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february2009February 2009 Get Involved in Shorewood Parks C C 0 C' 4l C ti THE IN THIS ISSUE Recycling ...2 Safety Camp ...2 TV Transition ...2 Construc lion Update ...3 Volunteer Gardeners ...3 Rain Garden Workshop ...3 Council Activities 4 Planning ...4 Road Restrictions........ 4 T HE CrfY OF SHOREWOODPARK COMMISSIONIS a dedicated group ofvolunteers who serve as the advisory commission to the Shorewood City Council on all park issues. There are cutrently two openings on this commission. Applicationis open to interested Shorewood residents 18-years-of-age and older. The Park Commission appointment is for athree-yeartetm beginning March 1, 2009, through February 29, 2012. Specific questions about the role of a commissioner can be answered by calling City Hall at 952.474.3236. To epplg please submit a letter of interest as soon as possible to: Brian Heck, City Administrator City of Shorewood, 5755 Country Club Road. Shorewood, MN 55331 Fax: 952.474.0128; Email: citykall&i.shomwoodmnus Planning Keeps Shorewood Fiscally Strong GIVEN TM UNCERTAIN FINANCIAL TIMES we're experiencing and recent news about the state's efforts to deal with its budget deficits, here is a snapshot of Shorewood's 2009 financial situation. Council and staff started the 2009 budgeting process by looking at abudgetthat had azero tax levy increase. Proj ects and items that did not fit into the zero increase were discussed and some items were added back. The result is a budget with a 3.56% increase in tax levy There are no reductions in services and there are a few additions to spending in areas such as roads and parks. The 3.56% includes debt service payments on the bonds funding the city hall renovation that is currently underway. The 2009 budget has a conservative revenue plan. Revenues for things like building permits and certain fees were reduced from the 2008's budget to reflect Meat was happening toward the end of 2008 and the expectation of a soft 2009. In December, Governor Pavdenty announced cutsin Local GovemmentAid (LGA) and Market Value Homestead Credit (MVHC)paidto cities. Thesereductions do not affect Shorewood's 2009 plans because Shorewood does not receive LGA Shorewood was notified its property tax revenue would be reduced by $14,928, but this MVHC revenue reduction is manageable. Council and staff have carefully reviewed the city's reserves. All of the fund reserves are more than adequate to deal with unexpected fluctuations in 2009. All meet or exceed State guidelines and the funds are invested under the city's Investment Policy that is even more restrictive than required by the state. Careful and conservativebudgeting for 2009 and the city's strong financial position should carry Shorewood through 2009 with no impact on the city's ability to deliver services to residents. Do You Know Where Your Fire Hydrant Is? W E ARE FINALLY EXPERIBNCINC acme Minnesota Meetings and winter-snowy and cold! With the snow comes the usual hazards-slippery walks, ice- Events covered roadways, and learning to share the roads 2Q 5.011 Pm City Council Work Session with snowplows. One thing youmightnot consider 2L: 7.011 POi PFanningComm. fdl nng is the risk of "losing" fire hydrants buried by the 2i9 7.011 Pr,, City Council bleetinci 2110 7.0i1 pr,, Park Comm. Meet ing snow If you share your property with afirehydrant, 2114 Y-111A r,r Coffee w/Mayor(see pg 4) please make sure that the area around the fire 2/16 HOLIDAY City Offices Closed hydrant gets shoveled. The time saved if fire crews 2/17 7.011 Pr,, Planning Comm. Meeting must respond to afire in your neighborhood could 2/23 7.01i Pr, City Council Meeting be the difference ittakesto save ahouseor alifie.If 70""1 Planning Comm. Meeting you are unable to shovel around the hydrant please bleetingsarebeinaheldatSouthshoreCenter talk with neighbors andseeifthereissomeonewho during city hall construction.Fordirectioru, can adopt your hydrant for the winter contact the city at 952.4743236. TH£SHox. R£PJRT/FtswwY2009 &CANi Safety Camp AND& is Coming HE CITY OF SHOAEWOOD, TS outh Lake Minnetonka Police Don't Dump It! Department, and HE CITY OF SHOEEwoOD offers curbside recycling to residents for all cans, glass, Excelsior Fire District Tplastic bottles, corrugated cardboard, and mixed paper. Suchprograms are required will introduce anew F in Hennepin County, and the county offers a grantto help offset some of the program safetyprogram for3-4th costs. In orderto continueto receivethe grantdollars, the cityrelies ontheparticipation grade graduates on Wednesday, of residents. August 12. The new,one-day Oftenitis easy to just place items in the garbage because you don't feel you have that safety camp will offerinstruction by public much, oryou recyclethe main components that go in the bin, but do not take the time safety officials on bike and pedestrian to break down cardboard and place it in the trash. As the environmental concerns of our safety, fire safety, personal safety, and personal actions continue to make front-page news, we would encourage all residents boatlwaterlsnowmobilelwakeboard safety. to do theirpart, andto educate family members on howto better eliminate waste from Registration for this event will begin in entering the landfill. If you need more information on the "Miere, what and how" of May. Watch the April Shore Report orthe recycling in Shorewood, please go to the city web site, wi9w.ca.shom9oodmnus, and city web site, www.ca.shomwoodmnus, click on &Mmnmend on the left hand side, or contact city hall at 952.474.3236. A for registration information. helpful A-Z Get Rd oflt Cnade for residents and businesses is available online through Hennepin County. Go to the Hennepin County web site, wow.henmpanus, and enter A-ZCnadetoaniveatthelink. TV Transition Recycling Reminders Arrives • All items must be placed curbside by 7Am on your designated recycling day (Wednesday for mainland; Thursday forislands). HE SWITCH FROM ANALOG to digital • Missed pick-ups should be reported to Veolia, 651.459.3029. Tbroadcast television is referred to as • Curbside collection of plastics includes only plastic bottles with a neck. the digital TV(DTV)transition. Beginning Many other plasticsaremarkedwith recycling arcows,but cannotberecycled February 17, all television stations will curbside at this time. broadcast only in digital. Residents who rely on antennas • Allresidential propertiesin Shorewood are automatically part o fthe curbside (including outside o recycling program. If you have not previously recycled, simply place your ante nn as and recyclables curbside on the appropri ate day by 7 AM. "rabbit ears") to ' • All garbage haulers in Shorewood offer volume based pick up. If you are a receive broadcast goodrecycler, you shouldbe ableto call your garbage hauler and get asmaller signals on TV sets container for alower price. will need to obtain separate digital-to-analog converter bu;; cs Help Water Quality towatch ovecustoairTV toomand most satelite customers will automatically Properly Dispose of Pet Waste Before the Thaw receive the digital signal through their SHOREWOOD DOG OWNERS should make a special effort to pick up dog waste in service provider their yards before the spring thawbegins. Pet feces left on lawns during the thaw, These boxes receive digital signals and during the rain storms that follow, may cause pollution or health problems. The and convert them into analog format pollutants from improperly disposed pet waste can be washed into storm drains by for display on analog TVs. Analog rain ormelting snow. Storm drains empty directly into our lakes and wetlands without sets connected to such converter boxes any treatment. will display digital broadcasts, but not Once in the water, pet waste can decrease the quality of water. As pet waste necessarily in the full, original digital decays ituses up oxygen in water, thenreleases ammonia This combined with warm quality. All other TV components, such temperatures can kill fish. Pet waste also contains nutrients that stimulate the growth as VCRs and DVD players, will work as of algae and weeds. When algae andweeds are present, thewaterbecomes cloudy and they did before the conversion. green, whichmakes the water unattractive for swimming, boating and fishing. Pet waste For more infonnation, call the Federal may also contain bacteria w1iich can make water unsafe for swimming. The easiest Communications Commission at way to dispose of pet waste is to put waste in a sealed plastic bag in your trash. 1.888.225.5322 orvisit the commission's web site, www.dtv.gov Tw Sh+oarRnnopr/ftswmr2009 City Hall Facility Update Council W Mr YOU ARRIVE AT City Hall these days, i Act ivit i e s the construction can be abitintimidating. But staff is ready to help! The west side of Since the last newsletter the the building is complete, and entrance is no~v City COUIICII: through themain doors ofCity Hall. Onceinside, „ Held a work session to discuss please follow directional signs to the designated ® 2009 Goals and City Hall Building area for staff assistance. Construction is expected - Signage. to be complete in late spring. Thank you for S your patience during the construction process. 1 1 • Scheduled awork session for Monday, If you have any questions, orhave an issue that February 2, at 5:00 p.m. to continue can be resolved by phone, please contact City Hall at 952.474.3236, 8 Amto 4:30 PK discussion of the 2009 Goals. Monday through Friday. • In work session, discussed a proposed Volunteer Gardeners Needed amendment to the Water Shut-Off di bli h ill Or nance. Apu c earing w THE BEAUTIFUL GARDENS planted by the signs at city take place on February 9 at the 7:00 R l C il ti thi hall and Shorewood parks are the responsibility p.m. egu ar ounc mee ng on s of a few talented volunteer gardeners. The City is topic. seeking individuals or community groups interested in Set the City Council regular meeting "adopting" a garden area for the summer of 2009. For dates for the 2nd and 4th Mondays of more information, contact Twila at 95 2.474.32 36. each month, except for May, v,&en the 4th Monday falls on Memorial Day; that Shorewood to Host 2009 meeting will be on Tues., May 26. • Made appointments forvariouspositions Rain Garden Workshops for 2009. Set Saturday, May 16, 2009, for Spring ME QTY OaSxoEEwooB and MinnehahaCreekWatershed Clean-up Day. District will holding Rain Garden Education „ Workshop for area watershed district residents on Tuesday, Reviewed the Southshore Center Lease; April 21, 2009, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Southshore Center " discussion onthisitemwill continue at (5735 Country Club Road, Shorewood). The workshop afuture council meeting. will be presented by Metro Blooms with local landscape Established an Investment Committee ecologist Rusty Schmidt. This workshop will teach attendees` consisting of the City Administrator, how to design and install rain gardens, effectively use Finance Director and Councilmembers native plants, trees and shrubs and employ eco-friendly Bailey and Woodruff. lawn care practices including redirecting downspouts and Established a Technology Committee minimizing or eliminating fertilizers. Support materials will consisting of the City Administrator, be provided. The cost to attend is $ 10 per household (two Finance Director, Director of Public person max.). Part B ofthe workshop series will be Tuesday, May 5, 2009, 6:30 -8:30 p.m. at the e Southshore Center. This will continue the educationprocessby offering individual help mninmEw with rain garden design. The cost to attend is $ 10 per household (two person max.). Aspecial field demonstration of arain garden installation will take place on Saturday, mwanw May 2, 2009 from 9 a.m. to Noon at Freeman Park in Shorewood. Metro Blooms landscape designers will show and explain to attendees the actual hands-on steps of Teens Online Song Contest installing arain garden-from sizing and shaping the garden, to digging and arranging Hennepin County library plants. The cost to attend the field demonstration is $ 10 perperson, and attendees will February 1-February 28 receive a gift certificate toward their rain garden plant purchase. PRIZES AND HAvE your original W To register for the workshop, go to www.metmblooms.org and click on 2009 music ~t~ music promoted! E-mail an mp3 Rain Garden Workshops, or contact Metro Blooms at 651.699.2426. For additional of your 1:30-4-minute original song to information, please contact the City of Shorewood, 952.474.3236. hcdteensondtm@gtnatd.com. Include the This program is madepossible through funding by the Cynth+a Krieg Watershed Grant aryl genre ofthe song and the lyrics (need to b e appropriate forposting on the Library web the Minnehaha aeekWakrshed District site) in the body of the e-mail. Winning music announced in March. CITY OF SHOREWOOD PRESORTED 5755 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD STANDARD SHOREWOOD, PAN 55331 U.S.POSTAGE PAID (952)474.3236 FAX (952)474.0128 PERMIT MN Monday-Friday 8A<wto4:30 ntw MINN E4POLISL15, o 2 .6 N ~ Q ro c 3 a „ 0 a v L N y 41 3r v s 3 (j y ~ fC L N L 4 ~ r v C C N W L n Cswndiblorubers Christine Laee, Mayor; Laura Turgeon;JeU Dailey; Richard Wa)dru f;%Lou Zerby City Addrisbaar.IarimHxk;NewsletW Edtn: Alie Moore SAVE PAPER AND MAILING COSTS! SIGN UP FOR THE SNORE REPORT BY EMAIL! CONTACT CITY HALL TO REGISTER! (j~J City of Shorewood Map XPdeqP1m PRecINCTt ~r I ~'r nNxsyay a[Hng P.xeuacr5 K I~ _ - *cxywtAVAA,:.acwu~"%'" t r~L PRFCna_T 3 Planning Map No public hearings are scheduled for the February 3, 2009 Planning Commission meeting. Shorewood Road Restrictions: March 1 To May 1 W EIGHT RESTRICTIONS are placed on local streets from March Ito May 1. This measure is taken each year in order to preserve the condition of city streets from serious damage and destruction. Exceptions are made for necessary vehicles, such as school buses and garbage trucks. Exceptions are not made for vehicles such as moving trucks, delivery trucks and construction equipment. Please remind any delivery personnel or workers on your property of the restriction so smaller trucks can be used as necessary. Al. streets are posted with the allowable weight limits. Please call city hall if you have any questions, 952.474.3236, or go to the city web site and look under Omet & Wines/Public Stmets to see amap of road restrictions. Talk With Mayor 2nd Saturday Coffee J oiN MAYOR Cmus Ltzee for coffee and conversation every second Saturday of the month atthe Shorewood Caribou Coffee (Hwy 7 and 41) from 8 to 10 AM. She's looking forward to seeing you Saturday, February 14. Go GREEN! HELP SHOREWOOD go green! Sign-up to receive your Shorewood newsletter by email! To register your email, send your postal address and email request to city hall at catyha11&.shomi9ood..mn. us.