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2010-11-16=' COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION AGENDA Tuesday, November 16, 2010 7:00 pm Richfield Community Center (7000 IVicottet Ave) Commission Members 11 JVn. Staff ) Fred WroCouncil l I GerriCt +, 11 , GDan E reg Mang odI Reed Bo (Chai`1 r Bobe Sori twermidt Machele�Thom son �� Jeff PearsonrSTransgortaaoLiaisn E ,gineerl. Rlck abs �Alanninpl Gom)'... 1. Approval of Minutes ❑ Regular Meeting: September 21, 2010 2. Public Comment ❑ Items not printed on the agenda 3. Discussion Items ❑ Richfield Parkway (Asher) ❑ Garbage Hauling (Mangold & Topitzhofer) 4. Action Items ❑ December Meeting (Topitzhofer) ❑ FOWL Board Appointments o Beth Quevli o Rebecca Johnson S. Committee Reports ❑ Transportation Commission (Shotwell/Charnitz) ❑ Bike Planning Group (Edgerton/Shotwell) ❑ Veterans Park Planning Group (Charnitz/Schmidt) ❑ Community Bandshell (Bomholdt/Jabs) ❑ FOWL (Bornholdt) ❑ Honoring All Veterans Memorial, Inc (Bornholdt/Schmidt) ❑ Planning Commission (Springer) ❑ Arts Commission (Thompson) 5. Next Meeting Tuesday, December 21, 2010 OR Tuesday, January 18, 2010 7:00 pm Richfield Community Center 6. Adjournment DRAFT MINUTES UNTIL APPROVED BY THE CSC. September 21, 2010 Oda REGULAR COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, September 21, 2010, Community Center (7000 Nicollet Ave) CSC Members Dan Edgerton, Greg Mangold, Gerry arnitz, Aden Nelson, Sarah Till, Reed Borr Bob Shotwell, Rodney Schmidt, Michele Thompson Planning Commission Rick Jabs Staff Jim Tgpitzhofer, John Evans, Chris Link, Karen ShrS99 .0"1 "1 I Call to Order/Approval of Minutes Charnitz called the regular CSC meeting to order at 7:01 pm. Till moved, seconded by Nelson, to approve the minutes of the regular August meeting. Approved, ayes all. Discussion Items I Diseased Tree Policy Topitzhofer introduced Streets/Forestry Supervisor Link, who explained that the City doesn't have a written tree removal policy for trees in parks; the policy addresses boulevard trees. He said that staff uses some informal policies, like time limits once a diseased tree is determined to be in need of removal. Link said that park trees are maintained differently from boulevard trees and park trees are typically handled as little as possible. Nature Center Manager Shragg said that they may consider how high -traffic an area is around a diseased tree and the tree density surrounding the tree before removing it. She said that a nature center may also allow for trees to fall naturally more often than in a park, mainly if there are fire -hazard issues. Link said that downed trees are left in other parks, too: Vets, Taft, possibly Adams Hill, etc. Topitzhofer said that it may be written into a policy that some parks require a more aggressive removal policy. Topitzhofer asked if staff should draft a policy and bring it to the CSC. Charnitz said that staff should do that to distinguish how trees in certain areas are handled and bring it back to the group. Nelson asked if the policy would draw a distinction between a natural area and a park. Topitzhofer said that we would probably name specific parks in the policy. Wood Lake Fence Line Policy Topitzhofer said that trees in Wood Lake, often short-lived box elders, frequently fall on the fence line between the Nature Center and a residential property. He said that it's most often an issue in the south to southeast corner and the northwest corner. He said that staff has considered clearing a buffer between trees and the fence line, which will also provide access to the fenceline and will be a proactive way to clear some of these problematic trees. Shragg said that trees can cost the City $1,200 to remove a tree and $1,000 to repair the fence. Springer said that he lives by the nature center and one year, when four or five trees fell, a buffer zone would not have prevented one of trees from hitting the fence. Nelson said that he looked at the fence line and said that many of the trees on the inside of the fence lean away from it and would not be of concern; also, Nelson said that you can access many areas by truck. Topitzhofer said that the fence is actually inside the nature center property line a little ways. Jabs asked if a tree would be removed that was on the outside of the fence, but inside the property line. Nelson said that staff may be able to just remove some trees that are clearly at risk of falling. Jabs suggested a public meeting before removing any trees. Springer asked how often trees fall on the fence. Shragg said three or four a year fall. Shotwell said that we don't remove boulevard trees to prevent them from falling on somebody's property, so the nature center shouldn't remove a healthy tree. Shragg said that staff could choose to do nothing now and see when the next one falls. She said that staff could inventory the trees and remove any that are imminently ready to fall. Jabs said that the CSC should hear input from the neighbors before removing any trees. Link was asked about the policy when a boulevard tree falls on private property; he said that the City removes it. Charnitz said that there's precedence for that part of the policy. Shragg said that the policy should state if staff is obligated or not to repair a damaged but functional fence or completely remove a tree, versus just moving it onto nature center property. Schmidt said that staff could survey the property right-of-way along the fence before the meeting. Topitzhofer said that staff would likely have the meeting first, then discuss removing trees that are likely to fall soon. Charnitz asked how the removal policy differs from the boulevard removal policy. Shragg said that access to the area is a key difference. Chamitz said that the group seems to be suggesting a tree inventory and a public meeting. Edgerton said that there may be some precedence for land that's on the opposite side of a fence from a landowner, so the City may not have the right to remove trees on nature center property if it's on the homeowner's side of the fence. Committee Reports j FOWL: Shragg reported on the FOWL Ball event. Bike Planning Group: Edgerton provided the report. Honoring All Veterans Memorial: Schmidt provided the report. Arts Commission: Thompson provided the report. Transportation Commission: Shotwell provided the report. Veterans Park Planning Group: Topitzhofer provided the report. Planning Commission: Springer provided the report. I Other I Topitzhofer reported that the City just bought the property on the southwest corner of 76'" and Portland Avenue, so Roosevelt Park has been expanded. I Next Meetinp/Adloumment I Regular October Meeting Tuesday, October 19, 7:00 pm, Community Center (7000 NicolletAve) Schmidt moved, seconded by Springer, to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 8:19 pm. .WddERICHFIELD COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION .,,,.—„I,.■. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Meeting Date: November 16, 2010 I Agenda Item: Richfield Parkway North Connection J Agenda Section: Discussion Items J Attachments: Taft Lake Plan, Proiect Goals/Layout Criteria, Preliminary Design Schedule J Contact: Jeff Pearson, 612-861-9791 J Recommended Action: Provide feedback regardinq park impacts and improvement recommendations. The November 16 meeting will include a discussion regarding the preliminary design of a Richfield Parkway North Connection proposed to connect Bloomington Avenue to 17`6 Avenue (Richfield Parkway) along the 63rtl Street alignment and cutting across the south edge of Taft Park. Jeff Pearson, Transportation Engineer, will present an overview of overall project and schedule and Jupe Hale of WSB Engineering will continue the discussion and solicit input from the Commission regarding the development of a proposed layout for the connection. PURPOSE — TafbLeaion Stormwater Qualitv Imorovement Proiect Staff has been working with the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) in an effort to advance the Taft/Legion Regional Stormwater Quality Improvement Project. The MCWD has shown an interest in working cooperatively with the City to complete the project, including significant financial support for the capital costs. The current plans include perimeter ponding around Taft Lake in the location currently occupied by the frontage road. The development agreement with Ryan Companies calls for the City to maintain a north connection to Cedar Point Commons. A replacement to the frontage road (or Richfield Parkway North Connection) will need to be constructed before the water quality project can move forward. The anticipated construction schedule is 2012 (frontage road replacement) — 2013 (water quality improvements). PROCESS Consistent with the Capital Improvement Plan and with both the City's Comprehensive Plan and Surface Water Management Plan, the Transportation Commission is proceeding with the preliminary design of the Richfield Parkway North Connection between 17`" Avenue and Bloomington Avenue. The Transportation Commission has directed staff to solicit input on the potential Richfield Parkway alternatives. It is the goal of the Transportation Commission to solicit input for the greatest number of stakeholders as possible. In order to accomplish this goal early in the preliminary design process, City staff and the consultant are meeting with the following parties: • Residents (via Public Input Meetings) • Three Rivers Park District Regional • Richfield Bicycle Master Plan Task Force • Metro Transit • Richfield Community Services Commission . Hennepin County SCHEDULE The study to develop a final layout is expected to be completed in February 2011, allowing forthe final design to occur in 2011. Over the duration of the study, the connection will be presented and discussed at the dates identified on the attached schedule, all of which will be open to the public. arm" r:.r � ♦ Y w * s Storm Sewer Outlets to Legion Lake ems.-s: e to Minnehaha Creek Low Flow Bypass to Pretreatment S Stone Sewer Outlet from Legion Lake to Taft Lake 14 Flocculation Treatment Pretreatment Area For T�. _Flocculation Treatment Low Flow Bypass to Pretreatment System Mother Lake Outlet ------------ Flow Outlet Remove 2000 feet of Frontage Road - Replace / with 770 feet of Street `,(reduces hard surface area) "`er< Ask Stormwater Reuse Areas (30-40 Acres) Project Elemen s iSbmn,.hrN®w Pm,..m w � e.00 enpauArn-md.mwr �.y„�V ` u ER wt p*ms4xeMn uenrt IN, fE(r - F tlrs. m mmmrvmir +' S• ��m.Nwlw:eimiu�tlMwr•*'= Construct Enhanced Sedimentation Systems at Outfalls Taft Lake/Legion Lake Watershed Water Quality Improvement Project Detail Map bEmp Er]fif lh e emw R�owwim�e wmuw u.e kt i Ilknoaa.sR rre.mems]+m� ctcim 1211ew MgFNdfetlN]IB BM.ore�BWmm� by BMrr ]A• � mwre imem r� Jw R�mrt®a4h lu Figl]R T o zso so WSB & A i In Infrastructure • Engineering ■ Planning a construction Memorandum To: Kristin Asher, City of Richfield Jeff Pearson, City of Richfield From: Jupe Hale, WSB & Associates, Inc. Date: October 28, 2010 701 Xenia Avenue South Suite 300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 Tel: 763 541.4800 Fax: 763 5414700 Re: Richfield Parkway North Connection Study Goals and Master Calendar This Memorandum is intended to clarify the goals/evaluation criteria and master calendar that were developed as part of the initial meeting with the Transportation Commission and initial Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meeting. GOALS/CRITERIA Vehicular • Connectivity between the Bloomington Avenue access to/from Highway 62 and Richfield Parkway • Safety • Speed Control/Parkway Transition • Future Bloomington Avenue classification and connection to 66 h Street • Use by larger vehicles: trucks and buses Impacts • Access to Bloomington Avenue south of 63`d Street • Local Street Traffic • Existing Residential Properties • Redevelopment Potential along Richfield Parkway • Taft Park Pedestrian/Bicycle/Transit • Future Three Rivers Trail alignment and connection • Crossing Safety • Taft Park access • Future bus service or transit hub opportunities MASTER CALENDAR (see attached sheets, October 2010 through February 2011) Minneapolis • St. Cloud Equal Opportunity Employer C axam' and SeW,p%jTaleNazk WINRiuhPeh Nc OaGwls 10-29-10drc Richfield Parkway North Connection Study Master Calendar IYI� i ITT itl r Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon rue Wed Thu Fd Sat 1 2 3. 4 5 6 1. 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 GNU I 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 I 14 15 16 O 171 18 19 20 12 13 14 15 16ID 17 18 D� 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 31 Jdavary I ii'U i i i-jry-21M Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 1 2. 3 4 5 2 3 4 5. 6 7 8 .6 7 8 9 10y 11 12 7� ,13 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 14 15 16 17 18 19 16 17 18 191 20 21 7� 22 �20 21 22 O 23 24 25 26 23 24 25 O 26 27 28 29 -27 28 30 31 Transportation Commission Meeting City Council MtgfWork Session O Community Services Commission Meeting Public In/oration Meeting ��O l`%_ u`� Bicycle Task Force Meeting D Technical Advisory Committee Meeting =- RICHFIELD COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Meeting Date: November 16, 2010 Agenda Item: Waste Haulers Agenda Section: Discussion Items Attachments: Star Tribune Article: January 2, 2010 Contact: Jim Topitzhofer Recommended Action: None -discussion only Greg Mangold, Karen Shragg and Jim Topitzhofer have been discussing how the City might go about reducing the number of waste haulers and will present their thoughts on the matter. An article is attached highlighting a new service that utilizes small trucks to that pick up trash and recycling in the same trip. The Commission is welcome to discuss this topic further. Format Dynamics:: C1eanPrint :: http://www.startxibune.com/local/south/80511777.htm1?... Page I of 4 StarTribunexom s` A smaller hauler With all things green riding a wave of popularity, a new garbage hauler specializing in small "green" trucks is hoping to cash in on the trend. Elizabeth Flores, Star Tribune GarbageMan, a residential hauler new to Minnesota, is gaining customers in the competitive suburban market by using small, quiet trucks Urat weigh in at 18,000 pounds -- less than a third of the traditional 60,000- pound garbage truck. "Those big garbage trucks are good for the garbage companies but not good for your neighborhood," GarbageMan President Andrew Sorensen said. "Some neighbors just want the little truck. It is about quality of life." Jeff Greeder made his way through Minnetonka After a year and a half in business, the neighborhoods collecting garbage for Garbage company, based in Hopkins, has about 7,000 Man, a environmentally friendly garbage collection customers in Maple Grove, Brooklyn Park, company. The company uses smaller garbage trucks Brooklyn Center, Crystal, Plymouth, New for their business. Hope, Minnetonka, Edina and Roseville. GarbageMan takes a new approach to trash: Smaller, more energy efficient trucks and plans to bill by refuse weight. By LAURIE BLAKE', Star Tribune Last update: January 2, 2010 - 11:04 PM Sorensen's goal is to sign up 20,000 more customers this year. Barb Gerdes of Maple Grove switched to GarbageMan a year and a half ago when the service started in her community. "I like that they were going to be a green company," Gerdes said. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25) 10 a.m: - 10 p.m. THANKSGIVING BUFFET ONLY $19.95 PER PERSON MYS+4 LAKE' PLUS TAX CASINO- NOr6L �«•,<wn."en x .�aun ,%�« •+ mysticlake.com Print Powered BY . IN PormatDyr a —a c i YE5 - -- -- ' http://www.startribune.com/templates/fdcp?] 289419137729 I 1 /10/2010 Format Dynamics:: C1eanPrint :: http://www.startribune.com/local/sou&80511777.httnl?... Page 2 of 4 StarTribune.com "I also liked their little trucks. That just made sense to me," she added. Garbage trucks from five companies trundle down her street each week. "I think they are very hard on your street," Gerdes said. "They are heavy with all that garbage in them. Every time [streets] have to be repaved, it costs us money." The small truck is part of a larger green business scheme that GarbageMan hopes to deliver within a year. The goal is to encourage people to reduce waste by charging customers by the weight of the garbage they set out at the curb, Sorensen said. To accomplish that, trucks will be equipped with scales that talk to onboard computers. The scales will record the weight, and the computer will transfer the reading to the customer's bill. If people can lower their costs by throwing away less, they will recycle more, Sorensen said. "It's an old industry that really hasn't changed a lot," lie said. "I thought there was so much opportunity for doing something differently." Mverasement Eventually, Sorensen hopes the smaller trucks and incentives to reduce waste will win the company citywide contracts. State has studied road wear A 2009 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) report about municipal trash hauling found that "garbage truck wear and tear" is hard on roads and streets, and concluded that "we can make our infrastructure last longer if we reduce the number of trucks." The report did not consider whether smaller, lighter trucks would save energy and be easier on streets, said Sigurd Scheurle, a solid waste specialist for the MPCA. "Smaller trucks may have all of the benefits that the firm claims, but we have not done the analysis at MPCA," he said. An accurate comparison of fuel use between the small and large trucks would "have to index consumption with collected and delivered garbage tonnage or the number of households fully served," Scheurle said. "The roadway wear -and -tear issue is complex, too," he added. In a city where garbage collection is organized and residents are all served by the 8 HOLIDAY SHOWS SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS DECEMBER 8 - 12 TICKETS START AT $24 GROUP RATES AND PACKAGES AVAILABLE! M[<ob Wn+u6U, uYL„A,pttxawlmw+sawtamnu+nr Mys+;c LAKE CASINO. 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The smaller vehicles can pick up trash from 150 to 200 residences. When they are full, drivers transfer their contents to a larger truck that takes them to a county transfer station or to the Minneapolis Hennepin Energy Resource Center. The trucks' rendezvous points are typically in commercial districts, Marik said. While its difficult to measure wear and tear NdverUsemmt from a small truck on a street also served by five other full-size garbage trucks, "in some areas where we have the whole street," one small truck noticeably reduces noise and pounding on the pavement, Marik said. Sarab Hellekson, solid -waste manager for Plymouth, said GarbageMan is the only company she is aware of that uses the smaller trucks. "I appreciate their concern for the wear and tear on the streets and the concern about the environment," she said. Transferring garbage from a small truck to a larger one has presented some challenges, Hellekson said. "They have to find a place other than the middle of a street or in front of a house. We are not responsible for where they do that." GarbageMan sells its trucks as a franchise to individuals who develop their own routes. Mike Ylinen, a former Realtor, is now a GarbageMan franchisee in Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center, Crystal and New Hope. "I was a Realtor, and as everybody knows, real estate is not real great at this time," be said. But home garbage service "is pretty much MORE THAN $126, OOO 1N CASH AND PRIZES! FORTUNE TELLER FRIDAYS, NOVEMBER 5 — 26 1 1,000 INSTANT CASH WINNERS EACH WEEK! MYS+I c LAKE' CASINO • NOTEL c...n.wwn+"awusmwKwa...�w�wsw.cwn, mysticlake.com Print Powered By d(FortnatDynamics_ I http://www.startribune.com/templates/fdcp?1289419137729 11/10/2010 Format Dynamics:: C1eanPrint :: http://www.startribune.com/locaVsouth/80511777.html?... Page 4 of 4 StarTribune.com recession -proof," Ylinen said. "Just from the response that we get from our customers, I think it's going to be a growing market." Jon Huber, who started offering GarbageMan service in Roseville three months ago, left a moving company to have his own franchise. "I'm my own boss. I run my own routes." Huber said the little trucks are popular. "Neighborhoods have taken hold and sold our company for us." One GarbageMan customer, Ken Walker of Maple Grove, said he has persuaded eight of his neighbors to join him in switching to the smaller hauler. "The other carrier made so much noise and so much mess;" Walker said. "They [GarbageMan] are so quiet when they go through. And nothing goes flying around." Laurie Blake • 612-673-1711 Shortcuts To Links In Article 1. http://ezuri.co/594el advertisement ' A� MORE THAN $30, 000 w FREE w ACK am my pwast PIT BOSS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Mys+�� �AKe $1 O, ODD FREE BLACKJACK PLAY BRAND PRIZE! cAs189. "Wrak oM,nw,ptaWNMINIW�AOunMnu.,OwrammWpl mysticlakecom Print Powered By Ifei]Foi matDynatmics http-//www.startribune.com/templates/fdcp?1289419137729 11/10/2010 RICHFIELD COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Meeting Date: November 16, 2010 Agenda Item: FOWL Board MemberAopointment Agenda Section: Action Items Attachments: FOWL Board Applications I Contact: Jim Tooitzhofer Recommended Action: Appoint Beth Quevli and Rebecca Johnson to the Friends of Wood Lake (FOWL) Board of Directors. The Community Services Commission appoints members to the Friends of Wood Lake (FOWL) Board of Directors. Appointments are made throughout the year. Board members serve three-year terms and, upon reappointment, can serve multiple terms. The applicants to consider for appointment are Beth Quevli and Rebecca Johnson. 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