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12 Dec 2016 Shore Report Mrr Shore Report News for Residents of the City of Shorewood highlights Holiday Garbage - Sand/Slit P.2 •f -titi ti f '• Important Dates Planning/Map P.4 L _ � Ze Snow Policy Council Activities P.3 y f IL Planning Comm Meeting Southshore Center Insert 12/5 7 • Arctic Fever Insert Truth-in-Taxation Hearing 12/12 7 n_ w ' D. . License Insertm City Council Meeting Park Comm Meeting 12/23 City Hall Closed Closed 12/26 City Hall Truth-In-Taxation Hearing December 5 12/30 City Hall Closed he Shorewood City Council,at its August 22nd City Hall. Staff will present information regarding 1/2 City Hall Closed meeting, adopted a preliminary property tax the budget, property tax levy,and the property tax levy for 2017 of $5,180,996 which is 2% higher impact on a variety of property types and values. than 2016.The proposed 2017 budget is available Residents are encouraged to contact Finance for inspection at City Hall during normal business Director Bruce DeJong at 952.960.7903 with Sign up for hours, or on our web site, www.ci.shorewood. questions or comments on the proposed budget Save paper and postage mn.us. A Truth-In-Taxation public hearing is set and tax levy. and keep up-to-date on for Monday, December 5, at 7 pm, at Shorewood your favorite city services! • to ••• Election 2016 is Complete to sign up for C horewood voter turnout for the 2016 election Contact information for was approximately 88% of eligible registered each representative voters.Absentee voting was approximately 19%of is available on the the city's voting total. city website under Shorewood city council was uncontested. The Living in Shorewood, ELECTION y SeeClickFix three positions on the council are four-year terms Government. 2016 filled by: As of November 9 Reporting ScottZerby (mayor) Hennepin County's 1W • Patrick Johnson (council) total voter turnout was System • Kristine Sundberg (council). 684,000 voters. Of this Residents •• Other local offices filled include: total, absentee ballots emergency city issues • U.S. Representative District 3: Erik Paulson received and accepted (mail and in-person) was • State Senator District 33: David Osmek about 203,000. The absentee voter turnout was with the new online or • State Representative District 3313: Cindy Pugh nearly double its previous record. mobile SeeClickFix report- • County Commissioner District 6: Jan Callison ing system. See the city web site to report or for Food and Toy Drop Off at City Hall mobile app clownloads. Each year, the City of Shorewood serves as a 952.988.5350.For information drop-off site for toys to be given to the Hopkins on the food shelf, please Minnetonka Family Resource Center and food for contact ICA at 952.938.0729. ICAfoodshelf.The Toy Chest Drive provides toys Toys and non-perishable food to low income children up to age 18 in the local items may be dropped off at go- city City • Shorewood area. Items for teens are especially needed each City Hall during business hours Country • Road year.Volunteers for sorting,counting and assisting through Tuesday, December Shorewood, with distribution are also needed. For information 13. 952.960.7900 on volunteering, call the Resource Center at ... December 2016 www.ci.shorewood.mn.us • Recycling Weeks for December 2016 All recycling must be curbside no later than 7 a.m. on recycling day. Mainland resi- dents recycle December 14 & 28; Island residents recycle December 15 & 29. ' - Report misses: 952.941.5174 •• •,_ • •__ Holidays Don 't Have to Add Garbage If you pay attention to your buying Pack Leftovers Safely.Make sure Environment for a holiday tip page habits, the holiday season does items needing refrigeration are not with lots of wrapping ideas. not have to be a waste generator! left on the counter. Refrigerating Remember,ribbon and gift bags An extra 5 million tons of waste is them right away keeps them safe. or wrap with glitter or foil are not generated each year in the U.S. Freeze what you won't use within recyclable. between Thanksgiving and New a couple of days. • Year's. How can you reduce your holiday waste? Holiday Wrap & Ribbon Think aboutgift purchases.Do not Get creative with your holiday buy disposable items.Think about good Wastr wrap,or if you must buy wrapping, giving the gift of an experience- ' ' Be realistic and cook only as buy high quality wrap without -dinner out with you, a trip to a much food as you can eat. If your foil or glitter so that it can be museum, or a membership to family does not like leftovers, do recycled. Better yet, buy brown someplace they can visit all year! not make enough for leftovers. If or white kraft paper and decorate they love leftovers,cook items that it yourself, or use reusable items, Check out more holiday waste reduction ideas at www. can be warmed up or transformed such as scarves or towels,to wrap. into new meals. Check the city web site under ci.shorewood.mn.us under Go Green. ;: •:_ . . Great Time to Remove Buckthorn Call and early winter are great to tackle at one time,focus on the buckthorn. They actually provide .. .. r times to remove buckthorn, female trees which have berries. leverage to pull the buckthorn out - �- - ,- considered invasive by the DNR, When you take these down,try to of the ground by the roots. from yards. The glossy green rake up as many of the berries as For more information on leaves remain on the trees longer you can. buckthorn control and how to than other trees making the The city has three weed dispose of pulled or cut buckthorn, • buckthorn easy to identify(photos wrenches that can be loaned see the city website under are available on the city website free of charge to residents (a $20 Tree Care, or call the city at __• • _ • .• under Living in Shorewood: Tree returnable deposit is required). 952.960.7906. • _ • • Care. These wrenches have proved ••• • • ••• • • If you have too much buckthorn valuable to many residents clearing • -- sees Sand/Salt Barrels Available for Winter To help keep your driveway refills. Send a check payable to The Public Works Department will �, ,,, �• and walkway safe, residents City of Shorewood, along with contact you to schedule a delivery •� • .� _ of Shorewood can purchase a your request (including name, time. • �_ • _ �• • 50-gallon barrel filled with a sand address and phone number) to: •. • • • and salt mixture. The cost is $40 City of Shorewood, 5755 Country • • _ for the initial barrel and $30 for Club Rd, Shorewood, 55331. Keep Waterways on a Low Salt Diet MPCA recommends a low-salt the most common reactions is to permanently pollute 5 gallons of diet for Minnesota waters. apply salt,which contains chloride, water. Once in the water, there is Doctors tell us to stick to a low- a water pollutant. no way to remove the chloride,and salt diet. Our lakes and streams Salt pollutes. When snow and ice at high concentrations, chloride should follow the same advice. melts,the salt goes with it,washing can harm fish and plant life. Less When winter comes and snow and into our lakes,streams,wetlands, is more when it comes to applying ice build up on Minnesota roads, and groundwater. It takes only road salt. parking lots,and sidewalks,one of one teaspoon of road salt to Not in the Cart CouncilActivities Coffee Cups are not recyclable. Please J Since the last council meeting the city throw cups in the trash, or better yet council: think about taking a reusable cup to your Held a work session to review next coffee shop visit. Check out the city the Enterprise Budgets and Capital Improvement Recycling page at www.ci.shorewood.mn.us Program. " Approved for more! #RecycleRight Accepted „ ;donations January 13-15 Arctic Fever City Snow Removal event. Priorities for snow removal sidewalks and trails. The city Although Approved a change order operations have been recently completed an additional Shorewood does Sidewalk designed to make roadways clear 10,000 feet of new sidewalk on • - • project. for safe travel. Once roadways Smithtown Road and County Heard Commissioner• • • • are clear and an initial pass Road 19.The period of time that has been completed through it takes for city crews to clear the • ' • cul-de-sacs, crews will make walkways and trails varies by the encouraged to keep variance for the a final widening of roadways amount of snow that falls for an property and clean up of cul-de-sacs. individual event. Public Works • • � Point- Approved an amendment During successive snowfalls, tries to have the walkways and roadway so plows the final widening of roadways trails plowed within 2 to 3 days • • Regulations. and cleanup of cul-de-sacs may after a snow event. completely. Management Denied not occur until after the snowfall If you notice dangerous roads is complete. conditions, such as slippery online reporting system found on for incidental use of public Once roadways have been intersections, please contact the the home page of the city web - property at 175 Brentwood Avenue, cleared, the Public Works city at 952.960.7900, or report site. Tonka Bay. Department will begin to clear the issue using the Public Works - Approved a ladder truck lease purchase agreement Managing Your Utility Bills with the Excelsior ity utility bills include AutoPav and you can either do a one-time - Approved the 2017 recycling,storm and sanitary To sign up for an autopay payment,or register for auto-pay. Park Concessions sewer;those with city water also withdrawl from your checking Auto-pay customers will receive Operations .g __ have the water usage charge. or savings account, you must an email bill and will see a credit Utility bills are mailed or emailed fill out a form available at city card charge on the billing due advertisement for quarterly. hall or on the city web site under date. Email statements will be Director • Paying your utility bill is easy. online forms. Payments will be sentquarterly for credit card auto Approved • You may pay in person at city hall, withdrawn automatically from pay customers. delinquent _ to the or drop it in the 24 hour secure your account on the due date. If you have questions about property drop box in front of city hall your billing options, please call report (please do not place payments Gregit Ua. city hall at 952.960.7900. - in the city hall mailbox). Other Credit card payments are easy Vasser on the October options include: signing up for and there is no added fee.Simply Park Commission auto-pay from your checking or go to the city website, www. report savings account.or auto or one- ci.shorewood.mn.us,and click on Commissioner Patrick time pay on a credit card. "bill pay"in the right column.You Johnson on the November will need your account number 1 Planning Commission Where Does Your Sump Pump Drain - Approved a contract for Inflow refers to a direct to the sanitary sewer system via draining into an interior drain to public works ravine connection of clear water a hose leading from the sump to have the connection repaired restoration and Smithtown into the wastewater collection a laundry tub or a floor drain. to drain outside, away from the Road sewer extension. system. State law requires sump house, preferably into a lawn or . Heard an appeal of the Inflow generally occurs in pumps, foundation drains and garden. If you have questions Administrative Hearing direct proportion to rainfall and roof down spouts to be connected about your drain and whether Officer's decision on the is usually traced to sump pumps, directly to a storm sewer or onto it needs to be rerouted, please property located at 26040 roof downspouts and foundation the ground, not to the sanitary contact the city at 952.960.7910. Wild Rose Lane.The appeal drains that are connected to the sewer system. was denied. city's sanitary sewer system. The city encourages residents Discussed establishing a Sump pumps are often connected who know they have a pump policy assessing sewer repairs.service City of Shorewood 5755 Country Club Road PRESORTED Shorewood, MN 55331 STANDARD U.S.POSTAGE PAID TWIN CITIES,MN PERMIT#30681 City of Shorewood Map 17 ., FM Schedule k *left Warming House Ot t % (mid-Dec to mid-Feb -•-- Wes• Warming houses are Planning Commission Manor available at ice rinks in Park, Freeman There are no public hearing items on the December 2 Planning Commission agenda. Park (tentative) and Cathcart Park.Rinks may be reserved for a small !eport Street Light Outages fee by 952.960.7900.calling I f you have a street light that is out, dim, or remains on 24 hours a day, please report the outage online to Xcel Energy at https.-Ilwww.xcelenergy.com/0utages—and Emergencies/Report Outage. If you prefer to call Xcel Monday-Friday to report the outage, contact Xcel at 1-800-960-6235. Street lights keep our neighborhoods safe and we rely on • • pm residents to help with reporting. Saturday • . Sunday •• • . Holidays 10 . • . Closing times may vary slightly if rink is not in use or an attendant is not City Administrator: Greg Lerud; Newsletter Editor: Julie Moore / k f �;hOr&4A-)004� -rOr)ka 36W, EX 14Dr 'I F r ,At rcti c eve 2017 WI'lnter Festi"val January 12 " l 5 www,arct cfever. net Legion Omelet Breakfast Saturday, January 8, 8-11 am - - American Legion 259, 24459 Smithtown Rd The omelet breakfast is fun for the entire family. Funds raised support Arctic Fever. Thursday, January 12 6-8 pm --- Art Via Vino We've got arctic fever Instructor: Marla Mullaney F Come celebrate winter, paintin', sippin' � and creating a wintertime scene! "Snowy J4 Hillside" at Lord Fletcher's. Space is limited so register yourself or your group right away! $35/per person (no painting experience required!) Space is limited. Registration required. http://artviavino.com/eventlarctic-fever- Friday, January 13 lord-fletchers/ .. : 5:30-7:30 pm °A Snow Sculpting & Free Pizza Party Southshore Center 5735 Country Club Rd, Shorewood, 55331 4- ti Free Snow Sculptina Reserve your block by January 4 online, } www.arcticfever.net, or call 952.960.7902. tf . ,� - No experience necessary! Families, friends, busi- nesses, organizations, school groups--anyone can join in! Blocks are provided, dust bring your ideas. GREAT PRIZES! Sculpting takes place January 6-13. ' Free Pizza Partyr r Joey Nova's pizza par- ty, complete with fire �^ art dancers, geo-cach- ing, and New Horizon Academy kids crafts. Vote for your favorite snow sculpture, enjoy - pizza, beer tasting by Excelsior Brewing and cider. No registration necessary for the party. 060 a is No snow? Winter scarecrow contest will replace sculptures. Saturday, January 14 Shorewood: Freeman Park, 6000 Eureka Rd 10 am-2 pm Dog Sled Rides Horse-drawn sleigh rides Sledding Bonfire 11 am-1 pm Snowshoeing & Kick Sleds Llamas 12:30-1:15 pm Snow Yoga for all ages Bring a mat if you have one! Tonka Bay: Manitou Park, County Road 19 i - 12-3:30 pm Skating, Cocoa and S'mores Photo Board & Character Visits 12:30-1:30 SLMPD ATV 2-3:30 pm Snow Shoeing 2:30-3:30 pm Human Bowling on Ice 1:30-3:30/4-6 pm Arctic Bowling (Country Club Lanes, 5601 Manitou Rd, $12.99 (Save $3 when you bring a non-perishable food item) Reservations required at 952.474.5959 Space is limited. Excelsior: Downtown 10:30 am Brodini Comedy Magic Show (Library, 343 Water St) 11 am-3 pm Horse-drawn wagon rides Snow Kite demo (in the Commons) 2 pm Excelsior Brewing & Erik's Bike's Fat Tire Bike Race Registration required, www.arcticfever.net 3-11 pm Post Race Party (Excelsior Brewing, 121-3rd St.) ounuay, January 15 11 am-1 :30 pm Princess Brunch Lord Fletcher's, 3746 Sunset Dr, Spring Park, 55384 k ' Your princess won't want to miss all of the fun at f the annual Princess Brunch. The family can enjoy - brunch followed by crafts, stories, music, and a grand prize drawing for an American Girl doll! Activities are free with brunch. Each child will be entered into the drawing. Reservations fill up quickly, so don't miss it! Registration: Call (952) 471-8513 Space is limited. Hey kids ages 3-11: enter the Arctic Fever 2017 Coloring Contest! Color and drop off by Saturday, January 14 at 5:00 p.m. to the Excelsior Library, 337 Water Street, Excelsior. Prizes will be awarded in three categories: ages 3-5, 6-8, and 9-11. Winners will be notified by phone and names posted in the Excelsior Library. You may take your picture home after Jan. 17. Sponsored by the Friends of the Excelsior Library and Artworks Art& Frame, Inc. E E E C-- yyy"' jj-, rr.. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Please Print) First Name Last Name Age Phone (This will be cut off before hanging) Southshore Center 5735 Country Club Road • 952.474.7635 • www.southshore-center.org Tuesdays, 1 pm Southshore Holiday Enjoy fun, share ideas, and create! Tuesday, December 6, 11 am Quilting Mon. &Wed.,9 am-noon Join us for a fun-filled holiday party featuring Learn from one another. Share your talent Eric the with others! For more information about Juggling what to bring, contact the center. Magician Bingo Lydia Holstein at the piano Fridays, 12:30 pm Fun! Food! Door Who doesn't love BINGO? Grab a few friends, or come alone, and enjoy an $5/senior partner members afternoon of luck! $7/guests and non-members Call the center at 952.474.7635 by Friday,Dec.2 to reserve a space. Tai-Chi Mondays at 10 am Southshore Senior Partners are dedicated to encouraging area residents $48 6 week session; Drop-Ins Welcome age 55+ to keep a healthy and active lifestyle. Programs provide time Instructor Ron Erdman-Luntz has been to socialize and participate in a variety of recreational and learning teaching seniors for 25+years. To register opportunities for free or low cost. call the center. Dance Fitness Classes Membership is only$25 per year and supports the planning,activities and Mon,Wed, Fri building operations. Please contact Southshore Center at 952.474.7635 8:30 am; $5 per session to learn more or to get a membership. Exercise classes for the active older population. Improve aerobic power, body Computer Workshop Mahjong endurance,strength,flexibility and balance. Wed., December 7, 1-2 pm,2-3 pm Wednesdays, 1 pm Call the center to reserve a spot. Senior Partner Members Free/Non- Enjoy a fun game of Mahjong and socialize Zumba Members$2 with the group. For information, call the Wednesdays,6:30-7:30 pm Bring your laptop,iPad or iPhone. Rebeca center. $56 session Hanrahan will help you get the most out of Woodcarvers If you love dancing and having fun, you your devices. Create a binder to help you Tuesdays,9:30 am will love Zumba @. Our Certified Zumba@ remember what you learn! Call the center Join this social group as they carve their Instructor will show you the dances step to sign up. creations! by step and offer low or high impact TED Talks Knitting &Crocheting modifications to make your workout your Thurs, December 8 at 11:00 am Tuesdays, 10:30 am own! Minimum of 5/Maximum of 20. Call We Need to Rethink Capitalism All abilities and levels welcome.No sign up 952.474.7635 to RSVP at least 5 days A video replay of a TED lecture by this needed. FREE before class. hedge fund manager and philanthropist, who says corporate Bridge America's focus on Thursdays, 1 pm Southshore Center will be profits is "threatening Enjoy a game of bridge at the closed on December 23, 26 the very underpinnings center weekly. RSVP to the center. & 3o and January 2. of society." He knows �DEASWOFiTHSPREADING Beading what we need to do. Avideo replay of a TED lecture by Paul Tudor Jones. Everyone is welcome , shore to join us in watching and discussing this interesting talk at our monthly TED Talks Friday, • • • presentation at the Southshore Community From good • goodies we have a littl- of • Center. Come shop or • • - a vendor, 1 pertable. Happy Feet Foot Care Mon., December 19 by appt.;$36 952.474.7635 • _• • • or • reserve a table. Call for an appointment: 1.763.560.5136. Dementia Caregivers Support Group Ph Friday, December 16,9-10 am a i i Each third Friday of the Each Monday and Tuesday Cub Foods 1/2 price bakery month. goods are avail. •le at Southshore or Share your concern and support other caregivers of dementia patients. Learn only. • • by • pick • a snack for • • - person! from one another. Pampered M6 SHOPPING BOUTIQUE Thursday December 1 4:00-8 :00 pm AogP% tof . fun relaxation pampering shopping A pvt+Lzx� Wi," ...provided by Chef Connie Blanchard! Enjoy an evening of shopping ...for go-uw. ez ,f or for others! Fabuivix,s Ve*Ld o-rs . . . Plunder Design Jewelry Tastefully Simple Hans on Oils Juli Bright Delights I Say All Natural Tammys Treasures 2B Inspired Heaven Scent Soaps Norwex Flavored Finishing Salts Usborne Books H a.&tzA b4,1 Chair Massages from Health Source Minnetonka Southshore Center g 5755 Country Club Rd Shorewood, MN 55331 . . . . And More! 952.474.7635 www.southshore-center.org APPLICATION AND PAYMENT ALSO AVAILALBE ONLINE AT WWW.CI.SHOREWOOD.MM US. DOG LICENSE CITY OF APPLICATION SHOREWOOD 5755 Country Club Road • Shorewood, Minnesota 55331 • 952.960.7900 Date: RENEWALS ARE DUE BY JANUARY 31ST A dog license is required for all dogs OVER 6 MONTHS of age. An additional kennel license is required for owners with more than 2 dogs. This can be obtained at City Hall, or on the City's web site at www. ci.shorewood.mn.us. Please complete the following information: Last Name: First Name: Address: Phone: Alternate Phone Email: Veterinarian/Clinic: Phone Description of Dog(s): Name of Dog: Breed: Color: Age: Sex: Male Female Rabies Tag # Expiration Date: City Tag # Name of Dog: Breed: Color: Age: Sex: Male Female Rabies Tag # Expiration Date: City Tag # Total Number of Dogs in Household: X $10 — License Fee Total Number of Dogs in Household: X .55 = Mailing Fee Total Number of Dogs in Household: X $ 5 = Late Fee (after Jan. 31) Lost Tag: X $ 1 = Total Amount Due = $ (License, Mailing and Late Fees) THE DOG TAG SHALL BE SECURELY ATTACHED AROUND THE DOG'S NECK AT ALL TIMES DURING THE LICENSE PERIOD. Expires December 31.