Admin Section I
ADMINISTRATIVE SECTION
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Memo from Dick Feerick dated December 24, 1987
1- Memo from Lori Sietsema, Park & Rec Coordinator dated December 21, 1987
' Letter from Gary Warren, City Engineer dated December 11, 1987
Letter from Jim Chaffee, Public Safety Director dated December 14 , 1987
Letter from Dean Brown, Family of Christ Lutheran dated November 30, 1987
Letter from Scott Harr, Chief Enfor. Officer dated December 11, 1987
Letter from Patrick A. Farrell, Law Office, dated December 2 , 1987
Letter from D & D Zamjahn, Park Nocollet Med Center dated December 3, 1987
Letter from Gary Warren, City Engineer dated December 14, 1987
Memo from Jim Chaffee, Public Safety Director dated December 10 , 1987
Letter from Rudy Perpich, Governor dated December 21, 1987
Memo from State of Minnesota dated December 16 , 1987
Letter from Alan Stensrud, Animal Humane Society dated December 15, 1987
Letter from Edwared Crozier, U.S. Dept. of Interior dated December 22, 198
Letter from Nate Castens, FAmily of Christ Lutheran dated December 22, 198
Letter from Fred Hoisington, Hoisington Group, Inc. dated December 24 , 198
1 Memo from Don Ashworth, City Manager dated December 17, 1987
' Report from Gordon Lothson, Cougar Consulting dated November 30 , 1987
Letter from Karen Koch, Adapt, Inc. dated December 21, 1987
Memo from Jim Chaffee, Public Safety Director dated December 22 , 1987
Letter from Mary Smith, Dowden Cablesystems dated December 29 , 1987
Letter from Gayla Mattson, Community Education dated December 30, 1987
Memo from Barbara Dacy, City Planner dated January 7, 1988
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December 24, 1987
To: SW Corridor Transportation Coalition
From: Dick Feerick
Subject: Coalition Meeting: HWY 5 upgrade to four lanes past Chanhassen
by November. 1990.
Date: Wednesday. January 13. 1 987 7:30 AM
' Location: MTS Systems Cafeteria [Take Highway 5 to Mitchell Road.
South 1/4 mile on Mitchell, turn left at MTS entrance
sign).
A critical path program has been prepared to accelerate the reconstruction of
TH-5 to four lanes from County Road 4 in Eden Prairie to County Road 17 past
' Chanhassen. The key conditions, requisites and milestones for the preliminary
studies phase and the detail design phase have been established and a detailed
scope of all work elements associated with this project should be accomplished
as soon as possible to meet the November 1990 construction completion date.
MnDOT has expressed strong interest in this program and is willing to serve as
' lead agency. Our contribution to the design effort would be $225,000.00 over
a two year period. MnDOT would provide the balance.
The preliminary studies phase should start in February 1988 and run concurrently
with the detail design phase. Upon receiving construction funding, construction
could commence in mid 1989 and be completed by November. 1990.
The Legislature will pass a Highway Funding Bill this coming session. Our Coalition
has taken a strong position in support of adequate funding for our state's highway
systems and has contributed to the positive environment for transportation funding.
We now have the opportunity to secure "shelf ready” plans for this critical section
of TH-5 and to receive the construction funding to complete the project by
November 1990. Our destiny to a great extend is in our own hands.
' Thank you for your continued support and participation of our Coalition's efforts.
DEC 2 9 1987
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TRUNK HIGHWAY 5: IMPROVEMENTS FROM
COUNTY ROAD 4 TO COUNTY ROAD 17
The importance of upgrading Trunk Highway 5 (TH-5) to four lanes west of S
Chanhassen has been well documented. Based on current Minnesota Department of
Transportation (MnDOT) schedules, the upgrade from County Road 4 in Eden
Prairie to County Road 17 west of Chanhassen will not be completed until 1993.
The upgrade, however, can be accelerated if local funds are committed to finance
a portion of the preliminary studies and design. The studies are estimated to cost
approximately $450,000. I
To complete construction by late 1990, the special studies such as the project path
report and environmental assessment shall begin in February, 1988. By April, 1988,
the detail design activities should be underway. It is assumed that special studies
will be conducted concurrently with the project design. A critical path timeline
regarding the project is attached.
MnDOT has expressed strong interest in the project's acceleration and has
indicated a willingness to serve as lead agency. MnDOT District 5 would lead the
project team but active cooperation will be needed from the counties, cities and
community at large located along TH-5. The cooperation could include, but is not
limited to, assisting in securing the right of way, reviewing reports and raising
funds to finance the project.
It is estimated that the public entities and private sources would contribute
approximately $225,000. MnDOT would contribute the remaining balance. The
local contribution will be needed over a two year period. A detailed work program
will be developed as soon as possible so that a funding schedule can be developed.
The $450,000 estimate is derived from MnDOT's technical memorandum outlining
the highway development process for a project the size of TH-5. The estimates are
as follows:
Preliminary Study Phase $ 95,000 - $ 115,000 1
a. Project Path Report (PPR)
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b. Environmental Assessment (EA)
c. Study Report (SR)
Project Design Phase 320,000 - 380,000
a. Preliminary Design
b. Final PS&E
Supplemental Services 50,000 - 60,000 1
TOTAL $ 465,000 - $ 555,000
Strict conformance to the proposed critical path timeline is paramount to the
successful completion of the highway development process within the proposed
time frame.
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SOUTHWEST CORRIDOR TRANSPORTATION COALITION
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December, 114, 1987
Summary of Activities I
This is written to summarize the activities of the Southwest Corridor Transportation Coalition
and the progress being made in securing state and local commitments for the improvement
of our Corridor's major road systems.
A high level of political visibility has been achieved with the recent public hearings at Shakopee
and Chanhassen and our continuing contacts with the legislative leadership and Commissioner
Levine's office. We have contributed substantially to public and political support for a
transportation funding bill in the 1988 legislative session. I
We are sponsoring a program to reconstruct TH 5 to four lanes past Chanhassen by November
1990. A joint funding effort to accomplish the necessary design through the construction limits
stage is being proposed. and there is broad based support to accomplish this objective.
Construction would commence in early 1989 and the highway would be open for traffic by
November, 1990.
TH 5/TH 212 Traffic and Safety Review I
A comprehensive review on the condition of these highways was prepared by Barton-Aschman
and sent to the Governor, appropriate Commissioners and key legislative members. The review
was very well received, elicited a positive response from the Governor, and established beyond
a doubt the critical condition of our local highways.
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212 EIS Joint Powers Agreement
The communities of Chaska, Chanhassen and Eden Prairie with Carver and Hennepin Counties,
the Metropolitan Council and MnDOT have funded a $300,000 Joint Powers Environmental Impact
Statement on the proposed new TH 212 project. This commitment will accelerate the readiness
of the project and place it in a position to receive design and construction funding.
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Our financial commitment made this agreement possible and will allow our members on the
Joint Power Agreement to monitor and participate in the design and implementation efforts
on this project.
Meeting with Governor Rudy Perpich
A meeting has been requested with the Governor to review our support for transportation funding I
and the critical needs of our Corridor's highways. Larkin Hoffman has requested that this meeting
be held in the executive office in January.
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Legislative Contacts
We will continue to contact legislative and congressional leadership and build support for a
funding bill and specific improvements to our area's highways. This type of activity is essential
if we are going to secure funding for specific construction projects.
In summary, we are making good progress and have within our means the ability to resolve the I
TH 5 issues. The 212 Corridor Study is now underway and we will be able to concentrate on
designing and funding this project. The continuing assistance and participation of our Coalition's
members is important to our overall efforts.
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MEMORANDUM
To: Southwest Corridor Transportation Coalition
From: Eugene J. Ranieri
' Date: December 14, 1987
Re: Preliminary Position Paper on Transportation Funding
Minnesota's highway system is primarily funded by the proceeds from the
' highway user fund. The major sources of the highway user fund are the motor fuels
tax (gas tax), license and permit fees. The fund, by a constitutional amendment, is
apportioned among the state trunk highway system (62%), the county state aid
highway system (29%), and the municipal state aid system (9%). Therefore, for
' every dollar raised by the fund, the trunk highway fund receives $.62.
In 1981, the legislature, recognizing the need for additional funding, enacted
' legislation that would phase-in the transfer of the motor vehicle excise tax from
the general fund to the highway user fund. The motor vehicle excise tax (MVET) is
the amount of tax assessed upon the sale of a motor vehicle. In state fiscal year
1988 (July 1, 1987 to June 30, 1988) it is estimated that $110.0 million would be
collected by the MVET. Being aware of the state's budget concerns, the 1987
Minnesota legislature repealed the phased-in transfer and authorized for the
1987-1989 biennium a 5% transfer or $11.0 million from the general fund to the
' highway user fund and the transit fund. Of the $11.0 million, 75% or $8.25 million
was appropriated to the highway user fund. In each year of the biennium, $5.5
million is transferred. If the phased-in transfer was not repealed, 50% of the
' MVET would be transferred during the 1987-1989 biennium from the general fund
to the transportation funds.
As a result of the reduction in the MVET transfer, the Minnesota
Department of Transportation (MnDOT) announced $96.0 million in program
reductions. The reductions affected highway and bridge projects throughout
Minnesota. MnDOT also announced that an amount equal to a 9-cent gas tax
increase would be required to restore the trunk highway reductions and there are
approximately $3.0 billion in statewide highway needs. MnDOT's announcement
illustrated the magnitude of the state's highway needs and suggests that other
' funding sources must be found to supplement the traditional funding sources.
MnDOT is not the only agency to identify the highway need issue. Counties,
industry groups and specific highway funding coalitions such as the Southwest
Corridor Transportation Coalition ("Coalition") and the Scott County
Transportation Coalition sponsored heavily attended legislative hearings on
highway funding. The Coalition also participated in a well publicized letter writing
' campaign that requested funding for the corridor's trunk highways. A study
detailing the corridor's congestion, safety problems and overuse was also prepared
by the Coalition.
' Being aware of the state's highway needs in general, and the corridor's needs
in specific, the coalition recommends that the 1988 Minnesota Legislature adopt a
long term highway funding program that will provide revenue as well as direct the
' expenditure of the funds.
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The Coalition recommends that:
1. During the last year of the current biennium, the motor fuel tax be '
raised by two cents per gallon. In the succeeding biennium, the tax
should be raised by an additional three cents with 2 cents being raised
in the first year of the biennium. Since each one cent raises
approximately $20.7 million, approximately $103 million in additional
revenue will be raised by 1991.
2. The motor vehicle excise tax be transferred from the general fund to
a highway assistance fund. An amount equal to an additional 30% of
the MVET proceeds should be transferred from the general fund
during the last year of the current biennium. In subsequent
bienniums, the amount transferred should increase by at least 15
percentage points per biennium.
The MVET proceeds should be transferred to a transportation fund
and apportioned between the state and local governments. A 30%
additional transfer would amount to approximately $33.0 million for
the period July 1, 1988 to June 30, 1989.
3. In the metropolitan area, a surcharge based on the value of the
vehicle shall be assessed on all motor vehicles kept in the area. The
surcharge proceeds should be apportioned among the seven
metropolitan county governments, the regional transit board and
MnDOT. '
MnDOTs amount must be used to accelerate the development of
trunk highway projects located in the metropolitan area that are
scheduled for letting by no later than January 1, 1993 and serve as a
link between the metropolitan area and greater Minnesota. Proceeds
to the counties and the regional transit board must be used for
transportation related services. '
4. The legislature authorize the Metropolitan Council to levy a tax to
pay for detailed engineering and design costs for trunk highway
projects scheduled for letting by 1993 and that serve as a link
between the metropolitan area and greater Minnesota. (A similar
authority is available for right-of-way purchases.)
5. The legislature study the feasibility of permitting the development of
bridges supported by a user fee (toll).
6. The legislature study the feasibility of issuing bonds backed by the
State for bridge and highway improvements.
7. The legislature study the feasibility of authorizing local governments '
to assess an impact fee upon develop nents that will require
additional transportation services.
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I 1010 Riley-Purgatory-Bluff Creek Watershed District
I o �'q., Engineering Advisor: Barr Engineering Co.
I 4%. 6800 France Ave.
,... " Edina, MN 55435
~ ° 920-0655
` ` a Legal Advisor: Popham, Haik, Schnobrich,Kaufman&Doty
I 4344 IDS Center
Minneapolis,MN 55402
333-4800
IDecember 24, 1987
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IMayor and City Council :
In its attempt to establish a water maintenance and repair
I fund for 1988, the Riley-Purgatory-Bluff Creek Watershed District
requested authorization from each of the municipalities within the
District to initiate funding. With exception of the City of
I Shorewood, all municipalities indicated approval for establishment
of this fund . The Shorewood City Council determined not to give
local consent . The Managers recognize the local municipality' s
rights to take these actions, but are still convinced that this
I fund is cost effective and is of benefit to the entire watershed
district .
I In light of action taken by the City of Shorewood, the
District believes it has no other alternative but to advise the
County not to levy for this fund during 1988.
I The Managers do solicit your views as to what alternatives
might exist for the District in light of the current situation .
The Managers will advise the County not to prepare for this levy
I immediately after the upcoming holiday season . In the meantime,
if anyone has any suggestions as to how the District might
proceed , including the possibility that request be made of the
I City of Shorewood to reconsider its actions, the Board would be
most appreciative of hearing those suggestions .
Thank you for your consideration of this matter.
IVery truly yours,
I RILEY-PURGATORY-BLUFF CREEK
WATERSHED DISTRICT/
Conrad Fiskness
Its President
cc: Board of Managers R Ev:I::,,',=D
Robert Obermeyer
Frederick S. Richards DEC 2 9 1987
ICITY OF CHANHASSEN
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690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317
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MEMORANDUM /01`,0, -
ITO: Don Ashworth, City Manager
FROM: Lori Sietsema, Park and Recreation Coordinator
IDATE: December 21, 1987
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I SUBJ: The purchase of a Zamboni for the indoor rink p„4 ":"..e
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1 The Park and Recreation Commission recently reviewed a request to
purchase a zamboni for the indoor rink.
The indoor rink has the potential to break even and even make
I money. However, this has not happened in the past due to our
inability to maintain a quality ice surface. The building has a
condensation problem on one end that causes water to drip onto
I the ice, which then forms lumps. Also, when the weather hovers
around freezing or above, we are unable to resurface the rink
with the water truck as it does not freeze. Therefore, it has
Ibeen requested that we purchase a small zamboni .
The zamboni will allow us to shave the bumps off the ice and
resurface it with a thin layer of water. Because it is a thin
I layer of ice, we will be able to resurface the rink more fre-
quently for much higher ice quality.
I The zamboni is currently under the ownership of a zamboni dealer.
He is willing to train our maintenance staff and provide opera-
tion manuals . The zamboni will cost $5, 000 .
I Originally the CCHA was planning to donate one-half of the total
price. They are not financially able to do that, however, due to
the amount of capital it has taken to make imporvements on the
I ice arena. Bloomberg Companies, having a vested interest in the
building as landlord, has agreed to pay $2, 500 for the zamboni .
The zamboni would be solely owned by the City, however, Bloomberg
ICompanies would hold a security interest in the machine.
The Park and Recreation Commission was concerned that the zamboni
would not solve the condensation problem. They were also con-
1 cerned about the security interest and how that would affect the
ownership. They requested that the zamboni be inspected and a
written statement of condition be provided by the seller.
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Don Ashworth
December 21, 1987
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The Park and Recreation Commission acted to approve the purchase
of the zamboni for $5, 000 . They will use $2,500 of the money
donated by the Lion' s Club and the security interest of $2,500
made by Bloomberg Companies to pay for the purchase. The Com-
mission made this approval based upon the following conditions:
1 . Staff would work with the zamboni dealer to have the
hydraulics, engine and compression inspected and obtain a
written statement of condition.
2 . The zamboni would be operated and scheduled by authorized
City staff only.
3 . The City would accept the security interest from
Bloomberg Companies with the stipulation that 50% of any
major repairs will be paid from that interest, and the
City has the option to pay back the interest at any time.
4 . Bloomberg Companies agree to install insulation in the
roof of the building if the condensation problem is not
solved by the zamboni. '
Attached please find a letter to Brad Johnson regarding these con-
ditions. I will request authorization for payment upon the satis-
faction
of these conditions.
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(612) 937-1900
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December 17, 1987
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' Mr. Brad Johnson
Box 100 _
Chanhassen, MN 55317
Dear Brad:
1 As you know, the Park and Recreation Commission authorized the
purchase of the Zamboni provided the following conditions are
met:
1 1. The City must receive a written statement of condition
upon the completion of an inspection of the machine ' s
engine, hydraulics and compression.
1 2 . The machine will be operated and scheduled only by
authorized personnel.
1 3 . An agreement with Bloomberg Companies stipulates that any
major repairs on the machine will reduce the secured
interest by 50% of the cost of those repairs.
i4 . The City has the option to pay off the secured interest
at any time.
1 5 . Bloomberg Companies agrees to install insulation in the
ice arena if the condensation problem is not solved with
1 the Zamboni.
I believe all of these conditions were agreeable to you. I will
process payment of the Zamboni as soon as these conditions are
1 met.
Please call Dale, Todd or myself if you have any questions .
Sincerely,
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Lori Sietsema
Park and Recreation Coordinator
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CHANHASSEN PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
DECEMBER 8 , 1987
Chairman Lynch called the meeting to order .
MEMBERS PRESENT: Mike Lynch, Curt Robinson, Jim Mady, Ed Hasek, Sue Boyt,
and Larry Schroers
MEMBERS ABSENT: Carol Watson '
STAFF PRESENT: Lori Sietsema, Park and Rec Coordinator; Todd Hoffman,
Park and Rec Assistant; and Dale Gregory 1
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Hasek moved, Mady seconded to approve the Minutes of I
the Park and Recreation Commission meeting dated November 24, 1987 as
amended on page 1. All voted in favor and motion carried.
REVIEW REQUEST TO PURCHASE ZAMBONI , BRAD JOHNSON.
* Due to a problem in taping, a portion of Brad Johnson's presentation I
regarding the zamboni. was deleted. The following is a summary of what was
presented .
Having an ice rink proves that people will be drawn into the downtown area. I
With better ice conditions the ice rink can get top dollar for it's use.
The Hockey Association just wants to be a tenant and will put $500.00 to
$1,000.00 into the ice rink but they can't afford to put any more than
that .
Brad Johnson : ...the $2 , 500.00 was intended to be a gift. The
Association, you could probable create some type of fund raiser outside of
the Association but the Association itself just sees that it should be a
tenant. We spent a lot of money on ice time and we raise the money to do
that and we prefer to have that distributed evenly over all the programs
and not just the program in Chanhassen. That ' s how we got to where we are.
Going down your list , the zamboni fellows have been out here a couple
times. We just have never had any cold weather to make the thing work. I I
think he told you the same thing. He'd be more than happy to come out
here. All this guy does is just like you, he runs around all night fixing
things. If the zamboni's broke down, he's got a service and he does it all I
himself. If one dies, the rinks are down so he's got to run around and
fix those things so he said, why don't you just get some ice and we'll come
over and make it work. That has made us comfortable so far. His wanting
to make the operation work. I'm sure he wants future business from
Chanhassen and he knows we're thinking about building a rink and stuff like
that so I don't think if we checked them out, they've got a track record of
ripping off people as far as zamboni people. He is a zamboni rep. He also
sells zamboni machines here. As far as a guarantee, I think it's tough to
guarantee it. I don't know if you guys ever guarantee a used car, but a 25
year old vehicle I think has been suspect and try to figure out what's
wrong. It's obviously got a brake problem or something in the right hand
side...I think we can work through that so I think that's the concept.
Park and Rec Commission Meeting
December 8 , 1987 - Page 2
They are willing to come out and work with us to make it work. They've
been out, like I said I think 3 times but we just have never had the
opportunity to see what kind of problems we would have. We do want to get
a manual and they assure us they're trying to find a manual or a copy of a
manual will be made up. As I said, the financial commitment that the
' Hockey Association has had, remembering that they put about $12,000.00 into
that so far in man hours, they feel that they're just kind of tapped out
plus, as I said, the income goes to the city, not anybody else. For the
' best answer, that's what Rick and I decided is to just increase the overall
rents... As far as operational schedules and so forth, I think that only
makes sense. As a coach and a member of the Hockey Association, the last
thing we like to do is have league meetings. Once we get going in the
season, just like you guys, we have to know and those of you in soccer, if
you had to play soccer. It's disruptive so I think that just only makes
sense. One of the reasons we also have this relationship with the City is
that we said if we rent it or Bloomberg or anybody else rented it, the
insurance costs, all those kinds just come out of the woodwork so it's
worked out very well. We've kept the expenses down, I'd say fairly low.
The think doesn't make money yet for the city. If we ever have a cold year
it would probably break even. Then as far as security interest, we could
probably draft something that basically said they have an interest in it up
to $2,500.00 if you ever owed money on it. I don't know if that's a good
' idea or bad idea. I guess that's how we did it. There was a lot of
discussion about the problems in the rink and as Dale said, I just can't
believe the size, we don't have huge bumps and if they're in there more
often than we are, I think that the blade on the machine will keep the ice
in good shape. I think the bottom line is that you'll find better usage of
the rink once we figure out how to get it done. A couple of weeks of hard
' knocks trying to figure out how to get it over there and get it flooded and
that type of thing but that's basically our answer to it. Creative
financing but there might be another way of doing it. You've got the use
of $2,500. 00 from Bloomberg and try and find some other means.
Dale Gregory: Where ' s that thing going to be stored?
Brad Johnson: Where it is .
Dale Gregory: Right now? That means you're going to have to drive it back
and forth each time you use it?
Brad Johnson: Yes. The ones in Boston, what they were oin to do, i.
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they had outdoor rinks and they actually were going to use it for surfacing
' their outdoor rinks and they would drive it one block. There are a number
of rinks in northern Minnesota, they are outdoors in smaller towns like Red
Lake and places that have outdoor rinks and they use those machines for
' surfacing.
Schroers: Do you feel that if the improvements are made on the building
that you want with the insulation and the consistency and all that combined
' with having the zamboni that the revenue generated would be satisfactory?
Do you have any figures as to how much revenue you think you would generate?
Park and Rec Commission
December 8 , 1987 - Page 3
Brad Johnson: We've been over to Hopkins and Hopkins rented 600 hours a
year and we haven't hit that number at all. Part of it's programming and 1
getting good and organized. This year we've got a couple of industrial
leagues coming in. We're getting more calls. People are starting to find
out that we've got it here. Last year we had the whole Minnetonka I
Association here. The weather plus the ice. I had days when they called
me at home, the Hockey Association and said get over here. We've got 1,000
guys trying to play and it's all wet. We did pretty good. We did pretty
good. Our kids improved over the year. In fact our kids got better than
their kids over there because they had more use of the ice and they didn't
have anything at all but I think we just have to have a good, reasonable
operation. It's a sales kind of problem. They're buying a service, it's
their money and they match us against something else.
Todd Hoffman: Approximatey one-third of the time is for opening skating so
that's not going to generate any revenue and approximately one-third is for
the Hockey program and then about one-third is left over for adult
programs. People can call up and reserve an hour of ice time if they want
to have it.
Schroers : What are you charging , like $45. 00 an hour now?
Todd Hoffman: Yes . '
Brad Johnson: Just raise it $5 . 00.
Lynch: What happened in the Hopkins barn last year? Were they able to get '
any ice at all?
Brad Johnson: I would guess they had the same problem we did but I did not
check with them. We had a month and a half of ice but it was touch and go.
Dale Gregory: Do they have concrete floor over there or is that dirt?
Lynch: You can get into specific soil conditions where the soil is
particularly non-conductive and you might have that problem. I'd be
interested to see if Hopkins froze more than a month and a half.
Brad Johnson: The first year what happened, one end of the rink was heated
while we were building the boards and the other end wasn't so when we
flooded the rink, remember that? One end would freeze and the other end
wouldn't so that was that year. It was just a disaster. Then last year we
just couldn't keep up with it. He says he normally tries to get out about I
15 inches of ice on it. Dale, you've never had the benefit of any kind of
cold weather on it to build anywhere near that.
Dale Gregory: When we've had cold weather for short periods, it's a good
ice surface. It' s surprising the surface.
Brad Johnson: It doesn ' t crack or doesn' t do anything.
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Dale Gregory: Real stable. Holds up well .
Boyt: Do you know what the projected life expectancy of the zamboni is?
Brad Johnson: I don' t know.
Boyt : Is the zamboni company interested in taking that and trading it?
Brad Johnson: Normally that's what they do. As a matter of fact, that's
where he got this . He just got another one in on a trade that he got.
' Boyt: That' s the 30 year old. It doesn' t matter to him.
Brad Johnson: They're selling them. There's a market for a zamboni.
I 'm not an expert on it but as long as they run and work.
Boyt : And will Dale be doing the maintenance on the zamboni?
Sietsema: Yes.
Boyt : Do you have time for that in the winter?
Dale Gregory: If it gets to anything major enginewise or anything like
that, then we' ll have to go to the mechanic at the shop.
' Boyt: Yes, but I mean changing the blade once a week .
Dale Gregory: That general maintenance is no big deal .
Boyt: You have the time?
' Dale Gregory: Yes .
Schroers: According to what we have here, we've agreed to purchase the
zamboni based on the conditions that are mentioned here. I guess is there
anyone willing to give a written guarantee according to the condition of
the machine right now? Will they want to do that?
Dale Gregory: I think you were saying, and I've got to tend to agree with
you, that to get a guarantee on something 25 years old.
Schroers: No, I'm not asking for someone to put like a warranty or a
' guarantee on it, just someone that will state that it is in good operating
condition at the present time.
Brad Johnson: He was suppose to send me a letter on Sunday stating that.
As a prerequisite of all this, he's agreed to come out and work through the
system and see how it works. We've checked it out and to say what can you
do when you can ' t make any ice, that 's what we' re waiting for.
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Lynch: There's a number of specific wear items I think that Larry is
probably referring to. Does the engine have good compression? Has the
gear case oil been sent in for one of these $25.00 analysis to see how much
metal it has in it? What are the conditions of the brake pads and tires
and the bearings? We're not talking about a left handed widgit that gets II
loose and falls off on one side. We're talking major items that could be
gauged. A good mechanic can look at it and tell you. Yes it is or no it
isn' t.
Rich Larsen: Mike, I called the fellow and talked to him and basically
what he told me, he says there's a new blade with it. They've put new pads
on it and basically they put new brakes in it. Now there is something
wrong with one of the brakes. As far as the motor and hydraulics or
anything else, they haven ' t gotten into any of that.
Lynch: Alright, I'd want to have eventually the engine and the hydraulics I
looked at because everybody in the hydraulics business has portable test
kits so you can slam it on there and see what the condition of the
hydraulic system is in just a number of minutes. Compression checks are
not that tough. Several other things, I'm sure the city mechanic could do
to look that engine over .
Dale Gregory: The engine, that would be no problem. I could even do the
compression check on that.
Lynch : Just because it starts doesn ' t mean . . . I
Dale Gregory: If he takes them in trade, does he rebuild them or refurbish
them? Is that something you want him to look at and check the hydraulics
and all that sort of stuff out so you can get a letter from him stating
that?
Lynch: I'd like to have that before anybody paid cent number one because i
obviously the thing that bothers us Brad is let's say we recommend to the
Council that this goes ahead and that all these other conditions are met
and it goes ahead and it's used for 2 weeks or a month and it goes down.
They come out and look at it and they say, gee it's pretty major stuff
here. We're looking at $1,800.00 to fix this. $1,800.00 nowadays is a
drop in the bucket . I
Hasek: Lori , what's the timing between this meeting and when it would get
to Council?
Sietsema: If you approve the purchase, it will be put in the
administrative package that we purchased it. It will not go to Council for
approval . I
Brad Johnson: I think what the guy was telling me on the guarantee is that
he can check things and do things. We can check things to make sure they
work out before we pay for it. He just can't warranty the future of the
machine.
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Schroers : We understand that. We just want to make sure that . . .
Lynch: By a guarantee we didn't need a warranty. What we want those guys
to tell us , in writing basically, a molded statement that the machine is in
good condition. I want to know that they have new brakes in it. That the
engine and compression check and the timing has been looked at, that it has
a decent battery in it, the battery checks out fine and the hydraulic
system is okay, that the tires are 50% worn, 75% good or whatever it is.
I'd like to see an analysis on it. The same thing I would ask of someone
that I was purchasing a piece of equipment from.
' Brad Johnson: Who do we have to do that?
Dale Gregory: I don't know who we would get off hand but I guess what I'm
wondering is, is that something you would- want from him so you could go
back on and say.
Lynch: You bet.
' Dale Gregory: I guess I'm looking at it, he's the one who should be doing
this .
Lynch : He wants to sell us the machine and I want him telling me exactly
what that machine is like because I don't have the expertise to do and
neither do probably the rest of us to go down and look at the thing , number
' one.
Rich Larsen: Engine wise, I don't think there's anyway around it. I think
' we would have to have R & R come in. I don't even know that he would
actually have to personally do anything. The guy is familiar with the
machine. I think if we can get that, that letter that indicates .
Lynch: Again, not general. Go through the major systems and tell us that
they' re alright.
Rich Larsen: There really are only three major systems on the machine.
The engine itself, hydraulics, the mechanical and the pickup system.
' Lynch: We're not worried about the normal wear and tear. We're worried
about catatrosphic failure.
Mady: I'm wondering if that's probably something we can rely on staff on.
' We can trust the staff to do , if we ask them to, they can see to it that
it's done prior to sending the check. Make sure that they prove to them
that the hydraulic system is good. That the engine has good compression.
' I 'm not sure what else we can do .
Lynch: The tires and brakes .
Rich Larsen: The tires we saw on there are in good shape. It's generally
what you can see is in decent shape. It ' s the things that you can ' t see.
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Schroers: I had a question on bearings. On a machine that's 25 years old,
how good are the bearings? '
Lynch : Do they have service records on the machine?
Brad Johnson: I'm not sure they do. It was originally owned by the Ice
Capades and sort of sitting up north for 5 or 6 years.
Rich Larsen: It came out of Wisconsin. '
Brad Johnson: Yes, it wasn't being used. It was just part of somebody.
Rich Larsen: It was being used by some fellow in Wisconsin had some small
rinks that were used for figure skating. Now whether he's got records or
not, I don' t know.
Robinson : Can we go back to 2 weeks ago and work for word the motion that
Jim made? To recommend to make the commitment to purchase the zamboni upon
the following conditions being met and until that time the item is tabled. 1
The zamboni will be checked out by a zamboni rep who will indicate that
it's in good shape and worth $5,000.00. Maybe that has, I'm not sure. The
Hockey Association will donate $2,500.00 for solving the dripping of the
condensation. Has that one been met?
Brad Johnson: We just spoke with the Hockey Association. They're no
interested in investing. We'll tell them how the Hockey Association '
perceives it.
Rich Larsen: It's a City-Bloomberg thing, not a Hockey Association thing.
Robinson: Right, but we said we would table it until these are
e met and
that one hasn' t been met . Reject security interest of Bloomberg Companies?
Mady: I've thought a lot about this since two weeks have occurred and I
don't think it's right for us to tell the Hockey Association to spend money
in a facility that they don't own, they have no responsibility in. That's
a City facility.
Boyt: No it 's not .
Mady: Well , it ' s not their facility.
Boyt: It's Bloomberg's facility. It's Mr. Bloomberg's facility and we use I
it.
Mady: We lease it. ,
Sietsema : It' s a City operation .
Mady: It's a City operation so I don't think we can tell them they have to I
do something so we can do something. I don't think that's right. I think
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it's the City's responsibility for the building. If the City and the Park
' and Rec Commission feels we need a ice arena, it's the City's
responsibility to have an ice arena. It's great that we have a Hockey
Association that's willing to put money into it , do some work and all the
things that they're doing over there but I don't believe it's their
' responsibility to keep the thing going. They did a good job binding it and
getting it started. I think it's really a city's responsibility to keep
that running.
' Robinson : This was your motion 2 weeks ago Jim.
' Mady: Yes, but I 'm saying I 'm going to reconsider it.
Lynch: I don't have a problem with that as long as it's working. As far
as I'm concerned it can drip as long as the dripping doesn't cause extra
' work for Dale or make extra wear and tear on whatever piece of equipment
they're using to service it. Whether you're running around with a truck
with blades on it or whatever it happens to be. You're doing it with the
' tractors now.
Dale Gregory: We would scrap it with the tractor .
Lynch: It was unable to handle it in most cases?
Dale Gregory: Yes, but now it's a little different situation. It's a
' homemade scraper that we've got with weights on the back. I'm sure a
zamboni would do it a lot better .
' Mady: The blade probably isn ' t as sharp.
Dale Gregory: It's the same blade. It's a paper cutting blade. We use
the same thing but like I say, the condensation problem, I guess the thing
' that's going to curious with the zamboni is how fast it freezes. If it
freezes up fast, we can go in there like at, they open up at 3:00, we can
go in there at 2:00 and actually do the rink so it would be all shaved off
' and ready for that thing. Then like I say, we can eliminate the
condensation problem that way but the way we were working it, we flooded it
in the morning and it would freeze up and by afternoon—That's what I'm
saying. With the zamboni it would probably go in there at 2:00 and shave
it off and it would freeze and it would be ready at 3:00. It depends on
how fast it freezes up there if you use the zamboni on that.
t Lynch: What bothers me is one of these hidden catch deals. If we do get
the zamboni and the condensation problem is still a problem, the zamboni's
not able to handle it or it occurs so fast after you go out and level the
I ice with the zamboni that by the time people can get on it, it's got lumps
on it. People say we're not going on there to pay $25.00 an hour to skate
on lumpy ice. Then I can see real quickly where the City, it's going to be
a problem. ...said today it's your guys program. If you need some
I building modifications in there, take care of it. Bloomberg properties
doesn ' t need to insulate that end of it.
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Sietsema : They might.
Brad Johnson : We had a chat about this and they said they would if they
needed to. The solution I perceive because I've spent a lot of time over
at the rink, he was over there when they were flooding and I said it
appeared to be that most of the problem with the condensation could be just I
covered by shaving it periodically at the proper time.
Robinson: Strict operational policy and operational schedules will be made 1
by City Staff and implemented by staff.
Lynch: No problems there? '
Brad Johnson: None.
Schroers: How do you feel about training an operator and seeing to it that I
only properly trained people operate it?
Brad Johnson: That's the way it has to be. Normally it's the rink
attendant who runs it.
Rich Larsen: How many different rink attendants do you typically have over
there? II
Sietsema: Last year we had two people.
Rich Larsen: What were their ages?
Sietsema : 21 and 19 were the two ages . ,
Schroers: So we could insure that they would be responsible people.
Sietsema: He have not yet hired anyone for this year but we do have this
in mind so that we're looking for people who would be responsible, old
enough to take the responsibility.
Schroers : And who would supervise and check on them?
Sietsema: Todd .
Schroers : You don ' t feel that that would be any kind of a problem.
major maj ?
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You have a real good handle on who was operating it and when?
Hoffman: One of the persons that has an application in is a third year
college student, has worked in an ice arena before and has run zambonis and
that person is able to work all weekends and most of the weekdays. Then II there's a couple other people that are older, second and third year college
students that are available to work.
Sietsema: Dale would also be supervising them and training them. '
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Schroers: It's apparent to me that there is certainly enough interest
I and enough people that would like to use the facility if we could provide
them with a good facility. I think that's what I'd like to do is try to
work together to provide as good a facility as we can. It doesn't seem as
though we're talking about that large of amount of money. We should be
I able to work something out.
Mady: Do you have any remaining real difficult problems?
IRobinson: Yes, number 4 said reject the security interest of Bloomberg
Companies which is related to number 2. Now, I think so out of the four,
I I think the first one probably has. The zamboni rep has been talked to but
the financing has not. It has not been addressed and that was one of the
things we had to have.
I Lynch: Here, we tried to offer an alternative. We said, we didn't want
to be in parternship with a private party on a piece of city owned, city
maintained, city insured equipment. We said well, maybe Bloomberg can lend
I the money to the Hockey Association and the Hockey Association can donate
that. I'd also go this far with a secured interest if it was a truly
uncommon secured interest where Bloomberg pays half, we pay half, we both
own half. We cover the routine maintenance which would be specified under
I a certain dollar value of $200.00 per item but any major expenses over a
certain level would have to be shared as well. If the long term shared
value of the machine at sale or trade in is going to be shared , major
I maintenance normally is too. The other side of the picture I see is even
though I know this is not a large profit center for Bloomberg Properties,
the legal aspect of it is that they are taking half of the rental monies
I and if they do maintain a secured interest of a half of the machine, I'd
like to see them up the liability for catastrophic failure, maintain that
side too.
I Hasek: Let me understand this. When we talked about this before we had
two options. What we were looking for was a $2,500.00 commitment by them
to do something. Either to correct the ceiling problem or to pay for half
I of the zamboni. We talked about total outright purchase of this last time.
We talked about buying the whole thing .
ILynch: I don' t see them . . . the ceiling .
Hasek: What you're suggesting is that perhaps the zamboni
can fix the
I problem. If the problem can't be fixed, they are willing to make a
commitment to do that which is really what we've asked them to do except
here it says the Association make a financial commitment to either purchase
the zamboni or to correct the condensation problem on the rink. What they
I are saying if the zamboni can't handle the condensation problems on the ice
surface, they're willing to make a commitment to the ceiling in order to
guarantee a nice surface. So really that's what you're talking about
right?
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Brad Johnson: Yes, we talked about, just prior to this letter anyway,
doing something with the ceiling. If you guys can figure out how to get I
the deal done, I think we're flexible. We just don't want to get hung up
in the Association.
Boyt: I think that makes a lot of sense. We don't ask our soccer teams or ,
our baseball teams or our basketball teams to help with the facilities at
all. I don't think it's fair to ask the Hockey Association to go in to
provide a facility that the whole community uses. Last year the ice was a I
problem. The quality of the ice, when it was there, was too bumpy. It's
not as enjoyable and not as many people are going to use it. I think to
provide a quality surface we need the zamboni and I think the Park and Rec I
Commission should ask the City to pay for the whole thing.
Hasek: I absolutely agree. I guess what I'm thinking is there still in my
mind is no reason why, if problems with the structure of the building, that
that still can ' t be handled by.
Boyt: I think the zamboni will still give us a much nicer surface than we I
ever had even if there was no condensation problems .
Brad Johnson: We would like to get that ceiling insulated so it keeps it,
it doesn't heat up so fast. We lose a little time in late February and 11
March when the sun comes out. It would be nice just to more importantly
insulate.
Sietsema: It's nice to have the extra $2,500.00 in our budget that we I
didn't have before. There are requests that come up throughout the year
such as the bleachers which we will be talking about later that we can do
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because it's not budgeted where we couldn't otherwise. Our budget is so
tight if we want to do everything that's -in our capital improvement program
this year that we do not have room to do anything else. There is nothing
built in there for anything else .
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Boyt: What about the Lion ' s money?
Sietsema: This is the Lion's money. So if we use all of the Lion's money
for the zamboni , we won ' t be able to do the bleachers .
Brad Johnson: Why don't you just use our $2,500.00 until you get the next I
Lion 's money? Just hold it and if we have problems with it.
Sietsema: We can't really count on it because they might not make anything
in the next three months. We got the last donation last April and we got
the second one just last month so we can't count on the Lion's money and
they don't want us to count on it but it is something to consider with
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Bloomberg giving us this interest free, security interest loan, whatever
you want to call it, it does allow us to still have a little bit of money
on the reserve to take care of some things that come up throughout the year
that we didn't count on like the bleachers which happens to be on the
agenda tonight so I just wanted to bring that to your attention. There
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isn't any money to do anything extra without that. The first donation that
I we got went in as our community support for our LAWCON grant applications
so that's in the matching fund. The second one we just got last month,
that' s what we' re deciding on what we' re going to spend that on right now.
That was $5,900.00 so I just wanted to bring that to your attention because
I there is that to consider. We don't have a lot of fund money to play with.
We are over budget on last year ' s capital improvement program.
I Hasek: What you're saying is let's take advantage of Bloomberg's offer and
that would just extend our ability to finance the whole thing?
Sietsema: Yes .
ILynch: If we did have a major breakdown of the machine,
more, is that money available? Where would it come from? say $1,000.00 or
ISietsema : That would come out of the maintenance fund .
ILynch: City maintenance fund?
Sietsema: The machine will be owned by the City. We'll just be using
Bloomberg ' s money.
IBrad Johnson: What I hear you saying is, if there was a security interest,
it sounds like what could happen is that y t'
PP you could ship back to the
I Bloomberg Companies maybe a year from now the $2,500.00? If you want to
own the whole machine. Simultaneously if there is some diastrous thing,
say over a couple hundred dollars during the year, if it's a major thing,
we just share that and just reduce our interest in the security. Just
I write the deal that way. That way you ' ve got the money.
Rich Larsen: From the Hockey Association's point of view, just thinking
I through here what you're saying, if you're willing to put up the $2,500.00,
Bloomberg has already put up the other $2,500.00. If, and or when next
year funds are available that he can get his $2,500.00 back, the City owns
I it, either this year or next year, at that time I think to help insure your
minds, the Hockey Association would be willing to accept risk up to
$1,000.00 for catastrophic failure because obviously we are receiving a
Ibenefit of having the rink and I'll go with that because I think that would
pretty well cover Dale's got the everyday wear and tear stuff, I'll pick up
the $1, 000. 00 or if it ' s something more than that . . .
I Mady: I guess I'm having some problems with this thing here. We don't ask
CAA to pay for the lawn tractor to cut the grass up here so they can play
baseball, softball, soccer and I don't know why we're asking someone other
I than the City to put up money for a security interest or anything else, in
a city asset.
Sietsema: I'm talking about Bloomberg Companies and not the Hockey
I Association because Bloomberg does have an interest. He gets more rent
money out of that building if we can sell more ice time and we can sell
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more ice time if we have quality ice and we can have quality ice if we have
the zamboni. So it makes sense to me that we're using this money of I
Bloomberg's but it doesn't make sense to me to make the Hockey Association
give it because you're right, we don't ask any other association to
maintain their fields. We do that and I think that we should continue to
do that.
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Lynch: Correct me if I'm wrong Dale but I don't think we buy any other
equipment that is this specific in nature for any other particular program I
that some piece of equipment is not general city use for other things.
Sietsema: Soccer goals, backstops , tennis courts .
Lynch: That's not equipment. I realize there is maintenance on it but
it's not subject to catastrophic failure and we're not buying 25 year old
tennis courts . We' re buying a brand new one .
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Robinson: In my opinion, we hashed this around 2 weeks ago for an hour or
hour and a half and now we've been at it tonight for almost an hour and I
nothing has changed from 2 weeks ago except some views have changed but
nothing has changed.
Sietsema: You've gotten more information than you had last week and that
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was the big holdup 2 weeks ago was lack of information. I didn't have the
right answers .
Robinson: The way the motion read , and I was opposed to the motion that we I
had, I don't see what's changed other than when we ask for some specific
things to happen and those haven't happened, I guess I'm disappointed in
Ithe Commission.
Mady: I'd like to have my motion reconsidered. I'm not sure how we do
that with Carol not being here since she was the second on it .
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Sietsema: As I recall , what happened last night at the Council level , when
there should be a reconsideration it takes a two-thirds vote to have the I
motion reconsidered and being your the one that made the motion, I think
that we can do it.
Boyt : Does reconsider mean just a revote or that we can revise?
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Sietsema: Restructure the motion.
Boyt: Curt, apparently the way the security interest was voted last week I
isn't the way it is so that information was incorrect. We still don't have
the information from number 1. I think they're still asking for some II information before any final decision is made.
Robinson: But the receipt on the check says security interest. Brad says
that we can work all that out.
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Lynch :y If we get something in writing .
' Brad Johnson: The security interest has to be signed by both parties and we
can work that out with staff and review it next time. My concern is that
we've got a rink that we're trying to play on, we're trying to sell some
' ice time so we can get it used and either we don't have a zamboni or we do
have a zamboni. The guy who owns the zamboni could have sold it three
times that we've been waiting for some kind of decision. We're trying to
do what we can and we perceive, I've got a Bloomberg hat on, that we're
partners and if the problem is you don't have the cash at this particular
point to do the transaction, we could supply it. Just that we didn't want
to write it off. If we could figure out some soft way of solving that
problem, that's what we would do. It's your machine and what Mike said, if
we have a catastrophy, we'll take a reduction in it. Maybe there's
something we can figure out. I just can't in the next month or two find
' the $2,500.00 of the Association. We have a fundraiser specific to pay
back the City for that item I don' t know.
' Robinson : But you ' ve had the machine since last January? 11 months?
Brad Johnson: Yes .
' Robinson : And we got it brought before us 2 weeks ago that we had to make
a decision in 3 days . That was another one of my objections .
' Brad Johnson : If we could finally figure out a vehicle with which to do
it. If funds became available.
Mady moved, Schroers seconded to reconsider the motion of November 24, 1987
regarding purchase of the zamboni. All voted in favor except Curt Robinson
who opposed and motion carried .
' Mady moved, Schroers seconded that the Park and Recreation Commission
recommends to purchase the zamboni machine based upon the following
conditions :
1. Staff work with the present owner of the machine and have the
zamboni certified that the major components, i.e. hydraulic
system, engine system, are checked over. Checking compression and
other various tests to insure that the zamboni is in good
operating condition .
' 2. The zamboni be operated by trained , qualified staff of the City.
3. The City accept the security interest from Bloomberg Companies in
the amount of $2,500.00 and Bloomberg Companies will allow their
security interest to be reduced by a 50% share for any major
repairs that may become necessary during the time period which the
security interest is outstanding.
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4. The City retains the right to buy out the security interest at any
point in time. 1
5. The Bloomberg Companies will agree to install insulation to solve
the condensation problem if the zamboni does not alleviate that
problem. 1
All voted in favor except Robinson who opposed and motion carried .
Schroers: Do we add about the insulation in the event that the zamboni
isn't able to totally solve the problem with the dripping, that either the
Bloomberg Companies or the Association take the responsibility for doing
the needed insulation repairs to stop the condensation and the dripping?
Lynch: If we did that and proceed on the purchase, we would have to have a
letter from either Bloomberg or the Association that said exactly that.
Rich Larsen: That' s not a problem for the Association.
Schroers : Can we just have a good faith commitment from you?
Lynch: Like the man said, my word is my bond but I'd rather have it in
writing. I think we have to have that.
Schroers: What I'm getting at is if we make the decision to make this
investment to hopefully provide a quality facility, that that's what we
want to end up with. It may take something more than just the zamboni to
have a real nice surface. We may need to have the condensation problem
corrected.
Mady: Okay, then the proviso would be that the Bloomberg Companies would
agree to work with the City and if the condensation problem is not I
alleviated through the use of the zamboni. , that they would be made to work
to repair the condensation problem with the building.
Sietsema : I ust wanted to let
J you know that Lake Ann Park is closed right
now. Apparently there was some vandalism done. People did some little
circles , donuts in the grass and tore up the grass .
Dale Gregory: The police a week ago caught somebody out there just driving
all over the place and down towards the lake where the new area is put in ,
they just literally cut off and ripped the heck out of it.
Lynch : Four wheeling?
Dale Gregory:
g y: I don' t know if it was a 4 wheet drive or what it was but
they just spun all over out there and they' ve got ruts all over the place.
Lynch : They caught the people? .
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IDear Mr. Perkins: 0.t,fit*e Abo• ry--AI.ill ,o�, 00, de..,.
Thank you for your letter dated November 30 , 1987, regarding the
increase in your water usage during the second and third quarters /2,/,°/t
Iof 1987.
Our records indicate that on October 8 , 1987, a visit was made to
I your residence by one of our staff members to investigate the
complaint of a faulty water meter. During the investigation for
leaks, it was observed that the laundry tub and water heater were
I leaking. It was also explained by Mrs. Perkins that the toilet
tank valve would occasionally remain open causing a continuous
flow of water into the toilet bowl.
I Pursuant to your request, the water meter and remote were to be
replaced at a later date, and the old meter was to be tested to
determine if an adjustment to your water bill was in order.
IOn October 27, 1987 , your meter was replaced. During the
installation it was observed that the problem of the leaking
water heater and laundry tub still had not been rectified.
IYou also indicated that you frequently water your lawn. Due
to the exceptionally dry season, it was expected that the lawn
I watering would increase. A 5/8 inch garden hose will supply
approximately 615 gallons per hour to the sprinkler.
I Our bench test of the old meter confirmed this. When a flow rate
of $ of a gallon per minute was passed through the meter, the
meter registered 8 . 5 gallons per every 10 gallons actually used.
Extrapolating this result, the meter failed to account for 150
Igallons of water for every 1, 000 gallons used.
We contacted both the meter manufacturer and the City of
I Minneapolis Water Department to inquire as to the possibility of
a meter over reading the measured flow of water. Both sources
informed me that because the meter operates by use of an impeller
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to measure the flow, any malfunction or wear on the meter would
decrease the reading for an actual volume of water used. Under
no circumstances can a faulty meter over account for the actual
volume of water used.
Our records show a consistent increased water use of 30, 000
gallons for the second quarter of 1987 , and 31, 000 gallons in the
third quarter of 1987, as compared to the same quarters of 1986 .
The 30 , 000 gallon per quarter difference could easily be
accounted for by one 1/8 inch leak. As we have already observed,
your laundry tub, water heater and toilet seem to be good can-
didates for this leakage.
In light of the observed information and results of the bench I
test of the previous meter, no adjustment is warranted to your
account.
With the increased demands for water and the shrinking supplies ,
this precious resource becomes more and more valuable. I would
encourage you to review the enclosed article taken from the
Minneapolis Star and Tribune, and make any necessary repairs if
they have not already been completed.
Sincerely,
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
, ry Warren, P.E.
city E•gineer
Enclosures
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How many gallons of water If a faucet leak of 1/8 inch was
are lost each day because allowed to continue for a full 90- '.
of leaking faucets?How costly is day quarter,the added cost for
this?How many homes in Min- the water wasted would be
" neapolis have leaking faucets? $306. '`
Faucet leaks,which most As a customer service,whenev-
often can be repaired by er we find meter readings that
replacing an inexpensive faucet show a higher than normal water
I washer,have been shown to use,we send our customers a
waste water at these rates: notice of an impending high bill,
and we include an informational
I a slow drip wastes 15 gallons guide to help them check for ..
per day. leaks.
1 1/32-inch stream wastes 184 Faucet leaks probably pale in
gallons per day comparison to the potential for
waste caused by faulty toilet
I 311/16-inch stream wastes 738 tank mechanisms.Toilet tank
gallons per day leaks can range from pennies
per day to dollars per day.A
31/8-inch stream wastes 2,952 worst-case toilet tank leak can
I gallons per day waste eight units(hundreds of
cubic feet)or 6,000 gallons per
Because the typical Minneapolis day.The cost would be$6.80
household uses an annualized per day in a worst-case leak.
average of 194 gallons of water
I per day, faucet leaks can add Sewage costs will be higher
greatly to a quarterly(90 day) also,because they are based on
bill• water usage.
I Minneapolis water meters meas- Although we don't keep statis-
ure and record water used in tics,we estimate that approxi-
cubic feet.One cubic foot of wa- mately 4,000 households experi-
ter equals 71/2 gallons.We bill in ence a larger than normal water
units of 100 cubic feet. Each consumption in one quarter 1
I unit,then,equals 750 gallons, each year.
for which the charge is 85 cents. Stephen J.Skokan,manager,
Public Works Billing Office, i.
Converting the water wasted by Minneapolis Water Works,227
I faucet leaks shows that a slow City Hall,Minneapolis 55415
drip would cost 85 cents in 50
days;a 1/32-inch stream would Send your questions to Fixit in
cost 85 cents in four days;a care of the Star Tribune,425
I 1/16-inch stream would cost 85 Portland Av.S.,Minneapolis
cents in one day; and a 1/8-inch 55488.Sorry,Fixit cannot sup-
stream would cost$3.40 in one ply individual replies. Fixit ap-
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690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317
(612) 937-1900
December 14, 1987
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Carver County Sheriff' s Department
' 600 East Fourth Street
Chaska, MN 55318
Dear Jim:
' I have been advised that on Saturday morning, December 12, 1987,
Deputy David Selinski apprehended two ( 2) burglars who had broken
' into the Taco Shop. His arrest of these burglars while in the
act of actually committing the crime is indicative of his dili-
gence to duty. I also understand that Deputy Selinski ' s arrest
will likely clean up an earlier burglary perpetrated against the
Taco Shop.
The citizens of Chanhassen appreciate, as do I, the devotion the
' deputies serving Chanhassen have to their job and service area.
Deputy Selinski has shown that on a shift that normally is mun-
dane and without incident, he can perform his duties in a self-
motivated manner.
Deputy Selinski should be commended for his actions on this night
and we in Chanhassen are proud to have him serving our area.
' Sincerely,
1 4fN
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ublic Safety Director
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cc: Don Ashworth
Public Safety Commission
FAMILY OF CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH —
Post Office Box 388 Church Phone Nate Castens, Pastor
Chanhassen, Minnesota 55317 (612)934-5659 At Home 934-7870
Monday, November 30, 1987
fax,4".
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Ms. Barbara Dacy, City Planner /4
City of Chanhassen
Chanhassen, Minnesota 55317
Dear Barbara:
Thank you very much for your involvement in the Preliminary Alignment Study
authorized in July by the City of Chanhassen for the relocation of Trunk
Highway 101. The information generated by Fred Hoisington has been very
valuable to our architects and to us as a building committee for Family of
Christ Lutheran Church. We future appreciate the city authorizing this
study at this early date.
The Modified Alignment (called Study 2 by MnDOT) is the only plan suitable
for our building requirements. The .08 acreage lost to the road is within
the acceptable limitations of our lot.
We agreed with Fred Hoisington to plan a church that would accomodate the
worst case scenario of Study 1. However, in light of the concrete data
generated by the present study, this is no longer possible.
Originally we understood Study 1 could trade land at the north of our lot
for land west of our lot. Thus we would have sufficient acreage for our
needs. But there is no possible land swap in Study 1.
There are several factors that rule out Study 1 as an option for us. Our
' lot is long and narrow. We now have the minimum buildable depth east and
west. Study 1 would diminish this depth by 30%. This fact alone will
render the lot unbuildable. The remaining north portion of the lot is also
unusable for any purpose due to its narrow shape. In addition, the reduced
acreage will limit any future expansion. We cannot afford to sell the city
an acre of our lot, since the remaining 2.5 acres will not fulfill the re-
quirements of our lending institution through the national church body.
1 Therefore we cannot secure a building loan.
Financially it would appear to be in the city's best interest not to be re-
' quired to purchase 3.5 acres from us at commercial rates and also be bur-
dened with the problems of Study 1 as detailed in the MnDOT review.
RECD.:";Z
DEC 0 7 1987
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
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We look forward to working with you on this in the near future. We
intend to submit plans by the end of December and to break ground
in the spring.
Sincerely, '
Dean Brown, chair '
Family of Christ Lutheran Church
Building Committee
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Copy:
i. ity Manager Don Ashworth
Council Members, City of Chanhassen
Fred Hoisington '
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I would like to commend you on the exceptional work that you recently -complete d-
at the Minnetonka Intermediate School in our city. This case involved the in-
vestigation of arson at the school , which developed into a situation in which
I the primary suspect was subsequently caught with three bottles of liquor at
school , and further developed into the same young man having a switchblade knife
on school grounds -- not your ordinary, everyday case!
II was pleased that you were willing to pursue the fire investigation. I was
even more pleased that the school administration specifically requested you to
follow up on the additional two matters. I am also aware that they have since
I invited you to stop by the school to be with the children whenever you would
like. This all is very indicative of the fact that you made a most positive
impression on the people at the school.
IIYour follow up on this case was also exemplary. Having not investigated a
juvenile matter before, you sought appropriate assistance in pursuing the matter,
II including taking it upon yourself to seek help from Carver County Court Services.
You fully realized the importance of this case, and handled it carefully, while
taking advantage of the opportunity to learn from the experience.
II Your work on this case is but one example of the very good work that I routinely
see you performing for the City of Chanhassen. Keep up the good work!
IS , • bY,
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SCOTT HARR
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Ashworth, City Manager
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GRANNIS, GRANNIS, FARRELL & KNUTSON
I DAVID L. GRANNIS- 1874-1961 PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION TELECOPIER:
DAVID L. GRANNIS,JR. - 1910-1980 POST OFFICE Box 57 (612)455-2359
DAVID L. HARMEYER
VANCE B. GRANNIS 403 NOR WEST BANK BUILDING
IPATRICK A. FARRELL 161 CECILIA RAY
VANCE B. GRANNIS,JR. 161 NORTH CONCORD EXCHANGE M. CET B. KNETSC.H
DAVID L. GRANNIS, III SOUTH ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA 55075 MICHAEL J. MAYER
ROGER N. KNUTSON
ITELEPHONE. (612)455-1661
December 2 , 1987
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BRW
700 Third Street South
Minneapolis , MN 55415
IMr. Harvey G. Swenson
Swenson, Bjorklund &
Associates , Inc.
6100 Green Valley Drive
Minneapolis , MN 55438
IRe : City of Chanhassen - Downtown Project
Gentlemen:
IPlease be advised that the Commissioners appointed by the Court
in the above condemnation action have scheduled hearings on the
I Kallestad parcel for 9 : 00 a.m. on the mornings of December 7 , 8 ,
and 9 , 1987 . The hearings will be held at the Chanhassen City
Hall in the council chambers .
I We have a tentative commissioner ' s hearing on the Ward parcel
for Monday, December 14, 1987 , at 9 : 00 a.m. Once this date is
confirmed by the Commissioners , I will be in touch with you.
IIf you have any questions , please call me .
Very truly yours ,
IGRANNIS , GRANNIS , FARRELL
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' December 14, 1987
State of Minnesota
' Attn: Mr. Thomas Motherway
State Coordinating Officer
Department of Public Safety
Division of Emergency Management
B5-State Capitol
St. Paul, MN 55155
Re: FEMA Progress Report No. 1
Public Works File 116
Dear Mr. Motherway:
As requested in your September 24 , 1987 letter, attached herewith
are the City of Chanhassen ' s Project Listing forms for our cate-
gorical grant for disaster No. 0797. The actual dates of comple-
tion are our best estimate since a lot of these clean-up measures
were undertaken at the same time. You will also note that we
' have not completed any of the Amount Claimed entries since our
accountants are presently in the process of tabulating these
claim amounts. As indicated on the forms, over 80% of our sites
have been completed with six remaining for next year' s construc-
tion season.
' Our September packet included detailed cost estimate sheets for
four of the 32 DSR locations . I would appreciate receiving
detail sheets for the other 28 DSR' s so that the City can review
and concur with the approved DSR amounts for all the sites . The
DSR sheets that I presently have are for the following DSR num-
bers: 11109 , 11110, 11111 and 11645. I have attached a sample
of the cost detail sheets we are looking for.
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We will provide the next progress report in time for the March 1
deadline, however, I do not envision any further progress to be
made on these projects during the winter season. If there are
any questions on the attached material, please call. I
Sincerely,
CITY OF CHAN ASSEN
Ga y . Warren, P.E.
D ' rect r of Public Works/City Engineer
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Attachments: Project Listing forms
Sample Cost Detail sheet I
cc: Don Ashworth, City Manager
Jim Chaffee, Public Safety Director
Tom Chaffee, Data Processing Coordinator, with enclosures
City Council Administrative Packet
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MEMORANDUM
ITO: Don Ashworth, City Manager
IFROM: Jim Chaffee, Public Safety Director
DATE: December 10 , 1987
I SUBJ: "Masters of Executive Excellence" and "Data Privacy"
Seminars
1 On November 19, 1987, Todd Gerhardt and I attended a seminar on
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, which was one part in a
I series of seminars conducted by Stephen R. Convey & Associates,
The Masters of Executive Excellence Program. It was a very infor-
mative half-day session with a number of good ideas presented. I
have included copies of some of the material that was discussed.
IIn addition to the seven habits material, we discussed the impor-
tance of mission statements to an organization. A mission state-
ment is germane to all organizations as was poignantly stated
during the seminar.
We believe that the Masters of Executive Excellence Program is
I worth the City' s cost with the understanding that we pass on the
information obtained. This can be done periodically at staff
meetings by both Todd and me.
IOn December 7 , 1987, Scott Harr and I attended an all day
training session on the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act
I taught by Don Gemberling from the State of Minnesota Department
of Administration. The seminar was well presented and organized
and included valuable information pertaining to government agen-
cies. I have included information on Data Practices for your
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'`� seven Habits Often,they are internally motivated by a strong sense of mission.By 7. Sharpen the Saw
%! o f subordinating their dislike for certain tasks,they develop the
following seven habits and discipline their lives in accordance INTERDEPENDENT
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As illustrated,these habits are interrelated,interde en
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dent,and sequential.The first three habits will lead you
People from a state of dependency to independency or self- 4. Win Win
mastery The next three lead to interdependency INDEPENDENT
and to mutual growth and benefit.And the 3. Productivity
Stephen R. Covey seventh habit sustains the growth process.
2. Creativity
1. Proactivity
The Two Sides of Success DEPENDENT
Habit 1 Proactivity-
AESOP'S FABLE about the goose and the golden egg is the story of a poor farmer Choose Your Course
who one day visits the nest of his goose and finds at her side a glittering yellow
The first habit,proactivity,means taking Habit 2.Creativity—
egg.Suspecting it to be a trick,he is about to throw it away but on second thought takes personal responsibility for our actions and Begin with the End in Mind
it home where he discovers to his delight that it is an egg of pure gold.Every morning attitudes.It's most instructive to break the All things are created twice first mentally
thereafter the farmer gathers one golden egg from the nest of the dear goose,and soon word "responsibility"into two parts: and then physically The key to creativity is to
he becomes fabulously rich.As he grows rich,however,he also grows greedy and response/ability The proactive person begin with the end in mind,with a vision and
impatient.Hoping to get at once all the gold in the goose,he kills it and opens it only to making develops the core a pto roduct choose of his response, a blueprint r the n requires a suss.
find nothing. P y making him more a product of his decisions The first creation requires us to clarify
than his conditions,more a product of values values and set priorities before selecting
The moral of this old fable has a modern ring to it.Much is being written about our than feelings. goals and going about the work.Effective
current economic malaise.Some commentators suggest that like the foolish farmer, Behavioral scientists have built reactive, people excel at this.They act rather than be
we often emphasize short-term profits(golden eggs)at the expense of long-term stimulous-response(S-R)models of human acted upon.Ineffective people allow old
prosperity(the goose). behavior based on their study of animals and habits,other people,and environmental
Indeed,it seems that most people are more concerned with efficiency or doing neurotic people conditions to dictate this first creation.They
things right than with effectiveness or doing the right things.In his attempt to be adopt values and goals from their culture and
efficient,the farmer became grossly ineffective:he destroyed his capability for getting research has slbeen S I R climb the proverbial the top rung that only
desired results. to find upon reaching the top rung that the
conducted with healthy,creative,proactive ladder was leaning against the wrong wall.
In this seminar,I introduce seven habits of highly effective people,successful people who exercise the freedom to choose While they may achieve
people who consistently achieve desired results.Albert E.Gray in his essay,"The their response to any given internal or their goal,what they get is
Common Denominator of Success,"says,`All successful people have the habits of external stimulous not what they expect or ;�
doing the things failures don't like to do They don't like doing them either,necessaril really want. , S
y The more we S freedom R
but their dislike is subordinated to the strength of their purpose" exercise this ' I j ! I I e
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Habits are patterns of behavior composed of three freedom,inherent in our agency,the more ,4 •
overlapping components•knowledge,attitude,and proactive we become.The key is to be a light, i a a
skill.And since these are learned rather than not a judge;a model,not a critic:to feed �'
inherited,our habits constitute our second nature, Knowledge opportunities,starve problems, ���:
not our first.We are not our habits,hence,we and to focus upon our __.
should avoid defining ourselves in terms of our HABITS immediate circle of Concern
habits,characteristics,and reactive tendencies. influence,not upon our — - °
Habits of effectiveness can be learned, Skills Attitudes circle of concern. i Influence �� ice` l ' ' ,
habits of ineffectiveness unlearned. / The second or physical creation follows
Inner circle of
Influence e vs. '�"h,: .,; n;;�;i± from the first,as a building follows from a
Outer circle of Concern `'' blueprint.if the first creation—the design—is
done well,the second creation—the To develop the habit of interdependency, credibility(or sanity)of those who see it Habit 7 Consistency-
construction—is much faster and better. we must think"win-win"or mutual benefit. differently Sharpen the Saw Regularly
Quality,after all,cannot be inspected into a Win-win thinking begins with a commitment Most credibility problems begin with As the farmer in the fable learned from sad
product;it must be designed and built into it to explore all options until a mutually perception differences.To resolve these experience,success has two sides.the goose,
from the beginning. satisfactory solution is reached or to make no differences and to restore credibility,one which represents production capability(PC),
deal at all.It is based on the belief that"there must exercise empathy,seeking first to and the golden egg,the production(P)of
is more than enough for all"(the abundance understand the point of view of the other desired results.
Habit 3.Productivity— mentality).People with scarcity mentalities— person.Hammering problems by probing is It's wise to keep both sides in balance.And
Prioritize,Organize,Perform there is only enough for the best—will seek usually counterproductive.Evaluation, yet when people get busy producing or
Productivity is a measurement of "win-lose"solutions.Great people and sympathy,and advisement are also ineffective "sawing,"they rarely take time to"sharpen
production over time,and the key principle of excellent companies model the win-win as means of gaining understanding and the saw"because maintenance seldom pays
time management is to put first things first. principle in their relationships,agreements, influence. dramatic immediate dividends.
We can then organize and perform our systems,and processes. This habit of sharpening the saw regularly
activities around our priorities and goals. v RELATIONSHIPS means having a balanced,systematic
The formula for increasing productivity Habit 6.Synergy— program for self renewal in four areas:
may be simply coded 13-0-P•prioritize, Z I N Value the Differences physical,mental,emotional-social,and
organize,perform.Studies have verified that AGREEMENTS. —►CHARACTER r—y PROCESSES Insecure people tend to make others over moral.If we fail to develop this habit,the body
about 80 percent of the desired results flow in their own image,and surround themselves becomes weak,the mind mechanical,the
from a few(20 percent)"high leverage" j with people who think similarly They mistake emotions raw,the spirit insensitive.
activities.To"leverage"our time,we should STRUCTURE uniformity for unity,sameness for oneness.
devote less time to activities that are"urgent SYSTEMS , Synergy results from valuing differences, PHYSICAL
but unimportant"and more time to things from bringing different perspectives together Exercise,Nutrition,
that are important but not necessarily urgent. in the spirit of mutual respect.People then Stress&Environmental
Habit 5.Empathy— Management
feel free to seek the best possible alternative,
URGENT NOT URGENT Seek First to Understand often the"third alternative,"one that is better
1 ' The fifth habit,empathy,is the master skill than either of the original proposals.It's a
2 for building win-win relationships.It is based
IMPORTANT ' on the principle,seek first to understand,then human resource approach to problem
solving as opposed to a"please or appease" MENTAL EMOTIONAL/
`' to be understood. Reading,
' , '/`i human relations approach. Plannin ,Problem Slving Self-esteem..
Empathy
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mpathy
None of us sees the world as it is but as we
3 / 4 /• are,as our frames of references or"maps" Using the principle of synergy,a person Patience,Proactivity
NOT IMPORTANT .t, define the territory may multiply his individual talents and
V ii"'.;; abilities,thus making the whole greater than
1 the sum of the parts one plus one may equal SPIRITUAL
ci 9 J 4' parts more than two! Value Clarification
n a Commitment,Study
�`.. &Meditation
Habit 4.Interdependency— tit�, '�
Think Win-Win or No Deal It's the law of the harvest:we reap as we
In families and businesses,effectiveness is .• • _ • sow
largely achieved through the cooperative -� .,� .. = so We will enjoy a successful harvest if we
.___ ! �__ 1 + 1 — 3 cultivate these seven habits of effectiveness
efforts of two or more people.Marriages and and live in accordance with the under) In
other partnerships are interdependent We see the world as we are,not as it is. principles. y g
realities,and yet people often approach these
relationships with an independent mentality, To make this point in the seminar,I divide
which is like trying to play golf with a tennis the audience in half and show one half a
racket—the tool is not suited to the sport. drawing of a young girl and the other half a 'Mr 10,r,1%-.
"Win-win"is only one of six "tools"or drawing of an old woman.Everyone then
mental attitudes commonly used in everyday sees a composite illustration. Seven Habits of Highly Effective People '''� ,
negotiation and problem solving. Invariably,those who are conditioned to ( N►
• WIN WIN • LOSE LOSE see the young girl see her in the composite 3. Productivity 6. Synergy , '
• WIN-LOSE • WIN drawing and those conditioned otherwise see IL
• LOSE-WIN • WIN-WIN OR NO DEAL
the old woman.As people from both sides 2. Creativity 5. Empathy
interact,they sometimes question the 1. Proactivity 4. Win-Win 7. Sharpen the Saw
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Self Assessment Goals/Commitments
Instructions:After listening to Dr.Covey's presentation of Seven Habits of Highly Effective P/PC •
People,assess your current level of performance with regard to each habit and the P/PC
principle.Make a checkmark on each line of the"performance continuum,"one for personal
and another for professional life.Then give yourself points commensurate with your
performance.Finally,set a goal for each habit and principle.Follow through with your goals
and repeat the self-assessment and goal-setting process periodically.
Proactivity
PERFORMANCE CONTINUUM
HABIT PERSONAL POINTS
P/PC /30
Proactivity Creativity
/10
Creativity
/10
Productivity /10
Interdependency /10 Productivity
Empathy
/10
Synergy /10
Consistency /10 Interdependency
Total: / 100
PROFESSIONAL
P/PC /30
Proactivity /10 Empathy
Creativity /10
Productivity /10
Interdependency /10 Synergy
Empathy /10
Synergy /10
Consistency /10
Consistency
Total: / 100
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ST. PAUL 55155
RUDY PERPICH
GOVERNOR
December 21, 1987
The Honorable Tom Hamilton
Mayor
690 Coulter Drive
' Chanhassen, MN 55317
Dear Mayor Hamilton:
' I am pleased to announce that a new section of Governmental
Relations is now functioning out of my office. I am
determined to strengthen my legislative, local and county
' government relations and to be as responsive as possible to
your concerns and needs.
Dan Loritz, assisted by Nick Riley, will be directing this
effort. Please feel free to contact them with items that
should be brought to my attention. Dan can be reached at
296-0035 and Nick at 296-0039 .
' I am confident that this office will help to expedite your
concerns, keep communication channels open, and deal with
' important issues in a concise and timely manner.
I also want to extend Seasons Greetings to you and your
family. I'm confident that we can make 1988 a very
' successful year.
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RUD PERPICH ..4";0214<4‹
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DEC 2 3 1987
' ea?DE CHANHASSEN
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
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STATE OF MINNESOTA
'' ' DEPARTMENT OF JOBS AND TRAINING
In the Matter of the Claim of _. _ - .
I Name and Address of Claimant 4�
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GEORGE H. DONNELLY F:=s--"!?.—�-:�� 31 :_ -.
7297 PONTIAC CIRCLE t;S`. Z
ICHANHASSEN MN 55317 ' .
IName and Address of Employer NOTICE OF FILING DECISION OF THE
CITY OF CHANHASSEN COMMISSIONER
ATTN:CLERK
I 690 COULTER DRIVE
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
IAPPEAL NO. 06770C-UC-87
TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES:
IA copy of the decision of the Commissioner, by his Representative, in the above matter is attached and served upon you.
This decision will become final unless you request its review by the Office of the Minnesota Appellate Courts.
IMinnesota Statutes Section 268.10,Subdivision 8 provides in part:
"Any decision of the Commissioner may be reviewed on certiorari by the court of appeals provided
I a petition for the writ is filed and served upon the adverse party or parties within 30 days after
the date of mailing notice of any decision to him at his last known address."
I Any party wishing review must directly petition the Office of the Minnesota Appellate Courts for issuance of a writ of
certiorari. Inquiries may be made to: Office of the Minnesota Appellate Courts, Room 230, State Capitol Building, St. Paul,
Minnesota 55155. Telephone number(612)296-2581.
I A review before the Office of the Minnesota Appellate Courts is conducted in accordance with the Minnesota Rules of Civil
Appellate Procedure. Costs, if any,shall be the parties obligation.
Dated at St. Paul, Minnesota Office of the Commissioner's Representative
Minnesota Department of Jobs&Training
390 North Robert Street
This 16 day of December 1987. St. Paul, Minnesota 55101
IINTERESTED PARTIES:
ROGER KNUTSON,ATTY. EM
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STATE OF MINNESOTA
DEPARTMENT OF JOBS AND TRAINING
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In the Matter of the Claim of ) 1
GEORGE H. DONNELLY )
Claimant - APPELLANT )
DECISION ON APPEAL
) TO THE COMMISSIONER '
CITY OF CHANHASSEN ) NO. 06770C-UC-87
Employer - RESPONDENT )
The above entitled matter came on to be heard before the Commissioner ' s '
Representative pursuant to Minnesota Statute §268 . 10 , Subdivision 5 as a
result of an appeal filed by the above-named appellant on November 02 ,
1987 .
Review proceedings were conducted by the Commissioner' s Representative
on December 08 , 1987 , at 390 North Robert Street, St. Paul , Minnesota.
Notice of the review was served on all parties by mail. The claimant '
appeared. The employer was represented by Roger Knutson, Attorney at Law,
and Jim Chaffee, Public Safety Director.
This matter has been considered and decided based on the transcript of I
the sworn testimony taken at the hearing before the Referee and upon all
the evidence, and considering the arguments submitted by the parties ,
either orally or in writing; '
It is decided that the findings of fact as found by the Referee are in
accordance with the evidence and are therefore adopted as the findings of I
fact of the Commissioner.
And it is further decided that the decision of the Referee is in
accordance with the law and is , therefore, affirmed.
'AL/ 2L-Q- '142
Charles O. Green
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMISSIONER
Claimant: GEORGE H. DONNELLY
Soc . Sec. Acct No. : 471-28-0321
Claim Date: July 21 , 1987
Area Office: 460
Empl. Acct. No. : 7984941-000
Decision Filed and
Mailed: DEC 1 61937 '
MEMORANDUM ATTACHED
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APPEAL NO. 06770C-UC-87 AO 460 continued
MEMORANDUM: The issue presented by this case is whether the
claimant voluntarily discontinued this employment without good cause
attributable to the employer so as to disqualify him from receiving
unemployment compensation benefits pursuant to Minnesota Statute §268 .09 ,
Subdivision 1 (a) . After a hearing in which both parties presented
evidence, the Referee concluded that the claimant voluntarily separated
from his employment without good cause attributable to the employer. We
find that the evidence in the record amply supports that decision and we
affirm.
The claimant was asked on page 11 of the transcript what caused his
resignation on July 13 , 1987 . The claimant responded that there was a
"series of events * * * there was a lot of little things * * * . " We note
that the claimant mentioned having to wait two months to get a chair for an
assistant and requesting an additional telephone for more than two years.
The evidence also shows that the claimant was upset with various memos he
had received from his immediate supervisor, the public safety director, as
the claimant felt that they contained inaccurate information. On page 25
of the transcript, the claimant stated that the "final straw" related to
the claimant' s feeling that his assistant, R.J. , was reporting back to the
public safety director concerning the claimant' s activities . The claimant
admitted that he had not discussed this matter with the public safety
director and he had not discussed the matter with R.J. (Transcript 11 , 12 ,
19 , 20 , 26 , Department ' s Exhibit 3)
We also note the claimant' s testimony on page 4 of the transcript where he
mentions that problems begin to develop in April of 1987 . This related to
the claimant' s inspection of a building which was to be used by a church
group and his finding that certain changes had to be made in order to bring
the building into compliance with the building codes . (Transcript 4-6 , 9)
At the hearing before the Representative of the Commissioner, held on
December 8 , 1987, the claimant stated that the primary reason that he
resigned from his position with the above-named employer was that he felt
that his authority as the building official was being taken away by the
public safety director. The claimant presented the Representative of the
Commissioner with certain documents taken from the state building code and
from the uniform building code which indicated that the claimant, as the
building official, had the authority to inspect and to enforce the building
codes. We take administrative notice that the documents presented by the
claimant are contained in or authorized by Minnesota Statutes. There does
not seem to be any dispute among the parties that the claimant, as the
building official, had the authority to inspect buildings and to enforce
the building codes. The claimant also had reason to be concerned as to
whether there was an improper interference with his authority in those
areas .
However, we note the testimony of the public safety director, the
claimant' s immediate supervisor, that he concluded that there was a
"personality conflict" between the claimant and the pastor at the baptist
church where the claimant had found building code violations . The public
safety director, apparently with some imput from the city council, told the
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ITelephone612-522-4325 December 15 , 1987
I
I Mr. Don Ashworth, City Manager
City of Chanhassen
City Hall
I 690 Coulter Drive
Chanhassen, Mn 55317
I Dear Mr . Ashworth:
In 1973 a state law passed (Minnesota State Statute 343. 11) allowing
governmental bodies to appropriate funds not to exceed $4,800 per
I year for the maintenance and support of humane societies. In the
spirit of this state statute, the Animal Humane Society of Hennepin
County wishes to seek a grant in the amount of $137.50 from the
ICity of Chanhassen.
During 1986 the Animal Humane Society received 20,000 unwanted
pets at the Shelter , and 55 of these animals came from the
I City of Chanhassen. Specifically , there were 25 dogs , 19 cats , and
11 other animals. This represents an increase over 1985 , when 41
animals were received from Chanhassen residents.
IThe Animal Humane Society of Hennepin County is a private, non-profit
corporation dedicated to the welfare of animals since 1891 . Our primary
I funding comes through adoption fees and contributions. We can leave no
stone unturned in looking for funds , and we feel that we are justified
in seeking support from the City of Chanhassen in light of Minnesota
State Statute 343 . 11 and because of the number of animals we receive
Ifrom Chanhassen residents.
We are asking that the City of Chanhassen consider support in the
I amount of $2. 50 per animal received last year , or $137. 50. For your
information, we are making this request of other cities in Hennepin County
from where significant numbers of animals were received.
RECEVED
1 DEC 1 8 1987
A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION DEDICATED TO THE WELFARE OF ANIMALS ITY OF CHANHASSEI
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Your support will help the Animal Humane Society continue to be a
resource for our citizens who have animal problems or concerns, and
will also help us contiue to visit with thousands of people in nursing
homes, group homes, and in the schools in Chanhassen and elsewhere
in Hennepin County.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or
need additional information to consider this request. '
Thank you in advance for your review and consideration of this request.
Sincerely , '
Alan T. Stensrud
Executive Director
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IN REPLY REFER TO: Bloomington, MN 55420
December 22, 1987 1N ”
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Mr. Don Ashworth
I City Manager
City of Chanhassen
690 Coulter Drive, Box 147
IChanhassen, Minnesota 55317
Dear Mr. Ashworth:
IIn December, the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge presented a paper
entitled "Urban Deer Management in Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN" at the 49th
Annual Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference.
INineteen eighty-seven (1987) was the first year an entire section of the
conference was devoted to wildlife management in the urban setting and the
1 refuge was honored to be chosen as one of the participants.
Our presentation on urban deer management was well attended and several people
expressed an interest in our approach to the deer problem and how we
IIimplemented a public hunt in an urbanized area.
I feel the paper provides a good summary of our efforts to reduce the deer
II population to a healthy and safe level in the metropolitan Minnesota River
valley.
II I have enclosed a copy of the paper for your information. Please give me a
call at 854-5900 if you have any questions or comments.
Sincerely yours, .(7/P) A
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II Edward S. Crozier
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Refuge Manager
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Submitted to the Midwest Wildlife Conference ,
December, 1987
By Mary Shetka Mitchell ,
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URBAN DEER MANAGEMENT IN MINNEAPOLIS - ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA
II I. GENERAL INTRODUCTION
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I The trend toward developing suburban housing interspersed with parks and
greenways has resulted in ideal situations for skyrocketting metropolitan deer
populations. This is particularly evident in the Minneapolis-St. Paul,
II Minnesota area where parks are liberally placed throughout the urban
landscape. The Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge is located in this
metropolitan area and has experienced winter population numbers estimated to
be as high as 280 deer/sq. mi.
IBefore discussing the refuge's deer problem in detail, I would like to orient
you to the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge is located
I in east central Minnesota along a stretch of the Minnesota River which runs
through four of the seven counties comprising the Twin Cities area. Located
within eight municipalities, the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge is
Itruly an urban refuge.
The refuge consists of seven management units located between the city of
Bloomington in the north and the city of Jordan in the south (Map A). Upon
I completion, the refuge will comprise 12,500 acres , of which 8,500 acres is
currently owned or leased. _
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The diversity and discontinuity of the refuge has complicated the development
of an overall refuge deer population control program. A solution to the deer ,
population problem has been most actively approached in the Long Meadow Lake
and Blackdog Lake units of the refuge, which are strongly influenced by
surrounding urban activity and development.
The 2,500 acre Long Meadow Lake Unit consists of spring-fed marshes
interspersed with floodplain forest, brushy thickets and old farm fields. The
diverse nature of the landscape -- bluffs, floodplain, marsh silt levee, and
river attracts a variety of wildlife, including deer. The deer population
was estimated at 70 deer/sq. mi. during the winter of 1986-87.
The 1,300 acre Blackdog Lake Unit is dominated by the Northern States Power
Company electrical generating plant and the 500 acre Blackdog Lake which is
used by the plant for cooling water. Six hundred acres of wet meadow on the
lake's south shore provides excellent winter deer habitat. The deer
population was estimated at 109 deer/sq. mi. in the winter of 1986-87.
Not all of the refuge is so heavily influenced by urbanization. In contrast, '
the 2,700 acre Louisville Swamp Unit is located in a more agricultural
setting, where quarry operations, farming and grazing are predominant.
The Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1976 by a
special act of Congress. People concerned about preserving the natural and
cultural resources of the Minnesota River valley in the metro area were
instrumental in the establishment of the refuge. These same people are still
active today as the "Friends of the Minnesota Valley" and continue to campaign
for refuge support and funding.
Residents in the suburbs bordering the refuge have a strong identification
with the river valley and take pride in living adjacent to an area of scenic
vistas and abundant wildlife. A heightened citizen awareness of the refuge's
activities required the refuge staff to develop a well-planned and aggressive
public relations effort before taking any steps to manage the local deer herd.
II. DEER POPULATION PROBLEM INDICATORS
Several research approaches were taken to gather information about the
population dynamics of the metropolitan deer herd in the Minnesota River
valley beginning in 1982 with a tagging study.
The tagging study showed the metro deer herd to be hignly mobile, with
segments of the population moving in and out of the river valley along
established corridors. Over 400 deer sitings have been reported to the refuge
over the past four years from the seven county metro area. In three separate
incidences, young bucks travelled over 50 miles from the tagging site.
Analysis of deer/car collision reports also suggested the existence of
movement corridors, as well as a seasonal pattern to deer movements.
The tagging and deer/car collision studies indicate that the deer are very
mobile in the metro area and are drawn to the river valley during severe
winter weather. This attraction to the valley is further aggravated by the
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feeding i g of deer by river bluff residents. A questionnaire sent to Bloomington
river bluff residents revealed that, in Bloomington alone, over 9 tons of
grain are fed to deer each winter.
Although hampered by heavy air traffic from two of the busiest metropolitan
airports, winter aerial surveys of the deer herd have been successfully
conducted since 1981. Surveys from helicopter have provided the best survey
results.
.' Figure 1 gives the density of deer/sq. mi. in the Long Meadow Lake/Blackdog
Lake units combined with Fort Snelling Park which borders these units on the
northeast. Deer population densities have exceeded the optimum density of
' 15-20 deer/sq. mi. since the winter surveys were initiated in 1981. The near
doubling of the estimated winter population in 1986 is probably due to several
factors. First, fawn production was most likely optimized in the spring of
' 1985 after the deer passed through a mild, relatively unstressful winter. In
addition, the winter of 1986 was colder than normal with record snowfall in
November, causing a large number of deer to seek out the river valley for
shelter.
WINTER AERIAL DEER SURVEYS
Ft. Snelling—Long Meadow Lake—Blackdog Lake Area
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' FIGURE 1. Deer Population Densities in the Fc. Snelling-Long Meadow
Lake-Blackdog Lake Area, 1982-1986.
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In some areas of he refuge,
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Therefore, browse transects were established to determine the effect deer
browsing was having on the habitat. '
Figure 2 shows the percent twigs browsed over three consecutive Winters and
indicates that an increase in browse utilization over winter is a yearly
event. The graph also shows chat, in 1982, a particular harsh winter, the
deer had utilized 53% of the available browse by spring. In the National
Cemetery adjacent to the Long Meadow Lake Unic, where deer starved in late
winter, 1982, 65% of the available browse was utilized by spring. It is
likely that given a severe winter and with the species of browse available on
the refuge, there is a point between 50 and 65 percent of browse utilized that
deer begin to starve.
LONG MEADOW LAKE UNIT
of Twigs Browsed Over Time
1982-83 1983-84 1984-85
Browsed
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FIGURE 2. Results of Long Meadow Lake Browse Transects, 1982-1985.
Analysis of 8,000 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources deer/car collision
reports filed between 1974 and 1982 showed a sharply rising occurence of
deer/car collisions over the years. The inset graph in Figure 3 indicates
that deer/car collisions rose from 400 in 1974 to 1,600 in 1982.
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II FIGURE 3. Percent Change in Deer/Auto Collisions and Traffic Flow Race
From 1974 in the Seven County Metro Area, 1976-1982.
IITo determine whether changes in the incidence of deer/car collisions is linked
to changes in traffic volume, a comparision of traffic flow and number of •
I collision reports was made. Figure 3 shows that, from 1974 to 1982, the
increase in the number of deer/car collision reports is significantly higher
than the increase in traffic volume. Therefore, it is likely the major factor
in annual increases in deer/car collisions is an increasing deer population.
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This situation is further aggravated by rapid urban development resulting in
shrinking deer habitat in which deer are more mobile and more often in
conflict with automobile traffic.
IAll the above research methods -- tagging studies , analysis of deer/car
collisions reports, residential feeding surveys, aerial population surveys and
1 browse transects -- were instrumental in developing an understanding of deer
herd dynamics in the area, and formulating a strategy for reducing
deer-induced degradation of the habitat and minimizing road hazards to the
public.
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III. PUBLIC AWARENESS
The deer herd control problem in the metropolitan area and, specifically, for
the refuge is a bio-political issue. This type of wildlife management
requires a long-term public awareness program to persuade the public and
other government bodies of the need to control the growth of a wildlife
population, especially for an animal as publicly appealing as the deer. It
cannot be emphasized enough the important role public awareness played in
making a deer population control program possible and workable in the
metropolitan Minnesota River valley.
And, today, other local natural resource managers with lands in the metro area
are realizing the same thing — that the public will no longer accept the need
for control of wildlife populations without knowledge of the degree of the
problem and the safety and appropriateness of the offered solutions. Hunting
as a control method can no longer be justified by its recreational value
alone. And alternative control measures must be seriously considered along
with the hunting option.
The refuge began its public awareness program when aerial counts and browse
surveys indicated a possible deer population problem. The best tool for
publicizing the metro deer herd and its importance in the metropolitan area
was the deer tagging program. Developed to learn more about deer movements in
and around the Minnesota River valley, the refuge initiated a deer tagging
program that was ideal for volunteer participation and news media coverage.
The deer trapping was done on the refuge office front yard where it was easy
to invite people to observe the entire rocket net operation. On several
occasions, while 10 to 15 volunteers waited quietly in the office for the deer
to approach the bait, the refuge staff presented a short program on deer
management.
Following the program and sometimes interrupting it, the rocket net would be
set off and the entire group would rush outside and participate in the tagging
operation. It turned out to be an excellent hands-on wildlife management
program that provided a great deal of public coverage, not only for the people
attending but for thousands of Twin Citians who viewed the deer tagging
operation on television. Several local TV stations visited the refuge and
captured the tagging operation on film, showing it as a special interest
feature during the evening news.
Every new piece of information gathered in our deer research studies was
disseminated to the public in news releases. Upon completion of winter aerial
surveys , or to alert people to the deer tagging program, information was sent
to approximately 15 of the local newspapers. The history of the refuge's
public awareness program on the deer issue can be tracked in newspaper
headlines -- from the first realization that a deer problem was developing,
through the tagging program, the proposal of hunting as one solution, public
opposition, results of the first hunt and plans for future hunts.
Another method of disseminating information about the deer herd to the public '
was the use of direct mailings. Local suburban residents were made aware of
refuge activities such as the deer tagging study, deer feeding survey, and
annual hunt plans through direct mailings. '
In the spring of 1984, approximately two years after we began our deer
awareness program, positive steps were taken to implement one possible
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solution to the deer control problem, a public hunt. The refuge staff, in
' cooperation with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, targeted the
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fall of 1984 for the first deer hunt, if public sentiment was generally in
favor of the hunting option.
' A deer management workshop was held in May of 1984 to assess public sentiment
on the deer control issue and solicit suggestions on the type of management
strategy they would like to see implemented. The audience was first updated
' on the deer situation to date and then broken into small groups to discuss
possible deer control options. The general concensus was that hunting would
be the most viable control method at that time.
' The refuge staff spent many hours preparing for and attending meetings with
the four local suburban governments. Initially, natural resources and parks
city council advisory committee meetings were attended to explain the current
' status of the local deer herd and to present our ideas for controlling herd
growth with a hunt. Once the advisory committees approved the public hunting
plan, we then had to approach each city council with our plan and request
' waiving of the local firearms ordinances. The city council meetings were also
invaluable in gauging public acceptance by the degree of acceptance exhibited
by the city councils.
' The Long Meadow Lake and Blackdog Lake Units of the refuge, along with
adjacent Ft. Snelling State Park, were chosen for the pilot hunting program.
Meetings with Minnesota Department of Natural Resources parks staff were
attended to discuss deer management in the refuge and park and to present the
possibility of a cooperative deer hunt in the Bloomington-Burnsville area.
Once a combined hunt was agreed upon, additional organizational meetings were
' also necessary.
The refuge also met with the Northern States Power Company, who leases
wildlife management rights on the Blackdog Lake Unit to the refuge. Their
' concern was mostly from a safety standpoint, requiring the refuge to present a
well-organized and thorough hunting plan.
' The refuge staff devoted approximately 300 hours of time in pre-hunt planning
and obtaining the necessary local government approvals. However, a concerted
public awareness effort in 1984 proved to be a cost saver in the following
' years ' hunts, which required minimal pre-hunt planning. The refuge gained a
considerable amount of credibility with local governments in 1984, some
members of whom were very hesitant to permit hunting of any kind.
Since the public expressed a concern with the safety of conducting a public
hunt, the refuge placed emphasis on safe hunting conditions and practices.
The hunt area was broken into compartments with mandatory hunter assignment
for the two-day hunt. All hunters were required to attend an orientation
meeting where hunt compartment boundaries were described and specific hunting
restrictions and regulations were explained.
' All hunt boundaries were posted and no hunter was allowed to pursue wounded
deer outside the hunt compartment without a Conservation Officer present.
Shooting was allowed from elevated stands only.
' Although only 57 of the 100 deer objective were taken in the 1984 hunt, no
accidents occurred and media coverage was favorable , proving a hunt could be
conducted within the metropolitan area without jeopardizing public safety.
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Due to minimal archer success , the Blackdog Lake bow hunt compartment was
dropped from the 1985 hunt. The refuge did request permission to hold a 30
day bow hunt at Blackdog Lake but this request was denied by the City of
Burnsville. However, a bonus antlerless deer license program was initiated in
1985 and was made available to all hunters at an additional cost. Fifty-two
(52) of the 100 deer objective were taken.
A group of animal rights activists held a protest at the deer check station on
the first morning of the hunt in 1985 but did not expand their protest to
other hunt areas nor did they return for the second day of the hunt. Even
with the protest, media coverage and public sentiment remained favorable.
In 1986, the metro hunt was expanded to a 4-day hunt. The Northern States
Power Company, persuaded by our good safety record, granted permission to hold
a shotgun hunt at Blackdog Lake. However, the request for a mid-December
muzzleloader hunt at Blackdog was denied by the City of Burnsville. No
acccidents or visible opposition to the hunt occurred and the hunters were
able to take 100 of the 300 deer objective.
The 1986 hunt was followed up with a late winter sharpshooting operation. We
had demonstrated that public hunting alone could not achieve our deer
reduction goals under the present operating constraints, therefore, the refuge
and Minnesota DNR initiated sharpshooting operations in January, 1987. One
hundred twenty-five (125) deer were taken over bait, from cars and with
daylight drives.
COST EFFECTIVENESS OF
1986 METRO HUNT AND SHARPSHOOTING OPERATION '
Refuge State Equipment Total
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Wages Wages Costs Revenues Costs
Metro Hunt $2,602 $12,046 $802 $2,985 $11 ,662
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Shooting $3,472 $11 ,955 $1 ,041 $1,000 $15,468
Metro Hunt: $1 16/deer
Sharpshooting: $123/deer '
FIGURE 4. Cost Comparison of 1986 Metro Hunt and Sharpshooting
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A comparison of the operational costs of the metro hunt and sharpshooting
operation were made to determine whether it was cost effective to follow up
the hunt with sharpshooting.on an annual basis. At $123/deer, the cost of
sharpshooting was only slightly more expensive than a public hunt at $116/deer
' (Figure 4). The bulk of the cost for both removal methods is in staff wages
but hunting provides more return in revenues.
Many more hunt options have become available to us for use in the metro hunt
since its initiation in 1984, the reward for conducting an effective public
awareness program followed by a safe and well-organized hunt. In 1987, a 30
day bow hunt at Blackdog Lake and Ft. Snelling Park, a 4-day mid-November
shotgun hunt and a 3-day mid-December muzzleloader were approved and
implemented. A late winter sharpshooting operation will follow hunting to
reach the 283 deer removal objective.
IV. FUTURE PROGRAM DIRECTION
Now that the refuge has demonstrated that a public hunt is possible in the
metro area without jeopardizing the public's safety, are we free and clear to
' continue with and expand the metro deer hunt? Not exactly. City councils
with jurisdiction over the existing hunt compartments are beginning to
question our annual request for waiving of the firearms ordinance. They feel
' there is a need for the development and implementation of a long-term deer
management program. They have requested the establishment of an intercity
planning committee to provide an avenue for their input into the program. And
they have ideas of their own to share -- for instance, they are interested in
' investigating other management options such as the use of birth control
implantations.
' The complexity of deer herd management in the metropolitan area will continue
to grow as the deer herd expands with the urbanization of more and more
agricultural lands. The Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge and
cooperating agencies have shown that hunting can be a viable and safe form of
herd reduction. We have implemented a cost effective sharpshooting program
and found little public opposition to its use. However, the need for
continued, intensive public involvement must be emphasized -- to keep the
' public informed of the problem, keep them aware that safe, workable solutions
to the problem exist and that we will be open-minded and flexible in
considering alternatives. It looks as if we have come to a new phase in deer
herd management in the metro area, one which will require continued public
involvement with more input into the planning process from local governments
who have outgrown their passive, regulatory role.
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Post Office Box 388 Church Phone Nate Castens, Pastor
I ` Chanhassen, Minnesota 55317 (612)934-5659 At Home 934-7870
Tuesday December 22 , 1987
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Ms. Barbara Dacy, City Planner
City of Chanhassen
Chanhassen, Minnesota 55317
Dear Barbara:
It has come to our attention that the labeling of the drawings and
the text of the Memorandum (dated 10-29-87) , both by Fred Hoising-
ton, provided to us by your office, are mislabeled.
The text refers to Study 1 , but the drawing which corresponds is
labeled Alternative 2. Likewise, Alternative 1 refers to text
Study 2.
We would like to clarify our wishes by submitting relabeled copies
with a copy of our original letter of November 30, 1987.
We need to reaffirm that ONLY CORRECTLY LABELED STUDY 2 WILL WORK
FOR OUR CHURCH.
Thank you.
S' ..-rely, Aof
Nate Castens,
pastor
for the Building Committee
copy:
1/Don Ashworth
City Council Members, City of Chanhassen
Fred Hoisington
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Land Use Consultants
December 24 , 1987
' Mr . Herb Mason
Hagen & Mason Investments
33 Tenth Ave S - Suite 100
' Hopkins , MN 55343
Dear Herb:
This letter will serve to summarize the verbal agreement we
reached at our December 22 , 1987 meeting regarding parking lot
and facade improvements to the Colonial Center . It is my
understanding that we have agreed as follows :
1 . Parking . It was agreed that 90 degree parking will be
' employed .
2 . Post Protection . I have since looked at the potential for
' damage to the canopy posts and find that they are set back
from the curb line a sufficient distance to avoid damage
under normal circumstances . The problem is that there is
very little elevation difference between the walkway and the
parking lot which means that negligent drivers can actually
drive over the sidewalk and may therefore occasionally hit
one of the posts . I will continue to work with the
' architects to resolve this potential problem.
3 . Access . I will continue to work with MnDOT to resolve access
Ineeds .
. Signage . We will continue to work with the tenants regarding
signage which is consistent with an overall signage concept
' currently being formulated by BRW.
5 . Architecture . I have requested that the architects relook at
' the proposed building treatment in an effort to introduce a
more distinctive look.
6 . Parking Lot Lease . I have checked with Roger Knutson , City
' Attorney , and he indicates that he believes we can handle the
transaction on a $1 .00 lease arrangement . We will probably
have an annual lease with annual renewal periods which means
that the owners and City can agree at any time to terminate
the lease arrangement .
Note: The Council approved a municipal parking lot for the north
side of West 78th Street in July. Signed agreement was reached
with the Riviera in August/September. Acquisition of LaBallo
7300 Metro Blvd (old Hanus) is expected before year end. Autanotive Unlimited is
Suite 525 close to settlement. Hanson/Hendrickson-Modeen may require
Edina, MN 55435 condemnation. As seen by this memo, Kenny's (Mason, etal) are
(612)835-9960 ready to Sign. All-in-all, I would say we are on schedule for
a summer project. DWA (12-29-87)
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7 . Financing . Financing will be as spelled out in the City ' s
' November 25 , 1987 Proposal . We understand that you are in
full agreement with that arrangement which calls for an
interest rate of 8% and a 15 year term . The approximate
' annual principal and interest payment will be $11 , 200 .
In addition to the lease agreement , we will also need a special
assessment agreement and a waiver of challenge of special
' assessments for the facade improvements . We will also need an
easement over portions of the building to allow for the
construction of building improvements .
' The above represents my understanding of our verbal agreement to
date . If you recall anything differently or have questions ,
give me a call at your convenience . In the meantime , we will
' have the City Attorney prepare the necessary documentation for
your approval .
' Sincerely ,
' F ed Hoisingto /
Planning Consultant
' cc : Donald Ashworth , City Manager
Roger Knutson , City Attorney
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TO: Jean Meuwissen, Treasurer
1 FROM: Don Ashworth, City Manager GW 1-4 .0 ��f,
it,DATE: December 17, 1987 .,� 1.4 ,,�,_..�.�.''''
ISUBJ: Pop Fund Reimbursement
I have reviewed the Employee Pop Fund reimbursement records
I associated with 1985 and 1986 . Additionally, I have asked Todd
to tabulate the number of meetings whereat pop was distributed to
Council/Commissions/visitors during 1987 (attached) . According
Ito Todd' s tabulation, a reimbursement for 1987 of $30.00/month
should have occurred.
This memorandum is authorization for your office to prepare a
I check in the amount of $360 . 00 (payable from 117-4110 ) to the
Employee Pop Fund as reimbursement of expenses incurred by that
fund for 1987. In addition, I hereby request that you include in
I the accounts payable, on a minimum quarterly basis , the same
reimbursement during 1988, i .e. $30 . 00 x 3 = $90 . 00/qtr.
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December 21 , 1987
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I 690 Coulter Drive
Chanhassen, Mn. 55317
IDear Ms . Barb Dacy,
I have been informed by the City of Chanhassen
that my business in my home is in violation
of City Code.
I had started looking for other office space
before this violation came up. I have now
intensified my search and fully intend
to have the complete business out of my
residence by March 1 , 1988 .
I am working with Mr. Bud Andrus and Ms . Darcy
Winter of Eberhardt and they both told me
that it is possible to be moved by March 1 .
I will keep in contact with you in this time.
Thank you, and have a very Happy Holiday.
Sinc rely,
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Karen Koch
7001 Tecumseh Lane
Chanhassen, Mn. 55317
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
7001 Tecumseh Lane Chanhassen,MN.55317 (612)474-7232
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December 22, 1987
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deputy actually saw them shooting (he did not) .
I have written a response back to Georgia Kandiko and I have for-
warded the letter to the Carver County Sherriff ' s Department.
This is just another example of a hunting problem with no easy
answers .
Attachment: Georgia Kandiko' s letter dated December 7, 1987
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.,'NYV, :I'm writing to lodge a complaint about the lack of enforcement of the no shooting >"'.=
, iii ones in the Hesse Farm Development area. Currently, hunting is allowed in the. x ;'�
.4'flat area behind the old Assumption Seminary property. The north boundary of the 4„,”tty';
4 property is railroad property and north of the railroad tracks i :the Hesse Farm : o:„.
40 Development. -,,:. rrt- .,,1..w4,�,e, :, M.�'4:: .. ; 1. ,�_^� 'S � k e.
y a,�, +j`�. .,R':• rs'. `,,;.� ,-vi x� -I ,"� *. - iJ -, \ . :..d 0'4 a t,'-.,- \.'._ , j:i • "iY "* 'i+ �'F■�i4r � � "s1�-F:�"r. :� �• ,Tf°� �, f �:. ::•�`"L `,. �` +� -Y S` '� ��°= _. .i}3�' .^:3;, ! .?i
1 � his year, �l arge numbers'of unters 'were out shooting in this area. ' Many started' ,.r t_
_� # i n the flat 'hunting allowed' area and moved onto railroad and Hesse Farm property, , . „.
., .both no shooting zones. Most of the tresspassers we observed, parked on Bluff -,-..?_ :F
'Fra; �:i .Creek Drive by the railroad crossing, walked west on the tracks .and headed into , -,��,, •r_
,. .',A the bluffs of the Hesse Farm property owners. Some hunters were observed si,rtting y•'
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T_.•V 1* have three small children and I was terrified of letting my children out to play. a,3.p
We saw hunters, some wearing blaze orange, some in camouflage, with shotguns, 'at.
bows, B B guns --- ,141•
-" g sand smaller er hand guns. On my walks, I have see_n cans, trees and � -
"No Hunting Allowed" signs shot up with too many bullet holes to count. I called
the Sheriff's Department a number of times. No-one ever called me back and the , ',_, ,,,
hunting problems persisted.
_Given the expanding development in Chanhassen, I would like to see no hunting allowed -
II in this area. We have been told there are not enough officers to adequately -
r.. patrol this area and issue citations since, apparently; hunters must be-caught (^
in the act to be cited. ,-, :„j•.,, ,+ , *, , ,, f.
11 :ii:7 :r I do think this is a dangerous situation requiring i nterventroh :be bre;a tra �d , c.
occurs. Your timely consideration of this matter would•be greatly appreciated. i-'
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December 28, 1987
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I Jim Castleberry
Chief Deputy
600 East 4th Street
IChaska, MN 55317
Dear Jim:
II recently received the attached letter from some of the resi-
dents of the Hesse Farm development. As you will note from the
letter, they are concerned that not enough is being done
I regarding the illegal hunters north of the railroad tracks . I
have attempted to address their concerns both in a memo to Don
(attached) and a reply letter back to Mrs. Kandiko (also
Iattached) .
I would like to meet with you and/or Sergeant Pagelkopf to
discuss some solutions to their concerns at least from the
ISherriff' s Department standpoint.
Please call if you have any questions.
ISincerely,
I ,
im Chaffee
Iublic Safety Director
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IAttachments : Letter to Jim Chaffee dated December 7 , 1987
Memo to Don Ashworth dated December 22, 1987
Letter to Georgia Kandiko dated December 28, 1987
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December 28, 1987
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Georgia Kandiko
10421 Bluff Circle
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Chaska, MN 55318
Dear Georgia:
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Thank you for your letter explaining what we discussed on the
phone. I have written a memo to the City Manager attached with
your letter explaining the problem and suggesting some short term
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solutions . Unfortunately, long term solutions will have to be
Council mandated.
I have also provided the Chief Deputy for Carver County a copy of
the letter in hopes that better feedback can be provided to all
complainants. I am sure that the Carver County Sherriff' s
Department will do everything within their resources to assist us II
in this situation.
A longer term solution that I will pursue will be an ordinance
amendment which would make all no shooting areas also no hunting
areas . If I can accomplish this then anyone who carries a gun or
rifle through the woods could be cited in a no hunting zone. Then
the act of hunting becomes illegal and the officer would not have II
to wait for the hunter to shoot before taking action.
In any case, would you and your neighbors continue to call 911
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any time you suspect illegal activities are occurring.
I feel confident that with the support of the County Sherriff,
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the City Council, and my office, we can arrive at a safe solution
to your concerns . I would be more than happy to meet with you
and your neighbors to discuss this problem or any other Public
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Safety issue.
Sincerely,
/161 C)Vilt-4--/
im Chaffee
IIublic Safety Director
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December 29, 1987
Mr. Don Ashworth
City Manager
City of Chanhassen
690 Coulter Drive
P.O. Box 147
Chanhassen, MN 55317
RE: Payment of Franchise Fees
Dear Don:
Attached please find an itemized statement of the gross
revenues.
Also attached is a check in the amount of $ 14,987.19 in
payment of our annual franchise fee of 5% of all gross
revenues.
For your information, I am enclosing a Management Report
for the month of November, 1987 giving you detailed
information on subscriber activity in Chanhassen.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to
contact me.
Yours very truly,
Mary A. Smith
11 Regional Manager
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Attachments: 2
Enclosure: 1
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EDUCATION Chaska, MN 55318
612-448-6366
DIRECTION Susan Dickman, Director
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December 30, 1987
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Lori Sietsema
City of Chanhassen n j,
690 Coulter Drive
IChanhassen, MN 55317
Dear Lori,
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Enclosed is the 1987 Playground revenue and expenditure sheet, the 1988
budget proposal, and the Annual Report. I hope you will find this infor-
mation beneficial in your planning and evaluation process.
Again I would like to thank you for your continued support of this program.
The playground staff spends many hours providing for an enjoyable and high
' quality program for the children in your community. Please feel free to
call me at 448-6366 if you have any questions.
' Sincerely,
Gayla Mat tn
' Coordinator
Community Education
District 112
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' enclosures
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
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690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Don Ashworth, City Manager
FROM: Barbara Dacy, City ljgb--
DATE: January 7 , 1988
SUBJ: Enforcement Action Plan
In compliance with Council direction, the Planning Department is
currently identifying all types of permit processes which require
enforcement of Council or staff conditions . Within the next 45
days , City Staff will be establishing a process to follow-up on
these processes in order to take a more proactive approach to
enforcement. Another status report on this process will be pro-
vided at the end of January.