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I ADMINISTRATIVE SECTION Memo to Tom Workman dated August 1, 1990. Memo to Planning Commission dated August 21, 1990 including ' Southwest Metro Transit Commission's Park and Ride Land Use Study dated July, 1990. Letter to John Rice dated August 15, 1990. Neighborhood Meeting Notice, Lone Cedar at TH 5, dated August 31, 1990. ' Letter to Roger Zahn dated August 29, 1990. ' Letter from Triax Cablevision dated August 27, 1990. Letter to Teresa Bearrood dated September 4, 1990. ' Letter to Joycelyn Hughes dated September 4, 1990. Memo from Paul Krauss dated September 6, 1990 regarding the Star Tribune article regarding Assumption Seminary property. Memo to Steve Nelson dated August 28, 1990. ILetter to David Hemminger dated August 31, 1990. Letter to Fred Hoisington dated August 31, 1990. ' Memo to Gary Warren dated August 27, 1990. Memo to Brandon Marsh dated August 27, 1990. Letter from Randolph W. Peterson dated August 24, 1990. HRA Accounts Payable. Chanhassen Sailor Article re: Census projections dated August 29, ' 1990. Letter from Gary Fuchs dated August 31, 1990. ' Article from the APWA Reporter dated September, 1990. Letter from State of Minnesota dated August 8, 1990. ke Correspondence to and from Ray Haik, Riley Purgatory Creek Watershed District. I 11 CITYOF c.: .-CHANHASsEN a•, 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 1 ' MEMORANDUM TO: Tom Workman , Councilman IFROM: Scott Hart , .Assistant Public Safety Director DATE: August 1 , 1990 SUBJ : Building at Bluff Creek Golf Course Tom. This memo is to follow up on our recent conversations regarding the partially completed building at Bluff Creek Golf Course. Roger has agreed with my initial thoughts on this matter that our authority is limited. Because the Building Inspector that inspected the site believe the building is not hazardous or otherwise unsafe as it presently stands , it does not appear that there is anything we can do from a code enforcement perspective . ' I am happy to review other options with you, Tom, but I wonder if it. might not work best for you to contact the owner that I referred to in my original correspondence to you, just to explain ' the nature of the complaints we .have received. Let me know what you think . SH: akd • cc: Don Ashworth, City -'Manager Steve Kirchman, Building Official 1 1 1 _. CITY OF i - , 1 . \ ,-.-. • CHANHASSEN I } J ' , - -\--....\:- 690 COULTER DRIVE • P O BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 " :' (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 I • MEMORANDUM TO: T om Workman , Councilman IFROM : Scott Harr , Assistant Public Safety Director(47 DATE: July 18 , 1990 ISUBJ : Building At Bluff Creek Golf Course IThis memo is to follow-up on a complaint that you passed on to Jim Chaffee regarding the old dilapidated building at Bluff Creek Golf Course . As you know, I initially received no response I from the property owners . However , I have had contact with them and have a response for you at this time. 1 I have talked with one of the owners , Mr . Norman Berglund (phone 471 -9345 ) regarding the partially constructed structure on the golf course property. He expained to me that in the early I 1970s the structure was begun as a clubhouse/restaurant ; however , the ownership at that time ran into financial problems , and it was never completed . Current plans are to consider continuing the project at some point in time , however , no Ispecific time line exists . Mr . Berglund went on to explain that the structure is made of I reinforced concrete, and that the building is secured . I have visited the property with Building Inspector Mark Cooney, who observed no building code violations . In fact , the building Iwas secured upon our arrival for the inspection. I have advised Mr . Berglund that I did observe two potential safely hazards that were immediately visible (access to the I basement where it appears there is a well and one small opening over a tank in the back of the building) which I will request be immediately taken care of . Otherwise, I am aware of no code violations that would prompt us to take a prosecutorial stance. I Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention. If you have further questions or concerns , please contact me . cc: Jim Chaffee, Public Safety Director II II CAMPBELL, KNUTSON, SCOTT & FUCHS, P.A. Attorneys at Law ' Thomas J. Campbell Roger N. Knutson g (612) 456-9539 Thomas M. Scott Facsimile (612) 456-9542 ' Gary G. Fuchs James R. Walston Elliott B. Knetsch Dennis). P)nger • - _ . July 26,- - 1990 Mr. Scott Harr Chanhassen City Hall 690 Coulter -Drive,. Box 147 ' Chanhassen, Minnesota 55317 RE: Bluff Creek Golf Course Building ' Dear Scott: From the description of the building in your letter, there is probably nothing the City can do about the partially completed building. We could try to proceed under Chapter 463 , Hazardous and Substandard Buildings, copy enclosed. If the owner objects we would have to prove that the • . ' . ing is a "fire hazard or a, hazard to public safety or health" . Very truly yours, C. PBEL i TSON, SCOTT • C P.A. RNK:srn Rog-r N. u , son Enclosure i 1 Yankee Square Office III • Suite 202 • 3460 Washington Drive • Eagan, MN 55122 i i • 163.04 BUILDING LINE EASEMENTS;BUILDING REGULATIONS;&HAZARDOUS BUILDINGS 8708 8709 BUILDING LINE EASEMENTS BUILDING REGULATIONS;4 HAZARDOUS BUILDINGS 463.16 i; I • it t 463.04 CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS FOR BUILDING LINE EASE- 463.10 MS 1967 [Repealed, 1976 c 44 s 70) V 1i • MENTS. The easement above specified may be acquired by proceedings 463.11 MS 1967 [Repealed, 1976 c 44 s 70J Pe Y y proceedin s to be conducted in 463.12 MS 1967 [Repealed, 1976 c 44 s 70) . accordance with chapter 117 by the board of park commissioners,in case of parks and parkways controlled by a board of park commissioners,and by the city council in other 463.13 MS 1967 [Repealed, 1976 c 44 s 701 cases. The term"governing body"is used in-sections 463.04 to 463.07 to designate the HAZARDOUS AND appropriate body in any given case,whether the city council,or board of park commis- SUBSTANDARD BUILDINGS sioners.The governing body shall first designate the easement to be acquired and define the lines by which it is bounded,and shall have power to condemn for the use of the 463.15 DEFINITIONS. public a building line easement as defined above,and when such condemnation shall Subdivision I. For purposes of sections 463.15 to 463.26 the terms defined in this have been completed,as in this section provided,the title to such easement shall pass section have the meanings given them. to and be vested in the city for the public use. For the purpose of making the Subd. 2. Building. "Building"includes any structure or part of a structure. condemnation all the tracts of land required for any improvement may be included in the same proceeding. Subd. 3. Hazardous building. "Hazardous building"means any building which No such e shall include or take in any because of inadequate maintenance,dilapidation,physical damage,unsanitary condi- y portion of a private residence tion,or abandonment,constitutes a fire hazard or a hazard to public safety or health. 11 existing at the time of the passage of sections 463.01 to 463.07 excepting by purchase I or grant Subd. 4. Owner,owner of record and lien holder of record. "Owner,""owner of History (1321-4)1903 c 194 s 4;1976 c 44 s 64 i record"and"lien holder of record"means a person having a right or interest in property i1 to which Laws 1967,chapter 324,applies and evidence of which is filed and recorded ?. i; ' 463.05 in the office of the county recorder or registrar of titles in the county in which the [Repealed, 1976 c 44 s 70] i property is situated. I I 463.06 FIATS OF IMPROVEMENTS;COPY OF ASSESSMENTS FOR COUNTY AUDITOR;BUILDING LINE ASSESSMENTS;COLLECTION,PAYMENT TO History 1965 c 393 s 1;1967 c 324 s 1;1976 c 181 s 2 }' MT TREASURER. 463.151 REMOVAL BY MUNICIPALITY;CONSENT;COST. i I' ' Is As soon as such condemnation proceedings have been completed,it shall be the i The governing body of any city or town may remove or raze any hazardous • duty of such governing body to cause plats of such improvement to be made,which building or remove or correct any hazardous condition of real estate upon obtaining i; shall be copies of the original plat on file,with a list of the parcels of land taken and the consent in writing of all owners of record,occupying tenants,and all lien holders '.1 ; 1 the amount paid on account of each parcel,and to file one of such plats and list duly J of record;the cost shall be charged against the real estate as provided in section 463.21, certified by the president of the governing body and the clerk or secretary,as the case I except the governing body may provide that the cost so assessed may be paid in not may be,in each of the following offices: The office of the city engineer,the office of the to exceed five equal annual installments with interest thereon, at eight percent per l; county recorder of the county,and the office of the city clerk or secretary of the park annum. board,as the case may be;and the same shall be prima facie evidence of the full and 1 History:1967 c 324 s 2;1974 c 341 s 1 i';I. I complete condemnation and appropriation of such easement for the public use. As i 1 j soon as the assessments are confirmed,the secretary of the board of park commission- I 463.152 EXERCISE OF EMINENT DOMAIN. ers or the city clerk,or the court administrator of the district court,as the case may be, Subdivision 1. Purpose,public interest. In order to maintain a sufficient supply 1 shall transmit a copy thereof duly certified,to the county auditor of the county in which of adequate, safe, and sanitary housing and buildings used for living, commercial, ,1 1 the lands lie.The county auditor shall include the same in the next general tax list for industrial,or other purposes or any combination of purposes,it is found that the public i 1 the collection of state,county and city taxes,against the several tracts or parcels of land, interest requires that municipalities be authorized to acquire buildings,real estate on I and the assessments shall be collected with and as a part of,and shall be subject to the which buildings are located,or vacant or undeveloped real estate which are found to I I same penalties,costs and interest,as the general taxes. Such assessments shall be set down in the tax books in an appropriate column to be headed,"Building Line Assess- be hazardous within the meaning of section 463.15,subdivision 3,and the acquisition of such buildings and real estate is hereby declared to be a public purpose. menU,^and when collected a separate account thereof shall be kept by the county Subd. 2. Acquisition;procedure. In furtherance of the public policy declared in auditor,and the same shall be transmitted to the treasurer of the city,and placed to I subdivision 1, the governing body of any city or town may acquire any hazardous i the credit of the proper fund building,real estate on which any such building is located,or vacant or undeveloped History:(1321-6)1903 c 194 s 6;1919 c 504 s 8;1976 c 181 s 2;1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 real estate by eminent domain in the manner provided by chapter 117. s 82 History:1974 c 341 s 3;1976 c 2 s 140 I463.07 VACATION OF EASEMENT. 463.16 REPAIR OR REMOVAL OF HAZARDOUS BUILDING. The governing body shall have power at any time to vacate such building line The governing body of any city or town may order the owner of any hazardous 1 easement or any portion thereof. building within the municipality to correct the hazardous condition of such building History (1321-7)1903 c 194 s 7 or to raze or remove the same. I j 463.08 [Repealed, 1949 c 119 s 110] History:1965 c 393 s l;1973 c 123 air S s 7 463.09 MS 1967 [Repealed, 1976 c 44 s 70] . Y 1 I CITYOF 1 4 CHANHASSEN 1 ft 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147• CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 I (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 N IIMEMORANDUM TO: Planning Commission � 1 FROM: Paul Krauss, Planning Director I j DATE: August 21, 1990 1 SUBJ: Staff Rasponse to the Southwest Metro Transit Commission Park and Ride Land Use Study I At our meeting on August 1, 1990, the Park and Ride Land Use Study 1 prepared for the Southwest Metro Transit Commission by Hoisington and Associates was presented to the Planning, Commission. The report represents a comprehensive attempt to program future bus services and most importantly, park and ride facilities for the 1 three communities that participate in Southwest Metro Transit. The report also has a component that deals with Light Rail Transit Planning, however, given the rather long time frame involved before 1 there would be any facilities built in this area, staff does not view this component as being particularly important. The study's major goal is to help the communities participating in the II Southwest Metro Transit locate park and ride facilities. The report also strongly promotes the use of Travel Demand Management strategies (TDM) . TDM programs are proposed to improve transit ridership while minimizing environmental impact and traffic 1 congestion. Staff has been asked to review the report to serve as a basis for providing comments back to Southwest Metro. This report constitutes staff effort to conduct that review. Additional 1 comments raised by the Planning Commission and City Council will be incorporated and also forwarded to the Southwest Metro Transit Commission. Staff's comments are provided in a matter consistent with the layout of the report. IItem #1 1 Staff supports the Introduction and Purpose Statements provided for the report in general. Chanhassen has been an active member in the Southwest Metro Transit Commission and supports the continued I expansion and growth of the system. However, we are concerned that this report is used as the medium in which TDM strategies are strongly recommended for implementation. Staff conceptually supports the goal of TDM strategies and has been active in their 1 1 1 1 Planning Commission Park and Ride Land Use Study August 21, 1990 Iutilization in other communities. We have also written MnDOT on two occasions commenting on the draft EIS for T.H. 212 advocating 1 a greatly expanded role for TDM strategies which appeared to have been overlooked in the initial drafts. However, TDM strategies that are described in detail in the report raise a number of issues for communities that need to be explored in a comprehensive manner 1 before they are adopted. TDM strategies range from taking steps` to ensure that development is more "transit friendly" and working with Southwest Metro to site parking lot facilities to more activist ' roles of requiring industrial firms to implement ride sharing strategies and requiring development to either charge for parking or develop an adequate number of parking stalls for the project on the assumption that transit use and/or ride sharing would be increased. We believe the issue is a very large one that involves future development of suburban communities. It also involves an issue of equity. In it's simplest sense, if Chanhassen were to ' adopt requirements of TDM strategies to achieve what are acknowledged to be valid goals, but at the same time Chaska did not, this would act as a significant disincentive for developing in Chanhassen. Staff has often indicated in the past that TDM is a valid concept and should be potentially required for all communities but that this should be administered on a metro basis wherever possible. My own direct experience with TDM strategies ' occurred during my time working for the City of Minnetonka. That community adopted a highly innovative TDM program along the I 394 corridor. While I support this sort of approach, I feel that it must be stressed that Minnetonka is in a unique position in terms of having considerably more development pressure than the city could accommodate. This put the city in a position where it acknowledged the equity issues associated with TDM strategies but since development wanted to occur in Minnetonka anyway the City felt that it did not need to take this into account. In summary, staff supports TDM as a concept and will work to encourage reasonable levels of implementation of these programs in the City of Chanhassen. However, we believe that the large scale program outlined in the report, is possibly inappropriate as to time frame and that the Southwest Metro report is not the ideal forum for developing a comprehensive approach to implementing TDM strategies. Figure 1 is a map of activity centers including major intersections. We believe there is an omission on this map and the Hwy. 5/Powers Boulevards intersection classifies as a major one in ' the City of Chanhassen and should be illustrated for future consideration. We note that Powers Boulevard has a rather large residential community and that it will be the major western entrance into the Chanhassen CBD. On Page 9, the report describes the Chanhassen Park and Ride Lot located at the Chanhassen Bowl on Market Boulevard. While final 1 IIPlanning Commission Park and Ride Land Use Study August 21, 1990 IIdetails have not yet been completed, it may be useful for the report to note that the City and Southwest Metro are negotiating I the relocation of the bus stop to a more permanent location located on land currently owned by the Chanhassen HRA on Bowling Alley Drive. This program has tentatively been reviewed by the I Chanhassen Housing and Redevelopment Authority which indicated that they were generally in agreement with the proposal but wanted to see finished plans. I On Page 14 the report talks about reverse commute trips. It indicates that there is a potential for extending reverse commute trips to employment centers as far as Chanhassen. The City of I Chanhassen would advocate reassessing this program in the very near future with a goal of increasing reverse commute service to the community. We believe that the employment base is significantly large at this point and concentrated in limited areas to make this I service more realistic than it has been in the past. Large concentrations of employees in single structures such as the Rosemount, McGlynn, United Mailing and other sites would make this Ieven more practical. On Page 6 the report describes potential funding sources for new 1 parking lot facilities in Chanhassen. The report indicates that tentative sites are located in the City's tax increment districts and that the City has said it will consider using TIF funds for acquisition and possibly development costs. The report should note I that while the City is in favor of working to get improved Park and Ride sites, that equity must be preserved in the allocation of City funds to these improvements. That is, that the City is II willing to consider such funding programs so long as Chaska and Eden Prairie are asked to consider supporting these improvements in their communities under similar terms. IIOn Page 28 the report discusses future Park and Ride sites in Chanhassen. Staff agrees that Site 7 at Hwy. 101 and 212 interchange is a site of primary importance and has already taken I action to promote MnDOT's on procuring it. Site 6 is located at Hwy. 5 and Dell Road intersection. Staff agrees with the consultant that this is an ideal site for a park and ride facility I in terms of location relative to population and work trips for the City of Chanhassen. However, the report indicates that MnDOT may assist in acquisition and development and the City of Chanhassen ' should be encouraged to assist with TIF. It should be made clear that to the best of our knowledge, MnDOT is not prepared to invest in this site as a part of Hwy. 5 improvements. Highway 5 construction in this area is already designed and programmed and I does not include facilities for park and ride. Relative to the City of Chanhassen participating with Tax Increment Financing, I refer back to our earlier comments regarding financing in general. ISouthwest Metro should assume that they will have to bear some I • I Planning Commission Park and Ride Land Use Study IAugust 21, 1990 burden in the cost of developing sites such as this. ' Page 36 is a point in the report at which Travel Demand Management is described in detail. We do not wish to repeat comments provided above, but continue to express concern that this report is not the ' appropriate place to establish a detailed TDM program. I would also note that there appears to be a conflict with Southwest Metro's programming since the report's intent is to promote TDM measures in the communities. For example, it is noted that the ' community should advocate site planning that promotes the use of transit as an alternative to single car occupancy. The report even goes so far as to promote a fee schedule for new development and existing development based on the number of parking spaces they offer with or without TDM management plans. At the same time we should note that Chanhassen has no direct service to our industrial concentrations and apparently none is contemplated in the immediate future by the report. In a similar matter, reverse commute to Chanhassen employment centers does not appear to be a relatively strong priority of the report. Thus, there is a basic conflict with requiring that development be dependent on transit without the availability of transit. 1 The conclusion section begins on Page 46 and provides a detailed list of 25 conclusions for the report. Staff agrees with the list of conclusions and would put particular emphasis on #9 which states "as development continues in Chanhassen, existing reverse commute ' service may be expected to be extended westerly to accommodate this growing need". As a last item, we would ask that Southwest Metro keep an open mind to routing service down West 78th Street in ' Chanhassen. This street does not land itself well to park and ride facilities but is becoming a major focus of commercial and residential activity in the community that may ultimately warrant direct service. 1 I 11 1 I • . •••■•• I .• - . .• . , „. - •. . .. -,• I . . .j..- ..... .... .• .. • ..• • .-b• •. • .. 8, 1 .. ....". . A .1 . v 8.• .:510- .% l'‘•.. .AND RIDE I • W"•10. . . 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I I IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES 3 8 GENERAL OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES I TDM STRATEGIES TRANSIT DESIGN STRATEGIES OTHER CITY STRATEGIES I FINANCING PARK AND RIDE IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM 1 CONCLUSIONS 4 7 I I I I I I I I 1 I I 1 I I TABLES PAGE 1 1 RIDERSHIP AT SHADY OAK ROAD/TH 212 SURVEY 1 1 I 2 PARK AND RIDE SITES SCORING 1 8 3 INTERIM PARK AND RIDE SITES EVALUATION 21 4 PARK AND RIDE LOT NEEDS 2 4 1 5 RECOMMENDED PERMANENT SITES 2 5 6 RECOMMENDED INTERIM PARK AND RIDE LOTS 3 1 I 7 RECOMMENDED PARK AND RIDE IMPROVEMENT PRIORITIES 3 4 I FIGURES 1 ACTIVITY CENTERS I 2 PROPOSED HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS 3 EXISTING BUS ROUTES AND PARK AND RIDE FACILITIES 4 LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT - 10 YEAR AND 20 YEAR PLANS 5 POTENTIAL FUTURE BUS ROUTES I 6 PRELIMINARY SITE INVENTORY 7 SITE/SERVICE AREA RELATIONSHIPS 8 FINAL SITE INVENTORY t 9 PROTOTYPE SITE PLANS I I I I I I I I Ea INTRODUCTION ' Suburban traffic congestion has significantly worsened over the past several years throughout the United States. This is especially true in the Minneapolis southwest corridor where growth has accelerated at an ' unprecedented rate and street improvements have not been able to keep pace with growth. ' The physical design of suburban workplaces has contributed to traffic congestion by compelling most employees to drive to work alone. Low- density, non-integrated suburban developments with ample free parking have made employees almost entirely dependent on their automobiles to access job sites. Such development patterns are not at all public transit Ifriendly and they continue to contribute to the congestion of streets and highways. ' There is a clearly recognized relationship between land use and trans- portation. In high-density urban settings, employees are encouraged and even compelled to utilize ,public transit. In low-density suburban settings, public transit primarily serves transit dependent patrons who have no other alternative. 1 Solutions to congestion problems are necessarily changing due to the lack of money for highway improvements. In the past, the building of new and bigger highways was the solution to mitigating congestion. Today, reducing travel demand, increasing vehicle occupancy and designing transit and pedestrian-friendly environments is a necessity. One purpose of this study is to sensitize the public to the need for alternatives to the auto and to encourage development patterns that facilitate transit use. It is important to note that the primary role of public streets and s hi hwa g Y should be the movement of "people", not vehicles. Streets have been and 1 are continuing to be designed so well that they invite lower vehicle occupancy and increased congestion. In other words, as highways are better designed and increased in number, their purpose becomes one of maximizing vehicle capacity and convenience while providing for relatively little increase in the numbers of people moved. Public transit, ' on the other hand, has the potential to significantly increase the capacity of existing streets and highways for people movement. The primary purpose of this study is to provide improved and expanded I park and ride lots. Formulating a strategy to integrate service design with facilities to adequately meet growing transportation demands is an immediate concern for the Southwest Metro Transit Commission (SMTC). I The Commission hired the consulting firms of LSA Design, Inc. and Hoisington Group Inc. to help formulate interim and long-term permanent ' park and ride solutions for express-route service. One of the goals of the study is to coordinate plans for park and ride lot development with major transportation efforts underway in the area. SMTC plans for future park and ride lot development must carefully consider highway construction projects and future plans for Light Rail Transit (LRT). All of these factors are of prime consideration in determining the location, number, size, I design, timing, and cost of park and ride lot construction. Ideally, park and ride lots should be located in areas providing safe, I convenient, and accessible roadways for the express rider who chooses to drive to a lot to obtain service. Express routes will eventually be accessed primarily through park and ride lots, with local service operating for other riders who walk to bus stops to obtain service. This study presents immediate and long-term plans for park and ride lots including land ' acquisition and capital improvement funding solutions. Additionally, the study addresses delivery strategies, roles and responsibilities, and the commitment to moving people throughout the Southwest Metro area. 1 • The final purpose of this study is to encourage the Cities of Eden Prairie, Chanhassen and Chaska to adopt a more balanced approach to trans- 1 portation. It suggests that all three cities implement travel demand management (TDM) strategies. It also encourages each to be sensitive to the need to create quality people environments rather than vehicular environments and to encourage developers to give increasing importance to transit in the design of their projects. This study also provides the cities I with the information needed to provide, within each one's Comprehensive Plan, a transit element as required by the Metropolitan Council. SMTC Draft Report Page 2 P g SOUTHWEST METRO TRANSIT COMMISSION The replacement transit service, or opt-out, program was established by the 1981 Minnesota Legislature to provide financial assistance for projects designed to test the efficiency and effectiveness of alternative methods of providing public transit service. The purpose of this legislation was to develop and expand transportation service in communities that were not adequately served by existing regular-route transit using resources contributed by the local community. To be eligible for assistance, the project had to be sponsored by a statutory or home-rule charter city or town or a combination of cities and towns. The cities of Chaska, Chanhassen, and Eden Prairie qualified and submitted letters of intent to participate in the program. In July 1986, Eden Prairie, Chanhassen, and Chaska adopted a joint powers agreement establishing the SMTC. This agreement granted the Commission 1 the authority and the powers necessary to develop and oversee the local public transit service(s) serving these cities. The Southwest Metro Transit system has three components, each designed to serve particular ridership needs: ' Express: Morning and afternoon rush-hour express (limited-stop) bus service is provided between these cities and downtown Minneapolis every weekday (except major holidays) on two routes, 53E and 53J. I n c o m m u t e : This service is designed to bring employees to major ' employment centers in Eden Prairie. It connects with various MTC routes at Southdale and is offered during the morning and afternoon rush hours on route 54A. Dial-A-Ride: DAR is a shared-ride door-to-door minibus service operating in these cities and to Southdale, Shakopee, and Glen Lake. ' Service is provided weekdays between 6:00a.m. and 6:00p.m. Unlike the express-route service, customers must make a reservation for service. Southwest Metro Transit is currently contracting for service with two providers. The Metropolitan Transit Commission (MTC) provides fixed- route express-bus service and Morley Bus Company provides demand- response (Dial-A-Ride) service. There are no eligibility requirements since SMTC service is provided to the general public. SMTC Draft Report Page 3 • 1 Southwest Metro Transit began providing service in December 1986 and service over the last three years has continued to grow. Ridership has escalated from 8,000 passenger trips per month to over 20,000 trips in January 1990. This rapid increase in ridership has been very positive in I terms of building expanded schedules and routes for service. While growth has had very positive results in terms of trip-making alternatives, it has also generated more requests and demands for service. The overall transit objectives of the Commission are as follows: 1 . To operate a cost-effective service that meets acceptable cost-per- I passenger trip standards and maximizes efficiency. 2. To reduce energy consumption. P 3. To develop a system that is convenient and attractive to users. ' 4. To improve or reduce travel times for express service. i 5. To reduce street congestion. 6. To provide mobility for transit-dependent constituents. 7. To provide service • primarily to southwest metro residents and I employers and keep service to others at 10% or less of total ridership. 1 1 SMTC Draft Report Page 4 I I REGIONAL TRANSIT RESPONSIBILITIES IRTB • Coordinates (short to mid-range) planning and financing of regional transit service. I METRO COUNCIL • Responsible for long-range planning and seeking compliance with Metropolitan _ I Systems plans. • Communicates needs to local units via Metropolitan Systems Statements. HENNEPIN & I CARVER COUNTIES • Engineering and implementation of LRT. MnDOT • Will assist with implementation of park and I ride lots including land acquisition and capital improvements funding for lots associated with a highway project. I . CITIES • Responsible for complying with Metro I Transportation Development Guide. • Include transit plans in Comprehensive Plans. • Can formulate/implement TDM strategies. I • Coordinate with Hennepin and Carver Counties on LRT. • Assist/cooperate with SMTC to identify/plan Ifor park and ride lot locations. • Official mapping of park and ride lots I associated with highway construction. • Purchase/hold lands acquired with RALF funds. I SMTC • Owner of service. • Responsible for planning system and operating bus services including locating Ipark and ride lots, transit stops, shelters. • Serves as transit advocate for Chaska, IChanhassen, and Eden Prairie. MTC • Contract operator of SMTC's express-route Iservice. I SMTC Draft Report Page 5 I I EXISTING CONDITIONS I LAND USE Land use, for the purpose of this study, is addressed in terms of activity P rP Y� Y centers which are defined as nodes or areas of concentrated use, vehicular I and/or development based. Existing activity centers in Eden Prairie are focused around highway systems and intersections. As shown in Figure 1, the majority of both high-density residential and commercial development I is clustered around TH 5 and existing TH 212/169. This allows for efficient land use patterns with reasonably good north/south and east/west vehicular circulation. Traffic patterns and high-density residential development have defined the location of the SMTC transit routes. The major intersections in Eden Prairie are along TH 5, TH 169/212, I County Road 4, and I-494. Valley View Road and Mitchell Road also provide key intersections where they cross these routes. The MTC and the I Regional Transit Board have stipulated that one of the primary selection criteria for locating park and ride lots is that the lots should be within a one-half-mile radius of a major intersection. I One element which will have great impact on both land use and transit planning within the SMTC system is the construction of new TH 212 from I Eden Prairie to Chaska. New TH 212 will provide three new major intersections within the City of Eden Prairie when completed (Dell Road, County Road 4, and TH 5) and each will be evaluated for park and ride lots I within the context of this study. As shown in Figure 1, TH 5 and the Soo Line Railroad converge in I downtown Chanhassen. Most of Chanhassen's non-residential development is concentrated in downtown and the Chanhassen Lakes Business Park. I The TH 212 construction will have a great impact on the future development of Chanhassen. Currently, TH 101 is the major north/south I highway in Chanhassen. 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Future development is expected to occur north and west of downtown. When new TH 212 is constructed, it will basically divide the community in I half. The intersection of THs 212 and 41 will foster development and will undoubtedly become a key transit intersection for park and ride facilities. 1 HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS Major highway improvements by MnDOT in Eden Prairie, Chanhassen, and Chaska include (see Figure 2): • Trunk Highway 5 Improvement Project • Trunk Highway 212 Construction Project • Trunk Highway 101 Relocation Project • Trunk Highway 41/County Road 18 Intersection Project • Trunk Highway 5/Trunk Highway 41 Intersection Improvement Project 1 • County Road 62/Townline Road Improvement Project As the majority of these projects will be built using federal money, the 1 issue of mass transit must be addressed in the initial planning process. As rights-of-way are acquired for these projects, the opportunity will be available for SMTC to request that additional property be set aside for park and ride lots. The following projects are of particular importance to the establishment of park and ride lots. I Trunk Highway 5 Improvement Project TH 5 improvements include highway p is i elude the widening of the existing two-lane highway to four lanes with full-movement intersections. As shown in Figure 2, this project will be completed in segments from Segment 1 in 1989 to Segment 3 in 1992. Segment 4 from County Road 17 to TH 41 is yet to be scheduled for construction. ' 1 SMTC Draft Report Page 7 P S 1 — Ole NM 11111 NMI MI In NM INN MN MI MI 11111 MN MI ME MB III Mill . , . .1 1 ....; k. ' Villscarevrood. : 1 j .':1 CI 441) '- ‘.) .. , ,, „...., ; - ( ii , . i . ,,--..,c; ,.i .•,',:.\:.-i.-, • • . •I I . ' ‘ 4, . '', ; ,i1 j •ti, f I i , . '; f'. , .Y.R. 62 IMPR9: EM ENT .;. - . . •!1 4 ! 1:..i. 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This project will also be built in segments, the first of which will include the Prairie Center Drive/TH 212 interchange in 1993 followed by the segment from Prairie Center Drive west to County Road 4 in 1994-95. The initial phase of Segment 2 is scheduled to be constructed in 1995-96. It will run southwest from County Road 4 to Lyman Boulevard in Chanhassen. I The construction of this phase will create major intersections at County Road 4, Dell Road, and TH 101. Phase 2 of Segment 2 is not programmed beyond Lyman Boulevard. ' Segment 3, which will complete the project back to old TH 212 in Chaska Township, has yet to be scheduled for construction. This segment will have very little impact on SMTC transit planning as it is mostly to the west of the service area. All other highway improvement projects as shown on Figure 2 will be evaluated for potential park and ride projects. EXISTING EXPRESS BUS SERVICE/PARK AND RIDE The SMTC currently provides express service from Chaska, Chanhassen, and Eden Prairie to and from downtown Minneapolis (see Figure 3). This service is split into two separate routes, 53E and 53J. Route 53E operates exclusively in Eden Prairie, providing service from I County Road 18/Linden Drive, north along Anderson Lakes Parkway to Eden Prairie Center, through the Shady Oak Road/212 park and ride lot, and then nonstop to downtown Minneapolis. It operates four trips I between 6:07a.m. and 7:10a.m. with an average total daily ridership of 238 people. There are four return trips from downtown Minneapolis between 4:00p.m. and 5:02p.m. ' Route 53J serves all three SMTC communities starting at Parallel I Road/County Road 17 in Chaska, proceeding southwest to the Carver County Courthouse and downtown Chaska and north to Jonathan and TH 5. 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':i tf...,i...ir.....;•,..J.. „ l ;;;;;,, • i '';- ••, . . , ! -f;:: 8 •• . r (:■:-'I-1 1..i.,01'111:P111;,!:sli•1;i ...' , '- . • ":. • . . ,,.. . *. 111i;' 1.W.: .' .. • : ., . . • ..., i . . :.•• •111.,1• • ; 1 ...ie..: Chaska Touruelki.p •` / ..-.. ,. 1.'"7.-••••., 1,* 1 1 1. . . PINE STREET 3 ;• Legend EXISTING BUS ROUTES & Minn SPATC Ewes.Route. PARK & RIDE FACILITIES 13 A ,•!..11;,,, 1 conwr loin. ,.. ijer,Lopri ;•■•••: 1!'• • l• ion on SMTC In-Connote „,. . . 1 111111 I (1 . no MTC Rupees.Routes Dahlms A Pork&Ride Idestions(SMTC only) Township . ,, I i o sons WO Norft MI-LSA . ' '.. . . . 1- - • : . . • SOIITHWFS7 METRO TRANSIT COMMISSION J•• MO Figure 3 express routes starting in Chaska and then proceeding to Chanhassen. Trip times are between 5:42a.m. and 6:51a.m. and 4:05p.m. and 5:35p.m. The commute from Chaska to Minneapolis consumes approximately one hour twenty-five minutes. The commute from Chanhassen to Minneapolis requires approximately one hour. Part of the reason for these relatively long commutes is that passengers are picked up along the route between park and ride lots in both Chaska and Eden Prairie. ' The SMTC currently operates seven park and ride lots throughout Chaska, Chanhassen, and Eden Prairie (see Figure 3). i The City of Chaska has three park and ride lot locations: Carver County Courthouse. This park and ride lot is a paved joint-use facility owned by Carver County. SMTC riders share this facility with the I employees and patrons of the courthouse and administration buildings. The lot appears to be getting minimal use by SMTC riders. Generally, there are only one or two cars parked near the bus shelter each day. SMTC's use I of this lot will very likely be lost when the County complex is expanded. Pine and Fifth Streets. This park and ride lot' was established to alleviate 1 parking conflicts at the previous downtown Chaska location at Chestnut and Fifth Streets. The City of Chaska has granted SMTC an easement for a period of five years to occupy 15-20 parking spaces along both sides of Pine Street near the railroad crossing. SMTC constructed a bus shelter in 1989. This lot has been averaging 13 to 15 cars per day. Its existence I could be threatened by a proposal to locate a new post office on adjoining land. The post office project is not expected to commence construction for five or more years. ' Jonathan Village. This park and ride lot is a paved joint-use facility within the commercial area of Jonathan Village Center. There is no bus shelter at this park and ride lot. An average of 12 to 14 cars are parked in the area close to the bus stop each day. Increased retail activity could limit its I availability. The City of Chanhassen has just one park and ride lot located at the I Chanhassen Bowl on Market Boulevard in downtown Chanhassen. The property is a paved joint-use facility that is owned by the City of Chanhassen. There is currently no written agreement for use of this Iot between the City, SMTC, and the owner of Chanhassen Bowl. This location 1 SMTC Draft Report Page 9 I offers an excellent opportunity for expanding service/use because 200 to 250 existing parking spaces stand vacant during most of the day. This lot averages 28 to 32 cars per day. ' The City of Eden Prairie has three park and ride lot locations as follows: Eden Prairie Community Center. This park and ride lot is a paved joint-use facility owned by the City of Eden Prairie. Cars are currently parking in ' the Community Center lot as well as across Valley View Road in the Round Lake Park parking lot. SMTC has an informal agreement with the City for continued use of this facility but no long-term agreement has been ' negotiated. Buses stop on Valley View Road to pick up and drop off passengers. This is not desirable because buses back up traffic on Valley View Road during the morning and evening rush hours. This also presents ' an unsafe pedestrian crossing because, although the crosswalk is marked and signed, cars pull out to pass the bus. If this lot remains in service, ' Valley View Road will need to be widened to accommodate buses. This lot averages 38 to 42 cars per day. Space is available for many more cars. Eden Prairie Center. This is a paved joint-use facility (including a SMTC ' bus shelter) owned by Homart. Located on TH 169/212, this lot is currently served by Route 53E. SMTC has a five-year easement agreement ' with the owners for parking. The owners were very reluctant to give SMTC a long-term easement agreement because of anticipated expansion of the shopping center to include an additional anchor tenant. This lot averages 39 to 41 cars per day. Additional space near the designated park and ride lot is potentially available. rShady Oak Road. The only lot specifically designed as a park and ride lot, this is a paved exclusive-use facility with space for 86 cars. A bus shelter ■ was constructed in 1989. This lot was built by MnDOT in excess right-of- way and was funded by MTC. This site is currently overloaded with approximately 20 cars parking on Flying Cloud Drive each day. Average daily use of the lot is approximately 100 cars. The popularity of this lot may be attributed to such factors as good design, its being the last stop for all SMTC express buses, both routes service the lot so riders can obtain rfrequent service, and good highway accessibility and visibility. ' A May 1990 license plate survey at the Shady Oak Road/212 lot indicated that a significant number of riders do not reside within the SMTC service area (see Table 1). Twenty-four of 82 identified cars were registered to non-residents. The place of residence of fifteen cars could not be SMTC Draft Report Page 10 I determined. Based on the survey, it is estimated that approximately 30% I of the cars at Shady Oak are owned/driven by non-residents. A second license plate survey was conducted on June 14, 1990 to establish I whether or not the same riders were consistently using the lot. While the lot contained about the same number of cars (99), only 41 were found to I have been present on the May 30th survey date. This suggests that there may be a larger base of users of the express service, that some users may be part-time employees or that patrons only use the express bus service , part of the time. TABLE I I RIDERSHIP AT SHADY OAK ROAD/212 PARK AND RIDE LOT BY RESIDENCE (LICENSE PLATE SURVEY, MAY 1990) I # % I Bloomington 2 2. 1 Brooklyn Center 1 1.0 1 CHANHASSEN 2 2 . 1 CHASKA 1 1 . 0 EDEN PRAIRIE 5 5 5 6 .7 I Edina 1 1 .0 Minneapolis 5 5.2 I Minnetonka 12 12.4 Victoria 2 2.1 Young America 1 1 .0 Other 15 15.5 TOTAL 9 7 100.1% I I I I I 1 SMTC Draft Report Page 11 I ANTICIPATED FUTURE SERVICES It is assumed that transit service to the Cities of Chaska, Chanhassen and ' Eden Prairie will evolve into a much different and more diverse system over the next 20 years leading to the advent of LRT. The reasons are that congestion will increase as will costs to operate a private automobile. It is safe to assume that SMTC will not be predominantly in the express bus service to Minneapolis after LRT is extended to Eden Prairie. The following is a description of each of the services that might be expected to be part of ' the future transit delivery system that could have a relationship to express bus- service and park and ride lots. The park and ride plan must take this ' transformation in service into consideration. LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT/EXPRESS BUS SERVICE The Minneapolis Southwest LRT line is scheduled to be completed in three segments (see Figure 4). The segment from Minneapolis to Hopkins is termed a Group C improvement which is intended to be completed within ten years. The extension of LRT to Eden Prairie is scheduled for sometime ' during the next 20 years and its extension to Chaska will be beyond the present 20-year time frame. Obviously, any lack of funding could alter the implementation schedule dramatically. ' The recommended maximum 20-year plan which includes the extension of LRT to Eden Prairie is proposed by Hennepin County/RTB to use existing ' railroad rights-of-way. It will most likely terminate at or about County Road 4 in Eden Prairie. Stations are proposed to be located in Hopkins near Prairie near County Road 4. TH 169 and near 1-494 and in Eden r When LRT is extended to Hopkins, express bus service will very likely ' service the Hopkins station while continuing to provide service to downtown Minneapolis. When extended to Eden Prairie 20 years hence, the Minneapolis express service will almost certainly be discontinued and reconstituted as feeder/circulator service between suburbs and LRT stations. Peak demand express bus service will likely continue to operate between Chaska, Chanhassen and Eden Prairie with passengers transfering to LRT in Eden Prairie for the remainder of their Minneapolis commute. Express bus service to the Carlson and Opus Centers in Minnetonka and the I-494/France Avenue employment center in Edina/Bloomington may become increasingly feasible over time. 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Chaska To...Alp ...;11:. •• :''', *pi.j 1 .. • LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT ,,i,..i. .,.. ,,„„....,.. , 1mm 10 Year Plim 10 YEAR & 20 YEAR PLANS . . ' mimmam 30 Year Plan 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 r ea • - 1 i did000idini Potential Future Eapanaion • nold.... 0 Potential I.RT&otiose Ow Corridor Only) • 11001/ •60011 Nowll■ HC11••LSA so far ...u. ern N.- ... l", ..... . I. Ns cntrr'''''rc-r ilarTn0 TRANSIT rnmuisclom ... . Figure 4 1 , What this means is that all of the permanent park and ride lots placed in service now will remain in service for at least 20 years. After LRT is extended to Eden Prairie and depending on the location of LRT, some of the Eden Prairie lots may serve no continuing park and ride purpose. Those in Chaska and Chanhassen will continue to function as park and ride lots post LRT. Regarding the proposed LRT line, it would appear that the alignment decision was heavily biased in favor of initial cost effectiveness. Building along an existing rail line will cost the least. Routing which relates to present and future land use patterns, relief of traffic congestion, patronage ' and service to transit dependents appears not to have been given much weight. Upon entering Eden Prairie, the proposed LRT route will serve low-density residential areas and no areas of either current or future high employment. Consequently, it will offer only limited destinations to ' reverse commuters and others. This will negatively affect ridership and cost efficiency. Residents of Eden Prairie may not use LRT if service is not convenient, accessible, or does not improve travel time. Thus, LRT will likely offer less access and flexibility than SMTC's current express-bus service. ' TIMED-TRANSFER SERVICE/LOCAL SERVICE ' Sometime during the next 20 years it is expected that SMTC will implement a timed-transfer service from a hub in Eden Prairie's Major Center Area. This will include fixed-route local bus service circulating through higher-density residential areas and delivering patrons to the hub where they will transfer to waiting express buses destined for 1 Minneapolis. , In Eden Prairie, local service might involve smaller buses depending on ' rider demand. In Chanhassen and Chaska, such local service might combine feeder and express bus service to avoid two transfers. Local ' service would also make pickups at park and ride lots. The hub, obviously, has to be at the east end of the service area to allow feeder service to move in the direction of the destination with a minimum of backtracking. Local service would not operate on THs 5 or 212 but on parallel routes such as Valley View Road and Anderson Lakes Parkway in Eden Prairie. SMTC Draft Report Page 13 i '11 Plymuulb i. •, met late t ,. ,• + Golden Volley . • i Oros* • p. t l 394 H.O.V. ens .,.;t•. _• .. .i Weltifit .. -- ."`� IIIIIIUIUnnUNlfUtnitlt ea ..i :'; ..,... . , _► • Mieeetrid. . : ...i j.n,`• • r F•:t'' `S . . .. '+• .. ,i; r!: :,r .....• 4, . .. .• .. - i • ,i., -,1 •%'it • , ; !''•fi � r 1 I ' �'t se.Lod.Nor i ,:.y .,Rprlef Iris .ii.b*eo •f .:1( •`.;- •":,".1..P!': 1 + ;•t •r :40,4 oeba. is .• - i; •i. i. Yit'•,:•- '.• Tesler lay ! .. m! .I ,';!• . ... 1• • ' . ' i ar«..reel • - , °' , .. .ti`. . St net + Itte•l.ier• - ., ,•Elie* ..I.,' •tom.... ... ea• CR62 ;a• • CHANIIASSEN e' vlued. Valley View Roed i tkbn•Y .. TH5 • • 1 ;; :lu 0p=CHASKA �r�40 + ' • •o.wbiP ,,,,�� TH41 !rna0 10'69 t tarot,/ Cb••b.To.mibip - Legend POTENTIAL FUTURE • • 1111111 Potential Psrm.e•ot RorU BUS ROUTES �h.bope• ..m.r... Pot•.li•1 Temporary Route 111111 I (1 Dalai.. • .... ram w.... IIGI•LSA Towe.bip all OM 1111. MI MI EMI Mil 111111 111111 .• SOUTHWEST METRO TRANSIT C ISSIO J...owe Figure 3— Logically, the hub would be located at a point where all systems (LRT, local, express, reverse commute) converge and where employment and shopping trips could be accommodated. Ideally, the hub would later be ' transformed into an LRT station. This would allow the same SMTC feeder service to continue to serve LRT. INTRA-COMMUTE It is anticipated that, in the future, there will be an increasing need to ' operate fixed-route intra-commute service that primarily services patrons with destinations within the three constituent communities. In addition to ' normal express-bus service which would operate during peak periods, intra-commute would operate during midday periods. It would generally operate between high-density residential areas, downtowns and employment centers in Chaska, Chanhassen, and Eden Prairie. Once again, all services should converge at the hub. ' REVERSE COMMUTE/CIRCULATOR ' It is expected that the present reverse-commute service which operates between Southdale and employment centers in Eden Prairie could be extended to employment centers as far west as Chanhassen. There will ' continue to be a need to get employees who live elsewhere to the southwest corridor and reverse commute has the potential to satisfy that need. In addition, there may be potential to operate similar services from Bloomington and Hopkins. The Hopkins reverse commute could service the TH 169 LRT station, bringing employees from Hopkins to Eden Prairie and perhaps Chanhassen. Congestion will have to be a major factor before ' reverse-commute or circulator services from Minnetonka, Hopkins, and Bloomington are viable. Some potential may exist to operate a circulator service that will accommodate express and reverse commute to and from the latter three communities. I SMTC Draft Report Page 14 PARK AND RIDE SITES EVALUATION 1 The preliminary inventory of 42 sites (see Figure 6) was established through meetings with SMTC staff, City staffs, and MnDOT and the I empirical identification and evaluation of vacant lands in each community. Not all vacant parcels have been considered. High priority was given during the initial screening and selection of candidate sites to size, route I proximity, and acquisition potential. Preference was given to publicly owned lands, potential shared-use of existing parking lots, lands within TIF districts, and lands that could be included as part of a state trunk- highway improvement project. Two specific Metropolitan Council criteria also helped formulate the initial list of candidate sites as follows: ' • Size - The size of an individual park and ride lot should initially be limited to 100 spaces with expansion potential for up to 200 additional I spaces unless conclusive data demonstrate a need for a larger lot. • Access - Priority should be given to park and ride lots located within ' one-half mile of an access point to the highway system. Some privately owned parcels that met none of the above criteria were I included primarily because their location was considered to be excellent, other-than-SMTC funding could potentially be available, and they were I considered to be somewhat problematic for other uses. PERMANENT PARK AND RIDE SITES EVALUATION , Eden Prairie. Of the 26 candidate sites identified in Eden Prairie, three are I currently park and ride lots (Sites 1, 9, and 5 in Figure 6). The majority of sites is clustered within the existing transportation corridors of TH 5, Valley View Road, and TH 169. SMTC currently runs express service on all I of these roads. As shown in Figure 4, numerous key intersections are identified because of I their excellent north/south and east/west access. All but one site (#4) meet a key Metropolitan Council criterion that a park and ride lot be I located within one-half mile of an access point to the metropolitan highway system. 1 SMTC Draft Report Page 15 MI MO MI MI MI MI r MO MI UM MI MN r NM - 1 - • aher.weod M -:i. '1 .� " .... . A. �• a ,. f x ! • 1 1 1 1f�l ' ..� �11� •l-• -, _F1 . �• / lI J-II j�: 7t I` , . - is, / ] -,.. •• ::::••• ; ..7.•-:'7-;•' •,Y1 ti i .::-...' )3 0 , .it•• / i i 1 1 4.- .', . • Itr / -.1.1 . -- oesneTvelkviall ._ar, . .. . -.._. - 10,. , ii.• -0 .......,:,. , ,,,,'43) . 1 4,5„ ,.....7,..,....,_J._ ,„4-„, ...• ,.., r it, . / '''sr, ' . 441. IIIIPe Cz"-"I:t 7-J".. .`" • ... ' ; t l' .1. '''...\._.‘ : -.L. - .. . -.-' i4'.if - • --- ... _ 4111*. .i , . -:--t.,j........._...._........„'-t f.... - . .. :ffy 1 f; - `ice _ .l, — `i �>r ` .l l,� jam:, f-. ...▪.. i• ,..- A I- • . .. i.-- - ,......,..„. ‘‘......- ,.. , ,.....,:"4-_,.-1.x....., ivy .».. \ taX- 'fr•�� . `. .„ `: 1 _ s ... i • . )kA. . —• 1....I.,-.,i).,, ',_. t ., -:.,-,„. .:. .. . • ..e:,,-J - 1 /. ,A4"i Legend PRELIMINARY SITE INVENTORY 1 . "i"ti•. 1 � i� +Ii I l I!I �-�i Sit.Id.ntiaoaio. Chin. weJiS r'•..1•' .f! I I I I eeeemmm Steamed TH 212 Alignment I I Shakopee O Onrhdr Mile Radius at Hey Intereectione I IIIII N r l r•IPA HG •LSA i• I a '•/ ,1 SOUTHWEST METRO TRANSIT COMMISSION II•e•Ieee Figure 8 Chanhassen. Ten sites were identified in Chanhassen, all but one (#10) I located within one-half mile of an access point to a highway. Site 1 is the only existing park and ride lot site in Chanhassen. All of the candidate sites are located within the Chanhassen tax increment financing district or project area. The City has said it will consider using TIF funds for acquisition and possibly development costs. The majority of I sites is also located along THs 5 and 212 which would allow them to be set aside as part of the highway right-of-way. Site 1 is the only joint-use site while the other sites are considered to be potential exclusive-use sites. Chaska. The six sites identified in Chaska are all located within one-half I mile of a key highway intersection. The City of Chaska currently owns very little property which would be suitable for park and ride lot development. Since most sites are privately owned, MnDOT and/or TIF would be needed to finance sites which are not within proposed highway improvement corridors. 1 I I SMTC Draft Report Page 16 1 1 PARK AND RIDE SITES EVALUATION CRITERIA Potential permanent park and ride sites were evaluated by means of an established set of criteria. These criteria were arrived at through research and discussion with the MTC, RTB, the Metropolitan Council and transit planners working in private practice. The following is the listing of criteria and the qualifying conditions used to evaluate the candidate site inventory. I ACCESSIBILITY • Location directly on a major cross street providing primary access to the route from all directions is preferred. ROUTE PROXIMITY • Located within one-half mile of an access point. MARKET AREA • Maximize service to greatest number of people. VISIBILITY • Excellent visibility for users to enhance recognition and for surveillance to deter crime. COSTS • Lots built at no cost to SMTC are preferred. OWNERSHIP • Public ownership to insure long-term use is preferred. A zero to ten scoring system was used to establish the degree to which each site in the inventory met a specific criterion. The score for all six criteria was summed for each site to establish their ranking. Table 2 summarizes the scoring results and sites ranking. I I SMTC Draft Report Page 17 y \ ::,• •'.ii1:,q I 'I," , ,'''tWI, Ilit., 1 tit' .. :.rf. Afitii 13 .... -ti. .1,:n _ Sbororrood • _..,1,1 :I .1./. ‘ .. ,,,,i.. .•; 1, 1 . q .0.. ,;;..4/ t,t i J."': ....):7•4.4 ik":: • ' .. AIM __ It • • • ' i ‘-. ' .), --zi•---h . . :,.--,. .' . ,.. _-..--- .--,....r.:_•!, ..,_..=j •. ..- . , .,.•:..: : •'-. ..):; . „ - , ..,.;.xi, ;,--,4.- t •- -,a,....1FTR - 0, . ei.ely. we, .0. .1. 1■, , • • -,u‘ • —7",#'7. 4.04111r.."*Air -4111A , , 7.i .•,!.. . / 1, . 4/,' • F- . • . :. 4,7. , ._,.• . . :..z.::•....,. ...:: . . :.. /.., -.::::: :- , 4 ; 104 f 1..•1" ' . 1 . ., • . . .,,‘ .• .::*--: .),. :' .,:I..ip A. -..'" ;.t r dat Val), P /01 •;.: il., i I i • .. r , . •00,... ,:, s ,. i . . i., 1.. ' 1., 40111,-.,sp :- • Ari At. \, CI,/ j•I? 'i P I .* . • , I \:1.:1‘. "• / A..1. • v, - r4 4 :4,14#41\.#(010,44'4gro, , ?.: tt' :: e 14' %Al:Al IleriP14' AefifrAlreAllp k - . ,• .. • ff\P .4131 .1''.? 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Since interim locations are not owned by SMTC, there can be I no assurance of long-term use. Generally, sites which make good interim park and ride lots include I churches, theaters, sports arenas, bowling alleys and community park facilities. These facilities generally have their peak demand for parking 1 during evening hours or on weekends when park . and ride is not operational. Problems associated with adapting park and ride facilities to existing parking lots include: Pavement Design. According to the MTC's Transit Design Guidelines, design I for servicing up to 20 buses per day requires a 2" asphalt wearing course, a 3" asphalt base course, a 3" asphalt binder course and a 9" engineered I gravel base course. Generally speaking, existing parking lots are designed with far less structural integrity. Therefore, pavement deterioration is a 1 certainty where existing lots are used for heavy .bus traffic. For the most part, passengers will have to embark from the street at interim lots. Roadway/Parking Lot Geometry. SMTC currently uses articulated buses I for express service which require a 47' to 52' turning radius for completing 90-180 degree movements. In general, existing parking lots cannot accommodate bus maneuvers. Field verification with buses will need to be done for all potential interim park and ride lots. Ownership. SMTC will not, with few exceptions, own or have permanent rights to interim lots. This presents an extremely vulnerable situation for I SMTC as use may be denied at any time with as little as 30 to 60 days notice. For this reason, SMTC should not spend a great deal of money to upgrade interim lots unless legally protected through a binding long-term I agreement. I I I SMTC Draft Report Page 19 1 I JNTERIM PARK AND RIDE SITES EVALUATION CRITERIA The following interim park and tide sites were identified for review by this study (see Table 3). All sites were visited and reviewed using the following criteria. This criteria differs slightly with the permanent park and ride criteria as it must take into account existing lot conditions and uses. ACCESSIBILITY - Riders • Location on a major cross street providing primary access to the route from all directions. ' ACCESSIBILITY - Buses • Preference is for minimum departure from the express route. PEDESTRIAN SAFETY • Bus movements are both safe and secure with respect to loading and unloading. MARKET AREA • • Maximum service to the greatest number of people. VISIBILITY • Excellent visibility for riders to the lot and entry location. COSTS • Existing lot needs minimum upgrading (i.e. concrete waiting surface, no shelter). ' ADAPTABILITY • Current lot design allows for immediate use. No City, State or Federal approvals needed. Impacts on surrounding area are minimal. As shown in Table 3, none of the potential interim sites are well suited for park and ride use. However, interim sites represent temporary solutions and compromises must necessarily be accepted. Additionally, SMTC should move towards construction of permanent park and ride lots as soon as possible so as to cease using problematic interim locations. SMTC Draft Report Page 20 TABLE 3 INTERIM PARK AND RIDE SITES EVALUATION ACCESS BUS PEDESTRIAN MARKET VISIBILITY COSTS ADAPTABILITY ROUTE TOTAL RIDERS MOVEMENT SAFETY MAX 80 PTS Community Center 10 10 0 10 8 0 10 10 58 St. Andrew Church 8 0 8 5 0 5 0 2 28 Wooddale Church 5 1 0 2 10 5 5 5 10 52 Immanuel Church 5 10 . 0 10 10 5 2 0 42 Outlet Center 8 10 0 5 0 2 2 10 37 Martin Drive 5 5 10 0 8 0 0 5 33 Eaton Corporation 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 30 Assembly of God Church 10 2 10 10 5 5 0 5 47 ail — r all MI M • I M MI NW I MI MI — MI MI — M I 1 TRANSIT HUB EVALUATION CRITERIA I Because a timed-transfer service may be offered in the future, it was determined that potential hub sites, where feeder and express services can interface on a carefully scheduled basis, should be identified. Generally I speaking, a hub site should have many of the same attributes as a park and ride lot site but should be larger and have a stronger correlation with activity centers. A timed-transfer station or hub should have many of the Isame locational attributes as an LRT station. IACCESSIBILITY • Directly on a cross street. I ROUTE PROXIMITY • Near express route where all services can interface. ILAND USE SETTING • Within a major employment or activity center. MARKET AREA • Located toward the easterly end of the Iservice area to minimize backtracking. I ACQUISITION/ DEVELOPMENT COSTS • Minimum cost is preferred. IOWNERSHIP • Public ownership or assured joint-use is preferred. I IHub sites were not scored or ranked; however, four areas have been identified (see Figure 8) in the Eden Prairie Major Center Area which have the potential to optimize future timed-transfer service. I I I I I SMTC Draft Report Page 22 I RECOMMENDATIONS PERMANENT PARK AND RIDE LOTS Based on accepted transit planning theory, 2.5% of the population of the SMTC service area represents the market for Minneapolis-destined park and ride services. This assumes that 50% of the population is employed and that 10% of those are employed in downtown Minneapolis. The MTC then assumes that 50% of those employed in downtown Minneapolis I comprise the market for express bus service. Actual car counts at SMTC park and ride lots would suggest that a much I smaller percentage of the population uses this service. Existing use may be deceiving, however. License plate surveys conducted at the Shady Oak lot on May 30 and June 14, 1990 suggest that express bus ridership may be considerably higher than originally thought. In other words, actual patronage is higher than the apparent demand for parking spaces ' indicating that the target market may be correct but the number of parking spaces required to accommodate users is considerably less. It is for this reason that 1.25% was used to establish the current market I demand for 775 parking spaces. Assuming transit ridership increases in response to growing congestion, I increasing fuel and downtown parking costs, and continued growth of the cities, 2.0% of the future SMTC population may use park and ride services. Based on a predicted service-area population of 100,000, up to 2,000 parking spaces may be needed prior to the advent of LRT (see Table 4). This number could grow if express-bus service were extended to Minnetonka and Bloomington. It is expected that LRT may ultimately replace express-bus service to Minneapolis. ' With some exceptions, the size of new park and ride lots is established at 100 initial spaces with expansion capability to 300 spaces in accordance with Metropolitan Council criteria. This will require a land area of two to three acres per site. Table 5 identifies recommended permanent sites, 1 their location, and their sizes. I 1 . 1 SMTC Draft Report Page 23 1 I I TABLE 4 PARK AND RIDE LOT NEEDS 1 ESTIMATED CITY CURRENT FUTURE* INITIAL FUTURE POPULATION POPULATION NEED NEED EDEN PRAIRIE 38,000 60,000 475 1 ,200 I CHANHASSEN 12,000 20,000 150 400 I CHASKA 12,000 20,000 150 400 I TOTAL 62,000 100,000 775 2,000 1 ' 2005-2010 I 1 I TABLE 5 RECOMMENDED PERMANENT SITES CITY SITE LOCATION INITIAL FUTURE SIZE SIZE EDEN PRAIRIE 1 Shady Oak at TH 212 85 85 9 Eden Prairie Center 100 200 8 Valley View Road at Prairie Center Drive 100 300 13 or Prairie Center Drive at TH 212 100 300 13a or Prairie Center Drive at TH 212 2 2 Mitchell Road at TH 212 (existing Fire Station Site) 14 or County Road 4 at TH 212 100 300 17 TH 5 at County Road 4 CHANHASSEN 1 Chanhassen Bowl/Market Boulevard 50 100 6 or 184th Street/Dell Road at TH 5 100 300 16 (EP) or 184th Street/Dell Road at TH 5 23 (EP) 184th Street/Dell Road at TH 5 7 TH 101 at TH 212 0 100 CHASKA 1 TH 41 at TH 212 100 300 2 or Engler Boulevard near Community Center 25 100 3 TH 41 at Engler Boulevard 6 Pine Street at Fifth Street 25 25 • !• - - - - MI I• ON MI M r - l MI i M - it The recommended permanent site inventory (see Figure 8) includes the sites which scored the highest in the evaluation scoring system. Where sites scored nearly the same or scored comparably high and were located in the same service area, all were included in the final inventory. The inventory includes alternative sites within each market or service area from which one site each should be selected for development. The sites are discussed in the order of their ranking. ' Eden Prairie Sites Sites 13, 13a and 22 scored the highest but only one is needed within their collective tributary service area. Site 22 is the current fire station site at the intersection of Mitchell Road and TH 212. This property will be partially taken for the construction of TH 212 but it is believed that some of it may remain for use as a park and ' ride lot. Its size is questionable and will depend on how much land will need to be retained for the City's Public Works Department. This site scores very high on all of the criteria and can be embraced within the TH 212 right-of-way as an adjunct to the highway, clearly allowing it to be acquired and developed by MnDOT as part of the highway project. Site 13 is located at the intersection of Technology Drive and Prairie Center Drive, just south of TH 5. This property is privately owned but, because of the TH 212 construction in the area, it may be protected as additional ' right-of-way and developed in conjunction with the Prairie Center Drive interchange project. ' Site 13a is just northeast across Prairie Center Drive from Site 13. This property may become excess right-of-way after TH 212 is completed and is approximately two to three acres in size, depending on slope conditions. This property is very narrow and there is some queston about whether an additional ramp to eastbound TH 212 will be built over it in the future. Sites 13 and 13a both scored very high on all of the criteria. Both will be highly accessible when TH 212 is completed. Both will be highly visible due to their location at the intersection of two very heavily traveled roadways. And, both are directly related to the imminent TH 212 project which means that they will certainly qualify for acquisition and development by MnDOT. Either of Site 13 or 13a are recommended. 1 SMTC Draft Report Page 26 P g 1 �' '8eor.wood _I :,. :.� .�:' . , ,�•�"•.` .:1, �% ,cti i LI. :fti./. L!` •••, I r �. , _..... ..._____-2 z..: _'.(' • • , a y: _.,, , "r _ .�. jI• ;' IlC �l. �7� I tt1,l .f;',.' (' ' ,,1 7 . -4(:7-::_:• /. d1:' • ..i?.:a j. .�i. .. �"a:. -�, •.�� ..I I:o' 1)•. 61 I I)41:11.I,ii 1 (• « '� ;1, \s' ._I1:• �- ^t•L. 5:• „�'-i ,. 1 i1 • .. ._ . I'' I l r s'' :-., "..--,...1'! "k�� ' :0' '�j �.7 ;if ..•irt '?',' •I.1._,• ,:, ( •;s.I: -9 , .1.• ':? • ►� ' ( ^.r. ' r 1. ./ ' I. 1 k.. i 117, ._ r , _--7.r. ::._ iI T Victoria \ ..... .. ..1 .II,•,1"`f( 1tI' I • S• fr `•.f I `1 / . ,/ �7°'T. J'� , 11rr \ Y I 1,:III/ i w' ._ 7 h l• 'JT•; j'1 / .1....)"'. '• - ./ ..14' ._.(0 : , '-''.. . 11,.... 'V.4 4,".--,,, t...,,,,,, .).s, ,,.........--c\ ,... ir ,....T...---.. • -,,,.. ..."../ . V • . .if.P/AA / ,--- "::::". (1-t",....,:'"1:7:7" ::.4...:1:'4.';" -1. • "••••:..,•' .;-•• --• ‘r 1 r., , ,-. , (1 .,:, • , , , . ,7-1-- , .__ . -s, si..„ ,.. . Itel- 1 if \ Ta '1 .11 / i ....:. . :t.t . -r-u,. •• ;IA-hl r • ;I ir - • - \\ 1 �. A`! � I j � f ;`� ', I Legend FINAL SITE INVENTORY 1./ I r I I 1 © Selected 9iM. © Tamponrr Site•Chiba Towueip .0:I.'' '. 1 I' I I I (: ' f i t(.,. site.rror III l l l I n (I w.. r... M..7. IiGI•LSA il 111111 MI / — M IIIIII 7/ i' SORTHWFST METRO TRANSIT COMMISSION .7...7..0 Figure A I Interchangeable Sites 14 and 17 would primarily serve the area west of County Road 4 in Eden Prairie. Site 14, located on the southwest corner of TH 212 and County Road 4, scores higher than 17 in only one category, ' ownership, because it can be included within the TH 212 right-of-way and acquired and developed by MnDOT. iSite 17 is located just south of Burger King on County Road 4 near TH 5 and is, therefore, detached from TH 212. It is privately owned but very well ' positioned to maximize visibility and serve existing patrons residing north of TH 5. It will be the better of the two sites over the short-term until TH 212 is completed to Chaska (by 1998-99) because it is highly accessible Ito/from the TH 5 express bus route. Site 17 could function extremely well even after TH 212 is built but the express bus would have to depart TH 212 and use CR 4 and TH 5 for access. It could be designed with an internal bus loading and circulation system. This is the recommended site. Site 8 is, in part, excess right-of-way owned by the City of Eden Prairie at ' the intersection of Prairie Center Drive and Valley View Road. Although this site did not score as high as others in Eden Prairie, its location at the junction of three major trunk highways allows for excellent route proximity. This site should also be evaluated for possible use as a transit hub, assuming that additional property can be acquired from adjacent iowners. Site 9, Eden Prairie Center, does not score as well as Site 8, primarily because its long-term use is not assured. It is also less accessible and less visible. Unfortunately, there are relatively fewer sites available in this area to serve the substantial potential market lying south of Eden Prairie Center. It is recommended that both additional land be acquired at Site 8 and a longer term agreement be negotiated with Homart at Site 9. Site 1 is the existing park and ride lot at Shady Oak Road/TH 212. The success of this lot is attributable to its design and location within the larger ' SMTC service area. Bus service will have to be reduced at this site since parking demand exceeds supply and the parking lot is not expandable. i I SMTC Draft Report Page 27 P � I 1 Chanhassen Sites In Chanhassen, three sites are recommended as potential park and ride lots. 1 Site 7 ranks highest and is located in the southwest quadrant of TH 101 and proposed TH 212. It is not intended to be developed immediately but I is proposed to be officially mapped to protect it for future public use. This site scores high in all categories. It will be highly accessible and will serve a developing market area which generally lies to the south and west. I Because it is an adjunct to TH 212, it will certainly qualify for acquisition and development by MnDOT. Site 6 is located on the southwest corner of the TH 5 and Dell Road _ intersection. The TH 5 improvement project will include upgrading this intersection for full turning movements with signals. This will provide excellent accessibility and visibility. The property is privately owned but it is believed that MnDOT may assist with acquisition and development. I The City of Chanhassen should also be encouraged to assist with TIF. Site 1 is the existing Chanhassen park and ride lot. It is owned by the City and has room for expansion. It also has excellent pedestrian access to/from the downtown via sidewalks and bikeways. This is an excellent shared-use site where daytime use by SMTC does not conflict with Chanhassen Bowl and Filly's Sportsbar and Nightclub whose parking demands peak in the evening. I J 1 1 1 SMTC Draft Report Page 28 1 I I Chaska Sites Three sites are recommended for Chaska with capacity for up to 150 initial parking spaces. Site 1 ranks the highest because it scores very high in all categories of criteria. It will be located immediately at the intersection of TH 212 and TH 41 and will have excellent visibility from two major roadways: Because it is proximate to TH 212, it will qualify for acquisition and development by MnDOT. 1 Actually, Site 1 comprises two sites, one each in the southeast and southwest quadrants of the interchange. The site on the east side of TH 41 is privately owned and is not now intended to be acquired by MnDOT. The ' westerly parcel will be excess right-of-way and will be preferred by MnDOT. The two sites are very nearly equal but the ultimate decision regarding which one to use for a park and ride lot should be based on ' design. Sites 2 and 3 are considered to be interchangeable though Site 3 scores better. Site 3 has better route proximity and greater visibility being located at or near the intersection of TH 41 and Engler Boulevard. Site 2 is located across from the new Chaska Community Center on Engler Boule- vard which is proposed by the City to be extended easterly to TH 212 to serve as a major crosstown route. For Site 3, financing other than SMTC is questionable while Site 2 may allow for some joint-use with the City. City Staff are also reviewing a proposal for a gasoline station on part of Site 3. Site 3 is recommended. Site 6 is the existing park and ride facility in downtown Chaska at Pine and Fifth Streets. The City has expressed an interest in having a new post office built in this area. Though at least five years away, this facility could possibly conflict with the SMTC on-street park and ride lot. If serious ' conflicts arise either Site 2 or 3 should be expanded as replacement parking for Site 6. 1 I SMTC Draft Report Page 29 I INTERIM PARK AND RIDE LOTS I Table 6 lists the recommended interim park and ride lots and their location. The following are recommendations pertaining to these lots and I their improvement. 1 . All current park and ride lots should continue to be used until permanent locations are established. 2. SMTC should not expend significant resources on major improvements I to lots which are not designated as permanent locations. 3. If it is determined that an interim lot can function as a permanent site I and agreement can be reached between SMTC and lot owners, then all in-road stops should be converted to bus pull-offs for pedestrian I . safety. Construction of pull-offs can cost up to $30,000 for each side of the street if utility relocation is required. 1 4. The provision of Type B shelters and concrete loading pads is recommended in all areas where the approaching bus cannot be I viewed from the lot. Cost is estimated at approximately $6-7,000 for each shelter. • 5. SMTC should begin working with the Eden Prairie Assembly of God 1 Church immediately to facilitate changes in their current plans to allow for an interim park and ride lot at this location. I 6. An additional interim park and ride site is needed in Eden Prairie. ' SMTC should begin negotiations with Wooddale Church to satisfy this need. I I I I I SMTC Draft Report Page 30 I I ITABLE 7 RECOMMENDED PARK AND RIDE IMPROVEMENT PRIORITIES 1 ASSUMED PRIORITY SITE SCHEDULE IMPROVEMENTS FINANCING NEEDED RESPONSIBILITY I 1 EP 1 1990 Reroute 53E SMTC -2 EP 20 1990 Neg Interim Lot SMTC 1 3 EP 16 1990-91 Neg Interim Lot SMTC 4 EP 8 1990-91 Acq and Dev MnDOT I 5 Chan 6 1990-91 Acquisition SMTC/City 6 Chas 3 1990-91 Acquisition SMTC/City 7 EP 17 1990-91 Acquisition SMTC/City I 8 EP 9 1090-91 Extend Agreement SMTC 9 Chan 7 1990-91 Official Mapping City 1 0 Chas 1 1990-91 Official Mapping City I11 Chan 1 1990-91 Design/Access Imp SMTC/City 1 2 EP 5 1991 Bus or Turn Lanes SMTC/City 3 Chas 3 1992-93 Development MnDOT Ii 14 EP 13/13a 1994 Development MnDOT 15 Chan 6 1995 Development MnDOT I 16 EP 17 1995 Development MnDOT 17 Chan 7 1998 Development MnDOT 18 Chas 1 1998-99 Development MnDOT I I I I I I I I I The most immediate need in Chanhassen is to improve intersection radii at downtown Site 1 to better accommodate buses. The initial phase at ChaAilaw Site 6 should be built in conjunction with the relocation of express bus service to Highway 5. In the meantime, Eden Prairie Site 16 should serve 1 as an interim site. Table 7 depicts recommended park and ride improve- ment priorities. 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1. i 1 • 1 1 SMTC Draft Report Page 33 r 1 FINANCING, Park and ride lots that are already within or adjacent to the right-of-way of TH 212 are intended to be the responsibility of MnDOT. It is recom- mended that MnDOT assume full responsibility for the acquisition and development of these lots including Chaska Site 1, Chanhassen Site 7 and Eden Prairie Sites 8 and 13/13a. ' Sites that are not immediately adjacent to TH 212 are somewhat less certain of MnDOT's participation even though the benefits to the state trunk highway system, in terms of reduced travel demand, are just as great. For detached sites there may have to be an increase in local participation with increased distance from TH 212. New sites ' recommended for cost sharing include Chanhassen Site 6, Chaska Site 3 and Eden Prairie Site 17. The SMTC has limited funds which should primarily be used for the development of parking lot surfacing, shelters, lighting, and related improvements. Over the next five or so years, however, dollars can be made available to SMTC from the RTB for the acquisition and development of park and ride lots. This is money that the Commission is legally entitled to claim but is not needed for present operations. This annual pool of unused money will shrink over time as increasing ridership places demands on service. In the meantime, this money can and should be used for capital improvements. It is estimated that approximately $400,000 per year can be made ' available by the RTB to SMTC for capital improvements. It is recommended that SMTC begin immediately to purchase land at Chanhassen Site 6, Chaska Site 3 and Eden Prairie Site 17. Purchase - Iagreements should be negotiated with property owners which would allow for the acquisition of these three sites over a three to five year period. Thereafter MnDOT should be responsible for their development. It is recommended that SMTC authorize preliminary design and cost analysis for Eden Prairie Site 17, Chanhassen Site 6 and Chaska Site 3 around which a capital improvements budget can be established. It is with this capital improvements program that SMTC should approach the RTB to request utilization of the unused portion of SMTC's entitlement over the next three to five year period. I I SMTC Draft Report Page 35 I 1 TRAVEL DEMAND MANAGEMENT, The construction of THs 5, 169, and 212 could lead to the false conclusion that all traffic problems will be solved by supplying new and wider I highways. In the short term, that may appear to be true but, in the long run, transit experts do not expect traffic problems to be solved from the supply side. ' The solution to traffic problems in the southwest corridor will require a corollary demand-side approach because without it we can expect the current congestion to worsen. There is a significant amount of land yet to be developed within the southwest corridor and there may not always be I monies available to build new highways to accommodate that growth. Travel demand management (TDM) is being increasingly used around the I country to alleviate traffic problems by reducing travel demand in lieu of building new highways which is a supply side approach to solving congestion problems. Dollars are not available in sufficient numbers to build the highways needed to meet growing travel demands. Catering to the unabated use of the automobile by supplying endless new highways I also portends very serious environmental problems. TDM is a system of actions which is primarily directed at reducing I dependence on and use of single occupant vehicles and/or altering the timing of travel to less congested periods. Its primary purpose is to maximize the movement of "people", not vehicles, on the public street I system. Examples of TDM include car and van pooling, staggered work hours and rideshare promotion. , The benefits of TDM are clear. A well-managed and monitored TDM program has the potential to markedly reduce street congestion. TDM has I the potential to increase travel options and reduce dependency on the single-occupancy vehicle (SOV) system. It also has the potential to minimize air pollution and reduce the negative impact on existing I residential areas. It is for these reasons that it is recommended that all three cities adopt I some form of TDM policy per the following implemention strategy. While not all of the recommendations will necessarily be adopted by each of the 1 three cities, most apply to Eden Prairie and some apply to Chanhassen and Chaska. I SMTC Draft Report Page 36 P g HUB, The concept of a hub where a timed-transfer service might occur has not ' been very well articulated. It could be as little as a properly designed, but larger, park and ride lot at any one of the four alternative locations. ' The important thing is that it be located within the Eden Prairie Major Center Area where it can serve as the convergence point for all transit services (feeder, express, circulator, reverse commute, etc.) and function as ' the last stop for express buses departing for Minneapolis and other destinations. More work still needs to be done to identify a hub site and protect it for future use. Land should be acquired in the near future even though it may not be needed for several years. Site 13 (Prairie Center Drive at TH 212) ' appears to have the greatest potential to serve this future need. ' LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT, Light Rail Transit (LRT) as proposed is clearly inappropriately located within the southwest corridor. At best, it will duplicate the limited express-bus service to downtown Minneapolis already provided by SMTC. It will not, however, have the same flexibility to change routes once established. It may be preferable not to build LRT beyond Hopkins rather than have it follow the existing Chicago and Northwestern Railroad line. It is of critical importance that alternative alignments be studied by Hennepin County and that local communities play a significant role in the ' Iocation of LRT service and stations. It is recommended that criteria be established which are unique to the southwest corridor and that significant consideration be given to supporting already evolving land use patterns ' and future land use plans. Consideration should be given to alignments which maximize patronage. Following are recommended criteria: 1 . Land use compatibility (intensity, type, ability to support LRT). ' 2. Relationship to major employment and activity centers. 3. Ridership potential. 4. Multi-purpose, multi-service interface (shopping trips, express, reverse-commute, feeder). 5. Cost route availability. y. SMTC Draft Report Page 37 I I TABLE 6 RECOMMENDED INTERIM PARK AND RIDE LOTS I CITY SITE LOCATION I EDEN PRAIRIE 1 Shady Oak at TH 212 , 5 Valley View at County Road 4 (EP Community Center) 9 Eden Prairie Center I 1 6 TH 5 at Dell Road 2 0 Wooddale Church CHANHASSEN 1 Chanhassen Bowl CHASKA 6 Pine Street at Fifth Street I Jonathan Community Center I I I I 1 I • I I I I I I PHASING Until 1995, express bus service will continue to operate on Valley View Road in Eden Prairie. Interim park and ride lots should, therefore, be established along Valley View Road over that time frame. By 1995, TH 212 is expected to be completed between Prairie Center Drive and County Road 4 in Eden Prairie. Park and ride Sites 13/13a and 14/17 ' should be built in conjunction with TH 212 improvements. Beginning in 1995 the express bus route can be transfered from Valley View Road to THs- 5/212. The most immediate priority is to f ind relief for the already overloaded ' Shady Oak lot which has a capacity of just 86 cars but regularly parks nearly 100 cars in the lot and along the street. Discontinuing 53E service through this lot should, in part, correct this problem while increasing ' patron useage of Eden Prairie Center's Site 9. In addition, one interim Eden Prairie Site (Wooddale Church) should be secured immediately and negotiations begun with the City of Eden Prairie to provide bus/turn lanes ' at Interim Site 5. While TH 212 is programmed for completion to Lyman Boulevard by 1995-96, it is not yet scheduled from Lyman Boulevard to TH 41. A realistic schedule for this latter segment might be 1998-99. What this ' means is that service will continue on THs 5 and 41 until nearly the turn- of-the-century. Of major concern is the existing park and ride lot in downtown Chaska. While it functions very well, a new post office is being considered for an adjacent site. This means that postal customers would compete with ' commuters for parking. Already small, this lot is quite unable to meet the accepted size criterion. This means that additional capacity may need to be made available at either Site 2 or 3. The ultimate plan may have only two Chaska sites if the post office is relocated to Pine Street. In Chanhassen, the demand for park and ride facilities over the next 10 years will primarily be in the more intensely developed areas north of and on both sides of TH 5. Site 7 at THs 101 and 212 will not be needed in the ' near future but should be acquired with the right-of-way for TH 212. 1 SMTC Draft Report Page 32 1 IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES There are three primary agencies responsible for implementating transit services in the southwest corridor. The constituent cities must assume a major share of the implementation responsibility primarily because they are charged with doing so by the Metropolitan Council and only they have the ability to control development and intervene in the development process on behalf of transit. SMTC, on the other hand, serves as the cities' agent in matters of transit planning and operations. The other agency is MnDOT, which has a major stake in the management of travel demand and balancing demand against available resources. Each of the three constituent cities is required to amend its Comprehensive Plan to include a transit element which deals with regular-route service needs, TDM needs, facility needs, elderly and disabled service needs, and Light Rail Transit service needs. The following is required of cities by the Metropolitan Council as shown in 1988 Systems Statements. Because Eden 111 Prairie is experiencing a greater level of congestion, it is required to address transit in more detail than Chaska or Chanhassen. Needs Responsibilities Eden Prairie Chaska/Chanhassen Regular-Route • Examine new routes • SMTC responsibility , Service Needs • Examine van pooling • Split 53J TDM Needs • Promote ridesharing • Communities, employers, • Participate in I-494 developers should play a TDM study greater role in promoting • ridesharing Facility Needs • Sidewalks along streets • Transit facilities should be • Assist SMTC to identify included with highway park and ride locations improvements • Include transit as • Sidewalks along streets component of highway • Consider passenger waiting improvements areas, bus pull-ins/turna- • Plan should include rounds transit stops, shelters, passenger waiting areas, bus pull-ins/turnarounds Elderly & Disabled • Work with SMTC • Work with SMTC Service Needs LRT Service Needs • Coordinate with HCRRA • Coordinate with CCRRA , SMTC Draft Report Page 38 P g I I GENERAL OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES In order to satisfy the Metropolitan Council's requirements, the cities I should adopt the park and ride plan along with policies that are appropriate to each. General objectives and policies that should be adopted by each City are as follows: I General Objectives I1 . Reduce street congestion. 1 2. Provide improved mobility for all citizens. 3. Provide incentives to discourage low vehicle occupancy and encourage Itransit alternatives. - 4. Encourage planning and design that increase and compliment transit I use. I 5. Cooperate with all agencies that have responsibility to plan for and provide transit services. (County Regional Railroad Authorities, MTC, RTB, Metropolitan Council and MnDOT). IGeneral Policies 1 1 . Cooperate with SMTC to satisfy regular-route service needs and provide transit stops and shelters. 1 2. Participate with SMTC and MnDOT to ensure that transit facility needs are coordinated with highway planning. 1 3. Work with SMTC to plan for the transit needs of elderly and disabled citizens. I 4. Continue to coordinate with the County Regional ional Railroad Authority in Y Ithe implementation of LRT plans. 5. Exercise local development controls and financing mechanisms to I protect park and ride lot sites from development and facilitate their acquisition, where necessary. I 1 SMTC Draft Report Page 39 6. Reduce overall travel demand and encourage programs that provide alternatives to single-occupant automobiles. 7. Include TDM provisions within all development agreements. I S. Establish appropriate and supportive land uses in the vicinity of park and ride lots to maximize compatibility and the joint-use of parking I wherever possible. TDM STRATEGIES The following objectives and policies should be considered for adoption by I each City with the updating of its Comprehensive Plan. More of them will be applicable to Eden Prairie (where travel demand is highest) than to Chaska and Chanhassen. , Objectives 1 . Reduce peak hour travel demand by 20%. (7-9:00a.m. and 4-6:OOp.m.). 2. Increase vehicle occupancy and/or reduce solo driving by 20%. 1 Policies ' 1 . Give owners/developers/employers with over 100 employees the I option, by ordinance, to prepare a TDM plan. The employer should appoint a TDM coordinator whose responsibility it would be to monitor progress and update the plan on an annual basis. Suggested TDM strategies include: • Staggered work hours 111 • Subscription bus service • Van or car pooling • Rideshare promotion , • Parking management plans 2. Encourage all employers with over 100 employees to participate in I Minnesota Rideshare. I SMTC Draft Report Page 40 P S 1 1 1 3. Give all existing employers/owners with 100 or more employees the option, by ordinance, to prepare and maintain a parking management plan designed to reduce the number of employee vehicles by up to 20% to reduce street congestion and influence employee choice of travel mode to and from work. 1 4. Give owners/developers/employers the option, by ordinance, to reduce parking when they are willing to commit to promoting alternatives to driving solo. In the event of non-compliance, penalities and/or contingencies should be built into development agreements. 1 5. Develop a fee structure, by ordinance, for owners/developers/employ- ers with 100 or more employees which encourages compliance with ' Citywide TDM objectives. An example of a fee system follows: New Developments Initial Application Fee Annual Fee • Without TDM plan $50/space 1) $10/space 1 ) ' • With TDM plan $10/space 1) $5/space 1) 2) Existing Developments • Without Parking N/A $10/space 1 ) Management Plan • With Parking N/A $5/space 1) 2) Management Plan 1 1) Calculated as peak traffic hour parking demand (7-9:00a.m. and 2) If plan objectives are met, annual fee is waived. Requires annual reporting/monitoring. ' Fees are intended to be used for the establishment of a system of monitoring TDM and parking management plans, which service can best be provided by the cities with SMTC serving as a resource. 1 1 SMTC Draft Report Page 41 1 I TRANSIT DESIGN STRATEGIES I Contemporary suburban development patterns are not sensitive to the 1 needs of bus users because buildings are situated too far from the transit route/stop, transit vehicles are not well accommodated, and sidewalks do not exist. I In order to improve design and give preference to transit users, transit corridors should be delineated within each city and design standards I applied which facilitate reverse commute and future feeder services. Transit corridors could be approximately delineated as follows: I • Eden Prairie - Eden Prairie Major Center Area and the corridor between and on both sides of Valley View Road and Anderson I Lakes Parkway to County Road 4. Also the Highway 5 corridor. • Chanhassen - Downtown along West 78th Street and Highway 5 corridor. • Chaska - Downtown and along TH 41 to Pioneer Trail. I Objectives i 1 . Improve the relationship between land use and transit by applying design standards that increase transit ridership. I 2. Improve convenience for and give preference to transit riders. Policies 1 . Locate high-density developments to take into account the I availability/future prospect of transit services. 2. Encourage developers during site plan review to plan projects that i reduce travel demand and increase transit ridership and convenience including the following: I • Orienting building entrances to streets. I • Reducing building setbacks from the street. • Locating parking and service areas farthest from the street. I I SMTC Draft Report Page 42 1 1 • Using sidewalks with direct access to bus stops. • Giving preferential location (closest to building entrances) to car and van pools. 1 • Providing passenger loading and waiting areas. • Designing roadways to accommodate transit. 1 3. Adopt a fee structure for site plan review that provides incentives for good transit design and penalizes lack of transit sensitivity. I OTHER CITY STRATEGIES. 1 The cities have the authority to implement the park and ride plan by the employment of 1) official mapping to protect sites within and adjacent to major thoroughfares, 2) eminent domain, 3) Tax Increment Financing for I acquisition and development, and 4) Right-of-way Acquisition Loan Program (RALF) for property acquisition within the right-of-way of a state trunk highway shown on an official map. I FINANCING. IThere are several ways to finance the acquisition and development of park and ride lots. The following is a summary of each. IMinnesota Department of Transportation. Most of the new park and ride lots are intended to be acquired and developed by MnDOT as adjuncts to Iproposed highway improvement projects. This is justified on the basis that such improvements will mitigate travel demand and increase the capacity Iof the Federal-aid highway system for the movement of persons. According to the Federal-aid Highway Program Manual, Transmittal 392, in 1 approving transportation corridor parking facilities, the Federal Highway . Division Administrator: 1 (1) shall make a determination that the proposed parking facility will benefit the Federal-aid system by improving its traffic Icapacity for the movement of persons; (2) may approve acquisition of land proximate to the right-of-way 1 of a Federal-aid highway; 1 1 SMTC Draft Report Page 43 I I (3) may approve construction of publicly-owned parking facilities on land within the right-of-way of any Federal-aid highway, including the use of the airspace above and below the established gradeline of the highway pavement, and on land., 1 acquired with or without. Federal-aid funds, which is not within the right-of-way of any Federal-aid highway but which was acquired in accordance with the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Land Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (84 State. 1894, 42 U.S.C. 4601 It egg,.). , Right-of-way Acquisition Loan Program. The RALF program, enacted in 1982 as part of the Metropolitan Right-of-way Reservation Act, is intended to be used for the acquisition of property within rights-of-way of state trunk highways or highways in the metropolitan system where development is imminent or a hardship exists. Its purpose is to accelerate , the acquisition of primarily undeveloped land where there is a high probability that values will increase before the programmed acquisition can begin. It is a revolving fund program through which Iand acquisition monies are loaned to cities, interest free, by the Metropolitan Council. The fund is then replenished when MnDOT purchases the property from the City. The primary reason why this limited funding source may be needed is to protect lands that are in danger of being lost to development before MnDOT can commence acquisition. Official mapping will be required to protect the property and RALF funds can be used for acquisition. i Tax Increment Financing. This is intended as a secondary or supple- mentary funding source for sites located in existing TIF districts where other funds may prove to be unavailable for acquisition and development. While the parking lot will produce no tax increments, this expenditure may I be justifiable as an infrastructure improvement that is needed to support redevelopment or economic development efforts. PARK AND RIDE IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM The next steps in the implementation of park and ride plans will include I the following: 1 . Circulation of this plan for review and comment by the Cities, MnDOT, the RTB and MTC. SMTC Draft Report Page 44 I 1 2. Clarification of MnDOT's policies regarding which lots it will be responsible for acquiring and developing. 1 3. Meetings with individual owners of both interim and permanent park and ride lot sites to inform them of SMTC's plans and discuss specific sites acquisition/use. 4. Preliminary design and cost analysis of park and ride lots that are to ' be acquired by SMTC and the identification of appropriate improve- ments to interim park and ride lots. 1. 5. Preparation of a capital improvements program to include the acquisi- tion of park and ride lots and improvements to interim lots. 6. Approval from the RTB of the capital improvements program which will provide the resources needed to begin land acquisition. 7. Authorization of land value appraisals for lots to be acquired by SMTC. 8. Negotiation of purchase agreements with land owners. 9. Continuation of work with MnDOT during design and development phases for all park and ride lots. 1 1 I 1 1 r 1 • SMTC Draft Report Page 45 P g I .,.. Highway 5 leeesse Lem.——__--) \\.) 17 -- --.---- i . ._____-_.._-.--_—-_ •-—-----_____ , 41116 4.1. allk i 7 — •11..• i ll.' "7 N'.. A Phu*Two-146 Spaces ° 550 Sidewalk - - '■1ft MT( Recommeaded Tapers-500. _for 45 MPH 1/1 : ': - -- Z: / k, __ _ i . 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It O. _: - --- 11111111 - 3 I iltM .. it■ 1 T 1 ilitiiirtfaz__a_g_ 90*wi1h 56.Bey Width,le-24.-16. .base Owe-209 Spike• . as-'my Feeder Bus Only Lane —0°:-"87 Bus Only Cireelstion e Island Itgi - -7. 4 0 ii 1 n 1 I mu, _ ,. panded Transit Shelter for Transit Shelter iiiii 4 III C .....m......... =IL us 1.Res Traeger. Pedestrian Plies • le, UMW 4---•' lea +3 ftrinevir■ 0.-way Bus Only Cireelstioe 411PAilli 11 ... = 0 ..-- 7'.: ilit lir IIIF 1111-11■:, o 4:1 likaN IL I Two-way Lot Access Drives 4°1 : ,• . . evtimilt. ir GIN I 1.3 it 1111-- 4,...,9. AL'tliti li IT L.an,,....,-zi IT i. ail Asa,MN sim:: I IL. 1 4110■Yre •I .i-iir.:11GZ .7.117.Eibrilliia;• -- , "MIIIIIMOL.,= N.INNIIP1 Felder Rua Mew w 4 ith Lot Users 1W-200 Ni..... ----*". / C)Transit Hub Prototype 0 sPatrkc&Ride LoAt Prototype . • i.b.:;.a;::: - - - —•-- — -- - [ 1 1.1 1/1 1 m II . . /I „ , PROTOTYPE SITE PLANS 1 . Illi 11)..., 1 . _1 lIv• _ : 11{ 11.. . 111-1 i .1'14 t III,p I • m -E ir— 111111 I dm IIGI•I.SA lal -- -um- sil;;1111111L 1.11111kpe MI SoNTNwrcT MFTRO TRANSIT COMMISSION J.*MO IgurPrill 1 1 CONCLUSIONS A great deal of public money will need to be spent over the next few years to increase the people-carrying capacity of streets and highways. Dollars will not be available in sufficient numbers to build all of the highways needed to accommodate the unabated growth in automobile traffic. More money and effort will, of necessity, be spent on maintaining the existing system with precious little increase in the supply of new highways to. show ' for it. Park and ride will become an increasingly important element in a more balanced transportation system because it has the ability to increase the capacity of existing highways at minimal cost. Travel demand management and improving land use/transporation relationships are also concepts that require total public support. Each has the potential to increase the capacity of existing streets and highways, reduce street congestion and minimize adverse environmental impacts. rWill it be worth it to make these investments? Of course it will. These represent very low cost alternatives when contrasted with the continuing 1 development of highways. Furthermore, the automobile is the leading contributor to environmental degradation including the production of atmospheric CO2, loss of wetlands, etc. The foIlowin is a summary of the conclusions of this study: following Y Y 1 . Express service from Chaska and Chanhassen to Minneapolis generally consumes too much travel time. Frequent express bus stops along the ' route are the primary reason for long commute times. 2. SMTC currently has seven park and ride lots in operation. All but one are interim lots where long-term use is uncertain at best. Most have design deficiencies, few allow buses to circulate within the parking lot and most lack good visibility/identity. 3. The only well designed permanent park and ride lot is located at Shady Oak Road and TH 212 and it is seriously overloaded because of good design and its location within the SMTC service area. 4. Several existing park and ride lots, where there is shared-use, are subject to be lost if and when parking conflicts arise. I SMTC Draft Report Page 46 • I 5. Light Rail Transit (LRT) will most likely not be extended to the SMTC I area for at least 20 years. This means that new lots placed in service today will remain in service for at least 20 years. While some lots in Eden Prairie may cease to operate as park and ride lots post LRT, all of I the lots in Chaska and Chanhassen will continue to function after LRT is extended to Eden Prairie. I 6. When LRT is extended to Eden Prairie, the Commission will essentially be in a different business than it is today. In lieu of express bus service from Chaska, Chanhassen and Eden Prairie to Minneapolis, it will be required to refocus attention on suburb-to-suburb service and the feeding of LRT stations. I 7. LRT is proposed to occupy the existing Chicago and Northwestern rail I line which is an inappropriate alignment for this service. So located, it will probably provide no better service than the existing express bus service offered by SMTC. I 8. At some time over the next 20 years, the Commission can expect to introduce a timed-transfer service which will operate from a hub in a the Eden Prairie Major Center Area. This service will likely include feeder service in Eden Prairie and a combined feeder/express service from Chanhassen and Chaska to minimize transfers. A hub site should 1 be identified and acquired. Development should occur only when the service is needed. I 9. As development continues in Chanhassen, existing reverse commute service may be expected to be extended westerly to accommodate this I growing need. • 10. The market for park and ride lots comprises approximately 1.25 % of I the current population of the study area (62,000). It is expected that this market will increase to 2.0% when it reaches a population of i 100,000. A total of 775 parking spaces will be required in the near- term with 2,000 spaces needed when the population reaches 100,000. 11. A total of 11 permanent park and ride lots are recommended. Four are existing sites (Shady Oak, Eden Prairie Center, Chanhassen Bowl and downtown Chaska). Seven are proposed as new sites including I Eden Prairie Sites 13/13a, 14/17, and 8; Chanhassen Sites 6 and 7, and Chaska Sites 1 and 2/3. SMTC Draft Report Page 47 I 12. New permanent park and ride lots should be large enough to accommodate a minimum of 100 vehicles with expansion capability to 300 vehicles. Each should have a site comprising an area of two to three acres. 13. Two new interim park and ride lots are recommended for the City of Eden Prairie. These include the Wooddale and Eden Prairie Assembly of God Churches (Sites 20 and 16 respectively). Many interim park and ride sites were evaluated but none scored well. Sites that do not meet optimum standards will have to be acceptable until such time as -permanent sites are made available. 14. Buses should be routed and service split so as to reduce parking demands at the existing Shady Oak park and ride lot. This can be done by rerouting 53E service away from the Shady Oak lot to reduce the number of options available to patrons at that location. 15. Express bus service will continue to operate on Valley View Road in Eden Prairie until 1995 when the first segment of TH 212 is completed from Prairie Center Drive to County Road 4. 16. Sites 14/17 and 13/13a in Eden Prairie should be completed with the development of TH 212 and express bus service should be relocated to TH 5/212 in 1995 accordingly. 17. Express bus service will continue to use THs 5 and 41 in Chaska and Chanhassen until nearly the turn of the century. Though not program- ' med, TH 212 is expected to be completed to TH 41 by 1998-99. 18. Lots within or adjacent to the right-of-way of TH 212 should be acquired and developed as part of the highway project by MnDOT. These include Chaska Site 1, Chanhassen Site 7 and Eden Prairie Sites 8 and 13/13a. If Eden Prairie Site 14 is ultimately selected in lieu of Site 17, that too should be MnDOT's responsibility for acquisition and development. 19. Cost-sharing should be employed for Chanhassen Site 6, Chaska Site 3 and Eden Prairie Site 17 since each occupies private property which is 1 subject to be developed at anytime. SMTC should negotiate purchase agreements for each of these three sites with financial participation by the Cities as appropriate. Each of these lots should eventually be developed by MnDOT. 1 SMTC Draft Report Page 48 I . 1 20. Each of the three SMTC constituent Cities should adopt TDM strategies 1 as an element of their respective Comprehensive Plans. Each should also give serious consideration to the day-to-day employment of 1 improved project design to accommodate transit and the use of fees to reduce peak hour travel demand. 21 . Because of the inappropriateness of the location of the ro osed LRT P P line in the southwest corridor, Hennepin County should study alternative alignments with participation from each of the Cities and SMTC. The criteria set forth in this report should be utilized in evaluating alternative LRT routings. 1 22. Cities should assist SMTC with the acquisition of park and ride sites utilizing eminent domain, official mapping, TIF and RALF funding. 1 Without this assistance it will be extremely difficult for SMTC . to acquire lands at fair market value. 23. It is strongly recommended that SMTC use the monies g Y s that can be made available to it from the RTB for capital improvements. SMTC should use some of these monies to acquire lands where development is imminent. Priority acquisitions include Eden Prairie Site 17, Chanhassen Site 6 and Chaska Site 3. 1 24. SMTC should prepare and submit to the RTB a capital improvements budget based on preliminary design and cost estimates for acquisition 1 of priority sites plus interim lot improvements. 25. Where no other revenue source is available for acquisition, it should 1 be the policy of the Commission to purchase privately owned lands with monies that can be made available to it by the RTB. It should further be the policy of the Commission to acquire the rights to the use of publically owned lands by dedication or donation rather than purchase. 1 There will be a continuing need for SMTC and the Cities of Chanhassen, Chaska and Eden Prairie to work together to ultimately realize a park and 1 ride system and an urban environment that is responsive to the needs of residents. Each will have an important role to play in the plan implemen- tation process and each will have to make a commitment of public policy to achieve these ends. 1 1 SMTC Draft Report Page 49 LANG, PAULY&GREGERSON, LTD. weg Ai IATTORNEYS AT LAW e C t/ 370 SUBURBAN PLACE BUILDING ," 250 PRAIRIE CENTER DRIVE I EDEN PRAIRIE,MINNESOTA 55344 TELEPHONE:(612)829-7355 LANG FAX:(612)829-0713 ROBERT I. MINNEAPOLIS OFFICE ROGER A.PAULY 4400 IDS CENTER 1 DAVID H.GREGERSON. BO SOUTH EIGHTH STREET RICHARD F ROSOW MARK J.JOHNSON MINNEAPOLIS,MINNESOTA 55402 JOSEPH A.NILAN FAX(612)349-6718 5 FAX(612) JOHN W LANG,CPA LEA De SOUZA SPEETER REPLY TO EDEN PRAIRIE OFFICE: I JEFFREY C.APPELQUIST• • JUDITH K. BARBARA M.ROSS DUTCHER OSSER August 15 , 1990 WILLIAM R.MILLER I . Ptacti Ala Amhon Wid to m L. in cconcin John D. Rice Waterford Park II Suite 270 505 N. Highway 169 Minneapolis , MN 55441 IRE: Market Square Boulevard Bus Stop in the City of Chanhassen IIDear Mr. Rice: This is in response to your letters of July 16, 1990 to me I and July 31 , 1990 to Beverley Miller in reference to the above subject. I As was discussed in a recent telephone conversation between yourself , Ms . Miller and me, Southwest Metro Transit Commission is concerned about the eventual need to move the bus shelter because of a proposed development of a shopping center by I Market Square Associates, Ltd. on lands over which Southwest 's easement extends . Subsequent to our conversation Ms. Miller and I discussed this matter with Paul Krause, the planner for the I City of Chanhassen. Mr. Krause confirmed that originally, in connection with development of the shopping center, the City required the construction of a certain turn lane or lanes to I accommodate buses serving the bus shelter. He stated that the construction of the lanes would have been the obligation of the developer, but that it was subsequently agreed that the cost for the construction could be avoided by the removal and relocation il . of the bus shelter. He further stated that the removal and relo- cation of the bus shelter is one of the conditions upon which preliminary approval of the development was given by the City. I We understand that a site for the relocation of the bus shelter may be provided by the City's Housing and Redevelopment Authority. Staff and the Commissioners of Southwest are of the I view that the cost of removal of the shelter should be borne by someone other than Southwest. RECEIVED I AUG 17 1990 ICITY OF CHANHASSEN John D. Rice August 15 , 1990 Page 2 1 1 In our conversation, you took the position that the request for the release of the easement is separate and distinct from the issue of the removal and relocation of the shelter and that the requested release of the easement should be given in advance of the resolution of the relocation issue. The staff and Commissioners of Southwest do not share that view. They believe that the transfer of the land to the developer by Bloomberg Companies is part of the development process and any con- sideration of an agreement to release all or any part of the 1 easement should be dependent upon and a part of a larger agreement between Southwest and appropriate parties to pay and secure the payment for the cost of the removal and relocation, i .e. placement, of the shelter in a new location. They are con- cerned that a piece-meal approach to this problem is simply an effort to shift and defer this obligation to some future date and to an unknown party or parties with the possibility of the avoidance of this obligation entirely. Accordingly, subject to the approval of the Commissioners of Southwest, Southwest would be willing to consider an agreement which would result in the resolution of the whole matter con- sisting of the release of the easement and appropriate arrange- ments to secure the payment for the relocation and replacement of the bus shelter . Sincerely, Ro4r for Southwest Metro Transit Commission RAP:ss cc Beverley Miller 1 Brad Johnson Bill Milota I I 1 1 CITYOF 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 I (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 August 31 , 1990 Re: Neighborhood Meeting I Proposed Roadway Improvements and Access Limitations Lone Cedar at Trunk Highway 5 Project No. 90-9 Dear Property Owner: This letter is to invite you to attend an informal neighborhood information meeting on September 19 , 1990 at 6: 00 PM in the Courtyard Conference Room at the Chanhassen City Hall . The purpose of this meeting is to allow the affected property owners the opportunity to discuss specific aspects of a project which the City and MnDOT are considering. The project deals with extending a frontage road from Lone Cedar Lane east approximately 400 feet to the driveway at 3800 Arboretum Boulevard. The frontage road would be constructed with concrete curb and gutter and storm sewers to eliminate the need for drainage ditches . As a part of this frontage road, the State is also looking at eliminating the Lone Cedar Lane access onto T.H. 5 . As you may be aware, this intersection has site distance and grade problems making access onto T.H. 5 difficult and unsafe at times. The project would be scheduled for early 1991 construction. The estimated cost of the project is $25,000.00 . The State has agreed to fund approximately two-thirds of the storm drainage costs and all of the street construction costs except for one-half of the curb and gutter. The City would be responsible I for the cost of preparation of plans and specifications and the construction costs not reimbursed by the State. This is estimated to cost approximately $10,000.00. It has not been determined at this time how the City's share will be funded. Possibilities could include special assessments to the affected property owners . This and other issues we hope to discuss with you at this meeting. Members of the City's Engineering Department and MnDOT will be present at the meeting. i 11 • August 31 , 1990 Page 2 We look forward to discussing this project with you. If you have any questions in the meantime, please feel free to call . Sincerely, CITY OF CHANHASSEN 1 4‘ 1 4/1.44 -441(i4 Gary G. Warren , P.E. City Engineer GGW:ktm c: Evan Green, Traffic Engineer - MnDOT David Hempel , Senior Engineering Technician Don Ashworth, City Manager City Council Administrative Packet ( 9/10/90 ) I II • • I I I I I 1 1 11 t CITY OF CHANHASSEN t 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 August 29, 1990 g . CERTIFIED t Mr. Roger Zahn Seven-Forty One Partnership 1010 Pleasant View Road Chanhassen, MN 55317 Re: Expiration Date for Installation of Improvements for Seven-Forty One Crossing and Reed's Orchard Ridge Project No. 88-17 (pvt) Dear Mr. Zahn: ' On December 6 , 1989, the City Council granted your request to extend the expiration date to July 1, 1990 for the installation of improvements on Seven-Forty One Crossing together with reducing your Letter of Credit. As this date has come and gone, and this year'' s construction season is nearing an end, the City is very concerned as to your schedule for completing the required improvements on both Reed's Orchard Ridge and the retail center. We are therefore requesting that you provide us with a letter outlining your schedule for completing the remaining improvements on both projects. Listed below are the items remaining to be completed prior to November 15, 1990. If the City does not receive a letter with your intentions by September 10, 1990, the City will proceed in drawing on your Letter of Credit ,to complete the improvements as outlined herein. The outstanding items to be completed by November 15, 1990 are as follows: 1. Finish street and storm sewer construction on 64th Street (Reeds Orchard Ridge) . 2. Repair erosion damage in pond lying south of retail center. t3. Replace dead landscaping on retail site. ' 4. Remove weeds around retail site (west and south sides) and replace with sod or seed to stabilize slopes. I Mr. Roger Zahn August 29, 1990 Page 2 5. Complete landscaping as shown on the approved plans dated ' November 9, 1989 ( i.e. sumac, etc. ) . On a closing note, the City has authorized the installation of a street light along the turn lane on T.H. 7 into the retail 1 center, as well as, your main entrance on T.H. 41. The costs associated with installation of these lights will be your respon- sibility. The City will assume the cost of electricity. If you have questions, please contact me. Sincerely, CITY OF CHANHASSEN David C. Hempel Sr. Engineering Technician DCH: jms ' c: JoAnn Olsen, Sr. Planner Gary Warren, City Engineer Don Ashworth, City Manager Roger Knutson, Attorney Ron Quanbeck, Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Administrative Packet sent 9/10/9 • 1 \ 44-' `b\ '`h 9/ to /So 1504 2ND STREETS E. V � PO BOX 110 WASECA,MN 56093 404 (�i 507/835-5975 FAX NUMBER 507/835 4567 TR X CABLE VISION • August 27, 1990 1 ' Honorable Mayor Don Chmiel 690 Coulter Drive Chanhassen, MN 55317 Dear Mayor Chmiel and Council Members: Triax Cablevision will introduce several new monthly rates for ' basic and premium cable TV services, effective October 1, 1990. The new rate adjustments are a direct result of increases associated to operating expenses, the addition of new satellite channels, channel realignments, and spiraling program costs . BASIC cable service will be adjusted to $19.99 per month and referenced as "EXPANDED BASIC". There will be a total of 39 channels of programming, which includes the addition of a new comedy satellite channel--"HA!". "HA! ", the television comedy network launched in April, 1990, features the best television comedy of the past 40 years-- Love American Style, Saturday Night Live, The Best of Groucho, Candid Camera, Mork and Mindy, Rhoda, TV Bloopers and Practical Jokes . With a programming mix like this, "HA! " appeals to every age group. A new 19 channel "BASIC" service will be introduced simultaneously for $12.99 per month. This economy service consists of broadcast networks , public broadcast stations, independent networks, Super- stations, local and public access channels, C-Span, and Home Shopping Network. 1 Premium services are being adjusted as follows: HBO HOME BOX OFFICE from $9.95 to $10.95 SHO SHOWTIME Remains the same at $9.95 1 MAX CINEMAX from $9.95 to $6.95 DIS THE DISNEY CHANNEL from $9.95 to $4.95 Movie channels can be packaged to obtain additional discounts as follows : HBO & MAX $15.90 per month 1 HBO & MAX & DIS $19.85 per month I I Page 2 Triax cable TV subscribers will receive a letter by September 1, 1990, which highlights the upcoming adjustments including a revised rate schedule, a new channel brochure, and a new channel line-up card which distinguishes the difference between "BASIC" and "EXPANDED BASIC" cable services. ' Subscribers will receive a new monthly cable bill on October 1, 1990, reflecting the new rates for the cable services they have at that time. Additionally, all subscribers will be given the opportunity to change their services at no additional charge, through October 15, 1990. Please feel free to call me personally, at 1-800-332-0245 in Waseca, MN. , should you have any questions regarding these changes . ' Re. •ectf4 ly yours, I Paul (Nazarow ' Regional Manager TRIAX CABLEVISION Enclosures (3 ) : Subscriber notification letter Revised channel line-up card October 1, 1990 rate schedule i I 1 I r 1504 2ND STREET S E. P O BOX 110 WASECA,MN 56093 507/835-5975 FAX NUMBER 507!835-4567 Lake Minnetonka TRI1>K CABLEVISION i ' Dear Subscriber: On October 1, 1990, new monthly cable TV service rates will take effect on several Triax Cablevision services . The new monthly ' rates are a result of channel additions and realignments, operating expenses, and programming costs . ' The existing basic cable TV service which you currently receive, will become known at "EXPANDED BASIC" cable TV service and consist of 39 channels of programming for $19.99 per month. This service includes the addition of the new satellite comedy channel--"HA! " . A new "BASIC" cable TV service will be introduced and consist of 19 channels of programming for $12.99 per month. HOME BOX OFFICE (HBO) , currently at $9.95 will change to $10.95 ' per month. SHOWTIME (SHO) , will remain the same at $9.95 per month. CINEMAX (MAX) , currently at $9.95 will change to $6.95 per month. THE DISNEY CHANNEL (DIS) , currently at $9.95 will change to $4 .95 per month. Additional discounted movie packages will also become available as follows : HBO and CINEMAX at $15.90 per month, and HBO, CINEMAX, and THE DISNEY CHANNEL at $19-i5 per month. ' In order to offer the new economy "BASIC" cable TV service and the new channel, it will be necessary to change the existing channel line-up . Tune in cable channel 19 for current infor- mation on these changes. The enclosed new channel line-up card will help you in locating ' your favorite channels and the new channel. Please keep it handy and in a safe place for future reference. ' If you are interested in receiving the new "BASIC" service, please call one of our customer service representatives during normal business hours at 1-800-332-0245 to arrange for a Free Installation ($15.00 savings) . This offer expires on October 15, 1990 . We appreciate your continued patronage as a Triax Cablevision subscriber, and look forward to providing you with quality programming and improved services. Sincerely, The Staff at TRIAX CABLEVISION I IFv i CITY . OF CHANHAEII1 _ 0. 0) , CHANHASSEN ,:., ,,, .. , , ,,„ .,, I 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 I 1 September 4, 1990 • I Ms. Teresa Bearrood 6490 Bretton Way Chanhassen, MN 55317 IDear Ms. Bearrood: I As part of the City Council approval for your Wetland Alteration Permit, staff was directed to work with yourself and Fish and Wildlife Service to develop a plan which would serve as an improvement to the wetland adjoining your property. On August 23, 1 1990, staff visited the site with Paul Burke of the Fish and Wildlife Service and determined the following: • Il. A length of 48 feet of wetland fringe vegetation could be removed on your property. The 48 feet will be measured from • your southerly property line (see attachment) . II2 . The wetland vegetation can be removed 10 feet into the wetland (see attachment) . I3. The dead cattails at the center of the wetland can be removed. 4. The wetland vegetation can only be removed mechanically or by ihand. Chemicals cannot be used. 5. The wetland vegetation can be removed between July 31-April 30 and maintenance of this area can be performed year round. I 6. The City shall be notified 48 hours prior to the alteration and again within 48 hours after you have completed the 1 project. I . I 1 I ' . IMs. Bearrood September 4, 1990 Page 2 I . I 7. The amount of perimeter vegetation removed cannot exceed 48 feet. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. IISincerely, I . 7/ +1 O Jo Ann Olsen Senior Planner I JO:v cc: Engineering Department I Planning Department City Council I II I I 1 II II . I I II 1 1 CITY OF , -yi ClIANIIASSEN ' 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 1 September 4, 1990 ' Ms. Joycelyn Hughes 6480 Bretton Way Chanhassen, MN 55317 Dear Ms. Hughes: As part of the City Council approval for your Wetland Alteration Permit, staff was directed to work with yourself and Fish and Wildlife Service to develop a plan which would serve as an improvement to the wetland adjoining your property. On August 23 , 1990, staff visited the site with Paul Burke of the Fish and Wildlife Service and determined the following: 1. A length of 60 feet of wetland fringe vegetation could be ' removed on your property. The 60 feet will be measured from your southerly property line (see attachment) . 2 . The wetland vegetation can be removed 10 feet into the wetland (see attachment) . 3 . The dead cattails at the center of the wetland can be removed. 4. The wetland vegetation can only be y removed mechanically or by hand. Chemicals cannot be used. 5. The wetland vegetation can be removed between July 31-April 30 and maintenance of this area can be performed p P year round. 6. The City shall be notified 48 hours prior to the alteration and again within 48 hours after you have completed the project. 1 I ' Ms. Hughes September 4, 1990 ' Page 2 ' 7. The amount of perimeter vegetation removed cannot exceed 60 feet. ' Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, • Jo Ann Olsen Senior Planner ' JO:v ' cc: Engineering Department Planning Department City Council 1 I r I . I CITY OF CHANHASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 111104111r (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 rMEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Paul Krauss, Planning Director ak DATE: September 6, 1990 SUBJ: Potential Restoration of the Assumption Seminary Site The attached article is from the Star Tribune's community section. 1 The reporter interviewed Lee Gohlicke, the individual who is seeking to redevelopment the property, and me. The reporter apparently heard about it after seeing a brief article in one of ' the local papers. As the City Council is aware, staff has been talking with Mr. Gohlicke about restoration of this property for approximately 3-4 months and is working with him to develop plans required for submittal for your approval. To date, those plans 1 have not yet been either completed or formally submitted, but staff remains hopeful, that this can be accomplished at some point in the near future. At our request, Mr. Gohlicke is utilizing Dr. 1 Machmeier who has served as the city's consultant for on-site disposal issues. As the Council is aware, provision of on-site utilities will be a critical factor in the viability of this 1 project to materialize. Staff will keep the Council posted on it's progress. r i r 1 1 1 samtarl.insfsffeimirditlebtyrim �,. rill-a:m(1r By Peggy M.Keep ,, +, t f*,;`'��'� , 4 41,1C:47-,. fallen into disrepair and the associa- StafTWriter /yp, .0'0'4 ;; n'4. 1�" it,')0,1 „y. tion sold the property to the Chan- ,�' , ,.'4.,',0`444. « .4 Y,�° 7 ', 1 ,s; A' ' „i , 4ti old Chanhassen sanitarium once ,i, 5"4 ,; '''r �'.. r 4 , who planned aCcommerc al s to .respite for arthritics seeking the 40 c,, �g;h ,.t�s, ` �'•„ax /�'1 M^ ,. ,4•, +leul I Or 1 j However, delays in highway con- �fre;' through hot bubbling mud ' , G h k`� struction prevented development, ,.4thf, will soon become a source of 4„„b f:ri`i,,,,1,w 6,,I ,a ic,' fe:',,, :�, ,, ,„.-.." - +',j, y�+' is ,,,,,, i.,, r dMrkt .. t Krauss said. -anquility for area executives. +,,, r^9 .d ' ! a k: ;4,1?f"ri"'y r,r },.,,w M • + mil ,. b {}' * ,p.' wb N i, f} M iii ''•f N.41 Y.Y f , ' 1 ' _ . .. - V+'4'6 'i^ µ,1 Y 1 1 4 ` ;Vi''''''',,f , `' ` . . .,� t � 1 i ''•� '� In addition, the property is outside .eland Gohlike of Stillwater is buy- .,4. r.it ,'r, �"°� ,” 4E 4 - `• „...,...,..,.:..,:;7',r, ix I,,"n +t the Metropolitan Urban Service Area Y , I µ ? ; --� ” `• • ""' 'Tt s`'4' nt,:1 line and has no sewer or water hook- ng l8 acres of the 110-acre site and � j/, fi,,,},,,• ,�� � �'� �+ �� ;� �1,t;'h'�Y7 {.,1, .W „ . . y., �y,�, l 0`• „ ,v r , )tan to turn the old buildings into a s w f " r u` .,`,4, Fy ---_.�,, - 0,,.', ups. "That's one of the key issues in g g a 4'' .',A,*,,: r a , tj�n; I.n,. ifi� 4,.. f ire aotel-style le conference center. The r I '�`i'sz ' �' ,,'� i• ' ���.' ' + ^'� �. ? ' Y M �, er,.,. , , i,„;,;, ,;.i r, development,' Krauss said. "Gob, r0 rt is at H 212, west of . '!:.i j ' ...,,:.�. i4 , ") ,,,,, r''.1 �fl '};,y �ya 7 , P Y Hwy. *�, � �. t , r•' t, } ,s ,I 7 likes going to have to provide on-site Hwy. 101, in southwest Chanhassen. a r �1 r�� ! ..'r r,„),:,13.E, w jv: 1. ,5f , r k��+ , J1' r d r +J. N t. — ' �' f7,a, ,� J' ,„t$ �.¢� , , .t,q; ', ,. , n 1 '� '(,+n•� I,7. 9h ' ,' '9>�'.,`. wells for water people consume le expects to close the deitl this ` , ,+F +�. " �'� ti „,,,,,k,' +»"• . ;iir, it s.* " t i : more water these days — and he'll r ' wr ,s ,,, 1' ■ , a r '�ek. P ”, , '..' } ,« '" t�' a!, n , +Mia °f,p �° y have to have some sort of sewer '" ,'. ,, P '0'%;:' +';1 Yff 7 k If' v 1. t� .. W. '�., ,,Y't W"{^' ''t�M 1ff411 - . " a •,r« '•'+ �^,;���� ... ix' ,�' .'� elf r't' � 1f�■ , , "�" �h'!'"i*,}�� �,�;a ',•I �¢ ,x1 treatment, We want to be able to offer a re- v w 7;,, c�tl+� , 6 , '' <Y' `"" 4;"�, . rest-type environment for comps- .r,`'' 7;; � 0.74,,-:.,` ,yl �, , ` '' • �' 'eit"{';li. '' " `*"�' , Gohlike said he hopes to submit his tl "he said. 4.,, i ....1 't, 4' `r i' .,. \. ny' , R�!• ,;,,, r t1, gc. � � y�� , "� �, r � t �- ,1� final proposal to the Chanhassen City '� �M ' + , • "I i t1 t:'l 4, � t y f •• Gu t r�'n„ I if�,a} ,►.i Yvr Council by sprang. G hlike's proposal also will be a l( ,I n"m0..,. w".s,,�*,t',M, '� ; �, " !'� .: x Icy„'� 4 a .'. i x Y1 0 'ea rf"'Nr,� x� + Y ,,I,„, e :r . 117`, 1 :4?-4:':' r i��w,, L ih I as s 4.remedy for city officials, who have , A , c +, c.,fr o' ;.r t,' a . , rhT4' Said Krauss:"Right now,were really been concerned about vandalism to . e; , ,�� „,„.,j, •i, .� .� , hopeful. Gohlike has taken this fur- 4b,property's badly deteriorating i °' "„' ,, } ,;� t w i.i.Y' •+al <,1 f + w4 , a ,Y t , I,#,, t x ; 1 ti, they than anybody else.And he has a buildings. The main building has •1 .,i „,,,,,;,..,,E f P, 44!` tarn, ,,, good track record.That doesn't,mean wined a reputation among area iY ; a °ti'!' ` �< }} ,; r ,F 71:47,; r Sn ' A !`, ” g "hell p Id , w.. ,;"iii) ' �r � VY •}, % f � yr�`,�,�H ,, tw s#�^„ ,y +; e�.► lt.s a done deal by any means. y ihs as hell house." �-' * a l' +R '•�M "� f! , t :.�� ' , ►•fin, l'...',,1%4 ■ ..,I p. . 1 Y' 1 1 W, frY }A YC 1 i !. .y',� � �r 1 � ,�. �,,�+, '�ti `'� ,�� , a fw 7 i i �ty` "n,i� ,. � �' i{ yw,t . Gohlike is working with consultants as s ) • ' �. 5tti•S n�,y, y r," ? ' S:, r .d e ve had vandalism on a number �� ;Y r�,r r' , ayY if Ip •, a! + }; on several ideas. The property in- occasions, squatters and fires " w f ., r' '°11'4 , t<,i, _:+� . �',� ,, 1/1 +t, ;M, ,Y y y ,,j eludes several natural wells. Part of there, said Paul Krauss, city plan- ++,�,,, �� rod i s,�y'�, ''^' +A:' `' y r1 M " ' .: " 4 r� its a 1 he said is its natural as ' ,� .�§7', � �`��7,"� p a ,r .;r 4;',' .� k:, 1t ,t I , 1.�;�v, fi � l��, r n g director. And satanic things .uv + f■, m, *,�,,;,, ti r p ,'; l , ,„ , 'P'''',w ,, ,∎ ' '9 t'741' `. l''''4 ��,"",, 9,4'' amenities, which include an 8-foot h e been printed on the walls." waterfal,a fen(as rare spring�fe i wet- Staff Photo by David Brewster land), al trout stream and sulphur T e city has tried to remove the springs. g fiiti and tenants who occupy two Now vacant and run down,this Chanhassen structure was built as a sanitarium and later used as a seminary. h uses on the site watch for vandals. "All of this contributes to a feeling of preserve the site because of its histor- People worldwide stayed in the Euro- When he died in 1941, his family ' peace and, quiet, where you can suss said many proposals have is value. pean spa-like sanitarium for one or continued in business until 1951,\ think,"Gohlike said. bden made for the property. Two two weeks to receive "the cure," when they sold the property to the yriars ago, former Chaska resident According to the Carver County His- which meant mud wraps, baths and Province of Our Ladyof Consolation The project will be similar to eluting Grace Morgan proposed to turn the toricai Society,the Mudcura Sanitari- massages. Medical and electrical Inc.,corporate name for the Francis- Lodge at Pine Point, an 1858 farm- b ildings into a bed-and-breakfast• iiln was founded in 1908 by Dr.Hen- treatments also were available, can brothers. The brothers ran As- 'house that Gohlike developed two hip. Her plans fell through,however, ry Fischer, president of Shakopee sumption Seminary and dairy farm years ago into a small bed and break- s the City Council�declared the site Mineral Springs Co., who believed ``These were treatments that looked there until a new retreat house fast-style conference center 41/:miles athealth and safety hazard. Since that mud generated from nearby sul- good on paper," Krauss said. "But , opened in Prior Lake. northwest of Stillwater. then, the buildings have been the phur springs could cure ills including there really wasn't any scientific basis _ tajget of demolition. arthritis, rheum ttiism and stomach for them." In 1970, the Marian Council Home Gohlike said he caters to large corn- land liver ailments. - Association bought the property for But-Krauss said the city would like to Nevertheless, Fischer prospered. $250,000. By 1976,the buildings had Sanitarium continued on page 6Y , 'V '' 's.. _ 9 V •, 1 • 1 1 I 1 Sanitarium Continued from page lY panies that can hold business confer- ences in natural surroundings for a change of pace.Clients have included General Mills Inc.,the Pillsbury Co., ' 3M and Cray Research Inc. Other guests have included state and city politicians. "What's,important is you're out in the country and it's only 10 minutes away,"he said. ' The•Chanhassen site will resemble the Outing Lodge,he said. ' Gohlike enjoys restoration and hopes to have time to work on the building. He plans to restore the exterior and the original mahogany staircase in the entry, which was torn out when the Franciscans bought the property. He also will replace windows and redo most of the interior. 1 While not a fanatical historian, he said he enjoys researching and restor- ing old buildings for their unique family histories and architecture. 1 "It's partly seeing something re- newed,"he said. 1 1 1 CITYOF CHANHASSEN ! 0"-4 2 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 ' (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 1 MEMOR4NDUM TO: - Steve Nelson, Building Inspector FROM : Scott Harr , Acting Public Safety Director( DATE: August 28 , 1990 St:BJ : Completion of Certified Building Inspector Test and Sewage Treatment Systems Certification Just a note to congratulate you on your obtaining the attached ' certifications . I am well aware of the effort you put into pre- paring for the examinations , and I commend you for the successful completion of them. Thanks for the effort you contribute to our 1 Building Inspection Program. akd ' cc : Don Ashworth, City Manager Personnel File 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 w INN MI MN INN MIN IIIIIII • OM M NM NM MI MN r 'i Yeil.'14Y..VY74Y atri' 4iii-,Y•13'eaY,YaYYe alibil,Y�l•l eatY�YfYiYiat'r aY•Ywi rrieY�ii.leY�Yalot•9aiYYdaY9AYYlY Y6Vii'406tY�Y9YrillPeYLYbYY� 9i`t1,Y f• •^—•------_._-_.--- `f Y�YY��YSi.caL,Y�YY1 alana 9 Y�YY�Y,Y�t1,Y�YY�Yw7. , ..�• •••'`i l•- YY`Y,'�•.- �'u :1.d7N7 a71c:t4u.:,z+.v,..^X::RVlN'!Crt'��"+*�z-�t3•:�:rs*1.ay.�ytt41'MEr1+ICiCRJ1:..► ."� .�•_.... ..._._.�_........ .- 37AfIt17YwL�;Y�'tft:l✓:Lti74yGrM,.UttiW.'.:-,ti..:,rJ1..w:.:Lr:.;M.;..:u_____,S.W.1.TW.�W,• ••••••,y;+i♦':+R7NY•IVKWI�iML,P • INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE .„ of :: • BUILDING OFFICIALS t , , t • 1'. Steven Douglas Nelson g :• I. CERTIFIED ' • - 0. BUILDING INSPECTOR , 3 •1; :•E •Y., • ► The International Conference of Building Officials attests that the individual named on this certificate has -• satisfactorily demonstrated knowledge of the Uniform Building Code 1; by successfully completing the prescribed written examination, g • based on the edition in effect at that time. • I .f k , ' g ' Witnessed by our hand • Certificate No. 41542 • 4 1,: ,4,-0,... ... IN:7b,704 ,,..,:,:,S. ,"''•1 r k 1RUJ1. is�`�k r 2�, Issued July 14, 1990 • , d ...,.., ,,••,:•..> '�/�s,k. 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CONTROL s AGENCY (iti («I N:, NX:0° • 140)) Cill :::::::. )1.»)) . ,..:.,1 NI'' i) PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATE (rim 11)1) INDIVIDUAL SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEMS '•'•jO i�1i1 p))1 This certifies that S T F'V F N N FJ SON ,•'010 : Iiiii)::. has successfully completed the qualifying examination, thereby demonstrating knowledge of site �(� � ! : evaluation, design, installation and maintenance of individual sewage treatment systems. <<< ll1)) 11) • II �;:,•• This certificate is issued by the MPCA and the ISTS Advisory Committee and is subject to the `��• j) policies of the Agency. i �.. ) ,�,�� • , ki . 1))))).,: NI . lit) .z...... ;. Oti �1) PROVISIONAL 1.1(.11"))) Commissioner ,, MPCA CERTIFICATE NO. �'4 3 (((q1 at i.t! ���) ' a JUNE 28, 1990 1.1�i�' Chair, ISTS Advisory Committee DATE !_';.•l EXPIRES; DECEMBER 31, 1993 (61 rte..AWW.:::11rL'IZI�:.::�raM•:: •.M T TL.t,� g 4 M �. v z V +.,p • • CITYOF CHANHASSE 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 ' (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 August 31, 1990 D. W. Hutt Consultants , Inc. Attn: Mr. David J. Hemminger ' Director of Project Management 2241 Roosevelt Road, Suite 2 St. Cloud, MN 56301 ' Re: Country Hospitality Suites' Construction Project No. 89-25 ' Dear Mr. Hemminger: I am in receipt of your August 30, 1990 correspondence relative to the completion of construction of the Country Hospitality Suites site. An important item discussed in our meeting of August 29th which was not acknowledged in your letter, is that in ' order for the City to proceed with providing an alternative union approved electrical contractor to complete the electrical work, the partnership needs to acknowledge that they will pay for any and all additional costs associated with terminating the current ' contract with Ridgedale Electric and additional expense associated in hiring the replacement contractor. At the time of our discussions, we had not been able to document the total cost impacts. Since that time, I have been provided with the attached correspondence dated August 19, 1990 from Ridgedale Electric. As noted, they are requesting "full and final payment" for their services in order to be removed from the contract. A crude estimate of the cost implications to the part- nership from this settlement would be approximately $5,000. As ' we had discussed, we did not anticipate that Ridgedale would take this extreme position and we will continue to attempt to nego- tiate this issue, however, timing is obviously an important ele- ment of this equation. Unfortunately, until the City receives acknowledgement from the partnership that they will assume all costs associated with this ' change in contractors, we will not be able to proceed with authorizing Killmer Electric or any other electrical contractor to 1 I David J. Hemminger August 31, 1990 Page 2 proceed with this work effort. We will await your response in this matter and will take appropriate action as expeditiously as ' possible when authorized. Sincerely, ' CITY OF CHANHASSEN • ary . Warren, P•E• City ' `—GGW jms ' Attachment: 1 . August 19, 1990 Correspondence from Ridgedale Electric 2 . August 30, 1990 Letter from BRW c: Gary Ehret, BRW Roger Knutson, City Attorney Don Ashworth, City Manage?' Country Hospitality Suites Partners • • I I I 1 DEC CEO '90.1 7E:_E;PI J I I� L�....�� ON T0:3701378 AUC-20 - 90 WED e : 40 •I 14,-- .RIDQEDALE ELECTRIC, INC. �',4 !`' Std BR/MhlALL AVEN(!E • r!!OX 4$O 5. LONG LAKE, MN$5356 �...Aa 1'P.A/APA 11 ` Phone(6%2)arMem GERALD WAGONER I ! RESIDENTIAL. • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL I I 1 I August 19, 1990 1 I IAbr9 Construction Enc. ! 9636 65th Ave, No. PO Box 365 ' I Osseo, MN 53369 RE: Contract - Country Hospitality Suites II I Dear Tim: I This letter is to put on record that Ridgeda.e Electric is requesting full and final psymsnt for this prq ect. Aidgodele Electric hes done considerable about of work on this project. RldgedeleElectric has and will deliver to the owner all Sighting II . component's for this jab. Components consisting of lights, bollards, lamps, act. DUOS to the owner not wanting Ridgedale Electric to install lighting, we II foal this is our only resource. if this is not setiafeetory, please inform me and ws will start legal action against A1ber Construction, City of Chanhassen, Owner and all other Lntor•Ssed parties. IRespectfully, RTDGEDALE ELECTRIC, INC. II 0,4 II Gerald A. Wagoner President CAW/sec • II • 1 ` . . • ' . II DEC O '90 15:2E. BRLJ INC.:. .6 . ab I 1ItIV TRANSPORT(10N ENGINEERING bfnv tY TnRESr+cR URBAN DESIGN �....,RE 70C,NNW 'REE:'.K,^1Trt e At.t.EANQ_IS.LNM;:' :1Jr.:.1rylIS • PI,ONE 612%370.07 00 �• 812r370-1378 I August 30, 1990 Mr. Gary Warren, PE ' City of Chanhassen 690 Coulter Drive Chanhassen, MN 55317 ' RE: Country Suites Hotel CP 89-25 Dear Mr. Warren: On Friday, August 17, 1990, a serious issue arose on this project which has had an impact on both the project cost as well as the project schedule. On this particular date the General Contractor, Alber Construction, as well as his subcontractor, Ridgedale Electric, were proceeding with their contract work on the site. Although Alber Construction is a union contractor, Ridgedale Electric is NOT II union. Late in the morning of the 17th, representatives of the union (Electr- ical) and the construction manager (D.W. Hutt) directed the City contractor to remove Ridgedale Electric from the site because they are not union. The legalities of this action are an issue which could be discussed at length, no doubt. What I am concerned about at this time is the practicality. We have been examining alternatives for completion of the work. Alber ' Construction has agreed to continue with those aspects of the work which are within the contract and covered by union labor. However, we cannot proceed with completion of the electrical work because of Ridgedale Electric. • 1 ` sr APfILVxt rrf.raven lunar ri s.I4GLfrFs».u.tinS.roc•.,MLA I MY* 10,0Z rrcr:A:OW RrcAose P..iA 'WOf4EIo os telt!.01,Y06 TT(Q$P FR X..1 Out; iw,(.S;H =YAM.$JW? MARK R Ba!lbefx 021h it KWJriI A:3'AtO.L Pi1.CA1M CALS P1 ForCKMt•n DC.•rrSJ SOLO JLr:►HsrL ENS014 1W.kol 41.0d CtiItC.•GiLWAM itA�r 1 ERK;KSpN MINNEAPOLIS DENVER PHOENIX TUCSON St PETERSBURG SAN M ECO • DEC =CI '90 15:E4 ERN INC:, 1 . • Mr. Gary Warren, PE • ' August 30, 1990 Page 2 In discussing this issue with all concerned parties, there ap p eare ' three options. Each option has both monetary and -schedule implications.to alternatives are summarized below: ptica The #1 Ridgedale Electric proceeds with the work as soon as possible. If we direct Ridgedale Electric to proceed with Completion of their contract at this time, potential liabilities are: 1. Remobilization Costs ' 2. Schedule Extension #2 Ridgedale Electric delays completion of the work until directed proceed by the City, in conjunction with agreement by to ship• y the Hotel Partner- , The implications are similar to #1 above, excet is impacted by the period of time between August 17 that on which they are directed back to work. '3 Ridgedale Electric is released from their subcontract and by the Hotel Partnership or by another subcontractor work lb Construction. to Alber ' - Under this option Pion we think that the potential ramifications are: ' 1. Damages due to loss of contract payable to Rid eda Electric/Alber Construction. g 1e 2. Cost implications associated with a different contrac- t for taking over the work. 3. Schedule. ' At our Tuesday, August 29, 1990, meeting with Dave Hemninger of D.W. Hutt, s these issues were discussed. The preferred alternative was to relea Ridgedale Electric from their contract and have a union contractor e the work. complete I After discussing cussing this further, it was directed that we contact Kilimer Electric or another union contractor and request that they proceed a possible with completion of the project. The Hotel Partnership s soon as p agreed that I 1 DEC =0 '90 15:Z5 E:RU INC0 F1 Mr. Gary Warren, PE August 30, 1990 Page 3 ' this was their preference. If we proceed on this basis, we will request that Ridgedale Electric deliver all materials to the site, that the new contractor 11 theproceed with completion of the work, and we will follow up with the paperwork reafter. Although I was given verbal direction that Alber/Ridgedale would probabl ' cooperate in this regard, I received new correspondence which indicates that this may not be the case. Ridgedale Electric has taken a less than coo era- tive position. i will be pursuing this further as quickly as I can. p ' Obviously, there are other possible convolutions to this issue. attempting to proceed with Alternative #3 as directed yesterday. We are now Sincerely, BRW, NC. • ' Gary A. Ehret, PE Project Manager GAE/gm' cc: Greg Roy Tim Alber File 7-9007 • 1 i 1 r I CITY OF Cc a r .K. i' CIIANHASSEN 1 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. 7 • O BOX 14 CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 August 31 , 1990 1 Hoisington Group, Inc. Attn: Fred Hoisington 7300 Metro Boulevard ' Suite 525 Edina , MN 55435 ' Re: Trunk Highway 5 Right-of-Entry File No. 88-28B, S.P. 1002-903 Dear Fred: ' Enclosed please find the list of property owners along the Trunk Highway 5 right-of-way for which right-of-entries are to be ' acquired. I will forward to you next week a right-of-way map and the Right-of-Entry forms which correlate the parcel number with the enclosed sheets . After you have a chance to review and digest this information, please contact me so we can discuss the approach. ' Thank you. Sincerely, ' CITY OF CHANHASSEN 4114 1 Warren, P.E. gineer ' GGW:ktm Attachment: Report of Office Examiner .of Titles Sheets (16) c: Don Ashworth, City Manager Southwest Transportation Coalition Mike Spielmann , MnDOT Earl Howe, MnDOT 1 1 1 � CITY OF CHANHASSEN ' 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 fiLe MEMORANDUM (F-40#4410 A44- /"p/ TO: Gary Warren, City Engineer FROM: Brandon D. Marsh, Engineering Intern 1 (16? 1 DATE: August 27, 1990 SUBJ: Notice of Termination ' On Thursday, August 23, 1990, I interviewed for a full-time posi- tion. I was offered the position on Friday, August 24 , 1990. I have accepted this offer with a possible starting date of Tuesday, September 11, 1990. I have notified Dave that I can continue to work until Friday, September 7, 1990, there upon ter- minating my position with the City of Chanhassen. 1 I thank you for the opportunity to work here. It has been a great learning experience. The staff has been very friendly and helpful . I have very much enjoyed the time I have spent here. i 1 i i 1 1 1 I . CITYOF 1 111111f 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147• CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 MEMORANDUM 11 TO: Brandon Marsh, Engineering Intern ' FROM: Gary Warren , City Engineer DATE: August 27, 1990 SUBJ: Termination of Employment File No. PW114 This memorandum is to acknowledge receipt of your notice of termination dated August 27, 1990. Please sit down with Dan 1 and/or Dave before leaving September 7 to brief them on the status of your assignments. I have been very pleased with the industrious and careful nature in which you have conducted your work this summer as Intern. I am glad to see that you have been able to land a full-time position with the Department of Transportation. We wish you the best of luck as you pursue your new position. Don 't forget your friends that you leave behind here at the City. 1' ktm ' c: Personnel File City Council Administrative Packet (9/10/90 ) Don Ashworth, City Manager Jean Meuwissen, City Treasurer i I . 1 1 11 RANDOLPH W. PETERSON Senator 19th District 27 State Capitol Building St. Paul, Minnesota 55155 Phone. 296-8018 Senate and 155 Collen Street Wyoming, Minnesota 55092 State of Minnesota August 24, 1990 Don Chmiel Mayor 7100 Tecumseh Lane Box 147 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Dear Mayor Chmiel: I want to call your attention to a letter you may have recently received, or will be receiving in the next few days. It is from the United States Census ' Bureau as part of the 1990 Post-Census Local Review Program. It advises you of the number of housing units in each block in your city and your city's preliminary population count for the 1990 census. rThe Census Bureau is giving you 15 working days to review this preliminary count and to challenge any inaccuracies you find in the number of housing units in a block. As you know, representation of Minnesota in Congress, and representation of your city in the Minnesota Legislature and on the county board depends on the final population count. Federal and state aid are also tied to the final count. On behalf of the Legislative Coordinating Commission's Subcommittee on Redistricting, I urge you to take this brief opportunity to make sure that all Minnesotans are counted. Thanks for your help. Sincerely, QA,vvarA 71■1. 212. 4.45%-1 I ' RANDOLPH W. PETERSON State Senator - District 19 ' RWP/sw 1 tCOMMITTEES • Vice Chairman, Judiciary • Education • Energy and Housing r - - - - - - - - - - - - - CHANHASSEN H.R.A. A C C O U N T S P A Y A B L E 09-10-90 PAGE 1 CHECK M A M O U N T C L A I M A N T P U R P O S E 033239 56.90 TODD GERHARDT TRAVEL + TRAINING 033252 16,000.00 DARLENE CIANFLONE LAND-PURCHASE + IMP 2 16,056.90 NECESSARY EXPENDITURES SINCE LAST COUNCIL MEETING r • I I I I I I I N I W CD CC z Z W W W O Q U 0- U7 0: j U __3 O 0 + W U) r-3-1 __ O Cr W I > W L i W J D a L L ��Ls O C7 - . Q Q > U Q UU'1 co a = ¢ I- N z 3 Q I-- ¢ 3 = Z E t= Ufl a Cr ¢ = w O Cr 0 C: M : t U J Cr .E Cr U U G I C r O N IS311–cr r■. Z . la • O h .1..Q •O r^)m O I — .� �. • E - Q _ C 111 N• Z Ir) .p I W • - g U O O U I NM = NM N OM MI MIll MI I MR NM M r NM MI I MN MO MN CHANHASSEN H.R.A. A C C O U N T S P A Y A B L E 09-10-90 PAGE 2 CHECK if AMOUNT C L A I M A N T P U R P O S E 041505 63.40 DONALD ASHWORTH TRAVEL + TRAINING 041506 10,831.72 BARTON ASCHMAN ASSOC. FEES, SERVICE 041507 3,743.65 HOLMES & GRAVEN FEES, SERVICE AND-FEES, LEGAL 3 14,638.77 CHECKS WRITTEN TOTAL OF 5 CHECKS TOTAL 30,695.67 1 sA-ate,6a1or-Nlrti_. 4/11■ e Census r -v- Pop. 11,700 ' By Anne Hanson Preliminary pM,z - counts from the 1990 U.S.S.- ---t show that Chanhassen's bon has jumped to 11,700 +a from 6,379 in 1960. That is good news to -i 'ftniuT> _ Krauss, C3 anhassea's pip k ...inje- director, who for the past !w. years has been trying to ii■m=non- vince the Metropolitan -the Twin Cities'regional ring body-that O an a— a;_ population growth has grisiatly. outstripped projections the- council made in 1988. Although Krauss recieworstly estimated that about 12,000 gpseo- pie live in the city,the Met - cil continued to insist --mmlilittsat Qianhassen's population wvaild not even reach 10,500 until the year 2000. ' "We've kept on telling fillwasern their numbers are Krauss said. "It's a frustrating process." • Krauss hopes the prelirniry census figures may finally moon- !! vince the Met Council, becs■Icizse far more is riding on them I--- It-*n just a head count. Chanhassen is now update wing its Comprehensive Plan, w -wilk==inich Will determine the cocas -- of future development in the —sty. In the plan Chanhassen will e�4 the Met Council for pernice inn ' to add about 2,000 acres tam.m■-- its Metropolitan Urban ce Area (MUSA). Within the MUSA line,access to sewer see- ' 1 1 . 1 2A— ssaw� J s.sor=wsa.,Aug.29,1990 - - Census reveals growth of the '80s Pop. 11,700: Chanhassen up more than 5,000 By Anne Hanson vice is allowed, making large- Council plaimer,cautioned that ' - scale development possible. may not continue Preliminary population Outside the line access to sewer at the same pace, and large counts from the 1990 U.S.Census _service is not guaranteed,with amounts of land for further show that Chanhassen's papule- the result that large-Scale development may not be bon has jumped to 11,700—up development is discouraged. needed. from 6,379 in 1980. Krauss has told the Met Cam- (Sties should have a five-year That is good news to Paul cil that the area within the soiPIY of land available for Krauss, Chanhassen's punning MUSA line must be increased development, be said. "We're director, who for the past two because, even if growth slows, not wanting to see communities vince the Metropolitan poking to Council con• O anhassen still has only get a 30-year supply of land in enough land left for two to three the apectation that growth is —the Twin Cities'regional plan- years of residential develop• just going to continue at an ac- ting body—that Chanhassen's meat,and one to two years of in- eelerating pace,"be euplained. population growth has greatly dtistrial development Before forwarding the propos- outstripped projections the And there the debate over ed plan to the Met Council for council made in 1988. Chanhassen's population conies approval late this fall, Although Krauss recently in.Past population growth is an Chanhassen will bold more estimated that about 12,000 peo- important support to the city's public bearings, and the City pie live in the city,the Met Cam- contention that more land must Council then will consider the cil continued to insist that be added to its urban service document,Krauss said. Chanhassen's population would area to accommodate further in the meantime, city staff not even reach 10,500 with the growth. If the Met Council members will be checking the year 2000. agrees with Krauss'assessment preliminarY census count to "We've kept on telling them of Chanhassen's past population make sure all housing units their numbers are wrong," growth,it also will be more like- were included,be said. Krauss said. "It's a very ly to agree that more land is Krauss added that because 119 frustrating process." needed for development,and to building permits have been • Krauss hopes the preliminary approve attending the MUSA issued this year and more peo- eta figures may finally con- line,Krauss said. pie probably have moved into vince the Met Council, because Chanhassen will have pro- the city since April, the city's far more is riding on them than blems getting its Compreben- 12,000 population estimate was just a head count. sive Plan approved if agree- right on target. Chanhassen is now updating meat an a higher population "We're very satisfied that the its Comprehensive Plan,which figure is not reached, Krauss U.S. Census vindicates will determine the course of said. He will meet with Met everything we've been saying," future development in the city. Council staff members this be said. In the plan Chanhassen will ask week to discuss the preliminary Krauss said the growth model the Met Council for permission cases results. used by the Met Council for its to add about 2,000 acres to its "We're asking them to adjust population projections for Metropolitan Urban Service their numbers based on reali- Qnanbaaaea is `way out of Area (MUSA). Within the ty,"be said. kilter,"because it failed both to MUSA line,access to sewer ser-_ But Michael Munson, a Met predict the growth of the Twin -- - } ties area as a whole and to an- _ ticipate the expksive growth of southwestern suburbs such as Chanhassen.si popula- tion has b by 5,321 residents — or 33 percent — since 1980, according to the preliminary c ense results. Chanhassen's growth is all the more remarkable because most of it has occurred since 1985, Krauss said.But it is not the on- ly southwest suburb to boom during the past decade. Neighboring Eden Prairie had even more-explosive growth,go- ing from 16,263 in 1980 to 39,501 in 1990—a 143 percent increase. -Eden Prairie-is the fastest- - growing city is the state,said David Undahl,Prairie assistant Eden Chaska, Eden Prairie, lfm- netrista and other cities southwest of Minneapolis, fac- ing the same shortage of land within the MUSA line,are also asking the Met Council to ex- pand their urban service areas, gauss said. c. CAMPBELL, KNUTSON, SCOTT & FUCHS, P.A. c Attorneys at Law Thomas J. Campbell Roger N. Knutson (612) 456-9539 Thomas M. Scott Facsimile (612) 456-9542 Gary G. Fuchs James R. Walston Elliott B. Knetsch Dennis J. Unger August 31, 1990 Mr. Rod Krass Krass & Monroe, Chartered Marschall Road Business Center 327 Marschall Road P. 0. Box 216 Shakopee, MN 55379 Re: City of Chanhassen vs. Abbie Bongard, et al. Dear Rod: Enclosed herewith is a redrafted Purchase Agreement in the above-referenced matter. The Purchase Agreement contains changes to section 7 and section 11 that were requested by Roger Pauly. The changes to section 7 contemplate a quit claim deed going from Meid Development and William Diem directly to Ms. Bongard and then a warranty deed to the HRA. The prior draft required both deeds to go directly to the HRA. The changes to section 11 merely incorporate Minnesota Statute 559.21 regarding cancellation and limit the post-closing remedy to damages and excludes rescission. Since your client executed the prior draft, I assume he will have no problem executing this one. I have suggested to Mr. Pauly that we schedule a closing for Thursday or Friday, September 6 or 7, assuming all these documents meet with the approval of you and Mr. Pauly. Whenever the closing occurs, I will require dismissals of the pending condemnation and inverse condemnation actions. I request that the quit claim deed between Meid Development, Inc. and William A. Diem to Ms. Bongard specifically reference its purpose as being to convey all interest acquired pursuant to the June 10, 1988 Purchase Agreement and any addendums thereto. RECEIVED SEP 0 4 1990 Yankee Square Office III • Suite 202 • 3460 Washington Drive • Eagan,e41111 U.35 ANiiASSEN Mr. Rod Krass August 31, 1990 Page 2 If you have any questions, please call me. Very truly yours, CAMPBELL, KNUTSON, SCOTT & FUCHS, - .A. /- By: diit Ga F chs GGF:rlt Enclosure: Purchase Agr ement cc: Mr. Don Ashworth Mr. Rod Krass August 31, 1990 Page 3 BPS: Don: I verified with Jean Meuwissen that sufficient funds would be available on September 6 or 7 to close this matter. A commitment for title insurance has been obtained from Chicago Title and will be issued at the closing. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to call me. Gary CAMPBELL, KNUTSON, SCOTT & FUCHS, P.A. Attorneys at Law Thomas J. Campbell Roger N. Knutson (612)456-9539 Thomas M. Scott Facsimile (612) 456-9542 Gary G. Fuchs James R. Walston Elliott B. Knetsch Dennis J. Unger August 31, 1990 Mr. Roger Pauly Lang, Pauly & Gregerson, Ltd. Attorneys at Law 370 Suburban Place Building 250 Prairie Center Drive Eden Prairie, MN 55344 Re: City of Chanhassen vs. Abbie Bongard, et al. Dear Roger: Enclosed herewith please find a proposed Purchase Agreement and Lease Agreement in the above-referenced matter which incorporate the changes you requested in your August 28, 1990 letter to me, with the sole exception that section 4 (k) of the Lease Agreement has not been stricken as you requested. 'I believe all the other changes you requested are incorporated and the documents now comply with your requests. With respect to striking section 4 (k) , the HRA simply could not enter into an agreement where it is not entitled to possession or control of the property, has agreed to limit the amount of insurance coverage to comport with the existing policy and not have some hold harmless protection. Section 4 (k) must remain as drafted. The only other option is not to have a lease agreement at all. I have forwarded a copy of the Purchase Agreement, as redrafted, to Rod Krass. I doubt that we will have any changes requested by Mr. Krass since his client executed the earlier agreement and returned the executed copy to me. I am proposing in my letter to Mr. Krass and I propose to you that, if these documents are acceptable, we schedule a closing for Thursday, September 6 or Friday, September 7. I have depositions on the morning of Friday, September 7, but am generally available the remainder of those two days. At the closing, we will require the execution of other documents, including dismissals of the pending condemnation action and the inverse condemnation action. Yankee Square Office III • Suite 202 • 3460 Washington Drive • Eagan, MN 55122 Mr. Roger Pauly August 31, 1990 Page 2 I will draft the necessary documents, but will require execution of them at the closing. I shall await your reply. Very truly yours, CAMPBELL, KNUT ON, SCOTT & FUCHS, P. - . & iiiliid BY: Gary C/ chs GGF:rlt Enclosures: Purchase Agreement Lease Agreement cc: Mr. Don Ashworth Celebrating NPWW . • • f.�: - .:'44;' =_ keeps flowing are the people of the 1 ;t= • +,-'a0'. .- ? _' :'..' . Public Works Department who 4 Si: - = celebrated the week with a facility open I"- � � z ty l� t , i, ' ' f ` 4 �. ,a' , ! .�, :._ house and tour.Events were publicized v by balloons and by a banner hung across /' APIdLLM• 3` - •L,-.4.•=_,t ® y a downtown street. 4 tiov, ,. ti a: _ = - A display at Grand Rapids, Michigan's, City Hall highlighted 1 •ice"s - .r•�- _ - 1 . r public works yesterday and today with t ■ ' • • photos from city v �, ;` p ty arch es dating back to the 1920s and 1930s. These photos C,_.� �.. I •- of the downtown area as well as public ` '+1r - .. • ' ' works facilities and equipment, gave '�- • visitors a chance to see how the city has -- t-- - •!t •`, �� grown. Grand Rapids held its "City _ _ Street Week" program at the same - time. Inaugurated in 1989,this program . _ - '" . calls on citizens to report potholes, CA public works equipment display was enjoyed by families in Chanhassen, Minnesotaj L downed street or traffic signs, non- functioning street lights or plugged CITIZENS ACROSS the United States throughout the city. Mail inserts ap- storm drains. More than 300 citizens and Canada joined public works person- peared in water utility bills, and city participated in the program this year. nel in celebrating National Public paycheck stubs were imprinted with a In addition to a public open house and Works Week,May 20-26, 1990. Public message recognizing the efforts and tour, the department held an employee works departments marked the event, achievements of city offices. open house and encouraged employees which had a theme of"Gateway to the — Chanhassen, Minnesota, distributed to bring family and friends for a tour Future," by sponsoring a variety of a Public Works Fun Fact Sheet.Similar of the facility. Many television and activities. to Winnipeg's publication,the fact sheet radio interviews throughout the Grand Because educating people about offered items such as: Chanhassen's Rapids helped spread the word about public works is an important part of main wells can deliver approximately NPWW. A button carrying the theme every NPWW, the City of Winnipeg, 1,000 gal(3,8001)of water per minute; "Gateway to the Future" also helped Manitoba, distributed information on a peak(hot)day,the city consumes publicize events. sheets including such items as the fact more than 2.5 million gal (9.5 million Third-grade students from area that parking meters in the city number 1) of water. Ensuring that this water elementary schools toured the Public 2,522 and drivers looking for them will pass through some of the city's 521 = 1 f �. : :•- signaled intersections. Official openings _ ��� �+..�.,.# also were part of the week's celebra- tion. Deputy Mayor Dave Brown and - I Director of Waterworks, Waste and '" r-- . t a i ` Disposal Steve Yoshino kicked off ` '�� . NPWW by officially opening the city's _ . new south-west public water stand pipe_ - �- tt � - E `•Later in the week,Mayor William Nor a: . 4 rie officially opened Winnipeg Hydro's " '-0- .'R. _ ' 'll, � '' newest electrical substation. Winnipeg z� ' N'Ai;�,ita' also hosted the Canadian Public Works `•.'- t.. -` Conference and Equipment Show,May : _ ,t\A�l• 22-25, which focused on the latest - A ;m;,: `!�` developments and techniques in the • ;. - _ public works field. •Innovative publici- a. - _--------__ '. ty ideas enhanced Winnipeg's celebra- _ :' :`; lion. Magnetic signs advertising - t NPWW were put on a variety of city � Barbara Hendrickson (r), Secretary 111, Parks Maintenance Division, Fort Collins, Colorado, vehicles. Winnipeg Transit buses explains the city's work processing system to high school senior Tina Talbot. The two were paired displayed colorful signs on routes as part of a "shadowing program"designed to help students explore career choices. 10 APWA °rr-717T'n,'SFPTFMBER 1990 STATE PATROL DIVISION ,% "' \\ CC. 107 TRANSPORTATION BUILDING fbve t; NEM mits STATE OF MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY SAINT PAUL 55155 August 8 , 1990 Mr . Don Ashworth Chanhassen City Manager Chanhassen, MN 55317 Dear Mr . Ashworth, On August 7 , 1990 , we had a very serious automobile crash in the City of Chanhassen on Highway 212 . I was the first officer on the scene and the investigating officer for the accident . Upon my arrival , I knew I was going to need a lot of help with the rescue of the victims , assistance in the investigation, traffic control and management of the emergency scene. Chanhassen Fire/Rescue, Carver County Sheriff ' s Deputies as well as CSO Bob Zydowsky and Public Safety Director Scott Harr all responded to the scene to assist me. This incident was a textbook example of how all of the agencies involved with Chanhassen Public Safety cooperate to the highest levels . Everyone who responded had a job and did it very well . From the extrication of the victim to traffic control was covered. This could not have been accomplished without the cooperation of everyone involved. I would like to compliment you and the City of Chanhassen Public Safety Department on the fine service you provide and I look for- ward to our continued excellent working relationship. Sincerely, State Trooper Michael Hanson State Patrol 2510 Station Chanhassen, MN 55317 MH: cd AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER 0 ® i CITY OF 0 CHANHASSEN 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 ,_ - (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 August 27, 1990 Mr. Raymond A. Haik Popham, Haik, Schnobrich & Kaufman, Ltd. 3300 Piper Jaffray Tower Minneapolis, MN 55402 Re: MPCA/Watershed District Lake Riley Chain of Lakes Project File No. 3826-001 Dear Mr. Haik: As I will be out of state for most of this week and recognizing your desire for an early response, I have prepared this preliminary response. It is preliminary in that some of the enclosures referred to will have to be found by our Office Manager who is also out of town until next week. The Chanhassen City Council continues to favor the Lake Riley Chain of Lakes Project. Some of our citizens questioned the scope of work of the initial plan, but I am sure that both the District and the City would be able to work with these groups in resolving their concerns. Again, the Chanhassen City Council has favored the overall objectives of the Lake Riley Chain of Lakes Project. With regards to the dilemma presented by requiring that the City of Chanhassen obtain a boat access on Lake Lucy, this has been just that - a true dilemma. Hundreds of man hours have been spent attempting to find a reasonable location for a boat access. The only sites identified were both found to have extensive impact on wetlands and access problems. It became highly questionable whether these sites could in anyway be supported as reasonable access points. Additionally, with their high construction costs, the City received little nor any encouragement as to whether costs for acquisition/construction would be offset through the DNR and/or LCMR. DNR's hesitancy regarding the two sites referred to comes primarily as a result of their belief that a potential access can be installed in a City park and thereby reduce costs. They appear unwilling to consider cost sharing other than for the park site. By contrast, the Chanhassen City Council was not willing to lose a neighborhood park for a boat access nor to endanger neighborhood Mr. Raymond Haik August 27, 1990 Page 2 children as a result of requiring boaters to travel through that neighborhood to get to the access. I am sure that there are those that would be willing to forego park safety; however, the City Council would not. This position was solely one of maintaining our existing policies for boat access locations which places a low priority on any boat access requiring access through a neighborhood. This policy was established when our first boat access was considered on Lake Minnewashta (1975) and reaffirmed as we looked to boat access locations for Lotus Lake (1980) . As you are aware, the City was successful in obtaining other locations for the boat access on each of those lakes at locations other than those originally considered. By contrast, I do not know if the City will be as successful in getting a boat access onto Lake Lucy. Between the existing residential ownership/wetlands/topography there is simply no reasonable location for a boat access on that lake. The one spot may be through the property currently owned by Prince Nelson. Any governmental agency desiring to start condemnation for that property should reasonably expect considerable damages and a lengthy court battle. I would anticipate that at some time that property will be subdivided and that the City would be in a position to reasonably require a boat access as a part of the subdivision process. If it would in anyway pacify the EPA/DNR, I am confident that the Chanhassen City Council would enter into an agreement which would require the City to show a boat access on that property as a part of our Comprehensive Plan and to further, contractually, commit the City to requiring that such boat access be dedicated should subdivision ever occur. Barring the potential solution outlined above, the City finds itself in a very difficult position of attempting to guarantee the Watershed District/DNR/EPA that a boat access will be built by the City. In our last correspondence to you, I attempted to state that we again supported the overall project, that we supported a boat access onto Lake Lucy and that we would support attempts by DNR or another state agency in it's process to install a boat access on that lake. I do not believe that it is a reasonable requirement to be placed solely on the City when no reasonable solutions appear on the horizon and the City is left with the total financial hardship. As noted at the beginning of this letter, I will attempt to put together a packet of minutes and exhibits on my return expanding on points brought out in this letter. Until then, I would hope that this provides the information you desire. Sincerely, 4a- LCI40-501012 Don Ashworth City Manager POPHAM, HAIK, SCHNOBRICH & KAUFMAN, LTD. 3300 PIPER JAFFRAY TOWER MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55402 TELEPHONE 612-333-4600 TELECOPIER 133) 612-334-2713 (32) 612-334-2781 131) 612-334-2503 WASHINGTON, D C.20036 DENVER,COLORADO 80202 SUITE 300 SOUTH INCLUDING THE FORMER LAW FIRM OF HALPERN & DRUCK SUITE 2400 1800 M STREET,N.W 1200 SEVENTEENTH STREET TELEPHONE 202-828-5300 TELEPHONE 303-893-1200 TELECOPIER 202-828-5318 TELECOPIER 303-893-2194 DIRECT DIAL NUMBER 334-2609 August 10, 1990 Mayor and Council City of Chanhassen 609 Coulter Drive Chanhassen, MN 55317 Re : MPCA/Watershed District Lake Riley Chain of Lakes Project Our File No. 3826-001 Dear Mayor and Council : The managers would appreciate a response to their inquiry regarding the willingness of the City of Chanhassen to undertake to secure an access to Lake Lucy. A copy of an earlier letter is attached . The Managers request a response because if there is continued interest by the City, they will consider the possibility of continuing work on the project. Ve • truly yours, Ray nd A. Haig, Att rney for the District RAH/clk Enclosure cc: Board of Managers Barr Engineering 134ZRAH/37 RECEIVED AUG 13 1990 CITY.OF CHANHASSF.14