Administrative Section
CITY OF
CHANHASSEN
7700 Market Boulevard
PO Box 147
Chanhassen,MN 55317
Administration
Phone: 952.227.1100
Fax: 952.227.1110
Building Inspections
Phone: 952.227.1180
Fax: 952.227.1190
Engineering
Phone: 952.227.1160
Fax: 952.227.1170
Finance
Phone: 952.227.1140
Fax: 952.227.1110
Park & Recreation
Phone: 952.227.1120
Fax: 952.227.1110
Recreation Center
2310 Coulter Boulevard
Phone: 952.227.1400
Fax: 952.227.1404
Planning &
Natural Resources
Phone: 952.227.1130 .
Fax: 952.227.1110
Public Works
1591 Park Road
Phone: 952.227.1300
Fax: 952.227.1310
Senior Center
Phone: 952.227.1125
Fax: 952.227.1110
Web Site
www.ci.chanhassen.mn.us
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Todd Hoffman, Park & Recreation Director
Beth Hoiseth, Safety Education coordinator~
FROM:
DATE:
July 25, 2008
SUBJ:
Safety Camp
Todd,
Your department deserves a great deal of credit fo
safety camp. The rain messed up our safety sessi
helicopter), but your staff was ready to go with b
the safet campers entertained.
other successful
r awhile (no
ctivities to keep
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Recreatio
tasks and
exception
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available to
The City of Chanhassen'A growing comm:unity with clean lakes, quality schools, a charming downtown, thriving businesses, winding trails, and beautiful parks. A great place to live, work, and play.
Dep~rtment of Court Services
Adul~ & Juvenile Probation
Justice Center
604 East 4th Street
Chaska, MN 55318-2102
CARVER Phone: (952)361-1460
COUNTY Fax: : (952) 361-1380
July 7,2008
Todd Hoffman
J>0J3oxl47-f-c- --
7700 Market Blvd
Chanhassen,:MN 55317
Dear Mr. Hoffman,
Enclosed, please find the apology letter written by the juvenile who was involved in the
offense of Illegal Fire on or about 03/25/08.. Pleasl1 accept this apology letter with the
sincerity in which I believe it was written.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call me at 952-361-1387.
Sincerely,
i ratIve Juvenile
Carver County Court Services
Enclosure
Equal Opportunity Employer
Printed on 30% Post-Consumer Recycled Paper
,
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I burned a trash can at Lake Susan park. I am sorry for burning
atrash canina public park and for starting a big scene. I thinkthis
made you:feel very uncomfortable and upset and I ruined something
thatwas apart of the ChanhassEm community. This has affected my
family and myself by having to be on probation, paying fines,and
going .toai, c1ass~ ..It affected .myfamilybecause theyvver~a~hamedof
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letter of apology, going to a class, and paying courtfines. .
I Sincerely,
Richard. Wells. [rjwells@usfamily.net]
I Friday, June 13, 2008 10:58 PM
I Hoffman, Todd
. [Fwd: Snowmobile restrictions are needed]
Categories:
iRed. Category
FYI,. I emailed this to !the. council members.
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Snowmobile restrictions are needed
Date:Fri,13 lun 200822:47:20 -0500
From:Richard Wells <riwells@usfamily.net>
To:tfurlong@ci.chanhassen.mn,us,bti omhom(a:)ci.chanhassen.mn. us, .blitsev@ci.chanhassen.mn.us,
vemst@ci.chanhassen.mn.us,. imcdonald(a:)ci. chanhassen,mn. us
Dear City.Council Member,
I was happy to read in' thelocal paper that city staff are recommending restricting snowmobiles
from streets in the citY, butl was very disappointed to read thatelected officials didn't like the
idea.Asa resident who livesona street where snowmobiles are driven on a regular basis letIl1e
assure you that this IS. a problem. I have seen snowmobilers ignore stop signs at the intersection,
use my neighbor's retaining walls as jumps, ride from the. street onto city park property,rideat
excessive speeds on the street, and tear through the neighborhood in the middle of the night when
people are trying to sl~ep. It is both a nuisanceand a safety hazard.
.. The behavior I've described is already illegal, but its very difficult for the police to catch the
offenders in the act. The proposed restrictions will make it much easier for law enforcement to
crack down on them. [be snowmobilers I seeonthe streets seem to primarily be young,
irresponsible, and incbnsiderate. I think that responsible snowmobilers don't wish to annoy their
neighbors by riding thtough the neighborhood and trailer their sleds to locations with proper trails
instead.
Snowmobilingwas.appropriate in Chanhassen when I moved here in 1986. There were lots of
open spaces back then' and designated trails. Today, those open spaces have been filled with
housing. Like it or not, the Chanhassen of today bearsfar more resemblance to Eden Prairie than it
does to Mayer or .Watertown and our ordinances with regard to motorized recreation within the city
should reflect that the Same way that Eden Prairie's regulations do. I see it as a simple matter of
commonsense. I urge you to approve the proposed ordinance.
Sincerely,
1
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Officer DeeAnn Bloom recom-
mended such a change in front of
an 'audience that filled council
chainbers with dog lovers, many of
whom wanted to continue to let
their pets loose under voice com-
mand.
"Dogs that were off leash were
running up to people, mainly on
the paths. We've had kids knocked
out6f their strollers, kids knocked
off their bikes," Bloom said.
She's favored getting rid of the
voice command areas and also cre-
ating designated, fenced-in off-
leash areas. She said it's difficult to
enforce a voice-command area that
isn't' well marked. And ,there isn't
much definition of what voice
command means, Bloom said.
"We have dog owners whose
dogs are 50 feet to 100 feet away
and 'they feelthey're under voice
command' because they'll come '
back," Bloom said.
H,owever, rather than banning
voic~ command privileges, city
staff:will more likely suggest a clar-
ification of the ordinance and will
pursue discussion of at least one
fencbd, multi-acre dog park in the
city. ,
'1\ lot of the problem with the
park regulation as it stands now is
it's very vague," said Perry Vetter,
parks and trails manager.
For instance, he said, it's now
illegal to have a dog in a park park-
ing lot, even on a leash. And while
woods may look unmaintained, he
said, oftentimes city crews remove
buckthorn or do other work there,
making the language of the ordi-
nanCe unclear.
After hearing feedback, since
May: from dog owners who enjoy
lettirig, pets off the leash, the city
will likelY continue to allow dogs
to be, turned loose ort voice com-
mand, at least in the short term"
Vetter said.
''I\, lot of people are saying,
'Don;t take this away, this is what
works for us;" he said.
The Park Board and City
Council has already identified
Lone' Lake Park as a possible area
for ahoff-leash dog park.
. Bloom said the city has been in
early discussions about adding sev-
eral ~og parks throughout the city.
She ~aid Purgatory Park - a park
she said is well known for being
popular with dog owners- would
l~nd ~tself to having a significantly-
sIzed: fenced area:
Purgatory Park is also where,
Bloom said the most dog problems
arise..
Picking up
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cern ,about dog owners failing to
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mutt mitt bags to make the job eas-
ier.
The city pays up to $9,000 per
year for the bags.
And Vetter said it takes time to
refill mutt mitt stations, and that it
would be a great benefit to the city
if people would adopt the stations,
as has been done by one resident.
Vetter said thatthe feces consti-
tute a known water pollutant that
the city could be doing something
about.
"Here's a known source of a
pathogen that can enter a water
system. If, we know something
about it we should do something
aboutit," he said.
Vetter and Bloon: said more pet
owners have been picking up after
their pets since the May meeting.
"I do believe after the May
meeting the regulars at Purgatory
Park have policed themselves quite
a bit," Bloom said.
Differing dog owners
After the dog jumped up ohto
Jorgenson, the owner 'showed littl~
concern, she said.
'1\11 the 'owner said'was, 'Weli,
your jacket's alright:" Jorgenson
said.
She said she would favor an off
leash area and requiring dogs to be
on leash in the rest of the city.
"I understand the needs of pets
but I also think that owners need
to be responsible.It's really not fair
now. I'm an adult and I'm a'little
bit concernedyvhen I walk by the
places where I've had dog encoun-
ters. And I think a small 'child
would be terrified," Jorgenson said.
As forJameson: "I think the dogs
should run free. I really don't think
it's that big of a deal," she said.
She's been' bringing her\dog to
Purgatory Park for five years, a
place, she finds peaceful, and a
good place for her daughter and
Slim to let off steam.
In the winter, she said, the park
is mostly populated with dogs and
owners.
"1 would just be really sad if
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Top, the Bee Buzz workshop a
Nature Center in Victoria ended
. sampling from a honeycomb-l
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held up f()r inspection by; fro
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Collier, 9, is dressed up to demom
ent parts of a bee's body; including
eyes, antennae, pollen bags at
About ZO people participated in
workshop. Below, naturalist Mary
right,' and Bee Buzz participant
, remove part of a beehive to shov
of those gathered nearby in a' SCl