex recently received a copy of a letter from Gary Warren of the City of Chanhassen addressed to the First National Bank of Chicago. A copy of that letter is attached for your review. In the letter Mr. Warren indicates that the Letter of Credit can be reducted to $96,250.00 and it should be extended for another ' year. We have the following comments concerning this request: 1. Tom Boyce will be calling Mr. Ashworth for an ex- 11 planation of how the City has arrived at the figure of $96,250.00. 2. Apparently part of the sum is being held to correct a water quality treatment structure. Centex has completed the work and has asked the Watershed District to approve the corrective work and Centex has been informed that the approval should come by on or before December 21, 1989. On the assumption the problem has been corrected, the amount of the Letter of Credit should be reduced. ' 3. Since the Teton Lane Barricade matter has not been resolved and, even though Centex does not feel that it has the responsibility to pay any amounts in connection with a resolution of the question, Centex is willing to provide the City with a new Letter of Credit in the amount of $30,000.00 which will expire on June 30, 1990 or an extension ' of the current letter with these terms. Centex will deliver this new Letter of Credit prior to December 31, 1989 so long as the City will deliver to Centex Letter of Credit No. 311748 unless such letter is extended. We hope to hear from either or both of you this week. Sincerely yours, 1 Daniel J. ole, 11 DJC:sks-12:53 Enclosure cc: Tom Boyce 1 I LAW OFFICES I BRIGGS AN D M O R GA N _ G .,r caA,P, `w PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION I 2200 FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING SAINT PAUL,MINNESOTA 55101 I TELEPHONE (612) 291-1215 TELECOPIER (612) 222-4011 I INCLUDING THE FORMER FIRM OF LEVITT, PALMER, BOWEN, ROTMAN & SR ARE II December 18 , 1989 Mr. Don Ashworth II City Manager 690 Coulter Drive P. 0. Box 147 Chanhassen, Minnesota 55317 11 Mr. Roger N. Knutson Grannis , Grannis, Farrell & Knutson I P. 0. Box 57 403 Norwest Bank Building 161 North Concord Exchange South St. Paul, Minnesota 55075 4 IIRe: Centex - Chanhassen Property Our File No. 11877.34 II Gentlemen: Tom Boyce asked that we write to you concerning the status rof the above matter. As you know, in late 1988 , Centex requested that the City II of Chanhassen release a Letter of Credit that Centex was required to post under the terms of the Development Contract between the City and Centex. Centex requested such release on the basis that 1 Centex had complied with its obligations under the Agreement. The City did not release the Letter of Credit and indicated that it would not do so until the Teton Lane "Barricade" issue was II resolved. There were discussions about methods of resolving the question and during the summer, the City had a preliminary apprai- sal done in connection with the five easement holders that would be affected if Teton Lane was barricaded. Although there was II no contact with the easement holders as the result of such pre- liminary appraisals, the City Council considered, as an agenda item at its meeting on September 25 , 1989 , whether to authorize II a $30, 000 draw against Centex' s Letter of Credit because of the barricade situation. We sent a letter to the members of the City Council concerning the proposed draw and we appeared at the II . II DEC 20 19 2270 MN WORLD TRADE CENTER 2200 FIRST NATIONAL BANE BUILDING 2400 IDS CENTER SAINT PAUL,MINNESOTA 55101 SAINT PAUL,MINNESOTA 66101 LIS,MINNESOTA 55402 4t I t of CHANHAgS ° (6121 281.1216 (612)201•L216 16121 330-0661 11 BRIGGS AND MORGAN 1 Mr. Don Ashworth Mr. Roger N. Knutson II December 18 , 1989 Page Two II meeting on September 25th in opposition to the proposed draw. At the meeting, the City Council did not authorize the draw but indicated that it wanted Centex to take the laboring oar in IIdealing with the easement holders. Although Centex did not and does not admit any liability II or obligation to deal with the easement holders , it undertook an effort to work with the City to resolve this matter and ap- proached the various easement holders as evidenced by letters sent to the easement holders, copies of which were also sent to II the City. The status of the negotiations with the easement holders as of this time is as follows: I Preliminary Easement Easement Centex Appraisal Holder Holders Offer Recommendation Response ICameron $750. 00 0 - $500 None 1 Loris $750. 00 $10 ,000 - $12 , 000 $5,OQ0 1 Reamer $750. 00 0 - $500 $1,500 l Carlson $750 .00 2 $3 , 000 - $5,000 $5 ,000 minimum Wong $0 . 00 $2 , 000 - $3 , 000 Accepted offer, Quit Claim Deed II sent but not returned. II As you know, Centex disagrees with the approach taken by Harvey Swenson in his preliminary appraisal because no real property is actually being taken and assuming, for the sake of discussion, II that there is any "taking" it is only temporary in nature since Teton Lane will eventually be opened. We know that there is a group of Curry Farm residents and II others who want Teton Lane to be open. Centex is "caught in the middle" in this matter but we do think that the City is giving too much deference to a non-resident of the City who lives at I II 1 We have been told that the property is in Contract for Deed cancellation so we are not getting much cooperation. 2 In a telephone conversation with Tom Boyce, the owner stated 11 he would release the easement without payment. II I . BRIGGS .A.-Ni) MORGAN IIMr. Don Ashworth Mr. Roger N. Knutson December 18, 1989 IIPage Three IIthe north end of Teton Lane who seems to be leading the fight to keep Teton Lane closed. We continue to take the position that II the City should reconsider the requirement that Teton Lane be barricaded. Is that requirement really serving a useful purpose? Centex recently received a copy of a letter from Gary Warren II of the City of Chanhassen addressed to the First National Bank of Chicago. A copy of that letter is attached for your review. In the letter Mr. Warren indicates that the Letter of Credit can II be reducted to $96, 250 . 00 and it should be extended for another year. We have the following comments concerning this request: II 1. Tom Boyce will be calling Mr. Ashworth for an ex- planation of how the City has arrived at the figure of $96,250 .00 . II 2 . Apparently part of the sum is being held to correct a water quality treatment structure. Centex has completed the work and has asked the Watershed District ,to approve 1 the corrective work and Centex has been informed that the approval should come by on or before December 21, 1989 . On the assumption the problem has been corrected, the amount II of the Letter of Credit should be reduced. 3 . Since the Teton Lane Barricade matter has not been resolved and, even though Centex does not feel that it has II the responsibility to pay any amounts in connection with a resolution of the question, Centex is willing to provide the City with a new Letter of Credit in the amount of 11 $30, 000. 00 which will expire on June 30, 1990 or an extension of the current letter with these terms. Centex will deliver this new Letter of Credit prior to December 31, 1989 so long II as the City will deliver to Centex Letter of Credit No. 311748 unless such letter is extended. We hope to hear from either or both of you this week. IISincerely yours , 7-/ 0P.0 h ILLI ,��. Daniel e, 11 DJC:sks-12: 53 Enclosure Icc: Tom Boyce II s 1 DEC 14 '69 1 2 L 6"'t i P. 1/1 lipat-ft'"brand fax transmittal memo 7671 of pages ► OF ova L. Fron�.�o GVJt� - c° rR(&6s kw c° tt IANHAssEN 'win. Pnone# „c,.._7 b3 s Fax# FaxzZ2 r ¢01 IVE • P,O. BOX 147• CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 II ,":0;1114:w (612)937-1900• FAX(612)937-5739 • IDecember 7, 1989 I I First National Bank of Chicago - Attn: Anne Wesely ' Trade Services Group Suite 0236 IIChicago, IL 60670 Re: Reduction of Irrevocable Letter of Credit No. 311748 1 Curry Farms 2nd Addition , ;, Project No. 88-5 (pvt) Dear Ms. Wesely: 'ut" Please accept this letter as author}nation to reduce Letter of Credit No. 311748 by $288 ,750;00. This reduction is authorized II because the concrete curb, gzavel base, bituminous base and wear course have been installed.; Improvements remaining to be completed include installation of barricades on Teton Lane and I correction of the Watershed District'S;;,water quality treatment structure. '"' qi J:.y The revised letter o 'f'credit amount the , remaining in force for II Letter of Credit No 311748 is 9 0 Since this letter of credit is scheduler to expire December 3 1989, it also needs to be renewed for4ri additional ear a iri _ December 31, 1990. A II would appreciate. : ece'L ius '?yA ;; t E_ n,f; ;zma on•,of this reduction for.;:•,;our files. M1"" Isincerely, 4.4�- ; >4f, *' ,, .inw , � . CITY OF CHANHASSEN I `` V ,- tieo Warren, P.E. C ineer GGW:ktm Ic: Centex Real Estate Corporation Development Contract File . I I I "4 CITYOF , CHANHASSEN 1 :-. . . _ . ..„ . • J, 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 1 December 22, 1989 CERTIFIED MAIL II U.S. Environmental Protection Agency II Region V Attn: Chief, Compliance Section, 5WQC-TUB-8 230 South Deerborn Street Chicago, IL 60604 IIRe: Request for Information Pursuant to Section 308 of the Clean Water Act Docket No. V_ -W-90-308 1 Dear Chief: In response to your request for information, the City h&reby for- II mally requests an extension of time to properly respond to your subject request. The 15-day time period dictated in your request is extremely ambitious given the extent of information requested II and the City 's interest in adequately consulting with legal coun- sel on this matter. II I have attempted to contact Mr. Byron E. Jones of your staff regarding this request and extension and have been unable to make contact . As a result, the City hereby formally requests a 6-month extension for submission of information until May 31 , I 1990. Sincerely, tCITY OF CHANHASSEN 1 ry . Warren, P.E. , ity En neer IIGGW:ktm 11 c: Don Chmiel, Mayor Don Ashworth, City Manager Roger Knutson, City Attorney II City Council Administrative Packet (1/8/90 ) with 11/15/89 EPA letter and 12/5/89 letter from MWCC II I - eC AA , ; u P r 1 � y� UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 5 ``�,��„ W REGION 5 230 SOUTH DEARBORN ST. CHICAGO,ILLINOIS 60604 pRut- REPLY TO THE ATTENTION O? 5WQC-TUB-8 NOV 1 5 1989 CERTIFIED MAIL P 837 748 235 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Honorable Don Chmiel Mayor of Chanhassen City Nall 690 Coulter Drive Chanhassen, Minnesota 55317 I Re: Request for Information Pursuant to Section 308 of the Clean Water Act Docket No. V-W-90-308- K Dear Mayor Chmiel : This request is submitted pursuant to the statutory authority provided to the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) and duly delegated to the undersigned, by Section 308 of the Clean Water Act (CWA). Information available to this Agency indicates that an Infiltration/Inflow (I/I) problem may exist in your community. In order to document the extent of your efforts to date regarding the reduction and/or elimination of this infiltration/inflow problem, please submit the following information within fifteen (15) days after receipt of this letter: A. Copies of any I/I analyses or sewer system evaluation surveys (SSES) that have been completed since 1979. B. Recommendations from the above-referenced I/I analyses and SSES that have been implemented, along with the dates the recommendations were initiated and completed, the specific scope of the work performed, and an estimate of peak infiltration or peak inflow removed. C. In the event the above recommendations have not been initiated, a statement detailing why the recommendations have not been initiated and a construction schedule for implementing the recommendations. The schedule shall :include the starting and completion dates for each recommendation along with the final date for completion of the entire project. The schedule should be as expeditious as possible, but in any event the schedule time frame should not exceed two (2) years. I I D. In the event no I/I analyses or SSES have been performed since 1979, 1 all documentation justifying why such actions have not yet occurred and a schedule for the completion of one or both of the sewer studies. E. A summary documenting any results derived from implementing the I/I analyses and/or SSES recommendations submitted in response to item A above. This shall include, but not be limited to: ° flow data recorded during rain events; ° any reports, memoranda, or correspondence documenting the effectiveness of the remedial actions implemented. All information submitted pursuant to this request should be sent to the following address: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region V 230 South Dearborn Street Chicago, Illinois 60604 Attn: Chief, Compliance Section, 5WQC-TUB-8 In addition, a copy of all information submitted in response to this request should be provided to the State at the following address: rt Minnesota Pollution Control Agency 520 Lafayette Road ' St. Paul , Minnesota 55155 Attn: Chief, Regulatory Compliance Section If you have any questions regarding this request, please contact Byron E. Jones of my staff at (312) 886-2307. Sin rely yours, 6d- 7574p--- Charles H. Sutfin Director, Water Division cc: Russell C. Felt, Chief Regulatory Compliance Section Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Zq'.'1136 1 r 1 1 Metropolitan Waste Control Commission Mears Park Centre, 230 East Fifth Street, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 612 222-8423 at, A004/1) p r /10 December 5, 1989 ____--- _ j ' Don Chmiel • Mayor • City of Chanhassen 690 Coulter Drive Chanhassen, MN 55317 Dear Mayor Chmiel: This is in regard to a letter which we understand you recently received from the Environmental Protection Agency regarding Inflow and Infiltration ( "I/I" ) . This letter was also apparently received by some 27 other communities in the Blue Lake WWTP system. ' Please be assured that neither the Council or Commission was aware that this communication would be forthcoming from EPA. As you may know, the Council, Commission, and Minnesota Pollution Control Agency have been sued by the Environmental Protection Agency wits regard to the upgrade and expansion of the Blue Lake and Seneca Wastewater Treatment Facilities. This lawsuit is currently in the discovery process. We have discussed the I & I letter you have received with an attorney for the EPA who has indicated it is an attempt to gather further information for purposes of the lawsuit. He indicates that there is no intent on the part of EPA, at this time, to join the ' various cities in this lawsuit. In responding to this letter we strongly suggest that you consult with ' legal counsel since the penalties prescribed for violation of section 308 can be quite heavy. You may want to consider requesting addi- tional time in order to prepare your response since the fifteen day time period in the letter appears to be extremely ambitious given the ' extent of information requested. _ • During the period of 1978-1981, the Metropolitan Waste Control 1 Commission, in obtaining EPA funding for wastewater improvements, identified communities which had potentially excessive I/I based on EPA' s regulations. If your community had potentially excessive I/I and participated in detailed I/I analysis, you should have a copy of the report; if not, the Commission may have a copy available. Also, as you know the Commission has been collecting flow data for many years. Beginning in 1985, the Commission has maintained records of daily flows for meters which measure each community's flow. We can EC 1119-6 _.. , ,,r LriAtVHASS .N ' EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER II ' Mayor Don Chmiel December 5, 1989 Page 2 ' make this daily flow data available to you at the Commission's Regional Maintenance Facility if needed in preparing your response. Please contact Ray Payne at the Commission ( 291-2186) with regard to these matters. I. Sincerely, Lurline Baker Kent Chair, Metropolitan Waste Control Commission ' Steve Keefe Chair, Metropolitan Council CC: Donald Ashworth, City Manager 1 1 1 I r, £ cc �cc CITYOF CHANHASSEN • • 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147• CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 December 22, 1989 Mr. Ted Delancey 7505 Frontier Trail Chanhassen, MN 55317 Re: Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation/Easement Encroachment ' Project No. 89-22 Dear Mr. Delancey: ' I appreciated meeting with you and your wife on December 22, 1989 to discuss your concerns surrounding the City's use of the easement area along the southeast boundary of your property. It was very enlightening to bb provided ' with the information you had available concerning the City's easement documents for the sanitary sewer line. Since the City had been unable to produce the easement documents, unfortunately sane erroneous assumptions were made and the ' contractor's activities expanded beyond the actual easement limits. This is certainly not the way that we like to see business done on these construction projects and I apologize for the manner in which this has been handled. I am providing this letter as you requested to document that the City will take all reasonable efforts in the future to contact you in advance of any future construction activities on the sanitary sewer easement located on your property. It is understood that emergency conditions may warrant the City responding if you are unable to be reached immediately and this is understood as an exception. Further, the City agrees to live within the 10-foot wide sanitary sewer easement ' as identified on documents you provided on 12/22/89. As I explained at our meeting, due to the depth and extreme grades on this property, if future repairs would be necessary to the sewer line a 10-foot easement obviously would not be manageable. However, the City would then be in contact with you prior to any ' encroachment outside of this easement area to obtain your permission and this would be negotiated at such time. Concerning the restoration work which will caamence in the spring for the sewer area which was reconstructed along the southeasterly corner of the property, I will see to it that you are invited to be present and give us your input to see ' that this restoration is completed to your satisfaction. As I reviewed with you, our plans call for relocating four 6-foot (2 to 3-inch diameter) spruce trees in addition to re-seeding and planting the area. We will make every reasonable effort to restore this area to your satisfaction. As noted from my field investigations, I do not believe any significant trees were removed during our construction; however, it is quite obvious that a significant amount of clearing and grubbing of minor trees and brush was necessary for our work. ■ Mr. Ted Delancey December 22, 1989 Page 2 Concerning work remaining on your property, in a follow-up telephone one conver- sation I informed you that the City will be accessing the remainder of the sewer ' line located on Lot 16 to do testing and chemically sealing of any defects located within that sanitary sewer line. This, however, will not result in any above-ground construction activities except for the entry of a step van type ' vehicle since all of the work will be accessed through existing manholes. I would anticipate this effort to commence in the spring when weather permits although you may find during the winter if we do get a window of temperate ' weather that this activity may be undertaken by the contractor. Enclosed please find your boundary survey and topographic sheet which you were kind enough to give to me for copying. I have since been in contact with your ' surveyor and he has provided me with a fresh copy for our records. With the information you provided I will further see to it that our easement records and maps are upgraded to document the 10-foot easement so that in the future whe- never the City needs to access this line that this confusion will not exist. I hope you have a pleasant holiday season and ensuing flight to San Diego. Fbr our records you have indicated that you will be gone fran January 6 through ' April 24, 1990 and can be reached at (619) 755-8189. I trust this letter meets with your satisfaction and accurately summarizes our discussions of December 22, 1989. If I can be of further assistance or if there are any questions, please call. Sincerely, ' CITY OF CHANHASSEN CITY OF CH,ANHASSEN 41:aN, ationfigli, - b arren, P.E. Don Ashworth DI ,•.neer City Manager ' GGW:ktm ' Attachment: Survey documents (2 sheets) c: Don Ashworth, City Manager John Horn, BRW ' Gary Ehret, BRW Greg Roy, BRW r t I Ala —111 Mn/DOT ( �C "t i- ) �C i elES0? t7 ---- D 1 News CITY ��O OF TRPN Date: December 22, 1989 813 l3 �1RRnniit 1 DEC N 91°89 To be Released: ' IMMEDIATELY ENGINEERING DEPT. WEEKEND PATROL ADDED TO WEST METROPOLITAN AREA ' Minneapolis, Mn (December 22, 1989) - - The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) has added an around-the-clock weekend patrol team to ' monitor the state roadways and respond to emergency situations in its west-metropolitan area this winter. The Weekend Patrol program has been started to reduce the response time ' to emergency road conditions. "Their business is to provide service," said Jim Crohn, highway maintenance superintendent. "With the coope ration of the Minnesota State Patrol," he said, "the goal of the Weekend Patrol is to ' reduce Mn/DOT's emergency response time to less than 30 minutes." Four maintenance workers, each with at least ten years of highway ' experience, staff the Weekend Patrol. They provide fast response to ice and frost accumulation on bridges and ramps, freeway lighting disorders, roadway ' obstructions, accident site clean-up, motorist assistance and other potentially hazardous situations for weekend motorists. ' If you would like more information about the Weekend Patrol, please call Mn/DOT's west-metropolitan office at 593-8400. - 30 — CONTACTS: ' Dennis Luoto Jim Crohn Maintenance Operations Highway Maintenance Superintendant Engineer 593-8431 593-8436 Minnesota Department of Transportation/District 5, 2055 N. Lilac Dr., Golden Valley, MN. 55422 i LAW oPYiC$S C C. _ - BRIGGS AN �IortGAN ' PI4O1!CSStO,AL ASSOCI.aTIox ' 2200 k*IBST A"ATIONAL 941.1S BUILDING SAINT PAUL,A111"A'ESOTA 50101 TYtLEPR02iE tea 291-SL'StS ' TELECOPIER MEI '222.40T1 ' 7NCLE:DINO T11L* PO3 4za PIRM of LEVITT, PALMED, BOWEN, 120T?LAW & SHARE ' December 29, 1989 VIA FAX ,- 456-9539 ' Roger Knutson, Esq. 3460 Washington Drive Suite 202 Eagan, Minnesota 55122 RE: Centex - Chanhassen Property Our File No. 11877 . 34 Dear Roger: K ' This is a follow up to our letter yesterday. I have dis- cussed t.be changes you mentioned in our telephone conversation last evening with Centex, and I have been authorized to propose the following: 1 . By noon today, the City of Chanhassen should "fax" a letter to First Chicago rescinding the call on the Letter of ' Credit and requesting that the existing Letter of Credit be ex- tended for six (6) months in the amount of $96, 250. Please send a "hard" copy Federal Express. 2. The City would negotiate the acquisition of easement rights from the five easement holders as set forth in my letter of December 18, 1989, and Centex would agree to pay up to the amount requested by such easement holders as set forth in the letter with the understanding that, as to Cameron, the amount would be $750. Centex presumes that a reasonable effort would ' be made to acquire the easements for less in the cases of Loris, Reamer `and Carlson. ' 3 . Upon notification that the easements had been acquired, Centex would complete the Barricade as per the Development Agree- ment. ' 4 . Centex ' is agreeing to pay the above mentioned amounts in an effort to resolve this dispute and this offer should in 2:1 t0 Mt KOALA TRADE MTEB 2200 Fl857 aa710UL CIANS<17t iLDi>•O 9800 i Dl GENTS* 7►7.I1�7 PALM,7tT�"1;L$OT 0D701 SAINT PAUL.:tla':?4O'r�out)! xociE Arous.7(Do;'MIA 0402 tam 2a1•21I 13714 201•72ID 4:2!3:+1.0007 20'd leiol riVI' 01[112aa nvi'vnn or �. ... ..�.�.. .. .a.vv . .,... ' DRZGGS ..vn MORG j\ Roger Knutson, Esq. ' December 29, 1989 Page Two way construed as an admission of any obligation on the part no ay be Y of Centex to acquire and/or pay for such easement rights and it ' does not agree to pay any sums in addition to those set forth above. S. The Letter of Credit has been extended in connection ' with two matters only: a. The "Barricade" issue. ' h. Final approval from the Minnehaha Watershed Dis- trict of corrective work on a water quality treatment structure. 6 . At such time as the Watershed District approval has been received the Letter of Credit can be reduced to $30, 000 and ' at such time as the "Barricade" issue is resolved (easements acgtired and Barricade completed) the Letter of Credit will be released . 131e4se confirm that these terms are acceptable. Sincerely yours, Daniel 3 . Cole, Jr. DJC: sks-12: 30 ' cc: Avery Kintner Centex (via FAX) ' Burgess Trank Centex (via FAX) I CITY OF CHANHASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Don Ashworth, City Manager ' DATE: December 19, 1989 SUBJ: Springsted Billings I have compared the attached bills to the proposal submitted by Springsted. To state that I am delighted would be an understate- ment. Following Council designation, I met with Springsted to start work on the proposed bond sale for 1989. We discussed billing schedules as a part of that meeting. Regardless of how specific a bidder makes his proposal, such is still subjective. For example, a typical tax increment sale includes significant analy- sis by the bond consultant regarding anticipated revenues from a specific site in comparison to costs. Work typically includes plan modifications which must contain those same numbers. ' Accordingly, a l times basic fee schedule is normal (Springsted proposal uses this methodology and would have resulted in a fee schedule of approximately $11, 000 higher than actually billed) . ' In Chanhassen' s case, most of the redevelopment plan work as well as the revenue forecasts/ required maturity dates have been completed in house. By contrast, we were looking to Springsted to verify the numbers presented, provide professional advice where proposed schedules deviated from norms, and to insure that the additional paperwork required by approving attorneys/rating agencies/etc. , were completed. I solely asked Dave to recognize ' my concerns and consider such as a part of any final bills. As noted at the beginning of this memorandum, I was delighted to ' see how Dave met my concerns. Specifically, he did not use the 1 times multiplier. For accounting purposes, he has shown the 33 hours of non-typical consultive duties as chargeable against the 50 hour retainer established through the modified proposal process. A second subjective area comes in terms of the G.O. Bonds of 1989. Specifically, the work associated with presenting the I Mayor and City Council December 19, 1989 Page 2 referendum, in 1988, required heavy reliance upon on the bond con- sultant to estimate the effect of proposed issues on general property taxes, determine compliance with levy limitations , etc. A consultant may spend significant time working on a proposed referendum issue, only to have the electorate deny it. The bond ' consultant is basically forced to eat those costs. In our instance, the referendum was presented on the total $2 million package (actually higher with trails and community center) ; but, a technical change in state law left us with only being able to issue a portion of those bonds ( $1. 2M vs. $2. 0M approved) . As you will note by the billing, Springsted has reduced their billing for this issue by 30% recognizing their non-participation ' in the referendum process. By this letter, I am commending Springsted for their reasonable- ness in the billing process. In discussing the issue with Mr. MacGillivray, he stated Springsted' s desire to insure that a long term relationship is maintained. Their actions confirm this statement and, again, deserve recognition. cc: Dave MacGillivrary, Springsted o-J 1 1 1 ' � SPRINGSTED I PUBLIC FINANCE ADVISORS 85 East Seventh Place. Suite 100 Saint Paul. MN 55101.2143 612.223.3000 I Fax.612.223.3002 IDATE: December 15, 1989 I TO: Mr. Donald Ashworth, City Manager pE $ , City of Chanhassen City Hall CITY OF CHAIVHHSSEtV 690 Coulter Drive IChanhassen, MN 55317 I For Services Preliminary to the Issuance of $6,650,000 General Obligation Improvement Bonds, Series 1989A I Basic Fee: $22,100.00 Hourly Services: (33.5 hrs. @ $125/hr. = $4,187.50) no charge Advances: I Publication Costs $ 213.82 County Auditor's Certificate (81% of$145) 117.45 Official Statement Printing (81%of$2,228.98) 1,805.47 IBond Printing 1, 65.00 Miscellaneous: Travel $ 149.58 I Copies, Special Delivery, Computer Run Time and Telecopy 803.40 ITOTAL DUE $26,454.72 II declare under penalty of law that this account is just and correct and that no part of it has been paid. IS, INGSTED Incorporated - 2 ; IBY: --.(:)9,4A--...1?:a i ,A., ,„_-t • BONNIE C. MAfiSON IThis statement is due on the date that payment is received for the bonds relative to which this billing is made. Commencing 30 days thereafter interest will be charged at a rate of 1% Iper month. Indiana Office. Kansas Office: Wisconsin Office. I i35 North Pennsylvania Street 6800 College Boulevard 500 Elm Grove Road Suite 2015 Suite 600 Suite 101 Indianapolis. IN 46204.2498 Overland Park, KS 66211.1533 Elm Grove. WI 53122.0037 317.684.6000 913.345.8062 414.782.8222 Fax: 317.684.6004 Fax: 913.345.1770 Fax: 414.782.2904 1 SPRINGSTED PUBLIC FINANCE ADVISORS 85 East Seventh Place, Suite 100 Saint Paul, MN 55101.2143 612.223.3000 IFax: 612.223.3002 IDATE: December 15, 1989 I TO: Mr. Donald Ashworth, City Manager City of Chanhassen Z City Hall DEC 690 Coulter Drive i:ITI OF CHANHASSEN IChanhassen, MN 55317 I For Services Preliminary to the Issuance of $835,000 General Obligation Corporate Purpose Bonds, Series 1989C Basic Fee: $8,700.00 ILess: 30% Discount (No Participation in Referendum Process) (2,610.00) Subtotal $6,090.00 IAdvances: Publication Costs $ 214.30 I County Auditor's Certificate (10% of$145) 14.50 Official Statement Printing (10% of$2,228.98) 222.90 Bond Printing 515.00 I Miscellaneous: Copies, Special Delivery, Computer Run Time and Telecopy 225.90 ITOTAL DUE $7,282.60 II declare under penalty of law that this account is just and correct and that no part of it has been paid. ISP,P INGSTED Incorporated LI, I By / d ' .l. 1i`� _ — BONNIE . M TS I This statement is due on the date that payment is received for the bonds relative to which I this billing is made. Commencing 30 days thereafter interest will be charged at a rate of 1% per month. Indiana Office: Kansas Office: Wisconsin Office: I 135 North Pennsylvania Street 6800 College Boulevard 500 Elm Grove Road Suite 2015 Suite 600 Suite 101 Indianapolis, IN 46204.2498 Overland Park, KS 66211.1533 Elm Grove, WI 53122.0037 317.684.6000 913.345.8062 414.782.8222 IFax:317.684.6004 Fax: 913.345.1770 Fax:414.782.2904 1 Fli SPRINGSTED IPUBLIC FINANCE ADVISORS 85 East Seventh Place, Suite 100 Saint Paul, MN 55101.2143 I 612.223.3000 Fax:612.223.3002 DATE: December 15, 1989 TO: Mr. Donald Ashworth, City Manager City of Chanhassen 0 E C 18 W9 City Hall 690 Coulter Drive LAI OF CHANHASSEN I Chanhassen, MN 55317 I For Services Preliminary to the Issuance of $725,000 Taxable General Obligation Tax Increment Bonds, Series 1989B IBasic Fee: $13,050.00 Advances: Publication Costs $ 188.60 I County Auditor's Certificate (9% of$145) 13.05 Official Statement Printing (9% of$2,228.98) 200.61 Bond Printing 161.00 IMiscellaneous: Copies, Special Delivery, Computer Run Time and Telecopy 248.75 ITOTAL DUE $14,162.01 I I declare under penalty of law that this account is just and correct and that no part of it has Ibeen paid. • RINGSTED Incorporated I / r BY: if`+ ( IA. 1 a � a I / BONNIE C. MATSO: I This statement is due on the date that payment is received for the bonds relative to which this billing is made. Commencing 30 days thereafter interest will be charged at a rate of 1% per month. I Indiana Office: Kansas Office: Wisconsin Office 135 North Pennsylvania Street 6800 College Boulevard 500 Elm Grove Road Suite 2015 Suite 600 Suite 101 Indianapolis. IN 46204.2498 Overland Park, KS 66211.1533 Elm Grove,WI 53122.0037 317.684.6000 913.345.8062 414.782.8222 IFax: 317.684.6004 Fax: 913.345.1770 Fax: 414.782.2904 a \_) %-. �•;t���s�p9 uu.0 I STATE OF MINNESOTA OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS IFIFTH FLOOR,FLOUR EXCHANGE BUILDING 310 FOURTH AVENUE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS,MINNESOTA 55415 December 20, 1989 I (612)341.7600 Mr.Elliott B. Knetsch Mr. Patrick J. Nugent I Campbell, Knutson, Scott&Fuchs, P.A. Soo Line Railroad Company 3460 Washington Drive, Suite 202 P.O. Box 530 Eagan,MN 55122 Minneapolis,MN 55440 I Mr. Gary G.Warren Mr. Leonard W. Levine City Engineer Commissioner of Transportation P.O.Box 147 411 Transportation Building IChanhassen, MN 55317 St. Paul, MN 55155 Mr. Don Ashworth Mr. Ronald F.Mattson City Manager Asst. Director,Railroad Administration I P.O.Box 147 Transportation Building,Room 810 Chanhassen, MN 55317 St. Paul, MN 55155 I Re: In the Matter of the Resolution of the City of Chanhassen Petitioning the Commissioner of the Department of Transportation to conduct a public I hearing to determine whether public grade crossings should be established on Trunk Highway 101 and the West 78th Street Frontage Road which would traverse the right of way and track of the Soo Line Railroad I Company in Chanhassen,Minnesota. OAH No. 70-3000-4118-2 Gentlemen: ICounsel for the City of Chanhassen and the Soo Line Railroad have reached an agreement in principle concerning most of the issues in the above matter and have requested I that the hearing be rescheduled in order to provide an opportunity to attempt to resolve all issues and reach a final settlement agreement. The hearing in the above matter is hereby rescheduled to commence at 9:30 a.m.on Thursday,February, 15, 1990, at the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 690 Coulter Drive, IChanhassen,Minnesota. The hearing will continue on February 16th if necessary. Very truly yours, I .4oetZrY.00),..„ I Please direct correspondence ric L. Olson regarding this matter to: Administrative Law Judge 4700 Emerson Avenue S. Minneapolis,MN 55409 (612) 825-0968 C 22 1J9 I cm OF CHANt-v ss v AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER 1 . II I � PLANNING TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING URBAN DESIGN BRW. INC THRESHER SQUARE • 700 THIRD STREET SOUTH • MINNEAPOLIS.MINNESOTA 55415 PHONE 612 370-0700 FAX 612.'370-1378 I Cc. aomip humor wr Y9 rgto II IIDecember 1, 1989 J4t.e. " CG ' City of Chanhassen 690 Coulter Drive 6? II Chanhassen, MN 55317 CITY CF CHANHASSEN �� ` Attn: Mr. Gary Warren, PE G � 1r II RE: Railroad Crossing Costs DEC OC 1989 Feasibility Study TH 101 @ West 78th Street ENC!N7r RILJc DEPT. IIDear Mr. Warren: In response to your inquiry regarding the costs identified in Supplev ntal I Report #1 to the TH 101/Lake Drive feasibility study, I have examined the basis for our estimate. At the time this feasibility study was completed, we were operating on the premis that one intersection (four legged) crossing would be II required. Using the direct costs incurred from the Great Plains Boulevard intersection, which was similar, (but only a two-way crossing), we estimated a cost for this crossing of $200,000.00. The attached exhibit illustrates the anticipated crossing on which our estimate was based. IIncluded in our estimate of the costs were the cantilevered signals, gates, rub- berized crossing, etc. Streetlighting was not included in the crossing costs, Ibut rather, was included in the roadway costs. However, further design progress, discussions with Mn/DOT, etc., have now resulted in two separate crossings being required. Because of this, the effi- ciencies which can be achieved with one crossing are no longer available with two crossings. I, therefore, believe that our cost estimate of $200,000.00 is not adequate to cover the costs which we can anticipate from the new crossing I layout. We estimate that the new layout (See the attached Exhibit 2.) will cost about $275,000.00. Therefore, including contingencies and overhead costs, the City should anticipate additional costs of $100,000.00 ($75,000.00 plus 30 percent). II AN AFFILIATE OF THE BENNETT.RINGROSE.WOLSFELD.JARVIS.GARDNER.INC GROUP I DAVID J BENNETT DONALD W RINGROSE RICHARD P WOLSFELD PETER E JARVIS LAWRENCE J GARDNER THOMAS F CARROLL CRAIG A AMUNDSEN DONALD E.HUNT MARK G SWENSON JOHN B McNAMARA RICHARD D.PILGRIM DALE N BECKMANN DENNIS J.SUTLIFF JEFFREY L BENSON RALPH C.BLUM DAVID L GRAHAM MINNEAPOLIS DENVER PHOENIX TUCSON ST.PETERSBURG I II . Mr. Gary Warren December 1, 1989 Page 2 ' I hope this information clarifies this issue. If I can be of further assistance, please let me know. ' Sincerely, aaa BRW, INC. 1 ' Gary A. Eh et, PE Project Manager GAE/sk cc: Mr. Elliott Knetsch Mr. Fred Hoisington Mr. Howard Preston File 7-8912 % 1 I I MO • I MN MI E I MN r = ' — — MN NM MN — NO I / � . 4- CHANHASSEN. / I n �4.C� \'tt* T.H. 101 REALIGNMENT/ /./,, ,� LAKE DRIVE / f • FEASIBILITY STUDY I / C.P. 88-22 1 /711 // I // . 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'.--.--* /‘-----.--•14 I 1f 1 IF 1 I • QQV.: I QI I \:-.: 3 . cU) . • . , . • I .f .I. .71-4,,. .-...il Li i . 1 v i '''t:' 1•I • - I I ..1 CITY OF PGA _ s, 1 y. i CHANHASSEN ,,,,..„ ,,,,. . .., •,,, . _ . 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 Iv (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 IIDecember 11, 1989 1 Mr . Richard Brooks 408 Metro Square Building 7th & Robert II St. Paul, MN 55101 Dear Mr . Brooks, 1 On November 29, 1989, our Building Official, Ron Julkowski, terminated his employment with the City of Chanhassen. We would now like to II appoint temporarily Steve A. Kirchman to the position of Building Official . Mr . Kirchman 's Minnesota Building Official Class II cer- tification number is 1027 . Y I Mr . Kirchman has been employed with the City of Chanhassen as a Building Inspector for over two years and is more than qualified to fill the position. Although this is a temporary appointment at this II time, I fully expect to make it a permanent appointment within the next few weeks. Please let me know if there is anything: else that you need to know I regarding this situation. Si cerely, / . , im Chaffee I ublic Safety Director JC:cd 1 cc: Don Ashworth, City Manager cc: Scott Harr, Assistant Public Safety Director ISteve A. Kirchman, Building Inspector I .. I I CITYOF CHANHASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 ' (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 December 14, 1989 ' Mr . Clayton Johnson Bloomberg Properties Box 100 ' Chanhassen, MN 55317 Dear Mr . Johnson, ' This letter is to follow up on our conversation regarding the requirement of handicap restrooms at the building being used by FMG. I have talked to Mr . Bill Hanson of FMG, explaining that in reviewing this requirement with our building inspectors, they are requiring that the restrooms be In compliance with code for han- dicap accessibility. I concur with their interpretation of applicable code in this matter . If you wish to pursue this matter, I recommend that you contact acting Building Official Steve Kirchman to arrange a meeting. Si4r00;-0 Y, Scott Harr, Assistant Public Safety Director ' SH:lf cc: Don Ashworth, City Manager Jim Chef fee, Public Safety _©ir°ectpz Steve Kirchman, Acting Building Official Carl Berke, Mechanical Inspector Bill Hanson, FMG 1 I , CITYOF 1 4 , , CHANHASSEN .. , . 1 . . , . . . 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 1 (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 v December 18 , 1989 ``x7 — 0 far )1- . P r, 06 / I /h,.Ne is 710 ces op u, ,1 IA /rpv. ,ri< S f.Ai �,, f,nqt /r. /pro y'tii i o.-o_.1 'ya,.,i...w, 1 - 4 r'P+c - rr a( Lundgren Bros. Construction, Inc. �1"`�" '� "� l f °" r �ti Attn: Mr. Michael Pflaum AArt j 4G.-11- YKeyre ir. ce , Ye... c.a—f...„.c 935 East Wayzata Blvd. �e y c� D c 1 Wayzata, MN 55391 T 9 d Q F+..� L f-/ ' / co,,7 -h i'N,‘,34e- V•'-^- Re: Pleasant View Road Traffic Control r,,, x„4 , , 1 File No. PW070D2 ; Dear Mr. Pflaum: �` "�""~'� /e Cam' 1 Thank you for your letter of December 8, 1989 concerning the apparent road hazard at the sharp curve just north of the entrance to Trappers Pass 3rd Addition. I have reviewedtithis 1 matter and concur that the curve could do with some improved signage to warn the westbound motorists. I Specifically, I am recommending that 10 MPH advisory speed plates be installed to replace the current speed limit signs on the turns. In addition, the 25 MPH speed limit sign will be relo- cated to just south of the entrance road to Trappers Pass 3rd 1 Addition. The eastbound 30 MPH speed sign will similarly be relocated to just after the crosswalk area. Lastly, a large left arrow sign will be installed on the westerly extension of West I 64th Street at the turn. These suggested changes are shown on the attached mpa. I This signage will be implemented as soon as -possible when weather permits. I have reviewed this situation with our Street Superintendent, Mr. Schlenk, and he will take additional care to sand this corner as best as possible toAlso .hopefully abate some I of the traffic problems which have been occurring. As we all know, none of these measures will,:help without good prudence being exercised on the part of the motorist. IIn this regard I have included a copy py of Mr. Chaffee's memo to Captain Bob Pagelkopf of the Carver County Sheriff's Department. I If you have any questions in this regard please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Chaffee or Mr. Pagelkopf. 1 1 I Mr. Michael Pflaum December 18, 1989 Page 2 If I can be of further assistance, please call. ' Sincerely, CITY OF CHANHASSEN ' _by All Warren, P.E. gineer GGW:ktm Attachments: 1. Map. 2. December 15, 1989 memo to Captain Bob Pagelkopf. 3. December 8, 1989 letter from Lundgren Bros. c: Jim Chaffee , Public Safety Director Don Ashworth, City Manager Jerry Schlenk, Street Superintendent Captain Bob Pagelkopf, Carver County Sheriff 's Department City Council Administrative Packet (1/8/90 ) 1 1 1 1 . Z:: I - C',q. 18 y�, 11 S'7� 17 i ►'- '�3 . 1 F I6 c:::o,�. 2 •s �;: 8lVo MotiN2 AI N. �.„G, 10 A . ..."1..1 I , 3 COURT. Zly D N EAR ►- 4 z F - I 4 6 .i �• - 1 3 �pZ 2 I'-.-7.N'..: 5 6 7 0 ,, g H► , � - '� • °DI ION ,�, -: ;�,• _,a0. — . _ W. :...8.33 6 t T H • FN. NEAR -, . O W; Mr T , O OT . N I 1 - I r. y,,, _.. ,/ a s 31�� •0. IJEL^ov i a° 1 1 ;d METZIG 1 T •u `�►T l -- - .._... _. ,? 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BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 1 (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 IMEMORANDUM TO: Bob Pagelkopf IFROM: Jim Chaffee, Public Safety Director DATE: December 15, 1989 ' SUBJ: Traffic Problems/Pleasant View Road 1 Please find attached a copy of a letter from Michael Pflaum, Lundgren Brothers Construction, concerning traffic problems on 1 Pleasant View Road. Mr . Pflaum suggests that the Carver County Sheriff should be advised of the problem and more vigorously enforce the posted speed limit , or ='this section of Pleasant View Road. You may remember we have emphasized traffic enforcement on 1 this road in the past and have received favorable comments from the residents of the area. IFdo not feel a radar survey is necessary since we have done these ir ;the past, but I would 1 recommend increased visibility. $= We would appreciate it if.:the deputiesrere made aware of this 1 letter and could concentrate more of their free time in the areas of concern on Pleasant View Road. Please feel free to call me if you have any questions or comments regarding this issue . cc: Don Ashworth, City :Manager Scott Harr, Assistant„Public Safety Director IGary Warren, 'City Engineer” ' _ , . . -0: . .. . ..- I I -, I I LUIIDGREFI OSTRUCTION B C. 935 EAST WAYZATA BOULEVARD • WAYZATA, MINNESOTA 55391 • (612) 473-1231 December 8, 1989 Mr. Gary Warren Chanhassen Director of Public Works 690 Coulter Drive Chanhassen, MN 55317 Re: Traffic Control for Pleasant View Road Dear Gary: On three separate occasions within the past month westbound drivers have lost control of their automobiles on Pleasant View Road and damaged trees and sod at the entrance to Trappers Pass 3rd Addition. One of these accidents was a near tragedy, as only a head-on collision with a tree prevented the car and its occupants from plunging into the 'pond just to the west of the roadway. Clearly, people are attempting to negotiate the flat curve at the northeastern corner of Trappers Pass 3rd Addition at speeds which are unsafe for icy or wet conditions. At a minimum, a sharp left turn arrow should be placed directly in the path of westbound motorists and an advisory speed of 15 mph posted. Also, the Carver County Sheriff should be advised of this problem and more vigorously enforce the posted speed limit for this section of Pleasant View Road. Please advise me, Gary, of what actions the City will be taking in this matter. Very truly yours, LUNDGRFT BROS. CONSTR ZION, INC. era ichael A. Pflaum MAP:bw cc: Mr. Don Ashworth, Chanhassen City Administrator Mr. James Chaffee, Chanhassen Public Safety Director 1 r. Mr. Howard Noziska December 22, 1989 Page 2 I concur that speed control is an important safety concern for this road as well as any other road where violations are occurring. It may be worthwhile for the Association to contact the School District to see if the bus stop could not be relocated off of Bluff Creek Drive onto Hesse Farm Road. I know this would add same time and an additional pick-up no doubt for the ' School District, but I believe that this might be a more positive and direct solution at least to the school children safety issue. ' 2. Trunk Highway 212 Connect - As you are perhaps painfully aware, Bluff Creek Drive has been designated by the City as a State-Aid roadway. In order for a road to qualify for State-Aid status, it must have "continuity" with other ' State-Aid roads and have sufficient volumes of traffic for the State to justify allowing State funds to be spent on maintenance and construction of the roadways. Bluff Creek Drive has existed as a State-Aid road since 1972 (see attached resolution). To consider the roadway as a "residential street" I believe is misleading since the roadway's useage, continuity, and importance to the City's roadway network indicate otherwise. The City's comprehensive plan also upgraded this roadway to a collector status in 1987. ' As you are aware, the City is relatively deficient, due to topography and other various land use reasons, of good north/south roadways. It is there- fore logical that this roadway will experience increased useagetas time goes on when Trunk Highway 212 is constructed in this area sometime after the year 2000 and land use ultimately intensifies. As shown on the attached Trunk Highway 212 excerpt, Bluff Creek Drive does not have a direct connec- t tion to the proposed Trunk Highway 212. This therefore would diminish its attractiveness to a certain extent; however, you are aware it is possible to utilize this roadway to access Trunk Highway 212 once County Road 17 is ' extended from Pioneer Trail to Trunk Highway 212. I have asked the Department of Transportation's Engineer, Howard Needles and Associates, to review the Bluff Creek Drive traffic forecast for the Trunk ' Highway 212 condition and will be happy to report those results to you when obtained sometime in the next several months. I am not certain as to the basis for your conclusion "that the road is not capable of safely accom- modating the traffic it would draw" since the road has been upgraded in accordance with State standards with the recent construction to a 28-foot width withy no parking allowed. ' 3. Assessments - You questioned the rationale for only assessing three units on the 110-acre plot to the north of Hesse Farm at the intersection of Pioneer Trail and Bluff Creek Drive. When a feasibility study is prepared by the City and hearings held on the project, staff is faced with having to draw conclusions as to future property development for unplatted areas. In the case of the subject property, we were faced with a 110-acre site which was interrupted by the Bluff Creek ravine area and which ultimately would be significantly interrupted by the relocation of Bluff Creek Drive as a part of the Trunk Highway 212 construction activity. The attached plan excerpt has been included which shows the dislocation impact on this property from the re-routing of Bluff Creek Drive. It was our conclusion after reviewing these documents that three units would be consistent with the current land I ' Mr. Howard Noziska December 22, 1989 Page 3 use trend for the roadway, especially in light of the taking,which will ' ultimately happen with the Trunk Highway 212 construction. This was pre- sented in the feasibility study hearing as well as in the assessment hearing. ' I believe this is an accurate portrayal of the ultimate land use for the area once Trunk Highway 212 is constructed although items such as this can obviously be argued from one side or the other. I have enclosed a copy of ' the preliminary platting docents which have been submitted to the Planning Department for this land and also another sheet which shows the Trunk Highway 212 taking. Had the City assessed an additional eight units on this ' project, the net impact would be a reduction of approximately $250 per unit. Since there was some question as to the credibility of the proposed plat submittal as to whether it indeed would be subdivided or if it was just a ploy to obtain RALF funds fran the Metropolitan Council, the conservative position adopted by the City Council was to assess units which we felt cer- tain would be built. ' A frustrating element of my job is not being able to satisfy all the concerns and questions which are posed from citizens and Associations such as the Hesse Farm Hcmeowners Association. I hope at least this letter is able to give you information as to the basis for some of the conclusions which have been reached t concerning Bluff Creek Drive. I welcome continued dialog with you and the Association concerning these matters, especially as the planning and ultimate design and construction of the Trunk Highway 212 improvements come to being. Sincerely, ' CITY OF CHANHASSEN .4 ' =ary G. arren, P.E. City Eng'• eer GGW:ktm Attachments: 1. Association letter dated November 15, 1989. ' 2. November 9, 1989 Traffic Committee letter. 3. State-Aid resolution. 4. Bluff Creek Woods preliminary plat. 5. Trunk Highway 212 right-of-way impacts on Bluff Creek Woods. 6. Trunk Highway 212 EIS layout. c: Don Chmiel, Mayor Scott Harr, Traffic Safety Committee Larry Dallam, HNTB Planning Commission Administrative Packet ' Public Safety Commission Administrative Packet City Council Administrative Packet (1/8/90) November 15, 1989 To: Mayor, City Council and Planning Commission $D_7 City of Chanhassen 690 Coulter Drive P.O. Box 147 Chanhassen, Minnesota 55317 CC . Pio 00 I Dear Mayor ChmIel , et al . During our Hesse Farm Homeowners Association meeting on November 11 , 1989, the subject of Trunk Highway 212 and Its i connection to Bluff Creek Drive as discussed extensively. ■ As you are probably already aware, (without the attraction of a super freeway connection from Chanhassen - Shakopee - ' Chaska to the center of the metro area) Bluff Creek Drive, our recently Improved "residential " street, has already experienced a tremendous increase in not only car and pickup traffic but most alarmingly, frequency of use by HUGE TRUCKS! An attempt to slow traffic down to a reasonable speed by Installing a stop sign at the intersection of Bluff Creek ' Drive and Hesse Farm Road is now being considered. A petition has been presented to the city. The stop sign would certainly help with speed but perhaps not with the amount of traffic. We certainly hope approval and installation of the signs can procede prior to the dangers created by winter time conditions. This is extremely important when considering the location of our school bus pickup point , which is at that intersection. Cars and trucks have been observed driving by at speeds In excess of 40 mph, less than 3 feet away from where our elementary ' school children are standing. This is frightening. Of significant additional concern however, is the impact of Bluff Creek Drive providing a primary coonnecting ' link to new Trunk Highway 212. If Bluff Creek Drive ends up as the primary access road to Hwy 212, our concern Is two- fold. First, the road is not capable of safely ' acccmmcdating the traffic It would draw. Secondly, should It be turned into a major feeder road, any guise of It being a residential street Is over and those home owners who have participated on its funding should be reimbursed. ' Further, on the subject of assessment, it is unclear to us why the 110 acre plot to the north of Hesse Farm has been assessed for three lots, while our area has been assessed at approximately one lot per five acres. We recognize that current Chanhassen ordinance calls for a 10 acre minimum, however, that means eleven lots -- not three. ' We wish to express our appreciation for your consideration of the above matters and request that your staff address these issues in writing. The Hesse Farm Home Owners Association Howard Noziska Sheryl Hough Sue Perry Dan Smith President Vice President Secretary Treasure • 4 CITYOF CHANHASSEN =• ` 690 COULTER DRIVE• P.O. BOX 147• CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 ' (612)937-1900• FAX(612)937-5739 November 9, 1989 ' Ms. Susan Rech 1180 Hesse Farm Road Chaska, MN 55318 Re: Traffic Control Request on Bluff Creek Drive and Hesse Farm Road File No. PW070A Dear Ms. Rech: ' This letter is in response to your petition for a four-way stop at the intersection of Bluff Creek Drive and Hesse Farm Road. The City's Engineering Department has performed an engineering ' study to see if this intersection meets warrants for placement of a four-way stop. Traffic counts were taken and a survey per- formed on existing traffic signage in-*he area. The Carver ' County Sheriff's Department was also contacted for results of recent patrols monitoring traffic activities along Bluff Creek Drive. The Sheriff's Department indicated they found no viola- ' tions for trucks exceeding the weight restrictions (9 tons per axle); however, they did indicate that a .high number of tickets had been issued for speeding violations. ,;,-.This data was reviewed and discussed at our Traffic Safety Committee meeting on ' Wednesday, November 8, 1989. Our discussions revealed that a four-way stop is not warranted at this intersection at this time. The reason for denial was based on low traffic volumes on Hesse ' Farm Road. TStop signs are.siot°-.ntended., or 'and ,should...never be used for speed control. In an effort to make drivers _aware of the speed limit along Bluff Creek Drive, the Traffic' Safety Committee will authorise the City's Public ;Rorke Department to temporarily attach a flourescent orange plate or flag to the existing speed limit signs alonq'Blnff Creek Drive. The Carver County Sheriff's Department gave.:is this idea as it seemed to ' have been a help in other areas kit the County where speed viola- tion was a problem. The Carver County Sheriff's Department will continue to periodically monitor traffic activities along Bluff ' Creek Drive, especially in the upcoming week when Trunk Highway 101 will be detoured for maintenance purposes. In addition, we are recommending the installation of "School Bus Stop Ahead" signs on Bluff Creek Drive near Hesse Farm Road. . wac� I. . . ' Ms. Susan Rech • November 9, 1989 Page 2 I have attached a copy of the traffic count results from this spring and this fall for your convenience. It is our hope that the Traffic Safety Committee's recommendations have effectively responded to your traffic concerns. Should you have any .questions, please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, CITY OF CHANHASSEN David C. Hempel Sr. Engineering Technician DCH:ktm Attachment: Traffic Counts. c: Scott Harr, Asst. Public Safety Director Gary Warren, City Engineer/Director of Public Works Jerry Schlenk, Street Superintendent 1 • 1 1352 C /89) I.1I I1I .7-Lk 1 . 4.9<ef ,,,, , _ i Y t POND 0/89 'f' 15 ( 10/ 9) 1 0 ( 10/ - ' ) )(4...- ■ �, '1O40 41)14. A: SS2TA - N f# 0 1 P ' .- #4.*) . 101& 06, I 1.■ ,a R loEs R. R. 4R ..-„... 41, . _ , ., • _ • ei V .. TRAFFIC STUDY - , --r At...,&.::, ,,,,,,, ....,7-_, To"7/4 AA. ex Othir ce. 8e 771 D.ao.cr IRIS 00441& tIAIR• t7e4cioon2uz. s i - . a 2) 04S" VILLAGE OF CHANHASSEN ' CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA RESOLUTION Date November 6, 1972 Resolution No. 116723 Motion by Councilman Wolf Seconded by Councilman Kurvers RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING MUNICIPAL STATE AID STREETS WHEREAS, it appears to the Village Council of the Village of Chanhassen that the streets hereinafter described should be designated Municipal State Aid Streets under the provisions of Minnesota Laws of 1967, Chapter 162: ' NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Village Council of the Village of Chanhassen that the streets described as follows, to wit: ti MSAS No. 101 - Lake Lucy Road from S.H. No. 41 to CSAR No. 16 (3. 09 Miles) ' MSAS No. 102 - 73rd Street from CSAR No. 17 to Lake Lucy Road (0.19 Miles) MSAS No. 103 - Lyman Boulevard from CSAR N. 17 to S.H. No. 101 (1.25 Miles) ' MSAS No. 104 - Bluff Creek Drive from CSAR No. 14 to U.S.H. No. 212 (1. 25 Miles) MSAS No. 105 - S. H. No. 5 to CSAR No. 14 (2.4 Miles) ' be, and hereby are established, located, and designated as Municipal State Aid Streets of said Village of Chanhassen, subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Highways of the State of Minnesota. BE IT FURTHUR RESOLVED, that the Village Administrator is hereby authorized and directed to forward two certified copies of this ' resolution to the Commissioner of Highways for his consideration, and 1 that upon his approval of the designation of said streets or portion 1 thereof, that same be constructed, improved and maintained as Municipal State Aid Streets of the Village of Chanhassen, to be numbered and known as the above designations. Passed and adopted by the Council of the Village of Chanhassen this 6th day of November , 1972. 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Conference for Newly Elected Officials on January 27, 1990--While ' we have used information submitted by most city clerks to the League to mail an announcement brochure directly to newly-elected mayors and council members, it is hoped that you will use the enclosed brochure to follow up with them (ensuring that they have indeed received an announcement brochure, and encouraging them to attend) . While this program will speak primarily to newly elected mayors and council members, any incumbent elected official or appointed emplpyee will ' find it a valuable "refresher" course as well. 2. Seminars for All Elected Officials on January 26, 1990--These brochures should be given to veteran city council members. As ' indicated on the brochure, these programs are being presented by Government Training Service and Women in City Government. All city officials will benefit from participation in either or both programs. 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Multiple registrations can be special events • Learn how to handle misdirected constituent made by duplicating the form. Deadline to register is • Exerting influence--in economic development,with complaints/inquiries Friday,January 12,1990. funders,with policymakers in other levels of • Explore overlapping services,what can realistically government be done about them,plus when it makes sense to Cancellation/Refunds work together Through presentations and small group discussion,this • Look at the realities of competing for resources and Should inclement weather(or other circumstances day promises to provide practical information,proven what it can mean for your city beyond our control)necessitate program techniques and new ideas. Don't miss it! y y or postponement, i 8 cancellation po po participants will be notified via All elected officials and administrative staff are announcements on WCCO Radio and other local radio PRESENTERS: Chuck Hazama,Mayor(sixth welcome to this evening of awareness-building as well stations. consecutive term),City of Rochester,host of weekly as sociability. radio show,"Focus Rochester,"Past President,League Fees will be refunded ONLY if cancellation notifies- of Minnesota Cities FACILITATOR/PRESENTER:1)on Salverda,Ramsey lion is received by Wednesday,January 24,or if the County Commissioner,Former Chair,Ramsey County program is cancelled. Persons pre-registered(but not Doug Knott,Downtown Development District League of Governmens pre-paid)who do not attend this event will be billed Administrator,City of Rochester for the entire registration fee. Alternate represents- PANELISTS:Margaret Langfeld,Anoka County fives will be accepted at any time. Fee Commissioner, 1989 President,Association of Registration fee is$65.00. It includes tuition,lunch, Minnesota Counties;former City Council member breaks and materials. ALLIANCE FOR A I DRUG FREE MINNESOTA / ATTORNEY GENERAL HUBERT H. HUMPHREY III December 11, 1989 Dear Mayor: This year the Minnesota Legislature took a positive step for our children by passing the Drug-Free School and Park Zones Act. ' The law provides tougher penalties for those who sell or use drugs in or around our schools and parks. Enclosed is a simple, brief explanation of the law and a brochure describing how it works. The message is clear-- don't mess with drugs around Minnesota schools or parks. Please share this message and information with others in you r ' community. If you would like additional brochures or information, please feel free to contact my office. Thank you for your help in promoting a Drug Free Minnesota. Best regards, T.AP4Allik ' HUBERT H. HUMPHREY, III Attorney General ' Enclosures 1 102 State Capitol • St. Paul,Minnesota 55155 • (612)296-6196 1 ' R- 1�:- • STATE OF MINNESOTA OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ' 102 STATE CAPITOL i�io vrtvno��as m ST PALL.MN SS155 HUBERT H.HUMPHREY,III TELEPHONE 612,7.'96-6196 A'170RN�Y CrVl & FACS!MILE.:612,2974193 DRUG-FREE SCHOOL AND PARK ZONES The Minnesota Legislature has passed a new law with tougher penalties for anyone caught selling or holding any illegal drugs in a school or park zone. SCHOOL OR PARK ZONE ' A school or Park "zone" includes up to one city block or 300 feet from any school or park grounds. It also includes a school bus carrying students. TOUGHER PENALTIES Any adult caught selling or holding illegal drugs in a school or park zone will receive the following penalty: Holding or Possessing a Narcotic Drug (cocaine, crack, opium or heroin): ' — Up to 20 years in prison - Up to $250,000 fine ' If you have been caught selling or holding drugs before, it will cost you up to 30 years in prison and you must spend at least two years in prison. ' Selling a Narcotic Drug (cocaine, crack, opium or heroin): — Up to 25 years in prison ' -- Up to$500,000 fine If you have been caught selling or holding drugs before, it will cost you up to 40 years in prison and you must spend at least three years in prison. Selling or Holding Other Illegal Drugs (LSD, speed, PCP, marijuana or any other non-narcotic drug): can give a tougher penalty than usual for selling or holding any other illegal A judge ca g g p ty 9 9 Y 9 drug if you are caught in a school or park zone. ' Juveniles who are at least 14 Y ears old can be treated as an adult and sentenced in adult court Equal Opportunity Employer Printed on Recycled Paper w410,ws + _ _ ■ __N_ __ _ T , _ ewT - __, 7 s. i Y 0_ I _ _ -_i i i , , 0 . a e _4 r i . 1 , 1 _ , ,_ — , . , - ,_ , „._ , , i T- -. ---, — -1 ,- ,_ _, _4- ____ T .._,.. lir I A Monthly Newsletter for Housing Leaders January 1990 I TWIN CITIES IS 15TH IN AFFORDABLE HOMES The Twin Cities is ranked the 15th "most affordable"home ownership market of the top 150 U.S. markets in the I Prudential Home Value Index, compiled quarterly by Wharton Econometrics Forecasting Associates. Nearly all of the top 10 were in or around the Midwest. Peoria, Illinois, led the list as the most affordable city; the least affordable was San Francisco. Affordability is gauged by what percentage of a family's income it takes to make Ia house payment on an average-priced home in the area. THE HOUSE OF THE FUTURE AND "POSTSUBURBIA" WILL SOON BE UPON US IIn a recent special issue, Time Magazine took a look at how we will live in the future. Its section on the house of the future gives us some ideas to consider as we look to our future as builders and suppliers in the housing I industry. • WE WON'T HAVE THE LUXURY OF LARGE LOTS ANYMORE I Forty years ago land accounted for just over a 10th of the price of a new home, according to Kent Colton, executive vice president of the National Association of home builders. Now, land on average, represents a little more than a quarter of the price, and in some areas (especially the Northeast and California) as much as half. I • WE WILL EXPERIENCE THE"DEATH OF THE LAWN" I Home builders will have to answer consumer demand for a sense of space, privacy and security, at perhaps four times the density of only 20 years ago. That means, that instead of single-family homes scattered three to an acre, developers will construct a mix of homes and town homes at an average density of perhaps 12 units per acre. But outdoor spaces, while smaller, will be intensively landscaped, and far I more versatile and useful than the flat, undifferentiated expanse of green with which suburban houses have typically been surrounded. The design of the house will be integral to the outdoor spaces—houses and • land will be designed together. Lots are already becoming more square, shrinking in depth, but maintaining I an impressively wide frontage on the street. Alternatively, in the "angled Z-lot variation," the lots are narrower than the traditional suburban width, but the houses are laid out on an angle to the street, making it seen larger and wider. In future, a landscaped path (for strolling or bicycling) behind the house may lead I to the "community center." The substitution of public space for private yards will be one of the primary trends in the "postsuburban"environment. • OLD-FASHIONED COMMUNITY AMENITIES WILL BE PREFERRED TO MODERN SUBURBAN ONES Y 1 The market research group American LIVES (for Lifestyles, Interests, Values, Expectations and Symbols) surveyed consumers in New York and California and determined that many actually preferred to have a I community bandshell over a backyard pool—a park in place of a bigger front lawn. With its higher densities, postsuburbia will be able to support neighborhood shopping streets that most residents can reach on foot. Automobile congestion will be decreased, convenience increased. Postsuburbia will consist of nodes of I shops, civic buildings and offices, surrounded by residences within walking distance. Each of these developments would house only 5,000 or so people on a 60-120-acre site. And the people would not all have to have the same amount of money. I • BARRIERS WILL BE BROKEN DOWN In postsuburbia, barriers will be broken down—barriers of empty space between houses, of roads and walls I separating residential and commercial districts, of distance between generations and different economic classes. This same process may well affect the interiors as well as the exteriors of postsuburbia. The "great room" already exists in the floor plans of many suburban homes. Jack Bloodgood, of Bloodgood Architects & Planners, one of the nation's most successful designers of development houses, has in fact suggested I the creation of an "us" room for his houses. The "us" room would serve as an all-purpose dining/socializing/relaxing area. Its focal point is a multiplex visual/auditory/olfactory effects module consisting of a television set and a fireplace. Togetherness, rather than getaway spaces, will be the I sought-after mode. Private spaces will exist, but they will be subordinate, rather than dominant. An adjoining space, the "multi-purpose suite," could be used as a semiprivate apartment for grandparents—something that will become increasingly common in the next few decades as the different Igenerations come together once again. • TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES WILL ABOUND I There may be modular wall and door panels that can be erected and taken down by homeowners themselves—to partition off part of a bedroom for a guest, for example. But the most interesting technological advance is in the area of integrated controls for appliances, electrical and mechanical I systems. With the possible exception of the fireplace, virtually anything that moves, heats, cools, or lights up, can be controlled electronically. The National Association of Home Builders has set up a subsidiary, Smart House, to market a system for this. It combines electric power, voice and data communication and I controls into one cable and one new generic outlet. Thus one could pick up a telephone anywhere in the house, and, by dialing a simple code, turn on the oven, find out if the refrigerator door has been left open, and determine whether the noise coming from downstairs is the dog or your son singing in the shower. For that matter, one could do this by telephone from anywhere in the world. While appealing to some—it may Iwell be a while before this technological leap is considered a necessity by many, however. I I i- i t i- T i_1_ r _ � i i_ -1— . I_ _. _I -i� —i._� .! i a. —� i + I i i i _i i I I ; t- ;- . -±-- --t--I-- T' _*- ± 1- -+ - _ -t _ _._ . _I-j_ I _ + j ,_ 1 if' ' 4 f , :. 1 , 1 ! i-_!_` .1- 1 -i-. . . -+---I' -'- I- 1 --4- 1 -'- -t f 1- � y " `SOFT LANDING' POSTPONES HARD ITIMES. " NAHB 39th Semi-Annual Construction Forecast I MBA OFFICE HAS RESOURCE UBRARY TO ASSIST BUIL Twin Cities Housing Council BULK RATE DERSIASSOCIATES IN MARKET RESEARCH ACTIVITIES 2905 Northwest Boulevard The MBA office has recently subscribed to a number of new publications Suite 50 U.S. POSTAGE and studies that may be of interest to builders,developers and suppliers. PAID IFor example,if you are looking at where to build,you may be Interested Minneapolis, MN 55441 in knowing which suburbs register the greatest number of"airport noise" Permit No 3652 complaints.(According to the Metropolitan Noise Abatement Council,It's (612) 559-4122 MPLS., MN Eagan,Mendota Heights and Cottage Grove.)Or,if you'd like to know more about the schools in the area (many young families leave Minneapolis and St. Paul Proper in search of better educational Iopportunities for their children),take a look at our copy of the 1990-1991 Comprehensive Guide to Elementary Schools in the Twin Cities.Others might be interested in reviewing the weekly$eystone Reports which summarize what residential building permits were issued at what address in what suburb by which builder at what value.We also have DONALD ASHWORTH Icopies of the Metropolitan Council's informative studies Housing CITY OF CHANHASSEN Markets in 2000:Prototypes of the Region's Communities;and Looking Ahead at Housina:the Effect of Changina Demoarachics on the Twin 69>0 i COULTER DR/EtX 147 Cities Area Housina Market.It is our goal in 1990 to add value to your CHANHASSEN, MN 55317 IMBA membership by providing you with better marketing information,in addition to continuing to provide you with such excellent marketing vehides as the SPRING PREVIEW,the FALL PARADE OF HOMES, and the MINNEAPOLIS BUILDERS ASSOCIATION'S BUILDER'S r"....".."--- LISTING SERVICE.Stop by and see us—and give me a call if there are other publications you believe could be of help and that we should 1 1(l 9'1 Iconsider carrying in our library. Vi Traynor,Editor JAN 1 1 J �l CM OF.CHANhA55EN The Minneapolis Institute of Arts 4,4„ 1 December 29, 1989 Mr. Don Ashworth 690 Coulter Drive Chanhassen, MN 55317 Dear Mr. Ashworth: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts has taken an historic step, one that makes this great art museum truly accessible to all of the citizens of Hennepin County, as well as to the rest of Minnesota. On September 23 we began a new policy of open admissions, eliminating the general admission charge to the museum for all visitors. We feel that this move reflects our sense of responsibility to the citizens of Hennepin County who support the museum through the tax millage and facilitates the new program of community outreach that I have established during my first years as director of this museum. The Minneapolis Institute of Arts is universally considered to be onelof the 10 best general art museums in the United States --- certainly the finest facility of its type between Chicago and the west coast. We are proud of our 75 year heritage and the way in which our staff has developed the finest in visual arts ' programming for the people of our area. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continuing support ' of the Institute and hope that you and your families will visit us soon to share in the great joy and beauty that art can bring to us all. With best regards, I am Sincerely yours, aeet-v■ 15 Dr. Evan M. Maurer Director EMM:kd JAN 21990 G T Y OE.CHANHASSEN 2400 Third Avenue South Minneapolis,Minnesota 55404 612/870-3000 Telefax 612/870-3004 1 t : , ' _. ..,, , CHANHASSEN I CITY OF 1 .1, . . ,, , . • , 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147• CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 1 (612) 937-1900 * FAX (612) 937-5739 MEMORANDUM ITO: Lori Sietsema, Park and Recreation Coordinator IFROM: Don Ashworth, City Manager DATE: January 4, 1990 ISUBJ: Ostrom/West 65th Street Pedestrian Trail II have reviewed your memorandum outlining the current status of the Ostrom/West 65th Street trail issue. By this memorandum, I wish to congratulate you for resolving an issue which could have 1 become quite ugly. Specifically, recording of easements asso- ciated with plats had been a function of the Engineering Department. During Bill Monk's absence, the trail easements across the Ostrom property were not recorded. In the meantime, I unsuspecting buyers purchased .the properties and have been quite vocal in their position that they will not now dedicate the easments to the City. Similarly, Mr. 'Ostrom has disavowed any fault in I the matter. The City Attorney has taken the position that the City could seek the easements through a court process and sue Mr. Ostrom to recover our costs. As noted, above, all of the options appeared to be lose/lose:°options. %. IThe final solution reached, a trail crossing at the water tower site as well as one crossing south of the Ostrom Addition, I provides benefits to both the West 65th Street and Murray Hill residents which were not originally anticipated to be achieved. These options can also be achieved ,at a lower cost than the ori- ginal proposal and at a far lesser cost than would have occurred through a court process. Upon completion of the subdivision process by-Shivrely and after I working out the details of -the minor north/south connector strip, you should call a meeting of the West 65th Street and Murray Hill neighborhood to review what has transpired since this issue was I last reviewed by the City Council. It may also be beneficial to have an estimate of the trail construction costs completed. I Again, congratulations on seeking an amicable solution to a difficult problem'Which was inherited by you. cc: Personnel File j 1 Mayor and City Council II 55t) I CITY OF ,„ CHANHASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 1 (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 1 MEMORANDUM TO: Don Ashworth, City Manager FROM: Lori Sietsema, Park and Recreation Coordinator 1 DATE: December 14, 1989 SUBJ: Trailway from West 65th Street to Minnetonka 1 Intermediate School The saga continues as the City continues to pursue the acquisi- tion of a pedestrian walkway from West 65th Street to the Minnetonka Intermediate School. As you will recall, it was the 1 City' s desire to provide a pedestrian access to the school for residents along Murray Hill Road and West 65th Street. At the time the Ostrum Development was approved, an easement was required along the east and south boundary. Unfortunately, the 1 developer neglected to record the easement and the lots were sold. Since that time a trail through the water tower property has been provided. Although this provides access for the residents 1 along Murray Hill Road, the people along West 65th Street remain stranded. Staff has researched a number of alternatives. The Wolf pro- perty, just south of the Ostrum Development, includes a narrow strip of land to the Minnetonka Intermediate School. The Wolf' s have agreed to sell the property to the City. However, upon sur- f veying the property, we have found that it varies from 4.15 - 8.15 feet in width, to narrow for a trailway. Upon further investiga- tion Staff has found that the adjacent Shively property is 1 prosposed to be subdivided, providing the City the opportunity to acquire the additional land needed. 1 1 i 1 MEMO to Don Ashworth Page 2 The missing link in the chain would then be to acquire an ease- ment along the west side of the Kelly property from West 65th Street or along the east side of Lot 5 of Pleasant Hills. At this point we have entered into a purchase agreement with the Wolf' s and it is anticipated that the dedication of land for trail purposes will be required of the Shively subdivision. In the meantime, Staff will work with the Kelly' s and/or the owners of Lot 5 to obtain the missing link. Unless otherwise directed by you, Council or the Park and Recreation Commission, I will proceed as outlined above. 4} { F I c l 2