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Home My WebLink About1994-02-08 CC Packet Special Meeting e e e q1-b r illwater "~ . - - ~ - TH;:=IRTHPlACE OF MINNESOTA. i) February 4, 1994 MEMORANDUM TO: MAYOR AND COUNCIL FROM: MORLI WELDON, CITY CLERK RE: SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, February 8, 1994 4:30 p.m. This memo is a reminder to Council that a Special Meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, February 8, 1994, at 4:30 p.m., in the Stillwater City Hall Council Chambers, 216 North Fourth Street, Stillwater, MN, to discuss the following: 1. Workshop with New Arena Task Force and other interested communities. 2. Approval of resolution requesting acceleration of timetable for reconstruction of Trunk Highway 5. 3. Interview of architects for city hall building project. (Beginning at 6 p.m.) 4. Any other business Council may wish to discuss. CITY HAll: 216 NORTH FOURTH STillWATER, MINNESOTA 55082 PHONE: 612-439-6121 e e e RESOLUTION 94-35 CITY OF STILLWATER WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ACCELERATE THE TIMETABLE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PROJECT SP8204-37 IMPACTING TRUNK HIGHWAY S WHEREAS, Trunk Highway 5 passes through the City of Stillwater and borders an area that is served by the Stillwater Area High School; and WHEREAS, the City of Stillwater has experienced considerable traffic increases along Trunk Highway 5 as a result of the construction of the Senior High School facility and related developments; and WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Transportation has previously projected a reconstruction of Trunk Highway 5 which has been identified as Special Project 8204-37 which project, however, due to funding difficulties has been delayed; and WHEREAS, the City of Stillwater is of the opinion that the Public Safety of the community reasonably requires acceleration of the timetable for the construction of special project 8204-37 so as to avoid unnecessary injury to the public and property along that corridor and reasonably believes that the Minnesota Department of Transportation should take whatever measures are necessary to accelerate that timetable for construction of the project. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council for the City of Stillwater, that the City hereby requests the Minnesota Department of Transportation to consider the acceleration of their timetable for the construction of improvements to Trunk Highway 5 known as special project 8204-37 to provide for the construction of same within calendar year 1994 or at the latest date 1995, as the construction of this project is necessary to serve the public safety of this community. Adopted by the City Council for the City of Stillwater, this 8th day of February, 1994. MAYOR Attest: CITY CLERK FE B'- ~ e e e , 4-'3'4 FRI 9:50 SENATOR LUTHER ,':~::{:" F'.01 FAX COVER No. of pages .a. TO: FROM: Ed Cain clo of Morli Weldon Kathy Czar (296-a092) RE: Governor's Recommendations for Bonding projects The Department of Natural Resources requested $2,949,000 in bonding for seven Flood Hazard Mitigation grants in FY94. The Governor is recommending funding $2,350,000. Included 1n the Governor's recommendations are projects in Chaska, Red Lake Watershed District, Winona (Gilmore Creek) and Houston. ~he Chaska, Winona and Houston projects have already been designed by the Corps of Engineers and are either under construction or ready for construction. The Red Lake project is A joint project between the Watershed District and the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians. The Stillwater flood wall improvements ($200,000 requested) were not included in the Governor's recommendations. In the DNR's list of priority projects, the Stillwater project ranks next in line after the projects included in the Governor's recommendations. Please let me know is you need any additional information. II) I~ Il. (t l1J I f- :J .J (t 0 f- II Z l1J iJ) ... If! II 1]\ H tr LL V 1]', I V ,. I ((j l1J LL AGENCY CAPITAL BUDGET REQUEST Non-Building Project Detail Ascal Years 1994-99 Dotlars In Thousands ($137.500 = $138) Form G-1 AGENCY: Natural Resources. Department of PROJECT TITlE: Rood Hazard Mitigation Grants PROJECT COSTS: $10.949 APPROPRIATION REQUEST FOR 1994 SESSION: $2.949 APPROPR'ATJON ESTIMATE FOR 1996 SESSION: ~4.000 APPROPR'ATlON ESTIMATE FOR 1998 SESSION: $4.000 LOCATiON tCITY. COUNTY): State Wide fedelal share of project costs). $63 mTfjian in Mankato. $330 thousand in South St. Paul and $4.6 million in St. Paul. This is over $70 million in damages prevented in just four communities. The floods of 1993 proved 1Mt flood control projects can be effective where they are propelly implemented and maintained. The 1993 f100dsalso demonstrated tflat non-stfuctural measures such as 8cquisitionlrelocation and floodplain zoning can be effective. Significant Interest In the flood hazard mitigation gIant plogram has been genstated by the 1993 flood because many projects implemented in the past did help to prevent flood damages. Homes that were constructed according to the floodplain zoning requiretTH:nts tvpically sustained Iinle if any damage. There are a large number of homes and busln6Ss83 {approximatelv 17,000) that were built before floodplain zonin~ regulations were in place. Many bridges. culverts and stolffiwater systems built before the mid-1970's were designed to handle 10. 20 or 50 year floods - not tile big floods that cause so much damage. Cropland damage would alwavs be high from summer jloods. There is less fede(al assistance fOI flood conUol projects. Fe<leral budgets have been reduced. priorities have changed. project planning and implementation takes a long time and local interests are expected to pay a much larger share of the cost. (Cost-share is now 75% federal/25% non- federaJ. It used to be 90% federal/lOc](' non-federal). The State has established two programs to prevent flood damages. In 1969 the Floodplain Management Act was passed (M.S. 103Ft. This law requires the DNR to help local govemments administer and enforce local floodplain zoning ordinances. These ordinances require that new homes and businesses be protected flom the 100 year flood. This is usually accom- plished by elevating the structure on fill so that flood water ffom these large floods can not come into contact with the stfuctu/e. This program has been VefY effective whete it is properly administered and local govelOmeots ale to be commended fOI p/operly administering these O/dinances. AGENCY PRIORITY (for 1994 SessIon onh,): 11---1i of 21 requests 1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Flood Hazard Mitigation Grant Assistance Program was created to provide cost-sharing grant assistance to local government units to prevent or alleviate future flood damages. This request includes funding for seven Plojects located in the City of Stillwater. the City of Chaska. the Red Lake Watershed District. the City of Houston, the City of Winona. the City of Rochester and the City of Browns Valley for the 1994-95 biennium. Not all of th6Seareas Wefe affected by lhe floods of 1993 but Stillwater. Chllska and possibly Winona would have benefitted from having completed flood control projects in place. Also included in this request is fundIng to help cost shale funds that woufd become available from the federal flood nazard mitigation program foHowing the 1993 flood. These projects would contlibute to our long term goal of eliminating flood damages in urban areas and reducing damages in rural areas. The flooding across southern Minnesota in 1993 reminds everyone that flooding is still a severe problem. It is estimated that average annual flood damages in Minnesota are $60-70 million. The 1993 flood alone is estimated to have caused afmost $500 million in damages in Minnesota. It would nevel be possible to eliminate all Uood damages in the state but thel'e are many areas where flood damages can be reduced or eliminated. The Corps of Engineers CCOEt developed some figules on the damages prevented bV completed COE flood control projects during the 1993 flood- $2.8 mil/ion In Henderson (the state assisted Henderson with the non- In 1987 the Flood Hazard Mitigation Grant Assistance Program was established in M.S. 103F.161. This program allows the DNR to make 50% stateJ50% r~1 cost-sharing grants to study and implement measures that would reduce 0' e1imlnato flood damages in the futuro. The ptogram is divided into 2. parts. small grants and large grants. Small grants afe undet PAGE 8-117 e e e I{) G 0. ct III I I- J .J ct o I- 1: z III (Q tl) 10 II a', H ct l.L. ".f' 1]', I ".f' I jJ:j III l.L. AGENCY CAPITAL BUDGET REQUEST Non-Building Project Detail (Cont'd..) Fiscal Years 1994-99 Dollars in Thousands 1$137.500 - $138) Form G-1 lellel Is needed to meet our overall goal of eliminating flood damages to homes and businesses. Funding at a lower leve1 extends the time that is needed to meet the goat. The most critical need. however. Is 1.0 have a consistent revel of funding so that the Department and local governments can plan for and schedule the Implementation of flood damage reduction proJ8C1s. This would not eliminate flood damages because thwIII would always be a certain amount of agricultural. road. cuIV8ft. bridge. er05lon and business disruption damages that would continue to occur. It should. however. eliminate or at least significantly reduce the flood damage to homes and businesses. There woutd always be some people who would continue to live and work near fivels where floods would continue to occur but proper floodplain zoning and flood insurance should reduce the economic impacts of these activities. e P~E B-U' e e w If) >:t If) II (1\ H ct LL >:t IJ', >:t .. I ~ W LL r... ~I Il. State $ Additional Total Project State Cost Appropriated State $ Project Name and Description Cost Federal Cost local Cost Total to Date Requested CITY OF STILLWATER - FLOOD WALL 3.200 2.400 400 400 200 200 IMPROVEMENTS 75% 12.5% 12.5% Stillwater has a iloodwaJl along the St. Cfoix River that protects it from vefY minor 1loOOs and prevents major erosion problems. The Uood wall built in the 1930's is now in need of major repair. The City has asked Congress to appropriate funds for the Corps to reconstruct and ,epair the wall without going through the COE long pfanning process. The wall would also be extended and the earthen berm behind it would be faised to provide 50 year flood protection to the City. This would help to reduce damages to 81 structures in the 100 year flood- plain. Estimated Completion 1995. CITY OF ROCHESTER - MAYO RUN PHASE I 520 0 260 260 0 260 The Mayo Run Watershed is a developing area in 50% 50% the southeast quadrant of Rochester that t\a$ a history of significant flooding problems. A consul- tant analyzed the problem and came up with a 4 phase program of stormwater retention pondS to eliminate the problem. All 4 phases would cost about $.2.000 to implement and would protect 1.568 acres of existing and planned new develop- Illflnt. Funds in this request are only for Phase I. Phase t Completion 1995. CITY OF BROWN VALLEY RETENTION AND 1.060 0 530 530 425 105 OJVERSfON PROJECT 50% 50% The City is flooded by the Uttle Minnesota River and from watel from an unnamed coulee. Anim- poundmeot is proposed for the unnamed coulee and a high flow divefsion channet is proposed to route floodwater flom the little Minnesota River around the City. The Project, when completed. would provide 100 year flood protection to 113 stfuctures located in the flood plain and eliminate the require- ments tor flood insurance for these structures. Esti. mated Completion 1995. ct w :r I- J .J ct o I- <I z e PASE 8-121 e e DONALD L. BEBERG CHIEF OF POLICE TIMOTHY J. BELL CAPTAIN e THE BIRTHPLACE OF MINNESOTA POLICE DEPARTMENT M E MaR AND U M TO: i"I,:"(UF. H()Cil,E (\1'10 Tf.l[- CITY (01")NC11, FROM: D.L. BEBERG, CHIEF OF POLICE ~y DATE: FEBRUARY 7. 19q4 RE: I:Ot"iPlJ TEF: I ZED F:EC ORDS ~:.(~~; TEf-1 ------------------------------------------------------------------ DUE TO CONFLICTING APPOINTMENTS WITfi CAPTAIN McGLOTHLIN AT THE SHERIFFS OFFICE AND MY SCHEDULE. I WILL NOT HAVE A REPORT READY FOR TH~ COUNCIL MEETING ON FEBRUARY 8th IN REFERENCE TO THE ABOVE TOPIC. IT SHOULD BE READY FOR THE MEETING ON FEBRUARY 15th. 94~03 e 212 North Fourth Street, Stillwater, Minnesota 55082 Business Phone: (612) 439-1314 · 439-1336 · FAX: 439-0456 Police Response I Assistance: 911 CITY HALL 315 W. 4th St. VlI'DD (612\ 388-6734 FAX 388-9608 * Administration * Clerk/freasurer * Engineering * Inspections * Planning * Data Processing PUBUC SERVICES 229 Tyler Rd. No. 1612) 388.6796 FAX 388-0243 * Streets * Parks * Cemeteries * ReCuse * Water Utilities * Sewer Utilities * Central Service POUCE STATION 500 W. 6th St. (612) 388-2804 FAX 385.3185 FIRE STATION 420 Plum St. (612) 388-7141 PUBUC LmRARY 225 East Ave. Vf1'DD (612) 388-2884 FAX 388-2885 SOLID WASTE BOILER 1873 Bench St. 16121388-1402 PORT AUTHORITY 217PlumSt. (612) 388-1781 FAX 388-1782 CML DEFE.';SE 419 Bush St. (612) 388-7450 FAX 388-9592 SHELDON THEATRE 3rd St. & East Ave. (612) 388-2892 Box Office 388-2806 HOUSING AL'THORITY 428 W. 5th St. (612) 388.7571 FAX 385-0551 e - CdiJ of Red Wbfg P.O. BfhJ 34 Rut WiMg, MiIWl.DfD, 55066 January 24, 1994 Ms. Mary Lou Johnson, Clerk City of stillwater 216 North Fourth street stillwater, MN 55082-4898 Dear Ms. Johnson: Enclosed you will find a letter from our Mayor and Council President to your Mayor. It relates to legislative approval of . NSP' s dry-cask storage of spent nuclear fuel at the Red Wing Prairie Island Nuclear Power Plant. Also enclosed is an informational packet and a sample resolution of support. We would request that you discuss it with the Mayor and Council and hopefully they will adopt it.' Failure to act will mean a loss of a very efficient, low-cost power source. Our NSP bills will escalate. In addition, Red Wing receives no local government aid because of our power plant tax base. If we lose the power plant, Red Wing qualifies for substantial local government aid. This means there is less to distribute to other cities. By demonstrating strong support to our legislators, we can prevent this economic loss to our cities from occurring. Please call us if you have any questions. We can arrange for you to get additional information and/or have a City or NSP official attend a meeting. Thanks so much and we would appreciate hearing from you. Si' }~er.elY'y -, .. l/l \ ell G\./J ""t~ 1,-- ) (.; v pteven L. Perkins ICouncil Administrator . /3eco~ Burton C. will City Clerk-Treasurer pas Enclosures - 3 ro. 1f:Jei RECYCLED PAPER An Equal Opportunity Employer EnVlfcnmentalty Fnendher Locally Grown' e RESOLUTION NO. Supporting Legislation to Allow for the Temporary Storage of Spent Fuel by Northern States Power at their Prabie Island Nuclear Power Plant WHEREAS, Northern state's Power Company's prairie Island Power Plant has produced safe, low-cost electricity for more than twenty years and consistently ranks as one of the lowest cost, safest, most productive and efficient nuclear plants in the country; and WHEREAS, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has repeatedly recognized the Prairie Island Plant as one of the best run nuclear facilities in the country; and WHEREAS, if the Prairie Island Power Plant is forced to close, the loss of this safe and low-cost base load twelve-hundred mega watt electric generating plant would cost not only NSP customers more in higher rates, but remove an efficient power source from the Mid-Continent Area Power Pool (MAPP) and thereby adversely affect all upper midwest electric consumers; and WHEREAS, the Prairie Island Power Plant contributes substantial annual real estate tax payments, thereby reducing and in some cases eliminating traditional educational and local government aids, and the shut down of this plant with resulting lost tax base would cost the state and other cities and school districts millions of dollars in increased state-aid payments thereby affecting adversely the vast majority of Minnesota taxpayers; and WHEREAS, the Prairie Island Power Plant will reach maximum capacity of its temporary storage facility for spent fuel in 1994 and all necessary permits and approvals from state and Federal regulatory agencies have been obtained so as to allow for the temporary storage of older spent fuel in dry casks, a method safely utilized by at least six other nuclear power plants; and WHEREAS, the prairie Island Power Plant is located within the City of Red Wing and the City and the vast majority of residents strongly favor approval of state legislation to permit this temporary spent fuel storage and further that the City has requested the support of other cities. e NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of that it supports the City of Red Wing's efforts to seek approval in the legislature to allow on-site temporary storage of spent nuclear fuel from the prairie Island e e Northern States Power Company PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR POWER PLANT I nformation Packet e e . '.. I .' . t Issue ..... . Prairie Island nuclear generating facility has operated since 1973. . AU spent fuel is s'tored at the plant .and this storage space is limited. . Without additional storage capacity, Prairie Island will, run out of storage space in 1995-1996, leading to the premature closing of the plant in 1995. . The PUC has approved a plan to temporarily store spent fuel in sealed-steel containers until it can be shipped to a permanent disposal facility. . The Minnesota Court of Appeals has ruled that legislative approval is required to expand the spent fuel capacity. Legislative approval is necessary in the 1994 legislative session or the plant wiff be required to close in 1995. e e' ., Direct Impacts of Early ~hutdown . Totar Cost on a present value basis $1.8 billion more. . Electricity rates in some years for certain customers could increase as much as 19 percent. . Loss of NSP jobs at Prairie Island and support areas - 500 employees, 150 of which are union'jobs. A additional 150-200 craft union jobs are added during refuelin9 outages. . Loss of property taxes - $22.6 million/yr. . Increased 802 emissions (1 0-15,000 tons/yr) and C02 emissions (5 million tons/yr.) e . '; Nuclear plants Using Dry Cas~ Storage Plant Surry Power Station Utility Virginia Power Year Activated 1986 H. B. Robinson Caroli na Power & Light 1987 Oconee Duke Power 1990 Ft. Saint Vrain Colorado Public Service 1991 Calvert Cliffs Baltimore Gas & Electric 1992 PaJisades Consumers Power .1993 e. .:... . , . :.. ... '. . ..... '. - . . . 4"~ ...... .......... .. ...~ ... .........L.:-t' . ............ .....-.....""...- ..~.... )t. .......... _ L ;:~;...~ ~ too . ..:.~ . .. .,..... :-. ... ..O(.\'.~"~ J' . . .r.. . .r.fI. oO.- ..... . .. - ... 01"1. . ....,,."'.. .-~. ' ~.: -. . . . . . . I ...... .. . .~..:~ ~ .: ... -.. .... - .. . ~ . - .. r '.._"oO . . , " " . , ... 0:. .' . oO. . . . "'. . .. ... t,. .. ....... -JI . ) :. :~. ,Jo<-' . ~ -----.. . . - I r" :...., \: '. --- f. .. ..... e ............ J-~' I."" . . .. e e e . . Chronology of NSP's Plan for Temporary Nuclear Waste Storage . (continued) . April 1992 ALJ rules project safe and necessary; raises concern of legislative jurisdiction June 1992 NRC approves federal Environmental Assessment PUC grants Certificate of need, allows 17 casks November 1992 Prairie Island Community and PICANS file appeal June 1993 Court of Appeals rules project is safe; Legislature must decide June 1993 NSP appeals decision to Minnesota Supreme Court August 1993 Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal J ~'.'.~.:?;....j' ,:. . ~ - ~ e Metropolitan Waste Control Commission __~____~________~______ Me~!s Park Centre, 230 East Fifth Street, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1633 612 222-8423 To: From: Date: Re: City Managers Jeff Syme, MWCC (229-2109) February 7, 1994 Public Information Meetings The Metropolitan Waste Control Commission (MWCC) is currently hosting three public information meetings on long range . development plans for the Twin Cities area sewer service system. Among the options being discussed is the possibility of a new wastewater treatment plant in the southeast quadrant of the metropolitan area. I am enclosing an article that publicizes the public meetings later this month and summarizes briefly some the issues being e addressed. I.am also sending a one-page flyer advertising the public meetings. If possible, we would like to have the article and/or flyer published in your community newsletter or posted in a prominent location at your city hall. We are also sending the article to community newspapers throughout the region. Thanks in advance for your consideration. Please call me if you hav~ any questions. e Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer ~ 0 e e e J Page two the decision-making process. The MWCC has scheduled three public information meetings in February to present results of the study and take comment on the alternative solutions proposed. Dates and times for the public information meetings are: · February 22, 7-9 p.m. at Inver Grove Heights City Hall, 8150 Barbara Avenue, Inver Grove Heights. February 23, 2-4 p.m. at the MWCC Central Office, Mears Park Centre, 230 E. 5th Street, St. Paul. February 23, 7-9 p.m. at Minnetonka City Hall, 14600 Minnetonka Boulevard, Minnetonka. Developing a long range plan now is important because it may take more than 10 years to plan, design and build a major wastewater treatment plant. The study looks almost 50 years into the future, to the year 2040, to project sewer service needs and alternatives for the expanded Twin.Cities area. . . Alternative solutions The study, carried out under MWCC's direction by consulting engineers Metcalf & Eddy, has been conducted in two phases. In Phase I, basic information for projecting future sewer service needs was assembled and analyzed. Some 64 alternatives were identified for initial screening and study. From among that group, six long range options were selected for detailed analysis in PhAse II. The final six options differ in the service areas for the Metropolitan Plant in St. Paul, the Cottage Grove Plant and the Rosemount Plant. One option considers a new North Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant in Fridley, while another considers a new Southeast Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant in Southern Washington County or Dakota County south of Hastings. In all options, the Chaska Plant is scheduled to be ph~sed out and the flow diverted to the Blue Lake Plant in Shakopee. MWCC's other core plants (Empire, Hastings, Seneca and Stillwater) may be expanded over time but are not significantly altered. _vehiCle Listing Department: Administration Year Make Model License No. Vehicle No. Key No. Mileage 1985 Mercury Marquis 114-203 1MEBP8939FG643171 55 54005 e ~Vehicle Listing Department: Planning Year Make Model License No. Vehicle No. Key No. Mileage 1988 Mercury Topaz GS 145-096 1MEPM36X5JK611204 52 N/A ~ Vehicle Listing e Department: Public Works Year Make Model License No. Vehicle No. Key No. Mileage - 1993 Ford Pickup 160-843 7 56 8805 1987 Dodge 1 Ton 114-234 8 25 N/A 1990 Ford 1 Ton 151-418 9 30 10181 1989 Chevy Pickup 145-080 10 51 45925 1989 Chevy Pickup 145-081 11 26 N/A 1986 Mobil Sweeper None 1 31 N/A 1984 Mobil Sweeper 114-165 2 27 N/A 1984 Dodge 1 Ton 145-056 2 28 N/A 1975 Cat Loader None 920 32 N/A 1978 Ford Vactor 114-168 12 57 N/A 1990 Int. 5 yd. dump. 145-110 5 33 40849 1988 Case Loader None 621 34 3251 1990 Champion Motor Grader None 710A 35 N/A 1987 John Deere Motor Grader None 670B 36 160 1984 Cat Motor Grader None 120G 37 1671 1981 Cat Loader None 930 38 6597 1984 Ford 5 yd. dump. 114-163 3 39 47325 1991 Ford Water Truck 13 40 N/A 1985 Dodge Pickup 114-162 29 32185 1986 Ford 5 yd. dump 105-407 3 41 61351 '. e . Vehicle Listing e Department: Police Year Make Model License No. Vehicle No. Key No. Mileage - 1993 Chevrolet Lumina 388-JJ8 3201 1 3230 1988 Pontiac 6000 765-ECC 8202 2 30215 1991 Ford Crown Vic 181-FNT 1203 3 71320 1993 Chevrolet Caprice Police 3204 4 15521 1993 Chevrolet Caprice Police 3205 5 17921 1991 Ford Crown Vic Police 1206 7 77504 1987 Chevrolet 8-10 Pickup Police 7207 6 52033 1991 Ford Crown Vic Police 1208 8 57630 1991 Ford Crown Vic 182-FNT 1209 9 17062 1989 Chevrolet Caprice Police 9210 10 60663 1990 Chevrolet Caprice Police 0204 11 103661 1990 Chevrolet Caprice Police 0205 12 58600 e