1984-08-14MOUND, MINNESOTA
A_G E ND_A
MOUND CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
7:30 P.M., TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1984
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1. Approve Minutes of July 24, 1984, Regular Meeting Pg. 2254-2268
2. Approve Minutes of July 30, 1984, Special Meeting Pg. 2269-2270
3. PUBLIC HEARING;. To Consider the Issuance of "Off
Sale Beer License" to Betty J. &
Milbert E. Mueller DBA Tom Thumb
Superette, 2222 Commerce Blvd.
4. CASE #84-340: Getty Oil Co., 1730 Commerce Blvd.,
Pt. of Lot 27, Lafayette Park
Request: Sign Variance Permit Pg. 2271-2280
_.___5~--~ppointment of Election Judges for Sept. 11, Primary
Election and November 6, General Election Pg. 2281
Payment Request for Seal Coating Contract Pg. 2282-2283
Pg. 2270A-2270B
Amend City Code: Chapter 51.20, Weapons & Concealing
of Weapons - Lenny Harrell Pg. 2284
Comments & Suggestions from Citizens Present
Ordinance Relating to Lan~Reclamation & Earth
Materials, Removal, Storage & Excavation of
Materials
10.
Proposal to Purchase on Behalf of the CBD, New
Christmas Decorations for 1985
11.
12.
Renewal of the Contract for the Insurance Risk
Manager for 1984-85
Pg. 2285-2289
Pg. 2290-2293
13.
Pg. 2294-2295
Pg. 2296-2297
Approval to Install a Stop Sign at the Corner of
Halsted Lane and Westedge Blvd.
Receipt of Gift of $200.00 from Dick & Margie Rines Pg. 2298-2299
Review & Approval of Sewer Repair Bids
Widmer Bros. $3,550
Westonka Sewer & Water NO BID
14.
Pg. 2300-2304
15. Payment of Bills
16. City Prosecuting Attorney - Discussion Item
Pg. 2305-2306
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INFORMATION/MISCElLANEOUS
A. Letter from George Riches
B.
Letter from Planning Area 4, Re: HUD Fund
Reallocation
C. Chamber Waves
D. Express Notes - Hennepin County Transportation
E. Comparable Worth Study Design Proposal
F. Metro Council Reviews - July 13 and 27
G. Ehlers & Associates Financial Newsletter
H. AMM Bulletin
I. AMM Committee for Jon Elam - information item
J. Recycling Task Force Information & Other
K. Twin Cities Labor Market - July
L. All-American Cities Program Brochure
M. Westonka Seniors Newsletter
N. Ind. School District #277 Minutes
O. American Legion Gambling Report
P. August Calendar
Pg. 2307-2308
Pg. 2309
Pg. 2310-2311
Pg. 2312-2313
Pg. 2314-2319
Pg. 2320-2323
Pg. 2324-2325
Pg. 2326-2328
Pg. 2329-2336
Pg. 2337-2367
Pg. 2368-2375
Pg. 2376-2380
Pg. 2381-2388
Pg. 2389-2392
Pg. 2393
Pg. 2394
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~EGULAE MEETING
OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
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July 2k, I~B~
The City Council of Mound, Hennepin County, Minnesota, met in regular session on
July 24, 1984, at 7:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers at 5341Maywood Road, in said
City. Those present were: Mayor Bob Polston, Councilmembers Pinky Charon, Phyllis
Jessen, Gary Paulsen and Russ Peterson. Also present were: City Manager Jon Elam,
City Attorney Curt Pearson, City Engineer John Cameron, City Planner Mark Koegler,
Building Official Jan Bertrand and Acting City Clerk Marjorie Stutsman. Also
present were the following interested persons: Saul Smiley of Smiley,.Glotter &
Associates; Ernie Clark of Miller & Schroeder, Inc.; Eldo Schmidt, James E. Regan
and Don Ulrick of the HRA Board; George C. Shepherd, Mr. & Mrs. Jess Andersen, Mr.
and Mrs. Vernon P. Andersen, Mike Mueller, Betty Mueller, Betty Sabin, Charlotte
Sohns, Tom Sabin, Sandy & Paule Busche, John C. Hill, Gary R. Dostal, Harlan Brue,
Randy Schufman, Dennis Heckes, Steve Smith, Harold Pellett, Rock Lindlan, Willard
Hillier, Myrtle Hi)lier, Doug Stark, Jay Gunderson, Frank W. Hancuch, John Bierbaum,
Dr. C. V. Carlson, William Peglow, Chris Johnson, Diane Theis, Shirley Romness, Dr.
Kenneth Romness, Jerry Petersen, Pat Furlong, Dr. Byron H. Petersen, Brad Patterson,
Steven Shannon, Joan Nelson and Larry Connolly.
Mayor Polston opened the meeting and welcomed the people in attendance.
MINUTES
The minutes of the July 10, 1984 Regular Meeting were presented for consideration.
Paulsen moved and Charon seconded a.motion to approve the minutes of the
July lO, 1984 Regu)ar Meeting as presented. The vote was unanimously in
favor. Motion carried.
The minutes of the July 12, 1984 Special Meeting were presented for consideration.
Jessen moved and CharOn seconded a motion to approve the minutes of the
July 12, 1984 Special Meeting as presented. The vote was unanimously'in
favor. Motion carried.
PUBLIC HEARING: ON THE TOWN SQUARE PROJECT, THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, AND
THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING PLAN
The presentation was made by Saul Smiley, Architect; Mark Koegler, City Planner;
and Ernie Clark of Miller & Schroeder, Inc.
Mr. Smiley explained that the request was for the acquisition of the property identi-
fied today as Town Square; it is that property bordered by Commerce Boulevard,
Church Road, Lynwood Boulevard on the South and a line short of Fern Lane.
sentially request is that a tax increment finance district be considered for the
purpose of making possible acquisition of a unified site for Town Square which is
to be the center of shops, Doctors Clinic, bank and offices. This project has pro-
gressed to a.po'int where the Mound Clinic, the Mound State Bank, Thrifty Drug and
other local business people have spoken for space in the center. Roughly it will
be about 55,000 square feet and consist of that in the spaces he's identified and
some office space. Smiley ran through the site plan and the contemplated use for
the site as well as identifying the parcels to be acquired. He reviewed that the
purpose of the Tax Increment Financing District makes possible cleared property
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which might otherwise be very difficult to come by or to acquire in its entirety
and were that the case, there would not be the opportunity to develop the center
as now being proposed. It gives the opportunity to. develop a total center and to
proceed with the plan. as has been set out for the Community. They have followed
the business development plan by the way of development of the property itself--
landscaping and setbacks. Hopefully it may also serve as the catalyst that per-
haps is necessary to the Community to get the redevelopment of the commercial area
underway. Ne explai'ned they are acquiring approximately 3½ acres and the Bank will
be more or less an island.toward Commerce Boulevard with parking surrounding it
with the Clinic to the North, shops in the center and the Thrifty Drug anchoring
the southern portion of the center; to the rear, the service drive goes all the way
through the site and in front of the shops', another drive goes from Church through
to Lynwood. 'The Bank has its own drive-in which is served off of Commerce and exits
back onto Commerce or the cars can drive through and park in the center. The site
is rather heavily landscaped with the intent of following the plan the City has set
out and hopefully this will remove it from the conventional centers as we know them
that are a sea of asphalt and parked cars; This will act as a buffer and really
enhance the total Center and screen the traffic.
Charon stated the Planning'Commission had question on the service road and asked if
any change had been made. Smiley responded that the setback to the service road had
been widened to get the retaining wall.further away by the abutting property; they
will probably taper down to the service road which has been moved forWard. Also
he stated they do have parking for about 200.cars and they are utilizing compact
parking as part of the allowance in the parking count.
Planner Mark Koegler stated that in the Council packet were really two reports in
one: the development program and the tax increment financing plan. He explained
the development program really deals with the physical aspects of the redevelopment
project itself and many of those details, Saul has covered. One thing necessary
strictly from the Planning and Zoning standpoint, would be the rezoning of a small
parcel of land in the Northeast sector of this site changing the zoning from R-3
to B-1 District. This would have to go through the normal process for rezoning--
through the Planning Commission and Council with the appropriate public hearing.
He stated the district objectives were established and reviewed by the HRA. Basically
the overall goal was to strengthen the existing business base, to redevelop sub-
standard and inefficient areas and attract new business to the Community.
Site plan itself allows for clearance of buildings within the district; as you are
well aware there are several commercial uses operating right now, 2 residential
structures, the old Tonka garage facility--all those under this proposal would be
acquired, razed and the lan~ made avail'able for construction of the new facilitiesl.
The City's !nvolyement would include costs for 1) property acquisition, 2) re-
location expenses and 31 to cover administration and legal expenses. The developer
would be responsible for all construction of the new. center as proposed in accord-
ance with gui'delines and approvals enacted by the City. In looking at the cost
projections for what this new facility will run, the City can conservatively use
the numbers accepted by Hennepin COunty shown on Figure 10 of $45 per square fqpt
for commercial construction. In all likelihood, costs are going to be higher.
Current assessed value of the property within the boundaries is $205,268.
The second half of this report deals more with the Tax Increment Finance plan it-
self. I should indicate all components are strictly specified within the State
Statutes. Again, the Tax Increment Finance Plan was proposed to address the fact
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that this has been an attempt to strengthen existing business base through re-
development of substandard areas and to try to attract new businesses. We are
projecting the total cost of land purchased, relocation and miscellaneous expenses
and administrative and legal expenses of clearing the land would be about $1,120,900.
Paulsen asked the Planner to review the points of the legql notice.' After which,
he introduced Ernie Clark of Miller & Schroeder, inc.
Ernie Clark stated what 'he's done is worked with Mark and Saul exchanging information;
~have to ~k~ Drmi~t work. He stated the approximate project cost of $1,125,000~111~
ng~-~oina-~O d6~--'-~e ~P'i~ined it's.going to be 1986 before you are going to rece,ve,
~t the ~afil~ie~s~, estimated tax incrementsavailable to be recaptured. In the mean-
time if you sell bonds,.what you're going to have to do this year sometime in the
next couple of months if you're going to get started, you have to pay interest with
no. principal. I have not suggested a principal payment until 1987 which is 3 years
down the line. So we'll have to capitalize some of these costs to make this thing
go, otherwise, you're going to be in trouble before you even get started. So I
have assumed tha't there will be no tax increments for this project available until
1986. ! know that we are not going to pay any principal, and that will be small,
until 1987 because we have to let this.thing pick up. We are starting out with
$1,052,OOO that we've got frOzen, that's our starting point--so have to go up from
there and that's what we can use. The best taxes being paid now on the property are
going to continue to be paid. It's the new taxes that we're looking at of $1,052,000.
Projecting.that with an inflation factor of only 4% a year, we're assuming (as Mark
pointed out) that at'$45 a square'foot or the estimated cost will be more so that you
will gain not lose. So we have run many, many schedules (one included in the packet)
which shows that land payment'(l'm going under the assumption that the City is not
going to pick up the whole ball of wax here) that somebody's going to come up front
with some ~oney and save some money off the years. That's my understanding. But let's
say that there is.no up front money. It will take $35,000 a year in land payments
collectlvely.to make it work. If we get that $35,000, that's fine--that we must have.
If that comes in, then the figures.You're looking at--you're going to make about 40 or
50,000 in reinvestment funds before you spend it. I've worked it out--it will work
with $35,000 of your land payments coming in--it will not work with $28,250. You are
going to be in trouble down the.line about 4 years. This has all been worked out.
The interest rate used has been 9 3/4% which is within the ball park today; what it's
going to be in a month or two, I think it will be better. I have also added on 105%.
I tacked on another 5%---here's where my legal friend can come in, ~-
~with G.O. backed bonds~a~d~v_~en__~f__we don't, as a requirement ~o~in_ ..~'~' I think
th-~§e estimates are as of today defensible. ~ I'E6~' I am'~(as I usual'ly am) very con-
servative and that you should be able to pay off $1,375,000 of tax increment bonds by
JanUary 1, 2003. You'll be able to pay it off ahead of time. It will produce enough
to pay it off.
The Mayor summarized that as he understands it, the projection will work without the
use of any Municipal or City funding. Clark stated this should carry it's own; he's
sure it will not require the HRA to levy any mills on the City. He has worked with
various Cities and they've all worked---needs to be planned properly.
Mayor Introduced the three HRA members that were present (there are 5 members on the
HRA Board): Jim Regan, Eldo Schmidt ~nd Don Ulrick and thanked them for the time
they have directed and given to this project.
The Mayor then asked the City Attorney prior to opening the public hearing to talk
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about the technical financing requirements as a whole, what the role of the HRA is
and what the role of the Council is, etc.
The City Attorney, Curt Pearson, stated the reason he smiled when Ernie Clark indi-
cated the plan's going to be amended was because the plan does indeed include a
deficit for many years. That deficit was handled though a footnote which indicated
they were-to be absorbed by the developer or.through increased land payments. Mr.
Clark indicated that in the area of finance analysis, the sum of $28,250 a year
should be increased to $35,000 per year; so when you get to that phase, that section
of the Plan should be amended to meet the numbers indicated. The process that you
are going th'rough tonight should be emphasized to the people that this is a housing
redevelopment project. The City Council is acting only from a standpoint of re-
viewing what the HRA has recommended to them. it started there and will be implemented
by the HRA. Theplans that are before the Council tonight have been transmitted to
the local school district.and the County Commission to ascertain what kind of effect
the loss of these taxing revenues will have on the other taxing districts. This is
an opportunity for the public to.ask.any questions they may have because the bonds
which are going to be issued if the Council.and the HRA go ahead with this, will be
G.O. bonds which means that everybody in Mound, for all intent and purposes, will be
guaranteeing those bonds and if there is a deficit .of any kind in the future, there
will have to be a tax levy. There are some questions that I think the Council and
the HRA will have to ask of the people who are developing. They are: "What entity
will we be dealing with? Who will the City deal with when we talk about a developer?
Who will sign developer's agreement? Who will the City sell the land? Who is going
to guarantee the tax increments so if you take 19 X $35,000, then there should be no
deficits for the taxpayers of Mound to pick up?" He stated those are all crucial
questions that that have been raised both by the Council and the HRA. The City
Attorney had no other comments other than to say if the Council approves the plan
tonight and send it back to the HRA, the HRA will then determine how they will imple-
ment it. That will probably mean that the first thing would be to sit down with
the land owners and developers and come to a developer's agreement. The last one
they drafted Was extremely long and complex to protect the interests of both parties
and the public and the guarantees have to be built in. At that point when you have
an agreement With somebody to resell the land, you can then start negotiating with'
the property owners to acquire the land and pay the relocation benefits. He empha-
sized to both the HRA members and the Council that if we can't acquire through negoti-
ations the property and if we have to condemn, then the estimates of what those costs
are, could vary rather dramatically. Thinks it is important to build into any agree-
ment costs which a Commission might award. The City basically is only going to pro-
ject this $1,125,000 plus the capitalized interest, talking about a bond issue of
$1,375,000, so if we can't do the job within those numbers, we're going to have to
have some kind of support in the agreement to pick up costs over that.
The Mayor opened the public hearing. The following persons responded with comments
in favor or against:
Betty Sabln, 5540 Lynwood - Against the project. There are 6 related adults living
in the house who don't want to have to move. They rent from Mr. Bickman and don't
see where they're going to find another house that cheap ($250 a month). The ~ity
Attorney advised that they would be entitled to relocation benefits if and when the
HRA takes the property and it is the responsibility of the HRA to pay reasonable
expenses for up to 4 years for suitable housing. This is under State and Federal
Statutes. Mrs. Sabin stated they were not notified of meeting. Mayor advised that
notice was published.
Ken Romness of the Mound Clinic - wanted to go on record personally and for the
employees of the Clinic that they were highly in favor; have worked for this for
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well over two years; area is deterioting and they are very anxious to build a new
clinic.
Pat Furlong, 5044 Edgewater Drive, has lived in Mound 18 years. All for project.
Stated whatever we can do for Mound, shops in Mound, proud of the School and area,
Pond arena - all big pl. us for Mound. Can't help but believe if this goes through,
the buildings that are vacated, shifts will be thinking of development out to Mound.
100% in favor. On the question of tax increment, even if it did cost, I'd pay it.
Edgewater Drive was such a dump street, I didn't care how much it cost to improve,
I'm glad to pay it.. The Island is so nice compared to what it looked like years
ago.
Mike Mueller, Mueller Pharmacy & somewhat involved with Tom Thumb - He supports the
project.
Sandy Busche, 5541 Church Road, had question.about who would be buying the property
if a resident didn't go for what they were offered. If condemned, is it the City
of Mound with right of eminent domain or the HRA that is buying it? The City Attorney
stated that if property is condemned, owner would be entitled to whatever damages
there are for the loss of the property, she is also entitled to relocation benefits.
Actually, .... .BRA".' would negotiate with her on property. The City Manager explained
her options to have property re-evaluated by independent appraiser if not satisfied
with the valuation of property.
Willard Hil.liard, Cgnary Lane, believes this is one opportunity we should not let
slip through our hands to make Mound a more viable shopping community - whole hearted-
ly in favor of project.
Mr. Sabin stated he didn't understand why so much in favor of Town project when there
is no employment in town. Stated Tonka's gone and next April, Advance is leaving
Spring Park. Questioned WhyCit~i~erested in putting up millions of taxpayers' money
when what we should be concerned about is employment in this town. He travels to
St. Paul by bus in order to secure employment. Rather have job here.
The Mayor responded that City is equally concerned about employment in the area;
very interested in economic development; but can't guarantee success. The City
Manager asked Doug Stark number of Thrifty Drug employees ~118, Mound Clinic employs
30, also Bank employs 30.
Steve Smith directed two questions to Mr. Clark: l) Of those towns you listed
you were involved with in tax increment programs, were there any programs where
you had to go to the public trough? and 2) What are the scenarios that could arise
in Mound where you'd have to go to the public trough?
Ernie Clark responded that if you don't set up a tax increment district, etc. like
we're doing here tonight, it's doomed from the beginning. He stated that there
has never been a call on anybody to pay the taxes that he or his Company has been
involved in. He stated there's always a scenario--there is possibility for a dis-
aster that nobody can foresee; in that case, he didn't know what wou)d happen.
Dr. Byron Petersen stated he's Offlced in Mound the past 31 years and invested
heavily in his location, but he's not a building owner. He is in favor of the
Town Square project; feelsit would be a good thing for Mound, its citizens and
the business community. He has been assured by a representative of the City that
he would be properly compensated and by a representative of the Bank that he would
be able to purchase one of the buildings at a fair price. Based on this, he whole-
heartedly supports this project.
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Doug Stark of Thrifty Drug Store wanted to go on record as supporting the project.
There being no more comments offered, the Mayor closed the public hearing. The City
Attorney had prepared two resolutions.
Paulsen moved and Peterson seconded the following resolution:
RESOLUTION # 84-107
A RESOLUTION TO DESIGNATE AND ESTABLISH A REDEVELOPMENT'
DISTRICT NO. 1 PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS
462.411 TO 462.585, INCLUSIVE, AND SECTION 273.73, SUB-
DIVISION 10, OF THE MINNESOTA STATUTES AND TO ESTABLISH
A TAX INCREMENT DISTRICT PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
SECTION 273.71 TO 273.78, INCLUSIVE, OF THE MINNESOTA
STATUTES (CHAPTER 322, LAWS OF MINNESOTA 1979) AND
ADOPTING A REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND FINANCE PLAN FOR
SAID REDEVELOPMENT AND TAX INCREMENT FINANCE DISTRICT
The roll call vote was unanimously in favor. Motion carried.
Charon moved and Jessen seconded the following resolution:
RESOLUTION # 84-108
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE COUNTY AUDITOR TO CERTIFY
THE ORIGINAL ASSESSED VALUE OF THE REAL PROPERTY WITHIN
THE BOUNDARY OF THE MOUND TAX INCREMENT FINANCING
REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
The roll call vote was unanimously in favor. Motion. carried.
AMENDMENT TO CITY CODE CHANGING FENCE ORDINANCE AND MAKING IT PART OF SECTION 23,
ZONING CODE
The Building Official explained the old ordinance had poor examples of exhibits
and diagrams and there were certain inadequacies; also wanted it to be integrated
into the Zoning Code. The Planner reviewed minor changes: In new ordinance, a
front yard fence may be-48 inches high; defines fences off of a retaining wall;
ordinance does specifically permit wooden or chain link fences and does define what
a wooden fence is. Clause 7 makes it easier because interior fences under 72 inches
in height may be constructed without getting'a permit. Building permits are required
because it was determined it was only way to have reasonable control; the Planning
Commission suggested a flat fee for fence permits be set up by the Council. The
Planner stated the intent of the old ordinance is still within the framework of the
new one. Jessen questioned if barbed wire iS allowed in commercial. Commercial
district should be added to Section 23.41!.5(2) allowln9 barbed wire in industrial
o~ commerclal district.
The Mayor opened the public hearing on the proposed fence ordinance. No one present
had any comments or suggestions. The Mayor closed the public hearing.
Paulsen moved and Jessen seconded the following:
ORDINANCE # 465
AN ORDINANCE CHANGI'NG THE FENCE ORDINANCE AND ADDING
ORDINANCE AS"SECTION 23.4]5 ENTITLED "FENCES"; REPEALING
CERTAIN CITY ORDINANCES, SECTIONS 23.407(6) AND 55.17
The vote was unanimously in favor. Motion carried.
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AMENDMENT TO SECTION 32.04 OF THE CITY CODE RELATING TO LICENSE FEES
The City Manager explained the proposed change is to move the expiration date for
3.2 beer licenses from April 30 to June 30 to coincide with other liquor license
dates.
Charon moved and Peterson seconded the following:
ORDINANCE # 466
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 32.04 OF THE CITY CODE
RELATING TO LICENSE FEES
The vote was unanimously in favor. Motion carried.
PUBLIC HEARING: ON REALLOCATING $3,000 OF YEAR IX AND $3,656 OF YEAR X COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS TO ALLOW FOR REPAIRS AND INSTALLATION OF WATER AND
SEWER
The Mayor opened the public hearing and asked if there was anyone here that wished
to speak in favor or against the reallocatlng, hearing none, he closed the public
hearing.
Charon moved and Paul,sen secOnded the following resolution:
RESOLUTION # 84-109 RESOLUTION REALLOCATING YEAR IX AND X MOUND/URBAN HENNE-
PIN COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDS
The vote was unanimously in favOr. Motion carried.
COMMENTS & SUGGESTIONS FROM CITIZENS PRESENT
The Mayor asked if any of the citizens present would like to address the Council.
No one responded.
CASE #84-327: WESTONKA AUTO BODY (BRAD PETERSON), 4839 SHORELINE BOULEVARD, LOTS
15, 16 & 17, BLOCK 1,.SHIRLEY HILLS UNIT "A", SIGN PERMIT OVER 9
SQUARE FEET IN AREA
The City Manager explained that the Planning Commission has approved the application
of the Westonka Auto Body to install a sign on private property that abutting Bart-
lett Boulevard on a 8 foot pole, 4 foot by 8 foot sign, so that it is not more than
18 inches over the right-of-way. This is a substitute for his requested portable
sign.
Charon moved and Jessen seconded the follOWing resolution:
RESOLUTION # 84-110 RESOLUTION TO CONCUR WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOM-
MENDATION TO APPROVE A SIGN VARIANCE FOR WESTONKA AUTO
BODY - BRAD PATTERSON - PID #13-117-24 44 OO15
The vote was unanimously in favor. Motion carried.
CASE #84-341: DENNIS HECKES, 3225 TUXEDO BOULEVARD, LOTS 1 $ 2, N. 2 FT. OF
LOT 17, BLOCK 13, WHIPPLE, 22 FOOT FRONT YARD VARIANCE
The Building Official stated that the Planning Commission revised the request
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on the site plan, the 19 foot addition was reduced to 14 feet by 24 feet; would
project to within 13 feet of the North lot line; the Planning Commission also
recommended that he get the signature of the duplex owner to the West. He has
gotten that signature. The City Manager stated he would be constructing a single
car 2 story garage.
Peterson moved and Paulsen seconded the following resolution:
RESOLUTION # 84-111 RESOLUTION TO APPROVE A 7 FOOT FRONT YARD VARIANCE FOR
LOTS 1 AND 2 AND THE NORTH 2 FEET OF LOT 17, BLOCK 13,
WHIPPLE - PID #25-117-24 21 O140
The vote was unanimously in favor. Motion carried.
CASE #84-342: DAVID J. BABLER, 4844 BARTLETT BOULEVARD, LOTS 12, 13, PART OF
LOTS 14 & 15, BLOCK i, SHIRLEY HILLS UNIT "A" - SIGN VARIANCE PERMIT
The City Manager explained that Mr..Babler hired an artist to pa'int sign on side of
building, not realizing that.the new ordinance which is not yet in effect, requires
sign to be painted on a board; the Planning Commission talked about this and agreed to
approve the permit for a period of up to 5 years or if the sign becomes in a state
of disrepair. Felt it wasa hardship to make him repaint the signs.
Charon moved and Peterson seconded the.following resolution:
RESOLUTION # 84-112 RESOLUTION TO CONCUR WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDA-
TION TO APPROVE A SIGN VARIANCE FOR DAVID J. BABLER-BABLER
&.SONS.AUTO BODY - PID #13-117-24 44 0017
The vote was unanimously in favor. MotiOn carried.
CASE'#84-343: RANDY SCHUFMAN OF CONTEL OF MINNESOTA', 2462-2468 COMMERCE BOULEVARD~
LOTS 20, 21 & 22, AUDITOR,S SUBDIVISION 167, FENCE HEIGHT AND TYPE
VARIANCE
The City Manager explained that basically they wanted to construct an 84 inch fence
to be used to enclose their air conditioning equipment for security with 3 strands
of barbed wire on top. The air conditioning unit is to keep the digital' equipment
cool. They want to make sure the equipment, within the fence is not tampered with.
Peterson moved and Jessen seconded the following resolution:
RESOLUTION # 84-113 RESOLUTION TO CONCUR WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDA-
TION TO APPROVE A FENCE HEIGHT AND TYPE VARIANCE FOR CONTEL
OF MINNESOTA, 2462-2468 COMMERCE BOULEVARD, PID # 23-117-24
ll 0004
The vote was unanimously in favor. Motion carried.
CASE #84-345: STEVEN SHANNON, 5162 EMERALD DRIVE, LOT 5, BLOCK 3, SHIRLEY HILLS
UNIT "C'", RECOGNIZE EXISTING NONCONFORMING GARAGE, 22.4 FOOT VARIANCE
The City Manager explained that this is an application to recognize an existing
nonconforming garage; this garage itself sits on Wilshire and penetrates the right-
of-way by 2.4 feet. No variance is required for the new garage. The Planning
Commission approved allowing construction of the new conforming garage, recognizing
the nonconforming lot, if the applicant agrees to remove the encroachment of the
existing garage. Charon.stated that last night at the Planning Commission meeting
they wanted the chip board structure removed also.
Charon moved and Peterson seconded.the following resolution:
RESOLUTION # 84-114 RESOLUTION TO CONCUR WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOM-
MENDATION TO RECOGNIZE AN EXISTING NON-CONFORMING ACCESSORY
BUILDING AND LOT INCLUDING 'REMOVAL OF THE CHIP BOARD STRUC-
TURE FOR LOT.5, BLOCK 3, SHIRLEY HILLS UNIT C - PID #
24-117-24 13 0023
Jessen explained that he does have a hardship because he doesn't have a basement
for any storage.
The vote was unanimously' in favor. Motion carried.
PUBLIC HEARING: DELINQUENT UTILITY BILLS - JULY
The Mayor opened the public hearing on July Delinquent Utility Bills and asked if
there was anyone present who wanted to speak regarding the delinquent utility bills.
John Hill who lives on Bluebird Lane on Three Points stated he owns a rental prop-
erty on Dorchester. His problem is that in February of this year he received a
bill for 159,000 gallons of water. Since then, the usage has been 11,OO0 to 15,O00
average. The next month the usagewas back to 18,OO0 gallons; he's talked to the
Water Department and can't understand.how high usage occurred.
The City Manager stated the Water Department was called out and there were a number
of serious leaks. The tenant had a plumber fix those leaks and the water usage re-
turned to its present level. He doesn't know why the owner didn't know about the
plumber. The meter was not malfunctioning.
The Mayor stated that for the Counci,1 toarbitrarily adjust a bill is unfair to the
other users.
There were no other persons who wished to be heard; the Mayor closed the public
hearing.
Jessen moved and Peterson seconded, the following resolution:
RESOLUTION # 84-115 RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE DELINQUENT UTILITY BILLS IN THE
AMOUNT OF $6476.00 AND AUTHORIZING THE STAFF TO SHUT-OFF
WATER SERVICE FOR THOSE ACCOUNTS DELINQUENT OVER 6 MONTHS
The vote was unanimously in favor. Motion carried.
REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF REALIGNMENT OF LYNWOOD BOULEVARD RIGHT-OF-WAY MAP TO BE
SUBMITTED TO MN. DOT FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL
City Engineer John Cameron explained that the plan he was showing was basically
the same plan as he's presented previously'on smaller scale; drawn it up to the
standard the State requires. Gray is proposed street; red is the 3 parcels to
be acquired to meet the 60 foot right-of-way and alignment State requires. The
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July 24, 1984
dark green areas are the remaining right-of-way within the 60 feet that would not
be built upon. Light green areas are City owned parcels not required in new align-
ment. There are existing utilities in a part of Lynwood Boulevard and he believes
these end up in the green area of Town Square, so that would work out fine. He
stated that if the City intends to assess any of it, assessment policies would have
to be worked out and public hearings held. If all is to be paid out of State Aid
Funds and none assessed, as he understands it, the City doesn't need to hold a
public hearing on it. He reviewed the monies that City presently had and what
they are expecting to get less bond payment;would give City approximately $251,OO0
to use for financing project. Prellm~nary estimate is for $213,000. Depending
on acquisition costs, looks like it would be real close. Once this alignment is
approved by the State, it can't be changed. Acquisi'tion can start once approved;
but that could take 6-8 months. He reviewed what would need to be acquired. Side-
walk can be decided before final construction.
Charon asked about installing'flashing lights. Cameron stated the State does not
have any projected costs for mechanical devices and he doubts that they would pay
for any since its not in their projected costs. Jessen thinks we should have for
safety.
The Mayor asked the Planner about the possibility of tieing the Town Square and
the realignment of Lynwood Boulevard together. Mark responded that they were on
record at this time as being concerned with Phase I. They are aware of the Lyn-
wood realignment proposal. John stated it looks like they have incorporated the
realignment in their.proposal.
Peterson moved and Jessen seconded the roi'lowing resolution:
.RESOLUTION # 84-116
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE REALIGNMENT OF LYNWOOD BOULEVARD
RIGHT-OF-WAY.PLAN TO BE SUBMITTED TO MN./DOT FOR REVIEW
AND APPROVAL
The vote was unanimously.in favor. Motion carried.
REQUEST FOR EXTENSION ON FINAL PLAT OF LANGDON'S LANDING AND AMEND RESOLUTION
# 83-44
Charon moved and Peterson seconded the following resolution:
RESOLUTION # 84-117 RESOLUTION GRANTING ONE YEAR EXTENSION ON FINAL PLAT
OF LANGDON'S LANDING AND AMENDING RESOLUTION # 83-44
The vote was unanimously in favor. Motion carried.
PAYMENT REQUEST: A & K CONSTRUCTION FOR $4,600.00 FOR WORK PERFORMED ON CITY
BOOSTER PUMP STATION
Peterson moved and Jessen seconded a motion approving the payment
request of A & K Construction, Inc. for work performed on City
Booster Pump Station in the amount of $4,600.00. The vote was
unanimously in favor. Motion carried.
PUBLIC DANCE PERMIT - OUR LADY OF THE LAKE - AUGUST 4, 1984
Peterson moved and Charon seconded a motion to approve a public dance
permit for Our Lady of the Lake Church for August 4, 1984, The vote
was unanimously in favor, Motion carried,
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APPROVAL AND AUTHORIZE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO SIGN SHORT-TERM CONTRACT FOR
SERVICES WITH JOHN TAFFE FOR WORK IN THE PARK DEPARTMENT
The City Manager explained that John Taffe is an older gentleman that Chris has
hired for the rest of the summer to carry over from July 1 to the fall to help
take down picnic tables, etc. By contracting, get out of deductions, etc. He's
on Social Security and can make only limited amount. Termination should read
October 31, 1984.
Charon mOved and Jessen seconded a motion to approve and authorize the
Mayor and City Manager to enter into a short-term contract for services
with John Taffe for work in the Park Department. The vote was unanimously
in favor. Motion carried.
APPOINTMENT OF A CI"TY REPRESENTATIVE TO HENNEPIN COUNTY WASTE DISPOSAL ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
Polston. moved and Peterson seconded a motion to appoint Phyllis Jessen
as Representative to the Hennepin County Waste Disposal Advisory Com-
mittee and Pinky Charon as the alternate. The vote was unanimously in
favor. Motion carried.
REQUEST FOR SHORT-TERM SET-UP LICENSE AND 3.2 BEER LICENSE FOR MOUND POLICE
RESERVES FOR SEPTEMBER 21 AND 22, 198.4
Charon moved and Jessen seconded a motion to approve a short-term set-up
license and 3.2 beer license for_the Mound Police Reserve Fund Raiser at
the Pond Arena for September 21 and 22, 1984. The vote was unanimously
in favor. Motion carried.
ARTICLE ON SIDEWALK REPAIRS
The City Manager explained that he included this article for discussion because
it raised some interesting ideas for concern. He stated there were some sidewalks
in Mound that need repair'andlhe questioned whether you want to develop a policy
like this. City Attorney advised 'that you should move quickly to repair poor side-
walks. The City Manager will come back with a report on sidewalk policy.
PAYMENT Of BILLS
The bills were presented for consideration.
Charon moved and Peterson seconded a motion to approve the payment of
bills as presented on the pre-list in the amount of $45,062.61, when
funds are available. A roll call vote was taken. All voted in favor.
Motion carried.
BIDS FOR SALE OF $250~000. G.O. BONDS CONSISTING OF $150,000. G.O. IMPROVEMENT
BONDS OF 1984 AND $100,000. G. O. FIRE CERTICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS
The City Manager explained that the Council had a copy of the Offering Statement
for $250,000 General Obligation Bonds in their packet. The two bond issues are
the reworking of the bonds for the street lights up town and the fire truck. The
City Attorney passed out the bids that were received. Seven bids were received.
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The Mayor announced that the next order of business would be the consideration of
bids for the purchase of $250,000 General Obligation Bonds consisting of $150,000
General Obligation Improvement Bonds of !984 and $100,OOO General Obligation Fire
Certificates of Indebtedness of 1984 based upon the request for proposals.
The City Clerk then presented the proposals which had been delivered to her prior
to the time specified in the.notice of request for proposals.and said bids had
been opened, examined and found to be as follows:
Average
Total Interest Cost .Rate
Piper-Jaffrey-Hopwood, Inc.
F & M Marquette National Bank
M. H. Novick & Company, Inc.
Allison-Williams
Juran & Moody, Inc.
Moore, Juran & Company, Inc.
American National Bank & Trust Co.
of St. Paul
$101,940.65 9.0613
101,830.00 9.0515
102,137.50 9.07889
106,437.50 9.4611
102,807.50 9.1384
99,727.50 8.8646
98,510.00 8.7564
After due consideration of said bids, Councilmember Charon introduced the following
resolution and moved its adoption; Councilmember Peterson-secdnd~d-the"resolution:
RESOLUTION # 84-118
RESOLUTION AWARDING THE SALE OF $150,OO0 GENERAL OBLI-
GATION IMPROVEMENT BONDS OF 1984; FIXING THEIR FORM AND
SPECIFICATIONS; DIRECTING THEIR EXECUTION AND DELIVERY;
AND PROVIDING FOR THEIR PAYMENT - AWARD WILL BE WITH
THE AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK & TRUST COMPANY OF ST. PAUL
The vote was. unanimously in favor. Motion Carried.
Councilmember Jessen moved and Councilmember Charon seconded the following resolution:
RESOLUTION # 84-119
RESOLUTION AWARDING THE SALE OF $IO0,OOO GENERAL OBLI-
· GATION FIRE CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS OF 1984; FIXING
THEIR FORM AND SPECIFICATIONS: DIRECTING THEIR EXECUTION
AND DELIVERY; AND PROVIDING FOR THEIR PAYMENT - AWARD
WILL BE WITH THE AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK & TRUST COMPANY
OF ST. PAUL.
The vote was' unanimously in favor. Motion carried.
LETTER FROM DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
The City Manager explained that letter states they plan to move the Three Points
Boulevard sign and place it at Balsam Road. Letter talks about installation costs
of flashing amber light which would have to be paid by the community. City Manager
will be glad to explore getting private bid. He also noted he had had installed speed
limits on the pavement as a way to remind people of that limit.
INFORMATION/MISCELLANEOUS
A. Update Material on City Recycling Task Force
B. Letter of Thanks from Gaylen Thostenson
Ce
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Proposed Ord!nance on Land Reclamati~on: &. Earth Materials - City Manager
reported on the land fill Toni' VanDe.rSteeg has; over 500,000 yards of debris
including road materi'als, from the'improvement of County Road 110 have been
hauled onto this site. Do we.want.an ordinance on our books to cover.that
issue? DNR requires a permit. Dt'~cuSsed erosion control.
Desyl Peterson'-s Resignation Letter -.The Ci'ty Manager stated that presently
Popham & Haik have the man that. was..Desy.l's assistant handling our case load.
He has only"a year or so experienCe. The City Manager reported that he had
talked with Minnetrista and St. Bont. and they seemed interested in continuing
sharing a prosecuting attor.ney, and he so.llcitated resumes from attorneys for
Prosecutor. After that., Minnetr'~sta dec.i'ded to perhaps stay with Popham &
Haik (will decide'at their August 6th meeting). He has received'perhaps a
dozen resumes and.asked the Council how they wanted to proceed; i.e. share
attorney with one or more other communities and when to set up interviews, etc.
The Mayor would like to change to more experienced attorney right away and
suggested asking Jim Larson to handl, e case load on.an interim basis and then
contact other communities to see if they want to be involved.
Charon moved and Peterson seconded a motion to hire Jim Larson as
prosecuting attorney on an'interim basis. The vote was unanimously
in favor. Motion carried.
E. Commercial Dock Inspection Report
F. Springsted, Inc. Newsletter
G. Public Financial Systems Newsletter
H. Letter of thanks - Mayor of Golden Valley
I. American Legion Post #398 Gambling Report
J. Changes in Gambl. ing Laws Passed in 1984 Legislature
K. LMCD Financial Report thru June 3Oth and Invitation for Public Tour August 4,
1984, 11:30 A.M. - "Our Lady of the Lake" boat.
L. AMM Letter of Thanks
M.. Elected Officials Salary Survey - 1984
N. Note from Contel on New Access Charges
O. Material from Hennepln County Relating to the Creation of a New Community
Action Agency
P. 1984 Tax Reform Act - Provisions.of Interest to Cities
Q. Comparable Worth Status Report - LMC
R. Met-Council Review - June 29th
S. LMC Region Meeting Schedule
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July 24, 1984
T. LMCD Regulations of Ultra-Light Aircraft
U. Announcement of Meetings with Metropolitan Parks & Open Space Commission - RE:
Region Park Planning and Development
V. "Express Notes"- West Metro Coordinated Transportation
W. Letters from Mr. & Mrs. Vernon Paine
X. MTC Annual Report for 1983
Y. Letter RE: Hazardous Site from Congressman Sikorski
Z. Letter from Minnetrista - RE: Condi'tional Use Permit
AA. Population Projection for Hennepin County
BB. RepOrt on Hennepin County Solid Waste Disposal
CC. Report on Regional Transit Board Transition Task Force
Paulsen moved and Peterson seconded a motion to adjourn at 10:30 P.M.
The vote was unanimously in favor.. Motion carried.
Jon Elam, City Manager
Attest: Acting City Clerk
BILLS ..... JULY
Anthony's Floral 84.24
A & K Construction 4,600.00
Acro-MN 148.64
Earl F Andersen 183.45
Blackowiak & Son 56.00
Borchert-lngersoll 16.15
Holly Bostrom 144.O0
Victor Carlson & Sons 9,465.00
Cromer Management 490.00
Contel 1,397.94
Don's Sod 29.70
Davies Water Equip 120.49
Jon Elam 44.46
Fresh Water Restoration 770.00
John Henry Foster 203.40
HennepSn County 1,118.25
Hennepin County 8.41
Eugene Hickok & Assoc 1,815.41
Human Resource Consult. 80.00
Hoffman Shoe Repair 6.00
Hecksel Machine Shop 75.19
Heiman Fire Equip 282.25
Thomas Jacobs 81.25
Kromer Co. 56.25
Kool Kube Ice 289.20
Lyman Lumber 25. OO
Long Lake Ti re Barn 66.25
Long Lake Ford 105.89
LOGIS 2,225.10
MN Dept Public Safety 40.00
McCombs Knutson 1,381.OO
MN Munic Liq Stores Assn 125.OO
Mpls Oxygen Co. 36.27
MN Fire Inc 58.09
Minnegasco 6.00
Mound Super Valu 133.98
Mound Medical Clinic 230.00
Northern States Power 4,955.02
NW Bell 270.05
Popham, Haik 2,O95.49
Pitney Bowes Credit 26.00
Roto-Rooter 38.25
'Stevens Well Drilling 107.42
State of MN 856.66
Waconia Emergency Physicians 24.25
Westonka Sports 55.00
Westonka Community Serv 600.00
Widmer Bros. 2,O41.04
R.L. Youngdahl 75.23
Xerox Corporation 1,021.70
Jon Elam 180,40
Griggs, Cooper 729.61'
Leon Hanson 148.O0
Johnson Bros.Whl Liq 1,545.42
Johnson Paper 219.54
Robert E Johnson 665.26
IL Small Business 75.00
Kathy Kluth I1.OO
City of Mound 44.52
Mound Postmaster 600.00
Ed Phillips & Sons 1,037.07
Quality Wine 682.10
Mary Perbix 150.00
Dell Rudolph 337.50
State Treas 472.82
TOTAL BILLS
45,O62.61
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July 30, 1984
SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
The City Coun~o~f Mound, Hennepin County, Minnesota, met in
special session on July 30, 1984, at 7:30 P.M., in the Council
Chambers at 5341 Maywood Road, in said City. Those present were:
Councilmembers Pinky Charon, Phyllis Jessen, Gary Paulsen and
Russ Peterson. Mayor Polston arrived at 7:40 P.M. Also present
were: City Manager Jon Elam, City Clerk Fran Clark, Water &
Sewer Superintendent Greg Skinner, Park Director Chris Bollis,
Street Superintendent Geno Hoff and the following interested
citizens: Mr. & Mrs. Tim Kenealy, Betsy June Fitz, Dudly Fitz,
Penny Robbins, Morea Fitz.
Acting Mayor Charon opened the meeting and welcomed the people in
attendance. She explained that tonights meeting was called to
discuss a new Public Works Facility in the City of Mound.
City Manager Jon Elam presented slides of the present Public
Works facilities and a number of possible sites that have been
looked into.
Mr. Kenealy asked about the wisdom of putting a public works
facility in a residential area.
Counciimember Jessen stated that she doesn't like the idea of
having this facility in a residential area but the costs,
accessibility and convenience are important.
Councilmember Paulsen stated that he would not support
putting this facility in a residential area and because the
area around the 3 acre site are as yet unplatted residential
this site is completely unacceptable. The site needs to be
commercially zoned.
Councilmember Peterson stated that he is not for a
residential site but if the numbers and location are good it
may have to be there. He stated he felt if it were put in a
residential area there would need to be good screening.
Councilmember Charon stated that she also did not like
putting this facility in a residential area but that cost
will be a big factor.
Mayor PolstOn stated that no one wants a residential site but
no site would be perfect. All aspects will have to
weighed; cost, impact on the area, etc. The City is looking
for a site with the lease impact on a neighborhood.
Morea Fitz commented on her concern about traffic increases
in the neighborhood not only by City vehicles but by people
C!
'I'Y of MOUND
5341 MAYWOOD ROAD
MOUND, MINNESOTA 55364
(612) 472-1155
CITY OF MOUND
MOUND, MINNESOTA
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER
THE ISSUANCE OF "OFF SALE BEER LICENSE"
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, August 14, 1984, at 7:30 P.M.
at the City Hall, 5341Maywood Road, Mound, Minnesota, a public hearing
will be held to consider the issuance of "Off Sale Beer License" to Betty
J. Mueller and Milbert E. Mueller DBA Tom Thumb Superette, 2222 Commerce
Blvd., Mound, Minnesota,. described as:
Com at a pt 33 ft E and 164 ft S of the NW corner of the SW l&4
of the SW l&4 th E 108 5&lO ft th NWly 50 15&lO0 ft to a pt 138
44&100 ~t E of W line of sec th W 105 44&100 ft th S to beg ex
road, Unplatted 13 117 24
PID Number 13-117-24 33 OOO1
All persons appearing at said hearing will be given an opportunity
to be heard.
Francene c.-CI&r - 6ity Clerk
Publish in The Laker July 30, 1984
$~oo.oo aN SAL~ ~
$25.00: OFF SALE,~
CITY OF MOUND
5'341 Maywood Road
.Mound, Minnesota 55364
Licit, Sa Periou: i~ay 1
through April 30 of the
following year.
APPLICATION FOR LICENSE TO SELL
- NON-INTOXICATING MALT LIQUOR
Appl icant' Name: ' : / .,~[~., q'.~' ~ ~' //e ~
· (Owner/Manager) /First) (Middle} ' (Last)
AppJlcan~ Date o~ B~h/ ~. f. ~ ~ ~,~; L~c. No.: ~o-~/~-)~-3~?
Citizen: ~ ' . .
Home Addre~ss:~ ~ ~ ... ~ City: ~ o~ Zip: ~? ~
Hom - -
Comp~,y N~m~: . ~ '~/~'~' 'Company T~p~o,, No.: ~7~.~ J~ ~
Company Address~~ .... ~ ~/~City:.~°~ ~ Zi'p:~~
Company Officials: 1.. ~T~ r. ~ ~~//~ ' ~~ h~
(First[ (Middle) (Last) (Date of Bi[t
(First) (Middle) (Last)
(Date of Bi rth)
(Fi rst) (Middle) (Last)
Type of Business . _, / - ~' ~ c ~-' ~-, ~'
References: (List three - name and address of ~a
(Date of Birth)
S/~f~9'.(Mi6n?:Stat.., Sec. 340;11, Subd. 21),
se~l ~on-~o~catin~ ~alt liquor~ ~ha~ be made on fo~s %o ~
supplied By the City ceftinc forth the name of the person askinc for
s~ch license, ~s ~e~ representations as to his c~arWcter ~th ~uch
references ~s m~y Be required, his citizenship, the loc~tio~ ~ere s~ch
Business ~e to ~ c~rried on~ vhet~er Such ~pp[~c~tion ~s ~or "on s~e
or "off ~a~es"~ the Bus[nes~ in co~ection ~th ~ich the proposed
license ~ operate, vhetber applicant is o~er and o~rator of soch
busine~s~ the time such applicant has ~een ~ that Business at that
place, and such other ~o~at~on as the ~owe~ Body mai reqoi~
from %~e %o %~e. I~ sha~ ~ ~%~ %o make a false sta~emen~
~ an application. " - ~' ......
Department Approval/Denial
(Submit memo if denied)
enied
Police Dept. ~
Administrative~///~
Street Dept.
Bldg. Dept.
Fire Dept~
Water & Sewer
Dept.
'Indicate whether you sold $10,OOO or more of non-intoxicating malt liquor or win'e in hr~-
vious year: Yes: No:
All appli'cants are to file a copy of the proof of j'nsurance glth {E~'Com~issl'oner of~Pub].i.c.
CASE NO. 84-340
CITY OF HOUND
Mound, Minnesota
Planning Commission Agenda of Jw~y.-~t-~8~: August 13, 1984:
Board of Appeals
Case No. 84-340
Location: 1730 Commerce Blvd.
Legal Desc.: Part of Lot 27, Lafayette
Park PID 13-117-24 22 0025
Request: Sign Variance Permit
Zoning District: B-2
Applicant:
Suburban Lighting, Inc.
6077 Lake Elmo Avenue North
Stillwater, MN. 55082
Phone: 439-7440
The applicant is requesting two (2) 2 X 6 foot price signs to be placed on the
canopy of the Getty Oil Station.
Comments:
The sign code draft does not address open lot area for allowable sign-
age. It addresses "wall signs" and "free standing" signs as being
allowable. We could consider the canopy and the present free standing
sign as both being signs on pylons. Section 4.O2(14) "Free Standing
Sign" - A sign which is placed in the ground and not affixed to any
part of any building." The site has only a small structure to house a
cashier and a 2'6" X 12' restroom and storage building. The site has
frontage on (2) right-of-ways and would be entitled to (2) free
standing signs. The' top of the canopy is 14 feet 9 inches and the (2)
2 by 6 foot signs on each side would be considered allowable size under
the sign code draft. Section 6.05(2) allows a 48 square foot area
referring to a single face with a height of 25 feet. This sign would
have a single face area of 12 square feet.
Existing signage of the site is listed on Page 3 of ~he application.
I do believe the site has been cluttered with temporary signage. Signs
have been strapped to the cashier's area, light pole and the existing
21 foot + free standing sign as well as ground signs. Under the sign
code draf--t, the 3 ground signs of (1) 3 X 5 feet and (2) 3 X 4 feet
would not be allowed. The present free standing sign is over the
allowable 48 square feet with 86 square feet approved by Resolution
No. 83-119.
Recommendation:
The 15 square foot sign strapped to the existing free standing
sign, the (3) portable 3 by 4 foot and 3 by 5 foot, the 3 by 4
foot sign strapped to the light pole and under the canopy should
be removed from the site. The canopy sign could be approved, if
it is considered a "free standing sign". The signage approved
shall be an attachment to the Conditional Use Permit for the
property.
This will be referred to the City Council on ~¥-~4~-~9~4~ August 14, 1984.
Building Official
PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
July 9, 1984
.CASE #84-3~O, Suburban Ligh.tin. g:. Inc., 1703 Commerce Blvd.,
Partof Lot 27, Lafayette Park.
The Building Official explained that this sign is already in
place because the lighting contractor made a mistake and
installed it here when it was supposed to be installed in
Minnetonka.
Suburban Lighting presented pictures to the Council of the
type of sign it is. The Building Official presented some
pictures of the Getty Oil property here in Mound. The
Planning Commission asked about all the other stand type of
signs that are on the site. The Building Official stated
that there are quite a few and maybe we should contact Getty
to see if they would be willing to do away with some of the
extra signs that advertise various services, etc. The City
Manager will check to see if any of the signs are located on
right-of-way and if they are he will have them removed.
Meyer moved and Kinser seconded a motion to table this
item until a representative of Getty appears before the
Planning Commission and agrees to remove the temporary
signs on the site. The Commission would consider this
item at a training session if necessary. The vote was
unanimously in favor. Motion carried.
fr~-' ~-'
CITY OF MOUND
ICATION TO PLANNING & ZONING COMHISSION
C:Jl~J/~ O~ ~.O~'J~ Please type the following information)
Street Address of Property
Address ~90 ~-, ~/~//'/~/~/(/'~2'
4. Applicant '(if other than owner):
Application No.~-~'O
~
Fee Paid
Date Filed
Block
PID No. /3-/l?-~ Y ~ ~
Day Phone No.
Type of Request: ( ) Variance ( ) Conditional Use Permit ( ) Amendment
( ) Zoning Interpretation & Review (~/~) Sign Permit
( ) Wetland Permit ( ) P.U.D. ( )*Other
*If other, specify:
Present Zoning District
Existing Use(s) of Propert~
Has an application ever been made for zoning, variance, or conditional use permit or
other zoning procedure for this property? \~a~ If so, list date(s) of
list date(s) of application, action taken a~a provide Resolution No.(s)
Copies of previous resolutions shall accompany present request.
I 'certify that all'of the above statements and the statements contained in any required
papers or plans to be submitted herewith are true and accurate. I consent to the entry in
or upon the premises described in this application by any authorized official of the City
of Mound for the purpose of inspecting, or of posting, maintaining and removing such
notices as may be required by law.
Signature of Appllcant ~ ~/~-'~c~ Date g-~-C~Z/
Planning Commission Recommendation: Tabled at 7-9'84 meeting,
Date
Council Action:
Resolution No.
Date
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July 5, 1983
RESOLUTION NO. 83-119
RESOLUTION TO CONCUR WITH THE RECOMMENDATION
OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO APPROVE A SIGN
PERMIT FOR (1730 COMMERCE BLVD.), PART OF LOT
27, LAFAYETTE PARK, LAKE MINNETONKA (PID #
13-117-.24 22 0025
· WHEREAS, the owner Getty Refln]ng & Marketing, and the applicants
Suburban Lighting, Inc. of the property described as Part of Lot 27,
Lafayette Park, Lake Minnetonka, PID #13-117-24 22 0025, have requested
a sign permiti and
WHEREAS, said sign would be erected on the southwest portion of
the property and be of a sign described on Exhibit "B" and in the location
as described on Exhibit "A" mounted on a free standing pyloni and
WHEREAS, said sign would identify the location of the Getty
Service Station.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City
of Mound, Minnesota does concur with the recommendation of the Planning
Commission and does hereby approve the sign permit as requested, provided
it be placed at the same location as the present'pylon sign.
The foregoing resolution was moved by Councilmember Charon and
seconded by Councilmember Paulsen.
The following Councilmembers voted in the affirmative:~
Charon Paulsen and Polston.
The following Councilmembers voted in the negative:
None.
Councilmembers Peterson and Polston
Mayor
Attest: City Clerk
~ESOL~TION NO. 72-46
RESOL~TION GRANTING SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR
GASOLINE SERVICE STATION
(Plat 61690, Parcel 8140)
%~HEREA$, by Resolution No. 72-16, adopted January 11, 1972, a hearing was
..~.~lled fo= a Special Use Permit for a gasoline service station
on the southeast corner of the intersection of Three Points
Boulevard and County Highway ~llO fo= February 8, 1972, and . ..j
by Resolution No. 72-52, adopted February 8, 1972, the hearing
was continued to February 29,' 1972 and was held, .~
NOW, T~WEFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF MOUND, NOUND,
~S 0TA: ~' '
That the owner of Plat 61690, Parcel 8140 be granted a Special.
Use Permit for a gasoline service station with the followin~
stipulations: *' ..
1. This Special' Use Permit is for the construction of a
a gasoline filling station as shown on site plan marked~
"Exhibit A" and pictures marked, "Exhibit B, 0, D, E
'2. Site improvement of bituminous pavement and.landscaping
shall be in oonformanoe with "~hibit A."
5. Structures and signs shall be painted or of brick.
4. Ingress and egress shall conform to the requirements of
Hennepin County Highway Department.
'5. All structures shall meet the requirements of the Mound'
Building Code and State Regulations.
6. This Special Use Permit is authorized for the operation
of a gasoline filling station and the sale of related
'' products. Automotive repair shall be limited to carburetor
and ignition work and replacement of external engine parts,
and other minor repair work. Heavy repair work and body
work, disassembly or replacement of engines, transmissions
or differentials are not authorizedunder the provisions
of this permit.
7. The posting of a performance bond in the amount of $2,500
to assure installation and maintenance of the lan~£caping
and maintenance of the structure is to become a. part of
this permit. The bond is'to be for 18 months after certi-
fioatio~ of occupancy is issued.
Adopted by the Council this 29th day of.February, 197~.
./
PhI, .PS,! ~'/'l,I!
CASg NO. 84-340
RESOLUTION NO. 84-
RESOLUTION TO CONCUR WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION
RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE A SIGN VARIANCE FOR
GETTY 0IL - PID# 13-117-24 22 0025
WHEREAS, Getty Oil,owner,and Suburban Lighting, applicant,
has requested a sign variance; and
WHEREAS, said sign would be erected on the canopy (free standing)
at 1730 Commerce Blvd. and will be 12 sq. ft. on the single face as shown on
Exhibit A and located on the property as shown on Exibit B; and
WHEREAS, said sign would identify the location of ~etty Oil
station at 1730 Commerce Boulevard described as Pt. of Lot 27, Lafayette Park
PID #13-117-24 22 0025.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of
the City of Mound, Minnesota does hereby approve the free standing sign
variance as requested for 1730 Commerce Blvd. and described on Exhibit A
and B upon the condition that the portable signage be removed from
the site as described in the Planning Commission minutes of
RESOLUTION NO. 84-
RESOLUTION APPOINTING THE ELECTION JUDGES AS
RECOMMENDED FOR THE PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTIONS
SEPTEMBER 11, 1984 & NOVEMBER 6, 1984
BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City
Mound, Minnesota, does hereby approve the following list
election judges for the Primary Election September 11, 1984,
the General Election November 6, 1984.
Gunhild Anderson Dorothy O'Brien
Vera Bee Jeanne Olson
Holly Bostrom Aribert Otto
Emma Brandenburg Barbara Patterson
John Brawthen Millie Pauman
Eunice Bren Marsha Peickert
Isabel Bryce Darlene Pool
Bob Burns Bev Prouty
Geraldine Chase Irma Psyck
Ina Coleman Tillie Puffer
Leatrice Cooper Bernice Putt
Winnie Dalton Jean Robinson
Marion Davidson Shirley Romness
Theresa Gauvin Delores Schwalbe
Ann Schwingler
Jan Gierman Ada Shepherd
Marion Gilbertson Harriet Shepherd
Willard Hillier Barbara Sidders
Marjorie Hoag Bud Skoglund
Judy Hudson Marsha Smith
Betty Johnson Edith Sprow
Daisy Johnson Lemuel Sprow
Jeanette Johnson Cynthia Stevens
Donna Lugauer Mary Sundby
Beth MacNamee Fran Swanson
Sharon Meier Jeanne Swenson
Charlene Miller Gordon Tulberg
Lee Mondloh Marilyn Wiederman
Sandi Wilsey
Sandi Woytcke
of
of
and
R~.SOLUTI£,N NO. 84-
RESOLUTION APPOINTING THE ELECTION JUDGES AS
RECOMMENDED FOR THE PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTIONS
SEPTEMBER 11, 19~4 & NOVEMBER 6, 1984
BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
Mound, Minnesota, does hereby approve the following list of
election judges for the Primary Election September 11, 1984, and
the General Election November 6, 1984.
×Gunhild Anderson
×Holly Bostrom
XEmma Brandenburg
~John Brawthen
xEunice Bren
~Isabel Bryce
×Bob
~Ina Coleman__~~
xLeatrice Coo-~
×Winnie Dalton
~Marion Dav~dson
~Theresa Gauvin
~Jan Gierman
AMarion Gilbertson
~Willard Hillier
AMarjorie Hoag
Judy Hudson
~Betty Johnsen
xJeanette Johnson~-6
×Donna Lugauer-~f~%~F~
Beth MacNamee
~Sharon Meier
~Charlene Miller
xLee Mondloh
Chuck Champine
Carol Lindstrom
Valarae Magnus
Nancy Poetz
Marshall Watters
~Dorothy O'Brien_
ZJeanne Olson~x~~~~
~Aribert Otto_~~v~
XBarbara Patterson
~Millie Pauman
~Marsha Peickert
~Darlene Pool
Bev Prouty
KIrma Psyck
KTillie Puffer
~Bernice Putt
~Jean Robinson
×Shirley Romness
Delores Schwalbe
'~Ann Schwingler
xAda Shepherd
~Harriet Shepherd
XBarbara Sidders
~Bud Skoglund
~Marsha Smith
~dith Sprow
×Lemuel Sprow
ACynthia Stevens
~Mary Sundby
~Fran S~anson
~Jeanne Swenson
zMarilyn Wiederman
xSandi Wilsey
· ~Sandi Woytcke
McCOMBS-KNUTSON ASSOCIATES, INC.
CONSULTING ENGINEERS · LAND SURVEYORS · PLANNERS
Reply To:
12800 Industrial Park Boulevard
Plymouth, Minnesota 55441
(612) 559-3700
August 8, 1984
Mr. Jon Elam
City of Mound
5341Maywood Road
Mound, Minnesota
55364
SUBJECT:
Mound, Minnesota
1984 Seal Coat Project
Final Payment Request
#6173
Dear Jon:
Enclosed is Allied Blacktop's Final Payment Request in the amount of
$41,132.48 for the 1984 Seal Coating. Since this work is fully completed,
we are not recommending any amount be retained.
We have reviewed the project with your street superintendent and find that
the work was done in accordance with the plans and specifications. It is our
recommendation that the contrator be paid in full for this project.
If you have any questions, please contact us.
Sincerely,
McCOMBS-KNUTSON ASSOCIATES, INC.
JC:tm
Enclosure
PAYMENT REQUEST NO. i (FINAL)
City of Mound, Minnesota
1984 Seal Coat Program
#6173
Allied Blacktop Company
10503 - 89th Avenue North
Maple Grove, MN 55369
%t~m
Contract
2356.505, Bituminous
Matertal for Seal
Coat Furnished and
Applied
30,000 GAL
2356.507, Seal Coat
Aggregate (FA-2 or
FA-3) Applied
1,500 TONS
Total Amount of Payment Request
$0.90/GAL
$4,09/TON
Quantity
Used
37,241 GAL
1,862 TONS
$33,516,90
$41,132.48
I hereby certify that this
estimate is true and correct.
Approved and recommended for
payment in the amount of
$41,132.48.
ALLIED BLACKTOP COMPANY
McCOMBS-KNUTSON ASSOCIATES, INC,
INTEROFFICE
MEMO
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
City N~ager, Jon Elam
Chief of Police, Leonard Harrell
Proposed Changes of Ordinance 51.20 and 51.21
DATE July 26
19~4
I have reviewed the letter from Desyl Peterson dated July 9, 1984, concerning
a change in Mound's ordinance governing weapons and the concealing of weapons.
I agree that some changes are needed in sections 51.20 and 51.21 as described
by~. Peterson.
I recomnend that section 51.20 be changed to read:
51.20 Weapons Prohibited.
No person shall wear under his/her clothes, conceal on or about his/her
person, display in a threatening manner, sell or offer for sale, have
in his possession except in his/her own domicile, or carry or use any
dangerous or deadly weapon, including, but not limited to, revolvers;
pistols; sling shots; clubs; blackjacks; spring-guns; cross knuckles
or knuckles' of lead, brass, or any other metal; ' '
· ' · '' , or any knives with a switch
blade or device where' the blade or blades can be opened by pressure
on a button or on the handle or any other mechanical contrivance; throw|ng stars,
dirks, daggers, and stalettos.
(taken from Bloomington #12.24)
Section 51.21 should then be changed to read:
51.21 Exception.
The provisions of section 51.20 shall not apply under the following
circumstances:
(i)
This seCtion shall not apply to any police or peace officer,
sheriff or any officer of the United States, the State of
Minnesota, any of its counties who may disdlarge a firearm
or gun in the City of Mound in the course and scope of their
duties.
(2)
The provisions of section 51,20 shall not apply to repre-
sentatives of the City, County, or State or any person per-
mitted by them, who in the course of their duties or pursuant
to a permit may use a firearm or gun to restrain the free
movement of any animal, wildlife or birds for humane or other
authorized purposes.
(taken from Bloomington 12.25)
These changes in Sections 51.20 and 51.21 would remove the requirement of
proving intent in order to convict and will make prosecution easier.
INTEROFFICE MEMO
FROM:
SUBJECT:
City ~nager, Jon Elam
Chief of Police, Leonard Harrell
Proposed Changes of Ordinance 51.20 and 51.21
DATE July 26
I have reviewed the letter from Desyl Peterson dated July 9, 1984, concerning
a change in Mound's ordinance governing weapons and the concealing of weapons.
I agree that some changes are needed in sections 51.20 and 51.21 as described
by~. Peterson.
I recommend that section 51.20 be changed to read:
51.20 Weapons Prohibited.
No person shall wear under his/her clothes, conceal on or about his/her
person, display in a threatening manner, sell or offer for sale, have
in his possession except in his/her own domicile, or carry or use any
dangerous or deadly weapon, including, but not limited to, revolvers;
pistols; sling shots; clubs; blackjacks; spring-guns; cross knuckles
or knuckles' of lead, brass, or any other metal; and Bowie knives or
any knives resembling, the Bowie knife, or any knives with a switch
blade or device where the blade or blades can be opened by pressure
on a button or on the handle or any other mechanical contrivance.
(taken from Bloomington #12.24)
Section 51.21 should then be changed to read:
51.21 Exception.
The provisions of section 51.20 shall not apply under the following
circnmstances:
(1)
This section shall not apply to any police or peace officer,
sheriff or any officer of the United States, the State of
Minnesota, any of its counties who may disdmrge a firearm
or gnn in the City of Mound in the course and scope of their
duties.
(2)
The provisions of section 51.20 shall not apply to repre-
sentatives of the City, County, or State or any person per-
mitted by them, who in the course of their duties or pursuant
to a permit may use a firearm or gun to restrain the free
movement of any animal, wildlife or birds for humane or other
authorized purposes.
(taken from Bloomington 12.25)
These changes in Sections 51.20 and 51.21 would remove the requirement of
proving intent in order to convict and will make prosecution easier.
A. THOMAS WURST, P.A.
CURTIS A. JOE:ARSON, P.A.
JOS£PH Ir. HAtVlIL'rON, P.A.
JAM£S D. LARSON, P.A.
THOMAS F. UNDERWOOD, P.A.
LAW OFFICES
WURST, PEAR$ON~ HAMILTON~ LAR$ON ,~, UNDERWOOD
IIOE) FIRST BANK PLACE WEST
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 5540:~
July 30, 1984
Mr. Jon Elam, City Manager
City of Mound
5341 Maywood Road
Mound, MN 55364
Re:
Land Reclamation, Mining, and
Storage Ordinance
Dear Jon:
Pursuant to the directions of the City Council and
the materials submitted by you and Jan Bertrand, I have
prepared a new ordinance. I enclose the ordinance for your
review. If this is in order, it can be presented to the
Council for final passage.
CAP:Ih
Enclosure
Very truly ;~
City Attorney
8,5'
CITY of MOUND
5341 MAYWOOD ROAD
MOUND, MINNESOTA 55364
(612) 472-1155
DATE: July 26, 1984
TO: CBD PARKING COMMITTEE
FROM: JON ELAM
Vern Anderson came by today to show the results of
his meetings with Vaughn's regarding new christmas
decorations for downtown.
We would be looking at about $4400.OO to purchase
the new decorations and an effective way to do it
might be for the City to pay the initial cost and
then build it into the CBD Parking cost over a
several year per|od. (5 yrs +)
What do you think of that? We do need to move
fairly soon on this.
Could we meet on: Wednesday, August 1st
12:00 Noon
Netka's Store
to discuss? Thank you.
Roy Bickle
M)NNEAPOL)S, MN
PROPOSAL 1984
[--1 Original Order
[] Shortage
[] Replacement
[] Expedite
[] Bill
[] N/C
[] Tax Exempt
SOLD TO:
City of Mound
Mound, MN.
AT-I'N :,
SHIP TO:
PHONE:
INSTRUCTIONS:
ATTN:.,
DATE NEEDED:
SHIP VIA:
DATE CUSTOMER P.O.
WHEN TO SHIP I TERMS I F.O.B.
11/3 down, Balance[ MoundJ
13O days after de! :very
INVENTORY NO.
716/84
QUANTITY
GWS-7NSP
MDT-8NSP
BPT5GST
DESCRIPTION
ACCOUNT NO. SALES REP
7 ft. tall Scroll with Windsor Lantern to
fit your present pole plate brackets that
you purchased from Vaughn's many years ago
Lighted with 10 watt long living and 25 watt
lamps 130 volt, 25 lbs. each With trade-in
of your old decorations Each
8 ft. tall Sno Pine Tree to fit your presen
pole plate brackets that you purchased fro~
Vaughn's. Lighted with 10 watt long living
130 volt lamps 210 watts, 27 lbs each. Wi
trade-in of your old decorations Each
Pole trims bright red sno tip or natural
green sno tip 15 ft. long with wire ties
each end. Each
CREDIT DEPARTMENT USE ONLY
UNIT PRICE
$225.00
TOTAL
$165.00
$ 12. O0
Credit Limit $
Terms
References:
Category
Tax Code
Customer No.
Credit Manager
Date
WILLIAM E. HUSBANDS
620 MENDELSSOHN AVE. N.-SUITE 100
GOLDEN VALLEY. MINNESOTA 554,27
1612) ~42-1837
July 31, 1984
Jon Elam
CITY OF MOUND
5741May~ood Rd
~.Hound,.'MN 55364
RE: Letter of Understanding
Dear Jon:
This will confirm our conversation of July 13, 1984.
If approved by the Council, it is agreed that I will be employed as an
independent contractor by the City of Hound from August 1, 1984 to
August~!, 1985, in a total compensation of $4,800. It is agreed that
this is to be paid at a rate of $400 per month.
For this compensation, I will be performing a number of services in
the risk management area. This will include:
- To be available for decisions or advice concerning ongoing
insurance and risk management problems.
- To hold meetings with employees as needed, concerning activities
as outlined in the risk management, loss prevention and loss
control policy statements.
- To review workers compensation loss runs to determine that
all charges are from city employees.
- To review workers compensation losses with current carrier to
determine accuracy of reserves.
- Assist in the renewal process.
- To review the medical insurance program.
- To hold, as needed, any safety meetings on a departmental basis.
We have seen the workers compensation area begin a downward spiral in
the experience modifier. We need to continue working on this to main-
tain the level of excellence that has been achieved by you and your
city employees.
Jon E1 am
July 31, 1984 page 2
In addition, I believe that this will be the year that the medical
coverage should be addressed much more in depth than we have had the
time and opportunity to do in the past.
The renewal process will be much more difficult. Coverage will be
harder to obtain and more costly. We are seeing a 20-25% increase in
insurance costs. It is for this reason that the offset in the
experience modifier becomes more and more important°
If this letter meets with your understanding, and the Council's and
your approval., please sign at the acknowledgment. Keep one copy for
your records and return one signed copy for my records.
Again, I wish to thank you for your considerations and cooperation,
and look forward to another productive and profitable year.
Regards,
W.E. Husbands CPCU
WEH:avs
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
DATE
CITY of MOUND
5341 MAYWOOD ROAD
MOUND, MINNESOTA 55364
(612) 472-1155
DATE: July 31, 1984
TO: City Council
FROM: City Manager
One of the items that came out of the Woodcrest Neighborhood
Meeting was the idea of installing a stop sign at the corner
of Halsted Lane and Westedge.
It may help slow down the traffic as it moves through the area.
Attached is a map showing the proposed location.
If you wish to do that, a Resolution will be required.
JE:bam
Enclosure
'528.0 .. ~es.t
C
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1
I
Dick & Margie Rine$ 472~,433
BUY & SELL USED FURNITURE & MISC.
Visit our Log Buil4ing on Lake Lang4on
1/4 Mile So. ol~ Stol~ Si~ln (JcL Cty. Rd. ! ! 0 & ! 5) on Commerce Blvd.
MARJORIE M. RINES '" '"' "'
~I._-':'"~/Vtinnesom Federal sc j~
~ Mound, Minnesota ~
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CITY of MOUND
5341 MAYWOOD ROAD
MOUND, MINNESOTA 55364
(612) 472-1155
August 2, 1984
TO: Jon Elam
FROM: Greg Skinner
SUBJECT: Sewer Repair
These bids are for repairs on the sewer line that runs north and south
between Wilshire Blvd. and Bedford Rd. This 8'~ clay pipe was televised
by Solidification, Inc. on May 10, 1984 and found to be in need of
immediate repair. I have included a copy of Solidification, Inc. report.
I have also included a copy of Widmer Bros. bid. Westonka Sewer & Water
did not wish to bid, see back of T.V. Inspection Report°
I am requesting that Widmer Bros. be granted the job so that the work can
begin and be completed soon, in order to prevent any further sewer back-ups.
Respectfully,
Greg Skinner
Water & Sewer Supt.
GS/jcn
R,3oo
MINNEAPOLIS-, MINNESOTA 55428
LINE: SIZE: 8 Inches (dia.)
DEPTH: 14 Ft. PIPE LENGTH
wO~;2918
;TV INSPECTION REPORT
DATE:. 57,10/84 PAGE NO. 1
FOR: City of Mound'
AT: ., Mound
ON: _ Easement
FROM: t~edford
TO:_Easement
. 193, Ft. (length)
· 6 Ft.
::AN ITARY
STORH
AGE: New
TYPE: X Clay
Cast Iron
Transite
X fl] d
PVC
1),Jctile
Other
Year~
(:oncrete
T rtl s $
CONDITION: ., X , Good
Fair
Poor
ROAD $I~FACE:
Gravel
X Other Turf
Concrete
A s ph a 1 I'
MANHOLE CONDITION:
'TYPE OF AREA:
X
Good
Industrial
Undeveloped
X
Fa£r
Residential
Ot.her
}:' OCr
Com.~me fica I
CAMERA DIRECTION:
Upstream
X Downstream
Ft. Fr
M. H.
00
12
26
31
41
73
139.1~
152
159
165-1'
175-11
186
188-1~
193
REMARKS
Manhole at ~dford
C~rcular crack 2:00-4:00
Roots in joint #1
Roots. in, Joi,nt #3 -.Joint dripping
Root~ in joint #1
8
Service left - Tap running
Dip - 3 inches
Service left - Wye OK
Service right - Wye OK
Dip - 1 inch
ll Cracked pipe
~3
· Roots in joint #4
Dip - 3 inches
Manhole on easement
Phnto
Nc,.
1
2
3
DATE: 5/10/84 PAGE NO. 2
7233WINNETKA AVENUE NORTH [ FOR,: - City Of Mound
A?: 'Mound
FROM: Easement TO: Wilshire
LINE: SIZE: 8 Inches (dia.) 137... Ft. (length) X ;~ANITARY
DEPTH: ~ 12 Ft. PIPE LENGTH . 5 Ft. STORM
AGE: New X Did Year~
TYPE: X Clay PVC Concrete
Cast Iron l)ucti le Truss
Transite Other
CONDITION: X Good Fa i r Poor
ROAD $1~RFACE: Gravel Concrete Asphalt
X Other Turf
MANHOLE CONDITION: X Good Fair Pocr
TYPE OF AREA: Industrial X Residential Com.~aerica]
Undeveloped Other
C.A.MERA DIRECTION: Upstream X Downstream
Fr.[ Film Photo
Ft.
M.H. I .. .REMARKS F t. Nc,.
00' Manhole on easement
00-07 High flow - 4 inches
07 Roots in joint #7 4
23 Joint leaking,,less' thmn ,1 gpm '~/ 5
.34 Service right - Wy__e - R.0ots..i.n' wye .......
35-50 Dip - 2-~ inch.e_s .........
55 Stains
60 Stains
75 Stains
85 Stains
90 S rains
95 .Cracked and q.uartere,d p. ipe .~ 6
100-1~)4 Longitudinal crack 10:O0 amd 2:00
103 Circular crack ~/" 7
oN, ~-~TV INSPECTION REPORT
SOLIDIFICATI :
7233 WlNNETKA AVENUE NORTH I DATE: 5/10/84 , PAGE NO. ?.?
MiNNEAPOLIS. MINNESOTA55428 I FO]:{.: Git1/' of Mo'Ll. nd
AT: Mound
ON: Easement
., FROM: Easement TO:
M.H. REMARKS Ft, Mo.
118-13'~ Dip ,-,,, 2 to 3 inches ....
137 Manhole at Wilshire ., .
,,
.... , ' -
"
WIDMERBROS., INC.
P. 0. B0x 218
SPRING PARK, MINNESOTA 55384
Phone 471~593
CITY. STATE AND ZIP CODE
ARCHITECT
IDATE OF PLANS
Social Securit7 No.
We hereby submit specifications and estimates for:
PHONE I DATE
7 -
JOB NAME
Employer:
References (Name Two):
Bank:
We reserve the fight to file a Mechanics Lien if bill is not paid within the length of time prescribed by law.. .................
We will not be responsible for any underground utilities that cannot be located by the Utility companies or the homeowner.
Normal clean-up is included in this proposal. There is no sod figured .in this proposal. We will not assume the responsibility for water pipes/trees,
tree roots, sprinkler systems, etc. unless notified to exact location prior to excavating. Frost ripping extra charge.
It is expressly stipulated and agreed that the undersigned shall not be held liable for damages to grass, trees, shrubs and any underground obstructions,'"
including pipes, electrical wiring and etc.
]~t~ ~l'O~O~t~ hereby to furnish material and labor -- complete in accordance with above~specifications, for. the Sum of:
-aymentto~emaoeasmllows: ' - ~;~ ' -- ~ /~"
All material is guaranteed tO be as specified. All work to be completed in a workmanlike
manner according to standard practices, Any alteratlon or deviation from above specifica.
lions involving extra costs will be executed only upon written orders, and wlll become an
extra charge over and above the estimate. All agreements contingent upon strikes, accidents
clays beyond our control. Owner to carry fire, tornado and other necessary insurance.
are fully covered by Workmen's ComDensation Insurance.
. c epta e o[ [roposa!--The abo.e prices, spec,,ications
and conditions are satisfactory and are hereby accepted. You are authorized
to do the work as specified, Payment will be made as outlined above.
Date of Acceptance:
Signature
Note: This proposal may be
withdrawn by us if not accepted within
Signature
· days.
Signature
BILLS AUGUST I~, Ig~N
Air Comm
Auto Con Industries
Allied Blacktop
A & K Construction
Area Wide Locksmith
American Test Center
Ben Franklin
Blackowiak & Son
Holly Bostrom
Burlington Northern
Donald Bryce
Babler Auto Body
Bryan Rock Products
Butch's Bar Supply
Bowman Distribution
Jan Bertrand
Coca Cola Bottling
Cole Publications
City Club Distributing
City Wide Services
Chemlawn
Copy Duplicating
Custom Fire Apparatus
Robert Cheney
Davies Water Equip
Dependable Services
Duane's 66
Day Distributing
East Side Beverage
Empire Cro~n Auto
Flexible Pipe Tool
John Henry Foster
Fidelity Products
Griggs Beer
Goodin Co.
Ganzel Signs
Tom Green
Glenwood Inglewood
Herb's Typewriter Serv
Eugene Hickok & Assoc
Henn Co. Sheriff
Harmon G)ass
Heiman Fire Equip
J~B. Distributing
Kool Kube Ice
Glen Litfin Trucking
The Laker
Leighton Lind)an
City of Minnetrista
Marina Auto Supply
Mound Fire Dept
Metro Fone Communications
MEDOX
Martins Navarre 66
Navarre Hdwe
N.S.P.
247.00
592.00
41,132.48
500.O0
81.5o
725.00
150.30
191.50
341.00
553.33
100.OO
30.00
567.02
204.52
130.94
144.38
240.03
144.00
6,005.30
10.75
1,957.00
15.OO
44,000.00
367.OO
11.42
33.00
· ' 436.80
5,366.21
4,747.37
7.99
672.13
94.83
561.25
2,106.12
466.71
75.oo
688.oo
52.00
37.5O
18O.OO
232.98
163.43
827.00
122.99
329.10
75.OO
77.78
500.00
321.OO
529.46
5,133.75
23.60
45.5O
7.OO
329.46
3,757.10
Pi tney Bowes
Pepsi Cola/7 Up
Pog reba Distributing
Precision Striping
Bob Ryan Ford
Royal Crown Cola
Brad Roy
Rustique Decorating
Repro Printing
Real One Acquisition
Satellite Industries
Smith Heating & Air
Spring Park Car Wash
Streicher Guns
S tar tex
Francis Sa lden
S tewa r t-Wa rner
Standard Water Control
Thrifty Snyder Drug
Title Insurance
Tri State Pump
Thorpe Distributing
Twin City Pricing
Uni tog Rentals
Village Chevrolet
Van Doren, Hazard
Van Waters & Rogers
Wurst, Pearson, Hamilton
Water Products Co
Widmer Bros.
Xerox Corp
R.L. Youngdahl
Coast to Coast
Lowe)ls Automotive
Minnegasco
Fran Clark
Bill Clark Oil
Bill Clark Oil
Jon Elam
1984 Fi're Chiefs Conf
Grlggs, Cooper
Nancy Gardner
Henn Co. Register Deeds
Leon Hanson
Johnson Bros. Liq
Robert E. Johnson
Jackie Meyer
Mound Postmaster
Wm Mue 11 er
MN CLE
City of Mound
Metro Waste Control
Metro Waste Control
Ed Phillips & Son
Quality Wi ne
Po) ice Prod News
59.25
351.45
5,154.05
598.00
6.17
76.25
12.O0
2.86
238.92
708.O5
631.86
425.00
103.OO
9.50
55O.OO
lO.5O
26.77
4,280.00
11.40
5O.OO
6,000.48
7,663.50
304.79
207.03
82.7o
2,620.50
322.05
5,143.23
1,46).00
279.00
1,259.00
3,511.00
208.71
196.46
39.54
200.00
1,119.08
790.23
77.96
160.O0
3,579.77
60.OO
3.00
160.00
6,516.75
652.10
149.69
131.40
7.438.55
125.O0
40.45
1,262.25
29,986.80
3,O70.82
2,820.30
29.95
~ ~.~(~ (cont)
CITY of MOUND
TO: Jon Elam, City Manager
5341 MAYWOOD ROAD
MOUND, MINNESOTA 55364
(612) 472-1155
FROM: Jan Bertrand, Building Official
Subject: Lot 7, 8, 9, Block 8, Pembroke land subdivis'ion for
Mr. Edward R. Stettin
Date: August 10, 1984
I have reviewed Mr. Edward Stettin's subdivision request from August 18, 1979
Resolution 79 - 356. I would recomend that the extension be granted as
stated but that the Resolution 79-356 be amended to include that the
subdivision must be recorded and/or file with the County Registrar or
Register of Titles within 180 days or the ~ubdivision becomes null and void.
dan
Edward R. Stettin
48~) Island View D~ive
Mound M~t. 55364
Au~st 6, 1~84
Mr. Jori Elam
City Mgr.
City of Mound
5341Maywood Road
~ound ]~N. 55364
Dea~ Mr. Elam; .-
In reference to our discussion July 26, 1984, I am requesting
an extention for a varience which was approved by the mound city
councle in 1981.
The legal discription are lots 7, 8, and 9 BI. 8, Pembroke. The
reason I did not begin to build on the property at that time was
due to excessive interest rates and the recession.'
Thankyou for handling this for me. I can be reached for any questioms
you may have at 4721643.
.3al
~ugu~s: lB,, %979
Councilmember Swenson moved the following resolution,
RESOLUTION NO. 79 - 356
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBDIVISION BY
ALLOWING A LOT. SIZE VARIANCE WITH THE STIP-
ULATION THAT ALL.SETBACKS MUST BE MET
WHEREAS, an application to waive the subdivision reguirements contained in Section
22.00 of the City Code has been filed with the City of Mound, and
WHEREAS, said request for a waiver has been reviewed by the Planning Commission
and the City Council, and
WHEREAS, it is hereby determined that there are special circumstances affecting
said property such that the strict application of the ordinance would
deprive the app!icant of the reasonable use of his land; that the waiver
is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a substantial property
right; and that granting the waiver will not be detrimental to the public
welfare or injurious to other property owners.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE .IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOUND:
The request of Edward R. Ste~tln for the waiver from the provision of
Section 22.00 of the City Code and the request to subdivide property
of less than five acres is hereby granted to permit division of. the
following described property: Lots 7, 8 & 9, Block 8, Pembroke.
To be divided in the following manner:
Lot 9 and northerly half of'Lot 8, Block 8, Pembroke - 60 x 150'=9,O00
sq. ft. zoned A-I, 10,OOO sq. ft single family residence
Lot ~ and southerly half of Lot 8, Block 8, Pembroke - 60 x 150'=9,000
sq ft zoned A-I, 10,OO0 Sq ft single fam'ily residence.
2)
That division of property is authorized although property has only
9,O00 sq fL, in property zoned for 10,000 sq fL, which would allow a
1,000 sq ft variance for an undersized lot.
3)
That all setbacks must be met by allowing this undersized lot variance
· '4)
That a survey be furnished by a certified surveyor of'said property and
and final division of same.
5)
7)
8)
That any deficiencies in sanitary sewer, sewer lateral or water be paid
for or waivers signed
That any pending assessments or newly authorized assessments be paid in
full or assumed by owner.
It is determined that the foregoing division will constitute a deslr-
able and stable community development and is in harmony with adjacent
properties.
The City Clerk i's authorized to deliver a certified copy of this
382
August 2~, 19~9
resolution to the applicant for filing in the office of the Register
of Deeds or the Registrar of Titles of Hennepln County to show com-
pliance with the subdivision regula'tions of this City.
A motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Council-
member Polston and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor
thereof; LOvaasen, Polston, Swenson, Ulrick and Withhart, the following voted against
the same; none, whereupon said resolution was declared passed and adopted, signed
by the Mayor and his signature attested by the City Clerk.
AttestS/ CMC City Clerk
im
I
OFFICE OF PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT
C-2353 Government Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55487
(612) 348-6418
August 8, 1984
Mr. Jon Elam
City of Mound
5341Maywood Road
Mound, MN 55364
Dear Jon:
Larry and I have discussed the need to tighten up certain compliance
requirements in the city's Small Business Assistance Loan Program. I
believe he has already discussed some of these with you. The loans
already in process will be handled individually to assure compliance.
For any new loans, the following procedures must be followed:
1. Modify program guidelines (see suggested revision) (enclosed).
2. Notify me at the point the Loan Application process begins.
Include Labor Standards and E.E'0. Compliance materials (one set
enclosed) with project bid specifications (scope of work).
Submit complete bid specs to me prior to going out to bid. Any
changes to prevailing wage rates, etc. will be handled at this
point.
4. Each bidding contractor must sign the enclosed statement pertain-
ing to review of the materials noted above.
After bids have been received, but prior to actually awarding a
contract, I must be notified (by phone or letter) of the selected
contractor. This will take care of the Contractor Clearance
Requirement,
6. After the contractor(s) has been selected, but prior to start of
construction, I must receive:
- Signed contractor and subcontractor Labor Standards Certi-
fications.
- Section 3 Compliance Certificate,
'For individual contracts or subcontracts over $10,000, I must
receive, in addition to the above items:
- E'E'0. Compliance Certificate.
- Construction Contractor I~D~ FormJ
HENNEPIN OOUNTY
an equal opportunity ernploy~r
Mr~ Jon Elam
August 7, 1984
Page Two
One copy of each form listed above is included in the Labor Stan-
dards/E.E.O~ package enclosed. If you ever need more of these forms,
let me know.
e
The requirement for a Pre-Construction Conference can be met by
submitting the statement referred to in #4, forms as appropriate
in #6 and the enclosed Pre-Construction Conference Checklist
(enclosed).
The critical part of all of these requirements is the completion and
submission of the Weekly Payroll Reports.
If the contractor or subcontractor is an "owner-operator" (i,e. having
no employees including family), it will be necessary to have them
complete and submit the enclosed statement to that effect.
Everything listed above, except the Weekly Payroll forms, must be
submitted to me prior to the start of construction. The weekly payrolls
(example enclosed) should be submitted to you within seven days of the
week covered. Please date stamp these as you receive them. These must
be submitted and approved by me for compliance with prevailing wage
rates before reimbursement can be approved.
I hope this does not sound to heavy-handed, but the sooner these
requirements can be blended in the process, the easier it will be to
assure compliance and not interrupt the reimbursement procedure.
If you have any questions about these things, do not hesitate to call me
at 348-7473.
Si ncerel y,
Mark D. Hendrickson
Senior Planner
mlg
Enclosures
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
August 9, 1984
Mr. Jon Elam, City Manager
City of Mound
5341Maywood Road
Mound, Minnesota 55364
Dear Mr. Elam:
Re: Proposed Trolley Boat Housing Site, Hydrogeologic Investigation
This letter serves to summarize fOr you the conclusions and recommendations of
the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) staff pertaining to the hydro-
geologic investigation and related information for the proposed Trolley Boat
Housing Site. The city of Mound contracted with Braun Environmental
Laboratories as the result of requests from the MPCA staff to investigate poten-
tial contamination from the area previously called the Lost Lake Dump. You had
the hydrogeologic investigation performed in April and May, 1984 and the report
summarizing the conclusions was submitted to the MPCA staff on June 19, 1984.
Previously, you had been discussing this matter with John Madole of the Site
Response Section. John has transferred to a different position and therefore
the project has been reassigned to me. As a Project Leader, I also have
responsibility for resolving several other cases alleged to be associated with
Tonka Corporation disposal practices.
Conclusions
The following summarizes MPCA staff conclusions regarding this hydrogeologic
investigation:
The first round of soil and ground water sampling in the study site
has indicated solvent contamination. Head space analyses performed on soil
samples revealed the presence of a variety of solvents. Of these solvents,
only 1,2-dichloroethylene was observed in ground water samples for monitoring
well #3. Duplicate analyses performed by Braun confirmed this conclusion.
Additionally, we were informed by Becky Comstock, attorney for Tonka
Corporation, that Barr Engineering had been contracted to perform
additional analyses on well #3. I do not have the written results of
that work to discuss with you.
Phone:.
935 West County Road B2, Rosevilie, Minnesota 551 '13-2785
Regional Offices · Duluth/Brainerd/Detroit Lakes/Marshall/Rochester
Equal Opportunity Employer
Mr. Jon Elam
Page Two
®
The ground water contamination identified by Braun consisted of cis and
trans 1,2-dichloroethylene. No distinction between the isomer composition
was made during preliminary analyses and no other solvents were monitored in
the ground water.
The monitoring wells have ten foot screens with the screen in well MW #1
extending six inches above grade. This well should be permanently abandoned
and replaced with a properly constructed well.
Recommendations
The MPCA staff have several recommendations regarding this matter including:
The soil and ground water contamination should be confirmed by further
sampling. We request that all three monitoring wells be sampled and
water level measurements taken at least two to three times. Water levels
should also be determined in Cook's Bay, Langdon Lake, and Harrison Bay.
Optimally, sampling events should be conducted once every three months to
better evaluate seasonal fluctuations. Ground water analyses, should
include general volatile scan with temperature, pH and conductivity
measured in the field. Please notify me at least three days in advance
of sampling so that we can split samples with your consultant. Our results
shall be forwarded to you upon completion.
A magnetometer survey to identify high concentrations of metal coupled with
test trenching should be conducted on the site. Test trenching can be done
in areas of high magnetometer readings.
While we wait for further verification of the contamination, we request that
the city check its records (i.e. water and sewer records) to identify and
locate private/domestic wells within a one mile radius of the site. I have
discussed this matter briefly with Mr. Greg Skinner of your staff and it
appears that there are no private wells within one mile. Also, please
summarize the number of municipal wells in operation at this time and the
proximity of these wells to the site. Two of the municipal wells appear to
be within 2,000 feet of this site.
MPCA staff can not address issues relating to the development of the site
and can not provide input to that decision until results of the new analyses
are received and ground water flow characteristics are confirmed. Given the
geology of the area, it is probable that ground water flow patterns may be
complex.
Lastly, due to the presence of the contaminations monitored at the site, MPCA
staff have listed this site on the new version of the hazardous waste site log
called the Permanent List of Priorities. You shall be given a copy of this log
Mr. Jon Elam
Page Three
pertaining to the "Lost Lake Dump" and an opportunity to comment upon the
scoring. Please feel free to discuss this with me at 296-7288 or Michael
Convery at 296-7747.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Sincerely,
C. Bruce Wilson
Project Leader
Responsible Party Unit
Site Response Section
Solid and Hazardous Waste Division
CBW/rj
CC:
Roger Bloomquist, Braun Environmental Labs
Gary Englund, Minnesota Department of Health
Greg Lie, Hennepin County
_ ~BILLS ...... AUGUST 14, 1984 (cont)
Del Rudolph 435.00
Del Rudolph 25.08
Sears Roebuck 399.99
Richard Schwert 15,500.00
John Taffe 385.00
Jim Thompson 713.58
Westonka Chamber Commerce 32.00
Lutz tree Service 10,085.00
TOTAL BILLS 254,995.30
'Hammel Green and Abrahamson, Inc.
Architects & Engineers
1201 Harmon Place
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403
Telephone 612/332-3944
George T. Riches AIA
City,mows down ..'
the maximum
length for grass.
· By Martha S. Allen proposed the change. Sol Jacobs,
St/fl Writer ' director of inspections, said tt will
. allow city inspectors to tag a lot's
Minneapolitans, beware. If you're owner earlier in the summer sea-
letting grass grow under your son of high growth.
: feet, or around ybur trees and
!bushes, you'd betfer get the mow-~ ~ ' If' the insl~ect°rs.have 'to wait until
out. something is a foot high, it's often
used to be you could let the:
. stuff grow a foot high before wor-
rying about city inspectors and
their orders, Now the maximum
is about to be cut to 8 inches.
A city council committee unani-
mously and quickly approved the
change Thu~lay, saying ii will -
help in the fight against high
weeds. The full council will vote
:on it Aug. I0, and aPproval is '
expected -- who's going to be in
· favor of weeds? .
No one at yesterday's meeting:
2 feet high by the time it is
mowed, he said. '
By the end of June the city had
issued 2,114 tags for weeds this
year, according to housing super-
visor Harold Barefield, 1,224 in
June alone.
In' all of 1983, 5,829 tags were
issued for tall weeds, he said.
"We don't just go around looking
for. minor violations," he said.
Owners are given three days to
" mow their weed~, and most do so,
was. Van White, DFL-Fifth Ward, '"
'said, "It should never have been ~
12 inches in the first plsce. This is
a good idea."
:. ~a, ndra.Hiia.r~, DF~:~hi'r~l W'~rd, -
Barefield said. But as of the end
of June, 302 lots had to be mowed
'bY companies that the city con-
tracts with. The cost of that, start-
i.ng at .$22, is bill.ed t.o the property
owner.
planning area 4
citizen advisory committee
2353 government center ,minneapolis, mn, 55487
DATE:
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
August 2, 1984
Cities of Excelan, Mound and Tonka Bay
Larry Blacksta~l'(~ John Berryhill
PLANNING AREA 4 CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT/FUNDING RECOMMENDATION
The Planning Area 4 Citizen Advisory Committee met on July 31, 1984,
and reviewed the contingency fund requests subjected by the referenced
Planning Area 4 cities.
The submitted requests total $47,600 with $31,194 being available in
the Contingency account. The following funding schedule is the Committee's
funding recommendation and will be submitted to the Hennepin County Board
of Commissioners for their consideration at public hearing on August 23,
1984, with funding approval scheduled for August 28, 1984.
~ity Project
Amount Requested Amount Funded
Excelsior Studer Park Building 31,000 19,194
Mound House Rehab/Structu~al Repair 6,600 5,000
Tonka Bay Diseased Tree Remogal 5,000 2,000
Hennepin County Rental Rehabilitation 5,000 5,000
ps
cc: PACAC 4 Members
5600 Lynwood Boulevard, Mound, MN 55364 · 472-6'/80
Executive Vice. President: Chic Remlen
Charnb r Waw
AUGUST 1984
OFFICERS
President: Ted Koenecke
President-Elect: Steve Wood
Treasurer: Donna Quigley
Secretary: Dan Regan
DIRECTORS
Past-Pres. Paul Pond
John Burger
Helen Daum
Jim Dickinson
Roger Finnes
Audrey Schultz
George Stevens
Diane Thais
The 5th Annual Golf Outing replaces the Monthly General Membership meeting for this month.
See the enclosed flyer! Hon-Chamber members and guests are always welcome! If you cannot make the
golf times, then be sure to join us for dinner. The committee has some fun little ideas up its sleeve! Please
be sure to call dinner reservations in to Roger Finnes, 472-.5968, by Friday the 17th. It's always a fun even-
ing, so mark your calendar now and be sure to return your reply form on the bottom of the flyer .soon. Do
you think that Diane Thais will win again this year? Wonder if Carol Pitsch can beat her? The Committee
will welcome any door prizes. Please'contact Steve Swanson at Minnesota Federal S & L, 472-4989 to
make prize contributions. RAIN DATE: -~ AUG. 2T. Call the Chamber office after 1:00 on the 20th for event
information if there is a question aboUt the weather.
President's Letter: ·
The financial well.being of our membership 'is directly connected to the proper redevelopment of Cty. Rd.
#15. Through Steve Wood's efforts, we are continuing to monitor the county's progress.on the project, and
Ui~re is nothing new to report at present. Chic and representatives from the three Retail CoUncils are cur-
t~l[ly planning a joint meeting of these Councils for September ! 1 in the eveeling at Pizza On The Lake.
One of the major topics for discussion at that time may be the drafting of a letter from the Chamber on
behalf of its membership regarding certain areas of the #!5 project. ! urge ali area merchants and profes-
sionals (non-Chamber members also) to watch their September newsletter for confirmation of this meeting
or call the Chamber office for more information. We will need your input at this meeting.
Ted Koenecke, President
Chic'n Scratches:
Thank you, Dr. Borg, for your thirty years 9f service to this community. Have a well-
deserved retirement! ........ '
Have you noticed the new signs at Dr. LaFavor's office and G & S Cabinets?
Stop in and see Schwert-Reed's new office and Skip's Outlet.
Doesn't the new landscaping look nice at Hardee's?
Did you know that Lord Fletcher's has a new launch for charters and parties?
Speaking of partiesMevery time I look up in the evenings I see an Al & Alma's
Charter sail by--full of happy people!
Ask Dolores McGinnis of Pizza On The Lake about her newfound interest in Wood
~Duc:ks!
The Greenhouse is now serving burgers from their new Gazebo.
The Shopping Bag promotion for new area residents Is underway. There is still time to
participatewjust call Chic at 472-6780 or 471-7297.
CALENDAR
Aug. 14 - Board of Directors Meeting - Twin Birch, 7:00 a.m.
20 - Golf Outing - See Flyer - Replaces Wed. General
Membership Meeting ..... ~
27 -'Rain date .fOr the Golf Outing ~ · ~:
Sept. 6 - Governmental Affairs - Lafayette Club, 7:30 a.m.
Board of_Directors.,)~i.n Birch,' 7:00 a:m. · ' ~
1' "~Joint meeting .- Mo'~ifl/J~'Spring Park, ~ Navarre Retail
Councils, Pizza On The Lake
Costume Winners for Crazy Daze
1st Place - Gayle Thornton - Town'& Country Foods'
2nd Place -~Sue Rucinski - Deli Fabric
3rd Place - Betsy Soule - Longpre's
5600 Lynwood Blvd.
Mound, Minnesota 55364
Welcome New 'Area Businesses
WESTONKA TANNERY - Keith $ Kathleen Putt, owners
PROPELLERS, INC. - Jim Elliott, owner
TWO PLUS TWO - Jody Kruse, owner
Dr. Jeffrey $oule, D.D.S.
westonka area chamber o1~ commerce
Bulk Rate
U,S, Postage
PAID:
Mound, MN 55364
'Permit 022
City of Mound
53q£ Maywood Rd.
Mound, Mn. 55364
Attn: Jon ELam
E X P R E S S NOT E S WEST METRO
JGUST 1984
RDINATED
TRANSPORTATION
3614 Bryant Av. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55409
827-t721
West Metro Coordinated Transportation has been awarded $128,636 for
third year continuation funding by the Metropolitan Council. The grant
period is July 1, 1984 to June 30, 1985. $77,000 is "earmarked" for
purchase of service ride contracts with transportation providers in
Hennepin County. Matching funds from the purchase of service programs
and the sponsoring agency, Senior Citizen Centers, Inc., total $42,879.
The award and match plus an estimated $6,250 in rider donations brings
the total 1984/85 program budget to~$171,515.
Eight purchase of service ride progr~t~s have been renewed for the
1984/85 program year. The West Met~"go,ordinated Transportation Advi-
sory Council voted to accept the subcontract applications, subject to
the recommendations made by the Purchase of Service Subcommittee. The
funds awarded are as follows:
Community Emergency Assistance Program ....................... $ 700
East Side Neighborhodd Services, Inc ......................... $10,050
Minneapolis American Indian Center ........................... $16,239
Minnetonka Senior Services ................................... $ 900
North Memorial Medical Center/Senior Ride Program ............ $14,850
;uburban Community Services .................................. $ 2,215
estonka Christian Services .................................. $ 750
Westonka Community Services .................................. $14,710
TOTAL..L.L...,..L .... i.L ..................................... $60,414
We wish each program continued success!
The chairperson and 14 members of the new Regional Transit Board (RTB)
have been appointed. The RTB replaces the Metropolitan Transit Commis-
sion as the metro area's transit planning and coordinating authority.
Governor Rudy Perpich named Blaine High School principal Elliot Perovich
as chairperson. Metropolitan council members made the remaining appoint-
ments. The Hennepin County representatives are:
Frank Snowden, Minneapolis
Alison Fuhr, Edina
Paul Joyce, Hopkins
Peg Snesrud, Brooklyn Park
Doris Caranicas, Minneapolis
Gail Marks Jarvis, Minneapolis
Juanita Collins, Richfield
West Metro Coordinated Transportation will keep abreast of RTB discus-
sions and actions as they relate to senior citizen transportation. Also,
your input to the RTB is very important regarding future planning of
special transportation and its relation to the total regional transit
'stem. Watch for further information in future issues of "Express Notes."
(OVER)
Working to coordinate, develop and support transportation resources for the elderly
The fouth edition of "Transportation Services for Senior Citizens in
Hennepin County" was sent last month to over 200 individuals representing
human service organizations, municipalities, hospitals, transportation
programs, planning agencies, and senior citizen groups. This publication
lists over 40 transportation services and their descriptions, in addition
to maps of service areas.
If you would like to receive a copy, or wish additional copies, please
contact Kathy Farris at 827-1721. The listings are free of charge,
however donations would be appreciated.
TRANSPORTATION SPOTLIGHT - Volunteers Enlisted to Assist People
Volunteers Enlisted to Assist People (VEAP) is a commpnity outreach
program first conceived by representatives of Richfield Church United in
early 1973. Since then, 17 Richfield, 23 Bloomington and nine Edina
churches have joined to support VEAP in its provision of needed commu-
nity services. ~ L
One of the services provided is t~ansportation for residents of Edina,
Richfield, Bloomington, and Minz~ap~lis south of 50th Street and west
of Cedar Avenue who have a physical or financial inability to use other
transportation. Volunteers driving their own cars transport individuals
for medical-related and priority social service trips. Rides to shop-
ping areas and social/recreational activities are provided on weekends
and evenings only.
Transportation service is available from 6:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., every
day, depending on the availability of a volunteer driver. To arrange a
ride, call 861-7478, three working days in advance, between 9:00 a.m.
and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Service is free of charge, how-
ever donations are accepted.
For more information on Volunteers Enlisted to Assist People, contact
their office at 7000 Nicollet Avenue South, Richfield, 861-7478.
West Metro Coordinated Transportation is made possible in part under the FEDERAL
OLDER AMERICANS ACT through a grant from the METROPOLITAN COUNCIL under an area
plan approved by the MINNESOTA BOARD ON AGING.
Test Metro Coordinated Transportation
:enior Citizen Centers of Greater Minneapolis
;614 Bryant Avenue South
[inneapolis, MN 55409
Jon Elam
City
City of Mound
5341MaYWood Road
FDLU~d, ~i~ 55364
NON PROFIT. ORG.
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metropolitan I:lrea management I:lx. rocia ion
of the Twin City Area
July 23, 1984
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
MAMA CITY MANAGERS
William S. Joynes, Chairman
MAMA Labor Relations Committee
JOINT COMPARABLE WORTH STUDY
REQUEST FOR DESIGN PROPOSAL
Enclosed is a copy of the REQUEST FOR DESIGN PROPOSAL which has been
drafted to be sent to consultants concerning the Comparable Worth
legislation. We asked to have the proposals returned by August 24,
1984. We anticipate the evaluation and selection of a methodology
will be completed by the end of September.
Upon finalization of a methodology we will have more concrete
financial information for you at that time.
If you have any questions regarding this REQUEST FOR DESIGN PROPOSAL,
or if you wish to suggest a consultant not listed on the enclosed
materials, please contact the writer at the City of Golden Valley,
545-3781.
WSJ:hfc
Eno1.
cc:
Cy Smythe
Karen O1sen
MAMA RFP Committee
Metropoll an Area management
of the Twin City Area
A#oclat -
REQUEST FOR DESIGN PROPOSAL
FROM THE
METROPOLITAN AREA MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
(MAMA)
PROJECT:
Development and implementation of a compensation study
to be conducted on a multi-emplOyer basis for the
purpose of complying with the Minnesota "Comparable
Worth Act," M.S. 471.991 through M.S. 471.999, copy
herein included.
BACKGROUND:
During the 1983-1984 legislative session a "Comparable
Worth Act" was passed. This new law requires that
cities and other political subdivisions establish
equitable compensation relationships on the basis of
"comparable work value." Sec. 3 (471.993) requires
that an Employer's compensation structure must provide
for "reasonable relationships" between positions within
the organization on the basis of "skill, effort,
responsibility and working conditions" and for
"reasonable relationships" between compensation for the
Employer's positions and compensation for "similar
positions" of .other Employers. Sec. 4 (471.994)
requires Employers to use a job evaluation system in
order to determine "comparable work value."
Since the early 1970's approximately forty (40) Twin
City metropolitan area suburban cities ranging in
population from 5,000 to 82,000 have been engaged in
multi-employer joint bargaining or coordinated
bargaining efforts with unions representing public
works and public safety bargaining units. It is the
intent of these cities to continue their cooperative
efforts in compensation, both in collective bargaining
and in setting salaries unilaterally where no exclusive
representative of employees exists.
-1-
REQUEST FOR DESIGN
PROPOSAL - MAMA
PAGE TWO
STUDY :
OBJECTIVES'
Broadly stated, the compensation study objectives are
as follows:
To provide for a multi-employer joint effort (for
cities ranging in population size from 5,000 to
82,000) in complying with the "Comparable Worth
Act" in order to: provide for relative consistency
of results, preserve the cohesiviness of already
existing joint and coordinated collective
bargaining and ensure cost containment.
To provide for a high level of involvement of the
MAMA Labor Relations Committee and of individual
cities in the development and implementation of
compensation systems which will provide for general
consistency, yet allow for variance based on
relevant factors, including but not limited to:
size, job variance, ability to pay and
socio-economic considerations.
To provide for maximum self-sufficiency and minimal
future consultant assistance in the maintenance of
the compensation systems developed and implemented.
To provide for the development and/or
implementation of a job evaluation system which is
nondiscriminatory and which can be applied to all
jobs with the Employer organization.
To develop accurate, up-to-date job descriptions
sufficiently comprehensive to provide an adequate,
credible basis for job evaluation.
To utilize existing public and private sector wage,
salary and fringe benefit data as a means of
assessing external comparability and of considering
compliance with the law on the basis of total
compensation (i.e., the value of wages, salaries
and major fringe benefit items in the compensation
package).
To maximize potential acceptance by employees and
elected officials and minimize employee
dissatisfaction.
REQUEST FOR DESIGN
PROPOSAL - MAMA
PAGE THREE
PURPOSE OF :
THE CURRENT:
REQUEST FOR:
DESIGN :
PROPOSAL :
To elicit suggestions and conceptual approaches for the
design of a multi-employer approach to legal compliance
with the Minnesota Comparable Worth Act. The number of
cities ranging in population size from approximately
5,000 to 82,000 which will participate in this study is
undetermined at the present time. Design proposals
will be studied by the MAMA Labor Relations Committee,
which will draw up specifications for a study and
may accept a proposal and negotiate a consultant
contract or request bids. The design proposal is
expected to briefly outline the means of satisfying the
study objectives. Overall planning and design are the
key issues; a detailed plan and an estimated cost are
not requested at this time. Individual respondents are
encouraged to submit more than one design option, if
desired.
TIME FRAME:
Requests for.design proposals are to be postmarked or
delivered no later than Friday, August 24, 1984 to:
Mr. William S. Joynes, Chairman
MAMA Labor Relations Committee
c/o City of Golden Valley
7800 Golden Valley Road
Golden Valley, Minnesota 55427
Dated July 23, 1984
CITIES INITIALLY PARTICIPATING IN
JOINT COMPARABLE WORTH STUDY
Anoka
Apple Valley
Blaine
Bloomington
Brooklyn Center
Brooklyn Park
Burnsville
Champlin
Chanhassen
Chaska
Circle Pines
Columbia Heights
Coon Rapids
Cottage Grove
Crystal
Delano
Eagan
Eden Prairie
Edina
Elk River
Forest Lake
Fridley
Golden Valley
Hastings
Hopkins
Inver Grove Heights
Lakeville
Maple Grove
Maplewood
Mendota Heights
Minnetonka
Minnetrista
Mound
Mounds View
New Brighton
New Hope
North St. Paul
Oakdale
Orono
Plymouth
Prior Lake
Ramsey
Richfield
Robbinsdale
Roseville
Savage
Shakopee
St. Anthony
St. Louis Park
West St. Paul
White Bear Lake
Woodbury
7/23/84 = 52 Cities
MAMA
SEND REQUEST FOR DESIGN PROPOSALS TO:
1. Personnel Decisions, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota
2. Stanton & Associates, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota
3. Hay & Associates, Minneapolis, Minnesota
4. Human Relations Consultants, Minneapolis, Minnesota
5. Hallcrest-Craver Associates, Inc., McLean, Virginia
6. Loren Law & Associates, Minneapolis, Minnesota
7. Arthur Young & Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota
8. Norman Willis Associates, Seattle, Washington
e
Employers Association of Greater Minneapolis,
Minneapolis, Minnesota
10. Towers, Perrin, Forster & Crosby, Minneapolis, Minnesota
300 Metro Square Bldg., St. Paul, MN 55101
General Office Telephone (612) 291.6359
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July 27, 1984
RECENT COUNCIL ACTIONS (July 16-27)
PUBLIC HEARINGS, PUBLIC MEETINGS
Parks-The Council approved a. $165,000 grant amendment Parks--Th~ Metropolitan Parks and Open Space
for Bryant Lake Regional Park to buy a 10-acre parcel northeast - Commission is holding a series of public meedn~s with other
of the park. The action raises the acquisition grant total for park agencies on regional park issues, including proposed
the park to $861,000. changes to the Metropolitan Council's regional recreation
The Council approved a $400,000 grant amendment for 'open space plan. All 'meetings are scheduled for '/:30 p.m., as
Medicine Lake Regional Park to buy 24 acres north of Hwy. 9;- follows:
The action raises the acquisition grant total for the park to Wednesday, Aug. 8, with the Bloomington City Council and
$7.6 million. Hennepin County Park Reserve District, City Council
The Council authorized an interagency agreement under Chambers, Blooming[on City Hall, 221S W. Old Shakopee Rd.
which the state auditor's office would provide auditing ser- Thursday, Aug. 9, with the Minneapolis Park and Rec-
vices on Council park grant contracts with the city of St. Paul, reation Board, Hosmer Library, 347 E. 36th St., Minneapolis.
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, and Anoka, Carver, Tuesday, Aug. 14, with the St. Paul City Council, St. Paul
Dakota, Ramsey and Washington Counties. Seminary, Brady can[er, Room 203, 2260 Summit Av.
Solid Waste Management--The Council decided to cease Wednesday, Aug. 22, with the Hennepin County Park
further landfill siting in Dakota and Scott Counties, both of Reserve District, City Council Chambers, Golden Valley City
which have the minimum number of three sites required by Hall, 7800 Golden Valley Rd.
the state waste act. Thursday, Aug. 23, with the C~rver County Board and
Combined Sewer Overflow--The Council approved a Hennepin County Park Reserve District, City Council
.000 amendment to the Metropolitan Waste Control Chambers, Chanhassen City Hall, 690 Coulter Dr.
Commission's (MWCC's) 1984 capital budget to complete a Budget-The Council will hold a public meeting Thursday,
study on the best way to solve problems arising from Aug. 9, at noon in Room E, on its proposed 1985 work pro-
combined sanitary and storm sewers in Minneapolis, St. Paul gram and budget. Total estimated expenditures for 1985 are
and South St. Paul. The study is required under terms of a $.11.6 million, 0.4 per. cent lower than the 1984 budget. Major
discharge permit issued to the Council and MWCC by the items in the proposed work program include developing a
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Ninety percent of the "Metropolitan Framework" that analyzes regional trends and
money will come from federal and state grants, their effect on delivering public services in the future, continu-
The Council ap~3roved an agreement defining responsibilities lng work in solid waste management emphasizing waste reuse,
of the Council, the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission and studying the impact of widening Interstate Hwy. 35W
and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul in controlling from Minneapolis to its southern suburbs. The Council will
combined sewer overflow under a discharge permit issued by hold a public hearing Sept. 10 at 5 p.m. in Council offices to
the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. provide for additional public comment on the work program
Lake Access-The Council decided to submit a funding and budget. The schedule for consideration of the budget calls
request to the Legislative Commission of Minnesota Resources for final action by the Council Sept. 1. For a copy of the
to develqp recreational opportunities on Lake Minnetonka. draft, call 291.6464.
Of $175,000 requested by the Council, ,$100,000 is ear-
marked for a regional park grant to acquire 7-acre Deering NEW APPOINTMENTS
Island in Lake Minnetonka. The remaining $75,000 is
requested to prepare a plan for using 75 acres of publicly Four members of the Metro HRA Advisory Committee
owned land on Big Island as a regional park. Issues concerning were reappointed by the Metropolitan Council. Serving for
the island park include clearing title to a veterans' camp and another two-year term are Josey Warren, Mounds View,
developing a public ferry link to the island, management analyst with the Minnesota Department of
Sewers-The Council approved changes to the permit Commerce; Sharon Garber, Crystal, post-doctoral affiliate
governing operations of the Metropolitan Wastewater Treat- at the University of Minnesota's Center for Research and
ment Plant dealing with dechlorination and notification of Human Learning; Thomas Duffy, St. Louis Park, offic~
wastewater bypasses, manager at Leroy Signs, Inc., Minneapolis; and Wanda
-- Housing--The Council decided to apply to the U.S. 5chumacher, St. Paul, legislative liaison with the Minnesota
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for Department of Human Semices.
43 Section 8 Program certificates that would provide rent
assistance to Iow-income families occupying units scheduled NAW&OCKI RECEIVES AWARD
to be rehabilitated under a separate HUD program. The FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT WORK
request is for S225,000 annually for five years. Participating
cities and number of certificates: Columbia Heights, 8; Bruce Nawrocki has received an "Outstanding Service
Hennepin County (Excelsior.jMound, Orono), 4; Washington Award" from the Metropolitan Waste Management
County (St. Paul Par~Jllwater), 15='~'Waconia, 16. Advisory Committee, which he chaired from its inception
in 1976 through 1983. During those years, the committee
developed a regional solid waste plan, helped shape the 1980
state waste act and reviewed many controversial landfill
sites. Nawrocki has served~n the Metropolitan Transit
Commission for 14 years and has been mayor of Columbia
Heights since 1965. .
REDUCING THE NEED FbR NEW LANDFILLS
For the past three years, the Metropolitan Council and the
seven metropolitan counties have followed a state-mandated.
process aimed at finding suitable sites for a new generation of
landfills in the Metropolitan Area. Now the Council is con-
sidering how to shift the emphasis of waste management
efforts from land disposal to the reuse of waste, thereby
reducing the need for new landfills. Council members dis.
cussed issues at an all-day meeting July 26 related to the
1980 state waste act, the existing solid waste management
system and alternatives for waste reuse.
To continue the discussion, the Council will hold a forum
Monday, Aug. 13, at 1:30 p.m. in the Arts and Science Center
Chimera Theater, St. Paul, on changing the approach to
solving the area's solid waste disposal problem. '.'Solid Waste
Iniatives-A Public Forum on Alternative Courses for Regional
Solid Waste Management" is open to the public, state agencies,
affected landowners, interested businesses, government
officials and area legislators. For additional information, call
Lowell Thompson of the Council staff at 291-6499.
NEW PUBLICATIONS
Recycle Itl A Directory of Recycling Cenrer~ in the Twin
C/r/es Area. Ju~y 1984. This eight-page directory lists 269
drop-off centers where you can take your throwaways-old
newspapers, cans, glass bottles and other recyclables. It also
shows pick-up service in Minneapolis, St. Paul and'seven
suburbs. Maps included. No. 08-84-069; no charge.
Profile of Twin C/Y/es Area Households, 1970-1980. June
1984. Census-log says number of area's households grew much
faster than the population over decade. Number of one-person
households jumped 72 percent. No. 01-84-063; 34 pp.;
Sl.50.
Housing Vacancy and Turnover in the Twin Cities
Metropolitan Area, April. June 1984. July 1984. Data-log says
14,972 housing units were vacant in the second quarter,
compared with 16,476 in the same period last year. The
housing turnover rate (changes in occupancy) was 8.9 percent,
up only slightly over '83's second-quarter figure. No.
19-84-119; 9 pp.; $1.
Metropolitan Counc# Directory. June 1984. Brochure lists
Council member addresses and phone numbers, as well as
phone numbers of all Council staff. Includes chart of Council
staff organization. No. 08-84-086; no charge.
D/rectory of Planners in the Twin C/r/es Metropolitan Area.
July 1984. Explains how to choose a planning consultant and
lists consultants, including addresses and phone numbers, ser-
ving communities in the area. No. 07-84~)87; 36 pp.; $2.
Metropolitan Council Affirmative Action Plan, 1984: A
Synopsis. June 1984. Brochure says what the Council's equal
opDortunity policy is. Also lists '84 goals for hiring women
and minorities, and goals for purchasing goods and services
from minority-and women-owned businesses. No. 90-84~84;
no charge.
Metropolitan Comm/s~/on Members and Districts/Regional
Transit 8oard Member~ and Districz~ July 1984. Two-sided
8%xl 1-in. map shows district boundaries and lists members of
the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission, Metropolitan
Parks and Open Space Commission, and the recently
appointed Regional Transit Board. No. 08-84-115; no charge.
Brochures on Metropolitan Council advisory commit-tees,
July 1984: Metro HRA Advisory Committee, No. 08-84~)91;
Metropolitan Health Planning Board, No. 08-84~92: and
Advisory Camm/tree, No. 08-84-089. Brochures describe the
commit'tees' purpose, how they relate to the Council, how
members are selected and what commit-tee members do. No
charge.
COMING MEETINGS (Aug. 6-17)
(Meetings ~re tentative. To verify, call 291-6464.)
Regional Transit Board, Monday, Aug. 6, 3 p.m., Council
Chambers.
Metropolitan Wa.ste Management Advisory Committee,
' Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2'p.m., Council Chambers.
University Av./Southwest Corridor Study Steering
Committee, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 3 p.m., Room E.
Environmental Resources Committee, Wednesday, Aug. 8,
4 p.m., Room E.
Metropolitan Health Planning Board, Wednesday, Aug. 8,
4 p.m., Room E.
Air Quality Committee, Thursday, Aug. 9, 8:30 a.m.,
Room B.
Management Committee - Proposed 1985 work program
and budget, Thursday, Aug. 9, noon, Room E.
Metropolitan and Community Development Committee,
Thursday, Aug. 9, 2:30 p.m., Council Chambers.
Metropolitan Council, Thursday, Aug. 9, 4 p.m., Council
Chambers.
Metropolitan Systems Committee, Tuesday, Aug. 14,
4 p.m., Room E.
Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission, Monday,
Aug. 13, 4 p.m., Council Chambers.
Air Quality Committee, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 10 a.m., Room
B.
Transportation Advisory Board, Wednesday, Aug. 15,
2 p.m., Council Chambers.
Environmental Resources Committee, Wednesday, Aug. 15,
4 p.m., Room E.
Public meeting on MTC applicants, Wednesday, Aug. 15,
7 p.m., Council Chambers.
Metropolitan and Community Development Committee,
Thursday, Aug. 16, 1 p.m., Council Chambers.
Management Committee, Thursday, Aug. 16, 3 p.m.,
Council Chambers.
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July 13, 1984
GARDEBRING ANNOUNCES SIX NEW
INITIATIVES FOR COUNCIL
Metropolitan Council Chair Sandra Gardebring said she
believes the Council, working with others, can develop a plan
for solid waste management that will make the Twin Cities
Area a model-for other areas of the country. Solid waste
management was one of six initiatives she wants the Council to
tackle at once. The initiatives are as follows: .....
Solid Waste Management--Gardebring wants to develop a
plan based on the assumption that the bulk of solid waste will
no longer go to landfills, but will be used in other, productive
ways. She said the Council will evaluate the current solid waste
management process, conduct a forum on alternatives to land-
fills in August, develop a legislative recommendation on land-
fill abatement by October and adopt the plan by January
1985.
Separating the Sewers--To solve the problem of combined
sewer overflows that result in untreated sewage entering the
SoiSSippi River, she set the following schedule· It includes
blishing a joint staff task force this month with the Met-
litan Waste Control Commission, the Minnesota Pollution
Control Agency, and the three affected cities-Minneapolis,
St. Paul and South St. Paul. Draft plans for solving the over-
flow problem and financing the solution are to be ready by
October. Accelerated sewer separation would begin in 1985.
(See item on proposed amendment to the Council's Water
Resources Policy Plan below.)
Regional Transit--This initiative calls for the Council to
take the lead in implementing legislative directives for a new
governmental structure, policies and plans for transit service
in the area. Included is a decision by January 1985 on whether
light rail transit is needed.
Metropolitan Framework-The Council will develop a new
framework for the Metropolitan Development Guide to
identify Ionge-range regional trends in both human and
physical areas. It also will provide a five-year policy direction
for the Council and the region· The policy direction is to be
completed by December 1985.
Metropolitan Governance- By October, the Council is to
develop recommendations for administrative and legislative
actions to strengthen its role, and that of the metropolitan
commissions and local governments in operating and financing
the me~'opolitan systems. (The systems include
transportation, sewers, parks and airports). The Council will
adopt personnel and administrative procedures to be modeled
by the commissions by February 1985.
Council's Internal Management--The Council will
strengthen i1~ internal management, including developing
ommendations to reduce the size of its agenda by October.
· RECENT COUNCIL ACTIONS {July 2-13)
MOUNO MN 5536r+
· . .... o,~ .... .,,,,om, use and
,~nomlc analysis. The Council asked Minneapolis for more
transportation information and transit analysis in the final
ElS. The Council also asked the city to consider the effect of
exposure to radio energy from broadcast antennas on
occupants of Norwest and nearby buildings.
World Trade Center-The Council reviewed an Envrion-
mental Assessment Worksheet prepared by St. Paul on the 36-
story World Trade Center to be constructed downtown by late
1986. The Council. said the worksheet adequately addresses
sewa{~e disposal, groundwater use, solid waste anJ air pollution.
It said the trade center and a proposed, adjacent 12-story
World Trade Center Hotel will not adversely affect the met-
ropolitan highway or transit systems. However, the Council
asked St. Paul to work with the Metropolitan Transit
Commission to ensure the provision of adequate transit
service.
Ambulance Licen~-The Council recommended approval
of an application by Lakeview Emergency Medical Services to
provide' basic life support transportation services to Stillwater
and surrounding communities. The recommendation now goes
to the state health commissioner.
Environment--The Council asked the Scott County High-
way Department and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to
conduct additional studies on the environmental effects of
building Hwy. 27 through the Savage fen, a wetland containing
rare plants.
Hennepin County-The Council approved Hennepin
County's application for $3 million in federal Community
Development Block Grant funds, with the following
oualificetions. The county should:
-Evaluate the proposed sites and projects for consistency
with local comorehensive plans;
-Obtain ccmmitments to provide housing opportunities for
families with Iow and moderate incomes from six cities that
have shown little progress in this area; and
-Vcri,~/that 9rant~ fo: sewage fa~iiities do not ~,upliEate--
other federal funding sources,
PUBLIC HEARINGS, PUBLIC MEETINGS
Norwest Center-The Council commented on several issues
in the Environmental Impact Statement (ELS) on the Norwest
Center, a 2,3-million-square-foot office complex to be com-
pleted in downtown Minneapolis in 1987, The issues included
Health--The Metropolitan Health Planning Board will hold
the following public hearings:
-Monday, July 18, at 4 p.m. in the Metropolitan Council
Chambers, on changes to its statewide advanced life suppor~
license proposed by Bio-Medical Research Associates, 336
Chester St., St. Paul.
-Wednesday, Aug. 1, at 4 p.m. in classrooms 5 and '6,
Nor!.h Memorial Medical Center, 3300 Oakdale Ay. N.,
Robblnsdale, on the application of North Ambulance, at same
address, for a statewide license to provide scheduled advanced
life support services using air and ground transportation.
For more information, cell the board at 291-6352.
NEW APPOINTMENTS
Gov. Rudy Perpich selected Elliott Perovich, an Anoka
resident and former chair of the Metropolitan Parks and Open
Space Commission, as chair of the new Regional Transit
Board. The Metropolitan Council named 14 members to the
board, as follows: Board District A, Todd Lefko, St. Paul;
Dist. B, Ruben Acosta, St. Paul; Diet. C, Bernard Skrebes,
New Brighton; Dist. D, Doris Caranica=, Minneapolis; Dist.
E, Frank Snowden, Minneapolis; Dist. F, Gall Marks Jarvis,
Minneapolis; Dist. G, James Newland, Fridley; Dist. H,
Margaret Snesrud, Brooklyn Park; Dist. I, Alison Fuhr, Edina;
Dist. J, Juanita Collins, Richfield; Dist. K, Steve Loading,
Inver Grove Heights; DisC'.L, Ruth Franklin, Anoka; Dist. M,
Paul Joyce, Hopkins; and Dist. N, Edward Kranz, Hastings.
The Council appointed Barbera Lukermann, St. Paul, senior
fellow at the Humphrey Institute at the University of
Minnesota, to chair the Metropolitan Waste Management
Advisory Committee.
The Council also appointed Kim Boyce, Minneapolis, as
a citizen representative, and Michael Ayers, Centerville, as a
local government representative.
The Council made the following appointments to the
Metropolitan Health Planning Board. Named to represent
health care providers were: Jerrald B. Olson, St. Paul; Robert
W. Geist, St. Paul; Jerry Blume, P!ymouth; and Harry
Lemieux, Eagan. Named to represent health care consumers
· were: James ScheibeI,St. Paul; Michale T. Wasiluk, Maple-
wood; Dean B. Randall, Minnetonka; Florence C.
Wermerskirchen, Shakopee; and Tobey Lapekko, Mendota
Heights.
The Council named the following persons to serve three-
year terms on the Arts Advisory Board: Michael J. Aubart,
St. Paul; Scott Newell, Maplewood; Nancy M. Hauser,
Minneapolis; Marcia J. Taubr, Minneapolis; Gaol Weirs,
Minneapolis; Warner D. Tismer, White Bear Twp.; Kay M.
Fiege, Blaine; Patricia A. Vomhof, Plymouth; and Ann W.
Miller, Richfield.
The Council appointed Rich Dethmers, St. Paul, a staff
member of the State Planning Agency, chair of its Tele-
communications Task Force. Dethmers has been acting chair
since February.
The Council appointed Council Vice Chair Joan Campbell,
Minneapolis, to its Environmental Resources Committee.
COUNCIL TO AMEND ITS WATER RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT PLAN
The Metropolitan Council will begin reviewing a proposed
amendment to its water resources management plan. The
amendment includes the construction of an $11.5 million
sewer interceptor in St. Paul's east side;the "Middle Belt
Line Project," as the solution to a lake water overflow
problem. The proposed amendment to Part 1 of the Metro-
politan Development Guide chapter on water resources
management would take runoff from Beaver and Phalen
Lakes directly to the Mississippi River. The change would
authorize the Metropolitan Waste Con.trol Commission to
include the project in its development program.
Here is a tentative review schedule:
july 24 Mayor's Task Force reviews proposal
July 30 Metropolitan Systems Committee reviews proposal
Aug. 9 Metropolitan Council adop!~ amendment for public hearing
Sept, 21 Metropolitan Council holds public hearing
Ocr. 5 Hearing record closes
Ocr. 17 Metropolitan Systems Commi~ee approves amendment
Oct. 25 Metropolitan Council adopts amendment
If you have any questions, call Ray Leek, Council Planning
Assistance, at 291-6567.
GARDEBRING CONTINUES BREAKFAST MEETINGS
WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS
Metropolitan Council Chair Sandra Gardebring is continuing
a series of regional meetings with local officials in each of the
seven counties plus Minneapolis and St. Paul. Remaining
:'Dutch treat" breakfast meetings, 7:30 to 10 a.m., will be as
follows:
-- July 18; Ramsay County; Holiday Inn, 1780 E. County Rd. D.,
Maplewood
- July 20: St. Paul; Landmark Center, 75 W. 5th St., Room 430.
- July 25; Minneapolis: Lutheran Brotherhood. 625 4th Ay. S.
- July 27; Hennepin County; Copper Katie Restaurant,
225 Central Ay.. Ossa.
If you plan to an'tend, please notify the Council at 291-6461.
COMING MEETINGS (July 23 - Aug. 2)
Meet/ng$ are tentative. To verify, ca//291-6464.
Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission, Monday,
July 23, 4 p.m., Council Chambers.
Metropolitan Waste Management Advisory Committee,
Tuesday, July 24, 2 p.m., Council Chambers.
Mayor's Lake Overflow Task Force, Tuesday, July 24,
3:30 p.m., Room E.
Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission Joint
Public Meeting with Anoka CounW Board of Commissioners
Tuesday, July 24, 7:30 p.m., Anoka County Courthouse,
325 E. Main St., Anoka.
Environmental Resources Committee, Wednesday, July 25,
3:00 p.m., Room E.
Metropolitan Health Planning Board, Wednesday, July 25,
4:00 p.m., Council Chambers.
"Putting the Byte in Local Government,", a computer
symposium for local government, Tues.-Thurs., July 24-26,
Thunderbird Motel, Bloomington.
Committee of the Whole (Metropolitan Council), Thursday,
July 26, 8 a.m., Council offices.
Metropolitan and Community Development Committee,
Thursday, July 26, 1:00 p.m., Council Chambers.
Public meeting for revisions to the Housing Chapter of
the Metropolitan Develo/~men~ Guide, Thursday, July 26,
2 p.m., Council Chambers.
Metropolitan Council, Thursday, July 26, 4 p.m., Council
Chambers.
Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission J~,nt
Public Meeting with Dakota County Board of Commissioners,
Scott County Board of Commissioners and Hennepin County
Park Reserve District Board, Thursday, July 26, 7:30 p.m.,
Burnsville City Council Chambers, 1313 E. Hwy. 13,
Burnsville.
Advisory'Committee on Aging, Friday, July 27, 9:00 a.m.,
Council Chambers.
Metropolitan Systems Committee, July 30, Monday, 4
p.m., Room E.
Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission J.oint
Public Meeting with Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board,
Tuesday, July 31,7:30 p.m.', Sumner Olson Council, 900 8th
Ay. N., Minneapolis.
Technical Advisory Committee (Transportation),
Wednesday, Aug. 1, 9:00 a.m., Council Chambers.
Environmental Resources Committee, Wednesday, Aug. 1,
3 p.m., Room E.
Chair's Advisory Committee, Wednesday, Aug. 1,7:30
p.m., Council Chambers.
Long-Term Care Task Force, Thursday, August 2, 8
a.m., Council Chambers.
Me13'opoliten and Community Development Committee,
Thursday, August 2, 1 p.m., Council Chambers.
Management Committee, Thursday, August 2, 3 p.m.,
': Council Chambers.
Metropolit3n River Corridors StudY Committee, Thursda.
August 2, 2 p.m., Control Data Recreation Area for boat tour
on the St. Croix.
Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission Joint
Public Meeting with Ramsay County Board of Commissioners,
Thursday, August 2, 7:30 p.m., Maplewood City Council
Chambers, 1380 Frost Ay., Maplewood.
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high; yet business goes on. The 20-Bond, 20-Year BBI (tax exempt yields) was 10.24% as of
July 14, down .75% from its most recent high, but still very expensive. How horrified many
of us were when interest rates punched through 4%, 5%, and then 6%!
Congress limited private purpose, tax exempt (IDB) bonds to $150 per capita for all but
"smaller" population states, which get a minimum $200 million annual allowance. So we are
still looking at $30-50 billion IDB's annually competing directly with the states and their
subdivisions for investors seeking tax exempt investments.
To move the total' volume, prices of all tax exempt bonds must fall (interest rates must rise)
to attract lower tax bracket investors. {Investment bankers call it "broadening the
market".) lhe price of the total supply must fall to the level necessary to sell the last
.bond. If the supply could be limited to that which could be sold to 50% tax bracket
investors, interest rates would go down to 5 or 6%. This would save about $1 million on a
20-year, $1 million issue (10.25% vs. 6%). States and their subdivisions would save tens of
billiOns. Lower interest rates are worth fighting for, but the question is: "How!"
Development, investment banking and business people say that tax exemption is necessary for
industrial and community development. However, extraordinarily high tax exempt rates have
forced conventional, taxable rates up as well.
A 13% tax exempt yield (IDB's) is equivalent to 26% to the 5D% tax bracket investor. A
10.25% G. O. bond yield is equal to 20.50%. Why would an investor accept a 13 or 14%
conventional, taxable yield? Answer: tf any conventional investment must be sold to taxable
investors, it will be to lower bracket taxpayers for whom tax exemption is not so valuable.
A 10.25% yield is equivalent to about 14.06% to a 30% bracket investor, and he alone can be
attracted to a conventional investment yielding something like 14%, taxable. The 50%
taxpayer investor will only consider something over 20.50%, taxable. Thus, overuse of tax
exemption drives up the cost, not only of tax exempt borrowing, but also of conventional
rates. Elementary.
Artificially high yields have made the dollar so strong that we've met resistance selling our
products here, let alone overseas. This has led to an adverse balance of payments, high
stress to Third World countries,, etc. Liberal exemption from taxes causes all sorts of
unintended mischief.
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Very truly yours,
EHLERS AND ASSOCIAIES, INC.
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BULLETIN
a ociation of
metropolitan
munici'palitiee
August 6, 2984
TO:
FROM:
RE:
l.
Mayors and Managers/Administrators
R~ckes, AMM President
AMM AGENDA AND I~ORTANT ACTIVITIES STATUS
TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD (TAB) NOMINATIONS:
The AMM has the responsibility for nominating the citu elected official~
(mayors or councilmembers) who represent the interests of metropoli~an area
cities on TAB. The TAB is a very important advisory and policy board with
broad responsibility for transportation,planning and implementation within
the 7-county area. The TAB normally meets the 3rd. Wednesday afternoon of
each month in the Metropolitan Council Chambers.
ACTION REQUESTED:
The AMM Board of Directors is soliciting recommendations/volunteers to serve
on TAB for two-year terms beginning October l, 1984. Recommendations should
be sent in writing to Vern Peterson in the AMM office by no later than
Tuesday, August 28, 1984.
MEMBERSHIP SERVICES STUDY AND EVALUATION:
Having recently completed ten (10) successful years of operatimn, the AMM Board
feels that it is prudent and necessary to take a good look at all activities,
programs, membership services and processes to determine what improvements or
changes should be made to insure that member cities continue to get the most
"bang for the buck" and that their needs are being met in the most efficient
manner. While the AMM does have a proven track record of major accomplishments
during its existence, the Board believes we must look to the future and not
become complacent. Jim Spore, Burnsville City Manager, has agreed to Chair a
Membership Services Study Committee to manage this very important internal study
and evaluation.
ACTION REQUESTED:
Your input and advice is essential to make this evaluation meaningful and useful
and I ask your cooperation as this effort gets underway.
183 university avenue east, st. paul, minnesota 55101 (612) 227-$600
MWCC - INDEPENDENT MANAGE~ENT STUDY IN PROCESS:
As called for by the AMM Board of Directors in March, the process for an
independent management study of the internal operations and functions of
the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission is underway. (The need for such
a study was one of the major recommendations of the so called Boland Commission
and the AMM Board thre~its support behind this recommendation). Members of
the Board and Staff coordinated a major lobby effort to assure that this study
became a reality and as suggested b~ the AMM, an independent Advisory Task
Force consisting of representatives of the interested organizations and agencies
was established to manage and monitor this study. The MWCC approved the RFP,
developed by the Task Force, and proposals from the private sector are now
being solicited. Proposals are to be submitted to the MWCC office by August 31,
1984 and the Advisory Task Force will meet in early September to review said
proposals. While the AMM Board has been critical, at times, of the I~fCC
operations, we do commend the MWCC Commissioners and Staff for their decision
to proceed with the study and to provide the funding. Three members of the
AMMBoard (Ron Backes, Jim Miller and Jim Spore) and Vern Peterson, AMM
Executive Director, are members of the Advisory Independent Management Study
Task Force. We will keep you informed as this study progresses.
CABLE TV - REGIONAL CHANNEL SIX UPDATE:
Through primarily AMM efforts, the State Cable Board has designated a working
group to resolve issues concerning funding for channel 6, the controlling entity,
and how the entity board of directors is to be appointed. Members of the working
group include the AMM, the Metropolitan Council, MACTA (Minnesota Association of
Cable Television Administrators), the Joint Powers Interconnection Group, the
State Cable Board, and various persons representing Cable Companies, potential
channel six users, operators such as KTCA and private cable consultants. The
State Cable Board received only two responses by its July 2, 1984 deadline for
consideration as the entity to control the regional channel. One was a letter
from the groups above requesting designation as a working/planning group and
the second was a letter from KTCA expressing interest as the operator of
channel 6 conditioned upon appropriate funds being made available. The Metropolitan
Council choose to participate in the working group rather than make its own
application. This group will begin meeting in mid August and provide recommendation
by the end of the year. It is probable that legislation will be required, at
least where funding is concerned. In the meantime, the AMM General Legislation
Committee will be reviewing this issue and developing policy recommendations
for the Board and Membership.
HOUSING GUIDE/POLICY PLAN REVISION:
The Metropolitan Council is in the process of revising the Housing Guide
Chapter of the Metropolitan Development Guide. Since the Council's Housing Policy
has tended to be somewhat "sensitive" from a local government perspective, the
AMM will monitor this process and proposed revisions very carefully. The AMM
Housing Committee, Chaired by Bill Barnhart, has already provided preliminary
input at a Metropolitan Council public meeting in July. It is expected that a
public'hearing for final adoption of the revised Housing Policy Plan will be held
in early November. The AMM Housing Committee and Board of Directors will be
working very closely with the Metropolitan Council during the next couple of months.
ACTION REQUESTED:
If you would like to provide input through the AMM process, please contact Vern
or Roger at the AMM Office.
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RECREATION OPEN SPACE DEVELOPMENT GUIDE/POLICY PLAN REVISION:
The Metropolitan Council is in the process of revising the Open Space
Development Guide. A series of informal hearings have been scheduled
through August to receive input concerning the effectiveness of the current
plan and discussion of an issues paper that has b~en distributed to all cities.
The council will then prepare a formal plan revision for public hearing in
November.
The AMMMetropolitan Agencies Committee, Chaired by Jim Miller, will be
reviewing the Issues Paper and current guide during August to respond to many
concerns raised by the comments and questions.
ACTION REQUESTED:
If you would like to provide input through the AMM process, please contact
Vern or Roger at the AMM Office.
In addition to the foregoing, .the AMM Legislative Policy Committees will be meeting
from now to November to develop a legislative policy program for the 1985-86
Legislative Biennium. Your input to the AMM's legislative policy process is
always welcome and if the AMM can be of help to you or your city in anyway, please
do not hesitate to contact our office.
NOTE:
This bulletin is being mailed to Mayors and Managers/Administrators. I would
appreciate it if you would share this information with your Councilmembers as
well.
Thank you.
ae ociat[.on of
metropolitan
munici'palitiee
TO:
AMM General Legislation Committee Members
FROM:
Gar~ Bastian, Chairman
MEETING NOTICE
DATE: August 16, 1984 (Thursday)'%
TIME: 9:00 A.M.
PLACE:
Main Conference Room (2nd. floor)
LMC/AMM Office Building
183 University Ave., East (University and Jackson Sts.)
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101
AGENDA
1. Call to order.
2. Committee Membership Up date (list enclosed).
3. Policy Development Schedule and Process (enclosed).
4. Review current policy and status (policy chapter/status memo enclosed).
5. Determine new policy issues for future discussion.
6. Start committee review and discussion process.
7. Set future meeting day, time, and dates.
8. Adjourn.
183 university avenue east, st. paul, minnesota 55101 (612) 227-5600
AUGUST 3, 1984
GENERAL LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Staff: Roger Peterson
Mr. Gary Bastian, Chair
Councilmember
2997 Chisholm Pkwy.
Maplewood, MN. 55109
296-4847
Mr. Frank Boyles
Assistant City Manager
3400 Plymouth Blvd.
Plymouth, ~lN. 55447
559-2800
Mr. David M. Childs
City ~anager
3301 Silver LaKe Road
St. Anthony, MN. 55418
789-8881
Mr. Dean Colligan
Councilmember
1098 Tyler
Shakopee, ~5N. 55379
474-6244
Mayor Wayne Courtney
4313 Eton Place
Edina, MN. 55424
922-8523
Mr. Craig Dawson
Administrative Asst.
5005 Minnetonka Blvd.
St. Louis Park, ~.~. 55416
920-3000
Mr. Jerry Dulgar
City Manager
2015 - 1st. Ave., No.
Anoka, MN. 55303
421-6630
Mr. Barry Evans
City Manager
1380 Frost Ave.
Maplewood, MN. 55109
770-4525
Mr. Jon Elam
City Manager
5341 Maywood Road
Mound, MN. 55364
472-1155
Mr. Adrian E. Herbst
Councilmember
Suite 2030
7900 Xerxes Ave., So.
Northwest Finance Center
Bloomington, MN. 55431
835-2434
~r. Jim Lacina
City Administrator
2100 Radio Drive
Woodbury, MN. 55125
739-5972
Mayor Robert B. Lewis
1313 Coon Rapids Blvd.
Coon Rapids, MN. 55433
781-2227
Mr. Lyle R. Olson
Dir. of Administrator
2215 W. Old Shakopee Road
Bloomington, MN. 55431
881-5811
Mr. Lloyd Schnelle
City Administrator
City of Ramsey
15153 Nowthen Blvd. NW
Anoka, MN. 55303
427-1410
Mr. Richard Setzler
City Administrator
415 Central
Osseo, MN. 55369
425-2624
Ms. Jo-Anne Student
Council Secretary
590-40th. Ave., NE
Columbia Heights, MN. 55421
788-9221
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GENERAL LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
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Ms. Joyce Wilde
Asst. City Coord. for Adm. Serv.
Room 301 M City Hall
Minneapolis, MN. 55415
348-2096
Association of Metropolitan Municipalities (AMM)
183 University Ave., East
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101
227-5600
AGENDA ITEM #3
TO:
AMMPolicy Committee Members
' FROM: Staff
1984 ACTIVITY
Review 1983 - 1984 policy in light of legislative activity in these years
and revise as appropriate. Continue development of new policy positions
as suggested by the 1983 - 1984 study committees, Board of Directors, and
individual member cities.
1984 SCHEDULE
Monday
8/13/84 Committees begin policy development process.
Friday 10/12/84 Final 1984 - 85 committee reports complete.
Tuesday 10/16/84 Reports mailed to Board of Directors.
Thursday 11/1/84 Board of Directors review.
Tuesday 11/6/84 Final proposed policy mailed to full membership.
Thursday 12/6/84 Full membership meeting to consider 1985 - 86 policy program.
The above schedule will allow each committee five meetings if they meet once every
two weeks which, based on past experience, should be sufficient.
AMMPOLICY DEVELOP~4~NT PROCESS
Issues of concern are submitted to the AMM by individual local officials,
cities, board members, and/or committee members. Staff monitors pending
or anticipated legislation and Metropolitan or State Agency rules and
regulations and suggests issues for discussion from these areas.
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The concerned policy committee then will discuss, research, and study as
necessary the various issues and determine if policy is appropriate. If
so, the committee will develop a policy statement and recommend its adoption
to the Board of Directors and General Membership.
The Board of Directors review the policy recommendations from all the committees
and may modify or suggest changes. The total policy package is then forwarded
to the general membership.
A general membership meeting of all AMM cities is held to discuss and vote
on each policy. The delegates at this meeting modify, delete, or pass on
the various policies. A two-thirds vote is needed to adopt a policy.
During the legislative session when the committees are not meeting, the
Board of Directors can establish a policy position in response to pending
legislation or agency rules and regulations. This position is then referred
to the appropriate committee for review and formal policy development action
at the earliest possible time.
August 6 , 1984
TO:
General Legislation Committee Members
FROM: Roger Peterson
SUBJECT: Brief Policy Description and Status
II-A PELRA. Provides for single specific grievance procedure, impass
resolution specifics, definition and handling of supervisor/confidential
employees, right to strike, and item by item final best offer arbitration.
-These policies are still pertinent unless the committee determines that
some should be dropped or modified to reflect a different philosophy.
II-B Police and Fire Provisions. Requests portability between Police and
Fire retirement funds and specifies contribution rates by employee/employer
for benefits.
-Policy is relevant. Some consideration might be given to combine this and
Policy II-T PERA.
II-C Cable. Urges no change in Minnesota Cable statues.
-No significant changes affecting cable franchising were made in Minnesota Law.
(See item #4 & 5).
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II-C-2 Cable Communication Interconnection and Regional Channel. Policy called
for delay of regional entity designation, creation of a commission of commissions
fmrregional channel operation, opposes Metropolitan Council as a Regional
channel operator, supports the State Cable Board authority for Regional Channel
designation, and supports a commission of commissions to facilitate interconnection.
-The major portion of this policy has been accomplished. Commission of
commissions have not been formed for either the regional channel or interconnection
as yet. (see item #5).
BOD - Cable. The Board of Directors adopted a position requesting futher needs
analysis and a formation of a working group to be officially recognized by the
State Cable Board to resolve funding, the type of regional channel entity, and
the appointing mechanism for the entity board. Included in this policy'was a
recommendation to use state money from sales tax revenue to fund the entity.
-The cable board has designated the working group which will start work in mid
August. Staff recommends the committee develop a single multipoint policy
incorporating items 3, 4, and 5. During this discussion an update of the status
of cable at the Federal level will be provided. However, this will be more of
an information rather than action briefing since the AMM generally does. not
adopt federal policy positions.
II-D Industrial Development Revenue Bonds. The policy calls for no use
restrictions beyond those enacted by the Federal Government.
-No use regulations were adopted other than a distribution plan to allocate th~
amount of bonding authority dictated by Federal caps. The committee should
discuss what policy if any, the AMM should adopt concerning the Federal law as
it applies to Minnesota. At the appropriate time, the committee will be
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provided with a Federal update and the LMC position.
II-E Oppose Municipal Bond Sale Control by the State. This policy opposes
the Attorney General or the State Investment Board being sole agent for
municipal bonds.
-Legislation did not pass in 1983 or 1984 and the policy should be retained.
II-F Public Works Projects - Day Labor. Policy supports current law for
municipal public works projects and opposes law which would require cities to
bid all projects over a certain size level.
-Legislation did not pass in 1983 or 1984 and the policy should be retained.
It should be noted however, that the bill authors, worked to set the limits
high enough so as to only affect first class cities. AMM staff assumed a
'foot-in-the-door' attitude and continued opposition.
II-G Oppose State or Metropolitan Licensing of General Trade Contractors.
Policy title is totally descriptive of the policy.
-Legislation was not passed in 1983 or 1984. The Board of Directors did work
with som~ contractor representatives to see if some kind of uniform and
reciprocal arrangements could be adopted. There was no final resolution.
The committee may wish to discuss som~ middle ground or retain the current
polciy.
II-H Uniform Building Code. Supports the Uniform Buildin9 Code in the
Metropolitan Area.
-Legislation to eliminate was not passed. Policy should be retained.
II-I Minnesota Municipal Board. Policy requires that if a Town and City agree
through joint resolution on an orderly annexation the municipal board could
not change the boundaries or timing.
-Policy enacted by the 1983 legislature. This particular issue is settled and
should be dropped. However, the committee should consider policy requesting no
changes to restrict annexation further.
II-J Veterans Preferance. Requests no basic changes, no compensation for
unworked periods, a single hearing procedure, and equal treatment for probationary
periods.
-The policy is pertinent and should be retained.
II-K Employee Disability-Local Police and Fire Funds. Requests elimination of
double disability payments which exceed the original salary.
-Policy is pertinent. It should be retained and possibly combined with policy II-B.
II-L Police Officer Eligibility and Recruitment. Requests four year college
graduates be allowed to take equivalency tests, more part-time skills courses be
offered, entry level hiring on conditions that skills be completed, POST certified
schools to recruit minorities, and substitution of comparable out of state training.
-The policy is probably still relevant. The committee should discuss to determine
if hiring problems have lessened.
II-M Judicial System. Requests fund and levy authority for youth Service Bureaus,
use of restitution programs, stronger punishment for youths, and modification of
criminal justice guidelines with greater emphasis on restitution and protection of
victims.
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-YSB grants and expanded victims rights have been passed. Restitution
programs are being used more. The committee requested the Board of Directors
to create a committee .on the judicial system and give this area a higher
priority. Based on the volume of other high priority tasks with more direct
affect on cities and the limited lobby resources of the AMM, the Board decided
to keep this as a single issue within the General Legislation Committee.
II-N Uniform Information Practices. Urges adoption of the model act developed
by the National Conference of Commissioners on uniform state laws.
-The probability of success in this area is low since the legislature seems
adament about dealing with data privacy on an issue by issue basis. Staff
would suggest modifying the policy by requesting clarification of conflicting
data privacy and open meeting law issues.
II-O Oppose elimination of sale of 3.2 beer in Minnesota. Policy title is
descriptive.
-Legislation has not passed replacing 3.2 beer with strong beer. This issue has
little to do with 3.2 beer versus strong beer but is more concerned whether
service stations, grocery stores, etc. will have a grandfathered right to sell
strong beer. The policy is relevant.
II-P Oppose Initiatives- Referendum for Zoning Ordinances. Supports exclusion
of zoning issues from city charter initiative and referendum provisions.
-Policy is relevant.
II-Q Shade Tree Disease Control Program. Requests continuation of the program
legislation with special levy authority and resumption of the grant program when
funds become available.
-The policy is relevant and possibly should be strengthened now that state
revenues are increasing and dutch elm disease is returning.
II-R Tree Removal and Treatment Licensing. Suggests cities adopt ordinances,
and that licensing be kept at the local level.
-Legislation for Metropolitan Licensing has not passed. The policy is probably
still relevant in light of the re-occurrance of tree disease problems.
II-S Oppose Local Audit Proposal by State Auditor. Opposes increased state
auditor authority and designation of audit firms for cities.
-The proposal did not pass. The policy should probably be retained but a title
change is recommended.
II-~ PERA Benefits, Financing, and Administration. The 12 sub policies primarily
act to protect the PERA fund from becoming over extended and underfunded causing
increased employer contributions.
-The primary goal of protecting the fund was achieved. Several changes were made
in 1984 that will be discussed at the appropriate time and modification of parts
of the policy should be co-ordinated with LMC policy.
II-U Contract Quote and Bid. Requests language in the 0 to $10,000 range of
contracts that would remove the mandate for 2 quotes.
-Accomplished in 1984. Policy should be discontinued.
24. II-V Zoning and Subdivision Filing Requirements. Urges elimination of the filing
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requirements for zoning changes.
-Accomplished in 1983 and 1984. Policy should be discontinued.
II-W Tort Liability Limits. Opposes unlimited liability for cities.
-Legislation was not passed. Policy should be retained.
II-X Publication Requiremetns. Opposes mandatory publication of council
minutes, penalties for failure to provide legal notices, and excessive rate
increases.
-The policy was primarily met in 1984. Costs may increase up to 10% per year
but penalties for failure to provide legal notice were not enacted. Statutory
cities over 1000 population must either publish minutes, a summary, or provide a
free copy to any resident upon request. The policy should be dropped.
~'ieeting of the Recycling Task Force--July 24, 1984, 6:30 pm, Co~u~unity Services
Building, Conference Room
Attending were ~aren ~icl~an, Jackie :4eyer, ~.largaret Erickson, :~arsha Jerdee,
Cheryl Burns, Kathy Kluth and Jon Wittman, intern with Iiennipen County.
The purpose of this ~neeting was to interview possible haulers for a recycling
program. Three haulers had accepted the invitation to come and present
info_~r, ation about their firms services to the task force. Earl Frank, Golden Valley,
represented his firm and Er~el Slokke represented Re-Cy-Co of ~.~in~eapolis.
Info,nation ~.;as provided over the telephone by JoAnne Nelson of Recycling Unlimited,
St. Paul.
Representatives of both firms present that evening state~ that they judged
to be to spread out to be handled as a curbside project.
Ee-Cy-Co presented a plan to the task force that when imp!e.~:ented ~,;ould involve a survey
done by ti~e fi~-n, followed by the .=irm spotting drop trai!-~rs in various stations in
~'.-Iound. The firm would not moniter these trailers. A full range of materials
would be collected by this firm. Costs of dealing with this firm are incomplete at this
ti. me.
Earl Fran~' ~uggested that ~.;e coul; ~ither establish a drop-off site as he deals
with in Fridley; Rockford and Golde-.'] Valley, or have a perodic drive to collect
recyclables. The program wc',:ld be located on city owned land, or he suggested
looking into land o%.~ned by the railroad. Earl Frank picks up the materials and
rei~.aburses us for tl-'~ materials after he has sold it at market. 'He presented
prices paid to the ~.inuat~nka drive and what he received for the materials. This
firm acceptes most materials, except paper.
P. ecycling Unlimited also acceptes a full range of materials and accepts it in
an unsorted form. They provide the containers ;they bring the bar-rels and
leave them for us to moniter the filling of barrels. This firm likes to position
its barrels in bank parking lots. There would be no start-up cost involved in using
this fi~ms services. Recyling Unlimited would advertise us in the Re..cyclist.
This firm draws its employees from the Protected Class--Asian refugees, mentally
handicapped, Mead people and from various job services. The cost of the haulers
servides was quoted to us as being $300 a day for the curbside program, a combination
of curbside and drop-off would cost us less and it would result in a savings
if %..~e ~.;ould pre-sort our r,~aterials.
The next meeting of the Recycling Task Force will be August 2, 1984 at 6:30 p.mo
at the Co~.lunity Services Bldg., Conference room. At that time we will discuss
the information given us by these haulers and have information presented
to us by John .qadole of the P.C.A. This meeting will be for the task force
and arrangements will be made for a conz~unity meeting in the near future~vith eithe~
>~r. Hadole or someone from Hennipen County.
Kathy Kluth
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I:~. O.~-'~.~ION i~£EDED PRO!.t HAULERS:
Coru~idities %hey recycle
Condition the materials have to be in
Container used.
'~'~ho provides the containers
How much for the haulers ~ervide~
How much does the hauler pay us
Does the hauler closed the books every month? How ofteu does the
hauler settle up with us
Does the hauler~man' the truck
Criteria for judging tlne site to be used for the project
How often do they pick up and when
Is there a =ontract
%fill the hauler consider taking only part of what we recycle
and we have a second group handle one of the materials
What equipment is needed and what would our initial start-up
cost be
Hauler - ~o!u_uteers; farmers use grain tx'acks
often - they store materials until they have a truck-load; 3 mos. for steel
~o mans site - eve~. month different organization(s) m~ the site. 18 civic groups
are currently involved. Smaller groups te~m up so each group works once a year.
They split up the profits at the end of the year
Costs of site - almost nothing because everyone volunteers. 810 rental on one old
truck used to store and collect glass, and small misc costs such as cofee for meetings.
They made $2,500 last year
Private of city owned - they use city land, but otherwise everything is run by the
recyclers
Coordinators - originally organized by Womens' Federation, now is run by a board
consisting of a member from each civic orgmnization. They elected a president,
secretary and treasurer who keeps the books.
Promotion - originally the Womens' Federation went through the schools. !{ow they
use the local paper each mcnth and each organization helps inform people
7'. Participation - 2~,~-',; based on estimation that 1 out of 5 houses has stuff on curb
to be picked up. This does not accotunt for amount that is brought, to them from
surrou.ndin E area
Program has existed for 3 years now. It took six weeks to start a drop off center
then eight mouths later they changed to curb-side pick-~p (vo!unte~s with trucks are
given maps of the to~ showing the area they are to cover. When they come back they
turn in their maps ~o people working there so everyone knows what has been covered.)'
Hours - ? - 11 on the second saturday each month
Insurance - each group has their own (for more info talk'to Eancy Crimsby in Edina)
Insurance seems hard to get
Attitude of ~'orkers - seemed very good to me. Volunteers came ~p ~nd talked to me
and seemed very proud of what they were doing. "A couple hundred dollars for a
w~ornings work..." Would like to get more of the comnronity involved
Successful? - They just won a $12,000 grant sponsored by Sears
?rob!ems - none (They said) I overheard talk of people not so-~ing glass and 1
;..'om~_n c~.me in a vehicle with her bags saying that the pick-up crew had missed her
impression
They had neet containers from an org~.nization in >:aple Plain (Taco Corp?) "
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Chaska League of Women Voters
Florence Olsen, co-ordinator 448-2377
i.laterials collected: Three colors of glass, ai'~ninium, bi-metal
cans, tin cans and newspaper.
Hauler: Recycling Unlimited, monthly pick-ups of the materials
The drop-off is open the 3rd Saturday of each month, 9~n-2p~n
The site is a extra long, double garage, on city owned property
at the end of 1st street in Chaska. The Public l~orks operates
a leaf-composting site on the s~Jne property. Volunteers from
the Chaska League of Women Voters work at the site on 2%-3 hour
shifts. The glass is handled whole and the cans are accepted either
flattened or whole. Other individuals who work %vith this program
are local Boy Scouts. The program pays the boys in points for
c.'n%ributing time; these points are eventually transferred intD dollars
that the boys use to pay their way to camp. Last year the program
paid the boys a total of 300. The remainder of the ~o~ from
the program was used for landscaping (trees) on ci=y-- ~--o~;nea property;
the amount of revenues used for trees was $400.
In a twelve month peroid, they collected in 55-gallon barrels:
.22 barrels of aluminum foil
136 barrels of alumini~m cans
99 barrels of bi--metal cans
196 barrels of tin (a local restaurant contributes , too)
254 barrels of clear glass
33 barrels of brown glass
79 barrels of green glass
PAPER: F~o~-¢~c¢ Olsen said that she thought that in a one
year peroid the program would have collected enough paper
to have filled the garage--amount?????
The aim of this program is to eduuate the community and volume nas
not been a prime consideration. Chaska is a community of 9,300 people
(similiar in size to ~4ound), and the program ooordinator thinks that
the progr~ has considerable outreach into surrounding areas. Promotion
of this progr~ has been through use of the ne~spaper with articles
written telling about people who recycle (residents), a notice in the _ ~'
"This Week" column of the local paper to remind the residents of
the drop-off dates and a progr~ of education of the local children
through the schools. Also, the program puts out "..RECYCLE" barrels
at local parades--such as the River City Days that is on 7-28-84.
As stated above, the objective of this program is to educate
the community in recycling and the value that conserving our resources
i]as. It was stressed to me that this ten-year old program is measuring
its success not by vol~e or money collected, but by the amoun~ of
knowledge the residents of the community have about the elimination
of waste and the conservation of our natural resources.
DRAF'I'
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ISSUES/DISSCUSSION OUTLINE
I. PHILOSOPHY/PROBLEM STATEMENT
II.
o Annually the Region generates 2.0 million tons of waste (5400 tpd);
rate of (ncrease is 20,000 tons per year. Half is household waste;
of the remainder, two-thirds is commercial, one-third is industrial.
o Current practice, use of sanitary landfills for disposal of mixed
municipal solid waste, is no longer environmentally or socially
acceptable -- known contamination from existing facilities; future
risk even with improved controls.
o Discarded materials have a useful resource value which is currently
wasted. Viable alternatives are available to recapture or utilize
these material s.
o Despite a decade of attempts, no significant implementation of
alternatives has occurred. Aggressive leadership is needed to forge
the social will and political concensus for change.
o The Council is at a crossroads of risk, weighing the environmental toll
of existing practices against the economic and political risk of
alternative means of waste utilization.
GOALS
o To achieve 100 per cent abatement of (raw) mixed municipal solid wastes
throughout the region.
-- Technically feasible and environmentally prudent
-- Political ly, soci al ly, economical ly?
o To terminate the practice of sanitary landfilling of (raw) mixed
municipal solid waste.
o To foster implementation of projects and programs which are
environmentally sound and which can utilize discarded materials in
their most valuable form. Concurrent measures:
--. Source reduction
-- Waste Separation (separation and management of hazardous wastes,
recapture of recyclable materials)
-- Thermal and biological processing (co-composting, energy recovery
through mass burn or RDF use, etc.)
-- Residual s abatement (potential unknown)
-- Land disposal (residuals or environmentally acceptable homogeneous
wastes only)
III. ABATEMENT OBJECTIVES
o Implementation of low technology programs and projects which can achieve
and maintain 20 percent abatement by 1990.
-- Public education/private sector technical assistance
-- Yard waste composting
-- Recycling (curbside collection, mandatory source separation? in MUSA;
drop-off centers for rural area)
-- Office paper & other targetted materials reclamation
o Implementation of high technology projects which can achieve and maintain
80 percent abatement by 1990.
--RDF combustion coupled with development of co-compost
-- Mass burn
o Residuals management and abatement
-- What is the minimum number of new land disposal sites needed?
-- Are environmental or social site characteristics different?
-- Could existing landfills be used? What are the potential
environmental or social problems?
-- Support (create?) program of research and development for abatement
IV. IMPLEMENTATION/INSTITUTIONAL ROLES & ALTERNATIVES
o Actors/Roi es
-- Cities & towns (implement residential recycling programs, public
education)
-- Cities, towns and/or counties (programs for reduction and collection
of household and small generator hazardous wastes)
-- Counties (implement high technology projects, waste identification
and quantification, planning, public education)
-- Metropolitan Council (regional plan; master plan reviews; facility
reviews - flow designation, waste districts, EIS°s, contracts; public
education; abatement outreach/technical assistance; Certificate of
Need for land disposal; legislative proposals; reseach; market
development; coordination; concenses)
-- State agencies {coordination; facilitate implementation; market
development; environmental regulation)
o I ssues/A1 ternati ves
-- Promote greater inter-county cooperation and communication on
potential projects, waste districts, etc. (Eliminate perceived Council
policy that each county should manage its own waste.)
-- Create new agency Imetro,independent) for research and development
(residuals abatement,~demonstration projects, desiredbut high risk
ventures)
-- Create regional agency
Now or as fall back?
Impl ementing or regulatory?
System wi de control or el ements (col 1 ection, transfer, facil i ty)?
Regionwide or fill-in?
-- Weigh merits of system alternatives
Monopoly vs. ad hoc or competitive projects (e.g. role of public
utility)
Centralized vs. decentralized control of system
FINANCING
o Surcharge
-- Is fund adequate.for closure/post-closure, remedial action, abatement,
compensati on/mi t~ gati on?
-- Delay in fund accrual will create conflict over priorities, curtail
scale of projects and programs fundable (need for initial
appropri ati on? )
-- Counties without ability to collect surcharge have equal or greater(?)
need for source of abatement funds
-- Surcharge revenues will decrease over time (need for replacement
revenue source?)
o Council bonding authority
-- Solid waste bonding liml'ted to landfills (expand to abatement if
excess funds available; increase amount?)
-- Use IDB authority?
Seek priority for regional IDB°s?
o Cost equil ization
Utility approach, service fees, regional agency?
VI. ACTION STEPS/DECISION OPTIONS
o Council policy decisions
-- No Certificate of Need for landfi!ling (raw) mixed solid waste
-- Committment to goal of 100 percent abatement of mixed waste by 1990
o Council actions
-- Regional forum B/84
-- Release first phase/framework of policy plan 10/84
Adopt 1/85
-- Reactivate Interagency Policy MakePs Committee 9/84
-- Implement Council-wide program for recycling, procurement and
waste reduction 10/84
-- Form Abatement Assistance ~Team 10/84
-- Implement abatement outreach program 1/85
public education materials, technical assistance, abatement grant/loan
program, etc.
-- Create industry/government task force on market development
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o Legi sl ative proposal s
-- Mandatory source separation (now or for future date?) (by generators
or requirement for provision of service?)
-- Deadline for MPCA land disposal rules; require reasonably available
control technology
-- Create research & development agency
-- Create regional agency (now or for future date?)
-- Increase surcharge
-- Create abatement fund
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DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
A-'1603 Government Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55487-0'163
6'!2-348-6846
July 26, 1984
TO Interested Parties:
R~: Public Meeting on Siting of Transfer Stations
I would like to invite you to a public meeting on transfer station sites which are
alternatives to sites reco~ended previously. Tne sites that are the subject of this
meeting are in Bloomington, Brooklyn Park, Burnsville, Eden P-rairie, Edina, Minnetonka,
and on airport property. These alternative sites are being considered because of
concerns raised about previously-rec~,~nded sites. Transfer stations are a part of the
resource recovery system being developed by Hennepin County.
This meeting on alternative sites will be held Wednesday, August 14, 1984 at 7:00 p.m.,
at the Minnetonka City Hall, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd. Prior meetings have afforded an
opportunity to ~t on previously-identified Candidate Sites, and on sites recom-
mended in Bloomington, Brooklyn Park, and Hopkins. Therefore, the subject of this
meeting will be the alternative sites identified in the accompanying papers.
Although the County is not required to conduct any meetings on this matter, we have
offered communities and interested and affected parties a number of opportunities for
input at the various stages of this process. These earlier meetings focused on:
(1) the siting process and general siting criteria; (2) Search Areas resulting from
application of the siting criteria; (3) the Candidate Sites to be further evaluated for
their use as a transfer station; and (4) preliminary rec~Lu,~ndations on Candidate Sites.
The enclosed paper titled "Sun~ary - Site Selection Study, Solid Waste Transfer
Stations, Supplemental Report", s~,~rizes the results of the economic analyses and
site-suitability evaluations of the alternate sites. This paper will be the subject of
the August 14, 1984, meeting. For a copy of the full analyses, please call 348-6846.
The other paper enclosed with this letter s~rizes the process and siting criteria we
have used, which were the subject of the first meeting.
After the August 14, 1984, public meeting, the draft report of alternative sites will be
reviewed and finalized for submittal to the Hennepin County Board of Conx~issioners. The
County Board is then expected to make its determination on which sites to acquire for
transfer stations.
I ask that representatives of groups limit their co~ents to ten (10) minutes, while
individuals limit their c~nts to five (5) minutes.
Should you have questions before or after the meeting contact Mr. Warren Porter, Project
Manager, at 348-6848. Written co~nts may be submitted either before or after the
meeting, and may be considered as long as they are received in this office not later
than seven calendar days after the meeting.
Yours truly,
Director
I/)N/WKP: mvr Enclosures
HENNEPIN COUNTY
an ~qual opportuni~ employer
LARGESCALEENERGYRECOVERYPROJECT
~ OF SITE SELECTION PROCESS AND SITING CRITERIA FOR TRANSFER STATIONS
AND RESULTS OF PUBLIC MEETINGS ON: PROCESS AND CRITERIA, SEARCH AREAS,
CANDIDATE SITES, AND PRELIMINARY RECOMMENI~%TIONS ON CANDIDATE SITES
JULY 1984
SITE SELECTION PROCESS
In 1980, Hennepin County generated and disposed of an estimated 900,000 tons of
municipal refuse. The rapidly diminishing capacity of exiting landfills used by
Hennepin County, the Waste Management Act of 1980, and citizen concern over new
landfill sites bare led to serious consideration of resource recovery as an
alternative to continued landfilling. Hennepin County is currently considering two
technology alternatives as part of their large-scale energy project.
The first of these technologies is mass burn, in which waste is received
directly from collection trucks and is burned to produce steam used for making
electricity and/or heating. The other technology involves processing the waste into a
refuse-derived fuel (RDF) which is also suitable for combustion to produce steam.
Hennepin County is currently completing siting of the combustion facility for' either
mass burn or RDF technologies.
Hennepin County has initiated a process for siting transfer statiOns which will
minimize traffic to the resource recovery facilities, and direct the waste to the
resource recovery facility. A transfer station is a place at which several small
collection trucks can transfer their loads to a larger semi-trailer, in order to
minimize transportation costs. The transfer stations and ~DF processing plants will
generally have a capacity of up to 1000 tons per day. A 1000 ton-per-day transfer
station requires about 5 acres if a square, or nearly square, site were used.
The siting process for transfer stations has been designed according to the
following objectives:
1. Public involvement should be sought at each important step in the
process.
The process should consider a variety of criteria which can be
utilized to identify sites which are most suitable based on
land use, site development, environmental and cost considerations.
The process must effectively identify sites within a reasonable time
frame and not substantially delay large-scale energy recovery
implementation.
Approach
The site selection process emphasizes public involvement at each important'
decision-making stage of the process. Four public meetings have been held. The first
was on the siting process and site-selection criteria summarized in this paper. The
second was on general Search Areas derived from application of these criteria. The
third meeting was in regard to Candidate Sites resulting from evaluation of Search
Areas in accord with the Candidate Site Criteria. The fourth presented and reviewed
preliminary recommendations of proposed sites based on cost criteria and Candidate
Site Criteria.
Overall, the proposed siting process involves the Hennepin County Board,
Hennopin County staff, Hennings0n, Durham and Richardson, Inc. {HDR) (engineering and
siting consultant), and Evensen Dodge (financial advisors).
Work Products
The following work products have been 'produced during the site-selection
process, reviewed by the public, and summarized in the final site study report:
Facility Description: A description of a typical transfer station has been
prepared. This essentially defined what is to be sited and eseahlished basic site
requirements (e.g., land space required).
~ Criteria used for identifying Search Areas in the County, and
Candidate Sites within these Search Areas, ao~ the most cost-effective alternatives
were prepared at the beginning of the process and reviewed by the public. These
criteria address land use, site development, environmental, and cost factors important
to identifying the most feasible and prudent sites.
Search Areas Map; Key siting criteria have been used to identify areas in the
County where facilities may be sited. These areas were identified based on key
criteria which were subject to public con~ent, including zoning, ownership, access and
other important factors.
Candidate Site Map_: A list of Candidate Sites has been prepared based on
evaluation of Search Areas in accord with siting criteria. These criteria included
site development, land use and enVironmental factors.
Cost Evaluations: Candidate Sites were evaluated based on cost factors prior to
the fourth m~eting. Co~puter analysis of transportation costs were combined with
capital and operation costs of t. ransfer stations and resource recovery facilities to
determine the costs of ~rarying combinations and location of facilities. Candidate
Site Criteria were used to evaluate the relative suitability of each site. From this
economic and site analysis recommendations were made on the location of transfer
stations.
Site Study Report: A site study report has been prepared which s~..,mrizes the
information utilized in the site-selection process.
Hearing TransCriptions~ A written transcript has been made of each public
meeting, and will be provided to the County Board so that all public input is fully
considered.
Following this public meeting on alternatives to sites recommended in
Bloomington, Brooklyn Park and Hopkins, a report to the County Board will be
finalized. The County Board will decide on the siting of transfer station facilities.
Site acquisition will follow this site-selection process.
II. SITING CRITERIA
Transfer stations are to be sited using a process which initially considered the
entire County. Three sets of criteria have been reviewed at a prior public meeting,
and have been used for the three major steps in the siting process. The three steps,
described below in more detail, are: 1) identifying Search Areas within the County;
2) identifying Candidate Sites within the Search Areas; and 3) performing cost and
rating evaluations for Candidate Sites.
Key siting Criteria
The following criteria have been used to identify Search Areas within Hennepin
· County. These criteria primarily consider essential elements required for a facility.
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Z~ Preferred areas are zoned by local governmental units as
suitable for light, limited, or heavy manufacturing or equivalent zoning
classifications.
Count_v Property_. Preferred areas are vacant land owned by Hennepin
County, including Park Reserve land.
~ Preferred areas are one mile or less from a road which can be
used year-round, by vehicles which have an axle weight of at least nine
tons.
Area. Preferred areas have an area of at least five acres.
Candidate Site Criteri~
The following criteria have been used to identify and evaluate Candidate
Sites.
1. Site Develo_unent Factors
Site Area. Preferred sites for transfer stations and RDF processing
stations have at least 5 and 10 acres respectively.
Site development issues. Preferred sites minimize the need for off
and on site construction.
Ownership. Preferred sites are owned by Hennepin County or are
privately held and currently for sale.
Access. Preferred sites minimize the distance to nine ton or better
roads and minimize traffic congestion.
2. Land Use Factors
Zoning. Preferred sites are in industrially-zoned areas, in areas
buffered from residences, and minimize the need for conditional
zoning approvals.
Land use. Preferred sites are those which are most consistent
with local land-use plans for the site and along the access route
and minimize the need for changes in the local land-use plan.
3. Environmental Factors
Visual screening. Preferred sites are well buffered and minimize
visual impacts on residences.
Noise. Preferred sites are at least 1000 feet from the nearest
residence and are well buffered from residential areas.
Water quality. Preferred sites minimize water quality impacts on
wetlands, streams, rivers and lakes.
Recreation. Preferred sites minimize impacts on existing facilities.
The costs of using Candidate Sites was evaluated prior to the fourth public
meeting, through consideration of the following costs.
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Tran _sportation Costs. This cost analysis included the capital, labor
and operating costs of transporting waste from collection areas
to transfer stations and from transfer stations to processing
(RDF or mass burn) facilities.
Capital and _Operating Costs. The costs of land, transfer stations,
processing facilities and combustion facilities were determined.
Then the annual cost of amortizing this capital cost was determined,
giving due consideration to the means of financing each type of
capital it~. Operating costs of each of these facilities were also
determined for varying types and sizes of facilities.
The above costs were considered for a .wide variety of combinations of locations
and numbers of transfer stations and processing facilites. The resultant cost
analyses and candidate site evaluation criteria were used as part of the basis for the
preliminary ~recom~endations on proposed sites.
The key and the Candidate Siting Criteria, coupled with the cost analyses~
formed the basis for the reco~nended siting of transfer stations in Hennepin County.
It is anticipated that sites considered in this process will all have major advantages
and disadvantages. Some of the criteria state preferences, but none are absolutes.
Decision-makers will have to balance these considerations and select the most feasible
and prudent siting alternatives.
III. COMMENT AND RESULTS FROM PRIOR PUBLIC MEETINGS
Public meetings were held on October 5, 1983, November 9, 1983, November 30,
1983 and May 2, 1984, as previously announced and publicized, to review the
site-selection process and siting criteria, Search Areas, Candidate Sites, and
preliminary recommendations respectively. Questions and comments were solicited.
Many of the questions at both meetings sought information. One question was about the
need to acquire land in advance of construction. This was answered by the need to
identify a site in the Request for Proposal document, which will request proposals for
the construction of a facility on a specific site.
One issue raised was that Park Reserve Land should be included in the
County-owned land to be investigated for possible sites. Considerable sentiment was
expressed at the second meeting that Park Reserve land should not be used; and the
County's consultants noted the use of park land would conflict with land use and
environmental criteria. Other c~tl'~lents were that consideration be given to minimizing
adverse environmental impact, locating facilities in proximity to developed areas to
reduce transportation costs, and land uses along access routes to the facilities. As
a result, the Site Criteria have been modified corresponding to the cc~nents. Several
additional sites were brought to our attention as a result of the public meetings.
These additional Candidate Sites have been evaluated with the originally identified
sites. Conm~nts were solicited and received on numerous Candidate Sites, and were
' considered in forming preliminary rec~,,~ndations. Further, co~...,~ents on the
preliminary reco~nendations were val,~hle in finalizing recommendations made to the
County Board. For example, comments on the relative merits of two sites in the
northern part of the county were helpful in forming a recommendation.
The process of siting transfer stations will progress with a review of the
c~,~nts 'on alternatives to the sites previously recommended in Bloomington, Brooklyn
Park and Hopkins.
SUMMARY
SITE SELECTION STUDY
SOLID WASTE TRANSFER STATIONS
SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT
HENNEPIN COUNTY LARGE-SCALE ENERGY RECOVERY PRO~IECT
July 27, 19g~
Henningson, Durham & Richardson, Inc.
5t~01 Gamble Drive
Minneapolis, Minnesota
BACKGROUND
In May, 1984 a report entitled, Solid Waste Transfer Stations and
Refuse Derived Fuel Processing Plants - Site Selection Study was presented to
the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners. This report focused on a review
and evaluation of potential sites located throughout the Hennepin County
metropolitan area.
The potential sites were evaluated based upon cost factors and
candidate site criteria. The cost analyses included land costs, transportation
costs, and system costs. The candidate site criteria included site development
issues, land use and zoning, and environmental factors.
Subsequently, the Hennepin County Board passed Resolution 84-6-375R1
on 3une 5, 1984 which identified three preferred transfer station sites: South
Minneapolis, Brooklyn Park East, and Bloomington East. A site recommended
in Hopkin~ was not designated as a preferred site. Rather, the Board
requested that alternatives be evaluated in the vicinity of 1-494 and County
Road 67. The County also requested the investigation of alternatives to the
Bloomington East site working in conjunction with the City's staff.
Discussions with Brooklyn Park subsequent to the May, 1984 report have
led to the development of an alternative transfer station site. Evaluation of
this site, which is near the preferred site, is included in this new report. They
are included for continuing County discussions with Brooklyn Park to determine
the best location for the facility at the preferred siting area.
The report to which this Summary is addressed presented the results of
.the investigation specific to these alternative sites. As in the previously
referenced May, 1984 report, this study utilized the candidate site criteria
adopted by the Hennepin County Board. The criteria included site develop-
ment, land use, and environmental factors. The evaluation also included site
visits, transportation cost analyses and preliminary design layouts. The general
location of the sites considered in this report are shown on Figure 1.
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This evaluation did not consider these sites for potential refuse derived
fuel processing locations, The evaluations were completed for transfer stations
only.
The descriptive location of the original sites and alternate sites
considered herein are as follows:
Bloomington East Alternatives
Bloomington East
9qth and :]ames Avenue South:
This site is located north of 96th Street West and approximately
l/h-mile east of James Avenue South.
Alternate Sites
I-qgt~ and France Avenue south (It2~):
The site is north of the I-#gt; Frontage Road and between France
and Xerxes Avenue South.
Freeway Landfill (tt25):
The site is west of 1-35W and south of the Minnesota River.
I-~9~ and Nicollet (t126):
The site is between l-t;9O and east ?gth Street and west of the
NSP Substation.
Crosstown East (tt27):
The site is south of the present County Road 62~ west of
Mlnnehaha Avenue South and east of q6th Avenue South.
Airport Southwest (tt28):
The site includes the areas immediately west and northwest of the
MTC garage facility which is in the northeast corner of the
interchange of Cedar and I~9~.
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Hopkins-DOT Alternatives
Hopkins-DOT Site
The site is in the north end of the Hennepin County Transporta-
tion Facility which is south of County Road 3 and west of County
Road 18.
Alternate Sites
Westwood Industrial Park (t116):
The southwest corner of the industrial park which is locatd south
of County Road 67 and west of County Road 60.
County Home School (tt12):
The eastern portion of the school which is north of County Road
67 and west of the railroad tracks, and located west of County
Road 60.
Railroad Site (t116):
The site is between the railroad tracks and south of County Road
67, and located west of County Road 60.
Greenhouse Site (tt16):
The site is south of County Road 67 and east of Birch Island Road.
Farm Site (tt12):
The site is north of County Road 67 and east of the Chicago and:
NorthWestern railroad tracks, and located west of County Road 60.
Brooklyn Park East Alternatives
Brooklyn Park East (113)
Winnetka Avenue and 70th Avenue North:
The area immediately west of Winnetka Avenue North and
between 70th and 71st Avenue North.
ARernate si~es
73rd Avenue North and Winnetka:
The area west of Winnetka Avenue North and south of 73rd
Avenue North.
73rd Avenue North and Highway 169:
The area west of the BN tracks and north of 73rd Avenue North.
Combined Site:
Includes both of the above alternate sites north and south of 73rd
Avenue North.
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SITE EVALUATION OVERVIEW
This section serves to highlight the significant positive and negative
aspects of the alternate sites. Tables I and 2 summarize ihe Bloomington and
Hopkins alternatives based upon compliance with the candidate site criteria.
The significant constraints identified in the tables may not preclude use of the
site but are major negative aspects regarding their use.
Bloomington East Alternatives
Five alternate sites to the Bloomington East site were evaluated.
Three of these sites have merit for consideration, and two sites have
inherent problems that may be difficult to overcome. The environ-
mental factors for these sites are all relatively equal and should
present no significant adverse impacts. The transportation costs of
I-¢9t~ and France and I-t49~ and Nicollet sites are the same as the
Bloomington East site. The other sites all have significantly higher
transportation costs.
I-t;gt; and France
Zoning and land use plan conflicts at this site were identified as
significant constraints. Access to the site is fair. The site is privately
owned and is in both Edina and Bloomington. Extensive grading would
be required to develop this site.
Freeway Landfill (It25)
This is a very large site with good access. Zoning and land use is
consistent with the site criteria. There are, however, several aspects
which could affect site development for a transfer station. The site is
rather removed form the primary waste generation area~ and it is
located in Dakota County. Building settling and methane gas emissions
from the landfill at this site could add to site development costs by
requiring additional engineering mitigative measures.
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1-494 and Nicollet (It26)
This site is zoned for industrial type land use and is consistent
with the candidate site criteria. This site is privately owned, and
several businesses would have to be relocated. In addition, an
electrical transmission tower would have to be relocated. Access to
the site would be considered good off I-~94.
Crosstown East (/127)
Major factors affecting this site would be the development of the
Crosstown Highway 62 and Minnesota ~5 interchange and its location
within the present clear zone for runway 4/22. The new interchange
would limit site size and cause some design constraints, mainly
maneuvering and turning radii. It appears as though access to the site
would be significantly impaired after the new interchange is
constructed. The site is owned by the State of Minnesota. Residential
areas occur in very close proximity to the site. Visual aesthetics and
noise impacts to these neighborhoods may result.
Airport Southwest (t128)
This site is composed of two components that are each
sufficiently large enough to accommodate a transfer station. Each Site
component is vacant and owned by the Metropolitan Airports
Commission. The surrounding land use is industrial; although, there is a
residential neighborhood across Cedar Avenue to the west. Although
the distance to these residences is relatively close, the presence of the
Cedar Avenue freeway should minimize any noise or visual impacts.
Access to this site would be considered fair.
Hopkins Alternatives
Five sites were also evaluated as possible alternatives to the
Hopkins-DOT site. These sites are all within one mile of the I-q9O and
Hennepin County Road 67 interchange. Three of the sites are located
in Eden Prairie, namely, Westwood Industrial Park, Railroad Site, and
the Greenhouse Site. The Farm Site and County Home School site are
located in Minnetonka. Transportation costs for the alternate sites are
all equal and slightly higher than the Hopkins-DOT site.
Westwood Industrial Park (I;16)
The site is located in a new industrial park with good access.
Zoning, land use, and environmental factors are all good with no major
negative issues. There is, however, a residential area adjacent to the
east side of the industrial park. Existing trees and topography should
serve to buff.er the site from this sensitive area. The site would be
good for facility design but may require interior maneuvering with
limited queue space. A wetland area is located adjacent to the site on
the south which may be adversely affected. Other environmental
factors are considered good.
County Home School (~;12)
This potential site is owned by Hennepin County and would provide
good access after County Road 67 realignment is completed. The site is
presently zoned residential, and the Minnetonka Guide Plan designates
this area as future institutional use. A transfer station at this site
would not be consistent with City zoning or the land use plan. The
various environmental factors are not considered good, including the
potential impact to nearby wetlands. The site would limit optimum
facility design and would restrict queuing and parking space unless the
site area were expanded.
Railroad Site (ltl6)
This site is located in a developed industrial area and would
require the relocation of some businesses. Zoning, land use, and
environmental factors are all positive with no significant negative
issues. The site restricts facility design and would require interior
maneuvering and limit queuing and parking space. Access to the site is
restricted because the ingress/egress point onto Industrial Drive is
immediately between two railroad tracks. The County Road 67
realignment would not improve access.
Greenhouse Site (1116)
This site is privately owned, and part of the property has been for
sale. A number of greenhouses and other buildings exist on the site.
Zoning, land use, access and environmental factors are all considered
good with no significant negative issues. Site topography and
configuration would somewhat restrict facility design. Interior
maneuvering would be required and queuing space would be minimal.
Also, extensive grading and excavation would be required. County-
owned property exists across Birch Island Drive to the west. If this
land were utilized, site size and design flexibility would be increased,
although Birch Island Drive would have to be realigned.
Farm Site (tt12)
There are several negative aspects regarding this site which should
be considered. The site is privately owned and is not for sale. The
site is zoned residential which is considered a significant constraint.
Site area, configuration, and site development issues also present
significant constraints. Facility design is greatly limited by County
Road 67 realignment. Facility design would require inside scales, steep
ramp grades, and would restrict trailer parking. Additionally, a wetland
occurs adjacent to the site which could experience adverse water
quality impacts during construction. Concern has been expressed
regarding the potential negative effect a transfer station at this site
would have on the nearby office-type industrial area.
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TRANSPORTATION COST ANALYSES
Part Four of the May, 1984 Site Selection Report presented the results
of the original system analyses. Subsequently, the County requested that
additional transportation analyses be prepared to compare a number of new
transfer station sites and system alternatives.
The comparisons have been conducted using the Facility Location!
Resource Allocation Mathematical Model. The computer model was used to
determine the transportation costs associated with each additional system
scenario. Transportation costs include primary haul costs from waste
generation districts to transfer stations and secondary haul costs from transfer
stations to identified resource recovery facility sites. These subsequent
analyses utilize the same input data as the original runs. The output of the
computer model lists the system combination of transfer station sites, their
amounts of waste received, and the associated transportation costs for the
system combinations. The related, nontransportatlon costs were then added
manually to the transportation costs for each system scenario. These added
costs include capital, amortization and operational costs for the transfer
stations. Land costs were not included because the resulting increase would be
very minor. As an example, if land costs were $100,000, the relative site
costs would only increase by 1.3 cents per ton of solid waste when amortized
over the 20-year expected life of the facility. The resulting cost figures were
then ranked and considered with the other site criteria.
Additional System Alternatives
The additional system alternatives requested include the following:
I. One Resource Recovery Facility at the 3unkyard site
Three transfer station system
Four transfer station system
One transfer station located at the Minneapolis South
Transfer Station, Site 22
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II. Two Resource Recovery Facilities located at the Greyhound and
the Pacific sites
Three transfer station system
Four transfer station system
One transfer station located at the Minneapolis South
Transfer Station, Site 22
III. Two Resource Recovery Facilities located at the Greyhound Site
and at Site 22, with no transfer stations
Transfer Station Sites
The transfer station sites analyzed are as follows:
Site No. Description
12
14
16
17
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22
2~
26
27
28
Brooklyn Park East
Hennepin County Glen Lake
Hennepin County Hopkins
Eden Prairie North
Eden Prairie Flying Cloud Landfill
Bloomington East
Bloomington West
Minneapolis South Transfer Station
1-494 and France Avenue
Freeway Landfill
1-494 and Nicollet Avenue
Crosstown East
Airport Southwest
System Combinations
The County identified 119 different system combinations for
analysis. These combinations were based upon 62 three-transfer station
systems, 54 four-transfer station systems, two one-transfer station
systems, and one system with direct haul to the Greyhound Site and
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Site 22. The control configuration for systems with three transfer
stations included sites 22, l g and 14. The originally recommended
configuration for systems with four transfer stations included sites 3,
14, Ig and 22. The alternative system configurations are ranked from
the lowest cost (1) to the highest cost (38). The rankings were done
separately for one resource recovery facility at the 3unkyard site and
tot two resource recovery facilities at the Pacific and Greyhound sites.
The relative transportation costs and rankings of the systems with two
resource recovery facilities are shown in Table 3. The system
configurations with one transfer station or no transfer stations were not
ranked. Their costs are as follows:
The system with one transfer station at site 22 and the
resource recovery iacility at the ,)unkyard site has a cost of
$10.12 per ton.
The system with one transfer station at site 22 and two
resource recovery facilities at the Pacific and Greyhound
sites had a cost of $9.25 per ton.
The system with no transfer stations and resource recovery
facilities at site 22 and the Greyhound site had a cost of
$8.30 per ton.
The model computations were limited by the following constraints:
If two resource recovery facilities were utilized as
destinations~ each facility was to receive approximately the
same amount of solid waste.
If three or four transfer stations were utilized and Site 22
was included~ Site 22 was limited to 600 TPD. Where site
22 was used alon% its size was not limited.
Table 3
TRANSPORTATION COST RANKING
PACIFIC AND GREYHOUND DESTINATIONS
Cost Transfer Cost
Rank * (S/Ton) Stations Rank (S/Ton)
1 $ 9.68 22-14-24 30 $10.54
2 9.70 22-14-26 31 lO.61
3 9.82 22-18-14 32 lO.61
4 9.85 22-24-12 33 10.64
5 9.86 22- 3-24 34 10.65
6 9.92 22-24-16 35 10.67
7 9.94 22-26-12 36 10.67
8 9.96 22- 3-26 37 10.69
9 lO.O1 22-26-16 38 10.72
l0 10.03 22-14-28 39 10.74
ll 10.08 22-18-12 40 10.74
12 lO.11 22- 3-18 41 10.76
13 lO.15 22-18-16 42 10.76
14 lO.19 3-27-24 43 10.82
15 10.29 3-22-14-24 44 10.89
16 10.30 3-22-14-26 45 10.95
17 10.34 22-28-12 46 10.98
18 10.38 22-28-16 47 10.99
19 10.40 22- 3-28 48 ll.02
20 10.43 3-22-14-18 49 ll.08
21 10.46 3-22-12-24 50 ll.09
22 10.46 22- 3-12 51 ll.14
23 10.47 22-27-12 52 ll.14
24 10.50 22- 3-14 53 11.28
25 10.50 22- 3-16 54 11.34
26 10.52 22- 3-27 55 11.35
27 10.5) 3-22-16-24 56 11.35
28 10.53 22-14-27 57 11.38
29 10.53 22-27-16 5~ ll.S1
Transfer
Stations
3-22-12-26
3-27-12
3-22-16-26
3-22-14-28
3-27-16
3-27-14
22-25-12
3-22-12-18
22- 3-25
22-25-16
22-14-25
3-27-14-18
3-22-16-18
3-27-12-24
3-27-16-24
3-22-12-28
3-22-16-28
3-27-14-19
3-27-12-18
3-22-16-27
3-27-16-18
3-22-14-27
3-22-16-27
3-22-12-25
3-27-12-19
3-22-14-25
3-22-16-25
3-27-16-19
3-27-14-17
As described on page 14, the no transfer site option with resource recovery facilities at
Site 22 and Greyhound would cost $8.30/ton; and one transfer station at Site 22 and two
resource recovery facilities at the Greyhound and Pacific sites would cost $9.25/ton.
- 15-
Metropolitan Council
300 Metro Square Building
Seventh and Robert Streets
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101
Telephone (612) 291-6359
July 20', 1984
TO: Metropolitan Area Legislators, State and Local Officials, Affected
Landowners and Other Interested Groups
For three years, the Metropolitan Council and the seven metropolitan counties
have pursued a process mandated by state law to find sites for a new
generation of solid waste landfills in the Metropolitan Area. However, the
Council is now considering how to increase immediately the emphasis on abating,
or reducing, wastes destined for land disposal. The goal would be to reduce or
eliminate the need for new landfills.
To discuss this issue fully with all affected parties, the Council will hold a
forum Monday, August 13, to talk about changing the approach to solving the
area's solid waste disposal problem. The session is entitled "Solid Waste
Initiatives--A Public Forum on Alternative Courses for Regional Solid Waste
Management." The time of the forum is 1:30 p.m.; the location is the Arts and
Science Center Chimera Theater, 30 E. lOth St. at Cedar, downtown St. Paul.
You are cordially invited to attend--please reserve the date. An agenda and
discussion paper will be mailed to you about August 1.
If you have questions, please call Lowell Thompson of the Council staff at 291-
6499. We hope you can attend.
Sincere ly,
.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
TWIN
CITIES
LABOR MARKET
INFORMATION
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LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS Vol. 8 No. 7 JULY 1984
Developments From Last Month
The Twin Cities metropolitan area witnessed increased employment and a decline in un~
employment between April and May, but no real improvement in labor market conditions.
An additional sixteen thousand workers found jobs during that'time, yet the unemploy-
ment rate dropped by .2 of a percentage point to 4.5 percent, a slightly smaller de-
cline than would be expected given normal seasonal changes. It appears that the labor
force is growing faster than average. News of continued economic growth has brought
discouraged workers back to the labor market and encouraged new entrants as well, ne-
gating somewhat the effeEts of job creation.
Developments ~6'm a Year Ago
efhe national economic recovery has begun to slow down, so the lion's share of its
fects on the local labor market has probably already taken place. The gains have not
en evenly distributed. The unemployment rate in the Minneapolis - St. Paul SMSA is
still lower.than in the state of Minnesota or the United States and its drop of 2.5
LABOR FORCE ESTIHATES
(~ot seasonally adjusted)
AREA CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE TOTAL [MPLOYH~NT UI4E~PLO¥~ENT UN£MPLOYMENT RATE
HAYp APRR MAYR MAYp APRR t.~YR MAYp APRR . lqAYR HAYp APRR MAYR
1984 1984 1983 1984 1984 1983 1984 1984 1983 1984 1984 1983
Minneapolis-
St. Paul S~SA* 1,229.0 1,215.7 1,180.2 1,174.O 1,158.0 1,O98.2 55.0 S7.8 82.1 4.S 4.7 7.0
Caunt¥:
An6ka 116,858 115,541 113,153 111,139 109,621 103,963 5,719 S,920 9,190 4.9 5.1 8.1
Carver 21,946 21,904 20,933 21,007 20,720 19,650 939 1,184 1,283 4.3 5.4 6.1
Chtsago 15,472 15,588 14,864 14,583 14,383 13,641 889 1,205 1,223 5.7 7.7 8.2
Dakota 114,760 113,835 109,818 110,069 108,565 102,962 4,691 5,270 6,856 4.1 4.6 6.2
Henneptn 558,230 550,783 536,404 533,817 526,527 499,350 24,413 24,256 37,054 4.4 4.4 6.9
Ramsey 273,496 269,819 261,742 260,716 257,155 243,882 12,780 12,664 17,860 4.7 4.7 6.8
Scott 25,941 26,020 25,107 24,827 24,488 23,224 1,114 1,532 1,883 4.3 5.9 7.5
Washington 67,066 66,664 64,166 64,399 63,520 60,241 2,667 3,144 3,925 4.0 4.7 6.1
Wright 35,237 35,511 34,059 33,433 32,978 31,275 1,804 2,533 2,784 5.1 7.1 8.2
City of
Minneapolis 220,572 217,421 211,816 210,344 207,471 196,762 10,228 9,950 15,054 4.6 4.6 7.1
City of
St. Paul 161,372 159,045 154,125 153,231 151,138 143,337 8,141 7,907 10,788 5.0 5.0 7.0
Minnesota* 2,256.6 2,222.0 2,196.2 2,125.0 2,076.1 2,013.2 131.6 145.9 183.0 5.8 6.5 8.3
United States* 113,251 112,152 110,308 105,096 103,628 99,549 8,154 8,525 10,765 7.2 7.6 9.8
P-Preliminary
percentage points is comparable to both, yet portions of the metropolitan area have re-
covered more than others. Anoka county with its high concentration of blue-collar
workers experienced the largest drop in its unemployment rate from 8.1 to 4.9 percent.
Scott and Wright had similar declines. The counties of Washington, Carver and Dakota
on the other hand did not drop much, but their levels were and still are the lowest ir,
the area during May. Overall, little change has taken place in the relationship be-
tween the unemployment rates of the center cities and the outlying areas. While em-
ployment growth has been more rapid in the suburbs, so have increases in the labor
force. There has been some divergence between Minneapolis and St. Paul, however.
Until the late 1970's the unemployment rate in St. Paul was slightly but consistently
lower. That is no longer the case as sluggish growth in industries concentrated in St.
Paul have kept its unemployment rate from falling faster.
Percent Unemplo)n~ent Rates Percent
Une~loyed (t~t Seasonally Adjusted) UnemP' oved
~nual Average .... Monthly Rates
)1-- "- --il
1(7- ~' ~'*'-.'°".-" U.S.
~-- :: .... \\ :'~'-... :.. --9
~ e' *° U.S. ' /~' ~ ~ Minn. .,,...
4-- Mpls-St. Paul ~A --4
3" --3
2-- Mpls-St. Paul St4SA --2
I I I I I I ! ! I I I I I I IIIIlllllllllillllllllll
70 ?l )2 73 74 75 76 l) 78 79 80 81 82 83 J F M A M J J A S 0 It D J F M A M J J A S 0 N D
1983 1984
Future Outlook
Employment growth in the Twin Cities metropolitan area tends to follow increases in
Gross National Product by several months. With GNP expanding at a 9.7 percent annual
pace in the first quarter of 1984 and an estimated 5.7 percent in the April to June
period, we can expect more employment gains into the autumn months. The unemployment
rate may not dip much further, however, because of a number of factors. One is the
aforementioned increase in the labor force. Another factor is uncertain interest rates.
While it is not necessarily true that further increases will take place chances are
that rates will not decrease due to fears of uncontrollable budget deficits and poten-
tial defaults on international loans. A consequence of these beliefs is that purchases
of products normally financed by borrowing.(houses, autos, major appliances and capital
goods) will initially continue at a strong pace as everyone rushes to buy before rates
go up. Tapering off occurs at a later date from either increased rates or a drying up
of funds because of earlier purchase commitments. Currently, the desire for these pro-
ducts is still strong and surveys indicate that firms will continue hiring in the near
future to meet the demand. Countering this trend is a cost-cutting philosophy in or-
ganizations faced with deregulation. It has already taken place in transportation, is
starting to effect health care and may next involve the finance industry. In period~
of economic growth it may mean merely modest employment gains rather than aggregate rc
ductions. The net effect of higher labor force participation, stubborn interest rates
and deregulated industries is for the unemployment rate to inch lower for the remainder
of 1984 rather than make hefty drops.
REGIONAL ECONOMIC INDICATORS
ImpKovement in the local economy over
the past year is evident by looking at
the indicators depicted below. Consumer
pu~ses have rebounded strongly from
rec~sion levels as seen in the surge in
Residential Building Permits and Retail
Sales. Consequently, Average Weekly
Hours in manufacturing have risen sub-
stantially and large drops have occurred
in both Initial and Regular UI Claim-
ants. With the Help Wanted Index dou-
bling over the past year, the demand for
new workers is also on the rise. Al-
though Average Hours and Initial Claims
have stabilized over the recent months,
the continued increase in consumer
spending should lead to further gains in
overall employment, though not at the
same rapid clip. Inflation, as measured
by year-to-year changes in the Consumer
Price Index, has edged up slightly since
1983, yet neither this nor the recent
rise in Mortgage Rates have had a dis-
cernable effect on the employment situa-
tion. A continuation of these upward
movements could lead to decreased con-
sumer purchases of- expensive items and
· en)~j~yment cutbacks in those industries
inVOlved in their manufacture and sale.
Therefore, Residential Building Permits
and Retail Sales will be closely moni-
tored for a potential leveling and de-
cline.
CHARACTERiSTiCS OF THE iNSURED UNEMPLOYED
(Regular Beneflts Program)
MZNN£APOLIS-ST. PAUL S~SA
Week Endtng 5/12/84
Percent Change
Industry and F~: Percent Pe~ent 1/
Occ~pattor~l l~onth Year of :Long-Term~ Percent
Attachamnt Number Ago Ago Total Unemployed Wonmn
Total, Al1 Industries 12,603 -23.8 -40.2 100.0 26.4 36.3
Construction 2,042 -52.9 -38.0 16.2 31.2 6.1
Kanufacturtng 3,266 -16.7 -46.9 25.9 26.3 36.1
Dur&ble Goods 2,152 -17.9 -51.0 17.1 2G.8 36.4
Nondurable Goods 1,114 -14.3 -36.4 8.8 21.5 35.5
Trans., Cram., and
Public Utilities 658 -12.8 -41.5 5.2 23.9 25.1
Wholesale Trade 1,088 -9.6 -45.8 8.6 25.4 35.1
Ret~t 1 Trade 1,729 -12.1 -43.6 13.7 31.2 41.7
Fin., ~ns., and
Real Estate 610 ~6.4 -29.5 4.8 29.2 SS.9
Ser~tces 2,786 -3.3 -29.1 22.1 26.0 53.9
Public Admtn. 187 -20.1 -23.4 1.5 23.0 44.4
All Other 91 -76.0 -45.2 0.7 38.5 20.g
Inf. Not Available 146 -. ....
Total, All Occupations 12,603 -23.8 -40.2 100.0 26.4 36.3
P~of., Tach., Mgr. 2,525 -3.4 -33.7 20.0 27.8 41.S
Clerical 1,957 -4.1 -38.8 15.5 27.0 78.6
Sales 691 -3.9 -34.4 5.5 29.4 30.5
Service 1,058 -13.2 -36.1 8.4 25.9 44.1
Farm., For., Ftsh. SU -71.6 -28.4 0.5 36.2 25.9
Processing 204 -27.9 -27.9 1.6 24.5 24.5
Pachtne Trades 909 -10.4 -53.0 7.2 23.5 18.2
Be~hqmrk 1,242 -18.1 -39.1 9.9 26.6 58.1
Structural Work 2,276 -47.5 -41.1 18.1 24.1 3.3
Htscellaneous 1,668 -34.8 -46.1 13.2 27.3 16.5
Inf. Not Available 15 -
NOTE: Per,rages my ret total to 100.0 due to Independent rounding.
1_./ Long-Term uneeq)loyed r~fers to unemploy~nt insurance clain~nts vhose
current spell of unemploy~nt has lasted 15 ~eks or longer.
Economic Indicators
Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Area
Latest Month Current Previous
Available Period Period Year Ago
Initial UI Claimsl/* May
UI Claimants-ReguTarl__/* May
Avg Wkly Hours in Mfg,/* May
Help Wanted Index2_/* May
Mortgage Rate3/ May
Residential Bl-dg Permits4/* Apr
Retail Sales (Millions)~7* Apr
Consumer Price Index6_/ Apr
US Employment Cost Index6__/ Mar
)urces:
Percent Change
Year Ago
1,798 1,727 2,25? -20.3
13,494 14,639 22,633 -40.4
41.0 41.4 39.3 4.3
65 71 38 71.1
12.30 10.45 12.80 -
2,594 1,440 1,500 72.9
1,229 1,175 1,083 13.5
322.0 319.6 309.4 4.1
119.8 117.8 113.2 5.8
l/ MDES, 2_/ The Conference Board, 3/ Minneapolis Star & Tribune via Data
R-esources, Inc., 4_/ Metropolitan C~uncil, 5__/ U.S. Dept. of Commerce, and
6/ Bureau of Labor Statistics.
* Denotes seasonally-adjusted data.
3
EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS CONDITIONS
Developments from Last Month
The number of wage and salary jobs in establishments located in the Twin Cities metro-
politan area increased at an above average'rate between April and May. The increase of
1.3 percent exceeded the. 14-year average of 1.O percent and matched the employment
growth rate for the same months last.year in the early stages of the economic recovery.
All major industry divisions grew at an above normal rate with the exception of trans-
portation - public utilities and government. Nearly 60 percent of the increased number
of jobs were found in the construction'and retail trade industries which typically ex-
perience a seasonal increase in-acti-vity.- The manufacturing sector continued to re-
cover, adding about 2,700 jobs across'alii'industry groups. Largest job gains took
place in the machinery, printing,..lumber and wood products and scientific instrument
groups. The length of the average'workweek in manufacturing showed a small decrease
from last month.
Developments from a Year Aqo
Nonagricultural wage and salary employment in May was 62,200 above the level of a year
ago. Three-fourths of the job increase has taken place in three industries: services
(18,000 jobs); manufactUKing (16,900 jobs) and retail trade (12,500 jobs). Figures on
1983 wage and salary employment covered by~ Unemployment Insurance have recently become
available for counties in the metropoli'tan area as well as. for the cities of Minnea-
polis and St. Paul.~ Although this data is not as Current as the monthly estima'tes of
total nonagricultural wage and salary employment~ it does offer some insight as to
where job growth has been taking place during the past year. To facilitate the de-
scription of the changes which took place from December 1982 to December 1983, we wi~'
divide the metropolitan area in~o. four'~'area.s, .the tWo'central cities and east/we.
metropolitan.suburban areas. While all.four areas.had more jobs in December 1983 than
a year earlier, job growth in the suburban areas was about two and one-half times
faster than in the central cities. 72 percent of the overall job growth and 90 percent
of the manufacturing job increase in the metropolitan area took place in the suburban
areas. Manufacturing employment dropped slightly in Minneapolis, while the fastest
manufacturing growth took place in the western suburban counties. The largest, share of
growth in service jobs'took'~la'de"~n the western suburbs, 42.4 percent while the lar-
gest share of new finance insuranCe and'real estate jobs, 46.7 percent, were found in
Minneapolis..A growing. ~gpulation in the 'eastern suburban counties, Anoka, Dakota,
Washington, and suburban RamSeY. pro6~bly accounts for this area's rapid growth in re-
tail trade employment, a 7.4 percent increase over the year. There were more jobs in
St. Paul in all industries except transportation - public utilities, but the rate of
growth generally lagged behind the other areas. ~.
Future Outlook
Over the remainder of 1984, the job outlook remains very positive with employment in
all major industry divisions expected, to. grow at rates above the average of the past 14
years. Jobs are expected to be added at rates faster than during the second half of
1983 in all industries except manufacturing and construction. These two industries are
expected to grow more slowly because of the restraining influence of higher interest
rates. Even though the manufacturing~sector has experienced a strong recovery over the
past eighteen months, by the fourth quarter of 1984 employment is still expected to be
slightly below the prerecession level reached in the fourth quarter of 1979. Simil
ly, construction employment is expected to fall considerably short of its prerecess~n
high.
L~tPLDYH[NT, HOURS AI~D EARNINGS
itt the ~4inneapolis-St. Paul "~etropol iran Area
PERC£~T PI~ODUCTIQN WORKERS' HOURS & EA)~NING JS-j-/
EHPLOYMLNT CHANGE Average Weekly Average Hourly Average Weekly
INDUSTRY (ITt)U) FROe~ Earnings [arninqs Hours
~LAY ~nth Year ~nth Year MAY Year ~tAY Year MY Year
............ 1 ~.84 . . . A~o .... _Ago~ Ago A~o~ ]984 Ago 1284 Ago 1984 Aqo
IOIAL NONAbRICULIURAL 1136.3 1122.2 1074.1 1.3 5.8 XX XX XX XX XX XX
~ItUIACIURIHL; 247.8 145.1 230.9 1.1 7.3 418.D0 395.92 10.22 10.10 40.9 39.2
Durable Gauds 158.9 157.1 145.g 1.2 8.9 42b.54 403.60 ~lO.18 g.gg 41.9 40.4
Lun~er & lurniturt, 7.2 6.9 6.4 3.9 12.8 427.36 420.15 !lO.g3 10.53 39.l 3g.g
Stm,,~, Cl~y & Glaus 3.9 3.9 3.2 1.4 23.5 401.31 386.67 '10.29 9.94 39.0 38.9
e'r,.,ar~ ~L~I~ ~i~ 4.6 4.1 0.8 11.8 377.14 346.23 8.73 8.57 43.2 40.4
t'abriuated M~,tals 2 26.6 25.7 0.4 3.7 478.55 454.16 tl.26 10.97 42.5 41.4
Non-[ lectrital ~chim:ry 65.9 65.4 59.5 0.8 10.7 440.06 390.06 10.33 9.85 42.6 39.6
Office & Cm~puting £quipaent 34.3 34.0 30.4 0.8 12.8 XX XX XX XX XX XX
t la, trice) Machim, ry 19.0 18.5 16.6 2.3 14.2 360.86 381.20 8.78 9.23 41.1 41.3
Trd,,sporta! iu,~ Lquila~ent 4.1 4.1 3.4 1.9 22.3 580.11 :550.73 12.92 12.46 44.9 44.2
Scie,tifi~ ]f,~tru,,Jnts 23.7 23.4 22.7 1.1 4.2 408.20 1397.58 9.65 10.04 42.3 39.6
Miscellaneous 3.8 3.7 4.2 3.0 -9.3 350.64 305.35 8.81 7.75 39.8 39.4
;~o~durable Goods 88.9 88.1 85.1 1.O 4.5 404.00 384.85 10.28 10.29 39.3 37.4
FuDd & Kindred Products 17.8 17.6 18.1 1.0 -1.5 )84.16 356.31 9.58 9.63 40.1 37.0
T~.~tiles x Apl,arel 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.6 -1.6 252.38 199.17 6.73 .5.91 37.5 33.7
Paper & Allied Products 25.0 24.9 24.0 0.4 4.2 450.19 432.22 10.77 10.39 41.8 41.6
P, ~nti,~g & Publishing 26.4 26.0 24.7 1.4 7.0 184.11 378.00 10.82 11.42 35.5 33.1
Cn~mic.,I & PetrOleum Products 8.2 8.2 8.0 0.7 3.1 502.04 447.63 i11.73 ll.3g 42.8 39.3
Rubber, Plastic. ,ed Leath~,r 9.1 9.0 7.9 1.0 14.4 351.16 354.63 8.89 9.14 39.5 38.8
r4Uf(~4ANuFA¢IUR I NG ~. 5 177.1 843.2 1.3 5.4 XX XX XX XX XX XX
CONSINuCTION 39.8 35.9 35.9 10.8 10.9 606.42 573.62 16.66 15.63 36.4 36.7
Uulldtny Construction 10.7 10.2 9.8 5.2 8.9 575.80 582.10 15.95 15.69 36.1 37.1
tiighway & I,leavy Const~ction 4.9 3.1 4.5 58.5 7.6 514.46 502.52 13.98 13.73 36.8 36.6
Special Ir,des Contracti.g 24.2 22.6 21.5 6.9 12.5 638.02 582.91 17.48 15.97 36.5 36.5
.XN pOR A IDN 45.0 44. 40.6 0.8 10.8 . I X. XX . XX.
gailroads 6.2 6.3 6.8 -0.8 -7.9 530.35 52 77 11.26 ll.O1 47.l 47.3
lrucking & Warehousing 15.7 15.5 13.9 1.g 13.2 443.81 439.13 12.26 12.44 36.2 35.3
PUBLIC UllLiTIES & C0~/4. 21.0 20.9 21.0 0.4 0.1 507.97 473.46 12.86 12.14 39.5 39.0
TRADE 273.8 ~69.3 261.4 1.7 4.8 239.10 229.28 7.97 7.72 30.0 29.7
Retail Trade 202.0 198.1 191.0 1.9 5.7 190.03 179.42 6.gl 6.67 27.5 26.9
C~nera) Merchandise Store~ 33.6 32.9 31.0 2.2 8.6 169.68 170.79 6.17 6.16 27.5 28.7
Food Stur~.s 25.2 24.8 24.7 1,6 2.1 248.39 239.58 8.42 8.29 29.5 28.9
Eating & Drinking Places 66.3 64.1 63.6 3.4 4.3 90.00 86.98 4.50 4.53 20.0 19.2
Specialty ~.rch,mdiseS_/ 76.9 76.3 71.8 0.8 7.1 261.86 261.40 7.84 7.85 33.4 33.3
Whulesale ir,de 71.8 71.2 70.3 0.9 2.2 402.53 389.71 lO.S1 10.07 38.3 38.7
FINANCE, IHS. & REAL ESTATE 78.1 77.7 74.9 0.5 4.4 313.79 304.62 8.55 8.08 36.7 37.7
f i.ance 33.1 33.0 32.1 0.3 3.3 331.57 317.81 9.01 8.43 36.8 37.7
Insurance 30.8 30.7 29.3 O.S 5.4 362.02 345.17 8.64 8.46 41.9 40.8
Red) Estate 14.1 14.0 13.S 0.9 4.7 180.35 93.43 6.91 6.18 26.1 31.3
SLRVIC[ & MISC[LLAI4FOUS 273.3 271.7 255.4 0,6 7.0 XX XX XX XX XX XX
Lodging & Recreation 26.3 25.5 24.2 3.1 8.7 150.42 1148.96 6.09 6.08 24.7 24.5
P~rsuna I Services 11.1 11.6 11.0 -4.3 0.5 XX XX XX XX XX XX
I~uS ~ness Se~'v ices 60.8 60.5 52.9 0.5 15.0 XX XX XX XX XX XX
Repair Service~ 13.4 13.3 12.3 0.3 8.7 2S6.64 248.94 7.07 6.71 36.3 37.1
Hca)th Services 74.4 74.2 72.5 0.3 2.6 243.00 ~218.83 8.10 7.76 30.0 28.2
Hospitals 30.1 30.1 30.0 0.0 0.1 275.38 256.34 9.21 9.09 29.9 28.2
~ursing ~lomus 19.7 19.7 19.8 0.3 -0.3 197.74 180.36 6.89 6.68 28.7 27.0
Uther tte~l th 24.6 24.4 22.7 0.5 8.4 XX XX XX XX XX XX
Legal Services 8.5 8.5 7.9 0.4 7.7 420.84 363.81 ll.6g 9.65 36.0 37.7
Private Education 15.g 16.0 15.1 -0.6 5.2
Other Services ~_/ 58.1 58.0 SS.O 0.3 5.6
: GOV£RNMENT 157.5 156.9 154.2 0.4 2.1
Feder,$ 18.0 17.9 17.6 0.2 2.9
State 48.4 48.2 47.9 0.5 1.2
Local 91.0 90.7 88.8 0.4 2.S
** Less than .05
1/ Average earnings data ere on a "gross' basis and are derived fr~ reports of payroll for full- and part-ti~
productiun or nonsupervisory ~rkers. The payroll is re~rted before deductions of any kind. Bonuses, retro-
active pay, tips, pep~.nt in ki~)d, and 'fringe ~nefits" are excluded.
~/ Includes ~uildimj ~teria)s, Aut~live. Apparel, H~ Furnishings, Drug, Mail Order and Miscellaneous
Retai 1 in9.
Includes Social Services, ~mbership Om'gdnizations, and Miscellaneous Services such as Engineering and
Accounting.
Source: Current [mploy,wmL Statistic,. Program (Figures rounded to nearest hundred).
For a more in-depth look at recent developments in high technology, the employment
levels of individual companies operating in the area were tracked between January 1978
and December 1983. As the accompanying tables indicate, much employment change has
resulted from recent incorporations, relocations, companies going out of business and
reclassification of firms when their primary products no longer belong to a high tech
designated industry. Of the 375 firms in existence at the start of 1978, 239 are still
involved in high tech manufacturing with 25 reclassified and 61 relocated or out of
business. A total of 7,355 jobs were added by 227 new companies, both startups and
those moving operations to the area, many more than the 1,652 lost through bankruptcy,
dissolution or outmigration. An additional 11,958 workers were added by the firms
remaining in high tech throughout the period. These jobs stemmed from growth in firms
of all sizes with the share of workers added by each size group being in rough propor-
tion to their share of overall employment. The growth in those with 20-99 employees in
January 1978 is most pronounced. Also noteworthy is the fact that firms in the 1000 +
size class at that time have added over five thousand workers. Large companies often
times parcel out some of their operations to other areas as they expand. At the pre-
sent time corporations with one thousand or more employees constitute 2.4 percent of
all high technology firms, yet employ 64.6 percent of the workers in those industries.
At the other extreme over half of the companies classified in the high tech industries
have less than 20 workers each. They are especially prominent in manufacturing
electronic components and medical supplies and many are new. Of the 466 high tech
firms currently operating in the Twin Cities area, 227 of them or close to half did not
exist six years ago. While at any given moment they do not account for much
employment, small new firms are a source of job creation comparable to the expanding
large corporations and the burgeoning medium-sized establishments.
Distribution by Firm Size
High Technology Industries
Mpls-St. Paul SMSA - Dec '83
Size Number Percent Distribution
Class of Firms Firms Employment
0-19 259 55.6 2.5
20-99 ll8 25.4 6.6
100-999 78 16.8 26.2
1000+ ll 2.4 64.6
Total 466 lO0.O lO0.O
Sources of Net Employment Growth
in High Technology Industries
Mpls-St. Paul SMSA - Jan '78 to Dec '~
Type of Firm
Existing
0-t9
20-99
100-999
lO00+
New
Moved or Folded
Recoded
Net Employment Growth
Employment Gain or Loss
876
2,537
3,365
5,180
11,958
7,355
-1,652
-3,411
14,250
What can be expected in terms of employment prospects for the Minneapolis-St. Paul
metropolitan area? Based on projected national growth rates which assume continued
high deficits and defense expenditures and moderate inflation, approximately 2,700
local jobs will be added annually in high tech industries for the remainder of the
decade. Over ninety percent of these will be in the three groups heavily concentrated
in the area. This means that job opportunities exist in those occupations which are
rela-tively prevalent in those industries: engineers, computer programmers/analysts,
electronic technicians, inspectors, assemblers, production coordinators/supervisors,
and shipping/receiving/stock clerks. Also needed are both management and clerical per~
sonnel which administer and support the production operations. Even though faster than
average growth is expected in high technology manufacturing, the jobs added compose
only thirteen percent of total future employment growth. High tech is but a small por-
tion of a diverse local economy with many expanding sectors and surely not the only
generator of new opportunities.
~7~ 7
~UARTERLY FOCUS ~..
HIGH TECHNOLOGY IN THE TWIN CITIES AREA
ligh technology has received a large amount of attention recently because of the
:fects its development has and will have on our lives at home, at work and at play.
th the new found ability to manufacture sophisticated products and increased demand
for them, it is anticipated that more workers will be needed in high tech industries
and occupations. The abundance of such jobs in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan
area depends on the region's concentration of high tech industries and their continued
growth. Industries in general are classified according to the goods or services they
sell, yet high technology is usually defined by above average level of research and
development and/or utilization of scientific and technical workers rather than the
nature of the product. A number of alternative designations exist for this dynamic
group of industries depending upon how narrowly one defines high technology and the
degree of detail obtainable from the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system.
We have used the widely-accepted definition developed by Ann Lawson of MIT which
employs both criteria mentioned above with our detail at the three-digit SIC level.
Thus high technology comes to mean those industries listed in the following table, all
of them in the manufacturing sector.
Employment in Nigh Tech Industries, December 1983
Minneapolis-St. Paul SMSA
Average Annual Growth Rate
SIC Nun~er Concentration Twin Cities United States
Code Industry En~loyed Ratio 1977-83 1977-83 Proj. 1982-90
High Tech Mfg. 77,165 1.46 3.8 ~ 2.4
283 Drugs 596 .23 8.5 1.6 3.4
29 Petroleum 1,454 .62 1.O -1.1 -1.1
357 Office & Computing 32,336 5.31 7.1 9.0 4.4
366 Communications 2,411 .34 15.2 4.2 1.O
367 Electronics 8,514 1.12 8.3 8.4 3.7
rest 36 Electrical 6,909 .70 -5.1 -1.8 2.1
372 Aircraft * * * 3.7 1.7
376 Missiles & Space 0 .00 - ll.O 3.0
38 Scientific Instr. 24,945 2.93 4.8 1.9 3.1
Non High Tech Mfg. 162,322 .gl -O.1 -1.5 1.4
All Industries 1,106,651 1.O0 1.8 1.4 1.9
* Negligible e~loyment totals; Twin Cities data included in scientific instruments due to
confidentially restrictions.
With 77,165 workers, or seven percent of total nonagricultural payroll employment, high
technology is more concentrated in the Twin' Cities area than it is nationwide where it
makes up only 4.8 percent. It is not broadly based as 85 percent of the high tech
total is found in just three of the nine industries: office and computing equipment,
scientific instruments and electronic components. These also are the ones having
average to high concentration ratios (a concentration ratio greater than 1.00 signifies
proportionally more workers in that industry locally than nationwide). The employment
in these three areas is high enough to offset a dearth of local activity in the other
high tech industries particularly drugs, missiles/space vehicles and aircraft.
Employment growth in the Twin Cities for the composite high tech group has proceeded at
a 3.8 percent annual clip over the six year period. This compares to a 1.8 percent
rate for all local industries and is nearly a percentage point above high tech growth
in the entire Country. This is due to the fact that the Twin Cities has high
employment in two of the three most rapidly expanding high tech industries (office and
omputing equipment and electronics components but not missiles and space vehicles),
reas those in decline (petroleum products and electrical equipment) are not heavily
concentrated here. It is expected that the same ones will continue to be fast growing
for the remainder of the decade along with drugs and scientific instruments, the latter
also a predominant area employer. With the laggards not big fixtures of the local eco-
nomy, high tech should be an overall source of net job growth for the next six years
THE OOB HARKET
This quarterly update on employment openings at the Job Service offices reveals a num-
ber of interesting features of the present job market. One is the prevalence of occu-
pational listings that are found in the trade sector of the economy. Fourteen of the
twenty-five on this quarter's tabulation are concentrated in those industries. While
lower paying jobs in general may be overrepresented in the Job Service listings, those
specific to trade are found in all five occupational groups signifying variation in
skills, tasks and earnings. Over the past year there has been a substantial increase
in the need for all of the trade-based occupations. Furthermore, with the exception of
security guards, all of those appearing on the list for the first time this quarter
(restaurant manager, retail store manager, retail clerk, waiter/waitress, packager and
material handler) are predominently placed in trade establishments. This surge in de-
mand seems puzzling given the fact that the trade seCtor has experienced slower growth
than total nonagricultural employment over the past year. Certain of its component in-
dustries, however, have recovered more rapidly than others as shown in the table on
page 5. Both general and specialty stores have surpassed their prerecession peaks as
have eating and drinking places. Most of the aforementioned frequently-listed jobs are
located in these facets of trade. These industries are also among the lowest paying
ones and hence must broadly advertise to attract applicants. Food stores and wholesale
trade on the~other hand have not fully recovered all the jobs lost during the reces-
sion. They are more likely to find a ready pool of experienced workers to choose from.
Frequently Listed Jobs and Employer Requirements
Minneapolis-St. Paul SMSA
14umber of Openings
Occupation June 1984 June 1983
Prof.'lech. Managerial
Electrical Engineer 22 ll
Restaurant Manager 22 6
Computer Progran~rer 20 20
Systems Analyst lg 21
Retailing Manager 17 3
Clerical
~1 Secretary 83 2g
Data Entry Operator 41 11
Receptionist 38 10
General Office Clerk 37 12
Clerk-Typist 37 16
Sales
~hier 246 201
Telephone Solicitor 158 82
Retail Clerk i16 18
Delivery Person 71 2
Insurance Agent 34 51
Services
~ounter Worker 457 165
Waiter/Waitress 295 9
Janitor/Cleaner 227 18
Cook · Ig6 28
Security Guard 77 2
Blue-Collar
Ele'ctroni'cs Assembler 81 8
Material Ilandler 48 15
Packager 42 8
Trailer Truck Driver 39 12
Auto Mechanic 31 0
Ave. Years Required
Education Experience
16 S
12 0-1
16 2
16 3
12 1
12 1-2
12 1
12 O-1
12 0-1
12 0-1
under 12 0
under 12 O-1
under 12 O-1
under 12 0
12 0
under 12 0
under 12 O-1
under 12 0
under 12 O-1
12 0
12 0-1
under 12 0
under 12 0
under 12 1-2
12 1
Source: Job Bank, Tuesday week of June 12; Minnesota Department of
Economic Security.
Another feature of the present job market is the preponderance of openings with either
very strict or minimal requirements. The professional occupations of electrical engi-
neer, computer programmer and systems analyst continue to be in high demand, yet em-
ployers are asking for years of work experience in addition to a college education.
Similarly, there is a persisting shortage of highly skilled clerical workers. While
the listings do not call for lengthy experience, many stress adeptness in using sophis-
ticated office equipment such as CRT's and word processors. At the Other end of the
spectrum most of the sales, service, and blue-collar openings call for little education
or experience. Many are part-time and can be filled by high school students. The
large number of these positions are available through area Job Service offices suggests
that youth unemployment may not be the concern here as it is nationwide. The scarcity
~3~of opportunities for full-time workers with moderate levels of education and experience
~kn Inv~tmt~on to P~rt~cip~te
in the 1984-1
ALL-AMERICA CITIES
AllWAYS PROGRAM
This election year, political leaders are promoting
new concepts in government and asking whether
some of the old ways are timeworn, or time-tested
and true. Who is to judge? Citizens who have
confronted local problems and initiated and imple-
mented new ideas that are changing their com-
munities for the better, working to revitalize down-
towns, create new jobs, improve working and
living, enhance public education, expand recrea-
tional areas, reduce crime, and develop practical
and beneficial community goals.
These are the new ideas, as well as the blends of
new and old, that the CITIZENS'FORUM/NATIONAL
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE celebrates through its All-
America Cities Awards, recognizing local citizen
groups, public officials and civic leaders who work
together to make affordable change in these times
of public austerity.
AB*America Cities Jut3. 1985.1984. ~,altimor¢. Photo: Janlce E. Rettallata.
Each year since 1949, All-America Cities Awards
have recognized communities, large and small, that
facilitate effective citizen leadership, use local
resources to solve community problems, reform
local government, and translate concern into action
and success. All-America Cities are models of good
citizenship that are examples to others of how to
move confidently into the future.
Experience in these communities affirms that
success not only hinges on the use of innovative
financial, legal and organizational techniques, but
also relies on important human qualities such as
vision, mutual trust, perseverance and commitment.
A brief outline of the accomplishments in the
1983-1984 All-America Cities follows:
Cover: Durham, North Carolina, elementary school students show off
their mural of Durham, a 1982-1983 winner, painted for Ali-America
Week. Photo: Charles Cooper. Herald. Sun.
Ardmore,
Oklahoma
23,689
Cleveland,
Ohio
573,822
Johnson
County,
Kansas
270,269
New York-
New Jersey-
Connecticut
Urban Region
19,189,500
Saint Paul,
Minnesota
270,230
Tacoma,
Washington
158,501
Toledo,
Ohio
354,635
Traverse City,
Michigan
15,516
Waktsall,
Wisconsin
$2,426
Developed and conducted "Citizen Attitude
Survey" and implemented solutions to the top
eight problems cited; developed and imple-
mented programs to increase water supply and
improve water quality; and established a
higher education center to offer a college
degree program locally.
Established multi-agency social services pro-
grams to deal with increased needs for food,
shelter and health care; implemented ways to
enhance the physical environment, attract new
homebuyers and increase jobs for youth; and
initiated a development program to halt the
city's economic decline, involving business,
labor, universities and government.
Conducted a charter campaign that laid the
groundwork for county government reorgani-
zation; mounted a successful ballot campaign
for expansion of the Board of County Com-
missioners; and reapportioned the County
Commissioner Districts.
Created, developed and continues to preserve
and enhance the Gateway National Recreation
Area.
Developed a major retail/office complex to
help revive and service downtown, including
an energy-efficient hot water district heating
system; constructed an energy-efficient,
mixed-use industrial park sponsored by
business, foundation and government
interests; and formed a neighborhood
development program focused on small
business, housing and public improvements.
Formed a coalition to serve the disabled;
held Emergency '82 and Emergency '85 events
to spark efforts to aid unemployed and "new
poor"; and constructed a domed stadium,
with citizen-led efforts guiding design and
management.
Conducted public/private partnership efforts
to develop and promote the central business
district; revitalized an eroding residential/
commercial/industrial area in downtown; and
improved the financial health of local
government.
Planned community events to raise money for
charitable causes: developed "confederated"
police services and expanded firefighter re-
sponsibilities to non-traditional services; and
stabilized its major tourism industry,
Conducted a "public funding impact study"
to assess cutbacks in community services and
projects, and develop cost-s~ving ideas; settled
and assimilated ?00 Asian refugees; and im-
proved a white water competitive racing
course to attract more events.
o237
How the Winners Are Selected
.Each year, the CITIZENS FORUM/NATIONAL
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE responds to between 400 and
500 All-America Cities Awards Program nomina-
Of those communities requesting the entry
about one-third actually complete and
return the official form. This is the first step in the
process, which is taken by the communities them-
selves. Each potential, entrant is asked to portray its
strengths and weaknesses in detail. Many communi-
ties, after reviewing their accomplishments, decide
that they must invest more time and citizen effort
before they are ready to enter the program.
The second step is selection by a screening com-
mittee of public affairs experts_of no more than 22
communities to send representatives to the National
Conference on Government for the third evaluation
step. The finalists' representatives make formal pre-
sentations before the All-America Cities Awards
Jury, which was headed for 26 years by George
Gallup, chairman of the American Institute of
Public Opinion, who is now honorary foreman.
The foreman for 1985-1984 was Dorothy S.
Ridings, president of the League of Women Voters
of the United States. The other members of the jury
include leaders from national, state, regional and
local organizations with an interest in effective
citizen action, as well ~as prominent government
education leaders.
ased on the communities' presentations and ac-
panying written materials, the jury selects a
group of tentative winners. During the months fol-
lowing the National Conference on Government,
CF/NML verifies the Jury's findings, and the win-
ners are announced early the following year.
Tacoma. Washington. leaders join in the applauK as CF/NMI. Regional Vice
President Jime~ R. F~lis (tight, standing) pr~ents ibc award.
Program Benefits
All-America Cities Awards Program finalists and
winners receive well-deserved national, regional
and local recognition. The application, screening
and awards process establishes a format through
which communities can evaluate and highlight
their accomplishments. It also heightens citizens'
interest in consideration of future goals and objec-
tives. Whether or not a community wins, the
process makes it possible for citizens to focus on
things that need to be improved, and to suggest a
redirection of efforts based on better understanding
of problems and the framework within which they
can be tackled. Participation in the National
Conference on Government fosters a dialogue
among communities which have active citizens and
responsive public officials, providing an oppor-
tunity for sharing ideas about mutual problems and
possible solutions.
By providing examples of successful citizen
action projects, the All-America Cities Awards
Program also encourages other communities to ini-
tiate or continue effective involvement in local
public affairs.
Following each cycle of the program, the
CITIZENS FORUM/NATIONAL MUNICIPAL LEAGUE
often conducts research, and provides workbooks,
videotapes and other technical assistance for finalist
communities that wish to further their citizen
action efforts and evaluate decision making.
In order to transfer All-America Cities experi-
ence to other citizen and governmental leaders
looking for solutions to problems in their own
communities, CF/NML used that information to
form the initial database of CIVITEX (Civic
Information and Techniques Exchange), a citizen
action information and referral service (other
sources also provide data for the system). For
information on CIV1TEX only, call 800-.223-6004.
Financial support for the Ali-America Cities Awards
ProgTam for 1984-1985 has been received from:
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
The Charles Stewart Mort Foundation
PepsiCo, Inc.
The Carl & Lily Pforzheimer Foundation
RCA Corporation
Guidelines for Eligibility
If you believe that there is a genuine attempt by
citizens to confront and solve the problems facing
the community, then please write or call for an All-
America Cities Awards Program entry form.
Before filing the entry form, discuss the situation
with others. Analyze the basic problems, and
determine whether they have been addressed by the
community as a whole or solely by elected officials.
Should you decide that your community is not yet
ready to participate in the program, and want to
analyze the situation further, we encourage you to
attend the National Conference on Government
workshops, as well as the All-America Cities Jury
hearings. In addition, you may want to contact the
CITIZENS FORUM/NATIONAL MUNICIPAL LEAGUE
directly about solutions to a particular problem.
Questions to Consider
Have major projects been undertaken and com-
pleted which relate to a basic problem and which
have benefited the community as a whole (not just
a small segment)? How innovative are the tech-
niques or solutions? Do the projects represent
preventive or remedial solutions?
Have these major projects or accomplishments
been the result of involvement and action by a sub-
stantial number of citizens representative of all ele-
ments.in the community?
If the problems are to result in specific actions,
will they be completed or nearing completion by
the end of this year? If your programs concentrate
on continuing activities, in human relations, health
or social services, for example, will there be evi-
dence of constructive results during this year?
Can you give concrete examples, e.g., how many
will benefit? how many jobs will be created?
Points to Remember
Any size community may enter. A community
may be an incorporated city, town or village; a
neighborhood within a large city; an urban county;
an officially recognized region made up of two or
more cities; or a rural region with common ties.
(Regardless of the jurisdiction winning, the award
remains "All-America City.") Population and eco-
nomic resources are taken fully into account.
Constructive recogntion of problems, successful
action and citizen involvement in the development
of solutions are the criteria for Ali-America City
designation, not "perfection." The award does,
however, symbolize communities which have both
responsible citizens and responsive governmental
institutions. Therefore, a community may be dis-
qualified because of existing critical problems
unless the All-America Cities Jury determines that
progress is being made toward solutions.
For a community to qualify, an official All-
America Cities Awards Program entry form must
be filed by a citizen; a citizens' group or other
organization, e.g., Chamber of Commerce; or a
public official.
In order to help defray continually increasing
administratix;e costs of the program, a $15 fee has
been established for filing a COMPLETED EN-
TRY. There is no fee for obtaining forms.
Filing the Entry
The official entry form must be completed in full and
returned with the $15 filing fee to the Citizens Forum/
National Municipal Legue, postmarked no later than
September 4, 1984. Do not send scrapbooks, exhibits or
supporting material. Additional information will be requested
if needed. To obtain an official entry form, fill out the coupon
and send to:
ALL-AMERICA CITIES AWARDS PROGRAM
Citizens Forum/National Municipal League
55 West 44th Street
New York, New York 10036 t 212/730-7930
Please send 1984-1985 All-America Cities Awards Program
entry form and information to:
NAME
ORGANIZATION
ADDRESS
CITY STATE ZIP
(Program closes September 4, 1984)
A copy of "A Common Thread," a 30-minute video tape on the
All-Amerlca Cities Awards Program and citizen action, is
available for 5-day rental. Cost is $90 plus $$.00 postage and
handling (please enclose check). Available in ~' reel-to-reel'
videotape or $~4' videocassette. If you wish to rent a tape,
please check preferred format:
reel- to- reel ~.videoc assette
Plan to Attend
90th
National Conference
on Government
November 17-20, 1984
The Gunter Hotel
San Antonio, Texas
A nice, noteworthy event took
place in our community recently,
The Westonka Rotary Club gave our
beloved Cathy Bailey the "Citizen
of the Year" award for her work
with the seniors.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1st - R.S.V.P.
will h6st their annual Volunteer
Picnic at Minnehaha Park. The
bus will leave Mpund at 9:00 a.m.
for a wonderful day of games, prizes,
music and dancing.
We, the Westonka Seniors, add
our congratulations and want every-
one to know that we heartily agree
with the award.
Being the recipients of that
dedication, We know her efforts
are tireless, boundless and un-
Wavering.
We look forward with great
anticipation, to our continued
association with Cathy, for many
years to come.
Doc Meier
MONDAY, AUGUST 6th - It's "Crul~in'~-.
down the river" time when we leave
the arena parking lot for our ad-
ventures in St. Croix. The bus
leaves at ~:~ and will return
around ~:~$p.m. Sorry so many
of you weren't able to go. on this
trip. Hope to have a repeat next
year!
· ,',- Cr m' I
TUESDAY, AUGUST 7th - Our Westonka
~enior Citizen'~eting will conduct
t'he business me,ting at 1:00 and. fol-
low with a special treat in the
Center. We will have our 2nd an-
]lIIIllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIli nual essay winners, Kristen Elam
[] ~ and Kelli Jo Nelson and their fami-
~ WESTONKA SENIOR CENTER ~ lies as our g~ests as we,present
HOME WESTONKA SENIORS, INC. them with their awards fgr their
OF
THE
-- PRESIDENT - "Doc" Meier ~ efforts. We will follow with-an ice
NEWSLETTER EDITOR - LuCile Duffy [] cream social. See you all that day!!
NEWSLETTER STAFF - Theresa Gauvin.
Evelyn Haarstick, Emma Kloss,
Dottle Meier, Leona Peterson and--
Dorothy Rauschendorfer. . ~ TUESDAY~ AUGUST 28th - We have been
CENTER COORDINATOR - Cathy Bailey ~ very fortunate'to have as our guest
speaker th~ President of the Minne-
I~IlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIIIlIlIl~[Illl~lllII sota Ahlzeimers Association to talk
PRAYER
Lord, Thou knowest I am grow-
.ng older.
Keep me from becoming too talka-
ive, and particularly keep me
rom falling into' the tiresome habit
f expressing an opinion on every
ub.iect.
Release me from the craving to
traighten out everybody's affairs.
.eep my mind free from the recital
f endless details. Give me wings
o get co the point.
Give me grace, dear Lord, to
isten to others describe their
ches and pains. Help me to en~
ure the boredom with patience and
o keep my lips sealed. For my
wn aches and pains are increas-
ng in number and intensity and
he pleasure of discussing them
s ~oming sweeter as the years
o
Teach me the glorious l'esson
hat, occasionally, I might be
istaken. Keep me reasonably sweet; ~
do not wish to be a saint (saints *'
re so hard to live with) but a sour
ld woman is the crowning work of x
he devil. A
Make me thoughtful, but not
oody; helpful, but not pushy; in-
ependent, yet able to acceptwith
raciousness favors that others
ish to bestow on me.
Free me of the notion that simply ,~
~cause I have lived a long time *
~at I am wiser than those who hav~
~t lived so long.
If I do not approve of some of
xe changes that have taken place
~ re~ent years, give me the wis-
,m to keep my mouth shut.
Lord knows that when the end
,mes I would like to have a friend
two left.
--Jennie Smith
RICE CIIOP St'E"
!!.~ ].b. beef ground coarsmly
1 lb. pork, gcound coa:'sely
2 ];~rge onJons caute~
"4 cup ';elery cut in pieces
8 curs h~:t water
3/4 cup soy sauce
2 cups rice
Brown be~ f. and pork° Saute onions.
Mix together all ingredi...nts.
Place in large baking pan 9 y ]3
inches. Cover and bake in moderate
even (375) about an hour or until
rice i~ ~one. Makes a~,:at 20
. _~rvings.
There's been-a io'. of interest, in.recent
/v~.~-s ab~u:';he ~;"°" in o:~r diets. :Plant
,'f~L.~.I* is that po'..m*?, of vegetables, fruits
,.,,c4 is not readily digested by
and gr3~;ls ""~"; ~'
4he bo~y. Fiber absorb~ waler.and
creases b,lk. '. '
Often ocrsons on high fiber diets find
thenm¢!','es !esin~ wclght. Because ~ey
.need to eat large amount.~ d salad anr~
' non-st~.rcby '"-,oo* = ~-.~ they do not feel as
h,.mg.-y and find mc di, et satisfying and
i:iHng.
There is also evidence t;mt high fiber
Y. ets are bene,':c=,al to fliabetic~ and help
cor..'.r,.d blood-sugar leve!s as well as help
.pcrson~ to '.'o,,er ~ '
~io::a cholesterol.
We can ail
'; ca:,) incre, as,~ fiber
;*'fiber foods, such as whole-grain ano bran cereals; who~=
~be~t ,r,~ ,"ye I~re. aad, crac~ter--:, bea~ and legumes and
Yegetable-z and f~it:;.
Thanks to Bernice and Harry
~?ut~ for their fine work at the
,;picnlc. I~ was a fun day.
- - CHRISTINE PETERSON
The trip was long and arduous.
The weather was foggy and stormy.
Fog horns blew most of the time dur-
ing the voyage. Some of the pas-
sengers became sea sick, but not
our stalwart Christine. Many were
the thoughts of this nearly sixteen
year old; thoughts of the homeland;
the leaving of loved ones - wha't
the future held in store for her on
the new homeland.
Upon the arrival in America.
Christine and other companions
went thru the immigration office
at Ellis Island. Then traveling
by train to Minnesota, Christine
reached Atwater in June, 1903.
Her passage had been paid and went
to work for the.farmer at Atwater.
Yes, Christine worked hard. Some-
thing that she learned from her
.Swedish parents. Christine Anderson
was born October 26, 1887 in
Nussnas, Sweden about 200 miles
north of Stockholm. It was here
she spent her childhood and re-
ceived her schooling before depart-
ing for America.
In the new community of relatives
and friends Christine grew into wom-
anhood. She met'Elmer Peterson who
'became her "beloved"; vows were ex-
changed in Willmar on March 6, 1906.
For seventeen years this happy
couple lived on a farm near Atwater.
However, the lure of Minnetonka and
the influence of Elmer's uncle,
T.P. Anderson, brought the family to
the lake - a beautiful location in
the area of Seton. There, their .
home was built and they were able to
occupy it in March of 1923.
Elmer and Christine Peterson had
common goals. These were reached
through hard work. Elmer worked fo-
the State of Minnesota hauling
gravel wherever needed. Christine
kept "the homefires burning". Having
three cows helped to supplement the
income. Cream made into butter, sel-
ling milk to customers meant both
daily and weekly chores. Weaving
flax into toweling, carding and
spinning wool kept Christine's
fingers nimble to say nothing about
planting large vegetable and flower
gardens; this, in turn, meant can-
ning for the winter month's food.
Flowers, the pride and joy of
Christine, flanked the edge of the
lawn on Bartlett; a sight to behold!
Her kitchen and pantry was ever
stocked with home-baked foods; home-
baked bread and hardt'ack (a Swedish
delicacy) that had to be baked in
a wood-burning stove. Not only that,
wheat was taken to Waconia to be
especially ground to Christine's
specifications. No wonder the bre.
was so special! .Her renowned home.-
baked food gained recognition with
a spot in the TASTE SECTION of the
MINNEAPOLIS TRIBUNE, some time back.
Three children, Earl, Linnea
and Harold of Wayzata, grew up in '
the area, attending the local public
school. Linnea continues to live
with her mother, a beautiful re-
lati6nship.
Christine's love of her neighbor
mirrored her love for her God. She
and her family have attended the
St. John's Lutheran Church -.in
fact, she is the only charter mem-
ber still living. For many years
Christine was the official coffee
maker - "egg coffee", sba added -
for the many church activities.
A dream was finalized, when the
couple celebrated their 50th wed-
ding anniversary. Elmer and
Christine took their granddaughtez
to the homeland in Sweden in 1966.
Much remained the same as Christine
remembered. She saw the tree that
she had planted as a child. She
h ~ed her sister put up hay; hung
c~er to dry often to have it
mist. Manure would be hauled from
one place to another.
While in Sweden they attended
the Mid-Summer Festival held on
June 24 to the first part of
August. What a great time for
reunions!
The ever-consuming love of one
home to another prompted Christine
to smuggle a small evergreen tree
in a match-box. Seeing is believ-
ing, as one gazes on the large pine
tree in the back of Christine's
~ome in Seton. The tree that has
touched soil of two homelands!
Time plays with all hearts.' The
Peterson family was visited by the
Eternal Reaper when Elmer passed
away in December of 1971 and son
Earl in the summer of 1972.
~t Christine' carries her cheer-
f ss, spreading sunshine where-
ever she goes. The past years
have slowed her down; but never-
the-less always on hand to be part
of any activity, be it socializing
at church functions, neighborhood
gatherings or Senior Citizen's
meetings. Speaking of a Senior
Citizen; Christine is also the
only charter member of the original
Mound Senior Citizens Group.
Much more can be added to
Christine's ~ull life, but when
questioned about several items she
would say, "I don't remember."
God bless you, Christine, many of
us much younger don't remember as
well~ Continue On as well as you've
been and all of us will help .you
celebrate your 100th birthday!
about this very well known brain dis-
ease. Dick Hainey will not only in-
form us completely, but will do it in
such warm manner. We will begin with
a breakfast of quiche, rclls, juice
and coffee. Cost will be $2.00 and
we'll be making a donation with the
extra money to the Ahizeimer's
Association for their wonderful work.
Sign up early as this will also be
offered in the newspaper to the rest
of the community°
THURSDAY, AUGUST 30th - Get your
wa-~lng s~oes in sh'ape for our
annual jaunt at the Minnesota State
Fair. Cost is $3.00 for ~he bus.
Admission will be free because it
is Senior Citizen's Day. We'll
leave at the various stops begin-
ning at 8:00 a.m. We'll end our
day at 6:30 p.m. to enjoy a cool,
less-trafficed drive back home.
Believe it or not, we've found the
more time spent at ti~e fair, the
less tiring it is. There are so
many free stage shows to see, you
wouldn't have to move from a bench
(except of course, to get another
prohto pup, or ice cream cone, or
cheese curds, or pineapple on a
stick, or kolaches, or etc!)
SEPTEMBER 6th - Can you believe
we're going to the circus! The
famous Ringling Bros. - Barnum
and Bailey Circus is coming to
town and we've reserved super seats
at Met Stadium for the afternoon
performance. Cost is $8.50 for the
tickets and transportation. We
are taking reservations now. Dead-
line is Wednesday, August 22nd.
Sign up as soon as possible.
WED., THURS., FRI. -
SEPTEMBER llth, 12th, 13th
w'e're again oflering this wonder-
ful trip to the beautiful North
Shore to stay at Cascade
Cost is b135. and includ~s all
the food (served family-style),
lodging and transportation.
will include the Toby's col'fee
and roll treat on the way ~p.
Join the crowd - therc i~ ~till~j~
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WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
FRIDAY
:. ~....... ROAST PORK FISH-BATTERED HOGIE SANDW1
.... ~' MASHED POTATO POTATOES bun, meat~
BROCCOLI VEGETABLES lettuce,tomato,
ROLLS/BUTTER W.W. BREAD cheese, onion
ALMOND COOKIE FRUIT CARROT-RAISIN
MILK MILK MILK SALAD
PUMPKIN PIE
MONDAY TUESDAY
6 7 8 9 10
SALISBURY STK. W.W. HOGIE/ SPAGHETTI/MEAT BKD CHICKEN TUNA MACARONI
MUSHROOM GVY HAM, MUSTARD SAUCE POTATO/GRAVY YEGETABLES
POTATO TRITATOR WAX BEANS CUCUMBERS PEACH SALAD
CARROTS JUICE TOSSED SALAD BRAN BREAD W.W. BREAD
RAISIN NUT BRD TAPIOCA PDG. EGG BREAD FRUIT DOUGHNUT
APPLE PIE MILK PINEAPPLE SAUCE MILK MILK
MILK
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MEATLOAF/GRAVY BBQ TURKEY HOBO DAY SWEDISH MEAT- CHICKEN SALAD
POTATO POTATO SALAD ~EEF STEW BALLS/GRAVY TOMATO-SLICED
3BEAN SALAD PEAS ]OLESLAW CARROTS WINTER MIX
OATMEAL BREAD FRUIT B.BR. BREAD WALDORF SALAD BAK. POW. BIS-
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'MILK SHORTCAKE/TPG. CHOC. CHIP COOKIE'~ TOPPINb
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TOMATO SAUCE IN BUN POTATOES APPLE SALAD SPINACH OFF
POTATO GREEN BEANS ~OSSED SALAD BTD. CARROTS POTATO
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POTATO COLESLAW TOES CAULIFLOWER TSD. SALAD
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FRESH FRUIT COOKIE {IRTHDAY CAKE CHOC. MOUSSE/ MILK
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A HOUSE CF DREAMS
If I could wish a hodse of dreams
For all the feuding nations
I'd want the floors, and walls, and beams
To b~ of long duration.
There'd be a room just full of hope
And one of much compassion
And charity would fill a room
In compromising fashion.
! know that I should have a room
Of love and understanding.
A room to talk the problems out
Would surely be demanding.
Yes, I would like to build this house
With all these rooms and more
So we could learn to live our lives
In peace for ever more.
Thanks, Donald McCollam, for sharing your latest poem with us.
WESTONKA SC:~OOL DISTRICT ~.277
5600 LYNWOOD BCULEVARD
MOUND, MINNESOTA 55364
Jon R. Elam
Mound City Hall
5341Maywood Rd..,~
Mound, MN 55364
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DATE July 31, 198~
Gambling Report
CURRENT MONTH YEAR TO DATE
GROSS: ~ 2305. O0 ~ 23. 265. OO
EXPENSES:
Sales Tax ~129.08
PAYOUT AS PRIZES:
PROFIT:
1350.00 13,150.00
~825.92 ~73~3.57
DISTRIBUTION OF PROFITS:
Le~. Baseball Umo. fees
Le~.. Baseball trip
Leg, softball Tour.
Sub, L~w Enforcment
Assn.
~308.O0
31a5.O0
1~5.O0
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~37~3.00
~7263.00
WILLIAM E. HUSBANDS
620 MENDELSSOHN AVE. N,-SUITE 100
GOLDEN VALLEY, MINNESOTA 554,27
(612) 54-2-1837
July 31, 1984
Jon Elam
CITY OF MOUND
5741Maywood Rd
~,Hound, MN 55364
RE: Letter of Understanding
Dear Jon:
This will confirm our conversation of July 13, 1984.
If approved by the Council, it is agreed that I will be employed as an
independent contractor by the City of Mound from August 1, 1984 to
August 1, 1985, in a total compensation of $4,800. It is agreed that
this is to be paid at a rate of $400 per month.
For this compensation, I will be performing a number of services in
the risk management area. This will include:
- To be available for decisions or advice concerning ongoing
insurance and risk management problems.
- To hold meetings with employees as needed, concerning activities
as outlined in the risk management, loss prevention and loss
control policy statements.
- To review workers compensation loss runs to determine that
all charges are from city employees.
- To review workers compensation losses with current carrier to
determine accuracy of reserves.
- Assist in the renewal process.
- To review the medical insurance program.
- To hold, as needed, any safety meetings on a departmental basis.
We have seen the workers compensation area begin a downward spiral in
the experience modifier. We need to continue working on this to main-
tain the level of excellence that has been achieved by you and your
city employees.
Jon E1 am
July 31, 1984 page 2
In addition, I believe that this will be the year that the medical
coverage should be addressed much more in depth than we have had the
time and opportunity to do in the past.
The renewal process will be much more difficult. Coverage will be
harder to obtain and more costly. We are seeing a 20-25% increase in
insurance costs. It is for this reason that the offset in the
experience modifier becomes more and more important.
If this letter meets with your understanding, and the Council's and
your approval, please sign at the acknowledgment. Keep one copy for
your records and return one signed copy for my records.
Again, I wish to thank you for your considerations and cooperation,
and look forward to another productive and profitable year.
Regards,
W.E. Husbands CPCU
WEH:avs
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
DATE
WILLIAM E, HUSBANDS
620 MENDELSSOHN AVE. N.-SUITE 100
GOLDEN VALLEY. MINNESOTA 55427
(612) 5a, 2-1837
July 31, 1984
Jon Elam
CITY OF MOUND
5741Maywood Rd
~,N~und, MN 55364
RE: Letter of Understanding
Dear Jon:
This will confirm our conversation of July 13, 1984.
If approved by the Council, it is agreed that I will be employed as an
independent contractor by the City of Mound from August 1, 1984 to
August 1, 1985, in a total compensation of $4,800. It is agreed that
this is to be'paid at a rate of $400 per month.
For this compensation, I will be performing a number of services in
the risk management area. This will include:
- To be available for decisions or advice concerning ongoing
insurance and risk management problems.
- To hold meetings with employees as needed, concerning activities
as outlined in the risk management, loss prevention and loss
control policy statements.
- To review workers compensation loss runs to determine that
all charges are from city employees.
- To review workers compensation losses with current carrier to
determine accuracy of reserves.
- Assist in the renewal process.
- To review the medical insurance program.
- To hold, as needed, any safety meetings on a departmental basis.
We have seen the workers compensation area begin a downward spiral in
the experience modifier. We need to continue working on this to main-
tain the level of excellence that has been achieved by you and your
city employees.
Jon E1 am
July 31, 1984 page 2
In addition, I believe that this will be the year that the medical
coverage should be addressed much more in depth than we have had the
time and opportunity to do in the past.
The renewal process will be much more difficult. Coverage will be
harder to obtain and more costly. We are seeing a 20-25% increase in
insurance costs. It is for this reason that the offset in the
experience modifier becomes more and more important.
If this letter meets with your understanding, and the Council's and
your approval, please sign at the acknowledgment. Keep one copy for
your records and return one signed copy for my records.
Again, I wish to thank you for your considerations and cooperation,
and look forward to another productive and profitable year.
Regards,
W.E. Husbands CPCU
WEH:avs
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ....
DATE