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HomeMy WebLinkAboutweekly notes - July 6th 2018 r 4 CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS—WEEKLY NOTES for: July 6, 2018 TO: City Council Members&Staff FROM: Eric Johnson,City Administrator 441— Zoning and Development Items: 1. Please see the letter from the Building official to a property owner at 15103 63rd Street.Yard clean-up. 2. The City received a letter from a resident requesting the installation of a trail crossing along ,,,. 60th Street–just east of Oakgreen Ave.This is in the MNDOT right of way and I have forwarded this request to Adam Josephson. My sense is that it W&it r would be rejected as such a crossing with marking ► would imply that it meets certain safety criteria.... but we will see. 3. The trail behind City hall +/-1,000 linear feet of 1` asphaltic trail — has been replaced on Thursday and looks very nice. Other Items: ` • A copy of the letter sent to Washington County regarding the Central Corridor trail-way is enclosed. • The City lift station at Sunnyside Marina is under construction and appears to be moving along;as does the Mill and Overlay project.Public Works is monitoring these along with STANTEC. • Next Friday,7/13 is the Stillwater Bowl—Outdoor concert;a draft permit is pending signature from the owner. • BCWD Agenda for 7/11/18 • METRO CITIES has provided a letter communicating that the city dues for 2019 will not increase—a 0.0%change. • The Chamber of Commerce has requested that the City potentially waive the$1600 fees associated with the Police costs for the Food Truck Event.I did respond that this is a Council decision and would very likely be the 7/24 City Council agenda. Mayor McComber provided: 1. NLC—Weekly for 6/30/18 2. METRO CITIES News for 6/29/18 Please let me know if you have any questions-651-253-7837 Call Anytime. 1 of 18 City of Oak Park Heights 14168 Oak Park Blvd.N.—P.O.Box 2007 Oak Park Heights, MN 55082 Phone:651.439.4439 Fax:651.439.0574 July 3, 2018 Lynne Hellerman 1508 Hallewood Blvd. New Richmond, WI 54017 Re: 15105 63rd St. N.: Lawn Maintenance &Trash Removal Dear Lynne: Thank you for the efforts extended to get the yard cleaned up and the lawn maintained. I appreciate that it has not been an easy road with this property for you. To the matter of the lawn, it is being mowed more or less; however, it is not being fully mowed to the weeded areas nor are the shrubs to the west of the property being trimmed. The shrubs/weeds at the property lines are encroaching upon the adjacent properties and need to be take care of. Additionally, during the course of the yard being cleaned up, garbage and other items were placed to the trash and recycling receptacles on site. These receptacles re not collected by the trash hauler as there is no home on the property and the City removed them from the collection schedule at the time of the residence demolition. The hauler was requested to collect the containers; however,they will not do so until they are empty. This letter serves as the City's request that: (1) Weeds be removed from the yard; (2) The grass at the yard be fully mowed throughout the entire property; (3) Vegetation and earth be removed from areas located against adjacent neighbor's fences; Please note that weeds,grass and vegetation noted above are to be fully mowed/removed and not just paths around them mowed. You may wish to consider trimming or removing the vegetation at adjacent neighboring fence lines, particularly at the property to the west. (4) All items located within the trash and recycling containers be removed and properly disposed of. Each of the items above(1-4) shall be complied with prior to Friday,July 20, 2018. A compliance check shall be made on July 201H 2of18 City of Oak Park Heights 14168 Oak Park Blvd.N.—P.O. Box 2007 Oak Park Heights, MN 55082 Phone:651.439.4439 Fax:651.439.0574 If you would like to meet at the property to discuss the requests of this letter and abatement options, please contact immediately. I am happy to meet with you to walk through what is needed. Your prompt attention is important and appreciated. Sincerely, PLANNING & CODE ENFORCEMENT Julie Hultman Building Official PC: Eric Johnson, City Administrator A,, s.. T � j 3of18 RECEIVED To, City Office, JUL - 3 2018 Oak Park Heights, MN CRY oroek Pak AM—�`PM Sir/Madam, I am a daily traveler on side walk road on 60th St. N connecting to 36 Highway and Oakgreen Ave N intersection. On crossing 60th St., I feel that we should have pedestrian crossing so it would be safer to cross the road for pedestrian and bikers. This spot is at corner which makes difficult to watch for incoming vehicles. And is same for any car to see for any crossing pedestrian. I have included map for the exact location with this application. Please see if we can get pedestrian crossing marking on road here. Thanks & Regards, Shailendra Kumar Shad. M Uhl Iq 4of18 t � Omaha Ave N Omaha Ave N ••• o m g _ �T a�xxJ O W C d 00 LL -a ja L T N d F'3 rq Ce m W s `a ~ io A� ga w �., T Ohrne AreN ai 10 m U c rn 0 a E _ E �U o £ m 3 Z NO Z.' Ofaida Ave N Q e 3 Mc a m S ' i- z rnn '^ V, iuenge Dt O JX & ® 1 °a Oid(Wd Ave N Oldfield Ave N ie= of c a c N CT z � � G Odel4 AveN �� ® try �✓ a Yd�kjG _ � C E J Q a (J x J � H (S y� �c 5 E I H�ar� w ireeleY St S Greeley S N any uaa,6�e� a o Greeley St S N OAy u —`- 6xe0 o Q. a a 5of18 City of Oak Park Heights 14168 Oak Park Blvd. N•Box 2007.Oak Park Heights,MN 55082•Phone(651)439-4439•Fax(651)439-0574 7/5/18 TO: Connor Schaefer,Planner Washington County Via Email Only-Connor.SchaeferOco.washinaton.mn.us RE: Early Comments on the Central Greenway Corridor—North Segment Dear Connor: The construction and connection of trail ways so that residents can travel in alternative, non-vehicular fashion will be an essential component to advancing community resiliency and recreational opportunities. We look forward to continued discussions about the project and view much of the current proposal as positive. We thank you for including us in the discussion. While it is understandable that this trail way is conceptual and is in its beginning stages,please note that this Central Corridor concept and its connection to the STH 36&Manning Ave.appears to offer the most future connectivity to other traits in the area;both to the east with its City linkages to trails that then proceed across the St.Croix River,and to the north towards the Browns Creek State Trail.Terminus points that are west of the STH 36&Manning would appear difficult. Moreover,it would appear that connectivity through(or immediately adjacent)to the Downtown Lake Elmo commercial center provides essential linkages for travelers between our collective communities that otherwise must rely sole upon vehicular traffic.And, such a downtown connection provides all users destinations for essential services.This Downtown link would appear quite useful and beneficial. Two points for further discussion about policies: 1. We understand that there may be current policies that that require"regional trails"to link regional parks to one another as a"prima facie"necessity to the meet the definition of a"regional trail".We would believe this is a narrow policy and worthy of being revisited by both Washington County/MET COUNCIL and suspect this rule stems from a financial perspective.However,the"regional"definition might instead be expanded to also include an analysis of public benefits that are also regional in nature, such as determining mix of users, increase of regional health, reduced daily vehicle congestion or some other parameter.A regional trail-way should not be abjectly valued by what may be at its terminal ends.(see page 37 of the MET COUNCIL 2040 Parks Policy Plan) 2. On page 41 of the Central Greenway— South Segment Report, for sections lying south of 1-94, it notes that Washington County would coordinate snow removal maintenance. Please outline what this means;"coordinate"- and how would that policy apply in this conversation for the North Section? Thank You, 40 Eric Johnson City Administrator Cc: Weekly Notes 6of18 B ROWN ' S 4'15 IIANWAILO AV& N OAKIIALE . MN CREEK r WATERSHED c,sl..�.ic►.rc.:sit ����. 11•Ifi�Nl 1 c+i 1 ;430,7747 1 fnx 1 Ilk— DISTRICT I I REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF MANAGERS Wednesday,July 11,2018 at 6:30 PM 1) Call Regular Meeting to order @ 6:30 P.M NOTE MEETING LOCATION Regular Board Meeting will be held at 2) Approve Regular Meeting Agenda and Discussion Agenda Family Means 1875 Northwestern Ave 3) Public Comments Stillwater,MN 55082 4) Consent Agenda—Board Action(all items listed under the consent agenda are considered to be routine by the Board of Managers and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a Manager removes an item from the consent agenda for discussion or there is a request to remove the item from the consent agenda, in which event the board will consider whether to remove the item from the consent agenda and consider it separately.) a) Approve Board Meeting Minutes of the June 13,2018 Regular Meeting b) Accept Permit Fee Statements c) Approve Community Event Scope d) Approve Newsletter Scope e) Groundwater Measurements 2018 Scope fl Buffer Mapping Scope 5) Treasurer's Report a) Review Authorized Funds Spreadsheet b) Current Items Payable-Board Action 6) Proj ects a) Oak Park Heights Regional Stormwater System Scope—Board Action b) Baseline Stream Monitoring—sensor replacement scope—Board Action c) Permit Fee Schedule and Financial Assurance Template Updates—Board Action 7) 2019 Budget a) Budget discussion—part 1 -Discussion b) Budget Workshop—part 2—set date,time and location—Board Action 8) Discussion Agenda-No Action Required a) Administrator Updates b) Communications&Manager Reports i. Meeting Recording—Discussion c) August 2018 Regular BCWD Board Agenda®NOTE:Meeting date change to August 15 (THIRD Wednesday) 9) Adj ournment Managers: Craig Leiser,President • Sharon Schwarze,Vice-President • Gerald Johnson,Treasurer Connie Taillon • Anne Maule Miller,Secretary 7of18 CM METRO CITIES Association of Metropolitan Municipalities June 27, 2018 Eric Johnson, City Administrator City of Oak Park Heights PO Box 2007, 14168 Oak Park Blvd Oak Park Heights, MN 55082-3007 Dear Eric, The Metro Cities Board of Directors recently approved the organization's 2019 operating budget that includes a 0%dues increase. Individual city dues are assessed based on a percentage of LMC dues, adjusted for population changes.This budget will allow Metro Cities to continue to provide the services that our members expect,at a reasonable price. For your planning purposes, 2019 membership dues for the City of Oak Park Heights will be$2,170. Please note this is NOT AN INVOICE. Invoices will be sent in early January. Your Metro Cities Board of Directors and staff are committed to providing quality service for your dues. We sincerely appreciate your continued membership and look forward to serving you now and in the future. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call me at(651) 215-4002 or email patricia@metrocitiesmn.org. Sincerely, 61auman Executi a Director 145 Uni#Alty Ave W 0 St.Paul,MN 55103-2044 0 Phone(651)215-4000 0 Fax(651)281-1299 0 www.MetroCitiesMN.org Eric Johnson From: Mary Mccomber <marymccomber@aol.com> Sent: Saturday,June 30, 2018 3:35 PM To: Eric Johnson Subject: Fwd:Assessing the Future of Our Work For weekly notes -----Original Message— From: National League of Cities<news@nic.org> To: marymccomber<marymccomber@aol.com> Sent: Sat, Jun 30, 2018 6:12 am Subject: Assessing the Future of Our Work If this message is not displaying properly,please view the online version T h- e Weekly y µY !rU , n AK Assessing the Future of Our Work 9of18 In our new report, Assessing the Future of Our Work, released at the NLC Summer Board and Leadership Meeting in Little Rock, we examine the future of the American workplace — and its susceptibility to automation. How One Small City Celebrates LGBT Pride Month Year-Round "We will be able to transform our future — by assuring every person in Huntington has a seat at the table and a voice to be heard." m Are "Soft Skills" Critical to the Future of ;t a Work? i Counter to some narratives that emphasize a i F_ technical skills, soft and logical skills are actually the most desirable for the future. New Nationwide Survey Examining Strategies for Workforce Development NLC wants to learn about how cities help parents gain employment, and advance in their careers. Now, the deadline has been extended. ADVERTISEMENT NLC University Forum ��� NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES June 26 - 28, 2018 1 Little Rock, Arkansas NLC NrvERsiiY In Memoriam 2 10 of 18 i 7, 9� m h yam_ o SU � iu!lll6r�fuu , 1: V The National League of Cities, the state municipal league family, and city leaders from across the country mourn the loss of Don Zimmerman, executive director of the Arkansas Municipal League, who passed on June 24. Don was a stalwart advocate for local governance in Arkansas for over 50 years, and stood as a leader amongst his peers at the state municipal leagues. Don was the driving force behind countless legal victories for municipalities at the state and national level. Notably, he spent decades working with the National League of Cities and other state leagues to close the online sales tax loophole, and he celebrated the victory in South Dakota v. Wayfair with us last week just before his passing. Don was also at the forefront of developing and advancing the NLC Affiliate Member Program that serves small cities at the national level. We will be forever grateful for all that Don Zimmerman did to move America's cities forward. City leaders wishing to send condolences and remembrances can visit Don's online obituary. 3 11 of 18 Mark Stodola OUttleRockMayor -Jun 24 %V AM Arkansas has lost a legend w/the passing of my dear friend Don Zimmerman.A stalwart advocate for our cities&towns, he leaves an incredible legacy at the OARMuniLeague where he spent 52 yrs bettering our state. My prayers are w/ Don's wonderful wife Jan, his family&the AML Senator John Boozman 0 OJohnBoozman -Jun 24 v Joining marry friends of OARMuniLeague in mourning the passing of Executive Director Don Zimmerman. Don was a true advocate and leader for local governments in Arkansas. His legacy will endure for years to come, fraying for his loved ones and the entire municipal league family. AR Municipal League OARMuniLeague •Jun 26 v It's been a challenging week in so many ways. Memorializing Don Zimmerman, who spent 52 years of his life working tirelessly for the cities&towns of Arkansas, is an honor&a privilege for us.View Don's Obituary:tinyurl.com/DAZ- Obit .#GreatCitiesGreatState#CelebratingDon Clarence Anthony Oceanthony50 .Jun 24 Deeply saddened by the untimely passing of OARMuniLeague Executive Director Don Zimmerman-an incredible leader for the cities of Arkansas and a dedicated partner to the Oleagueofc tles David Unmacht OUnmachtMnCkles -Jun 24 On behalf of all of us at OMinnesotaCities we extend our very best to-the OARMunlLeague and Don's family.He held a leadership position within his league and the Oleagueofcities for not years,but decades. A true legend. He was very good to us new municipal league officials. Photos 4 12 of 18 �A. 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Congratulations, too, to the LMC on a successful conference! New Board officers and Members At the LMC conference last week, Metro Ipi Cities' President Gary Hansen noted it was VWWWW11%11101111111111%cum likely one of his last official duties as President, as his term ends on Monday. Metro Cities would like to thank Gary for his stellar leadership as President. Gary responded to the call of Presidential duties In Current/Archived with an unwavering ethos of public service, Newsletters: dedication and intelligence. Archives Mary Gaasch, Mayor, city of Lauderdale, will begin her term as Metro Cities 15 of 18 https://www.metrocitiesmn.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7b3738C3AO-lB97-40... 7/2/2018 Current/Archived Newsletters-Metro Cities Page 2 of 5 President on July 1st. Mark McNeill, City Administrator, city of Mendota Heights, will begin his term as Vice President, while Gary Hansen will become the organization's Past-President. Also coming on to the Board are Mary Hamann-Roland, Mayor, city of Apple Valley, and Tom McCarty, City Administrator, city of Stillwater. Metro Cities welcomes Mary and Tom to the Board of Directors! Special thanks to Anne Mavity and Candy Petersen for their Board service as their terms end on June 30th! Metro Inflow-Infiltration Funding: New Funding/Updates/Pilot Project The 2018 Legislature appropriated $5 million in the capital investment(bonding) bill for inflow-infiltration mitigation (1/1) assistance for cities in the metropolitan area. Metro Cities advocated for and supported this funding.As with previous funds, the new funding will be appropriated as grants through a program administered by the Metropolitan Council. The new funding is proposed to be coupled with the$3.7 million appropriated by the 2017 Legislature, so the program will now fund $8.7 million in grants for eligible cities in the metropolitan area. The Council would also adjust the program to increase the part 1 allocation from $25,000 to$50,000. Applications from newly participating eligible cities will be due on August 31, 2018. Please note that newly participating qualified cities will receive a direct solicitation once the Council finalizes the new funding parameters. The Metropolitan Council is also considering an Inflow-infiltration Demonstration Project Grant for private property mitigation that will be considered for approval on July 11. A demonstration project was recommended by a 2016 1/1 Task Force on private property 1/1 mitigation. The goal of the project is to demonstrate effective techniques for private 1/1 mitigation and to measure the impact of mitigation efforts. The demonstration project would be selected based on a set of criteria that includes how well the project will benefit other communities, be able to be completed on schedule, its 16 of 18 https://www.metrocitiesmn.org/index.asp?Type=B BASIC&SEC=%7h373SC3,gn_,RQ7 An Current/Archived Newsletters-Metro Cities Page 3 of 5 effectiveness, and the financial need for the project.A$500,000 grant will be given to one community. The community would need to pay for at least 50% of the project's cost. Metro Cities will provide more details and information as we receive them. Questions?Contact Patricia Nauman at 651-215-4002 or email ��.:! w7.�� Transportation Policy Plan Out for Public Comment The Metropolitan Council is currently accepting comments on a draft update of the Transportation Policy Plan (TPP). The TPP plays a central role in the regional transportation planning process and is updated every four years. See the draft here. The draft includes updated fiscal projections for highway and transit systems, performance measures, and new highway and transit investments. A public hearing is scheduled for August 1, 2018 at 4:00 pm. Comments will be received through August 13, 2018 at 5:00 pm. The Metropolitan Council will consider revisions to the TPP following the comment period. To comment: email the Council ato{ r# ,�,ti�. , or write to Metropolitan Council y , at 390 Robert Street North, St Paul, MN 55101, or record a comment at 651-602-1500. Metro Cities Policy Committees Begin in Mid-July Metro Cities'four legislative policy committees will begin work in mid-July. The four committees are: Transportation and General Government; Municipal Revenues; Metropolitan Agencies; Housing and Economic Development. Speakers are confirmed for the first meetings of all four committees. Policy committees are open to city elected officials and staff. Sign up on our t.. 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